Thus, he roared furiously, "You bunch of curs! Deluding yourselves into thinking you could send this Thunder Pearl into the Spiritual Space to be destroyed, yet oblivious to the fact that the Child Mother Demon signals within have already activated. Today, not one of you shall escape!"

Then he unleashed nine points of Demon Fire from his crown alongside five Blood Rainbow Flying Forks to attack; Huo Wuhai effortlessly blocked him again. This time, even Deng Bagu, Xiong Man's Mother, and Brother Mo Zhui joined in to pummel him with combined forces!

Regarding that Thunder Pearl, inside, a mother and nine children—a total of ten wheels on the Demon Disk—had begun to rotate, starting to expand and on the brink of exploding. Although it lacked the power that could be mustered by the Jiulei God using True Qi, the result was still potent enough to shatter the Heavenly Heart Double Rings and obliterate hundreds of miles around.

It was at this moment that Jin Xunu arrived. Over the years, he had been observing the Heavenly Dao at Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, calculating Heavenly Numbers day and night. In this regard, he was second to none amongst his fellow brothers. His reason for coming, apart from those mentioned to Yuan Hua, was indeed because of this Thunder Pearl.

With his Fire Eyes, he spotted from a thousand li away a bowl-sized orb of purple and green light wrapped in red and blue haloes, shooting up rapidly into the sky and reaching above the clouds. Realizing it was the Nine Child Mother Thunder Pearl, he promptly took out the Taiyin Qingning Fan, mustered all his Mana, and flicked it speedily.

Immediately from the fan emerged a pale red divine light, swifter than lightning. From a thousand li away, it reached almost instantly, fanning directly onto that Thunder Pearl.

The rapidly expanding Thunder Pearl, once hit by this red light, immediately dimmed a shade, and the rate of expansion slowed down.

By then, Jin Xunu had closed the distance to three hundred li. With a second flick of his fan, the Thunder Pearl's brilliance began to fade, and it started contracting inward.

Next second, Jin Xunu had approached closely, flicking for a third time, then raising his hand to collect both the Heavenly Heart Double Rings and the Thunder Pearl.

Shi Sheng's face was flushed red with intense focus, casting spells. He was also somewhat reluctant to part with the Heavenly Heart Double Rings, but at that moment, there was no other choice... They had to send the Thunder Pearlas high as possible, and quickly.

Suddenly, the Heavenly Heart Double Rings lost their connection, and Shi Sheng, panicking, tried to summon them back, but to no avail. His face turned from red to white with shock.

Deng Bagu, with her keen perception, noticed his change in demeanor and asked him what had happened.

Shi Sheng answered anxiously, "The Heavenly Heart Rings have lost their response! I must go up and see."

As he was about to ascend with Sword Control, a young man wearing a green and yellow magnificent robe descended from the clouds. Handsomely unparalleled, with a golden crown upon his head and holding a bronze fan, he was recognized as Jin Xunu and greeted joyously, "Brother Jin!"

Seeing Jin Xunu's arrival filled everyone with joy, except for the Jiulei God, who did not recognize him. However, seeing his descent from the heavens with the air of a superior being, and most importantly, getting a sense of his unfathomable presence, seemingly even mightier than Huo Wuhai, filled him with dread.

He thought in alarm, "Have I stirred up a hornet's nest? To the left, a brother; to the right, another brother, each more formidable than the last."

He longed to shout and ask how many more brothers they had but then saw a sight that nearly made him faint: Jin Xunu returned the Heavenly Heart Double Rings to Shi Sheng and held in his hand the large Treasure Bead, the very precious item critical to his own life!

The Jiulei God hastily tried to summon back the Nine Child Mother Thunder Pearl, but it merely spun in place, nestled in Jin Xunu's palm. Initially, it jolted a few times until tamed by several flicks of Jin Xunu's bronze fan, after which no amount of his calling elicited any response.

He had forgotten that he was still in the middle of a battle with the enemy; in his moment of distraction, Lin Han broke through his body's Demon Light with the Nanming Leaving Fire Sword, Deng Bagu covered him with the Ice Soul Divine Light, Huo Wuhai scorched upwards with the Sun Fire Cloud, his five Flying Forks were ensnared by Xiong Man's Mother with the Dragon Sparrow Ring, and the nine flames atop his crown were collected by the four young ones using the Qingning Ring. As he was about to employ more Demon Skills to transform, Jin Xunu released the Five Clouds Separation and Union.

