Contrary to everyone's expectations, the ancient sword was easily pulled out of the altar by Xiong Shan, who swayed unsteadily for a moment before steadying him, following which he looked down at the golden sword in his hand with a slightly demented smile on his face.2

With both the ancient sword and the golden flame gone from the altar, the golden array instantly dimmed, and all of the fiery sword qi in the surrounding area faded away as well.0

Right at this moment, Fox 3, Wyrm 3, and Lei Yuce's trio were all revealed.0

The white light barrier around Fox 3 and Wyrm 3 was nowhere to be seen, clearly having already been destroyed, and the two of them were currently enshrouded under a dark red wheel.0

Their clothes were in tatters and stained with blood, giving them a very sorry and disheveled appearance.0

In contrast, Lei Yuce's trio appeared to be faring much better. The golden array around them was still intact, but less than half of the golden sword projection inside still remained.0

Lei Yuce and Wen Zhong were both looking deathly pale, clearly having severely overexerted themselves.0

Their faces...0