Chapter 753
Breaking the Formation
"A grand formation that operates on its own without human control?"
Jiang Shu frowned, his divine sense sweeping across the edge of the great formation, but he did not make any rash moves.
This is a grand formation set up by the Demon Lord.
If Jiang Shu were given enough time, he would naturally be able to find the flaws in the great formation little by little.
But right now, what we lack most is time.
So after briefly scanning the array, Jiang Shu immersed his consciousness and asked the remnant soul of the Bashe.
Although this remnant soul of the Bashe is now just a remnant, it was once a demon lord. Even if it only comprehended the Great Dao, its vision far surpasses his.
Sure enough, after a short while, the remnant soul of the Bashe (a mythical snake) swayed and spoke:
"Listen to me, forcefully attack that direction, and we can break this formation."
Without hesitation, all 365 acupoints on Jiang Shu's body surged wildly, bursting forth with power.
Each acupoint is like a brand new world, being opened up.
The power of the dozens of Great Daos he comprehended was all poured into the Great Dao of Power.
It was as if an axe capable of splitting the heavens and the earth had been condensed in his hand.
With all their might, they attacked in the direction indicated by the Bashe Demon Lord.
"Boom!"
This grand formation must have been hastily set up by the Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor.
Therefore, as long as the weak point of the formation is found, breaking through it is not difficult.
In an instant, the unattended formation collapsed.
Jiang Shu breathed a sigh of relief and immediately sent a message out of the space.
In the next moment, figures entered as well.
At the same time, the Xuan Tian Sun Crown in Jiang Shu's hand shattered completely.
"hiss!"
Jiang Shu took a deep breath and then found himself in a mysterious fragment of a small world.
In the distance, there was a magnificent palace, enormous and imposing, as if it were forged from gold, extremely beautiful!
"That is the Demon Clan's Imperial Palace."
The serpent's laughter continued, its seductive power relentless:
"That old bastard must be hiding inside. Go in quickly and kill him! Kill him!"
"Um……"
Jiang Shu frowned, rubbed his forehead, and immediately felt a soul lurking in his body, which was not a good thing.
"What, do you think I'm too noisy? I won't be noisy in a bit."
Bashe laughed smugly and said:
"The thought that the golden crow paid a huge price, only to fail at the last moment, makes me want to burst out laughing."
Jiang Shu took a few deep breaths, composed himself, covered his forehead, and suppressed the chaotic thoughts rising in his mind. He said:
"Seniors, that celestial embryo is inside."
Fairy fetus!
Upon hearing these two words, all the venerable ones present were shocked, and some even showed unusual emotions.
After all, this is a treasure that the Dao Lord and the Demon Lord are willing to fight to the death for.
It's absolutely impossible to say that they weren't tempted at all.
If they can obtain a celestial embryo, they will have the opportunity to enter the realm of the Dao Lord, and from then on, they will live forever and overlook the changes of the world.
However, could they possibly snatch food from the mouth of a demon emperor?
For a moment, all the powerful figures present were asking themselves these questions.
Greed can indeed make people stronger, but excessive greed is tantamount to courting death.
"Does that Bashe Demon Lord have anything else to say?"
Taiwu Daozun asked.
Jiang Shu slowly raised his head, looked at the magnificent palace of the Demon Emperor, and then spoke:
"This place was once the palace of the Demon Emperor, and there weren't many restrictions. But now it's hard to say. We must proceed with caution."
"If we can't break in, then we'll make more arrangements on the outside to disrupt the integration inside as much as possible."
Many venerable ones nodded in agreement.
After all, this is the right choice.
If someone blindly rushes in to their death, then they are the real fool.
At this moment, all the powerful figures present took action, launching a long-range attack on the Heavenly Emperor Palace.
Jiang Shu stretched out his hand, and a vast power flowed through his body, suddenly erupting. A wild and terrifying aura appeared behind him, and at the same time, a giant axe appeared in the palm of both him and the figure.
Pangu's Axe of Creation!
