Chapter 525
Fu Shaoping saw that the situation was not good, so he quickly used the Prisoner Ice Seal. He waved his hands, and a blue light shot out from his hands and quickly spread. Wherever the blue light went, the space was frozen, forming a thick ice wall. The power of the Prisoner Ice Seal was extremely strong. It could not only freeze the space, but also seal the enemy's power. The blood-red blade light hit the ice wall, making a series of roaring sounds, but it could not break through the defense of the ice wall.
However, this corpse puppet was also extremely tenacious. It was unwilling to be sealed like this, and the power in its body began to surge wildly. It once again used the "Spiritual Roar" magical power and let out a deafening roar. This roar contained a powerful soul power, like a surging wave, rushing towards Fu Shaoping and Nangong Wan. The two only felt a roar in their minds, and their souls seemed to be shattered by this roar.
Fu Shaoping endured the severe pain in his soul and took out the Star Scimitar again. This Star Scimitar was a top-level magic weapon, emitting brilliant starlight. Fu Shaoping held the Star Scimitar in his hand, and in a flash, he came to the corpse puppet. He waved the Star Scimitar, and the power of the stars surged from the scimitar, slashing at the corpse puppet fiercely.
The attack of the Star Scimitar was extremely sharp, and each ray of star power contained a powerful destructive force. Under the attack of the Star Scimitar, cracks began to appear on the ice wall of the corpse puppet.
At this time, Fu Shaoping summoned twelve more Thunder Swords to form the Taiyi Sword Formation. These twelve Thunder Swords flashed with lightning and quickly rotated around the corpse puppet. Each Thunder Sword contained a powerful force of lightning, constantly bombarding the corpse puppet. The power of the Taiyi Sword Formation was extremely amazing, and it cooperated with the attack of the Star Scimitar, putting the corpse puppet in a desperate situation.
The corpse puppet felt the powerful force of the Taiyi Sword Formation and the Star Scimitar, and it roared in despair. It used its last magical power, "Blood Prison Purgatory", and inserted the Netherworld Blood Blade into the ground. Suddenly, a black flame gushed out from the ground, enveloping the corpse puppet. The temperature of this black flame was so high that even the surrounding space began to distort.
Fu Shaoping saw that the situation was not good, and he took out the broken sword of the innate spiritual treasure without hesitation. This broken sword of the innate spiritual treasure was an unparalleled artifact. Although it was only a broken sword, it contained endless power. Fu Shaoping inserted the broken sword of the innate spiritual treasure into the ground, and suddenly, a powerful force surged out from the broken sword and spread to the entire ancient battlefield.
This power merged with the various magical powers Fu Shaoping displayed, making the Daluo Diamond Seal, Qiankun Reverse Chaos Palm, Prisoner Ice Seal, Star Scimitar and Taiyi Sword Formation more powerful. Under the attack of this powerful force, the Blood Prison Purgatory of the Corpse Puppet was finally broken. It let out a shrill scream, then fell to the ground with a bang and turned into a pile of powder.
The dust on the ancient battlefield gradually dissipated, and the sun shone on the land. Fu Shaoping and Nangong Wan stood there tiredly, with smiles of victory on their faces.
"We finally destroyed this corpse puppet. It was really thrilling this time." Fu Shaoping said with emotion.
Nangong Wan nodded slightly: "Yes, but we cooperated well. If we didn't help each other, it would be difficult to defeat this corpse puppet."
"Well, there is still a long way to go and we have to keep working hard." Fu Shaoping looked into the distance, his eyes full of determination.
Nangong Wan also looked into the distance, her eyes sparkling with light: "That's right, for our goal, let's work together."
After successfully defeating the corpse puppet in the late stage of transformation, Fu Shaoping and Nangong Wan took a short rest and then began to collect the resources left behind by the corpse puppet.
The corpse puppet fell to the ground and turned into powder, with some light flickering faintly. Fu Shaoping approached cautiously, with a hint of expectation in his eyes. He stretched out his hand and gently brushed the pile of powder. Suddenly, some tiny crystals and strange runes emerged. These crystals emitted pure energy fluctuations, which were obviously the essence condensed by the long-term cultivation of the corpse puppet. And those runes contained mysterious power, which seemed to hide some ancient spells or secrets.
