Li Mu, with a wave of his hand, retrieved a Formation diagram filled with blue lightning from his storage ring, clearly not an ordinary item.
"Dao Lord Feng, pay close attention! This is the 'Violet Heaven Thunder Formation,' specifically designed to counter evil spirits!" Li Mu said, his gaze fixed on Xue Qi, yet introducing it to Feng Wuhen.
As soon as his voice fell, the Formation diagram glowed intensely, rapidly expanding, and instantly spread out at the core of the Nine Stars Great Array.
Nine Heaven Thunderwood Formation pillars stood tall, resonating with the Formation diagram below, forming a phenomenon of dense thunderclouds.
The power of lightning intertwined with the stellar power of the Nine Stars Great Array, causing the energy level suppressing the sea of blood within the entire space to climb once again.
Each Heaven Thunderwood Formation pillar was about a hundred zhang tall, entirely wrapped in dense purple electric arcs, containing the purest lightning power between heaven and earth.
Not only was the material extraordinary, but each pillar also had intricate runes carved upon it.
These runes flickered under the illumination of the lightning, releasing a majestic Aura.
As Li Mu injected his magic power, the nine Heaven Thunderwood pillars began to rotate rapidly, their lightning interweaving into a net, forming a gigantic lightning cage that enveloped the entire space.
Thunderclouds gathered above the cage, rolling and roaring, with purple lightning occasionally streaking across the sky, striking down with a thunderous roar, stirring up deafening rumbles.
Dust and shattered rocks were thrown in all directions by the powerful impact, a truly shocking scene.
"Violet Heaven Thunder Formation, activate!" Li Mu shouted in a low voice, forming hand seals and drawing upon the Origin Qi of heaven and earth.
Immediately, the thunderclouds in the center of the Formation diagram converged into a thick, incomparably massive purple lightning pillar, shooting straight into the sky, then plummeting down fiercely, transforming into nine smaller lightning Dragons, each coiling around a Heaven Thunderwood pillar.
The nine lightning Dragons not only enhanced the power of the Formation but also made the entire Formation seem to come alive, full of agility and vitality.
"Lightning Dao Artifact!"
Xue Qi, the Domain Lord, frowned, surprised that the Void Refining Cultivator had conjured another powerful Formation artifact.
However, he quickly understood something: the three Heavenly Fires, following his will, flew out of the sea of blood to assist the Nine Stars Great Array in suppressing him, as if he no longer wanted them to directly engage in battle.
Seeing this scene, Xue Qi's eyes lit up, and he roughly understood his intention.
This Kid was reluctant for the three Heavenly Fires to suffer damage to their spirituality and Dao Fire Origin, so he changed his tactics to use the lightning Formation artifact to suppress him.
"To dare to underestimate me like this, it's just what I want!"
Xue Qi secretly rejoiced, a cold smile playing on his lips.
Immediately, his figure flickered in and out of the sea of blood, like an elusive ghost.
The resentment and curses in the sea of blood seemed to answer his call, converging into an even more massive power.
The blood waves surged, carrying an Aura of destruction, launching an even fiercer assault on the two Great Arrays, making him struggle to parry.
"Elder Li, the power of this Formation, I'm afraid it won't be enough to suppress this fellow for long, will it! A Great Vehicle Dao Lord's Dao Domain cannot be easily offset by ordinary Formations!" Feng Wuhen, with the Qinghong Dao Sword in his hand, continuously swung it, assisting Li Mu in resisting the impact of the sea of blood, and at the same time, he transmitted a message to Li Mu, reminding him.
In Feng Wuhen's view, the best way at the moment was to let the three Heavenly Fires continue to consume the opponent, even if it meant sacrificing the spirituality of the Heavenly Fires' Dao.
However, he was reluctant to part with the three Heavenly Fires, such external objects could be found again later.
At present, if Xue Qi could not be defeated, everything would turn into smoke.
"Dao Lord Feng, you are absolutely right, but the Violet Heaven Thunder Formation is a Sharp Weapon for countering evil spirits.
