Chapter 1688: Chapter 831: It’s Finally Over!
"This is impossible!" Qing Shuang exclaimed, her Swordsmanship was fierce, but facing such an immortal body, it seemed to have lost its effect.
Luo Chen tightly held the Magic Bead, trying to find the woman’s weakness.
He noticed that although the woman’s wounds could heal quickly, every time after healing, her movements seemed to be slightly slower.
"Qing Shuang, her power seems to weaken after each injury," Luo Chen whispered, "We must find the opportunity to attack continuously until she can no longer recover."
Qing Shuang nodded, a trace of determination flashed in her eyes.
The two fought side by side again, Luo Chen’s Magic Bead continuously shone in an attempt to trap the woman, while Qing Shuang used the agility of Swordsmanship to continuously seek the woman’s flaws.
The battle continued, each of the woman’s attacks was skillfully dodged or blocked by Luo Chen and Qing Shuang.
They took advantage of the woman’s recovery intervals to launch continuous attacks.
Finally, after a fierce assault, the woman’s actions clearly became slow, and her power seemed to gradually fade.
"Now’s the time!" Luo Chen shouted, he and Qing Shuang simultaneously launched their strongest attack.
The glow of the Magic Bead intertwined with the Sword Light, forming a dazzling beam of light, charging straight at the woman.
This time, the woman couldn’t evade the attack.
The beam penetrated her body, she let out a shrill scream, and her body began to tremble violently.
With a loud bang, the woman’s body finally turned into a pile of ashes, dispersing in the air.
Luo Chen and Qing Shuang exhaled a sigh of relief, but they knew the battle was far from over.
The Blood Sacrificial Altar was still operating, and fierce spirits continued to flood in from all around.
"We must destroy this altar," Luo Chen said firmly, "Otherwise, these spirits will never rest."
Qing Shuang nodded, she knew Luo Chen was right.
They must find the core of the Blood Sacrificial Altar, only by destroying the core can everything come to an end.
The two began to carefully search within the temple, looking for the place that might be hiding the altar’s core.
After some searching, Luo Chen discovered a hidden trap door underground.
He and Qing Shuang worked together to open the trap door and found a staircase leading underground.
"It seems the core is down there," Luo Chen said, his voice carrying a hint of tension.
Qing Shuang gripped the sword hilt tightly and nodded, "Let’s go down."
They slowly descended the stairs, the surrounding air grew ever colder, and a chilling atmosphere pervaded the area.
At the end of the stairs was a spacious basement, with a massive Crystal Ball placed at its center, the blood-colored light swirling inside was indeed the core of the Blood Sacrificial Altar.
"This is it," Luo Chen said, a determination flashed in his eyes.
Qing Shuang spoke no words, she knew the upcoming battle would be even harder.
The two began to prepare for the final attack, they knew only by thoroughly destroying this core could peace be restored to the southern township.
Luo Chen took a deep breath, then raised the Magic Bead high.
Qing Shuang gripped the sword tightly, ready to support Luo Chen at any time.
With a loud shout from Luo Chen, the Magic Bead emitted a dazzling beam of light, charging straight at the Crystal Ball.
The Crystal Ball felt the threat and began to tremble violently.
It unleashed a powerful force, trying to withstand Luo Chen’s attack.
Even before Luo Chen approached, countless blood-colored puppets were spawned nearby.
These blood-colored puppets had grotesque faces.
The aura on their bodies was not weak.
And this was probably the secret stronghold previously mentioned by that Blood Ghost Sect disciple.
"Qing Shuang, as long as we destroy that core, the trouble here is over."
Qing Shuang listened to these words and silently nodded.
But there were countless blood-colored puppets nearby.
They couldn’t even get close to the core, so how could they destroy it?
Luo Chen and Qing Shuang faced the siege of blood-colored puppets, understanding this was a fight to the death.
Luo Chen’s Magic Bead shone brightly, forming layers of defensive barriers, while Qing Shuang wielded the Longsword, Sword Qi like a rainbow, repelling the approaching puppets one by one.
