### Chapter 6: The Void of All Things (5)
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“d*mn you, turtle grandson!”
“I’m gonna smack you, melon head!”
The moment the strange phenomenon erupted in the sky, even Leng Yi and Good Shiyuan, who were busy cursing each other and throwing punches, couldn’t help but pause and gaze up at the monk floating in mid-air.
Bathed in the glow of the Buddha light, not only did Liao Chen’s face resemble a golden statue, but even Lin Nan’s bleeding wound on her abdomen began to heal, with not a scar left behind.
“Thank you, Master!”
In this moment, even though Lin Nan was the Human Emperor, she couldn’t help but put her palms together and bow in gratitude.
Life and d*ath are easy to traverse, but emotional entanglements are another story.
Even celestial beings sometimes can’t escape the bonds of love; only after passing through such turmoil can they ascend. If they fail, they end up turning to ash and returning to chaos.
If celestial beings are like this, the number of mortals tied down by emotional struggles is countless.
Now, the monk Liao Chen, in this moment, had achieved enlightenment due to love, becoming a Buddha right on the spot. One must admit, that’s quite a transformation for him!
Cause and effect from past lives to the next.
If it weren’t for her deliberate pursuit of affection, no ripples would have stirred in Liao Chen’s heart. He would still be a solemn and mature Shaolin monk.
Only by truly experiencing the world’s most bothersome pains and the ups and downs of emotions can one attain growth.
With his profound Buddhist nature and exceptional wisdom, a single moment of realization propelled his Buddhist heart into a whole new realm.
“d*mn it!”
Good Shiyuan panicked; his original plan didn’t include Liao Chen attaining Buddhahood.
To make matters worse, under the shining Buddha light, the power of the demon-suppressing formation was greatly diminished for some reason — even the Female Emperor had regained her strength.
This was practically equivalent to all his previous efforts going down the drain.
He couldn’t waste any more time with the Female Emperor and that water-brained Leng Yi, so with a leap, he floated higher than Liao Chen.
“…”
He then muttered a series of characters, and the previously dim grid of the demon-suppressing formation seemed to glow once more.
But Lin Nan, who had fully recovered, certainly wouldn’t just sit back and watch. Almost simultaneously, she jumped high, her dark long sword thrusting into the air, attempting to pierce a hole in the demon-suppressing formation.
“Creeeak…”
The blade drew a long white mark on the surface of the floating formation but had no penetration whatsoever.
At the same time, Leng Yi suddenly rolled on the ground with his head in his hands, groaning in pain, even causing Liao Chen, suspended in mid-air, to grunt softly, a trickle of bl**d escaping his lips.
“It’s time for our four selves to reunite.”
Even floating high above, Good Shiyuan’s voice seemed to whisper in the ears of the others.
“Reunite your a**! I’m Leng Yi, and I ain’t merging with you! I’ll snatch my own woman back, and even if she’s a b*tch, I like her!”
The more Leng Yi’s headache throbbed, the more energized he became, his voice swelling.
“Amitabha! Your murderous intent is too heavy, and you’re on the brink of falling into the demon path. Poor monk, willing to sacrifice myself to save you.”
On the other side, Liao Chen kept spinning his prayer beads as the Buddha light grew even brighter.
The golden glow and the dim light of the demon-suppressing formation slowly began to merge, filling the valley with the sound of the monk reciting sutras.
Good Shiyuan had never thought that the painstaking plan he’d nurtured for years would falter at the last moment.
Both Leng Yi and Liao Chen were resisting his summons with all their might, evoking none of the demonic emperor’s former fearful power.
In an instant, with the sound of chanting in his ears, Good Shiyuan stood frozen, overwhelmed by a feeling of unprecedented defeat and the regret of almost achieving his goal, causing his bl**d to surge, nearly making him topple over.
“Alliance Leader Shiyuan, is this your plan?
Combining our powers to reclaim the peak of the Demon Emperor and use that to deal with me?”
Lin Nan sighed, “Unfortunately, you’ve forgotten one thing: no one wants to live a **debauched life.
Even if they are the Demon Emperor’s avatars, they’ve gotten used to their own lives, with their own loves and grievances. To abandon everything for a phantom title of Demon Emperor to power your world conquest? Do you really think that’s possible?”
“No! It’s their duty! They must do it!” Good Shiyuan shouted.
“Let’s settle this one-on-one! Whoever wins is the boss!” Leng Yi clutched his throbbing head, bloodshot eyes glaring.
Liao Chen continued reciting the sutras, causing Good Shiyuan to grow increasingly agitated.
“Go to hell! You all go to hell!”
Suddenly, Good Shiyuan erupted with laughter, “Since you won’t listen, then let’s all d*e!
Start the self-destruction sequence of the demon-suppressing formation!
Your corpses will turn into demon energy for me to absorb. Even if I can’t reach the peak of the Demon Emperor again, it’ll be enough to dominate the entire world!”
But just then, Lin Nan, who had been trapped by the demon-suppressing formation, inexplicably vanished, and the self-destruction of the formation didn’t even initiate.
Good Shiyuan turned around to find the black flag held high by the Martial Arts Alliance soldiers had been sliced in half.
Those soldiers, merely possessing ordinary martial prowess, stood no chance against the white-clad woman. In the blink of an eye, some were dead, and others fled; the guardians of the demon-suppressing formation crumbled into dust.
“How is this possible?! This can’t be!”
Good Shiyuan was in complete disbelief. This demon-suppressing formation was practically tailored for the Female Emperor, designed from his experiences facing her long ago, capable of exerting all-around pressure.
Even weakened by Liao Chen’s interference, the power of the formation still made it impossible to escape.
Lin Nan didn’t have time to explain anything to Good Shiyuan. With several swift sword strikes, she acted like a graceful swordsman, destroying several crucial nodes of the demon-suppressing formation.
“Boom!”
The demon-suppressing formation dissipated into thin air, turning all of Good Shiyuan’s efforts into mere illusions.
Just a minute earlier, Lin Nan had offered all her Luck Values to the system to escape the formation.
[Open your treasure map.]
Following the instructions, Lin Nan immediately unfolded the page of the map.
[The treasure’s location is the only gap that allows you to leave the formation.]
Due to the valley being surrounded by mountains on three sides and a lake on one, naturally, there would be fewer nodes in the direction of the lake. While the remaining three stone walls could still support the formation, they ultimately left some very small gaps.
Good Shiyuan had cleverly hidden it in a very inconspicuous corner; without specific guidance, it would be nearly impossible to find.
However, the treasure map altered by the Luck Values pinpointed the gap perfectly.
Thus, at this critical moment of life and d*ath, Lin Nan escaped the formation, disrupting Good Shiyuan’s final plan.
“Unforgivable! Unforgivable!”
Good Shiyuan had thought his years of planning were foolproof. Even if the Demon Emperor’s avatars wouldn’t cooperate, he could still take everyone’s power to k*ll the Human Emperor.
In this way, he would become the last remaining strongman in this world, free to dominate as he pleased.
But unexpectedly, since he officially emerged, aside from successfully ambushing the Human Emperor, nothing had gone smoothly.
“Roar!”
Good Shiyuan threw his head back and howled, streams of bloodlines suddenly soaring toward him from all directions of the mountains.
“I originally didn’t want to use this move, but you all forced my hand!”
