Desolate Devouring Art - Chapter 1692 - Nine-Star Immortal Slaying Array

Chapter 1692 – Nine-Star Immortal Slaying Array

Not long after Emperor Haoyuan returned to Indigo Bamboo Star and learned about the recent changes in the astral domain, the group of twenty-seven immortals arrived.

Emperor Haoyuan heard Liu Wuxie’s name most often from his steward, and he finally recalled who the latter was. Liu Wuxie was the one who had repaired many of the laws within the Ancestral Talisman.

“I welcome all the immortals. I am the planet lord of Indigo Bamboo Star. May I ask why you all have descended onto the mortal realm?” Emperor Haoyuan asked, trying to prevent them from destroying Indigo Bamboo Star. Given their cultivation, they could destroy the entire four astral domains with ease, let alone Indigo Bamboo Star.

“Tell me, where is Liu Wuxie?” The leader of the immortals possessed high cultivation at the fifth-level High Immortal Realm, and even Emperor Haoyuan could not raise his head before him.

Among the twenty-seven immortals, ten were high immortals, and the remaining seventeen stood at the pinnacle of the Heavenly Immortal Realm. With the fragile barrier between the two realms, the fifth-level High Immortal Realm was the limit.

“May I ask why you’re all looking for Liu Wuxie?” Emperor Haoyuan asked. Though he had never met Liu Wuxie, he had learned about the latter’s deeds from his steward.

Logically speaking, Emperor Haoyuan had even helped Liu Wuxie once, allowing him to borrow the Ancestral Talisman’s power to break through in his cultivation. He had even placed the Great Divine Sun Crystal within himself.

“You talk a lot. A mere immortal from the mortal realm dares to question us? Speak when we tell you to!” A fourth-level High Immortal stepped forward, releasing a crushing aura down on Emperor Haoyuan.

These immortals were not clones or avatar projections, making them dozens of times stronger than mere clones.

In an instant, that high immortal’s aura swept through the Indigo Bamboo Astral Domain like a disaster, killing countless mortals. The attack reduced even Emperor Haoyuan’s residence to ashes.

These immortals possessed aloof statuses, so how could they possibly regard an immortal from the mortal realm as worthy of notice?

Many cultivators had long fled into Nightmare City, and they burned with rage as they witnessed everything unfold. They found these immortals utterly unreasonable for starting a slaughter the moment they arrived.

Then again, mortals were no different from ants in the eyes of immortals from the celestial realm. Would anyone feel guilty for crushing an ant? The difference between immortals and mortals had never been clearer.

Emperor Haoyuan only stood at the first-level High Immortal Realm, so how could he be a match for these people? Just the aura of the fifth-level High Immortal alone forced him to retreat several steps.

They had expected Emperor Haoyuan to kneel and answer their questions honestly. Instead, he refused to kneel and even dared to question them in return.

Emperor Haoyuan clenched his fists tightly at the sight of his people’s deaths.

“Immortals, they’re mere mortals, so why did you attack them?” Emperor Haoyuan argued. He had not expected these immortals from the celestial realm to be so overbearing.

These immortals held no status in the celestial realm and were usually the ones oppressed. Thus, now that they had come to the mortal realm, they naturally took the opportunity to flaunt their power.

The Heavenly Immortal Realm and the High Immortal Realm stood at the bottom of the celestial realm’s pyramid, yet they were mighty rulers in the mortal realm. The shift in status gave them a strong sense of superiority.

“You’re courting death! How dare you question us!” The leader at High Immortal slapped furiously, unleashing an immense wave of power.

Emperor Haoyuan intervened to dissolve the attack. If he allowed the attack to reach Indigo Bamboo Star, half of the cultivators on the planet would die instantly.

Many cultivators were desperately fleeing Indigo Bamboo Star by now. While powerful cultivators could leave, what about ordinary people? They could only wait for death to befall them.

“What impudence!” The fifth-level High Immortal increased his strength, unleashing a powerful storm that sent Emperor Haoyuan flying.

As the shockwave drew closer to Indigo Bamboo Star, many buildings began collapsing, unable to withstand the pressure.

Having reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm, Gu Yue and the other immortals appeared and began forming seals to dissolve the attack. However, they were sent flying.

A colossal palm covered the sky. The High Immortal clearly intended to force Liu Wuxie. Cultivators began fleeing in panic in the major cities, but they had nowhere to run. The giant palm locked onto them wherever they went.

“Heretic Blade!”

Liu Wuxie summoned the Heretic Blade from the depths of Nightmare City just as the palm was about to descend from the sky. After refining Xiang Yiliu and Qu San, he had obtained many materials from them and successfully upgraded the Heretic Blade into an immortal artifact.

The Heretic Blade transformed into a golden ray and shot toward the giant palm. After breaking through to the second-level Heavenly Immortal Realm, Liu Wuxie’s combat strength could even rival first-level High Immortals.

The massive palm rumbled loudly as cracks began to appear across it.

“It’s Liu Wuxie! He saved us!”

Liu Wuxie easily dissolved the palm that even Emperor Haoyuan had failed to withstand. It was not because Liu Wuxie was powerful, but because his understanding of the immortal arts of the celestial realm was so profound that he could effortlessly identify their flaws and break them apart.

The twenty-seven immortals naturally heard the cheering, especially when people shouted Liu Wuxie’s name. They all turned to look at the sky above Nightmare City, where the Heretic Blade had come from.

