Thunder rumbled across the heavens.

Within the black clouds, lightning flashed, creating a scene akin to the end of the world.

Heaven and earth were collapsing!

Han Yu looked up at the sky, understanding dawning in his heart. His guess had been correct – that Madam Xu and Ouyang Zhi definitely had some unspeakable secret.

Perhaps even Chen Yuan was involved.

Besides him, several other Tongxuan experts also harbored doubts. If it were merely a tremor of the earth veins, would it attract heavenly lightning?

Though they were filled with questions, no one was there to answer them.

The instant the black clouds descended, the experts abruptly began to activate the formation, a powerful suppressive force enveloping the small mountain below.

At the bottom of the fiery lava sea.

The monstrous being roared, a phantom dragon soul bursting forth from the fire sea, using its violent aura to directly connect with Ouyang Zhi's mind, dragging him into a massive, blood-colored space.

A fear from the depths of his being engulfed him.

"Puh..."

Unable to suppress the fear in his heart, under that terrifying gaze, Ouyang Zhi spat out a mouthful of blood, a smear of crimson overflowing his lips, and crashed onto the ground with a 'boom'.

"Zhi'er!"

Madam Xu hurriedly rushed forward to help him up, her eyes filled with unconcealed worry.

"Mother."

Ouyang Zhi took a deep breath, his face grave.

"The ferocity of this thing is hard to extinguish, we must rely on the formation to assist," Madam Xu comforted.

"This thing is indeed terrifying."

His eyes flashed with fear. The monstrous being had not yet fully emerged, and merely the roar of its dragon soul had severely damaged his mind, dealing a considerable blow to his fighting spirit.

Before attempting to subdue it, he was prepared for the difficulty, but he hadn't anticipated it being this hard.

Centuries of refining had not dulled its ferocity; in fact, it seemed to have grown even stronger.

Madam Xu tightly gripped the Heavenly Evil Pearl, feeling the monstrous being's rage through it, as if it wanted to slaughter everything, believing no one worthy to be its master.

"Use the formation,"

Ouyang Zhi sighed.

He had merely attempted a preliminary test just now, but now he fully resigned himself to fate. Without the restraints of the great formation, it would be impossible to make the monstrous being submit.

"Alright."

Madam Xu's expression was solemn.

At this point, they had to resort to these measures.

The core formation disc in her hand lit up, and the surrounding heaven and earth spiritual energy frantically converged.

While Chen Yuan was situated at the central formation eye, the true core formation disc was in her possession.

As soon as the formation was activated, beams of light began to connect within the mountain cave, forming a massive spider web, and an aura of suppression erupted.

Dragon roar! Dragon roar!

A black demonic dragon, tens of zhang in size, hovered in the void, staring at Ouyang Zhi. It was the one who had dragged him into the consciousness space through a medium.

The demonic dragon was a phantom, a dragon soul.

Back then, Ouyang Yezhi had fused the dragon soul with the monstrous being, and now, this being had become the embodiment of the monstrous being's spirituality. As for its true form, it was imprisoned at the bottom of the fiery lava sea.

The dragon soul was pitch-black, but it had faint streaks of blood-red patterns, and its dragon eyes radiated a violent aura.

Its massive body occupied a tenth of the entire mountain cave.

The formation, powered by the combined efforts of several Tongxuan experts, also contained immense power. Under Madam Xu's control, it suppressed the dragon soul.

"Roar."

The dragon soul roared, constantly interweaving and contending with the formation.

"Zhi'er, success or failure hangs on this!"

Madam Xu's voice was stern and sharp.

If this suppression failed, they would inevitably suffer the backlash of the monstrous being. Another chance would only come in the next twelve-year cycle, and Hidden Weapons Valley would have thoroughly offended many people.

"Don't worry, Mother."

Ouyang Zhi nodded solemnly.

He understood the importance of this matter.

The evil dragon's demonic soul fought against the formation, seemingly trying to break free and devour Ouyang Zhi and Madam Xu, but the pressure of the formation was too strong, and for a time,

the demonic dragon was unable to escape.

Taking a step forward, Ouyang Zhi's body circulated true essence wildly, and the Yuchi Sutra continuously emanated a powerful control force as he faced the dragon soul once more.

He slowly closed his eyes.

With him as the center, the power of the formation rapidly shifted onto his body.

In the darkness, the circulating Yuchi Sutra seemed to glimpse the hazy monstrous weapon at the bottom of the lava sea.

"Submit to me!"

