Gu Da made a tough decision, investing one last batch of array materials and activating it with all his might.

At this moment, Ji Fengyao, Shang Xiye, Ji Fengming, Hei Xiao, Wu Shang, Wu Zhong, and everyone else trapped in the formation almost simultaneously felt the space around them violently tremble.

The illusionary killing array that had originally dissipated around Shang Xiye reappeared;

The dozen or so stagnant illusionary killing arrays around Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao also became active again; the array spirits that had been eaten by the Golden Phoenix and the Azure Phoenix reappeared, even more than before.

"Master, can you shut your brain down for a second? There are too many of these array spirits. They're really not tasty," Qingluan said helplessly, staring at the dense array spirits in front of her.

Gu Da's lips twitched as he looked at Ji Fengming's illusion.

I've never seen anyone with such a vivid imagination;

One-fifth of the energy in this formation was consumed by him alone!

Ji Fengming innocently pouted, shrugged, and spread his hands: Is it my fault?

Without Gu Lin's protection.

This time, the array spirits reappeared beside Ji Fengyao. Through the hazy world of the white silk, she saw a long black array spirit and a white humanoid array spirit attacking her almost simultaneously, leaving her with no way to dodge.

However, before that...

The rhythmic, almost imperceptible tapping sounds underfoot, along with the fluctuations from Gu Da's repeated throwing of array base materials into the array, had already allowed Ji Fengyao to determine the external direction and the location of the array base.

Ji Fengyao did not dodge, but instead used her long sleeves to conceal the extreme fire.

Taking advantage of the "fall," she drove the extreme fire into the ground and used her divine sense to guide it to rush towards the location of the array base materials, burning them one by one.

The extreme heat of the fire is so intense that even the rarest and most precious materials will be reduced to ashes upon contact.

The illusionary killing array that had enveloped the Gu family collapsed with a roar.

Ji Fengming, Hei Xiao, Wu Shang, Wu Zhong and the others looked up and saw that the distance between them was no more than twenty steps, and the closest was only a sword's length apart.

Shang Xiye was in the middle of their adjacent courtyard.

There was a hole about the size of a wooden bucket at his feet, which had been dug out with a sword.

Upon seeing the heavily injured Black Owl atop the wall, Shang Xiye immediately flew over and caught him, supporting his back and channeling spiritual energy into him: "Black Owl, how are you? Is the seal within your body alright?"

"I can still hold on," Black Owl forced a smile, sitting cross-legged to regulate his breathing. "Why are you here?"

"You and Yao Yao are both here, how could I not come?" Shang Xiye said, looking around but not seeing Ji Fengyao, and couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

But Shang Xiye could tell that Hei Xiao was in a bad situation and couldn't abandon him.

Ji Fengming dragged his body covered in bruises and saw Shang Xiye's concern for Hei Xiao and how close the two were. He pursed his lips and said, "Brother-in-law, you should go find Yao'er. I'll take care of Xiao Chen."

As he spoke, he squatted down next to Shang Xiye, secretly revealing a piece of moonstone the size of a kumquat in his palm, which was shimmering with a soft glow, like a living thing.

Shang Xiye did not immediately step aside and hand over Hei Xiao. Instead, she continued to hold Hei Xiao's vest and transfer spiritual power to him: "Wait a moment. I am more familiar with Hei Xiao's condition than you are. I will help him stabilize the seal in his body and then go to find Yao Yao right away."

Ji Fengyao, who had been found outside the four courtyards, happened to witness this scene.

She scratched her neck, feeling a bit guilty about thinking that way, but it didn't stop her from instantly turning into a jealous person:

Did she and Black Owl get the wrong script?

Why does it feel like Black Owl is the one living the life of a leading lady surrounded by handsome men?