Chapter 488 - 367: Killing Intent, Breaking the Formation, Ranked First

He only pretended not to care about Zhao Shuang’Er, when in reality, it was because he had such an overbearing life-saving elixir.

If I had known things would turn out this way, I should have sent Zhao Shuang’Er off first, so Lin Chang’sheng would regret it for the rest of his life.

"So what if I lied to you? Time to hit the road!"

Lin Chang’sheng had no intention of exchanging more useless words with Xiang Tian; he just stepped forward and shattered his heart with a single kick.

Splurt—

Xiang Tian’s body arched, he spat a mouthful of blood skyward, his eyes bulged, and he slumped to the ground, dead.

Buzz—

In the next instant, a Primordial Spirit shot out from Xiang Tian’s body. Lin Chang’sheng tried to capture it with the Myriad Soul Banner, but failed—Xiang Tian’s Primordial Spirit escaped.

"I’ll have to strengthen the Myriad Soul Banner!"

Lin Chang’sheng mused inwardly. The Myriad Soul Banner could collect souls and Nascent Souls from the Abandoned Land, but not Primordial Spirits.

"Brother Chang’sheng, I really thought I was dead for sure—"

Zhao Shuang’Er gazed tearfully at Lin Chang’sheng, making him feel a twinge of regret for having hurt her with the Divine Thunder Bow just now.

"No way, there’s no chance I’d let you die, Brother Chang’sheng! Let’s go—we should get out of here, otherwise it’ll just get more dangerous!"

Lin Chang’sheng muttered to himself, then led Zhao Shuang’Er toward the array at the center area.

Roar—

But when Lin Chang’sheng got there, not only were the fierce beasts not wiped out, the array constantly gathered more, making their numbers multiply steadily.

"Brother Lin, break the array, quick, or we’re in real trouble!"

Zhou Qibai saw Lin Chang’sheng arrive and immediately called out, anxious.

Right now, Lin Chang’sheng had no great opinion of Zhou Qibai; at critical moments, the guy always stood by doing nothing, yet when he needed something, he’d ask for help.

"Brother Zhou, you’ll have to rely on yourself! If you want others to do everything for you, what’s next—you need my help on your wedding night too?"

Lin Chang’sheng sneered.

The moment he said this, the surrounding disciples burst out laughing.

"You—"

Zhou Qibai was so furious at Lin Chang’sheng’s words that he nearly coughed up blood.

Boom—

Not far away, Hou Shaojie punched a tiger away and dashed over to Lin Chang’sheng’s side.

"So, does this mean you’ve found the way out?"

Hou Shaojie noticed how calm Lin Chang’sheng was and concluded he must know the means to escape.

"I’ve already found the array-breaking technique. Just waiting for the right timing!"

Lin Chang’sheng said with full confidence.

This array was no big deal to him. The Ten Directions Evil Array only allowed passage if all ten stone altar patterns matched; that’s when one stone altar provided an exit. If the altar designs didn’t match, it was a killing array.

Frankly, this was the kind of array even beginners came across. Trapping Lin Chang’sheng with it was impossible.

The only ones who would get stuck here were those who knew nothing about arrays at all.

Seeing Lin Chang’sheng so sure of himself, Hou Shaojie finally relaxed. As long as he followed along, he wouldn’t end up in trouble!

As the two spoke, a tiger pounced at Lin Chang’sheng, but he didn’t even step back—one punch sent it shaking apart, dissolving into flecks of starlight.

A fierce beast at the Early Stage of Void Refining was basically nothing to Lin Chang’sheng.

The Immortal Martial Hall disciples nearby, having seen Lin Chang’sheng’s strength, hurried over.

"Brother, your power is remarkable—how about joining our Immortal Martial Hall? Our sect excels in creating Immortals. With our cultivation, you’re sure to reach the Immortal Realm that countless cultivators envy!"

Yang Huaizhen offered, friendly smile in place.

Lin Chang’sheng’s strength during this trial was already standout.

He’d managed to fight off elite disciples from all the major sects by himself—within a few breaths, he killed them all.

And now, slaying fierce beasts took him just a single punch. Clearly, his true strength went even further—he could surely compete with even Late Stage Void Refining prodigies.

"I appreciate the offer, fellow cultivator, but I’ll have to answer after I leave this place."

