Ask the Treasure to Act

The moment the stone stele came into contact with the barrier, the seemingly indestructible shield shattered with a crash, like glass struck by a giant hammer, instantly dissolving into firefly-like specks of light that scattered away.

With nothing left to hinder it, the stone stele descended straight down with the force to destroy everything. Its shadow instantly blanketed the earth, while the compressed air let out a piercing shriek.

Master Xiūmù's expression grew incomparably grave at the sight, as though a crushing weight had settled over his heart.

He had long anticipated that this Demon Lord of the demon race would be powerful, but he had never expected him to be this powerful—powerful enough to shatter the defenses he had set up so effortlessly.

The next moment, all hesitation and gentleness vanished from Master Xiūmù's aged face, leaving behind only a nearly frozen solemnity. His thoughts raced: though he was no match for this Demon Lord, if he fled with all his strength, the other party would not be able to keep him easily.

However, that thought had barely surfaced before he rejected it. If he fled now, Chen Ping'an and Fellow Daoist Zhang below would surely die! He, Xiūmù, could not bear such karma.

Rumble—!

Just as Master Xiūmù's thoughts whirled and he weighed the stakes in that lightning-fast instant, a deafening boom that seemed capable of tearing apart the heavens suddenly exploded from the sky above the shattered barrier!

The sound was so abrupt and so violent that it instantly drowned out the howling demonic energy and the groaning earth.

Master Xiūmù's heart jolted, and he abruptly looked up.

A figure appeared beneath the massive Stone Statue that blotted out the sky, like black lightning ripping apart dark clouds!

The man wore a suit of black armor as