Chapter 405: Shadow Demon Sect, Destroyed!

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a thunderous roar, the Red Gold Imperial Array that had originally stood immovable in the firmament suddenly cracked open, and then the fissure gradually spread and extended to the entire body of the bell. Under everyone's gaze, it shattered with a bang, the red-gold fragments filling the sky appearing brilliant and dazzling against the sunlight.

"Roar!"

The moment the golden bell shattered, a roar that shook the heavens and earth erupted from within. Immediately following, a pitch-black giant scorpion exuding intense killing intent appeared, waving its massive, sharp claws, its enormous tail hook flashing with a dazzling, cold glint.

With one Supreme Realm peak combat power completely unleashed, there was not the slightest hint of severity on Xiao Han's face; he merely watched the blood-drenched, aura-withered Supreme Elder with some surprise.

In order to break the Red Gold Imperial Array, the opponent had actually detonated their Supreme Dharma Body without hesitation. Although the intended effect was achieved, they also bore the corresponding consequences.

Having already been nearly exhausted during the battle with Xiao Han, after experiencing this, all hope of survival was completely lost.

At this moment, the latter knew they had no path to survival. Enduring the intense pain of the Dharma Body collapsing, they tilted their head toward Xiao Han, offering an ugly, mocking smile, before their head slumped to the side and they fell straight toward the ground, landing on the plaza with a dull thud.

"Supreme Elder!"

A heavy sorrow welled up in everyone's hearts, but they then reined in their emotions and cast hateful gazes toward the culprit behind today's events.

Xiao Han felt that killing gaze that seemed almost capable of swallowing a person whole. He looked on indifferently, calmly glancing at the ten-thousand-foot giant scorpion charging toward him with the force of ten thousand jun, his heart as still as an ancient well, and raised his hand slightly toward the former.

A faint light lit up in his palm, and a calm, unhurried voice clearly reached everyone's ears.

"Four Spirits God-Sealing Array, rise!"

A faint halo of light enveloped the black giant scorpion that had come in anger, just at the right moment.

An azure dragon soared through the nine heavens, scorching flames dyed the horizon red, blood-red baleful energy threatened to tear through the void, and a ten-thousand-foot Black Tortoise stood with the force of a mountain.

"Black Tortoise, Suppress the World!"

"Azure Dragon, Rock Defense!"

Countless chains shot out from all parts of the array, their target being the ten-thousand-foot giant scorpion at the center of the array.

"Bang!"

"Puff!"

"Clang!"

"..."

Amidst a series of sounds, the giant scorpion that had originally exuded the power to destroy the world was already bound like a zongzi, as if waiting to be taken away by someone fated.

And then...

Into the pot.

Xiao Han had also considerately prepared a large pot in advance, starting the fire and boiling the water.

"Vermilion Bird, Burning Heaven!"

"White Tiger, Heavenly Punishment!"

A clear phoenix cry spread far across the horizon, and a terrifying blood-curdling roar shook the soul.

The blood-stained flames were like a monstrous wave, enveloping the pitch-black giant scorpion that was unable to move below.

With a "shriek," the White Tiger's sharp claws pierced through the giant scorpion's pincers, and then with a sudden force, it tore the entire giant pincer off. The Shadow Demon Sect expert who formed that scorpion pincer was subsequently swallowed by the blood flames, without a single sound.

"Hmm?"

"Is time running out?"

Feeling the scorching, burning sensation coming from within his body, Xiao Han frowned slightly, feeling a headache. This was the first time he had exerted his power so thoroughly; otherwise, even with his strength, it would have been difficult to gain an advantage in front of an entire sect headquarters.

Glancing at the struggling figure in the array, Xiao Han's eyes suddenly turned sharp.

The hand seals in his hands changed.

"Ten Directions Dragon Prison Array, Destruction!"

The giant dragon shadow that was entangled with Ying Wuyi suddenly changed its form, and then its tail swept across.

"Bang!"

The dragon tail collided with the Dharma Body, producing a series of explosive sonic booms that instantly shattered the surrounding space, the pitch-black cracks slowly healing.

"Ugh..."

Pain deep into the marrow flooded his mind. Ying Wuyi looked down, stunned to find that the chest struck by the giant dragon had collapsed, the cracks even extending to the surroundings, being repaired by the Spirit Power he was frantically pouring out.

However, the battle did not stop because of Ying Wuyi's injury. The dragon shadow opened its bloody maw toward Ying Wuyi once again...

"Boom!"

"Bang!"

Ying Wuyi's eyes widened, blood gushing from his chest as if it were worthless. The dragon claw pierced through the chest of the Dharma Body, and the fierce force seeped into the former's body.

