126: Chapter 126 Unleashing Full Power, Slaughtering the Grand Commander

The Shura Grand Commander's essence blood fell into the mutilated blood blade, reconnecting the broken Tier 3 patterns on the blade body, and the blood mist within the forbidden zone was drawn into a huge vortex.

The White Bone Altar could not withstand the continuous extraction; large chunks of bones rolled down the steps, and the blood river buried underneath also began to gush towards the ground.

Wang Mu's gaze swept across the Formation chart; the altar's Spiritual Veins were rapidly shriveling, and the grand commander intended to drain the core Origin and crush the entire legion with this single slash.

"Formation Hall, stop cutting off the Spiritual Veins and fully transition to the Nine Suns Heaven-Locking Formation. Artillery Battalion, disperse. Medical Cultivator Camp, retreat to the inner side of the Divine Kingdom Passage."

Nine Formation squads simultaneously pulled out their ground-locking Formation Plates, re-deploying Formations around the forbidden zone, while one hundred Divine Kingdom Spiritual Veins cast down power across the passage.

Crimson-gold Formation patterns rose from the barren earth, converging along the outer side of the White Bone Altar, with nine layers of Formation barriers overlapping each other to trap the grand commander in the center.

The Shura Grand Commander ignored the Formation patterns beneath its feet. It gripped the blood blade with both hands, and the essence blood absorbed into the blade body transformed into a storm, rolling towards the front of the legion.

The blood light crossed the several-li forbidden zone. Wherever it passed, skeletons were ground into powder, outer Formation Plates were damaged one after another, and the Cultivators responsible for maintaining the Formation eyes were flipped over by the rebound shock.

Dozens of heavy shields on the edge of the military Formation were sliced by the blood light, breaking the shield faces in half, and the breastplates of the Martial Masters standing behind were also gouged with cracks.

Wang Shan led the extreme Realm Martial Masters to hold the front. Wherever the shield wall was damaged, backup squads immediately filled in, and the entire legion was continuously pressed backward.

The Nine Suns Heaven-Locking Formation tightened from all four sides, and crimson-gold chains wrapped around the grand commander's legs. As the blood blade swept past, the first batch of chains snapped into several pieces.

Wang Mu continuously mobilized the Formation chart. Every time a batch of chains broke, new Formation patterns rose from the underground, forcing the grand commander unable to rush towards the core of the military Formation.

"The Formation chart can only restrict its route, and the blood blade is still extracting the altar's Origin. If this drags on any longer, the Nine Suns Heaven-Locking Formation will also be exhausted."

Wang Mu's words spread along the military Formation. Wang Shan raised his head to stare at that layer of Tier 3 Law light barrier, while the crimson flame saber was still emitting a tremolo from the previous collision.

Wang Pingan stood in the vault of heaven, his Divine Thought covering the entire core forbidden zone. Golden divine fire spread across the high altitude, and the divine decree immediately fell into the Sea of Consciousness of every extreme Realm powerhouse.

"Half-step Golden Core, half-step Martial Ancestor—unseal all Foundation suppressions completely."

As the divine decree descended, the spiritual power and qi and blood that had been dormant for a hundred years loosened their restraints, and muffled roars echoed within the bodies of hundreds of extreme Realm powerhouses.

They did not impact a new Realm; all accumulated power was poured into the military Formation, and the half-step Golden Core spiritual power poured into the underground along the Nine Suns Heaven-Locking Formation.

The qi and blood of three thousand extreme Realm Martial Masters rushed into the high altitude, and the phantom of the Immovable Wisdom King re-condensed, its dual palms pressing down on the rolling blood-light storm from both sides.

The pressure borne by the military Formation was still climbing, but the front lines stopped retreating. Three thousand dark iron heavy shields were re-stacked, hard-blocking the blood light a hundred zhang away.

The Shura Grand Commander let out an angry roar, its blood blade sweeping horizontally in succession, and dozens of blade radiances slashed towards the Nine Suns Heaven-Locking Formation, attempting to tear open a space for movement first.

Wang Mu personally sat at the main Formation pivot, connecting all nine sets of Tier 2 Formation charts into the Sky-Lock Formation, and the crimson-gold Formation barriers repeatedly contracted along the landing points of the blade radiances.

