"Caw...!"
With another cry of the Golden Crow, Xu Taiping used the little magic power he had painstakingly gathered to form another Golden Crow from earthly fire, sending it plunging into the Pill Furnace before the Bronze Gate.
"Boom!!!"
Amid an ear-splitting qi explosion, another mass of scorching earth flame became a pillar of fire, shooting skyward from the Pill Furnace.
Just then, masses of black shadows formed by Yin Gods, each bearing a savage face, surged like a tide from every direction to surround and kill Xu Taiping and his companions.
"Boom!!"
Several even broke free of the Return to Dust Seal's restraints and unleashed their divine power.
Ping'an, guarding the rear, was the first to be enveloped by the Yin Gods' power.
"Bang...!"
In the blink of an eye, the flesh covering Ping'an's body burst apart.
At the same time, a putrid aura began spreading outward from him.
Clearly, Ping'an had been struck by that Yin God's power of decay.
"Clang...!"
Just as Xu Taiping prepared to forcefully invoke the Return to Dust Seal to rescue Ping'an, an ear-splitting clash of metal and stone suddenly rang from the Pill Furnace amid its towering flames.
The next moment, golden light spread from the Pill Furnace, enveloping Xu Taiping and his companions completely.
"Boom! Boom, boom!"
The Yin Gods, meanwhile, were engulfed in blazing flames the instant they touched the golden light and began to burn.
"Bang! Bang, bang, bang...!"
Even so, Yin Gods kept battering the golden light, trying to break inside and continue attacking Xu Taiping and his companions.
Fortunately, even those Yin Gods capable of wielding divine power could not shake the golden light in the slightest.
Xu Taiping and his companions finally gained a moment to catch their breath.
"Bang!"
Just then, Ping'an abruptly raised a