After we made our decision, the fatty and I immediately took action.
The fatty was still sitting on the head of the bronze statue, controlling the remaining power of the formation. I jumped down from the statue's shoulder, heading toward Lu Zhenyang's location.
As soon as I entered the Ten Terminal Formation, the fatty directly brought me to the bronze statue, so I didn't see Lu Zhenyang. At this moment, I went to the place the fatty had told me. I looked forward and saw a blood-red air mass under the feet of the bronze statues. It looked like a giant blood cocoon.
Although I couldn't see the situation inside the cocoon, according to what the fatty had said, it was Lu Zhenyang's protective barrier.
Facing Lu Zhenyang, I couldn't be too careful. I took a deep breath and gathered the True Essence that I had recovered. Then, I carefully walked toward the blood cocoon.
The closer I got, the more violent the vibration became. I had to use the Heavenly Dipper Nine Steps to maintain my balance.
When the fatty had told me about it, I didn't feel anything. But now that I was close to the strong vibration, I was frightened. It was just like what the fatty had said. What Lu Zhenyang was accumulating now was a power that could destroy the heavens and the earth. Once he was done, the Ten Terminal Formation wouldn't be able to sustain itself, and the fatty and I wouldn't be able to escape.
After confirming this point, I didn't care about safety anymore. Who knew how long Lu Zhenyang would need? If I acted earlier, I would have a higher chance of winning.
I gritted my teeth and urged the True Essence in my body. I took a few steps. Under the effect of the Heavenly Dipper Nine Steps, I ignored all the vibrations around me. I dashed toward the blood cocoon where Lu Zhenyang was.
When I got closer, I studied the cocoon in front of me. The thick blood energy lingering on it was very similar to the blood energy in Chiyou's tomb.
It wasn't strange. Lu Zhenyang had received Chiyou's inheritance, so it wasn't strange that he could control the blood energy in Chiyou's tomb.
The most important thing now was to break the blood energy barrier. I carefully extended my hand to touch the blood cocoon. At first, I couldn't feel anything. My finger directly went through the blood mist.
After advancing an inch, his fingers still didn't feel any resistance. Instead, he felt a burning pain. It was as if there was some kind of strong acid inside the cocoon, bringing with it a strong sense of corrosion.
I hurriedly retracted my hand, my heart calming down a little.
Although the power within the cocoon wasn't weak, I was sure that Lu Zhenyang wouldn't be able to retaliate. I wasn't sure if I could break the cocoon, but at least I wouldn't have to worry about Lu Zhenyang's sneak attack when I broke the cocoon.
If I wanted to break the barrier, I had to break it at a single point. I opened my mouth and spat out the Xuan-Yuan Sword.
As one of the Ten Great Ancient Divine Weapons, there was no need to doubt the sharpness of the Xuanyuan Sword. The only bad news was that I had consumed a lot of Zhen Yuan in my body. I didn't know how much of the Xuanyuan Sword's power I could activate.
Of course, no matter how much power I could use, I couldn't wait any longer. After I took out the Xuanyuan Sword, I infused all of the Zhen Yuan in my body into it. I lifted my head and said to the fat man in the distance, "I'm going to pierce the cocoon. You control the power of the formation and attack the cocoon with the tip of my sword. Do you understand?"
The fat man didn't say anything and just nodded. Immediately, a gust of wind swept over and circled around me. It was the power of the Ten Terminal Formation.
We were all prepared. I didn't hesitate and controlled the Xuanyuan Sword. I used the power of the Emotionless Sword Path to gather all of my power at the tip of the sword. At the same time, I opened and closed my eyes. The power of Insight instantly appeared. I stared at the blood cocoon and found a weak point. Then, I thrust the Xuanyuan Sword out!
Following my movements, the gust of wind that had been circling around me instantly appeared on the Xuanyuan Sword.
The Xuanyuan Sword was an ancient treasure, so it had a repulsive power. It was about to repel the gust of wind. However, under my control, I didn't exert any force. The gust of wind that the fat man had controlled successfully reached the body of the Xuanyuan Sword and gathered at the tip of the sword. Then, it rushed towards the blood cocoon.
