Under the Dao of Heaven, all living beings are mere ants.

Even a Divine Transformation cultivator feels a deep sense of helplessness in the face of the vast heavenly might.

Xu Hei could sense the lightning sphere shrinking, but the process was painfully slow. He might not last until the sphere dissipates; he could perish first.

And indeed, as Xu Hei feared, the Divine Puppet Sect exhausted all means, yet still couldn't prevent the descent of the divine thunder of the Dao of Heaven.

If Xu Hei were to die, the Divine Continent Star would face a great calamity.

At that moment, strands of crimson flames from the outside world were drawn into the Demon God Cauldron.

Xu Hei's consciousness, which was on the brink of collapse, began to slowly recover.

"This is... the Nirvana Fire?" Xu Hei was surprised.

He had seen this flame before; it was Jiang Nine Phoenix's Nirvana Fire.

Though the name is the same, there is a fundamental difference. This is the life law that saves all beings, reminding Xu Hei of the Medicine King Valley.

He had seen disciples from the Medicine King Valley who were quite similar to this.

"Young friend, this is a tug-of-war; you must hold on!"

An ancient voice penetrated the lightning sphere, clearly heard by Xu Hei.

Xu Hei nodded heavily, his golden Elemental Infant gathering strength once more, merging flesh and blood to buy time and extend his life.

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Time passed quickly, but for every Divine Transformation cultivator in the Void, it felt like years.

Every great power on the Divine Continent Star was doing their utmost, even burning their primordial spirit, to extend life for Xu Hei and the Divine Continent Star.

No one knew how long it had been.

The five Divine Transformation Ancestors of the Divine Puppet Sect were the first to falter, their lives reaching an end.

"Ugh!"

The old woman who comprehended the laws of dominion spat out a mouthful of blood and said, "Brothers and sisters, I shall go ahead and enter the formation!"

The old woman flew up and joined the Thousand Mechanisms Grand Formation.

From then on, there was one more figure in the grand formation.

"I can't hold on either, entering the formation!"

"Since Old Ghost Liu has gone, there's no point in me staying; I'm entering the formation too."

Subsequently, the two elders who mastered the laws of illusion and sharpness entered the formation one after another.

At the moment their lives ended, they entered the Thousand Mechanisms Grand Formation, becoming part of it. Thus, the thirty-six ancestors became thirty-nine.

This was the final destination for the Divine Transformation Ancestors of the Divine Puppet Sect.

If they couldn't ascend, they would leave their lives to the sect.

The Thousand Mechanisms Grand Formation was passed down through generations, the foundation of the Divine Puppet Sect, and the last shield of the Divine Continent Star.

With the entry of these three Divine Transformation cultivators, their lives, in their final moments, burst into a blazing, dazzling light, elevating the power of the Thousand Mechanisms Grand Formation to a new level in an instant!

"Boom!!"

Massive fluctuations of laws surged from the formation, like a tsunami, like brilliant stars, pouring down on the lightning sphere in an instant.

The sphere formed by the divine thunder of the Dao of Heaven diminished by about half in an instant, like melting snow, and Xu Hei inside felt the dawn approaching.

"We're going to win!"

Xu Hei's eyes shone with brilliance as he hurriedly reassembled his physical body, planning to break out of the lightning sphere in one go.

But at that moment.

Xu Hei suddenly felt a tingling on his scalp, the hope of survival he had just glimpsed was mostly extinguished, like the arrival of death, the danger reaching its peak, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

This feeling, he had only experienced once before, on his way back to the Divine Continent Star from the outer battlefield.

At that time, he saw a pair of eyes, those eyes in the direction of the Spirit Realm.

As Xu Hei was about to break through, those eyes from the Spirit Realm opened once more, crossing the endless void, gazing at Xu Hei.

"Ah!!"

Xu Hei let out a piercing scream, the flesh he had painstakingly gathered shattered once more, even his golden little dragon Elemental Infant rapidly disintegrated, becoming indistinct.

Xu Hei felt death approaching.

"Boom!!"

The Nirvana Fire surged, flooding into the Demon God Cauldron from the outside, enveloping Xu Hei's Elemental Infant, reigniting the flame of life, successfully granting Xu Hei another chance at life.

Granny Jin's mouth also overflowed with a trace of blood, her face pale, her once golden hair turning gray.

"Life has an end, it's time to return to the roots."

Granny Jin nostalgically gazed at the planet below, her body like withered leaves, powerless, falling from the cosmos.

At the moment of touching the clouds, her physical body began to burn, quickly disintegrating, transforming into pure streams of spiritual qi and fluctuations of laws, returning to the earth.

A Divine Transformation cultivator from the Medicine King Valley had fallen!

"Immortal gods?!"

In the center of the Thousand Mechanisms Grand Formation, Daoist Sparrow looked towards the depths of the Spirit Realm at those eyes, hurriedly lowering his head, not daring to meet their gaze.

His body trembled, his face pale as paper, as if lost in thought, muttering, "How could this be? Why would even the immortal gods intervene? Could it really be the end of my Divine Continent Star?"

"Is Heaven determined to destroy my Divine Continent?"

The divine thunder of the Dao of Heaven, the eyes of the immortal gods.

This was an unprecedented catastrophe for the Divine Continent Star.

The divine thunder of the Dao of Heaven was a dead thing, and with time, it could be exhausted. But the immortal gods were alive, and once such beings intervened, even a mere glance was beyond their ability to withstand!

Why would such beings pay attention to an insignificant mortal star?

Xu Hei's consciousness, on the verge of collapse, recovered once more. He knew there was no way back.

At this moment, all of Xu Hei's scattered dragon blood ignited; he was going to sacrifice, sacrifice to the Dragon Tomb!

Xu Hei knew Tu Sen had meddled with him, and with the Dragon Soul descending again, it was likely Tu Sen would be summoned, but Xu Hei had no choice!

"Boom!!"

Xu Hei's consciousness exploded, all his dragon blood burned out, his aura plummeting to the bottom.

In a daze, he saw the Dragon Tomb connecting to the underworld again, endless black land filled with various tombstones, with dragon souls drifting about.

Xu Hei's consciousness swiftly traversed the Dragon Tomb, as if drawn by some force, arriving in an instant at that familiar empty space.

Here, there was only a solitary tombstone, exuding a sinister demonic aura. It was Tu Sen's tomb.

"As expected, it's him!"

Xu Hei's expression was grave.

And from Tu Sen's tombstone came a cold laugh: "Heh, boy, twenty-five years, you've finally come again!"

Since Tu Sen had descended once, he wouldn't be content to remain trapped in the Dragon Tomb. He would surely find a way to get out again.

And this time, he would attempt to completely escape the Dragon Tomb, perhaps even seize the chance to resurrect.

"Enough talk, let me handle this trouble."

Tu Sen sneered, about to release his divine sense.

But suddenly, Xu Hei's consciousness was once again drawn by some force, flying in another direction.