Chapter 2453: Black Neigh Beast

After hearing this, Yang Lu’s expression changed dramatically. His eyes swept around, but all he could see was faint, black, ominous energy. His divine sense could only cover a range of about ten li, making it impossible to tell if there were indeed people ambushing further away.

“No need to worry,” Ma Liang said with a cold smile. “Didn’t we already anticipate that the powerful cultivators of this continent would make such a move? This is exactly what I, the Immortal, desire. Once these people are swept away and eliminated, no one in the entire Spirit Realm will dare to offend me.”

“Master, you should still be cautious,” Yang Lu reminded him carefully. “From what I know, the power of the Helian Alliance in this Spirit Realm is truly astonishing. If they were to use all their potential, I’m afraid they would have no shortage of ultimate trump cards.”

“Ultimate trump cards?” Ma Liang yawned dismissively. “What kind of means could a mere lower-realm force possess to threaten me? Even if they understand how to utilize the Chains of Law, it will be useless against me this time.”

Seeing Ma Liang’s confident demeanor, Yang Lu naturally just mumbled “Yes” and dared not say anything more.

At this moment, the rolling Blood River and the glazed flying boat ahead had already plunged, one after another, deep into the Ming Sha Land.

Suddenly, the flying boat ahead blurred violently, vanishing in a flash while in mid-air.

Ma Liang’s pupils contracted on the Blood Dragon. He suddenly shook his sleeve, and the entire Blood River came to a resounding halt with a boom, stopping abruptly in mid-air.

Seeing this, Yang Lu’s expression became stern. A yellow light flashed around his body, and a thick yellow battle armor instantly appeared on him.

Just then, a thunderclap echoed in the sky, and the entire world seemed to invert in a trance. Roaring sounds echoed from all directions, and masses of pitch-black ominous energy surged out. Countless banners densely appeared in the void, expanding against the wind to become over a hundred zhang tall, like towering trees, trapping the entire Blood River within them.

At the same time, a pale blue full moon silently appeared in the sky, with over a dozen figures vaguely standing together on it, all looking towards the Blood River with varying expressions.

These were the Grand Ascension stage cultivators, including Honored Master Ming, Yin Gangzi, and others. The Six-Winged Ice Phoenix, who had originally disappeared, was also remarkably standing among them, looking pale.

Ma Liang’s expression remained unchanged. He merely glanced at the giant banners, then suddenly clapped one hand towards a certain direction in the void.

A tremendous bang!

The Blood River immediately boiled, and a blood-red giant palm, about an acre in size, materialized from it, slamming down in the same direction.

With a "boom," nearly a hundred giant banners glowed with radiating light, instantly condensing an enormous five-colored light mirror in front.

The blood-red giant palm struck the light mirror and vanished into it in a flash, without making any sound.

At the same time, in a secluded corner of the Ming Sha Land, the blood-red hand suddenly surged out of the void and violently struck the ground.

With a muffled roar that seemed to shake heaven and earth, the entire ground caved in and collapsed, revealing a giant pit several li in size out of nowhere.

“Oh, spatial displacement! This formation seems to be…” Ma Liang exclaimed softly, a little surprised.

But at this moment, the giant banners began to hum loudly. Identical five-colored light mirrors condensed one after another.

For a time, the vicinity of the Blood River was filled with brilliant glowing light, and countless illusory figures of people, monsters, buildings, and other strange phantoms appeared, causing anyone who gazed upon them to instantly fall into them if they weren't careful.

Ma Liang’s expression darkened upon seeing this. With a single hand gesture, black and white energy surged from his back, similarly condensing into an ancient mirror of black and white.

This mirror was initially palm-sized, but after a magical incantation, it spun rapidly and grew to the size of a washbasin. As soon as a black and white Tai Chi symbol appeared on its surface, a black and white beam of light shot out from it.

A frantic tearing sound echoed in the void, and the five-colored light mirrors near the Blood River were instantly pierced and ripped apart by the black and white light beam, dissipating into specks of spiritual light.

All the Grand Ascension stage cultivators on the full moon witnessed this scene, and their expressions changed. The bald, burly man even turned his head and directly asked Honored Master Ming:

“Brother Ming, you speak so highly of this Two Poles Dust Annihilation Formation. Does it only have this much power, to be broken by a casual strike from the opponent?”

“Hmph, a casual strike?” Honored Master Ming said without turning his head, his gaze fixed on the Blood River below. “If I’m not mistaken, that black and white mirror should be a supreme treasure no less than a Profound Heaven Treasure. Do you really think an ordinary attack can break through the illusory power of this formation? However, if the opponent truly believes these few tricks can break this formation, they are gravely mistaken.”

“Is that truly so?” The bald, burly man seemed somewhat unconvinced.

The others exchanged glances, also looking somewhat skeptical.

However, as if to confirm Honored Master Ming’s words, the very next moment, just as the five-colored light mirrors below were completely destroyed by the black light beam, countless white runes, the size of grains of rice, appeared near the Blood River at some unknown point. Initially, they were extremely sparse, but in an instant, they fell from the sky like snowflakes.

At the same time, a power of law instantly enveloped the entire Blood River.

Inside the Blood River, Ma Liang felt a chill run through his body. The surrounding air suddenly became somewhat viscous. His expression changed, and he hurriedly made a hand seal to adjust the spiritual energy within his body, only to find that over 30% of his spiritual energy had become sluggish and unresponsive.

