The three Food Kings were already exhausted and could no longer withstand such harsh conditions. They struggled to their feet and flew away into the distance.
Because they knew that the struggle between Xiao Wenbing and the Dark God was now beyond their level to intervene in.
God is God.
Even if he is only a demigod.
They were definitely not someone they could contend with, so their only option was to stay away from the battlefield as much as possible to avoid causing Xiao Wenbing unnecessary trouble.
However, after flying only halfway, they were hit by an immense wind pressure from behind, causing them to lose their footing and fall off the cliff.
Suddenly, a flash of multicolored light enveloped them. Looking closely, Zhang Yaqi stood quietly before them, while the Five-Colored Universe Ring transformed into a transparent ribbon, shielding them from the aftershocks of the divine power.
Just as the King of Food breathed a sigh of relief, he turned to look at Xiao Wenbing, who was locked in a stalemate with the Dark God in mid-air. His old face turned serious again, and he exclaimed, "Not good!"
"What?" Long Shi asked, puzzled. After their joint defense against the enemy, his opinion of the Food King had changed significantly.
"That's not how you use the Little Golden Talisman! Does Xiao Wenbing want to die?" the Food King roared in a low voice.
"Why?" Zhang Yaqi, who had been silently watching the battle, suddenly turned around and asked. If there was anyone here who cared most about Xiao Wenbing, it would undoubtedly be her.
"The power of the Dark God is his own ability. It has an automatic regeneration function, but the small golden talisman is different. It is just a storage device. Once the divine power in the golden talisman is used up, what will he use to fight against the Dark God?"
"ah……"
"That's not how you should play."
"Please enlighten me, senior," Zhang Yaqi asked respectfully.
“You use the Qiankun Ring to trap that old monster, preventing it from going to heaven or earth and making it difficult to escape. Xiao Wenbing uses the divine power in the small golden talisman to suppress it, making it unable to move at all. Only by using the Qiankun Ring and the small golden talisman together can this monster be truly trapped.”
Zhang Yaqi's expression shifted, and she looked at the Food King, asking, "And then? Will Sister Feng summon Heavenly Tears to destroy it?"
"That's right, this is the authentic Immortal Slaughtering Formation. Only in this way can we have a chance of winning."
"What if even the heavenly lightning of this realm cannot subdue the Dark God?"
“Impossible.” The Food King said, enunciating each word clearly, “As long as the divine thunder of the Heavenly Thunder Palace is activated, there is nothing that cannot be destroyed.”
Zhang Yaqi gave the Food King a deep look, but the Food King turned his head away, not daring to meet her eyes.
Finally, Zhang Yaqi said softly, "I understand, thank you for your guidance, senior."
As Zhang Yaqi's figure rose upwards, they broke free from the protective force field of the Qiankun Ring, and the powerful wind pressure once again relentlessly assaulted them.
"Go!" the Food King shouted, and flew away into the distance.
The dragon and phoenix exchanged a glance and followed one after another. Although they were tired, their cultivation was still intact, and in no time they left the center of the battlefield.
"Senior, is what you're saying true?" Feng Hua asked immediately after calming down.
"What is that?"
"The Immortal Slaughtering Formation".
After a moment's thought, the Food King said, "That's right. Three thousand years ago, the three great saints eliminated the nine super demons in this way."
“But…” Feng Hua hesitated for a moment, then asked, “What about the person who set up the formation?”
"They should be alright."
"Is that so?" Feng Hua was indeed very skeptical of this statement.
"The three great sages from back then are all fine, aren't they?" The Food King raised his old face and said indifferently.
When the three sages set up the Immortal Slaughtering Formation, they were already at the peak of the Tribulation Transcending Realm. How could Xiao Wenbing and the other two compare to them? Feng Hua blushed and was about to retort when she felt a tightness in her sleeve. She saw Long Shi holding her sleeve and slowly shaking his head.
"how?"
“We have no choice,” Long Shi said helplessly.
"Yes, we... had no choice." The Food King's voice was filled with the same helplessness.
