At this moment, Xu Long was in complete darkness, with a hazy light above his head. The space beyond the gap resembled a straight passage, though it was very narrow.
After entering the passage, Xu Long immediately shrunk his body. After traveling through the passage for more than ten minutes, Xu Long gradually felt a chill coming from the front of the passage.
His expression changed drastically when the chill hit him. After thinking about what lay ahead in the passage, he steeled himself and continued forward, his expression uncertain.
The Heavenly Eye was still exploring the scene ahead, but the black pupil in its eye was no longer visible. As Xu Long moved forward, he slowly activated the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire within his body. The chill in the passage slowly receded in front of Xu Long, and the gloom on his face was finally dispelled somewhat.
After walking for a while through the narrow passage, Xu Long guessed that he had probably City Lord's Manor. A flash of light from his Heavenly Eye revealed a Desolate Beast standing at the end of the passage ahead.
To be precise, it was an ice sculpture of a Desolate Beast. When Xu Long's gaze fell on the Desolate Beast's neck, a circle of earthy yellow light flashed in the narrow passage.
Spirit-Seeking Armadillo!
This is the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo used by the Two Lin Brothers; it has actually appeared in a gap in the barrier inside the main hall!
Xu Long felt the surrounding cold air growing stronger, and he guessed that this passage must lead to the outer barrier.
Unwilling to linger in the unstable barrier rift, he simply put away the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo and quickly returned to the main hall through the rift.
As Xu Long put away the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo, a wisp of icy mist indeed swept over him. Without a second thought, he immediately activated the Sacred Fire that he had prepared within his body, and a plume of cyan steam suddenly rose from the passage.
When the Sacred Fire shot out, it actually evaporated the Eternity Ice Mist directly. However, Xu Long found that his Magic Power was being consumed rapidly. He quickly stopped his Magic Power and then put away the Sacred Fire in an instant.
Perhaps it was the power generated when the Magic Power activated the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire that caused a slight tremor within the barrier. Xu Long's heart tightened, and his figure quickly turned back behind the blue steam.
The icy mist behind me slowly began to condense after the Sacred Fire disappeared, spreading into the main hall along the narrow passage, and I could feel the mist behind me condensing again.
Xu Long's movements were three times faster. He darted through the gaps in the barrier, with the icy mist behind him relentlessly pursuing him, getting closer and closer.
Xu Long felt a sense of urgency. He now knew that the ice mist had the characteristic of actively devouring people, so he was even more reluctant to come into contact with it. As he retreated rapidly, he got closer and closer to the entrance of the rift in the fragmented space.
Then, the condensed ice mist behind them enveloped the passage and swept into the interior of the hall. Xu Long stopped at the entrance of the crevice, feeling a strong chill on his back.
He turned his head, and in his right eye reflected a bluish mist that looked like Human Python opening its massive jaws, ready to devour him.
The surging Magic Power within his body had been stirred by the Sacred Fire, and the azure mist that had been devouring people stopped for a moment in front of Xu Long.
A hissing sound echoed through the passage, and the gray passage was suddenly illuminated. Thick blue steam condensed in front of Xu Long Xu Long, making his face somewhat indistinct as the light and shadow shifted.
His left eye looked at the end of the passage, a strange light flashing in the white of his eye. Then he stopped his Magic Power and put away the Sacred Fire, his figure disappearing into the gap in the barrier in an instant.
After a figure appeared inside the dimly lit hall, the sliver of the barrier closed automatically.
Xu Long gazed at the ice sculpture of a cultivator in the main hall, thought for a moment, and then released the ice sculpture armadillo.
He had suppressed his Poison Curse with the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire, and just now in the passage, he had tried to use the Sacred Fire to fight against the Eternity Ice Mist.
When the raging Eternity Ice Mist turned into water vapor in the Sacred Fire, Xu Long knew that his Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire had a restraining effect on the Eternity Ice Mist.
This Land of Exile was originally devoid of world rules and the blessings of the Heavenly Dao Reincarnation Temple. The war between cultivators and Mist Beast was altered by the city and the Eternity Ice Mist.
The clash between savagery and civilization, the choice between the seed of fire and inheritance—things that were not originally present in the Land of Exile appeared after the arrival of the cultivators. The struggle between the cultivators and the Mist Beast may seem cruel, but isn't this in harmony with the Heavenly Dao?
To be honest, Xu Long was initially at a loss as to how to deal with the Eternity Ice Mist. This was an innate ability of the Mist Beast, and the myriad species in the world were incredibly diverse, possessing countless innate abilities.
