Chapter 400 - 219: Annihilation by Divine Thunder, Celestial Demon Intent Sword

Chapter 400: Chapter 219: Annihilation by Divine Thunder, Celestial Demon Intent Sword

Over a hundred Demon Cultivators stormed across a hundred li, charging straight for the gates of the array. The air roiled with turbid qi and murky currents. Countless demonic monsters howled and leaped about, their soldiers brandishing auras that towered to the heavens. For a moment, a demonic wind shrieked, striking terror into the hearts of men.

Aside from the Bone Sect, which had slightly fewer members present, the other three sects had more than ten true disciples here. At a minimum, they had all reached the Second Layer of the Nascent Soul realm. In addition, there were a hundred elders under their various commands.

Leaving aside the Dao Soldiers and Warriors, this force already surpassed the personnel the Tai Su Orthodox Sect had stationed at this Magic Altar. Admittedly, the Tai Su Orthodox Sect had more forces deployed to guard the other array gates, but these Demon Cultivators were merely a single wave of attack rallied by the Celestial Demon Child.

In the Profound Yellow Realm, the four great Demon Sects could only operate in secret, unable to openly establish their schools or recruit disciples. Never mind ten thousand years ago; that they could raise so many Nascent Soul Cultivators in just the last millennium showed that the saying ’the Profound wanes while the Demonic waxes’ was no empty threat. In fact, the trend had been established long ago.

The sea of qi churned, and the Demon Cloud raged on!

While locked in a contest of power with the Celestial Demon Child, Xuzhuang gazed into the distance, his eyes growing a few shades deeper.

It was for this very reason that Daochen Zhenren had orchestrated this entire affair, determined to decisively cut down the soaring momentum of the Demon Sect’s fortune!

Seeing the demonic horde charge in, Xuzhuang’s gaze sharpened. His voice, calm and solemn, spread to every Magic Altar. "All personnel, to your altars. Activate the array."

"Guardians of the left altar, we receive your command."

"Guardians of the right altar, we receive your command."

"Xun position, Kun position, Qian position, Gen position..."

Drums beaten by Warriors thundered and conches blown by Dao Soldiers blared. Amidst the stately and ceremonial sounds, Daoists suddenly rose from their positions. With a collective long shout, they formed Spells with their hands, pointed at the banners erected on the Magic Altars, and roared in unison, "Bind!"

"BIND!—"

As the Daoists cast their spells, the Magic Altars erupted in a brilliant light that illuminated the land for a hundred li. Instantly, all movement became sluggish. The Demon Cultivators felt as if they had been plunged into a deep quagmire, their Flying Escape techniques becoming incredibly difficult to execute.

Even the soaring poisonous dragon in mid-air and the ferocious charge of the Celestial Demon Child ground to a halt!

The Innate Tai Su Shaping Array!

Empowered by cultivators proficient in Tai Su Taoist Techniques, and augmented by the power of the Magic Altars and the formations of Dao Soldiers, it was an array designed specifically to counter the Demon Sect’s assault. It was not a trapping array, not an Illusion Array, and not a killing array. It forsook the myriad functions of other arrays to specialize in a single purpose—

To allow the few to fight the many by freezing all movement, restricting Flying Escape, and then paving the way for annihilation!

Atop the highest Magic Altar, Xuzhuang stood with solemn dignity. He raised a sleeve, pointing to the heavens with his sword-fingers.

A majestic True Qi rose from his Gangyun, transforming into a dense mist that twisted into a column of smoke, shooting skyward and piercing through the heavy clouds.

In an instant, the Celestial Pure Qi resonated in response, and thick clouds began to roll in. The sky was already a churning vortex where the sea of qi and the Demon Cloud ground against each other. Now, the Celestial Vault changed color once more, becoming a bleak canvas of dismal fog and gloomy clouds that blotted out the sun and moon!

Upon seeing this, the expressions of the Demon Cultivators, still immobilized by the Innate Tai Su Shaping Array, changed drastically.

’Is Xuzhuang really this ruthless? Does he actually think he can wipe all of us out in one fell swoop?’

The Demon Cultivators frantically channeled their demonic arts, unleashing their various Divine Techniques in an attempt to break free from the Innate Tai Su Shaping Array. But Xuzhuang was long prepared; he would not give them the chance to react!

Xuzhuang’s Magical Power flowed without end. Through the resonance between heaven and man, not only did dark clouds pile up, but a series of deep rumbles echoed through the sky, as if Duke Lei were beating his drums and the Mother of Lightning sounded her conch. Within the clouds, blazing white serpents of lightning began to writhe, and torrents of pitch-black thunder rolled.

Heaven-Opening Yang Thunder! World-Ending Yin Thunder!

