Chapter 443: The Spirit Heaven Four Sects

"Boom!"

The Ice Emperor entered the Evil Clan camp, and the Ice Emperor left the ruins of the camp.

"Hmm? Integrating the remnant soul into the Demon Slayer Token, this is how it should be done, right?"

The Ice Emperor examined the remnant soul of the Blood Ghost Demon Emperor, which he had managed to preserve from the aftermath of the self-detonation, then began to operate, integrating the remnant soul into the Token.

Seeing the number jump to three thousand inside the Token, the Ice Emperor smiled indifferently.

Recalling the Evil Clan camp that had been blown to smithereens by him, the Ice Emperor couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in his heart; it was, after all, a sum of points, and just like that, it was gone, vanished into thin air.

"Moving quite fast."

A powerful aura in the distance rushed toward the camp without any concealment. The Ice Emperor raised an eyebrow, then stepped into the Space Channel beside him. The pitch-black, rotating tunnel closed, and no trace of the intruder's aura remained in the world.

When the Nine Blood Mysterious Demon Emperor sensed the anomaly at the vanguard camp and rushed over in a hurry, all that met his eyes was a bottomless, bright red giant crater, with a faint white frost accumulated atop the red.

Aside from the severed limbs and arms occasionally scattered around the crater, one could not even tell that this had once been a military camp where tens of thousands of troops had been stationed.

Seeing this tragic scene, the Nine Blood Mysterious Demon Emperor's chest heaved rapidly, and his fists were clenched tight.

"Roar!"

The monstrous rage dyed the setting sun red, as if it were about to burn the entire earth to ash.

……

"Resolved?"

Xiao Han, who was waiting for the Ice Emperor's news beside the counter, looked with a slight smile at the dusty figure walking in from outside the door.

"That Blood Demon Clan Demon Emperor self-detonated; nothing is left."

The Ice Emperor took the water cup handed over by Xiao Han and drank it casually.

The relaxed and easy words hid a composure that would not be shaken even if the sky fell, and a strong self-confidence.

Lan Laotou, listening from behind the counter, twitched the corner of his mouth imperceptibly; the amount of terrifying information contained in this casual remark by the Ice Emperor was immense.

Blood Demon Clan Demon Emperors have enduring combat power and are among the best of all Evil Clans. To be able to force the opponent to the step of self-detonation, one could imagine how desperate that Demon Emperor must have been at the time, not to mention that the former must have had a massive group of underlings.

And yet, all of this was brought about by this peer-level powerhouse before him.

"Worthy of being a figure who stands side by side with this kid."

Silently sighing in his heart, Lan Laotou revealed a smile and said to the Ice Emperor:

"Then, fellow Daoist, what do you intend to exchange your Demon Slayer Points for?"

"Can you let me see the list?"

The Ice Emperor had no reason to refuse; Demon Slayer Points were not hens, they wouldn't lay eggs if left alone, so of course they had to be used to enhance his strength.

However, three thousand Demon Slayer Points, while seemingly not a small amount, were of little use to the Ice Emperor. The price of any good item he took a fancy to far exceeded this price range.

With brows tightly locked, after picking for a while, he only chose a material called Heavenly Cold Blood Stone.

The Heavenly Cold Blood Stone was not a very precious treasure among Heavenly Sovereigns; besides being helpful for the cultivation of cold-attribute Spirit Power, it could be used as an auxiliary material in the weapon-refining process, capable of imbuing a weapon with a bloodthirsty characteristic.

"In that case, we shall take our leave first." With all matters settled, Xiao Han stood up to bid farewell.

"This old man will wait for your good news." Lan Laotou squeezed an ugly smile onto his aged face to greet them.

Walking out of the Da Qian Pavilion, the Ice Emperor asked curiously:

"Next, we go to the Huan Continent?"

"No, to the Spirit Sect."

"The Spirit Sect?" The Ice Emperor pondered for a moment before realizing:

"The sect established by that Mingyu Zhanzun?"

"I really didn't expect it to still exist."

It wasn't just the Ice Emperor; even Xiao Han had already given up hope for the Spirit Sect.

Who would have thought that by just asking Lan Laotou casually with the idea of treating a dead horse as a living one, the latter would pour out the situation of the Spirit Sect like beans from a bamboo tube.

Facts proved that when it came to developing a force, Mingyu Zhanzun was serious.

