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Chapter 172: Shattering the Darkness with Thunder
Nie Shikuan fled left and right in the palace, avoiding the aftermath of the battle.

At this time, the Palace Island was already covered with large potholes, and the buildings were completely destroyed, as if it had experienced a horrific storm that destroyed everything.

Nie Shikuan was not the one who stayed behind, so there was no place for him in the formation.

At this time, he had lost all his cultivation and only had a relatively strong body left. He had no way of hiding in the nodes of the formation and could only flee in the aftermath of the fight between Cao Ze and Kong Shiyi.

"That boy is so strong!"

Nie Shikuan's heart was pounding.

He saw it when Cao Ze appeared.

I suddenly felt a sense of pleasure at having my revenge fulfilled.

But he never expected that Cao Ze could actually block Kong Shiyi, who had integrated the power of the formation. No wonder he was captured so easily.

Fortunately, this kid was too reckless and actually broke into the Palace Island. If he was outside the Palace Island, Kong Shiyi would probably not be able to do anything to him.

But now, he can't escape even if he has wings!
Kong Shiyi, who was hanging high in the sky, naturally saw Nie Shikuan who was running away with his head in his hands, but he did not hold back at all. He attacked as he should, without any intention of avoiding Nie Shikuan. He even wanted to shoot this damn guy to death with one arrow.

You promised me tons of wealth, but you brought such an unlucky person here?
Cao Ze maintained the heaven and earth reversing power of the Flipping Heaven Seal, constantly weakening the arrows shot by Kong Shiyi, and then waited until the arrows at the end of their strength reached him, and then shattered them with thunder.

Every time a bolt of lightning strikes, some dark clouds will gather in the sky.

These dark clouds were not conspicuous in the dark night sky and no one noticed them at all.

Cao Ze never thought about competing with the opponent in terms of consumption.

Although he relied on the powerful thunder and the Qiankun artistic conception, as well as the infinitely growing dragon blood, and the explosive secret technique Demon Heart Crossing that was extremely compatible with the Five Elements Refining Internal Art and the Alchemy Cauldron Technique, he was able to exert a combat power far beyond his own cultivation.

But after all, he was fighting against an opponent of a higher level, so the consumption was also huge. Even if the opponent did not rely on formations, he might not be able to outlast a normal eighth-level Dragon Blood Grandmaster.

It’s a pity that it’s not raining today, otherwise the power of thunder would be increased to a higher level.

At the same time, he did not stay in one place, but kept moving on the palace island, observing the formation from all directions, trying to find flaws, while also staying away from the area where Yue Lingke was to prevent her from being affected by the aftermath of the battle.

In the intervals of observation, Cao Ze would occasionally throw out two thunder strikes to bombard the formation.

But each of his attacks would be distributed to every person by the formation and could not destroy the formation. Unless he could kill Kong Shiyi or break the formation, he would not be able to leave the island.

Although he was determined to fight a war of attrition and believed that he had a sure win, Kong Shiyi had no intention of waiting for Cao Ze to run out of energy.

The boy had been observing the formation. Although he was very confident in the formation, for some reason, he always had a creepy feeling in his heart, as if the boy's eyes had the power to see through people's hearts, making him feel like he was being seen through.

This was something he had never experienced before when facing the ninth-level Dragon Blood Grandmaster from the Demon Subduing Division.

Swish!
In the continuous rain of arrows, Kong Shiyi suddenly shot out another arrow, but it instantly turned into a rain of arrows, and thousands of arrows completely submerged Cao Ze.

Phantom Thousand Arrows!
This is not the trick used against He Zhengkui last time, but the real Phantom Thousand Arrows.

When the opponent is exhausted from running around in the illusions, the thousands of illusions will merge into one and burst out with terrifying power.

At the same time, he had drawn the bow again, and the chilling cold air gathered at the tip of the arrow. He wanted to take his life while he was sick, and he would not give Cao Ze any chance!
Cao Ze just looked calmly at the rain of arrows coming towards him.

He raised his hand calmly, and the power of the Heaven-Turning Seal to reverse heaven and earth acted on one of the arrows. In an instant, all the phantoms disappeared.

The thousands of arrow shadows that had not returned to one posed no threat to Cao Ze, and were even directly wiped out by the power of heaven and earth of the Heaven-Turning Seal.

"Ok?"

Kong Shiyi frowned.

How does the other party know the real location of the arrow?
Little did he know that in Cao Ze's view of the sea, his phantom thousand arrows were like a clumsy circus performance, with nowhere to hide. He could easily find the location of the arrow that really contained the killer move.

call out!
The arrow is on the string and must be fired.

Although the Phantom Thousand Arrows were easily resolved, Kong Shiyi was decisive and continued to try to find opportunities.

