Chapter 276: Chapter 141: Coordinated Weirdness (Part 2)

The crimson Sword Qi accurately pierced the short man’s throat.

The next moment, the short man’s eyes went wide, and he collapsed, a corpse.

Throughout the entire process, Shen Bai had not wasted a single word.

Since the short man was already as good as dead, there was no need for superfluous words.

The moment the crimson Sword Qi pierced the short man’s throat, everything was over.

Shen Bai stretched lazily and said, "Everyone, the matter is settled. How are we supposed to get back?"

The main purpose of this trip was to resolve the trouble within the Life and Death Road. Now that the trouble was taken care of, it was time to leave.

Ye Feng gave a wry smile. "I have to admit, I didn’t expect to finish the mission this quickly."

Ding Zhe and Qian Hua exchanged a look, both wearing the same expression.

They weren’t the kind of people who got their positions through connections.

From the constable selections, to the Observatory’s internal examinations, all the way to studying in the capital.

Every step had been taken with utmost stability; they had earned their way here.

Only they themselves knew the dangers they had faced.

Not a single one of their missions had ever been this easy.

But now, it felt as if they had just been riding on someone’s coattails.

In fact, that’s exactly what had happened.

For starters, if Amber hadn’t been here, they wouldn’t have even been able to find where their target was hiding.

As for an anomaly at the Meridian Realm Peak, even if they had all faced it together, it would have taken a great deal of time and come at a high price.

On this mission, however, the cost was secondary. Time was of the essence.

No one could guarantee that new complications wouldn’t arise along the way.

But with Shen Bai’s intervention, a single sword strike was all it took to completely annihilate the Meridian Realm Peak anomaly.

Absolutely no nonsense involved.

And that was why everyone felt they had effortlessly coasted to victory.

"If we want to get out, the Yin Walker might have a way," Ye Feng said.

After all, the Yin Walker was the one who brought them in, so it stood to reason the Yin Walker would be the one to arrange their exit.

Although the Yin Walker hadn’t spoken, seemingly preoccupied with countering the anomaly, they couldn’t just be left here.

Sure enough, as soon as Ye Feng finished speaking, their surroundings immediately began to change.

The illusion of the oil lamp began to act strangely.

Before their very eyes, the illusory oil lamp began to solidify, becoming more real at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the span of just a few breaths, the illusion had transformed into what looked like a real oil lamp.

Immediately after, the fissure that had first appeared above the oil lamp materialized before them once more.

"This should be the exit," Ye Feng said.

Although this upside-down world had grown much warmer with the anomaly’s disappearance, it was still deeply unsettling.

The inverted illusion in the sky, in particular, made one want to get lost within it and explore everything inside.

If one were to stay here too long, they would lose not only their five senses but their mind as well.

After saying this, Ye Feng walked toward the fissure and stepped inside without the slightest hesitation, taking the lead.

The others did the same, filing into the fissure one after another.

Shen Bai did not linger, and was the last to step inside.

But just as Shen Bai was about to step through, something strange suddenly happened.

A sense of dread washed over him, and he instinctively activated Divine Hundred Miles, retreating a great distance.

In the spot where he had just been standing, the fissure snapped shut in an instant, leaving nothing but empty space.

’If I had stepped into it just now, I would’ve been torn apart by the fissure,’ Shen Bai thought. ’I’m afraid even my Flawless Ten Layers Body couldn’t have withstood that.’

That momentary sense of crisis was a product of his many battles.

Thankfully, he had trusted that feeling.

But... ’Why did the fissure suddenly close?’

Shen Bai thought, ’And more importantly, how am I supposed to get out now?’

The fissure’s closing was incredibly strange, but Shen Bai had no time to ponder it, because he could no longer find a way out.

Shen Bai stared at the oil lamp before him, lost in thought.

The oil lamp was unchanged, but now that it had become tangible, it seemed to be the only normal object in this entire inverted world.

’There must be a problem on the outside. I’ll wait here for a bit,’ Shen Bai thought.

Anyone else in this situation would have already descended into panic.

But Shen Bai was exceptionally calm.

The mind-calming Attribute from his Chaotic Heart Spell, in particular, kept him from feeling the slightest bit of panic.

After analyzing the situation, he decided to wait where he was for a little while.

After all, this inverted Life and Death Road was simply too bizarre. Even with his numerous Divine Powers, Shen Bai was no fool and had no desire to needlessly court danger.

Having made up his mind, Shen Bai began to wait patiently.

...

「Outside.」

Elder Mu looked at the three people who emerged and asked in astonishment, "Where’s Shen Bai?"

Ye Feng and the others had just emerged. Upon hearing Elder Mu’s question, they instinctively turned to look, only to find nothing but empty space behind them.

"Wasn’t Brother Shen right behind us? How could he have suddenly vanished?" Ding Zhe said in astonishment.

Qian Hua’s eyes widened. "The fissure is gone! Doesn’t that mean Brother Shen is stuck inside the Life and Death Road?"

Their hearts lurched at the thought.

Anyone familiar with the Yin Walkers knew about the Life and Death Road. It was a place where even a master like Elder Mu would not dare to tread lightly.

And now, Shen Bai was trapped inside the Life and Death Road.

Even if Shen Bai possessed the ability of Overcoming Adversity and Attacking Upward, he was, after all, only at the Five Organ Realm.