104: Chapter 104 One Force Breaks All Laws, Liu Ruyao is in a Dire Situation

The moment the "Thousand Illusions Immortal-Slaying Array" fully unfolded, the air inside the entire Life and Death Isolation Array seemed to turn into thick honey.

Eight Meiying Sect Disciples occupied different positions, their pink spiritual energy forming eight chains that traversed the Void Realm, weaving into a massive and eerie web in the air.

Within the web, countless female phantoms swayed gracefully, and seductive sounds surged like a tide toward Xu Ruyu at the center of the array.

That sound wave was not merely sound, but an offensive strike acting directly upon the Divine Soul—joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, love, hate, and desire; these seven emotions and six desires were magnified a hundredfold, transforming into invisible blades attempting to tear apart the Cultivator's Dao Heart from within.

"Xu Ruyu," Fairy Caidie stood at the array eye, her face pale from excessive spiritual energy output, yet her eyes glittered with frantic pleasure, "This array has once trapped and killed a Foundation Establishment Perfection Cultivator. Being able to die under the Thousand Illusions Immortal-Slaying Array, you can be considered not to have lived in vain—"

Her words came to an abrupt halt.

Because Xu Ruyu, who was inside the array, opened his eyes.

In those eyes, there was no confusion, no fear, not even a ripple of emotion.

There was only a bottomless calm, as if they were an ancient, cold pool.

"A bit noisy."

Xu Ruyu said softly.

Then, he moved.

It was not to cast some exquisite technique, nor to use the remnant of the forbidden technique that had just stunned the entire audience.

He simply—lifted his right foot.

Then, he stomped down heavily.

"Thump—!!!"

A dull, deafening sound like a giant hammer striking a drum came from deep within the black jade floor of the Law Execution Platform!

The entire deep red light barrier trembled violently, and ripples resembling spiderwebs appeared on its surface!

With Xu Ruyu's right foot as the center, a ring of visible silver Qi waves exploded outward!

That wave of Qi was not flashy, but it carried a sense of "heaviness" that was pure to the extreme.

As heavy as a mountain, as heavy as the deep sea!

The moment the eight pink spiritual energy chains made contact with the silver Qi wave, they seemed to be gripped by an invisible giant hand, trembling violently and emitting wails of being unable to bear the burden!

Those swaying female phantoms in the air shattered inch by inch like bubbles!

"What?!" Fairy Caidie's expression changed drastically, "This, this is a pure spiritual energy shock?! How could he have such a profound reserve of spiritual energy?!"

How could she know that what Xu Ruyu was displaying at this moment was the absolute advantage of "Qi Refining Level 5" over "Qi Refining Level 4".

Although they were both nominally in the Qi Refinement Stage, Xu Ruyu's Qi Sea had been tempered day and night by Taixu True Qi and nourished by fragments of the Sacred Realm, having long since undergone a qualitative change.

When mobilizing spiritual energy, the "quality" contained in one portion of his spiritual energy was at least three times higher than that of an ordinary Qi Refining Level 9 Cultivator!

This was "Realm suppression", the most simple, yet most unsolvable advantage.

"Stabilize the Formation!"

Fairy Caidie shrieked, biting her tongue tip to spit out a mouthful of essence blood, which merged into the array eye.

The remaining seven Disciples, seeing this, followed suit, using essence blood to drive the Formation.

The pink chains condensed once again, becoming even thicker, attempting to overwhelm the silver Qi wave.

Xu Ruyu, however, acted as if he did not see it.

He took a second step.

This step landed on an inconspicuous Formation node in the southeast corner of the Law Execution Platform.

As his foot landed, his toe twisted ever so slightly—had someone not been staring intently at his feet, they would never have noticed this subtle movement.

Yet, in that split second of twisting, a wisp of Taixu True Qi, as thin as a hair and nearly transparent, silently seeped into the black jade surface, quietly connecting with a "point" that had been laid out deep within the ground long ago.

That was one of the four basic Formation nodes of the "Acetylene Array" he had buried at the four corners of the Law Execution Platform before coming onto the stage, using his toes as a brush and Taixu True Qi as ink while walking around.

"Thump!"

As the second step was taken, a second ring of silver Qi waves exploded outward!

This time, the Qi wave faintly contained the sounds of wind and thunder!

"Pfft—!"

A Meiying Sect female Disciple with slightly weaker cultivation was the first to be unable to hold on, spitting out a mouthful of blood as the Formation seal she was maintaining collapsed.

