Chapter 403: The Broken Defenses of Ying Wuyi

High above the plaza, three Spirit Arrays were emitting a blinding light, shrouding everyone within a triangular formation.

However, if that were all, it would not have been enough to make the knowledgeable Ying Wuyi lose his composure like this; the reason for this was...

These three Spirit Arrays were clearly their Shadow Demon Sect's Sect Protecting Array!

"How are you able to manipulate my Shadow Demon Sect's Sect Protecting Array?"

Ying Wuyi stared at the culprit with eyes splitting at the corners, squeezing this question—which he could not fathom—through his teeth.

Since it was a Sect Protecting Array, it was obviously something that could only be used to protect the sect in moments of life and death, which also represented the difficulty of activating the Sect Protecting Array.

If one did not have the corresponding Array Talisman, it was impossible to activate it at all, and the only Array Talisman had been passed down through generations of the Shadow Demon Sect and was held only by the Sect Master.

How was an outsider like Xiao Han able to manipulate it?!

"Oh? Sect Master Ying has recognized them?"

Xiao Han was not surprised at all; after all, it was the other party's own sect array, and if they could not even recognize this, Xiao Han might have felt disappointed in this trip.

With a thought, the three great arrays slowly displayed their full appearance to the world.

A sea of blood surged from the void, and suddenly, a ten-thousand-foot-large red shark leaped out from the endless scarlet, its cold teeth reflecting a biting chill, its crimson eyes filled with killing intent, making one dare not look directly at it.

Pitch-black smoke gradually filled the entire space; just by taking one look, one would have the illusion that their five senses were about to be stripped away—oppression, mania, laziness...

Countless negative emotions seemed to be stirring the darkness in the deepest parts of the human heart.

A red-gold giant bell stood as steady as Mount Tai, its towering, mountain-like body hovering in the sky, constantly adjusting its position following Xiao Han's movements, while also causing the Shadow Demon Sect experts, including Ying Wuyi, to feel a pang of anxiety.

"Blood Shadow Lurking Shark Array, Eternal Night Array, Red Gold Imperial Array; attack, entrapment, defense—one Intermediate Spiritual Array and two Low-grade Spiritual Arrays, capable of even contending with a true Upper Earth Sovereign."

Xiao Han kept rubbing salt into the wounds of the Shadow Demon Sect experts, his calm words cutting into their hearts like knives with every single syllable.

"If the target of these three great arrays were changed to the Shadow Demon Sect, I wonder how you would respond?"

"Hmm?"

Xiao Han's smile was very gentle, yet in the eyes of others, it felt like the arrival of midwinter.

Ying Wuyi was even more unwilling to accept this; he took out the Array Talismans corresponding to the three Spirit Arrays and channeled his Spirit Power to activate them...

There was no response!

"Why bother, Sect Master Ying?" Xiao Han shook his head and said with some regret:

"Since this Spirit Array has already been mastered by me, how could I possibly leave behind such a backdoor?"

At this moment, Ying Wuyi suddenly said: "Your Excellency, please wait. I do not know how my Shadow Demon Sect has offended you, but we are willing to offer one hundred million Supreme Spiritual Liquid as an apology!"

When he said this, Ying Wuyi's heart was bleeding; that was several years' worth of total revenue!

It was bad enough to be attacked for no reason, but now he had even lost the Sect Protecting Array and had to spend money to avert disaster.

Otherwise, Ying Wuyi did not doubt that with the other party's methods and these three Sect Protecting Arrays, even if they could win today, they would suffer heavy losses and be attacked by other enemies in a swarm.

Not to mention that they might not even be able to win!

But Xiao Han's answer was also very clear.

Without giving the people of the Shadow Demon Sect a chance to react, Xiao Han directly activated the arrays and blasted them toward the Shadow Demon Sect crowd.

"Damn it!" Ying Wuyi stared at Xiao Han, his whole body trembling, as he coated his Saint Weapon Dagger with a layer of pitch-black Spirit Power.

"Kill!"

Led by Ying Wuyi, the Shadow Demon Sect also launched an attack against their own Sect Protecting Array.

The moment the Shadow Demon Sect's Sect Protecting Array was activated, the massive commotion also alarmed the experts and forces within millions of miles around the Shadow Demon Sect.

Many people looked toward the direction of the Shadow Demon Sect in shock and suspicion.

"Is there a battle happening at the Shadow Demon Sect? Which force dares to attack the Shadow Demon Sect headquarters?"

As forces trying to make a living next to the Shadow Demon Sect, they deeply understood the former's powerful strength and vengeful nature; offending them was almost the same as having one's entire clan wiped out.

The Shadow Demon Sect had dominated this area for thousands of years, having long ago declared their dominance and ruthlessness with blood.

