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A desolate wasteland.

In the depths of nothingness, the spatial barriers rippled silently like waves on water.

Su Yu, clad in dark gold armor and bearing Xiao Wangchuan's face and aura, took a step forward.

It did not cause any fluctuations in the rules.

He stopped in mid-air, his hands behind his back.

His profound gaze pierced through the perpetual gray haze over the wasteland, reaching the deepest part of the earth.

Shocked.

Even though Su Yu's normal physical body had reached the peak of the Other Shore and he had witnessed countless grand scenes.

However, when truly facing the real body of the [Xuanhuang Jiuli Locking Heaven Array], a slight ripple still arose in his heart.

This is no ordinary formation.

This is a colossal monster that parasitizes dimensions.

Within sight.

The barren wasteland, spanning hundreds of millions of miles, has had its earth veins completely drained.

Instead, there were 129,600 incredibly thick chains of law.

These chains are translucent and dark yellow, with the surface flowing with two completely different yet strangely fused supreme rules of the Daoist Court and the Witchcraft Tribe.

They are like countless greedy ancient pythons, burrowing deep into the earth's crust.

It locked up sections of incredibly large, bluish-green roots.

Jianmu (建木).

Su Yu could clearly hear the suppressed wails coming from those chains of law.

Each mournful cry was accompanied by a massive amount of life-creating power being forcibly extracted by the formation.

Half of it flowed into the Xuanhuang Dao Court.

Half of it flowed into the Jiuli Witchcraft Tribe.

To extract the marrow from the bones.

"What ruthless methods."

Su Yu did not act rashly.

Divine senses, like the finest spiderweb, followed the texture of the chains, spreading towards the core of the formation.

He was thinking.

What would happen if I were to take action now and forcibly sever one of the chains?

After a while.

Su Yu's brows furrowed slightly.

"no."

He rejected the idea of ​​breaking the formation by force.

These 129,600 chains form a perfect closed loop.

A single hair can affect the whole body.

If you destroy any one of the nodes, the underlying logic of the entire formation will instantly trigger the defense mechanism.

It will not only expose one's location and true strength.

Even more deadly is...

In order to repair the gap, the formation will instantly amplify the power of extracting the source of the Jianmu tree by ten times, or even a hundred times.

That instantaneous dimensional tearing force.

The Jianmu tree couldn't withstand the pressure.

It will be torn to pieces, and everything will perish.

We can't force it.

Su Yu withdrew his divine sense.

His eyes regained their calm and still expression.

No wonder Jianmu was trapped here for countless epochs, not even daring to think of escaping.

Those old monsters from the Daoist Court and the Witchcraft Department have plugged all the loopholes.

"This kind of formation cannot be dismantled piece by piece."

In his heart, Su Yu set the tone for breaking the deadlock.

"I've got a move; wipe them all out!"

"Otherwise, it's very likely that the Jianmu tree will perish along with it."

To achieve this.

Brute force alone won't work.

We must obtain the [core array flag] that controls the grand array.

Only by holding the array flag can one obtain the highest authority over the array at the rule level.

Clarify your thinking.

Su Yu did not linger.

He collected his thoughts and completely immersed himself in the role of "Xiao Wangchuan, the Demon-Slaying General".

His figure flashed.

They flew towards the Myriad Calamities Array Core in the center of the wasteland.

The pivot of the Myriad Calamities Array.

A massive bronze fortress suspended in mid-air.

This is the frontline base of the Xuanhuang Dao Court, guarding the desolate wasteland.

Su Yu just got close.

The fortress's defensive formation automatically recognized Xiao Wangchuan's Primordial Realm aura and opened a gap.

Su Yu strode in with a dignified expression.

Inside the main hall.

An elderly man with white hair and beard, dressed in a Tai Chi robe, was sitting cross-legged in front of a miniature array plate.

Mo Heng, a master of array formations at Tian Shu Academy.

Early stage of the Primordial Chaos Realm.

"General Xiao."

Mo Heng noticed Su Yu's arrival, slowly opened his eyes, and nodded slightly.

