While Daoist Master Xuanwei suffered the backlash from the formation and the dark-gold divine runes, Su Shi'er rapidly changed his hand seals within the gorge, and spatial fluctuations appeared once more.
Su Shi'er and Wang Jingcheng flickered, plunging together into the rift beneath their feet.
The spatial fluctuations flashed and vanished.
Su Shi'er felt the scene before him change. Immediately afterward, countless violent forces swept toward him from every direction.
Those forces were not only astonishingly powerful, but also a chaotic, impure mixture.
Though he was clearly within the Exotic Space, he felt as if he were outside space itself.
The constantly shifting scenery was interspersed with spatial turbulence, along with residual power leaking from the damaged formations in the Immortal Ruins.
Fortunately, Su Shi'er had already prepared for all of this.
The Array Hub Token flashed in his hand, and a grayish-white barrier enveloped him, sheltering both him and Wang Jingcheng.
Even so, fine cracks appeared across the barrier's surface within moments.
"Pfft!"
Beside him, Wang Jingcheng suddenly shuddered and spat out another mouthful of blood.
After repeatedly expending his blood essence and taking part of Daoist Master Xuanwei's attack head-on, his face was deathly pale, and his aura wavered weakly.
Unfortunately, they were now within the Exotic Space. If his aura slipped out of control, it could draw attacks from the surrounding spatial forces, with unimaginable consequences.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, calm your mind and focus!"
Su Shi'er gave a low shout and pressed a palm onto Wang Jingcheng's shoulder.
Abundant true essence flowed out, forcibly suppressing the surging blood and vital energy within Wang Jingcheng.
At the same time, the light flowing across the Array Hub Token changed again.
As though drawn by an invisible force, the churning residual formation power around them swiftly gathered behind the two