Transmigrating to become Hua Qiangu

In the dark and oppressive black mist, the battle between the people of Changliu Mountain and the eerie monsters reached its climax. Sha Qianmo moved with unparalleled ease, his weapon imbued with surging demonic power, each swing repelling several monsters. He laughed loudly, seemingly enjoying the fight: "Haha, well done! Let me show you my power!"

Hua Qiangu was completely focused, her divine weapon flashing as she precisely repelled the approaching monsters. She kept a close eye on her surroundings, shouting, "Everyone be careful, don't get surrounded!" Bai Zihua stood in the center of the group, his sword energy crisscrossing, protecting his disciples. His eyes were focused as he fought while observing the situation, pondering a way to break the deadlock.

Dongfang Yuqing's folding fan danced, unleashing a continuous stream of spiritual runes. Though they failed to deliver a fatal blow to the monsters, they did disrupt their movements. Ni Mantian's sword aura was sharp, and her agile movements allowed her to weave freely through the monster horde. Lingyue, behind them, cast her spells to assist the group.

However, the monsters appeared endlessly. One disciple was accidentally scratched by a monster and cried out in pain. "Hold on!" Hua Qiangu immediately rushed over, using the light of her divine artifact to dispel the monsters and heal the disciple. "Thank you, Elder," the disciple said, enduring the pain.

Seeing this, Sha Qianmo attacked even more fiercely: "You despicable creatures, how dare you harm the people of Changliu Mountain!" He suddenly leaped up, releasing a powerful wave of demonic energy that sent the surrounding monsters flying. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bai Zihua shouted: "Everyone, concentrate your firepower and break through in one direction!" Upon hearing this, everyone immediately moved closer together and launched a fierce attack in the same direction.

After a fierce battle, the group finally broke through the encirclement. They were panting heavily, and all of them were injured to varying degrees. "This black mist is too strange, and we don't know where these monsters came from," Sha Qianmo said, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"No matter what, we must keep going," Hua Qiangu said firmly, her eyes filled with determination. The group groped their way forward in the darkness, the suffocating pressure constantly weighing on them. As they walked, a huge circular stone platform appeared ahead, its surface covered with strange runes that emitted a faint glow.

“This is…” Lingyue stepped forward and carefully examined the runes. “This should be part of the formation. It seems we’ve found the right place.” Bai Zihua walked to the stone platform, touched the runes, and felt the power within them: “These runes contain powerful Five Elements power, which matches the formation that Miss Lingyue described.”

"Then how do we break it?" Sha Qianmo asked anxiously. Hua Qiangu closed her eyes, concentrated her mind, and tried to perceive the secret of the runes: "I can feel the flow of the five elements, but they seem to be mutually restraining. We need to find a breakthrough."

Suddenly, a sinister laugh echoed from the darkness: "Haha, trying to break the formation? That's wishful thinking!" Everyone immediately became alert, looking around. A dark figure slowly emerged, its face obscured. "Who are you?" Hua Qiangu shouted.

"I am the guardian of this formation. None of you intruders will leave here alive today!" The dark figure finished speaking, waving his hands. The surrounding runes shone brightly, and the ground began to tremble violently. "Not good! He's activating the formation to attack us!" Bai Zihua shouted. Everyone immediately assumed defensive stances, preparing to meet the attack.

Beams of light shot out from the runes, transforming into various elemental forces such as fire, water, and boulders, attacking the group. Hua Qiangu brandished her divine weapon, releasing a powerful shield to protect everyone. Sha Qianmo, on the other hand, continuously attacked the light, attempting to interrupt the formation's attack.

"This can't go on. We must find the key to breaking the formation," Dongfang Yuqing shouted. He carefully observed the runes and suddenly noticed something: "Look, the arrangement of these runes seems to follow a pattern, according to the order of the five elements' mutual generation and restraint."

“That’s right, we can use the principles of the five elements’ mutual generation and restraint to break the formation,” Bai Zihua said. He was defending against the attacks while thinking of a way to break it. “I’ll distract it, and you guys take the opportunity to find a way to break it,” Sha Qianmo said, then suddenly rushed towards the shadowy figure, unleashing a series of powerful attacks.

The shadowy figure was forced to focus on dealing with Sha Qianmo, thus weakening the array's attacks. Hua Qiangu, Bai Zihua, and the others took the opportunity to study the runes. Hua Qiangu noticed that one rune was a different color from the others; she reached out and touched it, feeling a powerful force. "Everyone, come quickly! This rune seems to be the key." After carefully observing it, Bai Zihua said, "This rune represents wood in the Five Elements; we can start from here."

Based on the principles of the Five Elements' mutual generation and restraint, the group began to adjust the power of the runes. With their efforts, the runes' light gradually softened, and the array's attacks gradually ceased. Seeing this, the shadowy figure revealed a look of surprise: "You...you actually managed to break the array!"

"Hmph, now it's your turn!" Sha Qianmo roared and charged at the shadowy figure. Seeing the situation was dire, the shadowy figure turned to flee. "Trying to run? Not so easy!" Hua Qiangu immediately unleashed the power of her divine artifact, a beam of light trapping the shadowy figure.

"Tell me, where is the 'Heart of Chaos'?" Hua Qiangu demanded sharply. The shadowy figure struggled, but couldn't break free from the artifact's restraints: "Don't even think about it. The power of the 'Heart of Chaos' is beyond your control!"

"You won't talk? Then we'll find it ourselves." After saying that, Sha Qianmo made a move to attack the shadowy figure. The shadowy figure turned pale with fright: "Don't kill me, I'll talk! The 'Heart of Chaos' is in the secret chamber beneath this stone platform."

The group reached the foot of the stone platform and indeed found the entrance to a secret chamber. They cautiously entered, where they saw a bead emitting a mysterious light suspended in the center—the "Heart of Chaos." However, just as they were about to take the "Heart of Chaos," the chamber suddenly began to shake violently…