Within Guanghan City, booming explosions echoed incessantly.

In that Guanghan Palace, of the twelve tall pillars, seven had already broken, and although the remaining five were still intact, the light from the runes upon them was no longer as bright as it was initially.

In the center of the Great Array, an Undying Tree over thirty feet tall stood in the middle of the palace.

Roots extending from its body were connected to the remaining five pillars, while another seven thick roots stood erect on the other side of its body, replacing the seven destroyed pillars, barely maintaining the operation of the Great Array.

In midair, the Blood Realm Venerable, his body covered with cuts from swords, had a look of joy in his eyes as he controlled the blood-red dragon to repeatedly crash against one of the pillars.

Above the Great Array, two white rainbow lights flanked from both sides and shot towards the blood-red dragon before they could hit, a Blood Shadow and a golden Puppet flew up to intercept them.

"Put in a bit more effort, just destroy one more Stone Pillar, and then the Undying Tree will no longer be able to compensate with its own power," Yuan Wuji said while controlling the Blood God's Son.

"This is also thanks to Fellow Daoist Xi's guidance..." Ni Mu looked over at Guoguo.

Xi Ying was controlling Guoguo, constantly spewing out silver light from her mouth, bombarding the Great Array, oblivious to their words.

"Bang!"

The blood-red dragon heavily collided with the Stone Pillar, its huge body rebounded by the impact, and before it could launch the next attack, there was Ni Mu's Lifebound Puppet Tongchen, which had already charged up again, lifting its golden palm and smashing down towards the Stone Pillar.

Its palm print on the Stone Pillar immediately rippled with a strange wave, as if a bizarre strength permeated into the interior of the Stone Pillar.

When the Stone Pillar was attacked, it immediately provoked a violent reaction from the Great Array, and seven or eight exceedingly sharp white Sword Shadows sprang towards the golden Puppet.

Just as the golden Puppet and Blood God's Son helped the blood-red dragon block the attacks previously, this time, the blood-red dragon and Blood God's Son helped the golden Puppet intercept the attacks.

After a brief accumulation of power, the Blood God's Son once again surged forward, its forearm extending a broad Blood Blade, attacking the same spot on the Stone Pillar that had been hit by the blood-red dragon earlier.

This was precisely the effect of Xi Ying's guidance.

Having the three with the strongest attack power focus on the Stone Pillar while collaborating in defense, and having others attack from a distance to distribute the pressure, they cycled through this process, gradually grinding down seven pillars.

"Crack"

Finally, the eighth Stone Pillar also cracked open with a deep fissure.

The Undying Tree Avatar within the Great Array was shaking violently, not only due to the relentless attacks of everyone, but more importantly because it had just felt its main soul annihilated.

At that moment, the already crumbling Great Array in the palace suddenly burst forth with blinding brilliance, rendering all those besieging it unable to look directly at it.

"Damn, this Demon Tree is in desperate straits!" Sensing the suddenly intensified ferocious attacks, the expression of the Blood Realm Venerable twisted slightly as he couldn't help but exclaim.

He, Ni Mu, and Yuan Wuji, who had been collaborating to strike the Great Array's Stone Pillars, also slowed their attacks and retreated a few steps.

Just when everyone thought the Undying Tree Avatar was about to fight to the death, Xi Ying sternly reminded them through Guoguo's mouth:

"Don't be deceived, it's trying to escape!"

Indeed, just as Xi Ying's words fell, the Undying Tree that was ceaselessly shaking in the middle of the Great Array suddenly uprooted itself and the darkness on its body shrank, turning back into that Black Robed Elder in the blink of an eye.

He shot a resentful glance at Guoguo, then quickly snatched the Silver-white Orb, his body transforming into a black afterimage as he shot towards the outside of Guanghan Palace.

As the Silver-white Orb was moved and the Black Robed Elder retreated, the Great Array within Guanghan Palace finally collapsed completely, and the remaining Stone Pillars could no longer bear the burden and collapsed with a loud crash.

The white Barrier that enveloped the outside of Guanghan City also disintegrated, dispersing into countless sparkles of light.

A small continent appeared mid-air, silently suspended.

The Black Robed Elder, while fleeing, clutched the Silver Orb with both hands, continuously channeling mana into it.

The Silver Orb immediately shone with thousands of starlights, the star patterns engraved upon it lit up one by one, emanating fluctuations of Space Power.

"The Great Wilderness Star River Pearl is in his hands; we can't let him get away!" Yuan Wuji's voice suddenly rose, his figure rapidly shot out, hastily chasing after the Black Robed Elder.

Ni Mu waved his hand, and the Thousand Illusion Treasure Mirror immediately flew up into the sky, soon breaking apart into a blue mist which, in a flash, caught up with the Black Robed Elder, piercing into the back of his head.

Unsure whether the Great Wilderness Star River Pearl needed complete refinement or if its use naturally took time, the Black Robed Elder hadn't managed to activate its power before he was controlled by the blue mist and fell into an illusion.

However, within less than two breaths, thick Black Mist seeped from his body, directly forcing the blue mist out, allowing him to recover.

But this interruption meant that the lights lit up on the Great Wilderness Star River Pearl had all faded away.

The Black Robed Elder's face twisted with anger, but he dared not linger any longer, only managing to again attempt to activate the Great Wilderness Star River Pearl while fleeing.

