152: Chapter 152 The Final Madness

At his command, the entire mountain range of Xiaoyao Valley, along with the blood sea purgatory spanning ten thousand miles in radius, erupted into complete chaos at this moment!

The earth trembled violently, and bottomless fissures snaked their way across the mountain range.

Countless resentful, mournful, and insane shrieks and roars erupted wildly from the depths of those fissures, from the bottom of that blood sea!

Those were the hundreds of millions of souls sacrificed in the blood ritual!

Those were all the vengeful spirits and ferocious ghosts collected by the two Sects over tens of thousands of years!

At this moment, they were completely awakened!

A massive black curtain of light, covering a hundred-mile radius and condensed from resentment, blood energy, and ghostly aura, shot up from the earth, completely enveloping the entire Sect along with that blood sea!

Upon the curtain of light, countless twisted, agonized human faces floated and sank, emitting soul-shredding shrieks.

And that wasn't all!

As the Formation fully activated, the boundless blood sea and the infinite ghostly aura began to converge wildly towards the top of the light curtain!

A ghost king phantom, ten thousand zhang tall and condensed from endless ghostly aura, slowly took shape above the light curtain!

The ghost king had twin horns on its head, a blue face with fangs, and wore pitch-black skeletal armor. Its six arms each held different, ferocious demonic weapons.

A pair of blood-red eyes, like two blood moons hanging in the sky, brimmed with an aura of destruction!

Even a wisp of aura that escaped as it formed caused the space to crackle and groan.

All the spectators, upon seeing this ghost king phantom, felt their Divine Souls tremble and their breathing grow labored!

"It's here! This... this is the foundation of the Demonic Sect! The Primordial Xiaoyao Grand Formation!"

"It's said that once this Formation is activated, it can withstand a single blow from a Void Refining expert! To think I'd witness it with my own eyes today!"

"Too terrifying... In the face of such power, how insignificant personal cultivation seems..."

"That Chu Xiao... he's dead! Absolutely dead!"

The spies hidden in the shadows all had pale faces and extremely grim expressions.

Within the clouds, Mo Ya couldn't help but slightly furrow his brow.

"Good! What a Primordial Xiaoyao Formation! Sacrificing hundreds of millions of lives, gathering ten thousand years of resentment... its power is infinitely close to a true strike from the Void Refining Realm!"

"In that case, how will that kid block it? With the Divine Fire? Hurry! Let me see what power the legendary Vermilion Bird Divine Fire truly possesses!"

Inside the Formation, the Master of Xiaoyao Valley, the Sect Master of the Ghost Howl Sect, and the tens of thousands of demonic cultivators, upon seeing the ten-thousand-zhang ghost king take form...

All fear and unease vanished from their faces.

Transforming entirely into fanatical fervor!

"Hahaha! Do you see? You little bastard! This is the foundation of our Sect!"

The Sect Master of the Xiaoyao Sect pointed at Chu Xiao, laughing maniacally: "Now, do you regret it? Are you afraid? It's a pity, it's too late!!"

Ancestor Blood River and the Supreme Old Ancestor of the Ghost Howl Sect even wore ferocious expressions.

They poured all the spiritual power within their bodies into the grand Formation.

"ROAR—!!!"

That ten-thousand-zhang ghost king, as if receiving a command, let out a roar that shook the heavens!

Where the sound wave passed, the world changed color, the sun and moon lost their light!

The entire world seemed to contain only that heaven-piercing, earth-supporting terrifying demon god!

It slowly raised the largest, most robust palm among its six arms.

In the center of its palm, a black vortex was spinning wildly!

And upon that massive palm, it carried a terrifying force capable of crushing a Peak Soul Transformation expert, even wounding a newly-advanced Returning Void Realm powerhouse!

Time itself seemed to slow down at this moment.

Everyone held their breath, watching helplessly as that ghost king's colossal palm, capable of destroying mountains and rivers, overturning suns and moons, slammed down towards Chu Xiao!

This strike was unstoppable!

This strike was undoubtedly fatal!

However, faced with this heaven-destroying, earth-shattering blow...

Just as everyone thought Chu Xiao would summon the Divine Fire...

Or use some earth-shaking, heaven-trembling trump card to counter it...

Chu Xiao's reaction took them all by surprise.

His expression was very calm. He didn't even bother with the ghost king's colossal palm descending from the sky.

As if that attack, enough to make even a Returning Void Realm powerhouse take notice...

Did not exist in his eyes!

He merely raised his right hand, then, under the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes on the field, clenched it into a fist.

He simply faced that sky-shrouding ghostly palm, capable of smashing a star to dust...

And threw out a completely ordinary, unremarkable punch.

This punch was so casual.

This punch was so ordinary.

However!

The moment this utterly ordinary punch was thrown!

Where the fist's edge passed, the sonic boom seemed capable of blasting through heaven and earth!

Visible black cracks spread through the air!

Space... was shattering inch by inch!

