Chapter 1263: Breaking the Seal

Seeing that Tianzheng remained silent, Devil Lord Tongyou spoke repeatedly, "Since it is an ancient cultivator and not some supreme treasure, everyone benefits if we capture it. Your Sin Abyss alone probably cannot handle it. Why fight to the death? If something goes wrong, it will be too late for regret!"

Tianzheng turned his head and glanced at Old Devil Ye. The seal over the blood pool had fluctuated more and more violently, on the verge of breaking.

In truth, Tianzheng was a little worried. Although he had probed with the secret technique of the devilish monster, and the sealed ancient cultivator had most likely already been at the end of their strength, unable to stir up much trouble, the methods of ancient cultivators were impossible to predict. If anything unexpected happened, and they were restrained by their enemies, then relying on Old Devil Ye alone might not be enough to subjugate the ancient cultivator.

If the ancient cultivator escaped, they might really bring about a catastrophe, just as Devil Lord Tongyou had warned. Times had changed. Their schemes had already been exposed by Small Cold Domain, and the situation had grown unfavorable.

As Tongyou had said, Ziwei Palace contained countless treasures. Sin Abyss alone could not swallow them all. Negotiating a division of benefits, jointly imprisoning the ancient cultivator, and exploring Ziwei Palace together was not a bad option.

Yet Old Devil Ye ignored Tongyou completely. His fingers moved like spinning wheels, swift as lightning, showing no intention of negotiating with Small Cold Domain, as if he had everything under control.

Seeing this, Tianzheng suppressed his distractions and fully activated his astra.

At the same moment Devil Lord Tongyou spoke, Qin Sang and the other two had already passed through the ancient barrier and entered the Star River Chart.

Seeing the situation, they immediately understood their predicament. Without hesitation, they drove their astras and launched a full assault.

Tianzheng faced four opponents alone and quickly found himself overwhelmed. Though his astra was exquisite, he struggled under the pressure.

The space sealed by the astra had grown unstable. Qin Sang and the others were drawn into the starry river, pouring out their full strength in an attempt to break free.

A phantom of a demonic beast soared among the stars. A mass of devilish flames spread with world-burning might, annihilating countless stars. A black tower trembled lightly, causing entire stretches of starry sky to collapse.

At the same time, Devil Lord Tongyou continued bombarding relentlessly with yin thunderbolts.

Among the four, aside from the Lightning-Devouring Falcon, who had been trapped for many years and was slightly weaker, none could be underestimated. Tianzheng clenched his teeth, sweat pouring down his face, and soon could no longer hold on.

Knowing he could not delay them for long, he urgently transmitted a message to Jiang Chenzi, urging him to return at once and deploy the banner gate array above the blood pool to buy time for Old Devil Ye.

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Within the banner gate array, two grand arrays clashed.

Jiang Chenzi and the others appeared relaxed. Though the situation had been somewhat tense at first, once the banners connected with the Black Tower Array and drew upon its power, the defense became as solid as iron, easily holding off their opponents.

Suddenly, Jiang Chenzi’s expression changed drastically as he cried out, "We’ve been tricked! Let's move!"

Everyone’s expressions shifted. They immediately attempted to activate the array and regroup with Tianzheng.

Within the Dual-Polarity Nine Palaces Array, Xiang Qing had been observing the banner gate array all along. When he saw the blood light rapidly retreat and the surrounding pressure drop sharply, he instantly understood that Devil Lord Tongyou had succeeded. He immediately ordered a change in array.

Boom! Heaven and earth flipped. The ground rose upward as the Nine Palaces reversed. The Reverse Nine Palaces Array formed in an instant.

The Nine Palaces hung high above, descending to cover the banner gates.

At the same time, Jiang Chenzi and the others felt the three banner gates become unbearably heavy. A tremendous pressure descended from above, pressing down on them as if they had fallen into a swamp.

The Reverse Nine Palaces Array specialized in trapping and killing! In an instant, the roles reversed. Jiang Chenzi and his group were now the ones trapped, unable to escape.

Though the Dual-Polarity Nine Palaces Array was not as powerful as the banner gate array, it could still entangle Jiang Chenzi for a period of time. At this critical moment, where every second mattered, that delay was enough to be fatal!

