317: Desperate situation!

The moment Wang Wu rushed out, he felt an immense regret.

Although he was a Yang Spirit Realm Cultivator, in front of the three array spirits emanating different auras...

He instantly appeared incredibly insignificant.

Boom!

The Formation seemed to shift again, and after adjusting its angle, the three array spirits formed a triangle, completely trapping him within the Formation.

That's right... it only trapped him!

This made Wang Wu's little heart thump violently.

Damn it!

The opponent was after him!

At this moment, in Wang Wu's ears, the mocking laughter of the three evil Cultivators seemed to echo.

"Brother Wu, just leave this 'Evil Monarch' to us with confidence! Our brothers will definitely let him experience the terror of Xuanming Sect!"

"Shit!"

Hearing this, Wang Wu cursed under his breath, a chill running down his spine.

You guys are having fun, but Heaven knows... what he will have to endure in this Formation?

Previously, Wang Wu had rushed out rashly because he had some experience in breaking Formations, and breaking ordinary Earth Rank Formations was not a problem for him.

Wang Wu had also seen top-tier Formations that could manifest array spirits.

But whose Formation...

Could summon three Yang Spirit Realm array spirits!

"Roar!"

A loud roar stirred up waves of heat, making Wang Wu disoriented in the air.

His clothes were torn to shreds under the differing Spiritual Pressure, and the spiritual Qi within his body became chaotic.

If his strength had been slightly weaker, he would have been instantly killed in a single encounter.

This pressure, while destroying the inn he was temporarily staying in, left Wang Wu with no energy to pay attention to other matters.

He was already struggling to protect himself.

"Today is truly a dog's day..."

Wang Wu swallowed, already considering retreating.

These three array spirits, whether it was the giant beast resembling a tiger, or the creature that looked like a combination of a turtle and a snake, or even the Vermilion Bird array spirit emanating fierce red flames...

It was extremely difficult for him to deal with even one of them, let alone all three simultaneously!

Boom!

Three different spiritual Qi beams shot directly at him, engulfing him in an instant, as if he had vanished...

Bang!

The next moment, a light blue spiritual Qi barrier appeared out of thin air, deflecting most of the spiritual Qi attacks.

He was completely unharmed by this strike!

Hmm?

Even Wang Wu himself was surprised.

When did he become so powerful? To be unscathed under such a terrifying assault?

"No, these three array spirits, although they possess Yang Spirit Realm strength, cannot compare to true Cultivators.

The advantage is still with me..."

Looking at the sluggish, seemingly inexperienced three array spirits, Wang Wu slowly analyzed, then his restless heart calmed down.

"As long as I hold back these three array spirits, and they deal with that 'Evil Monarch', this Formation will naturally break without attack!"

Boom!

Several consecutive rays of light then assailed Wang Wu.

The three array spirits seemed to have turned into emotionless beam-spamming machines, lacking any rich combat experience, further confirming his conjecture.

He even had enough energy to unleash a Divine Ability at one of the array spirits while defending, causing the Formation itself to tremble non-stop...

But...

As time passed little by little, Wang Wu suddenly felt something was very wrong, extremely wrong!

"How come these three array spirits show no signs of weakening? My spiritual Qi is almost half-depleted..."

Wang Wu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked up at the three giant beasts, and couldn't help but recall the Evil Monarch he had just seen, swallowing hard.

"This is bad, this 'Evil Monarch' is probably more terrifying than I imagined..."

At the same time, a faint fear surged in Wang Wu's heart.

Perhaps... from the very beginning, he shouldn't have accepted this mission.

This Formation was specifically prepared for him!

Although Wang Wu was terrified and sweating profusely, he was, after all, the most powerful and senior among the four Yang Spirit Realm Cultivators.

He quickly calmed down, activated a Divine Ability technique he had once learned to expand his Divine Sense, and inadvertently discovered...

The eye of this Formation!

"Although this Formation is powerful, that person is only at the Nascent Soul Peak Realm.

Setting up such a Formation is already very difficult for him.

As expected... I found a flaw!" Wang Wu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately after, all the evil Qi within his body transformed into an incredibly powerful attack, and he threw a punch.

The punch turned into a palm, the palm into a finger, and the terrifying offensive power of his entire body converged at this point, heading straight for the almost imperceptible eye of the Formation!

Boom!

A single finger strike landed...

"Crack!"

A crisp shattering sound echoed.

