System's Super Sect Chapter 898 - 844: You Are Absolutely Not Middle Realm! (Second Update)

High in the skies, Lei Qianshan clashed fiercely with Jian Chenxin.

Jian Chenxin merely sought to observe the spectacle.

Yet Lei Qianshan aimed to shatter the Endless Knowledge Tower and free a prisoner.

"The prisoner inside is only Earth Unrestricted level, so why trigger the Dragon Gate Lifeless Array? Got too many White Crystals to waste?" Jian Chenxin’s divine sense swept into the Nine Heavens Prison, then closely examined the Dragon Gate Lifeless Array that had etched itself deeply in his memory!

This formation packs real power!

Activating it demands a full hundred thousand White Crystals!

Lei Qianshan sure knows how to splurge!

Lei Qianshan offered no reply, countering instead with, "Any leads on the Sword Demon case?"

"Nothing so far. But so what? No trace of the Sword Demon’s aura here in this array—you’ve got nothing to worry about." Jian Chenxin shot back.

"This presence resembles Ye Wuhuan’s."

"Ye Wuhuan?"

Jian Chenxin froze briefly.

Swiftly concentrating, he directed his perception toward Ye Wuhuan’s location. Confirming it was truly him, a wave of distress washed over him.

"Traitor!"

"Traitor!"

He’d mocked the Dragon Gate over their traitor, never dreaming his own would surface so quickly.

"I’ll let him live," Lei Qianshan declared, before diving straight into the array to seize Ye Wuhuan.

"Don’t spare him—slay him on the spot!" Jian Chenxin called out in haste.

A betrayer warrants instant execution.

Why grant him even another breath?

While Lei Qianshan plunged into the formation, Ye Wuhuan halted his flight, plunging further into the Nine Heavens Prison. He slew numerous guards en route, stirring up massive chaos and drawing all eyes.

"Ye Wuhuan, with the Dragon Gate Lifeless Array now active, why resist to your last breath?" Lei Qianshan’s roar thundered through the heavens.

Ye Wuhuan grinned, "Lei Qianshan, I foresaw you’d unleash the Dragon Gate Lifeless Array."

"Then why risk entering?" Lei Qianshan demanded.

A smirk crossed Ye Wuhuan’s face once more. "The tower master worried you’d go all out in desperation, snatching the prisoner before falling. Without me here to divert you, who would?"

Lei Qianshan’s face grew grim. He extended his perception deep into the Nine Heavens Prison, only to find the holding cell utterly vacant.

The prisoner had vanished.

As though evaporated into nothingness!

Yet Lei Qianshan showed no rage. A chilling laugh escaped him. "Rescuing him changes nothing—you’re trapped in the Dragon Gate Lifeless Array! His survival or your demise, the Dragon Gate cares not which!"

"You overestimate your own strength while scorning the backing of the Endless Knowledge Tower," Ye Wuhuan retorted. Unfurling his paper fan, he settled down leisurely, displaying utter disdain for both Lei Qianshan and the Dragon Gate Lifeless Array.

Meanwhile, Jian Chenxin lingered at the Dragon Gate Lifeless Array’s boundary. He refrained from stepping in, knowing escape would prove arduous once engulfed. All he could do was bide his time until the battle concluded and the array deactivated.

Gazing at the relaxed Ye Wuhuan, Jian Chenxin spat with icy killing intent, "Traitor, such audacity!"

At Jian Chenxin’s sight, Ye Wuhuan’s composure shattered, supplanted by frigid murderous intent.

"You’ve finally shown up!"

"I’m here—prepared to meet your end?"

Jian Chenxin’s icy stare sharpened, his slaughter aura exploding outward, coiling around the Dragon Gate Lifeless Array and sending shivers through every onlooker’s soul.

Suddenly, a fierce demonic gale roared in, thick Demon Qi flooding the Dragon Gate Lifeless Array.

In the blink of an eye, the demonic wind coalesced into a figure!

A green-bearded elder materialized gradually.

"500 Sect Task Points, secured!"

