A louder crash exploded, and Long Chong, along with the spirit beast, were blasted into the air, but the demon elephant was blocked once again!

As a Level 4 demon beast, the elephant had never been stopped by these insignificant pests before. It let out a roar that shattered the void, causing cracks to spread across the ground within a radius of a hundred meters.

Countless fragments of rock and dust burst forth from the ground, forming an enormous torrent that struck Long Chong, Wulu, and the others.

Caught off guard, the trio was swept helplessly into the air.

Although the demon elephant was furious, it did not lose its composure and ignored the trio as it charged once again towards Cloud Top Hall!

Compared to Long Chong and his companions, its instincts told it that the person who had disappeared inside Cloud Top Hall posed a greater threat!

Wulu and the others were in a panic, about to stop the demon elephant at all costs.

"Good, it's activated!" The next instant, Yuan Ming's words drained Long Chong and Qiong Yun of their momentum. As they began to return to their original forms, the preparations they had half activated rapidly dissipated.

At that moment, a pale blue spirit light descended from the sky, striking the top of Cloud Top Hall. Invisible waves of Spiritual Energy suddenly burst forth, repelling the demon elephant.

The elephant staggered backward, its head swaying slightly in dizziness. When it looked up, it saw that the exterior of the square-pointed tower was completely covered with a pale blue membrane, dotted with white spirit light twinkling like stars in the night sky.

Disbelieving, the elephant stomped and used its Innate Divine Ability to wield the power of the earth in an attempt to directly bring down Cloud Top Hall.

But no matter how much the ground shook or how harshly the elephant rammed the membrane, Cloud Top Hall remained immovable.

Seeing this, Long Chong and his companions couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

A beam of blue light shot out from the hall, enveloping Long Chong and the others. Their vision blurred for a moment, and the next second, they found themselves in an underground stone chamber.

The Formation in the stone chamber had been largely repaired and was quickly operating.

Long Chong took out a healing pill and swallowed it, then started to complain, "Sigh, if I had known Brother Yuan would work so fast, I wouldn't have taken out my Six Dragon Balls. This replica isn't as good as the real thing. If used too much, the Spiritual Energy inside it will eventually dissipate."

Yuan Ming laughed a couple of times, unable to respond to that comment directly.

However, he did speak a word of thanks in his Sea of Consciousness, "Xi Ying, thank you. After all, you understand Arrays better and solved it faster."

"Hmph! You should see how long I stayed with the Xiao Family and how much I learned from them, not to mention the time I spent studying afterward. Hehe, even the Xiao Family's Ancestor might not match me in Array mastery now," Xi Ying proudly stated.

"Hehe, of course! But it's strange, this Formation should have existed for a long time. I didn't place any Spirit Stones on it just now, yet I don't know why it still has such power. Master Xi, why don't you explain it to me?" Yuan Ming chuckled in his Sea of Consciousness.

"It's not an issue with the Formation, but a special technique of the Wanqu Clan. If I am not mistaken, this Formation should have channeled the power of the stars as its energy source, driving itself without the need for Spirit Stones. Once activated, as long as the Formation's base remains undamaged, the Formation can sustain itself indefinitely, regardless of how long it lasts; it won't dissipate or collapse due to depletion of Spiritual Energy," Xi Ying explained after a pause.

Upon hearing Xi Ying's words, Yuan Ming's eyes flickered slightly, his curiosity and amazement at the techniques of the Wanqu Clan deepening.

It was a pity, though; he had already searched through Divine Sense, and apart from this Formation, there wasn't much else of note inside the square-pointed tower. Any classics or Jade Scrolls regarding the Wanqu Clan were utterly absent.

"Phew, what bad luck. How many Level 4 demon beasts are in this wretched Secret Realm? We've been here only a few days, and we've already encountered two," Long Chong gasped for breath, unable to resist complaining.

"Who knows? Elder Luu did mention two dangers when we first came here. Although Star Rain is hard to withstand and Star Beasts are elusive, if you ask me, neither is as troublesome as dealing with this actual Level 4 demon beast," Qiong Yun said with furrowed brows.

"Talking about it now is pointless. We should think about how to deal with this demon elephant. The people from Fusang Island said that Nascent Soul cultivators can't enter the Secret Realm. Relying on someone else to save us is unrealistic, so we have to fight our way out," Yuan Ming shook his head.

Long Chong sighed. "Sigh, if it were any other Level 4 demon beast, it would be a different story, but it's the Heavy Mountain Elephant. Even if we attack with all our might, we can't even scratch its hide. Moreover, this one has awakened the Shrinking Land Divine Power, making escape impossible. Getting out of here is as hard as ascending to heaven."

Yuan Ming pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "If we don't aim to harm it, Brother Long, how long can you hold the Heavy Mountain Elephant?"

Long Chong was stunned for a moment, then frankly replied, "With the power of the Six Dragon Balls, just to hold it, I should be able to last fifteen minutes."

"Fifteen minutes... That should be enough time," Yuan Ming nodded his head and then suddenly turned to look at Wulu, asking,

"Fellow Daoist Hong, the technique you used earlier to avoid the Heavy Mountain Elephant, how did you manage to conceal your aura so completely that even a Level 4 demon beast couldn't detect you?"

Hearing this, Long Chong and Qiong Yun also turned their puzzled gazes towards Wulu.

