The moment the formation above Wanyuan Zhai activated, Yunxi and the other three, who had been meditating in their respective rooms, abruptly opened their eyes. In the next instant, their natal artifacts automatically protected their masters, firmly enclosing each of them.
Han Lian's divine soul directly entered a pale-blue Ice Lotus. Yun Chen was held in the grasp of a giant golden hand, while Xun Kun's divine soul attached itself directly to a black Soul Bell. With a cold expression, Yunxi raised the Nine Nether Underworld Dragon Umbrella against the immense pulling force and walked out of the cultivation room.
"Hei Yao!"
Yunxi spat out only two icy words. In the next breath, the black dragon upon the umbrella soared into the sky and slammed directly into the enormous ghostly green formation. The deafening bang carried far into the distance, drawing the attention of many Ghost Messengers.
The aftershock produced by the collision of black and green power spread in every direction, nearly leveling Wanyuan Zhai to the ground. Yet the ghostly green formation merely shrank by one ring; it had not been completely destroyed.
Hei Yao returned to the umbrella's surface, gathering power for a second attack. Yunxi frowned. She had not expected this formation to be even more formidable than the one they had encountered at Thousand Treasures Pavilion. Now, she somewhat understood why the evil cultivators had done this—the other side was testing their strength.
More precisely, they were testing the strength of their divine souls after leaving their bodies, before setting up this Soul Absorption Formation with greater confidence.
With a movement of her divine sense, Yunxi recalled the Nine Nether Underworld Dragon Umbrella into her body and summoned the Seven-Star Deadly Staff. After gripping it in her hand, she slammed it heavily against the ground