Who said I practiced the exercises incorrectly?

Chapter 314 My path is the right one!

After the walls of the hall disappeared, an empty passage was revealed. However, there was nothing to be seen on the other side of the passage, as if it led to nothingness.

Ning Yan and Guan Ruoyu looked at each other, and without any delay, walked straight forward.

Passing through the transparent thin curtain like a cicada's wing, a smell of decay and antiquity hit them in the face, and they stepped into a ruined space that seemed to have been forgotten by time.

What you see before your eyes is a majestic and imposing palace, but now only broken walls and ruins remain, with remnants of its past glory and present vicissitudes.

The huge stone pillars collapsed on the ground in a mess. The exquisite runes carved on the surface have become blurred due to the erosion of time. Only from the mottled traces can one vaguely recognize the former complexity and splendor.

The roof of the temple had collapsed long ago, but upwards there was a dim starlight, and it was unknown where in the space it connected to. The starlight outlined light and shadows of varying lengths on the dusty ground.

And in the center of the ruins, a sealed head was suspended.

It was the head of an old man. It looked about the same size as an ordinary head, but it didn't look like a human at all.

His skin was a strange blue-black color, covered with twisted blood vessels that looked like countless wriggling earthworms. His hair was like messy dead grass, flying around wantonly, and every strand seemed to have a sharp edge.

His eyes were hollow and deep, as if filled with endless anger and unwillingness. From time to time, two rays of dark green light shot out from them, which was frightening.

His face was extremely ferocious, with prominent cheekbones and sunken cheeks, as if the years had drained all his blood and flesh. His lips were chapped, revealing a row of yellowed and sharp teeth, each of which looked like the fangs of a wild beast.

The power emanating from him was like a surging black tide, impacting the surroundings wave after wave.

The air was filled with a sickening smell, a mixture of decay, blood, and evil.

"let me out!"

A sharp roar suddenly emanated from the old man's mouth. The sound was like a huge bell, shaking the entire ruined space.

The voice contained endless anger and struggle, as if a captive beast was giving its final roar.

As he roared, the air around him twisted, and black air currents coiled around his head like pythons, frantically attacking the formation barrier that bound him.

The barrier of the formation flickered with a faint light, which was the radiance of the power of stars. Under the impact of the black airflow, the light kept swaying, but it always resisted tenaciously.

Every time the old man attacked, ripples appeared on the barrier, as if a huge rock was thrown into a calm lake, causing one wave after another.

"Is this Shao Xinghan's head?"

Ning Yan swallowed, and the hairs on his body stood up.

He could clearly feel the terrifying power contained in the sealed head in front of him, which was far beyond their imagination. Even through the barrier of the formation, he still felt a terrifying pressure, as if he was facing a prehistoric beast.

Guan Ruoyu tightly grasped the Dangshan Seal in his hand and said solemnly:

"It seems like we are really in big trouble this time."

Her expression was as solemn as water. Facing such a powerful enemy, even though she was always calm, she couldn't help feeling a little nervous at this moment.

At this moment, the voice of the spirit from before rang in their ears again:

"Remember, I will temporarily weaken the power of the formation so that you can get close to him, but it won't last too long, so make sure you seize the opportunity."

The array spirit's voice was rapid and firm, reverberating in the ruins like a huge bell. Ning Yan and Guan Ruoyu immediately tensed up and prepared themselves with full concentration.

In an instant, the formation barrier that was originally flickering with light seemed to be injected with tremendous power, transforming into materialized rays of light, flying towards the terrifying head like a nimble python.

The rays of light intertwined and entangled with each other, binding Shao Xinghan's head layer by layer in the blink of an eye. Each ray of light emitted a bright glow, forming a sharp contrast with the thick, inky dark smoke surrounding his head.

Shao Xinghan's heavily bound head suddenly let out a deafening roar, as if it was going to shatter the entire space.

It struggled frantically, its blood vessels bulging under its dark blue skin like an angry dragon. Every beat released a powerful force in an attempt to break free from the light that bound it.

For a moment, the entire space seemed to be caught in a storm, with dust flying everywhere. The broken walls and ruins in the ruins were turned into powder under the impact of this powerful force.

