Chapter 663 548: Pei Yuhang's Sharpest Sword—Ji Shenyun

Within the vast, snow-covered mountains.

Blood River True Monarch transformed into a hundred-zhang Blood Giant. His entire body was covered in the tormented, wailing faces of lost souls.

He raised his mountain-sized fists, which were wreathed in a monstrous bloody aura, and smashed them down again and again onto the surrounding snowy peaks.

Each strike made the earth tremble and the mountains shake. Cracks spread like spiderwebs deep into the earth's veins, battering the foundations of the Grand Array.

Outside, Lin Qianyan was the first to falter.

The Array's backlash surged through her like a tidal wave. Her body shuddered violently, her face turned as white as snow in an instant, and a trickle of crimson blood escaped her lips.

Lin Qianyan struggled to open her eyes. She quickly took out a vial of Jade Pool Spiritual Milk and drank it. The warm, gentle spiritual liquid slid down her throat, allowing her to recover a sliver of Primordial Qi.

She turned to look at Shang Miaoyan and Nangong Jin beside her. Although the two had experienced a fortuitous encounter in the Abyssal Sea Palace that lifted part of the suppression on their Cultivation…

...at this moment, their black hair was in disarray and they were drenched in cold sweat. Their thin gauze dresses were soaked through, clinging tightly to their skin and making them look even more on the verge of collapse.

They were clearly spent, having reached their limits.

A resolute glint flashed in Lin Qianyan's eyes. She abruptly swallowed several Spirit Pills and, ignoring the churning agony inside her, prepared to forcefully channel her Magical Power once more to maintain the Array.

'No matter what... I have to hold on until Brother Pei gets out!'

The next moment, however, a wild laugh suddenly boomed from the corner of the eighty-eighth floor, rolling toward them like a clap of thunder.

"Hahaha—I was wondering why there was no sign of you, you old ghost! So you were trapped by this Array!"

Hearing this, Lin Qianyan's pupils shrank.

'Oh no! It's reinforcements for Blood River True Monarch!'

Before her thought was even finished, two vast, ocean-like waves of Nascent Soul Level Suppression crashed down, slamming violently against the Array's barrier of light!

At the same time, the bloody Evil Qi around Blood River True Monarch, who was inside the Array, began to boil. It condensed into a hundred-zhang Blood Blade that blotted out the sky, which he then brought down with the force to tear the heavens asunder—

BOOM!!!

Attacked from both inside and out, the Grand Array shattered with a loud crack!

The light barrier exploded into countless fragments, and a violent shockwave rushed outward in all directions like a primordial beast.

Shang Miaoyan and Nangong Jin bore the brunt of the blast. They were sent flying, spitting mouthfuls of blood as their robes fluttered wildly.

They struggled to stabilize themselves and looked up, only to see three figures radiating monstrous Demonic Qi standing in mid-air. The Evil Qi they exuded nearly stained half the sky.

Trapping a single Blood River True Monarch had already pushed them to their absolute limit. Now, two more Demon Monarchs had arrived...

But even so, Lin Qianyan and the other two had no intention of giving up.

They were Pei Yuhang's last line of defense. Unless someone were to step over their dead bodies, they would never yield!

"Blood River Old Ghost, what's the situation? Why isn't that White-clothed Sword Immortal you were looking for here?"

Blood River True Monarch said in a low voice, "We were all careless... Pei Yuhang's real goal wasn't to seek help from Yuan Tianming. It was to free the being suppressed on the eighty-ninth floor!"

What—

Profound Evil True Monarch and Ten Thousand Dragons True Monarch were both shaken to the core.

"This is bad! We absolutely cannot let that woman break out of the Demon Cauldron! If she does, she'll never let us go!"

For a moment, the three of them had no desire to get entangled with Lin Qianyan's group. They immediately channeled their Spiritual Qi and tried to fly past them, heading straight for the eighty-ninth floor.

"Don't even think about it!"

Nangong Jin's voice came from behind them. She unleashed a strike, and the dazzling sword light, enhanced by Lin Qianyan's and Shang Miaoyan's Secret Techniques, swelled to several times its original size, reaching the power of a Nascent Soul.

The three True Monarchs turned back, a hint of surprise in their eyes. Then, they worked together to extinguish the imposing sword light.

"You bitches! Since you're so determined to die, then go ahead and die!"

Having been obstructed by these three women time and again, Blood River True Monarch's rage finally reached its peak.

His palm split open, and a gruesome Moon Wheel of bloodlight emerged from within.

A crushing Suppression washed over them. Already heavily injured, Lin Qianyan and the others no longer had the strength to launch an attack like the last one. All they could do was watch helplessly as Blood River True Monarch cast his technique.

'Brother Pei... you have to succeed in stopping Yuan Tianming, and then... you have to live.'

Lin Qianyan murmured, watching the bloody light grow larger and larger in her vision.

RUMBLE—

A tremendous roar, as if an earth dragon were turning over, echoed from the floor above, causing the entire Inner Palace Tower to tremble.

Blood River True Monarch, who had been about to release his Moon Wheel of bloodlight, froze in place, bewilderment flashing in his eyes.

'Something's wrong. This tremor...'

Profound Evil True Monarch was the first to react. He clenched his fists and said in terror, "This is bad! The seal on the Demon Cauldron has probably been broken!"

"Run! Let's get out of here!"

As he spoke, he transformed into a streak of Escape Light and fled.

The next moment, however, a streak of black-gold light, moving at a speed no one could follow, caught up to him.

CRACK—!!

All they heard was a boom like muffled thunder, mixed with the sickening crunch of a skull shattering.

A headless corpse fell straight to the ground.

Ten Thousand Dragons True Monarch and Blood River True Monarch both stood frozen in place.

'Are you kidding me... The strongest among them, Profound Evil True Monarch, was killed with a single punch!'

The dust settled. A tall, beautiful woman with waist-length silver hair walked slowly toward them, treading on empty air.

In her hand, she held a struggling Nascent Soul. By its appearance, it was a miniature version of Profound Evil True Monarch.

"My lady... it was Yuan Tianming who framed you! We were just following orders to reinforce the seal—"

Profound Evil True Monarch's Nascent Soul didn't even have time to finish begging for mercy before the silver-haired beauty casually tossed it into her mouth and swallowed.

Blood River True Monarch's pupils shrank. He immediately threw the Moon Wheel of bloodlight—which he had condensed to its absolute limit—at Ji Shenyun, then turned and fled toward the eighty-ninth floor without a second glance.

'I have to seek refuge with Yuan Tianming! It's the only way to survive!'

VMMMM—

A clear sword hum rang out ahead of him.

The White-clothed Sword Immortal had silently appeared before him.