"Give me the whip."
Gui Ba snatched the whip.
It was severely injured.
It needed something to replenish its strength.
Because it knew.
The energy contained in tiger whip was far less easily absorbed than monkey brain.
Taking monkey brain and tiger whip at the same time would actually be detrimental to Chen Nan's recovery.
"Young Master Chen, I remember you prefer savory flavors, right?" The headless black-tailed monkey carried its own head to Chen Nan, lifted its skullcap, and added some mineral salt.
This scene made everyone's scalp tingle.
After all.
The head was the dwelling place of the soul.
But.
Not only could the black-tailed monkey skillfully lift its own skullcap, but it even stirred it after adding mineral salt.
It was truly a shocking sight.
"Did you think I would give him a chance to recover his strength?"
The Human Emperor charged directly at Chen Nan.
Chen Nan had too many variables.
He was beyond his control.
Therefore.
He had to kill Chen Nan before he recovered.
"Bai Li Ao Tian, do you think I don't exist?"
"In front of me, you want to kill my disciple? Do I have no sense of belonging?"
Without any warning.
Cao Rufeng appeared before Chen Nan.
He was wearing a linen long gown, his hair disheveled.
He looked unkempt.
Like a tramp.
He was still eating a piece of watermelon in his hand.
His cultivation was only at the first level of Immortal Emperor.
But.
His appearance made Bai Li Ao Tian look serious.
If he were to ask who he feared the most in the current Immortal Realm.
It would be Cao Rufeng.
Once a renowned formation master in the Immortal Realm.
His mastery of formations was incredibly profound.
"Master, please step aside."
"He wants to kill me, it's not that easy." Chen Nan put down the monkey's head, his expression grave.
He didn't want to face the Human Emperor.
With Cao Rufeng's strength, it was impossible to defeat the Human Emperor.
Cao Rufeng revealed a faint smile: "Although we are master and disciple, I have never taught you anything."
"I have always wanted to do something for you."
"But I never had the chance."
"Speaking of which, I'm a rather incompetent master."
He said this with a bitter expression.
Then his gaze became firm: "I know the Human Emperor is very powerful."
"I also know I cannot withstand him."
"But, the longer I can resist, the more your strength will recover."
"My mind is made up."
"At this time, do not be emotional."
Chen Nan's face was filled with pain.
If he hadn't consumed a large amount of soul power and physical strength refining the Three Lives Fortune Pill.
If he hadn't consumed a lot of strength traversing the void.
He wouldn't be as weak as he was now.
He wouldn't need his master, Cao Rufeng, to block in front of him to buy time.
The Human Emperor spoke: "Master Cao, I respect you three parts. I hope you will not make a futile sacrifice."
Cao Rufeng ignored him.
He looked up at the sky and said: "I have always wondered, what is the ultimate secret of formations?"
"What is the destination for a formation master?"
"Is it really as written after drinking?"
"Using all living beings in heaven and earth as the formation base?"
"Using mountains and rivers as the formation base?"
"Using the stars in the sky as the formation base?"
"Perhaps it is possible."
"But doing so comes at too great a cost."
"It is easy to harm the innocent."
"Therefore."
"In my opinion."
"The ultimate destination for a formation master should be to become the formation base."
As he finished speaking.
The immortal energy within him slowly overflowed.
His life force was burning.
Making him a brilliant star in the night sky.
"Madman, if there is a next life, we will still be brothers." King Wu's voice choked with emotion, tears streaming down his face.
He understood Cao Rufeng's situation better than anyone.
If it weren't for Chen Nan.
Cao Rufeng would have left this world long ago.
But ever since he took Chen Nan as his disciple.
It solidified his will to live.
Although Chen Nan's attainments in formations far surpassed his.
Cao Rufeng had studied formations for tens of thousands of years.
His experience and comprehension were not something Chen Nan could compare to.
Of course.
He had long foreseen this battle.
So he had been holding on.
Just to do something for Chen Nan.
"I was born for formations."
"I will eventually become a formation."
"This is my destiny."
"My good fortune."
Cao Rufeng looked back at the tearful King Wu.
And gave him a faint smile.
They had been close friends for many years.
Even without words, a smile carried too much meaning.
Then he fixed his gaze on Chen Nan, revealing a mouth full of yellow teeth with a grin: "Your achievements in formations are truly not necessarily higher than mine."
As he spoke.
His figure vanished into the heavens and earth.
A cage formed by his soul power imprisoned the Human Emperor deep within the sky.
The cage shook in the air.
And erupted with dazzling light.
Causing the Human Emperor to cry out in agony: "Madman, you are a damned madman!"
"Damn it, get out of my mind!"
"Get out!"
The Human Emperor roared.
In his past and present lives.
He had never endured such intense pain.
"Master, farewell!"
Chen Nan's tears flowed freely.
He knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to the cage in the sky.
Everyone else was also shocked by Cao Rufeng's actions.
They never expected him to transform into a formation to resist the Human Emperor.
His actions were admirable.
Of course.
No one felt Cao Rufeng's actions were too regrettable.
Because he said.
This was his good fortune.
This was his best destination.
Chen Nan swallowed all the monkey brain.
The energy contained within the monkey brain rapidly restored his soul power and physical strength.
But even so.
It would take at least the time it takes an incense stick to burn to recover to peak condition.
However.
Could his master hold on that long?
Boom boom boom!
The Human Emperor used the Law of Annihilation to destroy the formation set up by Cao Rufeng's soul power.
Although it was not successful.
The light of the cage also weakened with the passage of time.
Of course.
The Human Emperor was not faring well either.
Pale golden blood flowed from his seven orifices.
It looked terrifying.
"Your Majesty, is there really no other way?" Chen Jin looked at Yan Guang with great anxiety.
Yan Guang shook his head: "The Human Emperor's strength is too terrifying."
"Even if we all attacked together, we couldn't kill him."
"Especially the law of time he controls, which is far more terrifying than the law of annihilation."
Using the power of others to suppress others.
Who could resist such a technique?
Boom!
Accompanied by the Human Emperor's fatal strike.
The cage transformed by Cao Rufeng disappeared into the heavens and earth under everyone's uneasy gaze.
He had burned his life force.
And entered the formation with his own body.
But he still couldn't trap Chen Nan.
"Chen Nan, now, who else can fight for you?"
"Who else is qualified to fight this Emperor?"
The Human Emperor's hair bristled with rage.
He unleashed a terrifying aura.
Even the vast river of stars seemed to tremble.
"I, perhaps, can fight you!"
A black Golden Crow soared into the sky, its body engulfed in crimson flames.
The Human Emperor's eyes flickered with disdain: "Just a Golden Crow descendant with impure blood, how dare you fight this Emperor?"
As he spoke.
He transformed his finger into a sword.
Brilliant sword energy tore through the sky, piercing through the black flames.
And splitting it in two.
As an eighth-level demon emperor.
Hei Yan's strength was formidable.
But facing the Supreme of the Immortal Realm.
It couldn't even withstand a casual strike.
"Father, why didn't you dodge?" Chen Jin cried out in distress.
"Father can't stop the Human Emperor, but you can." Hei Yan smiled, his soul power burning, and entered Chen Jin's body.
He wanted to use his soul to activate his son's bloodline talent.
And help him evolve into a true Golden Crow!