Mountain valley.

All the cut marks instantly vanished, turning into silver light that shot into the skies.

With that, there was no longer a barrier between the living beings struggling to survive within the circle, and the black-armored warriors outside.

There was a moment of silence. Then, the black-armored warriors roared with excitement. They flapped their flesh wings as they hurtled forward.

“Ahh!”

Several cultivators that were sitting down and recovering from their injuries were dismembered where they were.

…

Tree hole.

The combusting tentacles howled as they broke in. Ban Bu’s pupils violently shrank before he roared and stepped forward.

Although he was scared, he was still a formidable sword cultivator. Even if he was caught in a hopeless death trap, he didn’t lack the courage to desperately go all-out in a final battle.

He lifted a hand and pressed forward. Heaven-shaking sword intent erupted from his body. Then all of this sword intent condensed between his five fingers, forming a sword phantom from thin air.

Bang –

With a shocked explosion, Ban Bu spat out a mouthful of blood. As the sound of his chest bones being broken filled the air, he was struck flying backwards.

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