Chapter 1109: You Really Appeared

At this moment, the focus of everything was gathered at the place of the teleportation array.

Looking from the outside, everything seen was as usual, the array was still there, and the figures of the punishment officer and the Fourth True Monarch were not seen.

Here, it was isolated by the Fourth True Monarch's unique array and the ripples of space-time.

Even if there were still people who could perceive it, those qualified to perceive the abnormality of this place had been notified by the Fourth True Monarch before he arrived, making a proper insurance for his trip.

Therefore, the calmness seen from the outside was all illusory; if someone stepped into this area at this moment, the first thing they would hear in their ears would be the sound of order like heavenly thunder.

And above the array, the Fourth True Monarch's figure had momentum like a rainbow, majesty earth-shattering; where his gaze reached, it seemed that all deviating behaviors had to return to their original trajectory.

The sound emitted became even more substantial, turning into runes shining with silver light, arranged around him, and in an instant, they formed a vast array.

Silver light shone, illuminating this heaven and earth brightly.

Like broad daylight.

This was... Dao Sound becoming Order!

With the operation of the array, with the shining of the light, the Fourth True Monarch's Constitution erupted along with the sound, with the momentum and majesty to suppress everything and reverse everything, falling with a boom.

Like the sea of heaven, suppressing all the earth.

Straight toward... the middle-aged punishment officer.

That kind of overwhelming pressure, and the momentum like a mountain and sea, made the middle-aged punishment officer at this moment like a lonely boat on a raging sea, swaying in the tsunami.

But his eyes did not show the slightest intention of retreating; on the contrary, his fighting spirit was intense, and the huge remnant sword manifested behind him emitted an even sharper aura.

The moment the vast silver magic array fell, blue veins instantly bulged on his face, vaguely forming a ghost face, looking ferocious, strange, and extremely gloomy.

The raised hand, toward the falling array, suddenly released.

In the blink of an eye, the peerless remnant sword behind the middle-aged punishment officer emitted an earth-shattering sword cry; one could see flowing light flowing rapidly on its broken parts, as if replenishing it.

In the blink of an eye, it was complete, and with the punishment officer's hand, it slashed... toward the Heaven Array representing order.

The array and the remnant sword touched each other in heaven and earth in an instant.

The rumbling sound echoed deafeningly.

Although the Order Array was strong, the remnant sword was fiercer, like an outlaw, letting the order shroud it, it slashed through the sky on its own!

Amidst the rumbling, the array shattered, turning into countless fragments and rolling backward.

And the punishment officer's body trembled all over, spraying a large mouthful of blood, and his body was obviously much weaker in this instant, as if life and even his soul were sucked away by that remnant sword.

This was the price of driving the remnant sword.

But at this moment, he clearly couldn't care about these things; taking advantage of the moment the sword broke the Order Array, his body rushed forward fiercely, finally approaching the edge of the array.

Just about to step on it.

But how could the Fourth True Monarch's methods only be these?

Just now, it was just spitting words casually.

At this moment, only the Fourth True Monarch in mid-air could be seen, his expression calm, without the slightest ripple, his right hand raised and waved.

Under this wave, the chains in the eight directions all whistled, and within this heaven and earth, they intertwined, forming an even more vast magic array.

Whether it was the aura, the momentum, the pressure, or the brilliance and complexity, they all far exceeded the former.

This was chains as order.

After appearing at this moment, it went straight toward the punishment officer.

The punishment officer's face changed.

Although he hadn't fought Xing Huanzi, he knew Xing Huanzi was strong; after all, that was the first heaven-favored son of this generation in the Eastern Star Region.

However, being strong to such a degree made his heart surge.

But now there was no other way.

The punishment officer's eyes revealed a fierce glint, his expression twisted, and as the blue veins on his face emerged, the formed ghost face completely replaced his facial features, as if he had changed into another person, and his whole body erupted with a terrifying aura.

Following a low roar, amidst the falling of the array, the punishment officer raised both hands, grabbed the remnant sword behind him, used all his strength, let the remnant sword absorb his life, and slashed toward the array again.

The firmament darkened.

The momentum raised by the remnant sword could be called the peak; the moment it touched the array, the two sides actually had a brief stalemate.

But soon, the sword tip shone, actually piercing through the array.

But... it was only the sword tip.

It was not that the remnant sword was not sharp, but the cultivator holding the sword could not support it himself; at this moment, he sprayed blood, and his body withered rapidly.

And the Fourth True Monarch behind the array had an expression that was calm from beginning to end.

At this moment, he looked coldly at the punishment officer outside the array and waved his hand.

A vast force erupted from the array.

The punishment officer's body shook, and under this great force, his body rolled backward, fell to the ground, and bled from his seven orifices.

The remnant sword in his hand also flew backward uncontrollably and stabbed into the ground, emitting a sword cry that seemed to contain a sense of regret.

Everything ended.

"With such combat power, being able to fight Zhou Zhengli for so many years, it seems that Zhou Zhengli's ability to hide his clumsiness has been practiced to perfection."

The Fourth True Monarch spoke indifferently, his gaze falling on the punishment officer on the ground, and his right hand raised and waved through the air.

No matter how the punishment officer struggled, it was of no avail; his body was captured by this great force and floated in mid-air.

At the same time, chains of order arrived from all directions, completely entangling him.

Even more, Constitution texts transformed from sound flowed over his whole body, forming one brand after another.

"Since you are not honest, then I will strip away the consciousness you used to descend into this world and send you back."

The Fourth True Monarch spoke calmly, and the Constitution of Order erupted.

His Constitution was special, and after coming to this fourth-layer world, he didn't know if it was a reward for being on the side of order, or because the host and his Constitution were of the same origin.