"These crystals can be used to improve our cultivation, and the runes may allow us to comprehend new magical powers." Fu Shaoping picked up a crystal, looked at it carefully, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.
Nangong Wan was also searching carefully nearby. She found that although the Nether Blood Blade in the Corpse Puppet's hand had been severely damaged in the battle, it still exuded a powerful aura. "This Nether Blood Blade is a rare spiritual treasure. Although we cannot fully exert its power for the time being, if we can repair and refine it, it will definitely be a great help to us in the future." Nangong Wan said.
The two began to work together. Fu Shaoping used his spiritual power to properly collect the crystals and runes and put them into a special storage magic weapon. Nangong Wan focused on studying the Nether Blood Blade, trying to find a way to repair it.
After some effort, Nangong Wan discovered some subtle rune veins on the Nether Blood Blade. She followed these veins and injected her spiritual power, trying to activate the Nether Blood Blade's self-healing function. As the spiritual power was injected, the black light on the Nether Blood Blade gradually became brighter, and the cracks on the blade began to slowly heal.
"It seems that this Netherworld Blood Blade has the ability to repair itself. As long as we can find the right materials, we should be able to repair it completely." Nangong Wan said excitedly.
Fu Shaoping nodded: "Then let's look around in this ancient battlefield, maybe we can find materials to repair the Netherworld Blood Blade."
So, the two continued to explore the ancient battlefield. Deep in the ancient battlefield, there was an even stronger mysterious atmosphere. The ruins around were engraved with various ancient runes and patterns, as if telling the story of the fierce battle that had taken place here.
Suddenly, Fu Shaoping felt a strong spiritual power wave coming from the front. He looked at Nangong Wan warily, and the two slowly walked forward. In the ruins, there was an ancient stone platform. On the stone platform were some materials emitting strange light, which were exactly what they needed to repair the Nether Blood Blade.
"It seems we are lucky." Fu Shaoping said in a low voice.
Just as they were about to go forward to collect these materials, a group of black shadows suddenly emerged from under the stone platform. These shadows were agile and extremely fast, and they pounced on Fu Shaoping and Nangong Wan in the blink of an eye.
"Be careful, these shadows seem to possess a certain wisdom and power." Nangong Wan warned.
Fu Shaoping immediately used the Daluo Diamond Seal and blasted at the shadows. The golden handprint shone brightly, instantly knocking some of the shadows away. Nangong Wan quickly set up a formation to try to trap these shadows. However, these shadows were extremely difficult to deal with. They kept changing their forms to avoid the attacks of Fu Shaoping and Nangong Wan. Moreover, they seemed to be able to cooperate with each other and launch rounds of attacks on the two.
"These shadows are not easy to deal with. We have to think of a way." Fu Shaoping said while resisting the shadows' attacks.
Nangong Wan suddenly thought of something: "We can use the power of the Taiyi Sword Formation and the Netherworld Blood Blade to perhaps break their attack."
Fu Shaoping nodded, and he quickly summoned twelve Thunder Swords to form the Taiyi Sword Formation. At the same time, Nangong Wan controlled the Nether Blood Blade and released a powerful blood-red blade light. The power of the Taiyi Sword Formation and the Nether Blood Blade cooperated with each other to form a powerful attack barrier, forcing the shadows back.
Under the joint attack of the two, the shadows gradually couldn't hold on. Finally, they let out an unwilling roar and then dissipated into the air.
Fu Shaoping and Nangong Wan successfully collected the materials to repair the Nether Blood Blade. They returned to the previous place and began to repair the Nether Blood Blade. With the joint efforts of the two, the Nether Blood Blade was finally repaired.
"Now that we have one more powerful weapon, the road ahead should be easier." Fu Shaoping said confidently as he looked at the brand new Netherworld Blood Blade in his hand.
Nangong Wan also smiled: "That's right, but there are still many unknown dangers and secrets hidden in this ancient battlefield. We must continue to explore."
