Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 651 Unexpected Tactics
"Zhao Guang—"

The six Soul-Eating Captains in the valley watched helplessly as Zhao Guang was cleaved in two, his mangled body mixed with blood falling from the sky.

At the same time, they also saw Shang Lu, who was wielding a witch's sword and riding on the wind, floating in mid-air like a fierce god.

"It's a Bashu!"

"Ba Shu killed Zhao Guang!"

Although the Soul-Eating Captain and the others had never met Shang Lu before, they recognized him at a glance.

This left them both furious and bewildered.

According to intelligence, Ba Shu is a cultivator at the Tongtian Realm.

However, Zhao Guang possessed the cultivation level of the Mingxin Realm. Even if his cultivation level was suppressed by the Heavenly Furnace Formation in the valley, causing it to drop, it was impossible for him to be instantly killed by a cultivator at the Tongtian Realm!
Moreover, the terrifying pressure and dreadful sword intent emanating from this strike were something that even a cultivator at the Heavenly Realm could not unleash!

"Clarify your mind!"

"This rat's cultivation level is at least at the Mingxin Realm!"

At other times, even if the Black Witch of Discipline discovered that Shang Lu possessed the cultivation level of the Mind-Clearing Realm, she would not panic; in fact, she would be very happy.

The stronger the target, the greater the credit for capturing and killing them!

But at this moment, they couldn't care less about any merits.

The sudden eruption of the Heavenly Furnace Formation in the valley turned them all into beans in a cauldron.

The earth's veins were ignited, and the raging fire and high temperatures engulfed and cooked them.

Even though they had forged themselves into beings with skin of copper and bones of iron, and possessed formidable shamanic bodies, their skin was now completely red, like boiled shrimp, even sizzling.

The witch power within his body was even more restless and boiling. If he did not try his best to suppress it, it could be ignited from the inside out at any time, and even his soul would be burned to ashes!
"Forget about Zhao Guang and Ba Shu, let's figure out a way to break the formation first!"

The Soul-Eating Captain shouted sternly.

The power of the Heavenly Furnace Formation is constantly increasing. The burning of the earth's energy will not only bring high temperatures, but also other more violent and terrifying killing moves!
If they don't hurry and break this damned magic array, they'll all die here.

Both body and soul were burned to ashes!
The disciplined black witches were clearly aware of this, and they all chanted incantations and cast spells, summoning various strange magical artifacts in search of the array's core.

At this moment, nearly a hundred real cultivators were distributed among the five array eyes in the valley.

Although their cultivation level is not as high as that of the Discipline Black Witches, they have special talismans that allow the Heavenly Furnace Formation to recognize them as one of their own, preventing them from being attacked by the violent earth energy.

Fortunately, otherwise, given their cultivation levels, many of them would likely have been torn apart during the eruption of the earth's energy.

Even with the protective talisman in hand, many cultivators were still extremely uncomfortable from the scorching heat.

They could only rely on elixirs and magical techniques to grit their teeth and persevere.

At the same time, they also had to fully activate the array's core to increase its power and kill the Discipline Black Witch.

The cultivators also witnessed the scene of Zhao Guang being split in two in the sky, and they were all deeply shocked.

"Senior Kamui!"

"Which school of martial arts does this senior belong to? He's incredibly skilled!"

"The aura emanating from that Discipline Black Wizard was that of a Mingxin Realm cultivator! Yet he was able to kill him with a single strike! What level of cultivation is that?!"

"With this expert's help, along with the red-robed expert from before, and this Heavenly Furnace Formation, we might actually be able to wipe out this group of Discipline Black Witches here!"

Their morale was greatly boosted, soaring to its peak. In a daze, even the scorching heat seemed to lessen.

The cultivators, caught up in their surprise, did not notice that their beloved "Brother Taibai" had disappeared, assuming he was somewhere else within the array.

Just as the cultivators were activating the array cores with all their might to accelerate the eruption of the Heavenly Furnace Array, the Soul-Eating Captain and others also managed to glimpse the five array cores and the cultivators hiding within them through various means.

"These ants actually withstood the subterranean fire?"

Such an unusual situation immediately led Captain Erosion and the others to draw a conclusion.

"They must have some treasure on them!"

With the strength of these cultivators, it was impossible for them to withstand the eruption and scorching heat of the earth fire.

They were unharmed, which could only mean one thing—they had a treasure that protected them from the magic array's burning!

"Perfect! Kill them, seize the treasure, and then break through the array's core!"

The Soul-Eating Captain made up his mind instantly, roared, and led the remaining five Discipline Black Witches to attack one place at a time.

We must kill and break through the formation as quickly as possible.

We must at least seize the talisman before the pokeweed pounces on us.

