451: Bai Huang was dumbfounded.

However, Xiao Xuan had already employed methods to completely isolate all external interference, ensuring Xun Xiuyuan remained entirely unaware of anything happening around him, fully immersed in his own Realm Breakthrough.

The perfect Fusion of eight cosmic cores brought Xun Xiuyuan an unprecedented and immense improvement.

Looking back, when he was still at the six-system Realm, he had already displayed astonishing strength, sufficient to rival eight-system Saint King level experts.

And now, as his Realm climbed to the eight-system, Xun Xiuyuan's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds, already capable of rivaling the legendary Hongmeng Realm Experts.

Not only that, he had likely already touched the Peak level of the Hongmeng Realm; all of this was thanks to the vastness of his Internal World, which was far beyond what ordinary Hongmeng Realm Cultivators could compare to.

From the moment Xun Xiuyuan successfully fused with the first cosmic core, his Internal World began a journey of continuous expansion, a process that had never ceased.

As more cosmic cores were fused one by one, the expansion speed of his Internal World showed exponential growth, becoming increasingly rapid and astonishing.

By now, every second, Xun Xiuyuan's Internal World was extending outward at an astonishing rate far exceeding the speed of light; this almost insane expansion not only highlighted the vastness and immensity of his Internal World but also caused its formidable nature to reach an immeasurable and terrifying level.

As time passed, the Shadow King still stood firm like a rock, but his Puppets had long since been torn apart, turning into fragments all over the ground.

The Shadow King had not only used a large number of Puppets but also brought out one-time explosive beads, and even consumed precious Medicinal Pills capable of briefly boosting combat power, using almost all of his trump cards without reservation.

However, the enemies opposite him were, after all, a group of experts with strength reaching the Guiyi Realm and eight-system levels; even though the Shadow King's trump cards were endless and powerful, in this lopsided confrontation, he still appeared unable to keep up and was gradually falling into a disadvantage.

Watching that group of powerful enemies step by step approaching the xuanhuang one qi pagoda, the Shadow King could only sigh helplessly, understanding in his heart that he had exhausted all his efforts, yet it was still difficult to turn the tide of the battle.

At the same time, the Ling Tian Pagoda suddenly underwent a violent vibration; Xiao Xuan's brows furrowed tightly, and she subconsciously glanced at Xun Xiuyuan, who was still in seclusion, a strong sense of unease welling up in her heart.

Facing the increasingly dangerous situation outside, the thought of getting away from this place of trouble quietly sprouted in her heart.

Just as Xiao Xuan held her breath and was about to take action, Xun Xiuyuan's calm yet slightly urgent voice suddenly came, breaking the surrounding silence.

"Xiao Xuan, what's wrong?"

Xiao Xuan's figure paused, and she looked up, slightly startled, only to see that Xun Xiuyuan had opened his eyes at some point and was gazing intently at her.

"Master, you have come out of seclusion?" Xiao Xuan's tone carried a hint of surprise and confusion.

Xun Xiuyuan shook his head slightly, his expression revealing a trace of solemnity: "It hasn't completely ended, but I suddenly felt restless while Cultivating; a groundless panic struck my heart, and I had to interrupt it."

Xiao Xuan immediately realized the situation was urgent and, without hesitation, quickly reported everything that had happened outside—the movements of Bai Huang and the other experts, as well as the current tense situation—to Xun Xiuyuan, and actively opened up her Divine Sense perspective, allowing Xun Xiuyuan to clearly perceive the real-time scene outside.

Xun Xiuyuan's gaze swept calmly over the people in the scene; he only lingered slightly on Bai Huang and the other experts, not paying them much attention.

However, when his gaze fell upon the figure radiant with light, the Shadow King, he was suddenly startled.

Memories from the past quickly emerged in his mind: was this not the very Senior in the Silver Sea Secret Realm who was shrouded in holy radiance and commanded respect?

The Silver Sea Secret Realm was precisely the place where the Shadow King raised Spirit Beasts.

Although the Law of Cloud Sea contained within was scarce, due to its unique energy environment, it became an excellent place for Spirit Beasts to inhabit and grow.

Back then, Xun Xiuyuan had broken in alone and swept away almost the entire resource of Spirit Beasts in the Secret Realm, causing the Shadow King heartache for a long time.

If it had been any other Hongmeng Realm Expert, Xun Xiuyuan would likely have died in the Yellow Springs long ago, with grass already growing several feet high on his grave.

Fortunately, the Shadow King was by nature averse to conflict and compassionate, so he did not kill him back then but instead chose tolerance and let him go.

Looking back now, he realized that everything had its Karma.

It was precisely because of this past good fate that Xun Xiuyuan was able to preserve his life, grow to where he was today, and at this critical moment, have the opportunity to step forward and deal with the current predicament.

Xun Xiuyuan did not show any signs of urgency; he knew deeply that the Law of Space here was completely different from the outside, with the time flow differing by more than a hundred times.

Even if they talked for a long time here, for the outside world, it would only be an instant, and it would hardly have any substantial impact.

He asked Xiao Xuan in a calm tone: "Xiao Xuan, the pagoda bead you mentioned just now, who exactly has it?"

Xiao Xuan responded immediately, her voice carrying clear urgency: "It is on that leader who is leading everyone to besiege the Ling Tian Pagoda. The distance is very close, and my sensing is very clear. This pagoda bead is crucial to me; it is not only related to the recovery of my power but also involves the integrity of the Ling Tian Pagoda's Origin."

Xun Xiuyuan nodded slightly upon hearing this and said no more.

His figure suddenly blurred, and the next moment he completely disappeared into the deep space inside the Ling Tian Pagoda, as if merging into the Law fluctuations of the pagoda body itself.

At the same time, Bai Huang outside saw that the attack launched by everyone together had actually easily shaken the defense of the xuanhuang one qi pagoda, and couldn't help but laugh wildly: "This treasure seems to have lost its energy support! Everyone, push harder, let's charge into the Yuan Ling Universe in one go!"

Just as his voice fell, and the moment everyone was poised and ready to sprint with full force, the entire space suddenly experienced a strange stagnation.

Except for the two Hongmeng Realm Experts, the Void Spirit Beast and the Shadow King, who were still in fierce battle, everyone else's movements instantly froze, as if time had stopped flowing at this moment.

A strong sense of unease inexplicably welled up in Bai Huang's heart; he wanted to turn his head to see what had happened, but discovered he couldn't even complete the slightest movement.

It turned out that the moment Xun Xiuyuan's World Power descended, it had completely suppressed all Cultivators except for the two Hongmeng Realm Experts; in the face of this absolute power, they had absolutely no ability to resist.

Xun Xiuyuan's figure appeared leisurely beside Bai Huang, easily removed the spatial ring from his finger, and tossed it towards the Ling Tian Pagoda.

That ring traced a stream of light in the air and quickly disappeared near the Ling Tian Pagoda—obviously, Xiao Xuan had used the power of the Artifact Spirit to guide it over.

Before this, the entire space had been locked by the power of the external Cultivators, making it difficult for Xiao Xuan to employ such methods.

But at this moment, the entire space was under Xun Xiuyuan's absolute control; he had only reserved the necessary combat space for the two Hongmeng Realm Experts.

In this situation, Xiao Xuan could naturally control the trajectory of the spatial ring as she pleased.

In fact, at this moment, even if Xiao Xuan wanted to directly teleport that group of suppressed experts into the Ling Tian Pagoda, it would be as easy as flipping her hand.

After all, within the Domain of the Artifact Spirit Hall, Xun Xiuyuan already possessed absolute dominance.