Once that treasure soared upward, it resembled a massive Pangolin, its belly equipped with eighteen hook-like claws, all emitting a dark green glow. Flaring open, it exerted an immense suction force directly upon the Jiulei God.

Jiulei God felt an overwhelming sense of impending doom in an instant. He quickly tried to cast a spell and escape, no longer caring for his physical body; he attempted to flee by releasing his Lifebound Demon.

However, the power of the Five Clouds Separation and Union was formidable. Under its strong suction force, his Lifebound Demon couldn't escape and was sucked under the belly of the "Pangolin" along with his body, where the eighteen sharp claws retracted, securing him tightly.

Huo Wuhai then raised the Yin Cloud Jade, which automatically flew towards its slot in the creature's abdomen.

Once the treasures of Yin and Yang merged, Jiulei God's physical body would be destroyed immediately, and his Primordial Spirit trapped inside.

However, at this moment, strange demon sounds suddenly echoed through the sky.

Jin Xunu urgently said, "It's the Secret Demon Divine Sound of the Twelve Metropolitan Heavens!" As he spoke, his eyes looked towards a spot among the clouds intending to fly there, when suddenly many blood-colored shadows appeared out of thin air.

No fewer than three hundred Blood Shadows swiftly pounced at everyone from all directions!

Jin Xunu hastily swung the Taiyin Qingning Fan, releasing a tide of light red divine light to protect everyone. Huo Wuhai released the Sun Divine Needle, Deng Bagu unleashed the Ice Soul Cold Light, and others, slightly slower to react, also used their Magical Treasures.

The person in the clouds initiating the Secret Demon Divine Sound possessed extremely strong Mana. Everyone was affected by the demon sound. Although their foundations were solid and the attacker wasn't intentionally harming anyone, they still felt dizzy and experienced chaos in their Dan Qi. Although they unleashed their Magical Treasures, they were half-a-beat too slow. Only Jin Xunu acted the fastest, waving his fan to shield his junior brothers. The Blood Shadows landed on the red light, fluttered a few times, and then instantly vanished without a trace.

Once tranquility was restored, Huo Wuhai noticed that Jiulei God, who had been inside his Five Clouds Separation and Union, was gone!

Not only Jiulei God himself, but the nine rays of Demon Light and the five Flying Forks were also missing!

The Qingning Fan with its nine captured flames was still there. Mo Zhui and others, who had been thrown into disarray by the demon sound and Blood Shadows, vaguely felt someone trying to snatch away his Qingning Fan.

Mo Zhui, with ten thousand years of Dao Level and the highest Mana, was least affected by the demon sound. He quickly formed a spell and counterattacked. The thief eyed two others to capture, but the Qingning Fan, being part of a set of three, and while the changes of the Heavenly Phenomenon Circle were the most varied and powerful, it was the Qinnging Fan that took precedence. Without it, the others couldn't be taken by the assailant, who also risked being enveloped and crushed within the ring. The attacker had no choice but to abandon their plan.

Xiong Man's Dragon Sparrow Ring was not so fortunate. Originally it was only a half set, and capturing Jiulei God's five millennium-old Demon Blood Flying Forks was already strenuous. Blood God's Mana was so much higher than hers that he directly took the Ring and Forks together!

From the appearance of the demon sound to the vanishing of the Blood Shadows, it all happened in a span of two or three seconds. In an instant, all was calm again.

Xiong Man and Shi Sheng wanted to fly up and check, but Jin Xunu stopped them: "Don't bother chasing; they're already far away!"

"Who are they?"

Jin Xunu, still shaken, replied, "I roughly know who they might be, but I can't be sure. Fortunately, they didn't intend to harm us. It's better not to stir up further trouble by revealing it now. If you wish to seek revenge, you'd only be at a disadvantage. This matter can only be resolved by waiting for our master to end his seclusion and decide upon it."

He saw that Xiong Man was very angry; the Dragon Sparrow Ring, given to her by their master, had been lost without even seeing the enemy's face or knowing who they were, which infuriated her.

But she was aware of her limitations, understanding that among all her brothers and sisters, her root bone qualifications were the lowest. Remembering the circumstances of when she had taken her master as her teacher, she knew her celestial fate had not come easily and that she shouldn't recklessly invite trouble. Jin Xunu held a high place in their master's heart, clearly seen as the eldest disciple, and since he had spoken thus, she would wait for their master to end his seclusion and take it from there.

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