The End of the Immortal Path

Chapter 208 Tell me where I went wrong

After the earthquake, as far as the eye could see, a mountain peak rose in front of the three major formations, affecting all three formations.

The light of the formation flowed through the mountain peaks, like starlight in the mist, flickering uncertainly.

Liu Ningya stood quietly atop the giant tree, supported by the power of the array beneath her feet. Her gaze swept across the mountain peaks ahead, and her brows gradually furrowed.

Especially when she saw the two array lights surging towards the Heavenly Yuan Array like a tide, a trace of doubt arose in her heart.

"The new formation is actually going to join forces with the Blood Sacrifice Formation?" she muttered to herself, her tone filled with confusion. "Logically, the new formation should be able to play both sides and wait for an opportunity to strike. Isn't this blatantly attacking one side just allowing the Blood Sacrifice Formation to grow stronger in one fell swoop?"

However, the thought only flashed through her mind for a moment.

The situation no longer allowed her to delve into the underlying calculations.

She slightly raised her head, her voice as cold as ice: "Since that's the case, then let's settle this once and for all."

As for those in the Tianyuan Formation, they will go all out if they want to seize the final opportunity.

If one still harbors selfish motives or has backup plans at this point, failure is inevitable.

Once the Blood Sacrifice Array gains power, it will devour all those who enter the array, turning them into nourishment.

This is something that all cultivators should be fully aware of.

She no longer depends on the choices of others; the power of the formation will not be weakened by their choices.

After the earthquake completely subsided, she could clearly feel the power of the entire formation, like rivers flowing into the sea, surging towards her.

The power was invisible yet immense, like a thousand lotus flowers blooming from the void, slowly lifting her up and pushing her to the very front of the formation.

As she approached the mountain peak, a blood-red mist swept in like a raging flood.

The mist churned and condensed, instantly transforming into a towering, blood-red giant that punched through the air, aiming straight for Liu Ningya's face.

Boom!

boom!
The giant fist slammed heavily onto the light screen of the Heavenly Origin Array, and the violent and bloody power penetrated the array barrier, striking directly inside.

boom!
A large tree that had deliberately held back its strength shattered instantly, and more than ten cultivators screamed as they were sent flying backward, their blood splattering across the sky.

This punch completely shattered the wishful thinking of everyone in the Tianyuan Formation.

They realized with horror that the battle for the great formation was far more brutal than they had imagined.

Once inside the formation, there's no chance of getting anything out of the way; it's either all-out effort or failure and elimination.

At this moment, a mocking voice came from above the crimson giant: "As expected, one punch is enough to shatter it. A bunch of incredibly stupid fools. When you tried to reap the benefits, you were destined to fail."

As he spoke, the crimson giant attacked again, landing a punch.

Rumble!
The Heavenly Origin Array trembled violently, and cracks appeared on the surface of the second tree.

At the critical moment, the array's light shifted, and a gentle yet resilient force protected the tree from collapse.

Liu Ningya's voice followed: "Adjust yourself and give it your all."

The person who lived by the second tree escaped unharmed, feeling both lingering fear and deep gratitude.

He then bowed respectfully to express his gratitude for the other party's forgiveness.

They immediately mobilized their forces to annihilate those who had formed the Blood Sacrifice Array.

Those who don't participate will be eliminated; defeating them and destroying their formation core will lead to final victory.

In an instant, the morale of the Tianyuan Formation surged, and they began their attack.

In mid-air, Liu Ningya was quite satisfied with this.

In fact, she could have intervened to stop the blood giant's first attack, but the people below were truly foolish, trying to take advantage of the chaos.

Thus, she allowed the other party to make their move, letting everyone below understand the price of having a backup plan and taking advantage of the chaos.

That's how she managed to stop the blood giant when he attacked for the second time.

As everyone entered the convergence zone, a powerful force collided and erupted.

Some even charged directly at the blood-red giant.

I want to test the strength of the formation master.

However, the crimson giant casually waved his hand, throwing the attacker away.

Everyone below has the blessing of the fruit, but the array master has the blessing of the entire array.

They were simply incomparable to the people below.

At this moment, Xu Chen's figure materialized on the crimson giant. He looked at Liu Ningya, who was standing on a lotus flower, and laughed, "Miss Liu is amazing. She united those fools in an instant."

“Xu Chen, you are no match for me. My Heavenly Origin Formation has no weaknesses, while your Blood Sacrifice Formation is a risky approach that forcibly enhances your combat power. You won’t last long. Admit defeat.” Liu Ningya said calmly, “It’s not too late to admit defeat now. You can still use your formation to obtain opportunities. I won’t take them.”

Xu Chen smiled slightly: "Miss is so magnanimous."

He then waved his hand, and more than a hundred Golden Core cultivators behind him were suspended by blood-red iron chains. He pointed at them and said, "Since Miss Liu is so magnanimous, how about we put this crime on your head as well?"

Seeing the miserable state of the students, Liu Ningya felt a chill run down her spine. She looked at Xu Chen and angrily rebuked him, "You are utterly heartless."

