Chapter 302

Chapter 302: The Only Feasible Method

Gui You Quan remained completely still. With his free right hand, he lightly flicked his thumb and middle finger, sending out a burst of bluish-white Yin Ming energy that slammed directly onto the Dream Emperor Sword.

Although it looked like just a faint wisp of smoke, Lou Yun immediately felt an immense force fiercely transmit through the Dream Emperor Sword to his body. His arm trembled, almost causing him to drop the Dream Emperor Sword from his grip.

Chang Xiang coldly cautioned: "Kid, calm down! I told you, he practices both magical and ordinary skills and has surely trained his body too. He surpasses you far too much in every way. Fighting him like this is just suicide!"

At that moment, Beichen Ming and the others finally snapped back into focus. Clang! Clang! Clang!—the sounds rang out as five streaks of silver light, like five silver dragons, fiercely charged toward Gui You Quan. All five men attacked with full force. As the magical weapons flew, they emitted an ear-splitting whiz, rumbling like thunder and making the entire stone chamber shake slightly.

Gui You Quan laughed heartily: "Thirty years ago, you couldn’t beat me. Now, after thirty years, you’re even less of a match for me!"

High-level rank technique, Ghost Sword Dao—Ghost Dance Universe!

The magical weapon sword in Gui You Quan’s hand abruptly emitted five streams of Yin Ming energy. They seemed like five venomous snakes emerging from a lair, each meeting one of the opposing magical weapons.

Under Chang Xiang’s warning, Lou Yun’s fury finally began to recede. But when Lou Yun glanced up and saw Beichen Ming’s group using the same attack method, he silently cursed: "Not good!"

After all, Leng Cangqiong had just executed weapon techniques to strike Gui You Quan with his magical weapon, only to be wounded by the Yin Ming energy emanating from Gui You Quan’s magical weapon. Now, seeing Second brother and the others still using the same approach, the outcome was bound to be identical!

In truth, Gui You Quan’s Yin Ming energy wasn’t as overwhelmingly powerful as Lou Yun imagined. The reason it injured Leng Cangqiong instantly earlier was that Gui You Quan had intended to intimidate everyone. Also, in a one-on-one scenario, his full power was focused solely on Leng Cangqiong, naturally making it devastatingly strong. But now, against five opponents, his force was divided into five parts, rendering it impossible to retain that same potency.

Nevertheless, even a fifth of his strength was utterly terrifying!

"Bang!"

A massive collision echoed through the stone chamber. The magical weapons of Beichen Ming’s five were all flung back by Gui You Quan’s Yin Ming energy. Their bodies involuntarily staggered backward several steps before they caught their rebounding magical weapons.

Although Gui You Quan’s Yin Ming energy had vanished from the impact, he himself remained unaffected, standing solid as a rock without a hint of movement. The sinister smile on his face only deepened.

The expressions on the faces of Beichen Ming and the others turned extremely grave, as this single exchange instantly revealed the gap in power: even combined, their strength could not surpass Gui You Quan’s.

Gui You Quan let out a chilling laugh: "Thirty years ago, with just you five, you couldn’t defeat me. You lured me here through treachery. And today? You’re still not my match. Now… let’s see what you can do to confront me!"

Seeing Beichen Ming’s group unharmed slightly eased Lou Yun’s earlier anxiety. Yet, Gui You Quan’s words instantly tightened Lou Yun’s chest again.

Indeed, the situation was perilously unfavorable for their side. Elder brother Leng Cangqiong was already down. Second brother and the other five were no match for Gui You Quan even united. As for Lou Yun’s own frail strength, joining the fray would be like a drop in the bucket—utterly useless. The inevitable end was that they would all perish by Gui You Quan’s hand!

While watching the six men battle, Lou Yun’s mind raced rapidly, pondering if there was any way to shift the tide.

At that moment, Beichen Ming’s five had re-engaged Gui You Quan. Learning from the earlier clash, they no longer attacked with magical weapons from a distance. Instead, they wielded their magical weapons in hand, unleashing advanced weapon techniques against Gui You Quan.

Ao Wushen’s magical weapon was also a sword, exceptionally long. Besides its own silver gleam, it emitted a faint golden aura—a sign that he had fused his metal attribute from the five-element attributes into the magical weapon. This feat, on Spirit Weapon Star, typically required peak cultivation mastery; only freaks like Lou Yun could achieve it earlier.

Now, Ao Wushen held the magical weapon. Countless faint beams radiated outward from the blade, each detaching and flying off like a barrage of arrows, blanketing the air as they stormed toward Gui You Quan.

Kun-level high rank technique, Thousand Flying Sword—Thousand Shadow Stream Arrows!