Xu Long had initially thought he had no good way to deal with the Mist Beast's innate supernatural abilities, but after the recent experiment, he discovered that his Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire actually had a restraining effect.
The Eternity Ice Mist originated in the Land of Exile, while the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire came from outside with Xu Long.
The two intersected in a place devoid of world rules and the law of Reincarnation Temple. Doesn't this subtly align with the Heavenly Dao?
Xu Long's eyes flashed. This Land of Exile seemed barren and desolate, offering no benefits to cultivation, but his arrival seemed to have brought about some changes.
The Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire and the Eternity Ice Mist can be said to be mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining. Is their appearance in this Land of Exile a kind of arrangement in the dark?
Xu Long felt a sense of uncertainty. He vaguely felt that he had glimpsed an unusual secret, but before he could analyze it, it had already dissipated from his heart.
It was as if there was always a pair of eyes watching everyone in this world, coldly observing their struggles without any reaction.
He forcefully spread his will throughout the world, resolutely nipped all threats in the bud, and indifferently buried everything in the annals of history.
To prevent people from knowing what truly existed in the Land of Exile, the legends of the past were secretly erased, and only trivial matters were recorded in ancient books.
It seemed as if a giant hand was manipulating everything in this world, coldly observing all living beings as aloof and devoid of any emotion.
Xu Long learned some things about the early days of the Land of Exile from inside the main hall. Although he did not find any information about the Ancestral Spirit, after reading countless books, he understood that there must be something extraordinary behind the scenes.
In the Land of Exile, where there is no Reincarnation Temple Heavenly Dao, the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire and the Eternity Ice Mist surprisingly created signs of mutual generation and restraint.
This brought Xu Long some relief. Perhaps his arrival had disrupted some of the rules of fate, and some things that were destined to be buried in history had been changed.
As soon as Xu Long thought of this, his eyes flashed as he looked at the frozen armadillo beside him.
Before entering Blackwater City, the Two Lin Brothers discovered and led the way. The Spirit-Seeking Armadillo had already arrived in the city ahead of them, as these Desolate Beast beasts are born with the talent to break through barriers and find spiritual objects.
However, when the group entered the city, the Two Lin Brothers suddenly said that they had lost contact with the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo, which caused considerable panic among the group, who feared that the Two Lin Brothers had harbored ulterior motives.
Fortunately, Deng Shouchong reassured them and pointed out the locations of the armory and treasury in the city, which calmed everyone down and they continued their exploration.
Looking at the ice sculpture armadillo, Xu Long guessed that the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo had probably reached the barrier first, since the armory and the treasury were located on both sides of the barrier, and one had to pass through the barrier to enter these two important places.
However, not only are there many remaining buildings within the fortress, but there is also a menacing Mist Beast. Even Xu Long would have to admit defeat to the true strength of the Human Python Mist Beast, let alone the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo.
Therefore, upon entering the barrier Spirit-Seeking Armadillo immediately sensed the danger, and the Mist Beast nestled within the barrier, occupying the beast eggs, must have also noticed its intrusion.
When the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo sensed the threat of the Mist Beast, it had no choice but to use its innate supernatural power to escape into the city and flee in a frantic escape.
In its panic, it must have fled into the main hall of the City Lord's Manor. This was a fragmented space, enough to sever the connection between the Two Lin Brothers and the Beast-Taming Ring Taming Ring. Therefore, when the Two Lin Brothers said they lost contact with the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo, it must have been inside the main hall.
The Mist Beast knew that cultivators had once again entered the city after discovering the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo's intrusion, which clearly threatened its eggs.
Therefore, when everyone later discovered Xu Tao's disappearance and the phantom they had captured in their own minds, they realized that these were all the work of the Mist Beast.
Xu Long sighed inwardly at his good fortune. If he hadn't been prepared or had reacted a fraction of a second too late, he would probably have been the one standing on the ice sculpture.
The Spirit-Seeking Armadillo hiding inside the main hall must have sensed the unusual situation, but at this moment, everyone inside the barrier had already begun their battle with the Mist Beast.
The overwhelming power and surging energy caused the entire city to tremble, and countless remaining buildings were reduced to ashes by the energy. At this moment Spirit-Seeking Armadillo in the main hall went out.
Unable to bypass the barriers at the heart of the battle to enter the armory and treasury, it had no choice but to flee the main hall and retrieve some other items that appeared to be spiritual objects back to the safe haven inside the main hall.
After sensing the aftershocks of the battle subside, it broke through the barrier again, attempting to escape from the main hall. However, due to its Mist Beast battle with Xu Long, the barrier was now filled with an Eternity Ice Mist.
