Nothing in the Heart

Si Jingyu asked directly, "What's the next course of action?"

Si Ming, "Open the Flesh and Blood Wormhole to receive the Sacred Sword, and prepare for the final battle against the Netherworld Insect Princess!"

Chapter 855 Nothing in My Heart

"We can begin."

Xia Guanxue looked at the pocket watch in her hand, checked the time, and then spoke.

"Don't order me around!"

Ying Zhou replied reflexively, but still obediently cooperated with Xia Guanxue, injecting True Qi into the formation on the ground from both ends to activate it.

In an instant, the magic array, over a hundred feet wide, released a dazzling light into the sky, creating an aurora curtain that was incredibly beautiful and eye-catching. Under the influence of the array, ripples spread across the void above, forming an uneven shape, as if someone was about to burst out of a movie screen.

Soon after, the same aurora curtain appeared at the other end of the Glazed Temple, complementing each other and shining brightly, looking even more beautiful and moving than the fireworks display. In places that Xia Guanxue and Ying Zhou could not see, two identical aurora curtains also appeared at the Heavenly Martial Alliance headquarters and the Righteous Qi Peak of the Evil-Slaying Sword Sect.

There are a total of six formations. Si Ming's side naturally couldn't produce that many materials for setting up the formations. Therefore, only one of them is a real Flesh and Blood Wormhole, while the other five are fakes, all made by Senior Wu Xiu.

"Not only are they identical in appearance, but they also exhibit the same changes in the early stages of activation. Even the amplitude of spatial oscillations is completely identical. The only difference is that the counterfeit array lacks core power and is insufficient to open a spacetime tunnel. Strictly speaking, they shouldn't be called counterfeits, but rather defective products. Therefore, when the genuine array opens the spacetime tunnel, the opponent will be able to distinguish between the real and fake. But by then, it will be too late for them to intervene."

This was a guarantee given by Wu Xiu herself, and judging from her current performance, it is indeed genuine and trustworthy.

Receiving the Sacred Sword is the most important and crucial part of the final battle. Without obtaining the Sacred Sword, the final battle cannot even begin, so no mistakes can be tolerated.

Yu Shuying believed that in addition to being vigilant against the World's Extinction Consciousness accelerating the closure of the space-time tunnel, they should also be wary of the other side preventing the formation from operating. Considering that if the Netherworld Insect Princess were to personally take action, no one on their side except Si Ming could withstand her. Moreover, Si Ming needed to prepare for the final battle and could not waste his strength in the early stages. He should try to ensure that he participated in the battle in the best possible condition. Therefore, she asked her master to set up five fake formations to confuse the enemy's judgment.

Yu Shuying wasn't worried that the other party would be able to find the location of the true formation by eavesdropping on Si Ming and the Holy Maiden's conversation, because during the conversation, Si Ming only mentioned the location where the Holy Maiden needed to wait, without mentioning his own location.

Spatial teleportation is a point-to-point transport, not a linear transport. As long as the destination is determined, the location of oneself is not important. Heavenly Martial Alliance, Glazed Temple, and Evil-Slaying Sword Sect can all be connected to the Sea Continent.

There are a total of six locations. The personnel are arranged as follows: Xia Guanxue and Ying Zhou in one group, Si Jingyu and Si Huaruo in another group, Dai Wen and Shen Wumian in another group, Hongdou and Yu Shuying in another group, Wan Ziqiu and Zhou Anping in another group, and the last group consists of many eminent monks from Glazed Temple, who are the strongest overall.

The rest, such as Shi Yuan, Ximen Chou, and Hualiu, served as reserves. They would go to help wherever the offensive was too strong to withstand. The World Extinction Consciousness could hinder spatial teleportation between the Barbarian Continent and Sea Continent, but it could not hinder spatial teleportation within the Barbarian Continent.

Ying Zhou and Xia Guanxue were on high alert, waiting for the arrival of the uninvited guest. Suddenly, a powerful force pierced through the air. The two drew their swords and joined forces to resist, but they were still outmatched and were forced back several feet.

"I'm sorry, I was forced to do this under orders."

The Azure Mysterious Corpse King descended through the air, moving with graceful, flowing movements. Far from exuding any sinister aura, he appeared like a fairy descending to earth.

"Wow, we've caught a big fish!" Ying Zhou's eyes lit up.

Xia Guanxue frowned and said, "Is this something to be happy about? Anyone with a little self-awareness should know that we'll have to beg them to show mercy next."

"Tch, you're boosting their morale while diminishing your own. If you're scared, stay away. I'm enough on my Laozi."

"Alright, then you can go alone... Although I wanted to do that, Murong Wu asked me before we came that I couldn't let you do whatever you wanted, so I have no choice but to reluctantly accommodate you. Consider it taking care of the vulnerable in society."

