The next moment, the Whereabouts Sword spun inside the Array Eye. Countless streams of sword energy burst forth, then silently flowed into the formation.
As Su Shi'er shifted the Array Eye's position,
outside the formation, more than a dozen Dark-Gold Divine Runes seized their chance. They broke through its restraints and shot straight toward him.
They were so fast that they left no time to react.
But Su Shi'er had been prepared for this.
"Return to Nothingness!"
At his low cry, he activated Secret Law Gui Wu.
Yet the Divine Runes before him contained not only Immortal Essence but Divine Power. Secret Law Gui Wu might have unique strengths in defense,
but against power like this, a cultivator's true essence alone could never hold it back.
The forces simply were not on the same level.
Su Shi'er knew that well. The instant he struck, he silently stirred the Nine Heavens Exquisite Pagoda within him and drew out a wisp of the Heaven and Earth Furnace's distinctive green light.
But to keep whoever was secretly controlling the formation from noticing, he confined that power to his palm.
The next moment, a murky haze spread before his hand and met the Dark-Gold Divine Runes in midair.
In their soundless collision, the haze rapidly dissipated. The dozen or so Divine Runes vanished too, as though an invisible hand had wiped them from the air.
At the sight, a strange glint appeared deep in Ren Yunzong's eyes.
Before either of them could breathe a sigh of relief,
the hundred-zhang python bound by chains threw back its head in a soundless roar.
An even more terrifying force swept out, shaking the entire formation violently.
At the same time, the python opened its massive jaws, and a tremendous suction took hold.
The Dark-Gold Divine Runes scattered