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"boom……"
A loud crash resounded in mid-air once again, and the two, who also possessed divine status and power, were once again involuntarily thrown backward.
However, Xiao Wenbing had a premonition of danger. After this fierce battle, he was surprised to find that the divine power surging from the small golden talisman was no longer as fast as it had been at the beginning.
At the beginning, the divine power surged into his body at an astonishing speed. This divine power not only made him incredibly strong and as solid as an iron man, but more importantly, it was also able to repair his damaged body in a timely manner.
This was also the biggest reason why Xiao Wenbing was able to become stronger and stronger despite being brutally beaten by the Dark God at the beginning.
As time flew by, the divine power within the small golden talisman seemed to have reached its limit. Although it was still surging outwards, it was already somewhat unable to keep up with the rate at which it was being consumed.
Fortunately, Xiao Wenbing's divine status had been restored by this time. His battle with the Dark God was no longer one of passive defense, but rather a back-and-forth affair. It was precisely because of this that he was able to continue his fierce confrontation with the Dark God, neither giving an inch, resulting in a stalemate.
However, just now, he realized that the energy in the small golden talisman had decreased a little, making his punch less powerful than the Dark God's.
He retreated, not knowing why this had happened, but since he wasn't strong enough, he couldn't force his way in again. He wasn't a rigid person; he wouldn't risk his life for a little pride.
"roar……"
High above, the Dark God suddenly let out a deafening roar, and a bright, dark golden light emanated from its hand, chasing directly towards the departing Xiao Wenbing.
Xiao Wenbing stopped and looked at the divine light. It seemed to contain a great deal of divine power. If he were to clash with it head-on, his already weakened divine power would become even more depleted.
He wanted to dodge, but for some reason, the Dark God used some kind of technique. The beam of light was like a cruise missile, targeting him directly. No matter how Xiao Wenbing tried to dodge, it was all in vain.
Angrily cursing the ungrateful Dark God in his heart, Xiao Wenbing took out a treasure from his Heavenly Void Ring and threw it toward the golden light.
With a loud crash, the treasure was sent flying high into the air and scattered far away. The golden light emanating from the Dark God was also shattered by the object.
Xiao Wenbing breathed a sigh of relief. The Spirit Gathering Platform truly lived up to its reputation as a high-grade artifact from the God Realm; even the Dark God's divine power couldn't shatter it. With that in mind, he suddenly felt more confident.
He looked up and saw that, sure enough, after his attack failed, the Dark God unleashed an even more powerful golden light, which transformed into a surging dragon that flew down towards him.
"Hmph, a mere trifle." These words uttered softly from Xiao Wenbing's lips.
Facing the roaring, earth-shattering dragon of light, Xiao Wenbing neither dodged nor flinched, but instead watched it all with disdain.
Closer and closer, just as the dark golden dragon of light was about to rush towards his body, Xiao Wenbing suddenly flipped his wrist, and a small, antique-looking bronze mirror appeared in his palm.
"boom……"
The enormous dragon of light slammed heavily onto the small bronze mirror, the force of which caused Xiao Wenbing to stagger back a foot.
However, in just that short distance of one foot, Xiao Wenbing had already stopped, his body once again as steady as a mountain.
In that very instant, another unexpected change occurred on the field.
The next moment, an even larger and more majestic dark golden dragon suddenly appeared on the small bronze mirror, rushing towards the Dark God in the sky at an even more incredible speed.
A tremendous roar echoed across the entire sky. Even with the power of the Dark God, he could not dodge this speed that had surpassed everything. His body was struck by the light dragon and thrown high into the air, flying into the distance.
In the blink of an eye, it turned into a tiny black dot the size of a sesame seed, right before the astonished eyes of Xiao Wenbing.
Volume 4, Chapter 241: The Immortal Slaughtering Formation
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"No way." Xiao Wenbing stared dumbfounded at the departing Dark God, muttering to himself, "Is this even possible?"
