Chapter 1426: Feast Spirit Devours the Dao to Break the Array Disk, The Heaven-Reversing Technique of the Beast Path

"Po Zhen Pan, go!"

Without any hesitation, Quan Sanqing threw the array disk out.

At the same time, he drew upon the Jiu Si Lei Jie, seating himself on the Bai Jie Duan Ling Zhen with the force of a mountain collapsing.

"Buzz!"

The invisible, multilayered Bai Jie Duan Ling Zhen rippled under this pressure, creating waves that appeared as undulations in the void to outsiders, forming a translucent spherical barrier.

Inside, over a hundred people—including those with vital signs like the white-robed figures, Dao Qiong Cang, Xiang Yi, Gui Mian, and others—simultaneously broke free from their complete isolation from the outside world.

Through the hazy barrier wall, they established a faint connection with Sheng Shen Dalu.

This was crucial!

Because the earlier undetectable seal of the Sheng Ji Tian Ji Zhen on the tribulation clouds instantly locked onto the tribulation center, revealing over a hundred "guardians" hidden there.

What an provocation!

"Boom—"

The Jiu Si Lei Jie clouds shuddered in fury, expanding over a hundred times in size.

What was once just covering a small half of the southern district now blanketed the sky, rivaling the scale of a Sheng Jie.

Half of Yu Jing Cheng was engulfed!

Within the Bai Jie Duan Ling Zhen, the over a hundred white-robed figures stirred slightly.

They had been standing by, merely providing domain and spiritual energy, leaving everything else to the array's control by the Dao Dianzhu.

But Quan Sanqing's arrival had directly exposed them under the tribulation clouds.

Now, all of them were about to enter a tribulation state—not their own, but one that didn't belong to them!

"This intensity..."

Even though Quan Sanqing had prepared himself, gazing at the Jiu Si Lei Jie that had multiplied a hundredfold in power, he felt a chill in his heart.

This level of force might not even be withstandable by his Kuihua Sheng Ti!

"Abnormal! Abnormal! Abnormal!..."

Alarms rang repeatedly in his mind.

Dao Qiong Cang noticed the Po Zhen Pan, which was so unobtrusive under the enlarged Jiu Si Lei Jie that even Quan Sanqing had nearly forgotten about it.

The Po Zhen Pan had attached itself to the Bai Jie Duan Ling Zhen.

Quan Sanqing's act of sitting down hadn't truly shaken the Sheng Ji Tian Ji Zhen; he had thought it was his doing that created the "connection."

But no!

What actually bridged the connection between the array's "interior" and "exterior"...

Or rather, what disrupted the Sheng Ji Tian Ji Zhen's isolating power, was this unassuming array disk!

"Who possesses such mastery in Tian Ji techniques to create a Po Zhen Pan specifically targeted at the 'Bai Jie Duan Ling Zhen'?"

"I haven't even used this array before, which means they came prepared, deliberately aiming at..."

"Xuan Wu Ji, Xu Xiao Shou, Dao Xuan Ji, Yu Zhi Wen, Si Tu... oh, no, it should be Nan Gong..."

A string of names flashed through Dao Qiong Cang's mind.

Arranged from most likely to least likely.

He quickly dismissed the latter ones and recalled that Xuan Wu Ji was being targeted by the Wang Ze Sheng Di, so he wasn't near Yu Jing Cheng at all.

Xu Xiao Shou?

The answer basically pointed to him.

"Crack, crack..."

The Tian Ji Si Nan began to turn.

Reason told Dao Qiong Cang that the white-robed figures weren't important, ordinary people weren't important, and even if half of Yu Jing Cheng was shattered by the lightning tribulation, it didn't matter.

The priority was to silence the alarms in his mind and destroy the Po Zhen Pan to avoid unforeseen accidents.

But just as he was about to act, his true self's will echoed in his mind:

"Put people first."

Dao Qiong Cang sobered up a bit, looking around at the slightly chaotic white-robed figures and the nearby streets filled with panicked Lian Ling Shi and ordinary people.

