"It’s Gangxin!"

"Blasphemer! Prepare to die!"

Two Holy War Legion Commanders simultaneously shouted, swinging their blades at the figure darting toward them.

Clang! Clang!

A great sword, along with a large shield, almost simultaneously blocked both attacks.

A dark yellow Sandfall Domain suddenly unfolded, causing all Thorn Cultists to fall into a severe slow-motion state, as if burdened with a thousand pounds.

"Just as I thought, you arrived here early."

Before Bai Pu could finish his words, a flash of azure light appeared—Gaia’s Will had taken action.

"What’s happening? The Mind-Attracting Vine left by Lady Holy Mother has disappeared!"

"My Holy Steel Power has been sealed!"

The two Holy War Legion Commanders exclaimed almost simultaneously in surprise.

Bai Pu’s great sword, with the force of a collapsing mountain, crashed down, gouging a deep, bone-revealing wound on the first Commander’s chest, then swiftly followed up with a backhand slash, severing his head.

The second Commander thrust his blade toward Bai Pu’s back, only to hear a clear clang. Bai Pu spun around and kicked him, the immense power sending the Holy War Legion Commander flying, and followed it with another slash!

The Three Kingdoms soared high, gathering force and crashing down, shattering the rotund, twisted true form of the second Commander into pieces.

Without the support of professional energy, both Commanders’ offense and defense weakened significantly, allowing Bai Pu to eliminate them swiftly.

Other Thorn Believers attempted to intervene, but were all frozen into ice sculptures by four simultaneous Freezing Beams.

Bai Pu casually picked up two Golden Treasure Chests.

He then took out his Rune with a 100% combination progress, and after a brief thought, attempted to inject professional energy into it upon seeing the empty Holy Artifact Platform.

Bai Pu’s hypothesis was correct, and soon the Rune began resonating with the space of the Holy Artifact Platform.

The wave of resonance revealed a large passage entrance on the ground, the walls of the passage filled with intersecting mysterious lines.

"It seems the Bound has already gone through this opening."

Bai Pu, with four Bishop’s Servants, leaped down.

A sensation of weightlessness hit them, forcing Bai Pu and his group to descend uniformly using their initial fall speed.

Looking up, the opening that should’ve been at the dome disappeared, surrounded by a deep blue space, with faint interwoven lines outlining a cylindrical passage.

Bai Pu attempted to extend his spiritual power beyond the cylindrical passage. Suddenly, he sensed an immense spiritual body.

A giant Turtle Spirit lay silently, its massive city-like shell floating above its head.

On the surface of the Turtle Spirit, a deep blue cylindrical pipe connected to that shell. As Bai Pu descended at a steady pace, the shell resembling a city descended in unison, gradually returning to the Turtle Spirit’s back.

"The shell above my head is the Lost City, and this deep blue pipe should be the passage to the next stage! I see now; it’s necessary to open the passage inside the Turtle’s body through the Holy Artifact Platform!"

Such a vast Creator Spirit, capturing it from outside is nearly impossible for an Awakened, probably only a Divine Envoy or a Divine can do it, but their actions in the Awakened World are constrained by the Origin Oath.

So to capture the Creator Spirit, one must approach from within its body!

The Creator Spirit is like a space battleship; capturing it from outside requires a battle of the same magnitude. But if you enter the space battleship, a captain’s ID card the size of a palm is enough.

Within this deep blue passage, it’s as if being in the cosmic sky, and this peculiar weightless sensation feels novel to Bai Pu.

However, the unknown also implies danger.

To be safe, Bai Pu used a Fighting Qi Chain to drag the four Bishop’s Servants, positioning them in four directions around him. This way, any anomalies could be detected immediately.

The journey was uneventful, but near the end of the deep blue passage, Bai Pu saw a dense gray mist blocking the passage’s end like a barrier.

The Bishop’s Servant at the forefront, upon contact with the gray mist, began to dissolve inch by inch! It seemed to become part of the gray mist.

"What is this, capable of instantly dissolving an Advanced Enhanced Warrior?"

Bai Pu raised a hand and pushed the second Bishop’s Servant forward.

The second Bishop’s Servant roared, revealing a twisted true form, and using formidable spiritual power to activate Holy Wave Power, condensing a solid magic shield around him!

However, this magic shield was futile.

Upon contact with the gray mist, it easily disintegrated the magic shield, and within the next second, dissolved the second Bishop’s Servant.

To make matters worse, Gaia’s Will was suddenly out of contact.

"Stay calm!"

Bai Pu’s mind raced.

"Since the Bound also entered this passage, he must have a way to deal with the gray mist! This gray mist is definitely not without a solution!"

"Gaia’s Will’s silence... It must be certain I can safely pass through the gray mist. I must also have a means to counter it! Do I have any methods in common with the Bound?"

"Considering this is the Creator Spirit, also called the ’Matrix’ by Gaia’s Will, and based on the information ’Matrix produces Source Material,’ this gray mist is likely Source Material Energy that the Creator Spirit’s body spontaneously condenses!"

"Considering these three points, my best chance is..." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Bai Pu suddenly pulled out two items, handing them to the remaining two Bishop’s Servants.

These were two Holy Artifact Shells, derived from the Melt Gold Giant forms of the Two-Faced Man and Gilder—

The "Whispering" Crown, the "Meteor" Spear.

The Bishop’s Servant holding the Meteor Spear took the lead, while the one with the Whispering Crown followed behind.

Bai Pu stood in the center, clutching the complete Rune Language, took a deep breath, and the trio plunged into the gray mist!

In an instant, the two Holy Artifact Shells acted like magnets, producing a powerful suction! The surrounding gray mist was drawn in strands, forming a gray mist vacuum around Bai Pu’s trio.

With a pop, Bai Pu and his group pierced through the gray mist, charging out of the deep blue passage.

Below was a blackened land, and upon the endless expanse stood a gigantic obelisk reaching to the sky.

The familiar sensation of gravity returned.

In the air, Bai Pu employed Gang Step Floating, ordering the two Bishop’s Servants to descend first. Ensuring the two were unharmed on the black soil, he then slowly descended.

"It seems the key was the two Holy Artifact Shells. The Rune Language was not the central element."

Bai Pu’s initial thought was an assurance that both he and the Bound shared the same means, namely the Holy Artifact Shells and the Rune Language. Since the Bound was confident in passing through the gray mist barrier, it was certain that using these items, he could, too.