Thanks to his fated connection with True Monarch Guangyuan and his unceasing study of the Yin Yang Dao Skill, Xuzhuang had grasped the profound art of channeling the Supreme Profound Great Luo Spirit Light.

By now, these had become Xuzhuang’s signature thunder techniques!

After just a few moments of channeling, two enormous, indistinct manifestations, one black and one white, faintly appeared amidst the clouds. One stood tall while the other was seated, their sacred visages remote and lofty, their divine might as oppressive as hell itself!

"Arrogant!" Seeing that Xuzhuang’s Divine Technique was about to descend, the Celestial Demon Child roared. The Gangyun above his head swelled violently, unleashing an immense demonic light from within as he unexpectedly broke free from the Innate Tai Su Shaping Array!

"Die!" The instant he broke free, the Celestial Demon Child’s first thought was not to counter Xuzhuang’s Divine Technique, nor was it to find a way to break the array. Instead, he formed a spell with his hands and let out a long shriek!

An illusory Demon Sword rose from his Gangyun. With a sharp spin, it shot ruthlessly toward Xuzhuang!

’A flicker of surprise crossed Xuzhuang’s eyes. The Tai Su Orthodox Sect had expended countless spiritual materials to refine the array banners and construct the Magic Altars, all for this very moment.’

’The binding power of the Innate Tai Su Shaping Array surpassed even a Detention Taoist Skill personally cast by a Nascent Soul Third-Level Cultivator. Without prior preparation, even he would have found it difficult to escape.’

’So this is one of the Six Sons of Yuan Turbidity... The geniuses of the Demon Sect truly live up to their reputations.’ Xuzhuang’s eyes narrowed, yet he remained perfectly still, making no move to dodge or evade as he continued to channel his technique!

His Gangyun stirred, and myriad phenomena emerged. An Immortal Robe materialized and draped over him. Then, a dense mist cascaded down, trailing streams of primordial True Qi. Finally, a dazzling purple light erupted, cloaking him in a thick, rosy luminescence.

He was dividing his focus—simultaneously casting a Dao skill, activating a Magical Artifact, and layering himself in multiple defenses in an instant. Then, brazenly ignoring the Celestial Demon Child’s Demon Sword, he changed the spell he was forming towards the sky, swung his hand down fiercely, and shouted, "Strike!"

In the sky, the standing manifestation raised a single arm, its palm held up like a mirror, glowing with Yang Thunder. The seated manifestation brought its palms together, cradling the quiescent Yin Thunder.

As Xuzhuang commanded, both manifestations thrust their palms downward. The next instant, a torrential waterfall of lightning descended from the heavens. The Yin and Yang thunderbolts intertwined, their annihilating power plowing through the ranks of the Demon Sect cultivators!

The Saint Children and the other Demon Cultivators all paled in horror!

"This—"

"Is this really the might of a Nascent Soul Cultivator’s Dao skill?!"

Admittedly, Xuzhuang’s Dao skill could in no way compare to that of a Primordial Spirit True Man.

But to unleash a thunder technique of such scale and might without relying on any external power was far beyond what any of them had imagined.

In truth, none of them could have known that in order to take advantage of the Innate Tai Su Shaping Array’s element of surprise and eliminate the threat posed by the Demon Cultivators’ sheer numbers, Xuzhuang had expended a full yuan of Magical Power, channeling all of it into this single Divine Technique to achieve such heaven-spanning, destructive might!

In that moment, none of them dared to hold anything back. They instantly unleashed their Divine Techniques, desperately using all their strength to fight for a sliver of hope amidst the downpour of heavenly lightning.

But seeing this, the Celestial Demon Child—the only one who had escaped the array and was not being bombarded by lightning—was not alarmed. He was delighted!

"What an arrogant fool, to think you can just tank my Celestial Demon Intent Sword!"

’So what if the losses are heavy?’

’Killing Xuzhuang and destroying the Tai Su Altar will be as easy as turning over my hand!’

’Seize the array’s gate of life, shatter the Tai Su Sect’s scheme, and earn unparalleled merit in the conflict between the Profound and the Demonic—is that not a wide and glorious path to victory!’

The Celestial Demon Intent Sword was impossibly fast, as if it had leaped through some unknown dimension. In a flash, it was right in front of Xuzhuang.

It met the Purple Qi Xiaoyi, but passed straight through as if it were nothing, not causing even the slightest ripple.

Xuzhuang’s expression flickered. ’My primordial Tai Su True Qi really couldn’t block it for even an instant!’

’What Defensive Dao Skill? What protective Divine Technique? How could they possibly stop the edge of the Celestial Demon Intent Sword?’

’The Tai Su Daozi? A thousand years of immortal bearing?’

"Is that all you are!" the Celestial Demon Child cackled, flicking his sword-spell upright. "Die!"