He sighed and chose the second option.

The first move after activating the Tian Ji Si Nan was to save people.

"Da Pingbi Shu!"

Streams of faint light swept from above the Tian Ji Si Nan, accurately striking the white-robed figures under the Sheng Jie coverage, the nearby Lian Ling Shi, and the thousands more about to be locked by the expanding tribulation clouds.

Da Pingbi Shu could shield even a Sheng Jie from detection, so a mere Jiu Si Lei Jie was no problem.

However, Yu Jing Cheng's Lian Ling Shi were different from the well-trained Tian Zu members, who knew to quickly leave the Jiu Si Lei Jie coverage after being unlocked.

In contrast...

With a sweep of his Sheng Nian, Dao Qiong Cang saw groups of Lian Ling Shi, relying on the Dao Dianzhu's protection, grinning and joking as they moved closer to the battlefield.

"Damn, I almost had to go through tribulation—scared me to death."

"No worries, that guy just shouted for the Dao Dianzhu, right? That means the almighty Dao Dianzhu is here. I'm so smart."

"Look at the tribulation cloud's center—the battlefield must be at the southern gate. Hurry over..."

"Yeah, let's get moving. Don't dawdle, or it'll be too late by the time we arrive—the fun will be over."

Dao Qiong Cang could understand their mindset.

At the foot of Gui Zhe Sheng Mountain, within the Kyoto Great Array's protection, and near the Dao Dianzhu...

How could anything go wrong?

Nowhere under the sky might be safe, but Yu Jing Cheng was an exception!

Understanding was one thing, but Dao Qiong Cang couldn't help feeling angry.

A bunch of fools!

Just like the useless members of the Ten-Person Council—utterly hopeless!

"Status abnormal..."

"Status abnormal..."

When the warning alerts in his mind changed, Dao Qiong Cang immediately reflected on himself and soon burst into a wry laugh.

"Worthy of the Tian Sha Gu Xing—I've only had a brief contact, and even I've been affected."

As for his own state...

And the Yi Nian Xue Zai in Yu Jing Cheng...

Suddenly, it all made sense. Dao Qiong Cang let it go and turned his attention back to the array.

After attaching to the Bai Jie Duan Ling Zhen, the Po Zhen Pan cracked open with a snap.

It was like a spider egg bursting, releasing a dense swarm of tiny particles.

These particles moved like persistent parasites, crawling swiftly and adhering to the various Dao Wen of the Bai Jie Duan Ling Zhen.

They devoured, absorbed, grew, and multiplied... then repeated the cycle!

Second wave, third wave, fourth wave...

Endlessly!

In just the blink of an eye, the entire Bai Jie Duan Ling Zhen was covered by countless formed gray spiders wriggling about.

The Tian Ji Dao Ze was completely destroyed.

"Boom!"

A massive explosion erupted, but it wasn't the Jiu Si Lei Jie descending—it was the Bai Jie Duan Ling Zhen shattering entirely.

As the surging spiritual energy was about to burst forth, it was entirely consumed by the innumerable spiders clinging to the weaving Dao Ze.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."

The Bai Jie Duan Ling Zhen was gone.

In the ensuing silence, only the sounds of devouring remained.

Looking out, the Sheng Ji Tian Ji Great Array had transformed into a nauseating gray "spider array."

"Damn!"

The sight was hair-raising.

White-robed figures with arachnophobia went weak in the knees after one glance.

While monitoring the evolution of the Po Zhen Pan, Dao Qiong Cang also kept his Sheng Nian on the approaching Lian Ling Shi of Yu Jing Cheng.

He let out a long sigh.

Sure enough, once you encounter Tian Ren Wu Sui, unexpected things happen.

He had originally planned for at least several decades of accumulation in Yu Jing Cheng—the Kyoto Great Array could be used—but now, the "people" of Yu Jing Cheng had become his hindrance.