"Now that I've repented, can you take the blame for me?" Xu Chen asked with a smile.

"This is a mistake you made, and you must bear the consequences. You can't shirk it; the sect will investigate," Liu Ningya said righteously.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chen laughed and said, "You knew I couldn't refuse, so how did you shamelessly make me admit defeat?"
"Don't you know that I'm at my wit's end right now?"
"Trying to win with just your words?"

"You really think highly of yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Chen took a step forward and threw a punch.

The crimson giant beneath him was always by his side.

Punch out.

The force of the punch howled, tearing through the air, and the powerful airflow whipped up Liu Ningya's skirt, making it flutter loudly.

boom!
Just as the giant fist was about to strike, a lotus flower bloomed, its radiance flowing, steadily blocking the thunderous blow.

The crimson giant's offensive continued. Its massive body suddenly leaped up, instantly closing in on Liu Ningya. A sweeping leg, like a crimson whip, swept out, accompanied by a piercing sound of air being torn apart.

boom!
Another lotus flower appeared and crashed into the giant leg.

With a loud bang, the blood-red calf snapped off, and a cloud of blood filled the air.

However, in the blink of an eye, the blood mist reversed, and the broken part was restored to its original state.

The crimson giant landed steadily.

The body is bent forward, gathering momentum.

Punch out.

The force of the punches was even greater than before.

This time, Liu Ningya took to the air to dodge the attack.

The crimson giant gave chase.

Boom!

Boom!

They clashed extremely quickly, without exchanging a single word, only with powerful force colliding.

Liu Ningya's figure flickered like a ghost, appearing and disappearing at different times, always managing to evade attacks at the last second and shatter the giant's limbs in an instant.

Just a few breaths.

A lotus flower, imbued with immense power, crashed down from mid-air, striking the crimson giant's head squarely.

With a deafening roar, the giant's massive body crumbled and flew backward.

Thus, Liu Ningya landed gracefully, her clothes fluttering, and looked down at Xu Chen: "You have lost."

Xu Chen got up from the ground, ignoring the attacks he was receiving.

With a light stomp of his foot, a powerful force erupted, blasting everyone around him away.

At this moment, he raised his head, staring intently at Liu Ningya, a meaningful smile curving his lips: "It's too early to say I've lost."

Liu Ningya said no more and began her attack.

I don't want the opponent to use their countermeasures.

However, just as Liu Ningya approached, a painful scream suddenly rang out from within the blood sacrifice array.

Immediately afterwards, a large, blood-red hand appeared and reached out to grab her.

The palm is as solid as a physical object.

boom!
She was protected by lotus flowers, which blocked the attack from the blood-red hand.

However, the large hand applied a slight force.

Click!

The lotus flower was covered in cracks.

Then, with a bang, it shattered completely.

Then pinch it down.

boom!
The intense light spread and forced back the blood hand, and Liu Ningya began to retreat quickly.

"Escape?" Xu Chen's eyes were filled with ferocity. "You can't escape." Then, dozens of large hands materialized out of thin air and began to surround and attack Liu Ningya.

As each large hand appeared, the students bound behind them would emit piercing cries of pain.

Boom!

Boom!

Liu Ningya's attacks began to lose their effectiveness, and she kept retreating.

The array power within him was also being rapidly depleted.

"Xu Chen, are you crazy? Aren't you afraid of being punished by the sect for exploiting them like this?"

"You should think more about yourself; you'll soon be one of those people."

Then Xu Chen's sinister laughter rang out.

With bloodied hands, he formed a hand seal, laying down a net that stretched from heaven to earth.

They besieged Liu Ningya.

boom!
At that moment, a blood-red fist landed on the opponent, producing a cracking sound.

Liu Ningya was sent flying, spitting out a mouthful of blood, and fell into the inescapable net.

If she doesn't break through now, she will be defeated.

Xu Chen has gone mad and doesn't care about the lives or deaths of those people at all.

The Blood Sacrifice Array was inherently extreme, and she originally thought that no matter how audacious Xu Chen was, he would not be able to fully unleash the power of the Blood Sacrifice Array.

Little did they expect that the other party was truly unafraid of death.

“Xu Chen, your father is humble and refined, and has always been upright and honest. He places his hopes on you. Aren’t you afraid of disappointing him with your actions?” Liu Ningya said.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chen smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. What? You want to call him over? If you can call him over, I'll surrender."

Looking at the inescapable net around them, Liu Ningya continued, "I know you are a filial son, but my mother has a chronic illness and is in critical condition, requiring treatment."

"I want to get what I want so that I can cure her."

"Whatever you need, I can give it to you at the same price."

Xu Chen laughed loudly, a hint of madness in his eyes: "Your mother's old illness has relapsed? Then wouldn't I be even less able to let you have it?"

“If your father knew, he would never have let you do this,” Liu Ningya said immediately.

Xu Chen looked at the other person and smiled, "But he's dead, so we can't know anymore."

“But my mother is still alive,” Liu Ningya said.

