446: Flesh Melting

The brilliant golden sword light and the verdant palm print attacked simultaneously, erupting with a sky-shattering roar, but Li Wuxing's method was even faster. A dark light swiftly pierced towards Xu Sanyan's side neck. With all three attacking at once, he clearly had no path of retreat.

"Boom~!".

The giant palm was annihilated, the sword light dissipated, and surging Qi waves swept out in all directions, with colorful halos intertwining, intense and dazzling.

Countless houses in the city below collapsed, and the common people, unable to stand steady, fell one after another. Yet, no one cared, all staring unblinkingly at the sky.

As the halo dispersed, a figure stood suspended in the air. His original green robe had turned into dust and vanished, and even the large banner constantly wrapped around him could not withstand the aftermath of the battle and broke. A hazy fruit was clasped in a monstrous palm.

This was the second time the secret realm fruit had been exposed before everyone.

"Hiss~!".

The common people below gasped, their eyes filled with disbelief. After enduring such an attack, he was completely unharmed?!

Not even a single scar was left!

The spot where Xu Sanyan had been was now occupied by a monster. The monster had two legs and four arms, a ferocious face, three pitch-black eyes, and fangs that curled out from its lips as if ready to devour someone, appearing extremely fierce.

"Dao Body?".

Associate Prefect Qin's expression was grave.

"Body Cultivator!".

Li Wuxing's voice was deep.

At their Realm, very few people still Cultivated the Dao Body. The power of Spells was much stronger than the Dao Body, and moreover, using the body to resist Spells involved too many uncertain factors and was more dangerous, so very few people focused on it.

But they never expected this person could Cultivate his body to such a degree. The full-force attack of the three of them failed to harm him in the slightest!

"Heh heh, is this all you have?".

A piercing sound emerged, Xu Sanyan's voice becoming sharp, like a cat scratching glass, making people's hearts creep.

No one responded, all of them raising their full vigilance and standing ready.

The light barrier in the sky became increasingly solid, and the clear sky had turned blood-red. Sunlight penetrated the red curtain and cast down upon the earth, cloaking everything in a crimson veil, as if the end of the world was nigh.

"Whoosh~".

The wind grew fiercer, and Qian Province City was eerily silent, while the other four cities were in chaos. The common people scurried about like headless flies, desperately fleeing into the distance, trying to escape the Formation's coverage.

When the grand Formation rose, some common people happened to be at the edge. Some tried to escape, but as soon as their bodies touched the light barrier, they immediately let out a shrill scream. Their entire bodies began to melt like candles meeting a raging fire, flesh and blood evaporating, and wisps of blood Qi ascended into the sky, like continuous cooking smoke.

Moments later, only a pile of white bones remained scattered, with not a trace of blood on the ground.

This scene greatly terrified the others, causing them to retreat, not daring to touch it recklessly.

Outside the Formation,

Qian Province Governor Sun Yingtang's face was grim, his old face looking as if it could drip water, scaring Jiang Yu so much he didn't dare to breathe loudly.

He didn't recognize this Formation, nor did he know how to break it. Violent methods were completely ineffective; no matter how he attacked, it showed no effect.

The Jiang Family Old Ancestor beside him was also at a loss, only able to wait for the Formation to dissipate on its own.

In contrast, inside Qian Province City, various colors of light shone, and the battle was fierce. With a loud bang, both sides separated.

Xu Sanyan stood proudly, several scars on his body rapidly healing, returning to normal in an instant.

Li Wuxing clutched his severed arm, his face filled with shock. One arm had been torn off at the root, and blood flowed profusely like a small stream.

And Associate Prefect Qin, due to his lower strength, was struck directly in the chest by many people and lay on the ground, his fate unknown.

Prefect Jiang took a deep breath, looking at Xu Sanyan with a resolute expression, "This matter is all my fault, and it should be ended by me!".

If he hadn't nodded in agreement back then, such a terrible outcome wouldn't have occurred. Now, Prefect Jiang took all the blame upon himself, intending to drag Xu Sanyan down with him!

Having said that, his body swelled up as if inflated, and his wide official robe quickly filled and burst...

Li Wuxing gritted his teeth fiercely, forcing himself to rush towards Xu Sanyan again, wanting to buy time for Prefect Jiang.

He Shubie beside him also rushed forward without a word. Although he was less powerful, he still had to contribute.

Xu Sanyan's eyes narrowed slightly, he looked up at the sky, a ferocious smile curling his lips, "No need to hurry, you will all die!".

With that, he ignored Li Wuxing and the others attacking him, and instead, focused on mobilizing the Spell power throughout his body. Surging Spiritual Qi shot up into the sky, merging into the crimson firmament!

Time--had come!

"Reverse!!!".

Xu Sanyan roared towards the sky. Suddenly, countless Formation patterns on the firmament wriggled like tadpoles, then slowly spread out like ink, completely enveloping the light barrier. Not a single ray of light from the outside could penetrate, leaving only a monotonous blood-red.

Li Wuxing's eyes were bloodshot due to intense emotional fluctuations. He formed a giant fist with his single arm and smashed it down, letting the blood from his other severed arm sprinkle down.

Qin Shutong, watching from below, noticed that Li Wuxing's blood did not fall downwards, but instead flew backwards towards the sky...

No!

Qin Shutong looked at her father in her arms in alarm. The blood that Associate Prefect Qin had spat onto the ground seemed to have come alive, spontaneously condensing into droplets of blood that rose into the air, also flying towards the sky.

"Boom~!".

A huge sound came, and Qin Shutong subconsciously looked up, only to see that Li Wuxing's attack was actually blocked by a rotating blood-red sphere of light!

A sphere of light had appeared beside Xu Sanyan at some point, completely enveloping him, making all attacks unable to harm him in the slightest!

Seeing this, Qin Shutong felt despair. So many people joining forces were still not his match. She could only place all her hope on Prefect Jiang.

And Xu Sanyan, standing within the blood sphere, had his three eyes tightly closed, focusing on controlling the Formation. The blood droplets that had risen into the sky slowly merged into the light sphere around him, making its color even deeper!

Suddenly, screams came from the street,

"Mom!!!".

"Dad, what's wrong, Dad!".

"Ah! My hand!".

Qin Shutong quickly ran onto the street. After looking around, her heart was instantly filled with horror.

The red light shining down from the sky seemed to be corrosive. The exposed skin of the common people began to fester and dissipate, their wounds as if burned by raging fire, their flesh and blood turning into gas and floating towards the sky.

Qin Shutong watched with her own eyes as an old man fell to the ground, melting into nothing but a withered skeleton in the blink of an eye!

Not only that, even the ancient trees beside her rapidly shriveled, quickly losing their vitality.

Evil Formation...

This was an evil Formation!

Qian Province City was now a living hell, and the cause of all this was the person she once loved.

Qin Shutong stood in a daze, at a loss, staring blankly up at the sky, at Xu Sanyan enveloped in the sphere, muttering softly,

"Why...".

"Why are you doing this?".

Two lines of clear tears flowed down her cheeks. Suddenly, she felt a stinging sensation on her skin. Qin Shutong looked down and saw a small festering scar had appeared on her exposed wrist.

Xu Sanyan in the sky seemed to have heard her question, or perhaps sensed something. His gaze swept downwards, meeting her eyes directly.

One, like a true demon, looked down from the sky.

The other, with a sorrowful face, was filled with confusion.