Upon seeing the warning shared by Hao Yun, Dao Lao and Dream Jia immediately looked at Hao Yun with concern and ordered their systems to conduct a detailed examination of his body. Hao Yun pretended to be relaxed, mentioning that upon seeing the warning, he had feared becoming a puppet of the Mold Spirit energy like the previous priest who had overused it, succumbing to the invasion of the Holy Body by Mold Spirit energy.

Fortunately, during his latest activation of the Drill Dog Hole technique, Hao Yun had exhausted the last trace of Mold Spirit energy he had secretly retained. Moreover, the fragments of Mold Spirit energy imprisoned within him showed no signs of activity or attempts to attack his body, which made Hao Yun realize he had been very fortunate to escape a catastrophe. From this, Hao Yun concluded that the Dark Yin Spirit Armor was simply cautioning him against further use of the Drill Dog Hole technique. However, he could still control the Dark Yin Spirit Armor to fly or create protective shields.

After confirming that Hao Yun had not suffered greater damage, Dao Lao and Dream Jia breathed a sigh of relief. However, Hao Yun still sighed and said, "Alas! If I can't use the Drill Dog Hole technique again, it means we've lost an important means of escape from here. In this case, even if we continue to endure like this, we still won't be able to get out of this predicament!"

Dream Jia nodded in agreement, "That's right. Instead of being passively beaten like this, we might as well take the initiative and look for an opportunity to break through!"

"Oh? Do you have any ideas?" Upon hearing Dream Jia's words, both Hao Yun and Dao Lao became alert.

"If I'm correct, the central command platform in the middle of the hall is likely an important device for executing purification tasks and may be crucial for their communication with the Spirit Realm. Therefore, if we can occupy or destroy those devices, we might be able to stop their purification tasks and sever their connection with the Spirit Realm. Hmph! If they lose the protection of their divine powers like us, maybe we'll have a chance to fight back! And if I'm given enough time, I might be able to figure out how to use that equipment and find a way to get us out of here!" Dream Jia speculated.

Upon hearing this, Hao Yun immediately brightened up and said, "You make sense! I think we should give it a try!"

Afterwards, Hao Yun sent a authorization agreement to both Dao Lao and Dream Jia through the system and explained, "This is an authorization agreement for the use of the shield. Once you sign this agreement, you will have partial access to this protective shield. Then, you can assist me in expanding the protection range of this shield, or even move it! With this protective shield, we can withstand enemy attacks and move to the central command platform in the hall!"

"However, due to my limited strength, we must move the shield very carefully to ensure its stability. Therefore, when we try to move the shield later, I must concentrate more to support the shield. At the same time, you need to disrupt Elsie and the others as much as possible while moving the shield, so that they can see through our intentions and respond."

To be honest, Hao Yun's idea didn't sound very reliable and seemed full of loopholes. However, since the shield Hao Yun created was so sturdy, Dao Lao and Dream Jia had no reason not to seriously consider his plan. Therefore, Dao Lao stroked his white beard and asked, "Dream Jia, how confident are you in managing those devices?"

"Although I don't know which version of the operating system they are using, as long as it's the Spirit Realm's operating system, the operation methods should be roughly the same. I will always find a way to control it!" Dream Jia responded confidently.

However, with a conflicted tone, Dream Jia continued, "But even if I find a way to control that system, do we really want to use it to return to the Spirit Realm? You know, if Elsie and the others are indeed executing real tasks, we will seriously violate the rules of the Spirit Realm and will definitely be severely punished by the Spirit Realm!"

Yeah! If Elsie and the others are really executing tasks assigned by the Spirit Realm, then everything we do will be like standing against the Spirit Realm. In this case, our proactive return to the Spirit Realm is tantamount to throwing ourselves into a trap!

Moreover, Hao Yun and the others really feared that everything Elsie said might be true after returning to the Spirit Realm. They really didn't want to accept the brutal truth that the Spirit Realm maintained its operation and development through the cruel methods of plundering civilizations and eliminating remnants of civilizations, while using its seemingly lofty and sacred image to conceal the truth. Even if the chance is one in a million, Hao Yun and the others do not want their beliefs to collapse.

However, do Hao Yun and the others really dare to bet that everything Elsie said is a lie? They naturally dare not. Although Hao Yun and the others really wanted to deny everything Elsie said, reason kept reminding them that there was a 99.99% chance that Elsie and the others were sent by the Spirit Realm as purification agents.

Furthermore, Hao Yun and the others discovered traces of Mold Spirit energy here. This made the three of them suspect that while Elsie and the others were secretly colluding with Mold Spirit energy, they also had to consider whether the reason why Mold Spirit energy appeared here was because it had tacit approval from the Spirit Realm. Or, could the person who helped Elsie and the others obtain various official authorization documents from the Spirit Realm be a high-ranking official in the Spirit Realm who had surreptitiously defected to Mold Spirit energy?

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Now that things have been exposed, if Hao Yun and the others rashly return to the Spirit Realm, will they fall into a trap set by the other party in advance? And will this give the higher-ranking official in the Spirit Realm a chance to turn the tables on Hao Yun and the others using their power, causing Hao Yun and the others to fall into an even greater crisis?

