These two words were like a clap of thunder, exploding within the roaring valley.

The man's pupils shrank suddenly, and the indifference on his face, which had been like an ancient well for ten thousand years, was finally completely shattered, replaced by a wave of overwhelming shock!

"Im...mortal... Level?" he murmured, repeating it with a dry voice, as if he had heard the most absurd and impossible thing in the world.

He looked at Bai Cheng, at Qingniao, at Ye Liangchen, Leng Ningxue, Liu San, and Yu Nian... his gaze was as if he were looking at a group of monsters walking out of a myth.

If Immortal Level was the foundation, then their terrifying potential and growth speed shown at the King Level seemed to have an explanation.

It meant their foundations were solid enough to support any terrifying leap!

And such monsters were actually all Employees of this woman named Bai Cheng?

In the man's heart, for the first time, a violent shaking and an unprecedented chill arose regarding the system's criteria for picking pawns and the deeper intentions behind it.

At the same time, an extremely complex emotion welled up in his heart—shock, wariness, and even... a faint hope that he himself was unwilling to admit.

The battle, because of those two short words, fell into a strange stagnation.

Lvdou, who had just broken through to the third stage of the King Level and possessed a long, deep breath, had already raised the verdant spear in her hand, pointing the tip directly at the center of the stone platform.

Lvdou's breakthrough and the truth of everyone's terrifying talent were like a giant rock thrown into a deep pool, instantly breaking the rhythm of the battle.

The composure on the man's face, the feeling that everything was under control, completely shattered, replaced by unbelievable shock and violently churning, complex thoughts.

However, the battle did not stop for long.

The man's shock lasted only for a moment before being replaced by a ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ deeper chill and determination.

If the potential of these pawns far exceeded estimates, then they had to be... completely eliminated before they truly grew up and threatened the plan!

"What an Immortal Level! No wonder... no wonder He would favor you so much!"

The man's voice no longer held its previous peacefulness or pity, leaving only bone-chilling killing intent. "But today, it ends here!"

He no longer held anything back, raising his hands slightly as the chains around him let out a piercing metallic hiss, as if they were going to lock him down completely, yet also as if they were squeezing out the last of the valley's power.

The three energies of Lava, Frost, and Rainforest no longer attacked separately, but instead converged and compressed frantically above his head, forming a three-colored vortex with lightning and thunder inside, emitting destructive fluctuations.

"He's going all out!" Qingniao shouted sharply, lightning exploding on her wings as she charged forward first as a bolt of blue electricity. "Stop him!"

A cold light flashed in Bai Cheng's eyes, her figure and the Scythe in her hand almost merging into one, turning into a pitch-black line that tore through space, aimed straight at the man's heart!

She knew that any hesitation at this moment would lead to total disaster.

Ye Liangchen followed closely behind, his blade light condensing into a very fine emerald thread that coiled toward the man's neck at a tricky and ruthless angle.

Ignoring her injuries, Leng Ningxue poured all her remaining Frost power into the ground. Countless ice spikes burst through the rock, stabbing upward at the man's seated lower body in an attempt to restrict his movement.

And Lvdou, who had just broken through, became the key to victory.

The verdant spear in her hand did not stab out; instead, she slammed it heavily onto the ground.

The moment the spear tip touched the rock, a strange ripple that merged the vitality of the Grassland and the predatory traits of the Rainforest suddenly spread out with her as the center!

This ripple was not a direct attack, but it strongly interfered with and attracted the rushing Rainforest energy!

Nearly half of the emerald chains in the valley suddenly stalled, their light flickering as if a violent tug-of-war had occurred between Lvdou's law resonance and the man's forced extraction.

The three-colored vortex above the man's head immediately became unstable, and the Rainforest portion's luster clearly dimmed and became disordered.

"What?!" The man let out a muffled groan, feeling an unprecedented sluggishness and loss in his control over the Rainforest energy.

Lvdou's talent had become a loophole in his rule domain on the front battlefield!

It was this moment of interference and energy imbalance that gave Bai Cheng and the others a perfect opportunity.

Qingniao's lightning spear arrived first, stabbing fiercely into the flank of the three-colored vortex. The violent lightning detonated part of the unstable energy, causing a small-scale chain explosion.

The man's protective force field fluctuated violently.

Immediately following, Bai Cheng's pitch-black slash ignored the chaotic energy turbulence and precisely pierced through the weakest point of the defense, stabbing straight for his heart!

A sharp look flashed in the man's eyes as he forcibly controlled the Lava and Frost energy to condense a prism-like shield in front of his chest.

However, the Rainforest energy interfered with by Lvdou could not be replenished in time, and the integrity of the shield was greatly reduced.

Screech—!

The black light collided with the shield, making a piercing cutting sound.

The shield shattered, and though the momentum of the black light was slightly reduced, it still pierced the man's left shoulder, bringing out a spray of dark golden blood—that blood was actually mixed with the light and shadows of the three energies!

Almost simultaneously, Ye Liangchen's blade thread swept past. Although the man tilted his head at the last second to avoid his vitals, a deep, bone-deep gash was still cut into his neck, and the emerald blade qi frantically eroded the wound.

The long-range attacks from Liu San, Yu Nian, and the others also poured in. Although not fatal, they further disrupted the energy field and restricted the man's space to dodge.

"Pfft!" The man spat out a large mouthful of blood, his aura instantly withering, and the three-colored vortex above his head collapsed by more than half.

The chain network he relied on to control the valley and mobilize the power of the terrain began to tremble violently and its light dimmed rapidly due to the core being damaged and Lvdou's continuous interference.

"Now is the time! Cut off his connection to the terrain!"

Bai Cheng keenly captured the opportunity. Disregarding her own exhaustion, she poured her final power into the Scythe and swung out an even more concentrated slash.

The target was the roots of the thickest chains connected to the man's body!

Qingniao, Ye Liangchen, and Leng Ningxue also aimed their strongest attacks at the connection points between those chains and the stone platform.

Lvdou did her best, pushing her fusion laws to the limit.

She formed a powerful repulsion field, weakening the Rainforest energy's support for the man and its resistance to attacks within the chains to the greatest extent.

"No—!!!" The man let out an unwilling roar, attempting to mobilize his final strength for defense.

But under internal and external difficulties, he was already at the end of his rope.

Rumble—!!!

Several loud explosions erupted almost simultaneously!

Several key dark golden chains finally snapped at their roots under the combined attack of Bai Cheng and the others!

Violent and mixed energy turbulence spewed from the breaks like a flood that had lost its dam, surging back into various parts of the valley.

A portion even flowed back into the man's body, causing secondary damage to his already injured frame.

"Ugh, ahhh!!!" The man let out a painful roar, and his aura rapidly declined and plummeted like a leaking balloon.

His deep connection with the terrain power of this valley was forcibly broken!