At this moment, an elder staggered over to Qin Xun's side and asked with resignation, "Vice Sect Master, we simply cannot break through this divine statue's defense. All of us took turns hammering away at it for so long, and it doesn't even have a single wound. If we drag this out any longer, our spiritual power will be exhausted and we still won't be able to do anything to it. What should we do? Should we... withdraw first?"
"Withdraw? Withdraw to what?! The Emperor Flame Seed is right before our eyes, and you want me to withdraw?!"
Qin Xun spun around abruptly, roaring, "Our Treading Spirit Sect traveled all this way to the True Martial Star Realm, and how much effort did we expend just to enter this Heavenly Tomb—you're telling me to withdraw empty-handed now?!"
"If there truly is no other way, then we have no choice but to deploy the Heaven-Trapping Net!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expression of the elder beside him changed drastically, his eyes widening in shock as he cried out, "The Heaven-Trapping Net?! Vice Sect Master, this is our Treading Spirit Sect's trump card! When the Sect Master handed this net over to you, he specifically warned you that it must never be used lightly unless absolutely necessary! Refining this net was extremely difficult, and once it is used, there is simply no way to deploy it again in the short term. If we use it now, we won't have any fallback options if we encounter any tricky and formidable enemies later on!"
Qin Xun swung his hand violently, cutting him off: "Then what do you suggest we do?! Without the Heaven-Trapping Net, we simply cannot handle this divine statue! Its strength is a notch higher than mine, and if