Hundreds of half-step Golden Core Cultivators were divided into nine teams, with each team responsible for one layer of the Formation barrier. Those whose spiritual power was exhausted immediately withdrew, and backup personnel took over the Formation positions.

"Its right heavy armor has three old injuries, and there are also broken patterns below the breastplate. Every time the Law light barrier withstands heavy artillery, the power will flow back towards its right arm."

Wang Mu transmitted the changes captured by the spirit-detecting Formation to various camps. The Sword Qi Battalion immediately adjusted its position, and three thousand Purple Mansion Cultivators re-formed Formations at the rear of the military Formation.

Wang Shan took out the soul-burning heaven-mending pill and swallowed it into his stomach. The medicinal power locked his Divine Soul and qi and blood Foundation, and the already damaged dark armor was also re-fastened by him.

This set of dark armor had been reinforced with blood essence ore, and the Casting Workshop had installed overload Formation patterns onto it. The army named it the Prison-Suppressing Armor, and strictly prohibited activating it on ordinary days.

Wang Shan inserted the crimson flame saber into the ground and pressed his palm against the Seal on the inner side of the breastplate, causing the entire set of Prison-Suppressing Armor to immediately emit a heavy roar.

The qi and blood diversion Formation operated at overload. The power sent by the three thousand Martial Masters passed through the armor and was entirely pressed into Wang Shan's limbs, causing the split armor flakes to flip outward.

The head of the Medical Cultivator Camp grabbed a spare medicine box behind the front lines and sharply reminded him: "The overload time limit is one hundred breaths! Once one hundred breaths pass, even the soul-burning heaven-mending pill won't be able to protect your Foundation!"

"One hundred breaths are enough for me to slash it a few times. You just keep the stretcher ready and don't block my way back!"

Wang Shan pulled out the crimson flame saber and led one thousand extreme Realm Martial Masters to break away from the shield wall. The remaining two thousand people guarded the front line to maintain the qi and blood connection for the vanguard team.

Finding that the military Formation took the initiative to attack, the Shura Grand Commander swept its mutilated blood blade horizontally, and the rolling blood-light storm instantly pressed towards Wang Shan's front.

The one thousand extreme Realm Martial Masters formed a cone Formation, with the hundred people at the very front raising their shields to bear the pressure. Qi and blood continuously poured in from the rear, and the entire team advanced forward along the edge of the storm.

The first layer of the shield wall was torn apart after holding out for ten zhang. The front-row Martial Masters immediately retreated into the inner Formation, and the second layer of heavy shields topped the original position.

The blood light left large cracks on the surface of the dark armor. The soul-cleansing bone patterns and the qi and blood diversion Formation operated alternately, sending the power that invaded the body into the military Formation.

Wang Shan did not make a hard charge along a straight line. Following the route marked by Wang Mu, he detoured from the grand commander's right side into the gap contracted by the Nine Suns Heaven-Locking Formation.

The grand commander attempted to turn around, but nine crimson-gold chains strangled the ankle bone of its left leg. Three hundred half-step Golden Core Cultivators' Formation patterns sank deep into the barren earth beneath their feet, forcefully dragging this behemoth's soles to a halt in front of the altar steps.

The mutilated blood blade whirled back, its blade edge carrying Tier 3 Laws as it chopped towards the vanguard team. Wang Shan immediately led his men to split into two routes, skimming past the ground from both sides of the blade edge.

The blood blade slashed into the barren earth, cutting a thousand-zhang rift in the ground, and most of the crimson-gold chains responsible for restraining the left leg also broke.

Wang Mu's command flag fell once more. Seizing the gap when the blood blade landed, the Artillery Battalion split two hundred heavy artillery pieces into ten batches to continuously bombard the grand commander's right heavy armor.

The blood-breaking cannon shells could not pierce through the Law light barrier, but they could force the blood blade to continuously provide backup. Every time the Tier 3 patterns lit up, the altar's blood qi would diminish by a fraction.

"Sword Qi Battalion, prepare. Retract all spiritual power into the sword blades and do not allow any leakage. Lock the target onto its right arm holding the blade."

Three thousand Purple Mansion Cultivators formed hand Seals in unison. Divine Kingdom Spiritual Veins transmitted Spiritual Qi across the passage, and a giant sword phantom formed above the military Formation.

