The teleportation portal was getting closer and closer, a glimmer of escape in sight, yet Bai Yu and Jin Ling showed no sign of joy; rather, their hearts were weighed with immense heaviness.

Because they had exhausted all their life-saving talismans and means.

Furthermore, their mana and Primordial Spirit were severely depleted.

After the barrier talisman failed, each roar from the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast pinpointed their location, impacting them with terrifying sound waves. If not for the 'Divine Soul Pill' and 'Xuanhuang Pill' they carried, to stabilize their state of mind and restore their mana, they might have already been overtaken.

Now, with escape so near at hand, they still couldn't celebrate because half an hour was needed and they were almost entirely exposed to the enemy's line of sight.

The invisibility effect of the Mixed Element Bell was nowhere to hide under the bellowing sound waves of the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast.

Most crucially, they were greatly depleted, while the enemies on the spirit boat remained in peak condition.

The enemy's only depletion was the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast.

They could clearly feel the Divine Beast's vocal cords had suffered severe damage from two days of incessant roars, to the point where its roars recently had little effect on them.

If it weren't so, there wouldn't even be a need for the enemy to approach; the soundwave attacks alone would have shattered their hearts and killed them.

Thus, if the enemy caught up now, they stood no chance of putting up a fight.

After a short moment, the distance shrank to less than a hundred meters.

This was already a dangerously close range for Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

On the spirit boat, Jin Ling was incredibly tense, his face ashen.

Bai Yu looked equally despairing.

There was still some distance to the teleportation portal, and at this rate, they would be caught before reaching it.

With their Godspeed Talismans exhausted and other means depleted, there was no way to shake off the pursuit behind them.

What to do?

Their minds raced for a solution.

Just then, Lu Chen's voice came from behind, "Bai Yu, Jin Ling, you cannot escape. Brother Yang said that if you surrender, you can be spared."

"Senior Brother, should we... give up?" Jin Ling suggested, a hint of hesitation in his voice.

A flash of sternness flickered in Bai Yu's eyes, "Become prisoners?"

Jin Ling spoke bitterly, "It's better than dying."

Bai Yu scoffed, "You trust these people so easily? Don't forget how he reneged on his promise to us!"

Jin Ling's expression changed to one of despair.

Indeed.

That Earth cultivator was detestable, totally untrustworthy. He might promise not to kill them now, but once in his grip, their fate would be uncertain.

Yet, if they surrendered, there might be a chance that the other side would keep their word this time. If not, once caught, they'd have no chance in battle, and the enemy, driven by rage, might just as easily kill them.

In the span of several breaths, the distance closed by another twenty meters or so.

"Even if they catch up, the Mixed Element Bell can hold them off for a while. We still have a chance. Don't give up until the last moment," Bai Yu said with determination.

Surrender would lead to a dire end.

Not to mention whether Yang Fei would truly spare them, Bai Yu believed that once the Southern Domain's Cultivation World attacked this minor Plane World and their master descended to Earth, learning of their betrayal, they would certainly be killed.

Jin Ling, inspired by Bai Yu, instantly dismissed the thought of surrendering.

Using the invisibility effect of the Mixed Element Bell, Bai Yu maneuvered the spirit boat through several positions, causing some trouble for their pursuer's tracking, and managed to hold out for a few more minutes.

Seeing the teleportation portal in the high sky not far away, despair engulfed Bai Yu.

Because the enemy was less than thirty meters behind him now.

The crux was that at this distance, Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang seemed able to lock their precise position merely by the sound of air being pierced.

Fortunately, the Heaven-devouring Divine Beast was too fatigued to continue using its devouring divine skill, or else at such proximity, they would be caught for sure.

However, at this moment, Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang made their move.

They knew that the enemies intended to escape Earth, so they had to be intercepted before reaching the teleportation portal, as letting information leak back to the Southern Domain would be catastrophic.

Blinding golden light flared up, Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang hand in hand, Qin Yanyang wielding a magic sword borrowed from Ye Wuya, struck again.

Boom!

A violent clash resounded; the sword struck the invisible Mixed Element Bell accurately.

With just one hit, Bai Yu inside the Mixed Element Bell spat a mouthful of thick blood.

It wasn't that Qin Yanyang's attack was immensely powerful, but Bai Yu's condition was so dire compared to two days ago that he couldn't withstand the recoil from the Mixed Element Bell.

Jin Ling was startled, "Senior Brother!"

Grinding his teeth, Bai Yu swallowed the last Xuanhuang Pill.

Over the past two days, he'd lost count of how many pills he'd taken; the effects of prior elixirs hadn't even been fully absorbed, yet he had to waste another precious Xuanhuang Pill to quickly regain some mana.

Qin Yanyang and Yang Fei were also struck by the backlash from the Mixed Element Bell's power, yet they were in far better shape than Bai Yu at the moment. With urgency pressing, they suppressed the fierce recoil force, and Qin Yanyang swung her sword again.

The two had contemplated the clashes with Bai Yu over the past days, concluding that while the Mixed Element Bell's defense was frightening, each attack should affect Bai Yu somewhat. Otherwise, would Bai Yu need to flee if he could simply hide within it and remain invincible?

So, despite the backlash from the Bell's power, Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang persisted in their attack.

They had to attempt it.

What if Bai Yu couldn't hold out much longer?

"Bang!"

"Bang bang!!!"

The long sword slashed and stabbed repeatedly, with each strike wielded at eighty percent power rather than full force, not due to fearing the rebound but fearing Ye Wuya's sword, which had shown signs of cracking, might not endure.

With the fourth sword strike upon the Mixed Element Bell, a dazzling white light flashed.

In an instant, the Mixed Element Bell finally appeared in Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang's field of vision.

Not only that, but the once radiant Mixed Element Bell dimmed, becoming transparent, revealing the spirit boat and Bai Yu and Jin Ling aboard.

Bai Yu appeared ghostly pale, blood smeared on the corners of his mouth and clothes.

Jin Ling looked panic-stricken, holding his sword ready to fight at any moment.

Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang were overjoyed.

They had guessed correctly; the Mixed Element Bell's defensive prowess was indeed unparalleled, but also required the wielder to expend mana to activate, suffering backlash during attacks.

Qin Yanyang poured her True Yuan mana into the sword, poised to exploit the advantage and smash the enemy's defense, but was suddenly interrupted by a crisp shattering sound.

Ye Wuya's magic sword had shattered into countless fragments.

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