The Trap of the Six Pillars

“Could it be that Nuwa left behind some formidable technique?” the Great Demon God Cixiu mused silently. “This Sword Immortal Darknorth has emerged out of nowhere as such a troublesome opponent. To conquer the Three Realms and seize its ‘World Heart’… it’s going to be even harder now.”

The thing Cixiu coveted most was precisely that World Heart.

Moreover, the Three Realms themselves were formed from the collision of the Pangu Chaosworld and the Seamless Chaosworld. The current ‘World Heart’ was very likely two cores entwined together, making its value immeasurable!

“Anyone who stands in my way must die.” Cixiu suppressed his many thoughts, and a fierce light flickered in his eyes.

“Hold on a little longer,” Fuxi sent urgently. “This formation is about to break.”

“Alright.”

The towering Ji Ning used four of his arms to tear at the grand formation with all his might, while his other two arms fended off the Daofather of Blades.

“Hmph.” The Daofather of Blades, unable to stop Ji Ning, frowned slightly. Abruptly, he turned and departed, quickly vanishing from Ji Ning’s sight.

“He retreated?”

Ji Ning didn’t waste time thinking about it. He channeled all six arms into tearing the formation apart.

“Boom~~~” Ji Ning suddenly felt the resilient power of the formation dissipate. Overexerting himself, he reflexively tore in all directions. Rumble~~~ The surrounding space exploded, shattering into countless fragments before swiftly mending itself.

“The formation is broken,” Fuxi said quickly.

“Save the Buddha,” Ji Ning barked out.

With the formation shattered, the surrounding world cleared. Ji Ning’s naked eye could even see a golden, seated figure in the distance. A fiendgod radiating boundless murderous aura, with a long tail, was savagely attacking him, joined by a group of异族 from the Ancient Ruins.

“Hurry!”

Fuxi, Ji Ning, Kuafu, Yuding Daoist, and the other immortals and fiends transformed into streaks of light and flew over.

“He’s the other异族 leader?” Ji Ning’s gaze locked onto the seemingly handsome, bald-headed异族 powerhouse with an emerald-green tail. It was this being who was completely suppressing the Tathagata Buddha. Under his assault, the Buddha could only focus entirely on defense.

“异族!” Fuxi roared as he saw his old friend in such dire straits. “Meet your death!”

BOOM~~~

The Water-Fire Annihilation Formation descended instantly. For millions of li around, the world was plunged into water and fire—the Supreme Yin Essence and the Inextinguishable Flame.

There were several dozen major powers from the Ancient Ruins camp as well. This area-of-effect formation was perfect for this moment.

“Be careful!” The group of异族 True Gods and Daofathers from the Ancient Ruins dared not continue attacking the Tathagata and instead strained to protect themselves.

“That Ancestral Fire…” The three Shuiya clan members frowned, taking shelter within their own formation.

With the formation deployed, the strength of the Ancient Ruins camp was immediately greatly diminished.

Swoosh.

A black electric serpent streaked across the sky, the first to charge at these异族.

Ji Ning was now in his Three Heads, Six Arms form, clutching six divine swords: five were the Northsea swords, and the last was the divine sword ‘Ziguangqiong’. This was the final stage. Ji Ning could see that the Tathagata Buddha probably couldn’t hold on much longer; he could collapse at any moment. Ji Ning had to go all out.

“Master, let me block him.” The red-bearded elder let out a low growl, and his red beard instantly expanded, covering the sky as it swept toward Ji Ning.

The Great Demon God Cixiu had six servants.

The Daofather of Blades had chosen to follow him and was the strongest.

Next was this red-bearded elder. As for the Shuiya clan’s three brothers, they had to join forces to reach the Elder God level, and even then, they were only good at defense.

“Hmph.”

Ji Ning swung his six arms.

Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh.

Six blinding streaks of sword-light instantly crossed the sky. The countless red whiskers that had covered the heavens were shattered in an instant. The red-bearded elder, his face drained of color, hurriedly retreated and hid within the grand formation formed by several dozen True Gods and Daofathers, frantically sending mentally: “Master, this Sword Immortal Darknorth’s power is astonishing. Your servant cannot block him!”

Having shattered the countless red whiskers, Ji Ning charged straight toward the Tathagata Buddha to rescue him.

“Blades, you go block Fuxi. I’ll deal with Ji Ning.” The Great Demon God Cixiu understood that both Ji Ning and Blades excelled at offense, but Ji Ning’s divine body was also incredibly powerful. The Daofather of Blades would have a hard time doing anything to Ji Ning. Conversely, Fuxi, who was weaker offensively, was at a disadvantage against the Daofather of Blades.

“Fine.” The Daofather of Blades nodded.

Swoosh.

The Great Demon God Cixiu flew directly toward Ji Ning.

“BOOM~~~” A stream of light lashed out at Ji Ning without warning, startling him. Fortunately, he was constantly using his Heartforce to probe his surroundings.

“So fast! This异族 leader’s tail… it’s even surpassed the limits of the Heavenly Dao!” Ji Ning was shocked.

The speed of the Great Demon God Cixiu’s tail was astonishing.

Ji Ning instantly slashed his sword out.

“Crackle~~~” The sword struck the tail, producing a shower of sparks. The Great Demon God Cixiu’s divine body was similarly terrifying.

“He blocked it so easily?” The Great Demon God Cixiu frowned, manifesting six arms as he once again pounced on Ji Ning.

The two clashed in midair.

Six arms against six arms.

