After hearing that the Hall of Ten Thousand Spirits had built five stone statues, they realized that the array might have more than one key element, but rather five.

It can't be as simple as just having them destroy a formation.

The snake woman and she confirmed this after their investigation.

That leaves four formations. At the current pace, it will take them at least four more months to completely break through them.

Time was of the essence, so they only had half a day to rest and treat their injuries.

Shen Sanruo checked on the Kui Niu's condition and found it was still unconscious. After nourishing it with her divine soul power, she withdrew her consciousness from her sea of ​​consciousness.

Afterwards, the group hurried to the next palace where the stone statue was enshrined.

The palace north of the Hall of Ten Thousand Spirits enshrines Xuanwu.

The stone statue of a tortoise and snake stands quietly in the center of the room. Unlike the Qilin stone statue, the Xuanwu stone statue has its mouth open, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth.

It makes one imagine its gaping maw, roaring, devouring everything in its path.

One glance is enough to tell that it is exceptionally ferocious.

Legend has it that the five divine beasts each have their own eccentricities, some are aloof and others are arrogant, with Xuanwu appearing to be the most domineering.

Fortunately, it's just a stone statue; the real Xuanwu is still on the side of the cultivation world.

The activation of the Xuanwu stone statue is basically the same as that of the Qilin stone statue, and the corresponding countermeasures are also the same.

The influence of demonic energy should be a limitation applicable to all five divine beasts.

Therefore, the process for destroying the Xuanwu and Qilin statues is the same.

It still took almost a month. With the experience from last time, no one in the team was seriously injured this time. They were all injured with injuries that they could still manage to endure.

After the Black Tortoise, there is the White Tiger enshrined in the western palace. In a counter-clockwise order, the next one is the Vermilion Bird in the south, and finally the Azure Dragon in the east.

The White Tiger statue was the third key to their formation, and their teamwork had become more seamless. They had also devised a method to shatter the statue more quickly.

It took two or three days less than the previous two formations.

However, when they reached the Vermilion Bird statue, the situation was different from before because the Vermilion Bird statue was flying in the air, making it more difficult and tricky to deal with.

The five divine beasts have mostly the same abilities, but they also have their own preferred attack methods. For example, the Vermilion Bird statue prefers to use fire-type attacks.

Shi Zhili was burned in a large area because he did not notice the fireball falling from the sky.

The flames of the Vermilion Bird are a special existence, capable of burning damage to a person's soul.

Shi Zhili's damaged soul had barely recovered when it was burned by the Vermilion Bird's flames. His face turned even paler and he let out an extremely painful roar.

He was injured in the back, but his head was throbbing with pain. He collapsed to his knees, unable to think or react to any further attacks.

This is just a stone statue of the Vermilion Bird. If it were the real Vermilion Bird, one of the Five Divine Beasts, Shi Zhili's soul would probably be severely damaged, with no chance of repair.

Fortunately, the concentration of demonic energy released by Shen Sangri was sufficient to affect the power of the Vermilion Bird statue.

While the others covered Shi Zhili to avoid the attacks, she seized the opportunity to come to Shi Zhili's side and temporarily nurtured his soul.

Shi Zhili finally recovered from the excruciating pain, but he was no longer able to participate in destroying the Vermilion Bird statue. He could only try his best to protect himself and prevent others from being distracted in protecting him.

The Vermilion Bird statue flapped its wings in the air, looking down at them from above.

Their crimson eyes glanced down at them, not even sparing them a proper look, displaying utter contempt.

Shen Sangruo soared into the air, constantly dodging the fireballs spewed out by the Vermilion Bird statue, or unleashing a sea of ​​fire to neutralize the fireballs.

They drew their bows and shot arrows, engaging in a magical battle directly with the Vermilion Bird statue in mid-air.

The firelight in the air almost illuminated the dimly lit room.

The Vermilion Bird statue let out a cry, flapped its wings, and flew rapidly toward Chen Sangruo.

She reacted quickly, using the feather fan to accelerate suddenly, and with a somersault, she dodged the impact from the Vermilion Bird statue.

When she was upside down in the air, the head of the Suzaku statue passed right beneath her.

She was looking at the Vermilion Bird statue, and the statue's crimson eyes seemed to be looking back at her.

The originally brief moment seemed to be infinitely extended at this instant, frozen in the instant her gaze met that of the Vermilion Bird statue.

A hint of astonishment appeared in Shen Sanruo's eyes; the gaze of the Vermilion Bird statue struck her as somewhat strange.

It didn't look like the eyes of a stone statue; it was as if another soul was hidden beneath those eyes.

The Qilin stone statue can strengthen the spiritual connection between her and Qiyan, making her feel like a clone of Qiyan.

Logically speaking, the Vermilion Bird statue should also have some connection with the Vermilion Bird itself.

Could it be that the one she just made eye contact with was really Suzaku?

The idea came to her mind, and she was stunned, followed by doubt.

If it really was the Vermilion Bird himself making eye contact with her, then why would he do that? What message was he trying to convey to her?

Before she could think any further, the Vermilion Bird statue flew past her, and her distorted vision returned to normal.

She quickly came to her senses and continued to deal with the Vermilion Bird statue.

It took them more than a month to completely destroy the Vermilion Bird statue.

However, everyone suffered burns of varying degrees, and their souls were also damaged as a result.

This was the most serious injury sustained by any of the several stone statues that have been destroyed.

Fortunately, only one array eye remained. Even though their souls were throbbing with pain, everyone felt boundless motivation and were eager to try.

However, damage to the soul is not as severe as physical injury and requires proper recuperation.

Therefore, the rest period after destroying the stone statue was longer. The group took three days to recover, and only after Shen Sangri had largely restored their souls did they enter the last formation.

Shi Zhili's soul was too severely damaged, so he was not allowed to participate in destroying the last array eye.

"Finally, we've reached the last one." Su Xiyu sighed with emotion. They had been inside the barrier for more than four months.

For the past four months, they have been fighting almost non-stop. Under such intense fighting, they are exhausted both physically and mentally.

Before the formation was completely broken, he had to suppress his fatigue by holding his breath.

"Let's finish this quickly," Song Weiyan said.

Shen Sanruo smiled and said, "This is the last key point of the formation, so we must not let our guard down. I wish everything goes smoothly."

“Yes, I hope our destruction of the Azure Dragon statue goes smoothly,” Bai Ruoan continued.

Then, with firm steps, the group resolutely pushed open the palace gates where the Azure Dragon statue was enshrined.

The door closed automatically and disappeared into the wall.

Perhaps because the array's core had already been destroyed, the statue would be immediately activated as soon as they entered the room where it was enshrined.

The Azure Dragon statue in front of us is the same.

Second update! Thank you all for your support! *tweets*

(End of this chapter)