It Appears Again, the Core Is Found
"It's that barrier!" Upon seeing this, Li Yunjing's pupils shrank to pinpoints.
The last time, that barrier appeared suddenly in the same way.
"Everyone, return to the spaceship immediately!" Li Yunjing shouted.
The appearance of this barrier means that there is a chance that the dead Demon Beast will be resurrected.
Last time, Li Yunjing had witnessed the power of this barrier firsthand.
If we don't return to the spaceship and instead stay outside, we'll be surrounded by the beast horde again, which would be dangerous.
Everyone acted quickly and soon they were all back on the spaceship.
Once the energy cores were fully replenished, the two Mystic Crane Flying Cloud Boat took off.
At this moment, the crimson light curtain had completely landed on the ground.
The crimson barrier that had previously trapped Li Yunjing and the others reappeared in front of Li Yunjing.
As before, as soon as the crimson barrier was formed, thick crimson fog surged out from all directions.
As Li Yunjing watched the surroundings gradually being enveloped by a thick, blood-red fog, his heart tightened once more.
It was because of this blood-red fog that the dead Demon Beast were able to revive.
Furthermore, this blood-red fog will erode the surrounding Spiritual Qi, turning the area within the barrier into a spiritless place.
To Li Yunjing's surprise, after the blood-red fog spread, none of the dead Demon Beast revived.
This situation made Li Yunjing frown.
"What's going on?" Li Yunjing wondered to himself.
That blood-red fog failed to revive the Demon Beast? Strange!
Li Yunjing then signaled to the others to be extremely careful.
The stranger the situation became, the more worried Li Yunjing became.
Fortunately, the presence of the Northern Dark True Spirit gave Li Yunjing confidence.
The Northern Dark True Spirit can affect the barrier for three breaths, just like last time, causing the barrier to become ineffective.
Even if they encounter any danger later, these three breaths are enough time for the Mystic Crane Flying Cloud Boat to run at full speed and leave Black Wind Cliff.
So Li Yunjing decided to wait and see what would happen next.
Suddenly, in the next second, the sky collapsed and the earth split open.
"Boom!"
The Mystic Crane Flying Cloud Boat shuddered violently, as if it had been struck by a mountain.
Countless tiny droplets of blood struck the light shield like bullets, splashing up dark red ripples. The golden light shield became murky and dim at a visible speed.
Immediately afterwards, the blood mist suddenly surged.
Countless crimson spears materialized out of thin air, shooting towards the Mystic Crane Flying Cloud Boat like a torrential rain, accompanied by sharp whistling sounds.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The blood spear struck the light shield, producing a deafening clang of metal striking metal.
"Activate the Three Powers Defensive Formation immediately!" Li Yunjing shouted sternly.
Shortly after the words were spoken, a dazzling light shone from each of the two spaceships.
At this moment, in addition to the original energy shields, the two spaceships also added a Three Powers Defensive Formation.
This Three Powers Defensive Formation is formed by drawing upon the three powers of heaven and earth, making it extremely powerful.
Shortly after the Three Powers Defensive Formation was activated, countless pale hands emerged from the blood mist, their nails as black as ink and carrying a deadly poison, frantically scratching at the light barrier.
Even more terrifying, the Demon Beast that had been engulfed by the blood mist were now staggering out of it. Their eyes were bloodshot, their skin was festering, and they had become mindless blood corpses, fearlessly lunging at the Mystic Crane Flying Cloud Boat.
Li Yunjing's gaze sharpened. He had been wondering why the Demon Beast hadn't revived before; it turned out they were waiting here!
Li Yunjing calmed himself down and observed carefully.
He discovered that the blood mist not only possessed powerful corrosive properties, but could also erode a person's spiritual power and mind.
Several Nascent Soul Cultivator on the spaceship began to hallucinate, and even Li Yunjing heard inexplicable calls and mournful cries, and the flow of spiritual energy within his body became sluggish.
The outermost layer of the spaceship, the protective light shield, is cracking more and more, and it could shatter completely at any moment.
"Sect Leader, the outermost energy shield won't hold for much longer!" Fang Liushui, who was in charge of controlling the defensive array, rushed onto the deck and shouted to Li Yunjing, "This barrier is constantly absorbing our spiritual energy; it will get stronger and stronger! At most, the shield will break in half an incense stick's time!"
Li Yunjing's gaze turned serious, and then he slowly said, "No rush, there's still the Three Powers Defensive Formation. If the outermost energy shield breaks, so be it."
Go back and tell the others to activate all the defense arrays on the spaceship, without being stingy with energy consumption.
Fang Liushui nodded and immediately returned to the control room.
After Fang Liushui left, Li Yunjing took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
His thoughts sank into his Dantian.
"Five Spirits Lord, I need your help!"
The next moment, the voice of the Five Spirits Lord echoed in Li Yunjing's mind.
"Young master, what is it?"
"Look at this blood-red barrier. I need to find its core and destroy it," Li Yunjing thought to himself.
The Five Spirits Lord fell silent. He released his Divine Sense and began to help Li Yunjing probe the core of the barrier.
Li Yunjing waited quietly.
As the spirit of Immortal Artifact, Five Spirits Lord should have no problem finding the core of the barrier.
Sure enough, after a while, Five Spirits Lord's voice rang out again.
"Young master, we've found it."
As soon as he finished speaking, an image appeared in Li Yunjing's mind.
This image clearly marks the core of the barrier.
The core was actually located inside Black Wind Cliff.
Li Yunjing immediately looked towards Black Wind Cliff ahead.
The Black Wind Cliff is densely packed with Demon Beast lairs; is the core of the barrier located here?
According to the deductions of the Northern Dark True Spirit, shouldn't the core be hidden within the Northern Dark Earth Vein? That would be the safest place.
"Is the most dangerous place the safest place?" Li Yunjing thought to himself.
Whatever the reason, now that we know where the core is, we should destroy it!
Li Yunjing immediately ordered the two Mystic Crane Flying Cloud Boat to unleash their full firepower and blow up the entire Black Wind Cliff.
"Fang Liushui, immediately activate the main cannon of the Mystic Crane Flying Cloud Boat — the Nine Heavens Mystic Crane Cannon —and blast the entire Black Wind Cliff to smithereens!"
Before he finished speaking, the entire crimson barrier suddenly trembled violently, as if it had sensed Li Yunjing's intentions.
The blood mist surged and condensed into a gigantic phantom of a blood demon, hundreds of feet tall. The blood demon opened its massive maw and let out a deafening roar. A thick beam of blood-red light shot out from its mouth, carrying a world-destroying force, and slammed into the Mystic Crane Flying Cloud Boat.
"Snap!"
The outermost energy shield shattered instantly like glass under the impact of the crimson beam of light.
However, even after the energy shield was breached, there were still several layers of defensive formations. The beam of light couldn't penetrate the defensive formations and was blocked.
At that moment, the eyes of the crane-headed statue at the bow of the ship suddenly lit up, and its mouth slowly opened, revealing a giant cannon that was entirely black and engraved with High Antiquity runes.
A dazzling white light began to gather at the muzzle, and the terrifying energy fluctuations caused the surrounding space to distort.
The blood demon phantom grew even more enraged when its attack failed.
It brandished its enormous claws and slammed them towards the Mystic Crane Flying Cloud Boat.
At the same time, countless blood spears and blood corpses surged in like a tide, trying to interrupt the cannon's charging.
But the defensive formation was very sturdy, protecting the Mystic Crane Flying Cloud Boat fiercely.
One breath... two breaths... three breaths.
"Sect Leader, charging complete!" Fang Liushui's voice came from the control room!