"In the process of breaking the seal, its power will be continuously depleted."

"Once it breaks free, I will attempt to detonate the entire sealed ruins at its weakest moment. According to legend, the power unleashed by detonating a sealed ruin can absolutely annihilate it completely."

"It is precisely for this reason that I chose to become the formation spirit of the sealed ruins. You need not worry about me. I was already a dead woman. To avenge my fallen companions at the final moment, and to hear such good news from you—I have no regrets."

Shi Zhuo's mouth fell slightly open. "Wait, Senior Ji, if you do not detonate the ruins, is there no need for you to die? Could you not continue to exist in the form of a formation spirit?"

"Hm?"

Ji Li said, "What are you getting at?"

"I mean, let that Meteor Clan general break the seal if it must. Just leave it be. While there is life, there is hope. After it breaks out of the seal, we can kill it by other means—that amounts to the same thing. There is no need to sacrifice you and the ruins."

A legendary Iron-Eating Beast cultivator plus a legendary ruin—what a waste it would be to detonate them!!!

If she did not want the ruins, she could just give them to him.

Even without its sealing function, it was still an ancient legendary ruin...

Ji Li shook her head. "After it breaks the seal, it will certainly choose to destroy these ruins from within. Although it has no power to destroy the ruins, as the spirit of the ruins, I will certainly be unable to escape its attacks."

"And even if you could take me and flee, this Meteor Clan general is not so easy to slay."

"Since you know of the Meteors, you should know of their terrifying power. These Meteor Clan members are totems to whom the Abyss has granted power, and they also wield that terrifying dark-attribute power. Even if one could defeat them, facing their terrifying self-detonation before death would absolutely be a fatal crisis."

"Even a top-tier totem would not wish to face an ordinary Meteor Clan totem that the Meteors have granted power to."

"So, to reduce casualties, and to prevent it from taking revenge on the outside world and the Eastern Radiance after it escapes, letting me send it on its final journey is the optimal choice." Ji Li said, "If it were restored to its full prime, it would absolutely be a disaster for the ancient Eastern Radiance Kingdom."

"There is a way." Shi Li said, "There should be sufficient reinforcements arriving soon, perhaps even carrying taboo weapons. If there are taboo weapons, then slaying this Meteor Clan general will not cause too many casualties."

"Taboo weapons?" Ji Li was startled. "What are those?" "Super-lethal weapons capable of instantly annihilating ordinary totems, top-tier totems, even totem demigods. The present-day ancient Eastern Radiance Kingdom relied on such weapons to bring the Totem War Rebellion to an end."

"The Eastern Radiance of today is very powerful."

"In the most recent Totem War Rebellion, the Seven Nations Human Alliance used taboo weapons to annihilate a Venerable Demigod. Thus, not only in the East but across the world, the Totem War Rebellion was brought to an end."

"So, once this weapon arrives, you need not worry at all that this Meteor Clan general will cause too much damage. As far as I know, our country should possess purification-type taboo weapons. Purifying radiation of this level is not difficult."

"When the time comes and the Meteor Clan general breaks the seal, you retreat with the ruins, and leave the Meteor Clan general to the present-day Eastern Radiance to deal with!"

Shi Qi looked at the radiation across the earth. Radiation of this level should be far inferior to that of the Meteor Frenzy—at most a bit stronger than that Poison Dragon Totem. Nothing to worry about at all.

No need to put the Gem Cat and the Butterfly God at risk—they could wait for the weapon!

If there had been any other way, he would not have wanted this old senior—so like Senior Sister Bear Shadow Cat—to sacrifice herself.

"There's even something like that?" Ji Li wore a look of surprise.

"Yes. It shouldn't take long before reinforcements arrive. Even if they aren't carrying forbidden weapons now, it shouldn't take them long to go back and fetch some—two days should be enough," Shi Li said.

Ji Li suddenly felt that the future of two thousand years hence was utterly alien to her.

A forbidden weapon capable of annihilating three demigods?

What on earth had Eastern Radiance become, two thousand years later?

At Jue's words, Ji Li felt a stir of longing. If she could avoid dying, then naturally she too wished to see the Iron-Eating Beasts of today—to see what Eastern Radiance had become.

"Awoo!!!" Beside her, Eleven was filled with regret.

It hated its own weakness. Otherwise, how wonderful it would be if it could be the one to finish off this Meteor Clan general—or even the Black Goat outside.

"If it really is as you say," Ji Li said.

Shi Yan said, "There is absolutely no problem. At present, the Eastern Radiance Ancient Kingdom has even re-formed an Iron-Eating Beast Legion, also overseen by a female beast-tamer. She obtained part of the Iron-Eating Beast rearing methods from Senior Chongxuan. When you meet her, you will surely be astonished."

This was the formidable tamer who had reared Iron-Eating Beasts for the Martial Emperor two years ago, and who was also suspected to be Senior Sister Xiong Qi's ancestor. Shi Jin felt that if the two met, Senior Sister Xiong Qi would surely take off—best of all, she should take her as a master!

They could not let her take her own life.

Listening to Shi Ying's words, Ji Li smiled faintly. But just then—"BOOM"—a vast surge of dark-attribute energy erupted from the distance.

The entire sealed space began to rumble and quake.

The radiation throughout the ruins space grew even more intense.

At this sight, Ji Li shook her head with a smile, her expression regretful. "Thank you. But it may already be too late."

"It is about to break free of the seal—in less than two minutes, I fear. This is the ruins stone containing the Iron-Eating Beast's evolution resource. Next, I will teleport you out of here. Leave it to me to deal with."

"We cannot give it the slightest chance to escape. I do not know whether Yun Kuang was completely slain by the Martial Emperor. Yun Kuang has the power of resurrection, and the strength within these Meteor Clan beings is excellent resurrection nourishment for Yun Kuang. So you understand, don't you."

"I have every reason to ensure it never leaves this place," Ji Li said.

A ruins stone appeared in Shi Jin's hand, and at the same time his expression changed abruptly. How could it be so fast?

Never mind forbidden weapons—it seemed even the first wave of reinforcements would not arrive in time.

And according to Ji Li, relying on the Gem Cat and the Butterfly God was unrealistic, for outside there were still companions of this Meteor Clan general.

Once battle was joined, the casualties would be unimaginably vast.

"Leave it to me."

Seeing Ji Li's resolute attitude, she was dead set on sacrificing herself to slay this Meteor Clan general here.

Shi Jin could not possibly understand. Ji Li, having grown up in the Martial Emperor's era, knew the strength of Yun Kuang and the dread menace of the Meteor Clan better than anyone—and so she was unwilling to give this Meteor Clan general any chance to escape.

In her eyes, if Yun Kuang's forces returned because this totem broke its seal, it would be an enormous threat to the entire human race—to the whole East.

Of the forbidden weapon's power she knew nothing, but of the Meteor Clan's power she was utterly certain. After all, her own homeland had been destroyed by them.

"Mew???" Eleven too was looking at this auntie so like Lin Zhuo. Was the other going to sacrifice herself to destroy that sealed monster?