“Hmph!” The bronze-robed middle-aged man snorted coldly, casually waving his hand. A terrifying force surged forth, colliding with the power of the Wordless Heavenly Book. With a deafening “boom,” the book’s energy shattered, dispersing into overwhelming waves that roared in all directions. An unstoppable force struck Sheng Qianyu.
Bang!
Sheng Qianyu’s body was hurled far back, a trickle of blood spilling from his lips.
“What?”
In that instant, the righteous cultivators’ emperors wore expressions of shock.
The bronze-robed man, with a mere flick of his hand, had injured Sheng Qianyu, a Fourth-Level Martial Emperor?
How could his strength be so formidable?
Even Dongfang Kaiyuan and Sikong Jian, powerful as they were, likely couldn’t achieve such a feat with such ease.
Both men silently acknowledged they couldn’t match it.
Lin Xiao’s expression grew grave. The bronze-robed man’s power was staggering.
Sheng Qianyu’s face was filled with disbelief. His strike had been a test of the bronze-robed man’s strength, using his full power.
Yet, he hadn’t expected to be injured by a single blow, coughing up blood.
How could such a powerhouse remain hidden in the Southeast Region, completely unknown to them?
“Today, none of you will escape. Activate the entrapment array!”
The bronze-robed man’s voice boomed, and within a hundred-mile radius of the Demon Sect, a massive array flared to life, a barrier enveloping the entire sect.
At this, Lin Xiao and the righteous cultivators’ expressions hardened.
The Demon Sect had an entrapment array, and they had activated it?
Unlike defensive arrays, which block outsiders from entering, entrapment arrays trap those inside, including the enemy, unless the array is deactivated.
Within the array’s power level, no one could escape.
Did this mean the Demon Sect was prepared to fight to the death?
Lin Xiao noticed countless figures appearing beyond the Demon Sect’s front lines.
The thousand-plus Martial Lords who had initially attacked them had already retreated beyond the hundred-mile range.
He had thought they withdrew to avoid the fallout of the Martial Emperors’ battle, but it was to evade the array.
Beyond the thousand Martial Lords, others had long been hiding deep in the forest ahead of the Demon Sect.
From the expressions of those Martial Lords, it seemed they were unaware that the Demon Sect’s Martial Emperors had anticipated the attack of over twenty Martial Emperors.
Likely, they were merely following orders, unaware of the true reason, and were now in shock.
“Hmph, quite the scheme. Do you think you’ve got us cornered?” Sikong Jian snorted, his razor-sharp aura bursting forth, his terrifying pressure flooding the heavens.
Though the bronze-robed man’s displayed combat power was immense, Sikong Jian was a peak figure in the Southeast Region. Would he fear him?
In that moment, Sikong Jian seemed to transform into an unsheathed sword. He drew his gleaming blade with a resounding clang, his presence overwhelming, his aura awe-inspiring.
“Exactly. We outnumber you. What does one strong fighter matter?”
Sheng Qianyu also shouted coldly, his powerful aura radiating. Though injured, it was only minor, barely affecting his combat ability.
“Let’s see who destroys whom!”
Dongfang Kaiyuan, gripping his long spear, brimmed with battle intent, his righteous aura surging, his terrifying presence permeating the heavens.
The other righteous cultivators unleashed their formidable auras.
“Capture Lin Xiao!” The bronze-robed man glanced at Feng Youyu, then commanded the others, “The rest, kill!”
With that, torrents of energy flooded forth, the terrifying pressure of Martial Emperors blanketing the entire area.
Within a hundred miles, the overwhelming pressure dominated. Any Martial Lord caught within would likely be gravely injured or suffocated by the emperors’ might.
Except, of course, for Lin Xiao and Feng Youyu.
Both were at the Martial Lord level.
However, Lin Xiao was only a Fifth-Level Martial Lord, while Feng Youyu was a Half-Step Martial Emperor.
Sensing Feng Youyu’s aura, Lin Xiao’s face flashed with shock. Before leaving the Lanlan Empire, Feng Youyu had been merely a Martial Venerable. In just one year, she had become a Half-Step Martial Emperor?
How could her breakthrough speed be so rapid?
Even faster than his, the Southeast Region’s top genius.
Moreover, though her aura was only Half-Step Martial Emperor, its intensity rivalled that of a First or Second-Level Martial Emperor.
In other words, Feng Youyu was also a Heaven-Defying Genius.
“Could it be related to the Temple of Destiny?”
Lin Xiao speculated inwardly, suspecting only the Temple of Destiny could achieve such a feat.
At that moment, he sensed Feng Youyu locking onto him, her terrifying aura rolling toward him. A shadowy figure lunged at him.
Lin Xiao swiftly drew the Dark Heaven Demon Pillar, his vast demonic energy surging. He tossed his storage ring, releasing the Purple Corpse Puppet, commanding it to intercept Feng Youyu.
Though he didn’t believe Feng Youyu’s strength surpassed his, he couldn’t bear to fight her.
Instead, he charged toward another Martial Emperor from the demonic cultivators.
“Kill!”
Shouts of battle erupted as the righteous cultivators’ Martial Emperors rushed toward their foes.
But in that instant, seven of the righteous Martial Emperors who charged forward suddenly turned on their own, unleashing devastating attacks on seven others.
“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”
Qu Huang, Yu Huang, Jin Huang, Zheren Feng, an elder from Nine Heavens Sect, and two elders from Absolute Blade Sect—seven figures were blasted back.
Some reacted quickly, others slowly, but all coughed up blood. The attack was too sudden, the power too great, leaving all seven with varying degrees of injury.
The attackers were Zhen Huang, Fan Huang, Jin Huang, Mu Huang, Tang Huang, Xiang Huang, and Duan Huang.
Meanwhile, the others clashed, their weapons striking heavily against each other.
“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”
Deafening clashes rang out, powerful shockwaves erupting. Many figures were forced back by their opponents.
Among them, Sikong Jian, who faced the bronze-robed man, was hurled back several miles, the farthest of all.