They stood back to back, shoulder to shoulder, fighting extremely hard.
"Luo Chen, this isn’t going to work, we need to find a breakthrough point." Qing Shuang panted as she spoke, her Swordsmanship was fierce, but against endless puppets, she felt powerless.
Luo Chen nodded, his gaze swept around, searching for a possible breakthrough.
Suddenly, his gaze fell on a stone platform below the Crystal Ball, where some peculiar runes seemed to be.
"Qing Shuang, look at that stone platform, the runes on it seem to have some connection to the Blood Sacrificial Altar." Luo Chen whispered.
Qing Shuang followed Luo Chen’s gaze, a glimmer of realization flashed through her eyes, "If we can destroy those runes, perhaps we can weaken the power of the Blood Sacrificial Altar."
The two decided to risk a try, Luo Chen used the power of the Magic Bead to temporarily hold off the surrounding puppets, while Qing Shuang took the opportunity to rush towards the stone platform.
Her Longsword cut through the air with fierce Sword Qi, trying to destroy those runes.
However, just as Qing Shuang was about to touch the runes, a powerful force erupted from the Crystal Ball, forming a blood-colored barrier, sending Qing Shuang flying back.
"Qing Shuang!" Luo Chen cried out, rushing forward to support her.
Qing Shuang shook her head, indicating she was fine, but her eyes revealed a trace of frustration, "It seems the defenses of the Blood Sacrificial Altar are tougher than we imagined."
Luo Chen gripped the Magic Bead tightly, pondering a strategy.
He knew if they couldn’t destroy those runes, they wouldn’t be able to approach the core of the Blood Sacrificial Altar.
Just then, a thought suddenly flashed through Luo Chen’s mind.
He recalled some ancient Formation knowledge he had learned at the sect, perhaps he could use this knowledge to solve the current predicament.
"Qing Shuang, I have a plan, but I need your help." Luo Chen whispered.
Qing Shuang nodded, indicating she was willing to cooperate.
Luo Chen began drawing a complex Formation on the ground while Qing Shuang guarded him.
The Formation gradually took shape, Luo Chen placed the Magic Bead in the center of the Formation, then began chanting a Curse.
As the Curse progressed, the Formation started emitting a faint light, resonating with the Magic Bead’s glow.
A powerful force began to coalesce within the Formation.
The surrounding blood-colored puppets seemed to feel the threat, and started attacking Luo Chen and Qing Shuang frantically, attempting to destroy the Formation.
But Luo Chen and Qing Shuang relied on their tacit cooperation to repel the puppet’s attacks time and again.
Finally, the power of the Formation reached its peak, and a dazzling beam of light burst from the Formation, charging straight at the Crystal Ball.
The blood-colored barrier of the Crystal Ball began to crack under the impact of the light.
"Now, Qing Shuang!" Luo Chen shouted.
Qing Shuang instantly understood his meaning, her figure moved like the wind, piercing through the puppet’s encirclement, heading directly for the stone platform.
This time, no force could stop her.
Qing Shuang’s sword tip accurately pierced into the center of the runes, a strong wave of energy spread from the sword tip, and the runes began to disintegrate.
As the runes disintegrated, the barrier around the Crystal Ball also shattered completely, the blood-colored puppets lost their power support and turned into dust.
Luo Chen and Qing Shuang exchanged a smile, knowing the battle had finally turned in their favor.
Luo Chen raised the Magic Bead once more, this time, no force could block its light.
The beam of the Magic Bead penetrated right through the Crystal Ball, causing the Crystal Ball to tremble violently, eventually shattering with a loud bang.
The core of the Blood Sacrificial Altar was destroyed, the fierce spirits around began to dissipate, and the depths of the eerie woods returned to peace.
Luo Chen and Qing Shuang let out a long breath, knowing the crisis at the southern township was finally resolved.
They exchanged a smile, tired but filled with a sense of accomplishment in their hearts.
"This time, it’s finally over..."
Luo Chen and Qing Shuang stood within the ruins of the temple, the mists around gradually dissipating, sunlight poured through the broken roof, onto their weary faces.