The Shura Grand Commander raised its head to lock onto the Sword Qi Battalion, its left hand ripping apart the chains wrapped around its legs. Its massive body turned towards the center army, and the blood blade was raised along with it.

Wang Shan had already rushed within three hundred zhang of its right side. The vanguard Formation formed by one thousand extreme Realm Martial Masters tightly bit the edge of the blood light, cutting off any room for it to turn back.

The grand commander raised its leg to kick towards Wang Shan, the Laws beneath its feet whipping up patches of shattered bones. Wang Shan led his team to contract the Formation, and hundreds of heavy shields pushed upward simultaneously.

Over half of the heavy shields shattered in the collision, and more than one hundred Martial Masters suffered the impact. The Prison-Suppressing Armor blocked most of the power for them, and the Medical Cultivator Camp immediately came to take away the wounded.

Taking advantage of the impact, Wang Shan retreated by a hundred zhang. The vanguard Formation did not disperse; the remaining personnel re-filled their positions, once again pressing towards the grand commander's right side.

At this moment, the grand commander could no longer attend to both battle lines. If the blood blade was to block the Sword Qi, the right heavy armor would lose its Law light barrier, and turning around would expose its blade-holding arm.

What Wang Mu was waiting for was precisely this opportunity. The command flag fell toward the right arm, and the giant sword gathered by the three thousand Purple Mansion Cultivators also slashed out at that exact moment.

The giant sword phantom pierced through the blood-light storm, its blade edge chopping into the old injury on the grand commander's right shoulder, causing the Tier 3 Law light barrier to sway violently.

The grand commander horizontally placed the mutilated blood blade in front of its shoulder, and the giant sword collided head-on with the blade body, causing the altar's Spiritual Veins to be crushed and broken layer by layer by the two forces.

The Sword Qi Cultivators continuously sent spiritual power into the giant sword, and Wang Mu also pressed the power of the Nine Suns Heaven-Locking Formation toward the same point, while crimson-gold chains wrapped around the blood blade and dragged it downward.

The heavy armor on the grand commander's right arm cracked first, and all the old injuries hidden beneath the armor flakes burst open, with essence blood pouring into the mutilated blood blade along its arm.

The Law light barrier lost its balance, and a gap appeared in the right shoulder area. The giant sword phantom continued to slash inward along the gap, tearing open the blood qi protecting the arm as well.

"Wang Shan, the right arm's Law is broken! I'll give you ten breaths!"

Beneath Wang Shan's feet, the Prison-Suppressing Armor was completely overloaded. One thousand extreme Realm Martial Masters pushed their qi and blood to the bearing limit, and the vanguard Formation pierced through the storm, reaching right to the base of the grand commander's feet.

He stepped on the grand commander's damaged knee armor and rushed upward. The military Formation's qi and blood behind him condensed into chains, supporting his body to cross the waist, abdomen, and breastplate.

The grand commander reached out with its left hand to grab Wang Shan, but the Nine Suns Heaven-Locking Formation wrapped around its wrist from behind, causing hundreds of half-step Golden Core Cultivators to vomit blood one after another from the rebound shock.

Wang Shan did not look back. He gripped the crimson flame saber with both hands, and the Formation power of the three thousand extreme Realm Martial Masters surged into the blade body along the Immovable Wisdom King Army Formation.

The crimson flame saber could not withstand this power, and large cracks appeared on the back of the blade. However, all the blood-breaking Formation patterns lit up, pointing the blade edge directly at the heavy armor on the grand commander's neck.

The Shura Grand Commander forcibly withdrew the mutilated blood blade, and the giant sword phantom pressed down in momentum, slicing open its right arm along with the shoulder armor.

The blade-holding right arm detached from the body, and the mutilated blood blade fell from high above. The Tier 3 Law light barrier immediately dissipated, and the blood-light storm also lost its source.

Wang Shan stepped across the severed shoulder armor. The Prison-Suppressing Armor sent the final surge of qi and blood into his arms, and the crimson flame saber slashed down toward the grand commander's neck with full force.

The blade edge pierced through the heavy armor, cutting into the neck bone. The blood-breaking Formation patterns spread inward along the bones, cutting off the grand commander's remaining qi and blood right in the middle.