Now that they had locked onto their target, the twenty-seven immortals flew toward Nightmare City, where Liu Wuxie stood quietly and waited for their arrival.

They traversed over three thousand miles in the blink of an eye.

“Who’s Liu Wuxie? Come out and die!” their leader roared.

Many people were stunned that the immortals from the celestial realm were hunting Liu Wuxie.

“You people have finally come,” Liu Wuxie said. He had waited far too long for this moment as he flew out of Nightmare City.

Hua Feiyu and Leng Zizhen wanted to follow him, but Liu Wuxie stopped them. After all, they would not be of any help with their strength. These people were not like Xiang Yiliu, and heavenly immortals would only be courting death by facing them. Even the two teams would struggle to put up a fight.

“You’re Liu Wuxie?”

The leader glanced at Liu Wuxie as he looked different from what he had imagined. After all, they had seen Liu Wuxie’s portrait before descending into the mortal realm.

“Brother Gan, he must’ve undergone rebirth. His temperament resembles his,” said Liang Hong.

The leader was called Gan Xingzhou, and both he and Liang Hong had reached the fifth-level High Immortal Realm.

“Who sent you down to kill me?” Liu Wuxie asked instead of explaining.

The twenty-seven immortals released overwhelming pressure down on Liu Wuxie. He activated the Heavenly Dao Book to dissolve the incoming suppression.

“Since you’re Liu Wuxie, then die!” They were not certain whether this was the person they were looking for, but they preferred to kill a thousand rather than let one escape.

Gan Xingzhou struck his palm down at Liu Wuxie without any hesitation.

“Immortals, Liu Wuxie has no grudges with you. Why do you want to take his life?” Emperor Haoyuan stepped between the two parties, trying to stop the immortals from attacking Liu Wuxie.

“Get lost!” Gan Xingzhou said, striking his palm at Emperor Haoyuan.

The other immortals immediately stepped into formation around Liu Wuxie, surrounding him to prevent his escape.

“The Nine-Star Immortal Slaying Array? This is interesting!” Murderous intent flashed in Liu Wuxie’s eyes when he saw the spiritual array the twenty-seven immortals had formed.

Only one person in the entire celestial realm knew about this spiritual array, the person who had once called Liu Wuxie his brother. Now that Liu Wuxie thought about it again, it truly felt ironic.

“Since you recognize the Nine-Star Immortal Slaying Array, it seems that you really did undergo reincarnation,” Gan Xingzhou said, finally confirming Liu Wuxie’s identity after he recognized the spiritual array.

Facing the incoming palm, Emperor Haoyuan could only retaliate. Rumbling heat waves swept up a thick layer of dust, destroying the mountain ranges around Nightmare City. This was the power of a high immortal.

Deep within Indigo Bamboo Star, the planet’s core began to tremble, releasing energy to repair it.

Gan Xingzhou sent Emperor Haoyuan flying with a single strike, as the difference between them was too great. Blood trickled down the corner of Emperor Haoyuan’s lips. With the gap of four levels, coupled with the vast difference between the celestial and mortal realms, he could not put up any fight.

Gan Xingzhou ignored Emperor Haoyuan and walked toward Liu Wuxie.

“Since you’ve undergone rebirth, why didn’t you keep your head down and live quietly in peace?” Gan Xingzhou snapped. He held some respect for Liu Wuxie in his heart, as Liu Wuxie had grown to the height of an immortal emperor in just slightly over a century.

Liu Wuxie’s name had been a legend in the celestial realm. But today, Gan Xingzhou had come to kill someone he admired, so one could imagine his complicated feelings at this moment.

“Come and fight then,” Liu Wuxie replied. Both sides understood their situation. Keeping one’s head down sounded easy, but actually doing it was not.

“Forgive me,” Gan Xingzhou said as the twenty-seven immortals began moving rapidly.

Under normal circumstances, the Nine-Star Immortal Slaying Array only required nine people to form the spiritual array. But since the other side had sent twenty-seven, they were going to combine three arrays, with three people guarding each array’s core.

One could see that the celestial realm had gone to great lengths to kill Liu Wuxie. The one who had prepared the Nine-Star Immortal Slaying Array knew that just one spiritual array would not be enough to kill him.

“We’re here!” Gu Yue and the others had just arrived. But they all froze in place when they saw so many immortals from the celestial realm.

“Retreat into Nightmare City,” Liu Wuxie said, as the shockwaves from the upcoming battle would affect them.

As heavenly immortals, they could no longer interfere in a fight at the High Immortal Realm. Even Liu Wuxie did not know if he could escape unharmed.

Gu Yue and the others hesitated for a moment before they entered Nightmare City.

At this moment, all the immortals had injected their immortal runes into Nightmare City to maintain its operation and prevent the impact from injuring the cultivators within.

“Giant Spirit Blade!” Twenty-seven immortals attacked together, unleashing a giant blade ray that descended toward Liu Wuxie.

The greatest effect of the Nine-Star Immortal Slaying Array was imprisonment. It could trap an immortal alive until they died.

“Liu Wuxie, you should know this well since you are the one who created the Giant Spirit Blade in the past,” Gan Xingzhou said with a smile.

Those below could barely hear what they said, but the clever ones had already found some clues. It became clear that Liu Wuxie was an immortal from the celestial realm who had undergone reincarnation, and he had held an extremely high status there.

These people must have been Liu Wuxie’s enemies in his previous life, sent down from the celestial realm to kill him and stop him from growing stronger.