"Ah!"
And then, just as he finished speaking, a piercing scream rang out.
"What's happening!"
"Good heavens, how did he get sucked dry like that!"
"Terrifying!"
This time, the one who died was a man cultivating at the early stage of the eighth level of Qi Refining!
One moment he was fine, the next he was a withered corpse!
How could anyone accept this!
Instantly, everyone was on edge!
"Ye Fei, what exactly is going on?"
Luo Wan also shivered all over; the way he died was too tragic!
What was even stranger was that no cause of death could be found.
"He must have been cursed!"
"I know, he was definitely cursed!"
The person speaking suddenly remembered the legends he had heard about this place.
It was exactly the same as this man's experience!
"Make way, let me take a look!"
At this moment, a very experienced martial artist walked over and carefully examined the dried corpse.
"Strange, why are there no marks on his body?"
The person checked again but still found no clues on him.
As for the others, they had already moved far away, creating a vacuum zone.
In the end, the person had no choice but to give up further investigation and press on.
Everyone became even more cautious, fearing they would suffer the same fate as the previous person.
Fortunately, nothing of the sort happened again, and everyone could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
After another half hour, they finally saw a hint of light.
"Great, we're finally getting out of this damned place!"
Some of them cheered.
However, the closer they got to the exit, the stronger Ye Fei's unease became.
"Be careful, don't wander off!"
"I have a bad feeling, I feel like something big is about to happen!"
Ye Fei cautioned again.
Seeing Ye Fei's seriousness, Luo Wan's heart also skipped a beat.
She immediately walked closely alongside Ye Fei.
It was at this moment that the crisis suddenly struck!
The empty space ahead was suddenly filled with many brown branches!
And they were swaying constantly!
"Good heavens, what is this thing!"
"How could this be!"
"Someone save me!"
In fact, one person was immediately wrapped up by the branches!
Then he was forcefully pulled away!
The martial artist entangled by the branches had no time to make another sound before he turned into a dried corpse!
"Good heavens, this person was also drained dry!"
"What is this thing that feeds on blood!"
"This must have been its doing before as well!"
"They are so elusive, we are no match for them!"
"Run!"
"Let's run quickly!"
Instantly, the people on the scene began to scatter and flee, everyone desperately wanting to escape this perilous place.
But now, both the front and back exits were blocked by the branches.
These fleeing people, scattering in all directions, were directly drained dry by the branches!
"Everyone, don't run!"
"As it stands, we can only join forces to kill it!"
"Otherwise, none of us will escape!"
Ye Fei cleared his throat, his voice hoarse, and took the lead, drawing his sword to engage the branches in battle.
Ye Fei was encountering a demon plant for the first time!
If this demon plant continued to absorb them, everyone, including himself, would become its nourishment!
He absolutely could not allow such a thing to happen!
With someone taking the lead, the others also came to their senses and joined in.
After all, they were all in the same boat now.
Ye Fei rose to his feet, utilizing his agility, constantly dodging the lashes of the branches.
The branches were incredibly agile, but Ye Fei was no pushover. Several times, the branches almost completely enveloped him.
However, Ye Fei ultimately nullified their attacks.
"Let's go all out, the worst that can happen is death!"
*Slash.*
One person was directly struck by a branch!
His entire body was slammed heavily against the wall of the maze.
As for Luo Wan, she fought shoulder to shoulder with Ye Fei.
With a flash of his sword, Ye Fei finally severed the branch that attacked him.
However, not long after, the severed branch suddenly sprouted new ones!
This shattered the confidence everyone had painstakingly built.
"What should we do? If this continues, everyone will be exhausted!"
One of the martial artists said in a disheveled manner.
Ye Fei, while continuing to deal with the branches, was brainstorming.
Suddenly, with a spark of inspiration, he channeled his yuan force, and with a roar, ignited a fierce flame, directly targeting the branches.
Caught off guard by the flames, the branches immediately retracted with a sizzle.
"Burn them with fire, they're afraid of fire!"
Ye Fei cleared his throat and reminded everyone again in his hoarse voice.
Everyone instinctively followed Ye Fei's instructions, igniting flames with their yuan force to attack the branches.
It worked!
Joy filled everyone's hearts, and they charged towards the branches in groups of three or two, burning them.
The branches, instantly enraged, thrashed wildly.
However, everyone had learned their lesson. They stood back-to-back, immediately using flames to counter any whip-like strikes from the branches.
Simultaneously, one person used his weapon to cut off the branches again.
After a few such exchanges, the branches clearly showed signs of retreating.
"Hold on, victory is within reach!"
The hoarse voice sounded again.
Everyone gathered their strength and continued to battle the branches.
Under the combined assault of everyone, the branches suddenly retracted with a whoosh.
Thus, this thrilling scene finally concluded.
"Maintain vigilance, everyone split into two groups to take turns resting!"
Ye Fei sat down, feeling somewhat drained.
The maze was in a state of disarray.
After quickly recovering their strength, the group continued forward.
Fortunately, the teachers from the Talisman Sect were skilled enough to narrowly avoid the last few traps, and the group finally emerged from the maze.
Before them lay a vast, open space.
Since they had passed the dangerous area, everyone began to make their own plans.
They tacitly parted ways and each left on their own.
However, before leaving, many people approached Ye Fei to express their gratitude.
"Young hero, would you be willing to travel with us?"
Pu Shao, the steamed bun-like youth, approached Ye Fei and asked with a smile.
However, his gaze clearly did not fall on Ye Fei, but rather on Luo Wan next to him.
Upon meeting his syrupy gaze, Luo Wan frowned and glared back.
The steamed bun-like youth, Pu Shao, did not seem bothered. Instead, he chuckled and moved a step closer to Luo Wan.