485: Chapter 485 You've chased me for twenty-five days, it's time to send you to meet Marx.

On the twenty-fifth day, they ran into a large city.

The city was vast, with a large population and bustling traffic.

Xu Ruyu ran through the street, knocking over several stalls, which drew angry curses from the stall owners.

Tian Jianzi followed behind, slashing with his sword; the Sword Qi split the street in two, scaring the pedestrians into fleeing in all directions.

"Senior Tian Jianzi, please be careful; this is a place where people do business."

"If you smash everyone's stalls, you won't be able to pay for the damages.

I don't have money to pay for you. If you really can't afford it, I can help you write an IOU; after all, your Tianshu Sword Sect has vast assets and doesn't fear debt."

Tian Jianzi ignored him and just continued the chase.

The Cultivators in the city were alarmed and flocked out to watch.

They recognized Tian Jianzi and also recognized Xu Ruyu.

News spread once again, causing an even greater sensation.

"Tian Jianzi is still chasing Xu Ruyu? It's been twenty-five days, and he still hasn't caught him?"

"Who exactly is that Xu Ruyu? How is he so good at running?"

"I heard he Cultivates some kind of Divine-Grade Cultivation Technique; it's amazing. Look at him, the more he runs, the more energetic he gets; he doesn't get tired at all."

"There's such a Cultivation Technique? Doesn't that mean he can never be caught?"

"Tian Jianzi has really messed up this time; chasing for twenty-five days and still not catching him—he's lost all face."

These discussions reached Tian Jianzi's ears, and his expression became even uglier.

He wanted to retort, but he didn't know what to say.

Because what those people said was the truth. He truly could not catch up to Xu Ruyu.

On the twenty-eighth day, the two ran into a mountainous area.

The mountainous area was rugged and uneven, filled with cliffs and precipices everywhere.

Xu Ruyu ran through the mountains as if on flat ground. His figure darted between the rocks, as agile as a monkey.

Tian Jianzi followed behind, but it was becoming increasingly difficult for him.

His spiritual power had been exhausted, and his Physical Body was on the verge of collapse.

His footsteps were unsteady; he swayed with every step he took.

His consciousness also began to blur, and he started seeing double.

He gritted his teeth and continued the chase.

Xu Ruyu looked back and saw Tian Jianzi's precarious state; his heart stirred.

He knew that Tian Jianzi was about to reach his limit.

He slowed down and started running back.

Tian Jianzi was startled to see Xu Ruyu running back.

He didn't know what Xu Ruyu wanted to do, but he instinctively raised his sword.

"Xu Ruyu, you... what do you want to do?"

His voice was hoarse and weak.

Xu Ruyu smiled: "Senior Tian Jianzi, you've chased me for twenty-eight days; it's time to rest."

He stopped and stood three zhang away from Tian Jianzi.

His hands began to form seals; the hand seals were extremely complex, his ten fingers fluttering like butterflies weaving through flowers.

Tian Jianzi's pupils constricted violently.

He recognized that hand seal—it was the array incantation for the Acetylene Great Array.

"You... you..." His voice was trembling, "When did you..."

"Senior Tian Jianzi, did you think I was just running for these twenty-eight days?" Xu Ruyu smiled, "While I was running, I was setting up the array along the way.

From the first day you started chasing me, I had already been preparing.

In every desert, every grassland, every swamp, and every forest, I left behind Array Pattern.

Now, this entire mountain is my Great Array.

Besides, haven't you noticed that this place feels somewhat familiar?"

Tian Jianzi's face instantly turned pale.

He naturally knew, this was too difficult; Xu Ruyu had been leading him in circles.

He had originally thought that Xu Ruyu had nowhere left to run, but he hadn't expected that this brat had been setting up the array in secret. No wonder he kept leading him in circles.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but recall how Zhao Qian and Situ E had been trapped in the Great Array. Thinking of this made him want to flee, but his body no longer obeyed him.

His spiritual power was exhausted, his physical strength was spent, and his consciousness was blurring.

He could barely stand, let alone flee.

"No... impossible..." he muttered, "How could you... how could you set up an array while running... you..."

Xu Ruyu smiled: "Senior Tian Jianzi, this is the power of science. You wouldn't understand."

He slammed his hands downward.

"Array, rise."

Following his low shout, the entire mountain shook violently.

Countless crimson Array Pattern emerged from the ground, surrounding Tian Jianzi completely.

Those Array Pattern were dense and crisscrossed, spreading in all directions like a spider web.

The moment the Array Pattern lit up, a terrifying heatwave erupted from the ground, as if something had awakened beneath the earth.

The Acetylene Great Array was activated once again.

But this time, the power of the Great Array was stronger than before.

Because Xu Ruyu had spent twenty-eight days setting up ten full Acetylene Great Arrays in this mountainous area, layered on top of each other and interlinked.

With ten Great Arrays activated simultaneously, the power was more than ten times that of the previous one.

Tian Jianzi's eyes were filled with despair.

He knew he was finished.

He wanted to mobilize his last shred of spiritual power and swing one final sword strike, but his body no longer obeyed him.

His hands were shaking, his sword was trembling, and his spiritual power was dissipating.

"Xu Ruyu..." His voice was hoarse, filled with endless despair and unwillingness, "You... you..."

Xu Ruyu looked at him, his gaze as calm as water.

"Senior Tian Jianzi, you've chased me for twenty-eight days; it's time to end this—I'm sending you to meet Marx right now—oh, you Cultivation dog, you probably don't know who Senior Ma is.

Then..."

He clenched his hands abruptly.

"Explode!"

Ten Acetylene Great Arrays detonated simultaneously.

"Boom~"

An earth-shattering roar shook the entire mountain.

Crimson-gold flames erupted from the array, like a volcanic eruption, like the heavens collapsing and the earth splitting.

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

The heatwave spread in all directions; wherever it passed, rocks melted, vegetation turned to ash, and even the air was ignited.

Tian Jianzi let out a shrill, miserable scream.

"Ah——."

That scream echoed in the flames, like the wailing of a vengeful ghost.

His Protective Spiritual Light was torn apart the moment of the explosion; the flames devoured his body, scorched his skin, and burned his Meridians.

His body struggled in the flames, like a fish thrown into a vat of oil.

But he did not die. The Physical Body of a Half-step True Immortal was a hundred times tougher than that of an ordinary Cultivator.

Even with his spiritual power exhausted, his Physical Body remained resilient.

Xu Ruyu did not give him a chance to catch his breath.

He formed seals with his hands again, driving the flames of the Acetylene Great Array, consuming Tian Jianzi's vitality bit by bit.

The flames burned, and Tian Jianzi screamed.

Tian Jianzi's body twisted in the flames; his skin peeled away, his muscles scorched, and his bones melted.

His consciousness grew increasingly blurred, and his life force drained away rapidly.

He still wanted to flee, but he knew that he likely wouldn't escape this time.

The ten Great Arrays locked him firmly in place; he couldn't even move.

He wanted to scream, but his throat had already been burned, and he couldn't make a sound.

He could only watch helplessly as his body was devoured by the flames bit by bit.

A Half-step True Immortal, just dying at the hands of a Half-step Saint Realm? Just thinking about it is so frustrating...