Grudge Breaker

Chapter 395 Piercing Heart and Shattering Soul -
"Wu Jiu! Watch out!"

Seeing Ye Wujiu's neck slashed open by Ma Zhenchun's extremely tricky sword strike, Song Weichen cried out in alarm—this fight is too difficult! No matter how skilled Ye Wujiu is, he can't withstand an opponent who is a zombie puppet without the ability to feel pain!

"Mr. Mo, you should make a move." She looked at Mo Tingfeng, whose face was grim, and said, "If this continues, Wujiu will be riddled with holes."

Seeing Ye Wujiu covered in injuries, Mo Tingfeng, contrary to his usual behavior, rejected Song Weichen.

"The necromancer is Wu Jiu's biggest problem. He needs to overcome this hurdle himself in order to grow into a true Class A necromancer."

That being said, from an angle unseen by Song Weichen, Mo Tingfeng's hands were clenched tightly into fists. He was no less distressed than she was, but beneath the worry and torment lay his extreme trust in Ye Wujiu, believing that he could definitely defeat the enemy on his own!
"Not here, and not here either."

As Ye Wujiu whispered, he used himself as bait. Taking advantage of the moment when Ma Zhenchun twisted his waist and slashed at his neck, Ye Wujiu lowered his waist and thrust his sword through the necromancer's armpit acupoint, but unfortunately, his heart acupoint was not there.

It turns out that he was stabbed so many times that it was mostly intentional.

He deliberately lured the necromancer to attack him in some tricky positions and angles, and then took advantage of these attacks to pierce through Ma Zhenchun's main acupoints one by one.

Ye Wujiu knew very well that even if the necromancer's mind was displaced by the Corpse Array, it could not escape the acupoints all over the body. There are 361 acupoints in the human body, distributed on the fourteen meridians. Given enough time, he would not mind piercing through all 361 acupoints on Ma Zhenchun's body. There would definitely be one that would pierce through the heart with a sword!
Mo Tingfeng clearly understood what Ye Wujiu was thinking, but... he had a vague feeling that things weren't so simple.

The person behind the creation of necromancers is extremely familiar with all kinds of bizarre magic arrays, and even used the "Fang Sheng He He Method" to stitch together the "Shi Tuo Array" and the "Non-Five Elements Array"... It is unlikely that such a person would make the weakness of his most important weapon - the necromancer - so "obvious".

Mo Tingfeng was pondering when he saw Ye Wujiu seize the opportunity and pierce Ma Zhenchun's Yongquan acupoint with his sword. This acupoint, located on the sole of the foot, is extremely difficult to reach. Mo Tingfeng immediately understood Ye Wujiu's thinking—if the human body is viewed as a Bagua (Eight Trigrams), the heart belongs to the "Li" palace. Since the technique of reversing Yin and Yang was used to refine Ma Zhenchun's Corpse Formation, it is highly likely that the heart orifice, originally belonging to the Li palace, will be reversed to the opposite palace—the Kan palace. The Yongquan acupoint is a major acupoint of the Kan palace, and its hidden location makes it very suitable for concealing the heart orifice.

Seeing Ye Wujiu's confident expression, Mo Tingfeng's eyes lit up. Perhaps there was a chance!

"Ugh—!"

Ma Zhenchun let out a roar that was not human. The depths of his eyes, which were covered with white film, darkened significantly, and the dormant runes around his body became bright and ferocious—as if Ye Wujiu's stab had instead stimulated the terrifying internal energy that had been dormant in Ma Zhenchun's body.

"Watch out!" Mo Tingfeng's warning came out, but it was already a beat too late.

Ma Zhenchun effortlessly snapped the sword blade that had pierced Ye Wujiu's foot with one hand, then swiftly plunged the broken blade into Ye Wujiu's calf, before launching a powerful kick towards the latter's face!
In the blink of an eye, Ye Wujiu, unable to dodge due to his leg injury, could only cross his arms in front of his chest to withstand the attack.

"Bam—!"

A muffled thud, like a heavy hammer striking a cauldron.

The force was far beyond what was expected. Ye Wujiu's arms were fractured, and his robes were blown apart by the powerful internal force. One can imagine the damage to his internal organs. He was sent flying uncontrollably, crashing into the ground several feet away and creating a cloud of dust mixed with blood mist.

