Chapter 778

The Battle Array Master is a very unique profession; though surpassing the Spirit Array Master, its most miraculous aspect is that Battle Array Masters use people as their source of power! This differs fundamentally from harnessing the power of heaven and earth, for people can be understood—they have their own thoughts.

Unlike heaven and earth, where one must be powerful enough to command natural forces, using human power merely requires that the 'people' be willing.

Spirit Array Masters rely on the power of heaven and earth to form Spirit Arrays, yet they must also expend vast amounts of their own Spiritual Power; even if you are a Grandmaster Spirit Array Master, you still cannot manifest a powerful array through such a projection. But Battle Array Masters are different.

Battle Array Masters rely on armies! As long as an army exists, even a mere projection of a Battle Array Master can command it and unleash the army's full combat power!

Of course, this is nowhere near as potent as direct control by the master's physical body, for the Battle Array Master must master the army's Battle Intention and requires a certain amount of Spiritual Power and Spiritual Power to do so.

Yet clearly, for the Western Heaven War Emperor, the disciples of the Ten Thousand Phenomena Tower were nothing but second-rate, hastily assembled mercenaries; and facing Xiao Yan, this great demon king, the Ten Thousand Phenomena Tower's fate hung by a thread—so they naturally were willing to be controlled, willing to gamble everything.

Now, the Western Heaven War Emperor has activated their will to survive, transforming it into Battle Intention, gathering that desperate will to live.

"Heaven-Defying Hand."

The Western Heaven War Emperor swept his hand, and instantly all Battle Intention coalesced into a giant hand, its surface densely covered with battle runes—certainly over a million!

When this hand of Battle Intention reached out, there was no dazzling light, no brilliant colors, no soaring Spiritual Power—but just this single hand descending felt like it crushed all heavens, suppressed the Battle Intention of all gods and demons, leaving everyone gasping for breath.

It felt like standing on a battlefield where a million had been slaughtered.

Those with shallow Cultivation Realms could not even stand—they collapsed onto the ground. Even those with great strength paled, overwhelmed by pressure. Even Xiao Xuan and Gu Yuan felt suffocated.

At least for now, the Western Heaven War Emperor's Battle Array surpassed their imagination!

"This is the power of a Great Thousand World's Supreme!"

The Western Heaven War Emperor's strength was unquestionable—this hand of Battle Intention commanded heaven and earth, ruled all things, as if ten thousand warriors lay under his palm; with this single hand crushing down, it could obliterate all life.

Boom boom boom! The Yellow Spring Palm could not resist this hand of Battle Intention—it shattered instantly. No matter what being it was, beneath this hand they were like ants or fleas. Even Earth Supremes were no exception!

Seeing the Battle Intention condensed by the Western Heaven War Emperor facing the million-strong army, Xiao Yan's expression turned grave, and he roared loudly: "What is a Battle Array Master? I alone am worth a million armies!!!"

Xiao Yan changed his hand seal, shouted inwardly, and his Doubi Law Body seemed to awaken, roaring fiercely as an unyielding Doubi Will surged into the heavens, defying the sky!

A will utterly alien to the Western Heaven War Emperor emerged from the Doubi Law Body—this was not Battle Intention at all. Battle Intention is the fiery spirit of an army in combat; Doubi Will is the unyielding courage and determination to persevere, never surrendering or abandoning, even amid hardship and defeat.

It was the unyielding will to defy heaven and rewrite fate!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!! Suddenly, a cluster of Black Flame burst forth from Xiao Yan's body; as the Black Flame surged, the Doubi Law Body also erupted with a pitch-black fire, and the terrifying Black Flame instantly raised the Infernal Heat across the Xin Region.

"An異火? Are you from the Fire Spirit Clan?" At the sight of the異火, the Western Heaven War Emperor's eyes narrowed. Though he was a Supreme, the Fire Spirit Clan possessed Supreme Ancestors; in ancient times, the Fire Spirit Clan was immensely powerful, rivaling the Spirit Stone Clan. Though now in decline, they were still stronger than the Western Heaven Palace.

Xiao Yan naturally gave no answer. He formed a hand seal, and instantly a seal appeared on his palm. With a thunderous boom, the Doubi Law Body brought down a hand seal from the heavens, crushing down with terrifying flames that burned all things.

"Flame Emperor Seal!" Xiao Yan cried inwardly. All his Doubi Qi was consumed wildly, along with his Spiritual Soul Power—this Flame Emperor Seal instantly drained Xiao Yan's Doubi Qi and Soul Power.

