The Prison Demon Star Lord let out a cold laugh and flicked his hand, sending Xuan Yuanxun and Shangguan Yulin flying.
Already injured, the two were immediately sent reeling, crashing to the ground and spitting blood.
Without waiting for the Prison Demon Star Lord's command, the observing extraterrestrial demons swarmed forward, intending to capture Xuan Yuanxun and Shangguan Yulin.
It is difficult to fight against many.
Even though Xuan Yuanxun and Shangguan Yulin were peerless geniuses, their severe injuries rendered them unable to withstand the sheer number of their opponents.
Thus, they were soon bound once more.
The Prison Demon Star Lord glanced indifferently and released his divine sense again, intending to soul-search Zi Linling.
Night Lingyuan struggled desperately, fueled by urgency and anger, trying to break free from the iron chains.
However, these were no ordinary chains. Forged from refined gold and profound iron sourced from the deep sea, they were not only incredibly strong but also capable of suppressing internal spiritual energy.
Night Lingyuan's veins bulged, but it was in vain.
Frenzied rage surged within him. He, who had always remained calm in times of crisis, could no longer maintain his composure.
He hated himself for being unable to protect his wife. He was also terrified, fearing that Zi Linling would be harmed.
The boundless fury directly shattered the barrier of the mid-stage Divine Lord realm. Yet, it was still not enough. Night Lingyuan remained bound by the chains, forced to watch helplessly as the Prison Demon Star Lord's divine sense invaded Zi Linling's sea of consciousness.
"No!"
Night Lingyuan cried out in agony.
The extreme pain ripped apart the seal in his mind, and fragments of memory reassembled themselves.
Kunlun Divine Maiden!
A long-forgotten name appeared in Night Lingyuan's mind, along with a profound love that spanned over a billion years.
Everything became clear in his mind.
He was Qing Zhan, the former beloved of the Kunlun Divine Maiden.
As the seal on his memories shattered, Night Lingyuan's cultivation rapidly ascended.
Having just broken through to the mid-stage Divine Lord realm, he reached the peak of the Divine Lord realm in mere moments.
"Roar!"
Night Lingyuan roared, shattering the chains around him and striking at the Prison Demon Star Lord with a palm.
The moment the Prison Demon Star Lord's divine sense entered Zi Linling's sea of consciousness, he was shocked.
Although Zi Linling's cultivation was only at the early stage of the Divine Lord realm, the vastness of her sea of consciousness rivaled that of peak Divine Lord realm experts.
Fortunately, the Prison Demon Star Lord had already reached the half-step Creation realm. Similarly, his soul realm had surpassed the Yuan Return realm and broken through to the half-step Creation realm.
Therefore, despite his shock, he did not abandon the soul-search of Zi Linling.
But at that very moment, two beams of light, one golden and one silver, erupted from Zi Linling's sea of consciousness, fiercely colliding with the Prison Demon Star Lord's soul.
The golden light originated from the "Human Emperor's Medical Canon," and the silver light came from the "Book of Creation."
The Prison Demon Star Lord, shocked, sensed danger. Without hesitation, he decisively retreated.
Yet, even so, the light from the "Human Emperor's Medical Canon" and the "Book of Creation" still burned his soul.
As he retreated with injuries from Zi Linling's sea of consciousness, Night Lingyuan's attack arrived.
"Bang!"
With his soul wounded, the Prison Demon Star Lord reacted too slowly and was struck by Night Lingyuan's palm, sent crashing heavily to the ground.
A trickle of crimson blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, a stark and dazzling sight.
All those watching below, whether from the extraterrestrial demons or the beings of the Heavenly Gift Continent, froze in place.
The extraterrestrial demons could not believe their eyes, nor could they believe that their supreme and peerlessly powerful Star Lord had been struck to the point of spitting blood.
After a moment of stunned silence, the beings of the Heavenly Gift Continent erupted in thunderous cheers.
Night Lingyuan did not press his advantage. Instead, he grabbed the chains on Zi Linling and shattered them with his spiritual energy.
Then, with a gentle pull, he drew Zi Linling into his embrace. "Lin'er, how are you? Are you injured?"
Zi Linling shook her head. "Don't worry, I'm fine!"
"That's good! You rest for a while!"
Night Lingyuan reluctantly released Zi Linling, drew his Sky-Breaking Sword, and launched an attack on the Prison Demon Star Lord.
The Prison Demon Star Lord's soul had been injured by the "Human Emperor's Medical Canon" and the "Book of Creation," and his qi and blood were in turmoil from Night Lingyuan's palm strike.
His eyes turned cold as he slowly stood up, a chilling murderous aura spreading from within him.
A great saber appeared in mid-air, grasped in his hand, and met Night Lingyuan's Sky-Breaking Sword.
"Boom!"
The saber and sword clashed, emitting a violent roar.
The Prison Demon Star Lord spoke with a bloodthirsty tone, "To kill me, peak Divine realm cultivation is not enough!"
Night Lingyuan's eyes turned icy. "Not necessarily!"
With that, he recalled the Sky-Breaking Sword and launched another attack.
"Sky-Breaking Thirty-Six Forms!"
In the blink of an eye, thirty-six sword lights merged into one and cleaved towards the Prison Demon Star Lord.
The Prison Demon Star Lord did not falter. Vast spiritual energy and the power of laws surged into his great saber.
The saber flew through the air, clashing repeatedly with the Sky-Breaking Sword, the clang of metal on metal echoing incessantly.
Night Lingyuan and the Prison Demon Star Lord also engaged in close combat, their movements incredibly swift.
The Prison Demon Star Lord's cultivation was already superior to Night Lingyuan's, and his combat experience was no less.
Even though Night Lingyuan was exceptionally monstrous and often fought beyond his level, at their current stage, even a small gap in cultivation realm was difficult to bridge.
Furthermore, Night Lingyuan had only just broken through to the peak of the Divine Lord realm and had not yet fully mastered this new realm. Thus, from the beginning of the battle, he was at a disadvantage.
As time passed, Night Lingyuan's control over spiritual energy and the power of laws grew more adept, and he gradually stabilized the situation.
Zi Linling anxiously wanted to help, but with her current cultivation, joining the fray would only distract Night Lingyuan.
Therefore, she forced herself to remain calm and searched for a way to aid Night Lingyuan.
"Bang!"
Night Lingyuan was sent crashing to the ground, but he ignored his injuries and re-engaged the Prison Demon Star Lord.
Night Lingyuan and the Prison Demon Star Lord battled from the ground to the sky, from the sky to the void, dodging spatial turbulence as they fought.
Suddenly, a formation name appeared in Zi Linling's mind: the Nine-Nine Heaven and Earth Primordial Fusion Array.
The Nine-Nine Heaven and Earth Primordial Fusion Array was the pinnacle creation of Formation Master Wan Yanlie. It was a grand protective formation composed of nine guardian spirits as its foundation and the blood of ancestral gods as its core, specifically designed to target and eliminate extraterrestrial demons.
This formation required nine guardian spirits, each occupying a specific position and constantly shifting their locations according to a predetermined pattern.