The Nascent Soul True Lord gave a cold snort. The Dharma Aspect Projection behind him linked heaven and earth, dispersing the cracks in the surrounding space. It swept up the wind of the void, turning it into a palm seal that was about to descend.
Within the mountain, wisps of black light flickered. Just as the Nascent Soul True Lord brought his palm down, a black beam, compressed to its absolute limit, shot out from the deepest part of True Thousand Mountains in an instant.
Using the cover of the crimson-black pillars of fire, the black beam evaded detection by Divine Sense and struck the Separation Fire Mysterious Wind Shield.
The extremely compressed energy of the earth veins shattered the Formation Disc of the Separation Fire Mysterious Wind Shield in an instant. Before the Nascent Soul True Lord could react, a streak of black light shot straight through his chest.
Caught completely off guard, the Nascent Soul True Lord's True Intention rippled around him, and the Dharma Aspect Projection behind him dissolved along with it.
With its support gone, the Separation Fire Mysterious Wind Shield's power plummeted. Under the bombardment of the crimson-black pillar of light, countless Formation Discs dimmed, and the beam of light stretching for several kilometers instantly swallowed the Nascent Soul True Lord and the Spirit Treasure Ship behind him.
Several seconds later, the crimson light covering the land across tens of thousands of kilometers of True Thousand Mountains faded away. As the earth veins collapsed, the crimson-black pillar of light vanished completely.
"Did we... succeed?!"
On either side of the mountain's inner wall, Bai Yi, who had long since taken shelter in a makeshift refuge, looked up at the void.
Even with the double protection of his exoskeleton and the shelter, the heat waves stirred up