Mu Long gleefully caressed his green beard, narrowing his eyes toward Lei Qianshan and Jian Chenxin overhead.

"1000 more Sect Task Points await just ahead."

While Mu Long murmured to himself, Mu Qinghuan withdrew to the side. This step back made it clear to both Lei Qianshan and Jian Chenxin.

This fiend was the true star of this showdown!

"Demon Race?"

"Meddling in Human Race matters, are you Demons?"

The pair demanded in rapid succession.

"Our Immortal Sect seeks no conflict with you—we only wish to distribute our Immortal Daily. Why provoke us?"

Instantly, Mu Long lunged forward.

His hand swept out, unleashing Demon Power from his Demon Pill. It amassed before him into a colossal dragon claw, spanning roughly a hundred zhang, Demon Qi piercing the firmament. The claw’s emergence utterly transformed the battlefield.

"Impossible!"

Feeling the dread aura from the dragon claw, Lei Qianshan retreated swiftly.

Baffled, he couldn’t fathom how this Demon God could unleash such ferocity amid the Dragon Gate Lifeless Array’s total restraint.

Lei Qianshan hurriedly flung open his Meridian Gate. Golden Vein Qi coalesced into a protective shield, while the Vortex Map upon his chest whirled into motion.

Boom—

As the Golden Vein Qi shield enveloped Lei Qianshan, the dragon claw clamped down, shattering it instantly.

Lei Qianshan exploited that split-second to pull back. The golden spear behind him lifted skyward. With a Meridian Gate tremor, Golden Vein Qi flooded like a surging wave around the spear, pouring into its point.

"Dragon Gate Lifeless · Lifeless Shock!"

Boom!

The golden spear hung poised in Lei Qianshan’s upward thrust, then hurled forth with savage force.

Encased in endless Golden Vein Qi, the golden spear streaked like a celestial meteor toward the Demon Power dragon claw below.

Both forces refused to yield, barreling toward collision.

Boom!

Yet another earth-shattering blast.

The golden spear slamming into the cyan dragon claw triggered quakes like a cataclysm. Within the Dragon Gate Lifeless Array, every building crumbled instantly. Even Mountain Suppression Upper Realm experts miles away, shielding with utmost effort, were hurled back and knocked unconscious by the abrupt shockwave.

Lifeless Shock!

"Lifeless" defines its essence!

This blast could slay a typical Earth Unrestricted Lower Realm cultivator outright!

Even peak Earth Unrestricted Lower Realm foes would suffer grave wounds from such a blow!

Yet the cyan dragon claw remained unscathed, clenching tighter to claim the golden spear.

In that instant, realization dawned on Lei Qianshan—his face grew gravely stern!

"You’re no Middle Realm powerhouse!"

Lei Qianshan hadn’t anticipated the Immortal Sect harboring yet another Upper Realm master beyond the Sword Demon!

Shouldn’t such might belong solely to Five-star Giant Influences?

How did this fledgling Immortal Sect boast such depths?

Jian Chenxin’s visage shifted too upon witnessing this, as Lei Qianshan bellowed, "Hurry and aid me!"

"Your Dragon Gate Lifeless Array hampers my strength inside." Jian Chenxin fretted yet held back from charging in.

Bitter helplessness twisted Lei Qianshan’s features; Jian Chenxin wouldn’t enter, nor could he dispel the Dragon Gate Lifeless Array.

Dispel it, and sans restraint, this Demon God might surge even mightier.

For now, he matched the foe’s onslaughts without yielding ground, but lifting the array would let the enemy dominate utterly!

Without lifting it, battling solo would lead to inevitable defeat.

Then Jian Chenxin yelled desperately, "Shut down the Dragon Gate Lifeless Array now—together we might stand a chance!"

Lei Qianshan wavered.

Dispel it, or hold firm?

(Thanks to the blazing summer for the 100 rewards, and thanks to Xuanyuan Longzhi, Seaweed Sauce’s Shadow (Pillow Spirit) for the 500 rewards... Pillow Spirit, didn’t you promise to send me one pillow?)