The Fire Ghost King could not withstand the heavy blow.
The flames on his body all receded, and his body fell precariously.
"You actually sensed my weakness." He clutched his chest, his voice hoarse, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Gu Qianying had noticed earlier that all his strength emanated from his chest, as did the flames.
The strongest point was also the weakest.
They had already broken through the flames and were stepping into danger, so it didn't matter.
She hadn't expected her guess to be correct with a single strike!
The Fire Ghost King finally showed fear in his eyes.
These five people possessed extraordinary power. As a mere Fire Ghost King, he was no match for them.
He could only grit his teeth in defeat, "You win."
With those words, he immediately turned tail and fled, fearing he would be caught again and his resentment would be shattered and dissipated.
Gu Qianying and the others wanted to reach the ninth level. If they lingered here for too long, their spiritual energy would be depleted, so they did not intend to pursue him.
As the flames dissipated.
The resentment of the first level of hell surged again, but after the recent battle, these resentments dared not rush forward and wisely stayed within the Forgetfulness River.
Gu Qianying let out a long sigh, exhaling the turbid air.
Just then, Ouyang Qinglin, who had been stubbornly holding on, suddenly collapsed to the ground.
Everyone then noticed that one of his sleeves had been scorched, leaving only fragments, and a scar had been raised on his arm.
Everyone was terrified and rushed forward to ask, "Are you alright now?"
Ouyang Qinglin gave a grim smile, "It's been a little while. That Fire Ghost King was truly formidable, with resentment mixed with flames. It's already impressive that I managed to save this arm!"
Gu Qianying scolded him with a scowl.
"You're still joking when you're like this!"
Ouyang Qinglin quickly retracted his gaze, cradled his arm, and cried out in pain.
"I'm an injured person, and your tone is too harsh!"
Du Chun chimed in indignantly, "Yes! Our young master Ouyang, he even disregarded his own life."
Although Ouyang Qinglin didn't say it, Du Chun had seen it clearly.
The flame just now was clearly aimed at Gu Qianying.
He was injured because he blocked the flames for Gu Qianying.
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Qinglin's eyes widened as he looked at Du Chun, signaling to him.
Du Chun pouted and nodded helplessly.
"Understood, understood."
Gu Qianying took out some gauze and carefully wrapped Ouyang Qinglin's arm. She looked at the sweat on Ouyang Qinglin's forehead and felt a pang of anxiety.
"Are you alright? Does it hurt?"
To be bandaged by Gu Qianying herself, Ouyang Qinglin was overjoyed and felt no pain.
He flicked away the sweat from his head, his eyes filled with unbridled joy.
"It doesn't hurt, not at all."
Du Chun's face contorted. He couldn't stand to see this scene.
As he turned backward, he saw Nangong Mo.
Nangong Mo's expression was unusual, and he kept staring ahead.
Du Chun retreated further, coming to stand beside Meng Qinghua. He felt that only Meng Qinghua could understand his thoughts at the moment.
"Brother Meng, how would you describe this scene before us?"
Meng Qinghua said meaningfully, "What do other people's affairs have to do with you? As outsiders, we can just watch. Besides, there's no possibility for him."
Du Chun naturally knew who "him" referred to.
He raised an eyebrow, "That's true."
Soon, Ouyang Qinglin's arm was bandaged.
"Shall we go to the second level now? This place is very dangerous. Do we need to rest for a bit?"
Nangong Mo felt a twinge of sadness seeing Ouyang Qinglin.
After all, these people had come to help him.
He couldn't bear the thought of them getting injured.
However, Ouyang Qinglin didn't want to slow them down. Staying here for another day meant one more day of danger.
"Don't wait. Although I'm injured, it doesn't affect my spiritual power. We should go down first."
"Alright!"
After a brief rest, everyone entered the entrance to the second level.
The place they landed was a body of water.
This water was different from the water above; it was exceptionally clear, and they could see a crescent moon above. However, the water was bone-chillingly cold.
As soon as the five of them landed, they felt their limbs being restrained, gradually turning into mist, and their bodies becoming stiff.
Gu Qianying reacted quickly and shouted anxiously to the side.
"Not good, these are all water ghosts. We must be careful."
The river water was their source. As long as Gu Qianying and the others remained in the water, these water ghosts could act with impunity, killing them invisibly.
Everyone quickly rose and used their spiritual power to shatter the water ghosts that swirled around them.
With a surge of a giant wave.
They all fell into mid-air, temporarily creating a distance between themselves and the danger ahead.
Compared to the fire ghosts above, their nature was much more cautious.
Only when Gu Qianying and the others were in the river water did these creatures begin to act. Once they were in mid-air, the river water below returned to its tranquility, showing no movement.
Gu Qianying and her five companions were suspended in mid-air, looking down, feeling a sense of frustration.
Nangong Mo looked down with cold eyes, "If they don't act and we remain in this stalemate, we'll never find an exit."
Gu Qianying shrugged helplessly.
"But in this situation, we can't go down. Once we do, we'll be entangled by them. This seems like a dead end."
Gu Qianying conjured a large stone and threw it downwards.
The stone sank into the bottom of the water.
Soon, the river water turned into a giant vortex that swallowed the stone.
Then, the river water returned to its tranquility.
The five of them, suspended above, fell into deep thought.
Nangong Mo transformed his spiritual power into a guiding rope and tentatively lowered it into the water.
Sensing the power from above, the water ghosts suddenly became agitated.
All the water ghosts converged there, constantly devouring the spiritual power from above.
Nangong Mo tried to pull them out, but their strength was immense, and they even counterattacked, almost pulling Nangong Mo into the water.
"These damned things!"
Du Chun cursed, "They are born of resentment, shouldn't they be brainless? How can they be so intelligent?"
Gu Qianying said coldly, "Before they became resentful spirits, they were also human. We shouldn't underestimate them."
"How about this!"
Du Chun bit his fingertip, drawing a drop of blood.
"I'll use my spiritual power to lure them, and then you can defeat them in one fell swoop. Once they leave the water, they are no match for us."
"What are you going to do?" Gu Qianying had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
Du Chun laughed wildly, "Along this journey, I haven't had a chance to do anything. Today, I'll show you that my abilities are no less than yours."