Lu Qing's arrow was faster than all the magic arrows he had shot before.
In the blink of an eye, they were in front of the disheveled figure.
The powerful force contained in the arrow pierced the disheveled figure, who was in a state of shock, and brought him back to his senses instantly.
He didn't have time to think about why Lu Qing could see through his background so easily.
With a quick thought, a black bone sword appeared in front of him, while the power of the array behind him rapidly gathered and met the magic arrow.
boom!
A tremendous sound rang out as two forces, both exceeding the limits of the Innate Realm, collided, instantly blasting the air within a radius of tens of meters into white mist.
The entire city gate of the prefecture was shaken as a result.
If it weren't for the fact that it was also protected by the black array light barrier, it probably would have collapsed by now.
"He's got something."
When the white mist dissipated, Lu Qing looked at the disheveled figure who was completely unharmed and was somewhat surprised.
On the contrary, the disheveled figure stared at the black bone sword in front of him with a grim expression.
At this moment, the blood mist that had gathered around the bone sword had completely dissipated.
Not only that, even the wisp of demonic essence that he had previously nurtured and strengthened through blood sacrifice was mostly consumed.
The Heavenly Demon Source, which had been painstakingly cultivated and strengthened over so long, was now almost entirely lost. How could the disheveled figure not feel heartbroken?
What shocked and angered him even more was that the power of Lu Qing's arrow far exceeded his expectations.
How long has it been? Lu Qing has already become this strong.
With just one arrow, even he, who was blessed by a great formation and had the Heavenly Demon Bone Sword in hand, almost couldn't withstand it.
In addition, Lu Qing had suddenly revealed his identity and background earlier.
In an instant, the disheveled figure's fear of Lu Qing reached its peak.
He knew that the young man in front of him, who had been favored by the heavens, had reached a level of strength that was difficult to fathom.
Even with the support of a powerful formation, unless Lu Qing actively enters the formation, he will have little chance of defeating his opponent.
"The Heavenly Demon Bone Sword?"
At this moment, Lu Qing also used his special ability to discover the origin of the black bone sword.
At the same time, they realized that the purpose of the other party in setting up this demonic array was to sacrifice tens of thousands of people in the prefectural city to the bone sword.
He nurtured and strengthened the demonic essence within the bone sword, then devoured it to forge a demonic body.
"So the so-called core of the formation mentioned in the previous note is this bone sword."
A sudden realization dawned on Lu Qing, and he immediately understood the intention of the disheveled figure.
He made a quick decision, took out another magic arrow, and after a moment of preparation, sent a streak of light flying toward the city gate.
However, the disheveled figure was on guard this time. Knowing the power of Lu Qing's bow and arrow, how could he possibly confront him head-on again?
He immediately dodged the magic arrow attack, avoiding contact with it entirely.
However, when Lu Qing saw the disheveled figure dodge the magic arrow, instead of being disappointed, he revealed a mocking expression.
The next moment, the mental power attached to the magic arrow was activated. The arrow, which had originally missed its target, suddenly deflected in mid-air, pointing downwards and falling into the city.
Boom!
A muffled thud came from the city, and the disheveled figure's expression suddenly changed.
He sensed that Lu Qing had destroyed another array node in the city.
"You little devil, do you think I can't do anything to you just because you're hiding in the formation?"
"Let's see how many of your array nodes I can destroy!"
After Lu Qing finished speaking, he moved his hand slightly, and three magic arrows appeared. He bent the bow and prepared, and three streams of light shot straight into the sky.
However, he once again unleashed the 【Heavenly Fall】 arrow technique to continue destroying the array nodes in the city.
Damn it!
Upon seeing this, the disheveled figure's expression turned extremely unpleasant.
He knew he was in a dilemma.
The arrows Lu Qing fired were incredibly powerful; the defensive power of the array's light barrier alone was insufficient to withstand them.
There is no way to stop him unless he uses the black bone sword.
If he were to activate the black bone sword, it would inevitably deplete the Heavenly Demon essence that he had painstakingly cultivated and strengthened.
However, if he did not stop them, the arrows would fly into the city and destroy the array nodes, which was also unacceptable to him.
The array nodes are crucial to the operation of the Ten Directions Blood Melting Soul Refining Array. Once more than half of the nodes are destroyed, the array will collapse. Without the array's power, he would be no match for Lu Qing.
"Kid, do you have to be so aggressive?"
The disheveled figure stared at Lu Qingdao with a grim expression.
This time, Lu Qing didn't speak, but simply took out three more magic arrows and nocked them on his bow.