Seeing that the light of the formation was about to break due to Shao Xinghan's frantic struggle, Ning Yan and Guan Ruoyu looked at each other and jumped up without hesitation.

Ning Yan tightly grasped the stone tablet with the word "Yu" in his hand, and faced the roar in his head that seemed to be real. He urged the stone tablet to become larger and attacked head-on.

The roar was like a surging wave, rushing forward fiercely, causing his body to tremble violently.

Faced with such power, Ning Yan's heart couldn't help but feel extremely shocked.

Is this the realm of all things?
Even though he was heavily restrained, the sound alone could almost send him flying!

The stone tablet with the word "Yu" on it seemed to be hit by huge waves. Ning Yan gritted his teeth and madly injected strength into the stone tablet. He managed to stand firmly in place, creating a slight opportunity for Guan Ruoyu to attack.

Guan Ruoyu, who had been hiding behind him, suddenly struck out like a black lightning.

The Dangshan Seal continued to grow in her hand, exuding an ancient and heavy aura, like a towering mountain, smashing down fiercely on Shao Xinghan's head with endless oppression.

There was a loud noise of "Boom!"

The Dangshan Seal hit him hard on the head.

However, what was shocking was that this almost full-strength blow only smashed his head.

Just like an ordinary person being hit by a beer bottle, a shallow bloodstain appeared on the dark blue scalp. The blood was a strange black color and emitted a pungent stench.

"How can it be!"

Guan Ruoyu's face suddenly changed, and a hint of disbelief flashed in her eyes.

The Dangshan Seal was extremely powerful. When pushed to its limit, even a small hill could be razed to the ground in an instant. But now, when it came to Shao Xinghan's head, it only caused such minor damage.

Logically speaking, even if he was at the Wanxiang Realm, his injuries shouldn't be so minor given the heavy restraints.

It can only be said that Shao Xinghan's physique is too strong, and he is probably almost approaching the fourth level.

This is why she returned empty-handed.

Before she could come to her senses, the brain that seemed to be completely suppressed began to fight back frantically.

The black blood on its head gushed out like a flood, and instantly turned into countless black sharp tentacles in the air, strangling Ning Yan and Guan Ruoyu madly.

Each tentacle whistled with a sharp sound, and wherever it passed, the air was torn apart, making a "sizzling" sound. Ning Yan and Guan Ruoyu saw this and immediately rushed to resist.

Ning Yan activated the Yu-shaped stele to cover his entire body and keep the black tentacles out. For a moment, the stele was hit with a bang, and his entire body was toppled like a small boat in a storm, looking like it would capsize at any moment.

Guan Ruoyu, who was closer, quickly formed seals with her hands, and defensive barriers formed by strong force gathered in front of her, like solid shields.

However, Shao Xinghan's attack was too violent. Under this violent attack, they gradually became powerless and could only hold on with difficulty.

"Roar!"

Shao Xinghan roared again, and this roar was like an invisible shock wave, which directly pushed Ning Yan and Guan Ruoyu back more than ten feet. The strong energy in their bodies surged, and they were actually injured on the spot.

The floating head was ready to attack again. At this critical moment, the power of the formation surged violently, and rays of light like ropes bound the head tightly again.

Although Shao Xinghan was still struggling desperately, his movements were greatly restricted under the full force of the formation spirit.

"Quick, now!"

The formation spirit shouted anxiously.

Guan Ruoyu's eyes flashed, and she moved closer again without hesitation.

The energy around her body surged wildly, and she formed lotus-like seals with her hands. She muttered something, and complex runes condensed at her fingertips and shot towards her head.

These runes intertwined with each other to form a huge sword formation.

It is called a sword formation, but in fact it is all created by the force of strength.

Every sword in the sword formation emits a sharp cold light, as if it can chop everything in the world into pieces.

"go with!"

Guan Ruoyu let out a delicate cry, and the powerful sword formation slashed towards Shao Xinghan's head like a flash of lightning.

Shao Xinghan seemed to feel an unprecedented threat. He roared madly and struggled desperately, trying to break free from the restraints and avoid the fatal blow.