Lin Chang’sheng replied noncommittally—neither accepting nor refusing.

After all, Immortal Martial Hall couldn’t provide protection, only training, like some academy.

You just can’t compare that to what a sect offers.

In a sect, every prodigy disciple is a vital treasure—they’ll go all out to train and protect you.

"Alright, then I’ll wait for your good news, brother!"

Yang Huaizhen sounded a little disappointed.

If a prodigy like that joined another sect, it would be a real loss for the Immortal Martial Hall.

"So smug—just wait for the next round, let’s see how strong you really are!"

Zhou Qibai watched the Immortal Martial Hall try to recruit Lin Chang’sheng and straight up started to resent him.

"Senior Brother Zhou, how do we break the array?"

Yu Tingting followed Zhou Qibai, instantly worried.

Her senior brother was always absorbed in cultivation—he knew basically nothing about arrays.

She’d studied a little herself, but faced with a grand array like this, she didn’t dare leap in recklessly.

One wrong move and the price could be your life.

"Just wait. I can’t believe they’d rather die here than try something!"

Zhou Qibai’s cultivation was at the Middle Stage of Void Refining, so he could withstand the fierce beasts, but the other disciples had it much worse.

Once they couldn’t take it any more, they’d definitely try climbing the altars and taking a chance.

If someone succeeded, all they’d have to do was tag along.

Yu Tingting glanced at Lin Chang’sheng, who looked absolutely calm and confident, and couldn’t help but envy him a little.

Then she looked at her own senior brother, looking totally clueless.

The contrast couldn’t have been clearer.

Crack crack crack—

At last, after several minutes of fighting, the array underwent further changes.

People began to get tempted again to give it a try.

As soon as the array settled, someone went up to try, but luck wasn’t with them—they got suppressed and torn apart, yet again.

"Brother Lin, didn’t you say when the altar patterns matched you could step out? So why—"

Hou Shaojie noticed that the altar patterns now matched, yet people who stepped up were still torn apart. He grew puzzled.

"Not every altar is a way out."

Lin Chang’sheng replied simply.

He waited to act until the grand array was about to transform again, so no one else could follow when he left.

When the altar patterns matched, only one altar would actually let you leave.

The others, even if matching, were still killing arrays.

After a few attempts and instant deaths, no one else dared step forward.

They all figured the array’s new configuration was still just a killing array.

As more time ticked by, more and more disciples met their end.

"Let’s go!"

When he figured the timing was right, Lin Chang’sheng whispered, taking only Hou Shaojie and Zhao Shuang’Er with him.

The others didn’t concern Lin Chang’sheng at all—if they survived or not, that was their own luck.

"T-th-they’re gone!"

Yu Tingting saw Lin Chang’sheng make his move and wanted to follow.

After all, Lin Chang’sheng wouldn’t take a step unless he was sure.

But just as Yu Tingting started forward, Zhou Qibai pulled her back.

"They’re going to die! Didn’t you just see those disciples who went before? That’s a killing array—going up there is certain death!"

Zhou Qibai said, self-assured.

But in the next instant, what happened made his eyes go wide with shock.

Lin Chang’sheng and his two companions landed safely on the eastern altar, completely untouched by the killing array.

Zhou Qibai was absolutely dumbfounded.

Everyone else was also left in stunned disbelief.

"How—how is this possible?"

Zhou Qibai’s face was full of shock.

Buzz—

In the next moment, a white light enveloped the three and transported them away in an instant, vanishing from atop the altar.

"That’s the only Life Sect! Quick, go, go!"

The other disciples saw Lin Chang’sheng and the others leave, instantly realizing that was the one and only exit. Everyone rushed toward the altar at once.

Some even started fighting to get a spot.

For that single chance at survival, they fought to the death.

Many disciples didn’t die to fierce beasts—but to the hands of disciples from other sects.

Crack crack crack—

But to everyone’s dismay, before they could get their footing, the altar began to slowly turn again.

The array transformed once more.

"No—!"

Zhou Qibai saw the array shifting and could only leap backward to save himself.

Otherwise, if he ended up on the altar, he’d be torn to pieces with nothing left.

Sure enough, just as Zhou Qibai jumped back, the disciples who landed on the altar were caught in the array, torn apart in a blink by the grand array.