Chapter 575 - 494: Chain Reaction, A Clean Sweep

Chapter 575: Chapter 494: Chain Reaction, A Clean Sweep

「Before this.」

In another core of the Four-sided Array Formation.

BOOM!

Raging flames surged, and starlight flickered!

At this moment, a fierce battle was raging in the ruins at the center of the array core.

The two combatants were none other than the dragon-headed deity and Xinghu!

As an ancient deity, his realm had not yet fully recovered, placing him on the same level as Xinghu.

However, being within the Array’s space and bolstered by the power of the Grotto Heaven gave him a huge advantage.

After all,

even an ordinary fifth-rank entity like the Fire Element Monarch could briefly fight two Nascent Souls at once with the support of the Grotto Heaven.

Logically speaking,

under these circumstances, the dragon-headed deity’s performance in a one-on-one fight against Xinghu should have been even more outstanding.

He thought so himself. Thus, after seeing Xinghu dismiss the Golden Core cultivators and step into the array core alone, the dragon-headed deity was filled with confidence, intending to slay him!

However,

as the fight progressed,

the dragon-headed deity’s heart pounded with increasing alarm, and that confident thought was completely extinguished!

’So strong!’

’This Yao Guang Nascent Soul is so strong!’

the dragon-headed deity thought in horror.

Xinghu’s strength had completely surpassed his expectations.

Even at his peak, defeating Xinghu would have required a titanic struggle!

But now,

he was being completely suppressed by Xinghu!

As the thought flashed through his mind, an extreme sense of crisis suddenly welled up in the dragon-headed deity’s heart!

The next moment!

BUZZ!

Xinghu waved his hand, and starlight flickered.

A dozen swirling nebulae spun at high speed, coming to shred him like chainsaws!

’Not good!’

The dragon-headed deity’s pupils constricted.

’There’s no time to dodge!’

RIP!

Divine Blood splattered!

Crimson scales exploded, flying in all directions!

One of the dragon-headed deity’s arms flew high into the air, torn off by the swirling nebulae!

He clutched his severed arm, his golden eyes filled with incredulous shock!

"It’s over."

"Stellar Cross: Judgment."

Xinghu’s expression was emotionless.

Brilliant starlight flared, forming a shining, cross-shaped phantom that bore down on the dragon-headed deity!

SHLICK!

The dragon-headed deity’s expression suddenly froze.

His body was instantly torn to pieces under the pressure of the stellar cross!

An ancient deity who had survived since the Ancient Era was slain by Xinghu!

Then,

Xinghu manipulated the starlight and shattered the array core.

One of the Four-sided Array Formation’s cores was destroyed!

This loss caused the power of the Grotto Heaven to drop abruptly... which in turn, triggered a chain reaction.

At almost the same moment Xinghu slew the dragon-headed deity, Shishanzi and Nanshan killed another Fire Element Monarch and shattered another array core!

Two of the Four-sided Array Formation’s cores were now gone!

The entire Array began to collapse!

...

THOOM!

The Array’s space suddenly shuddered!

’What’s going on?’

Su Ye’s eyes narrowed, a muscle twitching uncontrollably over his eye.

He could feel that this once-stable Array space was beginning to catastrophically collapse, like a high-rise building that had its load-bearing walls ripped out!

CRACK!

The void cracked, and dark fissures appeared in space.

The fissures spread, and spread, and in the blink of an eye, the entire Array space was covered in a spiderweb of spatial cracks!

BUZZ.

Through the cracks, shifting light and shadows reflected scenes from within the Grotto Heaven!

The Array was disintegrating. The spatial restrictions were gone, and one could now enter and exit freely!

’This is bad!’

Su Ye thought grimly, a shadow of unease falling over his heart.

In this battle for the Grotto Heaven, he had used the support of his two methods and the power of his fifth-rank body and soul to capture Fuyunzi and suppress Yuan Lan.

His might was monstrous, seemingly unstoppable!

