Elder Hai furrowed his brow, clasped his hands together, and then split them apart, magically producing a blue command flag in each hand.

He waved them upward, and the two flags swelled in the wind, transforming into two large flags the size of millstones. As the flags shined intermittently, two torrents of blue light burst forth from the ground in front of him, mingled with many blue streaks, instantly forming two blue light screens.

After a series of loud "bangs," all the flying ice shards shattered, but the two blue light screens also trembled violently before dissipating.

"What's going on, could someone be sabotaging the protective array's Array Eye? It looks like I need to end this quickly!" Elder Hai was alarmed upon seeing this.

Vajra swiftly pulled the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear from the shattered ice, ready to continue his charge at Elder Hai.

However, at that moment, a surge of blue Frost emerged from within the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear, crawling up his arms.

A layer of blue ice crystals formed on Vajra's arms, rapidly spreading towards the rest of his body.

"Quickly let go, the spear has been tainted with that blue-eyed's Frost power!" Yuan Ming's voice appeared in Vajra's mind.

Vajra shuddered, hurriedly threw away the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear, and his figure swiftly retreated. The spread of the blue ice crystals stopped, freezing only up to his elbows.

A white light accompanied by a chilly breeze attacked.

It was the White Bone Knife, flying toward him with a roaring white flame, aiming for Vajra's head.

...

Deep within the mine, against a stone wall, Yuan Ming was activating the Blood Transformation Saber, striking at a white stone pillar in front of him.

Including the previous Array Eyes destroyed by Xu Che and She Yu, only this core Array Eye needed to be broken to completely breach the protective array of this mine.

Once that happened, Elder Hai, deprived of the array's enhancement, would be much easier to handle.

This pillar was several times thicker than the previous ones, constructed completely from white crystal stone, adorned with more intricate Array Patterns, and appeared exceptionally robust. The Blood Transformation Saber could only chip off fragments the size of a bowl, far less effective than the previous two strikes that severed pillars.

"Huh, Elder Hai's blue-eyed aura is eerie, similar to that one-horned Fang's; both are demon beast features fused into his body using a secret technique," Yuan Ming suddenly paused, muttering to himself.

To stay informed about the situation in the underground voids, he had secretly planted a soul crow near Vajra, allowing him to see everything about Elder Hai and Vajra's encounter.

Elder Hai had an uncanny use of Divine Skills, and with his ability to call upon the protective array for assistance, Vajra, although physically as strong as an average early-stage Core Formation cultivator, was still considerably outmatched. Maintaining a balance was already commendable.

He needed to break the mine's Great Array quickly and go to assist.

With this in mind, Yuan Ming suddenly bit his tongue, spurting out a mouthful of fresh blood, which he merged into the Blood Transformation Saber.

The Blood Light around the Blood Transformation Saber surged drastically, fiercely striking the white stone pillar in front of him.

...

In the underground void, Elder Hai and Vajra were entangled in battle again.

Elder Hai, slightly wary of Vajra's immense strength, had no intention of getting close and stimulated the two large flags in his hands towards the ceiling of the cave.

A shrill whistling sound emerged from the cave ceiling as blue Array Patterns appeared, shooting down lines of blue light which instantly formed a large blue net, aiming to trap Vajra.

The area of the blue net was massive, and with Vajra under its coverage, there was no chance to evade.

His hands being frozen and unable to use the Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear, his combat power was severely diminished. He instantly turned into a Golden Shadow darting back and forth.

"Where do you think you're running?" Elder Hai sneered, shaking the Command Flag in his hand, and the net swiftly chased after Vajra, moving much faster than him.

After several dodges and sprints, Vajra tried to escape the net's embrace, but under Elder Hai's manipulation, it moved even faster, ultimately capturing Vajra within it.

Elder Hai's figure flickered, appearing ten zhang away. The blue eye blazed, projecting a beam of blue light straight towards Vajra.