Upon thinking about this, Haoyun couldn't help but sigh heavily in his heart, expressing that the whole matter was far more responsible than it seemed on the surface, and there were too many unexplainable doubts! At the same time, Haoyun and the others fell into a brief silence. Based on the information they had just gathered, they couldn't immediately decide on the best course of action after their next successful move.

After a moment, Dao Lao spoke first, "We'll go wherever we can escape to! Given the current situation, we don't have much choice. So, all we can do is act as the situation demands! As for where to go after successfully leaving here? We'll decide based on the circumstances at that time!"

Haoyun and Dream Jia agreed with Dao Lao's idea. Haoyun clenched his teeth and said firmly, "Alright! There's no use in overthinking at this critical moment. Let's take action first and deal with whatever comes next! Anyway, the worst outcome is just death!"

"Wang Defa, Carl, you two are responsible for looking after Eva. Stick closely with us and don't fall behind!" After confirming the direction of the action, Dream Jia gave the order and quickly explained the next plan to them.

Carl and Wang Defa naturally obeyed Dream Jia's plan completely. They were well aware that the current situation was completely beyond their capabilities. Therefore, for them, keeping pace with the three priests' actions and not causing trouble for them was the greatest help they could provide to the team now. After quickly coordinating their next move plan, the five of them changed into a defensive formation once again. With Haoyun at the center and under the protection of the shield, they began to move slowly towards the center of the hall.

However, just as Haoyun had moved forward two steps, he suddenly heard a voice full of evil aura coming from behind him, "Oh? What are you guys doing? Why is it so lively here?"

Almost as soon as this voice appeared, Haoyun immediately felt a part of his body suddenly become unusually restless, as if a force was awakening and trying to break through his body. This continuous impact on Haoyun's mind and body brought indescribable and inexplicable intense pain, causing Haoyun to stop and kneel on one knee, clutching his chest tightly, trying to alleviate the pain that kept erupting from within him through deep breaths. Dao Lao and Dream Jia were alarmed when they saw this. Both of them quickly asked about Haoyun's condition, but he was in so much pain at the moment that he couldn't explain the sudden condition appearing in his body.

"Hehe! Just as I thought! Something that can cause such a stir definitely isn't easy!" A voice that sounded pleasant but actually exuded an immensely evil aura said with a mocking tone. At this moment, all the purification envoys and the Xibo soldiers paused their attacks on Haoyun and turned their heads towards the entrance of the hall.

"What's wrong? Can't you three hear my voice?" the woman continued in a tone of feigned disappointment. Soon after, the figure of a female elf appeared at the entrance of the hall.

Seeing the newcomer, Haoyun's pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed in a pained voice, "It's... it's you! Elina!"

"Lord Haoyun, I didn't expect to have the honor of meeting you here. Hehe! How are you doing?" Elina greeted Haoyun casually as she walked through the crowd and stood in front of Haoyun and his group.

Haoyun just grunted and did not respond, because he already knew that the sudden pain in his body was caused by the remnants of Mold Energy fragments left inside him. It must be that these Mold Energy fragments sensed Elina and resonated with her, becoming restless. One of their purposes in doing so was naturally to break free from the seal placed on Haoyun's soul by Master Gu and return to Elina's embrace. Therefore, Haoyun quickly concentrated his mental strength, trying to use the remaining divine power in his body to reinforce the seal that Master Gu had placed on the evil path in his soul, in order to prevent those Mold Energy fragments from continuing to wreak havoc inside him.

Dao Lao and Dream Jia also recognized Elina immediately when they saw her figure. However, given that Haoyun and the others had been suspecting that what was happening here might be related to Elina, they were not too surprised when she appeared. However, after seeing Elina's appearance, the three of them couldn't help but inhale deeply in shock.

Because although Elina's appearance hadn't changed much, her eyes had been completely replaced by surging dark red energy. The dark red energy in Elina's eye sockets flowed outward continuously along her eye corners and eyelids, and after flowing to the vicinity of her neck, it quickly vaporized into a faint dark red energy vortex. This energy vortex slowly moved around Elina's body, rhythmically following her breath. Sometimes it was exhaled from her body, and sometimes it was inhaled back into her body. This made Elina look extremely eerie at the moment, dangerously making people want to step back repeatedly.

Although capturing Elina was the most important task for Haoyun and the others, when they saw Elina again, they didn't even have the idea of capturing her. Because just at the moment when Elina appeared, the three of them received a notification from the Mold Energy Pursuit System—Elina's Mold Level had reached the level of eight stars.

Upon seeing this information, Haoyun and the others couldn't help but inhale deeply. Because they knew very well that according to the Mold Energy strength division method informed by Amuthen, Elina, whose Mold Level had reached eight stars, was equivalent to having the combat power of a Divine Wrath level.

What does Divine Wrath level mean? Haoyun and the others vividly remembered their battle with the Destroyer Heimen, whose strength was close to Divine Wrath level not long ago. Looking at their current situation, not only was it more difficult than on Yongmu Star, but they also lacked the strong support of Yan Chaoyue in the battle. So now, how could the three of them contend with Elina, whose combat power had just officially risen to Divine Wrath level? Moreover, these purification envoys obviously belonged to the same group as Elina, which made Haoyun, who knew that they were already at a disadvantage, suddenly feel an unprecedented sense of powerlessness.