Chapter 89: Sacrificing the Asura

Three days later, at the Heart Slaughter Sect's main hall.

When Xu Yang and his companions arrived at the Heart Slaughter Sect, they were met by a massive crowd of powerful cultivators from the sect.

Naturally, the white-haired devil was leading them.

The chief elder, standing beside the devil, sneered coldly. Stepping forward, he said, "Zhao Peng, you're finally here! I've been waiting for a long time!"

Desperate to save his wife, Zhao Peng, in a fit of rage, unleashed a powerful palm strike, sending the Heart Slaughter Sect elder in front of Xu Yang flying.

"Impressive youths! You outsiders are not simple individuals. But it's a pity, if you dare cause trouble in our Heart Slaughter Sect, even if you were the King of Heaven himself, you'd leave your life here!"

The white-haired devil suddenly roared, and a powerful aura swept through the entire Heart Slaughter Sect's main hall.

Soon, a dozen or more experts at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, all wearing black robes and having cultivated the Heart Slaughter Sect's inner techniques, flew out from both inside and outside the main hall, surrounding Xu Yang and his two companions.

"That was just an appetizer. Now that we've seen what you're capable of, the real slaughter game begins."

The white-haired devil grinned sinisterly, but then Elder Huang Tian spat a mouthful of phlegm directly onto his face.

"You old white-haired waste, are you dreaming in broad daylight? I despise pathetic trash like you who boast and rely on numbers in a fight."

Once Huang Tian started his verbal assault, few could withstand it, let alone someone as image-conscious as the white-haired devil. Being publicly humiliated by Huang Tian in front of so many of his subordinates, he simply could not tolerate it.

"Form ranks! Tear this fool apart!"

As soon as the cold command was given, over a dozen streaks of light flashed simultaneously, and crimson-black flames ignited beneath their feet. Three Nascent Soul realm experts charged towards Xu Yang, while a more exaggerated seven or eight rushed Zhao Peng. Huang Tian received the highest "treatment" as the devil himself descended, intending to personally tear apart the old man who had humiliated him.

"Heh, I finally see the advantage of the Qi Condensation realm; it saves a bit of energy during fights."

Xu Yang chuckled lightly, then with a single massive palm strike, he instantly pulverized the relatively young Heart Slaughter Sect elder in front of him.

"What?!"

The white-haired devil was stunned for a moment.

In his understanding, a Qi Condensation realm cultivator could not possibly possess such terrifying explosive power. However, Xu Yang's very existence had already overturned the limits of his comprehension.

"Zhao Peng, be careful. These guys' cultivation techniques are very unique; they can obstruct the flow of qi and blood!"

Xu Yang calmly observed his opponents and quickly discerned the characteristics of the Heart Slaughter Sect elders' techniques.

"Hmph, it seems you are the core of these three. Interesting!"

"Idiot, who told you you could be careless when fighting me?"

*Slap!*

Huang Tian delivered a resounding slap that landed squarely on the white-haired devil's face, sending the old man instinctively flying dozens of meters backward, seeing stars.

"You bastard, you dare hit my face?!"

The bloody handprint on his face looked utterly ridiculous. Huang Tian seemed quite pleased with his masterpiece and made a mocking face at the white-haired devil.

"It's your honor that I even look at you. If this were back in the day, you wouldn't even have bones left!"

Huang Tian was not boasting, but Xu Yang dared not easily judge the true extent of his capabilities.

"Listen up, all of you! Whoever takes the head of any of these three, I will recommend them to become a Protector!"

Undeniably, this was the most generous offer the white-haired devil could make. At this moment, his only thought was to tear these three individuals to shreds.

Xu Yang smiled indifferently. In his eyes, the white-haired devil before him was nothing more than an ant. However, he did not kill him so easily, as Xu Yang knew very well that there was likely a final boss awaiting him behind the Heart Slaughter Sect.

"Then, the game officially begins!"

As soon as Xu Yang finished speaking, he waved his hand, unleashing a terrifying burst of sharp energy.

*Boom!*

In an instant, countless sharp sword lights erupted from the entrance of the Heart Slaughter Sect's main hall, exerting immense pressure on the surrounding Heart Slaughter Sect elders.

At this moment, it was as if all the energy in the world was being manipulated at will within Xu Yang's palm. Every move he made was met with an incredibly powerful surge of spiritual energy throughout heaven and earth.

"What?! Is this truly the power of a Qi Condensation realm cultivator? My heavens!"

