Totem felt a sudden tremor in his heart, as if he had been targeted by something. His massive body paused in mid-air, and a strange sense of crisis rose in his heart.
At this moment, the smoke and dust above Xu Long's head contracted violently. The countless plumes of smoke and dust that had just been stirred up turned into a concentrated stream of air, as if it were being forcefully sucked in by something.
Amidst the smoke and dust, Xu Long stood atop the Milky Way Celestial Phenomenon, his feet resting on Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram, a long black spear slung over his shoulder.
A chilling light shone on the gun, its deep muzzle seemingly bottomless, within which an extremely violent energy was gathering.
The totem's body was still facing Xu Long. In this moment of crisis, he instinctively tried to dodge, and then a muffled "thud" was heard.
The smoke and dust that had just been violently compressed suddenly burst forth, and the crawling earth dragon condensed into a conspicuous spiral pattern. In its large eyes, a huge cannonball was reflected, heading straight for it.
boom!
A tremendous explosion resounded within the barrier, the loud noise drawing considerable attention. A burst of flame suddenly erupted from the thick smoke and dust, and a surge of energy shot out from the smoke in an instant.
The flames on the totem's head flared up instantly, and a stream of energy swirled around its thick arms, compressing the destructive energy into a single cannonball.
As the shells struck, the totem's thick arm shattered inch by inch under their impact, and his entire body seemed to have been pierced through by the shells, enveloped in a destructive aura.
Its eyes reflected the image of its arm shattering instantly under the shell, followed by the scalding energy reaching its core.
The totem creature was pushed backward by a Super Strength, its entire body shattering from its chest until it was completely reduced to a pile of fragments by the energy of the cannonball.
With a "whoosh," the purple flames were extinguished instantly in mid-air, though the destructive energy still lingered.
The Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram behind Xu Long trembled slightly. His figure suddenly plummeted from the ground, and a huge reaction force burst forth in an instant, while a totem in front of him had already turned into fragments.
The last remaining totem was still holding up the sword light. It was connected to the other totems and knew that the totem in front of Xu Long had already perished. It was shocked.
The totems had existed within the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram for countless years. As the formation operated, they possessed the quality of being immortal and indestructible, yet today they were annihilated by a cultivator!
Although I knew that the other totems could not be completely destroyed, it was still very shocking that they were annihilated within the fourth level of the gate. It had been so many years since I had seen such a powerful cultivator.
Meanwhile, in the darkness within the barrier, it seemed as if a pair of giant eyes were watching everything that was happening below.
After the totem was destroyed, a loud "bang" rang out, and Xu Long leaped out of the ground, his eyes fixed on the smoke and dust beyond. He looked up at the sky and met the eerie gaze in the darkness for a moment.
The spiraling dust gradually dissipated in front of him, and an immense will swept out in the air, its gaze locking onto the last totem in an instant.
With a thought, the sword light detached from the totem's arm in an instant and then shot towards the sky.
At this moment, the totem's mind raced, and its massive body suddenly plummeted towards Xu Long behind it. The oppressive feeling in the air instantly swept over it, and its massive body seemed to fall into mid-air. As it fell, its tiger-like lower limbs twisted violently.
Xu Long instantly sensed a dark shadow in his mind, which swept towards him with a hurricane-like force, and his heart trembled.
Upon sensing the totem's attack, a series of curtains instantly materialized in front of him. Just as the curtains solidified, a whip-like tail of the totem swept towards him.
Xu Long gazed at the streaks of light below the sky. At this moment, he could only take the totem's attack head-on. With a loud "boom," Xu Long's figure was violently retreated on the ground.
The sound of "crackling" echoed in front of him. The curtain wall had become deformed after the totem's full-force attack. After sweeping past a whip tail, it focused its attention on the sword light.
Its raised arm tried to block the incoming sword light, but at that moment the light in its eyes suddenly magnified, and the ferocious sharpness had already stopped at its chest.
The scorching energy turned his purple skin bright red, and when the sword light shone in the Milky Way, it already obscured the flames above his head.
After struggling for a moment, a loud "bang" rang out, and the ferocious sharpness instantly pierced through its chest.
