Victory

Bang—crack!

The silver-white pillar of light slammed fiercely into the rock shield. The shield held for barely half a breath before exploding into fragments! The remaining energy crashed violently into Shi Lei's chest!

Pfft! Shi Lei took the blow head-on and sprayed blood. His Martial Soul Avatar was forcibly dispelled, and he flew backward, smashing heavily into the rock wall behind him and collapsing a large section of it.

Almost at the same moment, Shi Lei's severe injury froze the formation's foundation, and the Three Powers Mountain Guard Formation trapping Li Aotian revealed a fatal flaw!

Li Aotian let out a long roar, seizing the instant Wang Yan and Zheng Shan faltered in their coordination as the formation shook. The black light of his fifth soul ring flashed again. "Metal-Rending Slash—Sweep the Thousand Armies!" His whole body spun like a whirlwind, platinum-white blades expanding in a ring as they slashed viciously at the weak point where the three men's defenses connected!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Wang Yan, Zheng Shan, and Zhou Yan groaned in pain together. Their shields shattered, their defenses collapsed, and they staggered backward while coughing up blood, instantly losing their ability to fight.

On the flank, Qian Kun saw that all was lost—Shi Lei was badly wounded, and the other three had been defeated. Despair and madness flashed through his eyes. With a furious roar, he poured all his remaining Soul Power into the Mountain-Splitting Earth-Rending Hammer. The black light of his seventh soul ring surged violently—he actually intended to forcibly activate his Martial Soul Avatar in this desperate situation for one final gamble!

"Enough."

A cool voice rang out beside him. Qian Kun turned his head in horror and saw that Li Xuanbing had appeared at his side like a ghost at some unknown moment. Her ice-blue