Not only that, his right sleeve suddenly burst, revealing an arm covered in purple lightning patterns, clearly transplanted, reaching towards Vajra through thin air.

Thunder roared!

The lightning patterns on the arm emitted thick purple electrical arcs, instantly forming a barrel-sized purple Thunder Column, striking towards Vajra's chest.

Elder Hai, now unleashing all his Divine Skills, sought to quickly finish off Vajra so he could move to other areas to salvage the situation, especially since the dormitory region seemed to be in a dire state.

Facing such an overwhelming assault, Vajra's expression grew tense. A flash of Golden Light appeared behind him, and two new, rugged ape arms burst forth, grabbing the blue net and tearing through.

With a "ripping" sound, the blue net tore apart like paper mache.

The two freshly formed ape hands then grabbed into the void, one holding a gold ruler and the other a bronze giant sword, precisely the Golden Sun Ruler Magic Treasure and the bronze giant sword.

Vajra swung his arms, causing countless ruler and sword shadows to appear, sweeping towards the White Bone Knife, the blue light, and the purple Thunder Column.

A series of loud explosions erupted. The White Bone Knife was sent flying, and both the blue light and the purple Thunder Column were violently crushed.

However, Vajra's figure was also thrown backward, crashing into a rear stone wall. Half of his body was encased in frost, while the other half turned charred black. The Golden Sun Ruler and the bronze giant sword were also jolted away.

Elder Hai let out a faint cold laugh, his two Array Flags shooting out and merging into the ground.

Blue Array Patterns emerged on the stone wall behind Vajra, firing chains of blue light that instantaneously locked around Vajra's body.

Vajra, filled with shock and anger, grabbed the chains of blue light and tugged fiercely.

However, it was seriously injured at this moment, and the blue light of the chain was even more robust than the blue net before, unexpectedly failing to break it.

"Die!" Elder Hai spat a white light from his mouth, merging it into the White Bone Knife.

The cold aura of the White Bone Knife surged, shooting out a white Sword Qi over thirty feet long, slashing towards the neck of Vajra with the force of splitting mountains and parting seas.

...

"Not good!"

Yuan Ming saw the situation of Vajra and his expression changed instantly.

The white jade stone pillar in front of him was only half chopped off, and it would take a long time to completely destroy it.

The Protective Array of this mine was incredibly intricate. If Elder Hai was controlling it, Yuan Ming was not sure he could cope, which was why he thought to destroy the Array first before confronting the other party. Unexpectedly, Vajra was defeated so swiftly.

"Forget it, let's deal with Elder Hai first, and then destroy the barriers here later." He muttered inwardly, a flash of black light crossed his brow, and seven soul crows all flew out, rushing outside.

Yuan Ming was about to mobilize himself to leave, when he suddenly stopped.

To facilitate his casting, like before, he used the Blood Transformation Saber to corrode a sealed space about ten feet in size around the white stone pillar.

A thought suddenly struck Yuan Ming's mind, and he activated the Earth Tunneling Talisman to enter the stone wall.

However, at the moment of tunneling into the stone wall, he removed the Silver Token and threw it inside the sealed space next to the stone pillar.

As soon as the Token touched the ground, it immediately released a fluid-like silver light, spreading out extremely rapidly, instantly filling the space around the stone pillar to form a silver barrier.

The Array Patterns on the white stone pillar were isolated by the silver barrier, completely cutting off any connection with the outside world.

Almost at the same time, the Array Patterns on the stone wall behind Vajra flashed and disappeared entirely, and the blue light of the chains dissipated completely.

It was shocked and delighted as it pushed against the stone wall with its primate claw, and its body sharply moved several feet to the side.

The White Bone Knife cleaved into the stone wall near Vajra, causing a thunderous bang!

The cave wall shook violently, a monumental crack a few feet deep appeared, and large pieces of rock started to fall.

