Just as everyone was about to give up struggling, as they were being rapidly overwhelmed by a sense of suffocation in their daze, they heard a cry for help:
"Hold on, we'll break your shackles, get out quickly!"
Slave Master: "Why is the rain lasting so long today? And so heavy? Something's not right, go and check."
As soon as the guard opened the door, water gushed in with a roar! It was endless.
The Slave Master thought of something: "Not good! Quickly, send someone to catch them!"
The guard, not understanding, asked: "Catch people? Catch whom?"
The Slave Master kicked him in the backside: "Hurry up and go!"
"Yes!"
Several people had their cages opened and quickly swam up, some even using the guard who opened the cages as stepping stones to leap upwards.
"Splash! Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!..."
The few people took deep breaths of fresh air, not forgetting to expel the water from their stomachs.
They didn't stop but quickly swam away in all directions to escape. Mingzhi Tian was among them, but he didn't run. Instead, he searched the various prison cells for Ba Ke's location.
The water spread like a pool, and it was still increasing. The longer Mingzhi Tian took to find Ba Ke, the more dangerous it became.
After searching several places without success, Mingzhi Tian became increasingly anxious. At this moment, he saw the cultivator who had claimed to be at the Qi Refining first layer being chased by a slave guard.
The two chased each other like a swimming race, but the slave guard still pursued and killed the cultivator with a single strike.
Mingzhi Tian was stunned: "One strike? Instant kill? Isn't that much more powerful than the Qi Refining first layer?"
The slave guard saw Mingzhi Tian and quickly swam towards him: "Kid, don't run!"
Mingzhi Tian said comically: "Uh, only a fool wouldn't run!"
Mingzhi Tian sprinted on the water in a dog-paddle style, with the slave guard chasing behind him in a frog-kick style.
In a short while, Mingzhi Tian found Ba Ke, who was locked up with some beast pets.
Mingzhi Tian's punch, carrying water ripples, broke the beast cage and rescued Ba Ke. Ba Ke couldn't swim, so Mingzhi Tian used the Imperial Artifact Technique to control the water and lift Ba Ke up.
Then, supporting Ba Ke with one hand, he swam with the other.
The slave guard intercepted them: "Surrender. If you give up resisting now, the punishment will be lighter."
Mingzhi Tian didn't speak. He put Ba Ke down, and it involuntarily fell back into the water.
Mingzhi Tian thought: "Since death is inevitable, why not fight with all my might?"
With that thought, before Ba Ke suffocated, Mingzhi Tian condensed his power with both hands, using water as a weapon. Countless water fists appeared.
As the slave guard watched in astonishment, Mingzhi Tian swung his fists! The dense, transparent water fists enveloped the slave guard's entire body. Following the sounds of fists striking, the slave guard, before he could even unleash a single blow, met his demise.
Mingzhi Tian gasped heavily, breathing laboriously: "This Imperial Artifact Technique really consumes stamina... Hah!..."
He scooped up Ba Ke, punched a hole in the stone wall, and then, carrying Ba Ke, controlled the water to escape.
After the water receded, the Slave Master saw that several slave guards at the Qi Refining second layer were dead. It was not hard to guess that they were ambushed or attacked in the chaos. But how did the only slave guard at the Qi Refining fourth layer die?
He knew that the highest cultivation level among these people was no more than the Qi Refining second layer. How could they have killed his Qi Refining fourth layer subordinate?
The Slave Master, dripping wet, roared in fury: "Dispatch people everywhere, make sure to capture every single one of them... not a single one can be missed!"
"Yes!!..."
Mingzhi Tian was soaking wet, but he didn't overthink it. He just wanted to get away from here first.
The most dangerous place was the safest. He didn't leave the city but found a secluded spot and borrowed a stove fire from a household to dry his clothes.
After thanking the owner, he immediately moved on to avoid leaving any traces.
On the street, Mingzhi Tian's body suddenly flashed with spiritual light! A cyan glow rose and then gradually dissipated.
Passersby saw this and were not surprised: "Another one at the Qi Refining first layer? Nowadays... breaking through to the lowest level is so easy? It's too common!"
They shook their heads and walked away.