I am destroying the protagonist in the fantasy world!

The smoke and dust cleared, and the Xuanyuan clan leader, along with his tribesmen, rushed into the stone chamber. His cold gaze swept over Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli, like a venomous snake spitting its tongue, chilling them to the bone. "Lei Yi, your time of death has come!"

Lei Yi remained unmoved. He slowly stood up, his gaze still fixed on the word "break" on the stone slab, his smile growing even wider. "Chief Xuanyuan, are you sure you've truly won?"

The Xuanyuan clan leader was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "It's already this late, and you're still playing tricks! Do you think you still have a chance of turning the tables?"

Lei Yi ignored his ridicule and turned to Dongfang Liuli and said, "Liuli, let's get started."

Dongfang Liuli nodded and walked over to Lei Yi, carefully examining the words on the slate with him. These words were not any familiar characters, but more like ancient symbols, with a mysterious aura in their arrangement and combination.

"This is a coded text," Dongfang Liuli frowned. "I've seen similar records in ancient books, but the specific method of deciphering it has long been lost."

Lei Yi's heart sank. He knew time was running out and that the Xuanyuan clan leader wouldn't give them much time. He forced himself to calm down and tried to recall his knowledge of cryptography, hoping to find a clue.

As time ticked by, the atmosphere inside the stone chamber grew increasingly tense. Chief Xuanyuan's men had already surrounded them, waiting for the chief's command to hack them to death.

"How is it? Have you thought of it?" Lei Yi asked anxiously.

Dongfang Liuli shook her head, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. "No, this encryption is too complicated. I can't crack it right away."

Lei Yi gritted his teeth, knowing he couldn't wait any longer. He reached out and gently stroked the words on the slate, trying to sense a wave of energy. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he remembered the secret of his journey.

"Wait!" Lei Yi shouted, "Maybe I know what to do."

He closed his eyes, concentrated his mind, and summoned the mysterious power within him. This power had been there since he'd traveled through time, but he'd never been able to fully control it. This time, he decided to give it a try.

As the power in his body surged, the words on the stone slab began to emit a faint fluorescence. Dongfang Liuli looked at this scene in surprise, his eyes filled with hope.

Lei Yi guided this power, slowly injecting it into the stone tablet. The fluorescence grew brighter and brighter, and the words gradually became clearer. Finally, they deciphered the first paragraph of text:

"Only by destroying and then rebuilding can one achieve life."

Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli exchanged glances, each seeing confusion in the other's eyes. What did this mean? Could it be that the solution wasn't to their current predicament, but to themselves?

At this moment, the second paragraph of text also appeared:

"The door to reincarnation opens with sacrifice."

Sacrifice? Whose sacrifice? Lei Yi's heart trembled, and an ominous premonition came over him.

Seeing that they hadn't made any move, the Xuanyuan clan leader grew impatient. "Stop wasting time! Kill them!"

Just as the Xuanyuan clan leader gave the order, Lei Yi suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze as sharp as a torch, staring at the last line of text on the stone slab that had not yet fully appeared. He said in a low but firm tone: "Wait! I'm almost there..."

Lei Yi's fingers trembled slightly, the mysterious power within him flowing freely through his meridians like a surging river. The fluorescent light on the slate flickered, and the last line of text was like a shy girl, half-hiding her face behind her pipa, reluctant to fully reveal her true appearance.

"Sacrifice... Reincarnation..." Lei Yi muttered to himself, these two words weighing heavily on his heart like two huge rocks. He vaguely sensed that there was a huge secret hidden within, a secret that could overturn his cognition.

"Lei Yi, it's too late!" Dongfang Liuli shouted anxiously. She could feel the vibrations in the passage becoming more and more violent, and small pieces of gravel began to fall from the top of the stone chamber.

The Xuanyuan clan leader's crazy laughter came from outside the passage: "Lei Yi, you can't escape! Obediently accept death!"

The roar of the huge crash was deafening. Cracks appeared at the entrance of the passage, and rubble fell like raindrops. The ferocious face of the Xuanyuan clan leader appeared in the cracks, his eyes filled with bloodthirsty desire.

