I'm only one year old, what the hell is the counterattack system?

Chapter 373 Mr. Er is panicking (please subscribe)
Although Mr. Er didn't know what Chen Yi had discovered, after thinking about it, he did not refuse, but said:
"It just so happens that there are two 'pillars' in Sky City, but I don't know if they are in seclusion."

Chen Yi smiled calmly and bowed slightly: "Please introduce me, Mr. Er."

"You are Welcome."

Mr. Er looked at him and didn't see anything unusual, so he led the way towards the north of Tianqiong City, towards the inner city.

"One of the two 'pillars' is Taoist Master Zeyang, who guards the core of the Tianqiong City formation..."

Before he could finish, Chen Yi said in a slightly serious tone: "Just go to him."

Mr. Er looked at him in surprise. Seeing that he still didn't speak, he nodded hesitantly, but he became even more confused.

He didn't understand what Chen Yi had discovered that caused him to react so strongly.

Looking back, Chen Yi's strange behavior started after he took the "Pillar of the Human Race" token from his hand.

Mr. Er frowned secretly. Could it be related to the token, so he suddenly proposed to go find other "pillars of the human race"?
The second master didn't know, and his mood changed rapidly, and he agreed: "Okay, because of his duties, Taoist Zeyang's retreat time will be shorter than that of the other general Shen Xueying."

Chen Yi was slightly behind him, his face was calm but his eyes were becoming increasingly cold.

"Mr. Er, could you please tell us in detail about the situations of the other 'pillars of the human race'? For example, have they changed suddenly from the past?"

After noticing the trick on the "Pillar of Human Race" token, he naturally became anxious and didn't even bother to hide it anymore.

If his guess was wrong, he could find other reasons to fool Mr. Er later.

But if his guess is correct - then the human race is almost hollowed out by an old woman hiding in the dark, how can he carry on on his own?
Today I will meet with a few ancestors to discuss how to break the impasse.

"Of course you can." Seeing this, even though he was just an incarnation of divine will, Mr. Er's face showed a solemn expression, and then he recalled:

"Let's talk about Taoist Priest Zeyang first. He is relatively old and was originally a wandering wanderer in Tianyuan Continent. Because of his outstanding talent, he reached the third-grade Tianhe realm before the age of 20, and was therefore recruited to the Taizhou Mountain battlefield."

"It was eighty years ago... If I remember correctly, I came to Sky City eighty years ago, and then I practiced and improved step by step from the scout camp. Thirty-two years ago, I became the 'pillar of the human race'. Since then..."

Mr. Er paused, frowned slightly, and said suspiciously: "Since then, he has rarely taken action and has been guarding the formation nodes in Tianqiong City."

If Chen Yi hadn't mentioned the sudden change, he wouldn't have noticed this.

You must know that in the past thirty years, the Demon Court has launched no less than a hundred large-scale attacks, one every few months, including when Tiankong City was in crisis.

A "pillar of the human race" like Taoist Master Zeyang is responsible for the core formation. He should have taken action several times and killed several demon kings or even great demon kings.

However, Mr. Er could not find any record of Taoist Zeyang’s battle achievements in his mind - to be precise, since he became the "pillar of the human race", he has not achieved any victory at all!
This is not normal!

When he thought of this, Mr. Er's expression suddenly became serious. He was sure that Chen Yi must have discovered something, so he immediately quickened his pace.

As he walked, he talked about another "pillar of the human race."

"Shen Xueying was born on the battlefield of Taizhou Mountain. Her father was the descendant of a famous family. He had the noble spirit of Confucianism and the Taoist Yin-Yang theory. Therefore, she inherited this heritage and entered the realm of supernatural powers at the age of 22. At the age of 31, she killed a great demon king of the fifth realm of supernatural powers. Since then..."

Mr. Er paused, then walked forward, and said with gritted teeth:

"Since she became the 'pillar of the human race', she has been similar to Taoist Master Zeyang and has rarely taken action. However, her situation is better and she has cooperated with Baishan to fight the enemy several times."

But if you think about it carefully, Shen Xueying mainly plunders the enemy and rarely takes action, let alone kill the demons in the Demon Court.

After talking to the two of them, if Mr. Er still didn't know the reason why Chen Yi was acting strangely before, then he would be a fool.

He quickly reviewed the "pillars of the human race" in other cities in his mind. He knew some of them well, but some of them he didn't. However, since they got the tokens, they had all stopped making any moves, and their performance was far less impressive than before.

It seems that this is because of their duties, but when you think about it carefully, the achievements they have made do not match their status at all.

"Chen Yi, tell me honestly, is it that token..."

"Yes."

