As the Heart of the Continent was gradually being controlled by extraterrestrial demons, the Heavenly Dao was also losing its connection with the Ancient Spirit Continent. The Heavenly Dao was anxious but could do nothing. Its connection to this continent was the Heart of the Continent. Once the Heart of the Continent was stolen, it could no longer control the Ancient Spirit Continent.
If the Heavenly Dao lost its connection to the Ancient Spirit Continent, the extraterrestrial demons could do as they pleased on this continent. This was because both the curses of the human race and the prohibitions of the divine race were established under the Heavenly Dao. Even if the Heavenly Dao had no effect on the extraterrestrial demons, these curses and prohibitions could only function under the Heavenly Dao. Once the Heavenly Dao was gone, these would be useless.
Ling Luoyi and Qiu Yuanxi knew this. Feeling the Heavenly Dao's power weakening, Ling Luoyi slashed at the eyes of the surrounding extraterrestrial demons. As the Heavenly Dao's restrictions on her weakened, her sword directly severed the upper parts of these ten extraterrestrial demons.
To kill extraterrestrial demons, one had to destroy their source of power. Therefore, her sword did not kill them. However, this time, even destroying their demon cores was useless. Ling Luoyi scattered the ashes of the demon cores, but the extraterrestrial demons, having lost their demon cores, were still alive, albeit with greatly reduced strength.
Ling Luoyi abandoned them and flew to the black hole, working with Xing Yu to close it.
Xing Yu had been hidden in the spatial interlayer, avoiding Ling Luoyi's spiritual power, and thus was not injured by it this time. This method was taught to him by his master when Xing Yu returned to the Sacred Domain last time.
Two quarters of an hour had passed. Ling Luoyi's divine power within her spiritual power could no longer be hidden. Thus, centered on Ling Luoyi, a vast divine power spread outwards, giving those who felt it the strength to fight the extraterrestrial demons again.
Sensing that the situation was under control again, Ling Luoyi breathed a sigh of relief. However, feeling the Heavenly Dao's power still weakening, she became worried. "A Yuan, hurry up!"
On Qiu Yuanxi's side, the extraterrestrial demons, seeing the Heart of the Continent within their grasp, laughed maniacally, as if envisioning themselves receiving rewards from the king. In their arrogance, they overlooked Qiu Yuanxi, who was staring at them.
Feeling her strength restored to a level where she could handle him, Qiu Yuanxi suddenly thrust her sword towards the extraterrestrial demon's eyes. The extraterrestrial demon was at a critical moment and could not move. Qiu Yuanxi had already recovered her strength as a First-tier Spirit Emperor. This strike was perfectly timed.
The reason Qiu Yuanxi had not stopped him earlier was that she was waiting for this moment. As the Heavenly Dao's power weakened, her cultivation could recover. Instead of wasting spiritual power struggling earlier, it was better to strike decisively now.
While the extraterrestrial demon was still in shock and had not recovered, Qiu Yuanxi severed his hands with another sword strike. At the same time, Ling Luochen injected his spiritual power into the Heart of the Continent, helping the Heavenly Dao regain control over it.
The moment the Heart of the Continent returned to the Heavenly Dao, the extraterrestrial demons outside, who had lost their demon cores but were still moving, collapsed. This time, they never got up again.
When the extraterrestrial demon recovered, he saw that the Heart of the Continent, which he had painstakingly seized, had returned to the Heavenly Dao's hands, and he became furious. Just then, Qiu Yuanxi's sword pierced his left shoulder. A purple flame crawled along the sword into the extraterrestrial demon's left shoulder, burning his demon core. Having lost the Heart of the Continent as a source of power, no matter how unwilling, he could only die.
Across the Xuan Domain, those who felt their lost spiritual power returning were filled with high morale and resisted more vigorously.
In the outer realms, Bali, sensing that many extraterrestrial demons had died in the Ancient Spirit Continent, intended to send reinforcements. However, with Ling Luoyi stationed at the exit, and driven by their instinct for self-preservation, they dared not proceed.
