Chapter 230 - 228: The Blood Flame’s Ferocious Might, a Head-on Clash with a Grandmaster

Chapter 230: Chapter 228: The Blood Flame’s Ferocious Might, a Head-on Clash with a Grandmaster

The Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect’s structure was identical to that of other Daoist Sects from the Ancient Era, like the Valley God Palace. They all operated on a Daoist Palace system.

Its twelve subordinate Daoist Palaces each nurtured their own talented disciples. Their resources were partially allocated by the Sect and partially had to be found on their own.

The Profound City Palace, where Kou Anzhi resided, had once been one of the most powerful Daoist Palaces. However, it suffered devastating losses in a major Sect war, resulting in the deaths of all its experts.

That was why Kou Anzhi, with only a Primordial Pill Realm cultivation, was able to take charge of the Profound City Daoist Palace and become its Palace Master.

Of course, this was also because Kou Anzhi was incredibly powerful and exceptionally talented. It was almost a certainty that he would step into the Divine Platform Realm in the future, which was why he received such unconventional treatment.

The disciples of the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect that Chen Yuan had slaughtered were all elite confidants he had personally and painstakingly trained. He would ache over the death of even one, and now that several had died, Kou Anzhi found the loss unbearable.

"Senior Brothers! Use the Profound City Massacre Array to trap these people from the Houtu Hall! Don’t let that Chen Yuan kill any more of our Profound City Palace members!"

Unable to break free from Du Yuanqi at that moment, Kou Anzhi roared at the three Grandmasters from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect.

Among them, the Grandmaster from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect who was proficient in arrays hesitated slightly.

The Profound City Massacre Array was an ultimate Killing Array, but he couldn’t control it completely. The power and killing intent it contained were too strong. It even required his own Qi Blood as a catalyst and the Power of the Primordial Pill as its core to be deployed.

An Array like this was directly linked to his own body. If anything went wrong, the outcome would be the array’s destruction and his own death. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

But Kou Anzhi had spoken, and they truly couldn’t let Chen Yuan continue his slaughter.

The Grandmaster proficient in arrays grit his teeth, took out a simple, ancient Bronze Array Plate, and performed a Seal Formation with his hands. In an instant, a massive gush of fresh blood surged out and into the Array Plate.

The next moment, an incomparably profound Dao Essence emanated from it. The surrounding Power of Heaven and Earth rapidly condensed within the Dao Essence, seemingly forming a supreme palace from above the thirty-three heavens that came crashing down on Yun Tianguang.

Boundless killing intent surged from within. The Power of Heaven formed the blade, the Power of Earth formed the edge. Heaven and Earth combined, Yin and Yang annihilated. The power within the array formation was like a meat grinder, crushing directly toward Yun Tianguang!

The Array Dao Grandmaster roared at the other two, "Quick, take out Chen Yuan! My Array can’t last for long!"

Hearing this, the two Grandmasters from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect immediately moved to kill Chen Yuan.

One of them slashed out with his Dao Sword. His Dao Essence Power connected with the Power of Heaven and Earth, condensing a hundred-zhang-long Dao Sword that came cutting toward Chen Yuan with overwhelming might.

The other pointed a finger, sending ripples through the void. A profound Dao Essence manifested within this finger’s power. The Finger Strength was majestic and imposing, its might vast.

Heaven-Encompassing Life-Birth Finger!

Two Primordial Pill Realm Grandmasters attacked simultaneously, and each one’s cultivation and strength were greater than Zhu Xinwu’s. In an instant, the hair on Chen Yuan’s neck stood on end.

’These people from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect really think highly of me, using two Grandmasters just to kill me!’

Chen Yuan’s figure retreated abruptly, but as he fell back, he pushed the potent Li Yan Blood Fiend and Celestial Fire Power around his body to their absolute limits.

Boundless Qi Blood surged madly, but it was ignited the moment it overflowed from his body.

Fueled by this boundless Qi Blood, the Celestial Fire Blood Flame burned fiercely. The power around Chen Yuan grew stronger and stronger. Although his Realm was still the Condensing Truth Realm, the might he unleashed at this moment had already reached the Level of the Primordial Pill Realm!

The Blood Flame filled the sky, like a scarlet pillar of fire soaring into the heavens.

This display of power made even Kou Anzhi look over, his expression changing abruptly.

He was a born prodigy, believing himself to be extraordinary. He too had a record of slaying a Primordial Pill Realm Grandmaster back when he was in the Condensing Truth Realm.

But the immense power Chen Yuan was erupting with now was something he himself had never achieved, even when he was at the Peak of Condensing Truth Realm.

Chen Yuan’s left hand slammed down with the Blood Killing Heaven-Seizing Hand, while his right hand formed the Gouli Blood Flame Divine Seal.

Driven by the vast Blood Flame, these two supreme Secret Techniques from the Seven Kills Stele reached a new peak of power.

As boundless Qi Blood surged, the power exploded with a deafening BOOM, sweeping out like a storm.

The Dao Sword shattered, and the power of the Heaven-Encompassing Life-Birth Finger was also nullified.

Chen Yuan’s face was deathly pale, and fine cracks appeared on his physical body. However, not a single drop of blood flowed out; only scattered motes of Blood Flame burned upon them.

With the Seven Kills Stele and the power of the Celestial Fire Secret Manual, Chen Yuan could temporarily push his strength to the level of the Primordial Pill Realm, but the strain on his physical body was immense.

Just as water overflows when a cup is full, his current state was like he was on the verge of being ripped apart by his own power!

Fortunately, Chen Yuan’s physical body was incredibly tough—a perfect Innate Dao Body, a Glazed Body—which allowed him to withstand the impact of such power.

Meanwhile, Yun Tianguang was trapped within the Killing Array. He let out a furious roar as the Qi Blood around his body also surged wildly.

