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In an instant, countless thin blue electric wires that were originally wrapped around the sword on the rapidly spinning blue disc suddenly detached from the sword and shot out!

"Hiss hiss hiss hiss—!!!"

The sound of something cutting through the air was as dense as rain!

Countless thin, yet incredibly sharp, blue threads, each carrying a faint electric arc, scattered like flowers from a celestial maiden.

It was like a torrential downpour.

In an instant, it completely enveloped the area within a radius of several dozen feet below!

"not good!"

"Defend now!"

The Black Fiend Cult disciples then seemed to wake from a dream, screaming in terror.

Various colored protective auras, hastily conjured shields, small cauldrons, and other defensive magical artifacts lit up, attempting to resist the blue drizzle.

"Pfft pfft pfft... Ahhhh—!"

However, how could a hasty defense withstand Song Meng's long-prepared killing move?

A series of muffled thuds of flesh being pierced and piercing screams mingled together.

Under the barrage of countless blue threads, most of the Qi Refining stage Black Fiend Sect disciples had no time to mount an effective defense, and their bodies were instantly riddled with holes and killed on the spot!

A few disciples who reacted quickly or had better defensive artifacts managed to protect their vital organs, but their limbs, shoulders, and other parts were also pierced by sharp blue threads, and blood flowed profusely...

In just one exchange, Liu Jing and Song Meng joined forces and swiftly defeated most of the Black Fiend Sect's guards in the Cold Palace!

"What a magnificent move, 'Ten Thousand Threads Under Heaven'! I've long admired Senior Brother Song's reputation for this technique!"

Zhou Yuan spoke at the opportune moment, his tone carrying just the right amount of praise.

With his two senior brothers clearing the area, he was naturally happy to relax.

At this moment, he only used a top-tier flying sword magic weapon of decent quality, slowly and methodically "spotting" those who had slipped through the net or those who were trying to escape, appearing quite composed.

Before long, the three of them landed leisurely in the desolate and dilapidated courtyard of the Cold Palace.

The place was a mess, and the smell of blood filled the air.

Those remaining Black Fiend Cult disciples who had miraculously survived but were severely injured were already terrified and dared not step forward.

One by one, their faces turned ashen, and they huddled in the corner, staring in terror at the three menacing figures.

"Activate the Four Symbols Formation!"

"Trap them inside!"

Just as the remaining cultists were in a panic and Liu Jing and his two companions were preparing to further clean up the battlefield and search the interior of the Cold Palace, a chilling and sinister voice suddenly came from the largest dilapidated hall deep within the Cold Palace.

Before the words were finished, a white figure appeared like a ghost.

This person was shrouded in a hazy white aura, making it impossible to see his face clearly, but the aura he exuded was clearly at the level of the early Foundation Establishment stage!

Zhou Yuan understood immediately: 'The Ice Demon, one of the four Blood Servants of the Black Fiend Sect…'

At this moment, the man in white, gazing at the devastated courtyard and the countless dead and wounded followers, was both shocked and enraged. He gritted his teeth and issued a stern order:

"What are you all standing there for? Activate the formation!"

"Hmph! You demon! Prepare to die!"

Upon hearing this, and sensing the other party's Foundation Establishment cultivation level, Liu Jing immediately concluded that this person was one of the core leaders of the cult.

He snorted coldly, his eyes filled with murderous intent. He didn't give his opponent any more time to prepare. Two silver lights shot out from his sleeves in an instant, like two silver snakes that were ready to devour their prey. With a sharp whooshing sound, they went straight for the Ice Demon's head! The speed was extremely fast, clearly indicating that they were two powerful top-tier flying needle-type magic weapons.

Song Meng and Zhou Yuan acted almost simultaneously, each controlling their magical artifacts, preparing to join forces to kill this newly revealed powerful enemy in one fell swoop!

However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!

Liu Jing and Song Meng felt the scenery before their eyes suddenly blur and distort! Immediately afterwards, an irresistible feeling of dizziness and disorientation swept over them, as if space itself had been instantly replaced!