But,

he knew his own situation best.

Su Ye was very clear-headed, fully aware of his strengths and weaknesses.

’With the support of my two methods, my fifth-rank body and soul, plus the class attributes from my panel... one-on-one, I can suppress the vast majority of Early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.’

’But... I’m not a Nascent Soul cultivator, after all. My Magical Power has not undergone the qualitative transformation.’

The amount of Magical Power consumed to support the two methods with a mere Golden Core body was terrifying!

It was only because of Su Ye’s profound foundation—his Nine-Method Golden Core providing far more Magical Power than others of his rank—that he could barely sustain it!

However,

it still wasn’t enough.

Therefore, he needed the Dream-Guardian’s support, using the power of the Grotto Heaven to restore his Magical Power and maintain his combat strength.

To put it in simpler terms, Su Ye’s stats were off the charts, but his mana pool was too small. He needed an external item—an extra mana bar—to maintain his fighting ability.

And now,

as the Array space disintegrated, Su Ye could feel his connection to that external mana bar severing!

With his own Magical Power, he could last for four or five minutes at most before running dry!

And that little amount of time was definitely not enough to kill Yuan Lan!

In other words,

after five minutes, Su Ye would be reduced to his original state and lose his combat strength.

Then, Yuan Lan would only have to face a half-crippled Fire Element Monarch!

Given the Fire Element Monarch’s strength, he would be easily dealt with by Yuan Lan.

’I have no choice but to run...’

Su Ye pondered.

Even if he could defeat Yuan Lan, the strange changes in the Array space gave him a bad feeling.

He regretted not being able to obtain a second Nascent Soul, but Su Ye still had a long life ahead of him.

So, it was best to quit while he was ahead.

However,

before Su Ye could make his escape,

Yuan Lan acted first.

CLANG!

His Magical Power surged, and his Spirit Sword left its sheath!

A deathly, chilling Sword Intent, carrying with it tidal waves of Sword Qi phantoms, swept toward Su Ye, threatening to overwhelm him!

"Returning Ruins: All Things Will Perish!"

This sword move forced Su Ye to retreat.

At the same time, Yuan Lan’s figure flashed, transforming into an Escape Light that shot into one of the spatial cracks.

He fled through the fissure, escaping the Array space and returning to the Volcano Grotto Heaven.

’He ran?’

’Great minds think alike?’

Slightly surprised, Su Ye shrugged and made a mental joke.

It made sense. Yuan Lan didn’t know that my Magical Power was about to run out. He was facing a siege by two fifth-rank existences, one of whom had even slain a Nascent Soul cultivator before.

Yuan Lan choosing to flee was a very normal strategy.

"Phew..."

After a moment’s thought, Su Ye chose another direction and also left the Array space.

He arrived inside the Grotto Heaven, found a hiding spot, and took out medicinal pills and Spirit Stones to begin restoring his Magical Power.

At the same time,

he also sent a Divine Sense message to the Dream-Guardian to ask about the current situation.

"Dream-Guardian, what happened?"

The Dream-Guardian was silent for a long moment before finally speaking.

"Sea-kin, leave the divine kingdom..."

"Hm?"

"What’s the situation?"

Su Ye asked in surprise.

The Dream-Guardian sounded listless and gave a brief explanation.

Xinghu had focused on a single point and broken through, triggering a chain reaction and causing a total collapse.

Now, the chances of victory in the Volcano Grotto Heaven were slim.

"All right."

"Good luck to you all."

Su Ye was agreeable and prepared to flee.

He had a clear conscience regarding the Volcano Grotto Heaven.

However,

after leaving the Volcano Grotto Heaven,

Su Ye’s Escape Light came to a sudden halt.

At some unknown time, the area outside Volcano State had become completely surrounded by a dense, grayish-white fog!

Looking at this scene, a strange thought inexplicably surfaced in Su Ye’s mind.

’Wiping us all out in one fell swoop?’