Yuan Ming felt a surge of joy in his heart, the effects of the Silver Token's barrier were astonishing, not only isolating mana and Divine Sense but also severing the connection of Array Patterns. He had underestimated the use of this token before.

"Not good! Could someone have breached the Array?" Elder Hai continuously activated the Command Flags of the Protective Array, to no avail.

Just at that moment, a surge of Black Sound Waves shot out from the nearby stone wall, enveloping Elder Hai without warning.

Elder Hai had noticed the nearby soul crows earlier, but he had been busy dealing with Vajra and had not attended to them. As soon as the Black Sound Waves appeared, he swiftly drifted backward and easily dodged it.

However, contrary to his expectations, a black light flashed on the ground behind him, also releasing a dense burst of Sound Waves, several times more concentrated than before.

This time, Elder Hai could not evade it, and his body was engulfed by the Black Sound Waves, causing his Divine Soul to tremble, his vision flooded with illusions, and he became completely stupefied.

A streak of Black Sword Qi shot out from the nearby stone wall, heading for Elder Hai's head, and disappeared into it in a flash.

Elder Hai clutched his head and let out a piercing scream, but he freed himself from the illusions and immediately got up and sped forward.

Within a part of the nearby stone wall, Yuan Ming's face showed surprise.

Elder Hai's Divine Soul was unstable, and the earlier strike from the Soul Destroying Sword was aimed specifically at the disorderly part of his Divine Soul. He hadn't expected that the opponent could not only endure the attack but also swiftly get up and flee. When Zuo Qinghui of Chang Chun Temple was attacked with the Soul Destroying Sword, he couldn't move immediately as well.

However, from their recent clash, Yuan Ming had thoroughly assessed Elder Hai's Divine Soul to be weaker than his own, likely unable to withstand the Crow Caw Illusion Technique.

Black light flashed on the nearby stone wall and the ground, and torrents of the Crow's Call Wave burst out, targeting Elder Hai without giving him any chance to escape, completely inundating his figure.

Elder Hai's eyes immediately grew dim, quickly sinking into an illusion.

However, his Divine Soul suddenly trembled, and an unknown resilience emerged within him, resisting the Crow Caw Illusion Technique as his gaze turned towards the distance, looking at the Guiyuan Sect cultivators.

"Take Fu'er and run..." his lips trembled as he struggled to send his message.

In the crowd, the ground beneath Fang Dafu suddenly rippled with yellow waves as if they were water, and a large hand covered in yellow scales reached out from the ripples, grabbed his calf, and pulled him downwards.

Fang Dafu's body sank into it and vanished.

Just at that moment, the roar of battle cries rose from the direction of the dormitory; it was Feng Ling, Zuo Qinghui, and others leading the mine slaves in a charge toward them.

The Guiyuan Sect guards hurriedly met the attack, and the two forces clashed, their various colored spirit lights violently colliding.

Despite being significantly outnumbered, the GUIYuan Sect guards, all of whom were elites, some possessing demon beast abilities like Fang Dafu, formed several Battle Formations to defend against the mine slaves' attack and managed to barely hold them off.

The range of the Crow's Call Wave was too wide; Vajra could not intervene in Yuan Ming's fight with Elder Hai. Gathering the fallen Purple Star Nine Dragon Spear, Golden Sun Ruler, and the bronze giant sword, it lunged at the Guiyuan Sect guards.

Yuan Ming glanced towards the mine slaves and swiftly redirected his gaze, once again controlling the soul crows to initiate the Crow Caw.

The intense Sound Waves once again overwhelmed Elder Hai, quickly drowning the remaining rationality in his eyes; he fully plunged into the illusion.

Yuan Ming flicked his finger, and the Blood Transformation Saber shot out from the stone wall, transformed into a streak of blood light, and swept past Elder Hai's neck.

Elder Hai's head tilted, and it rolled off his shoulders, a fountain of blood gushing out.

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