If we can draw in a large amount of lightning, causing a qualitative change from a quantitative one, it might not be impossible to turn the tide of the battle!" Li Mu smiled slightly, transmitting his thoughts.
"Oh?" Feng Wuhen was slightly stunned, replying with a puzzled sound.
The next moment, Li Mu waved his hand, and hundreds of thousands of lightning talismans surged out like a swarm of bees, densely scattered around him.
Each lightning talisman contained a considerable amount of lightning power, poised for action.
Numerous lightning talismans, vast in number, Fifth-order, Sixth-order, and even many Seventh-order lightning Dao Talismans, exuded different lightning might.
The lightning glow shone, illuminating the entire space as if it had been dyed.
Hundreds of thousands of lightning talismans suddenly appeared, with lightning intertwining between them, and talisman spirits interacting, as if they had become the convergence point of the lightning power between heaven and earth.
There was a subtle, wondrous connection between them, waiting only for Li Mu to activate them to unleash the might of heaven and earth.
"Heavenly Thunder gathers, Violet Heaven appears, ten thousand Thunders roar in unison, smite evil!" Li Mu stared intently at the surging sea of blood within the Formation, adding the power of chaos to hundreds of lightning talismans.
Hundreds and thousands of lightning talismans instantly shattered, erupting into endless lightning, transforming into clusters of thunderclouds that converged towards the core of the Violet Heaven Thunder Formation.
In an instant, heaven and earth changed color.
Above the Great Array, thunderclouds rolled, lightning flashed, and thunder roared, several times more violent than before.
The Violet Heaven Thunder Formation, empowered by countless lightning talismans, saw its power sharply increase.
On the Heaven Thunderwood Formation pillars within the Formation, the purple lightning gradually turned into a deep dark purple, and nine thousand-zhang purple lightning Dragons were about to emerge from the Formation pillars, with thunder rumbling, their Aura incomparably majestic.
How could there be so many lightning talismans?
Xue Qi's face changed drastically; he hadn't expected this Void Refining Cultivator to possess such means, capable of elevating a lightning Formation to such a terrifying degree.
At this moment, he felt an unprecedented threat.
"Hmph, you think this alone can shake my Blood Demonic Dao Domain?" Xue Qi snorted coldly, his heart shocked, but he refused to show weakness on his lips.
Xue Qi formed hand seals, his face turning pale, expending his Origin.
A reddish-black blood surged from the sea of blood, quickly merging into the sea of blood, condensing into surging giant waves, transforming into a monstrous blood-colored hand that launched a fierce assault on the two Great Arrays.
However, with the ultimate eruption of the Violet Heaven Thunder Formation's power, nine lightning Dragons coiled around the Heaven Thunderwood pillars leaped out, baring their fangs and claws, tumbling and intertwining in the air, finally converging into an incomparably massive purple lightning Dragon, nearly ten thousand zhang long, like the wrath of heavenly punishment, it crashed into the sea of blood.
"Boom!"
The ten-thousand-zhang lightning Dragon, carrying the might to destroy heaven and earth, plunged into the sea of blood.
Wherever its massive body passed, countless blood within the sea of blood instantly evaporated, leaving behind scorched marks.
The air was filled with a pungent mixture of sulfur and blood.
The ten-thousand-zhang lightning Dragon roared incessantly, purple electric light danced wildly around its body, and each swing of its tail was accompanied by deafening thunder, instantly churning the sea of blood upside down.
Xue Qi's face was ashen; he could feel the purity and power contained within this lightning power, far exceeding any lightning attack he had seen before.
He had no choice but to consume the Origin of the sea of blood, frantically activating his Blood Demonic Dao Domain.
More resentment and curses in the sea of blood were forcibly condensed, forming chains of blood, attempting to bind the rampant lightning Dragon.
However, the purple lightning Dragon seemed to possess sentience, deftly weaving through the sea of blood.
Each collision was accompanied by deafening thunder, shattering the blood-colored tentacles one by one.
Wherever the lightning Dragon passed, the sea of blood boiled, and resentment dissipated.
"Hmph, a mere lightning Formation, and you wish to shake my Foundation?"
