sjar Chapter 189: After beating the young one, the old one came.
Chapter 189: After beating the young one, the old one came.
He picked up the three demon cores from the formation, weighed them in his hand, and threw the broken demon core and Qiong Mei's demon core to the dragon mine. Then, carrying Han Ge's demon core, he happily ran back towards the icy city.
This time, they didn't get too close; they activated the demonic energy of the demon core from a hundred meters away. Soon, four figures emerged: three women and one man.
"It's Han'er's aura," a woman said anxiously.
"The guards just reported that Han'er and Qiong'er went to find Ying'er. How could this have happened in such a short time?"
"The aura is coming from the direction where Ying'er formed her core. Let's go take a look." A cold glint flashed in the man's white eyes as he revealed his true form and spread his wings to quickly soar across the sky.
The three women followed closely behind, transforming into their forms and swiftly chasing after them.
[One high-level intermediate, three high-level beginner.]
Ning Xiaoxi, clutching the demon core, ran incredibly fast. "It really is true that if you beat the young one, the old one will follow," she said, as she tried to unleash the demonic energy from the core, but the energy grew weaker and weaker.
The faint, almost imperceptible demonic aura caused the four creatures behind it to flap their wings frantically.
He threw Han Ge's demon core into the center of the formation, deliberately making a crack in it.
"Han'er!" A shrill cry rang out.
Only one entered the formation this time; the other three were on the edge of the formation.
Thunder roared from the heavens, and his legs, carrying the force of lightning, swiftly kicked towards the three creatures.
The three also reacted quickly, spreading their wings and flying backwards to avoid it.
Ning Xiaoxi didn't expect to kick them; her main goal was to force them into the formation.
As his foot landed on the array, spiritual energy drew him in, instantly activating the array.
The golden cage erupted once more. This time, Ning Xiaoxi's hands never left the golden bars as she increased her spiritual power output, causing sword energy to crisscross within the cage, accompanied by frequent screams and splattering blood and flesh. When the three high-level beginners were pulverized, four circular arrays were broken, golden light overflowing, leaving only three slightly transparent white demon cores.
The remaining two snakes took a large gulp, channeling all their spiritual energy to absorb demonic power. The four green snakes were drained and fell, and the cage began to swell, about to explode.
Ling Jing's heart surged, transforming into an arrow that had gathered its strength and was waiting.
Ning Xiaoxi endlessly mobilized her spiritual power, and the bars of the cage expanded to their maximum size, forming a continuous strip. Four golden walls appeared and were instantly bulged into spheres.
The instant the ball exploded, Ning Xiaoxi stepped back a hundred meters.
The Spirit Crystal Heart Arrow ignored all spiritual power and flesh, piercing directly into the demon core. The last cursed cage suddenly exploded, enveloping the remaining skeleton, rapidly contracting and compressing the flesh and skeleton it contained into a small golden sphere.
With a "pop!" it vanished without a trace.
"Thud!" The demon core, pierced with a net-like pattern, fell to the ground.
After hiding for a while, Ning Xiaoxi, urged by Ling Jingxin, slowly walked over and picked up the white demon core that was clearly half-transparent. She threw the other three slightly transparent white demon cores to the dragon mine; after all, they were from the so-called divine bloodline, so these demon cores should be quite nourishing.
【Safety!】
[The formation is gone.] Ning Xiaoxi found this formation really useful. As long as she had enough spiritual power to support it, she could reap the rewards without getting hurt.
[We can begin the thirty-six-fold overlap.]
Does this mean I don't have to go fishing this time? With so many fish lost, will the old man have to come out and collect them himself?
【How about a high-level, seventy-two-layered one? Otherwise, if we go for a large one and break the formation, it'll be troublesome.】
[Yes, Tuanzi is very thoughtful.]
He took out another layer of spirit crystal flooring, checked its width and thickness. "Add another hundred meters, then add another layer. The width seems enough, but the thickness is still a bit lacking? Then add two more layers. We don't lack spirit crystals now; why bother piecing them together when we have the resources? Let's add another layer."
After thinking for a moment, I covered the gaps with gold sand. Looking at the golden light shimmering on the spirit crystal floor that exuded rich spiritual energy, it was simply magnificent!
The seventy-two layers are on a completely different level from the eighteen layers. It's a twelve-layered interlocking cage, which almost made Ning Xiaoxi vomit blood. A single closed loop requires twice the spiritual power of the eighteen layers. But she dared not stop, and she had to complete it even though she was already vomiting blood.
After drawing three cycles, Ning Xiaoxi was truly exhausted and wanted to vomit blood.
Ling Jingxin threw herself into her arms, exerting all her spiritual power to protect her heart.
Her entire body's meridians were throbbing with pain, but she couldn't stop. Now, the system was guiding her to draw the talismans, rather than her drawing them voluntarily. The talismans seemed to have their own consciousness, directing Ning Xiaoxi's brush to keep drawing and drawing.
After drawing four cycles, Ning Xiaoxi's mouth was practically bleeding profusely.
After completing five cycles, Ning Xiaoxi was pale and occasionally vomited large amounts of gas.
After completing six cycles, Ning Xiaoxi collapsed to the ground.
The Spirit Crystal Heart instantly transformed into a small bed to catch Ning Xiaoxi, preventing her from lying on the snow.
Six cycles of twelve overlapped, and the heavy spiritual power melted away all five layers of spirit crystal flooring as if it were a tangible substance. The spirit crystal sand merged into the formation, and specks of golden light shone. The formation melted into the ice surface, disappearing silently once again.
The black bead slid out and stopped at Ning Xiaoxi's chest; the silver dragon coiled its body, enveloping the small bed formed by the spirit crystal heart, and protecting Ning Xiaoxi inside its body as well.
The pink bead emitted a faint blue light. Just as she raised her left hand slightly, the silver dragon slapped it back, and she obediently stopped moving.
"It's already so broken, don't make things worse," Tuanzi said leisurely.
After an unknown amount of time, Ning Xiaoxi's fingers twitched.
The silver dragon's figure vanished and returned to the dragon mine, the black bead disappearing back into the cloak.
"Ouch!" Ning Xiaoxi cried out in pain.
The formation is complete!
Ning Xiaoxi immediately perked up; she had genuinely been startled by that suction force. Had she not just received enough spirit crystals from the seabed, she would have been sucked dry.
I jumped up to check, and damn it, there was nothing there.
That's seventy-two layers, you thought it was eighteen?
Ning Xiaoxi muttered, "I didn't feel anything even on the eighteenth floor!"
[Too weak!]
Whom do you look down on?
"Ouch!"
Don't move, lie down a little longer.
Light and shadow flickered, and the aurora borealis streaked across the sky, though it was barely visible due to the sunlight. She only saw it because of the shimmering light and shadow created by the reflection of the aurora scales on her body.
【Hey, there are still auroras at this time?】
[The Arctic End, the Midnight Sun!]
[Ah! This is the midnight sun? No wonder the sun was still hanging there after all this time.]
"Thud!" A water bag fell beside her.
Ning Xiaoxi picked it up and drank it. The purity seemed to be much higher. Her previously weak spiritual veins began to become active, and the spiritual crystals in the cave flowed into her body like water, transforming into spiritual power.
He picked up the translucent demon core, crushed it forcefully, and a surge of resentful demonic energy rose into the sky.