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Chapter 2456 The Key to Victory
Chapter 2456 The Key to Victory
"However, he does have a powerful ally. I can't handle both of them by myself. You guys keep Jiuyou occupied, and I can separate them, then easily defeat them one by one."
The Heavenly Demon remained unmoved: "And who is that?"
"Once you go inside, you'll see for yourselves without me having to say anything more."
Having said that, he took out several black stones and handed them to the Heavenly Demon:
“My Void is the Thunderous Plains, where powerful lightning strikes every moment. Take this obsidian, and you will be immune to lightning attacks, allowing you to focus on killing your opponents.”
All the heavenly demons accepted the offer of protection from lightning strikes, except for Jialoutian's Longjiang clone, who refused to offer any help.
"No need."
The beast that He possessed fed on lightning.
Shangguan Biao's eyes flickered slightly, and he didn't want to force the issue.
"Let's go, kill Jiuyou as soon as possible, and our ambition will be realized!"
He turned and walked towards the black hole.
All the demons looked at Jialoutian, who uttered only one word:
"Enter."
The Earth Mother was right about at least one thing: once they killed Jiuyou, their plan to descend as gods would have removed the biggest obstacle!
This is even more important than seizing the large pot itself.
The demons followed Shangguan Biao into the depths of the black hole.
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Jade City.
During a lull in the battle, Master Sihai and Venerable Mingyao leaned over and whispered, "Spider Queen, would you like to speak to me in private?"
There is a dark alley right next to it.
The Cave Spider Queen followed them into the alley. Master Sihai then cast a soundproof barrier before continuing, "Shangguan Biao has been ambushing our companions, and the casualties are mounting. We cannot afford not to fight back!"
Aunt Zhu disagreed: "Our attack on Shangguan Biao will turn into harm to the Earth Mother. His current goal must be to seize the complete power of the Earth Mother so that he can regain the initiative in the war. The more seriously injured and weaker the Earth Mother is, the more advantageous it will be for Shangguan Biao. The fiercer the counterattack, the more we are helping him."
Venerable Mingyao asked displeasedly, "Then tell me what to do?"
"Shangguan Biao's henchmen are still rampaging through Yujing City. Let's split into several teams and go snipe them." Aunt Zhu's thinking was always clear. "If Shangguan Biao's men are all scattered and he is left all alone, then no matter how powerful he is, he can't cause any trouble. Also, we saw the figure of the Heavenly Demon earlier, but now those ice monsters have all disappeared."
Venerable Mingyao: "The Heavenly Demons didn't gain any advantage and may have already retreated."
Aunt Zhu didn't believe it: "They're planning to take advantage of the situation. They're probably still hiding somewhere in the city. You won't be able to chase them away so easily."
Seeing that the two had gone off-topic, Master Sihai quickly steered the conversation back on track:
"Everyone says that the Nine Nether Emperor is full of ingenious schemes. Have you ever considered that the solution to Shangguan Biao might lie with the Earth Mother?"
Aunt Zhu wasn't going to play games with him: "Get straight to the point, what's the plan?"
"Shangguan Biao wanted the Earth Mother to be injured but not killed because she was the source of his power." Master Sihai said, word by word, "If... if the Earth Mother's spirit were to meet with misfortune, wouldn't Jade Capital City immediately turn into a pile of sand?"
Rather than being constrained by Shangguan Biao, it would be better to destroy the Earth Mother first, leaving Shangguan Biao with only a lonely soul.
What good would it do to keep the Earth Mother's spirit? It would only increase the difficulty of their battles.
Venerable Mingyao added: "It is fundamentally different from the Hidden God. The Hidden God is an aggregate of countless lives. His main consciousness has been extinguished, but his physical body is still vigorous. However, the Earth Mother is a stone that has gained spirit and cultivated itself. If her 'spirit' is taken away, then she will only be a pile of broken stones."
"Oh—" The Spider Queen's tone was one of sudden realization, "So that's what you were planning," followed by a thoughtful pause. "Indeed, it's possible. But don't forget, everyone, the Earth Mother is powerful enough to rival Shangguan Biao. Don't mistake her for a delicate, fragile cabbage that breaks at the slightest touch! If Jiuyou were to attack her rashly and anger her, how do you know she wouldn't turn against Shangguan Biao?"
"If we choose this path and can't kill it immediately, we're just playing into Shangguan Biao's hands." Actually, He Lingchuan was reminding the two of them through the Spider Queen, "Shangguan Biao told the Earth Mother that we'll soon be wielding our swords against it. You see, no matter how much Shangguan Biao hurts it, he wants it to live, while we want it dead. If you were the Earth Mother, which side would you choose?"
Master Sihai and Venerable Mingyao exchanged a glance, their eyes flashing.
Shangguan Biao was the victor of the survival competition in Changfeng Valley thousands of years ago. He had long since seen through people's hearts and understood the true nature of immortals. It's not surprising that he could predict the mentality of the people of Lingshan.
"If the Nine Netherworlds' attack pushes the Earth Mother into Shangguan Biao's camp, wouldn't that mean we have to defeat the combination of Shangguan Biao and the Earth Mother?" Aunt Zhu sneered. "One Shangguan Biao isn't enough for you, and you want to add a real Earth Mother as well?"
"Back then, during the internal strife in Changfeng Valley, he won the final victory by sowing discord between Liu Yisheng and others." The Spider Queen spoke on behalf of He Lingchuan once again, "Do you want to let history repeat itself?"
"The Earth Mother is the toughest rock to crack. We wouldn't want to touch her if there were any other way." Venerable Mingyao gave a wry smile and asked the Spider Queen, who was also asking He Lingchuan, "Is there?"
“The Earth Mother said that she would rather perish than let Shangguan Biao misuse her power for evil again,” He Lingchuan said immediately. “She has already made that decision.”
"Even plants, trees, and rocks that become spirits have a survival instinct; they won't willingly sacrifice themselves." Cultivating immortality is all about achieving eternal life. Unless trapped in a desperate situation with no other choice, which cultivator would willingly give up their life?
“Actually, all we need to do is sever the connection between the Earth Mother’s spirit and her body, right?” He Lingchuan had been thinking about this possibility for a long time. “Once the spirit is sensed to disappear, the life-giving furnace of the body will naturally go out, and Shangguan Biao’s power will be unable to be borrowed.”
"How can this be done?" Master Sihai's brows were furrowed. Everything that had happened since the start of the battle of Yujing City had been testing his basic knowledge of cultivation. "Even the secret realm of Duzhi Mountain could not sever the connection between the Earth Mother's spirit and the body."
“That’s because Shangguan Biao himself cannot and is unwilling to sever this connection,” He Lingchuan said in a low voice. “I might give it a try.”
"You?" The two immortals exchanged a glance. "How did you do that?"
“The art of sealing the soul,” He Lingchuan said solemnly. “I can try to seal the spirit of the Earth Mother and completely sever its connection with the stone heart.”
Dong Rui, Sihai Zhenren, and Mingyao Shangzun all exclaimed in unison, "You can do that too?"
He Lingchuan's words, relayed by Aunt Zhu, were uttered with an air of self-righteousness: "He can create a secret realm, so can I; he knows the art of sealing souls, so why can't I? Have you forgotten my name?"
Emperor of the Nine Netherworlds!
Anyone associated with "Nine Netherworlds" must be a master at manipulating souls, right?
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