Wei Jiayi's expression was conflicted because he knew that Gao Lan Mei was right. 

Wei Jiayi had no chose but just lower his sword reluctantly but not before sending Blessed Elin a hateful glare. 

The Ice Blessed did not care about the hostility that she was getting at that moment. She then tried to slice off Gao Lan Mei's hand again; this time with more force. 

Clang! 

Clang!

Crack!

Blessed Elin tried twice, but like the first time, her ice sword was not able to even sc.r.a.pe off a bit of flesh. Hitting Gao Lan Mei's arm felt like hitting metal and also gave her own sword a crack! 

"How could this be?!" Elin exclaimed with disbelief, her white eyes grew extra large. She a.s.sumed that her first attempt had failed because the spiritual energy within Gao Lan Mei was getting weaker. It was already commendable for her to last this long as Gao Lan Mei's physical form was as good as any mortal's before she could be called a Blessed after all. 

Now, Gao Lan Mei only depended on the spiritual energy the Blessed was providing. Blessed Elin could probably control Gao Lan Mei's body if she wanted. So how could her attack against a weaker creature bounce back? 

'I can't win against the dark element inside her body? Is that it?' Blessed Elin asked herself with dread. It looked like the dark element was a more tangible form of the impurities. She just did not understand how the enemy did it. There was a prism inside Gao Lan Mei's storage ring and just like Ma Fei Hong's from earlier, unless physically severed, there was no other way of getting away from it. 

The energy would just continue to spread. Who knew what would happen to Gao Lan Mei if that happened? 

Blessed Elin also did not have any idea on what would happen to her if Gao Lan Mei's physical form was consumed. 

 "Juni! Emergency!" Elin called for help. If the dark element was not removed, then what would happen to them? 

"Busy!" Juni replied as she concentrated her strength on destroying the Boundary Spell. She knew that the only way to destroy such a spell was to continue sending conflicting spiritual attacks to it and Juni was glad to see that she was making progress as cracks started to appear in the sky.

However, before Blessed Juni could celebrate, she suddenly felt a tremendous pressure that sent chills down her spine despite her being a fire spirit!

"The enemies are withdrawing!" One shouted happily and seemed oblivious to the evil force that seemed to get stronger by the second. 

"Everyone be on guard! They are preparing for a bigger attack!" Deacon Ma concluded. No enemy would just withdraw just like that! 

"What is this?! Look at the ground!" Someone shouted, pointing at the ground. 

"Isn't this a magical circle?…" Gao Shen murmured looking at the ground. There beneath his feet was an unfinished magical circle that was currently carving on its own on the soil. 

All their instincts are giving them a warning signal that another major attack was going to happen soon. 

"Are we going to die here?! I don't want to die!" 

"I just escaped that prism cage! This can't be another sacrificial ritual!" 

"I cannot do this anymore!"

No one could blame them for being scared. Gao Lan Mei did not even know if the Liqi Clan members were still alive within the city. Or if Sung Zhi Ruo was able to refine the Soul eater. 

Did Xiao s.h.i.+ still live? How could they explain to Zhao Liwei if she failed to survive? 

Gao Lan Mei was worried but knew that she needed to place all her current thoughts at the back of her head. She also needed to see more of the magical circle to understand what it was for and find a way to destroy it as well! 

Sadly, her own physical strength was not enough to do anything more than feebly swing a magical sword. 

"How big…" Wei Jiayi started to ask, his face looked anxious as he noticed Gao Lan Mei's deathly pale complexion. 

"It should be aiming to cover the entire city." Gao Lan Mei immediately answered with contempt, before biting her lip to suppressed a scream about to escape. That was because she suddenly felt tremendous pain; like every fibre of her being was currently being ripped apart. Then suddenly, 

Boom! 

Buzz!

Succeeding sounds of explosions were heard throughout the entire city. 

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