"Just a little bit more..." Lei Yi gritted his teeth, veins popping out on his forehead. He concentrated all his strength into his fingertips, desperately trying to write on the stone tablet.

Finally, at the last moment when the passage was about to collapse, the last line of text was fully revealed:

"Guardian, sacrifice yourself to begin the cycle of reincarnation and reverse the fate of the world."

"Guardian?" Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion. Who was the guardian? And what did sacrificing oneself mean?

They had previously interpreted the word "break" as referring to breaking the current predicament and breaking the Xuanyuan family's conspiracy. But now it seems that they misunderstood.

"Could it be that... breaking refers to breaking the cycle of reincarnation?" Dongfang Liuli muttered to himself, "And guardian... could it be that..."

She suddenly looked at Lei Yi, her eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

Lei Yi considered the same possibility, his expression turning grim. If the guardian was referring to him, then what was the point of self-sacrifice? Did he have to sacrifice himself to begin the cycle of reincarnation and reverse the situation?

This completely contradicted their previous assumptions! They had always believed that as long as they found a way to break the deadlock, they could escape, or even turn defeat into victory. But now it seemed that they had been on the wrong track from the beginning.

"Rumble--"

The entrance to the passage collapsed completely, and Chief Xuanyuan rushed in with a group of his clansmen and surrounded them.

The Xuanyuan clan leader held a long sword in his hand, the tip of the sword pointed directly at Lei Yi, and a cruel smile appeared on his face: "Lei Yi, your doom has come!"

Lei Yi took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He no longer had time to ponder those complicated words, nor did he have time to dwell on the meaning of guardian and sacrifice. The only thing he could do now was to survive!

He gripped the sword tightly in his hand, his eyes swept across the surrounding enemies with a cold look, and said in a deep voice: "Liuli, we..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly grabbed Dongfang Liuli's wrist and pulled her behind him, while waving his other hand violently behind him...

Lei Yi suddenly pulled Dongfang Liuli behind him and simultaneously slashed the stone wall behind him with his backhand. The seemingly flat stone wall actually held a hidden secret. As Lei Yi's palm landed, several square stone slabs collapsed, revealing a dark cave entrance behind.

"Go in!" Lei Yi growled, pushing Dongfang Liuli into one of the caves while slipping into the other. These two caves were discovered during his previous explorations. They were narrow and deep, barely wide enough for one person to pass through, making them perfect hiding places.

Almost at the same time they hid, the entrance to the passage collapsed completely, and the Xuanyuan tribe leader took the lead and rushed in with a group of tribesmen.

"boom!"

The pre-set trap was triggered, and several sharp stone spikes shot out from the ground, striking several tribesmen who were rushing forward. Screams rang out, blood splattered, and the tribesmen behind were startled by the sudden attack, their forward progress involuntarily pausing for a moment.

"A mere trifle!" Chief Xuanyuan snorted coldly, swung the sword in his hand, and the sharp sword energy cut off all the remaining stone spikes.

Seeing this, the morale of the tribesmen was boosted. They waved their weapons and rushed forward again.

Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli emerged from the shadows, their tacit coordination swiftly, like two bolts of lightning, weaving through the enemy horde. Lei Yi's swordsmanship was sharp, each strike aiming for the enemy's vital points. Dongfang Liuli, with her nimble demeanor, nimbly dodged the enemy's attacks, constantly harassing them with hidden weapons, creating openings for Lei Yi.

The narrow passage limited the enemy's numerical advantage, allowing Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli to barely withstand the enemy's attack. However, as time passed, their physical strength gradually depleted and the situation became increasingly critical.

The Xuanyuan clan leader's eyes were sinister. He saw the intentions of Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli and sneered, "Want to delay time? Wishful thinking!"

He no longer fought with Lei Yi, but instead commanded his clansmen to form an encirclement, gradually narrowing the scope of the encirclement and forcing Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli into a corner.

