464: Chapter 464 What a pity, they didn't kill that old bastard again.

Situ E opened his mouth, but aside from exhaling air, he could not utter a single word of nonsense.

Xu Ruyu smiled and continued, "In order to save your own life, you did not hesitate to sacrifice all the subordinates who worked for you."

A person like you, even if you stay alive, will be a lonely soul.

Did you think that by absorbing their blood essence and Spiritual Qi, you could achieve a Breakthrough? That you could break my array?"

He paused, his voice turning colder, "Now, their blood essence and Spiritual Qi have become nutrients for my array."

Your Blood Sacrifice Array was merely making a wedding dress for me.

Situ E, you self-righteous old antique, you didn't expect this, did you?

For an old fossil like you to actually still covet my Revered Master? Hehe, a toad wanting to eat swan meat, yet daring to have such unrealistic dreams.

Now that your balls are on fire, do you realize your mistake?"

These naked insults from Xu Ruyu filled Situ E's eyes with rage.

Even he himself could not understand how an ant at the Qi Refinement Stage had turned the tables, leaving him trapped like a turtle in a jar.

He wanted to rush forward and fight Xu Ruyu to the death.

But his body had been scorched by flames, his spiritual power was exhausted, and he could barely even stand.

"You... you..."

He pointed at Xu Ruyu, his fingers trembling and lips quivering, yet he could not utter a single word.

Xu Ruyu looked at him and shook his head.

"Since that is the case, then today, you, Situ E, shall die."

His hands suddenly shifted into hand seals, and his voice rose sharply like a thunderclap,

"Explode."

Following his sharp shout, the entire Acetylene Great Array detonated.

"Boom~"

An earth-shattering roar shook the entire cliff.

Red-gold flames surged from the array like a volcanic eruption, as if the heavens were collapsing and the earth splitting.

The flames shot into the sky, dyeing half the heavens a golden-red.

The heat wave spread outwards; wherever it passed, rocks melted, vegetation turned to ash, and even the air ignited.

In the distance, Cang Songzi's expression changed drastically, and he shouted sharply, "Retreat!"

The three figures retreated violently, flashing back hundreds of feet in an instant.

But the heat wave still caught up to them; the scorching aura singed their robes, curled their hair, and made their skin ache.

Cang Bozi groaned as a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth; the heat wave had injured his internal organs.

Cang Yunzi's face was also pale as paper, his eyes filled with shock.

"This kid... is crazy."

Cang Bozi gritted his teeth.

"Damn it, he's trying to blow us all to death."

Cang Songzi did not speak, merely staring fixedly at the soaring flames, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

He had not expected Xu Ruyu to be so decisive and ruthless.

Detonating the array was not only to kill Situ E, but also to warn them—do not act rashly.

The power of this array was enough to injure even them, experts of the Saint Realm.

Inside the array, Situ E let out a shrill scream.

"Ah—"

The scream echoed within the flames, like the screech of a vengeful ghost.

His Protective Spiritual Light was torn apart the instant the explosion occurred; the flames swallowed his body, charred his skin, and scorched his Meridians.

His left arm was blown off, his right leg was charred, a large hole was blown in his chest, and his blood evaporated from the high temperature before it could even flow out.

He desperately channeled his last bit of spiritual power, trying to protect his heart and Dantian.

He knew that if his heart was destroyed, he would undoubtedly die; if his Dantian was destroyed, he would be a cripple even if he survived.

In the moment of the explosion, he pulled a pitch-black jade talisman from his robes and bit it to pieces.

That was his life-saving trump card—an ancient Teleportation Talisman that could instantly transport him a thousand miles away.

However, this talisman required a massive amount of spiritual power to activate and could only transport one person.

He had originally not wanted to use it, because once this talisman was used, it would be gone forever.

But now, he had no choice.

A black light enveloped his body and teleported him away before he was completely swallowed by the flames.

The flames continued to burn, and the entire cliff had been razed to the ground.

The originally steep mountain peak had disappeared, replaced by a massive deep pit filled with lava and scorched earth.

The air was filled with a thick, acrid smell of burning and blood—the scent of Situ E's followers being scorched.

Xu Ruyu stood in the distance, panting heavily.

His face was pale as paper, his forehead covered in cold sweat, and his hands trembled slightly.

Detonating the array had consumed a vast amount of his Divine Sense and spiritual power; he was now so weak that he could barely stand.

Yet his gaze remained sharp, staring fixedly at the sea of fire.

His Divine Sense caught a trace of an extremely weak fluctuation—a black light that had escaped the sea of fire at the moment of the explosion and fled into the distance.

The light was faint, so faint as to be almost imperceptible, yet Xu Ruyu's Divine Sense had caught it.

Situ E had escaped.

He was not dead.

But Xu Ruyu knew that even if Situ E survived, he was not long for this world.

His body had been blown to pieces; his left arm was gone, his right leg was crippled, there was a gaping hole in his chest, his heart was damaged, and his Dantian had suffered severe trauma.

Even if he managed to escape back, he would not be able to recover for decades, if not centuries.

Moreover, all his followers were dead, and his Jile Sect existed in name only.

Even if he lived, he was a lone man who could no longer stir up any trouble.

Xu Ruyu did not pursue.

It was not that he did not want to pursue, but that he could not.

He was too weak now; if Cang Songzi and the others took advantage of his vulnerability, he would have no power to fight back.

Moreover, he faintly felt that others were hiding in the shadows, waiting to reap the benefits.