Bang! The massive force struck the apex of the grand hall, followed by a heaven-shaking explosion.

The entire Lingbao Hall could not withstand such terrifying power and collapsed instantly. [Easy mobile reading: α.organized] The display stand, sealed by the Chen family experts, shattered in an instant, and the three spiritual treasures simultaneously flew out!

As the collapsing Lingbao Pavilion crumbled, the Heavenly Masters from various factions looked on in terror, fleeing in all directions. Chen Yirong, standing close to the display stand, bore the brunt of the impact.

She spat blood and was violently thrown backward! "Ah!

Waaah!!" Screams rose one after another. Heavenly Masters whose strength was insufficient were caught in the immense shockwave, their bones crushed under the pressure, resulting in immediate, tragic death!

Even more Heavenly Masters, unable to escape in time, sustained severe injuries, their mouths bleeding incessantly. Only a very small fraction, those who reacted swiftly and were positioned far from the epicenter of the descending force, absorbing only a small portion of its power, managed to escape unharmed.

Ji Changkong and Bai Qingya were among this small group of fortunate survivors. The collapsing Lingbao Hall roared with thunderous noise.

The Heavenly Masters inside dared not remain, and regardless of the pavilion’s height—more than ten zhang tall—they leaped out one after another. Clutching Bai Qingya’s arm tightly, Ji Changkong instantly entered the Realm of Self-Awareness (You Wo Zhi Jing), and all surrounding elemental energy fluctuations were mapped into his mind.

Just before the Lingbao Pavilion sank into the vast hall beneath, he swiftly guided Bai Qingya, his eyes and feet moving fast, and they leaped through the fissures in the shattered walls. A dazzling beam of light shot out from within the Lingbao Pavilion, suddenly vanishing into Ji Changkong’s back.

In a flash, Ji Changkong suddenly felt something new within his body. However, the situation was too urgent for him to examine it closely.

He gripped Bai Qingya and accurately landed on a piece of rock that had flown out of the Lingbao Pavilion. His momentum eased only for a moment before he was violently thrown toward the expansive plaza below.

Bang! Landing hard on his back, Ji Changkong felt soreness throughout his body.

Still holding Bai Qingya, he urgently plunged into the fleeing crowds, aiming to distance himself from the troubled grounds of the Lingbao Pavilion as quickly as possible. A deafening explosion sounded behind him—the entire Lingbao Hall was utterly annihilated.

"Hee-hee! Hee-hee-hee!" In the air, four more Seven-Star Heavenly Masters capable of flight appeared, making a total of nine individuals soaring through the void, laughing maniacally as they jointly attacked the crowd below.

Dust billowed, wood chips scattered, and rubble shot out wildly. Terrifying elemental energy fluctuations erupted everywhere.

Wails and howls echoed from every corner. The Heavenly Masters who had traveled far to attend the grand event suffered grievously; many died on the spot!

The sudden change was abrupt, yet incredibly violent! In an instant, the Lingbao Hall, the symbol of the treasure pavilion, was reduced to ruins.

The vicious intruders stood arrogantly in the void, launching relentless attacks, a continuous barrage that caused numerous casualties among the Heavenly Masters. "How dare you!" Li Daoxuan of the Shangqing Sect, covered in dust and looking disheveled, suddenly leaped into the sky, holding a longsword flashing with silver light.

The powerful Heavenly Masters who had regained their senses began cursing loudly and launched attacks from below, unleashing their divine weapons toward the figures in the sky. In an instant, the Lingbao Pavilion glowed brilliantly as colorful divine weapons traced bizarre, enchanting streaks of light, dancing wildly across the sky.

The arrivals, including Du Shaofeng, Zhou Miaoshan, Qiu Yongguang, and the hastily arrived guards of the Chen family, also joined the fray. Illusions of the Four Holy Beasts—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise—manifested one after another in the sky.

Blazing flames, surging water dragons, golden light, earth pillars, and tree trunks all surged heavenward. Beneath the scorching sun, the light of the Seven Stars shone, moonlight scattered, and strange phenomena unfolded sequentially.

Facing the combined might of the others, the nine dark silhouettes soaring in the void could no longer act with impunity. They ceased their indiscriminate bombardment of the masses below and instead focused on jointly resisting the incoming attacks.

Ji Changkong, who had been preparing to slip away from the Lingbao Pavilion, turned back to look. He was stunned into silence by the magnificent spectacle in the sky—a scene utterly unnatural—and stood frozen, staring at the wonder behind him.

At that very moment! Another dark silhouette descended from the Ninth Heaven.

He spread his hands, and dense darkness seemed to be pulled out, spreading rapidly until it completely eclipsed the residual glow of the setting sun. In an instant, the fierce sunlight vanished without a trace, and daytime instantly turned to pitch black!

Li Daoxuan, who had just managed to ascend, had only raised his longsword when the newly arrived dark figure stretched out a hand and grabbed him. A gigantic, ethereal hand of darkness materialized in the void and violently clamped down on Li Daoxuan’s body.

Crack! Li Daoxuan’s bones shattered, blood sprayed wildly, and his eyes rolled back white.

