Genius in the whole system: The useless young lady dominates the world

Chapter 323 Giant Stone Monster

White Tiger, panting heavily, plopped down on the ground, clutching his chest with lingering fear: "Damn it, that rock was really tough, it almost broke my old bones!"

Youming raised his chin smugly, and the black flames swirling around him slowly died down. "Tch, wasn't it all thanks to my Netherworld Ghost Fire? Otherwise, you guys would have been toyed with to death by it."

Nine-Tailed Fox remained vigilant, scanning its surroundings, and said in a deep voice, "Quiet down, everyone. This is an ancient temple; who knows what else might appear?"

Lu Lingxi walked to the place where the Xuanwu statue had turned into scattered rocks, carefully observed the broken stones, and discovered that these stones were not ordinary.

“These stones… seem to contain the power of some kind of formation,” Lu Lingxi said thoughtfully.

"An array?" Youming leaned closer, examining the rubble with curiosity. "You mean, the reason this statue can move is because of an array?"

Lu Lingxi nodded. "It's very possible. The ancient formations were incredibly mysterious and could drive objects in various ways, even giving them life."

Baihu scratched his head, looking puzzled. "What kind of formation can bring these rocky lumps to life?"

Nine-Tailed Fox explained, "This kind of formation arranges objects in a specific way, using the spiritual energy between heaven and earth to form a special field, thereby achieving their desired purpose, such as attack, defense, trapping enemies, gathering spiritual energy, and so on."

"Oh..." Baihu nodded as if he understood, "Then what does this formation have to do with us?"

The White Tiger, this mythical beast, is extremely insightful when it comes to problems within its own familiar domain of knowledge; however, once it falls outside that domain, it can't understand them no matter how hard it tries.

Youming rolled his eyes: "Of course it's related. I say, White Tiger, you're usually so smart, why are you asking such stupid questions today? Didn't you see that rock just now? It was only because of the formation that it could move. If we had accidentally stumbled into some powerful formation, we might have died here!"

Upon hearing this, Baihu immediately tensed up, "Then...then let's be careful."

The four continued along the corridor, and the deeper they went, the more bizarre the surrounding scenery became. The once solemn and majestic temple gradually turned gloomy.

Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew by, and the mythical beast statues on both sides of the corridor all moved at once.

The statues of various mythical beasts, including the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, seemed to come alive, letting out deafening roars as they pounced towards Lu Lingxi and the other three!

"Damn it! Here we go again?" White Tiger cursed and quickly assumed a fighting stance.

A glint of excitement flashed in Youming's eyes. "Hehe, this is going to be fun again."

Nine-Tailed Fox's expression turned solemn. "These statues are even stronger than that Xuanwu statue from before!"

Lu Lingxi gripped the Azure Dragon Sword tightly and said in a deep voice, "Everyone be careful, these statues are probably puppets of the guardian temple!"

The Azure Dragon statue launched the first attack. Its massive head suddenly rose, its gaping maw opened wide, and a dazzling azure beam of light, carrying destructive power, shot towards Lu Lingxi Yao like lightning.

Lu Lingxi's pupils shrank sharply, and she jerked to the side, narrowly dodging the fatal blow. The cyan beam of light grazed her clothes and struck the wall of the corridor hard.

With a deafening roar, a huge hole was blasted in the wall, sending debris flying and dust billowing everywhere.

At the same time, the other mythical beast statues also awoke. The white tiger statue let out a deafening roar, brandishing its huge tiger claws and pouncing fiercely towards the white tiger with a sharp gust of wind.

The white tiger was not to be outdone, swinging its enormous fists and engaging in fierce hand-to-hand combat with the white tiger statue. Golden and white light intertwined, colliding to create dazzling sparks and producing a deafening roar.

On the other side of the corridor, the battle between Youming and the Vermilion Bird statue had reached a fever pitch. Black flames clung tightly to the Vermilion Bird statue like maggots, emitting a hissing sound.

The Vermilion Bird statue emitted a sharp cry, and red flames, like a volcanic eruption, continuously pounded against the black flames, attempting to dispel them.

Nine-Tailed Fox's figure weaved among the various mythical beast statues, as elusive as a ghost. His attacks struck the statues with pinpoint accuracy, causing them immense damage.

Faced with a large number of mythical beast statues, the four, despite their great strength, gradually began to feel the strain. Even if these statues were smashed to pieces, they would quickly regenerate and continue to fight.

Lu Lingxi was anxious. "We must find a way to break this formation!"

While she was fighting the Azure Dragon statue, she observed her surroundings. Suddenly, she noticed some strange runes carved on the walls on both sides of the corridor. These runes seemed to be related to the actions of the divine beast statue.

"Could it be... that these runes are the key to the formation?" Lu Lingxi's heart stirred.

She immediately told Youming, Baihu, and Jiuwei about her discovery.

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Youming's eyes. Then, he dodged the attack of the Vermilion Bird statue and rushed toward the runes on the wall.

He extended his finger, a ball of black flame condensing at the tip, and aimed it at a rune dot.