Xu Chen looked at the other person and said coldly, "Don't you know why she's still alive? If it weren't for your foolish mother, would my father have died?"

"But he's dead, and we've already given away enough spiritual energy."

“Nothing you do now will make a difference, but my mother is still alive and needs my help. Can’t you just give in when a life is at stake?” Liu Ningya asked anxiously.

Xu Chen smiled.

Then he reached out and conjured the Blood Demon Iron Chain.

He stirred the blood and energy in his body, controlling the iron chains to surge forward.

Then, to Liu Ningya's horror, it pierced through her body.

“I didn’t use that spiritual source. I’ll use it to buy your future after I destroy you. You still benefited, since you can get that spiritual source without dying.” Xu Chen said with some regret.

Liu Ningya looked at the blood-red iron chains binding her body in horror and used her strength to break free.

However, the moment she broke through the crimson chains, chains appeared in the hands of every blood-red hand in the air, heading towards Liu Ningya.

No matter how she tried to escape, that sinister laughter could not be dispelled.

Subsequently
puff!
The blood-red iron chain pierced through Liu Ningya's body in the moment she lost her focus.

Other chains followed closely behind.

It kept penetrating Liu Ningya's body.

In the blink of an eye, she was bound by iron chains and pulled in front of Xu Chen.

At this moment, the other party grasped a blood-red sword and headed towards Liu Ningya.

puff!
The longsword pierced through Liu Ningya without any resistance.

The pain in his body caused it to emit a dull, aching sound.

Blood dripped onto the ground from the longsword.

"Xu Chen, what's the point of all this? You ruined me and killed my mother, do you think your father will live on?"
“Your father is dead, and that’s it. Your heartless and insane behavior will only make him die with regrets and ruin his reputation,” Liu Ningya said through gritted teeth.

"Why would I revive him?" Xu Chen coldly kicked Liu Ningya and drew his sword. "He died because of his own stupidity. He was weak and stupid, and he was bound to die sooner or later."

Liu Ningya was kicked away and landed in the crowd of people bleeding behind her.

During this time, some sounds came from the other side.

But Xu Chen didn't care at all.

As Liu Ningya's blood merged into the formation, the Blood Sacrifice Formation emitted a dazzling light.

However, it did not achieve great success.

Xu Chen was somewhat disappointed, but it was better than before.

Dealing with the new formation in this way would be effortless.

He took a step forward and headed into the labyrinthine mountain and river formation.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived within the range of the rosemary array.

Shangguan Lingyue spotted him immediately.

"Long time no see." Shangguan Lingyue knocked away the attacker with a palm strike and stared intently at Xu Chen, who was surrounded by a blood-red aura.

“Your formation seems quite weak,” Xu Chen said.

Instead of responding, Shangguan Lingyue looked behind the Blood Sacrifice Formation and said, "Junior Brother Xu, you've made such a big fuss, haven't you thought about the future?"

"You think I'm wrong?" Xu Chen asked.

"No." Shangguan Lingyue shook his head.

"Hypocritical," Xu Chen sneered. "If you think I'm right, why don't you come into my formation? I'll definitely find you a good spot."

Shangguan Lingyue: "."

"Where is your formation master?" Xu Chen asked.

"It'll be out soon, Junior Brother Xu, why don't you wait a bit?" Shangguan Lingyue asked.

Xu Chen took a step forward and struck out with his palm.

Shangguan Lingyue was shocked and activated his full power.

boom!
A powerful palm strike whistled through the air, and Shangguan Lingyue was sent flying before it even arrived.

So strong!

Shangguan Lingyue tried his best to stand firm, but to no avail.

Until a hand was placed on his shoulder.

Instantly, all the palm force vanished; even if that palm strike had arrived, it would have been easily neutralized.

"You're not late, are you?" A calm voice, tinged with amusement, came from behind.

Shangguan Lingyue looked at the person beside him and immediately said, "Just right, not too early, not too late."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Man stepped past Shangguan Lingyue and walked forward, saying with regret, "I wanted to get there earlier, but I didn't expect it to be too late."

As Jiang Man moved forward, everything around him stabilized, as if a stabilizing needle had been dropped into a raging torrent of waves.

The feeling was like that of an immortal descending to earth, leaving Shangguan Lingyue behind him utterly shocked.

Although Xu Chen and Liu Ningya also possess formidable strength, they are completely different from Jiang Man.

They were all show and no substance, while Jiang Man's inner brilliance was concealed.

Jiang Man approached Xu Chen, looked at the miserable crowd behind him, and frowned slightly.

"You've been moved by compassion?" Xu Chen asked.

Jiang Man shook his head: "I just think you're wrong."

Upon hearing this, Xu Chen laughed loudly: "Everyone says I'm wrong, that I'm heartless and insane, so tell me, what did I do wrong?"

Jiang Man pointed to the blood sacrifice array on the left and said, "This is wrong, and there is something wrong there too."

Xu Chen was stunned for a moment, somewhat taken aback.

Jiang Man kindly said, "The formations on both sides are wrong, otherwise the formations would have been completed long ago."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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