Seeing his subordinates' cowardice, Bali was furious. However, he also sensed Ling Luoyi's power. If they were to fight with full strength, he himself would not be her match. Knowing this was one thing, but accepting it was another. It had taken them thousands of years to open this single plane, and to give up now was truly unbearable!
Outside the black hole, Ling Luoyi stared at Bali. Although she didn't know what they were saying, she could guess from Bali's expression. She then said, "I do not know who you are, sir, but do not come here again!"
Hearing Ling Luoyi's words, Bali glared at her furiously. Ling Luoyi's spiritual power naturally extended to this side as she closed the passage. Bali sensed the divine power within this spiritual energy, and his mind was filled with doubts.
This woman with the divine eye was indeed human. Judging by this spiritual power, she should be at the Immortal realm, not the Divine realm. But why was her spiritual power divine and not immortal? How could she have cultivated to such a realm without immortal power? Who was this person?
Hiding his questions was not Bali's style. He directly asked, "Human girl, who are you? What is going on with your spiritual power?"
Upon hearing this, Ling Luoyi's lips curved upwards, and she said, "You do not need to know who I am, sir. You only need to know that you have failed today."
Seeing Ling Luoyi's provocative expression, Bali became even angrier, while the surrounding extraterrestrial demons trembled in fear.
Seeing Bali rise as if to approach but being blocked, Ling Luoyi sneered and said, "Do not be in a hurry, sir. You cannot cross anyway."
"You!" Bali was enraged but had no way to retort.
"Sir, no need to rush this time. We can meet in Xianning City."
Upon hearing the words 'Xianning City,' Bali's rationality returned. He looked at Ling Luoyi, lost in thought. After a long while, Bali smiled and said, "Then, human girl, we shall meet in Xianning City."
With that, Bali left in anger.
The people guarding the formation in the outer realms saw Bali leave and knew that the plan targeting the Ancient Spirit Continent had failed. They also gave up. With no more obstruction, Ling Luoyi and Xing Yu quickly sealed the passage between the outer realms and the Ancient Spirit Continent completely.
Seeing the black hole in the sky disappear, the people below breathed a sigh of relief and began clearing the remaining extraterrestrial demons. This time, Ling Luoyi did not intervene and returned to the Fengxi Realm.
At the Heart of the Continent, after resolving the extraterrestrial demons, Qiu Yuanxi finally relaxed. However, feeling the Heavenly Dao's restrictions on her gradually strengthening, she couldn't help but complain, "Good heavens, Heavenly Dao. You've just gotten the Heart of the Continent back, and you're already kicking me aside like a worn-out donkey. How ungrateful."
Seeing this, Ling Luochen couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Miss Qiu, if what you say is true, then you are that donkey."
"Ling Luochen!" Qiu Yuanxi exclaimed indignantly.
Ling Luochen smiled. Seeing that the atmosphere had eased somewhat, he asked, "Miss Qiu, can you tell me now?"
Qiu Yuanxi sensed her surroundings and, finding no one, said, "The jade stone in front of you is called the Heart of the Continent. As the name suggests, it is the heart of this continent. The spiritual energy of this continent and the Heavenly Dao's control over it all originate from it. If the Heart of the Continent falls into the hands of the extraterrestrial demons, they will gain an additional source of power, and the Heavenly Dao will lose this continent. Without the Heavenly Dao, the prohibitions on the extraterrestrial demons will become ineffective, and they will be able to come here without restraint."
After listening, Ling Luochen finally understood why Qiu Yuanxi had been so anxious. There were only a hundred extraterrestrial demons in the continent now, and they had already caused so much trouble. If there were more, the continent might fall.
"Is this enough then?" Ling Luochen asked uncertainly, looking at the black mist on the Heart of the Continent.
"Of course not. This requires purifying the extraterrestrial demons' spiritual power from the Heart of the Continent. Do not withdraw your spiritual power, understand?" As she spoke, Qiu Yuanxi also injected her spiritual power, but her injected spiritual power turned out to be light attribute!