Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 290: Chapter 194: Another Turn_2

However, the price of human transference was the revelation of the array’s structure.

All nodes laid bare, all foundations exposed, the Big Dipper Array’s framework fully revealed, unable to transform for the time being.

If not for this, how could one neutralize the opposing force’s mountainous pressure and timely transfer his body to another position?

This was the price he paid, and also the fruit of his adversary’s battle.

“Boom!!!”

Another thunderous roar, thunder fire meteor falling, striking the array’s foundation.

The might of thunder fire, the force of the meteor, their power need not be mentioned in detail; a single boom, though not cracking the sky or splitting the earth, was enough to shake mountains, destroying every crucial node and foundation of the array in an instant.

“Rumble!”

Outside the great array, amidst the mountains.

A massive tremor shook the surroundings.

“What’s going on!”

“Has the formation broken?”

“Quick, look…!”

The ground shook, and hearts trembled in all directions.

Amidst the shock of the crowd, they saw the spirit light shatter again.

The gates of Mount Tianshu, dust waves like billowing tides, rolling out.

“Has the great array broken?”

Xiao Miao too was startled to her feet.

“Get down, are you looking to die?”

Elder Zhen barked sharply, “The formation hasn’t completely broken, and this fire hasn’t died down. If you don’t want to die, stay down!”

“Rumble!”

Before his words finished, another noise erupted.

The gates of Mount Tianshu, spirit light shattered, mountain body fractured.

The Big Dipper Pivot Array was on the brink of collapse.

Such was the might of the meteor.

Within the earth, another heavenly pit appeared, like an abyss stretching across.

Yet, before the dust had settled and the commotion ceased, light and shadows burst forth from the abyss, striking up towards the heavens once more.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Light and shadows like dragons, lightning fleeing in terror, sweeping across the sky, a momentary crackling heard throughout.

Star Mirrors, Star Mirrors, twenty-one Star Mirrors, in an instant eighteen shattered.

Not only were the mirrors shattered, but also lives were lost, six Nascent Souls wielding the mirrors were struck by the ground seal, their bodies and treasures exploding in unison.

“How dare you!!!”

A scream of fury and astonishment, True Man Taihua, controlling the body of Yuyao herself, watched six of her direct disciples perish, eyes nearly splitting with rage, fury burning up to the heavens.

However…

“Boom!”

Xu Yang turned, releasing a seal, the forces of thunder, lightning, wind, and fire assisting, furiously smashing towards the enemy leader.

“!!!”

Taihua’s pupils shrank, filled with utter terror, desperately activating her mana, trying to avoid this lethal attack.

However, Beidou Tianshu half destroyed, the Star Treasure Mirror ten-to-one gone.

Without the support of the great array and lacking the aid of the spiritual treasure, how much difference could there be between her “divided spirit incarnation” and an ordinary Nascent Soul?

Three Mountains, Five Peaks, Thunder Fire Rebellion, not only possessing the speed of a thundering star’s fall, but also the Earth Aura of Three Mountains and Five Peaks compressing down, even before the seal landed, the force arrived, pressing on her body, rendering her immovable, making it difficult to even activate her mana.

Dikui was in a similar situation before, only saving himself by shifting through the Big Dipper Array.

What did she have?

“Bang!!!”

A seal flipped over, striking directly in front of her.

Taihua couldn’t dodge in time, only feeling a pain in her face, and then she lost consciousness.

That was her experience.

But to others’ eyes…

“Splurch!!!”

With a single hit from the Thunder Fire Rebellion, the stunning beauty blossomed like a flower, a burst of scarlet exploding in the air.

The Gold Stone Earth Seal, too terrible in power, not to mention a beauty’s tender body, even a battle-hardened body could hardly withstand the sheer impact and compressive force.

The physical body shattered, the vital core of life, and the Nascent Soul they relied on for rebirth, unable to escape, perished within.

Such was its might!

“Taihua!”

“Yuyao!”

A cry of shock, a wail of grief.

Xu Yang’s expression remained unchanged, as he turned his body.

At the same time, a sword light rose, a long rainbow piercing through the sun.

One sword!

One thread!

One dot!

A sword light, concentrated to the extreme, fine as silk, minuscule like a speck of light, moved at an unimaginable pace through the void, stabbing towards Xu Yang.

Such sword filament, Earth Aura could hardly resist, the tiny spark pierced through flesh, and then violently exploded.

How did it explode?

The concentrated sword filament reversed in an instant, sword Qi bursting forth, exploding like a pear blossom rainstorm within the opponent’s body.

This one sword, poured out everything, truly everything.

Not just mana, not just cultivation, but even this top-tier Spirit Sword Tianshu, staked in a desperate bet, a decisive struggle.

Not a self-destructing spiritual treasure, but close enough.

Such a strike, made with the resolve for death, its mighty potential well imaginable.

The Earth Aura of chaotic yellow could not withstand the sword light piercing through.

Flesh and blood against the onslaught of ten thousand swords—what could be the outcome?

Certainly…

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Ten thousand sword qi exploded from within, blasting apart.

Yet the Taoist Man raised his hands, shaped them into claws and, with both hands channeling power, gradually brought them together in front of his chest.

As the claws channeled power, they wove a thick earthen hue, and under the suppression of the Earth Aura, the rampaging explosive sword qi was actually compressed back.

