Chapter 197
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Chapter 197: Open Conspiracy
Liu Jianxin’s expression shifted between gloom and light.
Looking at the gray-white barrier continuously expanding on the ground, he found it hard to decide.
“Master Liu.”
“Please!”
Ji Chongtian repeated once more, as the Dao Weapon descended, showing signs of activation, decisively surpassing Liu Jianxin’s expectations.
He couldn’t help but blurt out, “I obey!”
Once he realized what he had said, his complexion turned grimmer; having said “I obey,” if he went back on his word, the Dao Weapon would strike him down without a second thought!
Liu Jianxin had no choice but to steel himself and take action:
“Heavenly Wind Major Law!”
“One turn—”
“Wind Falls!”
The spiral wind spear suddenly formed, launched by Liu Jianxin, crashing down toward the ground.
The ten-meter-long wind spear exuded a powerful intimidation.
Yun Ye did not underestimate it; he manipulated the jade plate in his hand, the spirit patterns shifting like an abacus, providing him with computational power to enhance the entire formation’s efficiency.
“All Things Silent! Seal!”
Yun Ye unleashed his full strength; the gray-white aura flowed upward, meeting the massive wind spear.
The wind spear was spiraling, continuously slicing apart, but as soon as it encountered the gray-white aura, it was swallowed whole…
The spiral-shaped wind spear thus became sealed in mid-air, looking vivid and lifelike, but now devoid of power.
Meanwhile, the gray-white aura kept spreading toward the sky, attempting to affect the law realms above.
But the height at which the law realms existed was far too great.
They could fly freely, but mere mortals like Yun Ye and the others could not, making the expansive attack a natural failure.
This formation posed no threat to the law realms!
“A bunch of mortals controlling it can actually freeze the Windwalking Spiritual Law? How many hidden cards does this mastermind still have?”
Nevertheless, many law realm practitioners changed color in response.
The gap between mortals and them was immense; they had spent hundreds of years reaching this point. What right did a group of mortals, each merely half a century old, have to unite against them or even challenge the Windwalking Spiritual Law!
It was simply unimaginable!
If not for the formation’s flaws, rendering it incapable of threatening them, they truly would have gone mad.
After hundreds of years of cultivation, being stepped on by a group of mortals would make them question why they practiced spirituality or ascended the Heavenly Path at all!
They might as well find a piece of tofu to smash their heads against!
Yet even so, an unsuppressable killing intent surged within their hearts.
This formation completely challenges the legitimacy of their existence; it must be eradicated, and every trace must be wiped away!
Otherwise, if thirty-six people can reach this level, what about three hundred sixty?
Wouldn’t it be as easy as slaughtering them like dogs?
On the ground, even the Tomorrow Society members within the formation could clearly sense the unstable emotions of the law realms above.
A horrifying killing intent surged, constantly rising; without the formation resisting the pressure, they would likely be severely injured.
The Spirit Law of the law realms could easily obliterate mortals without refinement.
Regarding this, the members of the Tomorrow Society paid no mind.
“This is the flaw of the formation; it can only defend, not attack. Under normal circumstances, we would need to lure them into the formation to unleash its maximum power, but we lack that condition. Crossing two realms makes winning almost impossible, haha…”
Tong Huo Yang smiled.
The others agreed.
It seemed they could not threaten the law realms, rendering them nearly powerless.
But they understood this situation when discussing how to deal with the law realms; they had been trying to change it.
In the end, they concluded that no matter how they adapted, the formation’s flexibility was not comparable to the law realms. The latter could strike from any direction at will, while they could only stay rooted in place, facing a dead end.
Thus, they could only consider how to compel Baishi Town to initiate an attack.
The appearance of the Fire Commanding Kite and the Hongshan Sword Formation perfectly replaced any plans.
They didn’t need to attack Baishi Town; with the threat of the entire city’s families and resources, they could act directly.
“Heavenly Phenomena—unfold.”
Yun Ye unleashed all remaining celestial phenomena, summoning five blades, most of the spirit energy poured into them.
The spirit energy whirled in a vortex, clearly visible without any cover.
“What!”
The eyes of all law realm practitioners widened in horror.
They recognized this as the terrifying Spiritual Artifact that had caused the downfall of two law realm practitioners!
“Even five of them?”
“For such a reverse liberation item, the mastermind is willing to hand it over to you mortals!”