"No blame!"

Song Weichen couldn't resist rushing into the formation, but Mo Tingfeng grabbed her.

"hold on."

"Still waiting? Waiting to collect his corpse?!"

Song Weichen couldn't break free, and her eyes turned red with anxiety.

"Then, as you wish, Madam, you may enter the formation, and I will collect your corpse?"

At some point, Li Kan also came over, giving Song Weichen a nonchalant glance.
"Go ahead, rush in and save him! Are you trying to impress me? I'd like to see if you have the ability to save that half-dead little brother, or if you'll just be a hindrance to him."

"..."

“Yes, I can’t save Wujiu, but at least I can help draw the fire so he can catch his breath.” Song Weichen glared at Li Kan and Mo Tingfeng, who was holding her tightly. “Unlike you guys, your hearts are made of iron.”

"Weiwei, don't worry, look." Mo Tingfeng's tone remained gentle.

Following Mo Tingfeng's gaze, Song Weichen was stunned—the necromancer seemed different in some way.

Yes! Runes!

Just after Ma Zhenchun's sudden outburst, the runes on his body disappeared!

"The sword strike to the Yongquan acupoint, though it did not damage Ma Zhenchun's heart, broke a part of the curse array on his body and exhausted all the necromancer's strange strength in an instant."

"So, even though Wu Jiu is seriously injured, it won't be so easy for Ma Zhenchun to hurt him again now."

"only……"

Mo Tingfeng's eyes darkened.
"To truly eliminate the necromancer, we still need to find his mind and break through it."

But where exactly is the key to understanding?

Thinking of this, Mo Tingfeng frowned again. Could it be that he had been wrong from the beginning, and that the displacement of the heart orifice had nothing to do with acupoints?
He quickly suppressed the thought as soon as it arose. Impossible. This kind of spell array must be related to acupoints—perhaps not traditional acupoints, but... extraordinary acupoints?
The so-called extraordinary points refer to acupoints that do not belong to the traditional "fourteen meridians" but are "unusual and strange meridians" that have been highly valued by physicians and martial artists throughout history, such as "Gaohuang", "Yintang", "Sishencong", etc... Mo Tingfeng's eyes gradually brightened. Most extraordinary formations like to use "extraordinary points" as their location. Yes, that must be it!

"Wu Jiu, break through the 'Ligou'!"

Mo Tingfeng suddenly shouted at Ye Wujiu inside the magic circle.

Ligou is one of the extraordinary acupoints on the Liver Meridian, located on the inner side of the lower leg. It can regulate emotions and stop fear. Upon hearing Mo Tingfeng's command, Ye Wujiu was only stunned for a moment before seemingly realizing something, and he gripped the broken sword and charged towards the necromancer.

Yeah, why didn't he think of that earlier!

The heart orifice belongs to the element of "fire" in the Five Elements. Since the necromancer was refined in an array that reverses Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, then "fire" will not naturally generate "earth" but will instead go against the Five Elements and "fire reverses to wood".

Wood governs the Liver Meridian, so the Extraordinary Points must be located in the area of ​​Liver Wood – the first and foremost being the "root of Wood". Therefore, most Extraordinary Points are near the legs and feet. Based on this reasoning, the place where the Heart Orifice is displaced is precisely the Extraordinary Point "Ligou"!
"Pfft-"

Although Ye Wujiu was seriously injured, Ma Zhenchun, who had lost his superhuman strength, was not much better off. After a few rounds, the broken blade in Ye Wujiu's hand had already pierced through Ligou.

"It's gone!" Song Weichen pointed at Ma Zhenchun's eyes. "Look! The white film in his eyes has disappeared!"

"Your Excellency is wise! The key to the heart is indeed in Ligou!" Ye Wujiu's figure remained unchanged, but his voice was clearly more excited than usual.

At this moment, Ma Zhenchun's mind was broken and he posed no further threat. What kept him from dissipating was the soul sealed within his body by the curse. As long as the seal was broken and an exit was found for his soul, the Corpse Formation could be completely destroyed.

"Thank you for your guidance, sir. I know what to do next."

Ye Wujiu bowed to Mo Tingfeng, then turned to look at Ma Zhenchun, who stood in chaos within the formation. The liver stores the soul, and the liver belongs to the wood element in the Five Elements theory. Therefore, his soul must be imprisoned in the wood-dominant area of ​​his body. Now that the Ligou has been broken, there are still three "wood-dominant areas" left. As long as these three areas are broken, Ma Zhenchun can truly die.