The three array spirits simultaneously froze, as if they had crashed, followed by similar cracking sounds.

"Whew..."

Wang Wu took a deep breath, his eyes filled with joy!

This Formation...

He had broken it!

However, even so, Wang Wu did not show the slightest slack.

Instead, he transformed into an afterimage and darted away before the Formation had completely dissipated!

But the scene that greeted his eyes left him slightly bewildered.

Tables and chairs lay scattered on the ground, wood cracked and paint peeled, the large inn had no intact areas, resembling broken walls and ruins.

?

"No..."

Wang Wu was filled with shock.

It wasn't because the commotion was too great, turning the entire inn into such a state, but because...

He had been fighting fiercely inside, and yet... you three Yang Spirit Realm Cultivators only caused this much commotion?

"What exactly have you three been doing?

How dare you be so careless with such a mission?

When we return to the Sect, I will definitely..."

Wang Wu immediately started cursing at them!

However, before he could finish his sentence, his pupils suddenly constricted, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

The three of them were all lying in front of the White-robed Youth, some dead, some injured.

And the latter?

He was holding a freshly brewed spiritual tea, casually crossing his legs, sitting on a clean wooden chair free of any dust, blowing on the tea, and taking a sip.

Relaxed and at ease.

Before Wang Wu could recover, his gaze shifted to the right, and his pupils suddenly contracted, as if he had seen something truly terrifying.

He had indeed seen something truly terrifying.

It was a small body, seemingly an ordinary little black Demon Dog found everywhere in Xuanming Sect, but this Demon Dog was merely lying there, and a glance from its peripheral vision at Wang Wu made his entire body tremble.

The fear was far more intense and direct than when he was trapped in the Formation, as if an invisible pair of large hands were gripping his throat, and even every beat of blood in Wang Wu's body seemed to be telling him.

This is...

Yuanshen Realm!

Not only the terrifying aura emanating from the opponent, but also the words spoken by the White-robed Youth filled him with indescribable despair.

"It seems this Formation still has room for improvement.

Just revealing the location of the eye of the Formation caused it to be broken.

If it were a stronger opponent, I'm afraid..."

Hearing this, Wang Wu now only felt regret, deep regret, immense regret.

No...

If such a Prodigy stole the evil monarch mask, why not just go with the flow and let him join the Sect? What's the point of hunting him down?

He was truly speechless!

Who would have thought...

A mere Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Peak Realm could not only set up such a terrifying Formation but also control... a Yuanshen Realm Yao Beast!

Wang Wu's heart was shrouded in shadow.

"I never thought that the person who stole the 'evil monarch mask' would be such a Prodigy..."

Wang Wu said with a bitter smile.

He looked at the tragic state of these people and couldn't help but recall the news he had received earlier, about people being hunted and defeated one by one.

"Steal? I'm not interested in your Xuanming Sect's things.

This was given to me by someone within your Xuanming Sect, codenamed 'Evil One'."

Lu Bai swirled half a cup of tea, not even looking at him, and spoke indifferently.

"Xie... Evil One!

How is that possible?

Why, why would..."

Wang Wu's face was filled with shock, and he unconsciously blurted out these two words.

At this moment, his eyes were filled with disbelief, then they dimmed, losing their light.

As if...

Wang Wu simply couldn't believe the two words he had heard.

"Who is Evil One?

And what does he mean in your Xuanming Sect?" Lu Bai put down his teacup and slowly stood up, walking in front of him.

Wang Wu swallowed.

His eyes became extremely hollow at this moment.

He knew very well that the moment he heard the words "Evil One," his life...

Had already begun its countdown.

"So, so from the beginning, we were all just pawns, all... sacrifices."

Wang Wu's eyes widened suddenly, as if he had gone mad, and he laughed loudly, tears of regret even appearing in his eyes.

Perhaps, when Lu Bai uttered the words "Evil One," he had already almost collapsed.

"Tell me what you know."

Lu Bai stood with his hands behind his back, facing Wang Wu, and said in a deep voice.

Under the enhancement of the evil monarch mask, even a natural Divine Ability like Dragon's Might seemed to have gained some additional effects.

Coupled with Wang Wu's Divine Sense being on the verge of collapse at this moment, upon hearing these words, he actually stopped his previous actions and swayed slightly.

Although he remained conscious, when he looked at the White-robed Youth wearing the evil monarch mask, he seemed to see the former one.

