Qin Bo sneered inwardly, knowing that this was nothing more than the Ghost King's scheme to trick him.
But he decided to turn the scheme against him, pretending to look somewhat tempted:
"Are you telling the truth? Why should I believe you?"
Seeing this, the Ghost King thought Qin Bo had wavered and hurriedly said:
"I swear by the name of the Ghost King that as long as you help me escape, I will never go back on my word. In this world, you are nothing more than an ant. Only I can grant you truly powerful strength."
Qin Bo pretended to hesitate for a moment before saying:
"All right, then. I can help you, but you have to tell me exactly what I should do first. I don't want to waste my effort."
A trace of smugness flashed through the Ghost King's eyes. It said, "See that stone mirror?"
"The sealing Formation Array here is the Bright Sun Light Melting Formation of your Human Race. It can gather Great Sun True Qi, which is how it suppresses me!"
"As long as you completely shatter the stone mirror and destroy its gathering Formation Array, the seal will completely fail, and I will regain my freedom."
Qin Bo sneered inwardly, but on the surface, he pretended to be seriously considering it, his gaze turning toward the glowing stone mirror.
He quickly calculated in his mind. Since this stone mirror was crucial to the sealing Formation Array,
then perhaps strengthening the stone mirror would further reinforce the seal and suppress the Ghost King even more.
"This stone mirror looks as solid as a rock. How could I shatter it so easily?"
Qin Bo deliberately showed a troubled expression and continued to sound out the Ghost King while buying time to think of a countermeasure.
The Ghost King was eager to escape and answered without thinking:
"Hmph. Though this stone mirror is hard, it is not flawless. There is a rune node at its core. As long as you attack that node with sufficient strength, the stone mirror will inevitably shatter."
Qin Bo's heart stirred, but he put on a worried expression and asked:
"But how can I find that rune node? And what kind of strength must I use to shatter it? I don't want to be counterattacked by the stone mirror's power before I even begin."
After asking, he hurriedly began questioning the system in his heart.
"System, how do I repair this Bright Sun Light Melting Formation?! Is there any way?"
But after he asked, the system gave no response.
Qin Bo paused.
"System, burn my lifespan to deduce how to strengthen the seal of the Bright Sun Light Melting Formation!"
[Ding, deduction beginning...] [Year One, you carefully observed the operating principles of the Bright Sun Light Melting Formation, but you had never studied Formation Arrays at all and understood nothing.] [Year Three, you could only gain a superficial understanding of the great Formation Array's basic operation. However, the entire Formation Array's layout was far too profound, and you still made no progress.] [Year Four...] [Year Five, you suddenly came to a realization. You did not need to completely learn the entire Formation Array. You only needed to strengthen the sealing Formation Array.] [Year Ten, after constant exploration and experimentation, you discovered that you could use the Heavenly Gang Power contained within your own qi and blood and infuse it into the runes around the stone mirror in a specific order. This might strengthen the seal, but its exact effects were still unknown.]
As the system's deduction ended, Qin Bo returned to normal.
At this moment, the Ghost King also roared impatiently, "Use the blade in your hand. If you infuse it with all your strength, you might be able to try."
"As for the rune node, it is at the center of the back of the stone mirror. There is a black rune there. That is the key."
Qin Bo sneered inwardly, but on his face, he put on a terrified and respectful expression as he said, "Thank you for telling me, Ghost King. I'll go try it right away."
As he spoke, he slowly walked toward the stone mirror while secretly circulating the Blood Condensing Heavenly Gang Art, highly fusing his qi-and-blood power with the Heavenly Gang energy.
Qin Bo then arrived at the back of the stone mirror, which happened to face away from the Ghost King.
He began following the sequence deduced by the system, quietly injecting power into the runes surrounding the stone mirror.
When the first thread of fused power entered the runes, they brightened slightly.
Immediately afterward, a strange ripple spread through the sealed space.
The Ghost King seemed to sense something unusual and shouted warily, "What are you doing? Don't try anything funny!"
Qin Bo hurriedly smiled ingratiatingly and said:
"Lord Ghost King, I was just worried that my strength wouldn't be enough, so I'm making some preparations first. Rest assured, I'll do exactly as you said."
As he spoke, he sped up the infusion. The second stream, the third... more and more power flowed into the runes in the specific order.
The runes around the stone mirror grew brighter and brighter. Between them, an energy cycle seemed to take shape.
The light of the entire stone mirror also became increasingly stable and powerful.
The seal, which had originally been tottering on the verge of collapse because of the Ghost King's attacks, gradually stabilized.
Although he did not possess much Heavenly Gang Power, this Heavenly Gang Power came from the most yang and most rigid origin power between heaven and earth.
It had a unique, miraculous effect on repairing a Formation Array containing Righteous Qi like this seal.
As Qin Bo continued injecting power, the energy cycle between the runes grew increasingly smooth.
The light spread outward in layers like ripples. Not only did it stabilize the seal, it also gradually began to suppress the Ghost King in return.
The Ghost King was enraged by this sudden change and began twisting its body madly.
The black mist around its body churned like ink, trying to break through the steadily strengthening suppression.
"You worthless thing who doesn't know when you're about to die! How dare you betray me!"
The Ghost King's roar shook the entire space until it hummed.
Its eyes flashed with blood-red light, as if it wanted to swallow Qin Bo alive and tear him limb from limb.
Qin Bo was not afraid in the slightest. He focused all his attention on continuing to guide the power into the runes.
With every infusion, he could feel the connection between the stone mirror and the seal growing tighter, while the Ghost King's struggle became increasingly difficult.
The Ghost King also began to roar furiously.
"You damned human! How dare you deceive me like this!"
"Once I get out, I'll definitely swallow you alive and tear you limb from limb, making you eternally become my—"
The Ghost King's furious roar echoed madly through the enclosed space. The venom in its voice was almost tangible.
Qin Bo turned a deaf ear to it, concentrating wholeheartedly on strengthening the seal.
As the connection between the stone mirror and the seal grew tighter, the light became increasingly intense.
Wherever the light enveloped the Ghost King's body, black smoke continuously rose with sizzling sounds, as if it were being scorched by raging flames.
Gradually, Qin Bo felt that his Heavenly Gang Power was running low.
"System, deduce the Heavenly Gang Power for me!"
[Deduction beginning...] [Year One, you did not know what Heavenly Gang Power was, so you were completely lost and had no direction for cultivation.] [Year Three...] ... [Year Eight...] [Year Ten, through continuously comprehending the Righteous Qi between heaven and earth and deeply excavating your own spiritual power, you finally found a unique method of transforming your own spiritual power into Heavenly Gang Power.] [However, the transformation process was extremely slow, and the amount of Heavenly Gang Power that could be transformed in the early stages was extremely small.] [Year Twenty, you finally comprehended a basic cultivation method for Heavenly Gang Power, named the "Vast Righteousness Heavenly Gang Method."]
"Continue burning my lifespan!"
... [Year Thirty...] [Year Fifty, after decades of painstaking study, this method was finally cultivated to perfection, reaching the pinnacle of mastery.]
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