Before Manjusri and Samantabhadra’s two treasures even touched the white scroll, it exploded with a "bang". Countless dense white characters appeared out of thin air, swirling like a celestial scattering of flowers, enveloping Lord of Black and White, Manjusri, Samantabhadra, and Shen Luo nearby. These characters contained extremely powerful illusion power, and Lord of Black and White bore the brunt, his mind blurred, and the hands casting the spell paused there. The eyes of Manjusri and Samantabhadra also blurred, their expressions became dazed, with countless characters flickering in their eyes, rendering them motionless, evidently trapped by this strange illusion technique. Shen Luo’s vision also darkened for a moment, but his soul power had already reached the Heavenly Venerate Realm, overwhelmingly powerful. With a slight operation of the Suppressing God Technique, his mind immediately cleared. Sun Wukong, Little White Dragon, Nie Caizhu, Bai Linglong, and others were shocked to see this and flew over in unison. A dark silhouette appeared in front of the group, none other than the Ape Ancestor. Countless black rod shadows filled the sky, each shadow radiating powerful power laws, causing the void to boil. Sun Wukong and the others stopped in their tracks, raising magical treasures to defend. "A cornered beast still fights, wishful thinking!" Shen Luo snorted coldly as the giant red sword shot out with a rumble. This giant sword was formed by condensing thirty-two Pure Yang Swords, its power no less than the Xuanyuan Sword or the Hongming Saber. Now, under Shen Luo’s full control, it flashed and caught up with Mi Su. With a "whoosh," the giant sword split apart, transforming back into thirty-two flying swords, slashing at Mi Su like a violent storm. A raging and scorching sword qi enveloped a space of a hundred feet, causing the void to buzz and tremble. Mi Su seemed unfazed, activating the Dream Cloud Illusion Armor on her body. She instantly turned into a phantasmal state, allowing the scorching sword qi and the thirty-two Pure Yang Swords to pass through her without causing any harm. This woman flicked her sleeve, sending out a white light that wrapped around the blood-colored mask on the stone pillar. Shen Luo’s pupils constricted, and he flicked his sleeve. Nine round pearls shot out like lightning, each emanating five-colored light. The just obtained Sea-Calming Pearl had been mostly refined by him. The nine Sea-Calming Pearls transformed into a streak of five-colored light, instantly striking the white light. The Sea-Calming Pearls could evolve space, containing extremely abundant power of space within, and their weight was extremely heavy. In terms of impact force, they were not much inferior to the Turn Sky Seal. The white light shattered upon contact, and the surrounding void also shook violently. Shen Luo formed a hand seal, urging, and the Sea-Calming Pearls radiated brilliant light. The dazzling five-colored spiritual light instantly filled the surrounding ten-foot range. Mi Su was struck by the five-colored light, and tears immediately flowed from her eyes. She let out a cry of pain and staggered back. Her phantasmal body was also affected, becoming much more solid. The five-colored spiritual light specifically targeted a person’s eyes, having a miraculous effect especially on those who had cultivated the Spirit Eye Divine Ability, specifically restraining Mi Su. Shen Luo formed a sword seal with his hand, and the thirty-two Pure Yang Swords twirled, once again arranging the Pure Yang Seven Kill Sword Array, attempting to trap and kill Mi Su. Mi Su’s Dream Cloud Illusion Armor suddenly spewed out dazzling spiritual light, propelling her backward at an incredible speed, astonishingly escaping as the sword array was formed, landing on the other side of the Divine Demon Pillar. This woman waved her sleeve forward, sending out a dark silhouette that rushed toward the Divine Demon Pillar—a black-robed woman, heading straight for it. Although the black-robed woman deliberately hid her appearance, Shen Luo recognized her identity at a glance. It was that Qing Qing. After the battle in front of Xuanyuan Hall, Qing Qing had disappeared without a trace. This woman had low strength, and Shen Luo didn’t pay much attention, not expecting her to be with Mi Su. "Why is Mi Su releasing Qing Qing at this moment? I remember Mr. Purple once possessed her with a Heart Demon. Could it be Mr. Purple hasn’t completely fallen?" Shen Luo’s thoughts turned quickly, a cold light flashing in his eyes, and he immediately flicked his finger. The Hongming Saber shot out like a meteor, crossing several dozen feet in an instant, slicing into Qing Qing. With a soft "puff" sound, Qing Qing was cut into two, and blood poured out wildly. Yet her expression was wooden, as if being cut into two wasn’t her at all, her hands forming a strange Dharma Seal. Qing Qing’s two halves exploded with a "bang", transforming into a blood shadow that shot forward, piercing through the white chain array and hitting the blood-colored mask. The blood-colored mask greedily absorbed the blood light Qing Qing’s body had transformed into, growing even more vibrant, its surface swirling with blood-colored demonic patterns, faintly forming a face—Qing Qing’s. A monstrous fiendish aura erupted from the blood-colored mask, causing the white chain array to shake violently. Shen Luo felt a chill, recalling a blood-sacrifice secret method recorded in Chiyou’s Martial Secrets, using the body and soul as offerings to forcibly activate the God’s Power of the Demonic Artifact. The sacrificed souls could also temporarily serve as the Tool Spirit. Qing Qing seemed to be controlled by Mi Su’s influence, using the Blood-Sacrifice Technique. He immediately flipped his right hand, a thick golden sword light howling out, countless golden electric arcs entwined within, it was the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, slashing down hard at the blood-colored mask. The mask’s mouth slightly opened, uttering strange laughter, as two blood-colored lightning bolts shot out from the holes in its eyes, colliding with the Xuanyuan Divine Sword. With a thunderous explosion, the Xuanyuan Divine Sword was knocked flying, but it also released a massive Xuanyuan’s Divine Thunder, striking the blood-colored mask. The malevolent aura on the mask was immediately dispelled by more than half, the face of Qing Qing emitted a mournful wail, but the vicious look in its eyes grew stronger, spitting out. A large amount of thick blood mist surged forth, engulfing the white chain array, invading the chain, instantly turning it blood-red and rapidly melting. The blood-colored mask struggled, breaking free, transforming into a blood light, flying towards the outside of the Ten Thousand Buddha’s Golden Pagoda. Shen Luo looked grim, catching the Xuanyuan Sword that was knocked back, his feet radiating thunder light. With a thunderous roar, his body vanished from the spot. In front of the blood-colored mask, purple lightning flashed, revealing Shen Luo’s figure, his entire body radiating golden-black spiritual light, an overwhelming aura bursting forth, pushing the blood-colored mask backward. He seized the opportunity to channel surging mana like a tidal wave into the Xuanyuan Sword. Rumble! The nearby Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi surged and converged toward the Xuanyuan Sword, forming a spiritual energy vortex that covered the entire top of the tower’s space. The gold light of the Xuanyuan Sword surged, radiant like the sun, producing rolling thunder, surrounded by thick gold thunder, resembling a Thunder God’s Sword that could open the heavens and earth, shooting out dozens of feet of golden sword radiance. Shen Luo swung his arms, transforming the Xuanyuan Divine Sword into a gigantic golden sword shadow, chopping down on the blood-colored mask. The blood-colored mask seemed to understand the great threat it faced, its surface surging with blood light, gathering the demonic qi within the great hall crazily. In an instant, a blood sea of several dozen feet condensed, and around the blood-colored mask appeared a massive blood skeleton the size of a house, solid and impregnable, protecting the mask at its center.
