Summoning the Gods: Start by creating the Eternal Night.

The outer edge of the Nine Nether Abyss

Above the void.

Yan Guiren, Yan Shisan, and Li Xunhuan concealed themselves and quietly watched as the allied forces surged into the Nine Nether Abyss.

"The Nine Nether Demon Sect has certainly spared no expense in dealing with this group."

A slightly mocking voice suddenly rang out behind the three of them.

As soon as he finished speaking, a black shadow darted to the three of them, wagging its tail and sticking out its tongue. It was none other than the Black Emperor.

Yan Guiren looked down at the suddenly appearing Black Emperor and raised an eyebrow:

"Black Emperor? What are you doing out here instead of staying in the Eternal Night Space?"

Black Emperor flicked its tail: "I was just bored in the Eternal Night Space. I heard you guys were causing trouble here, so I came to join in the fun."

Li Xunhuan toyed with his throwing knife, a half-smile playing on his lips, and said, "I bet you snuck out here, didn't you?"

"Hey, what about the trust between people (and dogs)?" Black King puffed out his chest. "I've given a proper report!"

Yan Shisan's eyes sharpened as he stared intently into the depths of the abyss: "Alright, you just said they went all out, what exactly is it?"

The Black Emperor's joking expression vanished. He sniffed the air and said in a deep voice:

"Inside lies an extremely malevolent array, its aura connected to heaven and earth. Once activated, it can seal off the entire Nine Nether Abyss."

"What's even stranger is that this formation can devour spiritual energy and souls. If someone goes in and can't break the formation, they will be drained sooner or later."

Yan Guiren pondered and said, "It sounds somewhat similar to the Bloodlust Array that my thirteenth brother and I encountered in Tianfeng City."

Yan Shisan chimed in, "Indeed!"

Black King squatted down, wagging its tail. "I advise you not to rush in and join the fun. Once this commotion starts, the people inside are likely to be in trouble."

The three exchanged a glance and nodded. Yan Guiren spoke up, "Then let's wait and see how things go."

Deep within the Nine Nether Abyss, the three armies of the allied forces are cautiously advancing.

They hadn't seen a single demonic cultivator along the way, only dried corpses scattered everywhere and howling, eerie winds.

The atmosphere was eerily unsettling, intensifying the unease in many people's hearts.

"Something's not right... It's too quiet." Yunhe from the Qingyun Sect frowned, feeling that something was amiss.

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding demonic energy suddenly surged and turned into wisps of mist.

"Huh? What's this?"

Many cultivators felt a blur before their eyes, and the surrounding scenery instantly changed.

A young cultivator suddenly looked mesmerized and murmured:

"Hehe... Sister-in-law, Big Brother isn't here tonight, come on over..."

As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed at the air, a silly grin on his lips. What he saw was his sworn brother's partner.

On the other side, a middle-aged cultivator suddenly straightened his back, his face full of arrogance:

"Hahaha! I am the number one expert in the Eastern Region! You all must submit to me!"

He was indulging in the fantasy of becoming the best in the world.

Even worse, some suddenly turned deathly pale, staggered backward, and screamed:

"Don't come any closer! I didn't kill you! Don't come after me!"

Before him lay his fellow disciples, whom he had betrayed and caused to their deaths.

"Ah—don't come any closer!" Some people were so terrified by the endless evil spirits that they collapsed to the ground, defecating and urinating in the process.

Chaos erupted within the allied forces, with various murmurs and screams rising and falling.

"Oh no! It's an illusion!"

Master Mingkong and the others were highly skilled and were not affected by the illusion.

Seeing the strange behavior of the surrounding cultivators, Mingkong's expression darkened. He clasped his hands together, and a Buddhist chant resounded throughout the abyss:

"Amitabha! Break!"

A huge golden Buddha seal condensed above his head, slowly rose, and finally exploded in the void!

The Buddha's light spread out like a tide, dispelling the mist and shattering the illusion wherever it passed.

The cultivators who were caught in the illusion awoke with a start, drenched in cold sweat. They shook their heads, their eyes regaining their clarity, their faces filled with lingering fear.

