177: All the cards are out

“He didn’t even activate a Physical Body secret art? Could it be that he’s not from the Blood Sea?” A hint of surprise flashed in Heaven Slaughter’s eyes, followed by an even more fervent killing intent.

“Don’t give him a moment to breathe!” Profound Bone formed a hand seal, and a grey Soul Mountain phantom, composed of countless wailing Souls, crashed down. It was his Domain—Myriad Soul Hell Suppression! A powerful Soul suppression force enveloped Xiao Zhuo, aiming to simultaneously bind his Divine Soul and actions!

Just at this critical moment, Xiao Zhuo’s body blurred, and he instantly broke through Profound Bone’s Domain suppression, appearing ten miles away.

He then turned around without hesitation and left, heading directly towards the core area where the Heaven-Subduing Soul Slaughtering Formation was laid out!

The four pursued each other, but Xiao Zhuo intentionally slowed down to string along the three. In the middle, for the sake of disguise, he even deliberately allowed himself to be caught up to several times, enduring a few attacks.

Under the pursuit, thousands of miles passed in an instant, and familiar surroundings already appeared in his vision.

Sensing the four’s aura, a hundred-zhang giant ape, looking slightly panicked, fled in a hurry.

“This trash Demonic Beast King!” Xiao Zhuo frowned slightly. He had originally intended to use the nearby Demonic Beasts to disrupt the battle for him, but he didn’t expect this dignified Undergoing Tribulation Demonic Beast King to be so timid.

However, at this moment, he couldn’t worry about such things.

As all four entered the Formation’s range.

“Now!” Xiao Zhuo muttered in his heart, simultaneously forcefully activating his soul infant to resist Profound Bone’s Soul Mountain suppression. His Universe God Step unfolded again, and his speed suddenly accelerated!

“Buzz—!”

Within a radius of ten-plus miles, three hundred and twenty-four blood-colored Formation Flags simultaneously erupted with dazzling blood light! Countless profound Formation Pattern instantly outlined and connected on the ground and in the air, forming a colossal, heaven-enveloping blood-colored cage! A powerful spatial sealing force instantly descended, isolating inside from outside!

Profound Bone, Heaven Slaughter, and Zou Yulang’s expressions changed simultaneously!

“A Formation?!”

“Not good! He was prepared all along!”

“Sealing space? A mere trick!”

Though surprised, the three remained calm. They fully opened their Domains, attempting to forcefully break through the Formation.

Profound Bone’s Myriad Soul Hell Suppression Domain and the Heaven-Subduing Soul Slaughtering Formation’s Soul Power suppression fiercely collided, emitting a teeth-gritting hissing sound.

Heaven Slaughter’s Slaughter Domain was even more like a rampaging beast, constantly impacting the Formation’s blood-colored light wall.

Zou Yulang also conjured a verdant green poisonous cloud Domain, its potent venom corroding the Formation’s energy.

“Hmph, once you’ve entered my Formation, you are no longer in control!” Xiao Zhuo stood at the core of the Formation eye, his Heaven-Observing Divine Eye observing every flow within the Formation. He formed hand seals, activating the Heaven-Subduing Soul Slaughtering Formation’s full power!

“Soul Slaughter!” Xiao Zhuo low-roared.

The Formation’s power converged, transforming into countless invisible Divine Soul spikes, which shot towards the three within the Formation like a torrential downpour!

This attack ignored physical defense, directly targeting the Divine Soul Origin!

At the same time, a powerful spatial retardation force permeated the area, and the three’s speed visibly slowed down, as if they had fallen into viscous blood plasma.

“Ugh!” Profound Bone’s Soul Fire flickered. He resisted with his Soul Dao cultivation, but this sudden Divine Soul attack also disturbed his mind.

Heaven Slaughter and Zou Yulang’s faces turned pale, their Divine Souls in excruciating pain, and their movements showed obvious sluggishness.

