Ying Huanhuan didn't know what that severed arm was plotting, but she was certain that it was definitely problematic.
Under the watchful eyes of Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu, Bo Xuan grabbed the severed arm. However, the next moment, a dense demonic aura erupted from the arm, directly corroding Bo Xuan's palm.
"Chi Chi!!"
The dense demonic aura was like a potent poison, instantly corroding the flesh of Bo Xuan's palm upon contact. If not for the protection of the Darkness Ancestor Symbol, Bo Xuan's palm would have been corrupted by the demonic aura in the blink of an eye.
The intense pain and the dangerous aura caused Bo Xuan to instantly release his grip. Lin Xuan, seeing this, narrowed his eyes slightly. The Supreme Force covered his arm, and he grabbed the severed arm in his hand.
"Chi Chi!!"
The dense demonic aura tried to continue its corrosion, but the Supreme Force blocked all of it, preventing it from invading Lin Xuan's palm.
Perhaps sensing the threat of the Supreme Force, or realizing that Lin Xuan was a tough opponent, the demonic aura immediately retreated after being blocked, refusing to show itself no matter how Lin Xuan probed.
If it weren't for Bo Xuan, who was still using the power of the Ancestor Symbol to expel the demonic aura from his body, one might have thought that the demonic aura was just an illusion.
Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, then looked up at the Seven Kings Hall not far away. The Seven Kings Hall was also tightly gripping the banner, with a cold light flickering in its eyes.
"Sword Saint!!"
The Seven Kings Hall tightly gripped the Primordial Banner in its hand, staring at Lin Xuan with a grim expression, grinding its teeth as it spoke.
Just as the Seven Kings Hall finished speaking, black and white lights flickered again in this space. The Seven Kings Hall looked up and saw the black and white Heaven and Earth Gate constantly flashing, with impressive auras descending upon it.
This made the Seven Kings Hall's eyes sink slightly. Although it didn't know what was going on with Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu, the two suddenly appearing individuals who seemed to be reincarnations of the Ice Master, the Seven Kings Hall knew very well that it would be at a great disadvantage within the Heaven and Earth Gate personally controlled by the Ice Master.
The suppressive effect of the Heaven and Earth Gate was not yet apparent, because the Seven Kings Hall was currently in a state that even surpassed its peak. With the blessing of the Demon Emperor's demonic aura, its strength had temporarily increased significantly, making it unaffected.
However, if the demonic aura was excessively consumed during a hard battle, causing the strength of this clone to return to its original level, or even decrease due to a decline in condition, the suppression of the Heaven and Earth Gate would become even more terrifying. The Seven Kings Hall was well aware of this.
In other words, the Seven Kings Hall could rely on its strength to gain a temporary advantage, but as time passed, the scales of victory would gradually tilt towards Lin Xuan and the others. This made the Seven Kings Hall dare not act recklessly, especially since the three of Tian Yuanzi outside seemed somewhat unreliable.
The Seven Kings Hall's cold eyes stared fixedly at Lin Xuan, with a chilling light flashing in its pupils. It was thinking and hesitating.
The Demon Emperor's severed arm must be retrieved, otherwise, the Demon Prison's millennium plan would be ruined. Not only that, but it must also escape the blockade of the Heaven and Earth Gate formation.
After lingering on Lin Xuan for a while, the Seven Kings Hall turned to look at Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu, and suddenly, the corners of its mouth slowly curved up.
The next moment, the Seven Kings Hall did not put the Primordial Banner into the Universe Bag. Instead, it held the Primordial Banner and used it as a weapon, attacking Lin Xuan.
Although the Primordial Banner could not be activated by the Seven Kings Hall, it was extremely sturdy. The Seven Kings Hall simply used it as a sufficiently strong weapon, nothing more.
As the long banner swung, it carried an extremely fierce wind, causing Lin Xuan's eyes to narrow. Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu, outside the space, also had cold expressions.
The next moment, Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu each changed their hand seals, and black and white lights immediately flickered in the space.
Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed. He tightly gripped the severed arm in his left hand, turned his right wrist, and then stepped forward. A door happened to appear in front of him. After stepping into it, Lin Xuan's figure disappeared from the spot.
Bo Xuan, standing to the side, also quickly activated the Darkness Ancestor Symbol in his body, gathering it on his hands, and then fiercely slapped towards the Seven Kings Hall.
"Boom!"
The power of darkness was shattered by the demonic aura covering the Primordial Banner the moment it touched it, and Bo Xuan was also forced back dozens of feet.
