allendalepharm Chapter 320 - 319: Nangong Li Panics
Chapter 320 - 319: Nangong Li Panics
"???"
Liu Wushuang’s jaw dropped as he watched. He was utterly dumbfounded.
’No way.’
’He broke the array just like that?!’
’That was way too fast!’
Liu Wushuang mentally calculated the time. ’From start to finish, did it take less than twenty seconds?’
’Young Master, if you’re this fast, it makes me look like a total moron!’
’The Venerable Alliance spent ten years’ worth of funds to forge this Black Tortoise Array! An array hundreds of times more powerful than the Jianghai City Defense Array, and you just smashed it with brute force? Is that even allowed?!’
’Wouldn’t the array specialists in the Alliance just die of grief?!’
"Young Master, you really don’t play by the rules, do you..."
Liu Wushuang’s mouth twitched.
At that moment, a thick, bloody stench wafted over.
Deep at the base of the Copper Pillar, a faint red light seemed to flash. It looked like something was there.
"What is it?"
Qin Yang took a light breath to calm the energy within him, then glanced sideways at Liu Wushuang. "Why the long face? I broke something that belongs to the Venerable Alliance... Are you not happy about it!?"
"Ahem, absolutely not, Young Master."
Liu Wushuang coughed lightly and quickly distanced himself from the matter. "A fine job, Young Master! I’m truly impressed! To destroy the Black Tortoise Array single-handedly... such talent and mastery in arrays..."
He paused, at a loss for words. Staring at the Copper Pillar that had been tossed aside, he said, "Overwhelming power conquers all. I’ve never seen anything like it."
"Tsk... Alright, that’s enough. Stop with the flattery."
"Let’s keep going."
Qin Yang cut off Liu Wushuang’s incessant chatter, and they passed through the watery area.
They continued to descend.
Deeper, to where the Copper Pillar had originally stood.
After the Copper Pillar was uprooted, the base beneath it was exposed.
It was a blood-colored altar.
It was tiered, like steps, and covered in dense Array Patterns, giving it a bizarre and horrifying appearance, like the outlines of countless bodies tangled together in a pit.
A single glance was enough to make one feel nauseous.
RUMBLE!
Blood Dao Laws flowed ceaselessly around the altar.
Faintly, as if they were almost not there, Qin Yang thought he could see several blood-red lines stretching up through the water above, reaching toward the unreachable sky.
"The Blood Spirit Array."
Liu Wushuang swallowed hard, his throat constricting.
Nothing compares to seeing it with your own eyes. Even though he’d heard Meng Tianxuan talk about it every day in the Venerable Alliance, seeing it now, he couldn’t help but be stunned by the sight.
Those crimson lines seemed to connect heaven and earth.
Demonic yet magnificent, they were clearly not something that could exist in the mortal world.
Following them upward with his gaze,
Qin Yang’s vision pierced through the layers of water to the very end of the crimson lines. His pupils suddenly contracted, shocked by what he saw there.
The blood lines actually led straight to a black hole in the sky above!
"So, this is... the Blood Spirit Array?"
...
...
Meanwhile, as the morning dew evaporated and Qin Yang explored below, morning broke on the shore.
「Jianghai Martial Arts Academy, at the entrance to Tengfei Building.」
The first light of dawn advanced across the horizon, warm sunlight danced about, the large characters on the building’s sign glittered brightly, and a bustling crowd flowed ceaselessly.
Students rushing to their 8 a.m. classes hurried by.
On a bench,
Nangong Li concealed his aura, sitting silently amidst the boisterous crowd. Like a ghost, not a single student could sense his presence.
Nangong Li had been lying in wait here all night.
But he wasn’t impatient.
To prepare a blood sacrifice for Lord Beast God, this period of lying in wait was necessary. He had to be patient.
Waiting was merely a fundamental skill.
Now that Elder Li had entered the Grandmaster Realm, it was common knowledge among the Star Martial Artists of Jianghai City.
