Chapter 461: Breaking Free

Xiao Han's pupils constricted. In his field of vision, the giant ice sword, capable of easily slicing through mountain ranges and even turning the earth into an abyss, was held high. Five or six blood-colored arms gripped the blade tightly, forcefully stalling the heavy sword's downward momentum.

"Little brat, do you really think you can take this King down just by relying on a few Spirit Arrays?"

The Blood Heavenly Demon Emperor glanced contemptuously at the shocked Xiao Han, then manipulated his dharma image's giant hands to exert sudden force. Faint cracks appeared on the sword body, then spread rapidly, and finally...

With a "Bang," the ten-thousand-foot giant sword instantly turned into ice crystals filling the sky.

Xiao Han witnessed this scene from start to finish. It had to be said, this move by the Blood Heavenly Demon Emperor was indeed quite intimidating.

Although he was only an unremarkable Spirit Grade Grandmaster, by utilizing the vast resources of the Great Thousand Pavilion, he had managed to set up two Spirit Arrays that were at the peak of the Spirit Grade, yet possessed power comparable to the early Immortal Grade.

Although Xiao Han had never believed that two Spirit Arrays could pose much of a threat to a Heavenly Demon Emperor, and had even anticipated the extreme scenario where the giant sword would fail to break the defense when it smashed into the Blood Heavenly Demon Emperor.

He had never expected the Blood Heavenly Demon Emperor's method of breaking it to be so unique. The power of the dharma image shattered the giant sword—was this the true worth of a Heavenly Demon Emperor?

While Xiao Han was deep in thought, the Blood Heavenly Demon Emperor revealed a mocking smile.

"It seems these are all the tricks you have. This King will grant you a decent way to die."

Hearing this, Xiao Han's expression changed drastically. Almost subconsciously, he increased the speed of his Spirit Power injection, and the golden light of the great array became even more brilliant.

"Boom!"

The next instant, Xiao Han felt the immense force fed back from the Spirit Seals. This force made Xiao Han recall, in a daze, the feeling of being rammed and sent flying head-on by a thick-skinned armored rhinoceros back when he was weak.

His entire face turned pale in an instant, and his Spirit Power flow became erratic, darting back and forth through his meridians.

Another pile of Medicinal Pills was swallowed as if they cost nothing, and only then did he adjust the chaotic Spirit Power back to the correct path.

The culprit behind the incident merely glanced triumphantly and casually at Xiao Han's position, then immediately swung his fist again to smash at a certain point in the cage.

Bang! Bang! Bang!...

The sound of countless fists smashing against the golden walls was like heavy hammers striking Xiao Han's heart.

"Heaven Gate Golden Lock, Net!"

The moment Xiao Han's cold voice rang out, the Blood Heavenly Demon Emperor instantly sensed a change in the golden cage he was facing.

"Oh?"

The cage transformed into a giant net, trapping the Blood Heavenly Demon Emperor within. No matter how the dharma image moved, it felt as if it were in a quagmire, with no way to exert force.

"Blood Spirit Blade Edge!"

Rolling blood-colored Demonic Qi transformed into a long blade that sliced down upon the Spirit Power giant net, easily carving out a semicircular crack.

Xiao Han watched this scene calmly. Wherever the blade edge passed, the crack would be as good as new the next moment.

"Truly a fine method!"

After realizing this, the Blood Heavenly Demon Emperor also stopped his movements and said expressionlessly.

Xiao Han ignored him, continuing to maintain the injection of Spirit Power. With a wave of his hand, he took out the Supreme Spiritual Liquid from a Storage Bracelet. It circled around his body like a galaxy, and the majestic spiritual energy it emitted made the surrounding air feel refreshed.

With a slight wave, this vast river-like Supreme Spiritual Liquid instantly poured into the Spirit Array.

Three days of time passed in a flash.

This passage of time, which was almost imperceptible to the vast majority of people, felt as long as three thousand years to the two sides engaged in battle.

Within the three days, whether it was the Great Thousand World side or the Outer Realm Evil Clan side, corresponding experts fell one after another.

These experts, who required thousands of years of cultivation to reach the Heavenly Sovereign realm, simply fell one after another within a few days, and the whole process was still continuing.

What truly made Xiao Han terrified was that the great array was now tottering under the Blood Heavenly Demon Emperor's continuous weakening. Looking at that unstable light, no one would doubt it if someone said the array would collapse in the next second.

