Covering the sky: I have the body of the sky, and I have inherited the ten evil methods

Chapter 117 Two-Headed Demonic Bird!

"We must find the core of the formation as soon as possible!" Xiao Chen said in a deep voice, "Otherwise, we will all be trapped here!"

"Li Qingfeng, Daoist Xuanfeng, you cover our retreat!" Xiao Chen made a quick decision and gave the order, "The rest of you, charge with me!"

"Yes!" Li Qingfeng and Daoist Xuanfeng responded in unison, drawing their longswords and standing at the back of the group.

Xiao Chen, along with the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, Jiang Huai Ren, and others, charged forward at full speed in the direction indicated by the scholar Bai Yu.

"Faster! Faster!" Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and desperately urged his spiritual power to push his speed to the limit.

Finally, just as the light screen was about to close, they rushed to the location of the array's core.

However, what appeared before them was not the core of any formation, but a person.

A figure shrouded in black mist stood there silently, having waited for them for a long time...

"Who are you?" Xiao Chen asked warily.

The figure in the black mist slowly raised its head and let out a low, hoarse laugh.

"Me? The one who's here to send you to hell!"

The black mist surged, as if it were alive, emanating a suffocating sense of oppression.

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi couldn't help but take a step back, and Jiang Huai Ren was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he subconsciously gripped the weapon in his hand tightly.

Xiao Chen stepped forward, and the power of lightning crackled around him like purple electric snakes, filling the air with a scorching smell.

"You think you can take my life with these ugly, deformed people?"

A disdainful smile curled at the corner of his lips, and lightning crackled in his hand. "Let me show you what true power is!"

Bai Yu, the scholar, sharpened his eyes, lightly waved his folding fan, and chanted incantations. Intricate runes appeared in the air, weaving together into a huge net of light that enveloped everyone.

"This is... the power of the galaxy?"

The big black dog stared wide-eyed in disbelief and exclaimed, "This kid can actually control the power of galaxies!"

Xiao Chen's expression was solemn, and the lightning in his hand burned even more intensely.

He was a seasoned veteran and knew that now was not the time to panic.

Although these monsters are numerous, they are not invincible.

"Don't panic! These things have red spots of light on their chests; those are their energy cores!"

Xiao Chen shouted in a deep voice, his voice booming like thunder in everyone's ears, "Attack there! Kill them in one blow!"

Having said that, he moved swiftly, rushing towards the monster horde like an arrow released from a bow.

The power of thunder condensed into purple arcs of electricity around him, crackling and dispelling the surrounding darkness.

He spotted a huge, disgusting worm, and with a sudden burst of power from his legs, he leaped high into the air. His right hand transformed into a bolt of lightning, slamming fiercely into the worm's core, which was shimmering with an eerie red light.

"Thunder Seal - Thunderclap!"

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, the red core exploded instantly, turning into countless fragments of flesh and blood flying everywhere, like a punctured balloon.

The giant insect let out a mournful cry, crashed to the ground, twitched a few times, and then fell silent.

"Effective!" Jiang Huai-ren's spirits lifted, and he brandished his longsword, slashing fiercely at the chest of a wild beast monster.

Others followed suit, targeting the monster's energy core with their attacks.

In an instant, the light of various spells intertwined, like a dazzling firework blooming in the darkness.

However, the number of monsters was simply too great, surging in like a never-ending tide.

The group stood back to back in a circle, waving their weapons and barely managing to fend off the monster's attacks, but the situation remained extremely critical.

"This won't do, our spiritual energy will be exhausted sooner or later!" Li Qingfeng killed one monster with his sword, but was also scratched on the arm by another monster, and blood flowed freely.

Xiao Chen also felt somewhat strained.

His spiritual power surged wildly as he continuously unleashed lightning seals, killing one monster after another.

But he could feel his spiritual energy being rapidly depleted.

Just then, he noticed that the black mist messenger was still standing at a distance, with a strange smile on his face.

"This is bad, he must have another trick up his sleeve!" Xiao Chen felt a chill run down his spine, and an ominous premonition surged into his heart.

Sure enough, the black mist messenger raised his hands and muttered incantations.

As he chanted his incantation, the surrounding black mist thickened, and the number of monsters began to increase dramatically.

"This can't go on any longer, we have to find a way to break this deadlock!" Xiao Chen thought rapidly, his eyes scanning his surroundings.

