Seeing Ye Lingyuan's appearance, Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin felt a pang of sorrow simultaneously.
They didn't know where this sadness came from, but it didn't stop them from charging forward with their heads held high.
"Ninth Uncle, Brother Shangguan, you two take the lead in attacking, I will use the Primordial Poison Tree to temporarily seal the surrounding space and assist you with toxins! Here are leaves from the Primordial Poison Tree, take them with you, and you won't be poisoned!"
As Rong Guang spoke, he plucked two leaves from the small, dark tree in his hand and handed them to Xuanyuan Xun and Shangguan Yulin.
This small, dark tree was precisely the first poisonous entity to grow between heaven and earth after the Ancestral God created the world.
"Good!"
The two accepted the leaves from the Primordial Poison Tree, tucked them into their chests, nodded, and charged at the Demonic Ant King with their weapons in hand.
Rong Guang was not to be outdone. With a thought, the Primordial Poison Tree rapidly grew larger, soon towering into the sky.
Its roots firmly anchored in the ground, while its crown extended outwards, quickly covering a radius of ten zhang.
Instantly, the space within ten zhang solidified, emitting a scent that was both foul and fragrant.
"You two! This is my limit, the rest is up to you, I will provide support!"
Rong Guang shouted as he controlled the Primordial Poison Tree.
"Alright!"
Xuanyuan Xun roared, gripping his Overlord Spear, and charged at the Demonic Ant King.
With the surrounding space sealed, the Demonic Ant King's maneuvering space was limited to the three zhang covered by its demonic energy domain.
Seeing Xuanyuan Xun charging with his spear, the Demonic Ant King instantly recalled the previous stab.
Enemies meeting made their eyes burn with hatred.
The Demonic Ant King landed on its rear four legs, raising its front two, blocking the Overlord Spear. Then, its three right tentacles lashed out simultaneously, sending Xuanyuan Xun flying.
Shangguan Yulin's attack followed.
The feather fan in his hand rapidly enlarged, and with a fierce sweep, it forced the Demonic Ant King to close its eyes.
Then, a feather from the fan elongated and lunged towards the Demonic Ant King's eyelid.
Of course, Shangguan Yulin's move was meticulously calculated.
As long as the Demonic Ant King opened its eyes, that peacock feather would accurately pierce its eye.
However, as the king of demonic creatures, the Demonic Ant King possessed immense combat experience.
Thus, it kept its eyes closed and did not open them. Its front two legs were raised again.
As its body suddenly elevated, the peacock feather could only pierce the hard armor precisely in the center of its forehead.
"Not good!"
Shangguan Yulin thought to himself and quickly retracted his move, but it was clearly too late.
The Demonic Ant King's tentacles whipped out again, and Shangguan Yulin was also sent flying.
At this very moment, Xuanyuan Xun, who had been thrown back, attacked again.
Back and forth, forth and back they fought.
When Xuanyuan Xun and Shangguan Yulin's attacks couldn't connect, Rong Guang would unleash his poisons.
Although this was the first time the three were coordinating, they possessed a tacit understanding from their past lives, allowing them to cooperate exquisitely and temporarily hold the Demonic Ant King at bay.
On this side, the three individuals and one demon were locked in a fierce battle.
On the other side, Ye Lingyuan's soul had taken control of his body.
Bao Fengxi said anxiously, "Kid Ye, break through quickly! Only if you break through can you buy time for that girl!"
"But if you do, I will disappear from heaven and earth forever!"
At this moment, even the decisive Ye Lingyuan hesitated slightly.
After all, Bao Fengxi was his past life, and he was unwilling to watch Bao Fengxi dissipate unless absolutely necessary.
Heroes deserved heroic honors, and guardians needed to be protected.
"I should have disappeared long ago; surviving for these years is enough! Kid, after you break through, quickly find the other guardians and follow that girl. That's the only way to survive the cataclysm, do you understand?"
"Understood!"
Ye Lingyuan answered readily, but his heart was filled with immense sadness, sorrow spreading within him.
Even he, who was usually cold, could not remain calm at this moment.
Bao Fengxi glanced at Zi Linling and urged, "Alright, there's no more time, break through now!"
Ye Lingyuan nodded, unleashed his aura, and began to attack the bottleneck of the God King realm.
Although he felt reluctance towards Bao Fengxi, or rather, a mutual appreciation, as a seasoned warrior, he knew better than anyone that opportunities in battle could not be missed, and sacrifice was inevitable.
Breaking through to the God King realm did not take Ye Lingyuan much time, as he had been consolidating for a long time and was on the verge of losing control.
Two breaths!
A powerful aura surged from his body but was intercepted by a barrier of light.
This barrier was the Chaos Grand Array.
Bao Fengxi's wisp of remnant soul completely dissipated into the heavens and earth.
However, Ye Lingyuan did not open his eyes; what he needed to do now was to integrate Bao Fengxi's memories.
Only by integrating Bao Fengxi's memories could he fully awaken.
Three breaths!
Xuanyuan Xun and Shangguan Yulin had already vomited blood more than once.
Moreover, they bore several wounds that exposed bone.
Rong Guang was also panting, and the space sealed by the Primordial Poison Tree was already showing cracks.
Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, and his whole body was swaying precariously.
Four breaths!
Bao Fengxi's memories were too vast; even with Ye Lingyuan's terrifying soul power, he could not finish reading them all.
"This won't do!"
Ye Lingyuan decided instantly to seal Bao Fengxi's memories and fuse them later, except for the part concerning extraterrestrial demonic creatures.
Memory fusion required a lot of time, but memory sealing was almost instantaneous.
Five breaths!
"Crack!"
The space sealed by the Primordial Poison Tree completely shattered.
Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin were all knocked flying simultaneously, falling to the ground, unable to rise again.
Their respective weapons turned into streams of light and drilled into their bodies.
The Demonic Ant King, exuding monstrous ferocity, charged towards Zi Linling.
The moment Ye Lingyuan opened his eyes, this was what he saw.
Without a second thought, he appeared before Zi Linling.
The aura of the God King realm erupted, and the Sky-Shattering Whip appeared in his hand.
*Whip!*
The Demonic Ant King's massive body was sent flying by a mere lash of the whip, hitting the ground and plowing a deep沟.
Zi Linling, who was lost in thought, was also affected by Ye Lingyuan's aura and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Although Ye Lingyuan felt heartache, the situation was too urgent, and he had just broken through, making it difficult to control his aura.
Fortunately, his target was the Demonic Ant King, so Zi Linling's injuries were not severe.
Ye Lingyuan had no time to comfort Zi Linling and charged towards the Demonic Ant King.
After being sent flying by his attack, the Demonic Ant King was slightly stunned, then became even more frenzied.
Relying on its "immortal body," it nimbly leaped up and engaged Ye Lingyuan in combat.