463: Chapter 463 Situ E, do you think my grand formation is just for show?

Situ E's eyes widened, the smile on his face froze, and his entire body went stiff, unmoving.

Those blood-red rays of light—the Spiritual Qi and blood essence extracted from his subordinates—were surging towards the Acetylene Great Array.

Like a long river of blood, they converged from all directions, intertwining and twisting in mid-air, rushing towards the Great Array with endless resentment and wailing.

Situ E's mouth still wore a triumphant smile just a moment ago; he was already calculating that once this Spiritual Qi entered his body, he would be able to reach a Breakthrough to the Mahayana stage, or perhaps even higher.

By then, this wretched array would not be able to trap him at all, and Xu Ruyu would be nothing but an ant before him.

He would tear this arrogant boy into pieces, refine him into a Puppet, and make him wish for death but be unable to die.

However, just as those blood-red rays of light touched the edge of the Acetylene Great Array—

"Ssss—"

A soft sound, like a water droplet falling into a pot of boiling oil.

The moment those blood-red rays of light made contact with the crimson flames of the Acetylene Great Array, they were instantly ignited.

They were not swallowed, nor were they absorbed; they were simply—burned away.

Those blood essences and Spiritual Qi, faced with the flames of the Acetylene Great Array, were like dry firewood meeting a raging inferno, instantly bursting into flames.

The flames licked at those blood-red rays, emitting a "tss-tss" sound, and a burnt odor filled the air—the scent of life being incinerated.

"What?"

Situ E exclaimed, his voice cracking in shock.

He watched helplessly as those blood-red rays struggled, twisted, and dissipated within the flames.

Those Spiritual Qi and blood essences were supposed to enter his body and become the power for his Breakthrough.

But now, they had all been swallowed by the flames of the Acetylene Great Array.

The flames seemed to have a life of their own, greedily licking at every strand of blood-red light and burning them to nothing.

The color of the flames shifted from crimson to orange-red, and then from orange-red to golden-red; the temperature climbed higher and higher, and the light grew brighter. The aura of the entire Great Array was constantly rising.

Situ E's complexion went from deathly pale to ashen.

Only then did he realize that his Blood Sacrifice Array was operating inside Xu Ruyu's Acetylene Great Array.

For the Spiritual Qi and blood essence he extracted to enter his body, they had to first pass through the Acetylene Great Array.

And the flames of the Acetylene Great Array were enough to burn through Protective Spiritual Light and melt steel, let alone this unprotected Spiritual Qi and blood essence.

The Blood Sacrifice Array he had painstakingly set up, the power he had exchanged for the lives of all his cult members, had all surprisingly become nourishment for Xu Ruyu's Great Array.

"No... impossible..."

Situ E muttered, his voice filled with despair and unwillingness.

"This is impossible, my Blood Sacrifice Array, how could it... how could it..."

Xu Ruyu stood outside the array, his hands still maintaining the hand seal gesture.

He looked at Situ E's devastated expression and curled his lips into a cold sneer.

"What? Cult Leader Situ, did you think my Great Array was just for show?"

His voice was not loud, but it clearly reached Situ E's ears, carrying thick mockery.

"To think you actually wanted to play with an array-within-an-array inside my Great Array? Heh, Situ E, you really have cultivated all these years in vain."

Situ E raised his head and looked at Xu Ruyu, his eyes filled with hatred and unwillingness.

"You... you knew from the start?" His voice was hoarse, each word squeezed out from between his teeth, "You knew all along that I would activate the Blood Sacrifice Array?"

Xu Ruyu laughed, his smile full of contempt: "I didn't know whether you would activate the Blood Sacrifice Array.

But I did know that in my Great Array, no external power can enter.

Spiritual Qi won't work, blood essence won't work, and spiritual power won't work either.

Even if your Blood Sacrifice Array sucked dry all the Spiritual Qi in the entire Cultivation World, it still couldn't enter my array."

He paused, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes: "Have you ever heard of any Great Array that allows external power to enter it? If that were truly possible, would you still be trapped?"

Situ E's complexion became even uglier.

Only then did he realize what a foolish mistake he had made.

He was the one trapped in the array, and his Blood Sacrifice Array was also activated from within the array.

The Spiritual Qi and blood essence he extracted had to pass through the array wall from outside the array to enter his body.

And the array wall was the strongest part of the Great Array, as well as the most dangerous part.

He had essentially taken the energy he had painstakingly collected and personally delivered it into Xu Ruyu's Great Array.

"Your brain," Xu Ruyu shook his head, his tone full of mockery, "seems like it's about to be burned away by my Great Array as well."

Situ E was trembling with rage, his eyes almost spitting fire.

He wanted to retort, wanted to curse, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Because what Xu Ruyu said was the truth.

This mistake had cost him every chance to turn the tables.

Those blood-red rays were still continuously surging into the Acetylene Great Array, and still being continuously swallowed by the flames.

The flames of the Great Array grew stronger and stronger, the temperature higher and higher, and the entire cliff was trembling.

Those crimson flames had already turned golden-red, emitting a terrifying aura that made one's heart palpitate.

Situ E felt his Protective Spiritual Light being constantly weakened, his skin scorched with pain, and breathing becoming increasingly difficult.

He knew that if this continued, he would not be able to hold on for much longer.

"Xu Ruyu," he roared, his voice filled with despair and unwillingness, "do you think you've won? I still have a trump card. I still have—"

"A trump card?" Xu Ruyu interrupted him with a sneer, "Situ E, your trump card was your cult members.

Now that they are all dead, what else do you have?"