"Liuli, be careful!" Lei Yi blocked the Xuanyuan clan leader's sword strike, his arm numb from the shock. He noticed that the Xuanyuan clan leader had a slight pause in his attack, which seemed to be caused by a recurrence of an old injury.

This discovery gave Lei Yi an idea, and a bold idea emerged in his mind. If he could exploit this flaw, he might have a chance to break out.

But at the same time, he felt a sense of unease. Could this flaw have been deliberately revealed by the Xuanyuan Patriarch? Was it a trap?

Just as he was hesitating, Chief Xuanyuan attacked again. This time, his attack was even more fierce. The sword energy poured down like a storm, completely enveloping Lei Yi.

Lei Yi gritted his teeth and barely resisted the attack of the Xuanyuan clan leader, but he was quickly weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

"Let's fight!" A hint of determination flashed in Lei Yi's eyes, and he decided to take a gamble.

He suddenly took a step back, pretending to be defeated. Then, taking advantage of the moment when the Xuanyuan clan leader's old injury relapsed and his movements slowed down, he swung around and circled behind the Xuanyuan clan leader... The sword in his hand flashed with a cold light...

"Liuli, follow!"

The Xuanyuan clan leader's fierce attack was like a torrential downpour, but Lei Yi, while defending himself, caught a glimpse of something unusual. After each attack, the Xuanyuan clan leader would pause for a moment, as if suppressing something. He recalled a similar pause in the Xuanyuan clan leader's abdomen during a previous fight.

"Could it be an old injury?" Lei Yi thought to himself, his eyes falling on the abdomen of the Xuanyuan clan leader, where a hint of blood could be seen through his clothes.

opportunity!

Lei Yi's mind raced as a bold and risky plan formed in his mind.

He deliberately exposed a flaw and retreated unsteadily. Seeing this, the Xuanyuan clan leader's eyes flashed with contempt, and he raised his sword and stabbed.

It's now!

At the moment when the Xuanyuan clan leader drew his sword, Lei Yi seized the opportunity, pointed his toes, and moved around to the side of the Xuanyuan clan leader like a ghost.

The Xuanyuan clan leader's attack missed, and when he was about to change his tactics, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen and his movements involuntarily slowed down.

"Oh no!" Chief Xuanyuan thought to himself that something was wrong, but it was too late.

Lei Yi seized this fleeting opportunity, and the long sword in his hand turned into a cold light, aiming straight at the heart of the Xuanyuan clan leader.

"Chief, be careful!" The surrounding Xuanyuan people were horrified when they saw this and rushed forward waving their weapons.

"Get out of here!" Lei Yi roared, and the sword light surged, forcing back several tribesmen who rushed up.

After all, Chief Xuanyuan was a veteran who had been on the battlefield for many years. Although Lei Yi caught his weakness, he still reacted quickly. He endured the severe pain and dodged Lei Yi's fatal blow by turning sideways.

"Boy, you are looking for death!" The Xuanyuan clan leader was furious, waving the long sword in his hand tightly, covering Lei Yi in the sword light.

Lei Yi didn't dare to fight any longer. Although his attack didn't kill the Xuanyuan clan leader, it did successfully tear a hole. He seized the opportunity and rushed out of the encirclement like lightning.

"Liuli, let's go!"

Dongfang Liuli had been paying close attention to the battle situation. When she saw Lei Yi break through, she immediately followed him.

"Want to leave? Not that easy!" Chief Xuanyuan roared, and regardless of his injuries, he chased after him with his sword.

The surrounding Xuanyuan people also reacted and followed closely, chasing and intercepting Lei Yi and Dongfang Liuli.

For a moment, the narrow passage was filled with shouts of killing and flashes of swords. An even more intense battle was about to break out...

"Hurry, go from here!" Lei Yi pulled Dongfang Liuli and pointed to a hidden fork in the road ahead.

However, at this moment, a cold voice suddenly came from behind them: "Want to escape? Dream on!"

Lei Yi's heart sank. He turned around and saw Prime Minister Zhuge leading a group of men. They had appeared behind them without them noticing, blocking their retreat...