Chapter 762: Nine-Pin Spirit Array (5,000 Characters)

Youtianhuang and the other three had long been cursing inwardly—originally agreed that the four of them would lure out the Soul Sect's elites, then buy time for Zhu Ye to set up a powerful Spirit Array to net everyone in one go.

After all, this was an ambush, and setting up a Spirit Array takes time—the more powerful the Array, the longer it takes—but this was taking far too long.

Roar!! Zhu Kun's bloodline surged; with a sweep of his hand, space twisted violently, and a colossal dragon woven from countless Space Turbulences emerged from Space, the SpaceDragon roaring incessantly, charging wildly across the sky, sending the disciples of the Four Sects tumbling and crashing, shattering the Ancient Ship and Blood Clouds.

"Kill!!"

Even though the disciples of the Four Sects couldn't match Zhu Kun, they still clung desperately, their entire force uniting to launch wave after wave of assaults, wave after wave of defenses against Zhu Kun's onslaught.

"Enough!" Blood Corpse Cloud, Sect Master of the Corpse Mist Sect, watched as his disciples were shredded by the terrifying Space Turbulences—two Elder-level Supremes failed to escape, their Supreme Bodies and Supreme Seas ground to dust; these were Supremes, each requiring countless resources to cultivate, and his heart bled.

A crisp hum sounded; as he spoke, Blood Corpse Cloud activated his Supreme Body, and instantly, the crimson Supreme behind him melted away—all the blood, spirit, and soul of the slain disciples of the Four Sects surged like rivers into the crimson Supreme Body, coalescing into a massive BloodSun!

This BloodSun burned with the heat of a true sun.

"Supreme Body Divine Technique! BloodSun!"

As Blood Corpse Cloud roared, the crimson sun behind him transformed into a colossal flame vortex.

A series of soft hums echoed; now, as if a second sun had appeared in the heavens, beams of sunlight, thin as threads, spilled from the flame vortex like flickering flames, making the entire realm even hotter.

"Blood Corpse Cloud actually dares to use the Divine Technique of his CorpseBloodBody? He's truly insane!" A Supreme from the same realm as the Corpse Mist Sect turned pale.

Usually, only the NinetyNineSupremeBodies listed on the Supreme Body List possess Supreme Body Divine Techniques—but this isn't absolute; some Supreme Bodies can unleash them at great cost.

Blood Corpse Cloud's CorpseBloodBody was precisely such a case.

Boom boom!! At this moment, the BloodSun SpiritFlame surged straight toward Zhu Kun; even Blood Corpse Cloud himself had his essence drained, his already withered body growing even more shriveled.

Sensing the power of this Supreme Body, even Zhu Kun and Gu Yuan, who fought three Supremes alone, grew grim; though they knew the opponent couldn't sustain such a terrifying technique indefinitely, at this moment Zhu Kun felt as if facing a Dou Emperor—this destructive power had surpassed Eight-Star Sovereigns; even Nine-Pin Sovereigns might perish.

Ordinary Dou Emperors entering the Great Thousand World could never reach Earth Supreme, for Dou Qi Continent remained a Lower Plane, its power inherently weaker—only a Dou Emperor like Xiao Yan, who possessed multiple SpiritFlames and cultivated an Emperor Grade advanced Cultivation Method, could attain Earth Supreme.

Facing this strike, Zhu Kun's eyes beneath his Hood sharply contracted, transforming into violet DragonPupils; scales rapidly surfaced, his teeth grew feral, and his bones cracked with a grating sound!

Rip! The black robe burst apart, and a streak of Purple Light pierced through Space.

He's done pretending!

Roar roar roar roar!! A deafening Dragon Roar erupted; in an instant, Zhu Kun shed his transformed state and revealed his true form! In the Great Thousand World, Spiritual Beasts and Dou Qi Continent's Demonic Beasts alike don't cultivate strange systems—they cultivate only their Bloodline, only their true form; thus, their cultivation systems differ little, merely replacing Dou Qi with Spiritual Energy.

Within the Purple Light, a colossal violet dragon coiled.

Whoosh! DragonScream pierced the Nine Heavens; Zhu Kun roared, and instead of dodging the terrifying flame beam, he leapt upward—CRASH! One DragonClaw slammed hard against Space; with a single strike, a cracking sound rang out, the immense force shattering Space, sending a colossal power fused with Space energy surging forth.