“Junior! Don’t be so arrogant!” Heaven Slaughter endured the Divine Soul piercing pain, raised his demonic blade again, and a more condensed, pitch-black blade light cleaved towards Xiao Zhuo, attempting to interrupt his control of the Formation.

“Free and Easy Tribulation Soldier · Breaking Edge!” Xiao Zhuo’s Po Jun Halberd flew out of his hand, its shaft entwined with ten times the Heavenly Demon Hegemon Body power and Free and Easy True Intent, transforming into a dark-gold stream of light that tore through space, striking precisely at the weak point of the blood-colored blade light!

“Boom!” The blade light shattered in response! The Po Jun Halberd’s momentum remained undiminished, stabbing directly at Heaven Slaughter!

Heaven Slaughter roared, blocking with his demonic blade.

“Clang!” Amidst the ear-piercing collision, Heaven Slaughter was actually forced back several steps!

His eyes were filled with disbelief; under the Formation’s boost, the opponent’s attack power had surged to such an extent!

“Zou Yulang! What are you waiting for!” Profound Bone urged sharply. He felt the Formation’s suppression growing stronger, especially its weakening effect on his Soul Power.

A hint of ruthlessness and pain flashed in Zou Yulang’s eyes. He lifted his hand, and a black-purple bead suddenly flew out.

He bit through his tongue fiercely, spitting a mouthful of vital blood onto the myriad poison immortal slaying pearl in his hand! Simultaneously, immense Divine Soul Power frantically poured into it!

“Myriad Poison Immortal Slaying! Explode for me!” He roared, fiercely throwing the black-purple bead towards the core of the Formation eye where Xiao Zhuo was located!

The moment the bead left his hand, it expanded, emitting destructive fluctuations that made even a Peak Tribulation Stage cultivator feel a sense of dread!

Wherever it passed, even the blood-colored light wall formed by the Formation was corroded with sizzling sounds, and space itself slightly distorted!

This strike, condensed with most of Zou Yulang’s vital blood and Divine Soul, was his ultimate, trump card killer move! Its power had absolutely reached the Mahayana level!

Xiao Zhuo’s pupils contracted sharply! The appearance of this poisonous bead was truly beyond his expectations! The Heaven-Subduing Soul Slaughtering Formation would definitely not be able to block it; once it exploded within the Formation, the Formation would surely break, and he himself would suffer severe injuries!

Just at this life-or-death moment, an unexpected change occurred!

From Xiao Zhuo’s shadow beneath his feet, a shadow even darker than the night silently separated, appearing in front of the rapidly approaching myriad poison immortal slaying pearl as if by teleportation!

Dark Thirteen had made his move!

He did not stop the poisonous bead, but instead formed an abstruse hand seal, his body seemingly transforming into a miniature black hole! A powerful and strange suction force erupted, targeting the destructive energy and the poisonous Origin contained within the poisonous bead!

“Shadow Devour · Return to Void!” Dark Thirteen’s cold voice rang out.

The terrifying energy, enough to destroy a Mahayana cultivator, was forcibly pulled and devoured by Dark Thirteen’s secret art! Although he couldn’t completely absorb it, the vast majority of the destructive shockwave and potent poison were endured, transformed, and deflected by his body! Only a small portion of the aftershock spread out, impacting the Heaven-Subduing Soul Slaughtering Formation.

“Pfft!” Dark Thirteen was struck as if by a heavy hammer, his body trembled violently, his black robe instantly soaked with his own overflowing black blood and corrosive poison Qi, and his aura plummeted!

He had endured this blow, paying a heavy price, almost losing his combat ability.

“What?!” Zou Yulang’s eyes were splitting with rage. His ultimate killer move was mostly blocked by a shadow-like fellow in a nearly self-destructive manner!

“Shadow Clan?!” Profound Bone was enraged and astonished, instantly recognizing Dark Thirteen’s Origin. Although they had long suspected that if Xiao Zhuo was truly from the Blood Sea, he would surely have a Shadow Guard by his side, they never expected Dark Thirteen to possess such a Divine Ability. “You’re courting death!”

