Xu Long carefully examined the totem creature for a while, and as his thoughts raced, other things came to mind.
The totem creature had already stabilized its position on the ground. It showed no mercy to Xu Long, who had entered the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram, and upon discovering the anomaly, it raised a palm and crushed down.
But unexpectedly, Xu Long's sword light broke through its palm and forced it to reveal its true form. At this moment, it still had a hideous wound on its chest.
The sword light, still powerful, struck it directly. Although it was furious, it also realized Xu Long's strength. However, its mission within the array was to kill any intruders.
Seeing Xu Long's figure, the totem creatures did not hesitate at all and strode towards Xu Long.
The sound of "thump, thump, thump" echoed across the earth, the solid ground trembling from the surging force, the sound carrying far into the darkness.
After being forced out of the darkness, the totem creature once again approached Xu Long. Xu Long guessed that it was a guardian deity in the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram, and therefore it had a strong killing intent towards his intrusion.
The chilling aura within the barrier instantly solidified, as if frost had formed over the entire space, sending a chill down one's spine.
The totem creature looked at Xu Long with a mocking gaze, as if it were watching a struggling prey. Although it was severely injured, how could it be afraid of Xu Long within the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram?
However, Xu Long gave it no chance. With a thought, the sword light instantly rose high in the air, and a whistling sound suddenly arose. The murderous aura within the barrier became extremely thick.
The sword light twisted its head in mid-air and shot straight toward the totem creature, leaving a long trail in the air.
Xu Long was unwilling to prolong the fight. He felt that the area within the barrier was not his home turf. The mocking gaze of the totem creature made him wary. With these thoughts in mind, he unleashed a sword light carrying a killing intent.
The totem creature knew the power of this stream of light. Seeing the incredibly swift light approaching, it neither dodged nor avoided it, and its gaze towards Xu Long was filled with mockery and disdain.
Its body rippled across the ground and headed straight for Xu Long. When the sword light in the air struck it, the totem creature paused slightly, then swayed its massive body slightly in place.
A violent surge of energy suddenly erupted within the barrier, and several extremely powerful pressures seemed to surge forth from the darkness. Around it, several illusory shadows appeared as it swayed.
Xu Long felt a sense of foreboding. Although he didn't know what this guy was relying on, he knew things were going to get complicated just by looking at the illusory figure. His magical Magic Power surged, and his will urged the sword light to slash towards the totem creature in the air.
As the stream of light rapidly magnified in its eyes, the totem creature finally showed some seriousness. However, three shadows now surrounded it. It wanted to continue condensing more illusory shadows, but the stream of light had arrived, and it couldn't allow it to accumulate power on its own.
With a loud clang, the light in the air suddenly intensified, as if a star had been ignited in an instant, and the sword light, carrying powerful energy, was released onto the chest of the totem creature.
Under the sword's light, it staggered backward, showing signs of being unable to hold on.
Xu Long unleashed this sword strike with immense force. As the totem creature retreated, a sudden tremor shook the earth, allowing it to create distance between itself and the sword light.
After his successful strike, Xu Long intended to immediately reverse the sword light, but at that moment, a series of clanging sounds rang out in the air.
Xu Long's will continued to follow the sword light. He knew that after the previous attack, the sword light was already surrounded. Looking around, the shadows of the totem creatures in the air had actually formed three more totems.
The mocking look it had given him just moments before now lingered in Xu Long's mind, and only now did Xu Long realize what it was relying on.
It is likely that this totem creature is an illusory evolution, and there is definitely more than one in the array. If it is supplied with the energy of the City Heart, it would be easy for several more to appear in an instant.
When Xu Long first entered the barrier, it was disdainful, thinking that it could easily kill Xu Long with a single palm strike.
But Xu Long was unexpectedly powerful, and the strange sword light forced it to reveal its true form in an instant. After being severely injured, it dared not be careless anymore and simply created several more totem creatures to deal with Xu Long together.
However, Xu Long, intending to finish the battle quickly, attacked with even greater speed. When the sword light struck, it only created three shadows, and at this moment there were four totem creatures present.
After being struck by the sword light, it instantly retreated, but the shadows it created also noticed the sword light. Several totem creatures joined forces and trapped the sword light.