Suddenly, he noticed that Bai Yu, the scholar, was standing in the center of the formation, studying something intently.

He waved his folding fan lightly, and streaks of blue light swirled around him, as dazzling as a galaxy.

"Brother Xiao Chen, I've discovered the key to this formation!"

Bai Yu, the scholar, suddenly spoke up, his voice tinged with excitement, "The energy source of this maze is in the crystal ball at the center of the array! As long as we destroy it, we can break the array's restraints!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen perked up and quickly asked, "Are you confident?"

"Eighty percent!" Bai Yu the scholar said confidently, "but someone needs to distract the black mist messenger and buy me some time."

"Leave it to me!" Li Qingfeng said without hesitation, wiping the blood off his arm and charging toward the black mist messenger with his sword.

"You ignorant fool!" The black mist envoy sneered, and with a swift movement, he faced Li Qingfeng.

The two instantly fought together.

Li Qingfeng's swordsmanship was fierce, but the Black Mist Envoy's movements were even more unpredictable, as elusive as a ghost.

Seeing this, Xiao Chen suppressed his worries and said to everyone, "Everyone, lend me a hand! Let's cover Bai Yu the Scholar and destroy the crystal ball together!"

"Okay!" everyone responded in unison, and they all moved closer to Xiao Chen.

Led by Xiao Chen, the group formed a solid defensive line, resisting the monster's attacks and gradually approaching the crystal ball at the center of the formation.

However, the Black Mist Messenger was clearly aware of Xiao Chen's intentions.

While fighting Li Qingfeng, he also distracted himself by controlling the monster, trying to stop Xiao Chen and the others from advancing.

"Dream on!" Xiao Chen roared, his hand crackling with lightning. Thick arcs of electricity flew out like pythons, killing all the monsters around him.

He moved like lightning, weaving through the monsters and constantly getting closer to the crystal ball.

Just as he was about to touch the crystal ball, a dark shadow suddenly appeared and blocked his way.

"Your opponent is me!" the Black Mist Envoy said coldly, the dagger in his hand gleaming with a dark green light and emitting a nauseating stench.

"Then let's fight!" Xiao Chen showed no fear, clenching his right fist and unleashing a torrent of lightning power.

The two instantly erupted into a fierce battle.

Xiao Chen's fist technique was fierce and domineering, each punch carrying the power of thunder, causing the air to explode.

The Black Mist Messenger's movements were unpredictable and elusive, like a ghost, and the dagger in his hand was particularly insidious and vicious, targeting vital points of the human body.

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi closed her eyes and silently recited the instructions for deciphering the Star River Array. As she spoke, mysterious runes appeared in the air, surrounding everyone and forming an invisible barrier.

Those originally ferocious monsters, upon touching this barrier, let out painful howls, their bodies began to melt, and they eventually turned into a pool of black liquid.

The black mist messenger's expression changed drastically, and he said in horror, "How do you know how to break the Star River Array!"

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi ignored him and continued to chant the incantation.

With the blessing of the Star River Array, everyone's power was greatly enhanced.

They brandished their weapons, easily killing monsters, and approached the black mist messenger step by step.

Xiao Chen seized the opportunity, gathered all his spiritual power in his right hand, and suddenly punched the black mist messenger.

"Thunder Seal - Break the Heavens!"

With a deafening roar, the black mist messenger let out a scream, his body flying backward and crashing heavily to the ground, spitting out blood.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xiao Chen moved swiftly, clenched his right fist, and slammed it hard into the crystal ball.

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, the crystal ball shattered into countless fragments.

The entire maze suddenly began to shake violently, the ground cracked, and the walls collapsed, as if the end of the world had arrived.

"It's going to collapse! Everyone, get out of here!" Xiao Chen shouted, leading everyone to rush out of the maze.

Just as they were about to break out of the maze, the entire maze collapsed, turning into ruins.

The group returned to their original starry sky, beneath their feet lay the runes that shimmered with an eerie light…

"What... what's going on?" The big black dog looked at the runes at its feet and asked with a puzzled expression.

"This thing... feels even more sinister than that maze?" it muttered, its plump body involuntarily leaning closer to Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen's eyes were sharp as knives as he quickly scanned his surroundings.

