Chapter 804 Breaking the Array Alone (Part 2)

Master Mo Chen let out a cold snort, suppressing the fury in his heart, and looked sinisterly at Li Ji’an: “Since Fellow Daoist Chang’an has such intentions, I shall give you a chance. If you want the position of Commander, then prove yourself on the battlefield! When you can achieve merits far beyond mine, this position will naturally be yours!”

Li Ji’an was about to speak when suddenly, hurried footsteps approached from outside the tent, and a Foundation Establishment disciple rushed in, looking alarmed, and shouted: “Reporting to all Ascendants! Blood River Valley has somehow breached the western outer Grand Array using some eerie method, and is now aggressively attacking the inner defensive Array!”

“What?!” Everyone in the tent turned pale.

Though Blood River Valley is not a Nascent Soul force, it excels in Blood Evil Secret Techniques, its methods are sinister and fierce, especially Valley Master Blood River Ascendant, whose cultivation has reached the peak of Late Period Core Formation, and who specializes in using Blood Evil Qi to erode arrays and weaken cultivators’ combat power.

Previously, Master Mo Chen had faced him, and it was only by relying on the advantage of Magical Treasures that he narrowly avoided a huge loss.

Now that the opponent has breached the outer Grand Array, if the western array falls, the entire coalition’s defenses will be disrupted!

Mo Chen’s expression instantly turned extremely ugly; he had just assigned Li Ji’an to guard the west side, and now trouble had arisen there, this was practically a slap in his face.

He suddenly looked at Li Ji’an, his tone filled with mockery and pressure: “Isn’t Chang’an Ascendant aiming for the Commander position? Now that Blood River Valley is attacking, it’s your chance to achieve merit! How about you handle this Blood River Valley crisis?”

The two Ascendants from Qinglan Sect’s faces changed drastically, and they rushed forward to intervene: “It’s impossible! Blood River Ascendant is too dangerous, his methods are eerie, relying on Chang’an Ascendant alone it is extremely difficult to cope! At least send three Ascendants, there’s a chance of victory!”

“Three Ascendants?” Mo Chen sneered, “Right now, every line of defense needs personnel stationed, where can we spare three Ascendants? Either Chang’an Ascendant goes, or we watch the western array fall, and Qinglan Sect will bear the consequences!”

The tent fell into dispute again, other factions’ Ascendants also showed difficulty on their faces, unable to make a decision.

At this moment, Li Ji’an spoke slowly, his tone calm yet full of confidence: “No matter. Just Blood River Valley, Li can handle it alone!”

As his voice fell, everyone in the tent was stunned, looking at Li Ji’an with disbelief. Even Master Mo Chen didn’t expect Li Ji’an to actually dare to agree.

Li Ji’an ignored the gazes cast upon him, his eyes landed on Master Mo Chen, he said lightly: “If Li resolves this crisis, shouldn’t the Commander position be reconsidered?”

Mo Chen’s eyes flashed with a hint of malice, then sneered coldly, “Alright! I promise you! As long as you can repel Blood River Valley and hold the western array, I agree to a fair duel with you for the Commander position!”

He was certain that Li Ji’an was probably not Blood River Ascendant’s opponent, might even meet his demise, thereby resolving the crisis and weakening Qinglan Sect’s strength, it would be a double win.

“It’s settled then.” Li Ji’an nodded slightly, said no more, turned and walked out of the tent.

The azure-gold Divine Rainbow pierced the horizon, enveloping Li Ji’an’s figure, hurtling straight towards the western array a thousand miles away.

The closer he got to the destination, the thicker the scent of blood in the air became, until it turned into a tangible dark red mist at the end, staining the whole sky in an eerie blood color, this place was covered by Blood Fiend.

Even in times of peace, Black Stone Mine’s cultivators avoided this area.

It was rumored that this place was an ancient battlefield of the Human Demon apocalypse, countless cultivators and mortals suffered, essence blood and resentment intertwined, after thousands of years of sedimentation, it condensed into this soul-corroding Blood Evil Qi.

Blood Fiend is formless, yet can penetrate artifact defenses, seep into flesh and soul, erode Dao Foundation.

Ordinary cultivators lingering in this area for long would at best face magical power disorder, at worst have their Dao heart broken and become bloodthirsty lunatics.

Only those with extremely powerful physiques, or cultivators skilled in Blood Evil Secret Techniques, can barely manage in this place.

Currently, Blood River Valley cultivators occupy this area, thriving.

They are originally skilled in Blood Fiend techniques, leveraging this area’s natural Blood Fiend atmosphere, their cultivation power can surge by severalfold.

They’ve basically transformed this treacherous place into their private garden.

In front of the coalition’s western inner defensive array, Qinglan Sect’s cultivators were tense, relying on array patterns, struggling to sustain.

Outside the array, Blood Fiend surged, occasionally blood-red runes penetrated the array’s light, exploding on the ground into smoking pits.

Among the cultivators guarding the array, the highest cultivation was only at Mid-stage Core Formation True Man, and there were only two, the rest were Early Period Core Formation and Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Each person’s face was marked with exhaustion and fear, their magical power auras unstable.

Evidently, they had just gone through a fierce battle.

“Chang’an Ascendant is here!” A keen-eyed cultivator from Qinglan Sect spotted the azure-gold Divine Rainbow approaching from the sky and exclaimed, full of joy in their voice.

Earlier they had received a communication from the coalition tent, aware that a Core Formation Ascendant was coming to aid.

Other cultivators turned to see the Divine Rainbow land, revealing Li Ji’an’s tall figure, feeling as if pardoned, they hurried to surround him.

The two Mid-stage Core Formation True Men quickly stepped forward, bowed: “Greetings Chang’an Ascendant! You’ve finally arrived!”

Li Ji’an glanced at everyone, nodded slightly: “Everyone has worked hard, what’s the current situation? Are Blood River Valley cultivators really strong?”

The True Man with a weary face on the left spoke with distress: “Ascendant, you may not know, these Blood River Valley cultivators are too sinister.”