In the dark and strange Soul Gathering Pond, in the depths of the pitch-black water, countless ghosts float and swim like parasites. These ghosts have different shapes and hideous faces, like nightmares. The bottom of the pool is filled with a strong yin energy, and the ghosts and ghosts are haunting, which is extremely terrifying.
An eerie and deathly aura filled the entire Soul Gathering Pond, making people tremble with fear. As soon as Chen Fan's figure fell into the pond, a chill immediately spread from the depths of his soul and penetrated to his bones.
Countless ghosts rushed up one after another as if they smelled the scent of strangers. They bared their teeth and claws, with ferocious expressions, and viciously grabbed and bit Chen Fan's hands, feet, and head. Their fangs were so thick that they seemed to want to gnaw it clean.
However, Chen Fan is no ordinary person. The ice-cold power originating from the Xuan Bing Yan surged within his body. Waves of cold air emanated from his body, and wherever it passed, the pool water quickly froze. The ghosts that had been rushing towards Chen Fan were instantly frozen and unable to get close.
The deep cold energy of Xuan Bingyan was so powerful that it was terrifying. Even the ghosts whose souls merged into the pool were frozen to the point of being unable to move. The cold pool water seemed to instantly become an insurmountable obstacle.
"Don't be troubled by these ghosts, go straight to the bottom of the pool!" Xuan Bingyan flickered in Chen Fan's blood pattern, constantly sending reminders.
Chen Fan's eyes were firm and excited. After being baptized by the cold air, the body has completely adapted to the coldness of Xuan Bingyan. He found that he could control this powerful force easily, and the ice in the pond did not make him feel stiff at all.
In his perception, those solid ices were like light soft armor, which did not affect the agility of his body at all.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Fan bravely dived all the way to the bottom of the pool with his eyes bright.
Countless ghosts swarmed towards him, but before they could get close to him, they were frozen by the cold air released by the Xuan Bingyan. Among the countless ghosts in the Soul Gathering Pond, none of them could pose a substantial threat to him under the cold air of the Xuan Bingyan. .
Chen Fan was so engrossed that he had no time to pay attention to the fierce ghost rushing towards him, and just stared at the bottom of the pool with burning eyes.
However, there are many ghosts in the Soul Gathering Pond and the water is pitch black. Although Chen Fan has gone deep into the pond, his vision is limited and it is difficult to clearly see the scene in the pond. He can only follow the body to dive and pay attention to the strange movements at the bottom. .
"Go down and to the left!"
Xuan Bingyan guided anxiously. As soon as it entered the Soul Gathering Pond, it became excited and full of passion.
Xuan Bingyan was not only fighting against the fierce ghosts all over the Soul Gathering Pond, but he was also trying his best to guide Chen Fan to find the location of the Soul Jade. In this malicious environment, it ignored its own safety and released the power of its soul to detect its surroundings, but Chen Fan was unable to do so like it.
Because in the pond, Chen Fan's vision was limited and he could not see his surroundings clearly, and he did not dare to use his mental power to perceive. It could be said that he was blind. Under such circumstances, he naturally did not dare to show off his strength and could only completely follow Xuan Bingyan's guidance. Whenever Xuan Bingyan clearly told him the direction, he would follow the instructions without hesitation.
Deep in the bottom of the pool, Chen Fan followed Xuan Bingyan's guidance and constantly adjusted his direction.
"Keep moving forward!" Xuan Bingyan commanded.
"Down!" it shouted immediately.
"Attention! We're almost there!" Following a hurried reminder, Chen Fan's heart raised in his throat.
"..."
The blood lines flickered, and the Xuan Bing Yan within them was emotionally charged, constantly sending out exciting soul messages. Under the guidance of Xuan Bingyan, Chen Fan went deep into the Soul Gathering Pond, constantly adjusting his position in the dark water.
Not long after, a hazy light suddenly appeared in the pool. Chen Fan couldn't help but feel shocked and looked in the direction of the light source in horror. That's an octagonal ancient formation!