Furthermore, Wang Wu knew that he would not escape death today, so he disregarded the Xuanming Sect's Restriction and completely revealed the details of the mission.

"Actually, coming to Beixuan City to eliminate the 'Evil Monarch' was only one of our missions..."

"The true target is the Great Zhou Princess in Beixuan City!"

As he finished speaking, a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of Wang Wu's mouth.

All his vitality seemed to be stripped away at that moment, and he collapsed like a corpse into the ruins.

"This human, just... what ruthless methods, even more vicious than the Demon God Contract."

The Devouring Demon Hound raised its front paw, fed itself a Top-Grade Spirit Stone, then turned its head to look at the situation, feeling a sense of relief in its heart.

Looking at it this way...

This kid, Lu Bai, isn't bad at all!

At the same time, upon hearing these words, Lu Bai's face instantly darkened completely.

Uh...

That ordinary-looking girl with an unremarkable figure was actually the Great Zhou Princess?

"No wonder there was one less Yang Spirit Realm Cultivator here.

So..." Lu Bai took a deep breath, feeling a faint pressure.

If...

The Great Zhou Princess truly died in Beixuan City, and died in his vicinity, this matter would likely bring endless trouble.

Not only him, but likely the entire Dao Asking Sect and even Qingxuan Prefecture would be affected!

At this moment, Lu Bai finally understood.

From the moment he decided to go to Beixuan City, he had already fallen into...

Despair!

...

Meanwhile.

When that Formation rose, the members of the Blood Sabre Sect showed excited expressions.

They clearly remembered that when the North Profound Gang was annihilated...

It was also such a Formation, like a divine soldier descending from the heavens, that instantly captured the leader of the North Profound Gang!

Yue Yidao's expression remained grim.

He gripped his great sabre tightly, adopted a horse stance, and maintained a constant state of vigilance.

"Stay alert!

Since Senior Lu is treating this matter with such solemnity, it will definitely not be so simple.

We still need to guard this place well!"

However, the moment his words fell, a terrifying evil Qi, in a faint swirl, converged into a fearsome evil Dragon and attacked!

"Enemy attack!" Yue Yidao gripped his Blood Sabre tightly, unleashing all his power in an instant, but...

His body collided with the pouncing evil Dragon, and with a bang, he tumbled repeatedly like a ball.

With just one strike...

This Yin Spirit Realm Blood Sabre Sect Cultivator was utterly defeated in an instant!

Sand-sweeping and stone-crushing, with just one strike, the entire Blood Sabre Sect was swept away.

Perhaps the newcomer had another important mission, as he did not choose to finish them off after this strike, but instead went directly to the quiet room where Lu Bai had been earlier.

But even so...

The Blood Sabre Sect was still covered in blood, permeated with a strong smell of gore, and some weaker Cultivators who only suffered from the aftershocks met such a fate.

Boom!

The door of the quiet room was directly blasted open, and the newcomer also saw the bound girl not far away.

Immediately, Zhang San and Zhou Ziling both had extremely solemn expressions on their faces.

The newcomer did not rush to act, but instead looked at the greatly shocked Zhang San, and asked with a light laugh.

"Zhang San, do you know who she is?"

"Who?"

"The Great Zhou Dynasty's Third Imperial Princess, and the only Princess." Zhao Liu laughed.

"Are you sure you still want to stop me?"

"So what?"

Hearing this, Zhang San's expression changed several times before settling into a grim look.

He knew in his heart that he was not the newcomer's match, so he took a step forward and stood in front of the girl.

Even so, Zhang San's pupils still trembled with shock.

This... this ordinary-looking girl who was tied up, was actually...

The Great Zhou Princess?

Lord Evil Monarch, truly... terrifying!

Seeing this, Zhao Liu did not get angry, but instead laughed.

"It seems that Evil Monarch has instilled quite a bit in you, but... you forgot my methods, as the Sect Leader of the Shabi Sect..."

As he finished speaking, he merely raised his hand slightly.

Subtle evil threads seemed to intertwine at his fingertips, and the other end of the threads pointed directly at Zhang San's heart!

As his five fingers spread and curled, Zhang San crumpled to the ground, cold sweat streaming down, completely unable to resist.

Immediately after, a terrifying killing intent emerged in the quiet room!

"I am Zhao Liu, an evil Cultivator from the Eastern Region.

Great Zhou Princess... please prepare to die!"