Secret Art: Withering

Yuan Zheng also full of questions.

Because Ling Mou is right... those who can come to this Two Continents Passage are all high-ranking members of the Demon Race.

Could Human Race among our Demon Race's higher-ups?

This makes absolutely no sense!

No matter how illogical it seemed, Yuan Zheng couldn't help but have doubts.

After all, the opposing Blazing Sun Continent is like they've got cheat codes, and they even have X-ray vision!

They seemed to be able to see exactly where Ling Mou would strike, as if they were waiting in advance. Wasn't that a bit too outrageous?

Yuan Zheng's gaze fell upon She Meng...

Could it be... that there's something wrong with the Snake Clan?

After all, the Snake Clan was the first to have contact with the Human Race.

Could it be that the Snake Clan has been bribed by the Human Race?

However, She Meng represents the powerful Snake Clan, and besides, She Meng wasn't even present last time. Even if She Meng wanted to inform the Human Race, how could he do so when he wasn't even there?

Finally, the Yuan Zheng's gaze fell upon the Prophet Xinghe.

Could it be... that there's something wrong with the Prophet Xinghe?

The Prophet Xinghe present last time, and given his seemingly close relationship with the Snake Clan, could it be that the Prophet Xinghe used some special method to inform She Meng, who then relayed the message?

Ling Mou also explained to Yuan Zheng's doubts...

Well... Yuan Zheng, please don't overthink it... We also suspected the Prophet Xinghe last time, but even after we sent Prophet Xinghe away, we still failed... So the Prophet Xinghe couldn't possibly be Human Race spy.

But Yuan Zheng disagrees!

Although your Formation Spirit Clan is proficient in array formations, you are unaware of some unorthodox methods...

Although you managed to distract the Prophet Xinghe, he may have left behind some means of spying.

Although Ling Mou thought it unlikely that Yuan Zheng was suspicious, the repeated failures were indeed quite unbelievable, so there was nothing wrong with giving it a try.

Without much hesitation, Yuan Zheng found an excuse to send away the Star River Prophet, the Snake Clan, and other races, leaving only Yuan Zheng and Wolf King Ming Han, who was far fewer in number than Bird Ape Zheng, behind.

Ape Zheng still trusted the Wolf King Minghan...

Despite having fought the Wolf King for so many years, given the Wolf King Minghan's character, he could never be a spy for the human race!

Soon, Ling Mou attempted to repair the star chart again... and the result, needless to say, was failure once more...

This time, Yuan Zheng was truly dumbfounded!

Could it be that Wolf King Minghan has a problem?

As if sensing Yuan Zheng's thoughts, Wolf King Minghan snorted coldly, turned and left without saying a word!

After Ming Han left, Yuan Zheng carefully inspected the area around the Two Continents Passage, making sure there were no unorthodox methods. Then, Yuan Zheng ordered Elder Yuan Qi and many Ape Clan to surround the area to ensure that no strange creatures could possibly get in.

After everything was in place... Ling Mou made its move again... and... failed again...

Yuan Zheng: "???"

There's only myself left here besides Ling Mou... It can't be that there's something wrong with me, Yuan Zheng, can't be, can it?

But if it's not a problem with me Yuan Zheng... then could it be a problem with the Formation Spirit Clan?

This time, Yuan Zheng also sent all the other Formation Spirit Clans away, except for Ling Mou...

But in the end... it still failed!

Yuan Zheng was completely bewildered at this moment, and finally, even its Ling Mou were diverted...

They switched to a different Formation Spirit Clan for the repairs... but... it still failed!

Although he failed, Yuan Zheng felt quite gratified inside...

Because although we failed, at least it proves that there are no Human Race among the higher-ups of our Demon Race!

The star chart repair has stopped, there's nothing we can do... At this moment, Yuan Zheng has absolutely no idea what kind of being is on the other side, or how it manages to easily break through no matter how much repair is done here.

The meeting of the eight clans was reconvened... but before Yuan Zheng could speak, Wolf King Minghan spoke up with a mocking expression.

"Yuan Zheng, you sent us all away because you suspect we're up to something, right? But you've failed so many times, so shouldn't we also suspect you're up to something? Have you, Yuan Zheng, already sided with the Human Race?"

Yuan Zheng: "..."

The Demon Race didn't respond, not because they were afraid of the Yuan Zheng, but mainly because they all knew... that was simply impossible.

Chu Xinghe remained silent... In truth, he was just as bewildered as all these Demon Race at this moment...

Although he couldn't figure out exactly what methods the Blazing Sun Continent had used, Chu Xinghe knew it was definitely related to Tianyou Vast Heaven...

"Ming Han and everyone, I, Yuan Zheng, apologize for what happened before. However, since it concerns the Two Continents Passage, it's always right for me to be cautious. Besides, this also proves that everyone is alright."

"Now is the time to discuss how to continue repairing the birth chart, not to blame each other."

Yuan Zheng's words make sense. The star chart repair was going well, but now it suddenly can't continue. The star chart represents the Two Continents Passage.

If the natal chart cannot be repaired, then the Two Continents Passage naturally cannot be opened... So the most crucial thing now is how to continue repairing the natal chart.

"Everyone... my Formation Spirit Clan has done our best, but now that the Formation Transposition has gone wrong, we are truly helpless."

Ling Mou looked extremely dejected.

After all, it was somewhat unpleasant for the formation elves to be completely outmatched by the Human Race's formation.

