"Crack, crack, crack..."
A series of sounds like shattering mirrors rang out. On the ice-sealed firebird pattern adorning the Half-Immortal Artifact Treasure Umbrella, the firebird and blazing flames frozen within the ice broke free from the spell Edict Token Xuan Jue had cast earlier.
The firebird beat its wings, its eyes brimming with towering rage.
In an instant, waves of Demonic Yuan gathered and poured into the firebird's body.
Already enraged, the firebird lost every shred of reason under the influence of the Demonic Yuan.
"Not good... the artifact spirit of the Half-Immortal Artifact is about to lose control!"
"This is bad! The power of the Half-Immortal Artifact is coming for the Universe Boundless Formation!"
"The formation has suppressed an enormous amount of Earth Qi and has long since reached its limit. If it is struck again by the Half-Immortal Artifact's power, the formation breaking would be the lesser concern. If the Earth Qi within erupts in an instant, its power... must not be underestimated!"
Noticing the changes in the Half-Immortal Artifact, Yun Yan and Song Haoran immediately cried out in alarm from within the formation.
Amid their cries, the immense power contained within the Half-Immortal Artifact Treasure Umbrella was stirred, like a falling meteor streaking down from the heavens straight toward the Universe Boundless Formation where they stood.
The sudden turn of events made every cultivator present, whether inside or outside the formation, tremble with apprehension.
"Alas! There is no helping it..."
At that hair's-breadth moment, Xuan Jue in the formation let out a grave sigh.
The next moment, Xuanwu, who had only just steadied himself overhead, suddenly began to move, plunging downward like a falling water star.
He was no slower than the Half-Immortal Artifact Treasure Umbrella descending from the sky.
Just as the power of the Half-Immortal