A crimson barrier instantly rose!

A square platform elevated, forming a massive array screen.

Within the array, only he and the black-robed person remained.

Li Guanqi’s eyes narrowed as he threw out his soldier pill, his figure shooting up explosively!

The Cang Lang Sword in his hand flickered with a purple ghostly light, emitting a series of soft hums.

The opponent, however, stood still, watching Li Guanqi with a mocking gaze.

Suddenly!

Boom!!

Beneath Li Guanqi, now covered in soldier pill armor, a hundred-meter-tall iron wall abruptly rose!

Striking the immovable iron wall, the enormous force rebounded back.

Fortunately, the soldier pill absorbed most of the impact, leaving him feeling only a tightness in his chest.

Li Guanqi, standing in place, furrowed his brows, still unaware of what had transpired.

Then, a man’s mocking laughter rang in his ears.

“Ha ha ha ha, truly a calf not fearing the tiger!”

“Since you’re the only one here, you shall participate in this life-staking game!”

Rumble rumble rumble!!!

The roaring sound echoed in all directions, and the ground beneath Li Guanqi’s feet trembled slightly, rising more than ten meters in an instant.

And behind him, outside the light screen, the ground began to sink continuously.

At the same time, all the stairways leading to the underground city in Dikun City vanished in an instant.

Beneath the feet of all the Great Xia Sword Sect disciples who entered the underground city, a crimson light flickered.

Then, everyone disappeared from their original spots.

Li Guanqi’s eyes were fixed on the pitch-black ground behind him, and when the ground rose again,

A crimson array screen came into view!

As the light screen appeared, the platform slowly ascended, revealing many disciples of the Great Xia Sword Sect!

These people bore various wounds, with many being supported by others to stand.

Several Great Xia Sword Sect disciples had even fainted.

Li Guanqi quickly counted, finding eighteen people inside the light screen!

Zhou Zhi was supporting a pale-faced woman, who was Jiang Su.

When Zhou Zhi saw Li Guanqi inside the light screen, he was momentarily stunned and shouted, “Junior Brother Li, how are you in there?”

“What exactly happened?”

Li Guanqi’s face was extremely unsightly; he knew he had fallen into the opponent’s trap!

He said in a deep voice, “Senior Brother… I don’t know what happened…”

Rumble rumble rumble!!!

Li Guanqi swiftly turned around as the iron wall before him slowly descended.

Hundreds of meters away, he saw the Black-clothed Person also enveloped within the array screen.

The black-robed person stood on the platform, tearing off the black veil to reveal his face.

It was the visage of a middle-aged man with a stubbled beard.

The man’s face bore several crisscrossing scars, a hooked nose, and slightly gaunt cheeks.

Spreading his arms and looking towards Li Guanqi with a ferocious expression, he said, “I really should thank you.”

“Had you not arrived alone, we might not have been able to activate the Thirteenth Layer of the Thousand Mechanism Disk!”

“Twelve against nineteen!”

“If I win, you all die!!”

After speaking, the man slammed his hands onto the ground, his Primordial Energy crazily pouring into the platform.

Almost instantly, countless blue Spirit Light rays appeared opposite Li Guanqi, interconnecting into a network of lines.

The once ordinary platform was divided by the blue Spirit Light into a massive grid, thirty meters long and twenty-five meters wide!

Half the platform, that is, a full five hundred of such rectangular grids!

Li Guanqi, following the man’s actions, pressed his hands fiercely onto the ground.

As Primordial Energy poured in, mysterious patterns suddenly flickered on the stone slabs beneath his feet.

Li Guanqi noticed that his side also had numerous Spirit Light lines, but his were purple.

Buzz!!!

Li Guanqi reacted swiftly; almost at the moment the opponent’s Spirit Light formed, all the grids on his side lit up.

Subsequently, five eerie black statues rose from the ground beneath both of them.

However, when Li Guanqi saw the statues on the opponent’s side, his heart skipped a beat.

He clearly saw that the five statues beneath the high platform bore an uncanny resemblance to the opponent’s face!

Looking down at his feet, his view was obstructed by the high platform.

Suddenly!!

Sharp spikes suddenly pierced through the soles of both their feet!

Li Guanqi couldn’t help but let out a muffled grunt.

“Junior Brother Li!!”

“Junior Brother Li! What the hell is going on!!”

Thud! Thud!!

Many people tried with all their might to break through the crimson array screen, but to no avail.

The spikes appeared so suddenly, there was no time to react.

Three spikes pierced straight through his soles, and as the tips of the spikes split open, they quickly contracted, forming shackles that fixed both of them in place!

Li Guanqi’s complexion turned an abnormal shade of red as he turned and said in a deep voice, “Don’t worry, I’m fine!”

“This must be their ultimate goal; whoever appears here would stand in my current position.”

Li Guanqi’s eyes coldly fixed on the opponent, a cold smile curling at his lips.

“Twelve against nineteen!”

“Staking lives? Heh, lucky it’s not Ye Feng standing here…”

Rumble rumble rumble!!!

With a tremendous roar, the grid closest to the two platforms suddenly lit up!

A black and a white, two towering puppets appeared!

Li Guanqi, looking at the silver-white puppet, unconsciously thought of the soldier pill in his hand.

However, it was clear that the puppet beneath the platform was of a higher level.

Even in those crimson eyes, Li Guanqi felt a chill.

Beneath his feet was a similarly black sword-wielding puppet.

Suddenly, the middle-aged man’s face twisted with ferocity.

As Primordial Energy surged, the puppet beneath him forcefully leaped out, darting across several grids like a cheetah!

Li Guanqi’s mind tensed, his Primordial Energy crazily pouring into the platform beneath his feet.

But although the platform was accepting Primordial Energy, there was no response!

Boom!!!

The silver and black puppets passed each other, and with one sword strike, shattered one of the statues!

The statue exploded.

“Ah!!!!!!!”

Li Guanqi’s body instantly stiffened, his hands trembling and contorting.

His head involuntarily tilted back, veins bulging on his neck as he let out a hoarse roar!

The pain was like heart-wrenching torture, relentlessly assaulting Li Guanqi’s spirit.

His sea of consciousness trembled, Divine Sense leaking out!

The Pubic region’s platform shook violently, and it took several moments for Li Guanqi to recover.

His normally pure white eyes were now bloodshot.

All the Great Xia Sword Sect disciples behind him clenched their hearts at the sight.

Zhou Zhi punched the array screen, roaring, “Junior Brother!!!”

Without a word, everyone drew their swords and frantically hacked at the light screen!

However, the array screen had completely cut off all sound.

A hundred meters away, the man with a ferocious expression shouted, “Ha ha ha ha ha!! How does it feel?!”

“Today! You all will die here!!”

“With your deaths, we will unlock the secrets of the Thousand Mechanism Disk that have been hidden for centuries!!”