Chapter 272

"A feat of directly confronting a supreme formation, unprecedented and unparalleled!"

Luo Qianhua's beautiful eyes widened, her pupils filled with a strange light, and she exclaimed in surprise.

"So powerful! Princess Xiao is truly the number one in the Five Realms!"

Shocked, Xie Ziyin didn't forget to take out her magic weapon for self-defense. She flipped her hand, and a small bell flew out, hovering above the two of them, with golden streams of light hanging down, blocking the terrifying shockwave.

The collision was like two worlds, two starry skies, crashing together. The void collapsed, annihilated, annihilated again, and annihilated once more... In just a few breaths, the two had collided hundreds of times!

This is a fierce battle, and the energy it unleashes is enough to destroy everything!

"Snap!"

Suddenly, a soft sound echoed throughout the entire world, instantly putting everyone's heartstrings on high alert.

Everyone saw that at the point where the two star systems collided most violently, a tiny crack had appeared on the Six Directions, Eight Desolations, Five Directions, and Five Dippers Star Array, and it continued to spread outwards.

346. The Sun and Moon Shine Together

"Oh no!"

"Senior Brother Meng, think of something quickly!"

"Quickly! Quickly summon our Grandmaster!"

The group of prodigies became restless, and a sense of insecurity quickly spread among them. Some even secretly withdrew a portion of their spiritual power, preparing to make a hasty escape at any moment.

"This..."

Meng Qi was pale, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, but he knew in his heart that if he didn't kill Princess Xiao today, he would surely be killed by her tomorrow!

"Fellow disciples, help me strengthen the great formation! If we don't kill Princess Xiao today, she will surely kill us tomorrow. I refuse to believe that the seventeen of us, together with the supreme formation, cannot defeat this woman!"

After saying that, he waved his hand, and countless magical treasures flew out, all pressing down on the cracks in the great formation, barely stabilizing the formation that was about to collapse.

"Senior Brother Meng is right. Let's all use whatever we have up our sleeves and go all out. We outnumber her, so even if it's a war of attrition, we can wear her down!"

Wang Xuan called out a loud reminder.

Upon hearing this, the others gritted their teeth and unleashed various magical artifacts to reinforce the formation, causing the spreading cracks to gradually shrink and the entire formation to quickly stabilize.

With the combined efforts of all the prodigies, the great formation unleashed endless brilliance, its power suddenly increasing. Boundless galactic tides swept in, as if gathering the power of the entire world, and launched an attack on Xiao Minghuang!

The reorganized formation expanded, enveloping the Sun, Moon, and Stars, stars, and the cosmos that Xiao Minghuang had condensed, attempting to obliterate them.

"Hmm? This is..."

Looking at the starry sky, Xiao Minghuang's pretty face showed a hint of surprise.

"The universe encompasses all, all things... that's interesting..."

Her Way of Stars had reached its limit, and almost no similar Dao technique could arouse her doubt. However, the characteristics of the formation before her were quite mysterious, which made her even more interested.

"The formation is good; it'll be mine in a little while."

Xiao Minghuang smiled slightly, and with a flick of her slender jade finger, the stars in the sky suddenly dimmed with a crisp "whoosh" sound.

The once magnificent starry sky was gone, replaced by a bright red sun, within which a bright moon could be faintly seen slowly rotating.

As the sun and moon revolve, an invisible, immense power bursts forth, enveloping the vast and boundless sea of stars, the celestial bodies, and all things within it.

This is truly "the Sun and Moon Shine Together"!

This scene stunned everyone present; everyone's gaze was drawn to this terrifying sun.

Their Purple Mansions trembled, their Primordial Spirits were filled with fear, and an inexplicable tremor arose in their hearts, a desire to escape this place, to escape as far away as possible!

However, Xiao Minghuang moved even faster. Her figure disappeared from the spot and appeared in front of the sun. She reached out to the sun, and strands of starlight-like halos flowed from her palm, wrapping around her wrist to form an intricate bracelet.