Xue Qi roared in fury, the blood-light around his body surged, fully activating his Blood Demonic Dao Domain.
The entire sea of blood seemed to come alive, blood waves surged, frantically engulfing the purple lightning Dragon, attempting to bind and devour it.
Finally, the ten-thousand-zhang lightning Dragon opened its massive mouth and spat out a stream of purple lightning, directly hitting Xue Qi's location.
The sea of blood boiled, and his figure was engulfed in the lightning and blood waves, while the purple lightning spirit consumed all its lightning spirit and gradually disappeared into the sea of blood.
After the ten-thousand-zhang lightning Dragon completely dissipated, the sea of blood returned to calm!
Xue Qi's figure reappeared in the sea of blood, his face becoming incredibly grim, because his sea of blood had shrunk by one-fifth due to this ordeal.
Xue Qi stared intently at Li Mu, seething with rage.
He had never imagined that a mere Void Refining Cultivator could, with the help of Formations and lightning talismans, unleash such astonishing power, causing him, a Mahayana stage expert, to suffer such a great loss.
The fluctuations of resentment in the sea of blood became even more intense; the sea of blood was his Origin, and any damage to it was a shared loss.
At this moment, the anger and unwillingness in Xue Qi's heart erupted like a volcano, wishing he could devour him alive.
His eyes were bloodshot, filled with endless hatred.
"What a Void Refining Cultivator, what a lightning Formation! You have successfully enraged me; now, die!" Xue Qi's roar echoed in the sea of blood, and heaven and earth changed color.
"Blood Dao Origin, Blood Demon True Body, appear!"
The endless sea of blood surged wildly into Xue Qi's body, and his entire body rapidly expanded.
Before long, a colossal blood-colored figure condensed into form.
The figure was a thousand zhang tall, covered in blood-red scales, with eyes as red as torches.
It was Xue Qi's Demonic Path True Body, a terrifying form that completely fused himself with the Blood Dao Origin.
With a lift of his blood-colored palm, the pressure of a Great Vehicle Dao Lord instantly enveloped the entire battlefield.
The Formation plates of the Nine Stars Great Array instantly shattered, on the verge of breaking, and the nine Formation pillars of the Violet Heaven Thunder Formation groaned, seemingly ready to collapse under this terrifying pressure at any moment.
At this moment, the Sword Qi of Feng Wuhen's Qinghong Dao Sword surged, and he activated his Dao Domain to meet the attack.
A blue Domain covered the area, forming a stark contrast with Xue Qi's surging blood-colored Domain.
The blue light contained endless Sword Qi, forming a strong counter-impact with Xue Qi's destructive power, slowing down the invasion of pressure from the Blood Dao Great Vehicle Dao Lord.
"Get out of my sight!"
At this moment, in Xue Qi's eyes, Feng Wuhen's threat was far less intense than Li Mu's.
He waved his hand, like swatting a fly, and the blood-red giant palm, wrapped in endless resentment and curses, directly slapped towards Feng Wuhen's blue Domain.
However, Feng Wuhen did not retreat.
He flickered, cleverly avoiding this fatal blow with the sharpness of the Qinghong Dao Sword and the agility of his Dao Domain.
At the same time, his Sword Qi flashed, leaving a deep Sword mark on the massive body of Xue Qi's Demonic Path True Body.
The battle had reached a critical moment.
Li Mu's Divine Thought moved, and another batch of lightning talismans surged out from his storage ring.
This time, the lightning talismans he took out were even more precious, mostly Sixth-order, and even quite a few Seventh-order lightning Dao Talismans, each containing terrifying lightning power capable of shaking mountains.
With a single thought from Li Mu, hundreds of lightning talismans shattered, generating endless lightning, like bees returning to their hive, quickly merging into the Violet Heaven Thunder Formation.
"Crackling, crackling..."
Lightning filled the sky, surging towards the Violet Heaven Thunder Formation, a magnificent sight.
The Violet Heaven Thunder Formation, under the frantic infusion of massive lightning talismans, underwent an unprecedented transformation.
