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Chapter 641 The Myriad Manifestations of the Heart, Suppressing the Long River to Suppress the World
A dazzling pillar of light, tearing through the void, descended suddenly without warning.

It carried with it the immense void energy capable of annihilating all things, and like a spear of divine punishment, it struck the crown of the Heavenly King of the River Suppressor with unparalleled precision!

Faced with this sudden sneak attack, the Heavenly King of Zhenhe remained expressionless, standing as steady as a mountain, neither dodging nor avoiding, as if the pillar of light that could pierce through mountains was just an illusion.

Just as the beam of light was about to reach him, a vast golden river spontaneously surged around him.

The beam of light slammed into the surging river of martial arts, unleashing a burst of intense light.

Within the long river, countless martial arts phantoms performing Buddhist secrets crumbled and vanished under this violent impact.

But the long river seemed to possess endless depth and inclusiveness. As it surged and flowed, it forcefully devoured and decomposed the earth-shattering void energy, ultimately "drowning" it completely within the vast foundation of millennia-old martial arts, turning it into nothingness!

Taiyu's strength lies in his unparalleled ability to unleash devastating attacks and overcome obstacles. He can overcome any opponent with sheer force, and apart from Lin Tianyi, no one possesses greater power than him.

However, the Heavenly King of Zhenhe, relying on the profound foundation of a thousand-year-old Buddhist martial arts, reached another extreme—

His strength is perfect and flawless, with no weaknesses in attack, defense, movement, self-healing, or endurance. He is like an impeccable treasure trove of martial arts!

In a sense, he is a 'superior version of Li Fei' who is at a higher level, stronger, and almost perfect!
Therefore, Xu Chihan's long-prepared sneak attack was destined to be futile.

However, this strange beast, which has lived for hundreds of years, is definitely intelligent enough.

It arrived at the battlefield before the White Flame Army and the Azure Iron Cavalry, but it has not yet made a move.

It is waiting for reinforcements from the Great Blue Dynasty to rescue Li Fei. It will not take action unless there are no reinforcements available.

When Xu Chihan saw with his own eyes that the Sky Blue Iron Cavalry, instead of coming to Li Fei's rescue, had left the battlefield, he had no choice but to enter the fray.

It had a clear understanding of the situation before entering the market, knowing that two things were currently crucial—

First, Li Fei's channel for absorbing the primordial energy of heaven and earth was blocked.

Secondly, Li Fei was trapped and unable to escape.

Therefore, as soon as Xu Chi Han made his move, it collided with the void power of the Qiankun Reversal Five Elements Formation, preventing Xuanxin Zhenjun from continuing to interfere with Li Fei absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from the void.

Secondly, we must do everything in our power to shatter space and create an opportunity for Li Fei to escape!

The sneak attack by Xu Chihan was not without effect; the aftershocks of the beam of light violently vibrated, making the already unstable space even more unstable.

The space within the formation twisted wildly like a shattered mirror. The multicolored light no longer coalesced into mountains, but instead exploded into chaotic and dangerous vortexes of energy, tearing everything apart.

Click! Boom!
The space could no longer withstand the pressure from both inside and outside, and it shattered with a crash.

Behind the broken holes, a chilling dark red was revealed—these were enormous, terrifying scales that shimmered with a cold, metallic sheen.

Immediately afterwards, a ferocious giant fin covered with scales as large as mountains, carrying a wild and violent aura, suddenly emerged from the spatial rift and slashed down directly towards the direction of the River-Suppressing Heavenly King!
The moment the giant fin appeared, the space around Li Fei rippled and collapsed violently like water.

"Now! Escape!"

Xu Chihan's urgent thoughts exploded in Li Fei's mind.

Li Fei naturally seized this fleeting opportunity.

The dark golden sword peak exploded with a roar, but it did not dissipate; instead, it transformed into billions of even more intense and sharper sword energies.

These sword energies, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, instantly converged into a mighty torrent that surged and never stopped. Within it, a golden dragon of fortune raised its head and roared, churning and swirling, infusing the sword stream with boundless power!
In that instant, the phrase "turning the tide" transformed into "standing shoulder to shoulder with you"!
The sword flow roared furiously, charging straight at the River-Suppressing Heavenly King.

Faced with the sudden change, the Heavenly King of Zhenhe's eyes turned cold.

He didn't even glance at the terrifying giant fin that was capable of splitting mountains; he simply raised his left arm and casually pressed it down in front of him.

With a flick of his palm, a Dharma image far more solemn, grander, and more supremely majestic than the one Ming Qi had previously conjured emerged from behind him—the Thousand-Armed Tathagata Dharma image!
His appearance was solemn and dignified, his eyes were disdainful, and he exuded a dignified Zen spirit of "I am the only one who is supreme in heaven and earth".

