Chapter 1262: Breaking the Seal

Rain hitting bluestone.

Seeing Elder Tianzheng remain silent, Demon Lord Tongyou urged, "Since he's an ancient cultivator, not a supreme treasure, everyone stands to benefit once he's captured. Your Sin Abyss alone likely can't fully control him, so why fight to the death? If anything unexpected happens, you'll regret it when it's too late!"

Elder Tianzheng turned his head to glance at Old Demon Ye.

The seal on the blood pool was fluctuating more violently, on the verge of breaking.

Elder Tianzheng was actually quite worried. Although he had used secret demonic arts to investigate, the sealed ancient cultivator was likely at the end of his tether and wouldn't be able to cause much trouble. However, the ancient cultivator's methods were hard to fathom. If any unforeseen circumstances arose and they were tied down by their enemies, Old Demon Ye alone might not be able to suppress him.

If the ancient cultivator escaped and fled, it truly could, as Demon Lord Tongyou claimed, bring about a great calamity.

Times had changed; their schemes had all been exposed by the Minor Cold Domain, and the situation was unfavorable.

Just as Tongyou had said, the Ziwei Palace held countless treasures, more than the Sin Abyss could monopolize. Discussing profit distribution, jointly imprisoning the ancient cultivator, and exploring the Ziwei Palace together wouldn't be a bad option.

However, Old Demon Ye completely ignored Demon Lord Tongyou's words. His fingers moved like spinning wheels, quick as lightning, showing no intention of negotiating with the Minor Cold Domain at all. He seemed to be supremely confident.

Seeing this, Elder Tianzheng could only put aside his distracting thoughts and fully activate his magic treasure.

Just as Demon Lord Tongyou spoke, Qin Sang and the other two also passed through the ancient restriction and landed inside the Star River Scroll.

Seeing this, they understood their predicament and immediately activated their magic treasures without hesitation, launching a full-force assault.

Elder Tianzheng, fighting one against four, was overwhelmed. Even with his exquisite magic treasure, he felt immense strain.

The space sealed by the magic treasure became unstable.

Qin Sang and the others were drawn into the star river, pouring all their strength into breaking out of the magic treasure's blockade.

A phantom beast soared among the stars. A swathe of demonic flames, with the power to incinerate the world, engulfed countless stars. A black pagoda, with a gentle tremor, caused a section of the starry sky to collapse. In addition, Demon Lord Tongyou continuously bombarded him with shadowy lightning.

Among these four, only the Thunder-Swallowing Falcon, weakened by years of imprisonment, was slightly less formidable; the others were all formidable and not to be underestimated. Elder Tianzheng gritted his teeth, his forehead slick with sweat, and quickly found himself unable to hold on.

Knowing he couldn't hold them off for long, he hastily sent a telepathic message to Jiang Chenzi, urging him to return quickly for support and deploy the Banner Gate Array above the blood pool, to buy Old Ye time.

Inside the Banner Gate Array, Jiang Chenzi and the others looked relaxed. Initially, the situation had been a bit tense, but the treasured banners, linked to the Black Pagoda Array, drew upon its power, proving to be truly impregnable and easily fending off their opponents.

Suddenly, Jiang Chenzi's expression changed drastically, and he cried out, "This is bad! It's a trap! Get out of here!"

Everyone's faces changed color, and they immediately prepared to activate the banner array to rendezvous with Elder Tianzheng.

Within the Nine Palaces Reversal Array, Xiang Qing had been closely watching the changes in the Banner Gate Array. Seeing the blood light rapidly retreat and the surrounding pressure suddenly decrease, he immediately understood that Demon Lord Tongyou had succeeded and promptly ordered a change in the array's formation.

*Boom!*

Heaven and earth flipped, the ground rose, the nine palaces reversed, and the Reversal Nine Palaces Array was instantly formed. The nine palaces hung high above, covering the banner gates.

At the same time, Jiang Chenzi and the others felt their three banner gates become incredibly heavy. An immense pressure descended upon them from above, making them feel as if they had fallen into a bog. The Reversal Nine Palaces Array's main purpose was entrapment and slaughter!

While the Nine Palaces Reversal Array was less powerful than the Banner Gate Array, it was capable of entangling Jiang Chenzi for a period of time. This was a critical moment where every second counted, and it could prove fatal!

