A World Worth Protecting

However, there were too many people in the area, and Wang Baole felt that it was impossible for the Starfall Empire not to monitor the area. Furthermore, the paper figurine that had followed him in was clearly around the area as well. Therefore, logically speaking, it was better not to use the dark art.

In reality, that was indeed the case. The presence of a powerful star on the illusory planet had attracted the attention of the Starfall Empire. In the Starfall City, the five paper figurine had already activated their spells and were able to see everything clearly, naturally, they saw that the source of all the changes was Wang Baole.

If Wang Baole were to activate his dark art at that moment, the consequences would be unpredictable. Fortunately, he was cautious and didn’t show up.

However, the prodigies on the battlefield were complaining bitterly. After all, hundreds of people were facing phantoms that far outnumbered them. They couldn’t even calculate the number of phantoms, even if ninety-nine percent of them were weaklings, however, more than fifty planets was enough to make them anxious, not to mention... There was also a star.

What was in front of them was a situation where they were bound to lose!

The attacks of these phantoms were illogical. Therefore, no matter what choice they made, the first thing they had to do now was to trap the star that posed the greatest threat.

The first to make a move was Wang Baole. The instant the star charged at him, his retreating body armor instantly materialized. With a divine armament in hand, he turned around and slashed viciously at the distant star Phantoms.

He wasn’t the only one. The masked woman, the scholarly cultivator, the bell lady, the black-robed youth, and more than a hundred prodigies all attacked at the same time. It was impossible to kill the star, but it was still possible to trap it for a short while, it was still possible.

The bell lady in particular took out a ring-shaped magical artifact, which turned into a seal that enveloped the area. It gathered everyone’s power and turned into ice, causing the temperature around the star to drop infinitely.

After all, none of them were ordinary spirit immortals. To a certain extent, each and every one of them had more or less the battle prowess of a planet!

Therefore, as the booming sounds rang out and hundreds of people attacked at the same time, the charging star phantom trembled and was forcefully blocked. It had no choice but to stop. Then, it was instantly frozen in place by the cold air around it, it turned into an ice sculpture that was emitting seven-colored rays of light.

Although it was a star, there was still a gap between an illusion and a real existence. However, even so, this obstruction clearly could not last for long. Cracks were rapidly appearing on the ice seal. It seemed that it would collapse in the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn!

At this moment, with the help of the time it had been frozen, everyone did not hesitate at all. They began to retreat at full speed, trying to increase the distance between them and charge out of the area where there were many illusions.

After all, it was already impossible for them to last for seven days, not to mention that they had to find the illusion crystal within seven days. If that was the case, how were they supposed to fight? With such difficulty, even the masked woman and the other three had extremely gloomy expressions in their eyes, they could only charge forward on their own. They wouldn’t limit the battlefield to this area, but to the entire planet.

If that was the case, they might still have a chance of obtaining the final victory.

However, just as everyone’s thoughts were running wild, and they were about to spread out and widen the distance between them and their surroundings, a shrill scream suddenly rang out from afar.

The Scream was extremely shrill. Even though there was a lot of noise on the battlefield, it was still extremely clear. Everyone immediately looked over. As their gazes landed on that spot, their expressions changed.

Wang Baole retreated rapidly as well. He swept the divine armament in his hand and killed the Phantoms that were charging at him. When he turned his head to look, his pupils constricted.

In his eyes, he saw a rather familiar-looking prodigy being pounced on by dozens of Phantoms. The Phantoms had greedy looks on their faces as they frantically devoured his flesh and blood!

The screams didn’t just come from the pain of having his flesh and blood devoured. They also came from the torture of having his soul torn apart. What shocked Wang Baole the most was a planet that had been killed by the little girl, at that moment, the planet pounced forward at an extremely fast speed. It passed through the body of the Prodigy, bringing his soul... Out!

