CHAPTER 1171: CHAPTER 1168: DO YOU HAVE ANY LAST WORDS?

The sudden appearance of the formation shocked everyone.

For they never expected Xu Wendong to set up a formation here.

If it were any other person’s formation, they wouldn’t take it seriously at all.

But.

They knew very well how terrifying Xu Wendong’s formation could be.

"Everyone, don’t panic. This formation is not a slaughter array," Pei Yuanlang, who had some understanding of formations, instantly realized it wasn’t a slaughter array.

Since it wasn’t a slaughter array, there wasn’t a huge problem.

With their strength, they could easily break the formation by brute force.

But at this moment.

Qi Xuchun roared and charged at Pei Yuanlang, his eyes blood-red, filled with a murderous intent that could shake the heavens: "Xu Wendong, I will kill you!"

"Not good, this is an illusion array!"

Pei Yuanlang exclaimed in realization.

He just realized that this formation was more troublesome than a slaughter array; it was an illusion array capable of confusing the mind.

"Xu Wendong, if you have the guts, show yourself, and let’s have a fair and open fight!" Shen Congwen’s voice boomed like thunder across the skies.

Outside the formation, Xu Wendong sneered: "It’s you who doesn’t dare to fight me fairly and openly!"

Considering they were in the Inner Sea.

A prolonged battle could very likely attract the attention of powerhouses in the Inner Sea.

And possibly cause some unforeseen incident.

Therefore, Xu Wendong didn’t waste any more time; he called forth the Sword of Merit with a thought.

Although this sword appeared to be only a little over ten centimeters.

And wasn’t tangible.

It exuded a momentum of devastation.

"Go!"

With a casual wave of his hand, Xu Wendong sent the Sword of Merit silently slicing through the sky, aiming at Shen Congwen within the formation.

Shen Congwen was, after all, a super powerhouse in the Mahayana Realm.

He instinctively sensed a strong feeling of danger.

In an instant.

A black longsword appeared in his hand, with tiny currents of electricity flickering across its blade, clearly not an ordinary object.

This was clearly a rare superior-grade spiritual weapon.

Also, it was Shen Congwen’s reliance.

However.

He underestimated Xu Wendong’s Sword of Merit.

Just as he raised his longsword before him, Xu Wendong’s Sword of Merit silently pierced through his superior-grade spiritual weapon.

It was as if slicing through tofu without any pause.

"Not good!"

Seeing his superior-grade spiritual weapon being easily pierced, Shen Congwen’s face finally changed.

His pupils filled with undisguised fear.

For he never expected.

His superior-grade spiritual weapon would be so vulnerable to Xu Wendong’s attack.

He wanted to escape.

But.

With his spiritual weapon destroyed, his soul was also gravely injured.

At this most weak and exhausted moment, how could he possibly avoid Xu Wendong’s fatal strike at such close range?

Before he could react.

Xu Wendong’s Sword of Merit pierced through his forehead, breaking through his Sea of Consciousness, and a spray of crimson blood mist erupted.

"Father!"

"Grandfather!"

Shen Congwen’s tragic death was beyond everyone’s expectations, sending chills down their spines.

Their eyes revealed deep fright.

They couldn’t accept it.

Even after entering the Inner Sea, Xu Wendong’s combat power was so terrifying.

To know.

Shen Congwen was a super powerhouse in the Mahayana Realm, even among the entire Cultivation Realm, he was an expert among experts.

And now, he was killed in an instant by Xu Wendong.

Even possessing a superior-grade spiritual weapon, he couldn’t survive.

Boom!

Without any warning.

An ear-splitting boom echoed from the sky.

Terrifying heavenly power swept down from the Nine Heavens, making the sea below boil, as if a terrifying sea beast was rolling and roaring within it.

At the same moment.

A sky thunder struck the Sword of Merit.

The sudden scene startled Xu Wendong.

He had no idea why this happened.

But in the next moment.

He was shocked to find that the originally hazy Sword of Merit now appeared even more real.

"Shen Congwen committed too much evil. By killing him today, you are enforcing heaven’s will, naturally gaining more virtue power."

"This is why your Sword of Merit can appear so real and even manifest."

"That sky thunder contained virtue power!" The Dragon Soul’s voice was also filled with excitement.

For others, obtaining virtue power was as difficult as ascending to heaven, yet it realized that Xu Wendong getting virtue power seemed not difficult at all!

"Then let the massacre begin!"

Xu Wendong landed on the island, and the next moment, countless Slayer Vine tendrils, like the tentacles of a deep-sea beast, broke through the rocks and engulfed this small world.

These tendrils were thick and strong, each resembling a giant python. They intertwined and twisted together, forming an impenetrable web of vines.

The vines were covered with sharp thorns, gleaming coldly, as if ready to tear apart anything daring to approach.

The spreading speed of the vines was extremely fast, continuously extending outward as if wanting to envelop the entire island.

Pei Yuanlang shouted: "These are illusions. Don’t let them disturb your mind. As long as we pretend not to see them, these vines cannot harm us in the slightest."

Although initially terrified, the crowd felt more at ease after hearing Pei Yuanlang’s words. They immediately stabilized their minds and ignored the existence of the vines.

But.

They quickly realized.

These vines weren’t illusions but were indeed real.

However.

By the time they realized this, it was already too late. The Slayer Vines had already entangled them, breaking through their skin, continually devouring their blood and life force.

"Damn it, what the hell is going on?"

Pei Yuanlang and Shen Congwen, the two Mahayana Realm powerhouses, were the first to break free from the vines’ restraints, followed by some in the Tribulation Crossing Realm, who also managed to break free and float mid-air, their expressions grave.

Meanwhile, they clearly saw many from affluent families below being wrapped by the Slayer Vines, turning into mummified corpses in an instant.

The scene was horrifying and unbearable.

Thud, thud, thud!

Without warning.

A series of muffled sounds came from the sky, as over ten Tribulation Crossing Realm powerhouses’ Seas of Consciousness were pierced, and their bodies fell powerlessly downward.

Witnessing this scene.

The remaining dozen Tribulation Crossing powerhouses immediately panicked, their eyes filled with terror.

Xu Wendong could easily kill super powerhouses like Shen Congwen, let alone them, who were just cultivators in the Tribulation Crossing Realm.

"Lord Xu, we surrender. Please spare us!" a Tribulation Crossing Realm powerhouse pleaded in terror.

However, Xu Wendong ignored their pleas. In his eyes, these people were all hawks and hounds of the Carefree City affluent families, having committed countless atrocities.

He could not forgive their misdeeds. The only thing he could do was to kill them and give them a chance to start anew!

Thud, thud, thud!

In an instant.

From the Carefree City affluent families, only Du Nanqiu, Pei Yuanlang, Liu Zhengtong, and Wang Jincheng remained!

Others either died under the Sword of Merit or were slain by the Slayer Vines!

Trapped within the formation Xu Wendong set, they had no chance to retaliate.

Xu Wendong smiled, looking at the four: "Do you have any last words?"