And he was the very target of Nangong Li’s trip!
Time slowly passed. All sorts of students walked past him, but Nangong Li remained still and silent, his eyes lowered, as steady as an old monk in deep meditation.
Waiting.
And waiting.
The students’ cheerful laughter was like passing smoke.
An unknown amount of time passed.
"Xuanxuan, you’ve now reached the Peak of Innate and are about to break through to the Grandmaster Realm. Is there anything you don’t understand?"
"Mm, I’m okay, Teacher..."
The sound of a quiet conversation drifted over.
’They’re here!’
Nangong Li’s eyes snapped open, a vicious glint flashing within them. He looked toward the sound and immediately locked onto his targets.
On the path,
Elder Li and Li Zixuan were strolling over. Few students were on the path, and fallen leaves drifted down. They seemed to be discussing something.
"Later, I will go and thank your Eldest Senior Brother."
Elder Li said with a smile, "I hope I won’t be disturbing him then..."
But just then.
"Wait, Teacher..."
Li Zixuan suddenly stopped, her elegant brows furrowed. She subconsciously reached for the sword at her waist, her slender fingers pressing on the hilt. "Something feels wrong."
"What is it, Xuanxuan?"
Elder Li raised his white eyebrows and asked, confused, "Is it something I did that was inconsiderate...?"
But before he could finish his question,
SHIIING!!!
A chilling glint of light flashed!
Li Zixuan drew her sword in a flash, unleashing the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique without reservation. It tore through flowers and grass as it thrust toward the northwest.
A flash of brilliance!
The scabbard rang out as a monumental, heaven-shaking sword light was drawn!
It stabbed directly at the old man on the bench!
But in the next moment,
VMMMM—
After the terrifying Sword Intent was unleashed, it vanished without a trace.
"CLAP CLAP—"
Nangong Li clapped, throwing back his black robe as he slowly rose from the bench. "Not bad, little girl. Perceptive indeed... I had only just released a hint of killing intent, and you actually noticed.
Worthy of being Young Master Qin’s junior sister."
"Who are you?"
Li Zixuan gripped her sword warily. "One of the Nine Celestial Venerables?"
"Hmph."
Nangong Li snorted coldly. He didn’t bother responding to her further and directly slammed his palm down!
The ultimate pressure from the Celestial Venerable Realm, wielded with exquisite control, transformed into a cage, instantly enveloping Li Zixuan and Elder Li.
"Xuanxuan! Get back!"
Elder Li’s face paled in horror. Still concerned for his student even at the last moment, he hurriedly pushed Li Zixuan away, trying to shove her out of the attack’s range.
But the astral wind from the palm strike seemed boundless. It wasn’t aimed at a single person but enveloped them both completely. Neither of them could hope to escape.
BOOM!
The palm fell.
Both of them fell unconscious.
"Not bad. The two of you should be suitable."
Nangong Li grabbed a fistful of Elder Li’s white hair and turned his head toward himself. His scarlet eyes focused as he muttered to himself, "A blood sacrifice that just entered the Grandmaster Realm. The meat is a bit old and tough, but it’s good enough for Lord Beast God."
"And this Peak of Innate candidate... If I have to, I can just use a secret medicine to force her development..."
As he spoke,
Suddenly, Nangong Li’s expression changed drastically, his smile freezing. He could clearly feel that the restriction he had left at the bottom of the lake had vanished.
Someone had obviously gotten close to the Blood Spirit Array!
"Dammit! Why now of all times!"
’If the Blood Spirit plan is ruined, then all my plans will come to nothing!’
Nangong Li’s expression flickered erratically. He glanced down at Elder Li and the girl, a thoughtful look in his eyes, then looked toward Li Shui Lake.
Finally, he gritted his teeth!
He abandoned Li Zixuan, his figure transforming into a streak of light and fleeing in the direction of Li Shui Lake.