Unable to return in time, Jiang Chenzi left Tianzheng in a dire situation. Suddenly, a muffled thunder sounded. A mass of yin thunderbolts burst forcefully out of the starry river and shot straight toward him.

Behind it followed devilish flames and the shadow of the tower. Tianzheng was horrified and did not dare take the attack head-on. He immediately dodged.

Boom! The starry river shattered into pieces. Four figures shot out, and the river reverted into the Star River Chart, flying back into Tianzheng’s hand.

Qin Sang, surrounded by devilish banners, broke through the Star River Chart. Sweeping his gaze forward, he saw Old Devil Ye and his blood devil incarnation seated cross-legged above the blood river.

"So it really is an incarnation!" Qin Sang’s eyes narrowed.

The aura of this incarnation was no weaker than the main body. Old Devil Ye had hidden his strength far too deeply!

From the blood devil incarnation, Qin Sang sensed dense bloodthirsty qi, extremely similar to the Old Devil Ye he had fought in Abyssal Ruin, with only slight differences.

Years had passed since that battle, so such changes were natural.

Back then, the blood devil incarnation had chased him and the Snake King into desperate flight.

Now that both the main body and incarnation were present, even though Qin Sang’s strength had greatly improved, seizing someone from Old Devil Ye’s grasp would not be easy!

Fortunately, they had the advantage in numbers, with four against three. As long as they created an opening for Jingyu, it would be enough!

Qin Sang’s thoughts raced, yet his movement did not slow in the slightest. He shot past Tianzheng and charged straight toward Old Devil Ye! Devil Lord Tongyou and the others did the same.

Tianzheng hurriedly activated the Star River Chart again. Having just lost the starry river, he lacked the strength to stop all four. He could only cast the chart toward Devil Lord Tongyou.

Since Tongyou had the highest cultivation, Tianzheng chose to block the strongest opponent, leaving the others to Old Devil Ye. At the same time, he took out a spirit talisman. His gaze shifted, locking onto Qin Sang.

Having heard of Demon King Ming Yue’s exploits in Abyssal Ruin, he did not hesitate to strike. The talisman transformed into a starlight giant, its aura no weaker than that of a Spiritual Infant.

With a crash, the Star River Chart unfolded once more, manifesting a starry river that surrounded Devil Lord Tongyou.

Tongyou sighed softly. He had long expected to be targeted. He needed to break the Star River Chart first. Unfortunately, Dongyang Bo had vanished unexpectedly, or today’s victory would have been assured.

A faint glow flickered within his dantian as a walnut-sized black seal flew out. The moment the seal appeared, ghostly wails filled the air, transforming the starry sky into a domain of ghosts.

While they were locked in a stalemate, Qin Sang was held back by the starlight giant, and Qingjun and Jingyu had already passed Tianzheng.

Old Devil Ye, who had kept his eyes closed while focusing on breaking the seal, suddenly opened them. A flash of blood-red light flickered in his pupils.

Then both he and his blood devil incarnation let out furious roars. Burning their blood and essence, blazing blood flames erupted from their bodies, condensing into a pillar of blood flames in their palms, which slammed violently into the blood pool seal.

"Stop him!" Qin Sang and Qingjun both heard Devil Lord Tongyou shout, but it was already too late.

Boom! After working for so long, the blood pool seal had already been on the verge of collapse. Under the impact of the blood flame pillar, it shattered instantly.

Breaking the seal, Old Devil Ye glanced at the crowd, still expressionless, then leaped straight into the blood pool.

Jingyu had come for the Corpseflower Blood Amber and had no interest in the ancient cultivator.

If she failed to obtain it, she would die from heavenly tribulations. Even if she obtained a secret technique to reach the Divine Transformation Realm, it would be meaningless. Thus, the moment the seal broke, she did not even glance at Old Devil Ye and plunged into the blood pool without hesitation.

Qingjun was just as fast. However, the blood devil incarnation did not follow the main body. Instead, he activated the Blood Moon Wheel and smashed it fiercely toward Xiang Qing, then lunged at Jingyu with his entire body!

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