radicalducati Chapter 441 Oh no, Song Yao found out!
Chapter 441 Oh no, Song Yao found out!
After saying that, Xia Ning quickly flipped to the latest blog post.
[Year 378 of the Temple Calendar, Lunar New Year, Full Moon]
The fetal body is only one step away from full maturity.
However, this step requires far more resources than anything before.
Fortunately, there are over a hundred trainees in this group. I have revised the training rules, ostensibly to "strengthen their skills," but in reality, every modification is tightening their path to survival.
Of the more than one hundred people, no more than five will ultimately make it to the final stage.
These five individuals will be personally awarded the Temple Badges by me at the "Graduation Ceremony"—and on the back of the badge is embedded a Soul-Guiding Stone.
[Without the wearer's knowledge, all of their soul power will be slowly and irreversibly transferred to the fetus over three hours.]
After the ceremony, they will be taken to the "Guizhen Hall" to rest for three hours.
Directly beneath "Guizhen Hall" lies the core convergence point of the Soul Network.
[When the soul power of the last person is completely drained, the embryo will be fully mature. At that time, I will discard the old and embrace the new, and usher in a new era!]
Xia Ning gritted her teeth, her fists clenched so tightly they cracked: "You old bastard, how dare you scheme against my husband!"
Before the words were finished—
boom!
A massive, suffocating surge of black energy erupted from Xia Ning's body!
Her long hair danced wildly, her clothes fluttered in the wind, and two dark flames were reflected in her pupils.
She took a step forward.
"I'll go and smash your precious fetus into pieces right now!"
Lin Feng's pupils suddenly contracted: "Wife, wait a minute!"
Let me use infinite reasoning to check if there's any danger!
He instinctively reached out to grab her, but his fingertips barely brushed against the hem of Xia Ning's clothes.
Xia Ning transformed into a black meteor, her right fist clenched tightly, the black energy gathered on her fist so intense that it almost solidified.
If that punch lands, not only will the fetus collapse, but half of the entire underground palace will likely crumble.
Finished!
The thought had barely crossed my mind when suddenly—
"call!"
A fierce gust of wind suddenly exploded from the corner of the passageway!
That was no ordinary wind, but a raging torrent carrying pure primordial power, twisting and taking shape in mid-air, transforming into a bluish-gray wind dragon, baring its fangs and claws as it crashed straight into Xia Ning's fist.
Boom—!
The moment the two forces collided, the entire space trembled violently, stone chips fell from above, and dust billowed everywhere.
Xia Ning's pupils suddenly contracted, and she was forced to pause.
Immediately afterwards, a second gust of wind arrived.
This time, the force was even more subtle—it didn't hurt Xia Ning in the slightest, but it was like an invisible giant hand pushing her shoulder backward seven or eight steps.
Xia Ning staggered to her feet, then suddenly looked up—
At the entrance to the circular space, a figure stood tall, her robes fluttering gently in the invisible wind—it was Elder Song Yao!
"Elder Song?!" Xia Ning and Lin Feng exclaimed in unison.
They never expected that Song Yao would appear here and even stop Xia Ning.
Lin Feng subconsciously took half a step back, took out the Silent Grip from his spatial storage, and quickly put it on.
At the same time, his gaze was fixed on Song Yao, his eyes full of vigilance.
Song Yao slowly raised her hand, making a gesture to reassure the two of them:
"Don't be nervous, I mean no harm. Actually, I've long suspected that the Lord of Silence has a problem, and I'm on your side."
Xia Ning's dark aura subsided slightly, but the vigilance in her eyes remained undiminished.
"Elder Song, if you meant no harm, then why did you stop me?"
"This embryonic body is the tool that the Lord of Silence uses for reincarnation. Destroying it will sever this source of all evil. Isn't that a good thing?"
Song Yao gently shook her head and slowly said, "You are unaware that the Lord of Silence holds a deadly self-destructive move in his hands—Soul Explosion: Mutual Destruction Formation."
She paused, her tone becoming serious:
"This Soul Explosion Mutual Destruction Formation is the most insidious and domineering formation among the forbidden arts of the Holy Temple. It uses the remnant soul of the Lord of Silence as a catalyst and the earth vein power of the entire Holy Temple of Silence as its foundation. Once triggered, he will detonate all his original soul power and remnant soul, causing the earth veins of the entire Holy Temple to explode together."
"At that time, the entire Silent Realm Temple will be reduced to ruins, and all the believers and cultivators within the temple will be completely swallowed up by the explosion."
"This embryonic body is the only hope for the Lord of Silence's reincarnation. Once the embryonic body is destroyed, he will have no hope of rebirth and will inevitably go mad, triggering the Soul Explosion - Mutual Destruction Array without hesitation."
Xia Ning froze, the black aura around her completely dissipated, and the anger on her face was instantly replaced by shock and lingering fear.
She glanced at Lin Feng instinctively, her eyes filled with relief—
Fortunately, Song Yao intervened in time to stop her; otherwise, her impulsive act would have killed herself and her husband, as well as many other innocent people.
Coming to her senses, Xia Ning's tone became urgent, and she quickly asked:
"Elder Song, since we can't destroy the embryo, what else can we do? We can't just stand by and watch the Lord of Solitude complete his reincarnation, can we?"
Just as Song Yao was about to speak, her stomach suddenly made a soft "gurgling" sound.
A fleeting hint of embarrassment crossed her face as she raised her hand to rub her stomach. "Um, is there anything to eat? I'm hungry."
Xia Ning's lips twitched. What time is it? You're still thinking about food?
Lin Feng smiled helplessly, then quickly took out a few pieces of osmanthus cake from his personal space.
Song Yao's eyes lit up instantly when she saw the food. She quickly stepped forward, took it, and eagerly took a big bite, saying indistinctly, "Mmm, delicious!"
After eating a few pieces of osmanthus cake, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"The solution is actually quite simple: first, make the fetus 'sick' and cause it to become weak and feeble."
"In this way, in order to preserve the fetus, the Lord of Silence must stop transmitting soul power and do everything he can to save the fetus."
"Then, we'll figure out a way to lure him out of the Silent Temple."
"The Soul Explosion: Mutual Destruction Formation is based on the power of the temple's earth veins. As long as he steps out of the temple's territory, the formation will lose its effect."
"Then, we'll join forces and kill him!"
Xia Ning and Lin Feng exchanged a glance, a glimmer of hope flashing in their eyes—this method sounded quite reliable.
Xia Ning immediately asked, "Then how do you make the fetus sick?"
Song Yao slowly spoke: "The first method is to use the combined power of our origins to directly erode the fetus."
"My Wind Control Source combined with your Dark Abyss Source, when fused together, is enough to disrupt the life force of the embryo, causing it to become listless and its vitality to become disordered. It is fast and direct in its effects."
"However, the drawbacks are also extremely obvious."
"The S-rank bizarre primal power, each strand of which carries its own unique mark, once injected into the embryo, the mark cannot be erased."
"The Lord of Silence has an extremely keen sense of the fetus. Once he detects something amiss, he can quickly find out that we have tampered with it..."
Lin Feng frowned and shook his head slightly: "That's too risky, the losses outweigh the gains. What's the second method?"