Boom boom boom! The clash of BloodFire and SpaceDragonPower triggered violent explosions, blinding light illuminating the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

"Dragon Clan?!!"

"Kuang!! A Dragon!"

"Is that a True Dragon? Or a fake?"

"Impossible to be a True Dragon—if it were, it'd be a divine beast."

"But what's the difference between this colossal dragon and a divine beast?"

Though the words took time to speak, the speed was swift—only as the two attacks collided did everyone realize the towering black-robed figure was a Dragon!!

Seeing Zhu Kun reveal his true form, all watching cultivators froze, faces pale; the Dragon Clan, wherever they appeared, were synonymous with power! Even on the Ten Thousand Beasts List, the Earth List's #1 was the Dragon Clan, the Heavenly List's #1 was the DragonPhoenix, and the strongest divine beast family in the Great Thousand World was the True Dragon Clan!

Far away, the DragonSeeker Elder's DragonCuff suddenly surfaced on his forehead; his face lit up with joy—this dragon's bloodline could remove the DragonCuffSeal.

"Such pure True Dragon bloodline! Though not yet at divine beast level, it's already infinitely close!"

Not just the DragonSeeker Elder—even Zhu Ye, preparing the Spirit Array, was stunned; such a pure Dragon bloodline, even if not yet divine beast level, only needed resources to break through to divine beast status—just one step away from true divinity!

"This Lower Plane isn't simple." The stronger the beings from the Lower Plane, the richer its resources must be!

The DragonSeeker Elder's heart swelled with joy, his eyes darkening slightly as he growled: "I want that dragon's bloodline."

"Agreed. But once you remove the DragonCuffSeal, I need your help to obtain the Wan Zhu Lin's legacy." Zhu Ye glanced at the DragonSeeker Elder and tossed him a special Spirit Array seal—a unique Contract Spirit Array.

The DragonSeeker Elder hesitated not; he had been sealed by the DragonCuffSeal for years, his body corroded by DragonQi, and to remove it, he would pay any price.

On the other side, Zhu Kun's restored true form was monstrously vast, blotting out sky and earth, stretching over ten thousand meters, part of his body forced to hide within Space.

Zhu Kun looked down at his DragonClaw, frowning—his scales were corroded, exposing vast patches of SpiritFlesh, several claws broken, searing pain radiating from his palm—he'd never been wounded by someone weaker than his own Cultivation Realm!

But Blood Corpse Cloud suffered worse; though his Supreme Body possessed a Divine Technique, the cost of using it was immense—even after absorbing the blood essence of the Four Sects' disciples, his depletion was staggering.

"Ha!" Blood Corpse Cloud roared, spitting a mouthful of blood into the BloodSun behind him.

Hum! The BloodSun writhed, reverting to its original Supreme Body form.

By sacrificing his own essence to amplify his Supreme Body, he'd made it terrifyingly potent in the short term—but the aftereffects were severe; he was risking everything for the so-called Earth Supreme Secret Treasury.

"Zhu Ye, you bastard—when will your damn Spirit Array be ready?!" Blood Corpse Cloud no longer used telepathy—he bellowed outright.

A DragonSpiritBeast with bloodline reaching quasi-divine beast level and Cultivation Realm at Nine-Pin Sovereign!!! How could the Soul Sect be as weak as Zhu Ye claimed? The FlamePatriarch hadn't even appeared yet, and two Nine-Pin AncientPatriarchs and CandlePatriarch had already surfaced!

Nine-Pin Supremes were bad enough—but now a Dragon Clan member? The Earth List's #1 on the Ten Thousand Beasts List was a PureBloodDragon! And the Dragon Emperor of the GrandVoidDragon was unquestionably a PureBloodDragon!

Ordinary Supremes of the same rank couldn't defeat a DragonSpiritBeast.

Boom! The sky suddenly split open, followed by a clear sword hum; the clouds above parted, revealing a black cosmos, and streams of starlight descended from the heavens, each like a sword unsheathing.

In that instant, countless starlight sword rays surged skyward; then, a chorus of clangs rang through the Nine Heavens, all starlight and star-swords converging into one colossal sword, hanging suspended.