One stream after another, thousands upon thousands, as if time had reversed, the myriad burst sword qi strands solidified back into their original form, coalescing qi into swords, swords into threads, threads into light, the light revealing the man.

The figure of Dongcang materialized, gazing at the sword thread penetrating the opponent’s chest, then at the calm Xu Yang, his face a picture of utter astonishment and disbelief.

“You!!!”

“Bang!!!”

With a single horrified cry, he was abruptly smashed apart.

Xu Yang formed claws with his hands, daringly pressed down, and the extremely refined sword threads instantly shattered in the chest into tiny pieces, vanishing like smoke and ash.

“Crack! Crack! Crack!”

“Bang!!!”

Dongcang’s body trembled, and as he lowered his head, he saw countless fissures following the path of that sword thread, swiftly covering him completely; then, with a single touch of qi, a gunshot sound rang out, and he turned to flying ash and scattered away.

Reduced to ash, the Dao extinguished—instant death without even allowing the Nascent Soul to escape.

With a single technique and a single sword, one after another, they perished.

Three cultivators with Great Divine Power, and in a blink, two were dead.

However, after the fall of the two…

Xu Yang’s body trembled, Spiritual Light ignited like fire, erupting violently.

“Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!”

A series of rapid explosions, like firecrackers bursting, accompanied by thunder and lightning resounding in unison.

The shattered Spirit Light, the wild Mana, the body scarred and wounded.

At last, wisps of blue smoke rose, and his Daoist robe was in tatters.

The cultivator’s mouth was bleeding, and with shaking hands, he pressed them against his chest, attempting to drive his Mana to suppress his injuries.

However, the damage to the flesh was too severe, the Mana was present but uncontrollable, becoming chaotic within him instead of aiding him.

The Earth Aura around him also dissipated, thread by thread, losing most of its robust momentum.

Three Great Divine Powers, two rounds of bombardment, and finally, there was the Sword Cultivator’s life-taking, self-sacrificing sword strike.

Under such relentless battle, how could the Nascent Soul body withstand?

Both logically and emotionally, it was impossible!

To say he was severely injured was to be expected—death was well within reason.

To emerge unscathed would be the real issue.

Xu Yang spoke no words, flipping his palm to extract a Spirit Pill and swallowing it directly.

But as soon as the Spirit Pill entered his mouth…

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

The earth shook, the mountains quivered, and Spiritual Energy erupted tumultuously.

The ground boomed loudly, mountains trembled ceaselessly,

Rocks tumbled down, and dust clouds billowed. The gate of Mount Tianshu seemed to face doomsday, yet inexplicably, a vast amount of Spiritual Energy surged forth.

“This is bad!”

“Those bastards at Tianshu Sect can’t beat that old ghost, they’re gonna sacrifice the Spirit Vein and fight to the death with him!”

“The Spirit Vein of Mount Tianshu is a fourth-tier Spirit Vein; with this sacrifice, activating the Great Array, they will both be annihilated in the end!”

“Kid, run!!!”

At this sight, the spectators outside the scene were shocked and confused.

Only Elder Zhen was awakened, and he hurriedly shouted a warning.

“Oh! Oh! Oh!”

Xiao Miao quickly rose to leave, but after a glance at his surroundings and a second thought, he ultimately decided to yell out at the top of his lungs.

“Whoever doesn’t want to die, run! The Spirit Vein of Tianshu is about to blow!”

No sooner were these words spoken than silence engulfed the area.

After the stillness came the commotion, and onlookers from all directions scrambled away in panic.

At this moment, within the Tianshu Sect, at the gate.

The Seven Star Command Banner fixed the void in place.

The shattered Formation roared into action.

Strands of Spirit Light shot outward, seeking to escape before being annihilated.

“Today, this old man will die together with you!”

The figure of Dikui appeared once more, his crown in disarray, his eyes red with blood, staring intently at the person within the Formation.

Xu Yang remained silent, his hair disheveled, his cloak tattered, beneath which the pulse of his Mana was erratic.

“Hahaha!”

Seeing this, Dikui laughed uproariously, “With Cultivation limited to this extent, even if you had Heaven Reaching abilities, you cannot defy the laws of reality. I don’t have much life left, going back to the Sect would mean sitting and waiting for death. It’s better to journey together. To have a great being send me off, I shall have no regrets in death.”

Xu Yang remained silent, concentrating his Mana into a hammer-like form, the drifting Earth Aura gathering once again into a seal.

The Rebellion Seal, the Rebellion Seal, it was indeed the Rebellion Seal!

“Hmm!?”

Dikui’s gaze sharpened, aware of his opponent’s plan, and then laughed loudly, “It seems you still have arrangements here, but unfortunately, my Big Dipper Immortal Sect is determined not to let you have your way. Hahaha!”

Amidst the laughter, the seven command flags rose, connecting with the Big Dipper Starlight above and drawing upon the Earth Spirit of Tianshu below, preparing for a last desperate struggle that would destroy both sides.

The cultivator said nothing, but drove the Earth Aura forward, eighteen Rebellion Seals tumbling with thunder and fire, choosing not to break the Formation and escape, but to bombard the surrounding heavens and earth.

“Boom!!!”

The next moment, all directions exploded, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered, a terrifying force swept through annihilating hundreds of miles around, engulfing the entrance to Mount Tianshu, leaving behind a zone of imbalance and disorder, a chaotic and terrifying domain of death.