“Brother Ma, it seems we are destined to meet. From now on, Wujiu will escort you on your journey.”

Ye Wujiu gripped the broken sword in reverse, using his uninjured leg as a pivot, and with a sideways thrust, the broken sword pierced an inch above Ma Zhenchun's hairline.

"呲-"

A plume of black smoke, carrying an extremely strong stench of corpses, emanated from that location. Mo Tingfeng instinctively took out a handkerchief to cover Song Weichen's mouth and nose, while also considerately explaining Ye Wujiu's actions to her:

"Wu Jiu pierced the 'gallbladder point,' which is located below the 'forehead,' which belongs to the fire element. The fire energy rises and burns the liver wood, which is what we call 'fire extinguishes wisdom'—it can be said that the person behind the scenes was able to come up with such a method to imprison Ma Zhenchun's soul on the liver wood meridian, which is why he became so violent and out of control."

"It seems that Wujiu has already figured out the solution. Next, he will definitely break Ma Zhenchun's 'liver gate' and 'divine acupoint'. These two points are located in the middle thoracic vertebrae and the four corners of Baihui. Once these three points are in place, the spirit will naturally be restored."

As Mo Tingfeng finished speaking, Ye Wujiu also sheathed his broken sword. Ignoring Ma Zhenchun, who still stood tall behind him, he bowed to Mo Tingfeng.
"Sir, I have fulfilled your orders."

Is it done? Song Weichen was filled with doubt, and timidly glanced at Ma Zhenchun, who seemed to have more "vitality" than the teetering Ye Wujiu—this guy was still standing like a wall, his eyes fixed on Ye Wujiu, like a ghoul eyeing its prey... This, this is done?
Just then, Li Kan nudged her with his elbow.

"Weren't you just crying and shouting that you wanted to help that kid? He can barely stand now. Where's your sense of judgment?"

"Ah? Oh!"

Song Weichen glanced at Ma Zhenchun warily, but quickly walked towards Ye Wujiu.

"No need for your assistance, Venerable One."

Ye Wujiu tried to raise his hand to stop Song Weichen from getting closer, but his legs went weak and he uncontrollably fell inside. In the blink of an eye, a dark figure flashed past Song Weichen, and by the time he saw clearly, Mo Tingfeng had already caught Ye Wujiu.

"My lord, I am ashamed and dare not trouble you..."

Before Ye Wujiu could finish speaking, Mo Tingfeng helped him turn around and look at Ma Zhenchun.

"Look."

Frost began to form beneath Ma Zhenchun's feet, and the frost flowers rapidly expanded outwards, intertwining and tangling together, eventually forming a circle with a diameter of over ten feet—clearly a magic array.

Mo Tingfeng had seen the remnants of this magic array when he was searching in the far north of the Yellow Springs; it was the Corpse Array!
In an instant, the magic array formed by the frost flowers shone brightly, while Ma Zhenchun's physical body, standing in the center, gradually became transparent.

Everyone present knew very well that the shamatha formation had been broken.

The necromancer who had plagued the Dream Realm and the Si Chen Mansion for days since the collapse of the Misty Village was finally about to disappear.

Once he disappears, the "blood puppet" Azalea, which is linked to him, will no longer be able to gain any traction, and its disappearance is only a matter of time. Ruan Mianmian should be able to find it soon.

……

For a fleeting moment, was it just an illusion? Ye Wujiu felt that Ma Zhenchun smiled at him before he completely disappeared, a smile that came from someone who considered him a confidant and felt that he had died a worthy death.

Finally, everything inside the cave returned to calm.

Ye Wujiu looked at the emptiness before him, feeling an indescribable emotion.

"My lord, is it really over?"

"Well, it's over."

As his tense nerves relaxed, Ye Wujiu, already badly injured, went limp. Before completely losing consciousness, he forced himself to speak his thoughts:
"My lord, I lost contact with He Ran before I returned."

"He and Mengda went to spy on Jinglan, I hope nothing happened to them..."

After many days, I've finally updated... I'm so sorry, meow meow meow (standard kneeling posture + ashamed face), I've been so busy, meow meow meow...