This was not the Dou Qi Continent; casting the evolved Flame Emperor Seal demanded an enormous expenditure.

The hand seal crashed down like a Flame Emperor descending to suppress all. Merely the power of the異火 and Doubi Qi, yet with a thunderous bang, the seal descended—ten thousand laws extinguished, gods and demons alike turned to ash, terrifying beyond measure.

"Absolute Divine Technique!!"

"Damn! What level is this Flame Venerable?! He can even cast an Absolute Divine Technique!"

Everyone had assumed that since the Yellow Spring Palm could easily shatter Great Divine Abilities, the Western Heaven War Emperor was certain to win—he was a genuine Supreme, even if only a projection, yet also a million-rune Battle Array Master.

But Xiao Yan slapped everyone in the face: the Yellow Spring Finger and Yellow Spring Palm were not his strongest techniques!

Boom boom boom!!! The attacks collided, and heaven and earth shattered. The entire sky was torn apart; countless black holes appeared, and one after another chaotic Space Channels erupted, the terrifying Space Turbulence sweeping across the Ning Tian Continent!

Around the chaotic Space Channels, devastating storms formed, tearing apart anything that fell into them.

Under such terrifying power, many were already terrified beyond reason, faces pale, praying this war would end quickly.

"This is too terrifying." No matter what being, all turned ashen-faced.

"To fight the Western Heaven War Emperor to this extent, the Flame Venerable has reason to be proud."

The flames instantly swallowed the Battle Intention hand; Black Flame spread like a Sea of Fire across the entire sky. Puff puff puff puff!!! As the battle runes were devoured and burned by the Black Flame, the Ten Thousand Phenomena Tower disciples suffered backlash—even three Marshal-level Nine-Pin Sovereigns spat blood. Only the strongest, Wu Hao, remained standing, not unconscious; the rest were neither dead nor alive.

A Battle Array is the collective will of all; once the Battle Intention is broken, the backlash is severe.

But Xiao Yan's condition was no better—he was not yet an Earth Supreme Perfect, nor a high-level Doubi Emperor; casting the evolved Flame Emperor Seal drained him immensely.

The Black Flame receded. Except for the Western Heaven War Emperor, all Ten Thousand Phenomena Tower disciples lay on the ground—even the Nine-Nine Battle Array Platform had shattered.

At this moment, the Western Heaven War Emperor whispered to Xiao Yan: "So this is it—you're from the Lower Plane."

Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed slightly—he had been figured out by the Western Heaven War Emperor.

"No wonder your techniques and power are so peculiar—your body holds not a single speck of Spiritual Power. The power you use isn't Spiritual Power, but the power of your own plane," whispered the Western Heaven War Emperor.

Xiao Yan frowned. The Western Heaven War Emperor was whispering to him, had deduced he was from the Lower Plane—there was only one possibility: he wanted the so-called Plane Embryo!

"Hand over your plane's Plane Embryo to me. Whatever I have in my War Emperor Treasury, I will give you. Even Absolute Saint Treasures, Absolute Divine Techniques. If you wish to become a Battle Array Master, I can teach you the Twenty-Fourth-ranked Ancient War Emperor Law Body, and make you the Holy Son of the Western Heaven Palace."

As expected, the Western Heaven War Emperor coveted the Plane Embryo of the Dou Qi Continent!

Xiao Yan now knew well: the Plane Embryo was essential to becoming a Supreme. Though the Western Heaven War Emperor was already a Supreme, another Plane Embryo meant another Supreme.

Other Supremes might build Factions for other reasons, but for the Western Heaven War Emperor, his Faction was his strength—he was a Battle Array Master. The stronger his army, the greater the power he could unleash.

Imagine—if his army contained Supremes, even several of them—how terrifying that would be!

Of course, those who knew Xiao Yan knew his answer.

"Get lost, idiot."

The Western Heaven War Emperor was unsurprised. Though he didn't know much, after this exchange, he understood Xiao Yan's decision.

The Western Heaven War Emperor nodded: "So you refuse the wine."

"If you think a Battle Array Master requires a massive army to unleash power, you are utterly mistaken."

Hummm, space twisted. Zhang Shan and Wan Sanqian, who had been vomiting blood from Xiao Yan's Yellow Spring Palm, suddenly appeared behind the Western Heaven War Emperor. Both had taken Pills and recovered some of their injuries.

