Taking advantage of the gap in Su Ran and Qin Yue's defensive formation, Lin Yang channeled his Star Power. His eyes gleamed with starlight, his hands moved rapidly, and he chanted a mysterious incantation. "Starfall!" With a shout, countless illusory stars suddenly appeared in the sky, falling like meteors towards the men in black. The scorching light and powerful impact threw the men in black into disarray, and another group was struck, letting out painful screams.

Within the group of men in black, a rather thin man, seeing this, secretly pulled a black signal flare from his pocket and fired it into the sky. The flare exploded in the air, forming a strange black skull pattern. Lin Yang and the others, upon seeing this signal, felt a sense of foreboding, realizing that this might be a signal to summon more enemies.

"We can't let them get any more reinforcements! We need to finish this quickly!" Lin Yang shouted, channeling his Star Power to its limit. He became like a dazzling star as he charged into the ranks of the men in black. Every attack he made carried the power of the stars. Any man in black who was hit by him would be sent flying by the powerful impact, his body beginning to shatter in mid-air.

Ling Feng was not to be outdone, elevating his sword intent to a new level. His original "Spirit Wind Sword Technique" became even more ferocious, with the faint sound of a dragon's roar emanating from its sword strikes. With a single swing, a sword aura transformed into a phantom azure dragon, its claws outstretched, lunging towards the men in black. Wherever the azure dragon passed, the men in black were sliced ​​in two, blood splattering everywhere.

Inside the ice shield, Su Ran's hands moved rapidly, forming hand seals. A layer of black mist began to rise from the surface of the ice shield, the result of her perfect fusion of dark elements and ice magic. Suddenly, countless ice spikes imbued with dark energy shot out from the ice shield, hurtling towards the men in black. These ice spikes were incredibly fast, and the moment they touched the men's bodies, the dark power would invade them, corroding their meridians. The men in black, struck by the ice spikes, were first frozen solid, then their meridians severed, and they collapsed dead.

Qin Yue focused on casting rune spells. He took out sheets of rune paper from his storage ring, chanted incantations, and the rune paper instantly ignited, transforming into beams of light that merged into the surrounding space. Immediately afterward, rune arrays appeared on the ground, trapping the man in black within them. Elemental attacks such as fire and lightning continuously surged from the arrays, and the man in black dodged left and right within them, but could not escape.

However, the men in black were no pushovers. After a brief period of chaos, they quickly organized a counterattack. A group of them formed a sword formation, attempting to break through Ling Feng and Lin Yang's defenses and attack Su Ran and Qin Yue. The men in black within the sword formation coordinated perfectly; as they wielded their longswords, sword energy crisscrossed, forming an impenetrable sword net.

The other group of men in black took out various magical artifacts, attempting to break Su Ran's ice shield. One of them wielded a long black sword, emanating an evil aura. He swung it forcefully, unleashing a black blade of light that slashed towards the ice shield. Cracks appeared on the ice shield under the impact of the blade's light.

Seeing this, Lin Yang felt anxious. He knew that once the ice shield broke, Su Ran and Qin Yue would be in danger. Therefore, he concentrated all his stellar power, condensing a massive sphere of starlight in his hand. "Starburst!" Lin Yang hurled the sphere of starlight towards the black-clad men's sword formation. The sphere of starlight exploded within the sword formation, the powerful impact shattering the formation into pieces.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ling Feng charged into the ranks of the men in black, his sword reaping lives like the Grim Reaper's scythe. The men in black fell one after another under his fierce swordsmanship. Seeing the ice shield about to shatter, Su Ran gritted her teeth and unleashed the full power of her fusion of dark elements and ice magic. "Dark Ice Prison!" Su Ran shouted, and centered on the ice shield, the surrounding space was instantly enveloped in darkness and ice. The men in black seemed to be trapped in an endless ice prison, their bodies rapidly frozen, and the dark power relentlessly eroding their souls.

Just as everyone was locked in fierce combat, the sound of footsteps suddenly came from afar. Lin Yang's heart tightened; he knew the reinforcements summoned by the man in black had arrived. Sure enough, a group of disciples dressed in Xuanfeng Sect attire appeared in their sight shortly afterward. The Seven Xuanfeng Masters walked at the head of the group, watching the fierce battle in the valley with smug smiles on their faces.

"Hmph, it seems we've arrived at just the right time. Although these men in black were ineffective, they did manage to weaken Lin Yang and the others," said Xuan Feng Ao, the eldest of the Seven Xuan Fengs.

"Big brother, let's act now and seize this priceless treasure!" said Xuanfeng Kuang, the sixth of the Seven Xuanfeng Sons, eagerly.

Xuan Fengao waved his hand: "Don't rush, let's assess the situation first. There might be other sects nearby, so we shouldn't act rashly and put ourselves in a passive position."