Seven Mysterious Spaces: My Rise to Power in the Cultivation World

"Brother Zhuang Yu, are we just going to let them go like this?" Wang Yao quickly caught up with Zhuang Yu, her voice tinged with worry.

"Release them? How could I?" Zhuang Yu's lips curled into a cold smile, his eyes flashing with a chilling light. "I'm just playing along with them."

They left the inn and strolled casually around the outskirts of the town, but Zhuang Yu had already spread his divine sense to vigilantly observe everything around him.

"Hmph, want revenge? Then let's see who's playing whom!" Zhuang Yu sneered inwardly, already sensing a subtle killing intent constantly shrouding him.

Sure enough, when they reached a secluded grove, a sense of danger washed over them.

"Watch out!" Zhuang Yu grabbed Wang Yao and darted backward like a ghost.

"boom!"

Almost simultaneously, the ground where they were standing suddenly exploded, and countless sharp earth spikes burst out of the ground and shot straight into the sky!

"It really was a trap!" Zhuang Yu's eyes flashed even brighter; Li Hei had indeed set up an ambush here!

"Hahaha, Zhuang Yu, you've finally met your match!" Li Hei's cold voice came from the depths of the forest, filled with undisguised smugness and murderous intent.

"With this? You think you can kill me?" Zhuang Yu sneered, his divine sense sweeping across the surroundings, quickly locating Li Hei and the others hiding in the shadows.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, get him! Today I'm going to make sure this kid dies without a burial place!" Li Hei roared, his face contorted with rage.

"Yes, boss!" Ah Da and Ah Er responded, their eyes gleaming with bloodlust, clearly prepared to fight to the death.

Zhuang Yu remained expressionless, but inwardly he sneered. Although these traps were ingeniously designed, they would not be difficult for him to break through with his strength.

With a thought, he moved like lightning, darting through the traps with ease. Every dodge was perfectly timed, as if he had known the location of the traps beforehand.

"How is this possible!" Li Hei stared in disbelief as Zhuang Yu moved with ease through the trap, his face turning incredibly grim. "How can this kid's movement techniques be so unpredictable?!"

"Yao'er, step back and let me have some fun with them." Zhuang Yu's voice rang in Wang Yao's ear, tinged with a hint of mockery.

"Yes, Brother Zhuang Yu, be careful!" Wang Yao said worriedly. She knew Zhuang Yu's strength, but she still couldn't help but worry about him.

Zhuang Yu smiled slightly, his figure flashed, and he took the initiative to meet A Da and A Er. He wanted to finish the battle quickly and then deal with Li Hei who was hiding in the shadows!

However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!

With a loud bang, an invisible barrier suddenly appeared around Zhuang Yu, trapping him inside!

"What's going on?!" Zhuang Yu's expression changed slightly. He felt a powerful force binding him, making him unable to move!

"Hahaha, Zhuang Yu, you've fallen for it!" Li Hei's voice rang out again, filled with smugness and madness. "This is a trap I specially prepared for you. Just wait to die!"

"A trapping formation?" Zhuang Yu frowned, his divine sense probing the surrounding formation, his expression gradually becoming serious.

This formation is more complex than he imagined. With his current strength, it is almost impossible for him to break through it by force!

"Do we really have to use that?" Zhuang Yu wondered to himself, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes.

"No! It's not the right time yet!" He immediately rejected the idea; he didn't want to reveal his trump card unless absolutely necessary!

"What should we do?" Zhuang Yu was anxious. He could feel the power of the formation increasing. If this continued, he would be trapped here and die sooner or later!

Just then, a voice suddenly rang in his mind:

"Kid, got into trouble?"

Zhuang Yu was familiar with this voice; it belonged to the guardian of that mysterious space!

"Senior, can you help me?" Zhuang Yu asked hurriedly, a glimmer of hope igniting in his heart.

"Hehe, I don't have that kind of free time," the guardian said calmly. "However, I can show you a way."

"What clear path?" Zhuang Yu asked hurriedly.

"When faced with a trap, most people might choose to take a detour or forcibly destroy it..." The guardian's voice trailed off with a hint of amusement.

"Hehe, interesting, very interesting!" Zhuang Yu's lips curled into a playful smile, his eyes gleaming.

He didn't play by the rules; instead, he did the opposite.

He deliberately stepped on a seemingly inconspicuous tree branch, and instantly, several wind blades shot out from the ground, aiming straight for his vital points!

However, Zhuang Yu was prepared and easily dodged by slightly shifting his body to the side.

"Hahaha, you idiot, you can't even see such a simple trap!" Ah Er, hiding in the shadows, couldn't help but mock.

Li Hei frowned slightly, feeling a vague unease in his heart, but he didn't think much of it, assuming that Zhuang Yu was just too careless.

"There's something even more powerful, come on!" Zhuang Yu laughed loudly, deliberately feigning panic as he dashed left and right through the trap.