A thousand hands moved in unison.

Countless golden Buddha palms swept out, not in a head-on collision, but with an incredibly mysterious trajectory, precisely meeting the surging torrent of sword energy. The palm force was supple and long, like dew clinging to a spider web, effectively "sticking" to the violent sword energy.

No matter how sharp and fierce the sword energy was, it was all deflected, neutralized, and dissolved into nothingness by the seemingly gentle palm force.

Just as Li Fei was about to use the [No Distance] technique to escape into the void, his figure suddenly froze.

He found himself surrounded by countless invisible yet real forces that were tightly binding and pulling at him.

This force was not as fierce and powerful as ordinary strength, but it was exceptionally tough and dense, and like a persistent carbuncle, it lingered and never stopped. As soon as it touched his body, it spread and penetrated into his acupoints and meridians at an astonishing speed!

The Ten Seals of the Tathagata—[Impart to Cause and Effect]!
This move transcends the realm of ordinary power, directly addressing the profound and mysterious principles of cause and effect. More troublesome than physical strength, the primordial energy of heaven and earth, or even various supernatural abilities, is this inextricable and tangled thread of cause and effect.

Once you are tainted by it, it is like falling into an endless net, entangled in karma, and unable to escape!
Back in the Northern Barbarian lands, Li Fei had personally witnessed the Heavenly King of Zhenhe using this move against Ning Qingman.

However, he lacked Ning Qingman's [Sword Unraveling] Dao principles, so he couldn't break through all techniques with a single sword strike and was forced to remain where he was.

As for the terrifying giant fin that was about to strike down, it was first blocked by a golden martial arts river that was protecting it and rose into the sky.

Immediately afterwards, a dense burst of multicolored light emerged, firmly enveloping the giant fin.

Within the radiant light, the five elements of primordial energy were completely reversed and ran rampant, with the primordial magnetic divine light frantically cutting, twisting, and decomposing!
Under this terrifying power, the dark red scales, which were harder than divine metal, were forcibly peeled off, cut, and finally pulverized into the finest dust!
"Leave it to me."

Xuanxin Zhenjun transmitted his voice to Zhenhe Tianwang.

This Taoist master remained hidden behind the scenes and never revealed his true identity.

In the void, around the terrifying, mountain-like body of the Void Pool Clam, the primordial energy began to surge wildly, like boiling water.

Countless profound and complex formations disregarded spatial distance and common sense, rapidly condensing and generating out of thin air—

The azure blue Water Flowing Waves Formation unleashed towering torrents, transforming into layers upon layers of weak water cages; the crimson Blazing Wind Formation spewed forth heaven-scorching, earth-shattering fiery dragons, roaring and swirling; the silvery-white Geng Metal Meridian Formation burst forth with billions of indestructible, sharp sword energies, weaving a net of death; the gleaming purple Thunder God Formation drew upon the divine thunder of the nine heavens, transforming into raging lightning snakes tearing through the darkness.
And this is just the beginning!
These formations, each with its own unique attributes and terrifying power, do not exist in isolation. The moment they take shape, they nest, overlap, and merge with each other in a dazzling and profoundly mysterious way!
In the blink of an eye, a complex and powerful composite array was formed!

One layer, two layers, ten layers. The number and complexity of the stacked arrays increased at an alarming rate!

At the point where the giant fin of the Void Pool Clam was shattered, flesh and blood writhed wildly, regenerating rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. At the same time, its enormous body suddenly thrashed violently, stirring up a destructive storm in the void.

It stirred up pure and violent void power, like an invisible tsunami, and crashed wildly in all directions!

The innermost hundreds of layers of formations shattered and vanished like fragile glass under the impact of this absolute power, turning into countless fireflies.

However, Xuanxin Zhenjun's array cultivation was unfathomable. The moment the old array shattered, more, more complex, and more solid stacked arrays were born from nothingness, one after another, to replenish it, like an endless tide, tightly trapping the Void Pool Clam and the void storm it created in the center!
In an instant, an incomparably magnificent scene appeared in the void:

A colossal primordial beast roared and struggled, stirring up a void storm in an attempt to tear everything apart; and around it were countless ever-renewing, layered Taoist formations, like a constantly shrinking furnace of heaven and earth, using endless changes to resist absolute power, frantically eroding its ferocious might!

The Way—[The Mind Seal of All Phenomena]!
This is the Dao principle of True Lord Xuanxin.

