Perfect: I am Shi An from Shicun, and I am Huang’s brother!

Chapter 249 Reality is Illusion
"boom!"

In an instant, a dazzling beam of light shot out like a pillar supporting the sky, colliding fiercely with the white tiger's claws.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the entire stone chamber trembled violently again. Although the white tiger's attack was temporarily blocked by Yunxi's pillar of light, the immense power still surged like a tidal wave, making it almost impossible for Yunxi to breathe.

"puff!"

In just a moment, Yunxi spat out another mouthful of blood, and her body was thrown back by the powerful impact, leaving deep footprints on the stone platform.

At the edge of the eighth stone platform, Yunxi knelt on one knee, her hair falling messily over her shoulders, bloodstains still wet at the corner of her mouth, and her breathing becoming rapid and heavy, each breath carrying a scorching heat, as if her chest was on fire.

"No, I can't fall here!"

But she did not give up. Instead, she silently shouted to herself, forcibly suppressing the metallic taste in her throat, and her eyes became even more determined.

Immediately afterwards, she stood up again and looked at the five ferocious beasts opposite her.

Strangely enough, when Yunxi landed on the edge of the stone platform, none of the five ferocious beasts attacked. Instead, as soon as she took a step, the five beasts seemed to receive a command, let out a roar at the same time, and pounced on her from all directions again.

The Vermilion Bird spread its wings and soared high, its blazing golden flames pouring down like a torrential rain. Each drop of fire seemed to contain the power of molten lava, scorching and distorting the space in its path.

The Taotie's bloody maw opened wide, its endless devouring power as deep and unfathomable as a prison, seemingly about to engulf Yunxi and the space around her.

The white tiger flapped its wings, its snow-white figure like a bolt of lightning, its sharp claws flashing with cold light as they tore through space.

On the other side, the Qiongqi also had wings like knives, tearing apart the surrounding space.

There were also powerful figures from the Underworld stepping into the void, wielding long white bone swords, their dark blade light pouring down like a torrential rain.

In an instant, various attacks intertwined into a destructive storm, completely engulfing Yunxi.

"Is this really a test...?"

Seeing the fierce attack coming at her, Yunxi's heart sank, but her eyes became even more determined.

If she backs down now, she will have no chance of catching up with Shi An.

Yes, she still remembers what she said back then: she didn't want to hold Shi An back.

She had no choice before, but now that she has a glimmer of hope, how could she possibly let it slip away?

As she pondered, she took another deep breath, and at the same time, her divine energy circulated wildly within her body, and the spiritual power in her meridians surged like a river, each flow producing a deafening roar.

"Zheng!"

With a slight tremor, Yunxi quickly formed hand seals, her palms flashing with talismanic light, and then a magnificent heavenly palace appeared.

The majestic Heavenly Palace stands tall in the void above Yunxi's head, with golden tiles, vermilion walls, carved beams, and painted rafters, exuding an aura of solemnity and grandeur.

Auspicious clouds swirled around the palace, cranes danced in the air, and mysterious runes descended from the palace, forming a dazzling light curtain that protected Yunxi within.

Moreover, this phantom was not static, but slowly rotated according to Yunxi's thoughts. Even when each palace door opened, projections of the sun, moon, and stars poured out.

This was the defensive technique that Yunxi employed after cultivating the "Heavenly Evolution Cloud Palace Formation" and combining it with her own insights.

Faced with this overwhelming attack, she did not hesitate to unleash it.

The moment the palace appeared, the ancient ferocious beasts seemed to sense something, their attack suddenly faltered, but they quickly recovered and continued their charge.

With a deafening roar, as if the sky were collapsing and the sea were being overturned, the Vermilion Bird's golden flames crashed against the Heavenly Palace's light screen like heavenly fire, unleashing a deafening roar.

Golden flames burned fiercely, attempting to melt the light barrier, but the light barrier only trembled slightly, completely blocking the power of the golden flames.

At the same time, the devouring power of the Taotie followed closely behind, and the powerful suction seemed to pull the entire Heavenly Palace and Yunxi into an endless abyss.

But at this critical moment, the Heavenly Palace suddenly shone brightly, and then a mysterious power surged out, resisting the devouring power and preventing the Taotie's attack from advancing any further.

At the same time, the white tiger's claws, the Qiongqi's wings, and the Netherworld expert's blade light all fell down, crashing heavily against the Heavenly Palace's light screen.

In an instant, the entire stone chamber was filled with dazzling light and rampant energy, as if the end of the world had arrived.

However, the Heavenly Palace Defense that Yunxi had set up was exceptionally sturdy. Although it trembled under the impact of numerous attacks, the light only flickered and never showed any signs of breaking.

This made Shi An, sitting in the audience, feel a sense of relief and pride.

Although he never said it, he knew very well how much effort Yunxi had put in to catch up with him. Now, seeing her resist so tenaciously in such a crisis, he couldn't help but feel moved and gratified.

Meanwhile, as time went on, the attacks of the ferocious beasts became more and more ferocious. The destructive storm seemed to never stop, like waves in a raging storm, surging and crashing one after another, constantly impacting Yunxi's Heavenly Palace defenses.

Under such circumstances, even though Yunxi was doing her best to maintain the operation of the Heavenly Palace, she gradually showed signs of fatigue, and her face was extremely pale due to excessive exertion.

"No, if this continues, I won't be able to hold on any longer."

Looking at the five ferocious beasts attacking fiercely, Yunxi couldn't help but break out in a fine sweat. She could clearly feel the divine energy within her body rapidly draining away, while the five ferocious beasts seemed tireless, their attacks becoming increasingly fierce.

We must find a way to fight back!

Finally, after persevering for a while, Yunxi made a firm decision, a resolute glint in her eyes, clearly indicating that she had made up her mind.

She knew very well that simply defending would only put her in a more passive position, and now the only way to break the deadlock was to go all in.

"Heavenly Cloud Palace Formation, activate!"

Finally, with a loud shout, Yunxi's hand seals changed rapidly.

"boom!"

The next moment, the illusory celestial palace suddenly shone brightly, and the doors slowly opened. Then, beams of dazzling light poured out from it, as if billions of stars were falling from the celestial palace, instantly illuminating the entire stone chamber as if it were daytime.

At the same time, an ancient rune slowly emerged between Yunxi's eyebrows; it was the core array pattern of the "Heavenly Evolution Cloud Palace Array"!

"Boom!"

The moment the array pattern appeared between Yunxi's brows, the entire stone platform suddenly began to tremble violently, and countless fine array patterns inexplicably appeared on the ground of the eighth level, echoing the illusory image of the Heavenly Palace above Yunxi's head.

The array patterns moved like living things, and in the blink of an eye, they formed a complete celestial palace array in the void.

"The Cloud Palace appears, the Heavenly Evolution unfolds!"

Upon seeing this, Yunxi quickly shouted a shout and then clasped her hands together.

"boom!"

In an instant, the entire illusory image of the Heavenly Palace exploded, transforming into countless dazzling beams of light that shot out in all directions. Each beam of light seemed to contain terrifying power, shattering space wherever it passed.

(End of this chapter)