The system asked me, a weak woman, to challenge a saint

Deep underground in Shuangxi Town, Long Ying, Chen Subaru, You Ye and the sword spirit Xue'er were guarding the huge gap in the underground palace. In this quiet night, Long Ying told Chen Subaru the changes that Yizhou had experienced since the invasion of the demon clan and the establishment of the resistance army.

Long Ying said slowly: "Wen Ruo, after you mysteriously disappeared in the Eight-door Soul Locking Array, You Ye and a Taoist named Liu He found me. The Taoist claimed that the saint's will was being destroyed in reverse. Eight-door soul-locking array.

"This Taoist's ability is mysterious and unpredictable. He cleverly opened the space channel back to the Asura battlefield in reverse, allowing everyone to return to the battlefield. He promised to stop the saint for seven days, during which everyone no longer needs to stick to the eight-door soul locking formation. No matter what the rules are, we must withdraw from the Misty Valley with all our strength.”

You Ye continued: "What Long Ying said is absolutely true. At first, we didn't believe Liu He's words, but he just looked at us with a smile.

"At this moment, an incredible thing happened. The phantom of a woman with a snake body suddenly appeared in front of everyone. The moment she appeared, she imposed an invisible restraint on everyone without warning, and the oppression of death enveloped them. Everyone, even those as powerful as Captain Longying, are helpless.

"But Taoist Liu He, who didn't seem to have a high level of cultivation, didn't seem to be affected by the woman. He didn't know when he took out the scepter he had obtained before, and shouted at the phantom, 'How dare you claim that you are just a phantom? Saint? As soon as he finished speaking, he threw the scepter towards the phantom. In an instant, the scepter exploded in front of the phantom, and a huge space crack swallowed up the phantom. Human imprisonment is lifted.

"Daochang Liu's tone was very anxious at that time. He said that the magic weapon could not last long and urged everyone to evacuate quickly. You Ye and Captain Longying no longer had any doubts about his words and immediately returned to the Asura battlefield through the space channel.

"After everyone left the passage, they found that the space passage seemed to have been completely sealed, and they could never return."

Chen Subaru spoke slowly, trying to sort out the clues in his memory: "If I remember correctly, with the death of the third child, you should also be trapped in the eight-door soul locking formation, unable to return to the upper level. So, what exactly are you doing? How did you escape?"

Long Ying replied calmly: "Wen Ruo, you may not know that the Eight-door Soul Locking Array always has only one exit, and that is the passage connecting the Asura battlefield."

A flash of realization flashed in Chen Subaru's eyes: "So, Commander-in-Chief, did he believe your words?"

Long Ying shook his head slightly: "The commander-in-chief did not completely believe it, but the disappearance of the sacred tree is a fact that none of us can deny."

Chen Subaru looked surprised: "The sacred tree has disappeared? What does this mean?"

Long Ying answered succinctly: "Literally, the core of Asura's battlefield, the huge sacred tree, has disappeared."

Chen Subaru's eyes were still filled with disbelief. He stared at Long Ying, as if looking for the answer.

Long Ying said to him in an indifferent manner: "When I saw that scene, I was as shocked as you. But the commander-in-chief was the first one to realize what happened."

Chen Subaru's curiosity drove him to continue asking: "So, what exactly happened to the Eight-door Soul Locking Array?"

Long Ying sighed softly and replied: "It has completed its mission, which is to seal the phantom of the saint. The commander said that he believed what Taoist Liu He said, and the seven days he fought for were actually the eight gates. The time when the Soul Locking Array uses its last resort to suppress the saint’s shadow.”

Chen Subaru was thoughtful and said slowly: "You mean, Liu He used those magic weapons to directly suppress the saint's shadow?"

Long Ying shook his head slightly, with a hint of helplessness in his words: "We don't know exactly what happened. The commander-in-chief once had a head-on confrontation with the saint's shadow. He knew that even our Lord could not directly fight against the shadow. Shadow, we will only die if we stay. The disappearance of the sacred tree made the space of the Asura battlefield no longer stable. The exit of the Eight-door Soul Locking Array appeared, and the commander led us to evacuate the Eight-door Soul Lock Array from there. Soul Array."

Mentioning the Asura battlefield, Chen Subaru asked curiously: "Where are the Asuras? Did they evacuate with you?"

Long Ying smiled contemptuously and replied: "How could we let them escape? We did not leave immediately after evacuating, but stayed near the exit, vigilant to see if anything unclean came out from here.

"Unfortunately, our worries are unnecessary. Those Asuras who have been nourished by the sacred tree for a long time have actually lost their souls long ago. Their lives are just repeating tragic fates under the laws of the sacred tree. They think that their lives are For the sake of faith, in fact, they are just the shells that provide spiritual nourishment to the sacred tree. In the end, we did not have a final battle with these old enemies."

You Ye also joined the conversation at this time: "When I was retreating with the guards of the Ghost Gate, I saw a deathly silence among the large and small tribes surrounding the sacred tree. The scene I originally imagined of the Asuras rushing out of the battlefield feverishly did not appear. There were indeed some Asura tribes near the exit, but what I saw was people lying everywhere."

