Chapter 1267
Face to face
Chapter 1267 Face to face
The moment Yuwen He grasped the fragment, his evil aura surged. A glint of light flashed in Yun Xi's eyes. She used Li Li's innate skill and clearly saw the fragment fusing with the blade of the Sacred Remains Star-Slaying Blade. She knew it was too late, so she grabbed Di Fei's wrist and flashed out of the magic room.
The moment she left, Yunxi activated the array surrounding the magic house, which could temporarily block Yuwen He. Then she made a hand seal to activate the core array plate of the "Heavenly Dipper Big Dipper Extermination Array". Immediately afterwards, the eighty-one array plates connected together lit up one by one.
Knowing that Yuwen He had made his move, Yu Xingchi, Cui Ying, Hua Wu, and Wu Shen immediately formed hand seals to speed up the formation's activation. As Yuwen He broke through the formation of the magic house and rushed out, a huge golden array wheel formed above his head and slammed him back to the ground.
Enveloped in the "Heavenly Dipper Demon-Slaying Formation," Yuwen He exuded wisps of evil energy. His once handsome face began to contort into a ferocious shape, and his completely black eyes stared intently in the direction of Yun Xi, like a monster ready to devour its prey.
The golden array rising in the darkness was very eye-catching; anyone who wasn't blind could see it. The immortals hidden in various parts of the secret realm all turned their attention to this hill, and some even speculated that the legendary divine artifact had appeared.
Some impatient immortals began rushing towards the hills overnight, while some less powerful immortals decided not to get involved and chose to remain still, patiently waiting until dawn before moving away from the center of the incident.
The four members of Yuxingchi could see clearly that the evil aura emanating from Yuwen He, who was shrouded in the Demon-Slaying Formation, was increasing and seemed inexhaustible. This shocked the four of them. They had not expected that this person would be so difficult to deal with. No wonder the task of capturing him was given to Immortal Lord Ranxi.
Di Fei stood beside Yun Xi, but unlike the other four, she wasn't optimistic. She said in a deep voice:
"Ranxi, it's not easy to deal with. The fragments that it forcibly summoned back just now have restored a lot of its strength."
Yunxi nodded and said:
“I know, but it hasn’t fully recovered yet.”
Yunxi still had a black diamond in her hand. She had taken a special look at it when the Sacred Remains Star-Slaying Blade was fusing with the fragments. There was a hollowed-out hole near the hilt of the blade, which was exactly where the black diamond was to be set. Only when the black diamond was in place could the Sacred Remains Star-Slaying Blade be considered complete.
She had a backup plan from the start, fearing that the Sacred Remains Star-Slaying Blade would forcibly summon a part of her body. So she only kept the fragment taken from Green Fragrance's body as bait, and put the Black Diamond into her space after sealing it.
Even after leaving the Langhuan Secret Realm, she had no intention of handing over the black diamond. She wanted to keep the Sacred Remains Star-Slaying Blade incomplete, so that it could not unleash the power of a divine artifact.
Don't say she doesn't trust people. His loyal followers have been plotting for millions of years to resurrect the evil god. She is somewhat passive in dealing with his moves, so she must also have her own Plan B.
Di Fei roughly understood Yun Xi's meaning, so she gripped the bone whip tightly and said in a deep voice:
"The commotion we've caused here is too great and will attract the high-level immortals in the secret realm. It would be best to finish this quickly."
Yunxi shook her head and said:
"Difei, I'm afraid we can't have our way. You need to prepare for the battle."
Following Yunxi's gaze, Difei noticed that Yuwen He's body was no longer able to withstand the erosion of the evil energy and was slowly festering. In particular, the arm that she had just injured was now just blackened bone, which made her scalp tingle.
Yuwen He, inside the formation, mechanically turned his head to look at his arm, then waved his hand, unleashing a flash of light that struck the golden array wheel above his head.
The "Heavenly Dipper Big Dipper Demon-Slaying Formation" easily withstood the attack. Yuwen He's attack was like a test, but also a beginning. After that, he swung his sword every two breaths, and it landed precisely on the same spot on the formation wheel.
Yunxi raised an eyebrow. This artifact spirit was really clever. It knew that the "Heavenly Dipper Demon-Slaying Formation" was consuming its power. As long as the formation was in operation, it would always be very passive. Therefore, it chose to destroy the formation first.
Di Fei also saw through Yuwen He's intentions and said with a solemn expression:
"Ranxi, if it continues to attack like this, the formation probably won't hold for long." "I know."
After Yunxi finished speaking, she flashed to the top of the array wheel and called out:
"Change formation!"
She then made a hand seal, using lightning-type immortal energy as a guide, and began to rotate the array, adjusting the positions of the eighty-one array wheels.
Yu Xingchi, Cui Ying, Hua Wu, Wu Shen, and Yun Xi made their moves almost simultaneously, using different power systems to guide the array wheel to change its position. Only Di Fei stood by to protect the five of them and did not participate in the action.
The shifting of the array wheel did not affect the suppression of Yuwen He by the Demon-Slaying Array, which made Yuwen He even more irritable. After roaring, countless sword lights were emitted from his body, indiscriminately striking the golden array wheel that was restraining him.
Yunxi frowned, simultaneously drawing talismans in the air with both hands, and then slapping the completed divine runes towards the array wheel below. Her main strategy was to repair what the opponent destroyed, preventing Yuwen He from escaping the "Heavenly Dipper Demon-Slaying Array" in a short time.
In fact, she knew very well that the "Heavenly Dipper and Northern Dipper Demon-Slaying Formation" in the Langhuan Secret Realm could not unleash its full power. The secret realm was an independent space and could not communicate with the power of heaven and earth and stars, so its power would be greatly reduced.
But as long as she can weaken the power of the Sacred Remains Star-Slaying Blade by even a little more, she must hold on for a moment longer so that she can make the final move to destroy the weapon spirit.
Yunxi's idea was good, but the Sacred Remains Star-Slaying Blade seemed to have realized something as well, and the blade light became more and more dense and faster and faster, which was extremely crazy.
The four members of Yuxingchi seemed to have also sensed something was wrong, but it was obviously too late to extricate themselves now. They could only continue to input various types of immortal energy into the array wheel to keep the array from collapsing.
Di Fei, on guard duty, noticed a celestial being approaching. She raised her hand and drew her whip; the sound of the bone whip rubbing against the air echoed throughout the hills, followed by Di Fei's cold voice:
"Gentlemen, we are currently capturing an evil immortal who has infiltrated the secret realm. If you don't want to be affected, it's best to stay away."
Di Fei's bone whip was recognized by some people, so after hearing her words, they stopped approaching and chose to observe from a distance. However, there's no shortage of people who love a good show, and someone immediately raised their voice:
“Fairy, the Evil Immortal is the enemy of the entire Immortal Realm. Now that we have encountered him, we should naturally do our part. It would be inappropriate for you to prevent people from getting close!”
Di Fei precisely locked onto the male immortal who had spoken, and coldly snorted:
"Where were you when I set up the formation to lure the evil immortal into it? Now you're jumping out to try and reap the rewards? You're welcome to try."
The man wasn't angry that his thoughts had been exposed; he just smiled and said:
“You are mistaken, fairy. Although you have set up an array, you have not yet captured this evil immortal. We dare not compete with you for the credit; we only wish to contribute our share.”
Di Fei was too lazy to continue arguing with this person and was preparing to whip him away when someone suddenly exclaimed:
"Look! That's not a person, it's a knife!"