Bang!!!
But just like the Blood Pearl before it, it remained completely unscathed.
Xu Taiping reached out, trying to seize it from a distance, but no matter how much force he exerted, the Blood Pearl did not budge.
Seeing this, Xu Taiping suddenly looked up and called across the distance to Dream Master Nangong Yu:
"Xiaoyu, can you move this Blood Pearl?"
Dream Master Nangong Yu immediately answered:
"No."
She promptly explained:
"I was just about to tell you all. The moment this Blood Pearl appeared, it opened a connection between the Dream Realm and reality. It cannot be destroyed or moved."
Hearing Xiaoyu's words, all four of them felt their hearts sink.
Lady Jade Mother stared expressionlessly at the Blood Pearl and said:
"Everyone, although only one Heaven-Treader from Taiqing Paradise remains, this Blood Pearl is very likely some sort of wild card. Even if we successfully slaughter Heavenly Venerable Yuqiu, we must remain on guard."
Dugu Qingxiao was thoroughly puzzled:
"Once Heavenly Venerable Yuqiu dies, won't the Heaven-Treading Contest be over?"
The Old Daoist smiled helplessly and said:
"Martial Nephew Qingxiao, every rule in this world, without exception, is laid down by the strong."
His expression darkened somewhat as he added:
"Sometimes, even if they cannot make the rules, they have plenty of ways to change them."
Those words made Dugu Qingxiao's heart plunge just as he had begun to relax.
The same was true of Xu Taiping.
Rumble...!
Just then, the world containing this Third Layer of the Dream Realm suddenly shook violently.
Immediately afterward, Xiaoyu's voice rang out again:
"Everyone, Heavenly Venerable Yuqiu in the Fourth Layer seems to have discovered the existence of the Third Layer of the Dream Realm. He..."
Before Xiaoyu could finish, an aged yet commanding voice suddenly resounded throughout the world-