This place feels like an absolutely silent void, without day or night, and devoid of any life.

"Where is this place?"

Baiyu looked around, sensing waves of energy continuously flowing into his body, but quickly evaporated by the Blood Qi.

However.

The rate at which the energy was entering his body kept increasing, and over time, the influx was growing faster.

If I stay here any longer.

The speed of energy entering the body would surely eclipse the degree of blood purification.

Moreover, this chilling energy would inflict tremendous harm upon the body, and without Spiritual Qi, once the Blood Qi is gone, it won't regenerate.

"Let's seize the moment here, you must have realized the anomaly of this place as well. If we drag on, our chances of success will dramatically decrease."

Isabelle said solemnly.

Qian Xin nodded, and the three moved forward, as a colossal phantom suddenly appeared before them.

At the center of this apparition.

Loloya was imprisoned by countless Shadow Chains, and Baiyu could sense the chains constantly draining her strength, like a massive blood extraction machine.

On the Black Death Star.

There seemed to be only these shadows.

Apart from that, there were no other creatures.

From the previous sequence of events, these shadows seemed to possess traits of being alive, and Loloya was evidently imprisoned by them now.

Her eyes were tightly shut, her face a mask of agony.

Qian Xin took a deep breath, undid the straps from her shoulders, and placed the Bronze Box onto the ground.

Then.

She carefully took out a key from her pocket, aimed it at the lock, and with a click, the Bronze Box opened a sliver.

A breath from the ancient, vast times kept emanating.

That aura appeared, instantly tearing apart the surrounding haze, unveiling the shadow's cloaking.

And then.

A doll was taken out from the wooden box by Qian Xin.

Upon touching the doll, Qian Xin's arm quickly petrified.

She remained calm, using her other hand to swiftly draw a rune, and uttered the Mystical Language:

"Restore!"

Then.

The petrified part of her arm swiftly reduced and soon recovered completely.

Her arm continued to alternately restore and petrify, repeatedly cycling through this state, but at least her emotions didn't worsen further.

Baiyu soon saw the entire appearance of the doll.

It was a person-sized doll, just as tall as Loloya, previously compressed into a fifty-centimeter box due to its foldability.

The doll was adorned in a black Lolita dress, with a faint smile on its face, lifelike and vivid.

After taking it out, Qian Xin didn't continue to act immediately but slowly placed the doll on the ground, aiming it at Loloya in front.

In an instant.

Baiyu hardly noticed what happened, but the doll had already vanished from its place, replaced by Loloya with her eyes tightly shut!

Qian Xin had just rescued Loloya!

No.

To be precise, it was that doll, the Sealing Object, that saved Loloya from the immense and unknown shadow.

Baiyu looked up.

Where Loloya had been imprisoned, now the doll stood within, chained by countless dark chains.

Except.

Unlike before.

The doll wasn't consumed by the shadow's power, and the environment around it was being transformed!

The vast and boundless darkness was continuously petrified, turning into black stones, falling and transforming into ashes.

At the shadow's core.

It was quickly corroded by the doll, creating a blank space, and at the corroded opening, those shadows spread a rust-like color as if infected by a plague.

By this time.

After taking the potion given by Qian Xin, Loloya finally recovered.

"Let's go."

Seeing Loloya regain mobility, Isabelle immediately lifted the Bronze Box.

Qian Xin once again picked up the key from the side and began closing the Bronze Box slowly, during which a powerful suction emanated from the box, sweeping toward the doll.

The doll swayed as it was sucked into the Bronze Box.

Though lifeless, Baiyu couldn't shake the feeling that it conveyed a severe sense of unwillingness.

At the moment the box closed.

In a daze, Baiyu saw the doll's gaze shift towards him, revealing an uncanny smile.

For a moment.

Baiyu felt a chill envelop him.

But upon closer inspection, he saw that the doll was already sealed inside the box.

"Let's go, don't delay any longer."

By this time.

Qian Xin re-equipped her backpack and led the way.

The four of them barely paused, and after the giant shadow creature was corroded by the doll, the distant shadows began to riot.

As if their Monarch had been assassinated.

However.

The four pressed on without pause, and as the shadows closed in, Qian Xin once again cracked open a slit in the Bronze Box, revealing the ancient aura from the doll, repelling the shadows.

All along the way.

Using this method, the four reached the teleportation point, placed the Crystal Stone, and instantly activated the Array.

Baiyu took a deep breath.

Just as they were about to be teleported, a massive explosion erupted behind, sending a wave of darkness rushing like a tide.

In the impact of this surge.

Baiyu's vision blurred as he vanished from the Black Death Star.

Upon waking once more, the camp had turned to ruins, and the five hundred soldiers stationed around had been killed by the overflow of energy.

The four were severely injured.

Qian Xin lay unconscious on the ground, fate uncertain.

Isabelle was awake, yet hindered by the dark power affecting her, unable to move, barely maintaining the basic breath.

Loloya, beside her, appeared to be in the best condition.

But she had lost her ability to move.

Her body visibly tainted by the black energy, the peculiar energy from the Black Death Star.

"Hurry, shut it down... or we'll all die!"

Seeing Baiyu awaken, Loloya urgently exclaimed.

Previously, she had been calling out to Baiyu and Qian Xin, but neither showed signs of waking.

On the ground.

The Bronze Box holding the doll was opened, the doll rolled out, the ground around it starting to rust and spreading.

Upon awakening.

Baiyu saw the doll lying in front of him, a mere five meters away, the encroaching rust nearly reaching him.

While the doll's head.

Was just looking at him.

With a sinister smile upon its lips.