Under the chain reaction, the entire Thousand Illusions Immortal-Slaying Array shook violently, and three of the eight chains snapped!

"Damn it!" A fierce glint flashed in Fairy Caidie's eyes, "Change the Formation! Switch to 'Seven Emotions Heart-Devouring'!"

The remaining five Disciples, upon hearing this, immediately changed their hand seals.

The Formation shifted from trapping and killing to a fierce assault, and the five remaining chains pounced down through the air like venomous snakes, aiming directly for Xu Ruyu's three vital points: his brow center, his heart, and his Dantian!

This time, the chains no longer contained seductive sounds, but pure killing intent and resentment—a physical attack formed from the poison of the seven emotions!

Xu Ruyu finally made a move for the first time.

But the way he made his move once again left everyone dumbfounded.

He simply lifted his right hand, splayed his five fingers, and made a phantom grasp toward the five chains pouncing through the air.

It was not a technique, nor a Restriction.

It was simply... a grasp.

"Hum—!"

When the five chains were still a zhang away from Xu Ruyu's body, they seemed to strike an invisible wall of Qi, forcibly coming to a halt in mid-air!

The ends of the chains twisted and struggled frantically, but could not advance even an inch!

"How is this possible?!" A Disciple off the stage gasped, "Catching a Formation attack with bare hands?! What, what level of spiritual energy control must this be?!"

Xu Ruyu ignored the gasps from off the stage.

His gaze landed on Fairy Caidie's face, which was twisted in horror.

Then, he performed a third action—he lifted his left hand and lightly tapped his index finger against the Void Realm.

This tap was directed toward the northwest corner.

Another wisp of Taixu True Qi, subtle to the extreme, pierced through the barrier of the Formation's light shield and sank into the stone surface. The second Formation node was activated.

After completing this action, Xu Ruyu slowly opened his mouth, his voice terrifyingly calm:

"The Formations of your Meiying Sect are too flashy."

He tightened his five fingers abruptly!

"Crack—!!!"

The five pink chains shattered in response!

Transforming into specks of light filling the sky, they dissipated without a trace!

The five Disciples maintaining the Formation all vomited blood and flew backward, falling at the edge of the light shield like broken sacks, unable to crawl back up.

The Thousand Illusions Immortal-Slaying Array, broken!

From the moment Xu Ruyu opened his eyes to the breaking of the array, the entire process took less than ten breaths.

The entire arena was deathly silent.

Everyone stared blankly at the Law Execution Platform, where that moon-white figure still stood in the same spot, not even a corner of his clothes disheveled.

He had only taken two steps, made one fist, and tapped one finger.

And then, the combined killing array that the Meiying Sect had meticulously arranged collapsed.

This was no longer a crushing victory of technique.

This was a pure, naked... crushing victory of force!

"Breaking ten thousand techniques with one force..." on the high platform, the Grand Elder murmured, his eyes full of shock, "So even in the Qi Refinement Stage, one can achieve this level..."

Elder Hu was even more speechless.

He suddenly recalled that when Xu Ruyu had first joined the sect, his aura was floating and unstable, clearly looking like someone who hadn't even stepped over the threshold of cultivation.

How long had it been since then? Two months? In two months, from just entering Qi Refining to being this unfathomable now...

Yes, although it was only the Qi Refinement Stage, among those in the same Realm, he was indeed unfathomable.

This could no longer be described as a Genius.

This was... a Prodigy.

On the Law Execution Platform, Fairy Caidie stumbled backward, her face as pale as paper.

She looked at Xu Ruyu, and for the first time, genuine fear appeared in her eyes.

"You... what exactly is your cultivation level?!"

Xu Ruyu did not answer.

He simply lifted his right foot slowly, preparing to take the third step.

This step would land in the southwest corner.

The third Formation node was about to be activated.

But just at this moment—

"Enough."

A cold voice pierced through the Life and Death Isolation Array and sounded clearly in everyone's ears.

It was Liu Rurao.

She slowly stood up from her soft chair, her crimson palace attire fluttering without wind, and the killing intent in her eyes almost solidified.

"Since Nephew Xu can possess such excellent means, what are you all still hesitating for?"

She said, enunciating each word clearly:

"Bring out the true skills of our Meiying Sect, don't let outsiders see a joke.

Thirteen Core Disciples, unable to take down one Qi Refinement Stage kid!"