This colossal sword radiated an ancient aura, sacred and majestic, towering over the eight directions, brimming with the killing intent to slay gods and slay demons.

Gu Yuan looked up; seeing the giant star-sword appear, even he felt his scalp prickle—this Array could slay a Nine Star Peak Dou Saint! When he fought Xiao Yan, this guy had clearly hidden his strength!

"Is this… a Nine-Pin Spirit Array?" Someone gasped, horrified.

"Who knew that besides the FlamePatriarch, two other such powerful Patriarchs existed—one even a Dragon Clan member with quasi-divine beast bloodline!"

At this moment, Space rippled; Zhu Ye appeared on the Battlefield via the Teleportation Spirit Array, no longer alone—he stood beside the DragonSeeker Elder, the white-haired elder staring fixedly at Zhu Kun, his aura unmistakably reaching Nine-Pin level.

Yet the DragonSeeker Elder's aura felt strange, as if bound by something—though partially sealed by the DragonCuffSeal, he still possessed Nine-Pin Sovereign power!

Zhu Kun also noticed the DragonSeeker Elder, frowning—he sensed hatred from the old man, a dragon's resentment, the kind born only from slaughtering countless dragons, bathing in scalding DragonBlood.

This was a DragonSlayer!

Gu Yuan's spiritual energy surged; he slammed a palm, shattering the three opponents and reaching Zhu Kun's side—they'd anticipated Zhu Ye's arrival, for an enemy's enemy is a friend, and Zhu Ye would never let the so-called WorldSeed slip away.

Zhu Ye scanned the surroundings, smiling: "It's a pity the FlamePatriarch isn't here—but no matter—we can use you to consecrate the Array."

As soon as he finished speaking, a blade's cry rang out; beside him, the Dragon-Seeking Elder instantly slashed his long blade through the air, gripping a GoldenBlade as he charged toward Zhu Kun.

"Though we bear no grudge, I need the DragonVein within your body to break my DragonCuff Seal." The Dragon-Seeking Elder, desperate, unleashed a terrifying blade intent; his DivineSword drew from its sheath, and a peculiar spiritual force surged into the GoldenBlade.

Instantly, a colossal golden dragon erupted from the GoldenBlade—its spiritual pressure sharp and fierce, its surface splattered with blood, evidence of how many Dragon Clan members it had slain.

"DragonSubduingDivineArt, DragonSubduingCrossBlade!"

It coalesced into a thousand-chi-long DivineSword, exhaling terrifying light—each strand of radiance seemed capable of piercing the heavens; this slash carried power no weaker than the Sea-Turning Seal—another Great Round Divine Technique!

More importantly, the Divine Techniques the Dragon-Seeking Elder cultivated all possessed immense DragonSubduingPower, specifically designed to counter the Dragon Clan!

Sensing the power of this slash, Zhu Kun dared not underestimate; he roared, and a purple light condensed. He did not meet the DragonSubduingBlade head-on—he could feel his DragonScale would be sliced apart like melons before this treasure blade, offering no defense whatsoever.

Crack—the space around the Dragon-Seeking Elder froze solid. But the next instant, the GoldenBlade in his hand emitted streams of golden light, each beam capable of nullifying the power of the VoidAncientDragon.

Shhh—the thousand-zhang blade light slashed across the sky, carving a bottomless black gash into the heavens, the space failing to heal for a long while. Yet that brief pause in space was enough for Zhu Kun to slip into space, maneuvering away.

"You won't escape." Seeing Zhu Kun vanish into Space, beside him, Zhu Ye's eyes flashed with sharpness; he smiled and pointed a finger.

Boom—a thunderous roar echoed; the next second, as if countless stars had fallen from heaven, starlight poured down like a flood. Every sun, moon, and star in the heavens blazed with unprecedented brilliance, their light instantly pouring into the immense Spirit Array.

It seemed this Spirit Array possessed infinite suction, drawing starlight from the entire Great Thousand World's sky. When such boundless starlight converged within this array, the blinding radiance at that moment made eyes unable to open.

Clang—the HeavenlyStarSwordArray slashed downward; instantly, the entire Ning Tian Continent trembled, as if about to cleave the continent in two, shatter the earth into fragments, and split it apart!

Clearly, the power of this Spirit Array was terrifying.

