Free Web NovelChapter 307: Chapter 306: The Array’s Divine Power: 1000 Years of Dao Practice Lost in an Instant
The next moment, six figures appeared on the summit of Black Rock Mountain. The one in the lead wore a black robe embroidered with turquoise flames. His eyes held a deathly stillness as he stared coldly at the blanket of True Qi covering the sky.
This light, ethereal, and natural True Qi filled him with an instinctive revulsion.
Upon seeing this man, all the Cultivators on Black Rock Mountain prostrated themselves on the ground. "We pay our respects to the Great Netherfire Ancestor!"
Great Netherfire Ancestor was the title of the Netherfire Sect Leader.
The Netherfire Sect Leader, his body radiating an ominous Netherworld flame, looked up at the sky and coldly spat out two words, "Daluo Palace?"
"Daluo Palace?" Red Flame Venerable, standing beside him, was taken aback. "Daluo Palace actually has this many experts?"
"Useless."
The Netherfire Sect Leader’s voice was light, but Red Flame Venerable was so terrified he dropped to his knees. "Ancestor, forgive me! Your subordinate truly did not know that Daluo Palace was harboring such ill intentions and would be so audacious and reckless!"
The Netherfire Sect Leader snorted. "I’ve read all the intelligence the sect has gathered on Daluo Palace. Have you not?"
Red Flame Venerable pressed his forehead to the ground, not daring to look up.
The Netherfire Sect Leader looked up, a ferocious and twisted glint flashing in his eyes before he regained his composure. He then curled his lip into a sneer. "They’ve linked their auras. Eight people have practically manifested a world of their own. What a fine Array."
Red Flame Venerable also looked up. "But even the finest Array can be broken!"
"Of course." The Netherfire Sect Leader nodded, his gaze sweeping over the few people beside him. "Break the Array!"
"Yes, Ancestor!"
The five figures, including Red Flame Venerable, immediately shot into the sky.
Red Flame Venerable was at the very front. His mouth opened to an almost one-hundred-and-eighty-degree angle, and a sheet of crimson flame mixed with thick Corpse Qi spewed forth, rocketing toward the east.
Poison Flame Venerable charged toward the west, his body wreathed in pitch-black flames that emitted a black, poisonous smog. He fearlessly surged forward to meet the sky-spanning Five-Colored Thunderclouds.
Yin Flame Venerable’s eyes turned into a gray mist. A wisp of formless, intangible Yin Fire merged into the air, manifesting into fine threads of a spiritual network that wound toward the great sun in the north.
Heart Flame Venerable hovered in the sky, formed his right hand into a fist, and pounded it against his chest. A series of heartbeats then pulsed southward, each beat erupting with sparks as he probed for the Array’s weaknesses.
The last one, Erosion Flame Venerable, was the most ambitious. He shot straight up, took out a porcelain vial, and released curtains of black flame to protect himself as he charged toward the very top of the Array.
BOOM!
The crimson flames in the east were swept away by countless blades of Saber Qi. The poisonous fire in the west was dispersed by the sound of thunder before it could even get near the Five-Colored Thunderclouds. The gray Yin Fire was incinerated midway by the great sun. And the flaming heartbeats had no effect whatsoever on the southern sky.
As for Erosion Flame Venerable in the center, before he even got close to the sky made of endless True Qi, he seemed to sink into a mire. No matter how he urged his Magical Power, his own strength was seemingly siphoned off in all directions, dissipating into the surrounding sky without having any effect.
The expressions of the Five Flames Venerable changed drastically.
They had attacked with their full strength, yet the enemy’s Array seemed completely unaffected!
’How is this possible?’
They had seen it clearly just now. Although those eight people were strong, the five of them were by no means weak. Even if they were at a disadvantage in a five-against-eight fight, it shouldn’t be possible to have absolutely no effect on the enemy.
But based on that single exchange, the enemy didn’t seem like eight people working together, but more like eighty!
The Netherfire Sect Leader, still standing on the summit of Black Rock Mountain, narrowed his eyes. ’What a fine Array!’
