I walk sideways in the game world

Chapter 181: Danger is Coming

The ground was shaking more and more violently, as if something huge was about to break out of the ground. Ren Xiaoyao's heart was filled with alarm bells, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

"Be careful!" He pulled Charlene behind him and took a few steps back.

Almost instantly, the ground where they had been standing suddenly cracked open, and countless sharp iron spikes shot out from the ground like mushrooms after a rain, with a sharp sound of breaking through the air. The dense spikes almost covered the entire space where they had been standing. If they had been even a little slower to dodge, the consequences would have been disastrous.

"That was a close call!" Xia Lin patted her chest, still in shock. Looking at the thrilling scene before her, she couldn't help but sigh, "This trap is truly hard to guard against!"

Ren Xiaoyao remained silent, his gaze fixed on the ground warily. He felt that things were not that simple. The triggering method of this mechanism was too subtle and powerful, and it was definitely not something that an ordinary person could set up.

"Brother Xiaoyao, look!" Xia Lin suddenly pointed to a place not far away and shouted.

Ren Xiaoyao looked in the direction of Xia Lin's finger, and saw that in the corner of the hall, the people who were originally trapped in the light had now escaped and were walking towards them.

Taoist Priest Xuanfeng walked in front, holding a whisk. He stared at Ren Xiaoyao with a gloomy look, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Boy, I didn't expect you to make it this far. I am really impressed by you!"

"However, your luck ends here," Nun Emei snorted coldly, her eyes full of greed, "This secret treasure is destined to belong to us!"

"Really?" Ren Xiaoyao sneered, "Then let's see if you have what it takes!"

As he spoke, he protected Xia Lin behind him and secretly practiced his skills, preparing for the upcoming battle. He knew that the real decisive battle had just begun.

"Brother Xiaoyao..." Xia Lin looked at Ren Xiaoyao worriedly. She could feel that those people had bad intentions.

Ren Xiaoyao gently patted Xia Lin's hand, signaling her to rest assured, then looked forward with a firm gaze, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

At this moment, Nun Emei, who had been trapped in the light, suddenly roared. She slammed her palms to the ground, and a powerful internal force instantly shattered the surrounding light. Then, she pulled a black, round hidden weapon from her sleeve and hurled it towards Ren Xiaoyao...

The black, round hidden weapon flew towards Ren Xiaoyao's face with a piercing sound. Ren Xiaoyao was quick-witted and dodged to the side, barely avoiding the fatal blow. The hidden weapon grazed his cheek, leaving a faint bloody mark on his face.

"Despicable!" Seeing this, Xia Lin couldn't help but scold.

Nun Emei didn't care at all. Instead, she laughed triumphantly: "Humph, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. As long as I can get the secret treasure, it doesn't matter what means I use!"

Ren Xiaoyao ignored Nun Emei's provocation. He knew in his heart that now was not the time to show off his strength. This hall was filled with traps and traps. A single mistake could lead to an irretrievable fate. Moreover, there were Taoist Xuanfeng and others waiting to reap the benefits.

He grabbed Charlene's hand and was about to dodge again when he suddenly felt his feet go empty. Before he could react, there was a click, and the stone slab beneath his feet suddenly sank. At the same time, a blinding red light shot out from a small hole in the wall next to him, shooting straight towards Charlene.

"Be careful!" Ren Xiaoyao was horrified. The laser was so fast that it reached Xia Lin in the blink of an eye. He had no time to think. His body's instinctive reaction had surpassed everything.

"Brother Xiaoyao!" Xia Lin's eyes widened in fear as she watched the red light getting closer and closer...

At the critical moment, Ren Xiaoyao shot out like an arrow, blocking Xia Lin's path. The red light struck his back unimpeded, and intense pain instantly swept through his body, as if a ball of fire was burning inside him. He groaned, stumbled a few steps, and nearly fell to the ground.

"Brother Xiaoyao!" Xia Lin exclaimed, quickly supporting Ren Xiaoyao's shaky body. With a trembling hand, she tried to touch the wound on his back, but the scorching heat made her withdraw her hand. "How are you? Are you seriously injured?" Her voice was tearful, her eyes filled with worry and self-blame.

"I'm fine..." Ren Xiaoyao gritted his teeth, enduring the excruciating pain. He didn't want to worry Xia Lin, but his voice was incredibly weak. The laser had burned a charred hole in his clothes on his back, his flesh twitching and blood dripping, a shocking sight.