As Jiang Chenzi was unable to return for support, Elder Tianzheng's heart sank. He suddenly heard a muffled thunderclap, then saw a ball of shadowy lightning forcefully burst out of the star river, heading straight for him. Following the shadowy lightning were demonic flames and a pagoda shadow.

Elder Tianzheng was horrified and dared not face it head-on, swiftly dodging out of the way.

*Rumble!*

The star river abruptly shattered, and four figures swiftly flew out. The star river reverted to its scroll form and flew back into Elder Tianzheng's hand.

Qin Sang, surrounded by demonic banners, broke through the Star River Scroll. With a glance, he saw Old Demon Ye and his Blood Demon Avatar sitting cross-legged above the blood river.

"It's an avatar indeed!"

Qin Sang's eyes narrowed slightly. The aura of this avatar was no weaker than that of the main body; Old Demon Ye had hidden himself too well!

Qin Sang felt a strong aura of blood fiend energy from the Blood Demon Avatar. It was very similar to the Old Demon Ye he had fought in the Abyss Ruin, with only subtle differences. This was normal, as many years had passed since their last encounter.

Back then, the Blood Demon Avatar had chased him and the Snake King, sending them fleeing in panic.

Now, Old Demon Ye's main body and avatar were both present. Although Qin Sang's own strength had also greatly improved, it wouldn't be easy to snatch someone from Old Demon Ye's clutches!

Fortunately, they had one extra person on their side.

Four against three; they just needed to create an opportunity for Jing Yu to strike!

Qin Sang's thoughts raced, but his body did not pause. He surged past Elder Tianzheng, heading straight for Old Demon Ye!

Demon Lord Tongyou and the others did the same.

Seeing this, Elder Tianzheng hastily activated the Star River Scroll again. The star sea had just been broken, and he was powerless to stop the four, so he could only throw the scroll out, letting it engulf Demon Lord Tongyou. Demon Lord Tongyou had the highest cultivation; he would block the strongest one, and the others could only be left to Old Ye.

At the same time, he took out a spiritual talisman. He had heard that this Bright Moon Demon King had caused chaos in the Abyss Ruin, so he immediately activated the talisman, transforming it into a starlight warrior whose aura was no weaker than that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

*Whoosh!*

The Star River Scroll unfurled again, transforming into a star river that enveloped Demon Lord Tongyou. Demon Lord Tongyou sighed softly. He had already anticipated that he would be targeted and knew he must first break the Star River Scroll. "It's a pity that Duke Dongyang unexpectedly disappeared," he mused, "otherwise, we would have had a clear victory today."

A faint light flashed in his dantian, and a walnut-sized black fiend seal flew out. As soon as the fiend seal appeared, ghostly wails filled the air, transforming the starry sky into a ghost domain.

Just as they were locked in a stalemate.

Qin Sang was obstructed by the warrior, but Qing Jun and her companion had already bypassed Elder Tianzheng.

At this moment, Old Demon Ye, who had been keeping his eyes tightly shut and focusing on breaking the blood pool seal, suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of blood red disappearing from his pupils. Then, he and the Blood Demon Avatar roared, burning their vital blood. Fierce blood flames erupted from their entire bodies, coalescing into pillars of blood flame in their palms, which they savagely struck against the blood pool seal.

"Stop him!"

Qin Sang and Qing Jun both heard Demon Lord Tongyou's urgent cry, but it was already too late.

*Boom!*

Old Demon Ye and his group had been working on it for so long, and the blood pool seal was already on the verge of shattering. With the impact of the blood flame pillar, the seal immediately cracked open.

After breaking the seal, Old Demon Ye looked up at everyone, his expression still impassive, then leaped into the blood pool.

Jing Yu had come for the Corpse Flower Blood Amber in the blood pool and had no interest in the ancient cultivator. If she couldn't obtain the Corpse Flower Blood Amber, she would die under the heavenly tribulation; even if she acquired the God Transformation secret art, it would be nothing more than an illusion, utterly useless. Therefore, upon seeing the seal broken, she didn't even glance at Old Demon Ye and rushed into the blood pool without hesitation.

Qing Jun's speed was also not slow.

At this moment, the Blood Demon Avatar did not follow its main body into the pool. Instead, it activated the Blood Moon Wheel, violently smashing it towards Qing Jun, and then threw itself towards Jing Yu!