This also meant Zhu Ye had come prepared—he possessed countless techniques, had dominated the Western Realm for twenty years, and his depth of resources was immense; precisely because of this, he dared to taunt the mysterious Soul Sovereign and seek dominion over the Lower Plane.

He had ambition—his goal was not merely Earth Supreme, not merely Spirit Array Patriarch—he aimed to become Heaven Supreme, to become Spirit Array Grandmaster Alchemist!

The sword aura of the giant blade instantly swept through Space; Zhu Kun, reverted to human form and hidden within Space, was locked by the starlight of the array, his position exposed. Clang—in that instant, the HeavenlyStarSwordArray erupted with ceaseless sword intent, its force surging skyward, shaking the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

"Sea-Turning Seal!" Facing this descending sword, Gu Yuan was already prepared—he slammed the Sea-Turning Seal forward.

In that instant, the Sea-Turning Seal unleashed a pillar of radiant light, dazzling beyond measure, charging forward—Boom! The Sea-Turning Seal summoned Heavenly Earth Spirit Qi, transforming it into a vast ocean of spiritual energy that slammed into the HeavenlyStarSwordArray.

The two pillars of light collided instantly, shaking heaven and earth, making sun and moon tremble; everyone present was terrified, their souls nearly fleeing their bodies.

"It seems you have no more tricks. If the Flame Sovereign doesn't appear soon, I'll have to collect your corpses." Zhu Ye smiled; as the light faded, Gu Yuan's black robe was shredded, the starlight sword aura having sliced off a large chunk of his SpiritFlesh from his right arm, exposing pale white bone.

Gu Yuan's expression grew grim—he had never suffered such severe wounds even in his battle against the Soul Sovereign.

Zhu Kun looked at the four Sect Masters surrounding him, plus the Nine-Pin Sovereign Dragon-Seeking Elder and the Spirit Array Grandmaster capable of wielding a HeavenlyArray—there was no way he and Gu Yuan could defeat them.

After all, they were not from the Great Thousand World; fighting above their level was too difficult. Their opponents held every advantage—merely avoiding being outclassed already proved their own strength.

A typical Lower Plane Nine-Pin Sovereign would likely lose even to the four Sect Masters of Youtianhuang.

"You killed my Youtianhuang disciples—today, you won't escape, even with wings!" Behind him, Youtianhuang's Supreme Form condensed Heavenly Earth Spirit Qi; the other three also secretly prepared their killing techniques.

If it were one-on-one, few here could match Gu Yuan and Zhu Kun—but two against six, plus countless disciples joining forces to form Spirit Arrays, the situation was entirely different.

"Has that little Xiao Yan arrived yet?" At this moment, Zhu Kun transmitted a message to Gu Yuan.

Gu Yuan chuckled bitterly: "Two days ago, he sent Xing Tian to say Xun Er was breaking a certain Array and needed his help."

"Damn, I've heard this brat always waits until the last second to show up!" Zhu Kun couldn't help but vent about Xiao Yan's past misdeeds—never in his wildest dreams had he imagined his first collaboration with this bastard Xiao Yan would end like this.

As Zhu Kun was complaining about Xiao Yan's late rescue, as if by telepathy, Wan Zhu Lin suddenly underwent a transformation!

Boom—a tremendous aura surged, sweeping across the entire Western Realm; in that instant, a hazy, supreme figure appeared in the sky—this supreme figure dominated all heavens, its presence stabilizing heaven and earth!

When this supreme figure appeared, countless cultivators in the Western Realm fell to their knees in terror—this figure had surpassed the Supreme realm!

"Impossible! How could they break the TenThousandWorldsMist in such a short time!" Zhu Ye, seeing the spiritual energy surge skyward, the mist swirling like a tornado into the heavens, was stunned, his face pale.

He had spent twenty years and barely scratched the surface—how could people from the Lower Plane have broken the TenThousandWorldsMist? This special Spirit Array did not attack directly, but required traversing countless worlds, finding the pattern to dismantle it—or else one's soul would be trapped forever!

He had broken only halfway after twenty years—but even that had granted him immense benefits.

"How can a person be so foolish? Die once, and that's enough—yet you come back for a second? Do you really think you have nine lives?" At that moment, a voice suddenly came from the horizon; before anyone realized, three black-robed figures stood at the edge of the sky.

(End of Chapter)