Long Ying curled his lips in disdain: "Now that I think about it, my body is actually a piece of shit that has been used over and over again, and I feel uncomfortable all over."

Chen Subaru was surprised at all this incredible thing. At the same time, he secretly glanced at Long Ying, his eyes full of sympathy.

Long Ying noticed his gaze, glared back at Chen Subaru, and said firmly: "Don't look at me like that, this is the price we, the guards of the ghost gate, need to pay."

Chen Subaru stroked his forehead gently, trying to hide his embarrassment with his movements. At this time, Sword Spirit Xueer, who had been silent, asked, "So, what happened after you left?"

You Ye was immersed in memories and slowly narrated: "We originally planned to return to the ghost temple directly, but the ghost ghost reminded us that the eight-door soul-locking array is gradually collapsing, and the rock veins in the misty valley may be exposed. He is eager to return to the ghost temple in the shortest possible time. We will move all the flame crystals within. Therefore, we split up and went all the way to the flame stone mining area, and the other way back to the ghost temple to report what happened."

After hearing this, Xue'er nodded in agreement: "That's right. It turns out that you immediately considered moving the flame stone mine as soon as you left. I have been thinking that if you only have seven days, if you go back to rectify it, then lead the people into the mining area to mine, and then transport it , there’s simply not enough time.”

Long Ying added: "It is true. Without the help of our original ghost gate guards, even if they recruit the manpower of the entire ghost temple, it will be difficult to complete the mining and transfer of the flame stone mine in a short time."

Chen Subaru suddenly thought of a question and turned to ask You Ye: "You Ye, did the ghost ghost always send you back to the ghost temple to report the news?"

Youye nodded slightly: "Yes."

Chen Subaru asked again: "So, what's going on with Liu'er's situation?"

When Liu'er was mentioned, You Ye's brows furrowed. She knew that Chen Subaru and Liu'er had a relationship, so she considered her words for a long time before speaking slowly: "Wen Ruo, you also know that Liu'er was in a very bad condition when she returned to the ghost temple. When I returned to the ghost temple, She has become the new leader of the ghost gate guards stationed at the ghost temple."

There was a hint of surprise in Chen Subaru's voice: "Liu'er became the guard of the ghost gate?"

There was a touch of complicated emotions in You Ye's tone: "To be precise, she is not a complete guardian of the ghost gate. Her soul is too fragile and can only rely on Xiao Duo's soul to assist in maintaining it, so she can only be regarded as half Ghost Gate Guard."

Chen Subaru felt unbelievable about all this, but he was not Xiao Ling, so he was more emotionally shocked than sad.

Xue'er, who had insight into Chen Subaru's heart, asked at the right time: "What happened next? Youye, after you brought the news to the ghost temple, how did it react there?"

Youye glanced at Chen Subaru, frowned slightly, and then replied: "Neither Qingling nor Master He can suppress the ghost temple. Liu'er, who truly controls the ghost gate guards, is the actual person in charge of the ghost temple. She also realized Due to the importance of the flame stone mine, he personally led 70% of the monks from the ghost temple and all the guards of the ghost gate to support him. Master He's Taoist foundation was damaged and he was still recuperating. Qing Ling was temporarily in charge of the ghost temple, so the two of them did not. Come together."

Having said this, Youye showed a sad look on his face and stopped talking.

Long Ying sighed and took over the conversation: "You should be able to guess that most of the monks in the Ghost Temple and the guards of the Ghost Gate are in the flame stone mining area. At that time, the Netherworld Ghost Elder and the Chief Commander built a temporary stronghold there. It is used for the monks to rest and store the excavated flame crystals.”

In order to ease the atmosphere, Long Ying turned to Xue'er and asked, "Little girl, do you know of any way to solve the problem of ordinary monks being affected by the Demon Flame Stone at once?"

Xueer tilted her head and thought for a while, then shook her head: "If it is the power of law, we can only rely on the field of law to fight against it..."

Suddenly, a light flashed in her eyes: "You used the barrier of the flame crystal stone to isolate the influence of the demon flame stone. After that, that stronghold became your secret stronghold in the Misty Valley, right?"

A trace of appreciation flashed in Long Ying's eyes, and he smiled at Xue'er and praised: "What a smart little girl, Wen Ruo, you are so lucky."

Then, he stopped smiling and his expression became serious: "We originally established that stronghold just to provide a place for the monks to rest and store the demon flame stones. On the sixth day after leaving the Asura battlefield, we had basically completed In view of Taoist Master Liu He's seven-day agreement, we decided to have everyone withdraw from the mining area and return to the stronghold.

"After six days of hard work, everyone was very tired, so everyone spent the night at the stronghold. The monks of the Ghost Temple arranged many temporary defensive formations around the stronghold, originally to prevent accidents at night. However, What is unexpected is that early the next morning, when we were preparing to transport these flame crystals back to the ghost temple, these formations played a vital role - the eight-door soul locking formation collapsed. "