sly activated, emitting a vibrant display of flying and flickering lights.Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!The commotion spread far and wide, attracting the attention...The great battle subsided, but not a drop of blood was spilled.

And at the very instant the enemy died, Lu Ye distinctly felt a mysterious force surging from some direction. It was as if in that moment, his physical cultivation had been replaced by something else entirely.

Stand-in puppet!

Xiao Wai has taken it over.

The five remained in the Xuanwu formation, their array's power unactivated. Each channeled their spiritual energy forward, appearing aimless and without direction.

After a few moments, Xiao Wai suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "This thing is reacting!"ime. Lu Ye's focus was intensely concentrated. The killing power of this thing was the strongest he had ever encountered, without a doubt. If he wasn't careful and got hit by this, he would surely die...