Flipping the small bronze mirror in his hand, Xiao Wenbing asked in a low voice, "So you can counterattack enemy attacks? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
In the mirror, the Mirror God's furious face appeared: "How could you use me to block the power of the gods? Aren't you afraid that the power of the gods will smash me to pieces?"
Xiao Wenbing sneered disdainfully: "Who are we to each other? You think you can fool me? I've already tried it. That Dark God's attack couldn't even break the Spirit Gathering Platform, so how could it possibly harm you?"
The Mirror God was taken aback, then said, "That won't work either. I've said it many times, I'm not a combat artifact, just a support artifact. You understand what support artifacts are, they can't participate in combat..."
"Alright, I don't need you anymore." Xiao Wenbing's face suddenly darkened, his expression filled with sorrow, and he was almost in tears as he said, "Brother, if I unfortunately die in this battle, don't be sad. Go find another partner. The world is so big, there must be another cultivator who uses the power of the gods."
The Mirror God's expression clearly froze for a moment, and he said, "How could you die? If I were you, I would be teleported to the Treasure God, cultivate in the Myriad Treasures Hall for hundreds of years, go to the Immortal Realm, and then you wouldn't need to interfere in things here."
"How can that be?" Xiao Wenbing exclaimed in surprise. This idea was absolutely unacceptable.
If you really choose this approach, then you might as well have just run away in the first place.
However, the Mirror God's view was completely different from his. With a sneer, the spirit of the artifact said disdainfully, "Of course you can. Don't forget, this realm also has the Divine Tree Ancestor and the Dragon Palace and Phoenix Nest, which respectively represent the power of order and destruction, and the Heavenly Thunder Palace. What happened here should be their responsibility. The representatives of the three top divine powers in this realm should be able to eliminate this guy if they join forces."
As they spoke, a strange feeling suddenly welled up in the Mirror God's heart. If it hadn't been unintentionally spoken at this moment, it would never have imagined it. It turned out that there were actually mysterious beings in the lower realm who simultaneously possessed the power of three top-tier gods. This was truly rare.
Hmm, and then there's the Baby God, a deity who has never been to the God Realm. And both I and the Spirit Gathering Platform originate from the God Realm. There are just too many coincidences. Could it be that this realm has some special connection to the God Realm?
Of course, this was not an answer the Mirror God could come up with. So it shook its head and put the question out of its mind.
“No way,” Xiao Wenbing said with a wry smile. “By the time it takes for these families to unite, who knows how long it will take? If there is any delay, what kind of catastrophe will the Dark God cause in the meantime?”
"Huh?" The Mirror God scrutinized him closely and asked curiously, "When did you become so compassionate and sympathetic?"
Xiao Wenbing was taken aback. Yes, when had he become so compassionate? These people were not related to him, so even if they all died, what did it have to do with him?
He opened his mouth, and the figures of Daoist Xianyun, Senior Brother Mingmei, Sect Master Tianyi, Hewlett-Packard, and others seemed to flash before his eyes. Even the old wolf head that usually looked extremely hateful came to join in the fun.
"Hey, what's wrong? Are you spacing out?"
The Mirror God's call pulled him back to reality, and he smiled faintly, but with a hint of unspeakable bitterness in his eyes: "No matter what, this time, I must destroy the Dark God. You... just do me a favor."
The Mirror God fell silent, looking into his eyes. Finally, he said, "Alright, this will be the only time. Don't let it happen again."
"Um, thank you..."
"Go and retrieve the Spirit Gathering Platform."
What are you doing?
"By embedding my body into the top of the Spirit Gathering Platform, my defense and sturdiness can be increased tenfold. Even if this world is completely destroyed, no one can harm my true body."
"The Mirror God said proudly."
"Ah, I see. So there was such a good thing. Why didn't you say so sooner?"
Mirror God glared at him fiercely. "You should have said so earlier!"
I already told you, are you planning to use me as a scapegoat every time you encounter a powerful enemy...?
Xiao Wenbing lowered his head, trying hard to find the location of the Spirit Gathering Platform. However, before he could see the Spirit Gathering Platform, he first saw the Qiankun Ring, which emitted five-colored light, rapidly approaching him.