Otherworldly Affairs Office

Outside the Jiezhi Space, Pei Jin, who had rescued Xia Yu and Zheng Jia Ru and settled them safely, was also tense. She looked down at the Jiezhi Space, which was constantly changing color, expanding and contracting at times, and bit her lip tightly.

A moment later, just as she was about to enter it again, someone grabbed her wrist. She turned to see it was the person she had just rescued. Judging by his appearance, he should be Ye Jiumu's twin brother, as introduced by Pei Yan.

"What are you doing?" Pei Jin asked anxiously.

Ye Ruozai looked at Pei Jin calmly and asked back, "I should be asking you what you're doing!"

"Of course, I'm going in to save my brother!"

"You saw what it was like inside just now. You should know better than anyone how dangerous it is to go back in!" Ye Ruozai loudly reminded Pei Jin, who was almost losing her mind.

"So what if my brother is still inside!"

"My brother is also in there! Precisely because of that, I can't let you go in. If you go in and Pei Yan comes out, what then? How will we contact you? Does Pei Yan have to go in and find you again? Stay calm and trust your brother! He's very capable!" At the end of her words, Ye Ruozai tightly held onto Pei Jin's wrist, staring into her tear-filled eyes, refusing to back down. The two of them stood their ground, looking at each other stubbornly.

As the two were confronting each other, several more beams of light flashed by. Everyone turned to look, and as the light dissipated, the atmosphere on the scene eased a little. Pei Jin, seeing the disheveled Pei Yan supporting someone, smiled through her tears and was about to ask questions, but Pei Yan rushed forward, exclaiming, "Get away from this place quickly; it's going to explode inside!"

At Pei Yan's shout, the people outside immediately scattered. The Divine Desire people also abandoned fighting and joined in the flight. The group hadn't gotten far when a deafening explosion sounded behind them. The burst of air lifted several people at the back. Pei Yan managed to stabilize his position using the jet behind him and held onto Ye Jiumu next to him. As for Wang Yiyi in his other hand, he couldn't hold on, letting her fall flat on her face.

The group, barely standing, turned to look back. They saw a deep pit blasted into the ground where the Jiezhi Space had been, with smoke and dust rising, and the chaotic energy turbulence making it impossible to see what was happening inside clearly.

Before the dust settled, more figures were flying in from afar, landing. Pei Yan, who had just narrowly escaped death, finally had the chance to look around outside the Jiezhi Space. It was a scene resembling an Asura Hell, no better than inside.

In the distance, the mountain where the Divine Desire Base was located had completely collapsed. The three-headed giant python had emerged from the mountain, severely injured, with its belly partly gouged open. One snake head had been cut off and lay by the river, another was charred black by lightning and fire, while the last continued to spew venom around.

It along with its body, had brought with it dirt and stones, rolling into the big river below. The landslide was so massive it blocked the river, changing its course and creating a small dammed lake. The rising water spilled over the banks. In the sky, someone ceaselessly formed talismans to manipulate water, turning it into ice arrows, aiming at the giant python by the river.

The place earlier where Gu Shenghui and Mr. Mu had fought was also in ruins, the ground being either frozen or burned, no longer the picturesque scenery it once was.

"Pei Yan, what's going on?" Just as Pei Yan was in a daze, Gu Shenghui, who had hurried from afar, landed beside him to inquire.

Pei Yan turned to the voice to see Gu Shenghui speaking, his body bare, revealing a lean physique. A cut at the corner of his right eye bled continuously, covering his eye. The blood-drenched cheek, along with the long scar, gave a chilling sight.

"The sealing box of Divine Desire shattered; the essence itself has probably broken free!" Pei Yan recalled the last scene he saw before escaping the Jiezhi Space, speaking with lingering fear.

Leng Yang, beside Gu Shenghui, approached to ask, "What about Divine Desire's three original fragment holders responsible for escorting?"

"Two were heavily injured, then escaped using the Secret Technique! As for the other…" Xia Yu stepped forward hastily, glanced around, and finally pointing in the direction where Divine Desire gathered, said, "They're over there!"

Following her gaze, they looked over to where Mr. Mu, having just finished inquiring the newly freed Du Guangyuan and others about the situation inside the Jiezhi Space, turned to look over as well. When he saw Pei Yan hiding among the crowd, his eyes were full of resentment and hatred.

Mu understood that this mission was a complete failure. Regardless of whether the essence was recaptured, with their current strength, they could not attempt to capture and seal it again. The ineffectiveness of Shitang Longsi and the combat strength of the Pei Family Siblings, together with the rise of investigators of the younger generation, exceeded his previous expectations. Staying here longer held no further meaning and would only cause the organization greater loss. The mess here would be left to the investigators to clean up.

With that thought, he did not hesitate further, his face darkening as he lowly commanded, "We're leaving!"

Upon hearing his command, the gathered Divine Desire members quickly prepared to escape. Just as Gu Shenghui pondered whether to further engage with Divine Desire or focus on detaining the essence itself, a strong sense of crisis suddenly surged within his heart.

His face changed repeatedly, having gone through many great battles before. He quickly turned and glanced around, noticing people beside him with suddenly pale expressions. Realizing it was no mere illusion of his own, he exclaimed, "Disperse quickly…!"

Before he could finish the command, a formidable pressure emitted from the exploded pit within Jiezhi Space. Regardless of whether they were moderately awakened individuals like Wang Wenze and Pei Yan or the strongest present like Gu Shenghui and Mr. Mu, all felt the awakening of this powerful ability.

"Run!" Mr. Mu's face revealed a look of terror as he darted outward swiftly, but halfway through, he seemed to be hit by the Immobility Curse, frozen solidly in mid-air. Not just him, everyone present was immobilized, maintaining the poses they had struck a second before, all unable to move.

Pei Yan, also restrained, moved his eyeballs to observe his surroundings. Witnessing this physically impossible scene, he recalled the new ability Ye Jiumu had acquired. Even though Ye Jiumu, straining a source, could completely immobilize three people, it was the extent of his capacity, yet before him was a scene where everything was frozen in place, people, falling leaves, even flying water droplets.

While Pei Yan was astonished and fearful of the scene before him, his body suddenly plunged downward. As his hands hit the ground, feeling his regained freedom, he twisted his neck and looked around to see others still frozen in place.

At this moment, a warm little hand, as if petting a dog's head, gently tapped the back of Pei Yan's head.