This Is Not the Female Demon Lord I Remembered-Chapter 911 - 696: A Seal Even Its Creator Cannot Open_2
"It's the Heavenly River of Oblivion! The River of Oblivion and Zuo Yongning are the only flaws!"
Starlight gleamed as He Zhiqing urgently informed Liang Yi and Su Youyi. The culprit causing everything now was Zuo Yongning and the River of Oblivion. Only by eliminating these two could a chance for vitality emerge!
"Is that really the case?"
Liang Yi sighed and looked up at Zuo Yongning standing in the Heavenly Vault.
On the side, Su Youyi also took a deep breath and swallowed several elixirs to adjust her state. The Abyss side probably knew where the flaw in the current situation was, so how could they easily let the two of them destroy it?
Liang Yi's gaze was profound, silently watching Zuo Yongning in a gray robe fluttering in the Astral Wind above. Beside him, a black dot resembling a black hole was continuously transporting Lost Souls to the battlefield.
Even without the corpses of Abyss Cultivators to inscribe arrays upon, the Lost Souls themselves possessed a certain degree of cultivation. The stronger the cultivator, the more potent their Divine Soul remnants after death. Even without occupying corpses to resurrect, a quantitative change leads to a qualitative change, becoming a force not to be underestimated!
Moreover, the battle was initially dominated by the Abyss Army's suppression of the Mystical Mechanism Army. With this powerful force of Lost Souls emerging, the imbalance of power tilted further.
Liang Yi squinted slightly, contemplating strategies in his heart.
From the moment the River of Oblivion exploded, he understood the perplexity within. Why did his Disruption Domain enveloping the River of Oblivion make him feel increasingly endangered? Why did Gongsun Bai'an throw a drop of his Origin Essence Blood into the River of Oblivion?
Because the River of Oblivion itself was a seal!
Liang Yi speculated that Zuo Yongning's collection of cultivators' Lost Souls wasn't limitless. After all, these were Lost Souls born from two epoch battles. If Zuo Yongning was in the Tenth Realm, it might be possible, but even for someone in the Ninth Realm, a half-step to the Tenth Realm, achieving this was extremely difficult.
Thus, Zuo Yongning was entirely overloading himself by absorbing the cultivators' Lost Souls into the River of Oblivion. Perhaps using an incomprehensible method, maybe with the Abyss Will's personal intervention or some innate-level Magical Treasure, he solidified the River of Oblivion into a seal.
In this way, although the River of Oblivion couldn't be easily used, the cultivators' Lost Souls within could be preserved indefinitely.
But a problem arose; the initial seal was too strong, so strong that even Zuo Yongning couldn't unlock it alone...
This situation was rather awkward.
So when Zuo Yongning exhausted all efforts but couldn't unseal the River of Oblivion, they thought of using external forces, namely Liang Yi's Disruption Domain and the Origin Essence Blood of top powerhouses.
"Setting a seal you can't unravel yourself, is that really possible?"
Nearby, Su Youyi, upon hearing her senior brother's speculation, showed a strange expression. She found it absurd, but her intuition told her this might be the truth.
"To seal the Lost Souls born from two epoch battles, just relying on the River of Oblivion is already operating beyond capacity, so unless an exceptionally strong seal was in place, the River would have burst immediately." Liang Yi shook his head, the more he thought, the more he felt this was the truth.
"The numerous Lost Souls that are now released only continue to exist between heaven and earth because of Zuo Yongning's Oblivion Domain maintaining their existence. As long as Zuo Yongning is killed, the Oblivion Domain disappears, and the cultivators' Lost Souls will naturally dissipate between heaven and earth."
"Alright!" Su Youyi didn't bother thinking that much. All she needed to know was to kill Zuo Yongning.
In the heavens, Zuo Yongning's right-hand fingers fiddled with a near-shattering ring on his left thumb. Though his hands were mere bones, the ring strangely stayed on.
