Breaking the Deadlock (Part Two)

The woman's expression in the sky changed drastically at the loud bang. As she turned around, she saw the gray-white barrier above her head shatter into countless fragments. A huge snow elephant, its body covered in long, white fur, was shaking its head and raising its massive head, letting out a heart-shaking roar. Behind the snow elephant, a Spatial Passage closed rapidly after it appeared.

"The Snow Region Elephant Venerable!"

Upon seeing the snow elephant, the woman exclaimed in alarm and retreated rapidly. At the same time, she also retrieved the snake head that was exerting its devouring power. Only after she had retreated to a relatively safe position did she quickly look up at the sky, where she saw Chen Xuanling, who had been silent for a long time, staring at her with a smile.

"Mean!"

The woman shouted in a low voice, never expecting that Chen Xuanling would use such a method to break through the barrier she had set up.

That gray-white barrier connects to the snake's skull. Once damaged, the snake's skull's power will be greatly affected. Now, even with the support of Great Dao Technique, it is clearly impossible to seize the Nascent Pill from several Yuan Zun experts again!

"You are no simpleton either, sir. You ventured alone into our human race's Pill Gathering, and even dared to attempt to use our human race to refine ninth-grade pills. You are truly audacious!"

Chen Xuanling smiled faintly and said.

Upon hearing this, the woman's expression changed, and she exclaimed in surprise.

"How did you know? Was it... was it this colleague who told you?"

The woman's eyes narrowed as soon as she finished speaking, and she immediately realized that the Snow Region Elephant Venerable must know something, which was why Chen Xuanling had learned of her core purpose.

The reason she was so reckless in her pursuit of eighth-tier Nascent Pill was to refine a ninth-tier Beast Spirit Pill. Once she had obtained a sufficient number of eighth-tier Nascent Pill and returned to her clan to Formed Pill level and perhaps even reach the Yuan Sheng level in one fell swoop.

I never imagined it would end up like this.

"I never imagined that you, a fellow member of the Magical Beasts race, would side with another race to harm me!"

Changing the subject, the woman turned her venomous gaze to Xiang Wuhui, who turned and transformed into human form, sneering fearlessly.

"Don't give me that crap. When has your Nine Netherworld Python Clan ever given my Snow Elephant Clan a second glance? I'll settle old scores with you when the time comes!"

Upon hearing Xiang Wuhui, Xiang Wu Hui sneered disdainfully, his gaze towards the woman still filled with murderous intent.

"You probably won't have a chance to avenge the annihilation of your clan. After all, you're just a dog kept by the Pill Tower now. Once you're used up, you'll inevitably be locked in a cage again, won't you?"

The woman glanced at Chen Xuanling and spoke with a malicious sarcasm, her words carrying a hint of sowing discord.

At this point, it would be ideal if Xiang Wuhui and Pill Tower could have a conflict.

"Stop your nonsense. I advise you to leave as soon as possible, otherwise, if you incur the wrath of the crowd, even our Pill Tower cannot guarantee the safety of every participant."

Chen Xuanling replied coldly, his words carrying a strong sense of threat. At this point, if those present were to join forces against this woman, his Pill Tower did not want to put on any show of force in the face of such a crucial matter.

"Hehe, leaving? Of course I'm leaving, but..."

The woman chuckled softly, exhaled a long breath, and uttered a sentence with an icy tone.

"These Nascent Pill cores are mine to claim today, and no one can stop me!"

The moment the words fell, the woman's body swayed seductively from side to side, and large patches of purple snake scales immediately appeared on her alluring body exposed to the air. Then, with a twist in place, she revealed the true form of the Nine Netherworld Python in the blink of an eye, transforming into a giant purple python, several times larger than the five giant pythons from before, covering the entire arena below.

"Roar!"

With a roar, a Hurricane suddenly swept across the arena. The giant snake's tail swept heavily, knocking back Xiang Wuhui, who was almost within reach. Then, its body plunged downwards, opening its blood-red maw to devour the remaining Medicine Cauldron on the arena.

"Furious!"

Seeing this, Yuwen Zong was the first to appear in front of the giant python. With a wave of his hand, the surging Great Dao of Fire immediately condensed into a huge fire net in front of him, which hindered the giant python's movements for a few breaths. As the giant python broke through the fire net, several more figures flashed out from Yuwen Zong's side. They were Chen Xuanling and the other two.

