Who said I practiced the exercises incorrectly?

Countless tiny starlights gathered from all directions. These starlights seemed to have life, moving nimbly through the air and quickly gathering towards the center of the ruins.

The starlight became more and more numerous and denser, interweaving and merging with each other, gradually outlining a vague outline, and a human shadow slowly emerged.

As the starlight continued to gather, the details of the human figure became clearer and clearer, until it finally became completely solid.

He stood quietly in the center of the ruins, like a god descending to the earth. Every inch of his skin seemed to be carved from starlight, emitting a soft and mysterious glow.

His figure was extremely tall and straight, his broad shoulders seemed to be able to carry the whole world, and his facial features became very clear.

Although the high nose bridge, deep eyes, and slightly upturned mouth did not look exactly the same as the head, both Ning Yan and Guan Ruoyu recognized it at a glance. This was Shao Xinghan when he was young.

Although they had anticipated the identity of the "array spirit" in advance, seeing the leader of the Shenluo Wanxiang Sect, who once unified the entire sect, suddenly appear before them, even Ning Yan and Guan Ruoyu felt indescribable shock at this moment.

Seeing their surprised expressions, Shao Xinghan slowly retracted the light in his eyes.

He looked at the two of them with great interest, and asked curiously:

"How do you know I'm not a formation spirit?"

Guan Ruoyu said in a deep voice:

"The reason is simple. Array spirits are usually constructed from spiritual objects combined with array formations. Even if they have independent consciousness, their intelligence is often very low. It is difficult for them to communicate with us flexibly like before. Not to mention that according to what you said, this large array was severely damaged and it took hundreds of years to recover. To be honest, I would not be surprised even if the array spirit turned out to be an idiot."

Shao Xinghan smiled and said:
"Is it possible that this formation spirit directly stuffs the warrior's soul into it?"

"Of course, this is a possibility."

Ning Yan on the side replied calmly:

“In addition to constructing itself, the array spirit can also artificially insert other souls into it, but it has extremely high requirements for the quality of the soul. At least it must reach the Myriad Realm to truly meet the requirements, so as not to be destroyed by the impact of the array when entering.

Moreover, the operation of the formation will also cause damage to the soul. If it is operated for too long, the spirituality will be lost and the person will become an idiot.

So even if the array spirit is really the soul of a warrior, it definitely cannot survive for hundreds of years. Only outsiders who have taken over the nest can communicate flexibly in front of us. "

"Snapped."

"Snapped."

"Snapped."

There was a series of applause in the venue. Shao Xinghan, who was made of starlight, clapped his hands and made a real sound.

He looked at Guan Ruoyu and Ning Yan with great satisfaction and said with a smile:

"Your analysis makes a lot of sense and your insights are amazing."

"But, since you have determined from the beginning that I am not a real formation spirit, why are you still helping me deal with the formation spirit?"

"Of course it's because the formation spirit is not a good thing either."

Guan Ruoyu's eyes were cold:
“When we saw that head, we realized that although it was just a head, it was also your body. The strength of your physique is almost comparable to that of the fourth realm.

More importantly, the consciousness attached to him was chaotic and crazy, unable to communicate at all, and filled with the desire to destroy everything. There was no doubt that the array spirit had already gone mad and had to be eliminated.

Otherwise, if we let it escape, it would just become another disaster."

"But you helped me get rid of it. From another perspective, didn't you successfully release me from the formation?"

Shao Xinghan smiled and said:

"Or in your eyes, I am far less threatening than the array spirit inside?"

"Of course not!"

Ning Yan replied in a deep voice:

"Deal with the formation spirit or deal with you, this is a very simple multiple-choice question.

If we choose to deal with the formation spirit, we can get help from you and successfully destroy it, but the price is to release you.

But if we choose to deal with you, the formation spirit will not help us, but will become our enemy, and in the end it is very likely to release you and let the formation spirit escape.

Rather than facing two evils, it is better to eliminate one of them. This is just a sensible choice based on reality. "

"Then why not just do nothing and just be passive?"

Shao Xinghan asked with a smile.

"You're going to let us slack off?"

Guan Ruoyu asked back sarcastically.

Shao Xinghan chuckled.

After a while, he slowly said:
“Indeed, as you have guessed, even without any external help, it won’t take long for me to successfully break through the seal of the formation spirit.

By then, the outside world will not only have to deal with me, but also the array spirits that have been infected by me.