The frost arrow was shot.

Then came the Breaking Void and Chasing Wind Arrow.

Unfortunately, under Guanhai's vision, Kong Shiyi failed to crush him, so he could only let him take the absolute initiative.

Resolve them one by one.

At this time, looking at the dark clouds in the sky that had grown to a considerable size, Cao Ze stopped.

"it's time!"

Kong Shiyi also noticed this change and his heart skipped a beat.

He knew that the other party was going to use his trump card.

Without any hesitation, he spat out a mouthful of blood, which fell on the arrow in front of him. In an instant, six mini dragons flew out from Kong Shiyi's lower dantian and coiled around the arrow like a relief.

The Palace Island formation also shone brightly, and countless light blue lights sank into the arrow in front of Kong Shiyi.

Sacrifice arrow!
The ancient runes on the bow emitted a faint golden light. Kong Shiyi closed his eyes and immersed his mind in the arrow. He could feel every detail of the arrow, from the softness of the feathers to the sharpness of the arrowhead, as if the arrow was a part of his body.

"Whoosh..."

The arrow cut through the air, making a sharp whistling sound.

It was like a flash of lightning, breaking the silence of the wilderness. This arrow, incorporating all of Kong Shiyi's hard work and strength, rushed towards Caoze with his will and determination.

Wherever the arrow passed, the air seemed to be torn apart, forming an invisible trajectory. Its speed was so fast that it was unimaginable, as if even time had stopped at this moment.

"Thunder comes!"

Looking directly at the arrow that seemed to have frozen time, Cao Ze raised his right hand high, and then it dropped with a bang.

Boom!

Almost at the same time as the arrow broke through the air, a dazzling silver light appeared, cutting through the night sky like a sharp sword, splitting the darkness in half.

Kong Shiyi looked listless. This self-sacrificing arrow was a desperate move. He was already exhausted at this point. Seeing such a powerful attack, his eyes were full of horror, but he had a smile on his face.

Although he didn't know what kind of move the opponent's attack was, he knew that it must be a desperate move like the self-sacrificing arrow, and the opponent would not have the strength to attack a second time.

That kid might be able to block my self-sacrificing arrow, but he will never have the chance to break the formation of Palace Island.

Although he is almost exhausted, he is not alone. The formation of Palace Island still has strong power. He can easily kill this kid here!

This is his home ground!

However, the next moment, Kong Shiyi's expression changed.

Because the cold thunder did not go towards the self-sacrificing arrow he shot, but went straight towards him!

"What is he doing?"

"Does he want his life?"

"You'd rather die than take yourself with you to be buried with me?"

Kong Shiyi had thousands of questions in his mind.

Then all these thousands of questions were destroyed along with him in the thunder.

Click...

There was a sound like glass breaking, and the light shield covering the Palace Island shattered.

All the Dragon God Temple warriors in all the formation nodes were struck by lightning. They trembled all over and vomited blood. Some of those with weaker cultivation even died on the spot.

Even with the formation to distribute the power of this attack, it was still beyond their ability to withstand.

But until his death, Kong Shiyi kept his eyes fixed in the direction of Cao Ze.

He wanted to see how ugly this kid's death would be!

Unfortunately, he did not see this scene.

Cao Ze raised his hand, and the overwhelming force brought by the reversal of heaven and earth crushed the arrow. He looked solemn, and he certainly understood the truth that Kong Shiyi understood.

If he couldn't break the formation of the Palace Island in one blow, he might really be killed by Kong Shiyi here, so he had no choice at all, even he might die from the opponent's desperate attack.

The Heaven-Flipping Seal only caused the Self-Sacrificing Arrow to pause slightly, and then it continued to shoot towards Cao Ze at the same speed, landing on the phantom of the large cauldron around him.

The two bronze five-clawed golden dragons on the cauldron circled and attacked head-on, but were shattered in an instant, and then the shadow of the cauldron disappeared like foam.

At this time, the gray cloak on Cao Ze moved without wind, and actually broke away from Cao Ze's body and flew backwards silently.

It's just a cloak, but it manages to perfectly display the sneaky temperament.

Cao Ze held the Falling Star Knife in his hand and just glanced back lightly.

The next moment, the retreating Blood Hidden Robe suddenly twisted and curled up into a ball, as if it was enduring great pain.

After being refined by the blood refining method, he was unable to resist Cao Ze's orders at all. Otherwise, Cao Ze only needed a thought to make him self-destruct.

At this time, the self-sacrifice arrow had already reached ten feet in front of Cao Ze!
The Blood Hidden Robe, which had originally retreated, flew forward and met the arrow head-on.

