Yuan Ming asked himself with his current means, if he really had to confront this giant elephant, he could manage, but that would expose all his strength, which would be a loss greater than the gain.

Just at that moment, the voice of Xi Ying echoed in Yuan Ming's Sea of Consciousness, "Head southwest; there's a place there to hide. If you move quickly, you should be able to reach it before the giant elephant catches up."

Yuan Ming was startled by these words; however, trusting Xi Ying, he didn't ask further questions but simply commanded Lei Yu to change their direction of flight.

He was naturally the fastest, and his previous direction was south; now, he only had to adjust slightly. The Qiong Yun and Wulu behind him unconsciously followed without any suspicion.

Fifteen minutes later, the giant elephant was only a hundred yards from the four of them, looking like it was about to catch up.

"This giant elephant is relentless in its pursuit; we might as well fight it! The four of us together should be able to handle a Level 4 demon beast!" Long Chong, frustrated by being chased, said angrily.

At that moment, on the distant horizon, a huge city wall appeared, stretching across the grassland.

Behind the city wall, dozens of tall but dilapidated buildings stood. Among the ruins and broken walls were the marks left by ages.

Yuan Ming narrowed his eyes; he was familiar with the ruins before him—they were indeed the remnants of the Wanqu Clan from the ocean depths!

"An underwater relic at the entrance to the secret realm? There's one here too? Could it be that someone lives within this secret realm?" Long Chong and the others also recognized the buildings ahead and expressed their surprise.

"Let's enter the ruins first; we might find a way out," Yuan Ming called out, Lei Yu transformed into a flash of lightning, carrying everyone as they disappeared into the ruins, with Qiong Yun and Wulu closely following.

As soon as the four had entered the ruins, the giant elephant followed closely behind, its huge body ramming into building after building, creating a thunderous noise and stirring up clouds of dust.

Yuan Ming and the others lowered their tunneling light and used the buildings' interference with the giant elephant to slightly increase their lead.

Just then, an intact pyramid-shaped tall tower appeared in front of them, identical to the Void Temple on Fusang Island and the True Sea Hall on Two-World Island.

The pyramid-shaped structure was also enveloped in a faint layer of white spirit light, which was especially conspicuous under the starlight.

A flicker of astonishment passed through Yuan Ming's eyes. He communicated with Xi Ying using Divine Sense, "How did you know there were Wanqu Clan ruins here?"

"I detected fluctuations stemming from a formation here; it's likely coming from this tower. This formation is no trivial matter. If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Wanqu Clan's Star Shifting Array. You can take refuge inside for now. Once you fully activate the formation, it should be able to block the giant elephant for a while," explained Xi Ying.

Yuan Ming nodded and relayed Xi Ying's words to Long Chong and the others, mentioning only that the tower might be protected by a formation, which could help them evade the giant elephant.

Upon hearing this, Long Chong and the others hesitated somewhat, as what Yuan Ming said was still speculative. If they indeed entered and found no formation or were unable to activate it, delaying their escape could lead to despair.

And at that moment, the giant elephant that had been relentlessly pursuing them suddenly vanished without a trace, along with its upsurging demon energy.

"What, did the giant elephant give up?" Long Chong was astonished.

"Brother Hong, be careful; it has tunneled into the earth, and it's targeting you!" Yuan Ming urgently exclaimed.

Before he had finished speaking, a yellow light flashed under Wulu, and the giant elephant's huge form unexpectedly emerged from nowhere, its trunk sweeping at Wulu like a giant pillar.

Wulu reacted extremely quickly, immediately shifting to dodge.

However, as the giant elephant opened its mouth, a torrential sucking force enveloped Wulu, and visible ripples appeared in the void, pulling Wulu's fleeing form back.

The thick trunk twisted and coiled toward Wulu's body.

Yuan Ming and the others were some distance from Wulu and wanted to help but were too late.

Just as Wulu was about to be struck, suddenly, in front of everyone, Wulu's figure disappeared into thin air, and the giant elephant's trunk grasped at nothing.

The giant elephant blinked its enormous eyes, showing a hint of confusion as its trunk flailed aimlessly in the air for a moment, hitting nothing.

The elephant then appeared stunned, its trunk groping its head akin to a human hand, even its footsteps halting.

At this moment, Yuan Ming and the others also couldn't sense any trace of Wulu with their Divine Sense as if he had completely disappeared.

Yuan Ming was already aware of Wulu's Invisibility Divine Ability and didn't pay much attention, directing the first soul of his Divine Sense to descend and search for Wulu's trace.

But the next moment, his heart tightened, and his eyes showed disbelief, as even the first soul's Divine Sense failed to sense Wulu's presence!

Waves of shock surged in Yuan Ming's heart. Ever since he entered the Stealing Heaven Tripod, his Divine Sense had been enhanced by this treasure, always effective, never failing to detect any forbidden or treasured objects. What method had Wulu now used?

Just at that moment, Wulu's figure suddenly appeared near Yuan Ming and the others, looking quite wan. He glanced their way without stopping to explain and hurriedly sped toward the tower.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming and the others quickly followed.

Behind them, the giant elephant let out a thunderous roar and charged, its four legs moving as if flying, tightly following them.

