Chapter 1930 - Primal Starheaven Immortal-Slaying Array

"Hall Master, Liu Wuxie predicted this perfectly. You truly came to Moon Reverence City within three days," Gongye Zhang said as he stepped forward, mockery gleaming in his eyes. Every move made by the Thousand Hands Yama and his allies had unfolded exactly as Liu Wuxie had calculated.

"Where is Liu Wuxie?" the Celestial Moon Dao Hall's hall master demanded. His hatred for Liu Wuxie could have filled an ocean. They had exercised every caution, yet still walked directly into his trap.

"Why are we wasting time talking? Break through the formation," the Stormcloud Sect's sect master roared as he charged toward the Mu Clan's patriarch. He was the weakest of the six.

A deep hum rolled across the surroundings as the Primordial Starheaven Immortal-Slaying Formation activated instantly. The formidable power of the stars descended from the heavens and condensed into an Immortal-Slaying Sword, which slashed toward the Stormcloud Sect's sect master.

"This is bad!" The Stormcloud Sect's sect master's expression changed drastically. He sensed that the spiritual array was powerful enough to slaughter Divine Immortals.

The Thousand Hands Yama and the Celestial Moon Dao Hall's hall master narrowed their eyes as well. Neither had ever encountered such a spiritual array, and something of this caliber should never have existed in a remote territory like Eastern Emperor City.

Everyone present had known one another for countless years and understood each other's trump cards intimately. Yet Xiang Zicheng, Gongye Zhang, Ye Guhai, the Mu Clan's patriarch, Elder Meng, and the owner of the Skyhalberd Auction House could never have constructed this spiritual array themselves.

Liu Wuxie had most likely taught them the technique. The formation required six cultivators working in unison, merging six spiritual arrays into one.

Liu Wuxie had written six letters, one of which went to Chen Ping. As soon as Chen Ping received it, he contacted Ye Guhai, who forwarded the message to the Mu Clan's patriarch. After reading the letter, the Mu Clan's patriarch accepted its condition without hesitation.

The spiritual array possessed astonishing profundity and contained countless mysteries unlike anything they had ever encountered.

Ye Linghan had read the letters as well, but their contents surpassed her understanding. This spiritual array existed far beyond anything an Origin Immortal could encounter.

Ye Guhai and the others had been equally confused when the letters first reached them. Only after injecting their Divine Immortal Realm laws into the papers did the hidden profundities reveal themselves.

Liu Wuxie had promised to help them find a path into the Golden Immortal Realm if they used the spiritual array to kill the Thousand Hands Yama and his allies. The secret behind that breakthrough was also concealed within the formation.

Bringing all six letters together would create the key capable of opening the gates to the Golden Immortal Realm.

The Mu Clan's patriarch had initially proposed combining the letters in advance and uncovering the method of reaching the Golden Immortal Realm, but Ye Guhai had ultimately stopped him. It was not that he distrusted the Mu Clan's patriarch, but if the latter obtained the key and then refused to help kill the Thousand Hands Yama, Liu Wuxie's entire plan would collapse.

Thus, each of the six experts controlled an individual spiritual array and guarded one direction, agreeing to wait until the Thousand Hands Yama and the others were dead.

Xiang Zicheng exchanged a glance with Ye Guhai. Even they had not anticipated such formidable power from the six combined spiritual arrays, enough to send the Stormcloud Sect's sect master flying.

"What kind of spiritual array is this? Why have I never seen anything like it?!" Shen Guang cried in panic, trembling uncontrollably. His cultivation stood beneath that of the Stormcloud Sect's sect master.

After witnessing the spiritual array's power, Xiang Zicheng and his allies finally felt reassured. As long as they followed Liu Wuxie's instructions, they could kill the Thousand Hands Yama and everyone accompanying him.

The trapped Origin Immortals and Profound Immortals had no idea what to do. One after another, they turned toward the Thousand Hands Yama, hoping he had a solution to their crisis.

Liu Wuxie's empty-city gambit was designed to lure the Thousand Hands Yama and his allies into Moon Reverence City, then destroy them all in one fell swoop.

