Chapter 731: Send Them on Their Way

“Earth One Immortal Venerable, do you think this boy will fall for it?”

Right in front of Yang Xiao, Tianyi Immortal Venerable had deliberately revealed an opening. Yet, he felt worried, even a little anxious, and couldn’t help but ask Earth One Immortal Venerable.

As for the other Immortal Venerables leading the teams,

although they sensed something was amiss,

seeing Tianyi Immortal Venerable and Earth One Immortal Venerable acting in concert, they more or less figured it out.

They realized this was likely a ploy to lure the enemy.

They immediately suppressed their concerns

and began to cooperate actively.

Hearing Tianyi Immortal Venerable’s question, Earth One Immortal Venerable sneered in contempt. ‘This Tianyi Immortal Venerable… he’s stronger than me, sure, but when it comes to cunning, he’s a far cry from me.’

‘But that’s probably why he received more guidance from Xuyang Immortal Monarch and was held in higher regard.’

But now,

Xuyang Immortal Monarch was dead.

Earth One Immortal Venerable’s ambitions naturally began to stir.

‘Of course, I don’t need to dwell on that right now. At the very least, I need to deal with this guy first.’

So, in response to Tianyi Immortal Venerable’s question,

Earth One Immortal Venerable smiled faintly and said, “This boy is cunning, but as long as the bait is tempting enough, he’s sure to take it.”

“You mean the current opening isn’t big enough?”

Tianyi Immortal Venerable was shocked.

To lure Yang Xiao into making a move, the opening he had just created was genuine. It wasn’t large, but for someone with Mastery of this Immortal Array, it would present an excellent opportunity.

But now, hearing what Earth One Immortal Venerable said,

that this opening wasn’t enough,

Tianyi Immortal Venerable grew hesitant.

“‘This boy is shrewd, but he can’t know much about the Immortal Array. If we only show him a small opening, he might not even notice it. How could he possibly fall into our trap?'”

Earth One Immortal Venerable’s rhetorical question

made Tianyi Immortal Venerable understand.

“You have a point. Even for someone with Mastery of Immortal Arrays, it would be nearly impossible to capitalize on that last opening. For this boy, it was clearly too subtle. You’re right, Earth One Immortal Venerable. We have to give him an opening he can spot at a glance.”

Tianyi Immortal Venerable replied.

Instantly,

the entire Immortal Array began to shift once more.

And this time,

the condensed Divine Dragon became even more terrifying.

But on closer inspection, one would inevitably discover that while the Divine Dragon had grown stronger, the Immortal Array itself seemed to be fluctuating abnormally.

This fluctuation,

was so obvious that even an ordinary person with no experience in Immortal Arrays could spot it, provided their eyes were sharp enough.

How could Yang Xiao possibly miss it?

Combined with the previous opening, that Void Position they had left waiting for him,

the cold smirk on his lips deepened.

‘Just as I thought. These guys are actually trying to scheme against me. How ridiculous!’

At that thought,

Yang Xiao’s expression remained unchanged.

Originally, while he had already seen through the workings of the Immortal Array, breaking it would not have been easy. He would have needed to wait for the right opportunity.

But now,

‘Who knows if these guys are just too arrogant or if they’ve completely underestimated me.’

‘After I’d already unraveled the secrets of this Immortal Array, they actually set a trap to lure me in deep, creating an opening for me.’

‘And such an obvious one at that.’

‘If I don’t take this chance to kill them all, wouldn’t I be letting down their generous hospitality?’

Yang Xiao smiled to himself.

He watched quietly to see what would happen next.

At the same time, understanding their intentions, he deliberately gave them the chance to proceed.

Sure enough,

it wasn’t long before

the now-strengthened Divine Dragon lunged fiercely toward Yang Xiao.

This time,

it seemed even more powerful and invincible than before, holding nothing back.

But it was precisely this all-out attack that made Yang Xiao smile.

Because the huge opening they had deliberately created had just appeared.

‘Time to send them on their way!’

Yang Xiao grinned.

He gently raised the Bloodthirsty Divine Sword in his hand,

as if preparing to face the terrifying, lunging Divine Dragon head-on.

At this sight,

the expressions of Tianyi Immortal Venerable and Earth One Immortal Venerable changed instantly.

‘Why has this boy suddenly become so aggressive? And so foolish? Can’t he see the power of the Array Spirit Divine Dragon? Or… has he seen through our scheme?’

Countless questions

surfaced in their minds.

But what happened next instantly dispelled all their doubts.

Because Yang Xiao

vanished.

He hadn’t foolishly tried to fight head-on with a Divine Dragon capable of killing a being at the Peak of Tier Two God King. He had merely struck that pose deliberately.

The instant before the Divine Dragon reached him,

he vanished.

And when he reappeared,

he was already inside the Array.

Joy immediately flooded the faces of Tianyi Immortal Venerable and Earth One Immortal Venerable.

But soon,

that joy turned to despair.

Because the guy they had deliberately lured into the Immortal Array didn’t run around like a headless chicken as they had expected, lost and unfamiliar with his surroundings.

They had thought that even if he got in, he wouldn’t be able to cause them any losses. Instead, he would be trapped within the Immortal Array, unable to dodge or escape,

making it easy to finally kill him.

On the contrary,

the moment the boy entered the Immortal Array, he attacked.

The way he moved,

he didn’t look unfamiliar with the place at all. In fact, he looked far too familiar with it.

With a single slash of his sword,

he annihilated an entire squad.

And in the blink of an eye,

he had unleashed a dozen more strikes.

A full hundred people were brutally slain by Yang Xiao, all because of that one opening, that one oversight.

What’s more, and even more terrifying,

if it had just been a simple slaughter, they could have reformed the Array. Even with only a hundred people left, they would have stood a chance of killing the boy.

But this guy seemed to know the Immortal Array inside and out. He didn’t just kill people; he killed the most crucial ones, brutally severing several key connection points of the Immortal Array.

Without its connection points,

the entire Immortal Array collapsed, no longer a coherent formation.

And so, in the blink of an eye,

this Immortal Array

was crippled.

“How is this possible?! How could this boy do this! Earth One, you’ve doomed me!”

Tianyi Immortal Venerable roared in disbelief.

“This… this is impossible…”

By comparison, Earth One Immortal Venerable was much calmer, but his face wore the same expression of utter disbelief.

He was so sure that guy knew nothing about the Immortal Array.

But why…

‘Could it be… that he had already figured out all the secrets of this Immortal Array during our earlier skirmish?’

As this thought arose, Earth One Immortal Venerable’s expression

grew even more grim.

Given his strength and temperament, the thought of retreating even began to form in his mind.

In contrast,

Tianyi Immortal Venerable clearly hadn’t thought that far ahead. He was simply filled with rage, convinced it was all Earth One Immortal Venerable’s fault.

He failed to notice

that while he was fuming, Yang Xiao had silently

slaughtered the weaker squads to the last man.

By the time he realized what was happening,

even some of the stronger teams had suffered heavy losses.

All that remained

were their Tian and Di squads. The other squads, even some of the stronger ones,

had already been annihilated.

The situation

was dire.

And at that moment,

a glint appeared in Earth One Immortal Venerable’s eyes as he once again moved closer.