"With the chanting of Mo Han's spell, the fire elements, which had been isolated outside the magical domain of the shadowy figure, rapidly gathered around Mo Han, propelled by the energy of the Holy Dragon Staff.

The mysterious shadowy figure clearly noticed this change, watching everything with astonishment. He exclaimed, aghast, "How is this possible? You cultivate both magic and martial arts, and you can still gather such intense fire elements under my magical domain? How in the world did you manage that? This is simply unbelievable."

However, when his gaze fixed upon the object Mo Han held in his hand, a trace of fear crept into his voice as he spoke, "The Holy Dragon Staff—you actually possess the Holy Dragon Staff! You three, stop him immediately!"

Following the shadowy figure's command, the three Skeleton Elves immediately lunged toward the location of Mo Han's body. And those Mutated Zombies, which hadn't appeared until now, had materialized behind Mo Han and his companions, forming an encirclement, swarming toward them in a dense mass. Seeing this, Little Mo and Little Han let out enraged roars, intercepting the enemies head-on, while simultaneously launching an assault on the three Skeleton Elves and the Skeleton Warriors. At this moment, the Skeleton Warriors in front surged toward Mo Han, but they were temporarily held back by Little Mo and Little Han. Even the few that slipped past their defensive line were barred outside the barrier by Mo Han's 'Azure Water Guard.'

The zombies encountered Mo Han's Azure Water Barrier and began striking it furiously.

Yet, they could do nothing against Mo Han's Azure Water Guard. These Mutated Zombies were only slightly stronger than ordinary humans and utterly incapable of breaking through the high-level water magic barrier. At this moment, however, they possessed no thought other than to obey the shadowy figure's command, relentlessly attacking the Azure Water Barrier.

At this point, the shadowy figure began chanting a spell rapidly: "O Lord of Darkness, with my blood as the covenant, use Your mighty power of will to control any living thing within this barrier... Dark Binding!" As the shadowy figure concluded his incantation.

Countless black vines suddenly erupted from beneath the bodies of Little Mo and Little Han, surging toward them, intent on ensnaring them.

Little Mo and Little Han immediately sensed the shadowy figure's sinister plot. A roar burst from Little Mo, and four rings of yellow light immediately spread outward from his body—this was the upgraded Gravity Spell from his transformation into the Earth Bear King. The surrounding Skeleton Warriors attacking Little Mo could not withstand the immense energy of Little Mo's upgraded Gravity Spell and were instantly crushed into dust. Only the three Skeleton Elves remained unharmed, though their attack speed was significantly reduced under the pull of Little Mo's gravity magic.

When the black vines encountered Little Mo's Gravity Spell, they too were pulverized into dust. However, as the forward vines disintegrated, even more black vines coiled up from the earth, rapidly closing in on Little Mo.

They swiftly wrapped around his feet. As for the black vines heading for Little Han, they were automatically blocked by her protective barrier upon contact.

The Skeleton Warriors on the perimeter savagely swung their weapons at the ensnared Little Mo, yet they failed to inflict any substantial damage.

This was because the Earth Bear’s supremely perverse defense capabilities were widely known, and now that Little Mo had successfully advanced to the Earth Bear King, his protective energy had been elevated another tier.

It was simply not something those Skeleton Warriors could break through.

Even the attacks from the Skeleton Elves, while capable of cracking Little Mo's armor, were instantly repaired by Little Mo's formidable earth energy.

They would be broken again, only to be restored again by Little Mo's defensive energy—they were utterly ineffective against him.

Unless those three Skeleton Elves attacked together, they might only then overcome Little Mo's regeneration speed; otherwise, they could not harm him in the slightest. But two of the Skeleton Elves were tightly occupied by Little Han, rendering a coordinated attack on Mo Han impossible.

Seeing this, the mysterious shadowy figure immediately ordered the Skeleton Elf attacking Mo Han to bypass him and strike at Mo Han instead. Little Mo grew anxious seeing this, but since he was already surrounded, he could do nothing but watch helplessly as that Skeleton Elf advanced toward Mo Han.

