Chapter 552: Xie Yan Breaks His Shell

Just relying on these so-called heavenly prodigies joining forces, let alone winning, they probably don't even have the qualification to let the opponent take them a bit seriously.

A head-on clash is no different from a moth flying into fire; it will instantly become a snack in its mouth, leaving not even a scrap.

Fighting is absolutely impossible.

Then, the only hope might lie in… communication?

Yuan Yao gritted her teeth, releasing all her spiritual power without reservation, like a sharp dagger, fiercely striking at the intangible force that bound her.

Her spiritual power collided with that pressure, causing a sudden sharp pain in her mind, nearly making her faint, but she relied on her strong will to endure.

Finally, her neck could move slightly; she lifted her head to face the enormous skull that blotted out the sky, her voice hoarse from strain yet unusually clear in the silent space: "Abyss Beast Lord! Do you wish to leave this Abyss? We can help you!"

Upon hearing this, the three races' heavenly prodigies were all dumbfounded.

This isn't right!

Weren't they allied to come fight the Abyss Beast Lord?

How did it turn into coming to help the Abyss Beast Lord leave the Abyss?

The Abyss Beast Lord's massive head paused slightly, seeming somewhat surprised by those words.

Its pair of blood-red eyes narrowed dangerously, the scarlet light leaking from the slits becoming even more intimidating.

It never opened its giant maw filled with fangs, yet a low, resonant sound, as if coming from the depths of the Nine Netherworlds, exploded directly in everyone's minds:

"Just you?"

That sound made all the heavenly prodigies' eardrums buzz, their heads about to split, nearly collapsing to the ground, even their souls trembling.

"Just us!"

Under the impact of that thunderous sound, Yuan Yao's voice seemed so feeble, yet it carried a sense of firmness and resolve.

The Abyss Beast Lord looked down on Yuan Yao, as if gazing at an utterly insignificant ant.

That gaze was chilling to the bone.

Yuan Yao, however, steadied herself against the pressure and met its gaze.

Suddenly, with a 'crack', the mask on Yuan Yao's face shattered instantly, sharp fragments slicing her cheeks, blood seeping from the wounds.

At this moment, many heavenly prodigies finally noticed her appearance.

The human heavenly prodigies were shocked beyond belief.

Yuan Yao!

It's actually her!

Aren't the remaining black-robed figures… the Six Sons of Qian Mountain?!

The Abyss Beast Lord's eyes revealed extreme contempt and mockery; it simply did not deign to trust these ants.

A shocking killing intent flickered in the depths of its eyes.

All the heavenly prodigies felt the oppressive pressure of death!

And Yuan Yao, Qian Yunzhou, Ying Wuji, Xiao Lingwei, Sikong Banxue, Yu Jing, Bian Chen, Hua Chengyan, Quan Li, Quan Xiu, Quan Xiu, Xie Xu, Xie Ang, Xie Ying, She Chao and other heavenly prodigies, at the instant the Abyss Beast Lord launched its attack, instantly broke free of their bonds.

They immediately moved to resist this strike of the Abyss Beast Lord!

Boom——

With a heaven-shaking explosion, hundreds of heavenly prodigies were seen being flung away.

In the Abyss Beast Lord's eyes, they were like ants blown apart and scattered.

Yuan Yao and the other heavenly prodigies crashed heavily to the ground, spitting blood.

That suffocating pressure still weighed heavily on their heads, nearly crushing their skulls; the intense pain was so severe that what they felt even more strongly was a sense of fear.

Many heavenly prodigies felt despair, even developing resentment toward Yuan Yao.

If it weren't for Yuan Yao bringing them here, they would not now be on the verge of stepping into the gates of hell!

But the next scene left them feeling shocked.

A beam of light quickly appeared on the ground, rapidly spreading outward.

"This is…"

"A teleportation array?!"

They looked up and saw that the black-clad girl's silhouette had already risen to her feet, standing before them, her hands stained with blood yet emitting a faint glow of magical sigils.

"Everyone, retreat first!"

"Yao Yao—" Song Yan and the others shouted in disbelief.

Almost at the same moment, in various parts of the Abyss, those hidden array points that no one had noticed, secretly laid by Yuan Yao, now shone like the brightest stars in the night sky, beams of light shooting up to the heavens, echoing the main array on the ground!

The array activated, a strong spatial undulation came; the heavenly prodigies only felt a wave of dizzying weightlessness, their bodies turning illusory—clearly they were about to be teleported away.

Just at the moment the teleportation was about to be completed——

A terrifying pressure, many times stronger than before, like a tangible mountain, carrying an aura of heaven‑shaking and earth‑destroying, ruthlessly crushed down upon the array barrier where they stood!

The array's light flickered violently, as if it would collapse in the next second!

At the critical moment!

Everyone only saw a flash of golden and white light; a massive golden dragon with gleaming scales and a wholly white spirit beast suddenly appeared, blocking the array barrier.

They exerted their full strength to the utmost, withstanding that terrifying pressure capable of turning the heavens and earth upside down!

Only then did the barrier's light stabilize.

Immediately afterward, Yuan Yao sent a voice transmission to Song Yan and his group at top speed: "Wait for me!"

Just two words, yet they weighed a thousand jun, carrying an unshakable resolve.

Song Yan and the others' hearts jolted.

Hum——

The light of the teleportation array reached its peak, a powerful sense of weightlessness sweeping over everyone.

As their consciousness was being tugged, feeling dizzy and vision blurred, and about to completely leave this space, a glint from the corner of their eye seemed to catch sight of a cluster of dazzling, blinding firelight appearing in the midair not far away.

Only to see Yuan Yao leap up, she fiercely kicked that huge cluster of fire toward the Boundary Abyss Beast Master!

This is……

Xie Xu and the other demon clans' pupils shrank slightly; they sensed the aura of the phoenix's nirvana rebirth!

With a booming 'Boom—', all the heaven‑chosen ones were teleported away!

And that huge cluster of fire also struck the Boundary Abyss Beast Master's body!

Bang!

In an instant, the nirvana fire, like a spark igniting a prairie, quickly set the Boundary Abyss Beast Master's body ablaze.

The Boundary Abyss Beast Master did not panic; it fixed its gaze and saw that the phoenix egg wrapped in flames was cracking open with a 'crack‑crack' sound.

The Boundary Abyss Beast Master seemed to be enraged, its whole body erupting with terrifying power; in an instant it extinguished the nirvana fire and blasted the phoenix egg away.

The phoenix egg smashed hard onto the ground, its shell instantly shattering into several pieces.

At that very moment, a phoenix cry rang out, and a stunning fiery‑red figure leapt from the eggshell, exuding an intensely hot aura; in an instant, the entire space's airflow was ignited by the nirvana fire.

Boom—

The phoenix's firelight was extremely dazzling and blinding.

Meanwhile, the Boundary Abyss Beast Master was surrounded by layers of firelight.

The Boundary Abyss Beast Master seemed somewhat light‑averse; it narrowed its eyes, a fierce killing intent flickering in its gaze, and it locked onto the little phoenix's position at top speed.

Bang!!

A deafening explosion sounded, and where the phoenix had just been, the spatial airflow was torn apart and crushed.

The Boundary Abyss Beast Master seemed to sense something; its gaze suddenly shifted downward, only to see that the phoenix had already taken human form, standing together with another insignificant human.

The two of them vanished from the spot in an instant.