567: Beidou Battle Formation

"Vile creature! Astral Purification!"

Elder Zhao shouted sternly as he and Elder Sun attacked simultaneously, two beams of starlight condensed into substance striking the vengeful spirit.

Wherever the beams passed, the chaotic space-time energy was briefly pushed aside, striking the vengeful spirit's twisted and shifting body head-on.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Gray-black smoke rose from where the vengeful spirit was hit, and its form dimmed significantly for a moment.

But it seemed to feel no pain; instead, it was thoroughly enraged, letting out an even more piercing and shrill Soul-shriek.

More dark silver water of the time abyss welled up from below, coiling like a living thing and replenishing its body, causing its damaged parts to recover rapidly and its size to grow even larger than before!

"Damn it! This thing can absorb power from the water of the time abyss!"

Elder Sun's expression was grim.

The vengeful spirit abandoned its initial target and instead pounced toward the lead Starship where Elder Zhao and Elder Sun were, its massive arm slamming down with a chill that froze space-time!

"Form the Big Dipper Battle Formation!"

Young Palace Master gave the order anxiously from the Starship behind.

The light from several Starships merged into one, converging into a thicker astral barrier that blocked the path of the vengeful spirit.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The giant palm struck the barrier, erupting in a series of dull, heavy thuds.

The barrier shook violently as countless fine cracks spread across it. Several Quasi-Emperor Elders maintaining the Formation turned pale and spat out blood.

Most of the vengeful spirit's arm shattered in the collision, but in the blink of an eye, new water of the time abyss replenished it.

"We can't fight it head-on! Its power is nearly limitless!"

"We must find its core and crush it in one blow, or cut off its connection to the water of the time abyss!"

"Easier said than done!"

Elder Sun forced a bitter smile as he channeled starlight to resist the vengeful spirit's tempestuous attacks.

"This Time Abyss Vengeful Spirit is a product of Chaos. Its core is hidden deep within its ever-changing body and fused with the water of the time abyss. One slight mistake, and our attacks will be absorbed and used by it instead!"

The battle fell into a stalemate.

With the support of the Formation and the three Emperor Realm Elders, the Big Dipper Star Palace barely managed to protect themselves, but they couldn't cause any decisive damage to the vengeful spirit and were instead being continuously drained.

The vengeful spirit's attacks grew increasingly violent, causing the faces of some lower-cultivation Disciples to turn ashen.

In the distance, Ye Xuan watched the battle quietly.

"They won't last long,"

Yue Xuan said coldly.

"This Time Abyss Vengeful Spirit may seem mindless and berserk, but it's instinctively utilizing the power of space-time. Although the Big Dipper Star Palace's Astral Dao can purify and suppress, its killing efficiency against a monster rooted in the Origin of the space-time turbulence is too low. If no one intervenes, their defense will surely break within half an hour."

Ye Xuan nodded slightly, his gaze falling deep into the vengeful spirit's constantly shifting body.

In his Chaos Perception, he could clearly see a dim light core emitting chaotic fluctuations; that was the vengeful spirit's core of obsession.

Countless fine, dark-silver threads were coiled around the core, reaching deep into the water of the time abyss below, continuously drawing power.

"The core is hidden, and with the entire Sea of the Time Abyss as its backing, it is indeed difficult to completely kill it with ordinary means,"

Ye Xuan said indifferently.

"However, it's not impossible."

He didn't act immediately but continued to observe.

On the Big Dipper Star Palace's side, the pressure was mounting.

Veins throbbed on Young Palace Master's forehead. Seeing more and more Disciples collapsing from the erosion of space-time power, he finally couldn't help but take out a fist-sized orb emitting soft starlight from his robes.

"Young Palace Master! No! That's the star fixing pearl the Palace Master gave you for life-saving; it can only be used once!"

Elder Zhao noticed his movement and hurriedly sent a voice transmission to stop him.

"I can't worry about that anymore!"

Young Palace Master gritted his teeth.

"If we delay any longer, the losses will be even greater! Elder Zhao, Elder Sun, buy me three breaths of time!"

Elder Zhao and Elder Sun looked at each other, both seeing the determination in the other's eyes.

Both shouted simultaneously, burning a portion of their essence blood to erupt with a brilliant starlight far exceeding their usual level, temporarily forcing the vengeful spirit back several steps.

Young Palace Master held the star fixing pearl, chanting under his breath as he frantically poured his own magic power into it.

The pearl's light flared intensely, as if endless stars were being born and dying within it. A vast aura that suppressed space-time and stabilized the eight directions spread out.

"Now."

A sharp light flashed in Ye Xuan's eyes; he had been waiting for this exact opportunity.

The moment the Big Dipper Star Palace used their trump card and drew the vast majority of the vengeful spirit's attention!

With a flick of his finger, a wisp of imperceptible Chaos Qi, seemingly capable of assimilating all things, precisely entered the node where the vengeful spirit's chaotic core of obsession connected to the water of the time abyss below!

This strike's timing was exquisite to the extreme. Let alone Young Palace Master, who was focusing all his power on the pearl, or the struggling Elders Zhao and Sun, even Yue Xuan, who was right beside him, only felt that Ye Xuan's finger seemed to move slightly and couldn't see what he had done at all.

That wisp of Chaos Qi entered the connection node without erupting with any power; instead, it silently merged into it.

Young Palace Master, who was channeling the star fixing pearl with all his might for a killing blow, suddenly felt a bizarre stagnation in the vengeful spirit's aura.

Its violent attack suddenly halted, and its connection with the water of the time abyss below weakened significantly. Its massive body even became momentarily illusory.

"What's happening?"

Young Palace Master was stunned, but the arrow was already on the string and had to be fired. He had no time to think and poured all his power into the star fixing pearl, suddenly releasing it!

"Freeze!"

The star fixing pearl turned into a streak of light, hovering above the vengeful spirit's head and showering it with endless soft starlight.

Wherever the light shone, the violent space-time turbulence fell silent, and even the rippling water of the time abyss below seemed to solidify for an instant.

Then, under everyone's astonished gazes, it instantly became incredibly illusory.

"Big Dipper Demon Suppression!"

The two Emperor Realm Elders, along with the Disciples in the Formation, turned all their remaining power into two intersecting, brilliant rivers of stars and slammed them into the vengeful spirit!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

This time, having lost the replenishment of the water of the time abyss and being bound by Ye Xuan's power, the vengeful spirit could no longer withstand this killing blow that concentrated the entire Big Dipper Star Palace team's strength!

The vengeful spirit flickered several times like a candle in the wind before finally letting out a wail of grievance and completely dissipating.

Young Palace Master's face was pale and his aura was weak, clearly having exhausted himself, but his eyes were filled with the relief of surviving a disaster and a hint of confusion.

The battle was over, and the starry sky returned to a deathly silence.

Everyone from the Big Dipper Star Palace breathed a sigh of relief. Many Disciples slumped on the Starship's deck, gasping for breath, their faces filled with exhaustion and lingering fear.

Several Elders were also unstable in their auras and began distributing Medicinal Pills to treat the injured.

Elder Zhao and Elder Sun came to Young Palace Master's side. Elder Zhao whispered, "Young Palace Master, something seemed strange just now. Why did the connection between that Time Abyss Vengeful Spirit and the water of the time abyss below suddenly become so fragile? Although the star fixing pearl is strong, logically it shouldn't have been able to freeze its Origin connection so easily."