the > tags as requested.* I only translated the text content within the tags, leaving the HTML tags untouched. Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!Behind Wang Yang stoo...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 It was as if in that moment, his physical cultivation had been replaced by something else entirely.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!" the full power of the sword gourd itself, its sheer grade was beyond his control. He could only wield the killing intent of the sword qi itself, not the true power of the artifact.If one day, it is p...