Chapter 179: Unreliable guesses. A few days passed in a flash.
A few days passed in a flash, and just as Xu Hui had expected, the devil gave the task of setting up the Southern Dipper Seven Yin Formation to Zhong Lingyue.
Because he was seriously injured, he was worried that it would be difficult for him to control the Netherworld Cold Flame in this state, and he might even suffer a backlash. Therefore, he hid deep in Zhong Lingyue's sea of consciousness, concentrating on repairing his soul, and he didn't even have time to pay attention to the outside world.
This provided Zhong Lingyue with an opportunity to make a move secretly.
But in just a few days, with the help of Wan Moxiao and Lei Xiao, they set up the Beiyang defensive formation and used some means to cover up the differences.
The demon was awakened by Zhong Lingyue and was a little surprised, "It was set up so quickly?" After saying that, he stepped forward to check carefully, confirming that the formation was intact, and looked at her again in surprise.
Zhong Lingyue's heart trembled with fear. To prevent the Demon Lord from noticing anything unusual, she pretended to be exhausted. "I was worried that the night would be long and full of dreams. I haven't slept for several days and nights..."
After a brief pause, she expressed doubt and said uncertainly, "I've always felt like someone has been watching me recently. Master, could it be Xu Hui and the others' accomplice?"
She was actually testing to see if the devil had noticed her betrayal, but she did have doubts in her heart. Did Xu Hui and the others really trust her so much that they didn't hire anyone to monitor her?
She herself might not be able to detect it, but as a powerful Mahayana cultivator, the Demon Lord wouldn't be completely unaware of it, right?
"Heh," the Demon Lord disagreed. He naturally knew that those people would secretly monitor Zhong Lingyue's progress, but he didn't need to tell her. She was just a chess piece that would die sooner or later.
So he said impatiently, "Okay, stop being suspicious all the time. Now that the formation is complete, let's get started."
Hearing him say this, Zhong Lingyue thought she was worrying too much. Xu Hui and the others were not monitoring her. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Her eyes suddenly became hot as she looked at the formation. She said excitedly, "Good!"
The devil waved his sleeves, and seven magic crystals flew into the air. The vast demonic energy was instantly drawn out and injected into the altar.
Seven stone mountains piled with dark iron suddenly came alive, releasing rolling evil energy, like a surging torrent in the darkness.
The majestic Yin energy intertwined and collided in the air, forming strange and twisted runes that rotated, swallowed and split in the air, emitting a heart-pounding evil energy.
The air around him was sucked out, and it felt heavy and almost oppressive.
With the help of the fusion of illusion and power, everyone was already between reality and illusion and could feel their own weight, but to the mirage which was originally illusory, it was just a breeze.
Xu Hui was almost pulled into this sudden outburst. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and activated several magical weapons immediately, which allowed her to barely stabilize her body.
However, under the might of the formation's core, which madly sucked in the surrounding Yin Qi like a violent storm, the magical instruments were ultimately unable to bear the heavy weight. After the violent impact, they shattered and turned into dust.
Xu Hui had no choice but to urge them to self-destruct, thereby creating terrifying power to withstand the storm from the outside world.
Accompanied by a deafening roar, the surrounding space seemed to be torn apart, and the world seemed to be crumbling, but it also effectively blocked the absorption of the storm.
After stabilizing her body, Xu Hui finally had the mind to look at other people.
Lei Xiao would naturally have no problem. Thunder and lightning intertwined around his body, clearing out all the approaching Yin energy. Amidst the raging wind, he forcibly created a windless area.
Wan Moxiao was right next to him, well protected, looking at him worriedly and anxiously.
At the entrance of the palace, Wei Mubai and Mu Yuan hid their bodies and waited for the opportunity.
As for Venerable Lotus, she didn't need to worry about him at all.
Xu Hui withdrew her gaze and looked at the altar. With the influx of countless mysterious auras, the already dim palace became completely dark at this moment.
Suddenly, in the darkness, strange black rays flashed, echoing with the Big Dipper in the distant sky, gradually weaving a dark net covering the entire secret realm.
In the center of the big net, a huge vortex formed in the center of the formation, like a black hole, madly devouring all the yin power around it.
The vortex grew larger and stronger, spinning so fast that it almost sucked the entire mirage into it.
The space around the vortex gradually became distorted and blurred, and was ruthlessly torn apart by the overwhelming yin energy.
Inside the vortex, the Yin Qi constantly collided, merged, devoured and destroyed, eventually forming a more powerful and feminine bloody Qi.
This aura made Xu Hui shudder, as if she would be doomed if she was even slightly touched.
She immediately equipped herself with a few defensive magic weapons, especially those that could block out evil auras.
Finally, after draining away the mirage and the mysterious energy on the glacier, the vortex suddenly stopped and remained motionless, like the calm before the storm, so depressing that it made people feel uneasy.
"Hahaha, the time has come!" The devil laughed wildly. He waved his hand lightly, as if he was coordinating with some kind of force.
