"Who...who cast the hand seals and unleashed the lightning annihilation?"
"That's impossible. With the current sparse spiritual energy in the formation, it's difficult enough to even maintain the formation itself. How could there be any spare spiritual energy to activate Thunder Annihilation?"
"???"
Seeing their fellow disciples who were just beside them turn into ashes in the next second, the disciples who had put down their burdens and sought refuge with Taichu Academy were once again terrified. They didn't know what had happened. All they wanted was to live. Was that so hard?
"Abandoning the formation without permission deserves execution! Defecting from the sect deserves execution! Cursing the sect leader deserves execution!"
A voice filled with boundless rage suddenly boomed above the crowd, like a world-destroying thunderclap, making it impossible to look directly at the person. Against the backdrop of the thin clouds of the Demon-Slaying Array, the person appeared even more imposing and majestic, like a demon god descending!
The Zhenwu Hall disciples, who had been struggling, were filled with disbelief when they saw the figure in mid-air. Overwhelmed with joy, they wept uncontrollably, exclaiming:
"True Martial Warrior will never perish! True Martial Warrior will never perish!"
Several disheartened elders, who had already resigned themselves to a fight to the death, were stunned when they suddenly heard a thunderous roar overhead, the sect's official signal. Just as they were about to feel sorry for the disciples who were holding out so desperately, they heard someone shout:
"Welcome back, Lord of the Palace! True Martial will never perish, and the Sage will live on forever!"
Guang Bai's face turned deathly pale, his expression one of utter disbelief. He simply couldn't believe it; he had witnessed it with his own eyes—how could it be fake! Zhen Wu stared wide-eyed, scrutinizing Ling Quan as he emerged from the thin mist, shaking his head repeatedly.
"Impossible! Impossible, absolutely impossible! I saw it with my own eyes. You were killed instantly by the demonic cultivator Leng Rushuang, your head severed from your body. How could you still be alive! Speak! You audacious madman, daring to impersonate Ling Quan, you're courting death!"
Enraged, Guang Bai flung his hands out, sending several array flags flying out of his sleeves like flying swords straight toward Ling Quan's face!
However, when Guang Bai saw the refined gold armor reappear on Ling Quan's body, he could no longer maintain his composure and almost blurted out:
"Disciples of the Primordial Academy, heed my command! Activate the Heaven-Binding Formation!"
The Golden Armor is unique in the entire Saint Hill, it's absolutely amazing. The person who can wield the Golden Armor so smoothly must be Ling Quan. I never expected this guy to be so lucky. He was hit by a demonic cultivator and still managed to escape unscathed. It's simply unbelievable!
wrong!
Guang Bai suddenly remembered something, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he recalled the details of Ling Quan's death. He was shocked and stammered:
"Good lad, so all of this was part of your plan all along. What a clever escape! You even fooled this old man. But you risked the life of the only son of the Heavenly Gate Sect. How will you get away with this later?"
Ling Quan emerged from the clouds, his fingers still in the gesture of forming a magic seal, but a broad, unrestrained smile spread across his face. He praised Guang Bai's words highly:
"As expected of the shrewd and calculating Guangyuan Academy, they discovered the clues so quickly. But you probably wouldn't believe it, last time I went to the Sage's Mansion, I didn't just get the Fine Gold Armor, hehe, otherwise, I would have really been in trouble this time! Haha!"
Guang Bai's face was gloomy, burning with anger. During his last trip to the Sage's Mansion, as the representative of the Taichu Academy, Guang Bai not only gained nothing of value but also lost a large number of elite experts. This had been a lingering resentment in his heart, and he had since lost all hope in the Sage's Mansion...
Although the Flying Flower Sect also obtained a bag of top-grade pills, they encountered a trap array during their retreat from the Sage's Mansion, almost completely depleting their resources. They were essentially just as useless as him, completely lost. At that time, only Ling Quan managed to obtain the refined gold armor after much effort. This heaven-defying armor also blocked many fatal attacks for him...
He never expected that this guy was far more meticulous than he appeared. Not only did he not mention his other gains, but after coming out, he also acted generously, giving Taichu Academy and Feihua Sect a large number of cultivation pills. He even took the initiative to ask them to relocate their sects to the front of Zhenwu Hall so that they could enjoy the rich spiritual energy of the Saint's Center together!
However, after losing a large number of elite troops, Guang Bai was disheartened and even made up his mind not to participate in the selection of saints anymore. On the other hand, the Fei Hua Sect, taking advantage of Ling Quan's goodwill, became closer to the Zhen Wu Hall, even going so far as to marry its sect leader's younger sister to Ling Quan's only son, in order to deeply bind the two sects together, making them intertwined...
"I'll make sure you die knowing why. The other gain is a substitute puppet, a heaven-defying treasure that even the Heavenly Gate Sect doesn't possess. Just attach a wisp of divine consciousness to it, and it'll be indistinguishable from the real thing. Unless you use your cultivation techniques, no one can tell the difference!"
No wonder Ling Quan was killed by Leng Rushuang in one blow. He didn't even put up a fight, let alone wear the fine gold armor. At the time, I thought he was stunned by the death of the Emperor Wu. But now it seems that he was completely fooled by Ling Quan's acting skills, which were both real and fake!
That's right. The Gold Armor has the instinct to protect its master. Even if the demonic cultivator Leng Rushuang's attack is fast, can it be faster than that person? But even when fighting that person before, the Gold Armor stood in front of him. If Ling Quan hadn't taken the initiative to beg for mercy, he would have really seen how strong the Gold Armor really was.
After connecting the causes and consequences, Guangbai finally understood. Everyone thought they were chess players, calm and composed, with deep thoughts and foresight. Who would have thought that they had become pawns so early on, unaware that they were in the game...
"The Heaven-Binding Formation, activate..."
Before Guang Bai could finish speaking, a gust of wind swept across his face, and before he could react, he heard Ling Quan's sinister laughter ringing in his ear:
"Stop struggling, Guangbai. You were already dead the moment you plotted against the Zhenwu Hall. The reason I've wasted so much time talking to you is so you can die knowing the truth. Hmph, now that things have come to this, I might as well say a few more words..."
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