Mu Jinyu's lower half shattered, flesh splattered, and bone fragments scattered dramatically.
Moreover, the momentum of Wu Xiongfei's palm continued to increase as he approached the Bi Fang Cauldron shielding Mu Jinyu.
When his palm finally landed firmly on the Bi Fang Cauldron, the cauldron might survive, but Mu Jinyu would be shockingly killed on the spot!
Everyone witnessing this scene either stopped, showing coldness, regret, or wistfulness, ceasing their attacks and siege on Mu Jinyu.
They all believed that after Wu Xiongfei's arrival and intervention, Mu Jinyu was doomed beyond salvation.
"Buzz!!"
At that moment, the swirling light screen enveloping Mu Jinyu, intending to carry him into the Secret Realm, trembled violently, as if it was about to shatter, unable to transport Mu Jinyu inside.
No one expected.
The twisting speed of the light screen suddenly accelerated, seemingly stimulated by Wu Xiongfei's palm, rushing to take him into the Secret Realm before collapsing.
"Where do you think you're going!?"
Wu Xiongfei's cruel and menacing face contorted with shock and anger.
With a furious shout, he fiercely stirred the Dan Yuan within him, causing the Golden Core to shake, and the laws of heaven and earth to weave into chains of divine order, intending to forcibly trap Mu Jinyu in the void, preventing his entry into the Secret Realm.
"Buzz!"
"Boom!!"
The light screen spun at an incredible speed, followed by a roaring explosion as the defensively humming Bi Fang Cauldron emitted a booming sound, disappearing before everyone's eyes.
Simultaneously, Mu Jinyu's figure also vanished from view, his whereabouts unknown.
"Plop!"
Two chunks of thigh meat fell from the air.
As everyone focused on them, they could see the lower parts of the thigh meat had been ground into pulp, appearing incomplete.
Meanwhile, the upper parts were smoothly and cleanly cut, as if sliced by a sharp blade, severed directly...
"Tear!"
The two chunks of meat ultimately couldn't withstand the pressure from Wu Xiongfei, and with a couple of tears, turned to ash and disappeared.
"Did he... get dismembered by the power of the void fracture?"
"Probably. At that time, his upper half had entered the light screen's range, but the lower half was exposed and smashed into pulp by the Wu Family Head. As the passage through the light screen was destroyed, his exposed body was directly severed, while the part covered by the light screen was likely obliterated with its collapse…"
"How tragic!"
"What a pity, that Heaven-reaching Spiritual Treasure might be destroyed as well, such a loss."
"Not necessarily, although the light screen passage couldn't withstand the power of the Merging Paths Realm and ultimately fell apart, the Heaven-reaching Spiritual Treasure likely protected him, taking his upper half into the Secret Realm."
Everyone looked at the stele ahead, fiercely discussing.
Some believed Mu Jinyu was inevitably obliterated in such circumstances.
Others thought he might still be alive, but only with the upper half of his body.
"Hmph, whether dead or alive, I'll find out inside. If he's alive, I'll dismember him, torture him slowly. If he's dead, I'll grind his bones and spread the ashes, then hunt down his companions, one by one,"
Wu Xiongfei snorted coldly at the discussion, preparing to borrow a key and enter the Secret Realm to search for Mu Jinyu's state!
"Impossible!"
"Our Young Master entered the Secret Realm ahead of them. Wu Family Head, being a Hedao Realm Expert, how could you forcibly enter now, do you think the Li Family is defenseless?"
"Wu Family Head, we deeply understand your grief, but you should know that this Secret Realm cannot withstand the power of the Hedao Realm. Once a Hedao Realm Expert enters, the entire Secret Realm will collapse immediately! Before those few entered, many from various forces had already entered..."
"Indeed, even if you want to settle the score with them, it should wait until after the Secret Realm trial..."
As Wu Xiongfei prepared to borrow a key and enter the Secret Realm, dozens of people, faces changed drastically, spoke up to dissuade him.
Long before Mu Jinyu and the others entered the Secret Realm, dozens of forces had already entered, eager to seize the Hedao Fruit before the showdown between Mu Jinyu and the Wu Family unfolded.
Among these forces, some had Hedao Realm experts, while others did not but had formidable powerhouses like Wu Qiyuan, making them forces not to be underestimated.
Amid the excitement, even the Central Domain's Wu Family, dominant in the Kunlun Ruins, had to weigh their actions carefully.
Seeing the situation, Wu Xiongfei's face turned unpleasant. He wanted to lash out, but with so many opposing, forcing himself inside would truly offend them.
If he insisted, ignoring others, the Wu Family would likely face vengeance later, with their younger generation being hunted down...
This made him fearful, a hatred ready to explode within.
Meanwhile, other major powers, although their younger generations hadn't entered the Secret Realm, didn't want Wu Xiongfei to go inside and ruin it, preventing them from obtaining the Hedao Fruit, all joining in to dissuade him.
After all, a Hedao Fruit could produce a Hedao Realm expert, and everyone would grieve if Wu Xiongfei destroyed it just like that.
And they weren't close to Wu Xiongfei, unless the Wu Family compensated each of them with treasures not inferior to a Hedao Fruit, they couldn't allow Wu Xiongfei to destroy the Secret Realm for revenge.
"Fine, I won't go in, but if you meet those people inside, especially if Mu Jinyu is alive, you must kill him for me, and the Wu Family will reward you richly!"
Wu Xiongfei clenched his fist, his expression very somber.
The crowd naturally agreed to Wu Xiongfei's request.
Even if Mu Jinyu survived the shattering of the spatial light screen, his strength would likely be a fraction, how could he be a match for them?
It would be as easy as slaughtering chickens and dogs.
Plus, they had the chance to obtain the Heaven-reaching Spiritual Treasure level Bi Fang Cauldron, who wouldn't want to act?
Even if Wu Xiongfei didn't say anything, if they encountered Mu Jinyu, they would act without hesitation.
As for the three people and one beast with Mu Jinyu, they had seen clearly earlier: two women at the Divinity Transformation Realm, another man at the Sixth Layer of the Fanxu Realm.
And any representative with a key to enter the Secret Realm, who wouldn't have peak Ninth Layer of the Fanxu Realm strength?
Dealing with these people would be easy, without any obstacles.
If they encountered these people inside, they'd be glad to do Wu Family a favor.
Then, one force's representative hurriedly took out a key, fitted it into the stele's groove, preparing to enter the Secret Realm to see if Wen Rou and others were still waiting nearby.
To see if Mu Jinyu was still alive...
Unfortunately, amidst the eager anticipation, the stele only flickered a few times but didn't produce a light screen to bring anyone into the Secret Realm.
"What's happening? Is the Secret Realm closed?!"
The crowd questioned in disbelief.
An experienced elder, familiar with formations, furrowed his brows, shook his head, and said, "It's likely the attack from the Wu Family Head earlier caused some issues with the Teleportation Array, preventing anyone from entering the Secret Realm for a short period."
Upon hearing this, the crowd panicked.
If they couldn't enter the Secret Realm soon, wouldn't the Hedao Fruit be harvested by those who first entered?
Thus, they quickly asked the elder how long they'd need to wait.
The elder uncertainly replied, "Maybe a few days, or maybe half a month..."
Several representatives of major forces no weaker than the Wu Family, upon hearing the elder's words, couldn't help but glare at Wu Xiongfei, wishing to skin him alive!