And yet, as the master of the Sheng Shen Dian Tang's main hall, he couldn't ignore human lives.

"The Po Zhen Pan isn't specifically targeted at the Bai Jie Duan Ling Zhen... it's more accurate to say it only targeted the core array."

"The rest relies on its unique 'proliferation' attribute's destructive power. Once the Tian Ji Dao Wen is broken, the Bai Jie Duan Ling Zhen naturally can't hold."

"It's a clever idea, and it even factored in Yu Jing Cheng's 'people' as a variable. Clearly, they predicted I couldn't destroy the array disk right away and had to consider the bigger picture..."

"This isn't Xuan Wu Ji's steady and innovative style; instead, it's the wildly imaginative Tian Ji technique philosophy of Xu Xiao Shou."

Dao Qiong Cang's mind was fully engaged!

Operating in a distributed, multi-threaded manner, he processed every detail of the situation at once:

He analyzed the Po Zhen Pan's mechanisms while extending a finger to touch one of the "small spiders."

The spider, carrying a special "Tian Ji Dao Ze," bit into Dao Qiong Cang's fingertip, just like it had with the white-robed figures.

After consuming a tiny bit of spiritual energy, its belly swelled...

It became pregnant on the spot!

In the next second, it split and reproduced!

"A Tian Ji Dao Ze with life..."

Dao Qiong Cang's pupils dilated suddenly, a tingling sensation crawling from his spine to the top of his head like electricity.

A surge of intense Dao Yun aura emanated from him.

In his mind, various past puzzles cleared like mist dispersing, revealing answers in an instant.

In the next breath, Dao Qiong Cang blinked, sending these insights back to his true self's mind—for the current situation left no time for seated meditation.

At the same time, he dismissed the idea of using Sheng Yan to drive away the curious Lian Ling Shi of Yu Jing Cheng.

With a crowd in motion, a Ban Sheng's words lacked the power to guide unless they provided direction, making it impossible to turn everyone back and away from the battlefield all at once.

People were a minor trouble...

But if mishandled, they could become the greatest trouble!

Dao Qiong Cang flipped his palm and, deciding to go all in, produced an expensive black-red scroll.

"Go!"

He flicked the Ban Sheng Xuan Zhi into the air.

Void Tian Ji Dao Wen outlined it, and the black-red scroll unfurled, slowly revealing its text.

Handling three tasks at once— as the Ban Sheng Xuan Zhi shot upward, Dao Qiong Cang's figure flashed, appearing directly in front of Quan Sanqing.

"Boom!"

The Jiu Si Lei Jie, having just expanded, was shielded from its lock, returning to normal size.

In that brief window between the expansion and contraction, as the initial Dao Lei was about to descend, Dao Qiong Cang seized the moment.

Quan Sanqing had only thrown the Po Zhen Pan and summoned the Jiu Si Lei Jie...

With a boom, the Bai Jie Duan Ling Zhen shattered.

Shattered?!

That was too fast!

The Po Zhen Pan was incredibly effective!

Wasn't the Sheng Ji Tian Ji Zhen supposed to be indestructible?

Quan Sanqing had prepared for a prolonged battle, but the breaking was so swift that he momentarily forgot his next step: to rescue Xiang Yi.

In that instant, the gap in combat awareness between enemies and allies became clear.

Dao Qiong Cang had already executed three perfect countermeasures, as if he had rehearsed such an attack countless times.

By the time he reached Quan Sanqing, the lightning tribulation hadn't even struck yet, leaving him time to ask:

"Besides Quan Sanqing, who else are you?"

Quan Sanqing, with his high professional standards, quickly regained his composure, his lips curving as his fleshy cheeks bunched up:

"Who gave you the array disk?"

"You're with Xu Xiao Shou— is the entire Quan Bang? Did you take on the job from Fen Qin or the Tea House... oh, no, you frequent the Southern Domain; you're from Hua Cao Ge?"

