Heaven’s Gate Leader furrowed his brow slightly, not believing Cheng Minxue’s words, yet an inexplicable feeling of foreboding lingered in his heart.

"Everyone, quickly find the flaw in this illusion technique. I fear delays could bring unexpected changes!" Heaven’s Gate Leader quickly remarked.

Just then, someone exclaimed, "It’s not good, everyone look quickly, this world is collapsing!"

Everyone immediately looked up to see that indeed, at the edge of this world, what was once stable was constantly collapsing, and the speed of the collapse was increasing.

The sense of crisis enveloped everyone’s hearts; no one knew the result of the collapse—would they return to reality, or as she said, would this become their grave? 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"A mere Azure Sky Realm kid, relying on a divine artifact, killing us, what a joke?" sneered a pinnacle master of the Azure Sky Realm beside Heaven’s Gate Leader. "I have a top-tier defensive divine artifact; I don’t believe she can really kill me."

Saying so, the master charged towards the edge of the collapsing world.

"Don’t be impulsive!" Heaven’s Gate Leader hurriedly shouted, "Cheng Minxue’s divine artifact is likely the Wordless Heavenly Scripture. We must plan carefully."

But it was too late; the pinnacle master of the Azure Sky Realm dashed into the edge of the collapsing world and was instantly swallowed by the shattered space.

A scream followed, and everyone could even see a flash of divine artifact light on the master of the Azure Sky Realm, then his body melted away like vapor, vanishing mid-air.

"Dead!" A look of shock crossed Heaven’s Gate Leader’s face, because he sensed his companion’s aura had completely vanished. He hadn’t just left this place; he had departed this world altogether.

At this moment, Heaven’s Gate Leader recalled Cheng Minxue’s words—could this really become their burial ground?

"Don’t panic everyone; we can definitely find a way out!" Heaven’s Gate Leader gritted his teeth, "Gather together and use your powers to erect a defensive barrier, to withstand the collapsing world!"

Upon hearing this, everyone promptly gathered and exerted their strengths to construct a massive defensive barrier to slow the collapse.

Heaven’s Gate Leader’s strategy worked; after all, many super experts were drawn into the Scroll World. If their powers were united, it would undoubtedly be formidable strength.

Indeed, Heaven’s Gate Commander’s method worked, gradually slowing the collapse of the Scroll World.

Outside, Cheng Minxue’s face was somewhat solemn. If everything went smoothly, the collapse of the Scroll World would annihilate those trapped inside. However, the opposing force was exceptionally strong, far exceeding expectations, and despite holding the Wordless Heavenly Scripture, she couldn’t exert its full power.

If forced to accelerate the collapse of the Scroll World, it would only increase her burden. Even now, Cheng Minxue felt her vitality continuously flooding into the Wordless Heavenly Scripture. If unable to eliminate all inside within two hours, she might be reduced to a dried husk by the scripture.

However, at present, those inside could likely hold on for two hours easily.

"Damn it, my strength is still too weak. If I had the cultivation at the Pinnacle of the Azure Sky Realm, they wouldn’t stand a chance!" Cheng Minxue felt her body trembling, hesitating whether to perish together or hope for a miracle.

But the next instant brought despair; perhaps due to Heaven’s Gate Leader’s group vanishing too mysteriously, other Heaven’s Gate experts responsible for vigilance also arrived.

Watching the approaching Heaven’s Gate experts, Cheng Minxue exhaled, it was over; everything was over. Even with the Wordless Heavenly Scripture, she couldn’t become the true savior!

"What I can do now is nothing but perish together with them!" Cheng Minxue gritted her teeth, "But...I feel so unwilling..."

With eyes closed in despair, Cheng Minxue made up her mind; even if it meant exhausting her last ounce of strength, she wouldn’t let Heaven’s Gate have it easy!

"I’ll make you pay for what you’ve done; I’ll seek justice for the deceased Cheng Family members!" Cheng Minxue took a deep breath; the Wordless Heavenly Scripture above her head began to turn again, but this time the pages turned slowly, and Cheng Minxue’s face grew paler, her aura weaker.

"There’s a traitor here; let’s kill her!" Heaven’s Gate experts exclaimed upon seeing Cheng Minxue, then rushed towards her.

"Protect the young lady!" The heavily injured warriors beside Cheng Minxue gritted their teeth, struggled to stand shakily in front of Cheng Minxue, trying to buy her more time with their fleshy bodies.

Watching these warriors before her, Cheng Minxue felt her eyes misting.

Yet at this critical moment, a giant vortex suddenly appeared in the sky, at its center a huge black hole formed, instantly pressing a powerful force onto everyone.

"What’s happening?" Everyone’s actions involuntarily ceased, looking up at the vortex with fearful, uneasy expressions.

With rumbling sounds, flashes of lightning rampaged around, and a silhouette emerged before everyone.

"Going out was exhausting, didn’t expect coming back to be exhausting too!" Ling Feng managed to cross the spatial barrier again, returning to the Ancient Ruins.

But he immediately sensed the waves of battle below, what was happening? Why was there battle below; wasn’t it supposed to be the base of the Defying Heaven Alliance? Could Mad Doctor have struck?

Ling Feng’s heart skipped a beat, quickly sweeping his divine sense beneath, discovering the combatants below were indeed Heaven’s Gate people and Defying Heaven Alliance people.

Though unclear why Defying Heaven Alliance’s numbers were so few, seeing the white-haired, feebly breathing Cheng Minxue ignited a flash of killing intent in Ling Feng’s eyes.

"Who? Who wounded you like this?" Ling Feng suddenly appeared beside Cheng Minxue, hurriedly supporting her.

Since Cheng Minxue comprehended the Wordless Heavenly Scripture, Ling Feng hadn’t seen her again; earlier matters were relayed via the Head of Cheng Family, so he wasn’t very clear on Cheng Minxue’s changes, assuming her white hair resulted from battle.

"Ling... Sect Master!" Cheng Minxue almost uttered the words "big brother," but she restrained herself.

"You’ve finally come!" Cheng Minxue whispered, then the scroll above her head disappeared into her body as she collapsed into Ling Feng’s embrace.