Chapter 229 - 227: Bloody Battle Against Heaven-Encompassing

Chapter 229: Chapter 227: Bloody Battle Against Heaven-Encompassing

Chen Yuan didn’t know what the Ouyang Family’s ancestor was thinking, but what lay before them was undoubtedly a deathtrap. Every single Array here was designed to kill.

"Hundreds of Killing Arrays gathered in one place could only be intentional. The layout of this Daoist Palace isn’t normal. Even if your Ouyang Family’s ancestor didn’t mean to harm you, something must have gone terribly wrong."

Chen Yuan shook his head gently and looked at Yun Tianguang. "Elder Yun, can we still get out?"

Du Yuanqi’s Cultivation Technique focused solely on offense and slaughter; he knew nothing about Arrays. Yun Tianguang, on the other hand, had at least some knowledge.

Yun Tianguang looked toward the exit. By now, some Martial Artists had already fled there and were bombarding the Daoist Palace’s main gate with all their might.

But the gate didn’t budge an inch. No matter how hard the Martial Artists struck it, their efforts were in vain.

Some disciples of the Ouyang Family even tried to copy Ouyang Mingcheng by splashing their blood on the Daoist Palace gate, but it was useless. In the end, they too were blasted into piles of mangled flesh by the Killing Arrays.

"It’s no use. That place is completely sealed by an Array. Even the Ouyang Family bloodline can’t open the gate. It would be the same if we went."

"For now, our only option is to head deeper into the Daoist Palace, find the core hub of the Arrays, and destroy it. Only then might we be able to open this gate."

Yun Tianguang pointed to the center of the Daoist Palace, where a magnificent, towering hall stood, vaguely shimmering with specks of starlight.

However, that place was a full thousand zhang away, and the path there was lined with dozens, if not hundreds, of Killing Arrays.

After a brief discussion, the group came up with only one solution: break through the Killing Arrays one by one and force a path forward.

Although Yun Tianguang had some knowledge of Arrays, it was limited to the basics.

These Ancient Arrays were all intricate and profound; he had no way of breaking them using Array-Breaking Techniques and could only resort to brute force.

The group first worked together to destroy the Array in front of them. Then, Yun Tianguang defended against the bombardments from the Arrays on either side, while Su Yifeng and Ouyang Mingcheng protected themselves with their Array Plates.

Chen Yuan’s Celestial Fire Power and Du Yuanqi’s Power of Greedy Wolf were extremely destructive, making them responsible for the main assault on the Arrays.

In this manner, the group began to inch their way forward laboriously through the Arrays.

Meanwhile, Kou Anzhi and his group saw what was happening and also began to break through the Arrays bit by bit, carving a path through the numerous Killing Arrays.

It was perhaps the dumbest method, but also the most effective.

Moreover, Kou Anzhi’s group, despite starting later, quickly overtook them. This was because one person among them was an expert in Arrays, allowing them to move much faster than Chen Yuan’s party.

After a full three to four hours, Kou Anzhi and his people finally broke through all the Killing Arrays and arrived before the Daoist Palace hall.

Glancing at the Daoist Palace shimmering with brilliant light before him, Kou Anzhi showed no rush to enter. Instead, he turned to look at Chen Yuan’s group, a hint of killing intent in his eyes.

At that moment, only a single Killing Array remained before Chen Yuan and the others, and they were attacking it with all their might.

"Attack! Trap them in that Killing Array to die!"

Kou Anzhi formed a Seal Technique with his hands, and the sound of a sword’s cry suddenly erupted.

A Sword Box materialized in Kou Anzhi’s hand. It opened to reveal nine different Dao Swords within.

As a dense Dao Essence poured into it, the nine Dao Swords spiraled into the air, forming a Sword Array that shot directly toward Chen Yuan’s group.

Heaven-Encompassing Swordsmanship!

The Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect’s *Heaven-Encompassing Great Transformation Scripture* was majestic in power, with an incredibly deep foundation.

What its practitioners cultivated was the Daluo Saint Realm, seeking to achieve Golden Body Manifestation and Ascension in the Daylight.

