This scene was not only unexpected by Yue Bai but also by the Abyss Will opposite her.
Countless epochs of struggle, Heavenly Dao had never turned and fled in the battle against the Abyss. Even if both sides ended up with a Pyrrhic victory, Heavenly Dao or the Abyss would just tough it out to the end.
Either they did not fight, engaged in a few tentative blows from a distance, or they fought until severely wounded.
But no matter what moves they used, there was never a fake move followed by turning tail and running. Was this still the Heavenly Dao?
It was only a moment of stupefaction, and then the Abyss reacted, the dark tides surged, rushing towards the light gate that had not yet fully closed in the blink of an eye!
If it was truly the descent of the Heavenly Dao, there was no way it would just run away like this. Since it had fled, the one on the other side for sure was not the Heavenly Dao!
Although the Abyss was not clear on what methods the other party had used to deceive it, the Abyss would certainly not miss out on this perfect opportunity!
The Abyss did not feel humiliated or any desire for revenge for being deceived; it was devoid of such emotions.
Simply in terms of interest, the Abyss thought that now was the best time to pursue and strive to devour more of the Power of Laws.
With a thought from the Abyss, shadows rose like the raging waves in a storm!
The Demon Spirit Ancestral Land, which had been illuminated by the Light of Tai Chu the second before, turned into the darkest depths of the Abyss in the blink of an eye.
Yue Bai and the others had just stepped into the light gate and were in the process of being transmitted outwards, feeling the fatal threat coming from behind that made their hearts pound like the beating of drums. Both Mr. Orange and Yue Bai looked anxious.
"Quicker, even quicker!"
Mr. Orange screamed anxiously in his heart.
This was no joke, if they were caught, none of the three of them could escape!
Dying directly would still be better; the worst would be being eroded by the Abyss, having their minds twisted and then turning against their friends and kin of the past.
The Demon Spirit Ancestral Land is a space similar to a Secret Realm, opened up by the might of the Demon Clan. It exists attached to the Mystic Mechanism World but isn't inside the Mystic Mechanism World. Hence, it takes a bit of time to travel between the two places with the help of the Sage of the Demon Clan's rune.
The Abyss absolutely did not dare to follow them to the Mystical Mechanism Continent, as doing so would be like sending heads thousands of miles away—a gift too light but full of profound sentiments.
Therefore, the last chance the Abyss had to attack was during this brief period before they reached the Mystic Mechanism World!
At the end of the warm-colored, off-white passageway, Mr. Orange could even see the giant bronze gate. Once they passed through that bronze gate, they would be back in the Mystic Mechanism World, under the protection of the Heavenly Dao.
"The Abyss has caught up!"
Yue Bai's expression was calm and somber, her attention had been on what was behind them from the start.
When a black surge appeared behind the light they had turned into, Yue Bai knew, the Abyss had caught up!
The Abyss, which devoured everything in its path and was utterly unreasonable, caused waves of its energy to chase after them, eroding and destroying the passageway formed by the Demon Clan Sage's runes.
"You are a Sage of the Demon Clan, hold on tight for this old man!"
Mr. Orange gave a glance at the rune given to him by the Grand Saint of Nine Spirits in his hand; the previously miraculous rune was now dim and even had some cracks at its edges.
"It's faster than us!"
The White Tiger's muscles were taut, watching the black surge that was drawing ever closer to them.
They were like a fragile boat on the sea's surface, at risk of being smashed to pieces by any wave that the storm might throw up. Some of the Laws that had followed Mr. Orange had even started to fall into the black surge at the tail end, their starlight dimming and fading away.
"Drip a drop of your Essence Blood on it!"
In desperation, Mr. Orange quickly forced out a drop of Essence Blood onto the rune and then urged Yue Bai and the White Tiger urgently.
Both Yue Bai and the White Tiger had no time to ask questions; they could only choose to trust Mr. Orange.
Two drops of Essence Blood, glinting with golden light, floated out, mingling with Mr. Orange's Essence Blood. In an instant, they collided with the rune.
As soon as their Essence Blood made contact, the runes burst forth with brilliant light!
A half-demon phantom figure, whose features even Yue Bai and the others couldn't discern, emerged from the light, raising its hand with blood-stained runes in its grasp.
At this moment, an invisible force converged from all directions, infusing the body of the phantom figure, whose aura soared by leaps and bounds!
Grand Saint of Nine Spirits at Great Perfection!
"Bai Ze, the Sage!?"
The White Tiger's expression stirred, recognizing from its bloodline heritage who this figure was.
It was none other than the only Sage of the Demon Clan, Bai Ze the Divine Beast, from the epoch before the beginning when the Demon Clan ruled over heaven and earth!
"He only has the strength for one strike, hurry up!"
Ignoring the Bai Ze phantom left to cover the rear, Uncle Orange didn't turn back and whispered urgently to Yue Bai and the White Tiger.
Yue Bai gathered his thoughts and didn't look at the Bai Ze Sage who now stood alone before the Abyss, instead following Uncle Orange towards the bronze gate not far away.
The Bai Ze phantom let out a strange roar!
A starlight within the sea of Laws detached itself, radiating joy as it returned to the Bai Ze phantom's body.
He was the Sage of the Demon Clan, versed in all demonic names! Beloved by all demons, he also guarded countless demons without regret!
Even after countless epochs, even though his true form had perished, he would stand up without complaint when the descendants of the Demon Clan were in trouble!
"Stop!"
A commanding shout came from Bai Ze's mouth, and with a fierce swing, the wand adorned with Demon Patterns struck down at the Void, its invisible ripples disturbing the space around, altering the rules of movement!
At this moment, the Abyss that was chasing after Uncle Orange and the others somehow became inexplicably even further away, seeming as though retreating backwards even while pursuing.
Facing the phantom playing such tricks in its path, the Abyss's eyes didn't fluctuate in the slightest.
Merely a Grand Saint of Nine Spirits, and a phantom at that, posed no threat to it! It would not be fooled by the same move twice.
The Bai Ze phantom smiled silently, glancing at the descendants of the Demon Clan who were about to reach the bronze door, and then his body dissipated into grains of sand swept away by the wind.
After delivering that one strike, he did not need the Abyss to act; the backlash of that strike was enough to cause his dissolution. Yet, although he had the strength for only one strike, with the aid of the Laws, he could maximize the impact of that strike!
That reversal of advancing and retreating was just a prelude; the true contingency could only be activated at the cost of his sacrifice.
Words Followed by Laws!
The sound of flowing water abruptly filled the passage, and in the calm, crimson eyes of the ancient Abyss, a trace of humane astonishment emerged as if realizing something.
The forceful and domineering Time Power surged from the suddenly manifested Time River phantom, turning into chains of silver-white, wrapping around the ferocious Abyss, firmly restraining it in place, utterly immobile!
Even though this Time Power only hindered it for a brief instant, it was during this instant that the youngsters, with the Power of Laws, had crossed the bronze gate and returned to the Mystical Mechanism World!
This person had sacrificed his physical form, ceased to exist eternally with no chance of reincarnation, just to invoke the Time River to bind him momentarily!
The black shadow, that the Abyss had transformed into, furiously lashed out at everything around, shattering space, annihilating Spiritual Power, destroying everything in its wake!
Reason told it to turn and leave now; avoiding a confrontation with the Mechanism of Mystics was the most beneficial option, the approach it had always followed before this very moment.
But just then, its true body underwent some changes, leading to a new transformation within itself.
As the chains of Time Power dissipated from its body, the Abyss's crimson pupils quietly gazed upon that bronze door!