Seeing Senior Sister Li Xuanyi already engaged with the Black Shadow, Song Qingyu hesitated no longer. She immediately controlled the Profound Nether Golden Light Sword at her side and sent a streak of sword light at the great array outside.
Li Xuanyi's cultivation had already reached the Golden Core Eighth Layer, and she also had a Mid Golden Core Stage Corpse Puppet assisting her. Her combat ability was no weaker than that of an ordinary Ninth Level of Golden Core cultivator.
However, the Black Shadow "puppet" before them possessed even greater cultivation. Though it had not yet reached the Nascent Soul Realm, it was not far off, and its combat strength was already comparable to half a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
After the two began fighting, Li Xuanyi was, unsurprisingly, quickly suppressed by her opponent. She could only rely on her magic treasures and Spirit Talismans to defend passively, finding it difficult to strike back.
Fortunately, this Black Shadow "puppet" seemed to possess little combat intelligence. Other than blindly casting spells and attacking fiercely, it did not use many powerful divine abilities.
Though Li Xuanyi was clearly at a disadvantage in the battle, she could still barely cope with the opponent for the time being and had not been swiftly defeated.
As for Song Qingyu, she unleashed three consecutive streaks of sword light, only for them to fall into the white mist conjured by the array ahead. They merely stirred up bursts of spiritual light and failed to break through the array's blockade.
Seeing Senior Sister Li Xuanyi being forced into a disadvantage by the Black Shadow "puppet," unable to contend with it for long, a trace of anxiety immediately appeared on Song Qingyu's face.
"Qingyu, this Ancient Array Formation will be difficult to break from the front. We must first