As Su Ran finished reciting the last syllable of the "Ice Soul Rift Spell," the enormous ice-blue vortex suddenly erupted with a world-destroying power. Countless ice blades rained down on the vine giant, these blades not only containing extreme icy power but also carrying a strange power capable of tearing apart souls.

The vine giant let out a deafening roar. A thick layer of ice quickly formed on the areas where the ice blades struck it, and then cracks appeared in the ice. With a series of snapping sounds, some of the vines shattered. But the vine giant was incredibly tenacious. Even after suffering such severe damage, it continued to swing its remaining vine arms, smashing towards Su Ran.

Lin Yang was frantic, knowing that Su Ran was powerless to dodge. In this critical moment, he mustered his last bit of spiritual power and used the "Starry Shadow Step" to instantly appear in front of Su Ran. At the same time, he held the Starry Golden Sword horizontally in front of him, attempting to take the fatal blow head-on.

The vine giant's arm slammed heavily onto the Starry Golden Sword, the immense impact striking Lin Yang as if he'd been struck by lightning, causing him to cough up a mouthful of blood. His body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily against the wall of the secret chamber. Su Ran cried out in alarm and, disregarding her own safety, ran towards Lin Yang.

Just then, the disciples of Zixiao Palace, who had been closely monitoring the crystal ball formation, noticed that as the vine giant suffered a severe blow, the formation patterns on the crystal ball showed even more pronounced fluctuations. They realized this might be their last chance to break the formation. The leader of the Zixiao Palace disciples shouted, "Don't give up! Attack the formation with all your might now!"

The disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect immediately channeled their spiritual energy, unleashing the "Azure Cloud Wrathful Thunder Strike." Dark clouds gathered above the secret chamber, and thick bolts of lightning cleaved down from them, striking the array on the crystal ball. The sword cultivators of the Spirit Sword Sect were not to be outdone; they gathered all their sword energy, forming an enormous sword shadow, and slashed fiercely at the array.

Su Ran helped Lin Yang up. Lin Yang watched as everyone attacked the formation with all their might, a firm belief rising in his heart. He endured the pain and said to Su Ran, "We can't back down either! Let's lend a hand!" Su Ran nodded, and the two simultaneously cast spells. Lin Yang once again gathered the power of the stars; although this power was far less than before, it still charged towards the formation with unstoppable momentum. Su Ran, on the other hand, used Ice Spirit Explosion, compressing the remaining ice spirit power within her body into an ice ball, then detonating it. The ice spirit power transformed into countless tiny ice needles, shooting towards the formation.

Under the combined attack of everyone, the array on the crystal ball finally succumbed to its strain. Large sections of the array's patterns began to break, and its light gradually dimmed. With a deafening roar, the array shattered completely, and the crystal ball turned to dust.

The giant formed from fused vines let out a resentful roar the moment the formation shattered, then its body rapidly dissipated, transforming into countless purple specks of light that vanished into thin air. The pressure in the secret chamber vanished instantly, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before they could even celebrate, the secret chamber began to shake violently. Huge chunks of rock fell from the ceiling, and cracks appeared in the ground. Lin Yang shouted, "Oh no! The formation has shattered, triggering the chamber's self-destruct mechanism! We have to get out of here right now!"

Without hesitation, everyone rushed towards the exit of the secret chamber. However, the exit was partially blocked by some fallen boulders, leaving only a narrow gap. The sword cultivators of the Spirit Sword Sect took the lead, wielding their longswords to shatter the boulders near the gap, clearing a passage for everyone.

When everyone finally reached the passage, it began to narrow rapidly. Lin Yang glanced at everyone and said, "Don't panic, everyone. Pass through one by one. Su Ran and I will bring up the rear." The disciples of Zixiao Palace and Qingyun Sect quickly and orderly passed through the passage.

Just then, a huge rock crashed down towards the passage. Lin Yang and Su Ran turned around simultaneously. Lin Yang cast "Star Shield," while Su Ran cast "Ice Shield." The two shields overlapped, temporarily blocking the falling rock. However, the rock was extremely heavy, and cracks began to appear in the shields.

After the disciples ahead had all passed through the passage, Lin Yang said to Su Ran, "Let's go!" The two put away their shields and rushed towards the passage. Just as they were about to pass through, rocks crashed down, completely blocking the passage.

Standing at the other end of the passage, everyone looked at the blocked passage with lingering fear. After a headcount, thankfully, everyone was safe and sound.

They found themselves in a long corridor, the walls of which were inlaid with faintly glowing crystals that barely illuminated their path. Lin Yang said, "It seems we're safe for now, but this ruin is fraught with danger; we must proceed with caution." Everyone nodded in agreement.