As soon as the tip of the sword touched the silkworm cocoon, I felt a strong force coming at me. I couldn't help but fly backward. Even the Xuanyuan Sword in my hand was knocked out of my hand, falling to the side.
After I landed, I heard a loud explosion coming from the silkworm cocoon.
At the same time, I couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
Had the barrier been broken?
I had doubts in my heart. I didn't care about my internal injuries and crawled up from the ground. I lifted my head to look at the cocoon.
It was still shrouded in a bloody mist. Even the place where the tip of the sword had touched didn't look any different from before.
The only difference was that the tremors in the surroundings had lessened significantly. It was clear that the sword strike that was infused with the power of the Ten Terminal Formation had successfully disrupted Lu Zhenyang's concentration even though it had failed to break through the crimson cocoon. Lu Zhenyang was unable to focus on activating this unknown technique.
The result wasn't too bad. However, the problem was that I had used up all of the True Essence in my body. I didn't know how the fat man was doing.
I took a deep breath to suppress the injuries in my body. Then, I turned to ask the fat man about his current situation.
The fat man told me that he had used all of the remaining power of the Ten Terminal Formation in that attack. Now, he needed time to accumulate enough power.
My situation was similar. I had used up all of my True Essence. I also needed time to replenish the True Dragon Qi in the jade bracelet.
I quickly analyzed the situation and said to the fat man, "From now on, we'll quickly recover our strength. We'll attack again in half an hour. What do you think?"
The fat man nodded and closed his eyes. He made complicated hand seals to control all the bronze statues in the Ten Terminal Formation, making them sit cross-legged on the ground. White mist rose from the top of their heads and gathered in the fat man's hands.
I didn't have time to think about how magical the Ten Terminal Formation was. I quickly sat cross-legged on the ground and took out the jade bracelet. The remaining wisp of True Essence in my body moved rapidly to absorb the True Dragon Vein in the jade bracelet. It entered the vein of the Heaven Vein and turned into True Essence.
Although the situation was urgent, I still set a time limit of one hour. It wasn't because I wasn't worried that Lu Zhenyang would wake up earlier. It was because the previous attack had made me realize that if the fat man and I weren't fully prepared, our next attack wouldn't be powerful enough. Our efforts would be in vain.
If that was the case, it would be better for us to gather all of our powers and do our best. If we still couldn't break Lu Zhenyang's barrier, the only option left was to escape.
Of course, even though I had made such preparations, I still kept a portion of my attention on the cocoon while I was recovering my True Essence. If Lu Zhenyang really woke up early, even though I was definitely not his match, I definitely wouldn't just sit there and wait for death.
As time passed, the True Essence in my body gradually recovered to about half. However, I became increasingly anxious.
This was because the vibrations that had previously disappeared had reappeared around the blood-red cocoon where Lu Zhenyang was. Moreover, they were much more violent than before. The bronze statues in the Ten Terminal Formation couldn't help but sway and collide with each other, creating loud sounds.
It was obvious that Lu Zhenyang had recovered from the Xuanyuan Sword's attack and was using that terrifying spell again.
I hesitated. Should I stop recovering my True Essence and join hands with the fat man to try to break Lu Zhenyang's blood-red barrier again? Or should I follow the original plan and wait for one hour for both of our powers to fully recover?
If I tried again and still couldn't break the cocoon, Lu Zhenyang definitely wouldn't give me and the fat man a second chance.
If I followed the original plan and waited for one hour for the fat man and I to fully recover, the chances of breaking the cocoon would increase. However, from the current situation, it was highly possible that Lu Zhenyang would complete his spell and break the Ten Terminal Formation before then.
Just as I couldn't make up my mind, I heard footsteps from afar. I turned my head to look and saw a black figure rapidly running towards us from the Sacred Mountain. If it wasn't Liu Ruxu, who else could it be?