Chapter 536 - 262: The End, The Curtain Falls?

Chapter 536: Chapter 262: The End, The Curtain Falls?

Duan He could never have imagined that Chen Sheng was this powerful.

He was completely outmatched in Mental Realm, Divine Techniques, and physical prowess.

One could say that aside from his slightly lower Cultivation, Chen Sheng was stronger than him on almost every level—and that strength was more than enough to overcome the difference.

What made Duan He even more desperate was...

...that he couldn’t even escape.

The Blood Shadow Escape he had placed so much hope in was completely unable to create any distance.

Because Chen Sheng had also cultivated the Blood Shadow Escape Secret Technique.

At this moment, trapped within the Golden Bell, Duan He felt true fear and despair for the first time.

Feeling the Demon Fire continuously eroding his flesh and True Essence, Duan He’s eyes filled with bitter resentment. He struggled to submit, his voice a desperate plea to Chen Sheng:

"No... Chen Sheng... Don’t kill me... I can give you the Blood Spirit Demon Fire! As long as you spare my life, everything I have is yours!"

"Once you’re dead, these things will be mine anyway."

Chen Sheng remained impassive, completely unmoved.

"I... I can tell you about a monumental opportunity! A secret that no one else knows.

"Let me go, and I’ll tell you everything. It’s an opportunity that even Refining God masters beyond the Golden Core realm would covet!"

To save his life, Duan He was now throwing everything on the table.

However, Chen Sheng’s reply left him utterly stunned.

"I know everything you know. I also know things you don’t. Why would I need you to tell me?"

Chen Sheng sneered.

According to the Celestial Book, Duan He wasn’t even clear on this so-called secret himself; it was merely speculation. Chen Sheng had no intention of letting him go so easily.

As for the secret itself, Chen Sheng was confident he could uncover it on his own when the opportunity arose.

"No... I’m willing to be your slave, your servant! I only beg you to spare my life!"

Seeing the surrounding Yin Fire flare up, Duan He shrieked in terror.

This time, however, Chen Sheng ignored him. With a single thought, the Nine Nether Yin Fire surged forth, completely engulfing Duan He in its flames.

A little over ten breaths later.

The Golden Bell that had surrounded Duan He slowly dissipated, revealing a cluster of blood-red Demon Flame, a Demon Blade, and a Storage Ring.

The Demon Flame was the Blood Spirit Demon Fire that Duan He had painstakingly refined.

The Demon Blade was his Magical Artifact, the Blood Transformation Demon Blade, which he had nourished for many years.

As for the Storage Treasure, it undoubtedly held all of Duan He’s possessions.

As for his physical body, it had been completely annihilated by the Yin Fire, reduced to nothing but a few specks of black ash drifting in the air.

Chen Sheng’s gaze swept over the items. He collected the Demon Flame, Demon Blade, and the ring before turning and charging back toward the chaotic battlefield.

In truth, his primary target had been Duan He.

However, only by eliminating all the remaining trouble could he consider the job truly finished.

When Chen Sheng returned, the melee was still raging, having escalated into an extremely brutal state.

The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect had already lost two Profound Mastery experts: Ouyang Li and an elder from another family. Their losses were severe.

But the alliance of the four sects had suffered far worse.

Not counting Duan He, whom Chen Sheng had just executed, more than half of the Profound Mastery experts he had brought were now dead or wounded. Lan Yufei, controlling the Grand Array, was responsible for over half of those casualties.

Even experts of the Profound Mastery realm struggled to contend with a Tier Four Grand Array.

As long as they held out, the alliance of the four sects was doomed to fail.

When everyone saw Chen Sheng returning with Duan He’s Lifebound Magical Artifact, the Blood Demon Blade, in his hand, all eyes turned to him. For the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, it was a look of joyous surprise.

For the alliance of the four sects, it was pure terror.

Duan He... was dead!

The reality of it sent a chill down everyone’s spine.

The elders of the Blood River Sect were particularly horrified.

They knew their Sect Leader’s strength well. He was an absolute peak Profound Mastery expert, the strongest among them all. But now, their strongest... had fallen.

In an instant.

Without a moment’s hesitation, the remaining Profound Mastery elders from the Blood River Sect turned and fled, scattering in all directions with no will left to fight.

As the Blood River Sect fled, the experts from the other Three Sects cursed under their breath. But seeing the state of the battle, they didn’t try to hold on, either. They also turned to retreat.

They knew that, trapped within the Grand Array, their chances of escaping were slim.

But what if there was a chance?

If they could just break open a single crack, there would be a glimmer of hope!

But now that they wanted to escape, the members of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect were not about to let them.

Lan Yufei activated the Grand Array, trapping the great elder Song Zhe first.

Sun Yuzhi intercepted the Valley Master of Black Wind Valley.

The other Profound Mastery experts, their spirits soaring, fought desperately to hold back their own opponents.

As for Chen Sheng, he had made his move the instant they began to flee.

With a wave of his hand, Demon Fire surged across the battlefield, its flames seeming to blot out the sky.

In an instant, an early-stage Profound Mastery expert was enveloped by the Demon Fire. Before he could even struggle, the violent crimson flames completely submerged him. In just a dozen breaths, he suffered Total Annihilation.

Such was Chen Sheng’s power now.

Having reached the peak of the mid-stage Profound Mastery realm, Chen Sheng could even execute late-stage experts, to say nothing of a mere early-stage Cultivator. In his eyes, they were no different from ants.

Witnessing this terrifying display of power, the few Profound Mastery experts who had been about to attack him didn’t hesitate for a second. They turned and fled.

The Profound Mastery experts from the Blood River Sect, who had been the first to flee, had already reached the black curtain of light that marked the Grand Array’s border. They were now desperately attacking the seemingly indestructible barrier with all their might.