Ye Kunlun knew that the Dragon Vein Spirit Crystal the other party mentioned was the Mountain River Pendant he held.
Long Qi had told him before that the Mountain River Pendant was formed from China's destiny, and where destiny resided, there must be a dragon vein!
"Hmm, I originally intended to let you leave, but it seems I can't let you leave so easily today." The shadowy figure spoke, changing his mind the moment he saw the Dragon Vein Spirit Crystal.
Suddenly, a force emanated from the shadowy figure.
Ye Kunlun's heart stirred, and he let out a cold snort!
Instantly, a light shield appeared before him, blocking the other party's power.
Ye Kunlun sensed a change in the Mountain River Pendant, but he had no time to investigate it now and could only deal with the shadowy figure first.
Ye Kunlun put away the Mountain River Pendant, his body flickered, and he floated in mid-air, facing the shadowy figure from afar.
Ye Kunlun wasted no more words and slashed directly at the shadowy figure with the Star River in his hand.
"Must we fight?" The shadowy figure sighed and shot out a black beam, meeting Ye Kunlun's sword strike.
The two terrifying forces collided.
Swish—
The ancient tree shook violently, and the fruits on it let out sharp, piercing cries.
A fluctuation flashed across the shadowy figure's body, then returned to calm.
Ye Kunlun's sword energy vanished, and everything returned to peace, as if nothing had happened.
Ye Kunlun's face carried a hint of solemnity.
Just now, his power seemed to have temporarily disappeared.
"You must have sensed it," the shadowy figure said. "Our powers are affected here. Within the seal, everyone's power will be impacted."
Ye Kunlun snorted coldly, his face etched with frost, "In any case, the power of misfortune cannot leave this place!"
No matter what, Ye Kunlun would not allow the power of misfortune to leave the Barbarian tribe!
The shadowy figure shook his head and chuckled, "If the power of misfortune can break through the heavenly shackles of this world, would you still stop it?"
Ye Kunlun's mind trembled upon hearing this!
"The power of this world is incomplete. When he cast us into the barrier and sealed us, it caused a deficiency in this world's rules. So... I suspect there's an upper limit to this world's power, isn't there?"
The shadowy figure's voice was filled with playfulness, "Heh heh, put simply, we are sealed here, but aren't you also trapped in a cage? For thousands of years, for tens of thousands of years, you have also been confined to this small world, hahaha..."
As he spoke, the shadowy figure burst into laughter.
A door in Ye Kunlun's mind seemed to be pushed open by the shadowy figure's words, and everything became clear.
At the same time, Ye Kunlun was deeply shaken by the other party's words.
To alter the rules of the world and create heavenly shackles with one's own power, just how strong was that person?
"Hmm, let me think... you think he did it for you ants? Heh heh, he was only doing it for..."
At this point, the shadowy figure trembled violently.
Ye Kunlun felt the fear emanating from him and quickly pressed, "For what?"
A moment later, the shadowy figure stopped trembling and then disappeared from Ye Kunlun's sight!
Ye Kunlun was stunned, "Are you playing hide-and-seek with me?"
There was no answer from anyone for a long time.
"Hey!" Ye Kunlun shouted.
After an unknown period, there was still no answer, as if the shadowy figure had vanished completely.
Suddenly, the ancient tree before him trembled again, its branches and leaves growing wildly, as if transforming into countless tentacles that rushed towards the barrier above!
The barrier lit up, and no matter how hard the tentacles tried, they could not break through.
The moment the barrier lit up, Ye Kunlun suddenly sensed the power within the Barbarian bloodline.
As Wei Cangyun had said, the Barbarian bloodline could suppress the power of misfortune!
To be precise, it wasn't that the Barbarian bloodline could suppress the power of misfortune, but that the Barbarian bloodline could stabilize the barrier, thereby suppressing the power of misfortune.
Wait—
A flash of thought crossed Ye Kunlun's mind, and he seemed to have thought of something.
"The person the shadowy figure mentioned, could it be someone who also possessed the Barbarian bloodline?"
Ye Kunlun considered a possibility.
"Sacrificing his own kin to seal the Barbarians, if not for humanity, then what was his true purpose?"
Ye Kunlun frowned.
At this moment, Ye Kunlun sensed something, and his expression changed drastically!
"Not good!"
At this moment, the power of misfortune seemed to be out of control, surging out from the ancient tree before him like a monstrous wave, crashing towards the barrier!
Wave after wave.
The barrier emitted a faint light, blocking the power of misfortune, but some of it still leaked out.
"Ugh, ugh!"
The shadowy figure reappeared, his voice laced with a painful groan, "No one can stop us, no one..."
At this moment.
In the Barbarian tribe.
The terrifying black power of misfortune gushed out from the temple like a spring, turning into a dense fog and spreading outwards.
In a short time, the dense fog formed by misfortune engulfed the vast Barbarian tribe.
In a stone house in the Barbarian tribe, a white-haired old man muttered something.
As he chanted, the purple staff in his hand lit up with a purple light, which shot into the temple!
The old man's face showed exhaustion, and his aged eyes became more clouded. He sighed deeply, "In the end, I couldn't suppress it. Our mission is also about to be completed."
"Old Chieftain..."
A middle-aged man beside him called out with a tone full of worry.
"Kui," the old chieftain looked at the middle-aged man, "I know what you've done all these years. I don't blame you, I don't blame you... you did it for the tribe."
Kui's expression changed slightly, then he showed relief and determination, "Old Chieftain, the Barbarian blood has flowed for thousands, tens of thousands of years, it's enough. It's time to resist."
—
Inside the temple, the power of misfortune was suppressed by that purple power and retreated like a tide, quickly returning to the ancient tree.
The shadowy figure seemed to have expected this outcome, "Heh heh, the barrier's power is weakening."
"Don't worry, I won't let you leave this place," Ye Kunlun said, looking coldly at the shadowy figure.
Releasing the power of the Eternal Starry Sky Art, Ye Kunlun decided to reinforce the barrier!
The shadowy figure sensed the power emanating from Ye Kunlun, and his own power began to fluctuate again, "Familiar taste... hmm, a familiar taste..."
The next second, the shadowy figure transformed into a black streak and instantly appeared before Ye Kunlun!
Ye Kunlun saw a pale face beneath the shadowy figure, and his dark red pupils were filled with hatred!
The moment Ye Kunlun saw the shadowy figure's face, he found himself completely restrained, unable to even muster a hint of resistance.
The shadowy figure extended a hand towards Ye Kunlun's heart.
It seemed as though he was about to crush Ye Kunlun's heart in the next moment.
At the critical juncture, a phantom appeared in Ye Kunlun's sea of consciousness.
"Ah—"
As the phantom appeared, the shadowy figure seemed to have seen something terrifying.
The shadowy figure let out a scream, and his body exploded with a bang.
In an instant, his exploded body reformed on the ancient tree.
"It's him, it's him!!"
The shadowy figure's voice trembled, filled with fear.