The Prodigies War
Chapter 1597: Array Breaks Down

Clang!

As a deafening roar resounded, a blast of earth shaking fist power erupted like a tsunami, sending a jolt down Chi Wushu’s arm and causing him to lose grip of the bone battle spear.

The raging fist power came right at him.

What terrifying power!

Chi Wushu’s expression dramatically changed, and blazing purple lightning suddenly emerged on his chest and turned into a mysterious lightning totem to block Lin Xun’s punch.

Boom!

The force of the fist collided with the lightning totem, sending Chi Wushu propeling across the air. Blood trickled down his mouth and nostrils, and his vision blurred.

He couldn’t help looking aghast.

At that moment Lin Xun took advantage of the situation to follow up with another attack. Amidst a wave of sword chant, torrents after torrents of Taixuan Sword Qi spread outwards in midair.

The brilliant sword qi flooded the sky and the earth!

Thirty-Three Heavy Swords!

Chi Wushu felt his spirit leave his body, frightened out of his wits. At this moment, a feeling of suffocation, despair, and helplessness overcame him.

With no time to think, he could only activate his strongest life-protecting means. Immediately, a piece of human skin marked with dense red symbols appeared.

Emperor’s remains!

This piece of human skin was left behind by a sage from the Imperial Chi Clan who failed to attain the dao. The remains, inscribed with mysterious totems, had been kept safe all this time.

In itself, it was an incredibly rare treasure, more powerful and terrifying than a Saint treasure, containing the aura of an Emperor.

A treasure like that, even in the Imperial Chi Clan, was considered an unmatched treasure. There were very few of them, and every one destroyed was lost for good.

If Chi Wushu was not a leading figure of the younger generation in the Nine Dark Ancient Domain, he would never have been able to own such a rare treasure given his status and identity within the Imperial Chi Clan.

Boom!

The emperor’s remains glowed brightly and the totem rippled. Vaguely, the majestic sound of the Emperor dao seemed to be echoing, stirring the nine heavens.

The sword qi came roaring towards Chi Wushu, and a fierce collision sound boomed out.

It blocked it!

Chi Wushu felt as if he had narrowly escaped death.

He collected a little more of his scattered wits, but before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the numerous torrents of sword qi crashed down like multiple waves. Its power also steadily climbed as they piled on top of one another.

Then, the emperor’s remains quivered violently, and soon the totem symbols were destroyed and exploded inch by inch under the force of the unparalleled torrents of sword qi.

In a flash, the emperor’s remains had split open with a frightening crack in that earthshaking collision.

Rumble!

The next second, Chi Wushu felt a stinging pain in his eyes, then his body was submerged by the endless sword qi, and his flesh, tendons and bones ruptured one by one as if he was being dismembered.

“No—! What kind of sword inheritance art is that? Why is it so terrifying?” Chi Wushu shrieked inside the sea of sword qi, horror mixed with bitterness flashing across his face.

But immediately, the thirty-three torrents of sword qi completely drowned him and his voice.

Looking down from the sky, the sword qi filled the entire battlefield, erasing Chi Wushu from the world!

Everything might have sounded slow, but in fact, from the moment that Lin Xun suddenly charged forth from the World Stabilizing Saint Array, to blasting away the bone spear with one punch, to destroying the emperor’s remains with a sword slash, and to ending Chu Wushu’s life, it all happened in the blink of an eye.

No one expected that Lin Xun would dare to step out of the array and face Chi Wushu head-on. More than that, no one expected that as soon as they exchanged blows, Chi Wushu would be utterly crushed, his body and spirit both destroyed on the spot!

Therefore, by the time Kun Shaoyu and the others wanted to help, it was already too late and they could only helplessly watch the unbelievable scene happen before their eyes.

So strong!

Everyone had the same thought. Lin Xun’s domineering and invincible appearance sent a chill down their spine.

Immediately, their expressions changed.

Chi Wushu!

He was the leading figure of the Nine Dark Camp, a peerless character who could shake the world, a star of the Imperial Chi Clan, and his name had long resounded throughout the world. His strength spoke for itself.

But now, he died with regrets.

For the Nine Dark Camp, his death was undoubtedly a heavy blow, and for everyone present, they were stricken to the core, like foxes mourning the death of a hare.

He died like that…?

Shocking!

He was also the second leading figure who died in Lin Xun’s hands after Jian Qingchen. Only six of the Azure Blue Eight Supremes remained.

For Lin Xun, it was imperative to kill Chi Wushu!

Although the Great Thousand Ghost Array was astonishingly powerful, so far, it had not killed a single leading figure.

And just as Zhu Yingkong said, the array could last at most a quarter of an hour when operated at full power.

More than half of this time had already passed. With the remaining time and the power of the great array, it was impossible to deal a substantial blow to those leading figures.

So, Lin Xun decided to take action himself!

It was no exaggeration to say that Lin Xun had absolute confidence in killing Chi Wushu, even if it was a one-on-one duel.

Moreover, he had an advantage over Chi Wushu given that the latter was restrained by the power of the great array.

Therefore, Lin Xun did not hold back at all. The punch was the Heavenshaking Punch and the sword slash was the Thirty-Three Heavy Swords—all martial arts power that had been integrated.

Under those circumstances, Chi Wushu’s death was inevitable.

