Yu Jin's voice was serious.
Her lightning marrow couldn't be created just anywhere.
Her lightning techniques could take on countless forms.
But truly powerful lightning avatars were few and far between.
The lightning avatars contained in these lightning marrows were not supremely powerful; at the very least, they weren't enough to deal with the giant tree in front of them!
The only thing she could do was to buy time for the cultivators of Southern Azure Continent to escape.
Then, she could only pray that they would last a little longer.
The appearance of an超阶魔种 (Transcendent Demonic Seed) was a matter of human survival. The Central Continent would quickly assemble reinforcements to assist Southern Azure Continent.
Yu Jin's voice carried a sense of urgency.
Li Shuang nodded almost imperceptibly.
"Quick! Listen to the City Lord, break out with all your might!" In the void, the human Tribulation Transcendence stage experts stepped forward one after another.
This was a life-or-death situation, and they had no time to hesitate.
All decisions had to be made in an instant.
Yu Jin's lightning avatar was desperately buying them time, and there was no room for delay.
"Quick!"
"Break out!"
Everyone quickly gathered together.
Li Shuang also noticed that the human experts were consciously protecting the younger generation. Where she was, there were people in front and behind her; this group of young human geniuses was protected in the very center.
The younger generation felt somewhat uncomfortable.
They were already considered geniuses among their peers, and usually carried some arrogance.
But now.
Their strength was negligible in such a real battle.
What good was being a genius now?
They could only be protected!
With everyone's tacit understanding, the crowd transformed into a long sword, striking at the black barrier.
Just one opening.
Just one opening.
They could escape.
"City Lord Yu, do you really think a mere avatar can stop me?" The giant tree sneered. As he spoke, his power seemed to grow a little stronger.
Yu Jin's expression was calm, and her voice carried far.
"The Heaven-Devouring Demonic Seed thrives on absorbing the world's fear. This barrier is also forged from fear and darkness. To break it, one must borrow the righteousness of heaven and earth."
Li Shuang's heart trembled slightly.
She remembered.
Inside that black orb.
When everyone was terrified at first, the cultivation of those demons also increased little by little.
Later.
When everyone stabilized their emotions, these demons seemed less difficult to eradicate.
These demons were probably also transformed from the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Seed, thus possessing some of its characteristics.
And the true power of this Demonic Seed was that it was born in fear and darkness; as long as fear and darkness remained, this Demonic Seed would be difficult to eliminate.
"Everyone, when attacking the barrier, try to keep your emotions stable. Don't let that thing absorb our fear," an old Tribulation Transcendence stage ancestor roared.
That's easy to say.
But then.
How could everyone suddenly stop being afraid?
The crowd tried to control themselves, but the black barrier remained impenetrable.
"See, no one can break through the fear in their hearts." The giant tree couldn't help but laugh.
He watched Yu Jin's avatar at his leisure.
As long as Li Shuang and these humans couldn't escape, he didn't need to expend too much effort on Yu Jin's avatar.
Her avatar would dissipate eventually.
He just needed to wait patiently.
Yu Jin glanced at him, her expression even calmer: "Everyone has fear. It's not necessary to eliminate fear; if one can control fear, it can also be a method of resistance."
It's not necessary to eliminate fear.
Controlling fear works too.
Li Shuang cultivated the Grand Dao of Forgetfulness, so she didn't have this problem.
But.
Her individual strength, in such a great battle, had no effect.
To break through the barrier.
It required tens of thousands of humans to control the fear in their hearts together.
Around them.
Yan Zhonghe and other traitors, as well as countless demonic souls, were still relentlessly attacking.
Not far away.
The eerie giant tree was still stretching its branches.
And they were trapped in the blackness, with nowhere to run.
How could they not be afraid?
And how could they control their fear?
Everyone looked up at the sky in despair.
The black barrier covered the world like an iron curtain, and the giant tree's sinister laughter and the demonic souls' roars intertwined into a suffocating pressure.
"Li Shuang." Su Mu's voice suddenly rang out in Li Shuang's mind.
Li Shuang's mind snapped to attention.
Su Mu's calm voice sounded, "Do you still remember the opening words of the Grand Dao of Forgetfulness?"
"I remember," Li Shuang said.
Su Mu smiled, and said gently, "Now, activate the Grand Dao of Forgetfulness to its extreme, and then, recite the opening words."
Li Shuang tightened her grip on the Abyss Sword, the frost on its blade extending to her fingertips.
The Grand Dao of Forgetfulness, at this moment, was operating at its peak.
The icy aura around her spread, and everyone near her seemed to calm down somewhat.
"Li Shuang?" Yan Fan looked at her with some surprise.
Li Shuang slowly said, "The Grand Dao of Forgetfulness, the opening statement: 'The Dao gives it appearance. Heaven gives it form. Do not harm your body with likes and dislikes.'"
In this world, those who are kind to me shall remain, those who are evil shall be discarded.
The Demonic Seeds seem to be more or less related to negative emotions.
This is a strange creature born from the most evil emotions in the world.
And the Grand Dao of Forgetfulness seems to be the natural nemesis of Demonic Seeds!
This passage.
Li Shuang had pondered it ten million times.
And had recited it in her heart ten million times.
But at this moment.
The instant she spoke it.
It was as if a gentle voice was speaking it with her.
A strange power, accompanied by Li Shuang's narration, slowly spread out.
Fear.
Despair.
Pain.
These emotions were momentarily isolated.
This place became a temporary vacuum.
Although they didn't know what was happening yet.
However.
Now was the best time to break through the barrier. Everyone reacted, and instantly, with full power, attacked a single point.
Brilliant spiritual energy exploded at a point on the barrier. The black barrier finally had an opening.
In the jade slip.
Su Mu's figure slowly faded, a faint smile on his lips.
Actually.
He had always kept a secret.
The Grand Dao of Forgetfulness was originally created to eradicate demonic seeds.
But after countless ages.
No one had ever reached the end, and no one had ever mastered the true path of mercilessness.
He had waited so many years.
Finally, he had waited for Li Shuang.
He had waited for someone who truly might be able to walk this path to its end.
How could he allow Li Shuang to fall here?
There were some things he had originally planned to leave for Li Shuang at the very end.
But now, he could only give them to her in advance.
"The Grand Dao of Forgetfulness was born to destroy Demonic Seeds," Su Mu's voice echoed in Li Shuang's mind: "Li Shuang, live well, I have left you my final gift in the jade slip."
Su Mu's voice gradually faded until it completely vanished.