"You bastard, who are you calling a vulnerable group in society?!"

Enraged Ying Zhou unleashed a powerful slash, the Conquest Demon Saber igniting a crimson flame studded with countless glittering gold stars. Rings of intense, dazzling blade light erupted forth. Xia Guanxue, in perfect harmony, countered with her own sword, Sword Qi swirling around her. Their movements were seamless, a whirlwind of energy, a raging inferno engulfing the land. The wind whipped around countless brilliant stars, and the continuous explosions were like thunder and lightning.

The Azure Mysterious Corpse King casually unleashed a palm strike, expecting to easily defeat the two youngsters. Not everyone could be a monster like the Heavenly Martial Alliance. However, upon contact, she was shocked to discover that the evil-faced youth's strength was only slightly weaker than hers, while the cold-faced youth's sword was rapidly spiraling, weakening her palm strike like a drill. The two joined forces and instantly broke through her palm strike.

With a clang, the Azure Mysterious Corpse King was forced back several steps. The burst of sword wind and blade fire landed on her body, making crackling sounds. Although it could not break through her defenses, it made her look extremely disheveled.

Glancing at the wound on her palm, the Azure Mysterious Corpse King knew that even with its formidable defense, the Drought Demon couldn't withstand the sharpness of a divine weapon. She abandoned her underestimation and said, "Very well. With your combined strength, I no longer need to worry about holding back. After all, that person was dissatisfied with my performance last time and added many restrictions to my orders, making it difficult for me to find loopholes."

Xia Guanxue said, "See? What could have been a friendly match has turned into a fight where we have no choice but to go all out."

Ying Zhou didn't take it seriously and said excitedly, "Battle is only interesting when you're risking your life. The thrill of hovering between life and death is especially addictive."

Although Xia Guanxue did not agree with this view, he could not back down at this moment and had no choice but to bite the bullet and press on.

Battles also broke out in other locations. The zombie subordinates of the Azure Mysterious Corpse King, the fallen subordinates of the Purple-Pupiled Spirit King, and even the elders of the Blood Abyss Sect and some evil Grandmaster who died at the hands of Si Ming, all attacked the six array locations after their rebirth. However, Li Ban, the sect leader of the Blood Abyss Sect, was not among them.

Clearly, the Netherworld Insect Princess didn't know which part was the true formation, so she simply launched attacks everywhere.

"Evil Seal Master Mao Wei, Blood Shadow Sword Diao Mei, I didn't expect you two to be dead already. The feud between the Evil-Slaying Sword Sect and the Blood Abyss Sect continues."

Wan Ziqiu forcefully repelled Diao Mei with One Sword strike, then swiftly attacked Mao Wei. Mao Wei chuckled strangely, forming the Earth Evil Seal with his hands, summoning earth energy to condense into a block, which blocked the Evil-Slaying Sword Qi.

"Without a Trace!"

With a loud howl, Diao Mei unleashed Movement Method explosive speed, leaping left and right, high and low, her movements as graceful as Jinghong and as swift as lightning, leaving the audience breathless. Within a radius of three zhang, her afterimages filled the air, densely enveloping Wan Ziqiu, while dark sword shadows rained down like arrows.

"Even if you are resurrected, you will still be sneaky and despicable villains. Ghostly actions paired with ghostly bodies are quite fitting."

Wan Ziqiu raised his sword to the sky, and a chilling Sword Qi appeared around him, surrounding him like a protective sword energy, blocking all the Diao Mei dark sword shadows. He remained as still as a rock, and then launched a fierce counterattack.

"Total Extermination of Yao and Ghosts!"

Nine bolts of lightning shot out, each stronger than the last. Diao Mei barely managed to block three of them before her tiger's mouth was ripped open, and blood splattered everywhere.

"Earth Evil Swallows the Sea!"

Mao Wei then cast the Earth Evil Seal again, unleashing a raging evil wind that caused stone walls to rise from the earth, blocking the subsequent thunderous impact.

However, as it is named the Evil-Slaying Sword Art, it naturally has a restraining effect. It can expel evil spirits, suppress evil, break through yin, and slay ghosts in one go. The clanging sound of metal bursts forth with thousands of sparks, and when it accumulates to the seventh bolt of lightning, it finally breaks through the stone wall.

The eighth and ninth bolts of lightning were the two strongest. Mao Wei tried his best to raise his energy to resist, but his Cultivation Body was restrained, and he was instantly splattered with blood and severely injured, flying away.

Just as Wan Ziqiu was about to press his advantage and finish off the old ghost with One Sword strike, Diao Mei's hidden killing move immediately followed. Blood Shadow urged the Sword-Ray to transform into sword light, concentrating all its energy into a single point and thrusting upwards from below, aiming straight for the heart at a tricky angle.

"You've already died once, why are you still using the same old tricks?"