The Western Heaven War Emperor roared: "Three Spirit War Array!"

The Three Spirit War Array was created in ancient times of the Great Thousand World by a Battle Array Master—a man capable of forging five million battle runes. Such a Battle Array Master, even among Upper Earth Supremes, was exceptional.

Yet this Battle Array Master was a true oddity: his army did not consist of thousands or tens of thousands, but only two people. Precisely speaking, his two twin brothers.

Both possessed Upper Earth Supreme strength. Due to their twin bond, their minds were perfectly linked, allowing them to fully receive each other's Battle Intention, rich with self-awareness. Thus, these two twins, under the control of this hundred-thousand-rune Battle Array Master, were as potent as hundreds of thousands—or even millions—of elite troops.

Leveraging this strange connection and the profound mystery of the Three Spirit War Array, this hundred-thousand-rune Battle Array Master once challenged and slain an Earth Supreme Perfect!

Now, under the absolute control of the Western Heaven War Emperor, Zhang Shan and Wan Sanqian were treated as an army! Though inferior to Xiao Yan, their strength was real—Lower Earth Supremes.

When the sealing array formed, the Western Heaven War Emperor's body jolted violently, his projection becoming extremely blurred—as if his power was nearly exhausted—but a vast battle intention, like a surging oceanic flood, suddenly erupted, tearing through the sky.

The vast battle intention rose, then, under the Western Heaven War Emperor's control, coalesced into a colossal battle-intention dragon.

Roar! The battle-intention dragon let out a deafening roar; its massive body rapidly expanded, and the shimmering battle runes upon its form surged upward at a terrifying pace.

One million battle runes, two million battle runes, three million battle runes, four million battle runes!! The number of battle runes skyrocketed wildly, finally halting at six million.

Six million battle runes—this had reached the peak strike of a High Earth Supreme!! A strike stronger than the combined efforts of all disciples, divine generals, and marshals of the Ten Thousand Phenomena Tower!

Sensing the terrifying power of the battle intention, Xun Er, Xiao Yixian, and Cai Lin all shattered through the air, flying to Xiao Yan's side. With a roar, Zhu Kun also flew in, transforming into a colossal dragon and coiling around to guard them.

Zhu Kun transmitted his voice: "Xiao Yan, let me handle this strike. Even if my divine beast body is shattered, as long as there is SpiritFlesh left, I can reincarnate. The opponent should not be able to gather a second strike."

Xun Er also pulled out the Silver Phoenix Sacred Pen and the Wood Square Array Plate, preparing to activate a spirit array to block the attack. Though Cai Lin and Xiao Yixian were weak in power, they still gathered spiritual energy—every bit helped.

Xiao Yan stared at the battle-intention dragon before him; even he had to admit that the battle-array masters of the Great Thousand World truly had their methods. They could manipulate people, using cultivation power to enhance themselves—stronger than ordinary spirit arrays. Wherever there were people willing to obey orders, there was an army!

"Too bad—if the Burning Scripture had evolved, I'd have a way. Neither the Dharma Body Divine Technique nor the Buddha Fury Lotus can be used." Xiao Yan currently had no spiritual energy inside him; cultivating the Dharma Body did not mean he could not cultivate spiritual energy.

The Dharma Body merely transformed spiritual energy—it did not restrict Xiao Yan from cultivating. The reason he currently had no spiritual energy was simply because the Burning Scripture had not evolved, and he had no cultivation method.

This also meant the Supreme Divine Technique of the Dharma Body could not be activated.

Xiao Yan pulled Cai Lin and the other three behind him, stepped forward to Zhu Kun, and said: "Don't rush. Though the Heaven Supreme is powerful, he shouldn't have provoked me."

!!!?

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, even Zhu Kun was startled. It was like a Dou Saint telling a Dou Emperor: "You're powerful, but you shouldn't have provoked me."

Insane?!

Not only Zhu Kun and the others heard Xiao Yan's words—even the Western Heaven War Emperor and the rest heard them. For a moment, all thought Xiao Yan had lost his mind.

At that moment, Xiao Yan pinched his own throat with his right index finger, then cleared his throat with two coughs.

Before everyone's stunned eyes, Xiao Yan suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs: "Ancestor, save me!!"

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shouting for help?! Is this your trump card!?

Instantly, Gu Yuan turned his head to look at Xiao Xuan, who could not leave the Heavenly Tomb—What's going on?! Does Xiao Xuan have some secret weapon they didn't know about!?

