Within the stone forest, as time passed, Xiao Yan's refining of the Spiritual Strength within the Soul Bead gradually got on track.
Deep within the Soul Bead, Xiao Yan's weakened Soul Origin gradually grew stronger under the continuous infusion of Spiritual Strength. Around him, the coiled dragon snake, however, became restless.
Seemingly sensing the approaching threat, this strange creature became even more eager to devour Xiao Yan's Soul Origin. However, compared to the refining speed of the Heavenly Flames, this eerie serpent was far too slow.
Despite this situation, Xiao Yan remained calm and composed. No matter how much the serpent devoured him, the power he had lost would be fully restored in a very short time under the continuous infusion of his Spiritual Strength.
Furthermore, under this cyclical process of devouring and refining, Xiao Yan unexpectedly discovered that the Spiritual Strength he obtained had become more concentrated, and at the same time, his control over every strand of his Spiritual Strength had become more refined.
While Xiao Yan was still slowly refining the immense Spiritual Strength within the Soul Bead, a massive storm was rapidly brewing in Golden Radiance City.
Golden Radiance City.
High in the sky, a huge golden light shield enveloped the entire city. In the city square, a massive energy pillar shot up from the underground palace into the sky, continuously pouring enormous energy into the golden light shield, protecting the entire Golden Radiance City.
High in the sky, Fan Siyuan and other high-ranking members of the Formation Master Association stood there, their gazes shining through the golden light barrier as they looked out of the city with extremely solemn expressions. There, a group of six people stood in the void, looking at the huge array in front of them, their expressions varied.
The sight in the sky caused a stir in the city below. People looked back and forth, full of doubt, but also with surprise in their eyes, as if they had seen a savior.
For nearly half a month, Golden Radiance City has been under complete lockdown, with no one allowed to enter or leave. This has caused dissatisfaction among everyone in the city, who have even joined forces several times to approach the Formation Master Association, hoping to get them to activate the array, but ultimately they have all returned empty-handed.
When they hoped to seek help from Lü Zhongtian, they learned that he had already taken Wu Gang away. Now, apart from the Formation Master Association, the strongest person left in Golden Radiance City was only Four-Star Dou Di. Even with their strength, they could not leave this place.
Therefore, when they saw Qin Yun and his group outside the city, it was as if they had seen saviors who could help them leave this place.
" Qin Yun, what exactly do you want to do?"
In the void, Fan Siyuan's gaze pierced through the formation, fixed on Qin Yun among the six, and he roared angrily in a low voice.
Just now, this group of people violently broke through their city's protective array. If they hadn't used the Spirit Stone stored in the association to stabilize the array in time, the array covering the entire Golden Radiance City would probably have already collapsed.
"Heh, it seems President Fan harbors a deep grudge against us. We simply wanted to enter the city, but your formation blocked our path. We had no choice but to attack. But judging from your behavior, you don't seem to welcome our arrival."
Outside the city, Qin Yun, separated by the array, spoke with a cold smile.
"I've already made myself clear about what happened last time. My Formation Master Association has no intention of joining you. Please leave now, and we won't see you off."
"Hehe, President Fan, why are you in such a hurry to see us off? The purpose of our visit is not to discuss what happened last time, but to borrow something from you."
Qin Yun glanced at the eerie black figure shrouded in a black robe beside him, smiled coldly, and then looked at Fan Siyuan and the others, saying meaningfully.
What do you need to borrow?
Fan Siyuan frowned and couldn't help but ask in surprise.
Among the six, the figure beside Qin Yun, shrouded in a black robe, stepped forward, leaped, and flew forward like a ghost, quickly arriving before the massive formation.
"Hmm? Answer my question!"
Fan Siyuan frowned, shouted in a deep voice, and his fighting Dou Qi began to circulate involuntarily.
Outside the city, the man in black robes stood before the formation, slightly raising his head to reveal a strange mask covering half of his face. Beneath the mask, a cold smile curled on his withered old face. Then, he raised his hand, a dark light flickering in his palm, and pressed it against the huge formation in front of him.
At the same time, a dry, harsh voice drifted out.
"Borrowing a life."
"Buzz!"
The next moment, the massive array that enveloped the entire Golden Radiance City suddenly trembled violently. A ring of eerie, pitch-black energy clung to the array and rapidly spread outwards, swallowing up all the light in the world wherever it passed.
A massive shadow, like a dark cloud, rapidly enveloped the entire Golden Radiance City. The sky and earth changed color, the sunlight disappeared, and the world turned dark. Even the golden light shining on the array was mercilessly devoured by the originally black energy.
"What's this?"
In the city, countless people watched this scene with horror on their faces. Fan Siyuan and the others looked particularly solemn. Just a moment ago, they were horrified to discover that even with their Spiritual Strength, they could not penetrate that strange black energy!
" Qin Yun, do you want to kill us?"
Fan Siyuan roared angrily, confident that Qin Yun could hear him.
"Heh, Fan Siyuan, I gave you a chance, but you pushed it away yourself. If you won't obey me, then I'll have no choice but to devour you whole."
Qin Yun's cold laughter echoed throughout the entire Golden Radiance City, not only in the sky but also seemingly resounding from the ground below.
That eerie black energy not only swallowed the entire Golden Radiance City Golden Radiance City, but also the land beneath it!
"Hmph, you think you can swallow up my Formation Master Association? We'll see if you have the ability!"
Fan Siyuan roared, and hundreds of figures from the city below rushed into the sky. With a tremor, their Dou Qi surged outward, transforming into beams of energy that shot into the heavens.
A powerful Dou Qi qi quickly filled the entire Golden Radiance City, and sharp gazes swept across the city, hoping to find Qin Yun and the others.
At that very moment, near the edge of the black energy that enveloped the entire city, figures appeared one after another like ghosts, and in the blink of an eye, they surrounded the entire city.