Among the Four Daoist Courts, when it came to foundational power, the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect was the undisputed leader.

The essence of this Heaven-Encompassing Swordsmanship was not merely Sword Control Technique, but using one’s supreme Inner Power Cultivation to command Dao Essence, controlling the nine Dao Swords so that they interlocked, each forming its own part of the formation.

At the same time, the other three Grandmasters from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect, along with more than ten Condensing Truth Realm Martial Artists, also attacked, launching long-range assaults on Chen Yuan’s group.

"You’re courting death!"

A flash of Evil Qi appeared in Du Yuanqi’s eyes. He turned back to Chen Yuan and asked, "Xiaochen, only half of this Array is left. Can you break it on your own?"

Chen Yuan nodded. "If Elder Ouyang and Brother Su can help protect me with the Array Plates, I can break through the remaining half."

"Good. Old Yun, let’s charge them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Tianguang formed a Seal Technique. The Inner Strength around him surged violently, and Golden True Essence flowed around his body. In an instant, his Qi Blood erupted like a volcano, swelling to a terrifying degree.

Yun Tianguang was already tall and powerfully built, but under the enhancement of that immense Qi Blood, his frame swelled by several chi, making him look like a small giant.

With a furious roar, Yun Tianguang threw a punch that seemed to shake the heavens and crack the earth. He allowed the power of the Killing Array and Kou Anzhi’s Dao Swords to strike him, yet they failed to even break through the golden light surrounding his body.

Emperor and Earth Virtuous Golden Body!

With Yun Tianguang providing cover, Du Yuanqi followed close behind, drawing a Blood-red Curved Saber.

The Blood-red Curved Saber resembled a crescent moon, wreathed in black Saber Aura.

As Du Yuanqi slashed down, a Greedy Wolf howled at the moon, ready to devour the heavens and swallow the earth!

Greedy Wolf Devouring Heaven!

This single slash shattered Kou Anzhi’s Sword Array. Its power was immense and its Saber Intent ferocious as it shot straight for Kou Anzhi.

Kou Anzhi snorted coldly and made a Sword Pointing gesture at Du Yuanqi. The nine swords, which had just been sent flying, reformed into a straight line behind him and shot toward Du Yuanqi one after another.

Yun Tianguang also strode out of the Killing Array at this point, directly confronting the other three Grandmasters from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect.

His attacks were incredibly simple and direct. Every punch and palm strike was unadorned, yet each carried a monstrous power that forced his opponents to use their full strength just to defend.

Seeing this, Chen Yuan immediately began to frantically break the Array.

The Celestial Fire Power surged into the Array, continuously searing its foundation.

Meanwhile, the other Condensing Truth Realm Martial Artists from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect saw this and also began to attack Chen Yuan wildly.

Su Yifeng drew his curved saber and desperately defended from the front.

Ouyang Mingcheng also pushed his Array Plate to its limits, his True Qi draining away like flowing water.

Just as the two were about to be overwhelmed, Chen Yuan’s Celestial Fire Power finally burned the Array’s foundation to ashes. The path before them was instantly cleared.

"Brother Su, fall back!"

As his voice fell, the scorching Li Yan Blood Fiend around Chen Yuan erupted, transforming into a blood-red rainbow that shot toward the Martial Artists of the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect.

Blood Sea Listening Tide was unsheathed. A piercing Saber Aura filled with killing intent streaked across the sky, and the Blood Sea Tide-Rising Song suddenly resounded between heaven and earth.

The few Daoists from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect felt killing intent instantly well up within them. Their eyes turned crimson, and the Qi Blood in their bodies began to boil uncontrollably.

However, they were from a Daoist Sect, after all, and their mental cultivation was not weak. They immediately circulated the power of the *Heaven-Encompassing Great Transformation Scripture* to suppress the surging, uncontrolled killing intent.

But in the next moment, that terrifyingly powerful slash was upon them. Several Condensing Truth Realm Martial Artists from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect attacked simultaneously but failed to stop Chen Yuan’s strike. Several of them were sent flying, spitting blood, a miserable sight.

