206: Thunder roars, a battle to break the deadlock!

"Action!" Lin Xuan commanded, his voice like a thunderclap exploding in the quiet before dawn!

The first to erupt was Qu Feiyan! She swiped her jade fingers fiercely across the yaoguang immortal sound zither!

"Zheng—!"

It was no longer a silent ripple, but a sharp, ear-piercing sound like tearing silk that seemed capable of ripping apart the Divine Soul! The sound waves visibly distorted the air, transforming into countless invisible blades that swept across the entire Thunder Attraction Platform like a storm!

Bearing the brunt were the four hidden Late Golden Core Stage Cultivators! They had not expected the attack to come so abruptly and strangely; the demonic sound that pierced straight into their Sea of Consciousness made their heads feel like they were splitting instantly. Their Qi circulation stalled, their figures were involuntarily exposed, and they suffered a momentary paralysis!

Almost at the same time, Su Wanqing moved! She merged with her sword, transforming into a dazzling moon-white brilliance, as the frost silence sword erupted with unprecedented cold Sword Intent! The sword light did not attack the enemy, but slashed directly at the churning dark purple thunder pool below!

"Profound Frost Ice Prison!"

Extreme cold spread crazily from the tip of her sword! Wherever it passed, the violent dark purple thunder emitted a "cracking" sound of freezing, and its surface was instantly covered with a thick layer of dark blue Profound Ice! Although it could not completely freeze the entire thunder pool, this sudden extreme cold greatly delayed and weakened the power of the thunder pool, interrupting the black-robed evil Cultivator's extraction process from Madam Liu!

"Who goes there?! You are courting death!"

The black-robed evil Cultivator suspended above the thunder pool was both shocked and furious. He did not expect the other party to not only dare to come but also dare to take the initiative to interfere with the thunder pool! He waved the black banner in his hand frantically, drawing in the surrounding unfrozen thunder, which transformed into several ferocious dark purple thunder pythons that roared and lunged at Su Wanqing!

However, a faster figure, imbued with the aura of Chaos, had already appeared before him as if teleporting!

"Your opponent is me!"

Lin Xuan's eyes were cold as the sin-severing sword appeared in his hand. Although the Taichu Sword Domain was not fully deployed, the essence of destroying all laws was already condensed on the sword's edge. He slashed with one sword at the black-robed evil Cultivator! The sword light was chaotic, seemingly capable of decomposing thunder and annihilating Death Qi!

"Early Nascent Soul Stage? Hmph, you don't know the immensity of heaven and earth!" The black-robed evil Cultivator sensed Lin Xuan's cultivation level and snorted coldly. His other empty palm struck out fiercely, Death Qi condensing in his palm to form a huge ghost head that met Lin Xuan's sword light!

Boom!

The sword light and the ghost head collided fiercely, erupting with astonishing energy ripples! Lin Xuan's figure swayed, and he retreated half a step, while the black-robed evil Cultivator's figure also trembled slightly, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes. He did not expect the other party's Qi to be so strange and pure, managing to clash with him head-on without falling into a disadvantage!

Just at this moment, Gongsun Hao, who had been ignored all along, moved! His eyes were empty, yet filled with cold killing intent. Lightning flashed around his body as he transformed into a bolt of lightning, lunging straight at Gongsun Yu, who was trying to break the Restriction of the black stone pillar!

"Uncle! Wake up!" Gongsun Yu looked at the charging Gongsun Hao with tears in her eyes. The purple firmament thunder pendant in her hand shone brilliantly, attempting to awaken a trace of his consciousness.

But the controlled Gongsun Hao had no reaction, his palm condensing a terrifying thunder force capable of killing a Late Golden Core Stage Cultivator, as he struck down fiercely!

"Your opponent is actually me~"

A charming voice rang out, and Qu Feiyan had appeared before Gongsun Yu at some point. She abandoned continuing to interfere with the four Golden Core Cultivators using sound attacks. Facing Gongsun Hao, a Family head at the Nascent Soul level (whose strength had increased after being controlled), she dared not be careless. She held the yaoguang immortal sound zither horizontally and plucked the strings with her jade fingers!

"blood lotus Heart-Bewitching Song!"

The seductive sound rose again, but it was no longer just a simple interference. Instead, it transformed into countless enchanting blood-red lotus flowers that surged toward Gongsun Hao in layers. These blood lotuses were not physical attacks but acted directly on the mind, attempting to erode and confuse his controlled Divine Soul!

Gongsun Hao's charging figure suddenly stalled, a trace of struggle flashing in his eyes, and his attacking movements showed a momentary delay. Qu Feiyan's Blood Lotus Demonic Art indeed had a certain restraining effect on mind-control techniques!

Seizing this precious gap!

