The Five Elements Heavenly Emperor left behind three large formations: the Phantom Demon, the Shocking Demon, and the Killing Demon.
The Phantom Demon and the Shocking Demon are outside the gate, only the Slaughter Demon is inside the gate.
For countless years, the two formations of Phantom Demon and Shocking Demon outside the boundary gate have helped the Five Spirits Realm survive countless crises.
The Demon-Slaying Array has never been used since its construction, and it has never even been inspected or tested.
On the one hand, no evil demon has ever entered the Five Spirits Realm.
on the other hand……
This is a self-destruct formation that will result in mutual destruction.
The materials used in the Demon-Slaying Formation are the same as those used in the Phantom Demon Formation and the Shocking Demon Formation. They are all made from the bodies of fallen strong men.
The only difference is that the Phantom Demon uses the body of a Golden Immortal, while the Shocking Demon uses the body of a Jade Immortal.
And the one who kills demons uses the body of a holy immortal.
"The Demon-Slaying Array uses the authority of the five elements and the authority of time as its source of power, supplemented by the rules of space, the rules of death, and so on, and permanently solidifies the last remaining power of the Ether Beginning Fruition..."
Shui Yunzi took a deep breath, "Once it is activated, the Five Spirit Realm will no longer exist."
Xu Chong's face was tense and his eyes were throbbing.
Not far in front of him, a not-so-big spherical crystal was floating in the pool of water below the boundary gate.
Pure, flawless, with halos of various colors flowing endlessly.
At just one glance, Xu Chong knew that this crystal was not a real object, but an extremely large number of rules that were compressed to the extreme and solidified through the Tai Shi fruit position.
I have to say, this method is too sophisticated.
The fact that such a large number of rules can be piled up together and exist so stably for so many years is close to being a creation in the true sense.
If it were in the past, Xu Chong would definitely analyze it instinctively to see if he could learn from it and deduce some techniques he could use, but now, there was no crystal in his eyes, only the head wrapped in the crystal.
A human head.
His facial features were ordinary, neither handsome nor ugly, his eyes and brows were kind, and although they were closed, one could still read some worry.
"When the Emperor of Heaven was dying, he used great willpower to separate his torso and limbs and buried them separately in the mountains of the Five Spirits Holy Land."
Shui Yunzi glanced at the horizon and continued, "The head is the place where wisdom is stored. It is placed below the gate by the Emperor of Heaven as the eye of the formation. Once the Emperor of Heaven's order is lost and the formation cannot be opened manually, the head can also operate spontaneously at the last moment. However, in that case, it is highly likely that they will not perish together."
“…What is the cost of human activation?”
Xu Chong asked.
“It can be big or small.”
Shui Yunzi smiled and said, "The more Five Elements power used as a trigger, the stronger the power of the formation will be... If it's just me, it won't be a problem to severely damage the second level Void Flower. If it's the first-level, I can probably only prevent the Five Spirit Realm from becoming food for the evil demons."
"so……"
Xu Chong's lips moved.
"This is the best destination for us, isn't it?"
Shui Yunzi handed a token to Xu Chong and said, "With five third-level people who have cultivated the Five Elements Divine Text as the guide, you who have mastered the authority of the Five Elements will open it. This level of Demon Slayer Formation is the strongest means we can use at present."
“…”
Xu Chong took a deep breath and reached out to take the token, "Okay."
Things have come to this point, and any hesitation or excuses would be an insult to these people who have already made up their minds to die.
but……
Xu Chong changed the subject: "I have the final say on when to activate the formation, you just need to wait in the center of the formation."
"Is it the method you mentioned that there is no chance to verify it..."
Shui Yunzi's eyes flashed, and he nodded, "Okay, I believe you are not too soft-hearted."
"please."
Xu Chong raised his hand and said, "I'll take you back to Shuiling Palace."
A passage appeared and the two of them stepped in one after another.
Not long after, Xu Chong returned to the gate and hid the head of the Five Elements Emperor in the pool of water again.
He himself jumped up and hid himself with the authority of light.
…
…
Big ruins.
"It's fake! Hahahaha!!!"
An Ya laughed wildly while running, "I was wondering, those three dead things don't even have wisdom, how could they gather together, and how could they possibly listen to the command of a third-class person? It turns out that everything is just a pretense...Hahahaha, the real and fake persons, stealing power, these secrets should belong to me, An Ya!"