As they continued to explore, they came to a seemingly ordinary valley. The valley was surrounded by lush trees, and the sun shone through the gaps in the leaves, creating patches of light and shadow. The breeze blew gently, bringing bursts of fresh air, as if this was just a peaceful and tranquil paradise.
However, when Fu Shaoping and Nangong Wan stepped into the valley, a strange force quietly enveloped them. Fu Shaoping keenly noticed that the spiritual power fluctuations around them were a little abnormal. The spiritual power seemed to have life, circling around them, testing them, but it seemed to be deliberately hiding something.
"This seems to be a barrier. It seems that there is something hidden in it." Fu Shaoping frowned slightly, and a hint of vigilance appeared in his eyes.
Nangong Wan also felt something strange. She stopped and carefully observed the surrounding environment. She saw some strange runes engraved on some stones and trees in the valley. These runes flickered with a faint light, like stars in the night sky, looming. They blended into the surrounding environment, and it was difficult to detect their existence without careful observation.
"These runes should be part of the barrier. We need to carefully study their operating principles to see if there is any way to break them." Nangong Wan said softly, with a determination flashing in her eyes.
So, Fu Shaoping and Nangong Wan began a long and arduous research process. They found a relatively safe place in the valley, built a temporary residence, and prepared to devote themselves to the study of the enchantment runes.
Fu Shaoping first used his deep spiritual power perception ability to try to find the flow pattern of spiritual power between runes. He closed his eyes, calmed down, and slowly released his spiritual power, like a fine silk thread, penetrating into the surrounding space. Every bit of spiritual power was carefully exploring the mystery of the runes, feeling the power and information they contained.
In his perception, these runes seemed like mysterious codes, intertwined with each other through a subtle spiritual connection, forming a complex and orderly network. Each rune was like a node in the network, emitting unique spiritual fluctuations, which echoed and influenced each other, and together maintained the stability of the barrier.
Nangong Wan, relying on her mastery of formations, began to analyze the meaning and function of these runes theoretically. She took out various ancient books and materials from the storage magic weapon and carefully read the records about rune formations. At the same time, she also used her wisdom and experience to draw a general structural diagram of the rune formation.
In the process of drawing the structure diagram, Nangong Wan encountered many difficulties. The shapes and meanings of these runes were very strange, and they were very different from the array runes she had seen before. Some runes were not even recorded in the existing materials, which forced her to rely on her intuition and reasoning to analyze them.
In order to better understand the function of runes, Nangong Wan also tried to use her own spiritual power to activate some runes. She carefully injected spiritual power into the runes and observed the changes and reactions of the runes. Every attempt was full of risks, because if they were not careful, it might trigger a counterattack from the barrier, bringing them great danger.
During the research process, they also kept communicating and discussing. Fu Shaoping described the flow of spiritual power he felt in detail to Nangong Wan, and Nangong Wan put forward various hypotheses and guesses based on his own theoretical analysis. The two inspired and confirmed each other, and gradually gained a deeper understanding of the operating principles of the barrier runes.
However, as they studied further, they found that the complexity of this barrier was far beyond their imagination. The connections between the runes were intricate and involved many profound spiritual laws and formation mysteries. Every breakthrough was accompanied by countless failures, and every new discovery required tremendous effort and cost.
Decades of time passed quietly during their research. During these long years, they experienced countless setbacks and difficulties. Sometimes, they would get stuck in the interpretation of a rune, and they would think hard for days or even months without any clues; sometimes, their attempts would cause slight fluctuations in the barrier, forcing them to deal with it carefully to avoid being attacked by the barrier.
But Fu Shaoping and Nangong Wan never gave up. They firmly believed that as long as they persevered, they would be able to find a way to break the barrier. During these long years, they not only made great progress in knowledge and skills, but also deepened their understanding with each other.
Finally, by chance, when Fu Shaoping was deeply studying the flow of spiritual power between runes, he discovered a subtle flaw. It was a full moon night, the moonlight sprinkled in the valley like water, and the spiritual power fluctuations of the barrier seemed to be more active than usual. Fu Shaoping, as usual, was concentrating on feeling the flow of spiritual power between runes. Suddenly, he noticed that in a corner of the formation, the flow of spiritual power had an unusual fluctuation. (End of this chapter)