"Just now... just now I saw so many beautiful women... and then those beauties suddenly turned into Ru Hua..."

"I dreamt that I became the number one martial arts master in the Eastern Region, revered by thousands..."

"I saw my fellow disciple whom I had personally killed; he came to claim my life..."

However, before everyone could catch their breath, the ground beneath their feet suddenly trembled violently.

"Boom—!"

With a loud bang, a huge red light shield rose from the ground, like an inverted giant bowl, completely enveloping the entire heart of the abyss!

Blood patterns flowed across the light shield, emanating a chillingly malevolent aura.

"Hehehehe..."

A wild laugh echoed from all directions.

"Welcome, everyone, to the Nine Nether Abyss!"

"You are now trapped in the Blood Soul Array. Experience the effects of this array for yourself! Hahaha..."

Qian Tian, ​​Ming Kong, Leng Wuyai and the others all had a dark expression.

They hadn't expected that, in addition to the illusion array, the opponent had also set up such a domineering trapping array!

Alliance monks on the right flank

"Damn it!" Leng Wuyai roared, his murderous aura surging, and he slammed his palm hard into the red light shield.

"Bang!"

After the loud bang, the light shield remained completely still, but the recoil caused Leng Wuyai to stagger back several steps, his arm going numb.

At that moment, within the great formation, endless demonic energy and blood energy surged from the ground, transforming into countless tiny threads that coiled around the allied cultivators.

"Oh no! My spiritual energy is draining away!" a cultivator suddenly cried out in alarm.

When everyone looked down, they saw that the spiritual energy within their bodies was flowing out rapidly like a flood, flowing into the light shield along the blood energy threads.

"The surrounding spiritual energy is decreasing, while the demonic and blood energy is becoming increasingly concentrated!"

Someone shouted, "If this continues, our spiritual energy will be drained, and we'll turn into dried-up corpses!"

Panic spread like a plague, and many cultivators began frantically circulating their cultivation techniques to resist it, but to little avail.

Meanwhile, the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth is decreasing at a visible rate, and is being replaced by increasingly dense demonic energy and blood energy.

"This can't go on!" Leng Wuyai said in a deep voice.

"If this continues, our spiritual energy will be completely drained, and we'll become nothing more than lambs to the slaughter!"

Leng Wuyai looked at Xing Xuanfeng beside him and said urgently, "Fellow Daoist Xing, this formation is strange. Do you have a way to break it?"

"If this keeps up, we'll all turn into dried-up corpses!"

Xing Xuanfeng remained expressionless and said calmly, "This formation is based on blood energy and demonic energy, and is connected to the entire Nine Nether Abyss. With the strength we've gained along the way, it's difficult for us to break it."

He paused, then added, "My Star Pavilion disciples all brought spirit pills, which might allow us to last a few more hours."

"As for the solution... Vice Alliance Leader Leng is the Vice Alliance Leader of the Allied Forces, so it is only right that you make the decision."

Leng Wuyai choked for a moment, his face turning ashen.

He had no ideas whatsoever. But now that things had come to this, he could only bite the bullet and say:

"Everyone, circulate your cultivation techniques to resist the loss of spiritual energy with your physical bodies! Do not use spiritual energy unless absolutely necessary!"

"I'm going to meet with the Alliance Leader and Master Mingkong to discuss how to break the formation! You all stay here and await orders; do not act rashly!"

"Yes, Vice Alliance Leader!"

Without further hesitation, Leng Wuyai dashed off towards Zhonglu Qiantian.

Alliance Army Mid Lane

Qian Tian frowned as he looked at the flowing blood patterns on the light shield.

He could sense that this formation not only trapped people, but also continuously devoured the life force and spiritual energy within it, clearly intending to wear them down to death.

"It seems that this Blood Demon Ancestor intends to wipe us all out in one fell swoop..."

The chief priest said urgently, "Your Majesty, this is a very strange phenomenon. If we don't find a solution soon, we fear we will suffer great losses!"

A cold glint flashed in Qian Tian's eyes.

"Pass on my order: everyone must do everything in their power to resist the loss of spiritual energy, and at the same time, search for the location of the array's core!"