Unfortunately, you can't attack the black stone through a layer; the attack will be blocked by the barrier between the stones.
However, the group was infected by their excitement and became extremely enthusiastic. They only rested for two or three days between each of the last few stones and fought their way through.
The black stone is just one block away. All you need to do is step onto the block where the black stone is to shatter it.
Shen Sangruo and Luo Chuzai carefully examined the rocks beneath the black stone.
Although only this one stone remains, it should still be the correct path, but the person who set up this path was an evil cultivator.
We can't rely on habitual thinking to speculate; there's no guarantee they won't come up with some new tricks. It's always better to be cautious.
The detection results showed that this was indeed the correct stone slab and would not trigger a more powerful shadow mechanism.
Only then did the group feel at ease and walk towards the stone slab.
As she took her steps, Shen Sangruo seemed to suddenly think of something, her gaze becoming thoughtful.
"Why do you think those heretical practitioners would set up such a path?"
They had already experienced those shadowy figures on the wrong path.
"Those shadowy figures are clearly much stronger. If they want to stop us from destroying the formation, why don't they just set all the shadowy figures on the stone slabs to that level?"
The shadowy rocks behind them grew stronger and stronger, causing them considerable trouble.
However, its strength is far less than the shadow on the incorrect stone.
"If I were an evil cultivator, I would definitely set all the shadows to their highest intensity, killing them in one strike and leaving no chance for them to break the formation."
"So, you're not a heretical cultivator." Zhu Huaqiao put her hand on her shoulder. "Can the thinking of those heretical cultivators be the same as that of normal people?"
"They have a habit of torturing others and feel that killing people is not interesting. Maybe they did it on purpose to tease us and satisfy their perverted psychology."
Considering the previous formations, the ideas of those evil cultivators were indeed perverse, constantly inciting people to kill each other.
However, Chen Sanruo still felt that the evil cultivator's behavior was somewhat abnormal.
"They should place the array's core here for the array to activate, right?" Chen Zhouxing said, stroking his chin.
Simple formations can be summoned directly, but such complex formations require precise arrangement.
Everything needed for the formation must be placed precisely in the correct position.
"When that formation was activated, they must have been inside it. Perhaps the shadowy figure was attacking indiscriminately, and they left this path to prevent themselves from getting out."
"Moreover, the correct path becomes extremely difficult to detect later on, which can also serve to confuse us."
"Didn't we fall into their trap and almost lose our lives?"
Chen Zhouxing's analysis made a lot of sense, but it still did not dispel Shen Sangruo's doubts.
Having reached the final step, she felt it was safer to be cautious, so she called to the group who wanted to enter the last stone slab.
"Wait a minute, let me check if that black stone is the key point of the formation."
Such a bizarre arrangement, judging solely from the correct path, seems to be guiding them to this black stone.
The only thing she could think of was tampering with the black stone, which might not be the key to the formation.
Everyone understood her caution and stopped in response.
To prevent her judgment from being inaccurate on her own, she also asked Luo Chu to help with the investigation.
Since a target is already identified, the black stone can be tested directly, making the process very quick.
The two probed three times, and the results were all the same: the black stone was indeed the core of the formation.
Shen Sangruo felt a little relieved after withdrawing her spiritual power.
Maybe she's overthinking it.
"It should be fine. Let's go. The shadow on this stone slab is likely to be even more powerful, so everyone be careful," she said.
After all, it's the shadowy figure guarding the core of the formation; how could it not be strong?
Everyone was prepared for a tough battle.
Be on high alert, I slowly stepped onto the last stone slab.
The sky was filled with layers of dark clouds, so dense and oppressive that it was hard to breathe.
It felt as if a downpour was about to begin, and even the humidity in the air seemed to increase.
But this inexplicably oppressive scene did not dampen the excitement of the crowd.
Soon, the year-long process of breaking the formations will come to an end! All the formations set up by the evil cultivators have been broken, and their conspiracy, which they have been planning for ten thousand years, has been thwarted!
They had devised a strategy: once inside the stone slab, they immediately rushed toward the black stone. As long as they destroyed the black stone, which served as the core of the formation, the shadowy figures would disappear.
The moment they stepped into the stone slab, everyone rushed toward the black stone, gathering all their power and attacking it with all their might!
However, it was only a few meters away, which was enough for them, who were at the Nascent Soul stage, to appear in front of the Black Stone in the blink of an eye.
This process is extremely fast.
Click—
The black stone shattered instantly, and countless cracks appeared on its surface after being struck by several attacks.
With just a little external force, it will crumble into a pile of fragments.
"Take it down! Take it down!" Jiang Chu shouted. "This damned formation has finally been broken!"
The others were about to join in the cheering when they sensed something was amiss, though they couldn't quite put their finger on it.
The huge weight had been lifted from Shen Sanruo's heart, but her expression changed drastically as her gaze swept over the empty stone space.
Their surroundings were completely empty, and even if they had destroyed the array's core, those dark figures could not have disappeared instantly.
Therefore, there can only be no shadow; there is no shadow at all.
"We've fallen for their trap!" she gritted her teeth, suddenly realizing what had happened.
From the very beginning, no shadowy figures came to stop them from destroying the array's core; in other words, what those evil cultivators wanted was for them to destroy this black stone.
The smiles of the others froze on their lips as they all turned to look at the black stone.
The black stone's surface crumbled piece by piece, like an eggshell gradually peeling away.
Countless evil energies surged out instantly, their concentration increasing several times over. With each breath, it felt as if several evil cultivators were fighting inside their lungs.
It had reached a point where it made them feel uncomfortable.
Their eyes were fixed on the black stone, and they then discovered that it was hollow, with something curled up inside.
Like... a person?
A person curled up like a baby in the womb.
The person's skin was an eerie grayish-white, and their body was covered with black patterns. As the stone shell shattered, the person began to move.
Everyone could see that there was a stone umbilical cord on the man's stomach, connecting him to the black stone.
This bizarre scene made everyone gasp for breath, and their fear surged.
"What...is this thing?" Chen Zhouxing asked in a daze.
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