After engaging, Ji Ning immediately discovered that although the Great Demon God Cixiu was powerful, only his tail could surpass the limits of the Heavenly Dao. His arms could not.

“Go!”

Suddenly.

Ji Ning unleashed the power of the Ziguangqiong. He had been deliberately concealing the divine sword’s true might, making it seem no stronger than the other five Northsea swords. But now, he unleashed it. The divine sword Ziguangqiong lashed out violently, executing the Heavenbreaker Stance of the Brightmoon Sword-Art.

“BANG.”

The sword-light was like a thunderbolt. The Great Demon God Cixiu raised a pale hand to block it.

“BOOM~~~” With a massive impact, the Great Demon God Cixiu’s expression changed drastically. He was sent flying backward uncontrollably.

“What?!”

The assembled major powers of the Ancient Ruins camp were all stunned. The Great Demon God Cixiu and Sword Immortal Darknorth had been locked in a life-or-death struggle, with Cixiu seeming to have a slight edge. How had he been sent flying in an instant?

“You were hiding your true strength?” The Great Demon God Cixiu roared as he charged forward again.

“Even with the Ziguangqiong divine sword, I didn’t gain much of an advantage.” Ji Ning frowned as he charged forward once more.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

They interweaved and flashed past each other, locked in a mad slaughter.

Ji Ning wielded the Ziguangqiong divine sword.

The Great Demon God Cixiu was, at his core, an Elder God.

The two fought to a standstill! This scene shook both Nuwa’s camp and the Ancient Ruins.

“This异族 is actually this powerful.”

“And Sword Immortal Darknorth has become this strong as well?”

Everyone was stunned. They were stunned by the异族’s power, and stunned by Ji Ning’s power. They had thought that Ji Ning, who had cultivated for less than a thousand years, would still be quite inexperienced even if he had reached the leader level. But Ji Ning had just displayed his terrifying protective divine ability, and now he was showing that his offensive power was not inferior to this dreadful异族 leader!

Perhaps, since the great cataclysm of the Dawn War, a few powers had been hiding their true strength. For example, the ‘Extermination Immortal Sword Formation’ of Daoist Three Purities might be even stronger than Ji Ning’s attacks.

But…

In terms of speed, Ji Ning had the Lightning-Serpent Teleportation technique.

In terms of defense, Ji Ning had his protective divine ability, the ‘Golden Idol’.

In terms of offense, Ji Ning stood at the very pinnacle of the Three Realms.

Because Ji Ning had no weaknesses, he was all the more terrifying. He could handle any predicament. Any major power, including the Great Demon God Cixiu himself, would find Ji Ning a headache.

“Call him inexperienced? Bullshit. Those idiots in the Seamless Gate, I heard they toyed with him time and again. How did they manage to create such a monster?” The Great Demon God Cixiu ground his teeth. “Fighting this Ji Ning is pointless. He’s too strong; I can’t kill him. I need to kill that Tathagata Buddha first.”

“Heh heh. Sword Immortal Darknorth? I paid a considerable price to acquire this formation. I wouldn’t waste it on just any opponent.” The Great Demon God Cixiu mused to himself.

BOOM.

As the two clashed once more and separated.

The Great Demon God Cixiu suddenly waved his hand.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Six enormous stone pillars descended from the heavens, appearing across tens of thousands of li. As they fell, the pillars began to emit a hazy light, completely obscuring the world. Space itself began to blur and twist.

“Darknorth!” Fuxi and the others were shocked.

In the distance, a vast, hazy grand formation had appeared, and Ji Ning was trapped within.

“Fuxi, is it?” The Great Demon God Cixiu turned his head and sneered at Fuxi. “I hear you’re the most skilled formation master among these natives. Be my guest and try to break it. Hahaha…”

Fuxi’s heart sank the moment he saw those six stone pillars. The pillars were covered in incredibly profound divine runes, containing spatial mysteries of immense depth. Just looking at them made him dizzy. He understood immediately that this formation was created by a being far superior to him in the art of formations, a Chaos Immortal specializing in this field. It was not something he could break.

He was right. This formation was created by a Chaos Immortal skilled in formations, one of the trump cards the Great Demon God Cixiu had acquired during his travels through the endless Chaos, specifically designed to trap powerful enemies.

When roaming the chaos, especially for the long-lived, one generally acquired a few trump cards.

For example, his Shuiya clan servants. If they encountered danger, he would force them to hold the line.

Those were just ordinary measures.

This formation was one of his most important trump cards. Setting it loose would trap the enemy inside. It would take a long time to break the formation, long enough for him to make a clean escape.

‘I can’t do anything to you, so I’ll just trap you first!’

The Great Demon God Cixiu had paid a considerable price to obtain it. If Ji Ning weren’t so powerful, he wouldn’t have been willing to use it. Once a powerful enemy spent a long time breaking out, the formation would be damaged and rendered useless. Such formations were almost always single-use. Cixiu had no way to repair it.

“Kill the Tathagata Buddha first. Then, if there’s time, kill Fuxi.” The Great Demon God Cixiu thought to himself.

Ji Ning had just been sent flying backward from his clash with the Great Demon God Cixiu when he saw six stone pillars descend from the sky and surround him. Then, everything around him became a blurry expanse.

His Heartforce could not penetrate it. His divine sense could not penetrate it. His naked eye could only see about a hundred zhang in front of him.

“A formation?”

Ji Ning looked at the blurry surroundings. “I’m trapped inside a formation?”