As it was brought out, the planet’s Phantom’s eyes were filled with greed. It placed his soul... into its mouth and tore at it crazily. The Prodigy’s screams came to an abrupt halt as his soul was devoured, his flesh and blood were ripped to shreds as a group of Phantoms frantically tried to snatch it away from him.

The scene was incredibly tragic, and it was a sign of what would happen to everyone once they were trapped!

However, even as everyone’s faces fell, and the man died, a small portion of the Phantoms in the area suddenly vanished, as if a gust of wind were blowing through them!

If one were to look closely, it seemed like the phantoms that had disappeared had been killed by the deceased prodigy. It was all because of him. This scene immediately caused everyone who had regained their senses to have a strange look in their eyes!

“So, this is how the rules work!�

“There is a hidden rule hidden in this illusory star trial!�

“Killing a living person can make the phantoms that have arisen here disappear, thus reducing the difficulty!�

Wang Baole also reacted immediately. However, in the next moment, his expression changed slightly, and his body retreated without leaving a trace. However, the moment he moved, almost all the elites around him realized the hidden rules, they all looked at him!

Their eyes were cold and filled with killing intent!

Fortunately... Wang Baole was not the only one who was being watched. Six others were also being watched by the crowd. These six were the ones who had killed planets.

However, the scholarly cultivator and the bell lady Gao Ren, who were watching them, hesitated for a moment before dispersing their gazes. It was the same with the masked woman. They didn’t gather too many people, but the black-robed youth and the little girl.., they became the most important targets, second only to Wang Baole!

They didn’t have a background that was worthy of respect. Even if they had powerful combat abilities, they were still the most important targets when it came to benefits!

This was especially so... when there were so many of them, it would affect everyone’s future!

“If we kill them, we’ll be able to reduce one star, thirty planets, and a large number of shadows

“Just killing three people will reduce the difficulty of this trial by at least eighty percent!�

Immediately, someone spoke up. As they were getting restless, some people even changed their direction and tried to surround the three of them. Seeing this, a cold glint flashed in Wang Baole’s eyes, and he retreated without hesitation, as he retreated, the young man with the large sword on his back did the same.

A murderous aura spread out from his body, and he sped off into the distance. As for the young girl, who looked weak and harmless, a cold glint flashed in her eyes when she realized that she had been targeted, her reaction was different from Wang Baole’s and the black-robed young man’s..

She had retreated as well, but she was headed in the direction of the mighty figure who had been trapped by the combined efforts of everyone. As she neared, she slapped the seven-colored block of ice hard. Immediately, the seven-colored block of ice surrounding the mighty figure exploded, the power of the star exploded from within, wreaking havoc in the surroundings. No one knew how the little girl had done it, but a glint flashed in her eyes. The mighty figure had actually ignored her.., he flashed past her and unleashed his cultivation on everyone around him.

No one else could see what was going on, but Wang Baole’s pupils constricted.

Dark Art? Wang Baole’s breathing quickened. The dark art ripples on the little girl’s body had been extremely weak, but as a dark child, he had still been able to detect it instantly.

This made him suspicious. However, he didn’t have the time to think too much. Wang Baole’s body sped forward, and he was about to leave the battlefield. However, at that moment... the bell-shaped lady looked at Wang Baole from afar, a smile appeared on her lips. Her body swayed as she chased after him!

At the same time, the scholarly man made his move as well. His target... was the black-robed youth. The masked woman did the same. She chased after the little girl.

It wasn’t just the three of them. The people around them also spread out and cooperated with the three of them. They surrounded Wang Baole and the other two, who were trying to escape from different directions!

However, with the escape of the star and the attacks of more than fifty planets, the battlefield became extremely chaotic. The intention of surrounding them might be good, but it was still extremely difficult to achieve, furthermore, everyone’s thoughts were clearly not in sync!

Therefore, with Wang Baole’s full speed, he managed to charge out of the battlefield and shake off all those who tried to stop him. However... behind him, the bell lady was as fast as lightning, she chased after him and left the battlefield together.