Chapter 38: Mutual Destruction

  "Hum!"

  As the green-shirted man's war energy was input, the originally seemingly substantial light array suddenly emitted a red glow, just like the fire-red bricks in a kiln, with a crystal-like luster flowing on its surface.

  At that instant, the black python's python dan had stopped expanding, and another mouthful of blood burst out, wrapping the entire python dan in it. Then, slowly controlling it to float towards the top of the light array, because it also knew that the green-shirted man was the strongest among these people.

  As the Jiao Dan slowly approached, the expression of the green-shirted man also became increasingly solemn. The occasional burst of red battle energy from the Jiao Dan shattered the surrounding space, revealing patches of eerie blackness.

  "Lock Dragon Chain!" The man in the green shirt shouted, and the people who touched the light array suddenly swung out several pale golden light chains, piercing through space towards the Dan Coils.

  Witnessing this scene, a hint of disdain flashed in the eyes of the black python, but more was its helplessness. That python bead was its entire cultivation after all. Even if it managed to escape death, it would never be able to cultivate to the seventh rank again.

  "Whoosh!"

  That golden long chain was seen in the wind, transformed into hundreds of meters long and short, carrying a majestic momentum towards that cyan Jiaodan, while that Jiaodan seemed to have a spiritual nature, floating forward between the gaps of the giant chain without any sense of pause.

  "Bastard!"

  The man in the green shirt saw this, let out a cold shout, and a blood-red light chain that was several times thicker than others suddenly shot out, and in an instant it arrived above the cyan Jiaodan.

  "Hahaha!"

  The next moment, the crimson light chain had already met with Jiao Dan. Jiao Dan seemed to have suddenly slowed down by a beat, and was tightly locked in by the light chain. The layer of refined blood on Jiao Dan's surface was like a pot of boiling water that had been doused with oil, violently bursting open and barely managing to repel the light chain.

  "Hmm!"

  The man in the green shirt let out another cold snort, and the white flames on his hand spread rapidly along the light chain, about to engulf the Jiaodan.

  Suddenly, the man in the green shirt standing at the top of the light array let out a muffled hum, and blood spurted from his mouth and nose simultaneously. The spreading flames stopped abruptly, and this sudden change shocked the six people into hastily looking up to ask questions.

  No need to think, this sudden change was naturally the handiwork of Tianyi. Tianyi had only used his Tianjing soul to strike the recognition sea of that man in green, although he couldn't heavily injure him, but it had forcefully interrupted his battle aura output, causing his battle aura to reverse, and his own inner palace suffered a light injury.

  The timing of the assassination was just right, not only secretly helping Hei Jiao gain an advantage, but also blocking the blue-clothed man. Anyone with discerning eyes could see that the blue-clothed man was the key to this light array. As the saying goes, "to capture a thief, first capture the king". Since he had decided to help Hei Jiao, Tian Sha naturally followed through on his words.

  "Hurry up and stop that Jia Dan!" The man in green clothes spat out another mouthful of bloody phlegm, seeing that Jia Dan was about to crash into the light array, he hastily shouted.

  Without the intervention of the man in green, those golden light chains were apparently unable to stop that Dan, and everyone could only watch as it slowly floated towards the top of the light array.

  Just as Jiao Dan was about to crash into the light array, Hei Jiao's eyes glanced at where Jiang Huan was hiding, and a strange aura spread out.

  "Boom!" The black python let out a loud roar.

  "Boom." A loud noise came, and the entire mountain range seemed to be shaken. Distant terrified beast roars echoed from afar. At the moment when the Dan Jiao touched the light array, time seemed to have stopped. A sharp red-gold-green three-colored light beam spread out in a fan shape, and the giant trees within dozens of miles were cut off at the waist, with smooth cross-sections like mirrors.

  After a few breaths, the light slowly dissipated in the air, and my gaze slowly shifted from the air to the lake surface. The terrifying shock directly evaporated the lake water as if it had been boiled away, and dazzling colors appeared in the air, exceptionally beautiful.

  The huge light array that had appeared earlier was also gone, apparently the Golden Stone Dragon Array could not withstand the impact of the Black Python's self-destruction of its inner dan.

