421: You really have guts.

As a peerless expert of the Guiyi Realm, Bai Huang’s vision was incredibly sharp; in just an instant, he saw through the situation on the field, accurately judging that Xun Xiuyuan was the strongest presence there.

He turned to look at Bai Chen, his eyes filled with inquiry: "Is it him?"

Bai Chen nodded slightly and replied with a certain tone: "It should be him."

Bai Huang nodded and said no more, turning to face Xun Xiuyuan directly, his tone cold and resolute: "Hand over the xuanhuang one qi pagoda, and I can let you all leave safely. All past grudges will be wiped clean, and I will not hold them against you."

Clearly, Bai Lang’s appearance here already fully demonstrated that General Wu's death was inextricably linked to these people before him; the matter could never be settled easily.

Xiao Xuan's voice, seemingly carrying a hint of determination, sounded clearly in Xun Xiuyuan's mind: "If I choose to self-detonate, I should be able to cause some damage to this Guiyi Realm expert. At that time, you take the opportunity to escape and don't worry about me."

Hearing this, Xun Xiuyuan's heart jolted; he froze for a moment before urgently responding: "Self-detonate? Have you forgotten how fast my advancement speed is? Even if I really hand you over to them, it won't be long before I can definitely reclaim you. Why choose such an extreme method?"

A trace of helplessness and bitterness seeped into Xiao Xuan's voice as he smiled wryly: "They won't let you leave easily. Stop harboring any illusions. The current situation no longer allows us to be indecisive."

After hearing this, although Xun Xiuyuan still felt unwilling, he understood Xiao Xuan's well-meaning intentions.

He took a deep breath, turned his gaze firmly toward Bai Huang, and said in a low voice: "Fine, I am willing to go with you, but you must let them return safely."

Xun Xiuyuan knew in his heart that since the other party had verbally agreed to release them, he should at least strive to get some people out of danger first; as many as could leave should leave.

Seeing that Xun Xiuyuan actually dared to bargain at this moment, a cold smile curled at the corner of Bai Huang’s mouth, and he said contemptuously: "I already gave you a chance, but you didn't know how to grasp it. Now you still dare to talk terms with me; you truly don't know what's what."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Huang casually took out a longsword shimmering with cold light and gave it a light swing toward Xun Xiuyuan.

In that instant, the entire Void Realm seemed to be completely under Bai Huang’s control. Xun Xiuyuan felt a massive sense of oppression; his whole body was crushed by various Law powers, rendering him unable to move.

He madly circulated his massive Internal World, exerting all his strength to finally squeeze open a faint gap.

Just as the longsword was about to reach his head, Xun Xiuyuan relied on this gap to move his body with great difficulty.

Although he successfully dodged the fatal blow to his head, his shoulder could not escape the ordeal.

As the longsword slid down, a flash of bloody light appeared. Xun Xiuyuan's shoulder, along with part of his flesh, was forcibly separated from his body in this way, and intense pain instantly spread throughout his entire being.

The power of the Guiyi Realm far exceeded any expert Xun Xiuyuan had ever encountered in his life. Even though he was already able to stand on equal footing with an Eight-System Saint King, he still appeared completely powerless when facing a Guiyi Realm existence.

Bai Huang was even more shocked in his heart; a sword strike he had been charging for a long time was actually easily dodged by the Great Saint opposite him.

Although he had successfully cut off one of Xun Xiuyuan's arms, Bai Huang's heart was still filled with disbelief.

Though he felt surprised, he quickly adjusted his mindset, looking at Xun Xiuyuan with a cold sneer: "Let me see just how many of my attacks you can dodge."

As soon as the words fell, his longsword once again traversed space, pointing directly at the top of Xun Xiuyuan's head.

"Oh, just in time." At this critical moment, a grand and majestic voice resounded through the entire Void Realm, instantly occupying everyone's minds, as if only this single voice remained between heaven and earth.

The longsword that was about to strike the top of Xun Xiuyuan's head actually landed squarely on a toenail that suddenly appeared above him.

The result of the collision between the longsword and the toenail was unexpected; the toenail was completely unharmed, while the longsword shattered inch by inch, dissipating into countless fragments in the Void Realm.

Xun Xiuyuan had originally been prepared to enter the Ling Tian Pagoda, but the appearance of that voice made him stop.

Although this voice wasn't very familiar, he had indeed heard it before; it was the voice of his cheap Revered Master—Star Swallower.

After that voice rang out, Bai Huang’s face instantly became extremely unsightly.

When he clearly saw that toenail, he already understood the other party's identity. His face turned pale once more, knowing deeply that if he didn't handle this correctly, he would likely fall into great trouble.

However, there are always people who aren't afraid of death. At this moment, Bai Lang's voice rang out: "Senior, please do not meddle in others' business; this is an internal matter of our Cosmic Alliance."

As soon as Bai Lang's words fell, Bai Huang’s brows furrowed tightly, and he thought to himself that things were going south.

Sure enough, following Bai Lang's words, that toenail disappeared, replaced by a towering mountain spanning across the Void Realm.

That grand voice rang out again, saying with a tone of disdain: "You really have guts."

Before the words even finished, Bai Lang had already turned into powder, vanishing without a trace, as if he had never existed.

True Person Yuan Ling and the others were also stunned by this scene. That powerful existence who had once toyed with them in the palm of his hand was actually insta-killed by a single sentence? This was simply beyond their imagination.

Bai Huang could no longer care about anything else at this moment and hurriedly cupped his hands, saying: "Senior Star Swallower, this Junior is a member of the Bai Family, a direct descendant of the Old Ancestor. I ask that Lord Star Swallower, for the sake of the Old Ancestor, do not hold it against this Junior."

Bai Huang, in the Guiyi Realm, knew well that the situation was stronger than the person; after recognizing Star Swallower, he immediately lowered his posture to seek self-preservation.

Bai Chen also knew well the power of Star Swallower, and he stood quietly alongside Bai Huang, waiting for Star Swallower's judgment.

After a long time, that grand voice rang out once more: "Only this once!"

Bai Huang didn't even dare to ask why Star Swallower wanted to help Xun Xiuyuan; upon hearing those four words, he cupped his hands in salute again and then teleported away with Bai Chen.

Xun Xiuyuan didn't speak, but just quietly gazed at that mountain.

The mountain's body was too massive to see its full appearance at all.

However, the mountain was slowly shrinking, finally revealing its full form in Xun Xiuyuan's eyes—it was actually a giant beast resembling Godzilla.

Until it shrank to the size of an ordinary person, it looked like a mini dinosaur. Star Swallower walked up to Xun Xiuyuan and transformed into a sturdy middle-aged man, his physique quite similar to Titan's.

Xun Xiuyuan even wondered if Star Swallower had taken Titan as a disciple because Titan's appearance was quite similar to his own.

"Let's go. Why are you standing there? Let's go see your Yuan Ling Universe."

As soon as Star Swallower finished speaking, before everyone could react, they had all been brought to the base of the Yuan Ling Universe.