335: Oh my god, it's all my fault!

"Such a dead thing, why should we fear it!"

Zhuge Mingyi's words were like a blow to the head, instantly snapping Li Daoxuan out of his hesitation!

"That's right!"

Li Daoxuan's eyes lit up, inwardly cursing himself for being foolish.

Even if it were a true rule dao treasure, in the end, it was nothing more than a dead object. At most, he would just have to suppress it again! What was there to fear?

"I was actually bluffed by this man's posturing!"

Realizing this, a surge of humiliation and anger from being toyed with welled up in Li Daoxuan's heart. His gaze toward Duan Tianxiong grew increasingly cold, his killing intent almost condensing into substance.

"Oh no!"

Inside the Formation, Duan Tianxiong's heart skipped a beat when he saw the change in Li Daoxuan's expression.

Zhuge Mingyi was right; the jade talisman in his hand was indeed a fake!

The one before him was a third-rank High Grade defensive jade talisman, the "Mystic Crystal Amulet."

Although its defensive power was impressive and it was considered a top-tier item among Magic Treasures, it was on a completely different level compared to a "rule dao treasure."

His original intention was to use it as a bluff to stall for time and wait for the Five Elements True Person to come to his rescue.

Yet his Genius-like plan was exposed by Zhuge Mingyi!

"This damned fortune-teller, always ruining my plans!"

Duan Tianxiong cursed Zhuge Mingyi in his heart, his resentment reaching its peak in an instant, wishing he could skin him alive.

But now was not the time to dwell on such things.

Seeing Li Daoxuan's mana surging once more, with the [Thick Earth] rule swirling around him.

Duan Tianxiong knew he couldn't just sit and wait for death; only by striking first could he intimidate the opponent!

Then, an expression of extreme madness and resolve suddenly appeared on his face. His eyes turned blood-red, and a roar like that of a trapped beast escaped his throat.

"You want my life? Then don't expect to have it easy either! Let's die together!!!"

Before his voice could fade, he suddenly activated the "Mystic Crystal Amulet" in his hand with all his might!

At the same time, he slammed both hands onto the Formation's hub, recklessly pouring mana into the clan-protecting grand Formation, making a show of detonating the Formation's core to take everyone down with him!

His actions were full of Aura, perfectly portraying a cornered dog... no, a trapped beast's final struggle.

Duan Tianxiong was very satisfied with his performance, feeling that he could at least try to save the situation.

However, at that very moment.

A sudden change occurred on the field!

"Pfft!!!"

High in the sky, the previously aloof and indifferent Zhuge Mingyi suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood without any warning!

Immediately after, the secret heavenly machine technique he was maintaining collapsed. Even the compass "Heaven-Veiler" above his head dimmed instantly, letting out a mournful cry before spiraling back into his arms.

Zhuge Mingyi himself seemed to have all his energy drained in an instant. His face turned pale as paper, and his Aura withered rapidly at a visible rate. His body swayed in the air, nearly falling!

"Huh?"

This turn of events was so sudden and bizarre that Duan Tianxiong, who was ready for a desperate struggle, was stunned.

The crazed and resolute expression on his face hadn't fully faded yet, and his hand holding the jade talisman froze in mid-air, leaving him looking somewhat dazed and at a loss.

"What's going on?"

Didn't he just curse him in his heart? Why was he spitting blood?

Duan Tianxiong's mind couldn't quite process it, and he even instinctively looked at his own hands.

"Could it be that I have the ability to make words become reality??"

This strange scene not only confused Duan Tianxiong but also made Li Daoxuan, who was about to strike, turn his head in surprise, looking in bewilderment at the withered and staggering Zhuge Mingyi.

"Brother Zhuge? What is this?"

Li Daoxuan spoke tentatively, thinking to himself: Could it be that maintaining the heavenly machine concealment was too taxing?

But this reaction was far too intense!

At this moment, Zhuge Mingyi's condition was indeed terrible.

His face was deathly pale, his chest heaving violently, each breath sounding like a broken bellows.

