This moment, Song Dongyang’s hairs stood on end!
The surrounding All Appearance Sect Cultivators also underwent a drastic change in expression.
"Enforcer Yan!"
"No good! Protector Ke has been possessed!"
The ’Protector Ke’ with a sly smile swept his gaze around before it landed on the Qi Dynasty Cultivators in the distance, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
Tang Ji, with his quick eyes and quick hands, swiftly rolled the Qi Dynasty Cultivators back.
And Song Dongyang, who had already subtly sensed something amiss, with a grave expression, also immediately shouted out loud:
"Retreat quickly!"
During speech, a resolute flash crossed his eyes, as he unexpectedly propelled himself forward in flight.
The Star Mana, nearly exhausted, suddenly lit up around his body at this instant.
He then stretched out his finger.
Atop the daylight, suddenly a series of starlights flickered.
At the same time, a vase shimmering with the light of the Milky Way emerged at his side.
Atop the vase, the faint silhouette of a girl child materialized and then raised her pale hand to her lips, giving a gentle blow.
In an instant, the Milky Way light streaming from her fingertips fell down, and with a roar turned into a massive tidal wave of the Milky Way, swamping over the ’Protector Ke’!
The Nascent Soul Cultivators poised to take action around them were instantly invigorated.
"It’s the Star Vase (pronounced ’bu’)!"
"A Fourth-Order Top Grade magic treasure of Xingdou Peak!"
However, in the next moment.
Everyone’s face became tense.
But to see ’Protector Ke’ laughing slyly.
Even though he was looking up, his eyes were filled with a disdainful indifference as if he were above it all.
Like a Divine Spirit walking amongst mortals, looking down on the tiny lives below.
Facing the combined efforts of Song Dongyang and the Fourth-Grade Magical Treasure ’Star Vase’.
’He’ weirdly let out a baby-like giggle.
As if an invisible force shot out from his mouth.
Soundlessly striking the surging starwater.
In a split second, the impressive waves momentarily stuttered and then rolled back!
Panic flashed in the girl child’s eyes atop the vase, and she hurriedly ducked back into the Star Vase, which instantly swelled in size. A strong suction force came from the spout, desperately absorbing the retracted starwater.
Yet, even so, a great deal of starwater struck the Star Vase, causing the light on it to dim somewhat.
Song Dongyang’s life was spiritually connected to the Star Vase; with the vase now damaged and his condition already dire, he staggered as if struck by a heavy blow.
Yet, that invisible force did not stop. After penetrating the Milky Way tidal wave, it instantly landed on Song Dongyang!
The starlight around his body only managed to maintain for a moment before it shattered with a loud pop.
However, immediately after, a ray of light from the Star Vase fell upon him, barely managing to resist.
Even so, Song Dongyang felt his soul dizzied and stars bursting before his eyes, clinging on solely through sheer willpower as he glared fiercely at his opponent!
Under his gaze, a starlight in the sky that had been brewing for a long time finally fell, landing on the ’Protector Ke’ with astonishing speed.
However, the hopeful look in his eyes was instantly transformed into shock.
The starlight fell on the ’Protector Ke’, splashing around like water as if it were hitting an invisible barrier.
And ’Protector Ke’ let out a low chuckle, then without any movement, appeared less than a foot in front of Song Dongyang in a ghostly fashion, their eyes meeting.
Revealing a rigid smile like that of a doll, he then slightly opened his mouth—
"Ah—"
From his position as the center, a sharp and piercing sound explosively burst forth!
This moment, Song Dongyang’s pupils contracted sharply.
And just in the instant before this sound burst forth, the Star Vase suddenly transformed into a beam of light and entered his embrace. The starwater spread out, turning Song Dongyang entirely into a streak of starlight.
The starlight, like a film, instantly spread out, reaching in all directions, enclosing the sound waves.
It also protected everyone behind him.
But it was only for a moment before the starlight explosively shattered.
Song Dongyang, with the remains of starlight on his figure, also fell back in a pale and disheveled retreat.
With a horrified gaze, he looked at the ’Protector Ke’ not far ahead.
He asked himself, although nowhere near Yao Wudi, his Cultivation Realm was also among the very top below Immortal Ascension.
Yet facing this ’Protector Ke’, even after employing a Fourth-Order Top Grade magic treasure, he still had no power to counter.
A speculation that deeply shocked him instantly rose in his mind:
"It can’t possibly be a peak Nascent Soul! Could it be..."
It was only a guess, but he was ninety percent sure.
"I never expected to really lure out... the Evil God!!"
A seriousness like never before colored Song Dongyang’s expression.
If it were seventeen minutes earlier, the combined effort of seventeen Nascent Souls from the All Appearance Sect might have had a chance to last until the arrival of the Sect Elders.
But after the recent fierce battle that repelled the Clerics of Ten Thousand Gods’ Country, they had nearly exhausted all their Mana and means.
Now, to face an existence like ’Protector Ke’...
"Not good!"
"This mission was insisted on by me alone, I can’t let the Sect suffer such a great loss!"
A decisive flash went through Song Dongyang’s mind, and he made his decision in an instant.
Yet these thoughts, though long when spoken, were in the outside world but a moment’s work.
’Protector Ke’ eerily closed in.
Song Dongyang, however, retreated explosively.
Inside, he squeezed out a bit more Mana to forcefully conjure a Starlight Barrier in front of him.
But he was fast, ’Protector Ke’ was faster!
In just an instant, he reappeared in front of Song Dongyang, and slightly opened his mouth—
Pop!
A golden chain whirled out from behind in an instant, striking ’Protector Ke’’s mouth with a heavy blow!
The sly smile on ’Protector Ke’’s face abruptly turned to anger.
Yet the golden chain quickly entwined around his body like a python.