The Legend of the Princess' Counterattack

Chapter 553: The Mystery of the Formation

Yun Yao's figure shuttled through the blood mist like a ghost, stepping on the heads of the corpses with every step, rushing towards the eye of the formation that determined life and death. She had only one belief in her heart: break the formation, save the sect, and find out the truth! At this moment, her spiritual power surged, and the Xuanbing Sword hummed, as if echoing the master's determination.

When she was close to the center of the formation, Yun Yao suddenly stopped and gasped at the sight before her. She saw seven bronze tripods standing in a staggered manner, with faint lights flickering inside. In each ray of light, a fragment of memory was suspended, like a mysterious key of time, quietly telling the past. Yun Yao's eyes swept over them and were instantly gripped by the images in the fragments.

In one of the fragments, there is a laboratory full of precision instruments. A huge starry sky projection shines on the ceiling. That is where she spent countless days and nights studying in her previous life as Su Yao. There, she once dreamed of changing the world and tried to use the power of science and technology to break through the difficulties of mankind. Then, another fragment showed the scene of her mother before her death. She looked haggard but her eyes were firm. She trembled and stuffed a warm jade pendant into Su Yao's hand, as if entrusting her lifelong expectations and secrets. In another fragment, the figure of a man in a black robe frequently appeared. He always appeared in Su Yao's dreams at critical moments, but every time when she reached out to touch him, he disappeared like smoke, leaving her with a heart full of regret and doubt.

Yun Yao subconsciously raised her hand and lightly touched her forehead with her fingertips. The system mark there was burning hot. The system that usually chattered non-stop was now unusually silent, as if it was also hit by the sudden torrent of memories and fell into a short downtime. She was full of entanglements. On the one hand, she was eager to know the truth hidden behind these fragments, which might be related to her past life, cause and effect, and fate; on the other hand, the crisis of Qinglan Sect was like a sword hanging high in the air, which could cut off all hope at any time, and she could not afford to delay for a moment.

Just as Yun Yao was stunned, Chu Mochen's shout pierced through the blood mist: "Be careful! Liu Yan'er has set up a mind-demon magic array in the cauldron!" Before his voice fell, a stream of black water gushed out of the seventh cauldron, like an evil beast that chooses its prey, and instantly dragged Yun Yao into an endless dark abyss.

In the darkness, the shrill cries pierced her eardrums like sharp arrows: "My lady, they say you are a witch and they want to burn you to death--" That was Xiao Cui's voice, revealing endless despair and helplessness. Yun Yao's mind trembled suddenly, as if her soul was being grabbed tightly. The scenes of her past interactions with Xiao Cui flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern: the tenderness of Xiao Cui when she combed her hair, the determination when she blocked the knife for her, the innocence when they laughed together... Every scene was as painful as if it was carved by a knife.

"No, I can't be trapped!" Yun Yao gritted her teeth and bit her tongue, and the bloody smell instantly filled her mouth. In this desperate situation, she suddenly had an idea and sang modern rock music with the rhythm of "Rebirth". This seemingly absurd combination was like a strange light that tore open a corner of the darkness. In an instant, a crack appeared in the darkness, and light penetrated. Then Liu Yan'er's hideous face emerged, and she roared: "How dare you use mundane things to blaspheme the ancient formation!" Her eyes were full of shock, anger and unwillingness.

Yun Yao snorted coldly, her eyes sharp as torches: "Liu Yan'er, today is the day you die!" After that, she swung the Xuanbing Sword in her hand, the sound of the sword echoed through the dark space, and rushed towards the gap.

As soon as she rushed out of the darkness, Yun Yao felt a strong smell of blood coming towards her. Looking closely, she saw that Liu Yan'er was surrounded by demonic energy, dancing with both hands, controlling the blood-colored whip. Wherever the whip tip touched, the space seemed to be torn apart, making a "sizzling" sound.

"Yun Yao, do you think you can easily escape from my grasp?" Liu Yan'er laughed wildly, with madness and pride in her laughter. "I carefully prepared this Heart Demon Illusion Formation, specially for you, a girl who doesn't know how to live or die!"

Yun Yao tightened the hilt of the sword in her hand and sneered, "You are such a sinister and cunning person. Today I will seek justice for the Qinglan Sect and avenge Xiao Cui!" After that, she flashed and approached Liu Yan'er like lightning. The Xuanbing Sword was wrapped in a biting chill and pierced the other's throat.