But he couldn't care about any of that right now. His eyes were wide with horror, staring fixedly at Duan Tianxiong below.

To be precise, he was staring at the jade talisman in Duan Tianxiong's hand that had just been "activated" and was now emitting a soft white light!

Others might not know what happened in that instant, but as the person involved, he felt it clearly!

The moment Duan Tianxiong "activated" that jade talisman, the secret heavenly machine technique Zhuge Mingyi was maintaining was struck by an irresistible force.

This caused the heavenly machine mist covering the area to fail completely in an instant, dealing him a heavy blow!

To describe the feeling, it was as if an indestructible net of Karma had been brazenly entered by an invisible hand, which then forcibly plucked out the firmly locked "prey."

Without a target, the net of Karma naturally lost its purpose.

Not to mention the net of Karma was ravaged and turned upside down, and as the caster, he was implicated, suffering a violent backlash from the heavenly machine!

During this process, it wasn't that Zhuge Mingyi had hadn't thought of resisting, but it was completely useless!

Compared to that mysterious force interfering with the net of Karma, he was on a completely different dimension.

"What on earth is that thing! To be so overbearing!"

A tidal wave of shock rose in Zhuge Mingyi's heart, and his gaze toward Duan Tianxiong was filled with wariness.

Of course, even more so, there was an uncontrollable greed!

Zhuge Mingyi's heart pounded wildly, his breathing grew more rapid, and his eyes fell upon the "jade talisman" in Duan Tianxiong's hand!

"That's it! It must be this Karma supreme treasure on him that can achieve such a level!"

Before, he only had suspicions, but now he was truly certain that Duan Tianxiong indeed possessed such an item!

Looking at the dazed Duan Tianxiong, Zhuge Mingyi sneered in his heart.

"Even at a time like this, he's still pretending!"

But that wasn't the point!

At the thought of the power this supreme treasure might possess—not only passively defending against heavenly machine prying but also actively breaking others' heavenly machine techniques and even directly interfering with the net of Karma.

Zhuge Mingyi felt his blood begin to boil!

"If I can obtain this treasure, whose attainments in the heavenly machine could possibly surpass mine?"

"It might even be possible to use the Dao of Karma to glimpse the legendary Nascent Soul Realm!"

At this moment, the Five Elements True Person, the Qingming Immortal Sect, and Li Daoxuan were all cast to the back of his mind.

Only the jade talisman in Duan Tianxiong's hand, emitting an "alluring" white light, remained in his eyes, and only one thought remained in his mind.

"It's mine! It's all mine!"

..."Well, that guy's probably thinking something like that, right?"

Deep within the Jiling Wasteland, amidst the stone forest.

Lu Ming, who saw everything through the perspective of his dharma body, leisurely stroked his chin, a triumphant smile appearing on his face.

Indeed, all of Zhuge Mingyi's changes were thanks to him.

In truth, he had only done one thing: he had used the karma golden book to sever the connection with Duan Tianxiong, nothing more.

Though this action seemed simple, it was equivalent to removing the portion of "Karma" on Duan Tianxiong that belonged to Lu Ming.

Therefore, on the level of Karma, Duan Tianxiong was naturally no longer the "target" locked by Zhuge Mingyi's secret heavenly machine technique.

Consequently, the various secret techniques and calculations based on this target suddenly became like headless flies.

Without anything to rely on, they naturally backlashed against their master.

"But this way, the misunderstanding will run deep!" Lu Ming thought happily.

After all, in Zhuge Mingyi's eyes right now, Duan Tianxiong's identity was practically confirmed!

If anyone were to doubt the authenticity of this, Zhuge Mingyi would likely get defensive!

"Moreover, now that the heavenly machine concealment is broken, someone surely won't be able to sit still after noticing the commotion here!"

Lu Ming looked toward the general direction of the Qingming Immortal Sect, his gaze profound.

"You have to consider the master before beating the dog, let alone this blatant provocation. I don't believe the Qingming Immortal Sect can endure this!"

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