He conveyed this thought.

The dragon soul roared, its eyes filled with rage.

A ferocious and violent aura surged madly towards Ouyang Zhi's mind.

But under the formation's guidance, it was like a giant rock at the bottom of the sea, unmoved despite the raging storm. In reality, however, Ouyang Zhi was nearing his limit.

He had not broken through to Tiangong, and his martial will had not yet coalesced. He had inherent flaws, and coupled with the lingering fear from before, he was unable to completely suppress the dragon soul.

The two sides were locked in a stalemate…

Ouyang Zhi kept his eyes tightly closed, his face contorted as he struggled to endure.

Blood trickled from his seven orifices.

Below, Madam Xu tightly gripped the Heavenly Evil Pearl, both assisting him and worrying for him.

Subduing a peerless monstrous weapon was not so easy. Even with the triple assistance of the Yuchi Sutra, the formation, and the Heavenly Evil Pearl, it was still incredibly difficult.

While the two sides were locked in a stalemate, the dark clouds continued to gather in the outside world.

The faces of the Tongxuan experts all showed signs of intense pressure.

However, if they were to leave at this moment, they would definitely suffer considerable repercussions, as they had become one with the formation eye. The formation was them,

and they were the formation.

Mutual restraint...

Gradually, the hundred-meter-tall dragon soul seemed to be weakening, its aura somewhat listless, as if it would be unable to withstand the suppressive force at any moment.

Ouyang Zhi was overjoyed, even though blood was flowing from his seven orifices.

Finally, success was near!

As expected, a divine weapon without a master could not possibly unleash too much power. Moreover, he was only facing the spiritual dragon soul born from the monstrous being.

Ouyang Zhi's figure gradually approached the dragon soul. He seemed to already see the moment of his success.

As long as the dragon soul submitted, he would be able to completely subdue the monstrous being this time.

But…

Just when the two sides were less than ten zhang apart, the somewhat listless dragon soul suddenly revealed a touch of ferocity in its eyes once more.

The monstrous being possessed intelligence, and it had been feigning weakness.

"Roar!"

The dragon soul erupted, and an extreme killing intent enveloped Ouyang Zhi.

He cried out in shock,

"Mother!"

Madam Xu quickly poured true essence into the Heavenly Evil Pearl to suppress the dragon soul. At the same time, Ouyang Zhi used his remaining strength to continue guiding and activating the formation. However… at this critical moment,

the formation, which had been exuding powerful pressure, instantly collapsed.

"Puh!"

Ouyang Zhi's mind was backlashed, and this time, he crashed heavily to the ground. His eyes rolled back, and he felt his mind severely injured, his soul teetering on the brink, and his consciousness fading.

A fine crack appeared on the core formation disc in Madam Xu's hand.

At the same time, the Tongxuan martial artists who were guarding the formation eyes, except for Han Yu, all had their expressions drastically change and spat out mouthfuls of blood.

At the same time, a ferocious aura invaded their minds.

"Zhi'er!"

Madam Xu anxiously rushed to Ouyang Zhi's side.

"The formation... has a problem..."

"What?"

Madam Xu was stunned, in disbelief.

How could there be a problem with the formation?

This was a formation specifically engraved by Ouyang Ke in the past to subdue this monstrous being.

"How could there be a problem with the formation…"

Madam Xu's voice faltered as she looked at the formation disc in her hand. Suddenly, she thought of someone, and her eyes widened.

"That's naturally because of my doing."

A familiar voice rang out in Madam Xu's ears.

Chen Yuan, dressed in a black robe and holding a long saber, walked out from behind the mountain cave. His gaze indifferently swept over the illusory demonic dragon soul standing in the void.

Its horns resembled a deer's, its head resembled a camel's, its eyes resembled a rabbit's, its neck resembled a snake's, its belly resembled a clam's, its scales resembled a fish's, its claws resembled an eagle's, its palms resembled a tiger's, and its ears resembled an ox's. Its form was no different from the dragon form he knew.

The only discordant element was the violent and turbid ferocious aura emanating from its eyes.

His eyes flashed with a blue light, and the Heavenly Eye Divine Ability activated.

A bright blue light emanated from the dragon soul's body.

This light was connected to the fiery lava below, indicating that the dragon soul was not the true form, but rather the weapon soul born from the peerless monstrous weapon.

As Chen Yuan stared at the dragon soul, the dragon soul was also staring intently at him.

"You were the one who tampered with it!"