Jiang Shu's newly created Dao of Power erupted instantly, along with the various Daos of Devouring, Creation, and Desolation within his body, unleashing their power. He immediately transformed into a torrent of energy, directly attacking the brilliant golden palace.
The other Venerable Ones present also made their moves.
Taiwu Daozun raised his hand and grabbed the Earth-Shaking Seal, which was suddenly thrown out and emitted thousands of rays of light as it fell directly from the sky.
The sect leader of the Hidden Sword Sect held a broken sword and suddenly swung it out. Thousands of sharp sword lights split into two, two into four, four into eight, and in an instant, they spread across the sky and struck straight into the distance!
The numerous human venerables present simultaneously unleashed their full power in an all-out attack.
As the attacks landed, a ray of sunlight burst forth from the golden palace, blocking the attacks from entering.
A series of commotions suddenly came from inside the palace.
"coming……"
Everyone immediately became wary.
How could a powerful figure capable of planning for countless years not set up tactics at the last and most crucial point?
In a short while, one figure after another emerged from it.
Most of those figures were demons, but their faces were terrifying and their expressions were blank. Many of them had the aura of a Venerable, but their faces were extremely strange, just like puppets.
Do not!
This is a puppet, but it was forged by a powerful demon.
The puppets swarmed out immediately, flying towards the enemy like locusts.
"You think you can stop us with this kind of tactic?"
The numerous Dao Venerables present made successive attacks, shattering all the puppets.
In an instant, the ground was covered with the corpses of various puppets.
Although there are many of these puppets and many of them are quite powerful, none of them are controlled by a strong person.
Since that's the case, then don't blame the human race elders for easily dealing with them.
"What a waste! If I were to control these puppets, I could probably unleash two, no! three times or more of their power!"
The leader of the Heavenly Puppet Sect sighed and spoke.
"Let's continue with ranged attacks, just in case!"
Taiwu Daozun spoke calmly, then attacked again, bombarding the golden palace with fierce force.
Elsewhere, the remnant soul of the Bashe kept chattering in Jiang Shu's ear, stating that the immortal embryo was located at the bottom of the Golden Palace.
Buzz!
Layer upon layer of light rippled out instantly, as if a raging tide had been unleashed. Clearly, no one could control this palace, and it was being relentlessly attacked and was constantly weakening.
For a moment, many of the powerful human beings present could hardly believe it. This seemed to have gone too smoothly.
Whether it's those puppets or that palace, it seems as if they were placed there specifically to buy time or as a means of concealment.
The situation became somewhat delicate for a moment.
Jiang Shu had some concerns and had to ask the remnant soul of the Bashe again:
"Senior, wouldn't our delaying efforts be playing right into their hands?"
"Of course, but there's no need to worry. Do you think abandoning your physical body and your own Dao is such a simple matter? It's not so easy for that old thing to put his pure thoughts into the immortal embryo."
"He was previously corrupted too severely by the Great Dao, and now he has to pay a heavy price to strip away his pure will. He is probably groaning in pain right now."
Bashe laughed loudly, seemingly impatient for something.
"Pure will..."
Jiang Shu nodded slightly, as if he understood, and immediately conveyed the information.
However, a few moments later, the golden palace was completely breached and collapsed entirely.
Many powerful figures still did not approach easily. They shattered and destroyed the outer perimeter, even forcibly prying open the ground, and then discovered that there was also a layer of sealing below.
And perhaps that celestial embryo is within it.
"Force it open!"
Taiwu Daozun immediately spoke.
The other Venerables also made their moves, frantically attacking the seal.
This seal was undoubtedly the work of the Demon Lord. However, it seemed that because too much time had passed, it was not very strong at this moment. Under the continuous impact, it only lasted for a quarter of an hour before being broken.
boom!
The blockade shattered instantly at that moment.
Just then, the voice of the Bashe Demon Lord rang out again.
"You can't go in, you can't go in now."
"Why?"
Jiang Shu paused in his steps.
Before this, the Demon Lord of the Bashe was so eager for them to rush in and kill the extremely weak Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor.
“If you really break in, you’ll be courting death. Although he’s suppressing it very well, as a fellow Dao Lord, I still sensed something was wrong.”