Since Kun-level and higher weapon techniques drew a modicum of energy from the surroundings, and Ao Wushen was exerting full power, Lou Yun distinctly felt a chaotic energy surge instantly flood the chamber. Visible even to the naked eye, spinning energy vortices circled each soaring beam. Simultaneously, as the beams flew, they trailed streaks of golden light.

"Fwoosh! Fwoosh!"

Amid the deafening shrieks that scraped the ears, those myriad light rays reached Gui You Quan!

Knowing this full-force attack from a Weapon Emperor level expert couldn’t deliver a fatal blow to Gui You Quan, Lou Yun still clung to a flicker of hope upon observing its potent energy surge—he hoped it could at least inflict a minor wound.

Yet, seeing Gui You Quan face the incoming beams without even a blink, Lou Yun’s newly kindled hope instantly faded.

True enough, Gui You Quan seemed to move slowly but was actually swift; with a gentle shake of his magical weapon, more bluish-white Yin Ming energy jetted forth. It swiftly coalesced into countless spectral figures in the air—so densely packed, they were impossible to count.

High-level rank technique, Ghost Sword Dao—Ten Thousand Ghosts Seal Spirits! Ten Thousand Ghosts Seize Life!

The numerous ghosts clustered completely around Gui You Quan. When the thousand beams struck them, the ghostly bodies bore countless perforations. Glimmers sparked everywhere, like exploding fireworks—so bright and dazzling they lit the entire chamber as if it were day.

The radiance blazed for nearly half an incense stick’s time before finally dimming. Yet, the group’s hearts sank anew, for its fading meant Ao Wushen’s Thousand Shadow Stream Arrows had ended. But countless ghosts still hovered in the air, their holes rapidly sealing shut, whole again in moments.

Abruptly, those innumerable figures surged forth from Gui You Quan’s vicinity, directly assailing Ao Wushen’s five.

Two weapon techniques had merged into a single, continuous execution!

Naturally, everyone hastily raised their magical weapons and unleashed their adept weapon techniques to fend off the advancing ghosts.

After a smug, sneering glance toward them, Gui You Quan shifted his gaze to Lou Yun.

Instantly, Lou Yun felt as if dropped into an ice cavern. An intense chill swept through his entire being, and he couldn’t suppress a shudder.

Feeling that icy dread, the heavenly fire storm and Heavenly Fire Fusang immediately radiated their warmth, warming Lou Yun’s body.

Finally, genuine despair sparked in Lou Yun’s heart. A mere look from Gui You Quan had inflicted such a menacing threat… how could Lou Yun possibly battle him?

Luckily, Gui You Quan merely glanced at him again, then turned his attention elsewhere—as if issuing only a warning.

Curiously, this warning suddenly ignited a flash of insight in Lou Yun’s mind. He blurted out: "I have a way!"

This declaration was clearly for Chang Xiang’s ears, but Chang Xiang offered no response. In Chang Xiang’s view, facing Gui You Quan—who had truly reached the Weapon Emperor Realm—Lou Yun couldn’t devise any solution to counter this crisis. Remaining silent, he conserved all his energy to prepare Lou Yun’s escape.

Lou Yun, ignoring Chang Xiang’s quiet, continued speaking to himself: "I can give it a try to use the Binding Dragon Formation against Gui You Quan!"

The Binding Dragon Formation was a technique devised long ago by a skilled expert, Nan Qu Xing, to seal away the Illusory Wolf Heavenly Fire. Essentially, it involved arranging letters in a special pattern to actualize the formation.

Since Lou Yun had dismantled the entire formation completely to free the Illusory Wolf Heavenly Fire and let Xiao Huo fully absorb it, the Binding Dragon Formation etched on the Dragon Suppression Plate had entirely lost its effectiveness. Otherwise, they could have effortlessly trapped Gui You Quan directly with that plate.

Although Lou Yun was only beginning his exploration of formations, the complete Binding Dragon Formation carved there represented the Formation Path Expansion Decision—Nan Qu Xing’s life work summarized in the art of formations. Lou Yun had already pored over every detail dozens of times, memorizing it utterly. Thus, he believed he could replicate the formations by copying the structure verbatim.

Yet, setting up a formation was highly intricate. It required a clear grasp of the surroundings, devising a potent configuration, placing formation bases precisely at strategic spots, and designating a core node—all to activate the formation’s power.

Trying to assemble the supremely complex Binding Dragon Formation solely through memorization, like Lou Yun planned, demanded absolute accuracy. Simply put, each letter’s position relative to others had to be flawless down to the slightest gap—even their strokes and orientations must be exact for any hope of success and proper function.

Undeniably, Lou Yun’s notion felt wildly improbable and had dismal odds of success. The entire Formation Path Expansion Decision sprawled across the Dragon Suppression Plate held thousands of individual characters. Reproducing so many with perfect spacing and penmanship promised colossal difficulties!

But at this desperate juncture, it was the lone strategy Lou Yun could devise and the sole conceivable feasible plan!