"It's already this late, and you still have the mind for affection!" The voice of the Qingcheng Sect Leader came from the trap, with a hint of exasperation. He had originally thought that the trap he had set was foolproof, but he had never expected that Ren Xiaoyao and Xia Lin would work together to break it. He had never expected that Ren Xiaoyao would risk his life to save Xia Lin.

As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful airflow suddenly gushed out from the mechanism, heading straight for Ren Xiaoyao and Xia Lin. Ren Xiaoyao was already seriously injured, and now he was ambushed. He suddenly felt dizzy and everything in front of him became blurry.

"Brother Xiaoyao!" Xia Lin screamed, but was thrown to the ground by the air current and fell heavily on the stone slab. Her head hit a sharp stone, her vision went black, and she lost consciousness.

Ren Xiaoyao, holding on to his last remaining consciousness, tried to reach out and grab Xia Lin, but found that his body was no longer under his control. He watched Xia Lin fall before him, unable to do anything, his heart filled with despair and grief.

"Hahaha...Go to hell!" The Qingcheng Sect Leader's wild laughter echoed in the empty hall, sounding particularly harsh.

However, before he could rejoice for long, he felt a powerful force approaching rapidly. He looked up suddenly and saw a figure appear in front of him like a ghost.

"You...what do you want to do?" The head of Qingcheng looked at the person in front of him in horror and asked in a trembling voice.

The man said nothing, merely staring at him coldly, his eyes gleaming with murderous intent. He slowly raised his right hand, a dazzling golden light rapidly gathering within his palm...

At the same time, on the other side of the mechanism, Taoist Xuanfeng stared intently at a certain point of the mechanism with a sharp gaze, a barely perceptible smile curling up the corner of his mouth, "I see..."

Deep within the trap, Taoist Xuanfeng was trapped within a bizarre array. He stood with his hands behind his back, seemingly calm, yet his gaze blazed as he scanned his surroundings. The array shifted unpredictably, sometimes shimmering with golden light, sometimes freezing cold, yet none of this could faze Taoist Xuanfeng. He seemed to understand everything, a perpetually enigmatic smile lingering on his lips.

"The Five Elements and Eight Trigrams are mutually reinforcing and restraining. This mechanism seems ingenious, but it cannot escape the cycle of nature." Taoist Xuanfeng muttered to himself, a gleam in his eyes, as if he had found the key to breaking the formation.

He slowly raised his right hand, pressed two fingers together, and drew in the air. Golden runes flowed from his fingertips, interweaving in the air to form a mysterious pattern. As the runes continued to flow, the originally violent formation gradually subsided, and the sound of the mechanism became slower.

"Just a little bit more..." Taoist Xuanfeng's eyes were as sharp as torches, his expression was focused, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.

Elsewhere, Ren Xiaoyao faced the attack from the Qingcheng Sect Leader, enduring the excruciating pain and resisting with all his might. Though severely wounded, his fighting spirit remained undimmed. He knew he could not fall. He had to protect Xia Lin and prevent the Qingcheng Sect Leader from obtaining the secret treasure.

"Old thief Qingcheng, your schemes and tricks end here!" Ren Xiaoyao roared, the true energy in his body surged, and he slapped out with one palm. The golden palm print was like an angry dragon out of the sea, heading straight for the leader of Qingcheng.

The head of the Qingcheng Sect's face changed drastically. He hadn't expected that the seriously injured Ren Xiaoyao could still unleash such a powerful force. He hastily gathered his true energy to resist, but Ren Xiaoyao's palm was knocked back several steps, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"Damn it! How come this kid's strength has increased again!" The head of Qingcheng Sect was horrified, but he was unwilling to give up. He stared at Ren Xiaoyao fiercely, a trace of viciousness flashing in his eyes.

"Boy, do you really think you can stop me? Today, you will all die here!" The head of Qingcheng roared wildly, quickly forming seals with his hands, and an even more powerful force was brewing in his body.

At this moment, there was a sudden violent vibration from deep within the mechanism, followed by a crisp sound of a mechanism, as if something was opened.

Ren Xiaoyao's heart trembled. He knew that Taoist Xuanfeng must have found a way to break the formation!

He turned his head and looked into the depths of the mechanism, his eyes filled with solemnity.

"Not good!" Ren Xiaoyao said in his heart. He knew that time was running out and he had to get rid of the leader of Qingcheng before Taoist Xuanfeng broke out of the formation, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

He took a deep breath, his eyes determined, and a powerful aura burst out from him.

"Qingcheng old thief, prepare to die!"