Seeing this, Liu Yan'er was not in a hurry. She swung the long whip in her hand, and the whip was instantly wrapped with a layer of strange blood light, and it collided fiercely with the Xuanbing Sword. With a loud "ding" sound, sparks flew, and Yun Yao felt a huge force coming, her palms were numb, and the whole person was shocked and stepped back several steps.

"Humph, you think you can kill me with your ability?" Liu Yan'er sneered, "I have taken the forbidden medicine of the Blood Demon Sect, which has greatly increased my strength. Now I have reached the Spiritual Transformation Stage. What can you use to fight me?"

Yun Yao steadied herself and thought to herself: A head-on fight won't work, I have to find another flaw. She looked around and found that although the bronze tripods were controlled by Liu Yan'er, the key to the formation must still be inside the tripods. Thinking of this, her eyes focused, she tapped the ground with her toes, and rushed towards the bronze tripod again.

Liu Yan'er was not willing to give up, she swung her long whip, drawing a blood arc in the air, and chased Yun Yao like a python. Yun Yao dodged sideways, and the long whip brushed past the corner of her clothes, bringing up a piece of clothing debris.

"Want to get close to the center of the formation? Not that easy!" Liu Yan'er shouted angrily, and the hand gestures changed. The seven bronze tripods began to shake violently as if they were living things. The light inside the tripod flickered, and the images of the memory fragments became increasingly blurred, as if they would disappear at any time.

Yun Yao was extremely anxious, as she knew that once these memory fragments were destroyed, not only would her clues to her past be cut off, but the Qinglan Sect would also be completely doomed. She gritted her teeth, and the spiritual power in her body circulated wildly, pouring all of it into the Xuanbing Sword. The sword shone brightly, like a cold moon.

"Hold it!" Yun Yao shouted, and thrust the long sword in her hand towards the nearest bronze tripod. When the sword reached the tripod, there was a dull sound, and the bronze tripod actually stopped shaking, and the light inside the tripod also stabilized a little.

Seeing this, Liu Yan'er's eyes flashed with panic, but it was quickly covered up by madness. She controlled the long whip, changed the direction, and whipped Yun Yao's back fiercely. Yun Yao seemed to sense something, and dodged to the side. The long whip hit the ground, instantly raising a cloud of dust and gravel.

At this time, Chu Mochen also broke through the blood mist and rushed to the center of the formation. He saw Yun Yao being attacked by Liu Yan'er, and he was extremely anxious. He swung the Dragon Roar Sword and a sharp sword energy slashed towards Liu Yan'er.

Liu Yan'er felt the sword energy behind her and had to turn around to resist. She swung her long whip, colliding with the sword energy, making a loud bang. Taking advantage of this gap, Yun Yao made a series of moves and stabilized several bronze tripods.

"You two dogs, neither of you will leave alive today!" Liu Yan'er was furious, veins bulging on her face. She pushed the power of the Blood Evil Sect's forbidden medicine to the extreme, and the demonic energy around her burned like a black flame.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen looked at each other, and saw determination and resoluteness in each other's eyes. The two stood side by side, blending their spiritual powers, ready to meet Liu Yan'er's crazy counterattack.

“Come on, today is the day of your destruction!” Yun Yao shouted, raising the Xuanbing Sword and Chu Mochen’s Longyin Sword at the same time. One ice and one fire, the two extreme powers intertwined in the air and swept towards Liu Yan’er…

Just as the two sides were about to collide, Yun Yao suddenly caught a glimpse of a subtle light flashing in a bronze tripod behind Liu Yan'er, as if hiding some crucial secret. The light flashed and disappeared, but it was like a ray of dawn, illuminating her chaotic thoughts.

"Could it be... that the key is in that tripod?" Yun Yao's heart moved, and without giving it any thought, she moved as fast as lightning, and the moment she passed by Liu Yan'er, she rushed towards the suspicious bronze tripod.

Liu Yan'er noticed Yun Yao's intention, her face changed drastically, and she wanted to turn around to stop him, but was tightly entangled by Chu Mochen's sword energy. "Yun Yao, you dare!" She screamed, with a strong sense of fear in her voice.