However, the Seven Kings Hall, which had forced Bo Xuan back, had a slight change in expression. It turned around and swung the banner filled with demonic aura in its hand, slashing towards the space behind it.
"Buzz!"
Just at this moment, that space rippled for a moment, and then, a figure emerged from the space, a sharp sword carrying a poignant sword light, and slammed towards the banner.
"Clang!!"
The long sword struck the flagpole wrapped in the banner, emitting a crisp sound. Immediately afterward, Lin Xuan felt a powerful force transmitted from the long sword into his arm.
Lin Xuan's expression changed slightly, and his figure was directly forced back. The huge difference in strength made it difficult for Lin Xuan to withstand the attack of the Seven Kings Hall, and that was even under the premise that the Seven Kings Hall needed to allocate some demonic energy to suppress the Primordial Banner.
Fortunately, just as Lin Xuan was knocked back, a strange gate reappeared behind Lin Xuan, causing Lin Xuan's figure to disappear from the spot, and then, allowing the Seven Kings Hall's next strike to miss completely.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Within the space, waves of powerful energy constantly surged out. Although the Seven Kings Hall was trapped within the Heaven and Earth Gate, its ferocity did not diminish. In fact, its attacks were even more savage, especially when attacking Lin Xuan, it was particularly ruthless.
Under the continuous attacks, although the demonic energy within the Seven Kings Hall was consumed a lot, Lin Xuan was even more miserable. His newly changed clothes had the upper half directly blasted apart by a palm from the Seven Kings Hall, and scars covered his chest.
Bo Xuan, on the other hand, was in extremely good condition because the Seven Kings Hall had hardly focused any energy on him.
"Boom!"
After another palm strike, forcing Bo Xuan back, the Seven Kings Hall did not rush to pursue Lin Xuan this time, but instead held the Primordial Banner and retreated to the side.
Raising its eyes to glance at Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu outside the great formation, a look of inquiry flashed in the eyes of the Seven Kings Hall, and then, it turned its gaze to Lin Xuan, who was not letting go even in death.
Its gaze first swept over the Demon Emperor's severed arm, and then, the Seven Kings Hall stared at Lin Xuan's blood-stained face, chuckled, and said.
"What, Sword Saint, do you still want to continue fighting?"
Lin Xuan did not speak, or rather, he did not want to use his remaining strength on speaking, but simply tightened his grip on the long sword in his hand.
Seeing Lin Xuan's actions, a hint of admiration could not help but flash in the eyes of the Seven Kings Hall. Even as an opponent, the Seven Kings Hall had to admit that Lin Xuan was a respectable enemy.
"Sword Saint's strength is not bad, and his perseverance and resilience are even more extraordinary, but in the face of absolute strength disparity, these are ultimately useless."
The Seven Kings Hall glanced at Bo Xuan, who had a somewhat solemn expression beside him, gently shook its head, and said. While speaking, it also slowly raised the banner in its hand in front of it, and said with a smile.
"Presumably, the Ice Master can also recognize that this is my Emperor's severed arm. Our race will never allow you to desecrate it, and you also don't want the Primordial Banner to be used by my Otherworldly Demons, right?"
The Seven Kings Hall was not sure whether the Ice Master had fully recovered and remembered all the things from back then, but it did not dare to gamble. It was better to just say it directly. At least, the Seven Kings Hall absolutely did not believe that the experts of the Tianxuan Continent could guess the role of the Demon Emperor's severed arm.
"What does Your Excellency want to say?"
Lin Xuan lowered his head and glanced at the severed arm that was tightly held in his hand. For some reason, he felt that this severed arm was a little strange, as if it were alive.
When he fought with the Seven Kings Hall before, he suffered a lot of injuries. After some blood flowed down his arm and onto the severed arm, Lin Xuan discovered that the severed arm seemed to have absorbed all of his blood.
The Seven Kings Hall chuckled softly upon hearing this, raised the Primordial Banner in its hand, and then explained.
"How about we make a deal, Sword Saint? You give this hall my Emperor's arm, and this hall will return the Primordial Banner to you, how about it?"
After the Seven Kings Hall finished speaking, it did not allow Lin Xuan and the others to think, but instead continued to speak.
"This hall knows that the Ice Master is trapping this hall with the Heaven and Earth Gate. When this hall's strength drops to a certain level, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape."
There was a glimmer of light in the eyes of Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu. This was indeed what they thought. Even if they could not leave this clone of the Seven Kings Hall behind, they would definitely be able to make the Seven Kings Hall pay a sufficient price.
Seeing the expressions on Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu's faces, the Seven Kings Hall smiled slightly. This kind of thing was just child's play for it, the Demon Prison's brain trust.
