Chapter 800: Heaven's Grief

The Nine Bends Yellow River Array, damaged!

The Ten Absolutes Immortal Array, damaged!

From start to finish, the Great Heavenly Demon Tang Xuanzang only made two moves: one was raising his hand to grasp, the other was waving his palm.

And broke two arrays!

If not for the fused arrays, the two arrays wouldn't simply be damaged like this; they would likely have been utterly destroyed.

Even though they weren't destroyed and their power remains, they can no longer unleash killing moves like before.

Not to mention anything else, the people maintaining the arrays are all down; they didn't die, but they won't be able to fight again for a short time.

But, when Tang Luo asked the heavens full of gods and Buddhas if there were more, there definitely were.

The Myriad Immortals Grand Array!

Not an empty figure of speech, a true Myriad Immortals Grand Array!

Heaven's hundred thousand celestial soldiers and generals actually number several hundred thousand, but strictly speaking, they don't count as gods and immortals.

True gods and immortals are those named on the Investiture of the Gods List, numbering in the thousands.

The Myriad Immortals Grand Array was previously just an empty figure of speech; being able to have several hundred gods and immortals jointly maintain and activate it was already the absolute limit.

Now, however, all the gods and immortals of the Heavenly Court, plus the monks of the Great Thunderclap Temple, have gathered a true ten thousand people.

The celestial soldiers and generals only count as the "materials" composing the grand array.

The current Myriad Immortals Grand Array has no array eye; every "person" is an array eye.

Even if the presider in the commanding position, the Jade Emperor, is injured and dies, it won't affect the Myriad Immortals Grand Array's function.

When Tang Luo asked "Any more?", the Jade Emperor waved the treasure sword in his hand: "Activate the array!"

The Myriad Immortals Grand Array was actually always in a half-activated state; now, following the Jade Emperor's single command, it was truly and completely unleashed, its opening move a killing move.

The power of the Nine Bends Yellow River and Ten Absolutes dual arrays still persists.

The grand array has actually been continuously attacking Tang Luo who entered it; unfortunately, this kind of offensive couldn't even damage the corner of his clothes, and only the grand array's killing moves made Tang Luo act.

The continuous attacks were, to him, simply a clear breeze brushing the face, "calm winds and still waves."

As the Jade Emperor led the myriad immortals to activate the grand array's killing move, four points of light lit up in the chaotic void around Tang Luo.

The points of light rapidly expanded, forming the Four Symbols: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, Vermilion Bird.

The Myriad Immortals Grand Array, an array within an array.

The Four Symbols Array!

One of the arrays within the Myriad Immortals Grand Array; the Four Symbols appear together, and though generated by the grand array's activation, they are no different from true Four Symbols.

No, that's not the right way to put it; the Four Symbols at this very moment are the most powerful, the one and only.

Even if all the Azure Dragons, White Tigers, Black Tortoises, and Vermilion Birds in the world gathered together, the power formed would not equal the Myriad Immortals Grand Array's Four Symbols.

The White Tiger, full of killing qi, takes the lead attacking Tang Luo.

Roaring ripples directly transform into Geng Xin Metal White; endless weapons sweep in!

Killing qi pervades, rising and raging.

The Black Tortoise sways its body, forming copper walls and iron walls, completely sealing the surroundings; raging fire burns, the Vermilion Bird transforms into a fire bird, turning the surroundings into a fiery hell.

The Azure Dragon lets out a dragon's chant, aiding the tiger's roar's might; its own sharp claws probe down, azure qi pervading, at first glance possessing endless vitality, not resembling a killing move.

But this vitality is the power of Green Wood; poured down, it can transform the person in the array into a towering great tree!

The vitality transformed is not the enemy's vitality.

The Four Symbols attack fiercely, even surpassing the river transformed by the Primordial Chaos Golden Dipper; Tang Luo extends his hand and throws a punch.

The fist shadow howls forth, landing on the White Tiger and the hundred weapons.

The two sides' powers collide, raging, even pressing down the raging flames burning all around for a moment.

Almost extinguishing them directly.

The Black Tortoise lets out a miserable cry; the copper walls and iron walls it formed shatter under the explosive collision of power, its turtle shell covered in cracks.

As for the White Tiger, it is torn apart, but it transforms into the purest killing power and does not die.

