Chapter 289: The Great Sage Xuanlin is routed

The self-detonation of the God-Slaying Array not only alarmed Jiang Wuyan and the others, but also struck terror into the hearts of Yu Sheng and Qian Wang.

Beyond the Nine Heavens.

Following Lu Li's arrangements!

They had been guarding here early on, yet they never expected such an outcome.

The moment the God-Slaying Array was destroyed, they had retreated to an infinitely distant place, as if they would be torn to shreds by that terrifying destructive force if they came even half a step closer.

Such a vast destructive force!

Let alone them!

Even a super Saint King like Liaokong Shengzhe would have had zero chance of survival!

Lu Li was right in the middle of it.

How could he possibly survive?

"He blocked us outside the array; could it be that he had long intended to perish together with that Great Sage-level fierce beast?" Qian Wang was still shaken, his face looking unusually ghastly.

The Three Saints of the Human Race!

Lu Li was the strongest!

If he truly died in the array's self-detonation, it would be a monumental loss for the Human Race!

"That must be it!"

Yu Sheng sighed softly.

He had already fully understood the history of Lu Li's rise.

This was a sage who, like himself, could sacrifice everything for the Human Race; if Lu Li had long ago deduced the strength of the Great Sage-level fierce beast, he would indeed have made this decision.

"Let's go. He told us to prepare; there must be follow-up matters for us to handle."

The two waited for the aftershocks to dissipate.

They flashed and headed once more toward that expanse of cosmic space.

……

At this moment.

Amidst that desolate cosmic space.

Destruction shrouded everything.

And within that extreme destruction, a massive golden body shattered, human figures flickered, and they too gradually vanished into the destruction.

"Roar!"

A heaven-shaking roar echoed throughout the cosmic space.

Then, it completely dissipated.

When the aftershocks faded, at the core of this starry sky, a single drop of purest blood gradually condensed, blooming with blood-red light, and the massive form of Great Sage Xuanlin condensed once more.

"Heh... hehe... I survived after all."

Great Sage Xuanlin revealed a grin of unwillingness.

That human brat was finally dead!

But the price!

Was so enormous!

At the moment of the array's self-detonation, it had gathered all its strength to preserve its core drop of essence blood, but its Indestructible Golden Body and the vast majority of its origin had been destroyed in the blast.

Even if it reborn using the Great Sage's method of rebirth from a drop of blood, it no longer possessed its former majesty!

Defeated before the campaign even began!

It never expected that this expedition, which spanned endless stars and took over a year, would end in such a crushing defeat!

The entire army was wiped out!

And it, it hadn't even set foot on that planet.

From beginning to end, it had only seen that one human brat; it had no idea how many human experts were on that planet. This was a monumental humiliation, a disgrace to the name of Great Sage Xuanlin.

Across the vast sky!

Great Sage Xuanlin took a deep look at that blue planet.

It knew very well that even though it had survived, with its golden body origin dissipated, it had no way to step onto that planet.

But, it had ultimately discovered a path leading here.

It would only wait until it returned to the Ten Thousand Beast Divine Nest to recover from its injuries, and it would definitely lead another army to come and completely wipe this planet out, to wash away the hatred in its heart.

"Go!"

Great Sage Xuanlin no longer lingered.

It turned around, ready to leave.

But just then, within its body, amidst that sole drop of essence blood origin, it sensed an unusual aura. That aura was extremely violent; the moment it erupted, it made its essence blood origin unstable.

"This is..."

Great Sage Xuanlin's expression changed drastically.

In its eyes, extreme horror appeared.

Although this essence blood origin was weak, it was still the origin of a Great Sage! What could be so powerful as to trigger it?

It sensed carefully.

A familiar aura came through.

"Human brat, get out here!"

Great Sage Xuanlin roared.

In its perception, that familiar aura was actually coming from within its own body.

"You are me, and I am you; I have long since merged into your origin!" A soft sigh from Lu Li came from within its body.

"How is this possible?"

Great Sage Xuanlin could not believe it.

"I had already deduced that you could escape the array's self-detonation, so the moment the array detonated, I used the power of the array to let a wisp of my origin merge into your body," Lu Li's voice came faintly again.

"Hmph, so what if you merged into my origin? Your physical origin has also been destroyed; do you really think you can kill me with just this wisp of origin?" Great Sage Xuanlin roared.

"It's worth a try!"

Lu Li's voice fell.

Within Great Sage Xuanlin's drop of origin essence blood, another violent force surged. That force stirred within the essence blood, instantly making Great Sage Xuanlin's blood boil, as if it were about to explode and crack at any moment.

Source-Inducing Divine Art!

This was the technique Lu Li had used to detonate the fierce beast origin pill when he first went from Qian Cheng to the Endless Wilderness. This technique was created decades ago by a hero who held deep hatred for the fierce beasts.

With just a wisp of origin, one could trigger a fierce beast's pill to explode!

The method was bizarre!

It could be called unfathomable!

However, the flaw in this method was also huge; the fierce beast origin pill was the seat of their origin, guarded by layers of defenses, and no one's origin could easily get close, making it impossible to execute.

That hero had intended to use this technique to exterminate the fierce beasts!

Unfortunately, before he could perfect it, he died in the fierce beast war, leaving behind only this broken technique.

Lu Li obtained this technique!

Although he was very interested, he hadn't continued to perfect it.

He had only activated his system for a year or two; besides cultivating, he was killing fierce beasts, and he simply had no extra time to deduce it, until the fierce beasts of the Ten Thousand Beast Divine Nest were about to descend, which finally gave him the time.

Lu Li knew very well!

This technique was peerless!

Once truly perfected, one could kill a fierce beast with a single thought.

It was the number one technique for suppressing fierce beasts!

Therefore, in the time remaining after the array was set up, he had been deducing this technique. Although he hadn't managed to perfect it, he had ultimately managed to use it on Great Sage Xuanlin.

"Roar!"

In this pitch-black, cold universe.

Great Sage Xuanlin sensed the movement within its body and immediately let out a long howl toward the sky.

Above that sole drop of essence blood origin, a point of divine radiance emerged. The holy light swirled, blooming with endless brilliant light, as if to purify everything within, actually forcibly suppressing that violent force.

"Human brat, you are too arrogant. With this wisp of origin, you might have had a chance to survive, but now, disappear completely!"

Great Sage Xuanlin's voice was vast.

Above that drop of essence blood origin, the brilliant radiance surged again, and a terrifying force pressed down, finally making the violent force within unable to hold on, gradually dissipating.

"Haha, I lost. With this wisp of origin, it is indeed impossible to detonate a Great Sage's origin, but..."

The voice was faint!

Amidst the intermittent silence, it came drifting over once more, faint and lingering.

"You can no longer escape!"

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