"Attack him together!"

More than ten Condensing Truth Realm experts from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect swarmed Chen Yuan from all directions.

They were not like those useless trash from Sword Worship Manor. Their power foundations were incredibly deep, and their own Cultivation Techniques and Secret Arts were extremely formidable.

Chen Yuan formed a Buddha Seal. As he unleashed the Six Paths of Vajra Mantra of Master Padmasambhava, Buddhist Chanting descended, shattering the dense cluster of Dao Seals around him.

The next moment, the Li Yan Blood Fiend erupted. Boundless blood flames filled the sky, coalescing into a terrifying divine phantom that came crashing down.

Extreme power surged and exploded. Blood flames scattered across the sky, scorching spirits and tearing through space with immeasurable might!

Gouli Blood Flame Divine Seal!

The two closest Martial Artists from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect were instantly killed by Chen Yuan’s seal, and several others nearby were sent flying.

Chen Yuan took a step forward, blood flames swirling around him. He unleashed a blood-red Saber Aura carrying an ultimate Killing Saber Intent, easily decapitating a Daoist.

He then turned and brought down a Blood Killing Heaven-Seizing Hand, blasting a Daoist who tried to ambush him from behind into pieces.

The entire Daoist Palace was now sealed shut. The Martial Artists who had followed them in were all dead in the endless Killing Arrays. The only ones left were from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect and the Ming Sect.

That being the case, Chen Yuan no longer needed to hide his identity. He could just go all out.

If he won, Chen Yuan could naturally kill them all, so he wouldn’t have to worry about his identity being exposed.

If he lost, the people from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect would surely annihilate his side anyway, so there was even less need to worry about his identity being exposed. Therefore, he might as well fight with his full strength.

Watching Chen Yuan fight from behind, Su Yifeng’s eyes nearly popped out of his head.

Previously, when Chen Yuan killed the three pursuers from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect, he had already displayed immense strength.

But only today did he realize that even that powerful killing force was not Chen Yuan’s peak strength.

Now, facing more than ten Condensing Truth Realm experts from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect, Chen Yuan was like a tiger among sheep, utterly unstoppable.

Although Su Yifeng was greatly exhausted, his spirits soared. He immediately joined the fray, attacking the crowd of Martial Artists from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect.

Meanwhile, Kou Anzhi, who was currently locked in battle with Du Yuanqi, saw this, and his heart sank.

These Martial Artists from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect were all elites trained by his Profound City Palace. Now, nearly half of them had been lost at Chen Yuan’s hands.

’Where did the Great Brightness Sect find such a monster? How can someone in the Condensing Truth Realm have this level of Cultivation?’

Chen Yuan was no longer holding back, unleashing one Martial Arts Technique after another that was unique to ’Chen Jiutian’, yet Kou Anzhi still didn’t recognize him.

The reason was simple. A Grandmaster as famous as Kou Anzhi, even among those in the Primordial Pill Realm, wouldn’t pay much attention to the Hidden Dragon Rankings.

At most, they would know the rankings. Why would they bother memorizing the detailed information of some junior Martial Artists?

Thus, all he knew was that Chen Yuan was the only person from the younger generation of the Great Brightness Sect to be publicly listed on the Hidden Dragon Rankings.

Du Yuanqi also hadn’t expected Chen Yuan’s combat strength to be so terrifying. Among those in the Condensing Truth Realm, aside from the top ten prodigies on the Hidden Dragon Rankings, ordinary Martial Artists were no match for him for even a single exchange.

’With such Cultivation and combat strength, he is indeed qualified to inherit the legacy of the Celestial Fire Hall.’

Even during the peak of the Great Brightness Sect five hundred years ago, Chen Yuan’s combat prowess would have been enough for him to be cultivated as one of the most outstanding Direct Lineage Disciples.

"Did you really think you could push the Ming Sect around just because we’re few in number? You bunch of worthless shrimps are far from qualified!"

Du Yuanqi let out a great laugh and attacked Kou Anzhi with even greater ferocity.