When Shen Yue crushed that red talisman, the entire Starry Domains entered a state of war.

Every member of the Shen Family, no matter what they were doing, even if they were in the middle of making a baby, had to pull up their pants and throw themselves into this "Founding Ancestor Rescue Battle."

Those at the Martial King Realm and above took to the skies directly. Those who hadn't reached the Martial King Realm stuck Levitation Talismans on themselves, and after breaking free from the star's gravity, they could basically fly freely as well.

From the countless small stars, the members of the Shen clan gathered, like swarms of locusts forming continuous lines, converging towards your direction.

"Thief! Release our Founding Ancestor!!"

"Split up and flank! We absolutely cannot let him escape the Starry Domains!"

"Reinforce the Sky-Earth Barrier isolation formation!!"

The entire Shen Family was fully mobilized!

Their momentum was immense, earth-shattering!

"Da Chun!! Charge!!!"

You were hopping up and down anxiously inside the cauldron's miniature world.

Outside the Nine Provinces Cauldron, a portion of the Shen Family pursuers skilled in Star Domain flight had already caught up to you.

They were stepping on Spirit Artifacts resembling skateboards, flying ridiculously fast, dragging long trails of light behind them like a meteor shower.

These guys were pounding on the cauldron outside, "clanging and banging," but the Nine Provinces Cauldron's HP -0.

"Ah! Stop clinging to me!"

As the Artifact Spirit, Da Chun shared the cauldron's sensations. With a mighty shudder of his imposing frame, the Nine Provinces Cauldron unleashed its divine might, shaking off all those flies clinging to it.

"Boom!!"

The Nine Provinces Cauldron slammed heavily into the Sky-Earth Barrier.

An invisible layer of barrier deeply indented but quickly returned to its original shape, bouncing the cauldron back.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner was frantic.

"Bro, this isn't working! Without the Shen Family's secret technique, we can't open the Sky-Earth Barrier!"

You grabbed the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and leaned your upper body out of the Nine Provinces Cauldron.

"There's a way! As long as we have destructive power above the Martial King Realm level, we can break it open!"

The Shen Family Founding Ancestor suffered a soul possession backlash. Although he wasn't at his peak combat power when being refined, he definitely hadn't fallen below the Martial King Realm.

You were going to make the Shen Family Founding Ancestor help you break the barrier!

"Crack, crack, crack..."

Before you could even release the Shen Family Founding Ancestor, you saw the barrier below you freezing over!

Thick layers of ice piled up one after another, a bone-chilling cold hitting you in the face.

"Little thief! The Great Ice Sealing Formation has been activated! Even a Martial King cannot break this barrier now! Don't even think about escaping the Starry Domains!!"

Shen Yue's voice came from behind.

You quickly ducked back into the cauldron's miniature world.

The Nine Provinces Cauldron crashed onto the ice surface and started skating.

"Screech—"

Sparks flew and lightning crackled along the path, surrounded by the relentless pursuit of Shen clansmen.

They took out all sorts of Spirit Artifacts and talismans, some blocking the path ahead of the Nine Provinces Cauldron, others using hook ropes to pull and drag, attempting to intercept it.

Da Chun performed extreme maneuvers, relying on brute strength, making "Z"-shaped turns, stubbornly maintaining the charging momentum.

High above, Shen Yue wanted to make a move.

But seeing so many clansmen had already arrived, he thought better of it.

With the Shen Family Founding Ancestor in your hands, he was essentially a hostage.

Shen Yue was afraid his own attack might be too heavy, injuring the Founding Ancestor, or accidentally harming other clansmen. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Anyway, your cultivation realm wasn't high. Even though you had the Nine Provinces Cauldron, it wasn't a slaughtering weapon like the Heaven and Earth Sword. It was just tough-skinned and thick-boned, making it a nuisance to deal with.

Looking at the view outside the cauldron, you saw more and more Shen Family members gathering.

Remember, the Shen clan mastered eighteen different Daos!

