Chapter 688 - 688: A Team of Six

"Thunder Sword Intent!"

Chu Qingyun let out a low shout and raised the longsword in his hand.

A Sea of Thunder and Lightning rumbled as it gathered above the valley. Bolts of dazzling, blinding lightning, like giant pythons, writhed endlessly in the sky.

An oppressive and terrifying aura instantly filled the entire valley.

At that moment, on the nearby mountains, nearly every Martial King Realm Blood Corpse took immediate notice of the disturbance in the valley.

"Break!"

Chu Qingyun shouted coldly.

From within the Sea of Thunder and Lightning, a two-hundred-meter-long Thunder Giant Sword tore through the sky. With overwhelming momentum, it slashed straight down, smashing onto the Array Platform with a BOOM before violently exploding.

The milky-white light surrounding the Array Platform trembled violently.

"It's working!"

A look of delight spread across Chu Qingyun's face.

'What I feared most was that after I hit it with the Thunder Sword Intent, the milky-white light on the Array Platform wouldn't react at all.'

'If that happened, I'd probably be completely out of options.'

After unleashing the Thunder Sword Intent, Chu Qingyun immediately focused, drawing streams of pure Primordial Power from the massive Martial King Essence Pill in his Qi Sea and channeling them into his meridians.

The massive Primordial Pill allowed Chu Qingyun to release Primordial Power at a speed far exceeding that of an ordinary person.

Soon, the nine largest meridians in his body were once again filled with surging Primordial Power.

"Blood Slaughter Sword Intent!"

With another swing of his sword, Chu Qingyun brought the longsword, gleaming with a Blood Aura, crashing down heavily upon the Array Platform.

Before the milky-white light could even fade, it was struck hard again and began to vibrate even more violently.

"Wind Shadow Sword Intent!"

"Thunder Sword Intent!"

"Blood Slaughter Sword Intent!"

Chu Qingyun unleashed one Sword Intent after another, sending strike after strike crashing down upon the Array Platform.

He didn't dare waste any time. 'Unleashing Sword Intent creates far too much of a disturbance. If I'm not mistaken, the Blood Corpses I lured away earlier are probably already on their way back.'

What Chu Qingyun didn't know was that while he was unleashing his Sword Intent, he had also attracted the attention of two nearby groups, who were now rapidly closing in on his position.

Where there was intense fighting, there was an opening to exploit.

Playing the part of the fisherman and reaping the rewards was an opportunity no one would want to miss.

Using Sword Intent again and again, excessively circulating his Primordial Power, caused Chu Qingyun's meridians to begin aching faintly.

But he gritted his teeth and persevered, continuously unleashing his Sword Intent.

On the Array Platform, the milky-white light was already flickering erratically, as if it could give out at any second.

This was a test of endurance.

"Blood Slaughter Sword Intent!"

A hundred-meter Blood Sword fell from the sky.

After cleaving the Array Platform, it exploded violently. Surging Blood Evil Power, integrated into Chu Qingyun's Sword Dao, crashed like a tide against the milky-white light around the platform.

This time, the milky-white light finally gave way. Under the assault of the blood-red power, it shattered completely with a POP.

For the first time, the Array Platform was fully exposed to Chu Qingyun.

The Primordial Power fluctuations from Primordial Stones, the aura of Demon Cores, and the energy waves from various rare Crystal Stones immediately emanated from the Array Platform, filling the entire valley.

The Array on the Array Platform had been shattered by Chu Qingyun's brute force.

The Array Platform itself was now utterly ruined, no longer a single, integrated whole. This was why the auras of its various components were now exposed.

"I finally broke it..."

Chu Qingyun let out a long sigh of relief.

'If it were anyone else, they really might not have had enough Primordial Power to unleash Sword Intent so many times in a row.'

The sky was already beginning to brighten. Chu Qingyun didn't dare delay any longer and was about to step forward to collect the Array Platform.

But just then, a furious shout suddenly echoed from above the valley, "Stop! Kid, leave the Array Platform and you can scram!"

Following the furious shout, six people descended from the sky, landing in the valley.

Four Earth King Realm experts and two third-level Martial Kings!

These six were one of the groups whose attention had been drawn by Chu Qingyun unleashing his Sword Intent earlier.

They had deliberately concealed their auras and snuck over.

But Chu Qingyun's attention had been completely focused on the Array Platform, so he hadn't noticed their approach at all.

Looking at the six men and their malicious intent, Chu Qingyun frowned and thought to himself, 'I was too careless. I can't believe someone got here so quickly!'

Ever since he had entered the Blood Sect ruins, Chu Qingyun had headed straight for this original site.

'So I thought I'd definitely be the first to arrive. I never expected someone else would get here almost as fast as I did.'

"Gentlemen, I am Chu Qingyun of the Saint Extreme Sect. May I ask your esteemed names and where you are from?"

Chu Qingyun said, stating his affiliation.

His purpose in saying this, of course, was to use the three words "Saint Extreme Sect" to intimidate the six men and make them hesitate to act rashly.

After all, facing four Earth King Realm experts, he was definitely no match for them with his current strength.

Sure enough, upon hearing "Saint Extreme Sect," the expressions of all six men changed at once, and a flicker of fear instinctively crossed their minds.

The Saint Extreme Sect had stood tall in the Northern Domain for several thousand years, and its prestige was long since deeply ingrained in the hearts of the people.

To put it bluntly, every single Martial Artist in the Blood-soaked Land had probably grown up hearing the name of the Saint Extreme Sect!

"Boss, what do we do?"

"Boss, do we make a move or not?"

Five of the six men fixed their gazes on one of the Earth King Realm Experts.

Clearly, that man was the boss of the group.

At this moment, the man's face also showed extreme hesitation.

'Attacking a disciple of the Saint Extreme Sect is no small matter.'

'If a Saint Extreme Sect disciple dies, his close senior and junior brothers might investigate the matter.'

'If I get caught, not only would I have to face their pursuit, but I'd also be put on the Saint Extreme Sect's wanted list. Even in a place like the Blood-soaked Land, I probably wouldn't be able to live in peace.'

But the man was truly unwilling to be scared off just like that.

'The various energy fluctuations from the Array Platform indicate that this is definitely no ordinary item.'

It was easy for the six of them to guess that this had to be one of the Array Bases for the Six Imperial Demon-Sealing Array from the original Blood Sect ruins!

'Fortune favors the bold. Let's do it!'

After a moment of hesitation, the man finally made up his mind to attack Chu Qingyun!

'The Saint Extreme Sect? So what if he's a disciple of the Saint Extreme Sect?'

'When we entered the ruins, weren't the Saint Extreme Sect disciples bullied by the disciples of the Tianya Sect and the Purple Cloud Sect?'

'It's just killing a single first-level Martial King. I refuse to believe I'll be so unlucky as to get exposed and put on the Saint Extreme Sect's wanted list!'

Of course, if he knew the status Chu Qingyun held in the eyes of the Saint Extreme Sect's Sect Leader and several Supreme Elders, he definitely wouldn't be thinking this way.

However, the Saint Extreme Sect hadn't provided Chu Qingyun with excessive protection either.

True experts had always been forged in the crucible of life and death. Excessive protection would only affect one's Martial Arts Heart and would be absolutely detrimental to a genius's growth.

A sect that had stood for millennia would certainly understand such a principle.