Chapter 883: Two Segments of Soul Burial

Nine beams of purple light shot up from the mountain peak, intertwining to form a massive cage. In that instant, the Genesis Qi within the cage rapidly dissipated. Within just ten-odd breaths, the area inside the cage became completely devoid of Genesis Qi.

As countless gazes from outside watched this scene, an uproar erupted.

"It's the Nine Beasts Genesis Sealing Array!"

"This is a top-tier secret Genesis Art of the Heaven Spirit Sect! They say once it's cast, it seals off all Genesis Qi from the surroundings. The nine beasts themselves are refined from countless beast souls and possess astonishing combat power. Anyone caught inside won't be able to replenish their Genesis Qi and will have to face the relentless onslaught of the nine beasts. Sooner or later, their Genesis Qi will be completely depleted!"

"Lu Xiao truly lives up to his reputation as the strongest Divine Dwelling stage expert in the Tianyuan Region. No wonder he allowed Zhou Yuan to attack him so fiercely earlier; he was secretly preparing this killing move!"

"Zhou Yuan is still too young. Now that he's trapped in the array, things look dire!"

In the Wind Pavilion, Ye Bingling and Yi Qiushui's beautiful faces subtly changed, and a look of worry appeared in their eyes. They had naturally heard of the Nine Beasts Genesis Sealing Array, but they had never heard that Lu Xiao had mastered this art before. It seemed Lu Xiao had thoroughly prepared for today's battle.

On the widely observed mountain peak, Zhou Yuan gazed at the descending purple light cage, his eyes growing slightly solemn. Lu Xiao's formidable nature truly surpassed Han Yuan's. His previous clash with Han Yuan had barely cost him any effort, but now, facing Lu Xiao, even a slight misstep would lead him into Lu Xiao's trap.

"The Nine Beasts Genesis Sealing Array, huh..." Zhou Yuan's gaze flickered slightly.

High above, beast roars suddenly echoed across the sky. Zhou Yuan looked up to see nine giant beasts occupying all directions, staring menacingly and locking onto him. Powerful Genesis Qi fluctuations surged from the bodies of all nine beasts.

The next moment, the nine beasts roared directly through the air. Their sharp claws glinted coldly, tearing through space and transforming into a sky full of claw shadows that enveloped Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan formed a sword seal with his hand, and the sword orb vibrated, splitting into nine sword shadows that directly tangled with the pouncing nine beasts.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

As the two sides clashed, a Genesis Qi impact immediately erupted, causing the void to tremble.

In their initial confrontation, Zhou Yuan perceived the strength of the nine beasts. They were almost all at the late Divine Dwelling stage. While their pure combat strength wasn't excessively monstrous, the troublesome part was that the nine beasts shared a single life. Simply slaying one or two was useless; they would recover instantly.

Only by slaying all nine beasts simultaneously could they be dispelled.

But trapped in this cage, with his Genesis Qi sealed off, Zhou Yuan engaging with them would lead to immense depletion of his own Genesis Qi. In the long run, even with his abundant Genesis Qi reserves, he wouldn't be able to sustain it. What's more, besides the nine beasts, there was also Lu Xiao, constantly eyeing his weaknesses and waiting to strike.

Zhou Yuan frowned slightly. If he couldn't break this array, he would be at a severe disadvantage.

His gaze flickered, and then his figure rapidly retreated backwards.

In the void above, Lu Xiao watched this scene with an indifferent gaze. He flicked a finger, and the nine beasts roared out, tearing through the air directly in pursuit of Zhou Yuan.

He clearly intended to use the nine beasts to deplete Zhou Yuan's Genesis Qi first.

Zhou Yuan, it seemed, also didn't want to waste his Genesis Qi on these nine beasts. So, in the face of the nine beasts' pursuit, he chose to continuously evade. However, under Lu Xiao's control, the nine beasts' offensive was fierce, constantly narrowing Zhou Yuan's evasion range.

Thus, the situation in the arena gradually shifted in Lu Xiao's favor. Zhou Yuan, on the other hand, was retreating somewhat clumsily under the siege of the nine beasts.

Outside, many members of the Fire Pavilion had already erupted in cheers. The Wind Pavilion, however, was silent, and many gazes appeared extremely tense.

"Senior Brother Lu Xiao is sealing off Zhou Yuan's position. Once Zhou Yuan has no retreat, that will probably be the moment Senior Brother Lu Xiao makes his move like lightning and directly defeats Zhou Yuan," Zhu Lian said, his eyes gleaming. Although his Genesis Qi cultivation wasn't exceptional, his insight was keen, and he saw through Lu Xiao's intention at a glance.