Back then, he had imparted many unique skills belonging to his own lower-plane continent to the Spirit Sect, and it was precisely by relying on these inheritances that the Spirit Sect was forced to survive for thousands of years without perishing while leaderless.

However, success is also due to Xiao He, and failure is also due to Xiao He. It was precisely these inheritances that aroused the greed of other forces. According to Lan Laotou's description, the Spirit Sect had been suppressed by several surrounding top forces for the past hundred years.

If not for the latter's fear of the final trump card left to the Spirit Sect by the original Sect Master, as well as the troublesome nature of Spirit Array Masters in defense, they would have likely brought their armies to the border long ago.

But Xiao Han secretly rejoiced in his heart; having obtained the complete inheritance, he naturally knew that Mingyu Zhanzun had never anticipated encountering an accident back then, so how could he have left behind any so-called "final trump card"?

That the Spirit Sect could bluff the enemy by relying on something created out of thin air was truly Mingyu Zhanzun blessing them from heaven!

However, others were not fools either. Now that this "final trump card" was on the verge of being unable to be hidden, it was the time for Xiao Han to go and give them a hand.

……

Da Qian World, Western Region, Ling Tian Continent.

As a pearl of the west in the Da Qian World, the Ling Tian Continent had a massive number of Spirit Array Masters.

Although it lacked the most top-tier Spirit Array Master powerhouses, the number of mid-level Spirit Array Masters had reached a terrifying level.

And the places where Spirit Array Masters gathered naturally formed several Spirit Array Master sects, and these sects were collectively known as the "Spirit Heaven Four Sects".

Dongling, West Profound, South Blade, and North Shadow vividly displayed the distribution pattern of the main Spirit Array Master sects.

The Dongling Sect specialized in the Dao of artifacts, combining Spirit Arrays with weapons to exert powerful strength, while also using arrays to refine artifacts; it was also the wealthiest of the four sects.

The West Profound Gate was a traditional Spirit Array Master sect, which had always followed the principle of "a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall," advocating for destroying the enemy from a thousand miles away, and possessed the most members.

The South Blade Pavilion was the most violent faction among the four sects, specializing in killing Spirit Arrays, attacking only and not defending, following a path of life-or-death struggle, with fierce combat power; they were the tough bandits among Spirit Array Masters.

The North Shadow Palace belonged to the opposite extreme of the South Blade Pavilion, tending toward the way of trapping and defense. Spirit Array Masters from the North Shadow Palace never took the initiative to engage in battle, always preferring to trap enemies to death, with flexible fighting styles.

"These sects really do have their own characteristics!"

After hearing Xiao Han's introduction, the Ice Emperor was filled with emotion and laughed.

Xiao Han thought the same; perhaps it was precisely because of the proliferation of Spirit Array Master inheritances on the Ling Tian Continent that caused the ideas of various Spirit Array schools to collide with each other, and only after a long time did such a distinct style, different from other parts of the Da Qian World, form.

"Are you planning to bring these few sects under your command simultaneously? That won't be very easy, will you?"

The four sects each had their own characteristics and could complement one another; the Imperial Ice sensed Xiao Han's intentions and could not help but speak up to offer a reminder.

Although the strength of these few sects on the Ling Tian Continent was not considered very strong, and they did not even have a single Spirit Array Grandmaster, that did not mean they lacked backers.

The status of the four sects' Spirit Array Masters would form a natural protective umbrella, and over the years, who knew how many powerful connections they had accumulated; one could imagine what kind of pressure would be encountered if one wanted to take action against all four sects at once.

However, Xiao Han merely smiled slightly, a strong sense of confidence radiating from within his body.

"What if I said I have a way to make them join voluntarily?"

"Really?" The Imperial Ice did not speak, but his gaze clearly expressed his confusion.

But knowing Xiao Han's personality well, he did not refute him on the spot, instead adopting an attitude of waiting to see.

Success would be even better; if he could successfully take down these four sects, he would basically have all the Spirit Array Masters of the Ling Tian Continent in his pocket, and this would become a force no weaker than the Tianluo Dalu, one of the ten super continents of the Da Qian World, naturally providing the capital to resist the Outer Realm Evil Clan in the future.

"Let's go, let us go and witness the power of the Spirit Array Masters of the Ling Tian Continent."

Xiao Han laughed heartily and took the lead in walking toward the direction of the Dongling Sect, with the Imperial Ice following closely behind; at this moment, the four major sects of the Ling Tian Continent were still unaware that they had been targeted by a certain unscrupulous powerhouse.

(End of this chapter)