The Prodigies War
Chapter 1594: At Death’s Door

Everything including being trapped and borrowing the power of the Great Thousand Ghost Array as defense was a deliberate move of Lin Xun.

He knew very well that Zhu Yingkong had to have absolute confidence in his rune abilities if he went to such lengths to set up the array.

It did not rule out the possibility that he even wanted to compete with Lin Xun in the art of runes.

Therefore, Lin Xun directly surprised him with a difficult problem. If the other party did not take the bait, then the Great Thousand Ghost Array would be broken apart by the Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits.

When that happened, he could easily walk out and escape.

Zhu Yingkong must also be aware of this. Would he just stand and watch his hard work go to waste?

He definitely would not!

The moment that he decided to take action to solve this problem, it would be tantamount to ‘taking the bait.’

When that happened…

It was time for Lin Xun to give them a taste of their own medicine!

As Lin Xun predicted, in an imposing and aggressive manner, Zhu Yingkong marched into the mountain range, leading the group of supreme Saints from the eight domains.

His confident and fearless bearing made him look like the master of this world patrolling his own territory.

Lin Xun snorted coldly to himself, but his expression did not alter in the slightest.

He waited.

“Brother Zhu, I still think it’s best to be cautious. That guy has terrifying accomplishments in the art of the runes. I suspect he has other tricks up his sleeve.” Xue Qingyi still felt a feeling of unease swirling inside of him.

Everyone stared at him, speechless. Xue Qingyi was always ridiculously cautious with matters that involved Lin Xun, treating him like some sort of mighty savage beast.

This made many people displeased.

Look at our lineup. Even if you pick someone at random, they would still be a genius of their domain, possessing magnificent combat strength and outstanding talents and skills.

Moreover, people like Kun Shaoyu and Chi Wushu were the leading figures of their respective domain, possessing unparalleled powers and abilities that trumped all their peers of their domain!

Now, they had all gathered together. This star-studded group was enough to sweep the entire Nine Domains Battlefield.

Yet Xue Qingyi was still so wary and overly cautious. Many people couldn’t help but find it offensive.

“Brother Xue, I personally set up the Great Thousand Ghost Array and the one thousand Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits were captured by us all. It would be no exaggeration to say that we are the rulers of this mountain range!” Zhu Yingkong calmly reassured him. “Even if Lin Xun has another trick up his sleeve, it is futile. Don’t you see that he is already trapped and by himself?”

Xue Qingyi said in an unhappy tone, “Brother Zhu, do you think I’m too cowardly?”

Zhu Yingkong shook his head. “It’s important to be cautious, but victory is now within our grasp, so why should we still be acting over cautious?”

Before Xue Qingyi could say anything else, Zhu Yingkong had raised the small black flag in his hand.

They had arrived at where Lin Xun was trapped and saw the one thousand Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits madly attacking the World Stabilizing Saint Array around Lin Xun.

Swoosh—

As Zhu Yingkong waved the small black flag, an incredible scene followed.

The one thousand Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits came to an abrupt stop before parting like a tide. They stood still in the air, exuding the same terrifying fiendish qi, but they looked extremely tame.

Kun Shaoyu and the others couldn’t help but gasp in admiration once again. That’s the ability of a dao rune master; it is wonderful and unpredictable, rivaling the power of nature!

Zhu Yingkong tried to hide his smile when he saw the amazement in everyone’s eyes. “Everyone, watch me break that guy’s last support!”

As he spoke, he walked forward in large strides.

Kun Shaoyu and the others followed closely. Even though they were peerless figures, their bodies still tensed up when they passed by the dense crowd of Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits.

It was understandable. The presence of one thousand Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits would make anyone feel uneasy!

Only Zhu Yingkong remained calm and composed as he came to where Lin Xun was trapped. His purple eyes studied Lin Xun in the array from afar, and a playful smile touched the corners of his lips.

“Lin Xun, as a dao rune master, you must have noticed that you have reached the end of the line and are doomed!”

He was in no hurry to break the array, but spoke leisurely, “However, before you die, I can make a deal with you.”

“Speak.”

In the array, Lin Xun sat cross-legged on a boulder in a relaxed manner. He did not move a single jot when he heard Zhu Yingkong’s threatening remarks.

Kun Shaoyu and the others wrinkled their brows. What an unpleasant sight! He is already trapped, but he is still posing like that. He is indeed beyond arrogant!

However, they had long heard that Lin Xun was an arrogant person, so his attitude made a lot of sense. If Lin Xun showed signs of panic, it would instead make them suspicious.

“Hand over all the rune inheritances, and I will promise to let you die a dignified death and even send your ashes back to the Ancient Wasteland Camp, what do you say?” Zhu Yingkong said aloud, treating Lin Xun as dead already.

Only then did everyone realize that Zhu Yingkong was coveting Lin Xun’s rune inheritance arts!

“A dignified death…” Lin Xun repeated and burst into uproarious laughter. “I will say the same to you all. Hand over all your treasures now and kneel down to accept your death. I will also send your ashes back to your respective camps, what do you say?”

