When Mo Lin and his group finally broke through countless obstacles and reached the base of the Bodhi Ancient Tree that blotted out the sky, an abrupt change occurred!
A dazzling emerald radiance suddenly erupted from the massive trunk, which stood a hundred zhang tall! The light seemed tangible, instantly condensing into an enormous pillar like a searchlight that enveloped everyone, including Mo Lin, Xiao Xun'er, Jiu Feng, and the four remaining teams!
"Hm?!"
The sudden turn of events startled everyone! Almost instinctively, they immediately circulated the Dou Qi within their bodies, trying to resist or escape the bizarre pillar of light!
However, in the next instant, everyone's faces turned deathly pale, their eyes filling with utter horror!
"Dou Qi... my Dou Qi is gone?!"
"What's happening?! I can't sense my dantian!"
"There's something strange about this pillar of light!"
Cries of alarm rose one after another! To their terror, everyone discovered that beneath the emerald pillar's radiance, the Dou Qi in their bodies seemed completely frozen and sealed, impossible to mobilize in the slightest! Even their Soul Power was suppressed deep within their minds, unable to extend outward! At that moment, they had become powerless mortals!
Whoosh—!
Before anyone could react further, the enormous emerald pillar suddenly trembled before rapidly contracting with lightning speed! Like a whale drawing in water, it instantly shrank back into the massive body of the Bodhi Ancient Tree!
And as the pillar vanished, Mo Lin, Xiao Xun'er, and the more than thirty others who had been standing beneath the tree vanished without a trace, as though they had evaporated from the world!
All that remained was the empty ground beneath the tree and the Bodhi Ancient Tree, still emanating its ancient, weathered aura, as if nothing had happened.
Boundless white light filled his