Many children, many blessings: Stealing the offspring of powerful figures to cultivate immortality.

Jiang Yining's mind raced.

The binding chains have been reinforced and cannot be severed.

But if the chains aren't broken, the iron corpse will keep pulling at her.

What to do? Suddenly, her gaze fell on her lower abdomen.

Spiritual embryo.

The little creature was curled up in its dantian, agitated by the suction force. The purple-gold roots of the Myriad Spirit Divine Tree were desperately protecting it, but the spiritual embryo itself had no means of defense.

and many more……

The spirit fetus itself has no means of defense.

But it can be absorbed!

Jiang Yining suddenly thought of a possibility.

She took a deep breath and made a crazy decision.

She voluntarily released the suppression of the spiritual embryo.

A rich aura of pregnancy surged from her body, like a flood bursting its banks, rushing straight towards the iron corpse.

"What?!" Su Chenzhou's eyes widened. "Are you crazy?!"

Jiang Yining did not answer.

She stared intently at the chest of the iron corpse.

The moment that gestational energy surged into the iron corpse, its movements abruptly froze.

It is digesting.

But it simply can't digest it!

The gestation of the spiritual embryo is too special, combining the three origins of pure yang, extreme yin, and chaos, which is simply beyond the capacity of this ancient restriction.

The iron corpse's chest began to crack.

Fine cracks spread from its chest, crawling across its entire body like a spider web.

"Click—"

The iron corpse's arm fell limply to its side, and the suction force vanished instantly.

The ghostly blue flames in its eye sockets flickered violently a few times before going out completely.

The entire iron corpse turned into a pile of broken iron and collapsed with a crash.

"It's done!" Su Chenzhou's eyes lit up.

He never expected that Jiang Yining would break the iron corpse in this way!

But now is not the time for sentimentality.

The remaining two iron corpses had gone completely mad. They abandoned Su Chenzhou and pounced on Jiang Yining.

"Get out of the way!" Su Chenzhou shoved her away abruptly.

Two jet-black spears pierced through the spot where Jiang Yining had just stood, blasting two huge craters into the ground.

Jiang Yining rolled on the spot, barely avoiding a fatal blow, but her shoulder was still grazed by the spear tip, leaving a bloody gash.

Fresh blood gushed out.

"Jiang Yining!" Su Chenzhou's voice carried a hint of anger.

He hadn't expected this woman to fight so desperately to break the formation.

"Leave me alone!" Jiang Yining gritted her teeth and stood up, her gaze fixed on the two iron corpses. "Where is the core of the formation?!"

Su Chenzhou was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening.

She wanted to break the formation directly!

"Northeast corner!" he roared. "The center of the formation is there!"

Jiang Yining's gaze quickly swept towards the northeast corner.

There was a star coffin that was slightly taller than the other coffin arrays, with a fist-sized groove carved on its lid.

It's exactly the same as the groove on the warehouse door.

Without further hesitation, Jiang Yining transformed into a blur and charged straight towards the center of the formation.

The two iron corpses turned around at the same time, their spears flying out of their hands and chasing after her back with a whistling sound.

"Clang! Clang!"

Su Chenzhou swung his iron ruler repeatedly, knocking the two spears away. But he was a beat too slow and couldn't stop the Iron Corpse.

The two iron corpses strode off and chased after Jiang Yining.

They are faster than Jiang Yining!

Jiang Yining glanced back, her pupils suddenly contracting.

The iron corpse had caught up to within three zhang of her; in two more breaths, it would tear her to shreds.

"The Ancient Ship Key!" Su Chenzhou's voice rang out from behind. "Throw it over there!"

Jiang Yining subconsciously reached into her bosom and touched the bronze key.

Without hesitation, she flicked her wrist, and the Ancient Boat Key flew out of her hand, heading straight for the groove in the center of the formation.

"bite--"

The key fell precisely into the groove, fitting perfectly.

A deep, rumbling sound suddenly exploded.

The coffin lid at the center of the formation slowly opened, revealing a palm-sized inscription inside.

The inscription plate is engraved with a curled-up fetus pattern, and its whole body emits a faint silver light.

"The Navel Star Inscription!" Su Chenzhou's eyes lit up suddenly. "That's the array's core key!"

Jiang Yining continued moving, reaching out to grab the inscription.

The instant her fingertips touched the inscription, the spears of the two iron corpses simultaneously pierced her back.