Infused with the Power of the Earth, Yun Tianguang’s figure grew taller and taller. Ignoring the annihilation from the Power of Heaven and Earth Yin Yang, his hands seemed to tear the very heavens and earth apart as he forcibly ripped a fissure in the Profound City Massacre Array!

Yun Tianguang attacked without defending, allowing the sharp, biting power within the Array to tear at his physical body as if by a thousand cuts.

Under his immense strength, the Array was torn apart inch by inch. The Array Dao Grandmaster of the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect was utterly horrified but could do nothing to stop it.

He had already merged with the Array. As long as the Array stood, so did he. If the Array shattered, he would die!

As the Array was forcibly torn apart by Yun Tianguang’s supreme power, the body of the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect’s Array Master exploded with a BOOM, instantly shattering into a cloud of blood mist!

Bathed in blood, Yun Tianguang looked like a giant forged from blood.

He gasped for breath but didn’t hesitate for a moment, charging straight for the two remaining Grandmasters from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect.

Chen Yuan was the sole remaining hope of the Celestial Fire Hall, a young prodigy brought into the Ming Sect by Mr. Bei.

If Chen Yuan were to die here, how could they face their other Ming Sect brothers? How could they explain it to Mr. Bei?

If they were to be defeated and killed today, then they could all die together. But under no circumstances could the junior, Chen Yuan, die while they escaped with their lives.

Before the two Grandmasters from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect could launch a second attack, they were intercepted by Yun Tianguang once more and could only continue to be entangled with him.

Before, it was three against one; now it was two against one. However, the overall situation hadn’t changed drastically.

The Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect had lost a man, but Yun Tianguang’s physical body had also been severely injured from forcefully breaking the Array. Thus, both sides were currently evenly matched.

Seeing the crisis averted, Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and stuffed a handful of Elixirs into his mouth.

’He really made the right choice joining the Great Brightness Sect back then.’

Although the Great Brightness Sect was in decline now, with few members, those who remained were almost all elite experts, paragons among their peers.

Most importantly, their character was almost always guaranteed. It could be said that fellow Sect members could entrust their lives to one another.

Of course, the Ming Sect was now scattered across the Jianghu, and there were internal factions, but the majority of its members were very reliable.

Just like Du Yuanqi and Yun Tianguang right here—they were the kind of people you could absolutely depend on.

At this moment, the Condensing Truth Realm Martial Artists from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect saw that Chen Yuan was exhausted and his body was covered in cracks. Thinking he was spent, they charged forward to kill him again.

But what greeted them was a still-powerful blade light and the terrifying power of the Blood Flame!

And the more they fought, the more horrified they became.

Chen Yuan’s Recovery Power was also astonishingly high. At first, he could only entangle them, but later, he began to crush them all by himself.

By the end, several more Condensing Truth Realm Martial Artists from the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect had died at his hands.

The Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect had entered with over ten Condensing Truth Realm Martial Artists, but after these two fierce clashes, only four remained. The situation had completely reversed.

But just then, a commotion came from outside. It was Ouyang Xun, his face pale and his figure disheveled, having broken through the Killing Array to arrive before the Daoist Palace’s gate.

Although Ouyang Xun was a Primordial Pill Realm Grandmaster, he was alone, and his strength was only considered average within the Primordial Pill Realm.

Everyone had thought he had died in the Killing Arrays like the other members of the Ouyang Family. Who would have thought he could also make it through the dense cluster of Killing Arrays?

The crowd looked behind Ouyang Xun and suddenly understood. It turned out Ouyang Xun hadn’t broken through the Killing Arrays directly. Instead, he had cut across several arrays to enter the passage that Kou Anzhi and his group had previously cleared.

Then, he only had to defend against the bombardment from the arrays on either side and charge all the way through, allowing him to traverse the dense Killing Arrays and arrive here.

Kou Anzhi’s expression flickered. He immediately said, "Ouyang Xun! Kill that Chen Yuan! Then help me crush the people from the Great Brightness Sect!"

"My previous promises still stand! I’ll help you transplant the Innate Dao Bone, give you a Celestial Level Technique, and accept the disciples of your Ouyang Family into the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect!"

Because Ouyang Xun had messed things up before, these promises had naturally been voided.

But now, the sudden appearance of Ouyang Xun was the key to breaking the stalemate, so Kou Anzhi had no choice but to offer these terms again.

Ouyang Xun’s expression shifted repeatedly, becoming uncertain.

"Kou Master, can you truly keep your word?"

He also knew that he had botched things this time, which was how he had ended up in his current predicament.

’So what if Kou Anzhi is just tricking me? Could I really go to the Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect to demand justice afterward?’

Kou Anzhi snorted coldly. "Are you questioning the credibility of my Heaven-Encompassing Daoist Sect?"

"I swear on the Daoist Ancestor, I will absolutely not go back on the conditions I’ve promised you!"

"Besides, if you don’t help me now, are you planning to help those fiends from the Ming Sect instead?"

"Ouyang Mingcheng has already defected to the Ming Sect, and he hates you to the bone. If the Ming Sect fiends win this time, you will surely die without a burial place!"

In truth, Kou Anzhi was also disgusted with Ouyang Xun. ’This old bastard is greedy, fickle, and more of a hindrance than a help.’

But right now, he had to make the promise to get Ouyang Xun to act quickly. Otherwise, the longer things dragged on, the more unfavorable the battle would become for him.

Of course, Kou Anzhi would definitely fulfill these promises afterward. After all, he was a disciple of a Daoist Sect; he could not violate an oath sworn to the Daoist Ancestor.

But once he fulfilled them, he would owe Ouyang Xun nothing. It wouldn’t be too late to find an opportunity to deal with him then!