"Celestial Moon Dao Hall's hall master, join the Stormcloud Sect's sect master and attack Gongye Zhang. The patriarchs of the Shen and Zhu Clans will join me against the Mu Clan's patriarch," the Thousand Hands Yama ordered. Tearing open even one gap in the spiritual array would allow them to escape.

Without the formation's suppression, both sides possessed roughly equal strength, leaving the ultimate victor uncertain.

Among the six, the Mu Clan's patriarch and Gongye Zhang were the weakest, making them the best targets for breaking through the formation.

"Very well!" the Celestial Moon Dao Hall's hall master replied with a nod. His hands wove through a succession of signs, summoning a boundless wave that descended from the sky toward Gongye Zhang.

The Thousand Hands Yama moved at the same moment, rapidly producing countless hand signs in quick succession. This astonishing speed was precisely how he had earned his nickname.

"Thousand Hands Buddha Seal!" the Thousand Hands Yama roared as countless palms descended upon the Mu Clan's patriarch.

In response, all six defenders attacked simultaneously, forming countless hand signs into the spiritual array.

"Astral Bodies Transformation!"

"Primal Origin Immortal-Slaying Sword!"

"All-Heaven Divine Slash!"

A bizarre spectacle followed. Although the six experts fought separately, their six spiritual arrays merged into one whenever they channeled power into them. No one had ever heard of such a mystical formation.

A radiant screen emerged in the sky and began contracting, further reducing the space available to the Thousand Hands Yama's group.

The Immortal-Slaying Sword manifested again, condensing into a colossal blade whose radiating power could destroy the whole of Moon Reverence City.

This threat was precisely why Chen Ping had evacuated every resident. Once the battle erupted, the resulting destruction could reduce the entire city to ruins.

The Immortal-Slaying Sword covered the whole sky, denying escape regardless of which direction the trapped cultivators chose. Crushing pressure surged inward from every side at the same time, compressing them beneath the power of the stars.

The Thousand Hands Buddha Seal detonated repeatedly, sending mighty ripples outward. Despite their power, those ripples could not affect the Mu Clan's patriarch.

The Celestial Moon Dao Hall's hall master also saw his attack forced back. The Origin Immortals who accompanied them lacked the physiques of Divine Immortals. Under the joint suppression of the Immortal-Slaying Sword and the power of the stars, they exploded one after another.

Blood filled the sky within an instant. The Profound Immortals fared even worse, vaporizing before a scream could leave their mouths.

The true slaughter had begun. Of the thousand people brought by the Thousand Hands Yama, five to six hundred died in a single exchange.

Every casualty belonged to the elite ranks of the Eastern Emperor Pavilion, Stormcloud Sect, Zhu Clan, or Shen Clan. Watching their fellow clansmen and subordinates perish reddened the survivors' eyes with fury.

"Xiang Zicheng, what is this spiritual array? How could it possess such terrifying power?!" Shen Guang roared.

The Shen Clan and Xiang Manor had opposed each other for centuries without either side managing to destroy the other. Since Liu Wuxie's appearance, however, the balance of power throughout Eastern Emperor City and Fourfold City has shifted repeatedly.

"You don't deserve to know," Xiang Zicheng replied. He naturally had no intention of revealing the spiritual array's profundities.

"Enough talk. We need to finish this battle quickly," Ye Guhai said. The longer the conflict continued, the greater the chance that an unforeseen problem might arise.

"City Lord Ye is right. Let's end this," the Mu Clan's patriarch agreed. Once the Thousand Hands Yama and his allies died, they could uncover the secret to entering the Golden Immortal Realm.

The spiritual array activated again. This was the first time the six experts had fought together, leaving their coordination far from perfect. With each passing moment, however, their movements became increasingly fluid.

The Immortal-Slaying Sword descended once more, radiating even more terrifying power than before.

"Damn it! This formation is completely suppressing my cultivation," Shen Guang cursed.

They were all dignified Divine Immortals, yet the spiritual array rendered them almost immobile. What they did not know was that Liu Wuxie's formation could slay even Golden Immortals, much less Divine Immortals.