This scene happened with extreme speed, so fast that the vast majority couldn't clearly see it!

In the next instant!

Chu Xiao's fist collided with that sky-obscuring, sun-blocking ghost king's colossal palm.

Accompanied by a world-shaking, earth-trembling roar!

A powerful wave of energy, shaking the heavens and rocking the earth, shot out in all directions.

The energy wave was so strong it made everyone's hearts thunder!

Immediately after...

A scene that everyone present would remember for the rest of their lives appeared!

That ten-thousand-zhang tall ghost king phantom, whose pressure dominated the world...

That terrifying colossal palm capable of grinding mountains and rivers to dust...

Together with that mountain-protecting Formation light curtain, said to withstand three strikes from a Returning Void Realm powerhouse and covering a hundred-mile radius — the instant they made contact with that small fist, they suddenly froze!

Time seemed to stand still.

The next second.

*Crack... crackle...*

Cracks, centered on the point where fist and palm met, spread wildly across the body of the ten-thousand-zhang ghost king phantom!

From the palm, to the arm, to the torso.

And then to that ferocious ghostly face!

In the blink of an eye, cracks had already covered the ghost king's entire body, and the massive Formation light curtain behind it!

*BOOM—!!!*

Once again, accompanied by a world-shaking, earth-trembling roar.

That ten-thousand-zhang ghost king, along with the indestructible mountain-protecting Formation, disintegrated into nothingness under the utterly shocked gazes of everyone!

In mere moments, they transformed into black specks of light dancing in the sky.

Dissipating into the world.

The filthy blood energy dissipated.

The piercing ghostly howls vanished.

That terrifying pressure that weighed on everyone's heads, making them almost suffocate...

Also vanished into thin air.

The gloom dispersed. Sunlight once again bathed this land.

As if the world-destroying, earth-shattering blood sea purgatory and the heaven-piercing, earth-supporting ten-thousand-zhang ghost king were nothing but an illusion!

The entire scene was deathly silent.

Whether it was the tens of thousands of demonic cultivators within the Formation, or the various spies hidden in the shadows.

Everyone's minds collectively crashed at this moment, a complete blank.

Their eyeballs bulged, their mouths hung open unconsciously, and their faces twitched uncontrollably!

*Pfft—!*

*Pfft—!*

The instant the Formation was broken, Ancestor Blood River and the Supreme Old Ancestor of the Ghost Howl Sect...

Simultaneously suffered a Formation backlash!

The two were as if struck by a heavy blow. Their bodies jolted violently, and they spewed large mouthfuls of blood!

The ferocity and confidence on their faces instantly faded.

Replaced by looks of utter bewilderment?!

Visibly, suffering such a powerful backlash, their Meridians were also severely damaged.

In the blink of an eye, they fell from mid-air and crashed to the ground.

Their auras were extremely weak.

...

High in the sky, within the clouds, a *crack* sound suddenly came from the Heavenly Secrets Mirror in Mo Ya's hand.

He looked down...

On the mirror's surface, a fine crack had actually appeared!

Seeing this, he froze slightly! Stiffened on the spot!

The playful smile on his face had been replaced by disbelief!

"No... impossible..."

He looked at the figure in the mirror slowly retracting its fist, his throat dry.

His voice trembled.

"What was that... what kind of power was that?!"

"No spiritual power... purely... purely Physical Body strength?!"

"One punch... one punch shattered a Formation comparable to a Returning Void Realm strike?!"

"This... such a backwater place, and there's such a monster?"

He shuddered! His body trembled subconsciously.

Originally, he thought he was here to catch an earthworm, but who would have thought it was actually a true Dragon?

...

Chu Xiao slowly retracted his fist.

Then he slowly raised his eyes. His gaze first swept over the two old monsters slumped on the ground, unable to even stand steadily.

Then, it swept over the tens of thousands of demonic cultivators kneeling on the ground, trembling like sieves.

A foul stench wafted from their crotches.

The corner of his mouth lifted slightly as he spoke calmly: "Is that it?"

"This is the thing you're so proud of, the thing you've been smug about for tens of thousands of years?"

Chu Xiao's words were lethally potent!

*Pfft—!!!*

*Pfft! Pfft! Pfft—!*

In an instant, before the mountain gate, a mist of blood filled the sky!

Tens of thousands of demonic Sect Disciples, whose minds were already shaken by the broken Formation, upon hearing these words, felt their fear reach its Peak.

Some Disciples, unable to bear such humiliation!

Simultaneously spewed out large mouthfuls of blood!

The scene was like a ridiculous magic trick performance!

Some Disciples, whose Dao Hearts were already teetering on the edge, rolled their eyes, went limp, and fainted on the spot.

For a moment, it was a scene of chaos, with people falling and wails filling the air.

The previous overwhelming demonic might and Killing Intent vanished without a trace.

And as the main Formation controllers, Ancestor Blood River and the Supreme Old Ancestor of the Ghost Howl Sect...

The impact they suffered was unimaginable!

