The Quest for Immortality Chapter 2390: Earth-Shattering Massacre (part 2)
Previously on The Quest for Immortality...
The existence of the Demon Sect's disciples, or rather, the very foundation of the Formation, ensures that a solution will always exist.
Mr. Tu’s visage was stern as he contemplated the reconstruction of the Grand Formation and strategies to overturn the dire predicament.
However, after only a few moments of deep thought, Mr. Tu's countenance shifted drastically.
"This still doesn't feel right..."
He had previously sensed an intensely chilling aura.
Even though the Formation Pivot was destroyed and the losses were substantial, it was not enough to invoke such a profound, widespread chill.
This realization dawned upon him: the ordeal wasn't concluded yet?
Mr. Tu's pupils dilated slightly.
The unsettling, grinning face reappeared in his mind, now displaying not just innocence and strangeness, but an added sliver of "cruelty."
It was akin to a malevolent celestial being from another dimension bestowing its smile upon him.
At that precise instant, another unsettling development occurred.
From beneath the debris, a surge of reversed energy reawakened, functioning like a "relay" to initiate a second wave of disintegration.
And the intended target for this subsequent round of destruction was...
A look of horror crossed Mr. Tu's face: "The Formation Eye?!"
The plan was to first demolish the Formation Pivot, and subsequently, the Formation Eye?
Crucially, the Formation Eye of the Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation was none other than the heart of the ancient demon from the Great Wilderness!
Mr. Tu's face instantly drained of color. His body then contorted, transforming into a mass of flesh, and plummeted towards the base of the ruins in a desperate attempt to safeguard the Formation Eye.
Yet, he was one step too late; by the time he realized, everything had already transpired beyond his control.
The influence of the Reversed Spirit had already spread far and wide.
The Formation Eye of the Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation began to invert, and fractures appeared across the heart of the ancient demon of the Great Wilderness.
Subsequently, the heart shattered, unleashing the immense, malevolent power it contained. It surged outward like a colossal tide, following the pre-established formation pathways.
Within the confines of the Grand Formation, numerous demon cultivators, as well as a multitude of flesh and demon monstrosities, were overwhelmed and consumed by this surging tide of sinister energy.
This malevolent power was the very essence of cultivation and the Dao for the demon cultivators.
An overwhelming amount of this energy was precisely what they craved.
However, the predicament lay in the sheer, unimaginable magnitude of the evil power contained within the entirety of the Blood Sacrifice Formation Eye, the very heart of the ancient demon of the Great Wilderness. It was simply too much, exceeding the capacity these demon cultivators could possibly endure.
Many demon cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage began to overflow with this malevolent energy, their bodies rupturing and causing their deaths.
Even some of the flesh and demon monsters could not withstand the onslaught; their forms started to warp and contort, limbs becoming monstrously deformed before they too exploded into oblivion...
Centered around the ancient demon's Formation Eye, a dense concentration of malevolent power erupted instantaneously, reaching skyward.
The malevolent essence from the heart, combined with the self-detonating flesh, coalesced into a crimson, blood-like hue, staining the Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation.
From a distance, the spectacle resembled a volcanic eruption.
It was a "fire" born of flesh, simultaneously cruel and breathtakingly beautiful.
Upon the Sword Observation Tower, the assembled Ancestors of the Heaven Void Sect were rendered utterly speechless.
Within the Blood Sacrifice Formation, Mr. Tu and the others, engulfed by the wave of evil power, were equally struck with profound terror.
Then, before any further comprehension could take hold, the third wave of disintegration commenced.
With the Formation Eye’s collapse and the subsequent eruption of malevolent energy and blood akin to a "volcano," only a faint crimson trace remained at the horizon.
Yet, in the very next second, a layer of crystal-clear blue emerged amidst the blood-red expanse.
This distinct hue signified Spiritual Power.
The formation of the Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation had necessitated immense slaughter, utilizing vast quantities of cultivator skin, flesh, bone, and blood as its constituent materials.
However, due to a series of unforeseen incidents during the Sword Discussion Conference, precipitated by Mo Hua, Mr. Tu was compelled to prematurely activate the Blood Sacrifice Formation.
Consequently, the initial preparations were insufficient. Later, facing suppression from Qianxue's various factions, the slaughter of demon cultivators was curtailed, leading to a scarcity of formation materials and the demise of numerous Formation Masters.
Under these manifold adversities, Mr. Tu had no alternative but to appoint Mo Hua, the Formation Master, utilizing the Formation System of the Righteous Dao to aid in the construction of the Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation.
Therefore, this Blood Sacrifice Formation represented a unique amalgamation of both righteous and evil energies within its structure.
Inside the Grand Formation, spiritual power and malevolent power flowed in parallel.
The malevolent energy component was under Mr. Tu's direct management.
Conversely, the spiritual power component was entirely under Mo Hua's complete control.
Up to this point, both the spiritual power and the malevolent power had coexisted harmoniously, without any interference between them.
Mo Hua shattered this equilibrium, dismantling the Formation Pivot initially, followed by the Formation eye, and subsequently merging the malevolent power with the spiritual power.
Within the Cultivation World, all cosmic forces operate through a cycle of generation and opposition, integration and repulsion, existing as unified opposites.
Both malevolent power and spiritual power represent distinct forms of cosmic cultivation power.
Upon their encounter, the cerulean spiritual power and crimson malevolent power became entangled, weaving together. The forces of righteousness and evil grappled, repelled one another, yet simultaneously transformed and permeated each other...
The initial two destructions served merely as precursors.
This event, however, was the ultimate "disintegration" Mo Hua intended.
The Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation, propelled by a unified surge of power, enveloped the region surrounding Qianxue, encompassing nine smaller and medium state territories in an immensurable scale.
The first collapse of the Formation Pivot, impacting its core, had only a localized effect.
The second collapse of the Formation eye, releasing malevolent power, subsequently occupied merely a fifth of the Great Formation.
However, the third and final disintegration meticulously prepared by Mo Hua, utilizing the reverse fusion of spiritual and malevolent powers, spread with the swiftness of a wildfire, consuming the entirety of the Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation in what felt like an instant.
Amidst the devastation, a substantial "disintegration" force had amassed from the preceding two reversals, akin to a smoldering ember.
At this precise juncture, the vast, intertwined spiritual and malevolent powers became a colossal "dynamite" poised for detonation.
The embers ignited the dynamite almost instantaneously.
The destructive power of this disintegration set ablaze the ocean-like spiritual and malevolent powers.
In that very moment, the entire world was plunged into darkness.
Daylight vanished, consumed by an all-encompassing gloom that blotted out the heavens and earth.
The pervasive crimson hue and the crystalline blue were both obscured by the profound blackness of disintegration.
As they intertwined and clashed, both the blood-hued malevolent power and the blue spiritual power developed a terrifying, dark edge.