What kind of magic? This is called cultivating immortality!

Altai, Muyue, Yingguang, and Cangxing rushed there from all directions.

Zhong Hui turned and glanced at Liu Bufan, who was barely breathing and had a large belly, and then pierced him with his staff.

"Ah~"

A shrill scream rang out, and a small, bright red insect was pulled out by the staff.

Strictly speaking, this thing is the real calamity beast.

As for Liu Bufan, he was nothing more than a parasitic being.

Having lost the monstrous beast that had been parasitizing him and suffered such severe injuries, Liu Bufan didn't even have time to say his last words before falling silent on the spot.

[Congratulations, Master, on successfully slaying the Foundation Establishment Realm Calamity Beast and obtaining a C-grade Seed of Lamentation.]

"Okay, please help me convert it."

The insect's body quickly dissolved, and Zhong Hui casually transferred the Seed of Lamentation he had obtained to the artifact spirit.

After finishing his business here, he headed towards the direction where the four people were watching.

At this moment, five people were gathered around the edge of the huge pit.

The cave entrance was pitch black, with no light in sight and no sound to be heard; it was eerily silent.

"team leader!"

The five people shouted in unison, but apart from the hollow echoes reverberating in the pit, there was no response.

Mu Yue frowned, and a soft green light condensed in her palm. She tentatively threw it into the pit, but as soon as it went in, the green light was burned away by the golden flames that suddenly burst out of the cave.

"No, the cave is full of the captain's residual magic. As soon as this magic senses even the slightest bit of external magic, it will attack indiscriminately..." She bit her lower lip, her face full of anxiety and helplessness.

This is the ultimate skill activated by the Radiant Sun, capable of burning everything. Its power is evident to all. Even the remaining magical flames are difficult for the magical girls present to withstand.

They originally planned to enter the cave to carry out a rescue operation, but given the current situation, the rescue plan is impossible to implement.

"Are we just supposed to stay here and guard this place?" Cangxing asked.

"Moyue, cast a group shield." Altai turned to the other three and suggested, "Let's go down together and help Moyue maintain the shield."

"No."

Muyue shook her head without hesitation and refused, "Your magical attributes are contrary to mine, and your abilities are different. Your help will only make my shield break faster."

"What should we do? We can't just stand here and wait!" Cang Xing was getting impatient, wishing he could rush in and rescue the captain.

"I...I have a solution."

Yingguang spoke timidly, her voice so soft it was barely audible, yet it drew everyone's hopeful gaze to her.

"As long as everyone helps me to fully illuminate the cave, and then Twilight casts a Blessing Shield on me, I can use the 'Sharing Light and Dust' technique to enter the cave. This distance is only a second to go back and forth, and I can bring the captain out."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

This is undoubtedly the most feasible method at present.

But then a new problem arose: how to illuminate the dark pit?

It is known that the captain's magic remains in the crater, and it will attack any magic that comes into contact with it...

The situation seems to have once again reached an unsolvable stalemate.

While everyone was racking their brains, Altai suddenly had a brilliant idea: "If we can't use magic, we can use technology!"

She immediately stood up, took out her phone, and said, "I'll immediately bring over all the high-powered lighting equipment."

“This will take too long… The captain’s condition is currently unknown, how can we afford to wait so long?” Mu Yue questioned.

"It's better than sitting and waiting to die."

Altai casually replied and was about to make a phone call.

Just then, Cangxing reached out and stopped her. "Something's not right. I think I sense a powerful magical force..."

Zhong Hui's expression changed drastically, and he immediately shouted sternly:

"Oh no! Retreat quickly! It's that witch!"

Before the words were finished, a thick black light shot up from the cave and straight into the sky.

Yingguang immediately used the skill of "Shadow and Dust" to instantly transfer everyone present to a safe area.

The group steadied themselves in the moonlight, staring in astonishment and disbelief at the black light shooting out of the pit.

The black light shot straight into the sky, instantly dimming the bright stars and shrouding the bright moon in a thick layer of ink.

An extremely terrifying aura permeated the entire venue, and everyone felt a suffocating pressure. The magic power emanating from the black light was enough to make everyone tremble.

The crowd stared in disbelief at the overlapping and dissipating black light, only to see a mature and charming woman in a magnificent purple robe, barefoot and suspended in mid-air, tightly clutching Yao Ri, whose armor had shattered and who had fallen into a coma.

"team leader!"

Altai was the first to let out a heart-wrenching scream, and the others followed suit, shouting incoherently.

"Ha ha……"

The woman in purple robes laughed sweetly and melodiously. She stuck out her crimson tongue and gently licked Yao Ri's cheek. Her tone was full of greed and pleasure. "What a sweet taste... This is the first time in recent years that someone has forced me to reveal my true form. And you are only a five-star magical girl. You are quite capable."