*Pfft— WAH!!*

Hearing these words, Ancestor Blood River's body shook violently. He spat out three mouthfuls of essence blood in succession!

Visibly, his full head of blood-red hair turned gray at a visible speed.

In the span of a single breath, he seemed to have aged thousands of years!

But he couldn't feel the intense pain in his body.

He just shook his head, his eyes filled with disbelief, even tinged with madness!

"No... impossible..."

"One punch... how is it possible... with just one punch..."

Clearly, he was stupefied. His understanding of the cultivation system had been shattered by Chu Xiao's single punch!

He would rather believe Chu Xiao had used some forbidden Divine Ability.

Than believe someone could rely solely on Physical Body strength...

To reach such an inconceivable level!

...

Ten thousand miles away, in various hidden corners.

All the spies observing this place.

Had long fallen into a state of collective speechlessness.

Especially Mo Ya of Tongtian Pavilion, whose expression was incomparably grave.

"No! This matter... must be reported to the Pavilion Master immediately! This person's danger Rank... must be reassessed! Without even using the Divine Fire, he has such strength. Once he uses the Divine Fire?"

Thinking of this, Mo Ya involuntarily shuddered!

...

Just as everyone was shocked and stunned...

Chu Xiao's heart-piercing words had driven Ancestor Blood River completely mad!

"Heh... hehehe..."

He laughed foolishly, the laughter growing louder and louder, more and more deranged.

"Haha... HAHAHAHAHAHA!!"

Disheveled, he looked like a mad demon: "Good! What a fine Chu Xiao! What a fine 'Physical Body achieving sainthood'!"

"Good, good, good! You think breaking the Formation, killing us, can eradicate the ten-thousand-year Dao lineage of our Xiaoyao and Ghost Howl Sects?!"

"Since that's the case, then none of us will live!"

The next moment, he suddenly turned, facing the blood-colored abyss deep within the Xiaoyao Valley mountain range, and roared hoarsely: "All Elders of Xiaoyao Valley and the Ghost Howl Sect, heed my command!!"

"Accompany me... in welcoming our Ancestral Master!!!"

"Welcome our Ancestral Master—!!!"

These four words seemed to contain some kind of magic, causing those demonic Sect Elders who had already fallen into despair...

To jolt violently!

Their eyes were filled with madness!

*Whoosh~!*

Before the words even faded, Ancestor Blood River transformed into a streak of bloody light.

Charging recklessly towards that Forbidden Ground abyss!

The severely wounded Supreme Old Ancestor of the Ghost Howl Sect also let out a hoarse, strange laugh and followed closely behind!

"Hahaha! You little beast! Let's die together!"

The remaining several dozen Elders at the Soul Transformation and Returning Void Realms, after a brief deathly silence...

Also plunged completely into madness!

They roared, they howled, transforming into streaks of light, like moths to a flame, charging towards that area representing the Sect's Forbidden Ground!

This scene made the spies in the distance feel their scalps tingle once more.

"They've gone mad! All of them have gone mad!"

"Welcome our Ancestral Master? Could it be... could it be these two great demonic Sects have an existence even more terrifying than a Returning Void Old Ancestor?"

"What is that place? Such an evil aura!"

However, facing this moth-to-flame-like madness of the demonic cultivators...

Chu Xiao stood with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent.

He had absolutely no intention of stopping them!

"Chirp?" (Master, aren't you going to stop them?)

A thought echoed in his mind.

It came from within him, precisely from Little Black.

The corner of Chu Xiao's mouth lifted slightly as he transmitted a thought: "Don't be impatient."

"The main event is just beginning."

"Let them bring out all their trump cards. We'll solve it all at once, to avoid trouble."

...

The Forbidden Ground of Xiaoyao Valley, the Ten Thousand Demons Blood Abyss.

This was a bottomless, massive sinkhole. Beneath the pit lay a pool of viscous, blood-colored water.

Within the blood pool, there was not the slightest trace of life.

Only endless evil energy gushed forth.

This was the secret ground of Xiaoyao Valley, also the location of their greatest secret.

Legend had it that tens of thousands of years ago...

The founding Ancestral Master of Xiaoyao Valley discovered the corpse of an ancient demon god that fell here in primordial times.

And from it, comprehended a Demonic Technique, thus founding the Xiaoyao Valley demonic Sect.

And that demon god's corpse had been sealed beneath this blood pool ever since.

Nurtured for tens of thousands of years as the Sect's final trump card!

*Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!*

Ancestor Blood River and the Supreme Old Ancestor of the Ghost Howl Sect, leading the few dozen remaining Elders of the two Sects...

Instantly appeared above the blood pool.

Looking down at the deathly still blood pool below, not a trace of hesitation remained on their faces, only madness!

"The time has come! Blood feeds the demonic embryo!"

Ancestor Blood River let out a hoarse roar, the first to extend his withered arm.

*Ssshhhk~!*

Without hesitation, he used his other hand to slash a deep, bone-revealing cut across his own wrist!