Upon hearing this, Zuo Ya quietly breathed a sigh of relief. She said, "This Zhou Yuan actually has some skill to make Senior Brother Lu Xiao put in so much effort."

"But unfortunately, today he's destined to become Senior Brother Lu Xiao's stepping stone."

Clang! Clang!

Sword shadows whistled, and Genesis Qi swept across.

The nine beasts, trailing light and shadow, swept through the void. Their ferocious attacks targeted Zhou Yuan, forcing him to retreat repeatedly. As he continuously fell back, Zhou Yuan's evasion range within the cage grew smaller and smaller...

And it was at this moment that Lu Xiao, who had been standing in the void outside the cage, vanished into thin air.

The nine beasts roared out, attacking Zhou Yuan, who now had no way to retreat.

In Zhou Yuan's pupils, the nine beasts pouncing from all directions were reflected. At this moment, he could feel an intense crisis. This crisis came not only from the nine beasts but also from the vanished Lu Xiao. That guy was the venomous snake hidden in the dark, attempting to strike him down with a single blow.

"Now's the time..."

Zhou Yuan's eyes flashed. He clenched his hand, and the sword orb appeared in his palm. Immediately, he unleashed a fierce sword strike.

As the sword struck down, a sharp whistling sound echoed. However, no one saw the sixth ancient Genesis Rune on the Heavenly Yuan Brush within Zhou Yuan's body, which was now radiating light.

"Burial Soul!"

A massive, thousand-zhang light rainbow swept out, carrying immense power as it fiercely struck the pouncing nine beasts.

The nine beasts let out shrill wails, and a series of thudding sounds rang out as the nine massive beast figures actually exploded simultaneously.

With the nine beasts annihilated simultaneously, the Nine Beasts Cage also shattered instantly, and the Genesis Qi between heaven and earth surged back again.

With one strike, he shattered the nine beasts and broke the Nine Beasts Genesis Sealing Array. But Zhou Yuan did not relax; his eyes became even sharper. He clenched his hand, and two sixth-grade source beast soul crystals appeared in his palm. Snow-white hairs emerged, entwining them and directly devouring the beast souls within.

Within him, the sixth dim Soul Devouring Genesis Rune on the Heavenly Yuan Brush brightened once more, and its brightness far surpassed any previous instance!

After all, this was due to absorbing two sixth-grade source beast soul crystals, which was equivalent to the souls of two Heavenly Sun stage experts!

"Soul Devouring!"

Blood vessels appeared in Zhou Yuan's eyes; he was actually activating Soul Devouring once more. At this moment, wild beast roars echoed in his mind, shaking his spirit, and veins bulged on his forehead.

Absorbing two sixth-grade beast soul crystals was Zhou Yuan's current limit. If he absorbed any more, the resulting spiritual backlash would be unbearable, even for his initial Manifestation stage spirit.

"Burial Soul!"

Zhou Yuan's face was slightly contorted as the sword light in his hand fiercely slashed towards a certain spot in the void behind him.

"Get out here!"

As the sword descended, a massive torrent roared forth. The intensity of that attack directly shattered the void, sending countless spatial fragments flying everywhere. With the spatial fragments carried by the torrent, its power became even more terrifying.

This was the most terrifying offensive Zhou Yuan had unleashed since the start of the Chief Pavilion Master competition!

In the void where the torrent roared, a figure flashed out—it was Lu Xiao. At this moment, as he looked at the surging torrent, his expression couldn't help but change. How could he not know by now that Zhou Yuan's previous retreat was all an act for him!

He had been trying to find Zhou Yuan's weakness for a fatal blow. But wasn't Zhou Yuan also deliberately revealing weaknesses, luring him closer to deliver a fatal blow of his own?!

The power contained within the surging torrent made even Lu Xiao's scalp tingle.

This was clearly a killing move Zhou Yuan had hidden for a long time!

However, at this point, it was too late for regret. Lu Xiao could only frantically activate his Genesis Qi, roaring, "Immovable Bright King Purple Light Shield!"

As that circle of purple light shield appeared around Lu Xiao's body, the massive torrent had already poured down.

Boom!

In that instant, the void shattered, and cracks in space spread out. Lu Xiao's body was sent flying backward directly at that moment. He then crashed down, tearing a thousand-zhang long gash into the mountain peak. The massive rocks along the way were all pulverized. Under the dust and smoke, his fate was unknown.

At this moment, the deafening uproar from outside instantly ceased.

Countless gazes instantly became blank.