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Chen Xu's entire body was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, so deep that the bone was visible.

The once plain gray robe was now soaked in blood, turning dark red and clinging tightly to the torn flesh.

Even more terrifying, a chaotic and violent force of law, like a leech, raged within his shattered body.

This force was frantically eroding his vitality and the foundation of his soul, a sign that he was on the verge of death.

"Hiss..." A look of horror and disbelief flashed in Su Qingxian's eyes.

She knew the backlash from the Echo Wall of Myriad Laws was dangerous, but to injure a cultivator who could subdue the Sound of Annihilation to such an extent was simply unheard of.

What level of laws did he invoke?!

"Master! Please save him!" Lin Miaoyin's voice choked with sobs, her face filled with guilt and anxiety.

"If it weren't for my Illusionary Sound Sect..."

"Silence!" Su Qingxian shouted in a low voice. At this moment, every second counted and no time could be wasted.

With a series of taps of her jade-like fingers, several pure sound waves instantly entered several acupoints on Chen Xu's body, forcibly pinning down his life force that was about to dissipate.

"Ugh..." Chen Xu unconsciously let out a painful groan, his body convulsing violently.

Su Qingxian's gentle spiritual power attempted to mend those terrifying rifts.

"What a domineering law erosion!" Su Qingxian frowned, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

She felt her spiritual energy being consumed at an alarming rate, yet with little effect.

However, the backlash from the source rampaged through Chen Xu's body, frantically rejecting all external forces and even exacerbating the spread of his injuries.

Lin Miaoyin paced anxiously to the side, but dared not utter a sound to disturb her master's spellcasting.

Looking at Chen Xu's broken body, she was filled with self-blame and regret. If she hadn't taken him to the Echo Wall of Ten Thousand Laws, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

Just as Su Qingxian felt helpless, Chen Xu, who was unconscious, suddenly coughed violently, coughing up a mouthful of black blood, and slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were somewhat unfocused, but he could still vaguely make out the scene before him, and he said in a hoarse voice:

"There's no need to save it anymore; it's just a flesh and blood puppet."

Su Qingxian and Lin Miaoyin were both stunned upon hearing this, their faces showing disbelief.

"A flesh and blood puppet?" Su Qingxian looked at Chen Xu with surprise and uncertainty.

She carefully sensed Chen Xu's aura and found that although his soul fluctuations were weak, they were unusually stable, not like he was on the verge of collapse.

Moreover, the power of law erosion emanating from his body seemed to be slowly weakening.

Lin Miaoyin was so surprised that her mouth dropped open.

She never imagined that the "Fellow Daoist Xu" she had been dealing with was actually just a flesh and blood puppet.

Chen Xu gave a strained smile and said, "That's right, this is just a flesh and blood puppet that I created to handle some dangerous situations."

Su Qingxian and Lin Miaoyin suddenly realized why Chen Xu dared to take such a risk; he was simply controlling a flesh and blood puppet.

However, even if it is a flesh and blood puppet, the fact that it can achieve this level is enough to demonstrate how skillful Fellow Daoist Xu is.

"Then this flesh and blood puppet..." Lin Miaoyin looked at Chen Xu's broken body and felt a little sorry for him.

Chen Xu waved his hand and said, "This puppet is already ruined; there's no need to save it anymore."

"I will take it back and forge a new one."

As he spoke, Chen Xu's eyes quickly dimmed, leaving Su Qingxian and Lin Miaoyin staring at each other in bewilderment.

"Master, this..." Lin Miaoyin looked at Su Qingxian, not knowing what to say.

Su Qingxian took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and said:

"Since young friend Xu is unharmed, we should head back now."

"The crisis on Tianyin Island has been resolved. The next step is to reorganize the area and restore order to the grotto-heaven."

Lin Miaoyin replied, "Yes, Master."

The two turned and left Wanlai Cave, returning to the headquarters of Huanyin Sect.

Su Qingxian told the other elders about Chen Xu's situation, and everyone was shocked.

They never expected that this seemingly ordinary Core Formation cultivator would possess such astonishing abilities.

Meanwhile, in the cave in Meteor City, gray-haired Chen Xu sat cross-legged on a futon, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

"The Echo Wall of Ten Thousand Laws truly lives up to its name. This trip to Heavenly Sound Island has been incredibly fruitful," Chen Xu muttered to himself.

He recalled his experience at the Echo Wall of All Laws. Although the torrent of laws was violent, it also gave him a deeper understanding of the laws.

The combination of the Silent Sound and the Azure Spirit, in particular, showed him new possibilities.

Unconsciously, Chen Xu's fingertips traced intricate Dao patterns in the void.

After a long while, he suddenly opened his eyes, and a bold idea took shape in his mind.

His mind sank into the beast-taming space.