Upon witnessing Xu Yang's series of actions, all the Heart Slaughter Sect elders present were completely dumbfounded, including the previously arrogant white-haired devil. They questioned if Xu Yang was even from this world; he was as powerful as a monster.

Yet, this was not the worst of it. Just when they thought this was Xu Yang's peak power, an even stronger aura descended out of nowhere!

"Ice Seal of the Heavens!"

In that instant, all the spiritual energy in the air transformed into icy blue shards. Under Xu Yang's command, an irresistible ice seal descended from the void, instantly sealing away the cultivation techniques of all the Heart Slaughter Sect's elders.

"Hahahaha, Xu Yang, you're incredible! How did you know these people's techniques would be completely countered by ice-attribute power?"

Zhao Peng had been under immense offensive pressure, but now he was completely relaxed, relieved from his tense state.

Xu Yang chuckled, "It's simple. The essence of blood is water, and freezing power is the perfect counter to water-attribute cultivation techniques. As long as their Blood Demon power is sealed, these people will be like true useless trash, with no ability to resist whatsoever!"

"Damn it, our techniques are useless now!"

"Protector, what do we do now? Should we ask the Sect Master to come out?"

The white-haired devil snorted coldly, and a crimson glow immediately filled his pupils. He was the first among them to break through the ice seal.

"If our Heart Slaughter Sect can't even stop these three mismatched individuals, how can we face Dongling? Form the Soul Slaughtering Array!"

The devil poked a finger into his own glabella, forcefully extracting a drop of primordial true blood from within him. It condensed in his palm, and he slammed it violently onto the ground.

*Boom!*

A powerful wave of crimson light spread out, and the white-haired devil lifted the sealed state from the Dao Palace realm elders.

At the same time, due to the infusion of this primordial true blood, a special dormant power within the elders seemed to have been activated.

And this was the core key to activating the Soul Slaughtering Array!

"Ho ho, these little ones are getting serious now. Interesting."

Huang Tian leisurely cracked sunflower seeds, chuckling, seemingly without a shred of concern.

Just three individuals, facing the encirclement of over a dozen Dao Palace realm experts, yet they remained so calm and composed!

Such illogical confidence was truly maddening.

However, in this wave of attack, the Heart Slaughter Sect elders, led by the white-haired devil, had clearly staked everything.

*Boom!*

A deafening roar exploded in the sky as a colossal crimson skull, tens of meters in size, slowly materialized. It was several times more powerful than the totem the white-haired devil had unleashed earlier!

"With my blood and soul, I sacrifice to Asura!"

Chapter 90: Annihilation of the Elder Group

Blood-stained mountains and rivers, a purgatory piled high with withered bones!

As the enormous crimson skull slowly formed, the vast battlefield of the Heart Slaughter Sect's main altar was completely drenched in blood-red.

What was even more terrifying was that every departed soul that had perished in this place was revived under the crimson skull's summons, transforming into dark spirits that surged from all directions towards Xu Yang and his two companions.

The handsome Xu Yang still exuded the demeanor of a grandmaster, his calm and composure unwavering in every gesture.

He calmly observed everything in the surrounding space, every wisp of blood mist in the air seeming to outline a net designed to devour souls!

"So that's it..."

Xu Yang's confident smile indicated he had clearly made a discovery.

"I think I've figured out their fundamental purpose for plundering these corpses! Their cultivation techniques are strengthened by devouring the bloodline power of various physiques. The more types of blood they possess, the stronger the devouring ability their techniques can produce. I can almost certainly conclude now that your wife's physical body is within the Heart Slaughter Sect."

Upon hearing Xu Yang's words, Zhao Peng's fighting spirit instantly soared several times over. He let out a roar towards the sky, charging into the crowd like a rampaging lion.

"Die!"

*Boom!*

With a raise of his hand, Zhao Peng's palms glowed with incredibly brilliant spiritual energy, unleashing a massive sword beam that instantly shattered one of the Heart Slaughter Sect elders.

However, they soon discovered that the bloodline flowing from the shattered body quickly reintegrated into the array space, replenishing the magical energy of others.

"Ho ho, this array is quite interesting indeed, capable of integrating bloodline power from different physiques for its own use."

Huang Tian clapped his hands, appearing a bit more serious than before. Zhao Peng was undoubtedly the one with the most evident emotional fluctuations among the three, and the most eager to end this confrontation, constantly maintaining a high level of concentration to find the opponent's weaknesses.