Yun Yao seemed to have not heard anything, and in the blink of an eye she rushed to the bronze tripod. She looked closely and saw a bead emitting strange light looming in the depths of the light inside the tripod, surrounded by some ancient runes, as if telling a long-standing secret.

"Could this be..." Yun Yao muttered to herself and reached out to grab the bead.

Just as her fingertips were about to touch the bead, a powerful force surged out from the cauldron, like an invisible barrier, and bounced her hand back. At the same time, the surrounding space seemed to be distorted, and countless phantoms emerged, all of which were the most horrifying and guilty scenes in her past and present lives.

There is a scene where she encounters experimental failure in the laboratory and is blamed by everyone; there is a desperate scene where she is powerless before her mother dies; there is also a miserable scene where Xiao Cui suffers in the Blood Demon Sect and calls for her help, but she is still not there...

Yun Yao's eyes instantly became blurry, as if she was trapped in an endless nightmare. Her body trembled slightly, her steps staggered, and she almost fell to the ground.

Seeing Yun Yao trapped, Liu Yan'er burst into laughter: "This is the real power of the Heart Demon Illusion Formation. Once you are trapped, you will be devoured by your own heart demon. Yun Yao, just accept your fate!"

However, Yun Yao was not someone who would be easily defeated. She bit the tip of her tongue hard, and the severe pain instantly sobered her up. "No, these are all fake. I can't be controlled by my inner demon!" She roared in her heart.

She closed her eyes, cleared her mind of distracting thoughts, and recalled every moment she had spent with Chu Mochen, the warmth, the trust, and the courage they had to face difficulties together... Gradually, her mood calmed down, and the spiritual energy in her body began to flow smoothly again.

Yun Yao slowly opened her eyes, and the light in her eyes was bright, like the light of dawn. She took a deep breath, swung the Xuanbing Sword in her hand, and a sharp sword energy slashed at the phantoms around her. Under the impact of the sword energy, the phantoms dissipated like bubbles.

"Liu Yan'er, your conspiracy will never succeed!" Yun Yao shouted, and reached out to the bead in the bronze tripod again. This time, her hand successfully passed through the barrier and held the mysterious bead.

The moment she grasped the bead, a tremendous force surged into her body, and it was as if a thunder exploded in her mind. Countless fragments of memory poured in like a tide, filling the many gaps in her memory of her past life.

She saw the complete process of developing the quantum shuttle when she was Su Yao. It was the result of countless days and nights of hard work and the result of the hard work of all the team members. She saw more warm scenes of her time with her mother. Her mother taught her knowledge step by step and told her to have great love and change the world with technology. She also saw the true face of the man in black robe. He turned out to be a senior of the Spacetime Administration who had given her guidance and help at a critical moment.

Yun Yao was immersed in this torrent of memories, and it seemed like a very long time had passed. When she woke up again, she found that her spiritual power had transformed, becoming more powerful and purer.

At this time, Chu Mochen also got rid of Liu Yan'er's entanglement and rushed to her side. "Yun Yao, are you okay?" He asked with concern, his eyes full of worry.

Yun Yao smiled slightly and shook her head: "I'm fine, and... I found the key to breaking the formation." After that, she showed the beads in her hand to Chu Mochen.

A hint of surprise flashed in Chu Mochen's eyes: "Great, let's break the formation quickly!"

The two joined hands, fused the power of the beads with their own spiritual power, and attacked the core of the formation. Seeing this, Liu Yan'er wanted to stop them, but she was already powerless.

With the power of the beads, the defense of the array center was like paper, and was broken in an instant. With a loud bang, the light of the array center became brighter, like a scorching sun rising, dispersing the blood mist around it.

The Qinglan Sect's mountain protection formation also slowly returned to normal, the head master was rescued, and the disciples cheered. However, under the impact of the light, Liu Yan'er vomited blood, and her body flew backwards like a kite with a broken string, and fell heavily to the ground, barely breathing.

Yun Yao and Chu Mochen smiled at each other. This life-and-death crisis was finally resolved by them working together. But they both knew that greater challenges were still ahead. The mystery of their life experience, the secrets of time and space, the covetousness of various forces... all weighed on their hearts like heavy rocks. However, as long as the two of them worked together, they would have the courage to face all the unknowns and explore the endless truth...