His reaction was incredibly swift. At the moment Dark Thirteen was severely injured, his aura unstable, and his Divine Soul defense dropped to its lowest point, Profound Bone burned his Soul Fire and unleashed one of the most vicious secret arts of the Soul Refining Sect!

“Soul Refining Demonic Eye · Soul Devour!” A slit opened between his eyebrows, and a vertical pupil, entirely composed of grey Soul Fire, suddenly opened!

A grey beam of light, condensed to the extreme and containing the will of annihilation, ignored spatial distance and instantly shot into Dark Thirteen’s glabella!

“Ah—!” Dark Thirteen let out an extremely shrill scream, his body convulsing violently, as if his Soul had been thrown into a melting pot!

This was precisely the moment his Divine Soul defense was weakest! Profound Bone’s strike was to take advantage of his severe injury to severely wound or even directly refine his Divine Soul!

However, this was also the moment Xiao Zhuo had been waiting for!

The instant Profound Bone fully activated the Soul Refining Demonic Eye, locked his mind onto Dark Thirteen, and his own Soul Power fluctuations reached their peak, Xiao Zhuo moved!

“Soul Locking Seal!” Xiao Zhuo formed hand seals, and pale pink divine patterns instantly converged into a mandara flower bud between his fingers.

He struck it towards Dark Thirteen’s glabella.

The Soul Locking Seal also carried Xiao Zhuo’s Soul Power, instantly resisting the Soul Power of Profound Bone’s Soul Refining Demonic Eye, while the Soul Locking Seal directly rushed towards Dark Thirteen’s Divine Soul.

“Uh?!” Profound Bone’s entire body trembled violently, his Soul Fire frantically flickering, his eyes filled with extreme shock and ecstasy! “Soul Locking Seal?! You truly obtained the Sacred Soul Sect Legacy!”

But Xiao Zhuo’s movements did not stop. The Heavenly Demon Hegemon Body, which had remained unused, suddenly activated, simultaneously activating the divine blood within his body. Xiao Zhuo’s physique instantly grew to nine feet tall, his bronzed skin immediately covered by a set of dark-red demonic armor, and the blazing God-Slaying Blood Flame burned without end.

With a flash, he appeared beside Profound Bone, and with a grab of his massive palm, he directly crushed Profound Bone’s head.

All of this happened in a flash of lightning! Dark Thirteen’s severe injury, Profound Bone’s counterattack, and Xiao Zhuo’s full-power strike to destroy Profound Bone’s Physical Body after locking Dark Thirteen’s Soul, were all completed almost in an instant!

The Heaven-Subduing Soul Slaughtering Formation, under the aftershocks of the myriad poison immortal slaying pearl and the continuous impact of the three Undergoing Tribulation Domains, finally succumbed to the overwhelming pressure!

“Crack! Boom—!”

The blood-colored light wall exploded like shattered glazed glass! The three hundred and twenty-four Formation Flags instantly dimmed and disintegrated! The Heaven-Subduing Soul Slaughtering Formation, collapsed!

The chaotic torrent of violent energy from the shattered Formation swept in all directions, and dust filled the air.

Heaven Slaughter and Zou Yulang had just recovered from the shock of Dark Thirteen blocking the Immortal Slaying Pearl when Profound Bone’s tragic scream and the collapse of the Formation tightened their hearts again.

As the dust gradually settled.

Xiao Zhuo stood proudly in the center, like a demon god from Hell, while Profound Bone’s Physical Body had been destroyed, and his soul infant had escaped, falling into a crater nearby. On top of the soul infant, the Soul Burning Golden Flame was resisting the erosion of the God-Slaying Blood Flame, making him incredibly weak, unable to even move.

Dark Thirteen, on the other hand, lay not far from Xiao Zhuo, his breath faint, but his life was not in danger.

“Though the Formation is broken, your trump cards are also exhausted. Now...” Xiao Zhuo’s gaze, like ten thousand years of cold ice, swept towards the terrified Heaven Slaughter and Zou Yulang, his voice coldly announcing: “It’s time for you to die!”