Chixuan let out a low shout, and the spiked club in his hands smashed down toward Yun Che's head with a sharp whistle that tore through the air. The Desolate Heaven fiendish qi coiling around it brushed against his skin and could actually devour Immortal Essence directly, gnawing tiny gaps into his protective spiritual light on contact.
Yun Che raised the stele to meet it head-on. A thunderous crash shook the entire Secret Realm three times, sending water from the spirit spring splashing half a zhang high. His arms tingled slightly, and he used the recoil to retreat two steps, inwardly marveling that Chixuan's brute strength truly lived up to its reputation.
Nearby, Zu Tangtang and Qin Yelan had each engaged the Enforcement Elders. Wind blades swept along with ice needles, dropping the two elders at the forefront in an instant. But the remaining eight quickly formed the Desolate Heaven Soul-Locking Formation. Black-and-red soul-locking chains coiled toward the two women, forcing them to keep retreating.
Flame Fire had already surged skyward around Feng Chu as she leaped into the formation. An exploding wave of fire burned through three soul-locking chains, but a Desolate Heaven Palm struck her chest as well. She staggered back with a muffled groan, blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.
Chixuan laughed loudly at the sight, gripping his spiked club as he pressed forward step by step. "Yun Che, all four of you are already at the end of your rope. Today, everything in this Heavenly Dao Hidden Abyss belongs to our Wild Heaven Divine Palace!"
Yun Che wiped away the blood that had splashed onto the corner of his mouth and put Cang Qingzi's Silk Manuscript into his Storage Ring. Tightening his grip on the Heaven and Earth Time-Heart Stele, he looked up at