Chapter 440: Detonating All the Explosives

Now, with Jue Gen about to kill him, Zhao Xin, and Qing Lian, Xu Lei could no longer remain silent.

At the same time, Xu Lei channeled his Magical Power to open his Spatial Magical Artifact, pouring out the explosives within.

Of course, Jue Gen’s whereabouts were a mystery. He was hiding outside the Array, so Xu Lei couldn’t find him, much less kill him directly.

Xu Lei’s plan was to use the explosives to shatter the Array’s binding force. The Array had unleashed a strange power that was restraining him, Zhao Xin, and Qing Lian.

After all, Jue Gen planned to keep all three of them—Xu Lei, Qing Lian, and Zhao Xin—immobilized until they froze to death.

That way, they would die without any visible wounds, making it easier for him to explain things to Bodhisattva Guan Yun.

Thus, the Array possessed such a capability.

However, Xu Lei now used his Magical Power to retrieve ten Explosive Packages from his Space Bracelet.

He then used his Magical Power to manipulate a Fire Stick and light the fuses.

He still had enough control to do that much.

Thanks to the Ten Thousand Lives Book, the restraint on Xu Lei wasn’t as strong.

A moment later, there was a deafening roar.

The Explosive Packages detonated.

BOOM.

Not far from Xu Lei, a small energy wave erupted.

Initially, Xu Lei had only intended to set off a small blast to disrupt the Array, hoping to locate Jue Gen and the formation’s core.

Then, he would use the rest of the explosives in his Space Bracelet to either kill Jue Gen in one fell swoop or destroy the Array’s core to break the formation.

He never expected that just by detonating ten small packages of explosives, the spot he had chosen would turn out to be so special.

It might have been one of the Array’s cores.

As the explosion hit, the ground tore open, and the entire Array was thrown into chaos.

Immediately after, the Array shattered completely, triggering an even larger explosion.

“Ah!”

Jue Gen let out a bloodcurdling scream as his body began to break apart, blood spraying from his wounds.

This wasn’t a direct result of Xu Lei’s explosives.

It was because the Array itself was collapsing and exploding.

Since Jue Gen was controlling the Array, he suffered a severe backlash when it was destroyed.

His body was flung through the air and crashed to the ground like a broken doll, blood gushing from his mouth.

Before Xu Lei or the others could even make another move, Jue Gen was already at death’s door.

Qing Lian and Zhao Xin were stunned. They hadn’t expected Xu Lei to overcome Jue Gen’s trap so quickly.

But Xu Lei was just as surprised. ‘It was pure luck.’

“Impossible… What happened? Liao Chen, how could you have broken this Array? It’s impossible.”

He stared at Xu Lei, his voice weak with disbelief. “Your body… even most of your Magical Power… was clearly restrained. How could you still unleash such Power, find the core, and tear the Array apart? How?”

Xu Lei was still a bit stunned himself.

This coincidence was just a fluke.

Even without this lucky break, he was confident he could have killed Jue Gen. With the Ten Thousand Lives Book freeing him from the restraints, he could have just used all of his explosives.

The only difference this accident made was that Xu Lei could now kill Jue Gen using fewer explosives.

“You forced my hand, Jue Gen. Don’t blame me. I didn’t want to kill you.”

Xu Lei said, “But you’ve gone too far. So now, you can die.”

As he spoke, Xu Lei activated his Lotus Drill and sent it flying forward.

It drilled a large hole straight through Jue Gen’s head.

He was dead on the spot, as dead as could be.

That was right. Xu Lei had taken matters into his own hands and killed him.

There was no way to explain away the severe injuries on Jue Gen’s body.

With the three of them in the Secret Realm and Jue Gen now dead, they would undoubtedly be implicated.

Since that was the case, Xu Lei decided to take all the blame himself. That was why he had personally finished Jue Gen off.

Besides, leaving a guy like that alive was a mistake. Given his vengeful nature, he would surely try again after failing this time. It was better to kill him and be done with it.

However, this meant Xu Lei would have to face the wrath of Yuan Kong.

He might even incur the wrath of Bodhisattva Guan Yun and the Saint Master.

There might no longer be a place for Xu Lei in the entire Celestial Palace.

Zhao Xin and Qing Lian fell silent as well, and the atmosphere grew heavy.

After all, killing Jue Gen was something that could not be covered up.

Unlike Jue Gen, they hadn’t made any preparations. They didn’t have an Array to mask their presence like he did.

“Don’t worry,” Xu Lei said, looking at the two women with a smile. “I’m the one who killed Jue Gen. I’ll take full responsibility. Just push all the blame onto me.”

Both Zhao Xin and Qing Lian shook their heads, insisting they would face the consequences with him.

“Don’t forget, I’m the reincarnation of the Ancient Spirit Immortal,” Xu Lei said again. “It doesn’t matter if I die; I can always come back. But if you two die, you’re truly gone. So don’t be stubborn. Put everything on me. I’ll handle it.”

Qing Lian and Zhao Xin couldn’t argue with him. They knew that this was, indeed, the only solution.

Tears welled up in their eyes.

Xu Lei then walked over and took the Spatial Magical Artifact from Jue Gen’s body.

He was surprised to find that its capacity was quite large.

It was a Qiankun Cloth Bag, but its internal space was as large as several high school classrooms on Earth.

There wasn’t much inside, though.

Just a bit of Spiritual Liquid, a few Magical Artifacts, and some daily necessities.

Still, the Spatial Magical Artifact itself was very useful. He could use it to store more explosives in the future.

After collecting his loot, Xu Lei thought for a moment. He decided not to share it with Qing Lian and Zhao Xin, figuring it would only bring them trouble.