The ancient and mysterious runes beneath their feet flickered faster and faster, their light growing increasingly eerie, as if they had come to life, greedily devouring the surrounding starlight.

"Be careful, these runes are not right!" His deep voice carried a hint of barely perceptible anxiety as he warned everyone around him.

In this bizarre environment, any slight oversight could lead to utter ruin.

The big black dog had already sensed something was wrong. It anxiously scratched at the runes on the surface of the meteorite with its paws, muttering strange words that no one could understand.

Suddenly, as if electrocuted, its fur stood on end, its plump body trembled, and its large, bell-like eyes were filled with terror.

“These runes… are not ordinary formations! They… they seem to be summoning something!” The big black dog’s voice changed, filled with fear.

Almost the instant it finished speaking, a low and suppressed hum came from afar, like the snoring of an ancient beast in its slumber, making people's hearts tremble.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a huge rift slowly tearing open in the depths of the boundless starry sky, swallowing all the light.

Just one glance is enough to send shivers down your spine.

"Not good! The deep restrictions of the Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm have been triggered!" Xiao Chen's expression changed drastically, and he instantly realized the seriousness of the situation.

This Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm is indeed no safe place; it is full of dangers, and a slight mistake could lead to annihilation.

"We must leave here as soon as possible! Before the rift fully opens!" Xiao Chen made a decisive decision immediately.

He knew the situation was critical and that any hesitation would trap him here forever.

However, fate did not seem to intend for them to leave so easily.

Just as everyone was about to take action, the ground suddenly began to shake violently.

Countless tiny runes drifted out from the meteorite, intertwining and entwining wildly in the air, eventually converging into a huge net of light that firmly trapped Xiao Chen and the others within it.

Everyone tried to attack the light net, but all their attacks were like throwing mud into the sea, unable to budge it in the slightest.

"Damn it! What the hell is this!"

The big black dog was so angry that it jumped up and down, leaving shallow marks on the light net with its sharp claws, but they were quickly repaired.

"Perhaps... I can give it a try." The Holy Maiden of Yaochi's voice was soft, but unusually firm.

She gently raised her hand, and an extremely cold energy wave surged around her.

That's a secret technique from the Jade Pool Holy Land, capable of freezing everything in the world into ice.

"Frost Domain!"

With a soft shout from the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, the air around her seemed to freeze, and the temperature plummeted to freezing point.

Beams of icy blue light emanated from her body, like countless ice snakes, coiling towards the net of runes.

The power of ice collided with the runic net, causing tiny cracks to appear, but these were quickly repaired by the power of the runes.

At the same time, Xiao Chen was also looking for a breakthrough.

His spiritual energy surged wildly within his body, converging in his palms.

To break through this net of light, brute force alone is absolutely not enough; we must find its weak point.

"Thunder Seal!"

Xiao Chen roared and thrust his palms forward, unleashing a palm print containing terrifying lightning power that slammed into a node of the light network.

"Crack!"

Under the bombardment of thunderous power, the light net finally succumbed to the strain, and a noticeable crack appeared.

"Now! Everyone, attack together!" Xiao Chen shouted, while simultaneously activating the Thunder Seal again, continuously bombarding the crack.

Seeing this, everyone unleashed their unique skills, launching a fierce attack on the cracks in the light net.

However, a piercing shriek suddenly came from within that rift in the starry sky.

Immediately afterwards, a huge and terrifying figure emerged from the crack.

It was a two-headed demonic bird, its entire body covered in black feathers, each feather shimmering with a metallic luster.

Its eyes, filled with a bloodthirsty light, stared intently at Xiao Chen and the others, as if they were lambs to the slaughter.

Just being swept by that gaze is like being stared at by a venomous snake, sending chills down your spine and making your hair stand on end.

"No! Disperse!"

Xiao Chen roared, and the spiritual power within his body erupted like a volcano, instantly condensing into solid spiritual power shields in front of him.

At the same time, he retreated rapidly without hesitation, trying to increase the distance between himself and the two-headed demonic bird.

However, the speed of that two-headed demonic bird far exceeded everyone's expectations.

Its enormous wings, with just a gentle flap, were like two sharp blades, tearing through the void and producing a piercing sonic boom.

"Delicious flesh and blood, here I come!"

One of the heads emitted a chilling, eerie laugh, while the other greedily licked its lips.

(End of this chapter)