The numerous “Extreme Path” members successively received the order, then began walking toward Baihu one after another.

This was the final instruction issued by the “Extreme Path King.” Everyone would delay for the final moments, drawing a blood-red period to end this mission.

Baihu had also clearly fallen into madness. Despite possessing his full abilities, he had no way to protect the giant bell and display screen under the assault of a group of “Participants.”

This sudden sense of defeat made his entire head dizzy and muddled, as if his understanding had been overturned.

He knew he hadn’t just gone mad now—he had already gone mad long ago. He just never wanted to admit this fact.

*CLANG*!!

A clear, resounding bell sound suddenly exploded beside Baihu’s ear, as if someone had reached an opportunity to activate “Immortal Arts.” At this moment, Baihu once again turned back with a vacant gaze.

Didn’t this scene prove he had gone mad?

The bell seemed to be there.

Although it had disappeared from his vision, it was still ringing.

Baihu shook his head, then once again looked behind him with vacant, blood-red eyes. This feeling was truly very strange.

He could both feel the wind blowing across the empty ground and hear the giant bell’s mournful cry.

The next second, the ground beneath Baihu’s feet suddenly transformed. The previously broken stone bricks began turning into swamp mud one after another, and his body began sinking downward.

But Baihu didn’t pay attention to his sinking body, only frowning as he contemplated countermeasures.

How could he salvage the current situation…?

“Got it… right… got it…” Baihu was slightly stunned. “It doesn’t matter if it’s gone… as long as I can establish the giant bell and display screen again… then none of this will be affected…”

As his words fell, Baihu’s figure explosively shot out from the mud pit, arriving before Yun Yao almost instantaneously, then reached out to grab Yun Yao’s wrist.

Yun Yao was slightly stunned. Before she could retreat, she was already controlled in place.

“Need to find a ‘Clever Object’…” Baihu’s cracked lips slowly split open. “As long as I can find another ‘Clever Object’… won’t that solve everything?”

Yun Yao swallowed and tried to pull her arm away again, but her body had no way to contend with a “Divine Beast.”

“Do you know who the ‘Clever Object’ is?” Baihu asked.

After hearing this, Yun Yao only calmly reached her other hand into her small bag. Baihu also noticed her movement and thought the tall woman before him would pull out some weapon, but Yun Yao merely pulled out a lipstick.

“Finding a ‘Clever Object’…” Yun Yao smiled with cold sweat flowing down. “Then you’ve really found the right person…”

“You know…?” Baihu paused.

“Whether I know or not… depends on how strong my ‘Luck’ is.”

Yun Yao smiled as she pinched the lipstick in her hand between her thumb and index finger, then flicked it forcefully toward the sky.

The force was far too great. After the lipstick cap flew into the sky, it separated from the body. Two cylindrical objects began rotating and circling separately in the air.

Baihu stared blankly upward at this scene, not knowing what the woman before him was planning.

The lipstick body spun countless times in the air, then its bottom landed and struck the ground. But because the ground was too hard, the lipstick didn’t stand upright directly. Instead, it shot out, rising from the ground again.

It flew neither left nor right toward the lipstick cap that hadn’t yet fallen. The two objects merged together in the air with a crisp sound, then changed their trajectory.

The next second, the lipstick neither stood on the ground nor hit other objects. Instead, due to its changed trajectory, it flew straight back into Yun Yao’s bag.

Seeing this scene, Baihu only frowned.

“This is not good at all,” Yun Yao laughed. “My ‘Luck’ is really too strong.”

“So what if your ‘Luck’ is strong…?” Baihu asked.

“If my ‘Luck’ is too strong, it means I can’t even lie to you.” Yun Yao stared contemptuously at Baihu. “No matter which direction I randomly point out next, it might cause you to find the ‘Clever Object’ by sheer coincidence. So my suggestion is… you should just kill me right here.”

“You think I wouldn’t dare…?” Baihu also laughed madly. “Even if you have ‘Strong Luck,’ it’s not necessarily stronger than Heaven.”

“That’s true,” Yun Yao nodded calmly. “Even ‘Luck’ must beg from Heaven above, so naturally it can’t be stronger than Heaven.”

“So you’d rather die here than reveal the ‘Clever Object’s’ location?” Baihu said.

“That’s right.” Yun Yao shrugged. “What’s so scary about death? A Divine Beast specifically wants to kill me—I have no idea how to hide. I can only hope to see you again in the next cycle.”

“Heh…” Baihu said. “Those who die this time have all committed serious crimes. There may not be a next cycle.”

After speaking, Baihu raised his fist and struck toward Yun Yao’s heart.

“Xiao Yao…!” Jiang Ruoxue in the distance saw the situation turning bad and wanted to go rescue her, but was held back by Zhoumo.

“Tsk… rescuing someone from Baihu’s hands—are you insane?”

At this critical moment, one hand pressed Yun Yao’s shoulder and pulled her backward, while another figure flashed forward to block this punch.

A tremendous sound exploded in the center of the plaza. Everyone felt as if two trucks had collided. A shockwave spread horizontally outward, causing everyone’s bodies to sway.

The arrivals were precisely Chu Tianqiu and Zhang Shan.

Chu Tianqiu pulled Yun Yao behind him, while Zhang Shan swung his fist directly at Baihu.

This punch contained no hesitation and was more direct than any “Participant’s” previous attack.

As if representing the “Participants” formally declaring war on the “Administrators” here.

Seeing this, Baihu’s brow furrowed. He immediately reached out to block.

*BANG*!!

Fist and foot met. The tremendous counterforce caused both to retreat simultaneously. Baihu retreated one step, while Zhang Shan retreated five steps in succession.

For the first time, everyone present saw someone directly clash head-on with a “Divine Beast.” They all froze in place.

“Damn.” Zhang Shan walked forward while shaking his shocked and pained arm. “What ‘Luck’ and ‘Heaven’ nonsense—problems that ‘Luck’ can’t solve, ‘Heaven’ will solve. Problems that ‘Heaven’ can’t solve, we’ll all help out together and solve them.”

“Zhang Shan…”

“Old thing, you better watch carefully.” Zhang Shan smiled and used his thumb to point at the two people behind him. “Standing before you are three leaders of ‘Heaven’s Mouth.’ You’ve really gotten yourself into trouble today.”

After hearing this, Yun Yao was stunned and wanted to say “I’m not,” but no matter what, she couldn’t say it.

“Yun Yao, go find Tiantian and tell her what happened,” Chu Tianqiu turned his head and said quietly. “She’s with Qi Xia. Qi Xia will definitely think of a corresponding solution. I suspect there will be others who need her clues next. Withdraw quickly and have Tiantian protect herself.”