"Hahahaha! I regret to inform you that the power of Asura has been unleashed. You've lost your last chance to dismantle this array. All that awaits you is the doom of having your internal bloodline power drained!"

The white-haired devil laughed maniacally, already beginning to act as the one in control.

"Heh, Asura? Perhaps you don't fully understand yet. In our Qizhou, no one believes in the power of ghosts and devils from hell! Only the living are qualified to control everything. Placing your hopes in the undead will only make you more pathetic."

As Xu Yang finished speaking, he ascended into the sky in one step, placing himself directly within the most concentrated core of the crimson waves, allowing the immensely potent bloodline aura to embrace him.

"Woah! Big brother, what are you doing?"

Zhao Peng was utterly dumbfounded, staring at Xu Yang in disbelief. He genuinely hadn't expected him to use such a combat method, willingly throwing himself into the sea of blood.

"Only by truly making them despair can I sever the connection between these departed spirits' aura and their bloodline power, thereby breaking this array."

Regardless of his strength, Xu Yang's hundred thousand years of life experience had amassed a level of knowledge that no one present could possibly match.

In an instant, Xu Yang's body transformed into a chaotic, raging vortex, frantically devouring the surrounding bloodline power. The blood power that the entire grand array relied most heavily upon began to converge on him instead!

"What?! How did he do that?"

The white-haired devil immediately panicked. He had never encountered a Qi Condensation realm cultivator as domineering as Xu Yang!

"Kid, are you courting death?"

Xu Yang smiled, "Accurately speaking, this is 'courting life,' for death is still far from me."

*Boom!*

As the vortex reached its peak, Xu Yang himself became a colossal crimson sphere of light. With his strength alone, he simultaneously gathered the aura of all the dark spirits below, enveloped by the crimson glow.

Deprived of the endless dark spirits' replenishment, the bloodline power flowing from the Heart Slaughter Sect elders themselves was utterly insufficient to hold back Huang Tian and Zhao Peng.

"Now!"

Zhao Peng unleashed an overwhelmingly powerful punch, simultaneously shattering two Heart Slaughter Sect elders in front of him. The moment their Nascent Souls were destroyed, a fatal flaw appeared in the crimson light array.

"Heh heh, my turn!"

Huang Tian chuckled as he clapped his hands. His figure transformed into a ghostly streak of light and instantly pounced in front of the white-haired devil.

"Buddy, that handprint on only half your face looks a bit asymmetrical. Let me give you another one!"

*Slap!*

This time, Huang Tian used every bit of his strength!

An enormous palm struck the devil's face. A flash of light later, the white-haired devil's head was directly slapped off by Huang Tian, separating from his body and falling to its demise on the spot.

"Protector!"

The elders were utterly dumbfounded.

If the array developing a flaw hadn't made them give up, then at this moment, seeing their venerable Grand Protector instantly decapitated by this old clown chilled them to the bone, leaving not a shred of fighting will.

"Damn it, these three guys are fiercer than the last! What do we do now?"

"What else can we do? Disengage and run!"

What?! Three individuals of varying cultivation levels, chasing six or seven Dao Palace realm experts who were fleeing?

This incredible scene was truly brought to life by Xu Yang and his two companions.

"Trying to escape? Sorry, you no longer have that chance. Game over."

Xu Yang chuckled, boundless bloodline power swirling around him. With immense magical power, he completely condensed it in his palm, then swung it down with abandon.

*Boom!*

A cataclysmic tremor poured down. In just an instant, the five or six fleeing Dao Palace realm experts were all shattered into bloody mist, vanishing from sight...

Soon, the crimson light curtain that had converged overhead completely vanished, and the air became fresh again. However, the entire Heart Slaughter Sect battlefield, from top to bottom, was filled with a chilling, bone-deep stillness.

"Report!"

In the inner hall, several Heart Slaughter Sect disciples knelt before the back of a muscular man, easily two meters tall. Their faces were filled with terror and shock.

"Reporting to the Sect Master, three uninvited guests have arrived outside and have slaughtered the Grand Protector and all the elders..."

"What?"

The large man abruptly turned around, his face etched with incredible shock. A scar was carved onto his left cheek, and his corresponding left eye glowed with an icy blue light.

"I knew it, that half-dead woman is trouble. But there's no helping it; obtaining good things always comes at a price. As long as I can devour her bloodline, my Ice Heaven Demonic Art will reach grand completion, and I'll have hope of breaking through the limits of the Dao Palace realm."

"Buddy, are you already planning your goals for your next life, so soon?"