However, the constraints of the formation made it difficult for it to move, and it could only watch as the sword formation got closer and closer.

"boom!"

The sword formation collided heavily with the head. For a moment, light overflowed and powerful force impacted the surroundings. The entire ruins space trembled violently under the impact of this force.

The smoke filled the air, making it impossible to see what was going on inside. Ning Yan stared nervously ahead, tightly holding the stone tablet with the word "Yu" in his hand, ready to provide support at any time.

When the smoke gradually dissipated, one could see that the terrifying head had been pierced with countless holes by the sword array's spiritual light.

The originally dark blue skin was now riddled with holes, and in some places the flesh had turned inside out, revealing the pale skull inside. The skull was also covered with cracks, like a piece of porcelain that was about to break. The hair became even more messy, and a few strands of hair were stuck to the face by the blood, swaying slightly as the head shook slightly.

Under the suppression of the formation, the head kept making "cracking" sounds, as if it was a dangerous building that was about to collapse. Every sound indicated that it was one step closer to destruction.

As time went on, the head began to collapse.

The broken parts fell like sand, and in the blink of an eye, only a mass of melted liquid remained.

The liquid was a turbid black color, with strange bubbles appearing on the surface from time to time, making gurgling sounds.

What was creepy was that Shao Xinghan’s extremely crazy face was revealed on the surface of the liquid.

His eyes were wide open, filled with endless resentment and unwillingness, and his mouth was wide open, as if he was making a silent roar.

Despite being weakened to such an extent, the liquid was still struggling violently, trying to launch an attack again.

It surged upwards, forming a huge black wave, rushing towards Ning Yan and Guan Ruoyu. The wave contained a powerful force, and wherever it passed, the air was torn apart, making a sharp whistling sound.

Seeing this, Ning Yan and Guan Ruoyu immediately prepared to fight back.

However, just as the black wave was about to hit them, the formation spirit attacked again.

Rays of light gathered from all directions, forming a huge light net, covering the liquid. Wherever the light net went, the black liquid seemed to have encountered a natural enemy and quickly retreated.

Shao Xinghan's face became more distorted in the liquid. He struggled frantically, trying to break free from the constraints of the light net. The liquid kept twisting and deforming, impacting the light net again and again. Under this powerful impact, the light net flickered and seemed likely to break at any time.

"Humph, you still want to struggle!"

The formation spirit snorted coldly, and the power of the formation increased again.

The light net shrank inwards, wrapping the liquid tightly. The liquid was squeezed smaller and smaller, and Shao Xinghan's face became more and more hideous. His eyes were wide open and almost popped out of their sockets. His face was twisted into a ball, his mouth wide open, and he let out bursts of shrill roars.

As the light net continued to shrink, the power in the liquid was gradually weakened. Shao Xinghan's struggle became weaker and weaker, and his roar gradually became lower.

Finally, under the fierce strangulation of the formation spirit, the ball of liquid exploded with a "bang", turning into countless black spots of light and dissipating in the air.

For a moment, the entire ruins space became quiet, with only a gentle breeze blowing, stirring up the dust on the ground.

Ning Yan and Guan Ruoyu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

Then, the voice of the formation spirit suddenly came from the hall, with unprecedented ease and joy:

"It's solved...finally solved..."

"The evil fate that has lasted for hundreds of years has finally come to an end!"

"Do you see? My path is the right one!"

Accompanied by bursts of wild laughter, the walls on all sides suddenly burst into dazzling light without warning. The light was not of a single color, but like an overturned paint palette, various brilliant colors intertwined together, forming a strange and shocking visual effect.

The light became brighter and brighter, and the originally dilapidated ruins immediately underwent shocking changes under the reflection of this light.

The huge beams and stones seemed to be crushed by an invisible giant hand, turning into countless tiny particles that fluttered down. The ruins that had stood stubbornly for years were now like paper-made ones, instantly disintegrating under the impact of the light and disappearing without a trace.

However, facing the changes around them, Ning Yan and Guan Ruoyu were surprisingly calm.

"Sure enough, the one attached to that head is the real array spirit."

(End of this chapter)