Madam Xu immediately turned her head to look at Chen Yuan.

Her eyes were filled with shock.

"Indeed."

"How did you find out about the existence of this monstrous being?"

This was the most perplexing thing for Madam Xu. This place was the most secretive place of the Ouyang clan, never to be divulged, and she had never revealed a single word about it.

It was as if Chen Yuan knowing about this was a ghost story.

She did not think that Chen Yuan had stumbled upon this place by accident, because one would have to pass through several stone doors along the way, and without someone to guide them, it would be impossible to find this place.

"Heaven told me."

Chen Yuan pointed his finger upwards.

This statement could not be considered wrong either. The guidance of the Destiny Altar was indeed somewhat like divine will.

Madam Xu chuckled lightly,

"Do you think I'll believe that?"

"Believe it or not…"

Chen Yuan glanced at her.

"You…"

"Give me the Heavenly Evil Pearl."

Chen Yuan looked at her coldly.

He had been following behind the two of them the entire time, witnessing every word they said, so he naturally knew what this thing meant.

As for why the formation could still be activated, it was because he had injected true essence into the formation disc.

It just so happened that it was exhausted, which led to Ouyang Zhi's injury.

Madam Xu's eyes flickered as she held her breath,

"This thing is difficult to subdue, you've seen Zhi'er's fate, do you still want to stubbornly persist?"

"Because he's trash. Give me the Heavenly Evil Pearl, and I can give you a whole corpse."

Chen Yuan's expression was calm.

"This thing is the Ouyang family's inheritance, how can you forcibly seize it?" Madam Xu said in a low voice.

"Since ancient times, treasures have belonged to those with virtue. It just so happens that Chen is a virtuous person. Madam shouldn't think that Chen is just an evil person. You lured us into the formation, do you really think I can't see the danger?

Once Ouyang Zhi fails to subdue the monstrous weapon, everyone will suffer its backlash."

This matter was neither right nor wrong. One could not say who was good and who was bad. One could only say who was more skilled.

"I can give you the Heavenly Evil Pearl, but you must guarantee the lives of the two of us."

In Madam Xu's mind, Chen Yuan was completely bewitched by the monstrous being, wanting to take it for himself. But how could this thing be so easily subdued?

If it were that simple, Ouyang Zhi would not have been severely injured.

The Ouyang family would not have needed to plan for hundreds of years.

"Chen is only giving you a chance to live, but I didn't say I would let you go. Even if you don't give it to me, do you think Chen can't get it?"

Chen Yuan's aura rose, exuding a terrifying aura.

Divine weapons are precious. If their mother and son spread the word about this, it would inevitably cause unnecessary complications. To prevent accidents, Chen Yuan would naturally want to eliminate future troubles forever!

"Chen Yuan!"

Hearing Chen Yuan's words, the dazed Ouyang Zhi was filled with shock and anger. His mind was injured once more, and he roared before collapsing to the ground.

Madam Xu slowly laid him down, took a deep breath, stabilized her mind, and said in a deep voice,

"Does Master Chen think that he can subdue this monstrous being by obtaining the Heavenly Evil Pearl?"

"That has nothing to do with you."

"Then how about we make a bet?"

"Hmm?"

"This Heavenly Evil Pearl, this concubine can offer it to the Azure Envoy. If the Azure Envoy can subdue this monstrous being, this concubine is willing to help you completely refine the monstrous weapon, but you must guarantee the lives of my son and me."

"The monstrous weapon has not been completely refined?"

"It's still a little short. Only by subduing the dragon soul can we proceed with the final step."

"Give me the pearl first."

"Alright."

Madam Xu held it up with gang qi and sent it near Chen Yuan.

Having easily obtained the Heavenly Evil Pearl, Chen Yuan was somewhat puzzled.

Then, he heard Madam Xu continue, "Regarding this monstrous weapon, this concubine knows more than the Azure Envoy. Keeping us alive can provide you with greater assistance!"

"Alright, then Chen will see whether what Madam says is true."

After saying that, he ignored Madam Xu and faced the dragon soul alone.

During his conversation with Madam Xu, the dragon soul did not attack, not because it didn't want to, but because it was currently reaping the lives of the Tongxuan experts.

It could use a medium to envelop and invade those people's minds.

The intertwining collision just now was enough for it to sense the existence of those people. Through the connection of the formation, it could invade their minds.

This was the backlash that Madam Xu spoke of.

Even if she failed to subdue the dragon soul, she would have enough time to take Ouyang Zhi out because there were still those who controlled the formation to resist and stall for time.