Before he even hit the ground, he was thoroughly dead. "Eighth Trigram Heavenly Master!!" From below came gasps of sheer terror.

The expressions of Zhou Miaoshan, Du Shaofeng, Qiu Yongguang, and the other Heavenly Masters still attacking the sky changed simultaneously, and they abruptly halted their torrential offensive. This was the Chen family of Shuiyun Kingdom.

Not the Ye family! Nor the Du family!

Nor the Xuanyang Sect! There was no need to stand against an Eighth Trigram Heavenly Master for the sake of the Chen family and lose their lives needlessly.

With the death of the Seven-Star Heavenly Master Li Daoxuan, none of the Heavenly Masters present who did not belong to the Chen family—those merely attending the Lingbao Grand Assembly—dared to be the first to step forward again. They all ceased their attacks and, ignoring the dead strewn around, scattered away.

Some, realizing they lacked the ability to protect themselves, dared not involve themselves further in this mess and immediately left the Chen family grounds. Others, confident in their considerable personal strength and the backing of their powerful families and sects, remained to observe the situation with cold detachment.

In the sky, the dark figure who had drawn the curtain of night pressed his hand down again after crushing Li Daoxuan. The massive dark palm floating in the air descended sharply toward the ruined Lingbao Hall following his gesture.

It snatched the Heaven-Splitting Sword (Lietian Jian), the Sun-Radiance Bow (Riyao Gong), and other spiritual treasures, then shot back into the sky. "Collect the remaining spiritual treasures, and find the Tianyuan Pearl!" the dark figure commanded sharply.

The earth shuddered violently. The ground beneath the ruins of the Lingbao Hall suddenly split open, revealing deep ravines.

Dark figures emerged one after another from the earth, and under the gaze of all present, they rushed into the ruined hall to search for the spiritual treasures scattered among the debris. "There is another Eighth Trigram Heavenly Master beneath the ground!!" Zhou Miaoshan cried out in shock.

Although many Heavenly Masters were gathered, they watched the dark figures emerging from the earth scour the ruins for spiritual treasures, none daring to step forward to fight for them!! "Chen Qisen and Chen Qilin have arrived, along with that one from the Huangfu family—retreat quickly!" A grim voice suddenly echoed from the fissure in the earth.

"Hurry, you all go down too! You must find the Tianyuan Pearl!" the dark figure in the sky urged.

The other nine dark silhouettes, standing proudly in the void, immediately flew down to the ruins, frantically searching for the scattered spiritual treasures that had originally been displayed in the hall's cabinets. Whoosh!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three figures appeared simultaneously from three different directions: two elderly men who looked quite similar, and an elderly woman radiating noble bearing. The old woman's figure flickered as she dove into the earth fissure.

The Chen Qisen and Chen Qilin brothers, faces contorted in fury, surrounded and attacked the dark figure in the sky who had created the darkness. "The elders of the Chen family are here!

The enemies are no longer to be feared—everyone, help out!" Du Shaofeng shouted first, rushing toward the ruins of the Lingbao Hall, engaging in combat with the dark figures who were scavenging the treasures. With him moving, all the observing Heavenly Masters reacted.

They charged toward the devastated ruins, their eyes shining, their morale greatly boosted. Within the ruins lay the spiritual treasures that had been exhibited in the Lingbao Hall.

These treasures originally belonged to the Heavenly Masters who had paid the elemental stones to display them, but unfortunately, being at the lowest level of the hall, most of them hadn't reacted in time and were killed at the beginning. The spiritual treasures scattered in the ruins were now ownerless objects; whoever obtained them first claimed them!

Many observing Heavenly Masters, seeing the Chen family members arrive, had their courage bolstered. Under the pretext of helping the Chen family, they all surged forward, joining the dark figures who had arrived in scrambling for the masterless spiritual treasures.

"We go too!" Ji Changkong whispered. Before Bai Qingya could react, he, only at the Three Talents Heaven Realm (Sancai Tian), charged into the pack of frenzied wolves...

... The Moon Heart Stone (Yue Xin Shi) and Sun Heart Stone (Ri Xin Shi) exchanged hands several times.

Following the tragic death of one of the dark figures, they once again became ownerless. Du Shaofeng’s face was ecstatic.

After killing several dark figures with the help of three of his Du family members, he hurried to snatch those two gemstones. A hand suddenly reached out from within the shattered walls, grabbing both the Moon Heart Stone and the Sun Heart Stone, before turning to flee.

"Kid, that stuff is mine, stop right there!" Du Shaofeng roared, trembling with rage at this opportunistic thief. With the Moon Heart Stone and Sun Heart Stone safely secured in his Mustard Seed Bag (Jiezi Dai), and realizing Du Shaofeng was targeting him, Ji Changkong dared not linger.

He swayed his body, plunging into the center of a battle between Heavenly Masters, skillfully avoiding the elemental energy waves, and flew toward the arriving Bai Qingya, urgently calling out, "Moon Heart Stone secured! Let's go!" Bai Qingya was momentarily stunned.

Seeing Du Shaofeng leading his men in pursuit, she quickly pulled Ji Changkong and they fled wildly. ...

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