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Chapter 180: The Ancient Formation in the Stone Forest
Chapter 180: The Ancient Formation in the Stone Forest
Chen Xinming turned into a bloody shadow and fled forward at an incredible speed, so fast that even Song Li couldn't catch up for a while.
This surprised Song Li, who was chasing behind.
If Chu Ning were here, he would have been equally astonished. The current state of Chen Xinming was identical to that of the Yin Demon Sect disciple he had seen in the Spirit Realm after consuming the Blood Killing Pill.
The trio chased for nearly ten miles, and Song Li suddenly employed some sort of evasion technique to quickly close in on Chen Xinming.
He then lifted the spear in his hand and, with both hands, channeled his spiritual power into it before violently throwing it forward.
In an instant, the spear transformed into a golden light that shot towards Chen Xinming.
Under normal circumstances, Chen Xinming's spiritual sense should have been able to detect Song Li's actions.
But at this moment, his spiritual sense was hampered by the distance and the faster consumption of spiritual energy in this stone forest. It wasn't enough for him to maintain his spiritual sense projection continuously.
By the time Chen Xinming realized the danger, the spear was already less than thirty feet behind him.
Chen Xinming leaped to the side, but he couldn't completely dodge the spear.
The spear struck his shoulder, piercing through the outer crimson shield and his body.
A huge force knocked him sideways, and he slammed into a large meteorite.
Seizing the opportunity, Song Li quickly closed in. He then tapped his fingers rapidly, sending ten golden lights towards Chen Xinming.
Surprisingly, Chen Xinming, who had just recovered his wits, acted as if he hadn't been affected by the spear at all.
The ornate fan in his hand waved continuously, and several rays of white light mixed with bloody shadows met the golden lights.
For a moment, he managed to block all the golden lights.
Moreover, he quickly turned the tables.
As the blood mist surged around him, several black lights shrouded in blood mist shot out from the fan.
The formidable attack caused Song Li's eyes to flicker, and he dared not continue his assault.
Instead, he tapped his body repeatedly, activating two defensive shields.
This newly-built foundation Chen family genius was actually able to match a late-stage foundation cultivator like Song Li.
However, Song Li was, after all, a late-stage foundation cultivator. After blocking Chen Xinming's attack, he reached out and recalled the spear that was still embedded in Chen Xinming's body.
In the next moment, Song Li waved the spear in his hand, sending golden lights towards Chen Xinming.
Just as Zou Huqing arrived, Song Li's golden lights shattered the blood mist surrounding Chen Xinming.
Chen Xinming was hit and crashed into a meteorite once again.
This time, after spitting out a mouthful of blood, Chen Xinming did not get up again. He fainted, his face turning pale.
Song Li didn't make another move. Instead, he muttered, "This person still has his uses. He has just successfully built his foundation, yet he was able to withstand my attacks so many times.
Especially that Blood Killing Technique, it resembles a certain secret technique of the Demon Sect.
I'll have to interrogate him thoroughly later."
As he spoke, Song Li made a series of hand seals, casting several restrictions on Chen Xinming's body.
Then, he casually took out a formation flag and threw it towards Chen Xinming's location.
Immediately, the brown mist around them thickened, and Chen Xinming's figure disappeared.
After finishing this, Song Li turned to Zou Huqing and said, "Let's leave him here for now and go find the other two groups."
Zou Huqing nodded and then asked, "Master, what about Chu Ning, who escaped? Are we not going to pursue him?"
"No need to bother about him for now," Song Li replied with a cold smile.
"The other families don't know that our Song Family has been secretly searching for the secrets of the ancient sects' ruins in the Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands over the years.
We've already grasped the ancient formation within this Meteorite Stone Forest.
With the arrangements I've made, anyone who enters this stone forest will be trapped in the formation.
Only that girl from the Cen Family might be able to break some of the formation's restrictions. As for the rest..."
Disdain filled Song Li's tone.
He then sensed something and said to Zou Huqing, "Let's go. Another group has entered the stone forest."
...
On the other side, after escaping, Chu Ning quickly fled forward.
"Without knowing how many accomplices or spies Song Li has, it's unsafe to look for the other two squads.
The best course of action is to get out of this damned stone forest as soon as possible."
With that in mind, Chu Ning continued to fly forward without looking back.
However, after traveling for half a day, he still hadn't reached the end of the stone forest, which caused a suspicious look to appear on his face.
"This stone forest isn't as big as the bamboo forest. I've been traveling at full speed, so I should've gotten out by now."
With that in mind, Chu Ning immediately took out Ling Xiaobai from his spirit beast bag.
"Little White, are we trapped in some kind of formation or restriction?"
"Meow!"
Ling Xiaobai let out a soft meow.