Compared to the Five Flames Venerable, his Dao Practice was higher and his senses were sharper. He could clearly feel that although there were eight people, and the Dharma Gates they used appeared different, their fundamental core was identical and exceptionally attuned to nature.
Now, the eight of them were casting techniques to form the Array, perfectly merging their individual auras and almost blending into nature itself, creating an intricate and flawless Array.
Therefore, the power displayed by this Array wasn’t just the combined strength of eight people; it was at least double that. The Five Flames Venerable had absolutely no chance of breaking it!
So the Netherfire Sect Leader let out a long howl and raised his hands. The smog of Evil Qi on Black Rock Mountain began to boil, steaming up from the mountain in all directions and rushing toward the Array to aid the Five Flames Venerable.
At the same time, the Netherfire Sect Leader also leaped into the air. A savage look appeared in his eyes as he raised his hand, lifting a turquoise-green flame. His body twisted mid-air, and he charged toward the Gen Position in the southwest.
In the Gen Position, Taoist Yan Ling was hidden in the void, holding up a Jade Ruyi that radiated boundless, seven-colored light.
Seeing the Netherfire Sect Leader suddenly appear, Taoist Yan Ling raised an eyebrow and couldn’t help but smile. "As expected of the Netherfire Sect Leader. You spotted the Gate of Life in a single glance."
"However..." Taoist Yan Ling gave a low chuckle and spun around.
In the next instant, the entire world transformed. The Eight Trigrams Flowed, and the Eight Gates swapped positions.
The seven-colored light in the Gen Position was originally the Gate of Life. Although dazzling, it lacked killing intent. But now, the Gen Position suddenly transformed into the Shock Gate, and the streams of seven-colored light became tinged with a sharp edge.
"What?" A flash of astonishment crossed the Netherfire Sect Leader’s eyes.
And at that moment, not only did the seven-colored light before him gain a killing intent, but its inherent power also suddenly surged. It was as if the person presiding over the Gen Position had experienced a massive increase in Magical Power, transforming from a gentle trickle into a raging tidal wave.
"Something’s not right!" The Netherfire Sect Leader flipped over and retreated, but he was still caught by the seven-colored light.
In an instant, he felt the Yin Yang and Five Elements within his body fall into sudden disarray. An unknown aura invaded his body, forcing a muffled grunt from him. He had actually been slightly injured upon first contact.
Taoist Yan Song looked toward Gu Zhao, who was standing in the Central Palace. ’That last move was naturally the Sect Leader’s doing.’
At the same time, the Eight Trigrams Array began to change. Not only did the positions of the Eight Trigrams start to flow, but the attributes of the different positions also started to shift.
Qian, Kun, Zhen, Gen, Li, Kan, Dui, Xun—they flowed ceaselessly.
Rest, Life, Harm, Delusion, Scenery, Death, Shock, Open—they shifted unpredictably.
This not only dazzled the Netherfire Sect Leader but also left the Five Flames Venerable, who were in the midst of battle, completely bewildered.
One moment, Red Flame Venerable was facing an attack of countless sharp blades of Saber Qi. The next, his vision flashed, and three Divine Prisons descended upon him, with twenty-four green-faced, tusked Divine Prison Ghost Generals brandishing sabers and spears.
But before he could even defend against the three Divine Prisons—one freezing cold, one scorching hot, one crushingly heavy—a long-skulled behemoth that blotted out the sky suddenly appeared before him. It roared, about to swallow him whole.
"AHHH!"
Red Flame Venerable let out a wild roar, unleashing a deluge of his crimson flames that covered the sky. But in the next moment, a gale blew past, extinguishing the flames he took so much pride in.
Immediately after, a Five-Colored Thunderbolt carrying an aura of destruction struck down from above!
BOOM!
It was just a single Thunderbolt, but Red Flame Venerable, whose power had already been mostly depleted, could not withstand it. His body was directly blasted to pieces. His Divine Sense was about to flee when a Tai Chi Diagram unexpectedly appeared within his fragmented soul, turning gently between black and white.
HISS—
After a soft sound that only a Divine Soul could perceive, the renowned Red Flame Venerable, with a thousand years of Dao Practice, was killed on the spot.
