They all understood that Elder Yuqing had sacrificed himself at the last moment, and there was nothing they could do because they were immobilized by Elder Yuqing's Flower Rain. He had even prevented those who shared the same thoughts from acting, just as he had told Xiao Yefeng back then: At my age, if I don't make some contributions, wouldn't that be a waste?
At this moment, inside the passage, time was running out. There were only a few seconds left, and Xiao Yefeng and Elder Yuqing were cornered at the entrance by Xiao Wenxin and the Beast Elder, along with two Beastification Final Warriors. However, there was no time left!
"Come on! Where's your Teleportation Talisman? It's gone, right? I knew you would want to fight me to the death here, but even so, I will drag you down with me!" Xiao Wenxin, shrouded in black mist, declared arrogantly.
"You are not Xiao Wenxin; you are not the Mr. Xiao I know! Who are you?" Xiao Yefeng shielded Elder Yuqing behind him and quietly handed him the last incomplete Teleportation Talisman. Elder Yuqing hesitated and seemed about to refuse, but Xiao Yefeng urged, "Grandma, use it quickly!"
Such a display would be considered the worst acting anywhere. Facing someone like Xiao Wenxin and the Beast Elder, any subtle sound would be heard. Moreover, Xiao Yefeng's almost unguarded reminder was bound to attract attention!
With Xiao Yefeng's words, he held hands with Elder Yuqing. A Specter charged toward Elder Yuqing at that moment. Xiao Yefeng stood guard with his sword, determined to protect Elder Yuqing while she used the Teleportation Talisman. At that moment, Elder Yuqing looked at Xiao Yefeng with regret as she raised the Teleportation Talisman!
The sword swept through the Specter, shaking the Final Warriors. Xiao Yefeng blocked the attacks from Xiao Wenxin, the Beast Elder, and two Final Warriors. When he turned to look at Elder Yuqing again, he was shocked to see the Beast Elder suddenly appear in front of her. For some reason, the Beast Elder split into two; clearly, the attacker was still in front of Xiao Yefeng and behind Xiao Wenxin. Who was this protruding Beast Elder?
At that moment, the Beast Elder unexpectedly grabbed the Teleportation Talisman. Strangely enough, instead of self-igniting upon being passed around, it continued to charge. The Beast Elder chuckled and said, "I'm leaving!"
No one expected that the Beast Elder would betray Xiao Wenxin at this moment. Even Xiao Wenxin, surrounded by black mist, was taken aback. As he swept his sword behind him at the Beast Elder, a Specter dissipated; it turned out to be a clone made of Specters. It seemed that in the face of death, the Beast Elder had abandoned his loyalty to Xiao Wenxin.
At this point, Xiao Wenxin lost his composure and nearly fainted from shock. However, just then, still cloaked in black mist, the previously indifferent Xiao Wenxin vanished. In his place was a familiar face to Xiao Yefeng. With only three to five seconds left until reaching the Dragon Phoenix Orb, Xiao Yefeng exclaimed in surprise, "Mr. Xiao!"
Indeed, this was the true Mr. Xie Mai; however, Mr. Xiao Ye Shen and Xiao Wenxin represented two extremes of a split psyche—one filled with hatred for the Xiao Family and driven by his own ambition alongside the God of Sorcery's influence. The emergence of Xiao Wenxin's inner demons was triggered by the sudden betrayal of the Beast Elder.
"Everything is over! Yet our families have not ended; my son's inner demons are even stronger than mine. I hope you can understand!" After saying this, Xiao Wenxin unexpectedly sat down cross-legged. At that moment, a figure clad in black armor that had been hidden all along appeared before them. Upon seeing this person, Xiao Wenxin suddenly erupted in fury.
The Heart Demon once again seized control of Xiao Wenxin's body. In a sudden burst of rage, he pushed Xiao Yefeng towards Elder Yuqing. In that fleeting moment, he channeled all his strength into a Black Dragon Demon Spear, thrusting it towards the entrance. Time was running out; although Xiao Yefeng sensed the danger, it was too late for him to express his thoughts. He turned back to see Xiao Wenxin, wielding the demon spear, piercing towards the entrance.
Glancing at the Beast Elder, who held a Teleportation Talisman, Xiao Yefeng pulled Elder Yuqing and struck the barrier before them with a powerful punch. To his astonishment, a Purple Gold Ring appeared on his right middle finger, seemingly out of nowhere. As soon as the ring touched the barrier, a hole large enough for a person opened up. Xiao Yefeng dragged Elder Yuqing through the opening just as it vanished, along with them. Meanwhile, the Teleportation Talisman in the Beast Elder's hand erupted with Azure Light.
In that instant, it turned to ashes. The Beast Elder stared in shock at the still-present Xiao Wenxin. At the same time, the demon spear surged forward, creating a slight fissure. Suddenly, one person darted into that crack just before it closed up. In that moment, a roar echoed from another end as the Dragon Phoenix Pearl unleashed an explosive wave. Countless chaotic dimensional energies surged into the passage, tearing it apart. In that instant, Xiao Wenxin, the Beast Elder, and the passage itself were shredded by the dimensional turbulence!