Yang Lu, who was nearby, was even worse off. The moment the power of law affected him, he felt his body become as heavy as Mount Tai, and he couldn't mobilize even a fraction of the spiritual energy within him. A hint of panic immediately appeared on his face.

“Even I can be restricted; it truly is a secret formation from the Immortal Realm,” Ma Liang said with a few bursts of wild laughter after taking a deep breath. “You are indeed capable enough to set up such a formation in the lower realm. Unfortunately, it’s incomplete, so it won’t be too difficult for me to break it.”

Then, he suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a small, emerald green umbrella. He simply pointed a finger at it in the void.

The small umbrella immediately let out a sharp cry, flew above the Blood River, and, blurring as it expanded against the wind, grew to about a li in size and slowly opened.

From the emerald green giant umbrella, a hazy green light barrier rolled down, completely covering the entire Blood River.

The power of law that affected the entire surrounding void was instantly weakened by 70-80% after being shielded by the green light barrier.

Yang Lu, who had been greatly affected in the Blood River, immediately felt his body loosen, and 80-90% of the spiritual energy in his body instantly regained its original fluidity.

As for Ma Liang, he seemed to have completely broken free from the restraints. With a sinister laugh, he suddenly lifted his foot and stomped on the Blood Dragon beneath him.

The sound of a dragon’s roar surged!

The eight five-clawed blood dragons hidden in the Blood River instantly shot out from the blood, their bodies wreathed in thick silver arcs. They all emanated terrifying auras of the Grand Ascension stage, directly lunging towards Honored Master Ming and the others on the full moon.

“Let’s act,” Honored Master Ming exclaimed without hesitation upon witnessing this scene. “He now has to resist the immortal formation’s restrictions while also controlling the Blood River to deal with us; he definitely won’t be able to last much longer. I will also summon the Four True Spirits to assist you all.” With a single hand gesture, he grabbed at the void, and a purplish-red token suddenly appeared in his hand, which he threw forward.

A thunderclap in a clear sky!

After a flicker, the token transformed into a large, purplish-red rune.

After four "boom" sounds, spatial fluctuations erupted at the four corners of the Blood River, and four massive, dark high platforms appeared out of nowhere. On each platform, a ferocious-looking, dark monstrous beast lay prostrate.

These four monstrous beasts were identical in form, each over a dozen zhang long, with dragon heads and lion bodies. As soon as they appeared with the high platforms, their originally tightly closed eyes snapped open, and they simultaneously stood up, letting out roars like the mighty cries of tigers.

“Black Ni Beasts, and four of them at once!” Yin Gangzi exclaimed with a mix of surprise and joy upon seeing the four black beasts. “Haha, Brother Ming, you’ve kept us in the dark for so long! With their help, victory in this battle is assured.”

Madam Wuling and the others also showed expressions of great delight.

The Black Ni Beasts are high-ranking True Spirits among many powerful True Spirits, ranking close to top-tier existences like True Dragons and True Phoenixes. Even when compared to the various Qilin True Spirits, they are in no way inferior. The sudden appearance of four of them naturally greatly boosted everyone’s confidence.

When these Grand Ascension stage cultivators saw the four Black Ni Beasts shake their bodies, each conjuring a strange black wind and lunging towards the Blood River, they naturally didn’t hesitate. They all activated their escape lights, some using divine abilities, others activating treasures, and went to meet the eight blood dragons below.

For a time, colorful radiant lights appeared and swirled in the high sky, blood-red mist rolled unsteadily, and explosive roars resounded throughout the entire sky.

But just as the four Black Ni Beasts plunged near the Blood River, Ma Liang merely gave a sinister smile and made a hand seal.

In an instant, an ominous wind rose in the Blood River, and the blood surged and rolled up, suddenly transforming into four hundred-zhang-tall blood-red giants. These giants were bald, wore blood-red armored skirts, and raised their fists to smash directly at the Black Ni Beasts.

Before the massive fists truly landed, waves of nauseating bloody stench first swept down.

With a "whoosh," the four Black Ni Beasts simultaneously dodged the entanglement of the blood energy, appearing as if by instantaneous movement behind the blood-red giants. With a gentle swipe of their front limbs, long black blade-lights flashed, and four giant heads immediately rolled down.

The Black Ni Beasts showed no hesitation, twisting their bodies again, about to charge headlong into the Blood River.

But at this moment, a cold word, "Suppress," suddenly came from Ma Liang’s mouth.

The four Black Ni Beasts immediately felt a "buzz" resounding in their heads, and their movements involuntarily slowed.

With a "thump-thump" sound, over a dozen blood-red tentacles unexpectedly lashed out from behind, striking the four Black Ni Beasts like lightning.

The four beasts barely managed to let out a low growl. The black energy around their bodies was instantly dispersed by more than half, and they were sent flying dozens of zhang away, while rolling blood-red flames ignited on their bodies.

The next moment, roars erupted from within the rolling blood-red flames, and four black hurricanes shot skyward, sweeping away all the blood flames. From within, four black monstrous beasts emerged, their bodies several times larger than before.

At this moment, not far behind the monstrous beasts, the four blood-red giants that should have been killed were still standing intact in their original positions, their heads complete. However, from their backs, blood-red tentacles, wildly swaying, had emerged at some unknown point, and their emotionless eyes stared at the four black monstrous beasts.