It did not rush head-on like the five-clawed golden dragon blessed by the Dragon God. Instead, the moment it caught the self-sacrificing arrow, it swung to the side, trying to relieve the force in this way and direct the self-sacrificing arrow to other directions.

puff!

However, the plan was perfect.

But reality dealt it a heavy blow.

Before it could exert any force, the self-sacrificing arrow had already pierced through the robe and continued to move forward.

But after being weakened layer by layer, the self-sacrifice arrow was finally slightly moved in a certain direction, giving Cao Ze time to swing his sword.

Strike the ocean!
Cao Ze's eyes were filled with determination. Even though the self-sacrificing arrow in front of him seemed to carry the power of the entire Palace Island and nothing could resist it, his eyes did not fluctuate at all.

Boom!

The arrow and the long sword collided.

Time seemed to have stopped at this moment. The sound came from the center after a while. The violent shock wave paused for a moment, then spread out in all directions, completely razing the surrounding palace ruins to the ground.

In an instant, smoke and dust rose up, completely obscuring Cao Ze's figure.

Thousands of miles away, Ye Bufan and his companions did not go too far away and were observing the situation on Palace Island.

Suddenly, a dazzling silver lightning fell from the sky, illuminating the night sky.

Ye Bufan and Lu Bohan both had dull eyes. Even though they were thousands of miles apart, the terrifying pressure still made them tremble all over, like a winter insect encountering spring thunder.

Even He Zhengkui was shocked.

I didn’t expect that the defender of Palace Island actually had such a trump card.

He was now somewhat glad that Cao Ze was reckless. Otherwise, he would probably be the one facing this thunder.

He had no confidence that he could escape unscathed from this thunderbolt, not even in his best condition.

I didn’t expect that kid could force the defenders of Palace Island to this point!

Although he had seen the thunderous attack of Cao Ze, he did not think that such an attack was made by Cao Ze.

"Shall we go over and take a look?"

Suddenly, Ye Bufan turned around and looked at He Zhengkui, eager to try.

Because as this thunder fell, the formation of the Palace Island was extinguished.

Obviously, the previous attack was not so easy for the defenders of Palace Island.

Lu Bohan also turned his head and looked at He Zhengkui.

He Zhengkui shook his head and said, "A lean camel is bigger than a horse. There is no need for us to take risks."

Hearing this, Ye Bufan also nodded secretly.

It is indeed too risky to go there now.

It’s a pity for that genius boy.

For a moment, a sigh was heard at the bow of the ship.

On the Palace Island, Hong Xing looked at the ruins around her, her eyes full of confusion.

Until now, she still finds it hard to accept that the one who caused all this was the young boy who followed her to learn how to walk.

For a moment, the memory of Cao Ze in my mind became clear.

Then soon, her heart began to tighten.

Looking at the ruins shrouded in smoke and dust, his eyes became dim.

With such a terrifying arrow, the outcome is predictable.

I don't know why, but I felt a little heartbroken. Tears involuntarily overflowed from my eyes and flowed down my face.

Click!

The sound of ice crystals breaking woke her up.

She then remembered that the young lady was still frozen in the ice crystals, so she quickly stepped forward and tried to drag Yue Lingke out of the bluestone slab.

At this moment, a figure walked out from the side.

Hahahaha...

Nie Shikuan laughed out loud.

He suddenly felt fortunate that he had lost all his cultivation and therefore did not enter the Palace Island formation. Otherwise, he would be among those guys lying on the ground, either dead or seriously injured.

On the contrary, now, he, a guy who has lost all his skills, has become the strongest fighting force on Palace Island.

Although he had lost all his cultivation, his physical strength was there. Coupled with the master's control over the situation of heaven and earth, he was naturally not someone that Hong Xing, a warrior in the Internal Refining Realm, could match.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Nie Shikuan couldn't help but burst out laughing again.

A trace of despair flashed in Hong Xing's eyes.

But soon, she looked behind Nie Shikuan with wide eyes and opened her mouth, as if she was possessed.

"There's no use playing tricks like that on me!"

Nie Shikuan shook his head, his eyes full of contempt.

In the face of absolute strength, any strategy seems as ridiculous as a clown.

So he turned around and looked over.

"what?!"

Then, like Hong Xing, he also widened his eyes and opened his mouth, and his laughter stopped abruptly.

At the edge of the area covered by smoke and dust, a blurry figure appeared, like a devil crawling out of hell, stumbling towards them.

Soon, the figure walked out of the smoke and dust area, stood there, and looked coldly at Nie Shikuan.

"Cao Ze!"

"He's not dead!"

Nie Shikuan suddenly felt as if all the blood in his body had frozen, his whole body was icy cold, and beads of sweat the size of beans slid down his forehead like raindrops.

(End of this chapter)