Chapter 233: Instant Kill

Chapter 233: Chapter 233: Instant Kill

At that moment, Zong Ziqi’s muscles tightened. An unprecedentedly immense aura erupted from him, as if he had transformed into a Thunder God descending to the mortal world.

He then summoned the Profound Dragon Sword. Fueled by the Thunderbolt Breathing Technique, the Thunder Power swirling around him coiled like serpents, merging him and the Profound Dragon Sword into one.

Lightning flickered across the blade, which resembled a colossal golden dragon churning in a sea of thunder, ready to burst through the clouds and soar into the highest heavens.

He gripped the hilt, and a vast, boundless Sword Intent instantly permeated the air. It was a fiercely sharp and inviolable power. It was as if this were All Swords Return to the Sect; all the Sword Dao Profound Meaning between Heaven and Earth seemed to converge within this single blade.

Through his Divine Sense, Jiang Xu perceived not only the intense Thunder Power clinging to Zong Ziqi’s Profound Dragon Sword, but also the peerless Sword Intent that shot from its tip toward the heavens.

This Sword Intent was profound and sharp, as if capable of piercing through any obstacle. It pulsed through the air, causing the surrounding space to twist and distort, as though the entire world was making way for its power.

Within Jiang Xu’s Divine Sense, Zong Ziqi had transformed into a sharp sword wreathed in lightning. Merely brushing against it with his senses made Jiang Xu feel as if his Divine Sense was being sliced by a blade, a faint, stinging pain following.

Only now did Jiang Xu finally understand how Zong Ziqi had managed to assassinate two Demon Cultivators on his own.

Like a golden bolt of lightning carrying the weight of a thunderclap, Zong Ziqi instantly shifted from a standstill into a lethally sharp attack.

His body blurred into an afterimage. The Profound Dragon Sword in his hand moved like a divine dragon soaring through the heavens, letting out a piercing whistle as it tore through the air, aimed straight at Young Master Yellow Springs.

In Jiang Xu’s perception, Zong Ziqi and the Profound Dragon Sword seemed to have become one. The powerful Sword Intent condensed into a tangible blade of light, pressing in on Young Master Yellow Springs’ throat.

As the light of the sword descended upon him, the surrounding space seemed to be sliced apart by its force. The air shattered like glass, creating ripples visible to the naked eye.

Young Master Yellow Springs had no time to react. He only felt a chill run up his spine, followed by an irresistible, destructive power that instantly washed over him.

In the blink of an eye, the Profound Dragon Sword pierced through his skull. The Thunder Power instantly annihilated his consciousness. He couldn’t even let out a scream. The entire process was as fluid and swift as flowing water.

In that instant, time seemed to freeze on the scene: the flash of the blade, the spray of blood.

With a wet tearing sound, like ripping silk, Young Master Yellow Springs’ head hit the ground. A mixture of blood and brains splattered across the floor, leaving a gruesome puddle.

Only at that moment did he truly realize that death had arrived, but it was far too late.

This sudden turn of events paralyzed the other Demon Cultivators with shock.

Everyone stared at the headless corpse of Young Master Yellow Springs, struck speechless. The scene plunged into an eerie silence.

After several long breaths, one of the Demon Cultivators finally muttered in disbelief,

"Young... Young Master... is dead?"

The words acted like a trigger.

All the Demon Cultivators present erupted in fury!

Young Master Yellow Springs, after all, came from a significant background. He was a prized genius groomed by the Sect. How could he have died so easily in a sneak attack?

"You despicable rat! Die!"

Young Master Yellow Springs hadn’t been the only one controlling the Eight Ghosts Flying Head Demon Array. The other three Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators furiously directed the eight Evil Ghost Heads to attack Zong Ziqi.

Zong Ziqi had just expended everything on that one strike and his body was limp and powerless. A few breaths of recovery had restored some of his stamina, but he was far from his peak.

Just as he was about to dodge the eight attacking heads, he saw an Array Flag fly from Jiang Xu’s hand. Like an array-breaking arrow, it shot toward the eight Evil Ghost Heads with unstoppable force.

A golden light flashed. Jiang Xu had accurately thrown the Array Flag straight into the eye of one of the Evil Ghost Heads.

The Evil Ghost Head, which had been roaring ferociously just a moment before, froze the instant the Array Flag struck it. It hung motionless, the wicked light in its eyes extinguished.

Immediately after, Jiang Xu fluidly flicked his wrist seven more times. Seven Array Flags shot out like falling stars, each one aimed at the eyes of one of the remaining seven Evil Ghost Heads.

The instant each Array Flag found its mark, it burst with a dazzling golden radiance, like a shackle of light. The Evil Ghost Heads were locked in place, ceasing their attacks and hanging stiffly in mid-air, their ferocious expressions turning lifeless.

As the final Array Flag pinned the last Evil Ghost Head, Jiang Xu muttered a Spell. His fingers danced, and the Runes on the flags began to flash in a strange rhythm, creating a subtle resonance.

BOOM—!

A deafening explosion erupted. Under Jiang Xu’s control, the eight Evil Ghost Heads, which had been suspended stiffly in mid-air, exploded one after another like bombs.

With agonizing wails, streams of black energy surged from the shattered heads, instantly filling the space.

In this chain of explosions, the core of the Demon Array was utterly destroyed. The entire Eight Ghosts Flying Head Demon Array collapsed, leaving only tattered shreds of black mist to slowly dissipate into the air.

"This... Am I seeing things?"

"I don’t think so..."

One by one, the Demon Cultivators materialized as the Demon Array’s Stealth effect failed. They stared in confusion at the shattered remains of the array, their minds reeling in disbelief.

’Everything was going so well. Young Master Yellow Springs had just brought out the Water of the Yellow Springs and was about to finish off those three little bitches. Then, out of nowhere, the Young Master himself was sent to the Yellow Springs.’

’Then, when the Elders were using the Demon Array to attack the assailant, some golden lights flew out of nowhere, and the Demon Array was shattered...’

’What in the world just happened?!!!’

Yan Chunyu and the two Female Cultivators beside her were also completely stunned by this turn of events.

Yan Chunyu’s "Phoenix Return" was a high-power, life-saving technique. After using it to block the Water of the Yellow Springs, she had no other options left.

She had already prepared to take him down with her.

’But I never expected that in the space of a few breaths, Young Master Yellow Springs would be dead, the Demon Array would be broken, and I would be... saved?’

Yan Chunyu felt like this was all too surreal.

’Could it be that I’m already dead, and everything that just happened was a vision from Hell?’

Jiang Xu saw that the Concealing Breath Spell on Zong Ziqi had dissipated, unable to contain his explosive burst of power. He quickly cast another one on him.

Then, he looked at the remaining Demon Cultivators and at Yan Chunyu, and an idea slowly began to form in his mind.