Possessed by my father, I was reborn and became the supreme ruler.

A spirit pearl, radiating powerful spiritual energy, lay quietly inside the treasure chest, emitting a soft glow. Everyone looked at the pearl, their faces beaming with excitement. They had succeeded!

However, just as everyone was immersed in joy, the spirit pearl suddenly flickered a few times, and then...

Disappeared.

At the same time, the space they were in began to shake violently, and the surrounding scenery became blurry, as if everything was distorted and deformed.

"What happened..." Lin Yao's voice trembled as she gripped Ye Yunjian's arm tightly.

Ye Yunjian's expression was solemn. He felt a powerful force tearing at the space, as if it wanted to devour them.

He held Lin Yao's hand tightly and said in a deep voice, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Suddenly, he felt a powerful suction pulling them apart, the wind whistled in his ears, and everything before his eyes went dark…

"Hold on to me!"

The spirit pearl suddenly disappeared, and the once tranquil cave instantly descended into chaos.

The space shook violently, as if an earthquake had struck, and the surrounding scenery was distorted and deformed, like a bizarre and surreal world reflected in a glass mirror.

The patterns on the stone wall twisted and stretched, as if they had come alive, writhing like snakes, dazzling and mesmerizing.

"What's going on?!" Lin Yao exclaimed, gripping Ye Yunjian's arm tightly, her fingertips turning white.

She felt a sudden dizziness, as if she were about to be torn apart by this inexplicable force.

Ye Yunjian's expression was solemn, his heart filled with a mixture of doubt and anxiety.

He felt a powerful force tearing at the space, as if it were about to devour them.

He held Lin Yao's hand tightly and said in a deep voice, "Don't be afraid, I'm here." A strange chill ran from the soles of his feet to his heart, and he felt an unprecedented unease.

"Ah!" Nie Hanshan screamed as his burly body was flung away, crashing heavily into the twisted stone wall with a muffled thud.

He clutched his chest in pain, a trickle of blood escaping from the corner of his mouth.

"Brother Nie!" Gu Ling exclaimed, trying to help him up, but the tremors of the space made her stumble a few steps and almost fall.

Elder Xuanfeng steadied himself, his brows furrowed, and he made hand seals, attempting to stabilize the space.

However, this force was too powerful, and his efforts were like a mantis trying to stop a chariot; he could not stop the collapse of space at all.

Ye Yunjian looked around and found that the scenery around him was becoming increasingly blurry. He heard the whistling wind in his ears, like the howling of ghosts and wolves, which made him feel terrified.

He felt a powerful suction pulling them, as if dragging them into an endless abyss.

"Hold on tight!" Ye Yunjian shouted, shielding Lin Yao behind him while channeling his inner energy into his feet to try and steady himself.

However, the suction force grew stronger and stronger, and even he felt powerless to resist it.

Just then, he noticed that Gu Ling, unlike the others, did not seek shelter, but suddenly sat cross-legged on the ground, clasped his hands together, and muttered incantations...

Gu Ling sat cross-legged with her eyes closed, her body radiating a pale blue light.

He formed hand seals and chanted incantations, attempting to use his spiritual power to sense changes in space.

This sudden action startled everyone, and doubt arose in their hearts.

Could it be that this timid and cautious ancient spirit is hiding some unknown ability?

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, a crack appeared in the space. The pitch-black crack was like the gaping maw of an abyss, radiating a chilling aura.

Immediately afterwards, more cracks spread out like a spider web, and black light shot out from the cracks like the spitting tongues of venomous snakes, heading straight for the crowd.

Ye Yunjian reacted quickly and drew his longsword.

The sword was pure white, radiating a chilling light.

He channeled his spiritual power into the sword, and the sword light suddenly intensified, shining as brightly as the sun.

He swung his sword to block the incoming black light. "Clang! Clang!" The sound of metal clashing echoed through the cave, and each collision sent up a dazzling burst of sparks.

Ye Yunjian's expression was serious, his eyes were sharp, and he focused intently on dealing with each wave of attacks.

He felt a powerful force impacting the sword, and his tiger's mouth throbbed with pain, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered, daring not to slacken in the slightest.

Seeing this, Lin Yao also unhesitatingly summoned her own magical artifact—a jade pipa.

Her slender fingers plucked the strings, and the melodious music transformed into an invisible barrier, resisting the invasion of the black light.

Her eyes were firm, without the slightest fear, displaying a courage rarely seen in her daily life.

"Ugh!" Nie Hanshan groaned, unable to dodge in time, and was struck on the shoulder by a black beam of light.

He staggered back a few steps, his face instantly turning pale, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

Elder Xuanfeng's expression changed drastically upon seeing this...

Upon seeing this, Elder Xuanfeng's expression changed drastically. He flashed to Nie Hanshan's side and anxiously asked, "Junior Brother Nie, how are you?" He quickly took out a fragrant healing pill from his storage bag and handed it to Nie Hanshan, saying, "Take this quickly!"

Nie Hanshan accepted the pill, glanced gratefully at Elder Xuanfeng, and his eyes shone with brotherly affection.

He swallowed the pill, sat cross-legged, and began to regulate his breathing to heal his injuries.

The pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, and a warm current flowed throughout the body, gradually easing the pain.

Just then, Gu Ling, who had been keeping his eyes tightly closed, suddenly opened them and shouted, "I know! These black beams attack in a predictable pattern!" His eyes gleamed with excitement, and his voice trembled slightly, but was filled with confidence.

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Gu Ling.

Gu Ling took a deep breath and pointed to the spatial rift, saying, "Look, everyone, the order in which those rifts appear and the direction of the light rays are fixed! As long as we anticipate them, we can avoid the attacks!"

Following Gu Ling's directions, everyone indeed discovered that the appearance of the cracks and the attacks of light followed a certain pattern.

Following Gu Ling's instructions, they moved to a new position in advance and successfully avoided the next few waves of attacks.

"That's great!" Lin Yao exclaimed joyfully, a smile of relief spreading across her face.

Nie Hanshan also opened his eyes, his gaze filled with admiration for Gu Ling: "Junior Brother Gu, I never expected you to be so well-hidden!"

Gu Ling scratched his head sheepishly and said, "I'm just good at observing."

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, a huge black vortex suddenly appeared in the space.

The vortex emitted a powerful suction force, like a giant black hole, threatening to devour everything.

"Not good!" Ye Yunjian's expression changed drastically, a strong sense of crisis rising in his heart, "This suction force..."

"We're going to be sucked in!" Lin Yao cried out in terror, gripping Ye Yunjian's arm tightly.

Ye Yunjian's eyes were resolute as he said in a deep voice, "Everyone be careful! Make sure you stay steady!" He circulated his true energy to its limit, resisting the powerful suction force. However, the suction force was too strong, and even he felt powerless to resist it...