If the two of us join forces, even a true Wanxiang Realm enemy can be easily killed.

It's just that it's a rare opportunity for me to meet outsiders like you. Since I can make use of you, of course I want to break the seal as soon as possible.

After all, although the formation spirit is somewhat useful, it is just a little bit useful. It is not of much use to me.

If it's ruined, it's ruined. At worst, I can just make another one later.

Oh, by the way, all the formations in this hall were set up by me, including the formation spirit, and I was the one who activated it.

So it is very well behaved in front of me, and will obey the orders of my original body and seal up my divided body.

But because of this, they are very susceptible to my infection, and I can change their consciousness and take over the position of the formation spirit."

Having said that, he glanced at the two of them again and said with interest:
"Although I have recovered now, I still need a body. How about this? The two of you fight each other, and the winner will become my host.

Although your consciousness will be trapped in your body after being possessed by me, I may return your body to you one day when I find a more advanced body. This means that you still have a chance to survive."

"How about it? Do you want to give it a try?"

Facing Shao Xinghan's proposal, Ning Yan frowned and said:

"If that's the case, why don't you just let us go? Anyway, this ruins is full of high-level corpses, even if they are at the Wanxiang realm, there are probably quite a few of them. Why don't you just find them and occupy their bodies?"

"Of course not."

Shao Xinghan shook his finger and explained with a smile:
"First of all, those corpses were already contaminated in the mutation that year. They are not pure. Entering them will only be a burden to me.

Secondly, those corpses have existed for too long, and their bodies have already shown a certain degree of decay, making it almost impossible to make a breakthrough in the future.

Finally, both of you are living human beings, your bodies and consciousness are all extremely fresh and fit for the external environment. Entering your bodies will allow me to completely get rid of all the shackles within. "

"So, you see, the best option for me is your body."

"Then if you let us fight each other, aren't you afraid that we will all perish?"

Guan Ruoyu asked in a deep voice:
"Even if they don't die together, the body that survives will definitely be seriously damaged, and it may even affect the foundation of future advancement. Can you accept such a result?" "Of course, as a referee, I will definitely not remain indifferent."

Shao Xinghan smiled and said:
"If one side is about to win, I will kill the other side immediately."

"If the two of you are equally strong, then just roll the dice. The loser will be defeated immediately. Isn't that fair?"

Looking at the smiling Shao Xinghan, Ning Yan suddenly asked:
"So is it possible that if we work together to kill you, we can completely escape from the crisis?"

"No way?"

Shao Xinghan widened his eyes, looking incredulous:

"You don't think that two silk forces working together can kill a Wanxiang realm master?"

"Although I don't have a body now, the power of the formation is all drawn by me, and it is almost comparable to the ordinary Wanxiang Realm. How can you think you can defeat me?"

Facing Shao Xinghan's constant sneering, Guan Ruoyu actually laughed:
"If you are really as strong as you say, why do you want us to kill each other?"

"Although it's possible that you are cruel by nature, I believe that it's because you don't have enough power to deal with us at the same time."

"You say you are in the Myriad Realm, but you haven't actually reached it yet, right?"

Hearing this, Shao Xinghan's eyes sank slightly.

The next second, Ning Yan and Guan Ruoyu rushed up at the same time, and their fierce attack swept towards Shao Xinghan like a storm.

The stone tablet with the word "Yu" in Ning Yan's hand burst into dazzling light, and every time it was swung, it was accompanied by a whistling sound, like a huge battle axe, trying to split Shao Xinghan in half.

Guan Ruoyu quickly formed seals with her hands, and sharp blades formed by condensed strength shot out from her fingertips, drawing cold rays of light in the air and heading straight for Shao Xinghan's vitals.

However, Shao Xinghan seemed to be at ease facing the joint attack of the two. His figure was as elusive as a ghost, and he moved freely among the intensive attacks. Every dodge was just right, as if he had already predicted every move of the two.

He responded with ease, raised a mocking arc at the corner of his mouth, and laughed disdainfully:

"With just the two of you, you think you can challenge me? You are really overestimating your abilities!"

Guan Ruoyu looked solemn when he heard this. He was not affected by the mocking words and secretly sped up the preparation of his magic.

Her hands moved quickly between her sleeves, and mysterious runes condensed on the red bead chain at her wrists, emitting a deep light.