In fact, it was precisely because they sensed the weakness of the array that the experts of the Great Thousand World became even more fearless of death. From time to time, a Heavenly Sovereign would pounce toward the several Demon Emperors in front, and then, amidst the terrified gazes of the enemy and the admiring gazes of their allies, they would cleanly self-destruct. The violent explosion would instantly drag several Demon Emperors who failed to dodge in time to their deaths, lighting up the dark and deep night sky.

Unlike the Great Thousand experts, the Demon Emperors of the Outer Realm Evil Clan were clearly much more restrained.

Precisely because they knew their Heavenly Demon Emperor was about to break free, at that time they would sweep across the Sheng Yuan Cheng defense line under the leadership of the Heavenly Demon Emperor. By then, glory and wealth would belong to them. If they fell at the final hurdle, they would likely die with regrets.

Due to the shift in the mindset of the experts on both sides, the battlefield situation reversed almost instantly. The Great Thousand side, which had originally only been able to barely contend with the Outer Realm Evil Clan and even be at a slight disadvantage, occupied the absolute advantage of the battlefield in the blink of an eye, beating the group of Evil Clan experts into submission.

However, all the experts knew that the so-called advantage was only temporary. The moment the Blood Heavenly Demon Emperor broke free, the huge imbalance in combat power would reverse the situation once again.

Thinking of this, the experts of the Great Thousand World began to go mad one after another. Various forbidden arts that could not be easily used on ordinary days appeared on the stage. Each of their auras surged, their scarlet eyes wide open—looking at their eyes alone, they were almost more like the Blood Demon Clan than the Blood Demon Clan themselves. The baleful aura made the experts of the Outer Realm Evil Clan feel a chill in their hearts.

"Scum of the Great Thousand World, go to hell!"

However, not all Evil Clan experts chose to retreat. The genes for plunder and bloodthirst were already deeply buried in the blood of the Outer Realm Evil Clan. The bloodiness of the battlefield and the cowardice of retreating had already ignited the ferocity that some of the Outer Realm Evil Clan had temporarily hidden.

A giant ox appeared in mid-air without warning. Its front hooves kicked a few times in the void, and a pair of horns pointed directly at the experts of the Great Thousand World.

"Moo!"

Its massive size did not hinder its speed in the slightest. At high speed, a moving mountain made the Great Thousand World side look solemn.

"Wilderness Giant Spirit God!"

When the moving fortress was about to charge into the crowd of the Great Thousand World, a bare-chested Great Thousand expert pressed his palms together and shouted. A giant, no less imposing than the giant ox, suddenly blocked in front of the former. The giant bowed slightly, opened its arms, and in an instant, grabbed the two horns.

"Boom!"

The figure of the Giant Spirit God retreated over a thousand feet in the void, finally stopping its figure forcefully. Then, it suddenly gathered its breath and lifted the giant ox up. The bulging muscles possessed a full sense of power and beauty.

The trial of strength between the experts of both sides was just a small microcosm of the battlefield; the most critical place remained the position where Xiao Han was.

"Damn it!"

Xiao Han was gradually losing control of his thoughts. His muddled brain had almost reached the critical point of what he could bear. Then, with a fierce look, an ice blade condensed out of thin air and, under the surprised gaze of the Blood Heavenly Demon Emperor, stabbed into his leg. Scalding blood flowed out in a gush.

The intense pain made Xiao Han subconsciously gasp, and his consciousness instantly cleared.

"Why must you do this?"

The Blood Heavenly Demon Emperor's tone was puzzled, while also carrying a hint of temptation.

"With your strength, you could completely defect to our clan and join this King's command. Enter my Demon Clan, and this Great Thousand World will have a share for you!"

"Even though our two clans have long-standing grievances, when this King breaks the array, you can also preserve your strength and withdraw in advance."

"Why must you disregard life and death to stop this King from breaking free?"

"Is it not a waste of effort?"

"......"

Regarding the Blood Heavenly Demon Emperor's terrible attempt to persuade him to surrender, Xiao Han remained noncommittal, keeping his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart.

"Since that is the case, then so be it."

After his long persuasion yielded no results, the Blood Heavenly Demon Emperor sighed slightly, and a formidable aura instantly erupted; a monstrous blood-Qi slammed into the frail Spirit Array. Unlike the fruitless efforts of four days ago, this strike caused the great array, which represented the final hope, to collapse. The Spirit Array that Xiao Han had prepared in advance and carried on his person was activated, only to shatter immediately, and his youthful figure was sent flying backward.

The experts of Da Qian watched in despair at the blood-colored demonic shadow standing at the pinnacle.