In the midst of the purple-golden whirlpool, hidden currents of wind and thunder surged.
At the very bottom of the funnel-like energy whirlpool was the somewhat panicked figure of Xuanhuangâs evil thoughts.
Images of different living beingsâ faces flashed rapidly through the whirlpool of wind and thunder, tearing at Xuanhuangâs evil thoughts like a hurricane.
Thus, its body gradually became twisted and obscure.
"I am Xuanhuang Heaven Path! The father and mother of you cultivators! How dare you treat me this way!"
"Again! Once again! All you humans should die!"
Xuanhuangâs evil thoughts roared.
Not choosing to sit and wait for death, the appearance originally similar to Mr. Bai finally revealed its true form.
Its body inflated like a balloon and in a blink formed a monstrous and terrifying creature covered in blue and purple lumps. Even more chilling was the fact that Xuanhuangâs facial features had disappeared. Or rather, the numerous shadows swiftly moving across its shell now served as its multiple faces!
The expressions varied, but none displayed any positive emotions. Madness, hatred, despair, brutality...
All of the darkest, most twisted parts of living beings were undoubtedly displayed on Xuanhuangâs body.
A substance-like black energy surged out from inside it, shooting up into the sky, directly confronting the rotating force of the purple-golden whirlpool.
In the silent clash, there was a slight pause in Saint Emperor Li Pingâs Cosmic Grinding Disk.
Li Ping noticed that about one-third of the faces of the evil fixation were staring directly at him.
"Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! Die!"
A sharp curse burst forth, sweeping over him.
The three cultivators protecting Li Ping all frowned slightly at that moment.
On the empty face of Saint Emperor Li Ping, influenced by the evil thoughts, vague facial features started to appear.
Countless blue and purple lumps in the form of tentacles stretched out from the monstrous shell of Xuanhuangâs evil thoughts, wildly flailing and attempting to break free from the Array of the Ten Thousand Spirits.
However, could this exceptional Great Array, the epitome of the Dissociation Discâs derivation, be so easily breached?
After a brief pause, the purple-golden whirlpool slowly began to turn again.
The sound of roaring wind and thunder was even stronger than before.
Moreover, human prayers emanated from within, resonating to form a unique rhythm that forcefully suppressed Xuanhuangâs earth-shattering roar.
"Evil will ultimately not triumph over justice."
"Look at you now. Do you even deserve to be called âXuanhuang Heaven Pathâ?"
Li Pingâs mild voice, tinged with a hint of mockery, penetrated the noise of the clash and reached Xuanhuangâs ears.
"Damn it! Who caused this?!"
After a moment of stupor, it completely erupted in rage.
Evidently, even Xuanhuangâs evil thoughts struggled to accept its current plight.
The body suppressed by the Cosmic Grinding Disk suddenly showed signs of a vigorous struggle and resistance.
Li Ping, however, simply nodded slightly. While continually provoking Xuanhuangâs evil thoughts with his words, he focused on managing the Formation of Ten Thousand Spirits of Heaven and Earth.
Extracting fragments from Xuanhuangâs body, he absorbed them into himself through the whirlpool.
Negative emotions flowed into Li Pingâs consciousness like a trickle.
The three protectors, seeing this, couldnât help feeling tense.
Being within the Great Array, they could more clearly sense its terrifying power.
After being sealed for thousands of years, it was still a part of this worldâs Heavenly Dao. Yet in front of this Array Technique, it seemed to have no means of resistance whatsoever.
Even the preparations of the three were rendered useless. They merely needed to watch Saint Emperor Li Pingâs performance.
The more formidable the Array Technique appeared, the more uncontrollable their worries became.
If Saint Emperor were to be influenced by the evil thoughts and lose control...
It might lead to a disaster far worse than Xuanhuangâs evil thoughts breaking free.
Even though they had great confidence in the Saint Emperorâs strength, they still felt nervous at the moment.
After all, they were still within the Array.
"Thereâs no need to worry, I am fine." Li Ping seemingly noticed their emotional fluctuations and calmly explained through a psychic message.
Not to mention Li Pingâs own formidable will, just the blessing of the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra alone ensured that his personality would not be twisted by Xuanhuangâs evil thoughts. Not to mention, he was not swallowing it whole violently, but using the Cosmic Grinding Disk to slowly crush Xuanhuangâs evil thoughts, gradually absorbing them and minimizing side effects.
"Furthermore, the collective will of the billions of Enlightened People is anchoring me."
"Billions of spirits can refine the spirit. This is just a part of the original Xuanhuang Heaven Path, how could it possibly affect me?"
Li Pingâs mind remained clear.
His greater challenge at the moment was not so much dealing with the "evil thoughts" as digesting the intricate chaotic memories within the opponentâs body.
Although most were blurred by thousands of years of twisted despair,
these fragmented memories were deeply embedded in its consciousness. Now, as its body was dismembered, they flowed into Li Pingâs Spirit Consciousness.
Scenes of disjointed fragments rapidly flashed through Li Pingâs Spirit Consciousness.
Most were too indistinct to make out any details.
Only one segment of the scene kept recurring.
Clearly, this was a memory that had deeply impacted Xuanhuangâs evil thoughts. Over the years of its seal, it had repeatedly played out in its mind.
In the boundless Dark Void.
A swiftly moving figure suddenly stopped.
"Why arenât you moving?"
The voice in the memory asked.