"Fine, kid, you forced me to do this!"
Seeing this, the disheveled figure knew that it was impossible to feign friendship with Lu Qing.
His eyes were icy cold. Suddenly, he formed a hand seal, his mind surging with energy.
The black array light screen that shrouded the prefectural city suddenly changed.
The black serpents that had been rampaging through the city, trying to extract the life essence of its inhabitants, abandoned their targets and flew towards the black array of light in the sky, merging into it.
At the same time, the black array light screen was also rapidly shrinking, converging on the black bone sword in front of the disheveled figure.
Everything was happening very quickly.
In less than ten breaths, the massive black array light screen that had originally shrouded the prefectural city, making it exceptionally dark, had disappeared and was completely absorbed into the black bone sword.
So much so that Wei Xinghe and the others, who were originally cleaning up the black qi snakes, were stunned when they saw the magnificent sunset on the horizon.
"What happened? Why did the black light curtain disappear?"
So while the Innate Realm cultivators were still confused, only Wei Xinghe immediately realized what was going on.
He exclaimed with delight, "It was that expert! The formation has been successfully broken! Let's go, let's get out of the city quickly!"
Before the words were even finished, the person had already used their movement technique to head out of the city.
The remaining Innate Realm cultivators exchanged glances and then used their movement techniques to follow Wei Xinghe toward the city gate.
"Boy, you've ruined my plans time and time again. This time, I'll make you pay the price!"
As they emerged from the city gate, a disheveled figure stood before a black bone sword hovering in front of him, radiating an astonishing aura.
Having absorbed the entire array of light, it seemed to be undergoing some kind of terrifying transformation.
Upon seeing this, Lu Qing immediately shot an arrow.
He didn't stop the disheveled figure earlier because he sensed that the other party was actively withdrawing the magic.
This is a good thing for the people in the city, as it can reduce many casualties, so he chose to wait and see.
Now that the demonic array has been removed and the black bone sword is clearly acting strangely, Lu Qing will certainly not be polite anymore.
The magic arrow transformed into a streak of light, flying swiftly towards the black bone sword. In the blink of an eye, it was about to pierce the bone sword.
In the next instant, a hand grasped the black bone sword and gently swung it. With a loud bang, the magic arrow that Lu Qing had shot was knocked away.
"Boy, you forced me to this. I'm going to extract your soul and burn it with demonic fire, so that you can neither live nor die, and live in torment forever!"
The disheveled figure gripped a black bone sword, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace.
Just as Lu Qing's heart tightened slightly, thinking that the other party was about to unleash some powerful move, and he became cautiously on guard.
To his astonishment, the disheveled figure suddenly opened its mouth wide and swallowed the black bone sword whole!
Immediately afterwards, a powerful aura burst forth from the disheveled figure, with countless black wisps of energy emerging, making him appear like a demon god.
The black mist spun rapidly, eventually transforming into a black cocoon over ten meters tall, which hovered above the city gate.
"What aura!"
Wei Xinghe and the others, who were rushing towards the city gate, suddenly sensed this aura. Their hearts pounded violently, and they stared ahead in surprise and uncertainty.
They all sensed that an extremely terrifying aura was brewing from the other side of the city gate.
And it was extremely evil, so much so that just sensing it made them tremble with fear and their minds shake.
"Young master, be careful! He seems to be trying to force his way through and enter the Foundation Establishment Realm!"
The sound of "Yan" echoed in Lu Qing's mind.
It has also been paying close attention to this battle.
Seeing the change in the demonic cultivator, he immediately gave a reminder.
“I know.” Lu Qing nodded.
In fact, he had already figured out what the other party wanted to do.
It °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° devoured the Heavenly Demon Bone Sword and forged a demonic body.
This was precisely the purpose of the disheveled figure's deployment to besiege the prefectural city.
Unexpectedly, despite his obstruction, the other party still managed to use this secret technique.
"However, you've already asked me before you even tried to condense a demonic body!"
Lu Qing took out a magic arrow from the Qiankun Qi Bag and nocked it onto the bow.
After gathering and absorbing spiritual energy, he shot an arrow at the black cocoon.
The magic arrow pierced the sun like a rainbow, and in the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of the black cocoon.
Seemingly sensing the approaching attack, countless black tentacles suddenly sprouted from the surface of the black cocoon, wrapping around and blocking the magic arrow.
Although Lu Qing's magic arrows were powerful, those black tentacles were equally tough.
And because of their large numbers, they eventually managed to stop Lu Qing's magic arrows.