Chu Ning suddenly realized, "No wonder I've been wandering around in here for so long without finding a way out. It seems very likely that we're wandering within a formation.
At this moment, it was impossible for him to find a way out of the formation on his own.
Fortunately, with Ling Xiaobai's help, he could find a workaround.
All he needed to do was identify the direction of the peripheral restrictions and grope his way forward.
With this approach, Chu Ning's path became rather odd, sometimes moving forward, sometimes sidestepping, and occasionally even taking a few steps back.
However, under Ling Xiaobai's guidance, he was getting closer and closer to the peripheral restrictions of the formation.
"Just a few more zhang to the edge of the formation," Ling Xiaobai transmitted her voice.
Chu Ning's spirits lifted at her words, but the next moment, his alertness kicked in.
Instantly, flames surged around him, and the Twin Fire Rings in his hands were immediately activated.
"Enemies!"
Ling Xiaobai also sounded a simultaneous warning.
At that very moment, several balls of white light shot towards Chu Ning.
However, as soon as they reached his side, they were blocked by the outer flame shield.
Following the direction of the attack, Chu Ning's eyes widened in surprise.
"Puppets?"
He saw two humanoid puppets attacking him, and their strength was comparable to that of early Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"To think these puppets possess the combat power of early Foundation Establishment cultivators," Chu Ning muttered, his face betraying his astonishment. Still, he didn't hesitate as he formulated a plan to end the fight quickly.
Wasting no time, Chu Ning swiftly activated the smaller ring within the Twin Fire Rings.
The ring, enveloped in flames, slammed into one of the puppets.
The impact created a burst of fire, and the puppet was left with a gaping hole in its body.
However, to Chu Ning's bewilderment, this damage didn't seem to affect the puppet in the slightest.
It continued to wave its hand, emitting white light as it attacked him relentlessly.
Meanwhile, the other puppet moved with incredible speed, closing in on Chu Ning in the blink of an eye.
It threw a punch aimed squarely at him.
Chu Ning's eyes narrowed, and the Fire Phoenix Feather Spear in his hand swept out with lightning speed.
The spear, wrapped in flames, collided with the puppet.
The force of the blow sent the puppet flying backward.
But what left Chu Ning utterly baffled was that the puppet showed no signs of damage.
In the blink of an eye, it was back on its feet and charging at him again.
"This..."
Chu Ning's eyebrows furrowed as he began to feel a headache coming on.
One of the puppets could still attack despite being injured, and his assaults seemed to have no effect on the other.
Although the puppets' attacks couldn't harm him in his current state, he also couldn't shake them off.
"I refuse to believe that these puppets are truly invincible..."
Chu Ning's attacks rained down on the puppets relentlessly.
Finally, as the upper body of the puppet that emitted white light was repeatedly blasted apart, it seemed to have been struck in a vital spot. It collapsed to the ground, no longer able to launch any attacks.
Chu Ning turned his attention to the other puppet that was charging at him again.
He had tried various spells, but none of them had managed to inflict even the slightest damage.
Even the smaller ring within the Twin Fire Rings could only knock it back without causing any real harm.
This situation left Chu Ning astonished.
His eyes narrowed slightly, and he sheathed the Fire Phoenix Feather Spear.
He deftly dodged the puppet's attack and then unleashed a lightning-fast punch.
Heavenly Canopy Fist!
Condensing Slash!
Chu Ning consecutively used two secret techniques from the Nine Transformations Body Refining Technique, and his punch landed squarely on the puppet.
The puppet's exterior remained undamaged, but the next moment, Chu Ning felt that its movements had slowed significantly.
"It worked! It seems that my Condensing Slash can break through its external defensive restrictions and hit the internal ones."
With this realization, Chu Ning didn't hesitate. His figure flickered as he threw punch after punch, each one landing on the puppet.
Finally, after the fifth punch, the puppet fell to the ground and lay still, unable to get up again.
Chu Ning looked at the two incapacitated puppets on the ground and waved his hand, sending them into his storage bag.
The next moment, he continued on his way, guided by Ling Xiaobai.
After just a few breaths, they reached the periphery of the formation, which was flickering with restrictions.
"Meow! It's a restriction with spiritual sense defense!"
Ling Xiaobai sensed it for a moment and then let out a pitiful meow.
Chu Ning had a better understanding of the little one's innate abilities.
He knew that apart from those incredibly powerful restrictions, she was unable to penetrate those that involved spiritual sense.
Chu Ning smiled and said, "Little one, let me try to get you out of here."
As he spoke, he stepped forward and released his spiritual sense onto the restriction, carefully sensing it.
Then, he performed a series of hand seals, casting them onto the restriction.
These were the techniques he had learned from the ancient diagram in the Reincarnation Ancient Cave.
(End of Chapter)
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