"Roar!"

The dragon soul hovered in the void, exuding a powerful aura of slaughter.

Various emotions of destruction enveloped everything.

Chen Yuan stepped out, facing the monstrous being head-on, his eyes radiating a blue aura of destiny. He spread his arms and said indifferently,

"Evil creature, why don't you surrender!"

The Heavenly Evil Pearl shone with light. Holding this pearl, Chen Yuan could sense the dragon soul's violent emotions at this moment.

Sure enough, as soon as Chen Yuan finished speaking,

the dragon soul roared and instantly rushed towards Chen Yuan. A desolate emotion surged into his mind, but Chen Yuan was not afraid and allowed the dragon soul to use its means.

Then,

Chen Yuan seemed to be directly pulled into an unspeakable mysterious space by the dragon soul. Here, the dragon soul was the home court. It opened its eyes and swallowed Chen Yuan in one gulp.

In the heavens and earth, the Destiny Altar appeared, and a trace of Azure Radiance fell, turning the power of destiny into chains that directly wrapped around the dragon soul.

At this moment, the dragon soul roared in terror.

That was a suppressive force many times stronger than the previous formation, pressing down on it so that it had no room to breathe, as if the entire sky was collapsing towards it.

Below, Madam Xu looked solemnly at Chen Yuan's process of subduing the dragon soul.

Her eyes flickered, wondering what she was thinking.

Divine weapons have spirits, and the dragon soul itself is in a state of consciousness. To subdue it, one must suppress its consciousness and spirituality. Although it seems that both sides are indifferent,

a life-and-death battle is taking place in the spiritual mind.

The previous Ouyang Zhi was the same…

The dragon soul was trembling, terrified…

Having been extremely ferocious, it had now encountered an opponent it could not contend with for the first time. The powerful force of erosion and suppression made it unable to resist the urge to submit to this person.

Not knowing how much time had passed, just when the last trace of the dragon soul's consciousness was about to be eroded away, it could not help but convey a touch of submission.

Chen Yuan's mind moved, and the Azure Radiance slowly dissipated.

The blood-colored space shattered.

The dragon soul's violent eyes took a deep look at Chen Yuan, and then it lowered its ferocious and arrogant head and began to guide the existence of its true form below.

Under the fiery lava sea, the dragon soul's true form was shrouded in a layer of black mist. After sensing that it was being guided, the monstrous being finally left the place it had not moved from for hundreds of years.

In an instant, thunder rumbled outside.

The black mist around the monstrous weapon turned into a phantom black demonic dragon, wrapping it and rising from the bottom of the fiery lava sea.

The small mountain trembled, and the sea of fire churned.

Madam Xu covered her chest and could not help but take a few steps back.

The power accumulated over hundreds of years was too strong. That peerless monstrous weapon was irresistible.

Chen Yuan opened his eyes, held the Heavenly Evil Pearl, and looked ahead.

"Boom!"

An earth-shattering sound rang out, and the monstrous being's true form emerged from the flames.

The heart-protecting dragon scale on Chen Yuan's chest emitted a scorching light, and the Blood Fiend Saber in his arm was the same, as if it vaguely resonated with the monstrous being's true form.

The monstrous being roared like a black dragon, and the dragon soul returned to its place and merged with it.

A dark, inky mist enveloped the monstrous being, and at a glance, it was impossible to see what kind of weapon it was.

Madam Xu below was extremely shocked, her body trembling uncontrollably.

Chen Yuan had subdued that monstrous being!

If the dragon soul had not submitted, its true form would never have been pulled out from below.

After struggling for a moment, Madam Xu took a step forward and said loudly:

"Azure Envoy Chen, this monstrous being is a divine weapon. It has not been completely shaped yet and can be transformed into a weapon at will."

Chen Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he took a deep look at Madam Xu and nodded. Then, he used the Heavenly Evil Pearl to connect with the monstrous being and convey his thoughts to the dragon soul.

The black mist churned, and the monstrous being rushed into the sky.

Undergoing a heavenly tribulation.

The top of the small mountain was directly shattered by this soaring power. Then, the monstrous being came to the outside world.

"Boom!"

The moment the monstrous being was born, the thunder that had been brewing in the void suddenly fell.

Bolts of divine lightning as thick as buckets struck the monstrous being. With just one strike, the monstrous weapon, whose appearance could not be seen clearly, dispersed the black mist and turned into the shape of a long saber.

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