Jealousy can be deadly.
Although Little Swallow's amazing performance temporarily repelled the Celestial Court's attack, everyone knew that this was merely a respite.
"We can no longer sit idly by and wait for our demise." Fang Qingyu's voice was deep as his gaze swept over everyone in the hall. "The Celestial Court is powerful, but its claws and fangs are everywhere, and its foundations are crumbling. The Soul Devouring Sect aids and abets evil, using billions of lives to refine the Myriad Soul Blood Fiend, the source of the Celestial Court's deadly weapon. To cut off its claws and fangs is to sever one of the Celestial Court's arms!"
"Father, do you mean... to take the initiative?" Fang Li's eyes lit up; she had been holding back for a long time.
“Exactly!” Fang Qingyu nodded. “According to Xie Chen’s deduction, the Soul Devouring Cult’s headquarters is located on a very secluded Bloodstained Star. This star is shrouded in the Myriad Souls Vengeful Miasma Array, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, if we can launch a surprise attack to break the array and destroy its Blood Pool, we can cut off a major weapon of the Immortal Court!”
Xie Chen activated the Star Compass at the opportune moment. Light and shadow shifted, revealing a phantom star shrouded in blood-red miasma. "The coordinates of Bloodstained Star have been locked. Its protective array has three spiritual energy nodes at its core, located at the intersection of the star core and the earth veins, at the heart of the miasma's condensation, and at His Highness the Sect Master's control hub. If they can be destroyed simultaneously, the array can be broken."
“Knowing the weakness allows us to exploit it,” Ye Wuyang said coldly.
"Damn it! I've been wanting to get rid of those inhuman freaks for ages!" Ji Qianqiu rubbed his fists together, his fighting spirit boiling.
Shen Yunzhou's fingertips flickered with sword energy: "When shall we set off?"
"There's no time to lose, let's set off immediately!" Fang Qingyu declared decisively. "You five will form an elite squad to carry out this surprise attack! Li Yuan will activate the Void-Breaking Array to send you straight to the Bloodstained Star!"
With the plan finalized, the five of them stepped into the teleportation array that had been prepared beforehand.
A beam of light shot into the sky, distorting space. In the next moment, the five people quietly appeared outside a star shrouded in dark red miasma.
"Proceed according to plan!" Xie Chen shouted in a low voice.
Ye Wuyang moved first, transforming into a streak of light and rushing straight to the densest part of the miasma! His icy sword intent poured out, instantly freezing the core of that surging, foul miasma! The ice layer spread, and the flow of the miasma immediately slowed down.
Almost simultaneously, Shen Yunzhou merged with his sword, unleashing a devastating sword light like divine punishment, slashing towards the vulnerable point calculated by Xie Chen! "Crack!" With a crisp sound, the entire Myriad Souls Vengeful Miasma Array shook violently, its light rapidly dimming!
Xie Chen stood in the void, gently waving his jade fan, chanting incantations. Streams of starlight, designed to disturb the mind and amplify inner evil, silently rained down upon the main altar below. Instantly, chaos erupted within the altar. Many low-level followers, their eyes bloodshot, began frantically attacking their fellow followers, turning on each other!
Fang Li followed closely behind, unleashing the full power of her Chaos Domain. A gray aura enveloped an area of a thousand feet in radius, causing all the Soul Devouring Cult members within that area to feel their cultivation severely suppressed and their movements sluggish!
Inside the Hall of the Sect Leader, an old man with a withered face and a blood-red cloak suddenly opened his eyes, both shocked and furious: "Who dares to offend my Holy Sect!" He felt his cultivation being suppressed by a strange power, and seeing the nodes of the great formation being broken one after another, he was horrified. He immediately activated a secret technique, trying to detonate the entire blood pool in a desperate struggle!
"I'll beat you up!" Ji Qianqiu roared, charging into the enemy ranks like a humanoid tyrannosaurus. Wherever his fists struck, flesh and blood flew everywhere, clearing a path straight for the cult leader.
The battle was almost entirely one-sided.
With the five working in perfect harmony, the resistance at the Soul Devouring Cult's headquarters quickly crumbled.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, a look of madness flashed in the eyes of the Soul Devouring Cult Master. He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood essence, which splashed onto a jet-black bone nail in his chest! "Die together! Soul Devouring Bone Nail!" The bone nail absorbed the blood essence and instantly turned into a streak of black light, which swiftly bypassed Ji Qianqiu and shot straight towards Fang Li's back, who was maintaining her domain and had her back to them!
