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Chapter 173 Formation Disk
At this time, there was only a piece of the hilt left in Cao Ze's hand. The blade of the long sword had long disappeared. There was a fist-sized hole on his chest, and he could see the sky behind him through the hole.

At the entrance of the cave, one could vaguely see brilliant five-colored light rotating, as if precious treasures were buried in it.

Cao Ze's clothes were torn and tattered, leaving only an equally tattered blood-red cloak to cover his body. He looked extremely miserable.

The blood had already dyed his entire body red, and even his originally gray cloak had turned bloody.

But such a dying figure seemed to have magical power, making Nie Shikuan stand still as if petrified, not daring to move.

On the bluestone ground nearby, with the death of Kong Shiyi, the ice crystals on Yue Lingke's body began to slowly melt.

Looking at the figure walking out of the smoke and dust, a strong joy flashed in his eyes.

But it is more complicated.

She didn't expect that this little guy whom she cared about had grown to this point!

Hong Xing could not hide her joy at all. She laughed and cried, turning into a beautiful red shadow and rushed towards Cao Ze.

The ground under Nie Shikuan's feet was soaked with sweat, but a gleam of light flashed in his eyes even though he was stiff all over.

"He must be trying to trick me!"

Kong Shiyi was dealt that fatal blow, and even if he had survived by chance, he would definitely not have had the strength to fight again.

Otherwise he wouldn't have been able to just stand there motionless!

Thinking of this, the light in Nie Shikuan's eyes brightened completely.

He moved, following behind Hong Xing, and rushed towards Cao Ze at a high speed with a ferocious expression. Running away would mean death, so maybe he could survive if he fought!
"careful!"

Yue Lingke's eyes were about to burst out, and he warned loudly.

But the ice crystals around her had not yet completely melted, and she was powerless to stop it.

"Thunder comes!"

Cao Ze looked forward without any fluctuation in his eyes. He stretched out his left hand to catch Hong Xing, and the handle of the knife in his right hand pointed at Nie Shikuan who was following behind Hong Xing.

Crack!

Thunder fell from the sky and the black shadow stopped abruptly.

Cao Ze didn't know why the middle-aged man with the long stick who was crushed into pulp by him appeared here, but it didn't matter anymore. He didn't believe that the other party could survive after being turned into ashes!

Nie Shikuan turned his head with difficulty and looked at Cao Ze.

His eyes were full of regret.

If he had known this earlier, he should have fled far away as soon as he recovered. This way, he could have recovered his cultivation after a few decades.

Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now.

As he turned his head, his body flew away in the wind like rotten wood and completely turned into a pile of ashes.

Kong Shiyi's desperate attack indeed made the difference between life and death for Cao Ze.

But at the last moment, he suddenly realized the true meaning of "Ji Canghai". Although he failed to completely block Kong Shiyi's arrow in the end, he avoided the vital point.

Such injuries may seem serious, but considering his physical strength, they are no longer fatal.

Click... click...

At this time, Yue Lingke finally broke free from the ice crystals condensed by Kong Shiyi's Frost Arrow and jumped out from the bluestone floor.

But as soon as she came out, she felt something was wrong.

She didn't feel it when she was frozen before, but now that she broke free from the ice, she suddenly felt... Why is it so hot?

At this moment, she suddenly remembered that when she was fighting with Kong Shiyi, the other party seemed to have spread some red powder...

She immediately understood what that thing was, and her face turned as bright as a ripe apple. Her blood surged, which actually accelerated the effect of the medicine. Soon, Yue Lingke looked at Cao Ze with a moist look in her eyes.

"That's all!"

"If it's him, it's not unacceptable."

Yue Lingke felt his brain was a little fuzzy, his body went limp, and he pounced towards Cao Ze completely out of control.

However, Cao Ze raised his hand again.

Yue Lingke was like a rag doll, flying across the sky, and then falling into the sea with a splash.

The cold sea water splashed on her face, finally making her brain regain some clarity. Although the heat in her body was still unbearable, she no longer had those romantic thoughts in her mind.

She was right about him, Cao Ze was a gentleman!
Her innocence was preserved.

But for some reason, she felt a little empty and lost in her heart.

……

In Cape City, only half of the originally towering city wall remains standing. Various wastes are scattered on the bustling streets, blown around by the wind.

Occasionally, a few screams and wails were heard from the houses on both sides of the street, mixed with some crazy laughter.

Outside Cape City, the bustling and busy Feiyan Port now only has dozens of ships left, all of which are still flying the flying dragon flag of the Dragon God Temple. Cape City has now been completely occupied by the Dragon God Temple.

The four major families had already evacuated before the Dragon God Temple's army arrived, and the Dragon God Temple took over Cape City without much effort.

Thousands of miles west of Cape City, a demon-hunting ship with a golden flying dragon flag was sailing against the wind and waves, speeding forward.

