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As the golden hue of his skin grew stronger, a rumbling sound filled his body. The Immortal Eternal Life Skill was operating at full force as he broke the first shackle, causing the ninth vortex above to spin faster, leading the Ninth Tideflow to absorb Earth Energy at an astonishing rate.

This was a harmonious cycle. The more Earth Energy forming his ninth spiritual ocean, the more his Immortal Skin emitted golden light. This in turn accelerated the Ninth Tideflow even more.

This seemingly endless cycle would continue to speed up over time.

Meanwhile, Song Que was calling upon everything he possessed, including Blood Flow Sect's secret magic and the energy nodes he had previously connected, absorbing Earth Energy at an incredible speed.

For most people, the time taken to complete the Tideflow was fixed, but Yan Xiaobao and Song Que completely broke this trend. Both absorbed as much Earth Energy as others might take a month to absorb.

As for Song Que, when Ghostfang exerted every effort to interfere, the area around him was filled with immense rumbling. However, Song Que still successfully completed his eighth Tideflow!

With the power of the eighth Tideflow surging around him, Song Que's eyes were filled with madness and excitement.

"The Ninth Tideflow!" he roared. Outside, Ghostfang's face flickered at the sight of the ninth vortex springing into the sky.

According to an old saying, there will never be two suns appearing simultaneously in the sky. Yet, so far, in the Fallen Sword World, the two vortexes visible were both ninth Tideflow vortexes, leaving everyone witnessing them in shock.

Even Shangguan Tianyou felt completely shaken. As for the disciples who still wanted to hold onto their own Tideflow, their faces turned pale with despair. They could only helplessly watch as their Tideflow gradually disappeared.

There was absolutely no way to compete with the two king-like disciples amongst the ninth Tideflow. No one could absorb any Earth Energy from where those vortexes existed.

"I refuse to accept this!" Shangguan Tianyou gritted his teeth. However, his fifth Tideflow was stopped, leaving him with no choice but to enter the Foundation. The murderous intent blazing in his eyes wasn't unleashed towards Yan Xiaobao, but instead joined Ghostfang in resisting Song Que.

Inside, he howled, "Yan Xiaobao, I wish you death, and I wish the same for you, Song Que!"

Zhao Rou also had no choice but to abandon her fifth Tideflow, and Xu Xiaoshan was the same.

As for the others, they were all in the second or third Tideflow.

Up till now, in the Fallen Sword World, the ones still in Earth infrastructure were Yan Xiaobao and Song Que!

The other disciples, beaten and angry, chose to attack Yan Xiaobao or Song Que. Considering that Yan Xiaobao was the biggest obstacle for everyone, it wasn't surprising that most chose to attack him. Hence, disciples defending Yan Xiaobao was imminent.

Just as Zhao Rou was about to attack Bai Xiaochun, she noticed that somehow, her Poison Puppet she had created for herself, Gongsun Wan'er, was nowhere to be found.

No trace was left to indicate that she might have gone. Zhao Rou's heart trembled, but there was no time to ponder this matter. She fired at Bai Xiaochun without hesitation. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Yan Xiaobao's eyes were closed, but they were even more bloodshot than before.

"We must hurry!" he murmured, anxiety filling him; he didn't have any hope that his fellow sect disciples outside his Immortal Cave would die defending him.

At this very moment, the entire Immortal Cave suddenly trembled violently as the last paper talisman outside was destroyed.

Yan Xiaobao had used many paper amulets, his defenses far surpassing the spell forms used by others. But now, they were completely destroyed.

Once this happened, disciples from other three sects would unleash all their Holy Powers under Yan Xiaobao's command.

Thankfully, Fang Yun and Nine-Isles were intercepted by Hou Yunfei, Beihan Lie, and two other Soul Stream sect disciples, who had reached the Earth Foundation, temporarily preventing them from joining. Therefore, most were attacking Yan Xiaobao's Qi Condensation disciples.

Many cultivators released magical techniques, all of which were blocked by Yan Xiaobao's Divine Crane Shield.

At Qi Condensation Stage, Hou Yunfei and Beihan Lie were not at the same level as Fang Lin and Nine-Isles. Since they were in Foundation, it made no difference. Despite having a numerical advantage, they were still in extreme danger and were repeatedly injured. Blood spurted from Hou Yunfei's mouth, yet he continued blocking, appearing as if mad.

Beihan Lie hesitated. Drenched in blood and covered in wounds, he began to back up. He came to assist Yan Xiaobao, but wouldn't offer his life for him. Seeing the Immortal Cave about to be destroyed, he decided it was time to retreat.

Fang Lin did not chase him. Instead, he fired at Yan Xiaobao, joining the Qi Condensation disciples in attempting to destroy the Divine Crane Shield.

"Do you want to die?!" Nine-Isles roared, his eyes flashing with murderous intent. Considering he had just entered Foundation, he didn't dare to release too much of the cultivation base out of fear that his Dao Foundation was unstable. However, Hou Yunfei seemed unconcerned about his Dao Foundation and fought like a madman, making it difficult for him to control.