"Um?"
Seeing that the magic arrows were useless, Lu Qing's expression finally became more serious.
That arrow was the strongest he could fire so far.
It wasn't that he lacked power, but rather that the spiritual energy that the magic arrow could carry was limited, and at most it could only condense such power.
After all, the magic arrow in the Qiankun Qi Bag was only made of refined steel, so its power was limited.
"If I had known, I would have forged a few magic arrows from extraterrestrial meteorite iron and seen if you could withstand them."
Lu Qing placed the precious bow into the Qiankun Yiqi Bag, and a battle sword appeared in his hand.
This knife is pure white, with an invisible sharpness emanating from its blade, capable of cleaving through the air.
It was a battle blade that he had reforged using the Li Huo Cauldron, made entirely of extraterrestrial meteorite iron.
“Eight Directions, I haven’t used you since you were reforged.”
Today I'll take you on a proper demon-slaying adventure!
Lu Qing stroked the battle sword he had named 【Eight Directions】.
After a long howl, a yellow light flashed around Lu Qing's body. The next moment, he stomped his foot, cracking the ground within a radius of tens of meters.
After bursting out layers of white mist, he leaped high into the air as if by teleportation, appearing on top of the city gate, in front of the black cocoon.
Faced with the black tentacles that were wrapping around him like a net, he raised his battle blade high and, like a thunderbolt, slashed down.
With this strike, a terrifying blade of energy, tens of meters long, appeared out of thin air and slashed towards the black cocoon.
Those countless black tentacles were utterly useless against this terrifying sword energy.
Before it even got close, it had already broken into pieces, turning into wisps of black mist.
Without the obstruction of the black tentacles, the sword energy, without any fancy moves, struck the black cocoon in the eyes of Wei Xinghe and the others who had just arrived at the city gate.
boom!
As the blade energy collided with the black cocoon, the immense power of the collision caused the majestic city gate, which stood tens of meters tall, to collapse and shatter.
Countless bricks and stones flew, raising clouds of dust.
Fortunately, by this time there was no one lingering near the city gate.
Otherwise, just that one collision would have killed or injured countless people.
In mid-air, Lu Qing stood silently, a wisp of breeze swirling around him, watching the smoke and dust below.
He could sense that his strike had not killed the person inside the black cocoon.
Amidst the smoke and dust, a very powerful aura was still brewing.
Sure enough, before the smoke and dust had cleared, a whirlwind suddenly arose.
A huge black shadow suddenly emerged from the smoke and dust and pounced on Lu Qing.
Lu Qingxin had a premonition, and when he saw the appearance of the dark figure, his pupils suddenly contracted.
Without a second thought, he activated his mind, and the gentle breeze that was wrapped around him suddenly jolted, allowing him to nimbly dodge the attack.
call!
A sudden gust of wind blew by, grazing Lu Qing's body.
Meanwhile, Wei Xinghe and the others, who were not far away, witnessed a scene that they would never forget.
Because they saw a huge black hand emerge from the smoke and dust, slapping towards Lu Qing in mid-air.
The enormous black hand, having missed its first strike, turned and struck Lu Qing again.
The palm strike unleashed a gust of wind, like a howling gale, making Lu Qing, who was in mid-air, somewhat unsteady on his feet.
The enormous black hand nearly struck his body, causing Wei Xinghe and the others to tremble with fear.
Fortunately, Lu Qing's talisman skills were superb, and he managed to stabilize himself and avoid the attack of the black palm at the last second.
At the same time, he activated the gentle breeze around his body and quickly descended to the ground.
His cultivation level was ultimately only at the Qi Refining stage. He was able to stay in the air only because of the power of talismans, and he could not unleash his true strength.
His strength originates from the ground; only by grounding himself can he fight more effectively.
However, just as Lu Qing dodged the giant black hand and was about to land on the ground...
From the still-lingering smoke and dust, another enormous black hand emerged, forming an encirclement with another hand, one above the other, and struck towards Lu Qing in mid-air.
This sudden turn of events, coupled with the interference of the strong wind, made it difficult for Lu Qing to activate the gentle breeze on his body.
Ultimately, Lu Qing was unable to dodge in time and was caught between those huge black hands, which slammed into him!
"Young Master Lu!"
Wei Xinghe, who was not far away, was horrified when he saw this scene and shouted out in alarm.
It was this attack that caused a gust of wind, which gradually dispersed the huge cloud of smoke that filled the city gate, revealing the true face of the enormous shadow within.
When they saw what it looked like, everyone's eyes widened and they trembled.