In every corner of the octagonal formation, there is a colorful crystal core. These crystal nuclei exude astonishing energy fluctuations, and the light released by the eight crystal nuclei forms eight layers of colorful light patterns, tightly covering the octagonal formation.
In the center of the octagonal formation, there is a jet-black crystal core the size of a fist. Dots of dark light appear on the surface of this crystal core. If you look closely, you will find that those dark lights are actually the shadows of evil ghosts. The eight corners of the octagonal formation seemed to be just to protect this dark crystal core.
Obviously, this ancient formation uses the crystal cores in the eight corners to build eight layers of protective walls to firmly protect the soul jade in the center.
In the center of the octagonal ancient formation, the soul jade is like stars in the dark night, constantly flashing black light, rippling out heart-stopping mysterious soul fluctuations. Every fluctuation seems to be telling a terrifying story, making people shudder.
On the surface of the soul jade, black bright spots flickered with the light. Every time the bright spots flickered, a terrifying ghost flew out of it. These fierce ghosts were like ferocious beasts breaking through the cage, frantically penetrating the barrier of the ancient formation and rushing towards the Soul Gathering Pond.
On the surface of the Soul Gathering Pond, countless fierce ghosts gathered together, and their figures intertwined in the pond, forming a strange mirror. This mirror seems to reflect another terrifying world, which is daunting.
Chen Fan raised his head and looked at the surface of the pond, and suddenly discovered that from this angle, he could actually see a deep black hole on the surface of the pond. The black hole seems to be a demon that devours all things, with billowing demonic energy surging out of it. These demonic energies flew out from the Soul Gathering Pond and gathered in the sky, seemingly becoming a source of power for the demons in the sky.
Before that, Chen Fan didn't notice anything unusual outside the Soul Gathering Pond. However, now that he had descended into the Soul Gathering Pond and looked towards the surface from the bottom of the pond, he was surprised to find that a strange soul mirror had indeed been formed on the surface of the Soul Gathering Pond!
This soul mirror became a bridge connecting the two worlds, releasing the demonic energy from the fourth demonic realm and transforming it into the power of Demon Lord Moqi Thallium, allowing him to compete with Mo Duanhun.
The reason why the Soul Gathering Pond can form a soul mirror is naturally due to the function of the soul jade at the bottom of the pond. The souls of tens of thousands of fierce ghosts released by the soul jade formed a soul mirror that connected the two worlds. Once the Soul Jade is destroyed, tens of thousands of souls in the pond will immediately flow into the Soul Jade again.
At that time, the soul mirror will naturally disappear, the passage between the two realms will be sealed, and the soul of Demon Lord Mo Qi Thallan can no longer use the soul mirror to return to the demon realm. It is also difficult for the demonic energy from the demonic realm to be injected into Yunxia Island with the help of the soul mirror.
Now, the key to everything is focused on the soul jade!
The moment he approached the soul jade, a series of questions flashed through Chen Fan's mind. His eyes were cautious and focused, staring at the ancient octagonal formation guarding the soul jade, and asked Xuan Bingyan, who was communicating with the soul: "There is a defensive barrier here. !How to break these eight layers of light patterns?"
"The Eight Extremes Evil Spirit Array!" One of the secret techniques, using the eighth-level crystal core as the formation eye, summons the eight-pole evil spirit array to protect the soul jade. These eight layers of light patterns represent the defensive power of eight eighth-level monsters. It is difficult to defeat them. It’s even more difficult!”
"The crystal core of an eighth-level monster is used as the formation eye to protect the soul jade?" Chen Fan cursed angrily, "How to crack this?"
"This Eight Extremes Evil Spirit Array is not real, but a pretense. The eight crystal nuclei here are actually just the crystal nuclei of seventh-level monsters. There is no demon soul in the crystal core of seventh-level monsters, so its power is limited. This The soul jade is nothing more than the crystal core of an eighth-level soul-devouring beast. If the crystal cores of eight eighth-level monsters are used to guard it, the energy of the guarded soul jade will be suppressed. During the most prosperous period of the cult, they once gathered eight Level monster, used to protect the soul jade of a level nine soul-swallowing beast."