Ying Xu, dressed in a red robe, stood at the bow, looking forward.

Although Yue Zhenting ran very fast, he still left traces on the sea.

After finally taking down Cape City, he didn't want to give up the wealth accumulated by the four major families over the years.

Lu Haixiang was standing next to him. After so many days of recuperation, his injuries had mostly recovered. This was also the reason why they dared to pursue the four major families.

Suddenly, Ying Xu looked up at the sky behind him, and as his eyes swept over, he saw a streak of light flying towards him.

As soon as I saw the streak of light, it arrived at the bow of the ship in the next second.

Ying Xu raised his hand and gently grasped the flowing light.

This is a sound transmission note!

Stick the sound transmission note on your forehead.

Soon, Ying Xu frowned.

"Are there any changes in the rear?"

Lu Haixiang looked at Ying Xu with a serious expression, and without caring about the grudge between him and Ying Xu, he asked.

The sound transmission note was sent from the rear. If there was any change in Cape City, all their plans over the past few years would be in vain. He had no choice but to treat it with caution.

"Palace Island has been breached."

Hearing this, Lu Haixiang actually felt relieved.

But after coming to his senses, he was also a little curious, "With Kong Shiyi guarding and cooperating with the island protection formation, could it be that the Dragon Blood Grandmaster took action?"

"You forgot someone!"

Ying Xu shook his head. "The deputy commander of the Demon Subduing Division, He Zhengkui."

Now that the Dragon Blood Master in the rear is being chased, he is the only one who has the strength to break through the Palace Island.

"I didn't expect that he could escape the pursuit and even come back to kill us. He is really brave!"

Ying Xu said coldly, "He'd better flee back to Xuanbao Pavilion now!"

Although the value of Palace Island is not as high as that of Cape City at this moment, it is their home for many years after all. There are many precious things in it, especially the island protection formation and the Leiyin fruit tree. Even for the Dragon Blood Master, they are very precious treasures.

"But the sound transmission note said that the person who invaded the island was a young man?"

Lu Haixiang also took the sound transmission note at this time, and after checking it, he asked with some confusion.

He remembered that He Zhengkui seemed to be middle-aged. "Could it be that person?"

A young figure suddenly appeared in Lu Haixiang's mind.

puff...

Ying Xu laughed out loud.

Of course he knew who Lu Haixiang was talking about, but he could not have imagined that Lu Haixiang would go so far as to glorify the little guy in order to shirk responsibility.

Even if it is true as Lu Haixiang said, that the little guy could kill his disciple Zheng Yin, his blood level is only the sixth level at most, or at most the seventh level. With such strength, how can he break through the Palace Island?

Nonsense!

After Lu Haixiang thought about it for a while, he felt that his guess was too ridiculous and shook his head. He thought that the situation must have been urgent and the messenger must have made a mistake.

……

On Palace Island, the flesh on Cao Ze's chest healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although he had just started practicing the Sea Covering Technique, it had already shown some results. Combined with his body that had been tempered to the extreme, his recovery ability was so good that even the middle-aged Nie Shikuan with the long stick would be surprised if he were here.

All the warriors from the Dragon God Temple on the island have been eliminated by Cao Ze.

Bai Wensong was saved by Yue Lingke, but he did not stay. Instead, he took a look at the ruined palace island and the bodies of his companions who had accompanied him for decades, and then floated away.

At his age, he doesn’t have much time left, and he has no relatives in Cape City anymore. It doesn’t make any sense for him to go back or not.

Cao Ze didn't know that such a story had happened on Palace Island, but he didn't care too much and his gaze returned to Palace Island again.

Unfortunately, Kong Shiyi was annihilated in the terrifying thunder. Under such powerful force, even the storage magic weapon was turned into ashes, which made Cao Ze feel quite regretful.

But it was not without gain.

Cao Ze looked at the palm-sized disc in his hand. It was engraved with intricate runes, and there was a faint aqua blue light flowing in the patterns. Holding it in his hand gave people a warm and cool feeling.

This disc fell from Kong Shiyi.

Anything that could survive under that terrifying thunder must be an extremely precious treasure.

The moment he held the disc, a three-dimensional image immediately emerged in Cao Ze's mind. It was the Palace Island!

This is somewhat similar to Cao Ze's view of the sea, but compared to the stick figure drawing of the view of the sea, this three-dimensional image is more detailed.

And there were several places shining with a water blue light, echoing the disc in Cao Ze's hand.

Following this sensation, Cao Ze came to the location of the flashing lights and picked up seven discs again.

The moment the eight discs came together, they suddenly merged into one, with the first disc as the center, forming a larger disc. The complex runes on it suddenly merged into one, and the light flowed, like the Eight Diagrams, or the Yin-Yang fish...

Cao Ze, at his current level, was unable to comprehend the mystery of it. He only felt that it seemed to contain the ultimate truth of heaven and earth.