Quan Sanqing was utterly candid, knowing that facing the Dao Dianzhu, honesty was the best approach, and repetition was an excellent way to provoke anger.

Dao Qiong Cang chuckled softly.

He suddenly empathized with the discomfort of loving all beings and couldn't quite pin down Quan Sanqing's identity.

But these were just his usual petty tactics. A mere Xiao Zhan Dao couldn't make him lose his composure or angrily draw his bow.

"Boom!"

As the Jiu Si Lei Jie struck, Dao Qiong Cang said calmly:

"I'll use just one move. You'll be doomed beyond burial, but if you honestly submit, the Yi Bu will grant you a seat."

Thunder serpents poured down.

At the last moment, Dao Qiong Cang shook his head regretfully and stepped back, a starlight emerging from the Tian Ji Si Nan.

"Da Ju Jin Shu."

Quan Sanqing had just tried to resist the lightning tribulation when he realized his body was like a sealed bottle, completely plugged.

His spiritual energy churned wildly in his Qi Hai but couldn't surge outward at all.

Quan Sanqing looked up in despair as the lightning flashed and magnified in his pupils...

"Smack!"

Flesh and blood splattered in the air, along with a faint scent of charred oil.

Dao Qiong Cang shielded himself, and during the brief pause of the initial Dao Lei before the second struck, he entered the tribulation center again.

"That's your first chance—you survived."

"That's also your last chance—you won't withstand the second lightning tribulation."

He looked at the barely breathing Quan Sanqing with an emotionless gaze.

Being merciful to an enemy is being cruel to oneself—Dao Qiong Cang understood that well.

But this individual was too valuable!

Even a glance at the Po Zhen Pan had given him insights...

Predictions were just predictions; a 99% probability could still be wrong.

Even if it was just a one-in-a-billion chance that the Po Zhen Pan was made by Quan Sanqing himself, Dao Qiong Cang couldn't let him die—he had to spare his life.

"Ugh... ugh..."

Bombed into a deep pit by the Jiu Si Lei Jie, with shattered bones and severed meridians, Quan Sanqing could only groan in agony.

He had a Kuihua Sheng Ti, but that type of sacred body only enhanced Lian Ling, not physical forging.

Now, under Da Ju Jin Shu, his spiritual energy was confined within his body and couldn't be used.

Even if Quan Sanqing had previously dismissed the Jiu Si Lei Jie, without spiritual energy, a Lian Ling Shi was like a warrior stripped of armor and weapons.

How could mere flesh withstand a heavenly tribulation?

"Three."

The tribulation brewed.

Dao Qiong Cang looked down from above, beginning the countdown.

"Two."

Quan Sanqing's consciousness blurred.

He strained to move his eyes, but in the gaps, he could only see a blurry mess of blood, unable to spot Xiang Yi.

Sorry, Li Daren...

I've let you down...

"One."

"You will die."

"Why not live for yourself?"

Dao Qiong Cang closed his eyes with a sigh and turned to leave.

He saw Quan Sanqing's resolve—this was a die-hard loyalist whose will couldn't be swayed.

Human emotions were always the most complex; in matters of life and death, many surprises could arise.

As he walked away, Dao Qiong Cang murmured to himself, his fingertip hidden in his sleeve, secretly performing divinations with golden light:

"Sheng Xue, Sheng Xiang, Ban Sheng Xuan Zhi, Sheng Di will..."

"Self, others, environment, celestial phenomena, great Dao, rules..."

"Of course, there's will."

He was calculating for a miracle!

An enemy's miracle!

"Boom—"

After a thunderclap, the Jiu Si Lei Jie struck again.

This time, with Quan Sanqing completely defenseless, death was certain.

At the same time, from the direction of the shattered Bai Jie Duan Ling Zhen, a frenzied roar erupted:

"You beast! Dao!"

Thank you to Northern Domain genius Jiang Na Yi for the ten thousand rewards to Wu Deng. Wu Deng, uh, maybe you shouldn't come out?

Wu Deng: "I insist on it..."