Several large hands instantly closed in mid-air, and their combined force indeed possessed a powerful, all-encompassing, net-like binding force. Under this heavy blockade, the sword light darted left and right, and the sounds of metal clashing against metal were incessant.
After calming himself down, Xu Long sighed inwardly, thinking to himself that he was still a step too late.
The Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram has eight gates, and the totem creatures usually guard one gate. Now that Xu Long has broken in, they will definitely try to drive him away and annihilate him. After he launched his attack, their anger was aroused.
Fortunately, I took the initiative, and now there are only four totem beings. I'm afraid they will cooperate well with each other, which will make things difficult for me at this level.
As soon as Xu Long realized this, the sword light that had been imprisoned in the totem creature's hand weakened, and the three totems began to close their palms after sealing off the sword light.
The space within, where the sword light swirled, seemed to shrink smaller and smaller, yet it couldn't escape its cage for the time being, and could only subconsciously dart between the three palms.
Xu Long naturally couldn't let the sword light be trapped. His idea of a quick victory remained unchanged. He had made preparations in his mind when he discovered the four totems.
At this moment, within the barrier space, some violent energy was surging, seemingly out of control, emitting dangerous auras within the barrier.
The Milky Way above Xu Long shone even brighter, and from the Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram behind him, an extremely violent aura emanated, as if it were filled with boundless energy, and a strong pressure surged forth from the array.
The totems present all felt a pressure descending, but at this moment they did not know what was happening, only that the pressure within the barrier space was becoming increasingly heavy.
The violent energy seemed to have been accumulated to its limit, and the three totems looked at each other, each seeing doubt in the other's eyes.
Just then, the constantly rotating array behind Xu Long paused slightly, and the nine stars on it lit up, as if drawn by the Milky Way Celestial Phenomenon, the energy accumulated within it had reached a critical point.
Then, amidst a series of loud explosions and a violent energy shockwave, the three totems separated in mid-air in an instant.
The darkness within the barrier was illuminated in an instant, and the enormous flames almost set the sky ablaze, revealing the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram that had been sealed for countless years.
The entire space suddenly trembled, and the ground beneath our feet was slammed by a huge shockwave. The energy that had been accumulating in the air was like gunpowder being ignited, bursting out with the most terrifying energy in an instant.
A massive shockwave rose up in front of the totems, and the violent energy engulfed several totems as it was released. They were all thrown back by the shockwave, and their clasped hands separated in mid-air.
Buzz!
A joyful sword cry erupted within the barrier, a streak of light flashed across the sky, and the sword light, which had been sluggish for a long time, suddenly swirled back.
As the energy in the darkness slowly receded, the array behind Xu Long instantly returned to normal, and the small patch of Milky Way above his head dimmed considerably.
The energy that had just been accumulated was the energy from the City Heart, which had been seized by the Milky Way Celestial Phenomenon, and then triggered a " Spiritual Qi Bombardment " within the array.
There wasn't enough spiritual energy in the Land of Exile to supply the array diagram, so Xu Long never had the opportunity to use " Spiritual Qi Bombardment ".
However, at this moment, within the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram, there was Milky Way Celestial Phenomenon that could seize the energy of the City Heart. Therefore, seeing that the sword light was trapped, he immediately released this violent energy using the formation.
At this moment, shockwaves filled the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram, and the totems that had just merged in the air were now separated by the " Spiritual Qi Bombardment ".
However, this was within the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram, which could quickly absorb and neutralize the released energy. Therefore, as the energy dissipated within the barrier, the enormous flames were also quickly extinguished.
An eerie atmosphere returned to the darkness, and what had been discovered would be sealed away forever in an instant.
When Xu Long saw the sword light swirling around, a thought struck him. After the sword light circled once in the air, it headed straight for the totem behind him. He was now determined to finish the battle quickly!
Several totems were severely impacted by the violent energy. In the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram, they were always the ones annihilating others. When had they ever been nearly annihilated? The methods of this intruding cultivator were so strange that they were almost impossible to guard against.