The next moment, the scene before their eyes completely changed!

The cold wind howled, swirling up a flurry of snowflakes. As far as the eye could see, everything was a vast expanse of white, with ice and snow covering the earth and distant mountains.

The biting cold seeped in through the protective aura, and there was no trace of the dilapidated cold palace.

"A formation?!"

Liu Jing was startled, but being a man of experience, he immediately realized that the two of them had fallen into the "Four Symbols Formation" that the other party had mentioned.

He quickly calmed down.

Zhou Yuan, on the other hand, remained completely calm.

With his powerful divine sense, comparable to that of an early Core Formation cultivator, the "Four Symbols Formation" supported by an early Foundation Establishment cultivator was completely unable to have any substantial impact on him.

In his eyes, although the surrounding snow and ice looked realistic, the trajectory of the spiritual energy flow, the nodes of the array, and the thin illusion barrier were all clearly discernible.

What's even better is that he had previously equipped himself with that ancient array jade slip and studied it for a while, so his understanding of arrays was now completely different from before.

Divine sense, like the most precise probe, swiftly swept across this illusory space.

They quickly identified several points where the flow of spiritual energy was sluggish and the runes were slightly dim—these were the weak points in the Four Symbols Formation caused by its hasty activation or insufficient manpower for setting up!

"Heh heh! You've got some nerve, daring to injure my sect's disciples! Since you're here, you might as well stay in this protective formation for a while!"

The Ice Demon's chilling, elusive, and triumphant voice seemed to come from all directions at the same time, disturbing the minds of those in the formation.

Clearly, he believed he had successfully trapped three powerful enemies and was now waiting for the other three Blood Servants to join him so they could annihilate them together.

However, before his triumphant words had even completely faded—

"Break it!"

Zhou Yuan silently shouted to himself, no longer pretending.

He suddenly raised his hand, and the magical flying sword in his hand shot towards a spiritual energy node in the illusion.

Although Liu Jing and Song Meng were unaware of what was going on, when they saw Zhou Yuan suddenly attack a certain point in the void, they immediately realized that Zhou Yuan might have discovered the key to breaking the formation. Without hesitation, they activated the two silver lights and the blue flying sword, and together with the direction of Zhou Yuan's attack, they unleashed their full power!

"Boom—!!"

A deafening roar suddenly erupted in the illusionary space!

It wasn't from their attacks or the collision with the ice and snow, but from the roar of the array structure being forcibly shaken and on the verge of collapse!

As the loud noise came, the thick white fog that surrounded them began to churn and boil violently, like boiling water!

The once stable icy and snowy landscape began to distort and shake violently, with spiderweb-like cracks appearing!

"Crack... Boom—!!"

Finally, under the combined attack from both inside and outside, the hastily arranged and not particularly sophisticated Four Symbols Formation could no longer hold on!

After an even louder explosion.

The icy world before my eyes shattered and vanished like a mirror!

The cold wind and heavy snow vanished instantly, and the familiar dilapidated cold palace courtyard, the ice demon filled with shock and rage, and the corpses scattered on the ground were once again clearly presented before Liu Jing and his companions!

The formation is broken!

And it broke so quickly and so decisively!

The smug look on Bing Yao's face instantly froze, turning into incredulous horror. She looked at Zhou Yuan and Liu Jing as if she had seen a ghost!

The formation he relied on to trap the enemy couldn't even last for half a cup of tea?!

"Junior Brother Zhou, impressive skills! I never knew you were so proficient in the art of formations!"

Liu Jing was freed from his predicament, his spirits lifted, and he looked at Zhou Yuan with admiration.

The key to breaking the formation just now was clearly discovered by Zhou Yuan!

To be able to see through the weaknesses of a formation in such a short time demonstrates an extraordinary level of expertise in formations!

Zhou Yuan simply smiled faintly:

"Senior brother, you flatter me. I merely happen to have some knowledge of this type of formation. Our immediate priority is to subdue these heretical cultists!"