The Quest for Immortality Chapter 2246: Explosion! (part 3)

From a distance, the Sword Qi unleashed by Linghu Xiao and his allies began to strike.

Ye Qingfeng commanded, "Remain united and carve a single path forward."

Mo Hua has constructed far too many Formations; attempting to dismantle them individually is impossible.

Addressing the arrays one by one would be an exhausting waste of precious time.

It is far more efficient for us to consolidate our efforts and pierce through a single route, pushing directly toward Mo Hua.

Just as it is better to sever one finger than to injure ten, it is better to shatter one Formation than to merely damage ten.

Taking the lead with the Daluo Unification Sword as his compass, Ye Qingfeng focused their collective power, forcibly breaching a weak point in Mo Hua’s array.

Following this corridor, the group relied on the combined Sword Qi of Linghu Xiao and the Taixu Gate disciples to systematically dismantle the formations and press deeper into the heart of the resistance.

Meanwhile, Shen Linsu and his three companions chose not to intervene recklessly.

They stood back, observing the scene with detached eyes, focusing intently on the dense thicket of Formations before them.

They were determined to uncover whatever schemes Mo Hua might be hiding.

Could there be some hidden, deeper mystery within Mo Hua’s array work?

A lion exerts its full power even when hunting a mere rabbit.

They might look down upon Mo Hua, but they understood that his Formations demanded the utmost caution.

As the array was pried open to create a path, the full scale of the Formation "city" finally came into view.

Despite their complexity, these barriers appeared to be nothing more than standard Second Grade High-Level Formations.

Furthermore, they consisted entirely of solid defensive and binding traps, lacking any true Killing Formation.

It seemed Mo Hua’s only objective was to endure.

His goal was merely to hold out as long as he could.

"But is that really all there is to it?"

Shen Linsu gazed at Mo Hua in the distance, who remained stationed among more than a hundred talented cultivators, motionless and wholly occupied with his Formation Painting, his brow furrowing as he wondered.

With Ye Qingfeng spearheading the advance through the bloody carnage, they pushed deeper into the web of arrays.

The two sides finally collided, and the intensity of the struggle reached a fever pitch.

Strengthened by the Five Elements Source Armor, Linghu Xiao wielded his Chongxu Sword True Technique to clash directly against the might of Ye Qingfeng’s Daluo Unification Sword Skill.

The towering swords of the Five Tai’a Brothers acted as a bulwark, blocking Ao Zheng of the Dragon Ding Sect and other elite cultivators.

Simultaneously, Shen Cangfeng of the Qian Taoist Sect and Xiao Ruohan of the Heavenly Sword Sect engaged the warriors from Taixu Gate.

This transformed into a brutal, life-or-death confrontation.

Neither side dared show the slightest weakness, and no one held anything back.

Though Taixu Gate was outnumbered, the boost provided by the Source Armor within the localized space of Mo Hua’s Formations gave them an overwhelming burst of power.

At the same time, threads of black and red Spiritual Ink snaked through the air, directed by the Formations to assist in the slaughter.

Both sides fought as if their lives depended on it, pouring out their total Spiritual Power in a desperate struggle.

The battlefield had turned into a literal "meat grinder."

Blow struck blow, and sword clashed with sword in a chaotic flurry.

The dense killing intent was thick enough to be suffocating.

One after another, Dao Discussion Jades shattered into dust.

Numerous cultivators fell, staining the ground.

It was a truly tragic sight to behold.

As they watched the elites of the Four Sects and Seven Gates either perish or be forced back, while the Taixu Gate disciples fought with increasing ferocity, Shen Linsu and his companions could no longer stand aside.

They could not allow any more losses to continue...

Nor could they permit Mo Hua’s forces to carry on the slaughter...

Despite their earlier hesitation regarding Mo Hua’s traps—fearing some hidden contingency—the carnage proved that Mo Hua had likely exhausted his bag of tricks.

The methodical way he set his Formations had been scrutinized repeatedly by Shen Linsu and his peers.

Using Divine Sense to control the ink, Drawing Ground into Formation.

Utilizing Formations for defense, restraint, containment, and support—this entire repertoire had been fully deciphered.

The fate of Taixu Gate was sealed.

Xiao Wuchen was the first to step into the heart of Mo Hua’s "city" of arrays.

Duanmu Qing and Ao Zhan followed in his wake.

Finally, Shen Linsu stepped into the fray.

As soon as he crossed into the reach of the Formation, Shen Linsu felt a sudden, inexplicable sense of dread, though he quickly offered a disdainful, self-mocking smirk.

To think that I, caught in the grip of apprehension because of a mere boy like Mo Hua—it is truly pathetic.

With the arrival of the Four Great Gifted Cultivators, the momentum of the battle changed completely.

Each of them—Xiao Wuchen, Ao Zhan, Duanmu Qing, and Shen Linsu—possessed immense cultivation, wielded peerless Cultivation Techniques and lethal Taoist Skills, and their Spiritual Power circulation was nearly flawless.

Every strike, every sword movement, and every spell they unleashed carried devastating power that required immense effort to counter.

The defenders of Taixu Gate fought with desperate resolve.

However, the disparity in strength was simply too vast.

No matter how bravely they fought, and regardless of how sturdy Mo Hua’s Formations were, they were eventually depleted of spirit and strength, unable to turn the tide.

One by one, the Taixu Gate disciples began to fall.

Hao Xuan was struck down by Xiao Wuchen’s Heavenly Sword Technique; Yang Qianjun was slain by the Purple Gold Sword Qi of Shen Linsu; Cheng Mo, after holding his own for several exchanges against Ao Zhan, was felled by a single punch; Situ Jian was overwhelmed by the indiscriminate spell fire of Duanmu Qing; and among the Five Tai’a Brothers, Ouyang Lu, Ouyang Xi, and Ouyang Cai were exhausted and eventually slaughtered while surrounded by the likes of Ao Zheng and Shen Cangfeng.

In the end, only five members of Taixu Gate remained alive: Mo Hua, Linghu Xiao, and the rest of the Ouyang brothers—Xuan, Fu, and Shou.

Across from them stood over fifty gifted cultivators from the Four Sects.

The numerical disadvantage was ten to one.

Every survivor among those fifty was the absolute elite of the Four Great Sects.

They were joined by the Daluo Sect forces led by Ye Qingfeng, along with several other elites and the four top-tier Bloodline Gifted Cultivators from Qianxue.

At this moment, Mo Hua’s Divine Sense was on the verge of fading and his Spiritual Ink was completely spent; having repeatedly pushed his limits to paint such a massive number of Formations, his face was deathly pale and his breathing had become shallow and weak.