Therefore, no one dared to imagine that any force would take the initiative to attack the Shadow Demon Sect, and even fewer knew that the intruder this time was only one person.

Compared to the confusion of the other powerful forces, the Immortal Fox Sect experts waiting on the periphery of the Shadow Demon Sect were in an uproar.

"That Xiao Han actually really turned the Shadow Demon Sect's Sect Protecting Array to his own use?"

"Could it be that the Shadow Demon Sect is really going to be finished this time?"

"Perhaps!"

For the first time, they felt that the success rate of this seemingly whimsical mission was so high!

"Quiet." As a Supreme Elder, Hong Yan finally displayed her majesty at this moment; with a frown and a low voice, they fell silent one after another, and no one said another word.

"Our mission this time is to assist the other party in cleaning up the remnants of the Shadow Demon Sect after His Excellency Xiao Han gives the signal."

"Remember our mission."

Her cold and beautiful phoenix eyes swept over the crowd, and the Immortal Fox Sect members lowered their heads one after another. "Is that clear?"

"Yes!"

Shadow Demon Sect battlefield.

Xiao Han was splitting his focus three ways, manipulating the three great arrays to deal with the attacks coming from the Shadow Demon Sect experts from all directions.

Calling it three was actually less accurate than two.

Because the great bell of the Red Gold Imperial Array had already been used by Xiao Han as a cover, directly shrouding the pitch-black giant scorpion—which had been condensed by the combined strength of tens of thousands of Shadow Demon Sect members and possessed power comparable to the peak of the Supreme Realm—trapping it so it could not move.

Even the Eternal Night Array had trapped nearly twenty Shadow Demon Sect Supremes, leaving only the strongest Intermediate Spiritual Array, the Blood Shadow Lurking Shark Array, to deal with Ying Wuyi and the few remaining Supreme Realm experts.

"Roar!"

Above the sea of blood, the shark leaped violently, swallowing an Elder of the Supreme Realm in one bite, its fish tail sweeping across and instantly knocking back several surrounding Supreme Realm experts.

Just at this moment...

"Shadow Binding Kill!"

Shadows densely gathered, and from a blind spot in Xiao Han's vision, a black shadow suddenly struck out.

Ying Wuyi's dagger radiated a soul-devouring luster, aiming straight for Xiao Han's throat.

Yet, the moment Ying Wuyi lunged out, Xiao Han immediately sensed his consciousness being pulled into a completely dark space; his five senses were thoroughly stripped away, almost identical to the effects of the Eternal Night Array!

However...

"This little trick is still far from enough!" Xiao Han sneered in his heart, and immediately, his mental energy surged forth, forcibly pulling his consciousness out of the dark space.

Although Xiao Han broke free very quickly, he was still a bit sluggish, and this short amount of time gave Ying Wuyi an opportunity.

Countless shadows, like chains, bound themselves onto Xiao Han's body; unable to break free, he could only watch helplessly as the dagger struck toward his throat.

"Success?"

Seeing the dagger gradually making contact, all the Shadow Demon Sect experts, including Ying Wuyi, revealed looks of anticipation.

At this point, the sooner it ended, the better; if it dragged on to the end, their Shadow Demon Sect would be finished.

However, things clearly did not develop according to one's wishes.

"Hehe~"

Xiao Han saw the presence of the dagger and revealed a cold sneer; he did not dodge or evade, nor did he struggle, simply witnessing the dagger cutting into his own neck.

"Clang!"

Ying Wuyi's expression changed drastically; there was no smoothness of a Sacred Object cutting through a human body, but rather a resistance like metal colliding, and he immediately prepared to withdraw and retreat.

"Want to leave? Too late!"

Xiao Han's cold voice rang out beside Ying Wuyi's ear.

It was seen that Xiao Han, who had originally been bound tightly, had already broken free from the restraints at some unknown time and was forming seals once again.

"Ten Directions Dragon Prison Array!"

With Xiao Han as the center, a grand array unfolded abruptly, directly encompassing Ying Wuyi within it.

Ten dragon shadows of different colors—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, black, white, and gray—darted out from the center of the array; their ten-thousand-foot-tall massive bodies soared straight into the clouds, and the dragon heads collided with one another, forging a cage that imprisoned Ying Wuyi firmly.

Inside the cage, Ying Wuyi's expression shifted between green and red, looking at the completely unharmed Xiao Han in bewilderment; his strike, which was sufficient to heavily injure an Earth Sovereign expert, should have been a sure thing against Xiao Han, whose Spirit Power cultivation was only at the Seventh Grade Sovereign level—why did an accident occur?

Finally, the corner of Ying Wuyi's eye keenly caught the flash of rune light on Xiao Han's body, and his expression changed abruptly, exclaiming in shock:

"You actually inscribed a Spirit Array onto your body?!"