The nine Heaven Thunderwood pillars within the Formation seemed to have been endowed with life; they not only glowed intensely but each expanded to an astonishing degree, and the purple electric arcs coiling around them had already turned into a deep dark purple.
The next moment, nine Dragons merged into one, and the ten-thousand-zhang lightning Dragon charged towards Xue Qi's Blood Demon True Body with immense Aura.
In the distance, the four Great Vehicle Dao Lords fiercely fighting on two other battlefields were all drawn by this sudden spectacle of lightning.
They couldn't help but pause their attacks, their Divine Sense sweeping over, filled with surprise and curiosity.
Although they were in different battles, as Dao Realm experts, they had an extraordinary sensitivity to the subtle changes in the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, and they were all shocked by the terrifying power of this lightning.
"Damn it! Old Ghost Luo, Xue Qi has been utterly ruined by you!" You Yuan angrily transmitted a message to Luo Yan, blaming him.
"That Void Refining Cultivator has endless tricks up his sleeve; he's extraordinary.
Let's find a way to retreat!" Luo Yan turned a deaf ear, instead contemplating retreat.
"Retreat, retreat to where? If we can't complete the Demon God Lord's mission, how good will our end be!" You Yuan asked sharply, annoyed.
"If you and I continue to stay here, it's hard to guarantee..." Luo Yan retorted, a hint of fear flashing in his eyes.
...
Leaving aside the situation on the distant battlefields, the battle between Li Mu, Feng Wuhen, and Xue Qi had entered a white-hot stage.
Under the enhancement of hundreds of high-grade lightning talismans, the power of the Violet Heaven Thunder Formation reached an unprecedented Peak.
Lightning and blood-color intertwined, making the entire Star Domain resemble a doomsday battlefield.
The ten-thousand-zhang Violet Heaven Lightning Dragon coiled around Xue Qi's transformed Blood Demon True Body, its dragon mouth wide open, unleashing endless lightning power.
Xue Qi's Blood Demon True Body, entangled by the ten-thousand-zhang lightning Dragon, let out bursts of mournful roars.
The blood-red scales continuously peeled off under the impact of the lightning, revealing scorched flesh underneath, emitting a nauseating burnt smell.
Before long, Xue Qi's eyes were still bloodshot, but in addition to hatred, there was more despair and struggle.
Just then, the three Heavenly Fires circling the edge of the battlefield, under Li Mu's control, joined the battle.
The Azure-Blue Flood Dragon formed by the Yin Yang Lightning Fire, shuttled between lightning and blood-color...
The Purple-Gold Fire Phoenix formed by the Extreme Yang Heavenly Fire, flapped its wings and flew high, its feathers shedding sparks like falling stars, piercing through Xue Qi's Blood Demon True Body.
The Scarlet Fire Dragon formed by the Earth Vein Heavenly Fire, launched an attack from below, devouring the vital points of the Blood Demon True Body.
Strike while the iron is hot!
Feng Wuhen and the Qinghong Dao Sword in his hand merged into one, transforming into a blue long rainbow that arrived in an instant, enveloping Xue Qi's Blood Demon True Body.
The blue light flashed and vanished!
"No—!"
Xue Qi's eyes widened, and he let out a final desperate roar, but his voice was soon drowned out by the roar of lightning, flames, and Sword light.
At this moment, all of Xue Qi's resentment, unwillingness, and struggle turned into nothingness, leaving behind only a rapidly dissolving mass of blood, a completely destroyed remnant body, announcing the fall of a Great Vehicle Dao Lord.
With Xue Qi's demise, the resentment and curses in the sea of blood also began to dissipate, and the entire Star Domain gradually returned to peace.
The light of the Violet Heaven Thunder Formation gradually weakened, the ten-thousand-zhang lightning Dragon slowly dissipated into the Void Realm, and the three Heavenly Fires also reined in their might, transforming back into gentle glows, circling around Li Mu and Feng Wuhen.
Feng Wuhen, looking exhausted, exchanged glances with Li Mu and smiled at each other.
However, their gazes were quickly drawn to the two fierce battlefields in the distance; it was not yet time for them to rest. (End of this chapter)
