Hei Yi's face changed when he heard the old man's words. He knew what it meant when the small world lost contact. It could only mean that the small world was collapsing.
But Hei Yi did not want to give up hope. He asked: "Isn't the Dragon Valley small world the strongest one we have ever discovered? How could it collapse so easily?"
He did not ask this question because he doubted the old man's judgment. He knew that the old man was far superior to him in cultivation and status in the Tang Sect.
He asked this question because he was worried about Tang Wulin and Dai Yun'er. If the small world of Dragon Valley collapsed, they might never come back. Even if they were lucky enough to survive the collapse, they would die in the spatial turbulence afterwards.
They were both soul masters above rank 40, but that was not enough to withstand the spatial turbulence. Only Extreme Douluo or Titled Douluo with powerful space abilities could escape from it.
And they were not ordinary soul masters. Tang Wulin was the leader of Shrek Academy. He had lost to Monster Academy, but that was because they were still too young.
If they were in the same age group, only Long Yue and Dai Yun'er from Monster Academy could compete with them. He had also made a huge contribution to the Tang Sect, which was why he had the opportunity to enter Dragon Valley.
He also had an amazing talent for forging, and he might become a master craftsman in the future. He was destined to become a high-level leader in either Shrek Academy or Tang Sect.
Dai Yun'er was also very talented, and she had the rare spiritual attribute of soul eyes. She also had a unique twin martial soul.
And the most important thing was that Dai Yun'er was the beloved little princess of the Star Luo Empire. She and Long Yue were the future of the empire.
The old man in the valley knew their identities too, but he could not do anything about it. He sighed and said: "You should report this matter as soon as possible, and someone will deal with it. We have to inform Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire."
He felt more regret than sorrow for losing the two geniuses. For the Tang Sect, Dragon Valley was an extremely important small world. Only the best of the younger generation could enter it for training.
The small world of Dragon Valley had existed for so long, and it had nurtured many talents for the Tang Sect. Now it had lost contact, and two of their most talented disciples were trapped in it. This was a huge loss for the Tang Sect.
He saw Hei Yi staring at the light pattern with a troubled expression, and he knew that Hei Yi still had some hope. He said again: "Go and report it. I will stay here for seven days and try to keep the formation alive. If they don't come out by then, I won't waste any more time."
Hei Yi looked at the lines that glowed faintly under the old man's maintenance. He sighed and accepted the reality of the collapse of the Dragon Valley small world. He turned and left. He had to report the situation to the senior management as soon as possible.
They found that the dragon balls that were supposed to lead them out had lost their function. Dai Yun'er and Tang Wulin looked at each other with alarm.
Dai Yun'er frowned and said, "What are you trying to do? I am the princess of the Star Luo Empire. If anything happens to me here, my father will..."
But she stopped mid-sentence, realizing how weak her words sounded. She knew that if she died here, her father might never find out who killed her, let alone avenge her.
She felt helpless and desperate. Even the items that the Tang Sect had given them were useless. They had no way out.
They did not know that the reason they saw Anping and Gu Yuena here was not because Gu Yuena had been too slow.
It was because Anping and Gu Yuena had decided to stay after discussing it. They wanted to try to extract the Golden Dragon King's divine core from Tang Wulin in this small world that had different rules from the outside world.
They ignored Dai Yun'er and Tang Wulin because they were discussing their plan.
The girl turned around and stared at him. She had a smile on her face, but Tang Wulin did not believe that she was attracted to him.
He was confident in his appearance and cultivation, but he remembered Gu Yuena's previous attitude. It was impossible for her to change so much.
Besides, this girl was the result of Anping and Gu Yuena's martial soul fusion skill. He did not know who was controlling it.
He felt a chill when he saw her beautiful face and bright smile. He took a small step back involuntarily.
He felt like he had hit an invisible wall. He realized that Anping and Gu Yuena did not intend to let them go.
But he was puzzled. If Anping and Gu Yuena wanted to kill him, it would be very easy. Why had they not acted yet?
He knew that Anping and Gu Yuena were very decisive and ruthless. They would not hesitate like this.
He asked: "Can you tell me why we are trapped here? We have had some minor conflicts before, but they are not a big deal, right?"
"If you let us go, we can swear on our martial souls that we will not tell the Tang Sect's senior officials about your presence in Dragon Valley."
He thought that Anping and Gu Yuena had trapped them here because of their identities. They were afraid that they would report what had happened here to the Tang Sect when they left.
He had experienced the benefits of Dragon Clouds, and he knew how important Dragon Valley was to the Tang Sect. But he made this offer in order to persuade Anping and Gu Yuena to release them.
He was careful with his words. He said that he would not tell the Tang Sect's senior officials, but he did not say anything about Shrek Academy or the Star Luo Empire.
He was also stalling for time. He had tried to contact Tang San's consciousness in his mind after he found out that the dragon balls did not work, but he could not reach him.
Dai Yun'er quickly agreed with him. She said: "Yes, we can swear not to reveal anything that happened here."