The complacent mood made the entire gray fog look a lot lighter.
At this moment, An Ya seemed to have completely forgotten that just a while ago, he was frightened by three fake first-class personalities and fled madly.
If it weren't for his greed and unwillingness, as well as the spell that always pointed firmly in this direction, he would have already gone away to an unknown distance.
"Huh? Why is there a door here?"
Gray fog enveloped the pitch-black boundary gate. After a moment, An Ya reacted, "Real space?! Such a huge, advanced space? Double happiness, double happiness!"
Greed spread in an instant, driving out wisdom, which was already low, and pushing rationality to the margins.
The vast gray fog began to swarm towards the gate, and the corrosive energy was frantically stimulated.
Different from the Tianxuan Realm.
The entrance and exit passages of the Tianxuan Realm were already in a dilapidated state, and could neither block exit nor entry. Even partial bodies of the two Void Buds could pass through without any effort.
The Five Spirits Realm is far stronger than the Profound Heaven Realm in terms of both completeness and level.
Even though An Ya was of first-class status and had invaded the boundary with all his might, by the time the first wisp of gray fog penetrated into the boundary gate, nearly half a day had passed.
The gray fog fell to the ground and turned into the lowest-level gray-skinned monster, which was used to receive the arrival of Dark Ya's consciousness.
"Hiss ...what a rich fragrance!"
An Ya took a greedy sniff. Although his entire face consisted of only one vertical eye and a mouth, he showed a human-like expression of enjoyment.
It was this fertile food that made him change his original plan.
"No hurry, no hurry."
An Ya laughed strangely while looking in all directions. The language he uttered was not human. "The curse has failed, which means that my position in the Great Ruins overlaps with his. There is no doubt that he is in this real space... Since he can't escape, why should I rush to find him? I might as well enjoy this wonderful meal first."
Just like that, more and more gray fog poured in from the gate, transforming into monsters with vertical eyes and arms that dispersed and devoured everything they touched.
Xu Chong stood high above the boundary gate, not only hiding his figure with the power of light, but also being in the space partition, watching this scene quietly.
Half a day, one day, two days...
As the gray fog continued to pour in, the monsters devoured the entities faster and faster.
A considerable part of the bamboo forest forbidden area had been swallowed up by Xu Chong. In just three days, the area of ​​100 miles from the boundary gate to the stone wall had been completely emptied.
The earth is sunken, and at a glance, one can even see the dark scene in the ruins through the world barrier of the Five Spirits Realm.
Only the boundary gate escaped the disaster and floated quietly in its original place.
In addition, the only thing that worried Xu Chong was the water pond because he didn't know much about it. It was being ignored from beginning to end, as if An Ya, who was forced to have a real body, couldn't see it at all.
On the fourth day, the gray-skinned monster gnawed away the towering stone walls and spread to the vast plains.
Fortunately, the herdsmen had already been evacuated, and only some living creatures such as cattle and sheep were killed.
On the fifth day, nomadic tribes of all sizes were flooded, but there were no casualties because they were evacuated early.
On the sixth day, more than half of the plain was lost.
On the seventh day, the first town collapsed and turned into nutrients for the Dark Abyss.
The eighth day, the ninth day...
Although the gray-skinned monster never ate a single person, the images transmitted back by the authority of light showed that many people fell on the way back to the five major mountain ranges.
In addition, due to the huge population base, it is inevitable that there will be examples of people committing all kinds of cruel and inhumane things out of desperation.
Fathers and sons are killing each other, brothers are fighting each other, husbands and wives are turning against each other...
Some people even rushed forward and beat to death the lower-level disciples of the Wuling Palace who were responsible for leading the way.
Everything appeared extremely clearly in Xu Chong's mind.
The murderous intent accumulated, brewing violent emotions that continued to accumulate.
But Xu Chong still did nothing. He just remained in his previous position, observing and calculating quietly.
Calculate the dark side, calculate yourself.
Because only he himself knew that the feasibility of that method had been reduced to almost nothing after the escape was wasted.
It can be said that there is no room for error at all.
If there is even the slightest deviation, he will surely be doomed.
So, he needs to wait.
Deng An Ya's body was divided into two equal parts by the gate.