"Om-"

The Soul-Eating Captain waved his hands, unleashing a surge of witch energy that transformed into countless twisting, writhing, pitch-black spiritual whips, like tentacles, tearing through the air and lashing towards the array's core!

The other five also unleashed their deadly moves!
The black curse runes fell like a torrential rain, causing rocks to decay wherever they passed.

The malevolent spirit emitted a piercing shriek, like a sonic storm.

Even more striking was the phantom of a giant centipede conjured by voodoo, spewing venomous flames as it slammed into the center of the formation!
All sorts of fierce attacks were aimed at destroying this array core and the cultivators within it!
The cultivators inside the array were shocked by what they saw, but remained completely calm.

As they all urged each other on, a wall of light flashing with various runes appeared around the core of the formation.

Another magic circle!
Long before the plan was even laid out, Shang Lu and the group of cultivators had already foreseen what to do when the Discipline Black Witch was trapped in the Heavenly Furnace Formation and wanted to destroy the formation's core and seize the protective talisman.

With the strength of these cultivators, they definitely couldn't withstand it.

The only solution is to use a magic array!

Moreover, this magic array needs to utilize the erupting earth energy; otherwise, its power will be insufficient and it will be unable to withstand the attack.

"boom--"

The six Soul Devouring Captains launched a full-scale attack, which immediately collided with the light wall of the magic array.

The magical power clashed fiercely with the magic circle, unleashing an extremely powerful impact.

The cultivators inside the array were shaken and staggered, several of them immediately spitting out blood, their bodies cracking and looking horribly gruesome.

Fortunately, there were also medical cultivators in the center of the formation who hurriedly used their magic to administer medicine and treat the patient.

"Another magic array?"

"Using the power of the earth's energy to compensate for the shortcomings of the magic array? How cunning!"

"Unfortunately, such tricks are nothing but opportunism!"

"We've already destroyed the Heavenly Furnace Formation here, let alone this kind of formation! Feng Ping, Wei Song, you two sever the connection to the earth's energy. The rest of you, help me break this formation!"

The Soul-Eating Captain gave an urgent order.

Feng Ping and Wei Song, as expected of cultivators at the Mingxin Realm, were indeed capable. They immediately discerned the flow of energy here. Although they were unable to completely cut off the supply of earth energy, they did suppress it.

Without the support of the earth's energy, the magic array's light wall immediately began to tremble and crumble.

The Soul-Eating Captain's spiritual whip pierced directly through the unstable light wall of the magic array and struck the dozen or so cultivators at the array's core.

"what--"

In an instant, the bodies and souls of these cultivators were subjected to extremely painful torment.

A strong sense of fear and panic welled up within them.

These negative emotions instantly transformed into despair, causing these dozen or so cultivators to develop a sense of world-weariness.

"It's too painful, I'd rather die!" "Death is good, it'll end it all, and I'll never suffer again!"

What the Soul-Eating Captain wanted was not as simple as making these cultivators harm themselves or commit suicide.

What he wanted was to drive these cultivators to become the steel blades in his hand, helping him break the Heavenly Furnace Formation!
Therefore, the monks who were subjected to mental torture quickly became psychologically distorted.

They felt that it wasn't enough for them to die.

We must drag more people down with us and make them suffer the consequences!
Why should I die while they get to live?

"Die together!"

"Yes! If we're going to die, they can't live either! We'll all die together!"

The faces of these cultivators became ferocious and terrifying due to the twisted thoughts in their hearts.

At the same time, they were really about to take action to destroy the core of the formation.

Once this key point of the formation is destroyed, the violent earth energy will surely tear them apart! But under the torment of mental torture, they completely disregarded all of that; they only wanted to die, and wanted to drag more people down with them to die!
Seeing that his trick had succeeded, a sinister smile appeared on the face of the Soul-Eating Captain.

However, at that very moment, a strange, eerie wind descended from the sky and crashed directly into the center of the formation.

In the eerie wind, several strange talismans were wrapped around.

It is a talisman for purification.

The Soul-Eating Captain's expression hardened. Although he didn't know the purpose of these witch talismans, he immediately tried to use his mental whip to destroy them.

"Om-"

The spell was activated before the mental lash could strike.

Strange forces were released from the talisman, sweeping outwards.

It not only affected the dozen or so cultivators in the magic array, but also the spirit whip wielded by the Soul-Eating Captain.

The dozen or so cultivators, who were gritting their teeth and wanting to destroy the array's core and perish together with everyone else, suddenly had their twisted thoughts vanish under the influence of the witch talisman.

At the same time, the misanthropic spirit also disappeared.

At that moment, only one thought occupied their minds: it didn't matter anymore. Whether they lived or died, whether they suffered or felt comfortable, it all didn't matter. They didn't want to care about anything, they didn't want to do anything…

The madness and despair in their eyes receded like the tide, replaced by an extreme numbness and calm.