Silently and resentfully, he took one last look at the cold dragon eyes, and then everything before him turned to darkness, and he fell into an eternal sleep.

The powerful force on the dragon claw erupted, and the Dharma Body, along with Ying Wuyi's corpse, exploded with a bang.

"Is it finally resolved?"

At this time, there were no survivors left in the plaza except for Xiao Han. It must be said that Ying Wuyi was definitely qualified as the Sect Master of the Shadow Demon Sect; he had suffered Xiao Han's strongest offensive, yet he had held on the longest, while the others were picked off one by one during this period.

Subsequently, Xiao Han suddenly twitched his nose and frowned. Tens of thousands of people had fallen simultaneously, and the surrounding blood energy lingered and did not dissipate. The thick smell of blood made Xiao Han quite displeased.

With a wave of his sleeve, a violent wind and snow surged, and the space was cleared.

"Hmm, it's finally much cleaner." Xiao Han nodded slightly, and then an Ice Bed appeared at his feet, and he sat down cross-legged.

The moment Xiao Han sat down, the surrounding Spirit Power gathered toward Xiao Han's location in unison. The latter's originally rosy face instantly turned pale, dense blood lines showed through his plain white clothes, his hands were tightly clenched into fists, and his veins bulged.

Since some things had been done, there was naturally a price to pay.

The strength of a Spirit Array Master has always been criticized; once suddenly attacked, there is a high probability of being taken down on the spot, without even the chance to set up a Spirit Array.

And by inscribing Spirit Arrays on the body, although it can greatly enhance a Spirit Array Master's ability to save their life—as Xiao Han did to block Ying Wuyi's assassination—one must also bear the full consumption of setting up the Spirit Array.

In this battle, Xiao Han not only plundered the three Sect Protecting Arrays of the Shadow Demon Sect but also independently deployed one Intermediate Spirit Array and two primary Spirit Arrays. With his meager cultivation of merely the Supreme Seventh Layer, it was completely a fantasy.

To prevent being drained by the Spirit Arrays, Xiao Han naturally made corresponding preparations. While inscribing defensive arrays on his body, he also set up dozens of Micro Spirit-Gathering Arrays, which were interconnected and fused to form an Ultra-small Level 8 Spirit-Gathering Array.

With the continuous supply of Spirit Power from the Spirit-Gathering Arrays, Xiao Han was able to generously and continuously deploy several Spirit Arrays comparable to an Earth Sovereign in this battle.

But precisely because of this, Xiao Han paid a huge price.

The Spirit Array placed a tremendous burden on his body, especially the overlapping of dozens of Spirit Arrays; the immense pressure caused Xiao Han's body to operate in an overloaded state during the battle, and if the battle had lasted any longer, he would not have needed anyone else to act, as Xiao Han's body would have suddenly disintegrated under the pressure of the Spirit Array.

Several hours flashed by while Xiao Han was in cultivation and recovery.

During this period, the eerily calm state of the Shadow Demon Sect headquarters had already aroused the curiosity of onlookers.

"Supreme Elder, has it ended over at the Shadow Demon Sect?"

The Elder beside Hong Yan asked with some hesitation:

"That personage won't have any accidents, will he?"

Hong Yan shook her head indifferently, "I'm not sure, but at the very least, the Shadow Demon Sect won't have an easy time of it this time."

To the Shadow Demon Sect, the lethality of a Spirit Array Grandmaster is absolutely catastrophic; even if Xiao Han failed and was killed, the former would certainly suffer heavy losses, so either way, their Immortal Fox Sect would not be at a disadvantage.

"Should we go and investigate?" the Elder suggested again.

As soon as the words fell, the Elder saw the others looking at the Elder as if looking at a fool, and the Elder laughed sheepishly and stopped speaking.

"That's enough, don't mess around, just wait and see what happens." Hong Yan also shook her head helplessly.

With just their group, if they really tipped over, even if the Shadow Demon Sect were severely weakened, they would just be delivering themselves as food, and then directly erase the strength gap that the Immortal Fox Sect had worked so hard to widen.

Just when some people were already becoming impatient, a giant ice spear suddenly emerged above the long-silent Shadow Demon Sect headquarters.

This also brought joy to the people of the Immortal Fox Sect, because that was the secret signal agreed upon by both sides; Hong Yan immediately stood up and instructed the people behind her:

"Qing Xuan, immediately pass the news to the Sect Master, and tell her that she can move against the people of the Shadow Demon Sect."

"Yes!" The Elder named Qing Xuan also responded excitedly, and then her figure suddenly disappeared.

The others, led by Hong Yan, swept toward the mountain gate of the Shadow Demon Sect.