Chen Xuanling was the first to throw out the small cauldron, and the others, as they dispersed, also summoned their own small cauldrons. With their Hand Seals flying, several pillars of fire were also controlled to shoot out from the small cauldrons, like four fiery ropes that wrapped around the giant python, attempting to trap it in mid-air.

However, as soon as the giant python opened its mouth, a large amount of Snake Mound Yin Qi spewed out, instantly eroding and annihilating the fire rope. Just as Chen Xuanling and the others were alarmed, the giant python had already arrived in front of the red-faced man. No matter how the latter tried to attack, it still swallowed the Medicine Cauldron in front of him whole.

"Court death!"

Chen Xuanling was both shocked and furious. After shouting a curse, he called on the other three to attack again. This time, they condensed the flames spewing from the small cauldron into a huge fire Medicine Cauldron and quickly trapped the giant python inside.

"If you remain obstinate, we will refine you into this Burning Fire Furnace!"

This time, not only did the group pour out their Origin Qi, but they also invested a great deal of Power of the Great Dao. Even so, the Flame Medicine Cauldron still rapidly thinned under the erosion of the Snake Mound Yin Qi, and it seemed that it could not support them for long.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, a whooshing sound rang out, and a ball of flame shot out from the arena below, instantly appearing on the top of the Flame Medicine Cauldron. As wisps of Heavenly Flames invaded the Flame Medicine Cauldron, the originally fierce and overwhelming Snake Mound Yin Qi instantly lost most of its power and was then completely suppressed by the flames in the Burning Fire Furnace.

The giant purple python within also immediately felt an immense sense of crisis. Facing four high-level Yuan Zun at the same time, she was simply no match for them in her current state.

Having dealt with the black energy, Chen Xuanling looked down with gratitude, only to see that the person who had intervened was none other than Xiao Yan, whose face was deathly pale.

The two sides nodded to each other. Without further hesitation, the former raised his hand and slapped the base of the small cauldron in front of him. The other three also made the same move in unison, and the four small cauldrons flew to the four fire holes of the Burning Fire Furnace. As Chen Xuanling and the others formed hand seals, the flames shooting out of the small cauldrons became more and more ferocious, while the huge Burning Fire Furnace rapidly solidified and shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye.

As if sensing the terrifying power of the flames within the small cauldron, the purple python began to struggle, constantly ramming against the solidified inner wall of the Burning Fire Furnace. However, without the restraint of the Snake Mound Yin Qi, the purple python was clearly unable to break out of the Burning Fire Furnace by brute force.

Seeing this, Chen Xuanling frowned, sneered, and shouted:

"You'll stay here forever!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the four of them unleashed their surging Origin Qi without reservation, causing the Burning Fire Furnace to shrink even faster.

The giant purple python in the Burning Fire Furnace seemed impatient and roared furiously at Xiao Yan below. Its massive body twisted and transformed back into the form of a woman, raising her jade-like hand and pointing directly at Xiao Yan with a chilling killing intent, she coldly shouted:

"Xiao Yan, I will remember what happened today. I will make you pay a hundredfold in the future!"

Having said that, the woman ignored the fierce flames rushing towards her. With a wave of her arm, a vast expanse of dark Power of the Great Dao enveloped her, instantly covering her delicate body. The flames that were rushing towards her disappeared into the darkness without causing a ripple, as if they were mud oxen entering the sea.

"Hiss!"

Chen Xuanling's expression changed, and just as he was about to call out to stop her, he discovered that the woman's aura had already disappeared into the Burning Fire Furnace. No matter how fast they acted, they could not stop her.

"Even at this point, she still has some trump cards up her sleeve. It seems she's been planning this for a long time. We didn't suffer this loss unjustly."

The small cauldron was retrieved, and the Burning Fire Furnace also dissipated. Chen Xuanling frowned and sighed with some helplessness. Yuwen Zong, who was not far away, reacted immediately. After quickly scanning the scene, he called out to Chen Xuanling:

"Old Chen, that Xiang Wuhui..."

"Let him be. This was originally a deal where I exchanged his help for that woman's purpose. Besides, with his cultivation level, the secret realm can't hold him for long. The important thing now is that the biggest problem has been solved, and the Pill Gathering must continue!"

Chen Xuanling interrupted Yuwen Zong with a single sentence. As he finished speaking, his gaze slowly descended, sweeping over the five remaining players on the field below.

Xiao Yan, Xu Qinghe, Fu Kui, the old man from the Qi Clan, and the masked man.

The final champion will be chosen from among these individuals.