[Boundary Mountain and Sea Ring]
At the peak of Innate Spiritual Objects, almost touching the edge of an Innate Divine Artifact, it was one of the top treasures in the Abyss World, yet now it was on the brink of breaking.
Liang Yi guessed correctly, it simply wasn't realistic for Zuo Yongning to collect so many Lost Souls with one's own power. Once overloaded, the only thing to explode would be his Domain.
But with this ring, the result was vastly different.
Although the River of Oblivion couldn't be used, the power of the Oblivion Domain greatly reduced, he now had a trump card to instantly overturn the battle. Whether it was a blood gain or a blood loss would be for him to weigh.
"There are several peak cultivators from other epochs protecting him." Su Youyi, taking advantage of everyone's inattention, released an extremely concealed Sword Intent, enveloping herself and her senior brother.
"This is..."
Liang Yi's eyes widened in surprise, as at that moment, he felt as though he was shrouded by the Senluo Wanxiang Sect, obscuring Heavenly Mechanism in such a manner.
Unless a top powerhouse constantly locked onto him with Divine Sense and eyes together, with even a moment's inattention, he would disappear from sight entirely. And after disappearing, his presence would continually fade, and any related thoughts about him in the mind would dissipate.
"Heavenly Hidden Sword Intent is indeed somewhat akin to the sense of the Senluo Wanxiang," Su Youyi slightly raised her head, a hint of pride in her demeanor.
Since beginning to understand Sword Intent and Sword Rhythm, Su Youyi ceased worrying about her killing abilities. Instead, she started addressing her weaknesses, striving to become more 'all-round.'
"Haha, well done!" said Liang Yi with delight. Their goal was to swiftly and decisively slay Zuo Yongning, something only a fool would attempt head-on.
"Xi Xuexian of the Nine Heavens Divine Maiden Sect, Wandao Lingyun Sect, Second Epoch's Sect Master of the Beaded Curtain Glazed Mountain, and the reincarnation of the Phoenix, those were the ones you fought before."
Liang Yi and his junior sister huddled together, whispering plans for their next move.
In the heavens, Zuo Yongning suddenly frowned, feeling a bit unsettled. He seemed to have forgotten something, but in the next second, his mind blurred, and the thought vanished.
Originally keeping an eye on Liang Yi and Su Youyi, with reminders for those around him to be cautious, Zuo Yongning now couldn't remember who he was watching earlier.
"How is the current situation on the battlefield?"
Zuo Yongning's voice was like two whetstones rubbing together, extremely unpleasant to hear. But now, those around him were not ordinary people, so naturally, they wouldn't mind.
Xi Xuexian's cold gaze shifted as she replied, "Less than half an hour, three-tenths of Mystical Mechanism cultivators have been lost, while the Lost Souls Army lost about double that amount. Now the Mystical Mechanism cultivators have regrouped in a defensive stance, making it much harder to kill."
"Losses are of no concern, that number must also be enough to crush them. Once my River of Oblivion is restored, I can temper the Lost Souls with it, having them walk the path of a Ghost Cultivator, thereby greatly enhancing their strength again!"
Zuo Yongning's ghostly eyes flickered as he chuckled darkly.
He was known as the Great Lord of Ghost Cultivators precisely because he could use the River of Oblivion's power to forge Lost Souls onto the Ghost Cultivator's path, allowing them to command their powers anew, regain spiritual wisdom, and have a path forward for advancement.
But now his River of Oblivion had exploded, and more time was required for restoration, making this the weakest point of his power, compounded by the fear of his opponents rashly going all out to slay him directly, hence the presence of multiple epoch powerhouses around him.
Fear of death, not shameful.
Particularly at Zuo Yongning's Realm, wherein notions of face and pride had long been cast aside. His desires were solely to grow stronger and survive.
Zuo Yongning closed his eyes again, intending to continue repairing the River of Oblivion.
But the next moment, Zuo Yongning suddenly opened his eyes wide, filled with rage and shock!
Two sword blades had somehow pierced through the cultivator's obstruction and appeared before him!