He appeared flustered, but in reality, every step he took was meticulously calculated. He deliberately triggered small traps to lull Li Hei into a false sense of security and lower his guard.

Sure enough, as Zhuang Yu continued to trigger the traps, Li Hei's smile grew wider and wider, and he was filled with confidence in his plan.

However, what he didn't know was that Zhuang Yu had gradually figured out the entire formation's structure through these small traps!

"It's now!"

A glint flashed in Zhuang Yu's eyes, and his figure suddenly accelerated, turning into a blur as he rushed towards a place that seemed to be empty.

With a loud bang, an invisible barrier suddenly appeared, blocking Zhuang Yu's path.

"Hahaha, you've fallen for it!" Li Hei's smug voice came from deep within the woods. "This is a killing move I specially prepared for you. Now you can obediently prepare to die!"

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than he witnessed a scene that left him speechless!

Zhuang Yu formed hand seals and unleashed a series of profound spells. The originally indestructible barrier began to tremble violently, as if it were about to collapse at any moment!

"This...how is this possible?!" Li Hei's expression changed drastically, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Break it for me!"

With a roar from Zhuang Yu, the invisible barrier shattered and dissipated into countless points of light in the air.

"How is this possible?! How could you possibly break my formation?!" Li Hei exclaimed, his eyes filled with horror and disbelief.

"A mere trick, yet you dare to show it off?" Zhuang Yu patted his sleeves, a disdainful sneer curling at the corner of his mouth, his gaze icy as he looked at where Li Hei was hiding. "Come out, stop hiding!"

Li Hei's face was grim, his heart filled with a mixture of shock and anger. He knew he had kicked a hornet's nest this time...

Seeing that his carefully laid trap had been so easily thwarted by Zhuang Yu, Li Hei was instantly enraged. He could no longer contain himself and rushed out from the depths of the woods, pointing his finger at Zhuang Yu and cursing, "You, Zhuang Yu, are utterly cunning! How dare you play tricks on me!"

Zhuang Yu glanced disdainfully at the furious Li Hei and sneered, "You dare to show off your petty tricks? You're really overestimating yourself!"

"You..." Li Hei was speechless, his face turning pale and then red.

He never expected that his carefully planned trap would be so disregarded by Zhuang Yu. This was an utter disgrace to him!

"Go! Kill him!" Enraged, Li Hei waved his hand heavily at A Da and A Er behind him, while he quickly retreated, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Ah Da and Ah Er had been itching to get going. Upon hearing Li Hei's command, the two of them, like hungry wolves, brandished their weapons and pounced on Zhuang Yu from the left and right.

"Overestimating yourself!" Zhuang Yu sneered, his figure weaving between the two like a ghost, easily dodging their attacks.

"boom!"

Zhuang Yu kicked a broken rock, which flew towards A Da's face like an arrow.

A-Da couldn't dodge in time and was hit hard in the nose by a rock. Blood gushed out, and he screamed in pain, clutching his nose and squatting on the ground.

"Useless!" Li Hei cursed angrily upon seeing this.

"Your opponent is me!" Zhuang Yu ignored Li Hei's curses. He flashed and appeared behind A'er, his five fingers forming a claw as he reached for A'er's back.

"Be careful!" Li Hei's expression changed drastically upon seeing this, and he warned him.

Upon hearing Li Hei's warning, A'er hurriedly turned around to try and defend himself, but it was too late.

"puff!"

Zhuang Yu's five fingers, like sharp steel claws, easily tore through A'er's defenses, leaving five deep, bone-revealing bloodstains on his chest.

"Ah!" Ah Er screamed and fell to the ground, his clothes stained with blood.

"Utterly defeated!" Zhuang Yu clapped his hands, looking completely calm, as if he had only done something insignificant.

“You…” Li Hei was filled with fear when he saw his two men defeated by Zhuang Yu in the blink of an eye.

He finally realized that he had bitten off more than he could chew; the boy in front of him was far stronger than he had imagined!

"Now, it's your turn!" Zhuang Yu's gaze fell on Li Hei, and a cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

Upon seeing this, alarm bells immediately went off in Li Hei's mind. He knew he could no longer sit idly by and wait for his death, or he would really be going to die here today.

He took a deep breath, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes, and quickly formed hand seals, unleashing a powerful surge of spiritual energy from his body.

"Kid, don't push me!" Li Hei said through gritted teeth, his eyes filled with madness.

Seeing this, Zhuang Yu frowned slightly, knowing that Li Hei was going to fight to the death.

"Oh? What other tricks do you have up your sleeve? Bring them on!" However, Zhuang Yu showed no fear on his face. Instead, he revealed a hint of interest and said calmly.

Li Hei didn't say anything more, but suddenly pushed his hands forward, and a dazzling light, mixed with a world-destroying aura, blasted towards Zhuang Yu.

"Overestimating yourself!" Zhuang Yu sneered, about to make a move, when suddenly he felt a strong sense of crisis surge into his heart. He looked up abruptly, his pupils shrinking sharply.

"not good!"