But as these discs became one, a stream of information naturally flowed into Cao Ze's mind.

A look of joy appeared on Cao Ze's face.

This is actually a formation plate!

It has to be admitted that some of the methods used by Qi Refiners are indeed strange and powerful. If one is accidentally caught in their trap, it is not uncommon for them to kill people of a higher level.

The formation is one of them. Qi cultivators use special items, special positions, and special means to mobilize them, allowing them to seduce the power of heaven and earth and exert unpredictable power.

Earlier, when Yuwen Badao was besieging the Dragon God Temple, he suffered losses from the formation.

But the formation also has disadvantages. It is not easy to set up and takes a lot of time. In addition, in most cases the formation cannot be moved and can only be used for protection and waiting.

At the same time, the arrangement of the formation is extremely difficult, and only the Qi Refiners who have studied the formation in depth can arrange it.

In battle, the enemy will not wait for you to set up the formation before killing you.

But there is never a shortage of talented people in the world, so the formation plate came into being.

Qi Refiners use the means of refining instruments to encapsulate the formation in an array plate, so that people who are not familiar with formations can also arrange the formation through the array plate, and the arrangement speed is also greatly improved.

Although its power is not as strong as that of the formations set up by formation masters, and it is extremely difficult and expensive to make, there is never a shortage of market for such good things.

Not only ordinary Qi Refiners and warriors are flocking to it, but even formation masters themselves are very fond of it, as it can greatly enhance their ability to deal with special situations.

The greatest power of the formation plate that Cao Ze got was not attack, but defense. The main formation plate and the remaining seven sub-formation plates could form eight nodes. Theoretically, the more people guarding each node, the stronger they were, and the more powerful the formation would be.

The eighth level of dragon blood is not the upper limit of this formation!

I really found a treasure!

With Cao Ze's current perspective, he was overjoyed holding the formation plate in his hand.

After studying it for a while, he put away the formation plate and walked towards a certain direction in the ruins. He vaguely remembered that that was the location of the main hall of the Dragon God Temple.

But the reason he went there now was not because it was the main hall, but because when he was fighting with Kong Shiyi, the other party actually hesitated when shooting arrows at that place. Cao Ze later went there several times to confirm this.

No matter what is there, it is worth Cao Ze to go and check it out.

The Palace Island was in ruins at this time, and the air was filled with the smell of scorched earth and gunpowder. Cao Zemai walked among the ruins, looking at the sea with his full view, searching for any suspicious places.

The long dark night finally passed, a faint light appeared in the sky, and the whole world became bright in a short time.

Suddenly, Cao Ze's attention was attracted by a tiny crack. The crack seemed to be hidden in the long river of time, quietly waiting for the discovery of the right person. Cao Ze squatted down and gently brushed away the dust on the crack with his hand. The entrance of a cave gradually revealed its true appearance.

Looking at the action going on below, Cao Ze hesitated.

He didn't find anything unusual when he looked at the sea, so it didn't necessarily mean there was some treasure land under the cave.

With a wave of his hand, he swept the surrounding ruins to the cave entrance and submerged the cave entrance. Then Cao Ze took Yue Lingke and Hong Xing who had crawled out of the sea and flew towards his ship.

"Someone is coming!"

At the bow, Ye Bufan and Lu Bohan had been looking over here nervously. Their heartbeats slowed down as they watched the small black dot quickly approaching the ship.

"Come on!"

"I'll take control of the ship, you go and notify Lord He!"

Lu Bohan's heart was trembling, but he still tried to stay calm and spoke to Ye Bufan.

There is no doubt that the people coming here must be from the Dragon God Temple. After they dealt with Cao Ze, they began to explore the surroundings. That reckless guy exposed their existence.

At this time, He Zhengkui appeared at the bow of the ship.

He was also looking at the several small black dots that flew out from the Palace Island, frowning slightly, but he was not as panicked as Lu Bohan and the others. He was just as confused.

"Cao Ze?!"

After all, the speed of the ship was no match for a single person, and the cultivation of Ye Bufan and the other person was far inferior to that of Cao Ze. Soon, Cao Ze caught up with the frantically fleeing ship.

The four people at the bow also saw the appearance of the person coming.

Lu Bohan just stood at the bow and forgot to control the ship to continue moving.

"You're not dead!"

Ye Bufan was overjoyed.

When he saw Yue Lingke and Hong Xing behind Cao Ze, a bright smile broke out on his face.

"How did you escape from that blow?"

Even He Zhengkui asked curiously.

Su Xiaozhi flashed and threw herself into Cao Ze's arms, hugging him tightly, smelling the scent on Cao Ze's body and feeling at ease.

Although she had confidence in Cao Ze, the battle last night was still too shocking and still made her feel worried.

When Yue Lingke saw this scene, he didn't know why he felt uncomfortable.

(End of this chapter)