Immediately afterwards, accompanied by a deafening roar, a huge whirlpool suddenly rushed into the sky.
boom--
A tremendous force suddenly erupted, spreading from mid-air to the entire glacier, not to mention the mirage.
However, surprisingly, the mirage did not break apart. Instead, it slowly revealed its true appearance in mid-air, like a transparent and slightly dark cover, which held them firmly upside down on the glacier and suspended them in mid-air.
As the Yin Qi was completely drained away, Xu Hui finally saw the full picture of the mirage.
The glacier beneath his feet melted rapidly, and a huge and complete formation gradually emerged, with the palace as the core and supplemented by twelve prohibitions, which compressed the cultivator's realm and cultivation in circles.
According to the original restriction rules, from the outside to the inside, every time you step into a circle of restrictions, your cultivation will be suppressed by one level, until you reach the innermost palace and are completely suppressed.
However, the actual situation is that outside the palace, there is no sign of suppression of realm and cultivation, but once you step into the palace, you will be suppressed to the greatest extent in one step.
This shows that the ancient god has made some moves and transferred all the power of the formation and restrictions into the palace. Such a huge and powerful restriction will naturally not simply suppress cultivation.
No wonder Haitang has been investigating for so long but still hasn’t found the reason why the realm in the palace was suppressed.
It turned out that it was not that she lacked ability, but that the ancient god cunningly placed the core of the restriction on the transparent cover in mid-air.
That’s right, even though the suppression effect is inside the palace, the restriction is set in mid-air, not in the formation under your feet.
This formation only serves to transfer power, and the power on the transparent cover is not drawn from inside the mirage. No wonder they didn't feel anything inside.
The restriction shield formed by this restriction was concealed by layers of secret methods. If it were not for the huge impact of the Yin energy of the Southern Dipper Seven Yin Formation, it would not be visible at all, and they naturally had no way to investigate.
However, this restriction that almost covered the sky and the sun was so powerful that it remained stable and without any cracks under the impact of the vortex of the formation.
I saw the black storm whirlwind, carrying terrifying power, rushing towards the transparent cover.
In the center of the vortex, darkness seemed to solidify into substance, and the rotation revealed a heart-pounding breath of destruction, as if it was going to devour the entire world.
Everything around was shaking, the air was torn apart with sharp whistling sounds, and an extremely oppressive and terrifying atmosphere filled the sky and the earth.
"Puff," Xu Hui and the others felt the breath around them stagnate instantly, and they were forced to spit out a mouthful of blood.
All the defensive magic weapons on her body were crushed, but fortunately she still had the Jiaosha robe, so she was only slightly injured. It was a pity that Jiaosha's defense was used again, and it was only the last one left.
She sighed in her heart, but she was not surprised. After all, even someone as powerful as Venerable Lotus could not keep his balance and was blown away by this powerful and terrifying aura.
Looking at the devil again, as the person controlling the formation, he and Zhong Lingyue were at the center of the storm, and were actually the safest.
Seeing that even the Lotus Master was injured, he couldn't help but laugh wildly, "Come on, it's time to show you the strength of this demon king!"
After saying this, he opened his arms as if welcoming the next victory.
boom--
Boom boom boom——
However, facing this terrifying impact, the transparent cover restriction was incredibly strong.
It is like an invisible protective shield, calmly and easily dissolving the force that is enough to shake the heaven and earth.
When the black storm vortex crashed into the transparent cover with the force of thunder, the violent and raging power that seemed to be able to devour everything was torn apart by violence in an instant.
As if suddenly torn apart by an invisible giant hand, the vortex was forcibly decomposed into countless small vortices, which collided rapidly in the air, erupting in an even more dazzling and terrifying bombardment.
These bombs spread wildly in the air, the entire sky was set on fire, making a deafening roar, and the sky and the earth became distorted and blurred.
The energy contained in this explosion was so strong that it was enough to destroy everything. The heaven and earth were shaken by this force, leaving deep cracks.
However, despite its terrifying power, when it touched the transparent cover restriction, it seemed to encounter an insurmountable barrier.
The seemingly invisible restriction showed its amazing strength at this moment. It was as solid as a rock without even a trace of cracks.
This scene shocked everyone present.
They had never seen such a powerful ban, nor had they ever imagined that there was such magical power in the world. It was simply earth-shattering and awe-inspiring!
How does such a powerful force operate?
Xu Hui inexplicably thought of Linghe. Could it be... the extracted soul power of the Qilin?
If this is true, it can be explained. The reason why this restriction is so powerful is, after all, the soul power of the mythical beast Qilin, which is undoubtedly powerful.
Coupled with its auspicious attributes, it is easy for it to suppress evil spirits.
So the question is, what exactly is being suppressed by the restrictions set up with the souls of divine beasts as energy?
Netherworld Cold Flame? No, no, no, it's definitely not just that. Xu Hui's mind suddenly opened up and she thought of a possibility.
...No way? The Ancient God wouldn't be so mean, could he?
She shook her head, getting rid of the unreliable idea, no no no, definitely not.
In fact, that answer is too sinister and too creepy!
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