The White Bone Heavenly Demon was utterly shocked.
He had consumed ten years of his lifespan to forcefully advance his cultivation, believing he could use the grand formation to catalyze stronger mutated venomous corpses, thus easily killing Su Luo and that giant.
Who would have thought the giant had vanished, and Su Luo now wielded a divine artifact—the Lotus Glazed Lamp.
The White Bone Heavenly Demon recognized it instantly as the divine artifact their master had been searching for decades!
Legend had it that it was the divine artifact of Emperor Lang Kui tens of thousands of years ago, possessing heaven-defying power and even the effect of reviving the dead. Their master, Fanmoluo, had ordered all disciples of the Demonic Sect to find it at all costs, promising great rewards. He never expected it to end up in Su Luo's hands!
"This is excellent news, I must report it to the Young Master!" The White Bone Heavenly Demon dared not act on his own and immediately made his decision.
Above, various factions, seated on flying spiritual artifacts, also observed the changes around Red Stone Town.
"It's so strange, why have all the trees and plants in the mountains around Red Stone Town suddenly withered and died?"
"That giant has also disappeared, vanished without a trace!"
"Quick, look at those monsters, they've become even stronger. What method is the Demonic Sect using?"
"I see that young lady, it seems to be Miss Su Luo from Qingxu Heaven. She's holding a ball of light, but it's too far to see clearly. What could it be?"
"Let's hope the experts from Qingxu Heaven defeat the Demonic Sect. They must win, or we'll be the ones to suffer..."
The crowd murmured, speculated, and feared, but no one dared to descend and offer assistance.
Li Tianjue and his group finally arrived at the edge of the formation behind the mountain.
Gazing at the hazy spiritual light before them, like a translucent wall, he reached out to test it. "This should be the formation enveloping the entire back mountain of Red Stone Town. It seems very powerful and difficult to break."
He touched an invisible layer of energy, viscous like liquid, blocking his entry.
Even with fifty percent of his cultivation, he couldn't even insert a finger.
An outer disciple suggested, "Senior Brother, why don't we try the Thunderclap Firebombs refined by the Second Elder?"
Li Tianjue agreed.
They had to try every method. Only by entering the formation could they rescue Su Luo as soon as possible.
The group retreated, pulling out walnut-sized black spheres and holding them. Ten people had prepared twenty Thunderclap Firebombs. After confirming their throwing positions, they launched them simultaneously.
Boom!
A deafening explosion echoed, shaking the earth.
The surrounding trees were pulverized, and earth and stone were flung tens of feet high, like an earthquake. They rained down in a torrent before the calm eventually returned. The onlookers saw a massive crater before them, but the hazy spiritual light remained.
What a formidable formation! The group knew they had failed.
Tang Xiaoguo was extremely disappointed and worried, "If we can't break the formation, how can we go in and save Sister Su?"
Shang Xie Shaoqing smiled nonchalantly and stepped forward confidently, "Let me try."
He channeled his spiritual energy and struck out with a powerful palm...
A massive force rebounded, striking his chest like a heavy hammer. Shang Xie Shaoqing nearly spat out a mouthful of blood, staggering back several steps, his body swaying precariously.
"Shang Xie!" Tang Xiaoguo exclaimed, rushing to support him.
"What a powerful formation." Shang Xie Shaoqing wiped a trace of blood from his lips, no longer daring to underestimate it.
Just as he was lamenting, a voice suddenly echoed in his mind: "You're as dumb as a pig! Why did I ever choose you? It's like I've had eight lifetimes of bad luck..."
"Great Emperor!"
Shang Xie Shaoqing was overjoyed and responded, "Are you finally awake?"
Emperor Haotian retorted impatiently, "Scram, scram, scram! Do you think this Emperor sleeps all day? This Emperor was refining something and couldn't perceive the outside world for a moment. You can't even break this kind of formation, and you need this Emperor to waste precious time helping you. It's utterly foolish!"
