Chu Yi’s face darkened completely.

The strange black-purple energy before him was something Chu Yi had never seen before.

On his right hand, which he had already retracted, the faint blue energy had been corroded by half!

This energy’s corrosiveness could even affect the True Element cultivated through the Orient Loong Body Refining Technique!

Even his fifth-level Orient Loong Body Refining Technique couldn’t resist this bizarre energy, let alone Chen Hao, who was only at the third level!

Chu Yi slowly walked into the ruins, his heart filled with utmost caution.

The deeper he went into the ruins, the more the black-purple energy dispersed around him increased!

By the time he reached the center of the ruins, the eerie black-purple energy was so dense that Chu Yi had to form a protective shield of blue energy around himself!

Suddenly, Chu Yi stopped in his tracks.

Amidst the desolate ruins, a pillar as thick as a barrel still stood intact.

Upon closer inspection, a figure was tightly bound to the pillar. Though his head was hanging low, Chu Yi recognized him at a glance—it was his disciple, Chen Hao.

Chu Yi quickly walked over to Chen Hao and placed his hand under Chen Hao’s nose.

After confirming that Chen Hao was still breathing, Chu Yi immediately took out a small revival pill from the system rewards and fed it to Chen Hao.

The system’s small revival pill was incredibly potent. Shortly after swallowing it, Chen Hao slowly opened his eyes.

Seeing Chu Yi standing beside him, a faint smile appeared on Chen Hao’s weak face:

“Master, I knew you would come to save me! I even made a bet with that mysterious person just now!”

“Mysterious person? What exactly happened earlier?”

Chu Yi frowned as he looked at the wounds on Chen Hao’s body and began to untie him.

At the mention of the earlier events, the trace of joy on Chen Hao’s face vanished, and he slumped down.

Such a confident person, now so dejected?

Chu Yi could hardly imagine what kind of torment his poor disciple had endured!

The ropes were tied so intricately that even Chu Yi found it hard to untangle them, a testament to the skill of the person who had bound Chen Hao!

“I came here to seek justice as per the note you gave me, Master.”

“I was having a good time here; the people weren’t that strong.”

“But just as I was about to divide the warriors here into two groups according to your standards, Master, that mysterious person suddenly appeared!”

“Master, I must say, that mysterious person’s outfit was really impressive! The moment I saw him, I decided I had to get a similar outfit when I got back!”

“Focus on the matter at hand!”

Chu Yi frowned at Chen Hao’s rambling. Damn it, at a time like this, he still had the mind for cosplay?

“Oh, right, Master. So, when I asked the mysterious person where he got his outfit, he attacked me without warning!”

“Master, you know me. No matter who it is, if they don’t play fair, I have to fight back!”

“…”

From Chen Hao’s vivid description, Chu Yi roughly understood the sequence of events.

Chu Yi stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then asked again:

“So you’re saying that after knocking you out and tying you up in Asian bondage, the mysterious person is still nearby?”

“Yes, Master. I did struggle, but the Asian bondage was too tight! But that mysterious person is definitely still around! After all, I bet with him that you would come!”

Chu Yi squinted his eyes, his spiritual sense instantly covering a hundred-mile radius.

But before he could search carefully, not far from Chu Yi and Chen Hao, the black-purple energy quickly gathered together, eventually forming a human figure!

“Clap! Clap! Clap!”

The sound of clapping echoed as a mysterious person, dressed exactly as Chen Hao had described, slowly walked towards Chu Yi and Chen Hao:

“Just as your disciple said, you really did come!”

Chu Yi squinted at the mysterious person approaching him, speaking in a dangerous tone:

“I’m curious, how dare you wait for me? Do you think you’re worthy of being my opponent, or do you think you can escape from me?”

Hearing this, the mysterious person laughed heartily and quickly waved his hand:

“No, no, no, I know my limits. I’m definitely not your match right now.”

“Then why do you dare to appear before me?”

“Because I want to test how strong you really are, Master Chu…”

Before he finished speaking, a dense black-purple energy quickly condensed and then flew towards Chu Yi!

Chu Yi snorted coldly as he watched the black-purple energy flying towards him. He lightly raised his right hand and then clenched his fist.

With Chu Yi’s movement, the black-purple energy was enveloped by a layer of faint blue energy, slowly condensing into a ball.

“Sizzle!”

The black-purple energy continuously corroded the blue energy, but that thin layer of blue energy seemed never to be fully corroded, always wrapping around the black-purple energy!

Just as Chu Yi was about to use the enemy’s own method against him, the mysterious person slowly spoke:

“Explode!”

“Boom!”

The black-purple energy wrapped in blue energy suddenly exploded, and the blue energy was instantly obliterated by the immense power of the explosion!

The black-purple energy scattered in all directions, with a significant amount flying towards Chu Yi and Chen Hao.

Chu Yi lightly stomped his foot, and a blue barrier suddenly appeared in front of him and Chen Hao, blocking the black-purple energy.

Seeing his attack completely blocked by Chu Yi, the mysterious person was slightly surprised and exclaimed:

“Huh? I didn’t expect you to be able to block the Corrosion Light. It seems the organization’s assessment of you was correct!”

“Corrosion Light? Hmph, such a petty trick, and you dare to show off? Watch my Great Mighty Loong!”

As he spoke, a massive blue dragon spiraled behind Chu Yi, roaring towards the sky before charging at the mysterious person!

The mysterious person crouched down, placing his hands on the ground and began chanting:

“Lord, may the Corrosion Light descend upon me once more, to corrode all things!”

After the chant, the mysterious person suddenly stood up, and a black-purple barrier appeared out of thin air between him and Chu Yi.

Is this the so-called Corrosion Light?

This blackish-purple energy?

Chu Yi curiously looked at the black-purple barrier, and the massive blue dragon collided with it at that moment!

“Sizzle!”

As soon as they made contact, a violent corrosive sound erupted!