His tone conveyed the calm indifference typical of cultivators of the same level.

"Did you bring the array pillars?"

Su Yu didn't waste any words.

With a wave of his sleeve.

He used spatial laws to compress the thirty-two towering Taiyi Gengjin array pillars into a few inches long, which landed steadily in front of Mo Heng.

"Check it."

Su Yu's voice was deep, carrying the cold indifference that Xiao Wangchuan possessed, making him unapproachable.

Mo Heng scanned the array pillars with his divine sense.

After confirming that everything is correct, add it to the array plate.

"Thank you for your trouble, General Xiao."

Mo Heng sighed and rubbed his temples.

"Recently, this Jianmu tree has been struggling more and more violently."

"The rules at the bottom are loosened considerably. If this batch of Taiyi Gengjin Array Pillars hadn't arrived in time, it would have alerted the higher-ups again."

Su Yu's eyes flickered slightly.

He followed up on Mo Heng's words and asked in a calm tone.

"Did it alert the higher-ups?"

"Lord Martial God General, have you been away from the array core lately?"

Mo Heng shook his head.

"The Divine General has returned to the main domain of the Dao Court."

"The once-in-a-century [Great Examination of Xuanhuang] is about to begin. As the chief examiner of this examination, Lord Divine General, you must naturally return to oversee it."

At this point, Mo Heng glanced at Su Yu.

"General Xiao."

"Judging by the time, you've been stuck in the early stage of the Primordial Chaos Realm for almost three epochs, haven't you?"

"This major test is not only for selecting the thirty-six Heavenly Star Lords."

"It is also an excellent opportunity for the Grand General to be promoted to Deputy Divine General."

Mo Heng's tone carried a hint of probing.

"Aren't you going to give it a try?"

Su Yu looked at Mo Heng.

A suppressed ambition flashed in his deep eyes at just the right moment.

This was exactly the entry point he wanted.

"Of course I'll go."

Su Yu's voice was deep.

"I am determined to obtain the position of Deputy Divine General."

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Mo Heng's eyes.

He carefully sensed Xiao Wangchuan's aura.

Suddenly, it was discovered that Xiao Wangchuan's Primordial Chaos Origin, which had been stagnant for countless years, was now showing faint signs of perfection.

It seems that we are only a hair's breadth away from the mid-stage of HarmonyOS.

"I see."

Mo Heng suddenly realized.

"General Xiao has been accumulating experience and is now making a decisive move. It seems he is confident of success this time."

"Then this old man wishes the general a resounding victory in advance."

Su Yu nodded slightly.

They did not linger any longer.

He turned and walked out of the main hall.

The handover of tasks is complete.

The intelligence has already been extracted.

The core formation flag is in the hands of the Martial God General.

The Martial God General is the chief examiner for this Xuanhuang Grand Examination.

Everything is connected.

Seventh defense zone.

The Demon-Slaying General's Mansion.

Su Yu sat upright in the spacious main seat.

The main hall was empty and deathly silent.

"Zhao Yi".

One of Xiao Wangchuan's confidants.

Whoosh.

A lieutenant clad in silver armor and possessing cultivation at the peak of the Yantian Realm instantly appeared in the center of the hall.

Kneel on one knee.

"Your subordinate is here!"

Zhao Yi lowered his head, his attitude respectful.

"Go to the files room."

Su Yu's fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the seat.

"Bring me all the information about this [Great Xuanhuang Examination], as well as intelligence on potential opponents."

Zhao Yi was slightly taken aback.

The general has never been interested in these examinations, so why is he suddenly interested today?

But he didn't dare ask any more questions.

"Yes, sir!"

After a while.

Zhao Yi returned to the main hall, carrying a stack of heavy jade slips.

Su Yu waved Zhao Yi away.

The main hall doors slammed shut.

Su Yu picked up the top jade slip and probed it with his divine sense.

A massive flow of information instantly flooded my mind.

The Xuanhuang Grand Examination is a grand ceremony held once every hundred years by the Daoist court.

It is divided into two parts.

Part One: Supplement to the Thirty-Six Heavenly Star Lords.