111: Desperate Breakthrough

The Ghost Clan Celestial Sovereign, seated on the bone throne, merely exuded a pressure that made the disciples behind Lin Xuan feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar; their souls ached, and the circulation of their immortal power became sluggish!

These were not the cannon fodder vengeful spirits piled up by numbers from before; this was a genuine Immortal Ruler-level ghost, and a tough opponent that could perform at 120% of its strength, thriving in this sea of blood environment!

"Master!" Yun Qingyao's expression was grave, her Ice Soul Immortal Sword humming, ready for a fight to the death. The other disciples also gritted their teeth, suppressing the fear in their hearts, and various immortal lights shone, preparing to meet the enemy.

Lin Xuan's eyes were cold. He stepped forward, blocking all the disciples. Chaotic energy roared around him, and the bronze battle axe was already in his hand. He could not let this ghost creature directly impact the disciples' formation, or there would certainly be casualties!

"Ants... dare to block the way?" The Ghost Clan Celestial Sovereign let out a hoarse sneer, slowly raising the rusty greatsword in his hand. In an instant, the surrounding sea of blood seemed to be summoned, and endless blood fiend resentment poured into the greatsword like a hundred rivers returning to the sea. The rust on the sword body peeled off piece by piece, revealing a dark, bloody glow beneath. A terrifying Sword Intent, capable of severing souls and defiling all things, locked onto Lin Xuan!

Just at this critical moment!

Another anomaly occurred!

Tear! Tear! Tear!

The space behind and to their side, without any warning, simultaneously tore open three huge gashes!

Immediately after, three incomparably powerful, yet distinctly malicious, auras descended with a roar!

From the leftcrack, Xuan Gu, leading several trusted Immortal Rulers and Golden Immortals, stepped out with a sneer: "Lin Xuan, you little thief! There's a path to heaven, but you didn't take it; there's no gate to hell, but you broke in! This time, let's see who can save you!"

From the rightcrack, Blood Butcher Prince and the three lifeless skeletal warriors appeared, a violent aura of blood fiend sweeping forth: "I found you, worm! Today, I will tear you to pieces and offer you to the Emperor!"

From thecrack directly behind them, several cultivators wearing strange clothes and emanating a cold, ancient aura emerged. They were clearly a temporary alliance formed by some reclusive sect or rogue cultivator old monsters. Their gazes towards Lin Xuan and the others were filled with greed, clearly eyeing the treasures on them, intending to take advantage of the chaos!

With the Ghost Clan Celestial Sovereign blocking the front and three powerful enemies besieging them from behind, Lin Xuan and his sixteen disciples were instantly trapped in an absolute death trap!

"Damn it!" Even Lin Xuan couldn't help but curse, his face turning incredibly grim. His luck was too bad!

"Hahahahaha!" Xuan Gu saw this and laughed wildly with triumph, "Lin Xuan! You have your day too! Everyone, why don't we first join forces to eliminate these Star Palaceoffal, and then each rely on our own abilities to contend for the opportunities in the sea of blood? How about it?"

Blood Butcher Prince sneered and nodded: "That suits me perfectly!" The three skeletal warriors also exuded a cold killing intent.

The few old monsters who arrived later exchanged glances and nodded silently, clearly agreeing. Eliminating a strong competitor first was always good.

Only the Ghost Clan Celestial Sovereign on the bone throne seemed somewhat displeased at being disturbed, but his cold gaze swept across all sides, and he ultimately acquiesced to this situation. After all, his goal was also to devour these living souls.

Four powerful enemies, plus a covetous Ghost Clan Celestial Sovereign, were like five giant guillotines hanging over the heads of the Star Palace members!

Pressure! Unprecedented pressure!

The shadow of death instantly enveloped everyone!

Under this terrifying pressure, Lin Xuan's sixteen disciples turned pale and breathed heavily, but unexpectedly, not a single one of them flinched! Instead, each of their eyes erupted with a resolute and frenzied fighting spirit!

"Master! Let's fight them to the death!" Mo Sha roared, his Ancient Demon True Body erupting with unprecedented ferocity! "We swear to follow Master to the death!" Yun Qingyao's voice was cold yet firm, her Ice Soul Sword Intent soaring into the sky! "Killing one is enough, killing two is a profit!" Leng Yuechan's Nirvana Sword Intent swirled around her, already harboring a death wish! Ye Chen's figure almost completely vanished, as if he had become part of nothingness, his presence reduced to freezing point, yet his killing intent condensed to the extreme! Kong Ming's Buddha's Light ignited, willing to consume his own origin! Linglong You Ye unleashed all her illusions, attempting to interfere with all enemies! Su Yuan's eyes flickered with a frenzy of data streams, calculating the last sliver of hope! Jin Bao and A Zi roared with dragon and thunder, preparing to self-detonate their demonic cores! Feng Qiqi's Nirvana Fire blazed, Qing Xuan's purifying light was dazzling, Nuan Nuan communicated with the bone boat beneath her feet, and Chu Xinghe's formation operated on overload!

