Chapter 620: Chapter 417: A Dilemma

’I’d like to see how long you can last.’

The Dragon Demon Palace Master was controlling the Grand Array’s Core Array Plate. There was good news, and there was bad news.

The bad news was that Black Dragon Hall’s Elder Ruan Zhumei was dead. Her Demon Power fluctuations could no longer be detected on the Core Array Plate.

Before her Demon Power fluctuations vanished, there had been one powerful surge.

The good news was that the mysterious Spirit Refiner was trapped. Under the Grand Array’s assault, the mysterious Spirit Refiner could only defend with all their might, unable to even move an inch.

The Dragon Demon Palace Master walked out while continuing to control the Grand Array.

’This isn’t the time to be standing around here.’

Black Dragon Hall had already lost two of their Peak Core Formation Elders, but three other Elders were still present.

According to the Core Array Plate, all the Core Formation experts within the Dragon Demon Palace were currently moving toward the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s location.

’It’s a good thing the mysterious Spirit Refiner is being suppressed by the Grand Array. If they weren’t, rushing over would be suicide.’

Two Peak of Core Formation Demons had died at the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s hands. Compared to those two, even the strongest of the remaining Demons was significantly weaker.

"Elder Jin and Elder Ruan are both dead..."

A Late-stage Core Formation Elder from Black Dragon Hall was the first to arrive. He could no longer sense the auras of Jin Daolei and Ruan Zhumei.

If Jin Daolei and Ruan Zhumei were still alive, they should have been here by now, even without him needing to sense their auras.

He was simply trying to confirm what he was already almost certain had happened.

The two powerful Peak of Core Formation Elders from their Black Dragon Hall had both died at the hands of the mysterious Spirit Refiner.

The mysterious Spirit Refiner was now trapped, constantly bombarded by bolts of violet-black lightning. Even so, he didn’t dare to make a move, terrified that if he attacked, the Spirit Refiner would ignore their own defense just to kill him.

The lesson from the deaths of Elder Jin and Elder Ruan was clear. If the mysterious Spirit Refiner focused all their power on killing him, he would surely die at their hands without any meaningful way to resist.

Judging from the scene, both Peak of Core Formation Elders had died rather quickly at the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s hands.

The second to arrive was another Late-stage Core Formation Elder from Black Dragon Hall.

"Elder Pan, what’s the situation?"

"Elder Jin and Elder Ruan were both killed by the mysterious Spirit Refiner. The Spirit Refiner is locked down by the Grand Array and is now fully on the defensive," Elder Pan of Black Dragon Hall stated simply.

"Mid-stage Core Formation Cultivation... It’s already come to this, so why is the mysterious Spirit Refiner still disguising themself?" this Late-stage Core Formation Elder from Black Dragon Hall wondered aloud.

Beneath the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s disguise, even with their abilities, they couldn’t discern the Spirit Refiner’s true appearance.

"Elder Jin must have seen through the mysterious Spirit Refiner’s disguise. It’s a shame he didn’t leave any information behind."

"Elder Pan, are you curious what the mysterious Spirit Refiner looks like?"

"We can find out after they’re dead," Elder Pan said flatly.

"So, are you going to make a move?"

"If you want to attack, be my guest."

Clearly, neither of them intended to act. The other Late-stage Core Formation Elder from Black Dragon Hall was just trying to bait Elder Pan into attacking.

’A mysterious Spirit Refiner at the Mid-stage of Core Formation...’

Unsure if Elder Jin and Elder Ruan had managed to send any information before they died, the two of them exchanged a few words and then began sending messages of their own.

Before long, the final Black Dragon Hall Elder stationed at the Dragon Demon Palace also arrived, followed closely by the three Vice Palace Masters of the Dragon Demon Palace.

The Dragon Demon Palace Master was the last to arrive on the scene.

By the time the Dragon Demon Palace Master arrived, the other six Core Formation experts had already been talking for some time. The Palace Master was slower because he had to divert his attention to controlling the Grand Array.

"Just how long can they hold out?"

Thus far, the mysterious Spirit Refiner had already held on for a surprisingly long time.

This made the Dragon Demon Palace Master uneasy again.

"Seven Core Formation Spirit Refiners are heading our way. One is at Late-stage Core Formation, and the remaining six are split evenly between the Early and Mid-stages of Core Formation," the Dragon Demon Palace Master said, sharing the information he had.

At the edge of the Core Array Plate’s detection range, seven distinct Spiritual Power fluctuations were approaching. The remaining, fainter fluctuations that were moving slowly were most likely Foundation Establishment Stage Spirit Refiners.

After the Dragon Demon Palace Master shared this information, everyone understood clearly. These were the Core Formation Spirit Refiners from the Celestial Cloud Sect and the Wind Ling Sect.

The possibility of the mysterious Spirit Refiner coming here alone was very small. The information from the Dragon Demon Palace Master confirmed their suspicions: the Spirit Refiners’ current actions were an all-out assault on the Dragon Demon Palace.

"Our intelligence updates are too slow. We had no word of any Late-stage Core Formation Spirit Refiners in the Celestial Cloud Sect or Wind Ling Sect."

"This Late-stage Core Formation Spirit Refiner... it couldn’t be that Sword Cultivator from the Celestial Cloud Sect, could it?"

The most likely possibility had been spoken, and everyone fell silent for a moment.

Then, their gazes all turned to the mysterious Spirit Refiner who was currently resisting the violet-black lightning.

At this moment, they all understood one thing.

If the mysterious Spirit Refiner held out until the other Core Formation Spirit Refiners arrived, then trying to kill them would mean giving up most of the Grand Array’s defensive capabilities.

This was because the Dragon Demon Palace Master had already shifted most of the Grand Array’s power to offense. Under these circumstances, its defenses were merely at their most basic level. Under the combined assault of multiple Core Formation Spirit Refiners, the Grand Array’s protection would soon be shattered.

"Did any of you see the mysterious Spirit Refiner take any pills to recover just now?" the Dragon Demon Palace Master asked.

"I was the first to arrive. I didn’t see anything," replied Elder Pan of Black Dragon Hall.

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