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I must say, this magic trap is incredibly ingenious. From activation to completion, it took no more than the blink of an eye. I had just pushed the little girl away when the collapsing space sucked me into "Bajian Tulong," rendering my Thousand-Pound Anchor useless. Then, the space expanded in the opposite direction, forming a spherical black space with a diameter of about a hundred feet. At the center of this space was a strange transparent orb about ten feet in diameter. Inside the orb was the "Tulong Sword," and like a fortune-teller's crystal ball that can display images, I could see outside through the orb, and it seemed those outside could see me too. However, when I rushed towards the orb, I found it was merely an illusion, impossible to touch.

"Oh dear, it seems history is repeating itself. The last time we encountered 'Shenfa' in the desert, something similar happened where I threw Jin Luosa away. Could it be that I have a conflicting fate with the 'Ten Divine Swords'? 'Shengjian Shengyue,' 'Shenjian Shenfa,' 'Miejian Honglian,' and now 'Bajian Tulong'—problems arise whenever I get close." I passed through the transparent sphere several times but couldn't escape. Frustrated, I muttered to myself. Seeing no immediate way out, I decided to wait and observe any changes. This incident had happened too suddenly, and I had a hunch that more would unfold.

Outside, chaos had erupted. In front of the "Bajian Tulong" encased in a black light sphere, several people were engaged in fierce combat, their blades and swords flashing in a dizzying array.

The change on the "Fenglong Tai" happened too quickly for the crowd below to react. It wasn't until Li Jia caught Jin Luosha that Zhu Liya and Lansino rushed up to the altar. Lansino displayed his prowess as a "Holy Grail Knight." Without much effort, he conjured over a hundred silver blade lights that formed a massive blade wheel, which he slashed towards the "Tulong Sword." However, Zhu Liya suddenly drew her large sword and attacked from the side with all her might, using strength comparable to that of a beastman. Despite her cultivation level of Third Rank Moon Flame Aura, she managed to deflect Lansino's Tenth Rank peak blade aura, narrowly missing the black sphere around the "Tulong Sword." She then positioned herself in front of Lansino.

"Why are you blocking me? Did you create this situation with Fengxuan? Is Sacred Dragon Mountain really planning to go to war with the Temple?" Lansino shouted angrily, unleashing two more rounds of blade lights.

"I don't know, but don't act rashly. This is a sacred place guarded by the twelve dragon elders. Attacking the 'Tulong Sword' means risking being torn apart by twelve high-level Tenth Rank dragons. That's a force even Sacred Dragon Mountain can't control!" As the girl spoke, she swung her large sword to block the silver giant blade wheel. However, deflecting from the side was different from resisting head-on, and her opponent was no longer me, who had been half-serious during our sparring. Instead, it was a top-notch swordsman with a "Divine Weapon Parasite." The significant difference in strength caused the girl's defense to be broken immediately, leaving huge wounds on her left shoulder and leg.

"Move aside. I, Lansino, never abandon my companions. Dragons or anything else, they're not reasons to hold back!" In his rage, Lansino realized the girl didn't intend to harm me. His figure flickered, using afterimages to deceive Zhu Liya while his true self landed beside the "Tulong Sword." He summoned his "Parasitic Divine Weapon," and a crescent-shaped saber with a shimmering blue glow appeared in his hand. The blade light instantly formed a peculiar arc, combining wind energy with aura to form six spiral wind cones that shot directly at the black spherical barrier surrounding the "Tulong Sword."

"Screech... Screech..." Unexpectedly, the powerful wind cones neither pierced the barrier nor exploded. They simply spun frantically before dissipating uselessly. Jin Luosha, who had recovered from her shock, saw me trapped inside the barrier and immediately launched several high-level light magic attacks to try to shatter it, but to no avail.

No, it had the opposite effect.

"Aaahhhhhhhh..." A long roar suddenly echoed, followed by a circle of colorful giant magic arrays appearing in the air. These arrays quickly separated into six, forming a cylindrical three-dimensional magic formation. Then, a massive and ferocious dragon appeared within the array. More magic arrays lit up one after another, and four dragons appeared at the corners of the "Fenglong Tai."

"Who dares to fight in the sacred domain of the Dragon God? Are you the humans blessed by the Light God, planning to invade the Dragon God's domain again, just like your Pope did three hundred years ago?" The leading blue dragon suddenly spoke. Although I had heard that dragons were the most intelligent among super magical beasts, even surpassing humans, seeing a five-foot-high, ten-foot-long creature speaking human language still startled me.

Seeing the four dragons about to attack, Zhu Liya stepped forward and knelt down, shouting, "Elder Leiming, please don't attack. They are not enemies; the 'Tulong Sword' has undergone a mutation, and they are trying to save their companion!"

The glowing mouths of the four dragons paused momentarily. Elder Leiming, looking down from above, asked, "Mutation? What kind of mutation? Let me see... Ah, how could it be the 'Dragon Soul Space'? How could the 'Dragon Soul Space' appear without the power of the Dragon God?"

"What? It really is the 'Dragon Soul Space'?" Zhu Liya's face turned pale, and her voice changed upon hearing Elder Leiming's words.

"Hey, stop talking amongst yourselves! What is the 'Dragon Soul Space'? Explain!" I could hear and see what was happening outside from within the black barrier. When Lansino fearlessly attacked despite the threat of the dragons, I was quite moved. Once the dragons appeared, I quickly stopped Lansino and Jin Luosha from attacking to avoid unnecessary conflict. Now that the dragons seemed to have abandoned their intention to attack, I asked them.

"The 'Dragon Soul Space'... it is one of the three ultimate techniques of the 'Abyssal Dragon King.' It can pull designated enemies into an independent space for a one-on-one battle, ensuring he is never overwhelmed. After the 'Abyssal Dragon King' died, the 'Bajian Tulong' inherited this ability. However, besides the owner of the divine sword, others can also be summoned into this space..."