At this moment, Xia Baiyi made her move.
"Imprison!"
With a slight lift of her jade-like hand, she pressed downwards. The space where 'Luo Fu' was located instantly collapsed. He was bound within a three-dimensional cube entirely constructed by spatial energy, completely unable to resist.
Such a technique was remarkably similar to Ye Ming's previously displayed "Spatial Compression."
However, the difference lay in Ye Ming's use of compressed, high-density space as an offensive weapon. Xia Baiyi, on the other hand, was merely restraining 'Luo Fu'.
"Damn it! Is this spatial energy? You can still wield the power of space?"
Trapped within the spatial confinement, 'Luo Fu' widened his eyes in horror. He never imagined that the woman before him had mastered the Great Dao of Space.
Now that he was bound, he was completely at the mercy of his captor.
Yet, he still clung to a sliver of hope.
His opponent couldn't force his soul out of this body.
But in the next second, his dream was shattered.
"All things have spirit, all things serve as guides!"
"The Heavenly Dao has spirit, my heart shall guide!"
Xia Baiyi uttered a peculiar incantation, carrying an ancient and sacred aura that echoed through the air.
As the spell was cast, a streak of purple light descended from the heavens, as if imbued with some form of will. It parted the clouds and pierced directly into 'Luo Fu's' forehead.
"Ah!"
What followed was 'Luo Fu's' heart-wrenching scream.
The sound was hoarse and incredibly deep, entirely different from 'Luo Fu's' original voice.
It seemed this was the true voice of Zuo Zun, one of the Immortal Alliance's "Ten Swords."
"No... I am not reconciled!"
After Zuo Zun's final mournful cry, tranquility returned to the air.
"Come!"
Xia Baiyi's words became reality. As her voice fell, a soul radiating black energy flew out from within Luo Fu's body, finally floating into Xia Baiyi's hand.
"This is the first one!"
She merely glanced at the soul in her hand before producing a celestial artifact specifically designed for soul containment and tossing it in.
After completing this, Su Chirui, who had been observing from a distance, walked over.
"Baiyi! You... you..."
Su Chirui had not yet recovered from the sight of the purple light descending from the sky.
In that brief moment, she had even experienced an illusion.
An illusion of being gazed upon by "Heaven."
"What's wrong? Scared?"
Xia Baiyi asked with a gentle smile.
"A... a little!"
After regaining her senses, Su Chirui looked her best friend up and down. She felt that after not seeing each other for so long, the other party's strength had become increasingly terrifying.
Now, even she couldn't ascertain the extent of the other's power.
"What about that remnant of the Primordial Chaos?"
Su Chirui shook her head, fearing that if she thought about it any longer, she might suffer some unknown blow. It was better to change the subject directly.
"I was afraid he would eventually choose to burn his soul and end himself. So..." Xia Baiyi said with a faint smile, "I simply put his soul into a deep slumber!"
"Slumber... into a deep slumber?"
Hearing this, Su Chirui broke out in a cold sweat.
That was too ruthless!
Zuo Zun himself would likely cry foul!
He hadn't even had the thought of ending himself before the other party had already put his soul to sleep.
That was simply bullying.
"Never mind! At least the matter is settled, and a major hidden danger has been resolved!"
Su Chirui clapped her hands. This unexpected gain had indeed brought significant progress to their mission.
The Immortal Alliance's "Ten Swords"!
This was no small haul.
"Let's go! Now that the important business is done, we should go and see him!" Su Chirui said, taking Xia Baiyi's arm, her eagerness palpable.
After all, it was the first time she was meeting her long-unseen brother, and her emotions were naturally a mix of excitement.
Of course!
There was also a hint of trepidation.
"No need!"
Xia Baiyi did not move. She continued to smile at Su Chirui, her tone laced with a hint of playfulness, "Perhaps the person you want to see is right here?"
Right here?
Upon hearing this, Su Chirui's head buzzed. She suddenly looked around, rapidly expanding her senses.
Several seconds later.
"No! Baiyi, are you playing with me?" Su Chirui said, annoyed.
In her opinion, her best friend had clearly noticed her eagerness to meet her brother and was now teasing her.
However, was Xia Baiyi truly deceiving her?
"Young Master Ye, it's no fun hiding anymore!" Xia Baiyi moved past Su Chirui, looking towards a spot about a hundred meters to her right.
Yet, after she spoke, there was no response from the surroundings.
"Baiyi! This is just mean, I..."
Su Chirui, thinking Xia Baiyi was still trying to trick her, couldn't help but retort.
But before she could finish her sentence, she saw Xia Baiyi suddenly raise her hand and throw a punch towards the direction her gaze was fixed.
*Boom!*
The entire world seemed to tremble. The space within a hundred meters was brutally shattered by her punch, and countless spatial rifts spread outwards, revealing a terrifying and jagged spatial tear.
This was truly shattering the space of this world.
"Holy cow!"
Witnessing this scene, Su Chirui broke out in a cold sweat and quickly retreated a safe distance from her best friend.
Based on her understanding of her best friend, she knew that the other party was now determined to confront someone.
"Could it be..."
Su Chirui, perhaps with a sudden realization, looked towards the spatial tear.
However, the person she expected to see was not there.
"Yo! Still hiding!"
Xia Baiyi naturally noticed this as well.
"Fine! Since you want to play, I'll play with you!"
Xia Baiyi smiled, and her smile was one of pure delight.
If not for the hazy aura obscuring her current expression, the hidden individual would likely have sheepishly emerged at the sight of such a smile.
"Perfect! I haven't encountered someone I could spar with for a long time!"
As Xia Baiyi's words fell, she bizarrely vanished from her spot.
However, the instant she disappeared, a gentle force acted upon Su Chirui, sending her thousands of meters away.
Clearly, she did not want Su Chirui to be affected.
"This... this is... a fight?"
Su Chirui, looking at the collapsing space ahead and the despair-inducing energy fluctuations, was utterly dumbfounded.
It wasn't just her. Everyone currently in the capital of the Kingdom of Gaoqiao was stunned.
Previously, the sky had simply darkened, causing no significant impact.
But now, they felt as if the sky above their heads was about to collapse.