Five demigod powerhouses were still pursuing Zhou Yan in the deep sea core, but no matter how they chased, they couldn't catch up. Zhou Yan's speed was no slower than theirs.
As Zhou Yan ventured deeper and deeper, the attacks here already made these demigods fearful. A single strike could severely injure or even kill them.
"I don't think we need to chase any further. This kid won't live long after entering here," a demigod suggested. They were truly scared and hesitant, the attacks here were too terrifying, and they were in danger of death at any moment.
"No, we cannot return until we see Zhou Yan dead." The two demigods from the Ancient Imperial Dynasty could not go back without completing their mission. They came to the Canglan Continent specifically to kill Zhou Yan. If they failed, their consequences would be far worse than death.
"It's so dangerous here, I don't believe that kid can survive forever. We'll wait outside!" The two demigods did not want to go further and unanimously agreed to leave.
"We won't accompany you any further." The two demigods left together, leaving behind only the two demigods from the Ancient Imperial Dynasty and one from the Dark Imperial Dynasty.
"Should we continue?" The demigod from the Dark Imperial Dynasty also hesitated.
"Let's continue, we must kill Zhou Yan," the two demigods from the Ancient Imperial Dynasty said.
"Alright." The demigod from the Dark Imperial Dynasty once again followed the people from the Ancient Imperial Dynasty, pursuing into the deep sea core.
...
Outside the deep sea core, An Yu received bad news and said, "Those good-for-nothings couldn't even intercept the Divine Dragon Kingdom's rescue team!"
"Marshal, should we leave then?" Qian Liu asked.
"They should catch up soon. Marshal, if I continue to stay here, it will likely be very disadvantageous for us. Should we retreat?" Qian Mianhu asked.
"The opponent also has quite a few demigod powerhouses. If we continue to stay here, we might really not be their match," Qian Liu said.
"Marshal, people around have already started leaving. Clearly, they've also heard the news of the Divine Dragon Kingdom's reinforcements arriving," Qian Mianhu observed the surroundings. Many people were already fleeing into the distance.
"Those bastards!" An Yu cursed, then said, "It's a pity we can't communicate with the people in the deep sea core. Everything is isolated here, no means of communication works."
"They died for the Ancient Imperial Dynasty's loyalty. The Ancient Imperial Dynasty will not forget them. They will go all out to kill Zhou Yan after entering," Qian Liu said.
"Shui Mo and the others are on the other side of the deep sea. Notify them to leave as well," An Yu said.
"Yes, Marshal." Qian Liu quickly sent a message to Shui Mo.
As the people from the Ancient Imperial Dynasty and others left this place, the surrounding people also quickly departed. None of them wanted to confront the Divine Dragon Kingdom head-on.
"Sir, Shui Mo and the others have retreated. The Divine Dragon Kingdom's rescue team has arrived," Feng Mo quickly said to Shui Mo.
Shui Mo also quickly received the news of An Yu's retreat and said, "We retreat."
"I wonder what the situation inside is like," Feng Mo asked curiously.
"If we can't kill Zhou Yan this time, it will be very difficult to find another opportunity. But there's nothing we can do, we all did our best this time. That bastard ran too fast." Shui Mo was also very helpless. Killing the Son of Destiny of a continent was indeed too difficult.
"Let's go!"
...
"According to the news from ahead, all the people from the Ancient Imperial Dynasty have left." On the Divine Dragon Kingdom's fleet, everyone sat together and said, "We will reach the deep sea area in another hour. Zhou Yan is still trapped inside, and five demigods are still pursuing him. Everyone, discuss how to rescue Zhou Yan."
"It's difficult to communicate from inside, so it's probably tough."
"Let's send people in. Zhou Yan's life and death are unknown. It's better to go in and see."
"Who is willing to go?"
"Report, more people have arrived from the Ziwei Academy!"
"Please invite them in quickly."
After they met the people from the Ziwei Academy, they explained Zhou Yan's situation. Then, Wang Yixian said, "We will head to the deep sea first."
"Be careful, you few. We will follow shortly." The eight demigod powerhouses from the Ziwei Academy flew into the distance and then into the deep sea.
"Feng Yu, you few wait outside. We will go in," Wang Yixian said to the others.
"Then, please be careful, everyone," Feng Yu said.
"Don't worry, although it's dangerous here, we are confident we can avoid it," Feng Jiutian said.
"As long as we are careful, it shouldn't be a problem," Qilin also said. After speaking, the three entered the deep sea core.
The three demigods from the Ancient Imperial Dynasty were still unaware of what was happening outside, and Zhou Yan naturally didn't know either. Zhou Yan felt the terrifying fluctuations in the deep sea core and dared not proceed further.
At this moment, Zhou Yan suddenly felt a reaction from the Lord's Heart within him. Then, the formation map transformed from the Lord's Heart suddenly flew out of Zhou Yan's body and headed towards the deepest part of the deep sea.
"Holy shit! What's going on!" Zhou Yan was stunned and immediately followed. If this thing got into trouble, he would never be able to teleport to his territory again. Helplessly, Zhou Yan could only continue to move forward. However, to Zhou Yan's surprise, the terrifying energy that could kill demigods seemed to avoid him, which put Zhou Yan slightly at ease.
"What's going on with this formation map?" Zhou Yan also wanted to figure out the reason and continued to chase into the deep sea core. The few demigods had been chasing Zhou Yan and discovered that he was heading into the deep sea core. Then, the three of them burst into laughter and said, "This guy is dead! He dares to go in there. That place is definitely a dead end!"
"Let alone demigods, even true gods cannot come out of there alive. We can finally leave with peace of mind this time."
"Let's go, the mission is complete this time. We'll go back to report. I don't want to stay here for another second." The three demigods were very happy. Zhou Yan had entered the deep sea core, a true绝地 (juédì - a place of no return), from which no one had ever returned alive.
"Where are you gentlemen going?" Wang Yixian, Feng Jiutian, and Qilin quickly appeared before the three demigod powerhouses.
"You are too late. Zhou Yan is already dead. You won't be able to save him." The three demigods immediately delivered this news upon seeing them.
"You probably haven't encountered Zhou Yan yet, so how do you know he's dead? Do you think we would believe you?" Wang Yixian and the others certainly didn't believe it, because they hadn't sensed the dissipation of Zhou Yan's soul fire, nor had they felt any destructive aura. Zhou Yan was from the Ziwei Academy. Each of them had a soul lamp in the academy. As long as the soul lamp was not extinguished, the person was not dead. Wang Yixian and the others did not believe their words so easily.