  "Pffft, pffft!" Several coughing up blood sounds came from all around. Four of the original six people had been blown to a pulp by the intense impact because they were closer to the top and were now dead beyond recognition. The two survivors, who were closer to the lake surface, suffered the least impact but both lost an arm and lay severely injured on the ground.

  The basin was once like a paradise, but now it's a mess, with limbs and bodies scattered everywhere, blood flowing all over the ground, even the lake bed has been dyed red.

  After the self-explosion of the inner elixir, the black python directly fainted and passed out. In the instant of fainting, those huge eyes glanced at Jiang Huan's side intentionally or unintentionally.

  "Xiao Jiang Hao, the black python has already discovered us." A faint voice came from Yi Tian.

  "This, this is too abnormal, is this the true power of the War King?" Jiang Hao's voice was trembling with a hint of fear, clearly shaken by the previous battle that had deeply disturbed his young mind.

  "Teacher, you said that the Black Python has discovered us, how is that possible? The Black Python has only just advanced to the seventh stage, how can it possibly detect us?" Jiang Huan woke up from his surprise and was startled again by Xie Tian's words.

  "Heh, I think it's because dragons have a far deeper understanding of space than humans. Although that black serpent can't be considered a true dragon in the classical sense, it does possess dragon blood, so it should be able to use some spatial powers, right?"

  Tian paused for a moment, then continued: "Just now when I used my soul power to attack the man in green, that black python sensed my presence. Although soul power is invisible and intangible, it must cause spatial fluctuations, so the black python was able to sense me."

  "I really didn't expect that black python to self-destruct its inner dan. I wanted to stop it, but it was too late. Sigh, I can only lend a hand to hold it off for a moment." A somewhat helpless voice came from Tianyi.

  "Teacher, it's not your fault, I was being stubborn. But I really can't bear to see that black snake having its child taken away, teacher!" Jiang Hao's voice had a hint of defiance in it.

  "Heh heh, Jiang Heng, the teacher isn't blaming you. A strong person should indeed be able to look down on everything, but if they lose even the most basic emotions, then what's the point of becoming the strongest in the world? Loneliness is often the greatest killer of experts." Yi Tian lightly smiled and said.

  "Huh, teacher, what about that man in green? Didn't he just get taken out earlier?" Jiang Huan hastily asked.

  "After a brief examination, he shook his head and said: 'That person is not dead, although they suffered serious injuries, but it seems that they have a treasure protecting their body, so their breath hasn't weakened. This person is indeed extraordinary, I suppose in this vast continent, they wouldn't be some unknown character.'"

  As soon as the voice of the heavenly assassination fell, a figure flew out from the bottom of the lake, and it was that man in green clothes.

  At this time, the image of the man in green can only be described as disheveled, with a head of long hair messy and hanging behind him, his green robe now reduced to tattered strips, while his left hand continued to drip fresh blood.

  Seeing the miserable scene in front of him, the man in green clothes spat out a mouthful of blood again. Of the six people he had brought with him, only two were left, and he himself was seriously injured. If it weren't for the protection of the precious artifact, the Snow Silkworm Armor, he would have been the first to die in the collision just now, after all, that Dan had self-destructed right next to him.

  "What kind of person dares to launch a sneak attack on me? You're really looking for death." The man in the green shirt was now like a madman, and if it weren't for being impacted by a surge of spiritual power earlier, with his own cultivation he would have been able to dissipate at least half of the energy of that Gu Dan. Who would have thought that while he was focused on catching the cicada, there was an oriole sneaking up behind him, and he had unknowingly suffered a sneak attack.

  "What's going on, are you a turtle hiding in its shell? Hmph!" The man in the green shirt gave a cold and stern glance around, but didn't notice anything unusual, so he cursed out loud.

  "Haha, are you referring to me? I'm truly sorry, but when I saw your impressive cultivation, I couldn't help but want to spar with you!" A figure emerged from behind a giant tree, smiling as he gazed at the blue-robed man in mid-air. It was none other than Jiang Huan.

  (Second update)

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