Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2175 Chapter 1020: Ao Zhan

Previously on Immortality Through Array Formations...
As the sword discussion against Heavenly Sword Sect reached its climax, Mo Hua, facing imminent defeat at the hands of Xiao Wuchen's disciples, shattered his own Dao Discussion Jade and vanished from the Taoist Field, abruptly ending the match on his terms. The audience, stunned into silence before erupting in fury, branded him shameless for refusing to fight to the bitter end, their anticipation turning to righteous indignation as Taixu Gate's loss became a source of widespread frustration. Supporters like Zhang Lan and Wenren Wan felt deep regret, yet held onto hope for future bouts amid the widening gap against the Four Great Sects. Two days later, in the next Earth-level discussion, Mo Hua encountered Ao Zhan of Longding Sect, whose dragon bloodline and unyielding physique proved too formidable, resulting in another defeat.

The sword discussion contest against Ao Zhan of the Dragon Empire Sect involved hunting monsters.

Disciples of both factions vied against one another, venturing into the wild to track down a

Second Grade High-Rank Monster Beast.

The side that slays the Monster Beast and extracts its inner core claims victory.

In this sword discussion, cultivators face not just monster hunts but also rival threats.

They might even leverage the Monster Beasts to drain their foes' power.

Opponents could corner them, leaving them exposed to the Monster Beast's deadly toxins.

Contests centered on Monster Beasts spawn varied strategies, filled with unpredictable twists, turning fights more intricate and outcomes harder to foresee.

Yet the Dragon Empire Sect's disciples chose a bolder path.

Instead of chasing monsters, they targeted the "humans" outright.

Ao Zhan commanded the group, ignoring the Monster Beasts entirely, and charged straight toward the five Taixu Gate members, aiming to eliminate the rivals before tackling the

monsters.

Such a tactic screamed supreme confidence.

It showed their utter belief in swiftly overwhelming and destroying the five from Taixu Gate.

After dispatching those five from Taixu Gate, they would retain ample power to pursue a Second Grade High-Rank Monster Beast.

Evidently, they held Mo Hua and his companions in utter contempt.

One could almost call it a form of "insult."

Yet reality confirmed their might—they truly possessed the power and right to act this way.

As the clash began, the five Dragon Empire Sect members unleashed Dragon Power with thunderous roars, their advance marked by eerie howls, like savage tigers bursting from captivity, barreling toward Mo Hua's group.

Mo Hua had clashed before with lesser Dragon Empire Sect disciples, feeling the might of their Dragon Tiger Body Refining Skill.

But those foes paled beside these five, particularly the front-runner Ao Zhan.

Ao Zhan, standing at Foundation Establishment Peak, brimmed with vitality, radiating intense authority and an overwhelming aura.

A spectral Green Tripod Dragon Shadow twisted around his form.

Blood Qi boiled over, carrying faint echoes of dragon roars.

For a fleeting moment, he evoked the regal presence of Shen Tuao, the Demon Sect chief who wielded the Four Symbols Green Dragon Formation, fell at Gushan Temple, and served as the Great Wilderness's Third Prince.

The forces collided, with the mightiest striking first.

Ao Zhan bellowed in rage, his punch whipping up dragon-like gales, then dove into a brutal melee against Linghu Xiao.

Xiao Wuchen held the top spot in Heavenly Sword Sect.

Ao Zhan claimed the same for Dragon Empire Sect; their reputations and abilities stood evenly matched.

Still, Ao Zhan excelled as a robust body cultivator, blending attack and defense seamlessly, his Blood Qi raging and Dragon Power wild; up close, his strikes landed like tempests, nearly impossible to withstand.

In this style, he outmatched Linghu Xiao more than Xiao Wuchen ever could.

Ao Zhan's near-range assaults were savage, swift, and relentless, bursting with unrivaled force, dragon phantoms soaring as they shattered peaks and boulders.

Linghu Xiao found himself relentlessly pushed back, unable to swing his sword offensively, forced to yield ground steadily.

On the surface, his downfall appeared even more absolute than against Xiao Wuchen, leaving him without any counterattack.

Onlooker cultivators shook their heads in dismay.

Even some Mount Chongxu elders displayed anxious faces, sighing repeatedly.

With Linghu Xiao falling behind,

the other Taixu Gate members struggled under crushing pressure, gasping for air.

Forget aiding Linghu Xiao or opening a path for his sword; against the Dragon Empire Sect disciples' onslaughts, they could scarcely defend themselves, and that took every ounce of effort.

Mo Hua's plight was no different.

A towering Dragon Empire Sect disciple hounded him with lethal intent.

Mo Hua relied solely on his movement skill to dodge and weave.

The Dragon Empire Sect disciple failed to pierce the Water Passing Step and strike Mo Hua down.

Mo Hua likewise couldn't turn his evasion into a fatal blow.

This marked Mo Hua's second outdoor sword discussion.

The terrain, the rules of engagement, and the adversaries all differed from his

initial one.

Yet the battle's progression mirrored the first without deviation.

Soon, Linghu Xiao depleted his energy and perished under Ao Zhan's devastating fist,

sealing his loss.

The tide turned rapidly for the worse.

Situ Jian, Ouyang Xuan, and Cheng Mo crumbled one after another.

Once again, Mo Hua stood isolated, relying feebly on movement skills to slip away.

Five against one.

But unlike the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples' restraint this time,

the five Dragon Empire Sect members discarded any sense of honor, striking as one; two chased Mo Hua with brutal punches and kicks, while the others sealed his escapes.

Ao Zhan's gaze sharpened, locked on Mo Hua, dragon-laced Blood Qi coiling in his fists, ready to deliver a fatal strike.

Xiao Wuchen's haughty isolation spared no mercy for the defeated.

Ao Zhan differed sharply.

Even a lion pounces on a rabbit with full force.

He craved to end Mo Hua with his own hands!

The five Dragon Empire Sect elites encircled him, their murderous aura sealing the trap.

Mo Hua's heart skipped, inwardly warning: "Trouble."

Delaying escape now could mean a real "death" by Ao Zhan's hand. Mo Hua instantly executed a Water Passing Step to gain distance, then pressed his finger to his brow, set to shatter the Dao Discussion Jade once more. Ao Zhan let out a mocking sneer, as if foreseeing the move, promptly stirred his Dantian, letting the vibration rumble through his torso, jaws parting wide to unleash a sudden bellow.

This bellow truly echoed a dragon's roar.

It split rocks and rent the heavens, a pale sonic blast infused with draconic fury slamming directly into Mo Hua's ears.

The dragon's cry ruptured his eardrums, surged into his Sea of Consciousness, and rattled Mo Hua's Divine Sense.

And then... nothing followed.

Mo Hua's Divine Thought and Golden Body remained impeccable, steadfast as a peak.

The dragon bellow, which stunned listeners and chilled souls, slipped into Mo Hua's ears like a soft zephyr, carrying zero threat.

He had devoured the Dragon Soul.

How could a mere mortal's dragon mimicry faze him?

This roar held no sway over him whatsoever.

Mo Hua just blinked once, then without pause, channeled Spiritual Power through his fingers to fragment the Dao Discussion Jade, vanishing in an instant.

The moment Mo Hua faded, a dragon-shadowed fist gale screamed in, pulverizing the earth and rocks where he'd stood into rubble.

Force rippled out, fracturing the ground inch by inch into a web of fissures.