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

Chapter 2285

After everyone finished assigning tasks, Master Xuanchen put his hands together in prayer, and the Bodhi prayer beads spun rapidly. Golden Buddhist power transformed into a soft light curtain, enveloping the barrier in the southeast corner.

The light barrier collided with the shadow barrier, producing a slight hum, and the runes on the barrier dimmed slightly for a moment.

"Now!"

Manjushri Bodhisattva held a Ruyi scepter, and his Buddha light surged, transforming into a huge pillar of light that shot towards the demons at the city gate.

"Who is it?!"

The two Great Emperor-level demons at the city gate noticed the attack and roared as they attacked to defend themselves.

The patrolling low-level monsters were also thrown into chaos, all looking in the direction from which the beam of light was coming.

Seizing the opportunity, Ye Chengyu, along with Qingxuan, Chijingzi, and Lin Mo, rushed towards the weak point of the barrier in the southeast corner like four afterimages.

"break!"

Ye Chengyu let out a low shout, and the Flowing Light Sword slashed out a spacetime rift, tearing a hole in the weakest point of the barrier.

The four quickly slipped inside and successfully entered the Shadow Palace.

The interior of the Heavenly Palace was even darker than the exterior, with only the purple magic crystals embedded in the walls emitting a faint light that illuminated the surrounding passageways.

Countless demonic guards, each wielding a spear, stood on both sides of the passage. These guards were all at least Golden Immortal level, with calm auras and cold eyes, clearly the elite of the elite.

"Follow me, and move forward by stepping on my time and space imprints."

Ye Chengyu used his spatial and temporal power to leave faint silver-gray marks on the ground.

“These markings can shield our presence and help us avoid detection by the guards.”

The four of them carefully made their way along the passage, using the time-space imprint as cover to successfully evade multiple waves of guards' patrols.

At the end of the passage was a huge hall, with a black pillar standing in the center. The pillar was wrapped in dense shadow power, which was the core of the Soul Devouring Array mentioned in the jade slip.

"The Soul Devouring Array is indeed here!"

A hint of solemnity flashed in Chi Jingzi's eyes. "This formation is continuously drawing upon the primordial power of the Three Realms and transmitting it through the pillars to the upper levels of the Shadow Heavenly Palace."

Ye Chengyu observed the formation: "To destroy the Soul Devouring Formation, we must first destroy this core pillar. However, there is a protective shield formed by shadow power around the core pillar, which cannot be broken through by ordinary attacks."

Qingxuan's Taiji whisk swayed gently, and the black and white energies transformed into two streams of energy that swirled around the core pillar:
"This protective shield is connected to the origin of the Shadow Heavenly Palace. To break through it, one needs to use the four powers of Buddhism, Taoism, spacetime, and Tai Chi simultaneously, cooperating with each other, in order to temporarily tear the protective shield apart."

"Then let's get started!"

Ye Chengyu gripped the Flowing Light Sword tightly, condensing the power of space and time. "I'll count to three, and we'll exert our strength simultaneously. One, two, three!"

As soon as he finished speaking,

Ye Chengyu's spacetime power, Qingxuan's Taiji power, Chijingzi's Taoist magic power, and Lin Mo's chaotic resonance erupted simultaneously.

The four forces intertwined, forming a dazzling pillar of light that blasted towards the protective shield of the core pillar.

"boom--!"

The beam of light collided with the protective shield, producing a deafening roar. The shield trembled violently and cracks appeared.

But in just a moment, the protective shield stabilized again, and instead unleashed an even stronger shadow power, knocking the four of them back several steps.

"This is bad! This formation is connected to the power of the Shadow Heavenly Lord. Our attack has only triggered its defense!"

Chi Jingzi's expression changed. "The demons outside the main hall have sensed the disturbance and are on their way!" Sure enough,

A flurry of footsteps and roars erupted outside as countless demonic creatures surged towards the main hall. Ye Chengyu frowned, making a decisive decision:
"Lin Mo, you stay here and try to disrupt the formation with Chaos Resonance; the three of us will go out to hold off the demons and buy you time!"

"rest assured!"

Lin Mo nodded, walked to the core pillar, activated the chaotic resonance within his body, and a gray halo enveloped his entire body as he probed towards the core pillar.

Ye Chengyu, Qingxuan, and Chijingzi rushed out of the main hall and ran headlong into the surging demons.

The leader was a demon general at the mid-stage of the Great Emperor realm, wielding a black spear, his eyes icy cold: "Trespassing into the Shadow Palace, you're courting death!"

"kill!"

Ye Chengyu let out a low shout, and the Flowing Light Sword transformed into a silver rainbow, slashing towards the demon general.

Qingxuan and Chijingzi also joined the fray, engaging in fierce battles with the surrounding demons.

Inside the main hall,
Lin Mo's chaotic resonance collided with the shadow power of the core pillar, producing a "sizzling" sound.

He could sense it.
The core pillar contains an extremely vast amount of primordial power from the Three Realms. This power is distorted by the power of shadow and transformed into energy that nourishes demons.

"It must be destroyed!"

Lin Mo gritted his teeth and activated all the spiritual energy in his body. The power of the Chaos Resonance continued to increase, and the shadow power on the core pillar began to become disordered.

Just at this time,

A sudden pressure emanated from the top of the hall, and a cold voice rang out: "You mere remnants of chaos dare to disrupt my Soul Devouring Array?"

Lin Mo looked up.

A man dressed in a black dragon robe appeared at the top of the hall. He was handsome, yet exuded a suffocatingly cold aura, and his eyes were pure purple.
Surrounded by a dense aura of shadow origin, his strength had reached the late stage of the Great Emperor realm, clearly indicating that he was the Shadow Heavenly Monarch.

"Shadow Lord!"

Lin Mo's heart sank; he hadn't expected the other party to show up in person.

The Shadow Lord slowly descended, his gaze falling on Lin Mo, a glint of greed flashing in his eyes:
"The aura of the primordial chaos is truly an unexpected delight. By devouring you, my strength will break through to the pseudo-god realm. At that time, the entire Three Realms will become my possession!"

He raised his hand and waved.
The power of the Shadow Origin transformed into a gigantic hand, reaching out to grab Lin Mo.

Lin Mo dared not be careless. He activated the Samadhi True Fire Protective Talisman, and the golden light screen instantly unfolded. At the same time, he activated the Chaos Resonance, and the gray halo and the golden light screen worked together to resist the attack of the shadow palm.

"boom!"

The shadowy hand collided with the light screen, and Lin Mo was forced back several steps, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

A crack appeared in the light barrier of the Samadhi True Fire Amulet, clearly indicating that it was unable to withstand the attack from a late-stage Great Emperor.

"It's useless. In the face of absolute power, any defense is futile."

Dark Lord sneered and raised his hand again, his shadow power transforming into countless sharp blades that shot towards Lin Mo.

Lin Mo gritted his teeth and pushed the power of the Nine-Turn Bodhi Seed to its limit. The golden Buddhist power resonated with the chaos, forming a defensive barrier.

The sharp blades collided with the barrier, producing a series of loud sounds. The barrier trembled continuously, threatening to shatter at any moment.

At this critical moment,
The doors to the main hall were suddenly flung open, and Ye Chengyu, Qingxuan, and Chijingzi rushed in.

Ye Chengyu was covered in blood, clearly seriously injured in the battle outside, but his eyes remained firm: "Lin Mo, we're here to help you!"