If it weren't for this stupid disciple nearly getting injured, which triggered a restriction he had placed on this idiot, he wouldn't have known what this fellow had done.
Shang Xie Shaoqing paid no mind to Emperor Haotian's scolding. The Emperor was his future master, and all his words were for his guidance and education. Now that the Emperor had appeared, he would surely help him.
"Wait, Brother Li, I have another way."
Before Shang Xie Shaoqing could elaborate, his entire aura changed, making him unrecognizable from moments before. An indescribable pressure emanated from him, forcing everyone to step back a few paces.
Only Li Tianjue suddenly thought of something. Could it be...
Emperor Haotian had possessed him again?
Everyone watched as the white-robed Shang Xie Shaoqing approached the spiritual light again. This time, he didn't unleash any grand techniques; he simply made a casual swipe in the air, and a black rift appeared, spewing forth immense spatial power.
The crowd gasped, "Tearing space?!"
How powerful! Such an effortless move directly tore the space apart.
Truly worthy of the Young Master of the Longevity Palace!
Shang Xie Shaoqing stood at the rift, his long hair whipping freely in the wind. He turned to face everyone and said gravely, "Quick, enter from here. I have temporarily severed the space, but I cannot maintain it for long..."
I? What does he mean?
The outer disciples of Qingxu Heaven were bewildered. Why had Young Master Shang Xie suddenly referred to himself as "I" (old man)?
Li Tianjue knew the reason. He said, "Let's go, everyone enter."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was the first to step into the rift, vanishing from everyone's sight.
Tang Xiaoguo quickly reacted, pulling Zhan Li along as they entered. Then came the ten outer disciples, their faces filled with shock and astonishment as they passed through the two-foot-wide black rift and entered the formation.
"Oh, so tired, so tired. It took this old man a lot of effort again."
With no one around, Shang Xie Shaoqing's tone changed. The imposing demeanor vanished, and he slapped his own head fiercely, cursing himself as a stupid pig before finally stepping into the formation last.
Soon, the rift closed, the dispersed spatial energy dissipated, and the surroundings returned to their original state.
The hazy spiritual light remained, seemingly unchanged.
The White Bone Heavenly Demon had not witnessed any of this. He was reporting the situation to Fantian.
"What? She actually possesses the Lotus Glazed Lamp?"
Fantian frowned, then a trace of joy appeared on his face. "Excellent! It's truly like searching for a needle in a haystack and finding it effortlessly! Father searched for the Lotus Glazed Lamp for many years, even leaking the news to the Tai Chu Holy Land and using them to search together, all to no avail. I never expected it to be in Su Luo's hands. How did she get it?"
He wouldn't worry about it any longer; he had to obtain the Lotus Glazed Lamp.
Father would surely praise him!
But how to snatch it was a problem. Considering the Lotus Glazed Lamp's effects, Fantian pondered for a moment, his eyes darkening, and he quickly formed a plan. His body turned into fine sand particles and sank back into the ground.
In the Three Kill Array, Su Luo walked unhurriedly, holding the Lotus Glazed Lamp in her left hand and a spear catalyzed by the power of metal in her right.
In a moment of crisis, she finally remembered that she had a divine artifact stored in her spatial ring.
The Lotus Glazed Lamp could revive near-death individuals. Although it wasn't defensive armor and couldn't kill enemies, its other special effect was to weaken the killing intent of all surrounding creatures, making them lose their will to fight, become listless, and move slowly.
It was perfect for this situation!
The last time Su Luo went to find Jiang Muxue, she intended to tell him about obtaining the Lotus Glazed Lamp, but he had already left. Only a servant remained, saying he had urgent matters and would return as soon as possible.
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There was nothing she could do but wait for Jiang Muxue's return.
Soon, more than ten mutated venomous corpses staggered into Su Luo's three-zhang vicinity. She paused, tightening her grip on the spear.