The grand commander raised its left hand to grab the back of the blade, its five thick fingers exerting force to grip it tightly. Driven by the qi and blood of the three thousand Martial Masters, the crimson flame saber continued to press downward.

Wang Shan's breastplate collapsed, and the blood vessels in his arms burst one after another. His posture of holding the blade remained unchanged, and his palm pressed onto the final overload Formation pattern of the Prison-Suppressing Armor.

"You've guarded this place for so many years; it's about time you lay down!"

The crimson flame saber severed the last section of the neck bone. The grand commander's head smashed onto the altar, and its massive body consequently lost support, toppling backward.

The mutilated blood blade slipped from its hand and plummeted, its blade body smashing through several layers of steps. A large swath of the White Bone Altar collapsed accordingly, fully exposing the Formation patterns buried underneath.

The essence blood within the grand commander's body flowed out along the damaged heavy armor. Wang Shan pulled out his long saber, drenched in blood, and stood atop the fallen Peak Golden Core powerhouse.

And deep within the collapsed altar, the masterless divine core that maintained the operation of the entire Shura fragment was finally revealed.

After the grand commander fell, the White Bone Altar lost its final line of protection. The surviving blood patterns extinguished one after another, and the Spiritual Veins deep within the fragment began to lose their constraints.

More than half of the Prison-Suppressing Armor's overload Formation patterns were burned out. Wang Shan leaped down from the corpse's shoulder. Upon landing, his figure swayed slightly, and he propped the crimson flame saber beside him to steady his center of gravity.

The Medical Cultivator Camp crossed the military Formation, feeding the soul-burning heaven-mending pill and vein-protecting pills into his mouth one after another. Several Medical Cultivators nimbly dismantled the damaged armor flakes and fixed the injuries on his shoulders and back.

"Go take care of the extreme Realm team first; this old man can still stand." Wang Shan panted heavily. "Whoever carries me away treating me like a severely injured patient, everyone of you will get the hell back to the Shura Field for extra training."

The head of the Medical Cultivator Camp ignored this remark and raised his hand to signal reinforcing the stretcher. Catching a glimpse of that wooden board, Wang Shan's face sank.

Wang Mu walked over from the Formation tower and tossed a military order onto the edge of the stretcher: "If you utter another word of nonsense, you will be the only one left on the extra training list."

Wang Shan stared at the military order for a long while before finally obediently sitting on the stretcher. With the crimson flame saber pressed beside his legs, he did not forget to urge the engineering camp to drag the grand commander's corpse back to dismantle its armor.

The various camps on the front line did not disperse due to victory. The shield soldiers re-sealed the altar, the Formation Hall inspected the surviving blood patterns, and the Artillery Battalion guarded the periphery of the forbidden zone.

A fissure dozens of zhang wide split open in the center of the White Bone Altar, and dark red light gushed out from underground, illuminating the surrounding bones thoroughly.

A divine core the size of a fist hovered above the fissure, its surface circulating with Tier 3 Law patterns, and fractured mountains and rivers as well as blood-colored cities could still be seen within it.

Although the divine core no longer possessed a deity's will, the instinct of the Tier 3 Laws had not dissipated. Spiritual Qi that got too close was shattered upon mere contact, and the blood patterns on the ground surged towards it like living creatures.

Wang Mu ordered the Formation Hall to Seal off the surroundings of the altar first. Nine teams deployed a traction grand array, using the Divine Kingdom Passage as the endpoint to gradually connect to the fragment's Spiritual Veins.

Just as the first batch of Formation Plates lit up, the dark red divine core released a Law impact, causing hundreds of zhang of land around the altar to overturn outward simultaneously.

Three traction Formation Plates shattered on the spot, and the Purple Mansion Cultivators in charge of the Formation eyes were pushed away from their original positions by the impact, while the outer defensive Formation light also damaged mid-air.

The remaining Formation Cultivators immediately stopped the guiding process, and the Nine Suns Heaven-Locking Formation pressed back toward the divine core. As soon as the crimson-gold chains approached within ten zhang, they were shredded by the repulsive force.

Wang Mu wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth, opened the Formation chart to recalculate the flow direction of the Spiritual Veins, but the Tier 3 instinct within the divine core had already begun to proactively recall the outer Origin.