On another front, taking advantage of the shattered Higher Dimension Passage, the God of Sorcery let out a mournful cry and collapsed to the ground, clutching his head. In the distance, reinforcements from the divine realm were arriving. Night and Wu Kui sensed trouble and immediately fled from their location. Their mission had concluded perfectly; the God of Sorcery lost control over Earth while the divine realm lost one of its Five Elements Chaos Bodies—the Blood Sacrifice Banner!
This loss stripped them of their most crucial military enhancement power and ended years of manipulation by the God of Sorcery over Earth! However, what seemed like a joyous conclusion concealed a troubling issue that weighed heavily on Xiao Yefeng's mind.
Just as Xiao Yefeng forcibly returned through the Dimension Gate with Elder Yuqing to the Recruitment Platform, he spotted a dark figure emerging from a stormy black cloud over the sea on the other side of the Recruitment Platform. As it departed, a voice filled with rage echoed in everyone's ears.
“Xiao Yefeng, I will not let you go! The vengeance for my father is shared between us!”
The dark light flickered and vanished. Just as Xiao Yefeng steadied himself while holding onto Elder Yuqing, blood spewed from both their mouths as they forcefully activated the Purple Gold Ring's power to tear open the Higher Dimension Passage—bringing someone along with them. In that split second, Xiao Yefeng's body nearly shattered under immense pressure. Just as he regained his footing, he heard that familiar voice; it was Xiao Yeshin.
Could it be that those left behind were not Xiao Yeshin? This thought struck Xiao Yefeng suddenly and solidified quickly in his mind. Earlier within the Higher Dimension Passage, Xiao Wenxin had not been affected by the Heart Demon; his final explosion was not aimed at attacking but rather to ensure Xiao Yeshin could escape from the impending destruction of the Higher Dimension Passage!
The last mysterious Final Warrior hidden in darkness was none other than Xiao Yeshin! With this realization came clarity: Xiao Yefeng and Xiao Wenxin had been scheming against each other all along. Xiao Wenxin had concealed Xiao Yeshin’s existence with plans to use him as a trump card during their final battle. However, he did not anticipate that Xiao Yefeng would wield the Dragon Phoenix Pearl and forcefully destroy the passage in front of everyone!
As a result, when possessed by the Heart Demon, Xiao Wenxin intended to take down both himself and Xiao Yefeng but was caught off guard by Beast Elder’s betrayal. This allowed Xiao Wenxin to reclaim his body while using the accumulated power of the Heart Demon to tear apart the entrance of Higher Dimension Passage and grant his son an escape route!
With everything now making sense, Xiao Yefeng pondered how such immense power could have interrupted his own attempt to tear open Higher Dimension Passage when Xiao Wenxin chose to forgo that opportunity—for Xiao Yeshin!
At that moment, Xiao Wenxin died in the Higher Dimension Passage, while Xiao Yeshin managed to escape. With the help of the Advanced Dimension Demon Realm, the crisis threatening Earth was surprisingly resolved!
"Major Xiao! Senior Yuqing!" The warship approached Han Duhuo, and Long Dao Yi and others jumped onto the Recruitment Platform. Their words were filled with the emotions of having just survived a near-death experience. Just as Xiao Yefeng was about to inquire about the rescue operation, the Recruitment Platform suddenly shook violently. A crack emitting black light appeared beneath it, and Xiao Yefeng felt a chill run down his spine.
"Not good! The Higher Dimension Passage is destroyed; the Recruitment Platform is going to fall into the void! Move quickly!" The warship was too large to turn quickly. Fortunately, there weren't many soldiers on board, and everything was expendable. Under Xiao Yefeng's command, all soldiers abandoned the warship and boarded speedboats to escape. Xiao Yefeng and the others took the last speedboat leaving the Recruitment Platform, just as a dimensional collapse began to occur.
The warship was immobilized by the gravitational pull, and their speedboat, being the last one, was also caught in the chaotic currents of the dimensional collapse. Han Duhuo floored the throttle, but aside from the roar of the engine, they continued to drift backward.
"We can't get away!" Han Duhuo exclaimed.
"I'll handle it!" Xiao Yefeng shouted angrily. He threw down the Bagua Mirror, which enveloped the speedboat in Azure Light, instantly reducing the backward pull by more than half. At that moment, a sound resonated from Xiao Yefeng's right fist—Dragon Roar, Qilin Cry. He swung his fist forward, unleashing a beast that charged toward the warship, which was already half-consumed by the collapsing space. This creature, with four legs formed from Inspiration, Golden Scales, a Dragon Tail, and a Qilin Head, pierced through the warship with a thunderous explosion. The warship shattered into pieces while the speedboat used the force of the explosion to break free from the Recruitment Platform's range!
The speedboat sped away and finally left the dangerous waters. Once they felt no more pull or danger, everyone turned back to look. To their astonishment, a massive pit had formed in the sea near the Recruitment Platform. It was hard to imagine what it meant for there to be such a large pit on the ocean's surface; yet here it was before them. The powerful suction had drawn all nearby seawater away, and its rate of absorption exceeded that of water filling in.
A gigantic deep pit appeared before everyone, at its center lay a pitch-black crack that had swallowed up the Recruitment Platform, consumed the warship, and devoured everything in its vicinity!
The power of dimensional laws was unparalleled; this crack was quickly repaired. Gradually dissipating, it allowed seawater to fill in the deep pit once more. Soon enough, tranquility returned to the ocean's surface; the Recruitment Platform had vanished along with so much seawater—but for such an expansive sea, it hardly mattered!
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