The elder’s face was covered in sweat, and he immediately bowed and said, "Leader, a crack suddenly appeared above the Celestial Cloud Forbidden Land at some unknown time, and an extremely strong and terrifying aura is emanating from it, as if something is about to descend."

"That’s why I hurried over here, hoping the leader could go and see what’s happening."

"A crack above, how could there be a crack?"

Zhou Wuming frowned and then turned back and said, "Let’s go and see first."

At this moment, Qin An was within the Celestial Cloud Forbidden Land, which was perfectly safe, so he didn’t worry and walked out of the Celestial Cloud Pool with the elder.

Just as they stepped out of the Celestial Cloud Pool, the surrounding scenery began to shift.

A tremendous pressure suddenly slammed down, making Zhou Wuming feel somewhat heavy-hearted.

He hurriedly looked up and saw a crack in the void not far away, slowly expanding.

A figure stood within the crack, as if controlling everything in the world and capable of destroying all things.

The terrifying yet heavy aura was precisely emanating from the figure inside the crack.

Zhou Wuming’s eyes widened as he clenched his fists and spat out a few words through gritted teeth: "Celestial Demon Envoy!"

Those who have dealt with the Celestial Demon Envoy are none other than the leaders of these large forbidden areas.

They have fought the Celestial Demon Envoy many times long ago, so they are very familiar with the situation.

And now, with the sudden appearance of a crack exuding the Celestial Demon Envoy’s aura, the answer is very clear.

The Celestial Demon Envoy has come, and seems to be about to descend upon the Celestial Cloud Forbidden Land.

Zhou Wuming swung his sleeves and shouted, "Summon all the Defenders immediately! Stop the crack from expanding!"

"If we allow the Celestial Demon Envoy to descend, not only will we perish without a burial place, but Mr. Qin will likely face a great crisis as well! We cannot let the Celestial Demon Envoy descend now!"

He knew very well the terrifying strength of the Celestial Demon Envoy, an agent of the Heavenly Demon in this world.

Although responsible only for the forbidden areas on the Celestial Cloud Path, and just one among many Celestial Demon Envoys, it has powerful enough strength.

If the Celestial Demon Envoy were to descend here, they might not have the strength to fight back.

And once the Celestial Demon Envoy kills them all, the ultimate target will inevitably be Qin An.

At that time, regardless of other matters, it’s absolutely impossible for Qin An to walk out of the Celestial Cloud Forbidden Land alive.

This would also completely collapse their plan to control the Annihilation Divine Spear.

Thus, what can be done now is to find a way to ease the situation, or even to close the crack.

The elder heard this and, without saying a word, immediately went downstairs to convey Zhou Wuming’s instructions.

Before long, every Defender had gathered on the open space outside the Celestial Cloud Pool.

Each Defender possessed tremendous strength, which was incredibly daunting.

At the same time, their faces also bore a solemn expression as they all raised their heads to gaze at the crack in the sky.

Zhou Wuming took a deep breath, glanced around at the Defenders, and said, "The crack continues to expand. Everyone, let’s pool our strength and inject it to pin down the crack!"

No need for him to say much more, all present Defenders agreed in unison, and then, waves of terrifying power mixed with murderous intent surged toward Zhou Wuming.

Zhou Wuming shouted, raising his left hand, and this terrifying power gathered in his palm, then triggered his strength and fiercely struck the crack.

This power did not destroy the crack but seemed to sew it, like threads and needles, wanting to stitch the crack closed.

But then, from within the crack came a soft sigh, which seemed to spread, turning into a tremendously powerful aftermath, charging at Zhou Wuming and the others.

Zhou Wuming trembled violently, then spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

The other Defenders were the same, each suffering injuries of varying severity.

After the sigh ended, the Celestial Demon Envoy’s figure gradually appeared and spoke.

"Why do such futile things? You all know it’s impossible to stop my progress."

"I can offer you a chance to live, from now on, submit to Lord Celestial Demon’s feet, and perhaps I can let you become a member of the glorious betrayers."

"At the same time, as long as you kill Qin An, the Savior, you can atone for your sins, and the numerous misdeeds against us can be forgiven, and even gain rewards from Lord Celestial Demon."

Zhou Wuming sneered: "What do you count as? Just a dog of the Heavenly Demon, and you think you can make us surrender? That’s impossible; ’surrender’ is a word never found in our dictionary."

The Celestial Demon Envoy said indifferently: "Very well, years ago, you were like this, resulting in far too many deaths for you."

"And now you’re still this way, then the Celestial Cloud Forbidden Land has no need to remain."

With that, a hand stretched out from the crack.

As soon as this hand emerged, with a light wave, the gathered power of the people was quickly destroyed.

Zhou Wuming and the others stepped back in unison, gritting their teeth as they continued to gather power in an attempt to suppress the crack.

But the hand flicked a finger, and an invisible tidal wave mixed with terrifying power shook everyone to the ground.

Zhou Wuming spat out a mouthful of blood, his body like a small boat in the ocean, unable to stir up any waves.

Feeling the terrible power, the despair in his eyes grew stronger, but he bit his teeth and suddenly stood up.

Then, he raised his hands.

The originally calm Celestial Cloud Pool suddenly released a drop of red blood.

This red blood, accompanied by terrifying murderous intent, was the purest essence of the Celestial Cloud Pool.

Zhou Wuming shouted loudly, opened his mouth, and swallowed the red blood; then he raised both fists and struck toward the crack again.

This time, the crack slowed its expansion.

The Celestial Demon Envoy gave a slight snort, then sneered: "Very good, with this move, you’ve paid a hefty price; it’s likely you’ll have no combat power for a very long time. However, the effect is also good, able to hinder me a bit, but only a little."

A little is enough.

Zhou Wuming turned his head toward the Celestial Cloud Pool, thinking to himself, "With this pace, I can probably hinder it for half an hour; if during this time Mr. Qin can master the power of the Annihilation Divine Spear, perhaps we can break through, but if not, we’ll all die."

His only expectation was Qin An, so now Zhou Wuming could only try his best to delay the Celestial Demon Envoy’s descent.

...

At this moment, Qin An was in the Celestial Cloud Pool, unaware of the changes around him, including the Celestial Demon Envoy’s descent.

Right now, in his eyes, there was only the Annihilation Divine Spear suspended in mid-air.

At this moment, Qin An had already successfully controlled half of the Annihilation Divine Spear.

However, when he wanted to continue using murderous intent to control the other half, he was met with resistance.

The spiritual power obstruction Zhou Wuming mentioned earlier had suddenly emerged.

Qin An felt his soul seemingly at the bottom of a vast ocean, surrounded by dark seawater, with no direction, as if he could be swallowed by this ocean at any moment.

Under this terrifying spiritual power, Qin An could choose to exit at any moment.

But he knew that if he exited now, the Annihilation Divine Spear would be completely uncontrollable.

In this vast darkness of seawater, Qin An fell into deep thought.

"How exactly can I break through the encirclement of this seawater?"

Every drop of seawater seemed able to corrode the spirit, and even a slight movement could trigger an overall reaction.

Qin An was in a predicament, and this predicament he currently could not break through.

Yet at this moment, a voice resounded in his mind.