The flames above his head shot up with a whoosh amidst the surging energy, and sharp sword energy burst forth from his chest, making the fire above the totem's head even more intense.
After a flash of light, the flames seemed to lose their power supply and went out in an instant, and the last totem perished under the sword light!
Xu Long's body emerged from the shattered curtain wall, a sliver of light lingering beside him. As the surging energy dissipated, the dust on the ground quickly settled.
After the dust billowed up and raged through the air, it fell silent, leaving only a faint earthy smell in the air, as if reminding people that a fierce battle had just taken place within the barrier.
After Xu Long revealed himself, he unleashed a massive amount of willpower to search within the barrier. He was genuinely wary of these totems, fearing that there might be others that had slipped through the net.
After scanning with his will, he found nothing unusual, but a powerful energy began to emanate from the darkness within the barrier. Xu Long was delighted after examining it and couldn't wait to condense his own Milky Way Celestial Phenomenon.
After the four totems were destroyed, mysterious energy began to emanate again. This time, the energy it emitted was undoubtedly more powerful, and the deeper one went into the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram, the tighter the internal connections became.
Xu Long already knew its characteristics, and the Milky Way Celestial Phenomenon that appeared above his head was prepared for it. Seizing the energy of the City Heart was urgent, and Xu Long did not want to delay for a moment.
Within a small patch of Milky Way, light flickered, drawing in a surge of immense energy from the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram, causing a slight boost to Xu Long's aura.
The energy of the City Heart was indeed immense. No abnormalities occurred within the barrier when he was allowed to seize it. As the Milky Way Celestial Phenomenon continued to shine, the Power of Laws became even more evident on Xu Long.
The ability to communicate with heaven and earth is a unique skill of great cultivators, and the ability to extract energy from the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram is also a unique skill of Xu Long.
The immense will slowly receded within the barrier, and a distant light curtain gradually blurred. Xu Long had already detected the exit of the fourth gate.
But after weighing his options for a long time, he did not leave. He knew that this was merely an entrance test passage within the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram, meant to give cultivators in the Land of Exile an opportunity, not to actually deal with them.
After passing through one gate, there will be an exit. If the City Lord's Manor truly intends to kill, they will definitely manipulate the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram to send the enemy into the Death Gate, where there is no chance of survival.
Therefore, he wanted to take the opportunity to linger deeper into the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram. The energy transformation within the barrier was incredibly powerful, and this was energy that he could seize.
This is the best outcome without a direct confrontation with the City Lord's Manor. If we don't take advantage of this now, when will we?
The energy within the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram grew increasingly powerful. Xu Long was already rapidly seizing energy by taking advantage of Celestial Phenomenon, and he could vaguely feel his internal Magic Power quickly recovering.
He sighed inwardly: This Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram is indeed a treasure, and the energy within this City Heart is incredibly vast. Even a small amount he extracted has increased his Magic Power; what if he extracted it for a longer period of time?
Gazing at the miniature Milky Way above the sky and feeling the rising energy within his body, Xu Long was deeply moved.
Although the formation was fraught with danger and could be fatal if one was not careful, the presence of this immense energy was the reason he was unwilling to leave the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram easily.
Xu Long's eyes lit up slightly. He sensed a subtle change in the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram. Inside the diagram, he could detect fluctuations in mysterious energy. This was the fifth level of the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram.
He thought to himself that they were probably already close to the core of the array, and the energy he felt had increased again.
Xu Yong used his willpower to carefully examine the barrier. The darkness inside the fifth gate was significantly reduced, and looking around, it was no different from some ordinary wilderness outside.
This is a derivative function of the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram. It contains all things in itself, and each part of the formation diagram is a small world!
The sand and soil were compacted layer by layer, and the endless weeds stretched out in all directions, appearing as a faint crimson hue under the sky.
Some of the sand contained streaks of brown blood, formed from dried blood that had congealed. These might have been the blood of a former cultivator, flowing within the body of a once-powerful master.
But now it has fallen into the sand and dust, dried up and gone in the endless passage of time, its former fervor turned to cold.