But the brief pause just now had allowed two figures to block his way, one to the left and one to the right.

Bing Li stood suspended in the air, white eyebrows covered with a layer of frost, her eyes also radiating a cold murderous intent, cold air seeped out from the Wind Snow Sword in her hand, and a bright Sword Shadow slashed out.

As the sword light flew out, countless snow-white sword shadows spread, and "crack crack" sounds echoed throughout the void as a huge ice wall emerged, blocking the path of the Black Robed Elder.

On the other side, Lan Xiao swung his arm, and a sky full of poison insects, enveloped in purple poison fog, fell from above, rushing toward the Black Robed Elder.

"Get out of my way!" the cold voice of the Black Robed Elder rang out.

Two massive black palm prints flew out with a bang, directly shattering the ice wall, the resulting hurricane and ice shards scattering the purple poison fog and the swarms of poison insects.

The figure of the Black Robed Elder passed through the storm, and suddenly a thick white tail emerged from the nearby void—it was Guoguo's tail, which quickly wrapped around the Black Robed Elder's body.

The bald head of the elder flashed with golden light, and Ni Mu's Tongchen Puppet appeared out of thin air, with two golden palms striking from left and right, slamming fiercely onto the elder's body.

Bang!

The body of the Black Robed Elder shattered, scattering in all directions.

Ni Mu appeared above the Tongchen Puppet, his face showing joy, but the next moment his smile froze as the shards of the Black Robed Elder's body turned into ordinary pieces of wood.

The figure of the Black Robed Elder appeared in a forest dozens of yards away, sitting cross-legged and vigorously activating the Great Wilderness Star River Pearl.

"This is Yuan Ming's Six Jia Qimen…" Xi Ying murmured with a slight surprise from within Guoguo.

A streak of anger crossed Ni Mu's eyes as he lunged forward.

At the same time, the Blood Realm Venerable stood atop the head of a blood-red dragon, also rushing toward the Black Robed Elder.

Although Yuan Wuji was still far away, the Blood God's Son had already leaped into the air, coming right above the Black Robed Elder.

Just then, a silver light suddenly shone in the Black Robed Elder's profound eyes, like ancient wells, and a silver ring of light emerged from under his feet.

"Not good!" Xi Ying sensed the waves of Space Power emanating from the silver ring and immediately felt a sense of foreboding.

Ni Mu and the others, of course, also noticed and attacked with all their strength.

However, their attacks were ultimately a step too slow, as a dazzling light burst from the silver ring, engulfing the Black Robed Elder and making him disappear without a trace.

The expressions of Ni Mu and the others changed dramatically, and their faces revealed feelings of frustration and unwillingness.

Before they could start blaming each other, Xi Ying suddenly realized that the Divine Soul fluctuations of the Black Robed Elder had reappeared after a brief disappearance.

"He hasn't gone far, he's just outside Guanghan City," Xi Ying promptly shouted to the others through Guoguo's mouth.

Upon hearing this, Ni Mu and the others didn't bother with anything else and rushed out immediately.

"It can only get me this far…" Outside Guanghan City, the figure of the Black Robed Elder had just appeared, his face showing a look of astonishment, then quickly turning to mutter angrily to himself.

The destruction of the main soul had caused more damage than he had expected, and with both Soul Power and Qi-blood severely depleted, the Space Divine Power of the Great Wilderness Star River Pearl was greatly suppressed.

What was once a power he could use to teleport anywhere on the Three Immortals Island was now limited to being used only on this Round Moon.

In his anger, the Black Robed Elder did not lose his rationality. Such a teleportation distance was insufficient for him to escape. After briefly shaking off Ni Mu and the others, he began to activate the Great Wilderness Star River Pearl with all his might.

As long as he was able to activate this treasure successfully, he still had a chance to escape from this place.

The Black Robed Elder sped away, attempting to distance himself from Guanghan City, but he soon faced a figure clad in Black Armor, charging toward him.

"Evil King Mirror!" Upon feeling the familiar yet foreign aura on it, the Black Robed Elder roared in fury.

Had it not been for this damned thing, he would not have been reduced to his current predicament.

"Hehe, old friend, we meet again," the Black Armored Demon General couldn't help but laugh out loud upon seeing the Black Robed Elder.

But when he saw the Silver-white Orb in the hand of the Undying Tree Avatar, emitting a starlike glow, his expression suddenly became uneasy.

"The Great Wilderness Star River Pearl! Give it to me!" The Black Armored Demon General's eyes gleamed with frenzy, and he bellowed.

The Heart Protector Mirror on his chest suddenly burst forth with a powerful black light, and the incredible pulling force didn't scatter at all, coming at the Black Robed Elder like an enormous hand.

"Do you take me for some puppet?" the Black Robed Elder shouted in fury the moment he felt that pulling force.

Black light immediately shone all over his body, directly dispelling that force.

Right afterward, the withered tree-like sternum of the Black Robed Elder opened up to revealed a mass of dark green light, which quickly became a vortex spewing green light.

The Black Armored Demon General, who was confronting him from afar, suddenly made "crack crack" noises as his body, which had fused with the Undying Tree, began to show signs of falling apart under the influence of that power.

"Return what belongs to me," the Black Robed Elder roared.

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