Reborn Shang Zhou, angry at the sage Nuwa at the beginning

Chapter 2257

But even more void golems crawled out of the vines, numbering in the thousands.

Yuan Futong swung his sword, and the sword energy transformed into a long ribbon that cut a group of puppets into ashes, but puppets continued to pour in.

"This can't go on!"

He roared, "These puppets can absorb life force and multiply continuously!"

Meng Shengren's eyes flickered, and he unfurled the ink-black scroll once more:

"Purify with righteous energy, suppress with Confucian and Taoist runes!"

Countless golden runes fell like a fine rain upon the earth. The pure righteous energy contained within the runes annihilated each other with the power of the void. The growing black vines withered instantly, and the void puppets' movements became sluggish.

"Yan Hui, lead the Confucian disciples to set up the 'Great Righteousness Formation'. Ye Qingyu and Kong Xuan, you two restrain the puppets, and I will purify the residual void poison in the earth!"

Yan Hui immediately obeyed the order, and the Confucian and Taoist sacred sword in his hand shone brightly. He shouted, "Confucian disciples, listen to my command! Form the formation!"

Hundreds of surviving Confucian disciples drew their swords, the blades weaving into a golden light screen. Countless chants of the "Ode to Righteousness" converged, forming a powerful force of righteous energy that pressed down on the void puppet. The puppet's body, enveloped in the light screen, continuously melted away, emitting a shrill scream.

Kong Xuan activated the remaining seven-colored divine light, transforming it into several colorful whips that entangled and tore apart the puppets that were trying to break through the formation.

Sword Master and Yuan Futong guarded the two sides of the formation, their swords flashing and shadows swirling, ensuring that no puppet escaped.

Ye Qingyu transformed into a streak of light, weaving through the group of puppets. The golden flames on his Qingfeng Sword burned continuously, each strike purifying the core of a puppet and causing it to completely dissipate.

The fierce battle lasted for three hours. When the last void puppet was purified, everyone was exhausted.

Sage Meng put away the ink-black scroll, his face as pale as paper, clearly indicating that the purification just now had consumed a large amount of his essence.

"The residual poison of the void in the earth has been temporarily suppressed, but the root cause has not been eliminated and it may recur in the future."

He said, "We must find the weakness of the Void Source as soon as possible in order to solve the problem once and for all."

Ye Qingyu walked to Meng Shengren's side, and the flames on the Qingfeng Sword gradually died down:

Before Di Xin offered his sacrifice, he mentioned the token used by the ancient gods and demons to seal the Void Emperor. Does that black token still contain any remaining information?

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Kong Xuan's eyes: "Although the token has been blown up, there may still be ancient runes remaining in the sealing formation. Perhaps we can find clues from them."

He pointed to the eternal seal deep in the void, where the golden light had dimmed, but countless runes could still be seen flowing across the barrier.

The group immediately flew towards the seal, and as they approached the barrier, they could clearly feel the oppressive force emanating from the seal's origin.

Ye Qingyu reached out and gently touched the barrier. An ancient and mysterious power flowed from his fingertips into his mind, and countless fragmented images flashed before his eyes:

The scene depicts the fierce battle between gods and demons and the Void Emperor in ancient times, the landscape of the sealed land, and a seven-colored crystal floating in the core of the seal.

"That's... a Primal Crystal?"

Sage Meng stepped forward, his eyes filled with shock.
"Legend has it that the core of the Void Emperor's power is a 'Void Origin Crystal,' and if this crystal is destroyed, he will perish completely!"

"But the crystal is hidden in the core of the seal. Now the seal has been reinforced by Di Xin, so we can't get close, let alone destroy the crystal."

Sword Master frowned and said, "Moreover, the Void Emperor's true form is sealed inside the crystal. Once we get close, we will inevitably suffer his full-force counterattack." Just then, the Azure Edge Sword in Ye Qingyu's arms suddenly emitted a hum, and runes similar to those on the sealing barrier appeared on the sword.

“This is…” He looked at the sword in surprise. “This sword of mine is a sacred sword of humanity left behind by ancient gods and demons. Perhaps I can use it to communicate with the seal and find the exact location of the crystal.”

He gripped the Qingfeng sword tightly, channeling his own righteous spirit and the sword's essence into the sealing barrier.

The runes on the sword echoed those on the barrier, and a faint golden passage appeared on the barrier.

At the other end of the passage was a pitch-black void. In the center of the void, a black crystal the size of a fist floated there. Countless black chains were wrapped around the crystal, which was the core of the Eternal Seal.

Inside the crystal, a huge black shadow could be seen constantly crashing against the crystal wall; it was the imprisoned Void Emperor himself.

"found it!"

Yan Hui said excitedly, "As long as we can destroy that crystal, the Void Emperor will no longer be able to do evil!"

But at that moment, the black crystal suddenly burst out with intense light, the black shadow inside the crystal stopped its collision, and a pair of scarlet eyes stared intently at Ye Qingyu and the others at the other end of the passage through the crystal.

"Hehe...hehehehe..."

The Void Emperor's laughter, tinged with endless chill, echoed from the depths of the void: "You think you've found my weakness? How naive!"

The black chains surrounding the black crystal suddenly snapped, and countless black runes surged out of the crystal, spreading towards Ye Qingyu and the others along the golden passage.

"This is... the Void Devouring Spell!"

Sage Meng's expression changed drastically. "He wants to use the passage to absorb our source power and break the seal ahead of schedule!"

Ye Qingyu immediately withdrew his hand, and the light on the Qingfeng Sword surged, attempting to sever the passage.

But the black runes were incredibly fast, instantly wrapping around his arm. A piercing pain shot through him, and the righteous energy within his body began to flow uncontrollably into the passage.

"not good!"

Upon seeing this, Kong Xuan immediately activated the Seven-Colored Divine Light, transforming it into a colorful barrier that stood in front of Ye Qingyu, attempting to isolate him from the erosion of the runes.

However, the power of the Void Devouring Spirit Curse far exceeded expectations. The colorful barrier was instantly pierced by the runes, and Kong Xuan groaned as blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

Sage Meng hurriedly activated the ink-black scroll, and countless golden runes formed shields, layer upon layer, blocking the passage, but they still could not completely stop the spread of the runes.

"If this continues, we will all be drained of our life force!"

Yuan Futong roared, his long sword unleashing a powerful blade aura as he slashed towards the passage.

The blade energy landed on the passage, only creating a ripple before dissipating without a trace.

The Void Emperor's laughter grew even more arrogant: "A hundred years is enough time for me to absorb your primal power and break the seal! At that time, no power in the Three Realms will be able to stop me!"

Ye Qingyu gritted his teeth, his righteous energy and the power of human inheritance within him surging wildly in an attempt to resist the erosion of the runes.

Just as he was about to give up, he suddenly felt a warm sensation in his arms, and an ancient jade pendant slipped out of his clothes.

This jade pendant was something he had obtained in the Kunlun Mountains years ago, and he had never known its purpose. But now it suddenly burst out with seven-colored light, echoing the runes on the sealing barrier.