With no other choice, Celestial Concealment could only use Spear Aura to face the King Corpse.
Because he sensed that the magical power within this King Corpse was actually on par with his ownâit was clearly at the Nascent Soul Great Cultivator Level.
If he were struck by a King Corpse of Nascent Soul Great Cultivator Level, the outcome was all too clear.
Even if he wasnât killed instantly, he would absolutely be gravely wounded.
By comparison, Lin Changâsheng was only at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soulâthere was no way his power could match that level of force.
Celestial Concealment thought that, relying on his Nascent Soul Great Cultivator body, he could definitely withstand that punch.
Seeing Celestial Concealment dismiss his attack, Lin Changâshengâs lips curled into a cold sneer.
Boomâ
Boomâ
In the very next instant, two violent attacks clashed with a thunderous explosion that shook the heavens.
Celestial Concealment met the King Corpse head-on. The King Corpse was no match for the might of the Spear Aura and was sent flying through the air.
Yet the King Corpseâs body was terrifyingly tough, suffering little actual harm.
On the other hand, when Lin Changâshengâs Fist Aura landed on Celestial Concealment, it was an extraordinary blow. Celestial Concealment was smashed straight into the distance, crashing a hundred yards away and carving a deep crater ten yards wide into the earth.
Seizing the advantage, Lin Changâsheng raised his bow, not hesitating as nine Thunder Flame Poison Arrows burst forth, piercing toward the crater below.
Rumbleâ
The nine Thunder Flame Poison Arrows hammered into the pit in rapid succession, erupting in a deafening cacophony.
When the dust finally settled, a charred, blackened figure slowly emerged from the crater, battered and utterly disheveled.
In this moment, the Celestial Concealment Divine Master no longer possessed even a trace of arroganceâhe had clearly been severely wounded by Lin Changâsheng.
His clothes were in tatters, his flesh and blood a mess.
"How... How is this possibleâ"
The followers gathered around Celestial Concealment Divine Master were utterly dumbfounded by what they had just witnessed.
A Nascent Soul Great Cultivator like Celestial Concealment Divine Master woundedâby Lin Changâsheng, a mere Middle Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator?
Celestial Secret Tower.
Celestial Secret Daoistâs heart lurched when he sensed this shift in momentum.
This boy is only at the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul, yet he can fight a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator head-onâand wound him within three moves?
What kind of monster is this?
"Master, Celestial Concealmentâs losing to himâthatâs good news for us, isnât it?"
The Little Divine Master, seeing Celestial Concealment routed like this, couldnât help but smile.
If Celestial Concealment lostâor even diedâit could only benefit their Celestial Secret Sect.
After all, right now the Beimu Immortal Realm was dominated by the Celestial Concealment faction.
Even the Beimu Immortal Emperor had to yield to him, and was thinking of handing the throne over to Celestial Concealmentâs grandson.
They now stood alone atop the worldâit was no longer a tripartite balance of power as it once was.
"He can lose, but he canât die. Otherwise, a great calamity will befall my Beimu Immortal Realm!"
There was a flicker of worry in Celestial Secret Daoistâs eyes.
From the start, heâd never held Lin Changâsheng in high regardâafter all, the boy was only at Middle Stage Nascent Soul. How could he possibly win against a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator?
Knocking the edge off Celestial Concealmentâs arrogance would be enough.
But if Celestial Concealment Divine Master fell, that would be a tremendous loss to the Beimu Immortal Realm.
Worseâif Lin Changâsheng sought to annihilate the Beimu Immortal Realm, perhaps no one would be able to stop him.
"It canât be that serious, can it?"
The Little Divine Masterâs heart trembled. Middle Stage Nascent Soul shattering a Nascent Soul Great Cultivator?
This was truly unheard of!
...
Imperial City Center Square.
Brooding within the massive stone statue, Bi Xi seethed with fury when he sensed Celestial Concealmentâs aura growing feeble.
"Trash, absolute trashâafter all the effort I put into cultivating you! You canât even deal with a mere Middle Stage Nascent Soul ant!"