The Four Symbols' strength lies here; they aren't "pure" like the Primordial Chaos Golden Dipper; wanting to destroy them isn't that simple.

One punch shatters the White Tiger, heavily injures the Black Tortoise, and the Azure Dragon's dragon claw also descends upon Tang Luo's head.

Tang Luo neither dodges nor evades, extending his hand to grab.

Nirvana Glazed Great Hand Seal!

Not blocking the Azure Dragon's dragon claw, but bypassing the claw to grab the Azure Dragon's tail.

The dragon claw vanishes from above Tang Luo's head; the massive dragon body completely out of the Azure Dragon's own control, spun by Tang Luo, the entire dragon stretched perfectly straight.

Then, swung as a "dragon" toward the Black Tortoise.

Colliding with the Black Tortoise's hardest turtle shell, the Azure Dragon lets out a miserable cry.

The Black Tortoise's turtle shell isn't a smooth flat surface; it has a large number of protruding short spines.

Azure scales shatter and scatter, turning into specks of azure light that vanish.

The Azure Dragon suffers heavy damage directly; the Black Tortoise doesn't fare well either — the Azure Dragon's body isn't as hard as its turtle shell, but Tang Luo's power transmits through the Azure Dragon.

Almost a single dragon strike cracks its turtle shell open.

Before the two could readjust and fight again, Tang Luo's left hand waves continuously; in an instant, using the Azure Dragon as a whip weapon, he lashes the Black Tortoise dozens of times in succession.

The final strike, the two collide, exploding on the spot, transforming into endless points of light that dissipate.

This time it's not injury, but true disappearance.

In just a few breaths, the Four Symbols are shattered by Tang Luo — the Black Tortoise and Azure Dragon broken.

The remaining White Tiger and Vermilion Bird thoroughly transform into Geng Metal killing qi and raging flames burning, learning from the Azure Dragon and Black Tortoise's lesson, no longer condensing bodies.

The Four Symbols possess combat intelligence.

Amidst the killing intent and raging flames, two more points of light ignited in the chaotic void surrounding Tang Luo.

Two beams of golden light shot toward him.

Tang Luo clenched his right hand; the Profound Transformation appeared in his palm, forming the Profound Transformation Umbrella, which he raised to block.

The golden light was deflected by the Profound Transformation, spinning wildly in midair as it revealed its form—a blade and a sword.

The Yin-Yang Formation!

The blade and sword spun, howling once more as they converged with the White Tiger's Geng Metal killing intent around Tang Luo, forming a sweeping storm.

The Vermilion Bird's flames blazed fiercely, surging forward to form a firestorm.

Flames, blades, swords, and killing vortices engulfed Tang Luo.

Moments later, a black sword light flashed, turning the impossible into possible, cleaving the firestorm in two.

The blade and sword flew backward, spinning in midair, cracks spreading across them.

As for the Vermilion Bird and White Tiger, the flames and killing intent they had transformed into were now inexplicably burning with translucent flames.

Glazed Flame!

The power of the Vermilion Bird and White Tiger surged, yet their "life" force rapidly drained.

The heavenly soldiers and generals, arrayed in formation, fell one after another—within just a few breaths, over ten thousand had perished.

Earlier, when Tang Luo broke the Nine Bends of the Yellow River and the Ten Absolutes, casualties had been nowhere near as devastating as the destruction wrought by the Glazed Flame now.

"Demonic Flame!"

This is the true, heaven-shaking Demonic Flame!

Without hesitation or surprise, the Jade Emperor roared a stern command, without further ado, unleashing another killing strike.

Above Tang Luo's head, the Taiji diagram appeared, black twin swords intertwining and rotating into manifestation, carrying the breath of all things' birth and demise; together with the Yin-Yang blades, the empowered Vermilion Bird and White Tiger lunged at Tang Luo.

Simultaneously, Guanyin wielded the mysterious triangular banner, giving it a sharp shake—silently, invisibly, intangibly, an unfathomable killing intent coiled toward Tang Luo.

The killing moves of the Myriad Immortals Formation were all activated and unleashed in an instant.

They must exterminate the heavenly demon!

Tang Luo gave a light chuckle, retracted the Profound Transformation, clasped his hands before him, and behind him, a colossal golden phantom emerged—like a golden Buddha statue, yet shrouded in a layer of strange blackness.