Things like Witchcraft Dao, Puppet Dao—you had read the theories but hadn't actually learned them. You basically had no real concept of their practical effects.

Once they really got serious, you would definitely be intercepted.

Then you'd either have to go out and surrender, or grow old and die inside the cauldron's miniature world.

The latter might not even be an option.

It was hard to say whether the Shen Family had methods to force someone out of a miniature world.

"Three brothers, we've reached a life-or-death juncture. If you have any trump cards hidden up your sleeves, now's the time to pull them out."

Da Chun gave a simple-minded laugh.

"Yi Brother, we just won't go out. They can't come in."

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner roared frantically.

"F*cking hell! Bro! I say we do a one-for-one trade! Hand over the Shen Family Founding Ancestor's soul in exchange for them letting you leave!"

You pondered for a moment.

"But the Shen Founding Ancestor has been refined by you into a Soul Slave. Would the Shen Family really not kill me and just let me go? That seems unlikely."

"How do you know if you don't try?"

"And it was you who refined him. The Shen Family would definitely grind your bones to dust."

"Some things you know are impossible without trying. Let's think of something else..."

Right then, a yawn came from the Qiankun Mirror.

"Ah... Huh? What's going on? So lively?"

The Qiankun Mirror had many issues.

Inside the Star Force Mystic Realm, every time it helped suppress the Shen Family Founding Ancestor, it would fall unconscious.

Upon waking, it would randomly lose memories.

"Eh? Handsome, who are you? Oh! Cauldron Little Brother, what are you doing here? Why do you look so strange, somewhere between a physical body and a Spirit Body?"

Just like this.

You quickly explained the current situation to the Qiankun Mirror.

"Ah! You refined the Shen Family Founding Ancestor?!"

"Ah! The Shen Family is hunting you?!"

"Ah! I'm involved too?!"

The half-broken Qiankun Mirror also started hopping up and down.

"What the hell have I even done?!"

"Got any ideas? If not, we might as well wait here to die."

"Yes! I have one ultimate move! You just need to escape the Starry Domains, right?"

Your eyes lit up!

"You have a way to leave the Starry Domains?"

"Yes! But the prerequisite is, you must return to the Star Force Mystic Realm!"

"Go back? I finally made it all the way to the Sky-Earth Barrier!"

"If you don't go back, I'm out of ideas too."

You gritted your teeth.

"Fine! Back it is!"

Let's go all in!

At that moment, the Nine Provinces Cauldron had just been forcibly stopped by a group of Shen clansmen.

You leaned half your body out of the cauldron and activated the "Trait Slingshot"!

You launched "You're Too Beautiful" with the "Trait Slingshot"!

A strange pink smoke exploded amidst the surrounding crowd.

The smoke condensed in mid-air into a gigantic, shimmering image of a handsome man bending over to play basketball.

Simultaneously, a bizarre BGM began playing in the surroundings.

"~You're too beautiful~oh~baby~you're just too beautiful~~~"

As the music played, the Shen Family members who inhaled the pink smoke began twisting their bodies on the spot, moving in rhythm with the basketball-playing man in the sky!

Crossover dribble! Finger spin! Turn back to the audience! Iron Mountain Lean! Turn! Jump...

Shen Yue watched, dumbfounded.

"What kind of evil sorcery is this??"

This powerful crowd control had different effects depending on the target's cultivation level. The weaker ones were controlled more thoroughly, even their facial expressions frozen.

The higher the cultivation level, the faster they could shake off the control.

As for someone at Shen Yue's level, he was directly immune.

Taking advantage of the surrounding Shen clansmen being crowd-controlled, Da Chun manipulated the Nine Provinces Cauldron, leaping up and flying back the way they came!

Seeing the hundred-meter-tall giant cauldron hurtling through the air towards him, Shen Yue hurriedly dodged.

He didn't dare to confront it head-on now. This thing was an iron turtle shell, completely impossible to damage!

"Stop them!!"