Chapter 284: Battling the Stone Statue

“Wh-when did this happen?”

Xiao Chunwei took a step back, yet the part representing the Yin pole remained persistently attached to him like a shadow.

“Since you dared to alter the flow of my sect’s grand formation, you should have known the level of its original master’s formation skills.”

The stone statue continued to gaze at Xiao Chunwei with a lively, smiling expression.

It stared at Xiao Chunwei’s body, clicking its tongue in admiration.

“Possessing a member of the Demon Race might be a bit troublesome, but if it’s you…”

“Let this old one think… a human body would indeed be a return to the Origin Source.”

As soon as these words were spoken, not only Xiao Chunwei but also the group of trapped Tenth Rank Martial Gods shuddered, feeling a chill run down their spines.

“You actually intend to possess someone!”

“Hahahaha, it’s merely borrowing your body for a while.” The stone statue laughed.

Xiao Chunwei’s expression finally changed, and he struggled frantically in place.

However, the Yin Manifestation Five Elements Formation transformed into five elemental chains, binding his limbs and head one by one.

The stone statue closed in on Xiao Chunwei step by step, its eyes filled with appreciation.

“You have great Talent in the path of formations, but unfortunately, you are too arrogant. Treating everyone like fools, you thought you could control this old one’s formation.”

Its gaze shifted to the others. “As for all of you…”

“Hehehe, my Empty Moon Sect naturally needs some manpower upon its return to the world. You’d better not think about leaving.”

“Bah! You old thing, release me at once! Who would want to be the stinking dog shit of your Empty Moon Sect!”

“Hehehe, weren’t you all happily calling each other Senior Brother and Junior Brother earlier?”

“What, you don’t acknowledge it now?”

“What? Are you going to use that memory-erasing technique again?”

The others were all terrified.

The incident of losing their memories earlier was still vivid in their minds. Those who fell into it would never realize there was anything wrong with their identities.

If the stone statue could still employ such a method, they would truly become walking corpses.

“Alright, for the sake of my Empty Moon Sect.” The stone statue raised its hand as if paying homage to heaven and earth. “Everyone, it’s time to set off!”

Boom!

As the stone statue raised both hands, the Yin Manifestation Five Elements Formation finally revealed its full power.

A surge of blood Qi pierced the sky, while Yin and Yang and the Five Elements filled the air like a divine miracle. Strands of mysterious Aura gradually altered people’s memories.

Xiao Chunwei struggled desperately, but the method used to restrain him was incredibly sophisticated. Despite his formidable strength, he was unable to unleash it.

“No! Stop! I don’t want to be a damned Disciple of the Empty Moon Sect! Release us now!”

“You old thing, once I get out, I’ll skin you, drink your blood, pull out your tendons, and break your bones!”

“Everyone, set off in peace. The Empty Moon Sect is fortunate to have you!”

As the formation transformed, a Supreme pressure crushed down upon the crowd.

The other Martial Gods were powerless to resist, their faces filled with despair.

Feeling their memories growing increasingly blurred, a heavy sense of hopelessness spread throughout the hall.

What Transcendent pinnacle? It was all an illusion. They had been schemed against by an old thing who refused to die countless years ago~

The stone statue placed one hand on Xiao Chunwei’s body, stroking it up and down to examine his bone structure.

“Hmm, not bad, not bad. You’re indeed a promising seedling for cultivation, perfect for possession.”

Xiao Chunwei’s pupils grew unfocused.

“In that case, I won’t let you off easy either!”

His Laws surged wildly within his body, as if trying to destroy this vessel about to be possessed.

“Kid, thinking of self-destructing? You’re still too green for that.”

A talismanic incantation from the stone statue attached itself to Xiao Chunwei’s head, causing his Law to instantly collapse and shattering the momentum he had painstakingly built.

Just as the possession was about to take place, the stone statue suddenly halted its movements.

It stood in place, silent.

Suddenly, the dormant stone statue roared.

“Come out!”

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Countless more formation chains shot out, piercing straight toward the direction of the hall’s entrance.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ground was punctured with several deep holes, yet no blood was seen.

“Hiding like a coward.”

Innumerable chains enveloped the entire hall. At this point, no matter how ingenious one’s concealment methods were, escape was impossible under his all-encompassing net.

“Ah, what a disappointment.”

From the calm air, a man of transcendent bearing slowly emerged from the hall entrance.

He looked at the stone statue with little interest.

“How about you continue? I’m just passing through and will leave right away.”

“Heh heh heh, young one. Since you’re here, stay a while longer. My Empty Moon Sect will naturally treat you well.”

Jiang Yan glanced around the hall and clicked his tongue. “Such a dilapidated Sect. If you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have thought it was a latrine.”

“Seeking death!”

The chains suspended in the air solidified into substance, each exuding a chilling, cold gleam.

“That kid is the one whose Law hasn’t even reached Perfection!”

The trapped Xuan Nan suddenly recalled Jiang Yan’s identity, and the hope he had just mustered instantly shattered.

“With his Law not yet perfected, it’s difficult to turn the tide. I hope he can escape and inform my Family, so they may return to conquer the Empty Moon Sect in ten thousand years.”

The blue-faced Martial God said sorrowfully.

“Heh, escape? Even we are trapped helplessly under this great formation. How can a Martial Artist who’s at most Ninth Rank break this situation?” The Qilin-man’s tone was disdainful as he continuously used his Law to assault the formation.

“A bunch of useless fools, still dreaming of obtaining the Legacy. Serves you right for being trapped now!”

The Sky Demon cursed everyone equally.

He felt his power draining away, while correspondingly, the stone statue’s Aura grew stronger and stronger.

However, there couldn’t possibly be such a bizarre formation in this world. The power drain was likely only temporary.

Yet even if temporary, the stone statue’s current might was already enough to pierce the heavens, truly terrifying.

Within the hall, countless chains surged toward Jiang Yan.

A thousand War Ruins Engravings extended from Jiang Yan’s body, standing firm against them.

At that moment, the stone statue charged forward, one fist clenched as if holding a Small World within its grasp. Its power system differed entirely from that of the Martial God.

Jiang Yan’s body was enveloped in mysterious Qi, with the Great Deduction Dao Spirit drifting ethereally.

A gentle Light Screen radiated from around him. Within it, the trajectories of all things and their future developments seemed to follow a fixed plan in his eyes.

Boom!

A fist struck empty air, tearing up a spatial turbulence from the ground and turning the entire precious floor into nothingness.

This single punch couldn’t even be withstood by the mountain-suppressing formation.

Suddenly, the stone statue laughed.

“What a profound Aura. I’ve changed my mind, old man. I’ll take this body of yours for myself!”

The stone statue closed in, space trembling as chains manifested behind Jiang Yan.

Surrounded from both front and back.

Jiang Yan employed the Space Law, evading this move once again.

“Old fossil, still want my body?”

If you had just honestly possessed someone else, I might not have gotten involved.”

“Hahahaha, your body is even more enticing. Just obediently offer it up to this old man with both hands, and I shall inherit your will, ascending once more to dominate this grand era!”

The stone statue struck again, activating the great formation.