Little Han, also firmly entangled by the two remaining Skeleton Elves, found herself unable to assist Mo Han. She watched as the Skeleton Elf rapidly approached Mo Han and brought its massive axe down upon the Azure Water Barrier surrounding him. Upon striking the barrier, ripples instantly spread along the outer edge, causing the entire barrier to shake violently. The Skeleton Elf followed up with a second axe strike. Under the continuous assault of the Skeleton Elf, the barrier's light dimmed. Just then, Mo Han's incantation was nearing its conclusion. His entire body was enveloped by fire elements, displaying an intense crimson hue, making his figure invisible. From within the red curtain of light, Mo Han's voice rang out: "Raging Flame Giant, Reborn, Divine Covenant, Summon!" Upon hearing this, the mysterious shadowy figure cried out in alarm, "Fire Element Forbidden Spell, 'Doomsday Meteorite'!"

As his spell ended, Mo Han immediately drew the Holy Sword of Light, forcing back the Skeleton Elf that had just shattered the Azure Water Barrier and was lunging toward him. A single Raging Dragon Slash sent the Skeleton Elf flying far away.

He then swiftly aided Little Mo and Little Han in repelling the black vines and the two remaining Skeleton Elves, hustling Little Han and the others away, pushing aside the Mutated Zombies as they fled frantically backward.

And as the mysterious shadowy figure finished speaking, a colossal fireball suddenly plummeted from the distant horizon, illuminating half the sky in crimson. In the blink of an eye, it neared the top of the giant water-blue energy screen, striking precisely above its center. Under the immense power of this Fire Element Forbidden Spell, although the water-blue screen did not completely rupture, it was forcibly torn open by a massive gap due to the sheer energy. The red fireball shot through this opening directly toward the mass of skeletons inside the barrier, landing accurately at the rear of the skeletal ocean.

With a deafening roar that shook all of Imma City, a surge of red energy erupted from behind the ranks of skeletons. In the epicenter of this energy, every skeleton was atomized by the force. Not even dust remained, instantly creating a vacuum within the skeletal horde. This energy then spread along the ground, engulfing the entire battlefield. Everywhere it passed, all Skeleton Warriors and Mutated Zombies turned to ash, transforming the battlefield into a sea of red.

When the residual energy reached the outer edge of the barrier, its force was significantly diminished due to the range, and coupled with the barrier's extraordinary protective capability, it was entirely blocked outside, causing no accidental casualties. However, this success was also attributable to Mo Han’s transcendent magical control. If the landing point of the Fire Forbidden Spell had not been precisely at the center of the barrier, and if it hadn't been for the countless Skeleton Warriors absorbing some of the impact, this severely damaged barrier might not have withstood the remaining power. Even though the spell's intensity was much lower by then, it certainly would have caused considerable destruction and casualties.

Only after the forbidden spell's power completely dissipated did Mo Han and the others emerge from a basement. When the forbidden spell erupted, Mo Han, Little Mo, and Little Han had no time to escape and had taken refuge in this underground space to survive. Mo Han had discovered this basement by chance during his reconnaissance a few days prior and had secretly memorized its location, never expecting it to prove so useful.

When Mo Han and his companions returned to their original location, they discovered that all structures in the epicenter of the blast had been leveled, and the buildings on the periphery were damaged to varying degrees, with not a single structure remaining intact due to the forbidden spell's power.

Witnessing the power of a forbidden spell for the first time, Mo Han felt a pang of self-reproach. He hadn't expected that nearly half the city would be annihilated by his magic. Fortunately, there shouldn't have been any other living people inside the barrier, only those infected Mutated Zombies and the shadowy figure's minions.

Although Mo Han understood from the start that a forbidden spell would possess terrifying power, he hadn't anticipated such monstrous destructive capability—it was nearly comparable to an atomic bomb. Still, this magical forbidden spell was probably much cleaner than an atomic bomb; there wouldn't be any lingering side effects, Mo Han comforted himself internally.

It was also fortunate that he possessed Mo Xiuyi's Holy Dragon Staff, allowing him to borrow the artifact's might to unleash this spell; otherwise, with his current cultivation level, casting a forbidden spell would have been utterly impossible.

At this moment, Mo Han noticed that the mysterious shadowy figure had also appeared not far from him, staring at Mo Han with a murderous gaze. Of his three Skeleton Elves, only two remained, standing beside him, battered and wounded.

It was presumed the third had been annihilated by Mo Han's forbidden spell.

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