The Demon Lord of the Bashe kept sneering.
"I sensed a wisp of the aura of assimilation with the Heavenly Dao from below. If you were to venture into it, you would be courting death!"
"Guess where the Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor will throw his original corpse to in order to be reborn and merge into a celestial body?"
"This one……"
Jiang Shu also pondered for a moment:
"What I mean is, that body will be left behind as a trap to ambush us?"
"What else? That's such a perfect trap that even the demon race wouldn't dare to touch it easily. To step into it is suicide!"
"Is there any way?"
"Have!"
The voice of the Bashe Demon Lord rang out again, "The Poison of the Five Signs of Decay!"
"If you can receive the poison of the Five Decays, you can further accelerate the process of Dao transformation and indirectly eliminate that hidden danger. Moreover, there will be no problem. After all, it is the Heavenly Dao that is taking action, so it is guaranteed to be foolproof."
"understood."
Jiang Shu nodded slightly, then breathed a sigh of relief.
He turned to the seniors and explained, then immediately flew into the void and easily found the many Five Decay Poisons floating there.
He carefully condensed a space, then acquired some of it before returning to the fragment of heaven and earth.
A short while later, he hurried to the top of the palace and poured the poison of the Five Decays into it.
At this moment, the seal had been forcibly broken by many human venerables, and the Five Decay Poison was poured into it almost without any hindrance.
In an instant, this small world experienced violent fluctuations!
buzzing...
An extremely terrifying aura suddenly erupted, causing the many powerful figures present to turn solemn and retreat backward.
In that instant, a terrifying aura poured out in all directions—the aura of time and the passage of time!
In this confined space, time sometimes moves forward, sometimes backward, sometimes slow, sometimes fast, as if an extreme error has occurred!
Upon witnessing this scene, all the Venerable Ones were dumbfounded.
At this moment, only Taiwu Daozun knew that Jiang Shu knew such details because a demon lord was secretly guiding him.
Although this demon lord only has a wisp of remnant soul left, his knowledge remains. With just this knowledge, he can help ordinary cultivators avoid a great deal of risk.
At this moment, time seemed to err, and the Venerable Ones present could hardly discern the precise passage of time.
It was truly unknown how much time had passed before the terrifying aura slowly dissipated, but the feeling of lingering fear remained.
If they had faced the very center of this storm, they would probably have perished immediately, leaving not even a trace. After all, this is the assimilation of the Great Dao, which even Dao Lords would avoid at all costs!
But was it really that easy to get through it?
The group of powerful figures were all somewhat frightened and incredulous.
Deep in the underground palace.
The area was shrouded in layers of formations, and outside the formations, a corpse exuding a colossal aura lay there.
The corpse was covered in golden crow feathers, and even in death, it still radiated a brilliance like the sun.
Time surrounds you, and the aura of the Great Path of Time flows continuously, as if radiating an aura of immortality.
And this is the corpse left behind after the fall of the Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor.
At the same time, at the center of the great formation, a figure radiating brilliant light floated up, looked at its own body, and then couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Alas, now we can only give it a try. If it weren't for those treacherous officials, I would have succeeded long ago."
He shook his head, a look of loss immediately appearing in his eyes.
That radiant figure was none other than the Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor.
At this moment, his figure was extremely weak, with only a wisp of pure soul consciousness remaining. As for his body and even the Great Dao, he had completely severed them.
The suffering here is beyond words to outsiders.
"However, it's all worth it. As long as I can fully commit, I can be reborn."
"At that time, whether it's humans, or that old dragon, or the phoenix, they will all perish at my hands!"
The Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor's voice was deep and resonant.
Once he is fully reborn, with his current mastery of the Great Dao of Time, he will quickly rise to the level of a top-tier Dao Lord after being reborn as a Dao Lord.
By then, he will have almost no power of assimilation of the Great Dao within him, and it will only gradually accumulate again after a long passage of time.
This time, he will surely be able to avoid being assimilated by the Heavenly Dao multiple times, just like the bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon!
This is the characteristic of extraterrestrial bloodlines! (End of Chapter)