"However, have the Ice Master and Sword Saint ever thought that when this hall's strength drops to that level, how many of you will be able to survive? One? Or will all of you be suppressed and killed here by this hall?"
Lin Xuan didn't speak, only the long sword in his hand emitted a sword's hum, seemingly expressing his attitude.
However, Seven Kings Hall ignored Lin Xuan. His opinion was unimportant; what mattered was the opinion of Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu, who controlled the Heaven and Earth Gate.
Seven Kings Hall had just discovered something extraordinary. It seemed that the two women, suspected to be the Ice Master, had a different attitude towards Lin Xuan. It believed that Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu would never sit idly by and watch Lin Xuan perish together with this clone of his.
As it turned out, Seven Kings Hall had bet correctly.
Lin Xuan didn't care. He believed that even without him, Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu could stop the Demon Prison's plan based on the existing foundation. If all else failed, there was still Lin Dong, a hope for the critical moment.
However, Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu cared very much. They could never sit idly by and watch something happen to Lin Xuan.
"Sword Saint should know that in our race, our Emperor is the supreme god. Our Emperor's arm is a sacred object that cannot be desecrated, an absolute belief. If Sword Saint desecrates the arm left behind by our Emperor, then our race will surely hunt you down to the death."
Seven Kings Hall said faintly, with a few solemn colors in his eyes, as if what he said was true.
"Moreover, Sword Saint can at most destroy our Emperor's arm, but Sword Saint cannot use the demonic energy within, can he? Compared to that, why not exchange it with this Hall, using the Primordial Banner to exchange for our Emperor's severed arm, and withdraw the Heaven and Earth Gate, how about it?"
Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu frowned slightly. They hesitated. They thought it was feasible to exchange the Primordial Banner for that arm, but letting Seven Kings Hall out... probably wouldn't work.
It should be known that in order to trap Seven Kings Hall before, Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu even had to sit by and watch Lin Xuan being seriously injured by Seven Kings Hall, before taking the opportunity to trap Seven Kings Hall.
Now, if they just let the other party out like this, then when Seven Kings Hall, who has lost the suppression of the Heaven and Earth Gate, greatly increases in strength, Lin Xuan and Bo Xuan will find it difficult to resist even if they join forces. At that time, the Primordial Banner will be difficult to protect, not to mention, maybe all of them will be left behind by Seven Kings Hall.
"Absolutely impossible!"
Lin Xuan shouted in a cold voice. Such conditions were simply impossible. In fact, Lin Xuan had no intention of letting Seven Kings Hall leave at all. Although he didn't think he could leave the clone of Seven Kings Hall this time, with Zhu Yan and Fu Zhu following, there was still no problem in protecting himself at the critical moment.
Seven Kings Hall naturally knew that these were impossible. Its purpose was always the Demon Emperor's severed arm. As for the Heaven and Earth Gate, to be honest, as long as it was willing to pay some price, it could easily break it open. However, after forcibly breaking open the Heaven and Earth Gate formation, it could only deal with Bo Xuan.
In his heart, Seven Kings Hall still attached great importance to Lin Xuan. This was an opponent who could not be measured by common sense, and the Demon Emperor's arm was the most important link in the plan carefully arranged by Seven Kings Hall, and there must be no accidents. Otherwise, it would not have personally come to the Eastern Xuan Region to find this thing.
However, on the surface, Seven Kings Hall frowned, seeming a little annoyed and dissatisfied, and his eyes stared at Lin Xuan coldly, as if he couldn't wait to kill Lin Xuan directly.
"Sword Saint, this Hall has already given you some face, I hope Sword Saint will be more sensible!"
Seven Kings Hall glared at Lin Xuan with his eyes, gritted his teeth, and said in a cold voice, however, Lin Xuan's face did not change at all, he just stared at Seven Kings Hall indifferently.
"Could it be that Sword Saint thinks that this Hall really has no way to deal with you?"
"Your Excellency might as well try and see if Lin Xuan still has the strength to fight!"
The long sword in Lin Xuan's hand shook, and the aura on his body that had already weakened actually climbed up strangely, causing Seven Kings Hall's eyes to narrow.
This time it wasn't pretending, Seven Kings Hall was really shocked by Lin Xuan, this guy really couldn't be measured by common sense, fortunately, he didn't act rashly before.
"Unexpectedly, Sword Saint still has such methods, this Hall admits defeat, I will use the Primordial Banner to exchange for our Emperor's hand, if Sword Saint is still unwilling, then we can only see the truth under our hands!"
Seven Kings Hall said in a cold voice, this was his last bottom line.