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However, the standoff had its time limit. Although Xie Yali did not become an immortal, she had already touched the difference between immortals and immortals.

Although Ayou, Zhuge Qing, and Wang Ye cooperated with each other and maximized the effect of their Five Elements Eight Trigrams Formation, they were still unable to resist Xie Yali.

Seeing the four men locked in a stalemate, Nick Fury drew his gun and fired.

Knowing that he was unlikely to hit Xie Yali, he considered it an achievement as long as he could buy the three of them a moment to catch their breath.

Just as he expected, the bullet disintegrated instantly upon entering the area of ​​the four people, transforming into a drop of dew that evaporated and disappeared into the air.

A perfect opportunity! Wang Ye made a sword incantation and chanted, "Chaotic Golden Clang!"

In an instant, the whole world froze, and everything fell into calm.

"Turtle fly body!"

Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing shouted at the same time, and the two crossed to the left and right, attacking Xie Yali together.

Zhuge Qing waved his hand and shouted, "Samadhi True Fire!"

However, their attack did not achieve the expected result. Just as their attack was about to make contact with Xie Yali, she suddenly moved.

Instantly, Wang Ye spat out a mouthful of blood, his pupils becoming bloodshot and red.

The Samadhi True Fire landed on Xie Yali, but it turned to ashes in a moment and fell off her body with a rustling sound.

"Samadhi True Fire, Feng Hou Qi Men..." Xie Yali smiled and said, "You are so young, yet you have mastered such extraordinary things. It is truly amazing. However, near-immortal techniques are ultimately just near-immortal techniques, while I am already an immortal."

With that, Xie Yali flicked her hand, and a drop of dew flew out.

Wang Ye immediately shouted, "Kun character, Earth River Chariot!"

From beneath Wang Ye's feet, an earthen wall rose from the ground, blocking the dewdrops. But the earthen wall crumbled the moment it touched the dewdrops.

"Not bad, not bad." Xie Yali stood with her hands behind her back, nodding with satisfaction like an elder seeing a talented junior.

"But you two are still too young. Why don't you come with me to ascend to immortality and experience the supreme Dao of this world?"

Wang Ye formed a hand seal with one hand, resisting Xie Yali's Five Elements and Eight Trigrams aura, and said with a forced smile, "Forget it, I'm not worthy of such treatment. I'd rather stay in this mortal world a little longer."

Zhuge Qing smiled and said, "Me too."

Wang Ye almost laughed in exasperation: "Old Zhu, can you stop pretending to be stupid?"

Zhuge Qing's forehead creased with annoyance: "Your Majesty, I'll say it again, my surname is Zhuge, the Zhuge of Zhuge Wuhou!"

Xie Yali covered her mouth and chuckled. If they hadn't witnessed her previous prowess, everyone present would probably have just seen her as an innocent and romantic young girl.

"Do you have any other preparations? If not, it's almost time."

Wang Ye smiled: "Of course, Uncle-Master!"

Suddenly, Ah-you, who had been standing still, seemed to inflate, his body swelling up instantly, his muscles becoming as exaggerated as a bodybuilder's.

"Oh? So this is the divine fighting technique passed down through generations of Maoshan?"

Ayou pursed his lips, remained silent, and stepped forward. The Five Elements and Eight Trigrams swirled and clanged, confronting Xie Yali.

Xie Yali, who would normally be at a disadvantage even when the three of them worked together, could now be resisted by Ayou alone.

Xie Yali flicked out another dewdrop, but Ayou shattered it with a single palm strike. The dewdrop, capable of piercing through the earthen river cart in an instant, then walked slowly forward, each step accompanied by a tremor, its aura as imposing as a mountain.

Without any magical countermeasures, yet imbued with a righteous and awe-inspiring aura, he punched Xie Yali.

Xie Yali did not dodge; the punch landed squarely on her face, causing her to stagger.

Turning her head, her face splattered with blood, Xie Yali still smiled: "Which Maoshan patriarch possessed you?"

Ayou didn't answer, and threw another punch at Xie Yali. However, this punch didn't land properly, and Xie Yali's figure dissipated like mist, then reappeared near the offering table.

Xie Yali hugged her legs and smiled, "I see, it was just using leverage, it didn't actually involve the body."

"Attack her altar!" Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing exchanged a glance and simultaneously attacked Xie Yali's altar.

Xie Yali frowned, her previous composure gone, and coldly snorted, "You dare!"

Instantly, countless floating dust-like particles appeared in the air.

"Careful, don't inhale these things!" Wang also covered his mouth and nose.

Zhuge Qing tried to use the wind to blow them away, but these things were clearly not ordinary objects, and no matter how strong the wind blew, they did not move an inch.

After Ah-you inhaled these substances, his eyes suddenly became glazed over, and his body deflated like a punctured balloon.

Just then, an arrow flew from another tall building, its target the offering table. It was Hawkeye. However, before the arrow could reach the offering table, it was annihilated in the transformation of the five elements.

Unexpectedly, another special bullet was fired, landing squarely on the offering table and shattering it into pieces.

Xie Yali's eyes widened immediately. What she saw was not a bullet that shattered the offering table, but a strange bone that had been carefully polished.

"It's 12:15, the auspicious time has passed, your plan to ascend to heaven has failed." Ayou sat up, looked at Xie Yali, his eyes filled with pity.

However, to everyone's surprise, Xie Yali did not become hysterical or go insane after failing to ascend to heaven.

Instead, she sat calmly cross-legged on the ground, a smile on her face. This smile was not a bitter smile after defeat; on the contrary, Xie Yali appeared very calm.

"My sister told me that if I can successfully overcome this final tribulation, I can ascend to heaven."

If I fail, I won't be able to become a mortal immortal, and my success rate in ascending to immortality is less than ten percent. Just as my sister said, I failed.

After Xie Yali finished speaking, she reached out and picked up the broken incense burner from the ground. Strangely enough, the broken pieces of the incense burner formed a dagger.

"It is the will of Heaven, and man cannot defy it." Xie Yali seemed to be saying this to herself, and also to everyone else.

She raised the shards and, to the astonishment of the crowd, slit her own throat.

Blood gushed out, and Xie Yali slowly collapsed, her pupils dilating.

"Oh no!" Ayou's eyes widened.

Nick Fury looked at Shea Lisa on the ground, his expression complex. "Isn't she dead? Didn't we win?"

"No, she succeeded." Wang Ye shook his head and looked up at the sky.

The vast天地 (heaven and earth) were suddenly struck by an unexpected change: thunder rumbled and dark clouds obscured the sun. One after another, illusory figures appeared in the air, tall and imposing, exuding an aura of oppression.

"But she's clearly dead?" Nick Fury murmured.

"There are four types of immortals: Heaven, Earth, Human, and Ghost. She fought with us in order to transcend her tribulation and become a Human Immortal, but she failed. So she chose the method of self-disintegration and became a Ghost Immortal."

Ah-you explained, "But ghost immortals are still immortals!"

A single, piercing gaze pierced through the dark clouds, shattering the cloud layer and revealing a clear blue sky once more.

"This world is in chaos," Ayou sighed softly.