461: Chapter 461 Driven to desperation, Situ E actually activated the Blood Sacrifice Array

Inside the Acetylene Great Array, crimson flames surged like an angry Dragon, surrounding Situ E completely.

His Protective Spiritual Light had been burned full of holes, his robes were charred black, his skin was scorched, and most of his hair was burnt, emitting a pungent, acrid smell.

His Half-step Saint Realm Cultivation, before this unheard-of array of Xu Ruyu, was actually like paper.

Situ E's gaze was fixed tightly on the direction of Cang Songzi and the other two, his eyes filled with pleading and unwillingness.

"Save me..." His voice was hoarse, carrying endless despair, "I beg you... save me..."

Cang Songzi did not speak, just standing there quietly, expressionless.

Cang Bozi and Cang Yunzi also did not speak.

The three of them were like three statues, motionless, their coldness chilling to the bone.

In Situ E's eyes, the last glimmer of hope was completely extinguished.

He understood.

Cang Songzi would not save him.

The Taihu Clan would not save him.

In the eyes of those people, he was merely a chess piece.

A chess piece that could be discarded once used.

They were wishing for him and Xu Ruyu to both suffer injuries so they could reap the benefits.

What did his life or death have to do with them?

"Good... very good..." Situ E muttered, his voice full of resentment and anger, "Since you won't save me, this seat will save himself!"

A flash of madness crossed his eyes, the final struggle of someone driven to a dead end.

He gritted his teeth, as if having made a certain resolution, the muscles on his face trembling.

"Xu Ruyu, do you think you have won?"

He raised his head, looking at Xu Ruyu, his eyes filled with madness.

"Do you think this broken array can trap this seat? This seat has Cultivated for thousands of years; what great storms have I not seen?

Today, this seat will let you see what a true trump card is!"

Xu Ruyu frowned slightly, an ominous premonition surging in his heart.

His intuition told him that Situ E was about to do something crazy.

Situ E took a deep breath and sat cross-legged.

His hands began to form seals; the hand seals were extremely eerie, his ten fingers twisted at unnatural angles, his fingertips glowing with an eerie black light.

That was not the casting hand seal of a traditional Cultivator, but an evil secret technique that had been lost for a long time—the Blood Sacrifice Array!

The Blood Sacrifice Array used the flesh, blood, and Spiritual Qi of living beings as sacrifices, forcibly absorbing power for one's own use.

This was a forbidden technique reviled by both the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path because it was too cruel and too inhumane.

Those who used this technique would be abandoned by the Heavenly Dao and loathed by all living things.

But at this moment, Situ E could no longer care about that much.

"This seat has Cultivated for thousands of years, and it was not easy to reach this step today.

This seat is not willing to die here!"

He gritted his teeth, saying each word clearly, every word sounding like it was squeezed out from between his teeth.

"Since you are heartless, don't blame this seat for being unrighteous!"

His hands slammed downwards!

"Array, rise!"

Following his low shout, a sudden change occurred!

Outside the array, those people from the Jile Sect—whether living or injured, whether in the Golden Core Stage or the Nascent Soul Stage, whether standing in the distance or lying on the ground groaning—all shuddered!

Their complexions instantly turned pale, their eyes filled with terror and disbelief.

That feeling was as if something had awakened inside them, frantically devouring their lives.

"This... what is going on?"

A Nascent Soul Cultivator at the Early Stage clutched his chest, feeling the Spiritual Qi in his body surging outwards uncontrollably, as if an invisible hand was extracting something from within him.

His face became whiter and whiter, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

"Sect Master... you... what have you done to us?"

No one answered him.

Because everyone felt the same terror—their bodies seemed to be controlled by an invisible force, their spiritual power, blood energy, and even life force were all flowing away frantically, surging towards the direction of the Acetylene Great Array.

That feeling was as if being sucked by an invisible giant beast, impossible to break free from.

"No! Don't!"

A Golden Core Stage Disciple screamed, feeling his body becoming weak at a speed visible to the naked eye, his skin losing its luster, his hair beginning to turn white, and wrinkles crawling onto the corners of his eyes.

He desperately tried to stand up and run, but his legs were weak, and he couldn't stand steadily at all.

"Sect Master, Sect Master, spare me!

This Disciple has braved life and death for you for so many years; you cannot treat us like this."

Another Jile Sect Disciple knelt on the ground, kowtowing desperately, his forehead hitting the rock, blood streaming down, making "thump, thump" muffled sounds: "Sect Master, this Disciple has followed by your side since childhood, loyal and devoted, never having two hearts.

I beg you to spare this Disciple, I beg you!"

"Situ E, you animal!"

A Nascent Soul Cultivator could no longer hold back, struggling to stand up, pointing at Situ E and cursing, his eyes filled with rage.

"We have risked our lives under you for decades, killing and setting fires for you, seizing resources for you, doing all kinds of evil for you.

You actually planted a Blood Sacrifice Restriction on us? Do you still have a conscience?!"

"No wonder every time he gave us a 'blessing', he made us drink that bowl of black blood... So that was the trigger for the Blood Sacrifice Restriction!"

Another Cultivator realized, his eyes filled with regret.

"We have all fallen for his trap, we have all been deceived by him; he never looked at us as human beings!"

"Situ E, you are devoid of conscience, you will face retribution!"

A young Disciple cried out: "My mother is still waiting for me to return home... I don't want to die here..."