430: Chapter 430 The Plan Begins

It didn't take long for Nie Ning to acquire quite a few good things while picking and choosing.

After all, this was the collection of a Tier 7 Transcendent; the amount of good stuff was simply outrageous.

Even the few Transcendents who were originally fighting the shadow creatures were so distracted by the sight of those rare treasures that they were torn to pieces by the shadow creatures.

Nie Ning was speechless at this; if you dare to let your guard down at a time like this, who will die if not you?

By the time Nie Ning finished selecting his items, Soul Bone King had already prepared the spiritual enhancement array.

"Next, I will have two 7th-Rank Wizards assist you to boost your Spiritual Power to the Seventh-rank level for a short time. This should allow you to briefly control the Corruptor you mentioned."

Soul Bone King explained, pointing to the array on the ground that was emitting a faint purple light.

In reality, apart from Nie Ning, no one else had ever seen the Human-Faced Balloon, and they had previously even assumed it was the gray mist released by the Jerky Bear Head.

Nie Ning looked at the people still dealing with the shadows and then nodded, "Then let's get started immediately."

At this moment, two wizards stepped out from the Black-Robed Person faction, which was exactly what Nie Ning had specifically requested.

If it were anyone else, for the sake of safety, they would definitely have asked people from Yishi Mansion to help to avoid any mishaps.

But Nie Ning chose to do the opposite.

The reason was simple: if he were double-crossed, or if the situation changed, he could forcibly inject the Power of Corruption into these two people.

Even if he couldn't take them out, he would make them turn on each other.

...

Everything was ready; Nie Ning held the Soul-Avoiding Bead in his hand and sat in the middle of the array.

As the array was activated, Nie Ning's consciousness seemed to fly up, and in an instant, he had arrived outside the barrier.

In Nie Ning's vision, the whole world seemed filled with malice, giving him an inexplicable feeling that danger lurked at every step.

Nie Ning knew this was his own defense mechanism taking effect.

The Power of Corruption was lethal poison to anyone, and while his mental resistance was very high, it was not enough to deal with such intense Power of Corruption.

Without further delay, Nie Ning began to sense the presence of the Human-Faced Balloon by following the gray mist.

With the enhancement of the array, Nie Ning's Spiritual Power began to climb steadily, soon reaching a level comparable to Tier 7.

'Found it!'

In an instant, Nie Ning sensed the presence of the Human-Faced Balloon.

It was on a high ground about ten miles away from them.

At the same time, a massive surge of the Power of Corruption invaded his sea of consciousness.

The Exquisite Ten-Element Illusion Extinction Array Map began to rotate slowly, suppressing the speed at which the Power of Corruption eroded his soul.

The Soul-Avoiding Bead could ensure his mind remained clear, preventing him from being influenced or twisted by the Power of Corruption in the short term.

Nie Ning steadied his mind and then attempted to control the Human-Faced Balloon.

Perhaps because it lacked its own will, controlling it was not as difficult as he had imagined.

The only problem was the Power of Corruption; connecting with it also subjected Nie Ning to intense Corruption, and the bizarre Power of Corruption was even more violent.

At this moment, the Human-Faced Balloon had grown to an extremely massive size, lying quietly on the ground like a giant oval red egg.

The giant red egg rose and fell, as if it were breathing, which also made the surrounding mist even denser.

After confirming that he could drive the Human-Faced Balloon, Nie Ning opened his eyes, looked at the group of Tier 7 Transcendents, and nodded to signal that everyone could move.

The group of Tier 7 Transcendents did not delay and, according to the pre-arranged plan, passed through the barrier and rushed upward.

The remaining people began to clear out the shadows within the barrier.

The people from Yishi Mansion did not participate in the battle; instead, they pooled their own power into the Old Witch.

Enhanced by the power of the group, the Old Witch's appearance began to change, transforming from a wrinkled old woman into a fair-skinned young girl.

However, the people of Yishi Mansion knew this was only temporary; it was the price of their lives to temporarily raise their power to its peak.

In fact, the Old Witch had already been seriously injured in the previous battle.

Therefore, she prepared to fight for a sliver of hope for the others while attempting to destroy the Jerky Bear Head.

Because as long as the Jerky Bear Head existed, this area would one day turn into a land of nothingness.

This was the territory of Yishi Mansion, and she hoped to contribute her final strength, perhaps one day Yishi Mansion could return here and reach its peak once more.

...

Under the control of the Old Witch, the pocket watch floated slowly into mid-air, then revealed a huge phantom of a clock.

Immediately after, the five elements exorcism banner grew larger and flew to the center of the pocket watch's phantom.

Enhanced by several Tier 7 Transcendents, terrifying energy was injected into the two treasures.

However, due to the interference of the Jerky Bear Head and the gray mist, they still struggled to activate the Teleportation Star Ring above the camp.

...

Just as the people from Yishi Mansion were driving the treasures, the Black-Robed Person had also arrived near the Jerky Bear Head.

Gazing at that eerie figure in the darkness, the group of Black-Robed Person felt extremely anxious.

Although they were very unwilling to come here to lure the Jerky Bear Head, the situation was stronger than the people; they were the disadvantaged side here.

They had no treasures on them to open the Star Ring, nor could they control the Corruptor like Nie Ning.

If they didn't come out to lure the Jerky Bear Head, then everyone could only wait for death inside the barrier.

While the risk of coming out was great, overall there was still a sliver of hope, and besides, it wasn't as if none of their people were left in the barrier.

Several Black-Robed Person exchanged glances, feeling the increasingly powerful pressure and the Power of Corruption that was so intense it caused physical discomfort.

Without much hesitation, everyone began to attack the Jerky Bear Head floating in mid-air.

Under the illumination of the witchcraft light, a huge semi-transparent bear head floated in mid-air, with black tides surging around it, and beneath its feet was a massive black tree a thousand meters tall.

The black tree was covered with human heads.

These people all had their eyes closed, as if they were sleeping.

The moment the Black-Robed Person launched their attack, it seemed to trigger some switch, and the human heads on the black tree suddenly opened their eyes.

The faces of the heads began to twist, their eyes filled with pain and despair, and they emitted shrill wails from their mouths.

And those sounds connected together, actually forming a bizarre sound barrier, blocking all the attacks of the Transcendents.

Afterward, they tried several times, but no one could break through the sound barrier to injure the Jerky Bear Head.

In this way, they were completely unable to activate the Star Ring.

Seeing that this was not a solution, one of the Black-Robed Person had a grave expression.

Now the Jerky Bear Head seemed to be sleeping, and they had to lure it away before the Jerky Bear Head completed its transformation.

"Prepare to use the Lightning Light Fiend!"

Upon hearing this, the others were all shocked.

The Lightning Light Fiend was an extremely special treasure of heaven and earth, a natural object that required no forging or refinement.

Combined with a special attack technique, it could unleash a terrifying lightning fiend attack.

The only drawback was that the user was easily susceptible to backlash; if not controlled well, it would lead to a situation where one injured oneself before injuring the enemy.