"Mother!" Gongsun Yu finally rushed to the black stone pillar. Looking at her mother, who was close at hand and breathing weakly, tears gushed from her eyes. She channeled all her Qi into the purple firmament thunder pendant, drawing upon the pure Family thunder Origin power, and pressed it fiercely against the dark light Restriction on the stone pillar!

"Weng—!"

The purple firmament thunder pendant made contact with the dark light Restriction, erupting with intense light! The Restriction was clearly fused with Guixu Death Qi, and upon encountering the pure Gongsun Family thunder Origin, it immediately fluctuated violently, emitting a "sizzling" corrosive sound!

"Quick! Little Yu!" Madam Liu opened her eyes weakly. Seeing her daughter, a light of mixed surprise and worry erupted in her eyes.

On the Thunder Attraction Platform, the battle instantly reached a fever pitch!

Lin Xuan and the black-robed evil Cultivator fought fiercely in the high sky, sword light and Death Qi crisscrossing, while thunder exploded continuously.

Su Wanqing, relying on the extreme cold of the frost silence sword, contended with the entire thunder pool—which was partially frozen but still violent—and the four dark purple thunder pythons, finding herself in constant peril.

Qu Feiyan exerted all her strength to drive the demonic sound, tightly entangling the struggling Gongsun Hao to prevent him from interfering with Gongsun Yu.

Meanwhile, the four Late Golden Core Stage Cultivators, having recovered from the demonic sound, wore ferocious expressions and lunged together toward Gongsun Yu, who was in the middle of breaking the Restriction!

The situation remained as precarious as eggs piled high!

"System, analyze the stone pillar Restriction core!" Lin Xuan ordered while distracted, fighting the black-robed evil Cultivator.

[Analyzing... The target Restriction core is located three inches from the base of the stone pillar and is connected to the earth veins and the distorted Formation. Forcibly breaking it, unless one instantly unleashes power far exceeding the Early Nascent Soul Stage, will trigger a backlash from the entire distorted Formation. Recommendation: Use the pure thunder Origin power, combined with the intent of Taichu evolution, to perform "reverse assimilation," cutting off its connection to the earth veins!]

"Reverse assimilation?" Lin Xuan's eyes flashed, and he instantly understood the System's meaning. He suddenly forced the black-robed evil Cultivator back with a sword strike, his figure plunging downward, while he shouted to Gongsun Yu: "Little Yu, channel your Qi and the power of the purple firmament thunder pendant into the base of the stone pillar without reservation! Trust me!"

Gongsun Yu had absolute trust in Lin Xuan. Upon hearing this, she did not hesitate, immediately changing the direction of her Qi output and pouring all her power fiercely into the base of the stone pillar!

At that very moment, a flow of Chaos Qi condensed with the true intent of Taichu evolution from Lin Xuan's fingertip arrived first despite starting later, precisely striking the position where Gongsun Yu was channeling her Qi!

Weng—!

A strange scene occurred! The chaotic Qi flow did not destroy the Restriction but acted like a catalyst, instantly amplifying the pure thunder Origin power within the purple firmament thunder pendant and bestowing upon it a hint of the "evolving all things" characteristic! This power was no longer clashing with the dark light Restriction but, like mercury spilling onto the ground, quickly permeated, analyzed, and then... simulated and assimilated it!

The originally cold and evil dark light, under the influence of this strange mixed power, became bright and pure at a speed visible to the naked eye, once again radiating the purple brilliance that Gongsun Family thunder should possess! The connection between the Restriction and the earth veins was silently severed by this power that "disguised" itself as the same source!

"Crack!"

With a light sound, the dark light Restriction on the stone pillar shattered like glass and instantly dissipated!

"Success!" Gongsun Yu was overjoyed, immediately swinging her sword to sever the chains binding her mother and supporting the weak Madam Liu.

"Mother! Let's go!"

However, the moment the Restriction shattered, a new crisis arose!

Seeing the hostage rescued, the black-robed evil Cultivator let out an angry roar: "You ruined the grand plan of my Holy Sect! All of you stay here! Nine Nether Soul Refining, Thunder Prison Descend!"

He slammed the black banner in his hand into the Void Realm beneath his feet! The entire Thunder Attraction Platform shook violently, and the nine massive bronze pillars erupted with sky-piercing dark thunder light, connecting with the thunderclouds hanging low above! A massive cage formed of dark purple thunder, enveloping the entire Thunder Attraction Platform, instantly took shape!

At the same time, a terrifying suction force, far stronger than before, came from the depths of the thunder pool, targeting not only Lin Xuan and the others but even the black-robed evil Cultivator himself, as well as Gongsun Hao and the four Golden Core Cultivators!

He actually intended to sacrifice everyone present, including his own subordinates, to activate this final, lethal Formation!

"Not good! He wants to perish together with us!" Lin Xuan's expression changed drastically. Sensing the horror of the thunder prison cage and the suction of the thunder pool, alarm bells rang in his heart!

The true life-and-death crisis had only just arrived!