A sickly flush rose on her beautiful face. She licked her ear with the tip of her tongue, her breath sweet and fragrant, her whole body trembling slightly. "I love your scent so much... As a reward for breaking through my defenses and destroying my skin, I bestow upon you the honor of never being separated from me."

"The spirit of the artifact must revive quickly! I, the Emperor, must break the shackles and use the Cauldron of the Mother Qi of All Things to slay that evil cultivator!" Zhong Hui appeared calm on the surface, but his thoughts urged him repeatedly.

[...] I'm just an ordinary system...

In mid-air, Gratoni slowly opened his mouth, about to bite down on Yao Ri's neck.

Chapter 28 Jiangbei Head Xiao Henu

The long night was dark, the darkness as thick as ink, completely enveloping the area.

The Gluttonous Witch stood proudly in the sky, radiating a violent and highly corrosive black light, like a world-destroying demon god bringing an abyss of annihilation.

Where the black light swept, the stars and moon lost their luster, the earth cracked open, and swathes of grass, trees, and insects withered and turned to ash in an instant, turning this place into a land of certain death.

On the ground, Muyue did her best to erect a defensive shield, barely blocking the erosion of the black light.

Yao Ri was covered in blood, his magic had been completely burned away, and most of his crimson-gold armor had shattered. He lost consciousness and was tightly gripped by Gratoni's neck.

As the ultimate victor, she smiled charmingly, and her once smooth gums gradually revealed sharp fangs, their cold edge about to bite Yao Ri's neck.

Everyone could only watch helplessly as this unfolded, powerless to stop it.

Putting aside the vast difference in strength between the two sides, the sheer distance alone meant that even if they did their utmost to rush to the rescue, their captain would likely already be dead by the time they arrived.

Fluorescent, who originally possessed the strongest teleportation skill, could only feel frustrated and stomp her feet in anger.

The stars and moon were dim and the place was shrouded in darkness. Her abilities were basically tied to light sources, and without the support of light, she was almost rendered useless.

Not only could they not activate the "Sharing Light and Dust" skill to go to the rescue, but even other skills that relied on light sources were rendered unusable.

In that life-or-death moment, a clear, ethereal, and untainted voice suddenly resounded throughout the heavens and earth:

"There are three million celestial sword immortals, and they must all bow their heads before me."

Immediately following, a sharp, cold light pierced through the deathly silence of the sky, plunging down from the heavens with boundless sword intent.

Even inside the shield, everyone still felt an extremely strong pressure.

They all looked up and saw a dazzling sword light tearing through the dark night, annihilating the darkness and gloom that enveloped the area, and the surrounding black light that had been devoured was also destroyed.

The dim stars shone brightly again, and the bright moonlight once more bathed the ravaged earth.

Gratoni's expression changed drastically, his eyes filled with terror.

An invisible force held her captive.

She struggled desperately to push the magic away, but it remained completely immobile.

The sun, which was once so close, now seems to be at the ends of the earth.

Before Gratoni could figure out the source of the incident, a barrage of sharp sword shadows swept in, piercing straight through her witch body made of immortal matter.

The changes are far from over.

The chilling sword energy raged wildly through her limbs and bones, rapidly evaporating the blood in her body, quickly depleting her magic power, and even gradually eroding the core internal organs that maintained her immortal body.

If this continues, she will surely die!

Gratoni clearly realized this and let out a furious roar.

With a loud bang, the Gluttonous Witch, who was like a world-destroying demon just a second ago, exploded into a sky full of blood mist and fireworks.

This sudden and astonishing reversal left everyone on the ground stunned, unable to react for a moment.

"That sound..."

Altai was the first to react, abandoning his composure and shouting excitedly, "Reinforcements have arrived! Lord Xiao Henu has come!"

"Is this... the Sword Immortal form?" Fluorescent asked softly.

The captain is saved!

The others quickly realized this and became very excited.

After all, the visitor was the head of the entire Jiangbei region, the undisputed number one person in this area.

"Holding the sun and moon in my hands and plucking stars from the sky, there is no one like me in this world."

Amidst the swirling blood mist, a figure in white robes soared through the air on a sword, her white hair cascading over her shoulders like moonlight, her posture elegant and upright, like a celestial being from the moon palace.

Her eyebrows and eyes were clear and cold, her face was as bright as the moon, and her temperament was aloof and otherworldly. With a gentle wave of her hand, as if a cloud was drifting by, she steadily caught Yao Ri, who had fallen from the sky and was already unconscious.

Zhong Hui below frowned deeply. This woman... was using all her own words.

Holding Yao Ri in his arms, Xiao He Nu descended step by step from the sky and came to stand in front of everyone.

"Take good care of them."

She spoke softly, then entrusted Yao Ri to the others.

Altai was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward to catch the captain with both hands, while Muyue cast a healing spell.

A warm, green light, imbued with the power of life, lingered around the gruesome wounds that shone brightly in the sun. In just a few breaths, the wounds on her body healed at an astonishing speed.

Ke Yaori remains in a coma.