There was no time to dodge!

Jiang Yining gritted her teeth, her fingertips gripping the inscription plate tightly.

The next instant, a warm power surged from the inscription, enveloping her entire body.

The spear struck that force, producing a crisp metallic clang, but it couldn't penetrate it at all.

"Whoosh—"

Jiang Yining, along with the inscription plate, was pushed out of the center of the formation by a gentle force.

She fell heavily to the ground and rolled twice before stopping.

"Cough!" She coughed up a mouthful of blood, but she held the Navel Star Inscription tightly in her hand, not letting go for a moment.

Behind them, the two iron corpses froze completely.

They lost their target, and the will-o'-the-wisps in their empty eye sockets flickered violently a few times before slowly extinguishing.

Half of the array patterns in the 36 star coffin array went out simultaneously.

In the remaining 18 coffin arrays, the iron corpses still slept, but the array patterns had faded considerably.

The formation is half broken.

Su Chenzhou walked up to Jiang Yining, squatted down, and took the inscription from her hand.

He glanced at it, and a complex emotion flashed in his eyes.

"It is indeed the array core key." He put the inscription into his pocket, then took out a pill from his pocket and put it into Jiang Yining's mouth. "Eat it, it will replenish your qi and blood."

Jiang Yining did not refuse and swallowed the pill. A warm power flowed through her body along her meridians.

She pushed herself up and sat up, leaning against a collapsed coffin, panting heavily.

"That move of yours..." Su Chenzhou looked at her, his brows furrowed slightly, "was it intentionally letting the Iron Corpse absorb the life force?"

Jiang Yining wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and chuckled, "If I don't entice it to suck, how will it die from overeating?"

Su Chenzhou was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and chuckled.

This woman is even crazier than he imagined.

"The Returning Void Furnace..." he said softly, "No wonder you need that thing."

He stood up, walked to the bronze warehouse door, and pushed open the half-closed door.

Behind the door was a thick darkness.

But in the deepest part of that darkness, a huge outline could be vaguely seen.

It was a furnace.

It is entirely black, with three legs and two handles, and its body is covered with dense ancient runes.

In the very center of the furnace, there was a crack the size of a fist, from which a faint red light shone.

Returning to the Ruins Furnace.

Su Chenzhou's gaze fell on the crack, his eyes flickering slightly.

Jiang Yining stood up, supporting herself against the coffin, and staggered to his side.

"Is this what you wanted?" she asked.

Su Chenzhou did not answer.

He simply stared at the stove, his eyes filled with complex emotions that were impossible to decipher.

After a long silence, he finally spoke.

"Let's go," he said softly, "go get it."

He stepped into the darkness, but paused at the threshold and looked back at Jiang Yining.

"Didn't you say you wanted to pick one first?" A slight smile played on his lips. "I can let you choose first."

Jiang Yining narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing his expression.

This man seems to be serious.

"No need," she said calmly. "Once the warehouses open, it's up to each person to prove themselves."

Su Chenzhou was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"interesting."

He turned and strode into the darkness.

Jiang Yining followed, but just as she stepped over the threshold, she suddenly heard a commotion behind her.

"There it is! The Iron Corpse has been broken!"

"Don't let them get away!"

"We can take the Protoss bounties too!"

Jiang Yining turned around and looked.

The scavenging group from Greybone Village and the second wave of Protoss pursuers arrived at the same time!

"Attack!" Su Chenzhou's voice came from ahead. "I'll hold them off, you open the warehouse first!"

Without hesitation, Jiang Yining flashed and rushed straight towards the direction of the Guixu Furnace.

Behind him, Su Chenzhou's iron ruler had already transformed into a black storm, blocking all the enemies that rushed in.

"Want to go over there?" He sneered, slamming the iron ruler down on a scavenger's head. "Did you ask me?"

Blood splattered.

The scavenger screamed and flew backward, knocking down a large number of his companions.

But more people kept coming.

The Protoss pursuers were even more ferocious, their silver longswords carrying a chilling aura as they slashed fiercely at Su Chenzhou's back.

Su Chenzhou swayed and barely dodged, but the blade still grazed his shoulder, tearing a bloody gash.

Blood dripped from his sleeve, staining the ground beneath his feet.

But he didn't take a single step back.

"Open the position!" His voice echoed in the darkness, carrying an undeniable firmness. "Leave me alone!"