High Martial Arts: I Travel Through Heaven and Earth Through Dreams

Chapter 342 The Difficulties of Repairing the Formation

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[Edge of the Void Battlefield - Crack in the World Barrier]

Unlike the "bumper harvest" on Lin Hanzhou's side.

At this very moment, the true human leader, Duanmu Hong, was in an extremely disheveled and irritable state.

This is the end of the void battlefield, and also the edge where the Tianxuan Realm meets the outside void.

In the pitch-black, boundless void, the world barrier that should have been indestructible now had a huge crack stretching for tens of thousands of miles, like a scar on the sky, a shocking sight.

Around the crack, ten towering pillars of light barely supported a crumbling golden array—the [Ten Directions Annihilation Sealing Array].

It is this great formation that has been silently protecting the Tianxuan Realm for hundreds of thousands of years, resisting the invasion of the extraterrestrial demon army.

But now, this great formation is on the verge of collapse.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!!"

Duanmu Hong's face was as pale as paper, veins bulging on his forehead, and he pressed his hands firmly against the core of the formation, recklessly channeling the spatial origin power within his body into it.

"Buzzing—"

The great formation emitted a mournful cry of unbearable strain, its surface covered with countless cracks, as if it would collapse completely at any moment.

Not long ago, after Lin Hanzhou lured Duanmu Hong away, the demon assassins who were lying in the shadows launched a suicide attack.

More than a dozen eighth-order demons broke through the defenses of the void battlefield and recklessly rushed towards the weakest point of the great formation before collectively self-destructing!

This insane act nearly destroyed the great formation that had protected humanity for countless years.

"Those old bastards!"

While desperately repairing the formation, Duanmu Hong cursed the Supreme Elders of the Demon Extermination Hall in his mind.

"They all act like they're entitled to the best resources on ordinary days because of their age, but when it really matters, they all become cowards!"

"Just one! Even just one ninth-tier demon here, how could those eighth-tier demon foals possibly succeed?!"

Duanmu Hong's heart was filled with sorrow and anger.

He knew perfectly well why those old guys weren't coming.

fear death.

I'm really afraid of dying.

This is because the crack in the world barrier is located within the range of the demon race's [Abyss Blood Curse].

That was an extremely vicious curse technique used by the demon race against ninth-tier powerhouses. Once hit, a ninth-tier powerhouse would be instantly corrupted, or even perish.

Historically, several powerful ninth-tier human beings did indeed die tragically while guarding this place.

Therefore, this place became a forbidden zone for ninth-level powerful beings.

Everyone tacitly agreed to leave this place to the automatic defense of the formation, as no one wanted to gamble their lives here.

"A bunch of selfish idiots!"

"If the great formation breaks, the demon army will sweep in unimpeded. Do you think you can hide in your lair and be safe?!"

Duanmu Hong roared inwardly, but his hands dared not stop moving for even a moment.

He can't retreat.

He is the Lord of the Demon-Slaying Hall and the supreme commander of this void battlefield.

If he also retires, then the Xuan Realm will truly be finished.

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Time passed by, second by second.

For a whole day and night.

Duanmu Hong was like a tireless repairman, smoothing out the cracks little by little and reconnecting the broken patterns.

Until the last bit of power of law within him was almost exhausted, until his soul began to feel dizzy from overexertion.

at last.

"Buzz..."

With a deep hum, the crumbling formation finally stabilized.

Although the light was still dim and the cracks were still shocking, at least it was no longer collapsing.

The demon army from beyond the realm, which was frantically bombarding the formation, seemed to have noticed this as well, and their offensive slowed down slightly.

"Huff... huff..."

Duanmu Hong withdrew his hands, his whole body soaked in cold sweat as if he had been pulled out of the water. He staggered back a few steps and almost fell into the air.

But he dared not rest.

He immediately sat cross-legged and began to frantically devour the spatial laws floating in the surrounding void to restore himself.

While recovering, he stared intently at the [Ten Directions Annihilation Sealing Heaven Array] in front of him with his bloodshot eyes.

After a long while, he sighed deeply, his eyes filled with deep worry.

"It's just... temporarily stabilized."

As a ninth-tier expert with equally impressive array formation skills, he was well aware of the current state of this great array.

It's like a dying old man who has been given a second breath, but his life force is already gone.

"In the past, this great formation could have protected the human race for at least a thousand years."

"But now..."

"At most one year."

"Even... shorter."

"If the great formation cannot be completely repaired a year later, or if no new defensive measures can be found..."

"The Heavenly Profound Realm will surely fall!"

Thinking of this, Duanmu Hong felt an unprecedented heavy pressure, making it hard for him to breathe.

"Over there in the void battlefield, a ninth-tier demon emperor is wreaking havoc, a massive demon army is pressing in from the outside, and there's a bunch of cowardly teammates..."

"This game is difficult."

Duanmu Hong looked worriedly at the ten array eyes of the Ten Directions Annihilation Sealing Array. In each of those locations was an incomparably precious ninth-grade supreme treasure.

It is these ten supreme treasures that provide the formation with a continuous source of energy.

However, these ten supreme treasures now have cracks of varying sizes, resulting in a significant reduction in the energy they provide.

To completely repair the formation, besides fixing the complex array patterns, it is necessary to replace these top-grade treasures.

This is precisely the biggest challenge in repairing the formation; ninth-grade top-quality treasures are extremely rare, and there are no more weapon refiners capable of crafting them now.

Even a ninth-tier master who has mastered the art of weapon crafting cannot forge a ninth-tier top-grade treasure.

The three items that had been painstakingly collected were all relics from ancient times, which had completely emptied the Demon Slayer Palace's coffers.

Duanmu Hong was quite certain that even if they searched the entire Tianxuan Realm, they probably wouldn't be able to find a single ninth-grade top-quality treasure.

Suddenly, Duanmu Hong, who was sitting cross-legged to recover, felt a sudden pang of fear. He immediately became alert and swept his powerful divine sense around him.

He dared not be careless in the slightest. He knew very well that at his level of cultivation, the feeling of palpitations was impossible to be wrong.

Just then, a strange energy suddenly appeared in the dark void and rushed straight towards Duanmu Hong.

Duanmu Hong immediately sensed the appearance of this strange energy, and after seeing it clearly, his face was filled with horror.

"This...this is the Demon Clan's [Abyss Blood Curse]?!"

The moment he recognized the energy, he didn't hesitate for a moment, turned around and vanished into the void to escape.

Sure enough, if you walk by the river often enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet.

He had frequently interfered in matters of the Void Battlefield before, disrupting many of the Demon Clan's plans.

He originally thought that the demons could no longer use the [Abyss Blood Curse], otherwise there would be no reason why they couldn't use it on him for so long.

Now look what's happened, the demons have really used the [Abyss Blood Curse] on him.