He had shattered shadows and met demonic blades head-on along the way, not merely charging into battle blindly. Through those deadly exchanges, he had thoroughly grasped the formation mechanisms, the flow of power, and the location of the Formation Core within the Second Stealth Formation.
The demonic shadows were the flesh of the formation; the Altar Master's avatar was its soul!
Now that the opponent was operating the formation at full force and attacking with everything he had, pouring out his power without reservation, the flaw in the Formation Core had been completely exposed!
Cheng Heng's white robes fluttered as all his Inner Vajra true qi erupted at once!
No more holding back, no more restraint!
Vast white vajra qi surged skyward from around him, forcibly carving out a domain of righteous martial might amid the corroding demonic miasma!
"Rely on a formation for your might, and without it, you are worthless."
"You use the formation's power to suppress me—I will shatter its foundation and cut away what you rely upon!"
Cheng Heng suddenly shot forward!
Evading the strangling storm of blade shadows, his movement technique was refined and nimble as he stepped through the air, charging straight toward the darkest dead corner of the void at the top of the passage!
There lay the core Formation Core of the Second Hidden-Trace Baleful-Shadow Formation!
A blood-red formation core hidden deep in the void, drawing in the Demonic Aura of the entire formation domain and endlessly spawning demonic shadows!
The black-robed avatar's expression changed drastically. "How dare you!"
He instantly realized Cheng Heng's intent and swung his demonic blade back, trying to forcefully intercept him!
But it was already too late!
Cheng Heng had already reached the Formation Core. His five fingers curled into a fist as all his Inner Vajra