It made him possess the power of shattering!

Using the Constitution of Order to shatter the other party's consciousness.

At this moment, under the eruption, it was like purification.

Suddenly, the middle-aged punishment officer who was bound in mid-air trembled violently, and a shrill wail came from his mouth.

The Constitution of Order wandered in his body, rapidly shattering all traces belonging to the Evil Spirit Child.

This process was not long, and the next moment...

Purification was complete, and consciousness was shattered.

The middle-aged punishment officer died, and his body fell to the ground with a boom.

The iron sword to the side also dissipated at this moment.

This scene made Xing Huanzi's expression, which had not changed, change suddenly.

"My order has no intention of killing; normally, after the Evil Spirit Child's consciousness is driven away and shattered, this person should return to normal, but this person... actually died?"

Xing Huanzi was silent, then looked up into the distance, cold glints appearing in his eyes.

"There is only one explanation."

"This person is the Evil Spirit Child, and also not the Evil Spirit Child!"

"To be precise, this is a person who thought he was the Evil Spirit Child; this cognition was deeply rooted, and the iron sword in his body was real, so it confused the hearing."

"And until death, he thought he was the Evil Spirit Child, so after being driven away, the 'Evil Spirit Child' died, and he also died."

"Because the traces of the Evil Spirit Child that were driven away included him!"

"The real Evil Spirit Child is still there!"

The Fourth True Monarch's face turned gloomy instantly.

There were many people playing chess.

Just like in a pond, there naturally couldn't be only one person fishing.

In this chessboard, Xu Qing was playing chess, the Fourth True Monarch was playing chess, and there were others who were also playing chess.

When cultivation reached their realm, it was often unlikely that there would be people with simple schemes; even if there were, they all used this as a protective color.

It was just on the surface.

Whoever really believed it, then they were not far from death.

But whether it was a conspiracy or an open plot, whether it was playing chess or fishing, there were ways to deal with it.

A cold glint flashed in Xing Huanzi's eyes.

Although not everyone was simple, he could still suppress them all the same.

Even if there were flaws, he had the ability to straighten them out.

Thus, he raised his hand and grabbed toward the place where the iron sword disappeared.

Suddenly, a breath different from order arrived rapidly from there.

This was the breath of the remnant sword, and through this breath, he could instantly lock the position of the owner of the remnant sword and find the real Evil Spirit Child.

It was just that the time this breath existed was not long, and it was continuously dissipating.

"Time is enough; kill him again!"

Killing intent surged in the Fourth True Monarch's eyes; with a sway, he was about to go to the guided place, but at this moment, a sudden change occurred!

Suddenly, heaven and earth changed color.

In the space where the teleportation array was located, a storm appeared in the firmament, and sand and mud emerged from the ground out of thin air, intertwining with the storm, forming... a sandstorm.

It approached in an instant, blocking the Fourth True Monarch from leaving.

The rumbling sound rose earth-shatteringly; the Fourth True Monarch's footsteps paused. He stood in mid-air, his long hair dancing, his clothes hunting, sharp glints appearing in his eyes.

Where he looked, a figure walked out from within the sandstorm that was vast and permeated the entire space.

This person was in a black robe, his face blurred and covered; one could only tell from his figure that he was a man.

But everything could be faked; appearance was hard to explain anything.

"You really appeared."

Gazing at this person, perceiving the unfamiliar breath, a cold glint flashed in the Fourth True Monarch's eyes, and he spoke slowly.

His game originally had two goals: one was to suppress the Evil Spirit Child and correct the chaos, and the other... was to fish out the person behind the scenes who spread the rumors.

The other party targeted himself, so it was highly likely that their Dao was different and they were not on the side of order. In that case... regarding the Evil Spirit Child, if the other party didn't come, then he would succeed in winning back a game.

If they came... they could reveal traces, thereby being locked and verified by him.

This was originally a dilemma for the other party.

It was just that although the other party appeared at this moment, the time was a bit inappropriate; it was precisely when he needed to find the Evil Spirit Child.

Thus, a sharp glint flashed in the Fourth True Monarch's eyes, and his body swayed; he was about to leave this place. He wanted to suppress the Evil Spirit Child first.

After all, the breath of the remnant sword was dissipating, and most importantly, the Evil Spirit Child was clearly also fishing, using that fake body to fish for him.

Thereby obtaining an opportunity to betray the palace while he himself could not immediately straighten it out.

Therefore, time could not be delayed.

But the Fourth True Monarch didn't want to fight, but the man in black in mid-air naturally wouldn't follow his wishes.

Almost the moment the Fourth True Monarch moved, the man in black waved his hand, and suddenly, an earth-shattering rumbling sound came from within the sandstorm in the firmament, and a pair of huge eyes manifested within it.

Those eyes were gray.

They revealed coldness and ruthlessness; the moment they gazed at the Fourth True Monarch...

The Fourth True Monarch's body stiffened.

He clearly felt that the moment he was watched by this gaze, his body was fine, but his own consciousness actually appeared to have a sense of separation, as if it were about to turn into countless sand and mud.

And within each grain, an independent will was appearing.

"A bit interesting..."

The Fourth True Monarch's gaze flashed; his right hand raised and pressed forward, and suddenly, chains flew out of thin air, circling into a vortex before him, and within the vortex, thirteen silver coffins flew out.

These thirteen coffins, some big and some small, erupted with a rich aura of order the moment they appeared.

But they did not open.

It seemed that even if Xing Huanzi inhabited the Fourth True Monarch, with his consciousness, he still couldn't manage it.

This was the real Fourth True Monarch's handiwork!

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I'm going to write the second chapter; there's more tonight! ===== CHAPTER 1112 =====