With a soft "sizzle," the black flame touched the rune, which instantly lit up, emitting a powerful energy fluctuation.

At the same time, the divine beast statue corresponding to this rune suddenly became sluggish.

"effective!"

Youming was overjoyed and continued to ignite the black flames on the other runes. As each rune was lit, more and more divine beast statues lost control, and the power of the entire formation began to gradually weaken.

However, at that moment, the runes that had been lit up by the Netherworld suddenly began to flicker, emitting an eerie red light.

Immediately afterwards, those out-of-control mythical beast statues started moving again, and became even more ferocious!

"How could this be?" Youming exclaimed in surprise.

Lu Lingxi's expression changed drastically. "Oh no, the formation is a trap!"

Before she finished speaking, the statues of the mythical beasts began to merge together. The Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird... all kinds of mythical beast statues merged together and finally formed a huge stone monster. It had the characteristics of various mythical beasts, its body was enormous, and it exuded a terrifying aura.

"Roar!" The stone monster roared to the sky, its voice shaking the heavens and the earth, making the entire temple tremble!

"What...what the hell is this?!" The white tiger stared at the stone monster in front of it, its face full of shock.

Youming also put away his previous smugness and looked at the stone monster in front of him with a solemn expression.

Nine-Tailed Fox said in a deep voice, "This should be the final form of the formation, and also its strongest attack!"

A resolute glint flashed in Lu Lingxi's eyes. She took a deep breath and poured all her spiritual power into the Azure Dragon Sword. The Azure Dragon Sword immediately emitted a dazzling azure light, and the faint phantom of an azure dragon could be seen on the sword.

"Azure Dragon Sword Technique, break!" Lu Lingxi shouted, brandishing the Azure Dragon Sword and slashing at the stone monster!

A massive cyan sword aura, as if splitting the heavens and earth, slashed towards the stone monster. At the same time, Netherworld, White Tiger, and Nine-Tailed Fox also launched attacks on the stone monster.

The Netherworld was surrounded by black flames, which transformed into a giant fire dragon and pounced on the stone monster.

The white tiger shone with golden light, its fists clenched, and it hurtled towards the stone monster like a shooting star.

Nine-Tailed Fox flashed and appeared above the stone monster's head, forming hand seals and unleashing streams of elemental power towards the stone monster's head.

The four attacks landed on the stone monster simultaneously, creating a deafening roar!

However, to the four's astonishment, their attacks did not cause much damage to the stone monster, whose body was incredibly hard.

Nine-Tailed Fox said in a deep voice, "This stone monster has fused the power of all the divine beast statues, making its defense incredibly strong."

"This rock is really hard!"

Youming cursed, but his body did not stop. Black flames rolled, and the fire dragon became more and more solid. With the momentum of burning everything, he crashed into the stone monster again.

The flames, as if possessing a spirit, bypassed the stone monster's hard body and instead burrowed into its joints.

The golden light around the white tiger intensified. He stomped his feet on the ground and leaped high into the air, slamming into the stone monster's chest. With a crisp crack, a fissure appeared in the stone on the monster's chest.

Nine-Tails moved swiftly through the air, his hands forming hand seals. Wind, thunder, ice, and fire—various elemental forces—were bombarding him in turn, always targeting the largest rock atop the stone monster's head—which seemed to be the source of the stone monster's power.

Lu Lingxi stopped attacking and observed carefully. She noticed that although the stone monster had amazing defense, there was a slight pause at its joints every time it moved.

Moreover, the ghostly fire of the underworld seems to have a corrosive effect on those joints, although the effect is not obvious, it does exist.

"White Tiger, attack its lower body. Netherworld, burn its joints with ghost fire. Nine-Tailed Fox, distract it." Lu Lingxi Yao calmly commanded.

Upon hearing this, the white tiger continued to bombard the stone monster's leg joints, gradually slowing down the stone monster's movements.

Youming manipulated the ghost fire, transforming it into tiny fire snakes that precisely burrowed into the joints of the stone monster. The sizzling sound of burning echoed continuously, and the stone monster's movements visibly stiffened.

Nine-Tailed Fox harassed the stone monster in the air, using its speed advantage to keep the stone monster's attention firmly on itself, creating opportunities for White Tiger and Netherworld.

Lu Lingxi seized the opportunity, moved swiftly, and instantly appeared beside the stone monster. The Azure Dragon Sword in her hand ignited with the Azure Dragon's natal fire, carrying unparalleled power.

"Break!" Lu Lingxi shouted, and the Azure Dragon Sword stabbed fiercely at the stone monster's leg joint, where a small gap had already been corroded by the ghost fire of the underworld.

With a loud "crack!", the stone monster's leg joint finally gave way to the continuous attacks and broke completely.

The massive body crashed to the ground. At the same time, the Nine-Tailed Fox formed hand seals, and a huge ice spike descended from the sky, piercing the stone monster's head.

"Boom!" The stone monster's head exploded instantly, turning into countless fragments of stone that flew in all directions.