465: Chapter 465 Ancestor, quick, strike while the iron is hot and kill him!

The flames gradually died down, and the scent of charred remains permeated the night air.

The bottomless crater was still emitting green smoke, and the lava at the bottom cooled slowly, making a 'hissing' sound.

The entire cliff had been razed to the ground, with rubble and scorched earth covering everything within sight.

The moonlight fell bleakly upon the mess, making it appear exceptionally desolate.

Xu Ruyu stood at the edge of the crater, gasping for air.

His face was as pale as paper, his forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his hands were trembling slightly—a sign of excessive spiritual energy consumption.

His robes had been scorched yellow by the heat waves, with several burn marks on the cuffs and hem, and his hair was somewhat singed; he looked completely disheveled.

The night wind blew, catching the charred corners of his clothes as they fluttered in the moonlight.

But his eyes remained bright.

In those eyes, there was no fear, no panic, only an indescribable... calmness.

It was as if the person who had just detonated the array and exhausted his spiritual energy wasn't him, and as if the three Saint Realm Peak powerhouses standing before him were just part of an inconsequential conversation.

His Divine Sense swept through the darkness, catching several approaching auras.

They were Cang Songzi, Cang Bozi, Cang Yunzi, and Mo Feng.

They hadn't gone far, but had been watching from a distance all along.

From the moment Situ E's Blood Sacrifice Array was activated, they had been watching coldly from afar.

From the moment the Acetylene Great Array detonated and the flames soared into the sky, they had been secretly alarmed from a distance.

Now, seeing that the array had vanished, seeing Xu Ruyu's extreme weakness, and seeing no one else around, they finally could no longer hold back.

Xu Ruyu's heart sank, but his face showed no sign of change.

He straightened up, hid his trembling hands in his sleeves, and took a deep breath, trying to steady his breathing.

He even slightly tilted his chin, making himself look less bedraggled.

Cang Songzi and the other three stepped out from the darkness, closing in on Xu Ruyu step by step.

The moonlight shone on them, casting long shadows.

Cang Songzi walked at the front, his face as dark as water, his eyes full of complexity—there was wariness, hesitation, and a deeply hidden killing intent.

In his hand, at some point, appeared a simple jade ruler—the Ancestral Artifact of the Taihu Clan, the soul suppressing ruler.

The body of the ruler was pure white, covered in dense runes that flowed with a faint white light, emitting a majestic aura that suppressed all things.

That was a supreme treasure passed down for ten thousand years in the Taihu Clan, usually enshrined in the ancestral hall, which only a Grand Elder was qualified to use.

Cang Bozi and Cang Yunzi followed behind Cang Songzi, one on the left and one on the right.

Cang Bozi held a green longsword with dragon patterns winding around it; it was his Natal Magical Artifact, the 'Azure Dragon Sword,' which had followed him for thousands of years and tasted countless blood.

Cang Yunzi held a bronze ancient mirror with a surface as smooth as if washed, with faint clouds and mist flowing within; it was another Ancestral Artifact of the Taihu Clan, the 'Illusion Cloud Mirror,' which could trap enemies, create illusions, and serve both offense and defense.

Mo Feng was being supported by Cang Bozi, his face pale and his body wrapped in bandages that were seeping blood.

He had been heavily injured by one of Xu Ruyu's blasts and should have been recovering in the Taihu Clan, but he insisted on coming, saying he wanted to see Xu Ruyu die with his own eyes.

At this moment, his eyes were full of spite and excitement, staring fixedly at Xu Ruyu with a twisted smile on his face, like a venomous snake eyeing its prey.

“Old Ancestor!”

Mo Feng's voice was hoarse, carrying an uncontrollable excitement, almost screaming.

“Quick, take his life while he's weak.

He is very weak now, barely able to stand; this is the perfect opportunity to strike.

Kill him, kill this scourge.

Once he dies, the Hehuan Sect will be completely finished.”

Cang Songzi ignored him, only staring fixedly at Xu Ruyu.

His Divine Sense scanned Xu Ruyu over and over—Qi Refining Stage, still the Qi Refining Stage.

That weak aura and those flickering fluctuations were almost identical to when he first met Xu Ruyu.

But Cang Songzi knew this young man was definitely not simple.

Those Array Pattern, those flames, and all those unheard-of methods were not something a person at the Qi Refining Stage could pull off.

Moreover, he had just used a great array to trap Situ E, who was at the Half-step Saint Realm, and then turned Situ E's Blood Sacrifice Array to his own use, finally detonating the array to blow the entire cliff into a deep crater.

Was such a person really just at the Qi Refining Stage?

He hesitated.

Although Xu Ruyu looked weak, with a pale face and shaking hands, appearing to struggle even to stand.

But who would dare say that this young man, who seemed to have weak Cultivation but actually possessed endless tricks, hadn't secretly set up another great array, waiting for them to walk right into it?

The entire Taihu Clan knew about him breaking the Taihu Forbidden Array at Tianyin Mountain; that was an ancient Forbidden Array passed down for ten thousand years, yet he had broken it in just one day and even took control of it for himself.

The fact that he had just trapped Situ E with the Acetylene Great Array was right before their eyes; those unheard-of Formations and flames had left even Tian Jianzi of the Tribulation Transcendence Stage helpless.

This person could not be judged by common sense.

Cang Bozi and Cang Yunzi also hesitated.