Only at this time is An Ya in his relatively weakest state... Although he is only a little bit weaker, this is his only chance.
Finally, after just one month, the opportunity he had been waiting for finally arrived.
"kill."
Xu Chong silently uttered a word in his heart.
Then, the sky in the Five Spirits Realm turned dark.
Just like before, when the Demon-Shocking Array was triggered, the light in the entire Five Spirits Realm suddenly disappeared.
Oh no, this time, the light didn't disappear, but was blocked.
Blocked by Xu Chong's phantom body.
Thirty thousand miles above the ground, densely packed phantom bodies were shoulder to shoulder, completely replacing the sky of the Five Spirits Realm!
Of course, this didn't last long.
Because all the phantoms made the same movements.
Open the passage and take a step forward.
Swish.
It's dawn.
Such a brief and rapid alternation between light and dark naturally attracted An Ya's attention.
But he was too arrogant.
The controller just looked up at one of the gray monsters in confusion, but did nothing else.
Until a face that looked much older but still familiar appeared in front of the gray-skinned monster.
"Are you finally unable to sit still? Hahaha, uh..."
An Ya's strange laughter stopped abruptly halfway.
Because in his sight, the cunning and weak virtual and real individual suddenly pounced on him.
Immediately afterwards, an extremely powerful devouring force erupted.
"Damn it!! You actually have other powers!!!"
An Ya was extremely angry and said, "No, that's not right. What kind of power is this?!"
Unfortunately, the eyes of this phantom body were a little dull, and it was obvious that it did not have much intelligence, and could not understand what An Ya was saying at all.
After all, there are too many phantoms, and he simply can't control each one accurately.
But even if he could understand and give feedback, Xu Chong would ignore him.
Now is the time to race against time and there is no time to waste.
“Damn it, you are the void created by reality. Even if you have the ability to devour everything, you can’t be so powerful…”
An Ya felt the rapid weakening of this part of his body, and for a moment he became extremely furious.
However, there was still no response.
"No, do you think this can defeat me?"
An Ya guessed Xu Chong's plan and felt extremely absurd in his heart, "Such a small body is the same to me as having it or not. Even the speed at which you eat cannot catch up with the speed at which I was born...???"
Before he could finish his words, An Ya was stunned.
It was not until this moment that he suddenly realized that all the bodies that entered this space were facing exactly the same situation.
For every real body that is forced to condense, there is a virtual or real individual in front of it.
"This is not your body. You are only a third-class person. Even if the virtual and real person is stronger than the general nothingness, it is impossible for you to have a body that is almost half the size of mine... Is it the authority of light?"
An Ya suddenly calmed down, and even tilted his head in a humane way, "That should be it, wow, wow, it is worthy of being a power that makes the entire void fear it, it is really incredible."
"What a pity! You should never have let me realize your purpose so quickly."
"If you continue to eat secretly, it will be difficult for me to find you."
"Although you can't cause any harm to me, you can only steal some of the nutrients I devour from this space, but for you, it is the safest and most beneficial way."
"And now..."
The gray monster's big mouth curved upward, "Come back——"
A strange and not very loud emphasis sounded.
moment.
Whether they were controlled by Anya or struggling solely on instinct, all the gray-skinned monsters froze at the same time.
Then the next moment, these gray-skinned monsters disappeared one after another.
It was not that he was swallowed by Xu Chong's phantom body, but that he disappeared directly.
What followed was that the gray-skinned monster that gave the orders began to expand at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Bang.
Half a meter became half a zhang, and the force of the expansion alone was enough to shatter Xu Chong's phantom body into spots of light.
And this expansion process is far from over.
It was half a zhang in the previous second, and one zhang in the next second.
Three feet, ten feet...
"Is there really no hope?"
High in the sky, Xu Chong looked at the panel in his mind and sighed deeply.
【Name: Xu Chong】
【Personality: The Bud of Reality and Illusion】
[Authority: Space (1%), Light (6%), Five Elements (19%)]
【Talent: Devour】
[Divine Essence: 355]
The series of actions just now seemed long, but in fact it only lasted for a few dozen breaths.
Thanks to the huge number of phantom bodies, the divine essence was able to increase from single digits to more than three hundred in such a short period of time.
Unfortunately, it’s still not enough.
There was no plus sign behind the four words "buds of reality and illusion" that Xu Chong longed for.