The blackness did not conceal the golden form; the two were entwined, neither Buddha nor demon.

Profound Gold Indestructible Body!

This divine ability was originally used in conjunction with the Glazed Pure Robes, but now it naturally requires no such aid.

As a rare defensive divine ability, it is seldom employed by Tang Luo.

The immense golden form lifted its head, revealing Tang Luo's face, his hands likewise clasped before him.

Appearing to bow to the Buddha, he was in fact "worshipping himself."

All attacks struck the Profound Gold Indestructible Body; the massive golden form trembled and shattered, yet simultaneously transformed every attack into nothingness.

Whether the Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, Yin-Yang blades, or the Taiji black-and-white twin swords—all vanished at once.

Even as a defensive divine ability, Tang Luo's Profound Gold Indestructible Body can unleash overwhelming counterforce upon shattering.

The great formation trembled and shook.

The heavenly soldiers and generals suffered another wave of casualties exceeding ten thousand.

Tang Luo lowered his hands, letting them hang loosely at his sides.

Normally, when this defense is broken, the user would inevitably be injured.

Yet Tang Luo's face remained calm, serene and unbothered, showing no sign of harm.

"The heavenly demon is wounded! Final strike!"

The Jade Emperor let out a roar; his jade crown flew up and shattered, his hair streaming upward, radiating endless killing intent.

Regardless of whether the great heavenly demon was truly wounded, he must now be considered wounded—thus compelled to unleash the final, strongest strike, one originally unplanned for use, a desperate all-or-nothing blow.

Though the great heavenly demon had broken through formations repeatedly, he had not caused truly irreversible damage—such as slaying the high-ranking officials of Heaven or Thunder Sound Temple, or destroying major combat power.

Yet he had also crushed the morale of the gods and buddhas to its lowest point.

No need to look; the Jade Emperor himself did not know, but many had already been utterly terrified, their hearts filled with dread and unease.

If Li Jing and Wen Shu, the commanders of both sides, remained lucid, they could naturally still lead the resistance.

But now, they had all fallen unconscious—even Guanyin had suffered backlash from her banner and was wounded.

The Jade Emperor had no choice but to declare, "The old man ventures forth with youthful fervor," "leading from the front."

If he did not act, there would truly be no chance left.

Under the Jade Emperor's urging and the pull of the great formation, all gods and buddhas—even those still unconscious and not yet awakened—instinctively mobilized every ounce of power they could.

The light of the Myriad Immortals Grand Formation blazed intensely.

Hundreds of thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals had all their strength and vitality drawn out, dying on the spot.

Together with the power of all the heavenly gods and buddhas, it coalesced into the ultimate killing strike.

The Myriad Immortals Grand Formation condensed the power of "Myriad Immortals" and unleashed the final blow.

After this strike, the Myriad Immortals Grand Formation will cease to exist, and the heavenly gods and buddhas will have no strength left to fight again.

This killing strike originally had no name.

Now, the Jade Emperor roared: "Myriad Immortals Slay the Demon!"

The grand formation barely held; all power coalesced as one, with no further restraint.

Golden Cicada and others "appeared."

They saw the terrifying assault surging toward Tang Luo—vast and mighty, everywhere it passed, all things dissolved into void and chaos.

Facing such a strike, Tang Luo's expression remained unchanged; he raised his hand, extending his right index finger.

Rebirth Transference Finger!

The Myriad Immortals Slaying Demons had no messy attributes whatsoever; there was only extreme power.

The same was true of the Reincarnation Salvation Finger Tang Luo executed — the most primal move.

Discarding all flashy flourishes, power condensed into a single point.

The instant his index finger pointed out, a cluster of black light seemed to emerge at his fingertip, but upon closer look, it was empty again.

Empty!

All becomes empty!

Myriad Immortals Slaying Demons and Reincarnation Salvation Finger collided; there was no vast, surging outpouring of power turning a thousand li radius into nothingness.

Only in utter silence did the power of Myriad Immortals Slaying Demons dissipate, forcibly shattered!

The Myriad Immortals Grand Formation vanished; in the sky, the corpses of gods and buddhas fell one after another, many dissolving into clouds of blood mist in midair.

Blood-colored rain drifted across the sky.

As if heaven itself were wailing in grief.

Heaven's grief.

Gods and buddhas filling the sky died in succession, vanishing like smoke!