Seeing that he had reacted, Chen Yi stopped hiding it and nodded, saying, "Someone has tampered with the token. If you carry it for a long time, your mind will be affected. It may be a magical power like illusion or charm."

Mr. Er pursed his lips, and the Taoist Master Ziying who had just given him the token emerged in his mind. Thinking about it now, he did have some doubts.

When Taoist Master Ziying handed it to him, it seemed as if there was a layer of divine power wrapped around it, and he was told to refine it with his heart's blood.

There was nothing wrong with this sentence itself. The key lay in the divine will - perhaps God did not want him, the ancestor of the human race who was merely the incarnation of divine will, to notice anything unusual.

"So, you suspect Taoist Ziying..."

"Yes." Chen Yi nodded again and said seriously, "Second Master, I don't want this result either, but judging from the current results, something has indeed happened to those pillars."

"So I hope to go and take a look in person to confirm their condition, and preferably find a way to remove the power of mind control from them."

After listening to what Mr. Er said, the original guess has become a reality. It is very likely that the fourteen "pillars of the human race" except him have been controlled by Taoist Ziying.

At this moment, Chen Yi couldn't help but feel a little regretful - when he activated the [Mask of Breaking Delusion] before, he was only focused on looking at those ancestors, and didn't pay much attention to the other side's miscellaneous sects and Buddhist masters.

Most of those powerful people came from Diyan City. If he had discovered something before, he would not have discovered the problem with Taoist Ziying and the "pillar of the human race" until now.

"This... Damn, this is terrible."

Mr. Er also understood at this moment, and his heart was also a little confused. Even with the righteousness he had cultivated over hundreds of years of reading, he couldn't help but curse.

Even though he had been targeted by Taoist Ziying several times in the martial arts arena before, he had never doubted the other party's intentions.

Looking back now, what he was thinking was the same as Chen Yi's - what Taoist Ziying said several times were intentionally or unintentionally slowing down the pace of the human race's plan against the Demon Court.

Not only that, the worst... the worst is the Earth Flame City and the surrounding Acropolis.

Obviously, he and Chen Yi thought the same thing again.

"Let's go and see Taoist Priest Zeyang."

Soon, the two arrived at the north of Tianqiong City.

Mr. Er pointed to a Taoist temple that covered a large area in the distance and said, "That is the palace where Taoist Priest Zeyang is staying. Inside it is the core formation of Tianqiong City."

Chen Yi raised his hand and knocked on the [Mask of Delusion Breaking] on his face, and used his mind to sense the past.

After taking a quick look around, he shook his head and said, "Nothing unusual was found. Let's go in and see Taoist Priest Zeyang."

Mr. Er raised his hand to stop him and thought, "I will take charge later. I can think of a suitable reason."

Chen Yi nodded, let out a long breath, calmed down, and said calmly:

"I understand what Mr. Cui means. This time I am only following Mr. Cui to understand the situation in Tianqiong City, so that when Mr. Cui leaves to inspect other cities, I can better guard Tianqiong City." Seeing this, Mr. Er forced a smile and nodded:

"As expected of the Azure Dragon Sword Immortal who won the title of 'Pillar of the Human Race' right after arriving at the Taizhou Mountain battlefield. Such a modest and cautious attitude is truly rare."

The two of them stood outside the palace and performed a drama, and the people around them seemed to have just noticed their arrival.

When the soldiers standing at the gate of the palace saw them, they immediately became excited.

The leading sergeant stepped forward and bowed, "Second sir, this is General Chen Yi."

Chen Yi is now the "pillar of the human race". After the announcement by the Baishan Patriarch, he went to Tianqiong City at the same time. I believe that the generals of other cities will know about this soon.

Mr. Er nodded slightly and asked, "Is Taoist Master Zeyang here?"

The soldier guarding the palace replied respectfully: "General Zeyang happened to be out of retreat today. He originally planned to go to the martial arts arena, but later because of the unusual movement of the formation nodes, he did not go."

"Take us there."

"My Lords, please follow me."

Mr. Er waved to Chen Yi, signaled with his eyes, and followed the soldier into the palace.

The style of this palace is completely different from that of the outside world, as if it had been specially modified. After passing through the huge iron gate with three doors, there is a screen wall inside, on which are carved several reliefs of humans and demons fighting.

After passing the screen wall, there is a wide square paved with gold and jade. At first glance, it is even more imposing than the outside of the Huangji Hall in the Wei Dynasty imperial city.

But as soon as I entered.

Chen Yi's mental perception was suppressed in an instant. Not only was he unable to detect the situation inside the palace, he was even unable to detect the area outside the palace.

Mr. Er seemed to know his situation and explained with a smile: "This is the core formation node of Tianqiong City. Every brick and tile is protected by the formation. Once we enter here, it will be difficult for our divine will to spread out."