The battle swiftly devolved into a one-sided massacre as the casualties on the Thousand Hands Yama's side mounted. Within only a few breaths, every Origin Immortal and Profound Immortal had died, leaving only the five Divine Immortals.

Blood dyed the ground crimson, while countless collapsing buildings inflicted devastating damage across Moon Reverence City.

When the Immortal-Slaying Sword descended again, the Thousand Hands Yama and the others gathered every trace of strength they possessed and barely evaded the attack.

The sword struck the ground and split Moon Reverence City in half.

Under Chen Ping's leadership, Moon Reverence City's residents had already emerged from a tunnel thirty miles away.

"Look at the sky!" the cultivators cried after leaving the tunnel and seeing the enormous sword hovering above Moon Reverence City. Even from thirty miles away, they could feel its terrifying power.

"Liu Wuxie, show yourself!" the Celestial Moon Dao Hall's hall master roared.

No one answered. His voice alone continued echoing across the heavens.

Xiang Zicheng stood proudly in the sky, forming a rapid series of hand seals. As the one who controlled the power of the sun and moon, he served as the core of the spiritual array, channeling every attack it unleashed.

The Thousand Hands Yama and his companions could feel their strength draining at a terrifying rate. They could no longer mobilize their Divine Immortal Realm laws and had become little different from ordinary mortals.

......

Deep inside the Dragon Burial Mountain Range, Liu Wuxie killed another powerful immortal beast and finally gathered enough energy. He immediately sat cross-legged at the lake's center and began attempting his breakthrough to the ninth-level Spirit Immortal Realm.

"So, it has finally begun?" Liu Wuxie murmured, gazing toward Moon Reverence City. He could sense the precise moment when the six spiritual arrays merged.

"What a shame. If only I could refine the Thousand Hands Yama and the others, I would have undoubtedly reached the Profound Immortal Realm," Liu Wuxie said, regret flickering in his eyes.

Everything had its advantages and disadvantages. Had he remained in the Azure Flame Dao Hall, everyone would have tried to persuade him to stay, making his departure all the more difficult. Leaving without saying farewell had therefore been the better choice.

Liu Wuxie cast aside every distracting thought and immersed himself completely in cultivation.

Blackie sat beside the lake, splashing its feet in the water and silently guarding Liu Wuxie. With Blackie present, Liu Wuxie could venture fearlessly deep into the Dragon Burial Mountain Range. With Blackie by his side, he would have nothing to fear even if he encountered Divine Immortals in the future.

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The Immortal-Slaying Sword descended again, this time locking onto Zhu Chaoyang. As the weakest of the five, he naturally became the easiest target to eliminate.

"Please, don't kill me!" Zhu Chaoyang screamed. Powerless before the Immortal-Slaying Sword, he could offer no resistance as it cleaved him cleanly in half.

The sight of Zhu Chaoyang dying before him terrified Shen Guang so thoroughly that he wet his pants.

The spiritual array continued growing stronger. The Thousand Hands Yama attacked several times, but failed. No matter what method he employed, he could not uncover a single weakness within the formation.

"Shen Guang, self-detonate and tear open the spiritual array for us. We'll protect the Shen Clan after you're gone," the Thousand Hands Yama said, forcing Shen Guang to sacrifice himself so the others could escape.

"He's right. One person's sacrifice is better than all of us dying here," the Stormcloud Sect's sect master said.

The hall master of the Celestial Moon Dao Hall joined them, and the three surrounded Shen Guang in a triangular formation, leaving him no opportunity to refuse.

"You..." Shen Guang trembled with rage, unable to believe that his allies would force him to sacrifice his life for them at such a critical moment.

"Shen Guang, consider this carefully. If every one of us dies here, the Shen Clan will be buried with us. Help us escape, and I swear that I'll protect your clan," the Thousand Hands Yama said gravely, urging him to consider the greater picture.

"I swear the same," the Celestial Moon Dao Hall's hall master declared.

"So do I," the Stormcloud Sect's sect master added. Both men made the same oath, promising to help the Shen Clan rise again if they escaped alive.