The Soul-Eating Captain's Spirit Whip also became limp and powerless under the effect of the Purification Talisman, and drooped down.

Even the Soul-Eating Captain, affected by the feedback from the Spirit Whip and the Purification Talisman, had a thought: Fighting and killing are meaningless. What joy is there in living, what sorrow in dying? Why not just let it be? Whether I live or die, I'll let it be…

However, the Soul-Eating Captain was, after all, a cultivator at the Mind-Clearing Realm. Even though he was suppressed and weakened by the Heavenly Furnace Formation, his mental resistance remained very strong.

His state of mind was only briefly affected, and he immediately regained his senses.

"What kind of strange talisman is this? It's incredibly powerful; I almost fell for it!" While the Soul-Eating Captain was shocked, he was about to unleash his magic again to destroy the purification talismans and force the cultivators to break the formation.

But at this moment.

"Watch the knife——"

A loud shout, like a thunderclap, exploded from the sky.

The Soul-Eating Captain suddenly looked up and saw an incomparably terrifying crimson blade light, as if it had gathered the killing intent of all living beings, transforming into a roaring blood-red river of heaven, slashing down with the force to destroy the world!

A fierce, blood-red light illuminated the entire valley, like the gaping maw of a monstrous beast, ready to devour them and the valley itself!

"How... how is it possible?!"

The Soul-Eating Captain was dumbfounded; his three souls and seven spirits were instantly scared away.

This strike, seemingly capable of cleaving the very sky, is something even someone at the Inner Palace Realm, let alone someone at the Enlightened Mind Realm, probably couldn't accomplish!
"This was cleaved by Ba Shu? How could he possibly have such skill?!"

The Soul-Eating Captain felt a sense of despair.

The other five Disciplined Black Witches were also deeply frightened by this earth-shattering and terrifying strike.

In this scene, they didn't care about breaking the formation and killing people. They hurriedly activated their witchcraft and summoned their witchcraft weapons to meet the terrifying blood blades falling from the sky!

With their suppressed and burned witch energy, they are no match for this strike.

But they didn't want to sit idly by and wait to die. They hoped that the chaotic earth energy in the valley could help them block some of the sword's power and force!
Six raging streams of witch energy, like six evil dragons, roared upwards with fierce fire, crashing into the blood-red blade that fell from the sky.

The imagined intense collision did not occur.

The six hurricanes of witch energy were not shattered by the terrifying blood blade.

Instead, that terrifying strike was instantly shredded by their witch energy hurricane, turning into countless fragmented characters. One could still vaguely see phrases such as "the strike was earth-shattering," "like a terrestrial immortal," and "the black witch of discipline was caught off guard and completely unaware."

"Was that a fake attack again?"

"That's just another novelist's skill?!"

"How come Ba Shu is also a novelist? And he's so good at making things up and exaggerating!"

The five commandment black witches gritted their teeth, but also breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that it's fake... If this were real, their bodies and souls would be the ones being shredded right now!

Only the Soul-Eating Captain, though also gritting his teeth, did not let his guard down.

His eyes flashed like lightning as he quickly scanned his surroundings.

The rat couldn't have made such a commotion just to scare them.

They definitely wanted to take advantage of the distraction to either rescue the cultivators or launch a sneak attack on them!

Captain Soul Eater didn't believe that Ba Shu would go to save a group of ant-like Jiang Kingdom cultivators; the only possibility was that he wanted to ambush them!
Under countless influences, the Soul-Eating Captain's pupils split into four, not only expanding his field of vision but also allowing him to see many things that were invisible to the naked eye.

Relying on his four pupils, the Soul-Eating Captain saw a figure emerge from the rocks to his right rear like a ghost and pounce on him.

"Got you!"

"go to hell--"

The Soul-Eating Captain roared in his heart, turned around abruptly, and used all his witch energy to transform into a spiritual whip, lashing fiercely at Shang Lu.

But in the next instant, the Soul-Eating Captain was astonished to see that the Nuo mask on Shang Lu's face changed from bluish-black to crimson.

Crimson red like fire.

It's like the blazing sun in the sky, so intense that you can't look directly at it with the naked eye!

A burst of intense light emanated from the Nuo mask.

"what--"

The Soul-Eating Captain let out a shrill scream.

The terrifyingly bright light not only caused him excruciating pain in his four pupils, but also blinded him, leaving him unable to see anything for a moment.

Even the Soul-Eating Captain felt flames burning in his eye sockets.

It was his eyes!
His eyes were set ablaze!

This ignition also completely detonated the earth energy fire that he had barely suppressed within his body!

"boom--"

The Soul-Eating Captain's body burst into raging flames from the inside out.

At this moment, he was like a fiery demon crawling out of hell!
(End of this chapter)