Despair! True despair!

But at this moment of extreme despair, as they prepared for mutual destruction—

Lin Xuan looked at the group of disciples behind him, ready to live and die with him, saw the indomitable flames in their eyes, and felt the surging, burning, and even breakthrough-level auras that were boiling under the pressure of despair... His originally cold eyes suddenly flashed with a strange light.

He took a deep breath, and instead of despair, he let out an earth-shattering roar!

"Good! Excellent!"

His roar was like thunder, temporarily suppressing the surrounding malevolent aura!

His gaze was like lightning, sweeping over all the disciples, his voice carrying a strange penetrative and encouraging power: "Disciples! Do you see? This is the path of cultivation! Fighting against people! Contending with heaven! Fighting to the death against the myriad demons of these myriad worlds!"

"Are you afraid?"

"No!!!" Sixteen voices, hoarse but perfectly synchronized, carried an unyielding resolve!

"Good!" Lin Xuan laughed loudly, his voice shaking the sea of blood, "Then today, let theseoffal see how my Star Palace disciples—break free from their cocoons in this desperate situation!"

"Do not resist the pressure! Feel it! Absorb it! Use this blood fiend resentment as a whetstone! Treat this death battle as your opportunity for breakthrough!"

"Remember your Master's words: To live towards death is to attain eternity!"

His words, as if carrying some profound Dao resonance, slammed into the depths of every disciple's mind!

At the same time, he secretly frantically activated the system, forcibly pouring a portion of the pure origin and insights into laws that he had previously accumulated and intended for himself, into the sixteen disciples through a secret connection! This was a backup plan he had prepared long ago, originally intending to use it when the time was ripe, but now, he couldn't wait!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Almost at the instant Lin Xuan's words fell and the origin was infused!

Pillars of light shot up from the sixteen disciples simultaneously!

Yun Qingyao's surrounding cold energy was compressed to the extreme, then burst forth, transforming into countless ice crystal law runes that merged into her body! Immortal Ruler Middle Stage! Breakthrough! Leng Yuechan's Nirvana Sword Intent no longer dissipated all things, but began to evolve the profound meaning of the cycle of life and death! The Golden Immortal Peak barrier shattered, directly approaching the Immortal Ruler level! Ye Chen's figure completely vanished, as if he had become part of nothingness, his sense of presence reduced to freezing point, yet his killing intent condensed to the extreme! Golden Immortal Peak! Mo Sha's Ancient Demon True Body roared, devouring the surrounding blood fiend power, his size growing again, his strength wildly surging! Golden Immortal Peak! Kong Ming's Buddha's Light behind his head transformed into a tangible halo, his chanting carrying the grand vow of delivering hell! Golden Immortal Peak! Linglong You Ye's illusions intertwined, actually forming a real domain of emotional illusionary killing behind her! Both stepped into Golden Immortal Late Stage! Su Yuan's computing power broke through its limit, runes flickered in his eyes, as if he could see fragments of the future! Golden Immortal Late Stage! Jin Bao and A Zi's dragon scales and thunder armor became thicker and more brilliant, their dragon breath and thunder power doubled! Golden Immortal Late Stage! Feng Qiqi's Nirvana Fire transformed, carrying the power of endless life! Qing Xuan's purifying light was like the sun! Nuan Nuan and the bone boat beneath her, and even the surrounding sea of blood, generated a wondrous resonance! Chu Xinghe's formation runes merged into the void! All four simultaneously stepped into Golden Immortal Late Stage!

The sixteen powerful breakthrough auras intertwined, forming an energy storm that actually temporarily dispersed some of the pressure from the five powerful enemies!

Everyone was stunned!

Xuan Gu's sneer froze on his face. Blood Butcher Prince's eyes widened. Those old monsters gasped. Even the soul fire in the eye sockets of the Ghost Clan Celestial Sovereign on the bone throne flickered violently!

Breaking through during battle?! And sixteen people at once?! What kind of monstrous sect is this?!

"Now!" Lin Xuan's eyes flashed with brilliant light. Seizing this moment of the enemy's shock and his own side's soaring morale, he roared his command, "Qing Yao, Yue Chan, Ye Chen, follow me to block the ghost creature in front! Mo Sha, Kong Ming, the left flank, Xuan Gu! Linglong, You Ye, Su Yuan, the right flank, Blood Butcher! Jin Bao, A Zi, Qi Qi, Qing Xuan, Nuan Nuan, Xinghe, thosemiscellaneous fish behind, they're yours! For me—kill!"

"Kill!!!"

The Star Palace disciples, having broken through, were full of vigor and boundless fighting spirit, like sixteen unsheathed sharp swords. Following Lin Xuan's command, they bravely launched a charge!