It should be noted that when Lin Xun killed Jian Qingchen, his cultivation was only at the initial supreme True Saint stage, but now, he was an intermediate supreme True Saint!

“Let’s kill him together!”

“Kill!”

Roaring, Kun Shaoyu and the others charged at Lin Xun together.

Their eyes were all bloodshot, and their faces were livid. The anger and hatred building up inside of them completely erupted at the moment of Chi Wushu’s unexpected death.

However, their reaction was still one step too slow.

After killing Chi Wushu, Lin Xun had returned to the World Stabilizing Saint Array in a flash.

Thus, the barrage of attacks from Kun Shaoyu and the others had been blocked by the power of the array, unable to touch a strand of hair.

Meanwhile, under Lin Xun’s control, the Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits as well as the terrifying power of the universe were constantly closing in on them.

This suffocating feeling made them almost go crazy.

“Lin Xun, do you dare to come out to fight me?” Lie Qian bellowed, following Chi Wushu’s way of provocation.

His goal was very simple: lure Lin Xun out of the array.

Without even considering it, Lin Xun refused, “What’s the rush? Once the power of the array is all used up I can send you on your way then if you guys are not dead yet.”

Lie Qian shook with fury and started to hurl all kinds of curses.

But Lin Xun turned a deaf ear.

Rumble!

The great array buzzed, the dao runes rippled, and the power of the universe condensed into the heavenly sword, making several slashing strokes in the great array, cutting, splitting, stabbing...

Batches after batches of Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits charged fearlessly, leaving Kun Shaoyu and the others still defending passively.

Moreover, casualties continued to rise!

So far, more than forty of the group of elite supreme Saints from the eight domain camps had lost their lives. Only around twenty people were remaining, including Kun Shaoyu and the others.

In short, the array caused more than half of the casualties!

“Everyone, hold on a little longer, the array is about to collapse!” Zhu Yingkong reminded them.

Bang!

In the World Stabilizing Saint Array, Lin Xun suddenly took out the No-Nonsense Bow, drew the bowstring, and fired an arrow.

The wind howled and lightning flashed. The air tore apart like paper.

On the battlefield, Shi Pohai, who was surrounded by a group of Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits, sharply sensed the approaching deadly danger and unhesitatingly decided to evade.

But at the same time, the heavenly sword slashed down from above, blocking his retreat.

No!

Shi Pohai was so startled that his spirit almost flew out his body. His face became twisted with fear and anger as he fought back with his all.

Boom!

A divine arrow was shooting across the sky, the heavenly sword was slashing furiously, and countless Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits were coming at him from every direction. It felt as though an inescapable net was being cast at him.

No matter how astonishingly strong Shi Pohai was, he could not escape the fate of the Biluo Arrow piercing his body and being blasted across the air, leaving him good as dead!

If Kun Shaoyu had not come to his rescue in time, he would have been torn apart by a group of Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits.

Lin Xun was not surprised to have failed to kill Shi Pohai. He calmly drew the No-Nonsense Bow once again and aimed at his next targets.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Thunder rolled and the earth trembled. Divine arrows flew out one after another, shooting across the nine heavens.

Kun Shaoyu and the others were already in a passive and perilous situation, but now they were faced with a storm of arrows launched by Lin Xun, resulting in huge casualties in a short time.

Someone’s body was crushed by divine arrows, and flesh and blood flew about like rain.

Someone avoided the divine arrow, but was slashed to death by the sudden arrival of the heavenly sword.

Some were engulfed by a swarm of Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits and killed amidst shrill, indignant roars!

In just over ten breaths, only six people including Kun Shaoyu, Xue Qingyi, Lie Qian, Zhu Yingkong, Shi Pohai and Hua Hongxiao were remaining on the battlefield. The others had all died on the spot!

Kun Shaoyu and the others also sustained injuries of sorts and looked to be in a poor state. Their clothes were stained with blood and their hair was disheveled.

The most seriously wounded was Shi Pohai, who was on his last breath. Even if he continuously consumed various wound-healing medicines and elixirs, he would not fully recover in a short while.

Meanwhile, Lin Xun was unscathed, and his clothes were spotless. However, he had exhausted a lot of physical strength and was taking all sorts of divine herbs to replenish it.

Comparing the two, the superior and inferior were obvious!

“I’m going to get revenge for this! Lin Xun, we can’t exist under the same sky. You are my sworn enemy!” Kun Shaohao bellowed.

At this moment, Lin Xun put away the No-Nonsense Bow and swept a cold glance over Kun Shaoyu and the others.

“Whether or not there is a great array, it doesn’t matter at this point. What I’m most concerned about now is whether you guys will dare to fight to the end or just run away.”

That one sentence sent anger rushing through Kun Shaoyu and the others.

However, just when they were about to say something, they sensed a sudden change between heaven and earth. The terrifying oppressive force collapsed and vanished in an instant.

The forbidden array power that spanned thousands of miles receded like a tide.

The array had collapsed!

Only a few hundred of the Flying Immortal Ghostly Spirits that were controlled by the power of the great array were left. They regained their consciousness and, aware of the frightening power of Kun Shaoyu and the others, they lost their courage to fight and chose to flee.

Suddenly, all the restraints that had been weighing down Kun Shaoyu and the others were gone. They felt energized like tigers returning to the mountains.

Their gazes turned ice-cold and menacing as they landed on Lin Xun!