Bi Xi bellowed. If not for his own bodyâs destruction, even with just one hand he could have crushed Lin Changâsheng with ease.
But his body was gone, his primordial spirit weakâhe had the will but not the means.
Otherwise, he wouldnât be hiding here, lying in wait for a chance at rebirth through possession.
"Use the Grand Array. Trap and kill this one!"
Bi Xi transmitted his voice to Celestial Concealmentâwithout enough power, he shouldnât act recklessly. With the Grand Array, ensnaring and killing Lin Changâsheng would be effortless.
...
Hearing Master Bi Xiâs voice in his mind, Celestial Concealment Divine Master dared not delay. He immediately slipped into the Cloud Concealment Tower and activated the Turtle Shell Array taught to him by Bi Xi.
Later improved through the efforts of Cloud Concealment, the array was now even more suited to set up in this Immortal Relic Land.
After all, the required materials were not easily found here in the Immortal Relic Land.
To set it up was all the more difficult.
Especially since the formation demanded powerful Immortal Crystals as its foundation.
But such crystals were nearly impossible to find in the Immortal Relic Landâso Celestial Concealment had to substitute with a hundred thousand Spirit Stones to establish the so-called Celestial One Turtle Shell Array.
Buzzâ
As he activated the Grand Array, a pillar of light streaked skyward from the top of Cloud Concealment Tower, spreading out like a fishing net once it hit midair, cascading down in all directions.
Seeing things turn dire, Lin Changâsheng immediately deployed the Secret Technique of the Ends of the Earth in an attempt to escape the Grand Arrayâs coverageâyet he was still a step too slow.
Rumbleâ
The Grand Array crashed to the ground barely ten yards ahead of Lin Changâsheng, enveloping him in its confines.
The massive array blanketed nearly a third of the Imperial City.
And Lin Changâsheng was not the only one trapped within it.
Countless civilians and Imperial City Guardsâand even many from Cloud Concealment Towerâwere all caught inside as well.
Trying to move, Lin Changâsheng found his feet rooted to the spot, body as if bearing the weight of ten thousand catties on his backâunable to budge.
"Lin Changâsheng, this is the Celestial One Turtle Shell Array, a gift from Master Bi Xi, fused with all my lifeâs insights. To perish beneath this arrayâconsider it your honor!"
Celestial Concealmentâs lips curled in a smile. Once the array was activated, let alone Nascent Soul cultivatorsâeven those at the Divinity Transformation stage would find it inescapable.
Only those who control the array plate could be spared, and even thenâonly within the plateâs circle of safety.
"Celestial Concealment Master, why are we being trapped by this array too?"
"Yeah! Hurry and lift the restriction!"
"It feels like there are ten thousand mountains pressing downâcanât breathe!"
"Lord Cloud Concealment, save usâ"
...
Outside the Cloud Concealment Tower, a group of Celestial Concealment Divine Masterâs attendants began frantically begging for help.
But Celestial Concealment only regarded them with utter indifference.
"Those who accomplish great things must endure sacrifice. To die for Master Bi Xiâthis is your highest honor!"
Celestial Concealment scoffed. Once the array began, there was no way to shut it off. Only when all the Spirit Stones were exhausted would the formation collapse.
The array covered a third of the Imperial Cityâall the way to the Imperial Palace itself.
Even now, the Beimu Immortal Emperor could sense the overwhelming pressure.
"Celestial Concealment Divine Master, are you trying to kill me along with him?"
From several miles away, the voice of the Beimu Immortal Emperor echoed in outrage.
Has this Celestial Concealment Divine Master gone completely mad?
"Your Majesty, this old subject means no harmâhe must be slain. If this one is not extinguished, my Beimu Immortal Race will never know peace. After the deed is done, I will beg your forgiveness!"
Celestial Concealment responded, though he felt not a trace of guilt inside.
Because, in Celestial Concealmentâs mind, Master Bi Xiâs command outweighed everything.
Heâd even sacrifice his own grandson to let Bi Xi possess himâwhat could he possibly not do?