Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2021 Chapter 970: Slaying Evil

Depart?

After reflecting for a moment, Mo Hua queried, "Am I able to take others with me?"

He still harbored the hope of rescuing Elder Xun and the rest.

Lord Yellow Mountain replied with indifference, "I share only a single karmic tie with you; thus, I can save but one soul."

He was a deity, and the essence of such beings is detachment; the survival or demise of others held no significance to him.

Furthermore, in his current state, he lacked the strength required to protect anyone else.

Mo Hua shook his head in refusal, "In that case, never mind."

He was determined to save Elder Xun and his companions.

They had come to his rescue, and he could not bring himself to flee for his own life while abandoning them to death.

Besides, if he left this nightmare now, he might never have the chance to return.

This Evil Embryo would remain rooted in the depths of Solitary Mountain, growing into a massive threat that might one day awaken fully, potentially transforming Solitary Mountain City into a living hell.

Moreover, Mo Hua felt a sense of unwilling stubbornness.

He had struggled immensely to reach this point, enduring countless hardships and even losing a significant amount of Divine Marrow. The Green Dragon Formation Map was still out of reach, and he hadn't been able to consume the Divine Marrow yet. Without breaking through to the Twenty Patterns, returning now would be a devastating loss.

If victory were impossible, he might have conceded, but Lord Yellow Mountain still possessed his consciousness. A plan was forming in Mo Hua’s mind, and he refused to surrender.

A flash of irritation surged through Mo Hua, "That Evil Embryo has been thrashing me for so long; this debt must be repaid. If there is even a sliver of hope, I won't let it go—at the very least, I want to tear a piece of its flesh away..."

Lord Yellow Mountain gazed at Mo Hua and let out a soft sigh, "If you refuse to leave, then so be it. Should you perish here, do not hold me responsible."

Mo Hua nodded, contemplated for a second, then suddenly spoke, "Mountain Lord, I might have a method to save you."

"You... save me?" The gaze of Lord Yellow Mountain sharpened.

"Indeed," Mo Hua confirmed with a nod. "However, you must wait until the power of the Evil Embryo diminishes further, or until you regain some of your strength..."

If he could successfully save Lord Yellow Mountain, their combined forces would surely provide a chance to slay the Evil Embryo.

But Lord Yellow Mountain merely shook his head, "You cannot save me..."

"How can you be certain without trying?"

"You—"

Before Lord Yellow Mountain could finish his sentence, the blood upon his visage began to turn a fresh, vivid red. Black blood, resembling writhing tentacles, crawled across his features as Evil Thoughts began to flourish once more.

"The Evil Embryo has awakened again; you must... look after yourself."

His face suddenly twisted into a hideous mask, a violent glint flashing in his eyes. His right hand shifted into a massive Long Halberd, striking directly at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua clenched his teeth, manifested the Li Fire Sword, and threw himself back into the fray against the Evil Embryo.

Another grueling battle ensued. As the strength of the Evil Embryo waned further, the consciousness of the Mountain Lord gradually began to resurface.

Noticing this, Mo Hua immediately cried out, "Mountain Lord! I will strike from the outside while you wear it down from within. Once the Evil Embryo is weakened, I have a way to rescue you!"

The eyes of Lord Yellow Mountain trembled slightly.

Without further hesitation, Mo Hua manifested his Sword of Divine Thought and moved to engage the Evil Embryo.

This time, however, his attacks were focused on the periphery of Lord Yellow Mountain, using the Sword of Divine Thought to meticulously carve away the black blood and rotting flesh that acted as a parasite upon him.

"Transforming Divine Thought into a sword..."

Lord Yellow Mountain felt a wave of astonishment.

Previously, his Divine Sense had not been fully awake, preventing him from seeing clearly; now he realized that this young child was actually a successor of the Taixu Gate.

And at such a tender age, he was already mastering the art of turning Divine Thought into a sword?

Recalling the Taixu Gate Elder who had struck him down in the past, Lord Yellow Mountain felt a complex mix of emotions.

"Mountain Lord!" Mo Hua shouted once more, "Grind it down!"

Lord Yellow Mountain snapped back to attention, pushing his past grievances and karmic debts deep into his heart. He began to exert his power of Divine Thought, fighting bit by bit to reclaim control from the Evil Embryo.

Consequently, the Evil Embryo truly did begin to falter.

Although its Demon Thought Armor stayed incredibly resilient and its strikes remained lethal, its movements became noticeably sluggish. It began to contradict its own actions, its limbs moving out of sync.

Like a puppet made of Blood and Flesh, it was driven by primal instinct yet hampered by the interference of Lord Yellow Mountain, falling into a state of self-conflict that revealed numerous openings.

The pressure on Mo Hua lightened significantly. His eyes sparkled, and he no longer held back. Switching from a defensive stance to a full-on assault, he unleashed every sword technique Patriarch Dugu had taught him in the Back Hill Forbidden Area. In an instant, the Five Elements Sword Formation flowed forth, and the Sword of Divine Thought in Mo Hua’s hand became a dense, impenetrable blur.

The concentrated sword light hacked through the flesh of the Evil Embryo.

"I'll cut you down, I'll cut you down!"

Seeking retribution for every blow he had taken, Mo Hua poured all his pent-up frustration from the earlier beating into his strikes against the Evil Embryo.

The injuries on the Evil Embryo worsened with every passing second.

Even if a single strike of Sword Intent did little, the cumulative damage was steadily draining the Evil Embryo’s aura.

Its Demon Armor began to lose its luster.

Furthermore, Lord Yellow Mountain was attacking from the inside, shattering its Origin and suppressing its dark will.

Under this pincer attack, the Evil Qi of the Evil Embryo began to fade as golden light started to revive, finally reaching a desperate stalemate between Divine and Evil thoughts.

One side of the Evil Embryo pulsed with black and red, while the other glowed with pure gold.

Seizing the moment, Mo Hua raised his hands high, focusing all his strength for a final, decisive sword strike.

A surging wave of Sword Intent began to swell.

Lord Yellow Mountain looked on in shock.

Sensing the impending doom, the Evil Embryo went into a frenzied rage, letting out a frantic howl.

The sound was like the roar of the restless dead, eerie and increasingly high-pitched and shrill, carrying the terrifying resonance of an Evil God’s summons.

Above the Divine Temple, heavy black clouds coalesced in an instant.

Within the void, the spectral image of an altar manifested.

A throne belonging to an Evil God, constructed from White Bone, loomed above.

The Divine Authority Tree slowly unfurled its branches, its karmic chains spreading out. Countless Demon Monsters and Vicious Ghosts crawled from the void, clinging to those chains and bowing before the Evil Embryo while snarling at its enemies.

They acted as a shield, nourishing the Evil Embryo.

A massive torrent of malevolent thought began to pour back into the Evil Embryo’s body once again.