Chapter 1614: Yin Yang Life Death Formation
A wisp of rosy morning glow rose from the edge of the sea of clouds, tearing apart the darkness on the ground and dyeing the horizon with color.
The Yin Yang Hall had been completely reduced to ruins, covered by dust, chaotic sacred qi, and the radiance emitted by sacred artifacts.
At this moment, figures were crawling out from the ruins of the ten great halls and ten formation towers. Among them were heretical cultivators from the Yin Yang Realm, Black Demon Realm, and Ten Thousand Evil Realm, as well as beautiful women who had been captured and brought to the Yin Yang Hall.
The women of various clans who had been imprisoned in the Yin Yang Hall looked at the rubble beneath their feet and the glow of the sky, finally feeling as if they had seen the light of day again. Their expressions were varied—some were dazed, some excited, and some wept with joy.
These women hated the heretical cultivators of the Yin Yang Hall to the core. Seeing the hall destroyed to such an extent, they felt a great sense of satisfaction.
"Retribution... retribution... these heretical beings deserve this kind of retribution." A young woman sat in the ruins, crying.
"Even though I was trapped inside the hall, I heard those heretical cultivators cursing a cultivator named Zhang Ruochen. Could it be that he destroyed the Yin Yang Hall?"
"Zhang Ruochen is the number one ranked human prodigy on the Saint Merit Ranking and a divine envoy appointed by the Moon God. Yes, it must be him."
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The Yin Yang Hall had far too many enemies, but for a long time, those cultivators had dared not speak out and could only endure.
Even if a proud daughter of heaven from a sect, clan, or imperial dynasty was captured by the Yin Yang Hall, they would choose to spend a large amount of sacred stones to ransom her back.
Attack the Yin Yang Hall?
That was something they dared not even think about.
But today was different. The Yin Yang Hall's protective formation, the Warp and Weft Heavenly Net Formation, had already been breached.
Moreover, with Zhang Ruochen and the cultivators of the Kunlun Realm leading the charge, they had already killed a large number of heretical strongmen from the Yin Yang Hall, gaining the upper hand in momentum. This was the perfect opportunity to destroy the Yin Yang Hall.
"Charge in! Kill every last heretical cultivator of the Yin Yang Hall! Leave none alive!"
"My junior sister died with hatred in the Yin Yang Hall. Today, you will pay with blood!"
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Figures shot out from the Heavenly Capital Sacred Market one after another.
They all had deep grudges against the Yin Yang Hall, burning with rage, and now, they finally erupted.
Of course, to avoid future retaliation from the Yin Yang Realm, Black Demon Realm, and Ten Thousand Evil Realm, they all wore masks, not wanting to be recognized.
Beneath the Yin Yang Hall.
At the very bottom of the Extreme Pleasure Underground Palace, there was a yin pool and a yang pool, each thirteen zhang in diameter, emitting blue and red light respectively.
The water of the yin pool was bone-chillingly cold.
The water of the yang pool was even hotter than magma.
At this moment, Lian Hou and Yan Wang were floating above the yin pool and yang pool respectively. Behind Lian Hou, a deep blue cold moon appeared; behind Yan Wang, a blazing sun.
The yin and yang forces combined with the yin and yang pools below, erupting with increasingly powerful auras.
"They really think that breaking the Warp and Weft Heavenly Net Formation means they can destroy the Yin Yang Hall. Hmph, once all those cultivators hostile to the Yin Yang Hall charge in, we can activate the Yin Yang Life Death Formation and wipe them all out in one fell swoop." Yan Wang let out a sinister laugh.
Lian Hou reminded him, "Just absorb the yin qi and yang qi from their bodies. Don't kill them. This isn't the dojo of the Yin Yang Realm."
Yan Wang said, "Solitary yin does not give birth; solitary yang does not grow. As long as we absorb the yin qi and yang qi from their bodies, even if they escape the Yin Yang Hall, they won't live long."