Wulu's eyes flickered slightly, knowing that he could no longer hide his methods, and reluctantly explained, "Years ago, I obtained an Invisibility Stone Talisman in a Secret Realm, which allows me to enter an invisible state. However, to completely conceal my aura also requires additional Mana expenditure, and it can't last long."

Yuan Ming nodded noncommittally, not delving deeper into the truth of Wulu's words, but he asked, "That Stone Talisman, can it make others invisible as well?"

"It can, but the more people there are, the more Spiritual Power is required, and the shorter the duration of invisibility. It's manageable with just me, but if all four of us were to turn invisible at the same time, it would probably last less than ten breaths."

Wulu spread his hands, implying without directly stating it, that escaping through invisibility was not feasible.

However, Yuan Ming did not care, "What if there are two people, how long can it last? And can one use Magic Treasures or Magic while invisible?"

"For two people, at most it can last for 15 minutes. As for whether you can use Magic Treasures, I need to concentrate on activating the invisibility and have never tried to activate Magic Treasures at the same time," Wulu said vaguely.

While he spoke, there were slight fluctuations in his deep emotions, and Yuan Ming, detecting this through his Emotion Manipulation Divine Ability, immediately guessed that Wulu was obviously hiding something.

However, just the information he disclosed was enough for Yuan Ming to utilize, and moreover, he had no intention of fully exposing Wulu's secrets in public. He nodded at Wulu's words, pretending to be unaware, and did not reveal the matter.

"Brother Yuan, do you have a plan? Do you need our help? If there's anything we can do, just give the order," Long Chong offered proactively.

"I indeed thought of a method, but it's very risky, and also, I wonder, Brother Long, do you trust me?" Yuan Ming suddenly looked up, staring directly into Long Chong's eyes.

"Brother Yuan, you've helped me a lot along the way, and if I doubted anyone, it wouldn't be you," Long Chong said, patting his chest, his gaze not flinching at all.

"Good, then later on, I will take the initiative to reveal the Array. You and Miss Qiong will draw the Heavy Mountain Elephant's attention. Fellow Daoist Hong and I will approach using the Invisibility Stone Talisman and launch a surprise attack from both sides. We're sure to kill the Heavy Mountain Elephant," Yuan Ming revealed his plan, observing Long Chong's reaction as he spoke.

"Alright, then we'll leave it to Brother Yuan," Long Chong said with a laugh, without any hesitation.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming felt rather helpless, "Aren't you worried that I will just use the invisibility to escape with Fellow Daoist Hong, leaving you and Miss Qiong alone to face the Heavy Mountain Elephant?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because you are Yuan Ming," Long Chong said frankly, his eyes clear and utterly unclouded.

Yuan Ming was taken aback, as if he was meeting Long Chong for the first time, looking him up and down, making Long Chong suddenly feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"Brother Yuan, if you have something to say, just say it, you're giving me goosebumps with that stare," he said exaggeratedly, rubbing his arms as if he couldn't stand it.

Yuan Ming smiled, "After we leave the Secret Realm, I definitely want to have a drink with you, Brother Long."

"It's a promise."

...

Thirty minutes later, everyone had replenished their mana. Long Chong and Qiong Yun stood at the entrance of the Square-pointed Tower, one taking out the Six Dragon Balls, the other forming a spell with his hands.

Within moments, dragon scales and Lei Guang once again climbed up their bodies.

Meanwhile, beside the Array, Wulu took out a grey Stone Talisman the size of a palm, lowered his head and chanted a spell for a while, and then nodded at Yuan Ming and the others.

Receiving the signal, Long Chong immediately let out a wild laugh, gripping his spear tightly, his eyes, now like those of a Flood Dragon, staring intensely at the Heavy Mountain Elephant outside the tower.

"Haha, Heavy Mountain Elephant, I'm here; come and meet your death!" he roared.

As he roared, the blue light shield enveloping the tower disappeared instantly.

The next instant, a blue and a purple spirit light burst from the tower, directly attacking the body of the Heavy Mountain Elephant.

The moment Long Chong and Qiong Yun made their move, inside the tower, Wulu's hand also pressed on Yuan Ming's shoulder.

In an instant, Yuan Ming felt an inexplicable force spread throughout his body, enveloping him in a transparent membrane.

"Brother Yuan, I have now bestowed upon you the invisibility power of the Stone Talisman, but do not stray too far from me, or the invisibility will immediately fail," Wulu said in a low voice, withdrawing his hand.

Yuan Ming nodded, and then he and Wulu flew out of the tower.

Outside the tower, Long Chong, in his half-dragon form, hovered in the air. In the blink of an eye, his spear thrust out in a deluge of spears, shooting like raindrops towards the Heavy Mountain Elephant.

At the same time, a purple shadow moved among the spears, the endless purple Lei Guang it brought forth weaving a giant net, covering the Heavy Mountain Elephant.

The next moment, the Lei Guang and spear shadows struck the Heavy Mountain Elephant simultaneously, but just then, a yellow spiritual light burst forth from the body of the Heavy Mountain Elephant like a fountain, enveloping the surroundings and swallowing all the Lei Guang and spear shadows.

When the light dissipated, there was not a single mark left on the body of the Heavy Mountain Elephant.

Seeing this, both Long Chong and Qiong Yun's expressions darkened.

At the same time, a hint of mockery flashed in the eyes of the Heavy Mountain Elephant, and it suddenly stomped its foot. The yellow patterns on its body lit up instantly, the ground trembled for a moment, then dirt spires rose like small mountains, stabbing towards Long Chong and the others.

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