The fifth barrier exuded an aura of desolation and slaughter, mixed with endless vicissitudes and helplessness.
Beneath the crimson sky lay heavy twilight clouds, and on the solid earth were countless cart tracks and footprints, which made this barrier appear somewhat desolate.
In the distance, the sounds of a Huqin and a Qiang flute seemed to rise, carried by the north wind, as if to tell everyone that the desolation within the barrier was not only in the past, but also in the present!
Pat pat...
Sounds like beads falling to the ground rang out repeatedly, and suddenly a black line appeared on the distant land.
Xu Long's will suddenly extended into the distance, as if pouring something down from beneath the crimson sky.
A torrent of distinct black beads descended from the sky, as if a huge hole had appeared in the sky, causing countless beads to fall from the darkness onto the solid ground.
The "thud" continued, and in the distance, a black line slowly began to take shape.
Pat pat...
Xu Long suddenly turned around and heard a series of falling sounds behind him. It was as if a hole had been torn open in the darkness below the sky, allowing countless beads to pour down in an instant.
The solid ground bore the impact of countless beads, and Xu Long's feet trembled slightly. A black line stretched out in front of and behind him.
The beads appeared to fall slowly, but in reality, they formed an array at an extremely fast speed, and Xu Long found himself trapped between two black lines.
A massive will swept rapidly through the air, then withdrew in an instant, leaving Xu Long with a deep sense of shock in his eyes.
As a black line gradually took shape in the distance, a "tap tap tap tap" sound came from within the barrier, and the black line rapidly approached Xu Long.
The surging black line, like a black wave, rose and fell on the solid ground, carrying a strong aura of killing intent as it swept in.
The crimson twilight clouds in the sky were dispersed by a murderous aura, and the solid ground trembled violently once again.
Within that black line were countless banners, and on the high-flying command flag was a flying divine bird!
As the black line approached Xu Long's location, rows of bronze chariots appeared in his eyes.
On the carriage were rows of black-clad cultivators, their faces expressionless and their eyes vacant, staring intently at Xu Long's figure.
The command flags on the copper beams fluttered in the north wind, and a divine bird danced in the battle formation.
Beneath the chariots followed countless black-clad soldiers, each clad in full armor, wielding massive banners, their feet treading the vast expanse of the land, and an almost tangible killing intent emanating from their heads.
They surged forward behind the chariots, and as more and more soldiers gathered, they formed waves on the earth, surging and sweeping towards Xu Long.
The tremors on the ground grew increasingly pronounced, and the black wave, carrying a dense killing intent, had already reached a considerable distance.
Their eyes all reflected Xu Long's figure, and their tangible killing intent had already locked onto him!
A thunderous roar echoed in his ears as the black waves drew ever closer to Xu Long, as if the former warriors had been resurrected.
Carrying their past glory and courage, they are ready to once again fight against nature on this solidified earth!
These are the monks of yesteryear, these are ancient weapons, these are the wars and sacrifices mentioned in historical texts, these are the blood and fire recorded in glory!
The thunderous sound of war drums echoed between heaven and earth, causing the blood in one's body to boil involuntarily, a dense killing intent to condense above one's head, and an indomitable shout to burst forth from one's throat!
Those countless soldiers, those unbreakable vows, those immortal glories, those enduring totems.
That once immortal body, that once indomitable spirit!
Today, they will reappear in the world within the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram!
The fifth gate, Scattering Beans to Create Soldiers!
As the tall chariot shafts rolled towards him, Xu Long was utterly shocked. He never expected to experience such a scene within the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram.
These soldiers were dressed in very ancient clothing, and their faces were expressionless, but they exuded a strong killing intent.
They may have been warriors in the past, but they have lost their lives today. Only in the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram do they remain the scenes of the past and those immortal glories.
Even if there is an insurmountable abyss ahead, it cannot stop their progress.
The sound of "thump thump thump" rang out as the black-clad warriors approached Xu Long step by step. When they were about a hundred paces away from Xu Long, they suddenly separated, and then the first row of warriors crouched down.
Suddenly, figures appeared in the gaps between the soldiers, as if they were aiming something at Xu Long, which made him feel a sudden sense of crisis.