What is a 'formation'?
To discern the laws governing the universe, and based on those laws, to use specific methods to harness the power of heaven and earth to achieve special purposes—that is the essence of 'array'!
All things in the world have myriad forms, and all forms reside in the mind. When the mind stirs, myriad forms emerge, combining to form different patterns.

This is the "Myriad Manifestations of the Mind"!
Yun Shu's "Analysis" explores the essence of all things, knowing not only what they are, but also why they are.

Xuanxin's [Myriad Manifestations of the Heart] only requires 'knowing what it is'; all the myriad aspects of the world are imprinted in his heart, like the various 'materials' that make up an array.

Therefore, he only needs to operate the Dao principles and, with a thought, he can use these 'materials' to construct the formation.

The Heaven and Earth Reversal Five Elements Grand Formation, the most difficult formation in Taoism, would require at least ten days and a large amount of precious formation materials to successfully set up, even if given to a dozen top-level masters.

However, Xuanxin only needs to prepare some necessary materials and magical artifacts in advance, and spend a little time to set up this formation on his own!
In terms of array formation mastery, Xuanxin, with his [Myriad Manifestations of the Heart], has a unique advantage and should rightfully be the number one array formation master.

However, Qingxu's array formation skills, displayed when he established the Dao Kingdom on the ground in Ming Province, were even superior to Xuanxin's!
This has always bothered Xuanxin. He has seriously studied the formations left by Qingxu, thoroughly absorbed them, and learned from and surpassed the other party's thinking in this area.

If Qingxu could come back to life, he was confident that he could truly surpass his opponent in the art of array formations and become the undisputed number one in array formations!
At this moment, while maintaining the Five Elements Reversal Array in the real world, True Lord Xuanxin was constantly constructing and stacking arrays in the void to trap the Void Pool Clam.

His speed in setting up the formation was simply too fast. In this respect, he had been the best in the world since the day he condensed the Dao principles, and no one could compare to him!
This was the first time Xu Chihan had encountered such a tactic.

In contrast, it prefers to deal with Li Fei's straightforward and violent attacks because it is really unfamiliar with human formations.

For a time, Xu Chihan was trapped by endless formations and could not escape.

In the real world, because True Lord Xuanxin diverted most of his power to deal with the Void Pool Clam, the power of the Heaven and Earth Reversal Five Elements Formation has been weakened by nearly 80%.

This great formation is currently only equivalent to a 'cage', making it difficult for Li Fei and Bai Yanjun to escape.

Other influences have become very weak.

The white flame dragon that charged into the formation was tightly grabbed by the Great God Vajra Dharma Image with both arms and could not break free!
Ming Qi's use of the most powerful Vajra Dharma among the Eight Vajra Arts was ineffective against Li Fei, who was blessed with the nation's fortune.

However, they still have the upper hand against the White Flame Army.

Of the four imperial armies of the Great Blue Dynasty, apart from the Sky Blue Iron Cavalry, the other three are not considered strong in terms of killing power among top-tier experts.

The primary method these 10,000-strong Imperial Guards use to deal with top-tier experts is still through attrition.

Once the 12,000 Imperial Guards activate a 10,000-strong military formation, as long as the number of soldiers is not less than 5,000, they can maintain their Dao principles and peak combat power.

Therefore, if the top experts continue to fight to the death and refuse to retreat, these Imperial Guards can use the lives of 7000 people to wear down the enemy!

Of course, even among the top experts, there are differences in strength.

When Li Fei compiled the Top Ranking, he had a rough estimate of the combat strength of the four Imperial Guards of the Great Blue Dynasty, after all, he had personally witnessed the combat strength of three of them.

The three Imperial Guards, White Flame, Azure Frost, and Crimson Scale, are roughly equal in strength, roughly equivalent to the eleventh-ranked member of the Peerless Ranking.

In other words, if both sides fight to the death and refuse to retreat, these three imperial guards can wear down Wu Hui Zhenjun.

Before the Blood Spring and Blood Breath condense into Blood Crystals, Li Fei may be worn down and killed if the Myriad Blood Pearl cannot be upgraded temporarily and there is no national fortune to support him.

As for the strongest Sky Blue Iron Cavalry, they cannot wear down Qin Mingli, who possesses the True Dragon Body, but they can wear down the even stronger Buddha-Eye Heavenly King and Xuanxin True Lord.

Therefore, the Sky Blue Iron Cavalry's combat strength is probably ranked eighth in the world.

Ming Qi possesses the Dao principle of "selflessness," and like Qin Mingli, he is also a top-tier expert best suited for a war of attrition against the Imperial Guard.

The white flames completely enveloped the Vajra image behind him, and also completely enveloped him.