Within the Dark Domain, the light of the Dark Altar dimmed, and the enormous black shadow formed by the Sound of Annihilation appeared listless.

Sensing Chen Xu's intent, it let out a low, resentful roar: "Insect...you owe me...the power of origin!"

"The power of origin will be given to you." Chen Xu's illusory image appeared at the edge of the dark domain, his voice calm yet carrying an undeniable power.

"But before that, I need you to cooperate with Qingling and try one more time."

"Roar! Don't even think about making me that brat's whetstone again!"

The sound of annihilation surged violently, the pitch-black sound waves impacting the spatial barrier, yet seemed to lack staying power.

"It's not a whetstone," Chen Xu interrupted, his gaze sharp.

"It's a collaboration. I need your 'Annihilation' power to resonate more deeply with Qingling's 'Stabilization' power."

"Like... before the Echo Wall of All Laws, but this time, it's proactive."

"Actively?" A hint of doubt crept into the Voice of Annihilation's mind, followed by a deeper sense of vigilance.

"What trick are you trying to pull now?"

"I need to verify a hypothesis," Chen Xu said, pointing to the empty area simulated in the Beast Taming Space.

There, Qingling was suspended, her body surrounded by a grayish-blue wind and spatial Dao patterns, her aura more profound and heavy than before, clearly indicating that her experience at the Echo Wall of Myriad Laws had greatly benefited her.

"Qingling, release a pure [Spatial Stabilization] rhythm, with the intensity controlled at the early Nascent Soul stage."

"Yes, Senior Brother!" Qingling replied without hesitation, forming hand seals.

A semi-transparent ripple of sound waves spread out in front of her, like an invisible shield, stabilizing the surrounding space.

"Silence, use your primordial power to condense a purest needle of annihilation and attack the Azure Spirit barrier," Chen Xu commanded.

"The Annihilation Needle? Hmph, as you wish!"

Although the Sound of Annihilation was dissatisfied, it still tried its best to cooperate.

The shadows surged, and a jet-black needle, condensed to its fullest extent, instantly took shape.

Then, with a piercing shriek that tore through space, it stabbed fiercely into the center of the stable ripples constructed by Qingling.

hum...

The anticipated violent explosion did not occur.

The moment the jet-black needle touched the stable ripples, a strange wave instantly spread out.

The destructive power of the Annihilation Needle reacted violently at the point of contact. (To read Chapter 228, "Siege," please click here.)

The core area of ​​the stabilizing ripples seemed to have been instantly hollowed out, forming an absolutely void black dot.

However, the spatial patterns around the black dot were flowing wildly at an unprecedented speed.

This annihilating power was tightly confined to a very small area and quickly absorbed.

During this process, Qingling groaned softly, her face turning slightly pale.

Maintaining this extreme balance was obviously extremely costly, but her eyes shone with an unprecedented brilliance!

"Senior brother! I can feel it!" Qingling's voice rang out in Chen Xu's mind, filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"The power of annihilation, upon contact with my stable rhythm, is like a key that unlocks the deeper structure of the laws of space."

"Although it was only for a moment, it still greatly enhanced my understanding of space with [Zhenyu Tianyin]!"

Chen Xu's illusory mental image solidified in the Beast Taming Space, his eyes blazing with intense light as he locked onto the core area where the Annihilation Needle and the Steady Ripple had collided.

"It's no coincidence!" Chen Xu's voice, tinged with excitement, echoed through the space.

"Annihilation, let's do it again!"

"Insects! Do you think my primordial power is inexhaustible?!" The shadowy figure of the Voice of Annihilation churned violently, letting out an angry roar.

That last strike was a concentrated burst of its purest annihilation essence, consuming a tremendous amount of energy.

"After this is completed, the altar's energy supply will double." Chen Xu's voice was cold and left no room for argument.

He knew that in the face of such chaos, a pure exchange of interests was more effective than any rationale.

"...Deal!" After a brief silence, the voice of the Desolate One spoke with resentment.

The shadows surged again, and a more refined, jet-black needle slowly took shape.

Qingling took a deep breath, her eyes focused intently.

She once again constructed that semi-transparent spatial ripple, her divine sense highly concentrated.

"Now!"

The pitch-black needle of annihilation once again pierced the core of the ripples with pinpoint accuracy.

Boom!!!

This collision was more intense than the previous one.

The Beast Taming Space trembled violently, and even tiny spatial cracks appeared at its edges.

Qingling groaned, her face turning deathly pale, but an unprecedented light burst forth in her eyes.

But at that moment, something unexpected happened!

Click!

A crisp cracking sound rang out, not from inside the Beast Taming Space, but... from the outside!

Inside the Meteor City cave, Chen Xu suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils shrinking sharply.

Boom!!!

The entire cave shook violently, as if it were being gripped and shaken by an invisible giant hand.

The sturdy protective array instantly developed fine cracks.