The next moment, the boundless, terrifying, blazing sun shrank countless times, becoming the size of a longan, and was held in her palm.

Princess Xiao looked down at the masses with a cold indifference, like an empress ruling the world!

"Great Sun Falling Flame!"

She spoke words of wisdom, her expression indifferent.

Boom!

The sun disc was gently thrown out, and it immediately trembled violently, radiating unparalleled light.

In an instant, the world was plunged into darkness.

Only one dazzling sun remained in the sky!

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, the sun transformed into a raging inferno, a tiny speck that displayed a terrifying power capable of incinerating the heavens.

Wherever the sun went, even the void burned, incinerating the star array and destroying everything.

"Block them!"

Meng Qi shouted, urging the prodigies to increase their spiritual power output in an attempt to resist the terrifying force.

Boom--!

However, as the sun pierced the sky, everything that stood in its way turned to ashes and vanished into nothingness.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

With a series of explosive roars, the sun wheel unleashed unparalleled energy, shattering into countless streaks of flame that shot in all directions.

Each of these flames possesses terrifying heat; once touched, one is instantly reduced to ashes. Even cultivators protected by magical treasures and possessing resilient physical bodies cannot withstand them!

"Help!"

Even quasi-emperor-level magical artifacts, once touched by these flames, quickly had their spiritual essence burned away and fell from the sky.

The piercing screams echoed through the sky, but were quickly swallowed up by the scorching flames.

"Don't want!"

"Run!"

Everyone knew perfectly well that they had lost!

Finally.

Click...

A series of explosions rang out as the massive Six Directions, Eight Desolations, Five Directions, and Five Stars Formation shattered, countless runes were pulverized and dissipated into the void, turning into specks of light rain.

"Boom--!"

In an instant, the Milky Way exploded, the Six Directions and Eight Wastes Five Stars Formation collapsed, and ten thousand feet of radiance shone in all directions.

Meng Qi, who was in charge of the formation, was the first to be hit. He was immediately swept away by the terrifying backlash and disappeared in an instant. He didn't even have time to let out a scream before he was dead beyond dead.

Holding the rusty sword, Xiao Minghuang channeled her Solar Immortal Power to create a barrier of light to defend herself. Although she was unharmed, she was still knocked back by the impact, and her delicate body staggered back several hundred steps before regaining her footing.

The collapse of the great formation had an extremely terrifying impact. Wisps of terrifying aftershocks emanated from it, causing Xie Ziyin and Luo Qianhua, who were thousands of miles away, to turn pale. Even with the protection of their magical treasures, they couldn't help but spill a trace of blood from the corner of their mouths.

Meanwhile, the group of prodigies were already terrified and had no courage to fight Xiao Minghuang anymore. They retreated frantically and ran away as fast as they could.

Xiao Minghuang glanced at them but didn't rush to pursue them. This was a closed space, and no matter how far the geniuses ran, she could catch up in an instant with her understanding of the Way of Void.

Right now, her priority is to obtain the array diagram of the grand formation.

After the great formation collapsed, the formation diagram also fell silent and landed on the ground. Xiao Minghuang flew over, picked it up, and examined it carefully.

The array is in the shape of a hexagonal pyramid. Perhaps because its spirituality has been destroyed, only a dull gold color remains. Within the array, five colors each occupy a region, and each region has a main star, supplemented by countless smaller stars.

She raised an eyebrow, her eyes sparkling, and discerned the secret within the array diagram.

"The Six Directions, Eight Desolations, Five Directions, Five Dippers Star Formation—what a magnificent formation, what a treasure..."

After some investigation, Xiao Minghuang discovered that this array diagram was perfectly compatible with her existing array system and could be seamlessly integrated, greatly enhancing her strength!

At this moment, she suddenly recalled the words of the ancestors of the Great Xia.

"If the Xia Kingdom was destroyed by the Ziwei Sacred Land after its decline, then the ancient texts of the Great Xia must have been divided up and devoured by the Ziwei Sacred Land and its allies."