However, these flames only ignited the image of the Great God Vajra, but failed to ignite Mingqi, and didn't even burn the hem of his clothes.

Zuo Jun, the commander of the White Flame Army, was not discouraged because he could not harm Ming Qi.

Li Fei had no principles to follow, so he was helpless when faced with Ming Qi.

However, Zuo Jun can use the military formation to control the Dao principle [Daytime Heart Flame].

Although the power of [Daylight Heart Flame] did not touch Ming Qi's body, it did touch the power of his Dao.

The concept of "selflessness" can cause Mingqi himself to vanish into nothingness, but it cannot cause the Dao itself to vanish into nothingness.

Therefore, the principle of "selflessness" is an unsolvable defense against an opponent who has no principles.

As for other Dao principles, although they are equally difficult to deal with and belong to the top-level defensive Dao principles, there is at least a possibility of breaking through them.

Zuo Jun continuously manipulated the [Daytime Heart Flame], trying different methods to attack Ming Qi's [Selflessness].

However, the opponent's power of Dao is like a transparent thread in water, difficult to find and difficult to touch. With the slightest force, it will drift with the current.

Zuo Jun was not a top-tier expert after all. He could not control the Dao principles with the power of the military formation, and for a time he was also stuck in a stalemate, unable to break through Ming Qi's interception.

Thus, the situation temporarily became one-on-one between Li Fei and Zhenhe Tianwang.

Why would this ninth-grade exotic beast help you?

While urging the vast and mighty martial arts river to once again press down on Li Fei like the sky collapsing, the Heavenly King of Zhenhe asked in a deep voice.

When Xu Chihan made his move, the shock and anger in his heart were no less than when he saw the arrival of the Azure Iron Cavalry!
Did the Great Blue Dynasty actually have such a trump card hidden away?
If Ming Qi hadn't broken through to the next realm, this carefully planned killing scheme by the Buddhists and Taoists might have turned into a joke!
"you guess."

Li Fei raised his hand and threw a punch, his movements extremely simple.

The surging river of sword energy roared out once more, colliding violently with the golden torrent, stirring up countless waves of primordial energy!

"The Alliance of the Desolate Gods. You went to the Abyss but didn't kill a ninth-rank being; instead, you threatened them?"

The Heavenly King of the River Suppressor strode forward, and the golden river seemed to come alive, roaring like an angry dragon. It forcefully pushed forward against the surging torrent of sword energy, and the immense power layered upon layer, finally swallowing Li Fei's figure completely!
However, the next moment, a majestic dark golden sword peak rose fiercely from the endless river, unmoving, with a golden dragon of fortune circling the peak, raising its head and roaring.

"If you like, guess again."

No matter how fierce the Heavenly King of Zhenhe's attacks were, Li Fei's voice remained neither too loud nor too soft, calm yet incredibly clear, reaching the other party's ears.

Anger flashed in the eyes of the River-Suppressing Heavenly King. He raised his arms and pressed down with both palms at the same time.

The raging dragon that the vast river had transformed into a giant golden Buddha's hand that blotted out the sun and moon!

Endless golden light converged, and the sound of chanting resounded throughout heaven and earth.

In the palm of his hand, a huge swastika symbol slowly rotated, and with each rotation, the pressure from the Buddha's palm grew stronger!
Tathagata's Ten Seals - [Great Thousand Seals]!
The weight of the three thousand great worlds converges in one palm, suppressing heaven and earth.

"You will die today!"

The Heavenly King of the River Suppressor's eyes burned with tangible golden flames, his chilling killing intent and solemn Zen-like aura blending perfectly, emanating a heart-palpitating aura.

His name, 'Zhenhe', originates from a story in a Buddhist scripture:
In ancient times, there was a ancestral river that ravaged humanity year after year, causing widespread flooding, resulting in the deaths of countless lives and a tragic end to the land.

Out of compassion, Buddha threw down his golden bowl and placed it at the source of the ancestral river.

From then on, the flood subsided, the long river flowed peacefully, nourishing all directions and nurturing all things.

When the Heavenly King of Zhenhe broke through to the Martial Saint realm, he adopted the title 'Zhenhe' (镇河, meaning 'suppressing the river') as his title, the meaning of which was precisely—

Zhen Changhe, to pacify the world!

Today, he doesn't aim to subdue the world, but rather to subdue the world's number one genius!

Within the dark golden blade, Li Fei's eyes were resolute.

Although his blood essence was decreasing, he remained full of confidence in victory.

Looking up, Li Fei's gaze pierced through the dazzling Buddhist light, landing on that arrogant figure:

"Come on, third in the world!"

(End of this chapter)