Liu Jianxin was both furious and shocked; a dark shadow swept across his spirit platform. He angrily acted without thinking, gathering a large number of wind spears to strike down, relentlessly bombarding the formation.
As countless wind spears solidified, the formation was nearly covered, yet it remained unbreakable; Liu Jianxin was merely wasting his mana.
“Ji Qing, try to break through using Spirit Law; yours is the strongest among us!”
Ji Chongtian commanded.
Spirit Law comes in different types; attacking and deducing are naturally different.
Liu Quan had a family heirloom, making him skilled in deduction.
But Ji Qing excelled in pure Spirit Law attack.
Silent and invisible, it could extinguish human souls.
Ji Qing attempted to break through.
He unleashed Spirit Law, aiming to bypass the barrier and directly assault the Earthly Evil Extreme Cold Great Formation.
However, all his power vanished like a clay bull sinking into the sea, without any ripple.
“Unable to break through.”
Ji Qing spoke each word slowly, his tone extremely grim.
Having cultivated to the law realms, he considered himself a significant figure, yet now he was falling to defeat at the hands of mere mortals!
What a mockery!
“……”
Ji Chongtian received the reply, trapped in unimaginable silence.
Neither Spiritual Law nor Spirit Law could break through.
Would they have to wait for the next strike from the Hongshan Sword Formation?
Or perhaps,
use the Dao Artifact?
In fact, it was different from what Yun Ye inferred.
The Supreme Order Cauldron activated its supreme effect but did not increase Calamity; this was the power of a true name.
However, due to extremely low resonance and recognition, the effect of this true name power was not strong, so the First Rule was needed to enhance it.
Once reinforced by the First Rule, even the law realms would perish; only then would the Supreme Order Cauldron amplify the Calamity.
The thirty-six individuals in the formation, along with the main formation master, were merely mortals; it was obvious that there was no need to use the First Rule enhancement. They could completely invoke the power of the supreme to erase their opponents.
But the problem was that the main formation master also possessed a Dao Artifact…
After Ji Yan’s Dao Artifact was destroyed, he searched the family literature to understand the situation.
The answer was: different categories of Dao Artifacts had conflicts, and they could directly destroy each other without needing to fuse to seize all resonance.
They could be directly obliterated.
Moreover, they could seize all resonance!
When Dao Artifacts of the same category fused, there would be resonance loss!
But with different categories, not only was there no loss, but sometimes there would even be amplification; this was the cruelty of the Dao Artifact conflict.
The Dao Artifact before him was strikingly similar to the one that destroyed Ji Yan’s Dao Artifact, even having the same true name.
It could not be anything but a Dao Artifact of the same category!
Was the opponent coming to seize the foundation of the Ji family unprepared?
Were they perhaps waiting for him to activate the Dao Artifact?
Amid countless worries, the situation fell into a deadlock.
Indeed, without being able to surround Baishi Town and set up the great formation, this formation was merely a turtle shell, lacking much deterrent power. But now, Baishi Town had to face the Earthly Evil Extreme Cold Great Formation head-on.
Otherwise, they would struggle to withstand the power of the five celestial phenomena!
Time was running out.
Which path was correct?
“Woo!”
The Fire Commanding Kite found an opportunity and suddenly broke through the Killing Formation, the bright red flames lashing toward Liu Quan. He reacted too late and lost one arm to the flames. Then Liu Quan unleashed the fusion of Spiritual Roots and Secret techniques to push it back.
During this time, the massive fluctuation of spirit energy allowed Ji Chongtian to find a glimmer of hope again; a flash of calamity energy crossed his brow, and his gaze turned cold.
(I just need to buy time; this is easy. Whatever happens thereafter has nothing to do with me, Ji Chongtian.)
“All law realms, set up the Killing Formation, use major Spiritual Law to block spirit energy transmission. This Spiritual Artifact requires time to gather spirit energy, while the Hongshan Sword Formation will be faster than them!”
“Understood!”
The three law realm practitioners broke free from their mental deadlock and acted simultaneously.
After too long without battle, their instincts had decreased, and they were not as quick to respond as Ji Chongtian.
But Ji Chongtian did not remain idle; he intercepted the Fire Commanding Kite to prevent it from causing disruption and, under the immense gathering of magical power, created a magical clone.
With his strength, even the clone exceeded the power of an ordinary law realm practitioner, allowing him to buy even more time!