Chen Yi nodded and used the [Mask of Delusion-Breaking] to investigate the surroundings.

After just a glance, he frowned secretly——

[At the age of 10, you have reached the perfect state of heaven and man. You use the [Mask of Delusion Breaking] to see through the Shenhai Yuanci formation, and your counterattack points are +. ]

[Note: Since you have not completed your counterattack mission, your counterattack points will be converted into cultivation skills.]

Is there also a Shenhai Yuan magnetic array here?

As Chen Yi followed him inside, he asked in a voice transmission, "Second Master, when the human race's great formation was built, was it the work of Taoist Master Ziying?"

Mr. Er's heart sank, and he silently transmitted his voice, "That's right. The original formation was based on the ancestors. Later, Taoist Ziying succeeded in practicing the Qimen lineage, so he advocated consolidating it again. In addition to the original formation, a new formation was arranged."

"For so many years, the formation to defend against the demon court has been presided over and controlled by Taoist Master Ziying, and it is rare to encounter the situation where the formation from a thousand years ago is used."

"But that formation is indeed effective. Many human soldiers are protected by it. Many soldiers..."

Mr. Er couldn't continue.

The biggest fear in everything is doubt.

Once suspicion arises, many things that originally seemed reasonable will become extremely unreasonable.

Just like the new formation is to protect the lives of human soldiers, but is it possible that Taoist Ziying can take advantage of the opportunity of controlling the formation to secretly eliminate the powerful people who pose a threat to her?

Mr. Er is not sure.

Every day there are casualties among human soldiers, most of whom are of low cultivation, and a small number are powerful ones with high cultivation.

In the ever-changing battlefield fighting, there is no need to affect it too much. Just slightly reduce the power of the formation to allow more demons to rush into the city.

Thinking of this, Mr. Er was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "I'll leave it to you later, my friend."

He knew that Taoist Master Ziying had been hiding for many years without being noticed, and he must have some hidden secrets.

He couldn't see through this kind of secret inheritance, but since Chen Yi could sense that there was something wrong with the token of the "pillar of the human race", he naturally had a way to see if there was anything wrong with Taoist Zeyang.

Chen Yi nodded slightly in agreement, and then asked the soldier in front of him: "This is my first time in this palace. Can you introduce it to me?"

"Naturally."

The soldier in red scale armor leaned to the side and led the way while explaining:

"This palace was built under the supervision of Taoist Priest Zeyang. It is divided into different areas. For example, the one on the right is the cave where the Taoist priest practices in seclusion. There is a formation inside that can increase the speed of absorbing spiritual energy from heaven and earth."

"On the left is the library. The secret collections in Sky Dome City are also copied here. Not only Taoist Zeyang, but occasionally, the soldiers like us who are guarding here can come here to view them."

"That place in front is the core of this palace, and also the core of the node of the Sky Dome City formation..."

After listening to this, Chen Yi became clear in his mind - the place where the Shenhai Yuanci formation was set up was exactly where Taoist Zeyang was in seclusion.

It seems that this ancient formation that can subtly influence the mind has certain harsh conditions for use, which is why Taoist Ziying came here specially to set up an additional formation in addition to the token.

Not long after, the three of them bypassed the node of the formation and saw a Taoist priest with an immortal appearance waiting outside a majestic Taoist temple not far away.

[At the age of 20, you have reached the perfection of the Heavenly Man Realm. You use the [Mask of Delusion Breaking] to see through the powerful person in the Divine Power Realm who is controlled by the power of the Divine Hai Yuanci Array. Counterattack points +.]

[Note: For creatures that have been under the Shenhai Yuanci formation for a long time, their minds will be controlled by the person who set up the formation, just like living in a dream. Everything they think is caused by their mind, which they cannot perceive themselves and needs external force to break.]

external force……

Chen Yi looked at Taoist Zeyang, who was tall and slender and wearing a blue and white Taoist robe, and his mind raced as he wondered what kind of external force could break the influence of this formation.

Before he could come up with a solution, he saw Taoist Master Zeyang approaching them and said with a smile:

"I didn't know you were coming, so please don't blame me for not welcoming you."

Mr. Er glanced at Chen Yi and said with a smile, "You didn't go to the martial arts arena to discuss the important matters of the Demon Court earlier, so I'm afraid you don't know that Cui will go to various cities for inspection later."

"I came here today for no other reason than to let Chen Yi understand the situation in Tianqiong City, and to let you two 'pillars of the human race' communicate with each other."

While saying these polite words, he sent a message to Chen Yi: "Did you see it?"

"He is indeed controlled by the formation!"

(End of this chapter)