At this moment, even Xiao Xuan was utterly bewildered—You think this is the Dou Qi Continent a thousand years ago? How am I supposed to save you?!

But soon, Xun Er and Xiao Yixian suddenly remembered something! They knew what place Xiao Yan had entered; others only knew he had entered some strange space to cultivate—they didn't know it was left behind by Xiao Potian!

"You little brat actually shout for help? How embarrassing."

Boom! Suddenly, a sound erupted from the Zhu Bamboo in Wan Zhu Lin. At the instant they heard it, the Western Heaven War Emperor's pupils shrank—he snapped his head upward toward the Ning Tian Bamboo. At the edge of its cut surface stood a middle-aged man, his hands clasped behind his back, shaking his head helplessly.

With the Western Heaven War Emperor's eyesight, he naturally recognized this was merely a spiritual consciousness left behind countless years ago—the man had long been dead. Yet even so, this man gave him an unfathomable, abyss-like sensation!

"Sage Emperor."

Xiao Potian looked down at the Western Heaven War Emperor and sneered: "So you've received the inheritance from that fool Zheng Ming."

Hearing the name Zheng Ming, the Western Heaven War Emperor's scalp went numb—he jolted violently, for that was his own inheritance's true name: the Ancient War Emperor!

"You dare bully my grandson? Even if Zheng Ming came back to life, it wouldn't help." Xiao Potian punched through the void toward the Western Heaven War Emperor.

One punch—no technique, no form. Everything bowed beneath this punch. Space and spiritual force were instantly sealed. The ten directions of heaven and earth—even the battle-intention dragon—were instantly suppressed.

With this single punch, even heaven trembled. One punch—invincible. The Great Thousand World was filled with horror!

With this punch, countless beings were instantly suppressed. In the blink of an eye, countless others felt their spiritual energy wailing in agony; suddenly, all felt as if an invincible, eternal presence had crushed down upon their hearts!

Facing this void-piercing punch, the Western Heaven War Emperor knew he could not win. He gritted his teeth, glanced at Zhang Shan, the Sect Master of Purple Mountain Sect, and with the battle-intention dragon, tore open space—then shoved Zhang Shan out of the void.

Purple Mountain Sect still had many disciples and Elders; the Ten Thousand Phenomena Tower was already beyond saving.

Wan Sanqian had not even time to speak—when boom! Under this void-piercing punch, the battle-intention dragon formed by the Three Spirit War Array instantly shattered. Even the Western Heaven War Emperor's projection was instantly destroyed. Wan Sanqian's Supreme Dharma Body and physical form were shattered in an instant.

With one punch, blood and flesh sprayed. Wan Sanqian, the former Lower Earth Supreme and Tower Master of the Ten Thousand Phenomena Tower, couldn't even scream—Boom! His blood stained the ground. A single, casual punch from afar didn't just destroy the Western Heaven War Emperor's war array—it erased every enemy.

In an instant, even Xiao Yan was stunned into silence. Everyone present was dumbfounded. In that moment, the entire Ning Tian Continent fell utterly silent—no sound remained.

The Western Heaven Palace, the Heaven Supreme, the undefeated War Emperor, the radiant Western Heaven War Emperor came to rescue—yet he could only exhaust all his power to save one person. The Ten Thousand Phenomena Tower's Master's body exploded outright; his divine soul and Supreme Sea were utterly destroyed.

A Earth Supreme had simply died like this!

At this moment, all life on Ning Tian Continent, all spectators from other continents, all beings observing the battlefield through special spirit arrays—all held their breath. Indeed, everyone who witnessed this trembled in fear. At this instant, countless living beings collapsed onto the ground, their bodies shaking uncontrollably.

In this moment, countless hearts were shattered with terror, filled with awe toward Ning Tian Continent.

Is this truly just an Outer Continent of the Great Thousand World? Not a super-continent?! How could such a terrifying existence exist?!

Yet only Xiao Potian sighed inwardly, dissatisfied with his punch. But there was no help—he was already dead, his power reduced to less than one ten-thousandth.

At this moment, Xiao Potian's body slowly faded. After all, he was merely an inheritance spiritual consciousness. Xiao Yan had already received the inheritance; that single punch had consumed all his remaining power.

"Ah, I forgot to tell Xiao Yan the little brat he has Demon Qi inside him… Never mind. Who asked me to come rescue him? This fate is already a mess anyway. Hehehe… too bad I won't live to see the outcome."

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