347. You're quite sensible, but unfortunately I don't like it.

Xiao Minghuang thought to himself, "It seems that there is an inescapable karmic connection between me and the Ziwei Sacred Land."

At present, she has not yet reached sainthood. At most, she can only kill a few disciples of the vast Ziwei Sacred Land. However, for the immortal lineage that has been passed down for countless years, a few disciples, even if they have some talent, are of no importance at all.

Longevity lineages like the Ziwei Sacred Land select a Holy Son every few decades. Once the Holy Son attains sainthood, he automatically loses his current position, but the benefits he receives from the Sacred Land will not decrease; instead, they will increase significantly.

At the same time, the Holy Sons who have been promoted are called successive Holy Sons, until they are promoted to Holy King, at which point they are promoted to Supreme Elder.

"There are countless other holy sons like Meng Qi in the Ziwei Sacred Land, not to mention the numerous prodigies who continue to advance to the ranks of Saint, Great Saint, Saint King, and even Quasi-Emperor..."

Xiao Minghuang took a deep breath, suppressing the chaotic thoughts in her mind. As long as her strength continued to improve, these problems would naturally be solved.

Then, she looked up into the distance and saw the group of geniuses running around like headless flies, desperately trying to escape.

"It's time for the game to end."

Xiao Minghuang's eyes flashed, she raised her delicate hand, flicked her finger, and saw silver chains shoot out from her body, instantly weaving into a net that chased after the group of geniuses.

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

Blood splattered, screams echoed, and within a few breaths, those prodigies were pierced by chains, their bodies stiffening.

"Spare me, Princess, spare me!"

"Please spare us! I'm willing to give up everything I own."

They were terrified and knelt down on the ground.

At this moment, they abandoned all pride and honor, and were willing to do anything to survive.

"Oh? Your net worth? Let me see."

Xiao Minghuang's beautiful eyes flickered, and she nodded in agreement.

These prodigies are all elites of the holy land, bestowed by their elders and obtained through fortuitous encounters. In addition, the resources and wealth they have accumulated over their daily plundering must be astonishing, and it is hard to guarantee that they do not possess any precious divine objects that she needs.

"List your treasures. Whose treasures do I find valuable? Whose treasures are more likely to save your lives? If you're just trying to fool me with some junk..."

Xiao Minghuang narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, a half-smile playing on her lips.

"I have three Qiankun Bag, filled with rare and precious materials."

"I possess a Pill Cauldron capable of producing Saint-grade Pill."

"This is the Quasi-Emperor Treasure Sword bestowed upon me by my ancestor. Please accept it, Princess!"

One after another, the outstanding talents eagerly reported their findings.

"Very good."

Xiao Minghuang nodded slightly. "Now, leave all your storage artifacts behind."

"Thank you, Princess."

The prodigies were overjoyed and left their storage bags and magical treasures behind. One prodigy even took off his magic robe and ran away wearing only his underwear.

Xiao Minghuang frowned slightly, but ignored it. She glanced at the numerous magical treasures and storage bags, and with a thought, said, "Collect!"

One by one, the treasures soared into the air and flew into her cave.

She didn't rush to check the resources, but instead looked up at the scattered geniuses of the various holy lands. After a quick glance, her brows furrowed slightly, and a strange glint flashed in her eyes.

"Why is one person missing?"

The leader of this ambush was clearly Meng Qi, the Ziwei Saint.

He had already died in the backlash of the collapsing formation, so the matter was no longer pursued. However, there was another person who also held an important position among the prodigies and was one of the masterminds behind his ambush.

Wang Clan Divine Son.

Wang Xuan!

"That guy is cunning; he managed to slip away. What a pity," Xiao Minghuang sighed softly, her gaze then falling on another prodigy.

Why aren't you leaving?

It was a woman in white, with a pure and beautiful appearance, but at this moment she was in a terrible state, covered in blood, her face filled with deep fear, yet with a faint glimmer of hope.