These runes intertwined with each other, forming extremely complex seals, which slowly accumulated power with her breathing.

At the same time, Ning Yan was constantly adjusting his attack rhythm.

He was well aware of Shao Xinghan's strength, so he attacked with all his strength every time, but reserved a little strength to prevent the opponent's sudden counterattack. Although the opponent had not reached the Wanxiang Realm at this moment, his previous combat experience was real.

The two sides fought endlessly, with powerful forces whistling and fragments of light like rain.

Just as Shao Xinghan mocked him again, Guan Ruoyu finally completed the preparations for the magic.

She suddenly shouted: "Bind!"

The red bracelet suddenly exploded and shot out like lightning, instantly enveloping Shao Xinghan. The extremely complex seals all emitted light, forming golden ropes that tightly wrapped around Shao Xinghan's body like a living thing.

Shao Xinghan's expression changed slightly. He obviously didn't expect that Guan Ruoyu could have such a trump card.

But he quickly regained his composure, still with a mocking smile on his face:

"Is that all you have? You think you can trap me like this? You are so naive!"

Before he could break free, Ning Yan seized the fleeting opportunity and activated the Yu character stele. The light on the stele became brighter and brighter, like a scorching sun, suppressing Shao Xinghan.

There was a loud "boom".

The stone tablet hit Shao Xinghan hard, and the powerful force knocked him into the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.

For a moment, the entire battlefield fell silent, with only countless scattered fragments of light remaining in the air, as if Shao Xinghan had been smashed to pieces by the Yu-character stele.

However, just when the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, a familiar laugh came from the scattered light:

"The warm-up is over, it's time for the second game!"

Before he finished his words, the light quickly gathered together and turned into four Shao Xinghan, each of them exuding the same powerful aura as before.

Three of Shao Xinghan smiled at each other and pounced on Guan Ruoyu like hungry wolves.

Their movements were in sync and coordinated well, and each attack was powerful enough to put Guan Ruoyu in trouble in an instant.

Guan Ruoyu tried her best to resist the attacks of the three men, and the sharp blades in her hands kept shooting out, trying to force them back, but the offensive of the three men was as fierce as the tide, and she gradually became powerless.

On the other side, the remaining Shao Xinghan aimed at Ning Yan. He flashed and instantly appeared in front of Ning Yan, punching Ning Yan in the face with a whistling sound.

Ning Yan quickly raised the stone tablet with the word "Yu" to block the impact. The huge impact force made him retreat more than ten feet, and his arm also felt sore.

"Aren't you very powerful? How come you can't even take my punch now?" Shao Xinghan's eyes were full of mockery.

Ning Yan took a deep breath, endured the pain in his arms, raised the stone tablet again, and prepared to start the next round of attack.

Guan Ruoyu’s situation is extremely critical at the moment and she must deal with the enemy in front of her as soon as possible and go for support.

He drew out the spirit sword he carried with him, and then—

"The Selfless Samsara Sword!"

In an instant, he entered a state of selflessness. The self that came out of his body merged with the heaven and earth, and the sword of absoluteness struck towards death!

Shao Xinghan's clone's expression finally changed. He felt the powerful threat of this attack and wanted to dodge but it was too late.

With a "bang", the sword light instantly pierced through his body.

Almost in the next second, his body dissipated like torn pieces of paper and did not reassemble as before.

After the attack was successful, Ning Yan did not stop at all. He used the momentum to directly crash into the battle group on Guan Ruoyu's side.

He brandished the magic sword and urged the stone tablet, attacking the other two clones of Shao Xinghan like an angry beast.

When Guan Ruoyu saw Ning Yan coming to support her, she was cheered up and used the Dangshan Seal from defense to offense, with each of her moves being extremely fierce.

The two of them joined forces and completely suppressed the two clones of Shao Xinghan for a while, and smashed them to pieces in the blink of an eye.

However, after seeing this scene, Shao Xinghan did not show any fear at all.

His expression became extremely fierce, and he said in a cold tone:

"It's almost time to end this game."

As he spoke, the aura around him began to surge wildly, and the light also became stronger. A strong sense of oppression came over them, making Ning Yan and Guan Ruoyu feel a huge threat.

At this critical moment, the palace where the two sides were fighting seemed to finally collapse, and began to tremble violently, and then collapsed with a loud bang.

Somehow, Ning Yan seemed to see a familiar figure rushing towards him at high speed. (End of this chapter)