Why did you provoke her? Even Heaven itself is afraid of her.

The Qilin roared and spewed out a pillar of black flame that swept towards the crowd.

Ling Yun was too lazy to get entangled with it, and instantly killed it with a hand chop formed from the laws of space and time.

As they went deeper, the aura of that mysterious power grew stronger.

Finally, they arrived at a huge black stone gate.

The stone gate was engraved with many characters they did not recognize, which shimmered with an eerie light, as if telling a story of an unknown history.

Ling Yun reached out and touched the stone door, trying to feel its power.

The moment her hand touched the stone door, a dazzling light shone out, and the stone door slowly opened.

Behind the stone gate was a huge black space.

A black crystal emanating a dense aura of darkness floats in the center of the space.

“This should be it,” Ling Yun said.

Just as they were about to approach the black crystal, a group of black ghosts suddenly appeared around it.

The ghosts let out sharp cries and pounced on the group.

The group of black phantoms was extremely fast, and they rushed in front of the group in an instant.

Wherever the ghost passed, a bone-chilling cold swept through, as if freezing one's very soul.

Meng Po reacted quickly, and a black fan appeared in her hand without her noticing.

With a forceful wave, she released a strange mist from her fan, which spread out and enveloped some of the ghosts.

The ghosts shrouded in mist suddenly became sluggish, and their sharp cries weakened.

The Lord of Mount Tai then raised the ancient jade pendant once more.

The jade pendant shone brightly, forming a protective barrier that shielded everyone inside.

The ghosts crashed against the barrier, making a hissing sound, as if they were being restrained by some powerful force.

At the Immortal Ancestor's command, the disciples of the Immortal Sect swiftly formed a sword formation. The sword formation shimmered with light, and streaks of sword energy shot towards the ghost.

The ghosts flickered under the attack of the sword energy, some of them were hit by the sword energy and turned into a wisp of black smoke and disappeared.

Ling Yun seized the opportunity, wielding his divine weapon, and transformed into a golden streak of light as he charged into the horde of ghosts.

As the divine weapon was wielded, golden light radiated outwards, and ghosts vanished wherever it passed.

With the combined attack of everyone, the group of black phantoms was quickly wiped out.

The group approached the floating black crystal.

As they approached the crystal, they could feel a powerful and malevolent force emanating from it.

This force seems to be trying to erode their will and cause them to experience various negative emotions.

"Everyone be careful, the power of this crystal is not simple, don't let it affect your mind," Ling Yun shouted a warning.

She focused her mind, trying to explore the mysteries of the crystal and see if she could find a way to break the spell.

Suddenly, she noticed that the writing on the crystal surface seemed to have some connection with some of the chaotic divine script on the artifact.

Ling Yun attempted to resonate the power of the artifact with the text on the crystal. The chaotic divine runes on the artifact shone brightly, resonating with the text on the crystal.

As the resonance occurred, the dark aura surrounding the crystal began to fluctuate.

"Looks like I have a solution!"

Ling Yun was overjoyed and increased the output of the divine artifact's power.

The light from the text on the crystal grew stronger, and the dark aura became increasingly chaotic.

Meanwhile, the pressure on those fighting Xue Tutian outside the palace was increasing.

As Xue Tutian's dark shield absorbed energy, it became indestructible, and his breakthrough entered its final crucial moment.

"We can't let him break through!"

The Creator gritted his teeth and unleashed a powerful spell once more, gathering the power of countless stars into a massive energy ball, which he then hurled at Xue Tutian.

The Heavenly Dao, the Demon Ancestor, and the Styx Ancestor all unleashed their strongest attacks in a final struggle.

Just as Xue Tutian was about to successfully break through, the black crystal deep within the palace suddenly trembled violently.

The text on the crystal surface shone brightly, then the light quickly dimmed, and the surrounding darkness receded like a tide.

There seems to be some mysterious connection between Xue Tutian and the crystal.

As the crystal's power dissipated, his energy absorption process was forcibly interrupted.

Xue Tutian let out a painful roar, and the dark shield around him shattered instantly. He flew backward several meters and crashed heavily to the ground.

"The opportunity has come!"

Seeing this, everyone immediately seized the opportunity and launched a final attack on Xue Tutian...

Taking advantage of Xue Tutian's brief weakness due to the dissipation of the crystal's power, everyone unleashed their strongest killing moves.

The enormous energy sphere condensed by the Creator was the first to smash towards Xue Tutian, and the burst of light illuminated the entire space.

The Heavenly Dao transformed the power of the laws of heaven and earth into a giant sword of light, piercing towards Xue Tutian with overwhelming force.

The Demon Ancestor commanded the ancient demons to unleash world-destroying divine powers, while the Blood Sea power of the Styx Ancestor surged toward Blood Slaughtering Heaven like a raging tide.

Under the onslaught of the crowd, Xue Tutian continuously spat out black blood, but the madness in his eyes remained undiminished.

He mustered his last strength to condense a black energy vortex in front of him, attempting to withstand the attacks from the crowd.

The deafening roar of the energy collision caused the entire palace to tremble violently, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

Just when everyone thought Xue Tutian was about to be defeated, an unexpected event suddenly occurred.

A black fragment fell from Xue Tutian's body.

After the fragments landed, they instantly released an even more powerful and bizarre force.

This force formed a black energy shield centered on the fragment, enveloping Xue Tutian and simultaneously blocking the attacks from everyone.

"What is this?"

Ling Yun frowned, a hint of doubt and wariness flashing in his eyes.

The group stopped attacking and watched the black energy shield warily.

Blood Slaughter Heaven, inside the energy shield, let out a maniacal laugh: "You think you can defeat me like this? This fragment is a relic left behind by an ancient demon god, possessing boundless power. Now it will help me utterly destroy you!"

As Xue Tutian finished speaking, the black energy shield began to expand continuously, distorting the surrounding space beyond recognition.

Strange characters flickered on the energy shield, and the power emanating from the characters sent a chill down everyone's spine.

"It seems this is his last trump card," said the Styx Ancestor with a solemn expression.

Everyone knew that this black energy shield was extremely troublesome, and if a countermeasure was not devised soon, they would all perish here.

Ling Yun gripped the divine artifact tightly, lost in thought.

She recalled the scene when the artifact resonated with the black crystal runes while she was searching for the source of the mysterious power, and an idea began to form in her mind.

"Listen up, everyone," Ling Yun said. "I discovered that the artifact resonated with the black crystal text inside the palace. Perhaps we can use this to find a way to break through this energy shield. But I need your help to buy me some time."

“Alright, we’ll do our best to stop him. You think of something quickly!” said the Creator.

Subsequently.

The group launched another attack on the black energy shield, attempting to buy time for Ling Yun to find a way to break it...