At this moment, the totems were still in the midst of the massive shockwave. As the surging energy was released, it overturned them all to the ground. When a glint of light flashed in their eyes, the totems' hearts skipped a beat. This guy was truly a death knell.
They had already tested the sword light's methods. Just now, taking advantage of a totem being severely injured, they trapped the sword light. But now the sword light had broken free and was being summoned again. It came back in a rage, determined to annihilate all the totems in an instant.
A whooshing sound echoed within the barrier, and the light in its eyes transformed into a massive blade of light. This blade of light rapidly magnified in the eyes of the totems, and then, carrying a powerful Power of Laws, it slashed fiercely down towards one of the totems.
With a deafening roar, a sword light flashed amidst the chaotic energy, swirling briefly above the totem's head.
Fearing being trapped again, several scattered sword shadows lingered beneath the sword light, their chilling power spreading out beneath the sword light imbued with the Power of Laws.
A totem, unable to dodge in time, had its chest pierced instantly. The ferocious sharpness churned wildly within its chest until the energy within the totem's body was rapidly exhausted.
After losing its energy supply, the totem instantly became ethereal, then dissipated into fragments within the barrier.
The other three totems knew the battle was going against them when the sword light fell. They separated in an instant under the sword light and then rushed towards Xu Long.
As their massive bodies surged across the earth, they exuded an imposing aura, and the flames above them illuminated them, making them appear like demons.
Each of them channeled their energy and unleashed a powerful punch at Xu Long.
The muffled thuds echoed in his ears as Xu Long's body rapidly retreated onto the ground.
A deep trench had been dug beneath his feet, and half of his body was buried beneath the solid ground, his vision enveloped in a purple flame.
The curtain wall in front of him shattered continuously under several enormous forces, and the solidified curtain wall, tightly surrounded, had become deformed by the terrifying force.
At this moment, Xu Long was bearing the pressure of the three totems alone. In his eyes, there were burning flames and ferocious faces. The totems did not expect that Xu Long would have such a powerful defensive method.
Surrounded by the three totems, he had not yet perished. The ever-condensing curtain of light, like a tortoise shell, steadily protected Xu Long within it under the power of the totems.
Having failed in their attack, the totems instinctively tried to protect themselves, only to find Xu Long staring intently at them.
A sense of foreboding suddenly rose in their hearts. Just as the totems were about to turn around, they saw the sword light swirling in the air already sweeping up.
A ferocious edge bursts forth from the sword's blade, and a chilling sword aura has already locked onto the various totems.
A look of shock flashed in the eyes of the totems, who exclaimed inwardly how could the sword light have arrived so quickly!
Just as I was about to turn around, I heard a muffled "thump" and felt a lightness in my lower body, as if I were floating on a cloud.
The image of Xu Long buried beneath the ground was still reflected in his eyes. Totem blinked subconsciously and discovered that the flames that had burned for countless years above his head had been extinguished at some point.
After floating around once more, he saw a sliver of light rise from his body, and the light in the totem's eyes momentarily closed.
The purple flames on Xu Long's body suddenly dimmed, and then the other two totems flashed away, instantly moving away from the sword light in the air.
They had just watched as their companion was beheaded by the sword light; the burning head flew up instantly, and then its body was shattered into pieces by the sword light.
There are now two totems in the arena. After looking at each other, one totem tries to restrain the sword light, while the other totem goes directly towards Xu Long. After they separate, the totems' expressions become increasingly ferocious.
The mysterious energy within the barrier surged once more, emanating Wuming power from the darkness, and their aura rose steadily.
Purple flames suddenly ignited overhead, and a totem raised its arm to envelop the sword light in the air, using its massive body to separate Xu Long from the sword light.
Meanwhile, another figure unleashed another punch at Xu Long, a punch filled with rage that crashed down on the curtain wall.
Before Xu Long could break free, the solid ground suddenly collapsed, as if a crack had appeared, and Xu Long was completely crushed into the ground.
Thick plumes of smoke and dust surged up from the ground, hovering in mid-air like a writhing earth dragon. The totem instantly rose to its feet, ready to blast itself back down to the ground.
At that moment, a gaze suddenly shot out from the smoke and dust in mid-air, revealing a terrifying aura.