The malevolent aura contained within that dark light caused the surrounding space to emit corrosive sounds!
"Junior Sister, be careful!" Ji Qianqiu, who was keeping a close eye on Fang Li, roared almost instinctively! Without thinking, his massive body burst forth with astonishing speed, lunging forward and shoving Fang Li away!
"Pfft!"
The dark light struck Ji Qianqiu in the abdomen as he blocked it!
The powerful physique bestowed by the bloodline of the God of War withstood the physical impact of the bone nail! The bone nail struck his solid body with a muffled thud and was actually shaken to the point of shattering into pieces!
However, the terrifying resentment contained in the bone nail was like a malignant sore that instantly invaded his body!
Ji Qianqiu groaned, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. At the same time, the bone nail fragments cut a deep wound on his abdomen, exposing the bone. Dark resentment coiled around him like a living thing, frantically eroding him!
"Senior Brother Ji!" Fang Li was pushed aside, staggered a few steps to steady herself, and turned around to see this scene. Her heart jumped into her throat, especially when she saw the black aura swirling around the wound. Her heart tightened!
Ji Qianqiu turned his head and saw that Fang Li was unharmed. The pained expression on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a bloodshot, honest grin. He shook himself off, seemingly unconcerned, and said, "Hey...it's nothing! Just a minor injury! I'm tough!" He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his other hand as he spoke. "I couldn't bear to hurt you!"
Fang Li looked at his wounds and the swirling black mist, and her eyes instantly reddened: "You...you idiot!"
Almost at the same instant Ji Qianqiu finished speaking, two cold sword blades swept across fiercely.
Ye Wuyang and Shen Yunzhou exchanged glances. Without a word, two completely different sword intents, as if venting some inexplicable rage, simultaneously blasted towards the Soul Devouring Cult Master, who was already at his last gasp!
Before he could even scream, the Soul Devouring Cult Master, who was at the early stage of Immortal Lord, along with the entire hall where he was, was instantly annihilated into fine dust!
Jealousy can kill—it's terrifying!
With the crisis averted, the five swiftly destroyed the Myriad Souls Blood Pool at the core of the star, which was teeming with countless wronged souls, thus completely severing the source of the Celestial Court's bloodlust.
While clearing the ruins of the Sect Master's Hall, Xie Chen spotted a jade slip engraved with the unique mark of the Sky Patrol Division.
Upon unfolding it, one was astonished to find a secret order from the Celestial Court instructing the Soul Devouring Cult to collect living beings and refine Blood Fiends! The evidence was irrefutable!
Fang Li disregarded everything else and rushed to Ji Qianqiu's side immediately. Looking at the wound on his abdomen still shrouded in black mist, she felt extremely distressed.
She carefully circulated her chaotic spiritual power, slowly injecting it into the wound, beginning to purify and dispel the malevolent resentment.
Her voice choked with emotion: "Next time... don't be so foolish as to rush up there again... it's too dangerous!"
The purification process was clearly painful; Ji Qianqiu's muscles tensed as he looked down at her focused yet distressed expression. He felt no pain in his abdomen at all! His heart swelled with sweetness, and he grinned foolishly, "Protecting you is worth it! I'd do it a hundred more times... I'd still block it!"
System: [Host! Direct boyfriend power erupts! Incredibly destructive! ...That was definitely cool! Bonus points! However...the residual resentment in the wound is too high. I suggest the host increase the purification efforts, and while you're at it...cough cough...touch your abs!!]
Ye Wuyang glanced coldly at Ji Qianqiu, who was being carefully taken care of by Fang Li and had a bright, irritating smile on his face.
A subtle look in his eyes, "Thick-skinned? Hmph!!"
Shen Yunzhou's fingertips flickered with sword energy. Looking at Fang Li's hand on Ji Qianqiu's abdomen, and hearing Tongzi mention abs, he subconsciously looked down at his own abdomen, then at Ji Qianqiu who was smiling broadly. "Tsk, in the way!"
Xie Chen put away the jade slip, looked at the two icebergs radiating coldness, and shook his fan: "This thing... is very good. Perhaps, it can let the Immortal Court also taste... what it feels like to be condemned by all."
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