The yin pool and yang pool were not just a cultivation treasure site established by the Yin Yang Realm; they were also the array eyes of the Yin Yang Life Death Formation.
Just as Lian Hou and Yan Wang were about to activate the Yin Yang Life Death Formation, a voice sounded in their ears: "The Yin Yang Hall's situation is already hopeless. Why do you insist on struggling in vain?"
Lian Hou's expression changed slightly. Her cold, starry eyes scanned the underground space. "Who is it?"
"Show yourself immediately!" Yan Wang roared.
Nine different types of flames surged out from Yan Wang's body, filling every corner of the underground space, trying to force the hidden figure out.
The illusions in the underground space vanished, and a mass of green flame appeared on the ground between the yin pool and yang pool.
Within the green flame stood a figure.
The figure said, "As expected of Yan Wang, you have cultivated nine types of flames to great perfection. If it weren't for the activation of Equality for All Beings, I would only have the chance to flee if I encountered you."
Yan Wang recognized the figure below. "Zhang Ruochen, if it weren't for your activation of Equality for All Beings, you would be nothing but an ant before me, without even the qualification to flee." Lian Hou was somewhat surprised. "I didn't expect you to know we were here. Are you trying to stop us?"
"Exactly."
Zhang Ruochen used Purifying Divine Flame to envelop his entire body, resisting the nine types of flames from Yan Wang.
"The Yin Yang Hall is already collapsing, with everyone pushing it down. You should be thinking about how to escape, not how to turn the situation around." Zhang Ruochen added.
Yan Wang laughed wildly. "Do you think that with the suppression of Equality for All Beings, your meager strength can hold back me and Lian Hou? Once the Yin Yang Life Death Formation is activated, it will suppress you in an instant."
"Go ahead and try." Zhang Ruochen remained calm.
Yan Wang exchanged a glance with Lian Hou, and then eight pieces of divine bone flew out from their bodies, positioning themselves in eight directions. The eight pieces of divine bone absorbed the yin qi from the yin pool and the yang qi from the yang pool, drawing them upward.
Each piece of divine bone was several meters long, like eight pieces of divine stone as large as houses.
Dense patterns appeared on the surface of the divine bones, resembling both formations and sacred dao rules imprinted on the bones.
An increasingly terrifying aura erupted from the eight pieces of divine bone.
Lian Hou let out a seductive laugh. "Zhang Ruochen, it's not too late for you to submit to me now. Otherwise, even if the yang qi in your body is ten thousand times that of an ordinary person, under the extraction of the Yin Yang Life Death Formation, you won't last long."
Zhang Ruochen said nothing. He slapped his space ring, and eighteen red formation flags flew out, planting themselves in eighteen directions around him.
All eighteen formation flags were refined by Xiao Hei, each at the level of a ten-thousand-pattern sacred artifact.
Since returning from the Ancestral Spirit Realm battlefield, Zhang Ruochen had thrown a large amount of refining materials to Xiao Hei, enough to refine a hundred ordinary ten-thousand-pattern sacred artifacts with plenty to spare.
But Xiao Hei had wasted a good half of them, only managing to refine these eighteen formation flags.
Before attacking the Yin Yang Hall, Xiao Hei had boasted endlessly about this set of formation flags, claiming, "Zhang Ruochen, these are part of the formation flags for a ninth-rank formation refined by this emperor. If your cultivation becomes strong enough in the future, you might be able to unleash some of the power of a ninth-rank formation with them."
How could Zhang Ruochen believe that?
After all, the Warp and Weft Heavenly Net Formation was already incredibly powerful, yet it was only a high-level eighth-rank formation. Compared to a ninth-rank formation, it was worlds apart.
If he could carry a Warp and Weft Heavenly Net Formation with him as a set of formation flags, deployable at any time, he would have no fear of any enemy below the Great Saint level.
But refining the Warp and Weft Heavenly Net Formation into a portable set of formation flags would require an astronomical price. Even a Great Saint with a deep accumulation might not be able to afford it.
How exorbitant would the price of a ninth-rank formation's flag set be?
