Translator: CinderTL
"Young Master, do you have a plan to repel our enemies?" Sang Bu asked.
Chi Pei, Tang Gui, and Sang Bu had been fleeing at top speed and had quickly exited the Nether Miasma Mountain Range. This meant they had left the core area of Rotting Miasma Ridge.
However, the Azure Profound Dove and the Blood-Eyed Giant Ape relentlessly pursued them, closing the distance with each passing moment.
The Azure Profound Dove, in particular, moved with effortless speed, easily keeping pace behind the trio.
As for the Blood-Eyed Divine Ape, its severe injuries had slowed it down, leaving it trailing behind. Were it not for the Azure Profound Dove's occasional wingbeats, which stirred up violent gusts of wind that forced the fleeing trio to divert their attention to defense, disrupting their escape speed, the Blood-Eyed Divine Ape would have been left far behind long ago.
"I do have a way to kill the Azure Profound Dove," Chi Pei said, "but I'll need both of your cooperation."
"Young Master, tell us what to do!" Tang Gui exclaimed, his voice tinged with urgency. "As long as we can eliminate this Azure Profound Dove, we'll do anything you ask!"
"Remember the Three Fiends Soul-Annihilation Formation I taught you before we set out?" Chi Pei asked. "If the three of us work together to activate it, dealing with this Azure Profound Dove will be child's play!"
"Young master," Sang Bu said, "time is of the essence. Let's activate the array immediately."
"Agreed!" Chi Pei replied.
Three array disks suddenly appeared before Chi Pei. He handed two of them to Sang Bu and Tang Gui respectively.
All three disks were dark gray, about the size of a bowl, and nearly identical in appearance. However, upon closer inspection, it became clear that the disk Chi Pei kept for himself was slightly different, its surface etched with more intricate rune patterns.
The three men each channeled magic seals into the array disks before them.
Simultaneously, they halted their escape light, hovering in mid-air in a triangular formation.
Chi Pei positioned himself at the apex, facing the approaching Azure Profound Dove head-on, while Sang Bu and Tang Gui flanked him on either side.
The array disks gradually emitted a faint, ethereal glow. The light surged skyward, converging in mid-air to coalesce into a towering Phantom Shadow.
The Phantom Shadow stood over three thousand meters tall, humanoid in form with two legs and two arms, yet its features were monstrous: a cyan face with fangs, black skin, and crimson hair.
In each of its hands, it wielded a curved blade that radiated a ghostly light, its surface covered in twisted rune patterns.
The Phantom Shadow swung its arms, the two curved blades in its hands slashing toward the Azure Profound Dove miles away.
The blades were long and shaped like lightning bolts, as if they could cleave the heavens and earth.
Sensing the approaching blades, the Azure Profound Dove abruptly halted its escape light. It opened its beak wide, unleashing a torrent of azure gale.
The gale roared like a raging storm, its winds surging like violent waves.
As the curved blades sliced into the gale, the rune patterns on their surfaces writhed frantically like living things. A deep blue light pulsed rapidly through the runes, yet it couldn't withstand the gale's ferocity. The blades' glow gradually dimmed, and fine, sand-like speckles began to appear on their surfaces.
Under the gale's relentless assault, the speckles gradually peeled away and vanished with the wind.
The long blades, now resembling severely weathered rocks, were tossed about by the gale, their fragments scattering like sand. The blades gradually disintegrated into nothingness.
The gale continued its rampage, sparing neither the Phantom Shadow nor its creator.
Torn apart by the gale's violent force, the Phantom Shadow's body crumbled like a weathered statue, its form gradually disintegrating.
Tang Gui and Sang Bu exchanged panicked glances.
The Three Fiends Soul-Annihilation Formation, which Chi Pei had claimed could easily slay the Azure Profound Dove, had failed to withstand a single strike from the creature.
"Don't panic! This isn't the true power of the Three Fiends Soul-Annihilation Formation. If the three of us inject our blood essence into the array disks, the formation's power will at least double!"
Tang Gui and Sang Bu, without hesitation, reversed their Qi and Blood, spitting out mouthfuls of blood essence that completely stained their respective array disks crimson.
The two array disks rotated slightly, their backs now facing the men's chests.
A faint white light emanated from the backs of the disks, illuminating their chests.
"Ah—!"
Simultaneous, agonizing screams erupted from their mouths.
Their chests suddenly exploded, leaving fist-sized bloody holes.
Scarlet blood coalesced into thin streams, gushing from the wounds and splattering onto the array disks.
The two men also sensed a strange power within the white light, completely halting the flow of spiritual power within their bodies. At the same time, their physical bodies were immobilized, leaving them frozen in place, helpless as the array disks drained their blood essence.
"Young master, what's happening?" Sang Bu asked, his voice trembling with fear.
"Chi Pei, what are you planning?" Tang Gui demanded angrily.
Upon hearing this, Chi Pei's lips curled into a cold sneer, as if mocking their foolishness.
"This formation isn't the Three Fiends Soul-Annihilation Formation, but the Dual Extremes Unification Formation. It can extract the blood essence and divine souls of two auxiliary formation controllers to amplify the formation's power."
As Chi Pei spoke, the array disks before Sang Bu and Tang Gui gradually glowed blood-red as their blood continued to flow into them.
The colossal Phantom Shadow formed from the ethereal light also gradually became tinged with crimson, its entire body radiating a scarlet aura. Combined with its ferocious visage, it resembled a bloodthirsty demonic god.
The Phantom Shadow's power surged dramatically, its tattered form rapidly regenerating. Even the completely dissipated curved blades reformed.
The gale, which had previously ravaged the battlefield, was now effortlessly deflected by the scarlet aura surrounding the Phantom Shadow, unable to inflict even the slightest damage.
Two curved blades slashed through the air, their razor-sharp edges aimed directly at the Azure Profound Dove.
A flicker of fierce determination flashed in the Azure Profound Dove's eyes, as if stunned by the Phantom Shadow's overwhelming power.
With a powerful flap of its wings, the massive bird abruptly retreated, narrowly evading the incoming blades.
Though the Phantom Shadow was powerful, it seemed unable to move and could only attack at close range. This realization greatly relieved the Azure Profound Dove; as long as it stayed outside the shadow's attack range, it appeared to be safe.
"Hahaha..." Chi Pei cackled triumphantly. "Vile beast, meet your end!"
As he spoke, the array disks before Sang Bu and Tang Gui began to shift.
The disks gradually rose, their backs casting a white light that illuminated the two men's faces.
"Chi Pei," Tang Gui roared, "though you are a core disciple of the Divine Blood Gate, you have no right to slaughter your fellow disciples. If Hall Master Feng of the Veiled Moon Hall learns of this, he will report you to the gate. You will face severe punishment under gate rules, and your soul will be scattered and your spirit vanished!"
By now, Sang Bu and Tang Gui had lost seventy to eighty percent of their blood. Their skin was deathly pale, resembling dried-out wood drained of moisture, leaving them gaunt and withered.
(End of the Chapter)
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