Gradually, as the four patiently waited, a "crack" sound echoed in the sky, and cracks appeared on the giant cocoon.
The next moment, cracks also appeared in the sky. Bai Yuntian frowned upon seeing this. "Not good, the energy that is breaking apart this giant cocoon has already exceeded Fifth Order. If this continues, this secret realm will collapse."
Then, Bai Yuntian's voice resonated throughout the secret realm: "Everyone, evacuate immediately! The secret realm is about to collapse! I repeat, the secret realm is about to collapse!"
The suffering masses, the Nufeng Guild members, and the Church of the Myriad Gods members had already been sent out. Now, only the military personnel conducting surveys remained.
In fact, this secret realm was not large. Its ability to reach the strength of a Fourth Order secret realm was entirely due to the energy from the Dragon Blood Spirit Stone, the Dragon Bone, and that spear. This escaping energy was absorbed by the secret realm core and circulated within the secret realm, which allowed it to reach Fourth Order strength.
Even the other creatures within the secret realm had long been killed by the Church of the Myriad Gods and the Nufeng Guild.
Now that the Dragon Bone and Dragon Blood Spirit Stone had completely disappeared, and the spear was likely to find a master, there was essentially nothing else left in this secret realm.
At this moment, the military personnel, hearing Bai Yuntian's warning, began to evacuate in an orderly fashion. In just five minutes, everyone had withdrawn.
Only Bai Yuntian, Long Qifeng, Lu Chenxing, and Yan Pingsha remained there.
As the cracks on the giant cocoon grew larger and larger, and the sky, like a shattered mirror, became covered in cracks, Lu Chenxing could clearly feel the spatial turbulence beyond those black fissures.
As the cracks covered the giant cocoon, it gradually lost its color, turning into a grayscale hue. After one final shattering sound, it exploded with a bang!
Afterward, a frosty aura filled with the power of laws permeated the entire world. That aura, seemingly capable of freezing everything, clearly exceeded Fifth Order in intensity, even reaching Sixth Order!
Then, in an instant, the frosty aura was completely withdrawn into Xiao Zhi's body, which was suspended in mid-air. At the same time, the Sixth Order aura rapidly receded, stabilizing only when it reached Second Order Early Stage.
However, even though the Sixth Order aura only appeared for a moment, for the already cracked secret realm, this was a devastating blow!
The sky shattered with a roar, and fragments fell downwards. The earth also began to collapse and break apart, then ascended towards the sky.
This scene truly resembled an apocalypse, making Lu Chenxing recall what Long Qianqian had said earlier: "The sky collapses, the earth splits, the sun and moon lose their light, and everything seems to return to chaos." This scene was practically identical to her description.
However, the scene of the Human Race world being shattered back then should have been much more terrifying than now!
The moment the sky shattered, Bai Yuntian no longer suppressed his aura. A Seventh Order aura immediately emerged, causing the secret realm to rupture even more severely. He then flicked his sleeve, sweeping up Long Zhi from the sky, and then, with sword intent flowing around him, he enveloped everyone and shouted, "Go!"
A flash of sword light cut directly through space, revealing the outskirts of Loshen City beyond the spatial turbulence. Bai Yuntian, with the four, flashed out of space as a streak of sword light.
Just as he was about to exit space, Bai Yuntian turned to look at the only light source in the endless darkness. He then reached out and grabbed it, his Seventh Order spiritual power transforming into a giant hand that seized the light source, then sealed it and brought it into his Sword Realm.
The four landed, and Bai Yuntian released Xiao Zhi, who was still unconscious. Lu Chenxing quickly picked her up and examined her carefully. Yan Pingsha also came over, eagerly asking, "Is Xiao Zhi alright!"
At this moment, the golden divine pattern on Xiao Zhi's forehead had also become complete. It was a six-pointed snowflake-shaped divine pattern, corresponding to the two ice-blue little dragon horns that had grown on her forehead. It was clear that the awakened bloodline should be an ice-attributed one.
And on the back of her hand, a silver pattern had appeared, which upon closer inspection, resembled a spear. It should be the spear that Long Qianqian had left behind earlier.
Seeing Xiao Zhi's steady breathing, Lu Chenxing also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "It's nothing, nothing. She probably just awakened and needs to rest now."
Upon hearing this, Yan Pingsha finally relaxed. This little one was beautiful, cute, and obedient, and she didn't want anything to happen to her.
Xiao Zhi seemed to smell her father's scent, snuggled deeper into his arms, found a comfortable position, and continued to sleep.
Seeing this scene, Yan Pingsha couldn't help but reveal a gentle smile, softly saying, "Mm, it's good that the little one is alright."
......
After the matters here concluded, the rest was just cleanup, which could be left to the military. The five returned to the Paper House together.
Upon arriving, Wang Hu and Lu Hai had already returned. Seeing the four enter, they quickly stood up to greet them: "Guild Master, two seniors."
"Mm, are you two alright!" Lu Chenxing asked with a smile. In fact, the moment he saw them, he had already used his All-Knowing Eye to scan them, confirming they were fine, but he still wanted to show his concern.
Wang Hu and Lu Hai repeatedly waved their hands, indicating they were fine, then looked at Lu Chenxing eagerly, clearly waiting for something.
Seeing their expressions, Lu Chenxing chuckled, then said to Long Qifeng, "Since the matter is concluded, then I'll trouble Elder Long to help remove the formation."
"No problem, that's simple." Long Qifeng smiled. Setting up a formation was difficult, but dismantling it was much simpler for him, as he had set it up himself.
Then Lu Chenxing said to Wang Hu and Lu Hai, "After it's done, come to the first floor again. Principal Bai will pay you later, Sister Pingsha, please help entertain Elder Long. I'll help you two join the guild later!"
Upon hearing about joining the guild, Wang Hu and Lu Hai finally showed genuine smiles. Clearly, being able to stay was the true reward for them. Yan Pingsha, with a gentle smile on her lips, agreed, a completely different person from her previous sword-wielding self!
A moment later, on the second floor, Lu Chenxing placed Xiao Zhi on the bed, covered her with a blanket, and then walked out of the room. Bai Yuntian was waiting for him in the second-floor living room.
Seeing him approach, Bai Yuntian casually set up multiple soundproofing formations, then asked with a focused expression, "What news did Long Qianqian tell you earlier?"
Lu Chenxing then told Bai Yuntian Long Qianqian's original words and his own conjectures.
Bai Yuntian showed no astonishment or shock at this news. He simply listened in silence, then nodded quietly, finally instructing, "Don't tell anyone about this for now. The Human Race needs stability."
"Mm, I know." Lu Chenxing nodded in agreement.
The conversation then ended. Bai Yuntian removed the soundproofing formation, then took out an item and said to him, "This is for you."
Lu Chenxing was stunned when he saw what it was. "This is... the secret realm core?"
It was a crystal-clear dagger. Even though it was sealed, Lu Chenxing could recognize it at a glance: this was the secret realm core!
"Mm, this is the core of that secret realm from earlier. Don't you need it? It's just right to leave it for you," Bai Yuntian said with a smile.
If it had been before, he might have hesitated whether to give it, but after seeing Lu Chenxing's time energy, he no longer had to think about it.