“If you don’t want to do this the easy way, then we’ll have to do it the hard way,” Chi Wushu grunted coldly.

“Brother Zhu, why bother negotiating with a madman? Once you kill him you can just search his spirit and get whatever you want.” Kun Shaoyu couldn’t help frowning.

The others were also getting impatient.

Lin Xun was clearly a stubborn person. It was impossible to make him bow his head and admit defeat by just saying a few words.

Zhu Yingkong’s face darkened. “You should know that I am not kidding.”

“Do you think I am kidding?” As Lin Xun spoke, he rose from the boulder and floated to the ground. He swept a cold glance over Zhu Yingkong and the others. “Or perhaps, you still don’t know that you are at death’s door?”

Everyone almost couldn’t believe what they heard. Is that guy crazy? How can he say something so absurd at such a time?”

They had all gathered in the Great Thousand Ghost Array and one thousand Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits were waiting for him, but he dared to tell them that they were at death’s door. Who would not find this absurd?

“It seems like you all are still not aware.” Lin Xun couldn’t help but smile, but his smile was particularly cold.

He could tell that Kun Shaoyu and the others had come out in full force so no one was left behind. This was enough!

“Brother Zhu, you also see that the boy is crazy and can’t be saved. It’s best to destroy the array quickly and kill him.”

Kun Shaoyu and others were filled with murderous intent, and could hardly hold themselves back anymore.

Zhu Yingkong nodded.

He activated the Eyes of the Torch Dragon. His purple eyes suddenly shone with strange light, a clear black and white shade, and produced cryptic symbols as they scanned the World Stabilizing Saint Array

Huh?

Very quickly, Zhu Yingkong realized something was wrong. A mysterious and wonderful connection had been formed between the Great Thousand Ghost Array and the World Stabilizing Saint Array, as if they had integrated.

If he destroyed the World Stabilizing Saint Array it would be equivalent to destroying the Great Thousand Ghost Array!

“What did you actually do?” Zhu Yingkong’s face went dark.

He turned to face Lin Xun, eyes brimming with hostility and brows slightly drawn together in bewilderment.

He failed to see through the secret even with the Eyes of the Torch Dragon. This was undoubtedly a huge blow to the proud Zhu Yingkong who had always been absolutely confident in his rune skills.

Everyone else tensed up. EvenZhu Yingkong can’t break the array?

If so, doesn’t it mean that even if the kid is trapped here, he is still in an undefeatable position?

Thinking of this, everyone realized that Xue Qingyi was right: Lin Xun was indeed extremely tricky to deal with!

“Brother Zhu, can it not be done?” Kun Shaoyu frowned.

How could Zhu Yingkong admit that Lin Xun was superior to him in terms of rune skills?

Kun Shaoyu’s words infuriated him. “Everyone, rest assured that the kid will definitely die this time!”

He took a deep breath and activated the Eyes of the Torch Dragon to full power. His entire body became filled with frightening divine power of the Saint dao and purple light flared around him.

But as time passed, everyone only noticed Zhu Yingkong’s face growing overcast and the veins on his forehead bulging. He seemed to be straining himself.

“Is this the Torch Dragon Lineage’s level of mastery in the art of runes?” Lin Xun said aloud from inside of the array.

“Shut up!” Zhu Yingkong bellowed. Certain that the Eyes of the Torch Dragon was ineffective, he felt frustrated and defeated.

Lin Xun uttered indifferently, “Flustered and exasperated…”

The faces of Kun Shaoyu and others clouded over, murderous intent exuding from them. The prey was right in front, but there was nothing they could do.

They gradually lost their patience.

“Do you really think I can’t do anything to you?”

Suddenly, Zhu Yingkong took a deep breath, as if he made a decision, and his face turned as cold as ice.

Swoosh!

Without hesitation, he waved the small black flag in his hand and bellowed, “Kill! Even if the Great Thousand Ghost Array is destroyed, do you think you stand a chance against one thousand Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits? With all of us here, where else can you run to?”

The eyes of Kun Shaoyu and the others flashed.

They all could tell that Zhu Yingkong indeed could do nothing about the array in front of them so they could only take the most violent and barbaric method.

This was to let the Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits attack together and destroy the Great Thousand Ghost Array. At that time, Lin Xun would no longer have the array defending him!

Rumble!

Suddenly, the one thousand Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits launched into attack mode once again. The combined power was tremendous.

Zhu Yingkong and the others did not hesitate to temporarily retreat from the area to avoid being impacted.

But at that moment—

Lin Xun finally made a move in the array. He stretched out his hand and a fist-sized Stabilizing Saint Orb appeared in his grip.

“This time, I would like to thank Brother Zhu for giving me the opportunity to kill you all in one go. Brother Zhu, to express my gratitude I would like to make it quick for you.” With a leisurely chuckle, Lin Xun whirled the orb in his palm.

Suddenly, the forbidden power of the great array that enveloped the world changed.

Instantly, Zhu Yingkong realized that the Great Thousand Ghost Array had escaped his control.

His face paled and his heart trembled terribly.

He yelled out uncontrollably, “How is that possible?!”