"Enemy attack!? The city's protective formation has been attacked!?" Chen Xu's divine sense swept out of the cave instantly, and his expression changed drastically.

Above Meteor City, the pale blue light shield was currently enduring an unprecedentedly violent attack.

Beyond the light barrier, a dark mass of sea monsters covered the entire sea area as far as the eye could see.

The enormous deep-sea squid swung its tentacles covered in suckers, each strike carrying immense force as it slammed into the light shield.

Schools of arrow-toothed demon fish, like arrows released from a bow, used themselves as spears, fearlessly crashing into the barrier.

Furthermore, several tortoise-like beasts, each as large as a small mountain, triggered miniature tsunamis with every tread of the waves, their mouths condensing deep blue beams of destructive light that relentlessly bombarded the weak points of the light shield.

What made Chen Xu's heart sink even more was what was behind the chaotic horde of sea monsters.

Several gigantic bone boats, with their grotesque designs and banners adorned with blood-red skulls and twisted tentacles, floated on the surging waves.

The giant bone boat was filled with shadowy figures, and a sinister aura emanated from it.

They kept throwing some kind of dark red crystal into the herd of sea monsters.

Whenever a crystal falls into the horde of beasts, it explodes into a cloud of blood mist. The affected sea beasts instantly turn their eyes bloodshot, their auras become several times more violent, and they charge fearlessly toward the city's protective formation.

"Blood Demon Crystal! It's from the Blood Sea Cult!?" Chen Xu instantly recognized that signature technique.

The Blood Sea Cult, one of the demonic giants of the Meteor Sea, is known for its manipulation of blood and evil spirits, its control of ferocious beasts, and its extreme cruelty.

However, their forces have not appeared in public for many years, so why are they suddenly attacking Meteor City?

"Waaah..."

The piercing alarm horn echoed mournfully over Meteor City, even more urgent and desperate than when the Nascent Soul sea beasts attacked last time.

"All cultivators, heed my command! The city's protective formation is under fierce attack from the combined forces of sea beasts and demonic cultivators!"

"All cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage and above, immediately proceed to your respective designated array nodes and channel your spiritual power to maintain the grand array! Anyone who disobeys will be executed!"

"Core Formation cultivators, quickly proceed to the various defensive points of the city wall, snipe high-level sea beasts, and prevent the demonic cultivators from approaching!"

"The Xuan Shui Palace Enforcement Team, purge the city of spies and quell the riots!"

Elder Lingyu's voice, through some secret technique, forcefully suppressed the deafening roar and resounded throughout every corner of the city.

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Xu sent a one-time clone to carry Nan Longyue out of the cave and stand in mid-air.

The sight before them made both of them gasp in shock.

The once prosperous and idyllic Meteor City is now plunged into chaos and panic.

The massive protective shield of the city fluctuated violently under the countless attacks, its light flickering and shattering as if it might break at any moment.

Beyond the light barrier lay monstrous sea beasts that blotted out the sky and bone boats exuding a chilling demonic aura.

Inside the light shield, the area near the port was in complete disarray, with some buildings collapsing amidst violent tremors and the aftershocks of energy.

Large numbers of low-level cultivators fled in terror, their cries and screams filling the air.

In the sky, the Xuan Shui Palace's enforcement team, piloting flying shuttles, was engaged in fierce combat with some suddenly emerging internal traitors.

Chen Xu's clone stood in mid-air, his cold gaze sweeping over the chaotic battlefield.

Nan Longyue stood beside him, gripping her long sword tightly. Her pretty face was deathly pale, but her eyes were filled with determination.

"The Blood Sea Sect has been lying low for many years. Their decision to make a move at this time is probably not just for the purpose of attacking the city."

Chen Xu's voice was calm, yet it carried a chilling undertone.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a deafening roar came from the direction of the city wall in the distance.

A node in the city's protective formation suddenly emitted a blinding red light, which then dimmed.

"Oh no!" Nan Longyue exclaimed.

Almost simultaneously, Chen Xu sensed several chilling divine senses locking onto the area where he was located.

He snorted coldly, and the surrounding air suddenly distorted, an invisible sound barrier instantly unfolding.

Chi Chi Chi!

Several blood-red needles shot out from the shadows, struck the sound barrier, and instantly turned into blue smoke and dissipated.

"Hidden head, exposed tail." Chen Xu raised his hand and pressed down, and the power of Qing Ling in the Beast Taming Space was transmitted through the Soul Seal connection.

He flicked his fingertips, and a bluish-gray ripple, infused with the rhythm of [Zhenyu Tianyin], spread out.

"ah!!!"

Three screams rang out almost simultaneously as three black-robed cultivators lurking in the shadows of nearby buildings were struck by the ripples.

The protective crimson aura surrounding his body instantly dissipated, and he fell from his hiding place...