Chapter 1887: Chapter 1883: Four Symbols Mother-Child Formation

Shao Wuchou and the others also took their stances, watching Tang Ming vigilantly.

"Idiot! Don’t flaunt your ignorance here, it’s embarrassing."

Tang Ming rolled his eyes and looked at Zhuge Guang, who hadn’t spoken: "Know-it-all, you should know what Sun Addiction Gu is, right?"

Everyone looked at Zhuge Guang, who squinted his eyes as a gentle silver light flickered around him.

Moments later, Zhuge Qing’s face changed drastically: "Damn, actually poisoned."

"No way!"

Shao Wuchou and the others were bewildered, having prepared for this operation specifically against potent toxins, had top-notch poison resistance—how could they be poisoned so easily?

"Hehe, this is the price of your lust; those women last night were all Poison Widows."

Tang Ming laughed smugly.

"The bastard dared to poison us; everyone, let’s cripple him and make him hand over the antidote."

Bai Shengqi growled through gritted teeth.

"It’s not related to him."

Zhuge Guang quickly interjected, explaining: "Sun Addiction Gu is a sinister poisonous insect planted in the body of a virgin..."

Then Zhuge Guang explained the details of the Sun Addiction Gu, concluding: "Even a high-level Martial General poisoned by Sun Addiction Gu will inevitably die. There’s no antidote; only a master of Poison Skill cultivation can use their Poison Skill as bait to concentrate the poison in the victim’s body in one place and extract it, offering a sliver of hope."

"Indeed, indeed, worthy of a person from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, truly knowledgeable."

Tang Ming nodded repeatedly, arrogantly pointing to his face: "I am the one who can help detoxify you. However, in this environment, detoxification is not possible. I can only offer a medication to prevent the people of Netherworld Road from triggering the Sun Addiction Gu within you—is that useful?"

"Then give me the antidote quickly."

Bai Shengqi urged impatiently once more.

Everyone else looked displeased. Although Tang Ming said he could detoxify, he wasn’t doing it now, meaning he’d control the following actions.

Tang Ming then distributed the antidote to everyone and adjusted his clothes: "Now, can we discuss who will be the leader?"

"You..."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked disgusted.

At this juncture, naturally, everyone would have to follow Tang Ming’s orders, relying on him to save their lives.

"In that case, let the leadership of this alliance be yours."

Zhuge Guang sighed, his eyes calm.

No one else had objections; only Bai Shengqi’s face turned ashen, unsure of how to refute.

"Since you’ve taken the temporary antidote, find a Poison Cultivator to detoxify after this is over."

This was the common thought of Zhuge Guang and the others.

Despite the temporary submission, no one would actually give up on dealing with the Ancient Poison Crystal Core because of this; they just confirmed the alliance’s establishment.

"Indeed, indeed, since no one disagrees, discuss how to solve the current problem?"

Seeing no objections, Tang Ming ordered smugly.

"Humph, as a leader, shouldn’t you be the one figuring it out?"

Bai Shengqi grumbled displeased.

"Hehe, have you seen any leader personally handle everything? I’m obviously commanding from behind the scenes."

Tang Ming chuckled coldly, "What are we doing about Zhuge Guang now?"

"Huff, huff, huff, first figure out what’s happening here."

Zhuge Qing took a deep breath, turning to Shao Wuchou: "Attack the Ancient Poison Crystal Core from a distance first; if destroyed from afar, we won’t need to risk getting close."

"Alright!"

Shao Wuchou didn’t hesitate, raised his gun, and shot at the Ancient Poison Crystal Core.

The Dragon Group and Heavenly Mechanism Sect share the same mission: maintain world peace, protect the people, so both want to destroy the Ancient Poison Crystal Core.

"Hey..."

The others, including Tang Ming, were taken aback by Shao Wuchou shooting so decisively, intending to claim it instead.

"Bang!"

A loud noise erupted; a golden light burst from the barrel, flying like lightning toward the hovering Ancient Poison Crystal Core.

Tang Ming and the others tensed up, feeling complicated emotions, hoping the Ancient Poison Crystal Core wouldn’t be destroyed.

"Buzz!"

As the golden light neared the Ancient Poison Crystal Core, a pale red Energy Shield appeared out of nowhere, blocking the light.

The group watched as the golden bullet causing air turbulence hung in the air against the shield, then slowly fell to the ground.

"Damn! Even the Gang-breaking Bullet doesn’t work; what is that thing?"

Shao Wuchou cursed in frustration.

"That’s formation protection."

Zhuge Guang eyed the surroundings of the Ancient River Crystal Core, calculating with his fingers, "It seems remote destruction is impossible; we must approach, but I haven’t figured it all out—need someone to probe."

"I’ll go."

Hua Yingjie and Bai Shengqi spoke simultaneously; then the two controlled some monsters entering the square.

These monsters dared not cross the line, but Hua Yingjie and Bai Shengqi had other powerful monsters toss smaller ones past the line...

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."

Whenever a monster entered the line, the square emitted a mass of black light killing the intruders.

"It comes from those four pillars."

After sacrificing dozens of monsters, Tang Ming and the others figured the attackers were the four pillars surrounding the Ancient Poison Crystal Core, carved with various fierce figures.

"Got it."

At this moment, Zhuge Guang suddenly halted his calculations.

"What’s going on?"

Everyone looked expectantly at Zhuge Guang.

"It’s the Four Symbols Mother-Child Formation, a powerful attack-and-defense formation."

Zhuge Guang smiled faintly, explaining: "Composed of three parts: the Inner Ring Defense Formation, Outer Ring Attack Formation, and Four Symbols Pillars."

"Uh, can you make it simpler?"

Hua Yingjie hesitated, looking at Zhuge Guang, completely clueless.

"Simply put, the shield that blocked the Gang-breaking Bullet was the Inner Ring Defense Formation, with formidable defensive abilities. We are at the edge of the Outer Ring Attack Formation, and those four stone pillars are the Four Symbols Pillars."

Zhuge Guang thought for a moment, then pointed while introducing: "The four pillars store immense energy, capable of attacking intruders entering the Outer Ring Attack Formation and providing energy for the Defensive Array."

"Don’t explain anything, just tell us how to crack the formation."

Shao Wuchou urged impatiently.

"The only way to crack the formation is to destroy those four pillars..."

"Oh, it’s the Four Symbols Mother-Child Formation, a passive formation; with enough speed, we can dodge attacks and destroy the pillars."

Tang Xinhai smiled coldly, suddenly stamped his foot, transforming into a shadow rushing into the square.