"Yuan Zheng, our Ice Soul Clan is already short of resources. If we continue to contribute resources... I'm afraid we really can't do it."

"Our Wolf Clan can no longer provide resources!"

At this moment, the clan leaders from all sides took turns speaking, with everyone except Hu Shang getting involved.

If allocating resources can repair the astrological chart, then it's understandable that everyone would grit their teeth and sell their possessions to continue contributing.

The problem is, we're constantly failing, and continuing to invest resources is a bottomless pit!

Who could possibly lift that?

Just as everyone was saying that we really couldn't get the resources, Yuan Zheng spoke up, "Have any of you heard of the Secret Art: Withering '?"

"The Secret Art: Withering?"

Most of the clan leaders present, including Chu Xinghe, looked bewildered.

But the Wolf King spoke up, "Yuan Zheng, if the Secret Art: Withering, it will harm the enemy by eight hundred while injuring yourself by a thousand. That's not feasible!"

After speaking, the Wolf King explained in detail what Secret Art: Withering meant.

This is a secret technique of the Demon Race, and even within the entire Demon Race, only a very small number of people know about it.

Now, the Secret Art: Withering, and only the Ape Clan still possesses them.

Even the Wolf King Minghan only knew about it.

The so-called Secret Art: Withering is actually a curse-like evil technique. In the past, some powerful Demon Race would sacrifice all their power to use Secret Art: Withering on their opponents when they faced certain death.

Once someone is struck by the Secret Art: Withering, if their cultivation level is lower than the one who released it, they will die on the spot.

Even if the cultivation level surpasses that of the caster, the power of the Secret Art: Withering will continuously weaken the opponent affected by the Secret Art: Withering in the form of a curse until the opponent dies.

The Secret Art: Withering so vicious that they were not tolerated even among the Demon Race.

The Yuan Zheng's suggestion to use the Secret Art: Withering was a last resort.

Although we don't know exactly what method the opposing Blazing Sun Continent used to continuously break through the star chart, once all possibilities are eliminated, we have no choice but to believe the old monster's guess, no matter how unbelievable it may seem.

Therefore, Yuan Zheng believed that there must be an old monster-level array master on the Blazing Sun Continent who was breaking the deadlock, and that the method of using the Secret Art: Withering was very simple.

By sacrificing the power of powerful Demon Race, the power of the Secret Art: Withering was forcibly injected into the star chart fragments. When the Blazing Sun Continent went to destroy the star chart fragments, this power of the Secret Art: Withering would immediately attach itself to the opponent.

In this way, although the Demon Race's use of the Secret Art: Withering would cause a powerful individual's cultivation level to drop, the opponent would also be affected by the same Secret Art: Withering, and even if they weren't killed, they would certainly not live much longer.

Although the Demon Race suffered heavy losses, the Human Race suffered even greater losses. As long as the Secret Art: Withering can kill the powerful beings who can destroy and repair the star chart, then the Human Race will naturally have no way to deal with the star chart anymore!

Yuan Zheng stated that, from a certain perspective, the method of the Secret Art: Withering is actually similar to the Snake Clan's Nether Snake Mark, except that the Secret Art: Withering is more powerful and has a better effect!

Upon hearing what Yuan Zheng said, Chu Xinghe burst into tears...

It's more than just a similarity... Yuan Zheng truly lives up to his reputation as Demon Race... Your way of thinking is exactly the same as She Meng's...

So you resort to evil magic when things don't work, huh...?

But look at She Meng over there, not saying a word... and you'll know what She Meng went through...

Secret Art: Withering Curse kills the opponent?

Yuan Zheng Clan Leader, what you said is absolutely correct. He can definitely kill him... and not only can he kill him, but the Great Sage and the Dark Moon Clan will be overjoyed and thank you to the eight generations of their ancestors when they hear this good news...

Seeing everyone deep in thought, Yuan Zheng spoke again, "Although the Secret Art: Withering kills eight hundred enemies but also incurs a thousand losses of our own... at this point, our Demon Race has no other viable method."

"How can there be success without losses? Our demon race has many powerful Demon Race! Even if we can't kill those old Human Race monsters by unleashing the Secret Art: Withering, ' we can at least severely injure them. From this moment on, this is the destiny war between our Demon Race and the Human Race!"

"My Demon Race has never been afraid. Even though sacrificing one's own power will cause many of my Demon Race's strong members to drop in cultivation, I, Yuan Zheng, hereby guarantee that no matter which race's strong members are willing to sacrifice themselves, if we one day conquer the Blazing Sun Continent, we will compensate them tenfold or even a hundredfold!"

"To live through death! The power they sacrifice today is our contribution to conquering the Blazing Sun Continent! The Blazing Sun Continent will surely grovel before our Demon Star Continent at their sacrifice!"

As Yuan Zheng shouted, many of the Demon Race present became excited, but if you asked who was the most excited... those were the Great Sages from the Blazing Sun Continent!

At this moment, the Great Sage and many Dark Moon Clan were all smiling so much that their eyes narrowed into slits as they looked at the information transmitted back from the Haotian Mirror regarding the Secret Art: Withering.

The Great Sage swore to the heavens that this was not a problem with our Dark Moon Clan; it was the Demon Race Clan who struck first...

It wasn't that we wanted it, they insisted on giving it to us!

We've never actually tried dying like Secret Art: Withering before...