Yet its huge form was far less agile than Yuan Ming and his group, and even though it could charge recklessly through the ruins, it gradually fell behind over time.

The entrance to the tower was open, with a sign hanging above it, already mottled and deteriorating but still faintly showing the characters "Cloud Top Hall."

Four people flew into Cloud Top Hall, and the interior of Cloud Top Hall, just like the Void Temple and True Sea Hall, had a winding passageway extending forward.

In the blink of an eye, their figures, swift as lightning, vanished into the passage.

Yuan Ming took the lead, his feet not touching the ground as he flew forward.

"Use the Void Transformation Technique to head downward!" Xi Ying's voice rang out.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ming didn't hesitate and immediately executed the Void Transformation Technique, penetrating the stone walls of the passage and flying downward.

Seeing this, Long Chong and the other two, although not understanding Yuan Ming's intentions, quickly took out an Earth Tunneling Talisman and followed closely behind.

Yuan Ming tunneled dozens of yards underground and entered a rather large stone chamber.

The furnishings within the stone chamber were simple; other than candle lamps, there were only six wide, old meditation cushions placed on the floor, surrounding a formation emitting a faint blue light. Several of the array patterns had dimmed, appearing unused for a long time, but it had not completely collapsed.

"The formation here does not seem to be fully activated," Yuan Ming hurried to the formation.

Long Chong, Lei Yu, and the others now arrived at this spot, their expressions stiffened: "Doesn't that mean we're doomed? Can we still escape in time?"

"Continuing to flee will only lead to us being caught eventually; this formation is not complicated. Help me buy some time, and I can quickly find a way to activate it," Yuan Ming rapidly said.

"Are you sure that the formation here, combined with this building, can stop that giant elephant?" Qiong Yun suddenly asked.

"I'm sure," Yuan Ming nodded vigorously.

Qiong Yun took a deep breath: "Alright, I trust you. Long Chong, I know you still have a trump card. There's no need to hide anymore. Let's take action together. I refuse to believe that we cannot even hold off a Level 4 demon beast for a moment!"

Noticing her resolute tone, a hint of admiration flashed in Long Chong's eyes, and he laughed loudly as he grasped his long spear and walked beside Qiong Yun.

"Alright, since you put it that way, Qiong Yun, how can I lag behind?"

With that, he slapped his waist and another object emitting spirit light, a white jade treasure pearl with six flood dragon shadows coiling inside it, flew out of his storage bag.

"The pearl reveals, Nine Dragons coil… Fellow Daoist Long, is this treasure not the legendary Nine Dragon Pearl? No, the count of flood dragon shadows doesn't match; it must be a replica," Wulu exclaimed in surprise.

Long Chong smiled proudly, but before he could speak, a thunderous elephant roar rolled towards them.

The giant elephant reached the front of Cloud Top Hall and didn't stop its momentum; its massive body slammed directly into Cloud Top Hall.

Boom!

Cloud Top Hall trembled violently, the area of impact caved in, but did not collapse like other buildings in the ruins.

"The three of you, please hold off that giant elephant for a moment, don't let it tunnel in!" Yuan Ming said.

"Don't worry, leave it to us!"

Long Chong roared, immediately used the Earth Tunneling Talisman to return to the surface, and the treasure pearl instantaneously merged into his forehead.

His features transformed rapidly; his eyes became like those of a flood dragon, his nose and mouth like a dragon, two narrow dragon horns pierced through his forehead, and his neck was covered with iron-like blue dragon scales, emitting an abnormally vast aura.

The giant elephant, having failed in its initial charge, did not continue to barrel forward with brute force. Instead, yellow patterns on its body suddenly burst forth with spirit light, and it stomped powerfully!

The ground trembled along with it, a vast chasm appeared under the elephant's feet, continuing to extend toward Cloud Top Hall.

"Is this the Earth Splitting Divine Power?" Long Chong, almost escaping from underground, sensed this scene, his expression drastically changed, and he immediately lunged forward with his spear, colliding with the rapidly spreading chasm.

An explosion like a thunderclap boomed underground, and Long Chong was sent flying backward, his hands wielding the spear cracked, and he spat out blood; however, the spreading chasm was also halted.

"What a beast!" Sensing Long Chong was injured, Qiong Yun roared furiously and executed a secret technique, covering her entire body with a fluid-like purple thunder as though she was clad in an armor.

She darted out of the ground rapidly, her hands gesturing downward, and dozens of liquid-like thunderbolts struck the giant elephant.

Wulu also emerged from underground, shooting seven or eight crescent-shaped blood lights at the giant elephant's eyes.

However, the giant elephant merely shook its body and appeared unharmed, slightly lowering its head and aiming its tusks at the spire before charging once again, like a flash of yellow lightning, toward Cloud Top Hall.

Seeing this, Long Chong and the others gritted their teeth and braced themselves to clash with the giant elephant!

Boom!

All three were sent flying, but the giant elephant was also repelled!

Its eyes flared with blood light, seemingly enraged, the yellow spiritual patterns on its body shining several times brighter and growing much larger, with beams of yellow light several yards long shooting from its tusks as it charged again at Cloud Top Hall.

"We must stop it at all costs!" Long Chong shouted, lunging forward again, and their spirit beasts appeared to assist their masters!

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