"The soul jade of a ninth-level soul-swallowing beast can actually withstand the suppressive force of the eight-pole evil spirit array formed by eight eighth-level demonic beast crystal nuclei?" Chen Fan asked in surprise.
"That's right!" Xuan Bingyan replied, "At its peak, that cult used the soul jade of the ninth-level soul-devouring beast to construct a soul mirror and successfully summoned demons from the alien True God Realm. They also used secret techniques. , temporarily controlling these demons. This summoning technique is extremely terrifying. If the summoned demons of the True God Realm suddenly broke away from their control when the cult was destroyed, and returned to foreign lands, the cult might not have been eradicated. .”
"Then what should I do now?" Chen Fan had already arrived beside the Eight Extremes Evil Spirit Array, but he did not dare to take action easily. He kept asking Xuan Bingyan for advice.
"Use your strongest power, aim at a crystal core and bombard it!" Xuan Bingyan suggested, "The light patterns on the Eight Extremes Evil Spirit Array are layer upon layer, one after another. It is quite difficult to decipher. But , this formation is inseparable from any crystal core, as long as you can break one crystal core, other crystal nuclei will not be able to function, and the formation will naturally be broken."
"But, this crystal core only belongs to the seventh-level monster! It's not easy to crush it." Chen Fan frowned, feeling quite troubled.
The crystal core of monster beasts can be said to be the strongest part of their bodies, especially the crystal core of seventh-level monster beasts. Its hardness even exceeds that of spiritual-level magic weapons. For Chen Fan, who only possesses the realm of agility, it is undoubtedly an extremely difficult task to break it.
However, Xuan Bingyan gave a solution: "These crystal nuclei have existed for thousands of years, and a lot of the demon power in them has been consumed. Look at that blue crystal core, it has lost ten percent of its demon power. Seven, I will add some power to you now. If you strike with all your strength, you may have a chance to break the crystal core. If it really cannot be broken, we will evacuate immediately and have no choice but to give up the soul jade."
After hearing Xuan Bingyan's suggestion, Chen Fan thought about it and decided to give it a try. He took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with determination, staring closely at the blue diamond-shaped crystal core.
Chen Fan mobilized the negative power in his body, and the negative energy in his body flowed endlessly like rolling waves. These negative forces were raging in every corner of his body, making Chen Fan feel that his strength had doubled in an instant.
"First level of madness!"
At this moment, a powerful icy force surged out of the black ice flames. The cold air, like a substance, gradually condensed into Chen Fan's hands and feet, as if it was about to explode with earth-shattering power.
At the same time, the blood in Chen Fan's body boiled, and negative power surged in the acupuncture points. The sudden cold force caused the blood to condense instantly, but it exploded in an instant, and an incomparable power raged in Chen Fan's body like a frenzy.
The negative power and the cold power blended together, making Chen Fan's senses become more and more acute. The strength of his body seemed to have climbed to unprecedented heights in a short period of time, as if he had the power to break mountains and rubble.
"This is the double madness!" Chen Fan was secretly shocked. With the support of this power, he was full of confidence: "This power should be enough to break the crystal core!"
Xuan Bingyan in the blood pattern also felt Chen Fan's changes, and trembled with excitement: "You can actually double your body's strength in an instant. Such power is enough to challenge the crystal core of that seventh-level monster!"
The calm Chen Fan did not hesitate at all. He mobilized his whole body and used the life seal in one hand and the death seal in the other hand. The life and death seals were superimposed, like a portal to the cycle of life and death. With endless icy power, he moved towards the prismatic blue crystal core. Rush away.
"Snapped!"
Under the bombardment of the life and death seal, the blue crystal core exploded instantly and turned into countless fragments, shooting away in all directions.
The eight layers of light patterns covering the surface of the soul jade disappeared without a trace at this moment.
When Chen Fan saw that the soul jade was finally exposed, he felt ecstatic and immediately reached out to grab the soul jade that exuded endless precious light.
