56: I will crush you with my own hands.

Gu Qiuyue's sharp cry had barely left her lips when it was swallowed by the omnipresent, seductive sounds of the Vast World of Mortals, filled with the seven emotions and six desires. Not only did it fail to pass beyond the Formation, but it also caused her own Dao Heart to waver once more.

"It's useless."

Su Lin's calm voice resounded from behind her, like a clear spring, instantly steadying the three disciple' minds which were on the verge of losing control again.

"This Formation is founded on human hearts and locked by desires.

The more you rage, the more you think, the more power you add to it, and the deeper you will sink."

Mu Qingxue, Luo Ximei, and Gu Qiuyue all felt a jolt in their hearts upon hearing this.

They then realized that after they had awakened, the deep-seated shame, anger, and killing intent within them were making the surrounding illusions, which had begun to dissipate, solidify once more.

"Then... Revered Master, what should we do?" Gu Qiuyue forcibly suppressed the killing intent in her heart, her voice tinged with lingering fear and helplessness. This bizarre Formation could even exploit their emotions; it was truly unheard of.

"Revered Master, let this Disciple handle it!"

Luo Ximei's charming eyes narrowed, and the Origin Devilish Qi of her Body Integration Stage cultivation began to surge within her. "No matter what Vast World of Mortals it is, I will use my Heavenly Demon of Desire to thoroughly corrupt and devour this false world of desires!"

"No," Su Lin shook his head, stopping her. "Breaking a Formation with brute force is an inferior method, and besides, this Formation cannot be broken by brute force.

" Su Lin said, slowly stepping forward. He did not activate any spiritual power, nor did he display any pressure; he simply observed the bizarre illusory world before him.

"Today, I shall teach you another lesson."

"The so-called Mortal World is merely the suffering of mortals."

"If the obsession in your heart is a towering mountain, it will transform into a precipice of ten thousandRen before you, making you gaze at it in awe, never to be climbed."

"If the desire in your heart is an boundless sea, it will transform into ten thousand li of waves beneath your feet, trapping you within it, ultimately drowning you."

"In other words," Su Lin turned his head, looking gently at his three disciple whose minds were greatly shaken, "what traps you has never been this Formation, but yourselves."

The moment his words fell, he withdrew his hand and took a step, walking leisurely towards the core of the illusion, deep within.

The instant he stepped, the entire Vast World of Mortals Formation seemed to have found its true target and began to operate frantically!

It no longer conjured superficial worldly things like wealth, power, and beauty, but instead began to desperately probe Su Lin's inner self, attempting to find the highest mountain and the deepest sea within his heart.

The Formation's first attempt was to reflect regret.

It sensed the bond between Su Lin and his seven disciple, and it also sensed the tragic intensity of the world-ending battle a hundred years ago.

Thus, a brand new illusion unfolded with a roar!

The terrifying extraterrestrial Devil God descended again, but this time, Su Lin's self-detonation failed to successfully send his seven disciple away.

He watched helplessly as those seven beautiful faces, streaked with tears, shattered inch by inch in the light of destruction, carrying despair and incomprehension, turning into ashes... An extreme regret and pain, enough to make the Dao Heart of any iron-hearted person collapse, swept towards Su Lin's Divine Soul like a tsunami!

However, Su Lin merely watched this scene calmly, a trace of recollection flashing in his eyes, which then transformed into a clear tranquility.

"The cause of the past, the fruit of today.

I have done my best, and in my heart... there is no regret."

Since there was no regret in his heart, the illusion lost its Foundation.

The tragic scene was dispersed like a sand painting by a gentle breeze, unable to stir even a ripple in his heart.

Failing in one strike, the Great Formation changed again!

It sensed the rebellious aura deep within Su Lin's Soul, an aura that stood in opposition to the will of the Heavenly Dao.

Instantly, the entire Mortal World illusion transformed into a pitch-black Void, and at the very top of that Void, a colossal, indifferent giant eye, composed of purplish-black lightning and chains of Law, slowly opened!

That was the Incarnation of the Heavenly Dao, Su Lin's old enemy from a hundred years ago, the Origin of will that had just unleashed the world-ending Lightning Tribulation!

A supreme Heavenly Might, transcending all beings, representing absolute judgment and annihilation, pressed down with a roar, intending to utterly crush Su Lin's Divine Soul into dust!

However, Su Lin merely slowly raised his head and calmly met the gaze of that giant eye.

"You cannot kill me."

"If one day I can see you again, I will personally,"

"Crush you."

Since there was no fear in his heart, the illusion lost its power.

"Junior Liu Ruyan, I have offended Senior!" A voice came from the other side of the Formation, and then the Formation receded.

A path paved with cobblestones appeared beneath their feet.

At the end of the path was a courtyard, where Liu Ruyan was currently leading several Elders of her sect, all kneeling in unison at the end.

"Liu Ruyan! You seek death!" Mu Qingxue could no longer bear it and launched an attack in Liu Ruyan's direction.

A pale blue Sword Qi, carrying an extreme chill capable of freezing the Divine Soul, instantly tore through the remaining illusions of the Vast World of Mortals Formation, striking directly at Liu Ruyan who was kneeling on the ground!

This sword strike contained Mu Qingxue's towering shame, anger, and killing intent.

She could not tolerate her deepest, most shameful, and most obsessive desires being so nakedly spied upon, tempted, and amplified by an outsider!

However, facing a sword strike that could make even ordinary Body Integration Stage Dominators change color, Liu Ruyan remained kneeling there, neither dodging nor evading.

Just then, the Void in front of Liu Ruyan rippled with a faint, reddish wave-like pattern without any warning.

The deadly ice blade, capable of easily slaying Cultivators of the same cultivation level, was silently dissolved by that seemingly fragile halo the moment it touched the red ripples, disappearing without a trace.

Liu Ruyan remained kneeling in place, not even a corner of her clothing fluttering.

"Hmm?"

Mu Qingxue's cold eyes suddenly constricted, her heart greatly shaken!

Although this strike of hers was not with full power, it was by no means something ordinary Cultivators could withstand.

Yet, the opponent had easily neutralized it without even moving?

Luo Ximei, standing beside her, also put away her playful smile, a look of solemnity appearing in her captivating peach blossom eyes for the first time.

She saw clearly that the red ripples were not simply a spiritual power defense, but a more profound and bizarre power of Law!

It was a supreme Divine Ability that integrated oneself with the surrounding "Mortal World Qi," turning the vast Mortal World into one's own use!

"Body Integration Stage... No!" Luo Ximei immediately denied her own judgment. "Her aura is clearly only at the Void Refining Peak, she has not yet taken that final step. But this application of Law..."

Just as the two disciple were greatly shaken, Su Lin's calm voice resounded from behind them, dispelling their doubts.

"She possesses a 'Naturally Born Mortal Heart,' a Dao Embryo seen once in ten thousand years, naturally capable of merging with all phenomena of the Mortal World.

Within this mortal city, she is the absolute Dominator.

Normally, she would certainly not be your opponent, but fighting her in this place means contending with the Luck of this entire imperial capital, and with the seven emotions and six desires of thousands of living beings. Your chances of victory are not great."