Chapter 728: The Awakening of Nothingness, the Array Crisis

The True Dragon of the Vast Sea pressed his palm heavily onto the Array Eye on the left.

His dragon bloodline was instantly ignited, and golden light gushed out from the Array Eye like molten lava.

His body began to tremble; the essence of life he had accumulated over three thousand years was rapidly draining away.

Bai Suxue gritted her teeth and pressed her hand onto the Array Eye on the right.

The power of her silver-white Nine-Tailed Fox bloodline flowed into the Array, intertwining with the golden light.

Her complexion turned pale rapidly, and nine illusory tails flickered in and out of existence behind her.

Tianjizi stood before the central Array Eye and took a deep breath.

"It has begun," he said, pressing both hands onto the Array Eye.

Blood-red light shot into the sky instantly, even more intense than the bloodline power of the other two.

The three-colored lights converged above the stone chamber, forming a massive pillar of light.

The pillar of light shot straight toward the ceiling of the stone chamber, pierced through the thick layers of rock, and extended all the way to the sky.

Lin Xuan felt the Heart of Purification vibrating violently and hurriedly urged its power.

Pure white light surged from his body, merging with the light of the three-colored bloodlines.

The Sealing Array began to operate, and the Runes on the ground lit up one after another.

"Very good, the Seal is re-condensing," Tianjizi said, enduring the pain of his burning bloodline.

But just at this moment, a heaven-shaking roar came from deep underground.

"Roar—!"

This roar was filled with fury and killing intent, even more terrifying than the previous roar of the Demon God.

The entire Ten Thousand Monster Island shook violently from this roar, as if it were about to be shattered.

"The Lord of Nothingness has awakened!" Tianjizi's expression changed drastically.

"It sensed the threat of the Seal and has actually awakened ahead of schedule!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a powerful force of Nothingness surged from underground.

This force appeared deep black, yet it seemed capable of devouring all light.

It struck directly at the not-yet-stabilized Sealing Array, causing violent tremors.

The True Dragon of the Vast Sea bore the brunt of it, suffering the most intense impact.

The force of Nothingness was like an invisible blade, crazily slicing through his bloodline.

"Ah—!" the True Dragon of the Vast Sea let out a painful roar.

The dragon scales on his body began to fall off in large patches, revealing his bloodied and mangled physique.

His powerful dragon aura was declining rapidly, as if three thousand years of cultivation were draining away in an instant.

"Dragon King!" Lin Xuan felt extremely anxious upon seeing this scene.

But he dared not rush forward rashly, because if the bloodline sacrifice were interrupted, the Seal would fail completely.

Bai Suxue and Tianjizi wanted to share the pressure borne by the True Dragon of the Vast Sea.

But they discovered that they were already deeply caught in the vortex of the sacrifice and could not pull themselves away at all.

Under the impact of the force of Nothingness, the bloodline power became unstable, and the three-colored pillar of light began to sway.

The Sealing Array suffered an impact, and the Runes on the ground began to flicker unsteadily.

Some of the weaker Runes extinguished directly, leaving scorched black marks on the ground.

"The Array is unstable!" Tianjizi said, gritting his teeth.

Fresh blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, but he still persisted in burning his bloodline.

"Lin Xuan, quickly use the Heart of Purification to stabilize the Array!"

Lin Xuan immediately urged the full power of the Heart of Purification.

Pure white light of purification surged out like a flood, attempting to repair the damaged Array.

But the power of purification appeared inadequate in the face of the force of Nothingness.

Two diametrically opposed forces clashed fiercely within the stone chamber.

Wherever the light of purification passed, the force of Nothingness retreated temporarily.

But soon, more of the force of Nothingness surged out, devouring the light of purification.

The entire stone chamber turned into a battlefield of light and darkness.

"Crack, crack..."

Huge cracks began to appear on the walls of the stone chamber.

These cracks were not ordinary damage, but voids corroded by the force of Nothingness.

The force of Nothingness seeped out from the cracks, and everything it passed began to dissipate.

Stone, air, and even light were being devoured by this terrifying force.

Rocks on the ceiling fell continuously, but they vanished before even hitting the ground.

"The situation is bad!" Jian Wentian, who was on guard outside the stone chamber, sensed this threat.

"Everyone retreat! The force of Nothingness is beginning to spread!"

The cultivators responsible for guarding retreated in panic one after another.

But they discovered that even their path of retreat was beginning to disappear under the influence of the force of Nothingness.

Black holes appeared one after another on the originally solid ground, as if leading to a bottomless abyss.

"Quick! Use flight spells to leave the ground!" Yunyou Zhenren commanded loudly.

The cultivators flew on their swords one after another, leaving the ground that was no longer safe.

But the force of Nothingness continued to spread, and even the air became unstable.

Several cultivators with weaker cultivation were nearly sucked into the void, but fortunately, they were rescued in time by their companions.

The situation inside the stone chamber was even more critical.

Under the impact of the void power, the cultivation of the Vast Sea True Dragon plummeted rapidly.

It fell all the way from the late Transformation Stage to the mid Transformation Stage, and it was still continuing to drop.

His dragon body became dim, losing its former majesty.

"I... I can't hold on much longer..." the Vast Sea True Dragon said weakly.

But his hand remained pressed firmly against the Array Eye, refusing to let go.

Bai Suxue's situation was not optimistic either.

Her Nine-Tailed Fox bloodline became chaotic under the impact of the void power.

The nine tails behind her began to dissipate one by one, and her bloodline was rapidly declining.

"Suxue!" Lin Xuan felt as if his heart were being twisted by a knife when he saw her pained expression.

But the only thing he could do now was to continue driving the Heart of Purification.

As the one with the highest cultivation among the three, Tianjizi bore the greatest pressure.

The void power frantically assaulted his bloodline, attempting to destroy his will.

"The Lord of Void wants to use me to break the Seal," he said with difficulty.

"It is roaring in my sea of consciousness, wanting to control me once again."

Lin Xuan could feel the struggle within Tianjizi's heart.

The Lord of Void was using their past curse connection to attempt to manipulate Tianjizi again.

"Senior, hold on!" Lin Xuan said loudly.

"You have already endured thousands of years of suffering; do not give up at the final moment!"

Tianjizi gritted his teeth, struggling to resist the invasion of the Lord of Void.

"I will never... become the incarnation of evil again!"

His voice was firm, and his bloodline burned even more fiercely.

But the price was that his life force was being consumed rapidly.

The roaring from beneath the ground grew louder and louder; the awakening speed of the Lord of Void exceeded everyone's expectations.

"Damn it! The Seal still needs at least a quarter of an hour to be completed!" Tianjizi said in despair.

"But the Lord of Void has already begun to break free from its final restraints!"

The entire stone chamber shook even more violently, as if it might collapse at any moment.

The leakage of the void power had already affected the entire Ten Thousand Demon Island.

From outside came the terrified hissing of demon beasts and the shouts of cultivators.

Time had become extremely precious; every second of delay could lead to irreversible consequences.

Lin Xuan felt unprecedented pressure.

The Heart of Purification had been pushed to its limit, and his own life force was also draining away rapidly.

But facing the Lord of Void, who was about to fully awaken, this bit of power was far from enough.

"I must find a way to strengthen the power of the Seal," Lin Xuan thought to himself.

"Otherwise, all of us will die here."