mtl008 Chapter 1951
Chapter 1951
In the world projection, the fierce winds atop the mountains swirled with fine spiritual mist, and the jade platform was paved with ten-thousand-year-old warm jade, with dark golden array patterns faintly visible beneath the surface.
Golden Tiger and Silver Dragon stood on one side of the jade platform. The former held a black iron warhammer, with purple lightning crackling around its body; the latter held a bright silver spear at an angle, the tip of which was wrapped in a faint white dragon immortal aura.
As two of the top core disciples of the Nine Netherworld Holy Land, the two men raised their chins slightly and made no attempt to hide their contempt when facing the five girls dressed in the attire of the Heartless Holy Land.
Zi Mo stood quietly holding a chess piece, while Qing Tian Yu Er stood with her sword on her back. Although Tian Xing, Piao Xue, and Lin Yu Yao possessed considerable spiritual energy, they were nothing more than unknown figures in the eyes of the two "long-established" individuals.
"She's all show and no substance. How could a mere maidservant be worthy of our full strength?"
But this arrogance didn't last long, as it was interrupted by the actions of the black feather beside him.
Black Feather unconsciously rubbed half of the dark array plate in his sleeve with his fingertips, his brows furrowed slightly, and his gaze swept over the golden tiger and silver dragon: "Fools, how much do you really know about the mysteries of the Great Dao of Arrays? This one move alone shows that this woman is on par with me in the art of arrays. Do you think you can easily deal with me if you enter my great array?"
Jin Hu and Yin Long's cheeks instantly flushed red. They opened their mouths but couldn't find a single word to refute them. They had cultivated brute force and killing techniques since childhood and were completely ignorant of formations. Now that their weakness had been exposed, they could only hang their heads in silence.
Ignoring their embarrassment, Hei Yu spoke in a more somber tone, each word carrying weight: "Let me be clear, if I lose this game to the opposing team's leader, all your strength will be mercilessly weakened by the array patterns, and the opponent will be able to absorb the power that has been stripped away from you on the spot."
She paused, her gaze sweeping over the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surrounding the jade platform. "In fact, it could be said that if I were to lose, you wouldn't even be able to mobilize much of the spiritual energy atop this mountain!"
"what?!"
Jin Hu, Yin Long, and the two quasi-holy sons behind them all gasped in shock, and the spiritual mist was also inhaled into their mouths and noses.
Their understanding of the great formation was still limited to "ancient ruin formations without anyone in charge"—in the past, when they encountered such formations, they would either wield magical weapons to break the formation brute forcefully, or prepare formation-breaking talismans in advance.
But this was the enemy's trump card formation, unleashed before the battle. There wasn't even a moment to prepare, let alone break through it.
But then, thinking about their own strength, the four of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief: they had secretly spied on Zi Mo's aura before, and although he was also at the peak of the Returning to Emptiness realm, in terms of combat experience, he was no match for them.
Even with only 50% of their strength suppressed, their chances of winning are still extremely high.
The moment the message was sent, and this glimmer of hope began to appear, it was immediately dashed by Black Feather's cold water.
Seeing that the four men's expressions softened, she said coldly, "Don't rely on your brute strength. Within the formation, strength is never the only factor in winning."
The four men were startled and looked at each other. Their previous disdain completely vanished, replaced by solemnity.
"Give it your all and enter the formation!" Hei Yu shouted, her figure suddenly transforming into a streak of dark light. As she swept across the warm jade platform, she brought with her tiny specks of array pattern light, landing directly in the center of the jade platform's half-section—where the largest main general's array pattern was engraved, and dark golden spiritual light shone the moment she landed.
As Hei Yu took over the position of commander, the entire chessboard suddenly burst forth with a divine radiance: not a blinding white light, but a color interwoven with dark blue and dark gold, which spread rapidly along the array patterns and enveloped the entire jade platform in the blink of an eye.
The spiritual mist was pushed aside by the divine light, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged toward the chessboard like a tide, thus officially beginning the game between the two sides.
The four from the Nine Netherworld dared not be negligent and immediately unleashed their full power: the Golden Tiger's Xuan Iron War Hammer surged with purple lightning, and the Silver Dragon's Bright Silver Spear condensed dragon energy.
The other two quasi-holy sons, one dressed in black and the other in white, were inseparable and seemed to be brothers. However, they also brought out top-grade immortal magic treasures: one bronze shield gleaming with an earthy yellow spiritual light, and the other a folding fan with blood-red gemstones embedded in its ribs.