Xu Long had experienced the characteristics of this ice mist firsthand: it was selective in its attacks, and both Desolate Beast and cultivators regarded it as a nightmare.
After breaking through the barrier between the main hall and the walls, the icy mist naturally moved towards the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo, instantly transforming into an ice sculpture within the barrier.
A yellowish-brown light flashed in his right eye, and a Beast-Taming Ring ring glowed around the neck of the ice-carved armadillo. This was a unique magical artifact of the Two Lin Brothers, specifically used to capture and control Desolate Beast.
Beneath the mist Spirit-Seeking Armadillo turned into an ice sculpture, and there seemed to be a trace of energy fluctuation on this Beast-Taming Ring ring.
Xu Long's Magic Power had been activated. His idea was simple: to use the energy of the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire within him to melt the energy of the Eternity Ice Mist.
Xu Long had already tested it in the gap of the barrier, and the two were surprisingly mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining in the Land of Exile. This made Xu Long somewhat hopeful that his Sacred Fire could break the ice sculpture's confinement.
As the Sacred Fire erupted within his body, Xu Long's face suddenly flushed red in the darkness. The Magic Power that had activated the Sacred Fire instantly became scalding hot, rapidly flowing through his meridians and surging within his body.
As the Magic Power continued to accumulate, it even became scorching hot outside Xu Long's body. Fortunately, Xu Long possessed the Body of Oblivion, and the Heaven-Burning Sacred Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire surging within his body was firmly controlled. If other cultivators came into contact with the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire, they would surely be engulfed in flames and perish both body and soul.
Xu Long accumulated a large amount of Magic Power within his body, which he then merged with the Sacred Fire and poured directly into the ice-carved armadillo. With a "sizzle," a cloud of blue steam instantly rose into the hall.
The mist around the ice-carved armadillo began to gather. Xu Long's gaze sharpened, and his scalding Magic Power surged forth along with the Sacred Fire, frantically pouring into the ice-carved armadillo's body.
The mist gathered inside the armadillo was instantly enveloped by a surge of scalding energy, while Xu Long's body was also continuously receiving magical Magic Power. The Power of Oblivion, after Fusion with the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire, possessed such might.
Blue steam rose continuously from the main hall, and the ice sculpture of an armadillo on the ground gradually returned to its original form, its stiff body becoming natural in the blue steam.
As Xu Long infused his Magic Power, he felt the energy within his body expel the energy of the Eternity Ice Mist. The mist that had gathered within the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo had already been annihilated by the Power of Oblivion and the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire.
As the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo gradually regained consciousness, a ring of earthy yellow light suddenly shone faintly around its neck.
Xu Long's lips curled into a smile; this was exactly the moment he had been waiting for!
An immense will swept directly toward the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo, and an invisible will gathered on the Beast-Taming Ring. At this moment, the outer side of the Beast-Taming Ring had become bright as the mist was dispelled, and a strong binding energy emanating from it was very obvious. This was actually a low-grade spiritual artifact!
Unexpectedly, the Two Lin Brothers were really willing to spend money, capturing a Spirit-Seeking Armadillo in the Land of Exile and even using a spirit artifact to control it.
Little did he know that the Land of Exile was so barren that it was precisely there that people were so desperate for Spirit Stone.
The innate supernatural abilities of Desolate Beast like the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo are extremely powerful, making it very difficult to find their traces. Naturally, their value increases significantly after they are tamed.
The Two Lin Brothers were skilled in beast taming, so the Beast-Taming Ring they used were naturally extraordinary. As for the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo Deng Shouchong and the others had captured, they had all ended up in Xu Long's hands.
Xu Long's immense will enveloped the Beast-Taming Ring layer by layer, and then the condensed will pierced into the Beast-Taming Ring like a sharp knife.
After breaking through the numerous restrictions, his immense will directly erased the marks left by the Two Lin Brothers. With his current immense will, the marks left by the Two Lin Brothers could not withstand him for long.
After Xu Long erased the mark left by the original owner, his will immediately placed its own mark in the Beast-Taming Ring, and then withdrew from the many restrictions within it, leaving the Beast-Taming Ring and the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo unharmed. However, in the blink of an eye, the two had changed owners.
As a wisp of blue steam slowly disappeared, the chill within the Spirit-Seeking Armadillo was completely Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire and the Power of Oblivion. As its body gradually returned to normal, the mist's binding effect on its soul was also lifted.
The Spirit-Seeking Armadillo in front of him was no different from before. Its eyes under its scales darted around slyly. With its naturally keen senses, it keenly sensed some changes in the Beast-Taming Ring. Its figure blurred for a moment before it was about to teleport away in the main hall.