"You actually have a set of formation flags, each at the ten-thousand-pattern sacred artifact level." Lian Hou was astonished.
A complete set of formation flags was an extremely expensive treasure, not something ordinary cultivators could afford.
Although Lian Hou didn't know how powerful Zhang Ruochen's formation flags were, the fact that they were all at the ten-thousand-pattern sacred artifact level meant their value would not be less than fifty million sacred stones.
At the center of the eighteen formation flags, a large amount of sacred qi surged from Zhang Ruochen's feet, continuously pouring into the flags.
Yan Wang sensed a hint of danger and quickly set the eight pieces of divine bone spinning rapidly. With a flick of his arm, one piece of divine bone, shrouded in flames, shot straight toward Zhang Ruochen.
The eighteen formation flags connected into a single entity, emitting a radiance as blinding as the sun, colliding with the divine bone.
"Boom!"
A powerful wave of energy filled the underground space.
Debris continuously fell from the stone walls, and even the ground trembled slightly.
"It didn't break through."
Yan Wang's expression turned ugly.
"Rise."
Zhang Ruochen roared, then manipulated the eighteen formation flags to actively attack Yan Wang and Lian Hou, who were floating in midair.
Yan Wang and Lian Hou no longer underestimated Zhang Ruochen's formation flags. They fully activated the Yin Yang Life Death Formation, intending to use the power of the yin and yang pools to suppress him first.
The light emitted by the eighteen formation flags grew stronger and stronger, eventually transforming into a blazing sun that flew out from the formation and collided with the Yin Yang Life Death Formation.
"Boom!"
The Yin Yang Life Death Formation, formed by the eight pieces of divine bone and the two pools, was torn apart. Yan Wang and Lian Hou spat blood, flew backward, and slammed heavily into the stone wall.
"What a terrifying set of formation flags! Run!"
Even Yan Wang, who had a high level of mastery in the way of flames, was scorched black all over by the power of the blazing sun, suffering severe injuries.
If Yan Wang and Lian Hou's cultivation had not been suppressed, they would not have feared Zhang Ruochen's formation flags. But now, there was no choice. Staying here would mean the risk of falling.
They put away the eight pieces of divine bone and fled the underground space without hesitation.
The light on the eighteen formation flags gradually dimmed.
Standing at the center of the formation flags, Zhang Ruochen felt his entire body go weak, nearly collapsing to the ground.
"This set of formation flags is really something else. Just a slight activation nearly drained all the sacred qi from my body."
Zhang Ruochen felt terrible, but he forced himself to stay calm, putting on a composed expression.
Because just now, when the two formations collided, he was shocked to discover that there was another faint, elusive aura in the underground space.
Clearly, a terrifyingly powerful expert was hiding nearby, never showing themselves.
"Come out. If you don't show yourself, I'll use the power of the formation flags to suppress you directly." Zhang Ruochen put on a very aggressive front, trying to scare the other party away.
In truth, his heart was uneasy. He secretly took out two talismans and held them in his hand.
A pleasant voice sounded by the edge of the yin pool: "I never thought that even after Yan Wang and Lian Hou activated the Yin Yang Life Death Formation, you would still defeat them. Did you buy the Sun Sacred Gold from me to refine this set of formation flags?"
"Splash."
Ji Fanxin's graceful figure gradually appeared, and a faint floral fragrance filled the underground space.
"So it's you."
Zhang Ruochen's expression turned serious. He said warily, "The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Could it be that you want to be the oriole reaping the final spoils?"
Ji Fanxin knew that Zhang Ruochen was very guarded, but she still felt a bit annoyed.
She had come here with the same purpose as Zhang Ruochen—to stop Yan Wang and Lian Hou from activating the Yin Yang Life Death Formation.
However, seeing that Zhang Ruochen seemed confident in dealing with Yan Wang and Lian Hou, Ji Fanxin had stayed hidden in the shadows, wanting to see what other tricks he had up his sleeve.
(Chapter End)