(Previous chapter is Chapter 349)
Lucas Infinity, watching from afar as the Auxiliary City was suddenly engulfed in mist, felt a chill run through his body. As the sect master of Infinity Sword Path, how could he not understand what was happening?
Joe Di, the lord of Starhaven City, had played the pig to eat the tiger, trapping thousands of Immortal Sect experts in a top-tier Eighth-Tier Grand Slaughter Array. While he couldn't discern the exact grade of the slaughter array from outside, he knew it was at least a seventh-tier or higher.
If he had rushed in earlier, he would now be nothing more than an ant struggling under someone else's blade...
He suddenly recalled a piece of advice from his master: if something exists, it must have a reason to exist. Starhaven City was built by a cultivator who had just ascended from the cultivation world, yet even after Fatespire Sect sent dozens of disciples, the city still stood. How could there not be a reason?
Unfortunately, both he and Yizhen had judged too hastily, never taking a newly ascended 'ant' seriously. He was luckier—at least he wasn't trapped in the Grand Slaughter Array now.
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After the initial frenzy of attacks, Joe Di's chained Immortal Killing Array suddenly quieted, and the pressure on him eased considerably.
Joe Di naturally understood what was happening and sneered inwardly. These selfish bastards were all hoping others would attack the Deathtrap Array and deplete the spiritual energy fueling it. Once the Spirit Gathering Array could no longer supply enough energy for the array to operate, they would launch a full assault to break the Deathtrap Array and escape. But this only made it easier for him to kill them all.
Joe Di split the Eighth-Tier Grand Slaughter Array into smaller zones, moving through the protective Deathtrap Array. At each position, he would activate the slaughter space there, trapping his opponents in the array and then finishing them off with the Azure Veil Blade, leaving none alive.
The reason Joe Di did not dare to be careless was because among those trapped today, there were three or four Immortal Kings, and even more Grand Luo Immortals and Grand Origin Immortals. As for Grand Ether Immortals and those below, they made up only a small portion.
Loraine Puregate, thanks to possessing an Array Banner, followed behind Joe Di and was not attacked by the Deathtrap Array. Seeing blood mist and corpses everywhere Joe Di passed, her scalp tingled with fear.
This City Lord Joe Di always seemed polite and smiling, but his methods were just as ruthless as Zane Fate's—truly merciless. He must have prepared well for this battle. Most treasures of the Twilight Immortal Realm had already been plundered by the sect masters, and this time Joe Di was likely here for those rings.
Outside the Deathtrap Array, Lucas Infinity could only see blood mist erupting again and again, but nothing else was visible. His fear grew deeper.
There were thousands of experts here—four Immortal Kings, hundreds of Grand Luo Immortals, and the rest were all Grand Ether Immortals or Grand Origin Immortals.
Now, as blood mist erupted, it was clear it did not belong to the City Lord Joe Di. If his guess was correct, those dying were the sect masters who had charged into the Deathtrap Array.
Boom! Joe Di's Azure Veil Blade was finally blocked, and a terrifying killing intent burst forth from within the Deathtrap Array.
Joe Di was well prepared. He threw out several Array Banners, with the Azure Veil Blade slashing out among them.
Puff, puff, puff! Blood mist exploded inside the Deathtrap Array, but Joe Di's Azure Veil Blade struck as if hitting cotton—the unstoppable blade momentum instantly collapsed.
Before Joe Di could react, a space-rending killing intent swept directly toward his waist.
This time, blood mist burst from Joe Di’s waist, and he felt a terrifying force sweep over him, sending him flying.
Joe Di’s heart sank. He quickly grabbed a few Array Banners and threw them out again. The follow-up killing intent was blocked by his array, and he crashed to the ground with a thud. He was actually injured inside his own Grand Slaughter Array.
"Are you alright?" Loraine Puregate rushed up from behind to shield Joe Di.
After swallowing a few pills, Joe Di’s face paled slightly. He shook his head. "I’m fine. Puregate Sect Master, could you help me deal with this person? He’s simply too strong."
Loraine Puregate nodded. "That’s Luther Severance, sect master of Severance Immortal Palace—a mid-stage Immortal King. If not for your eighth-tier immortal array, you’d have no chance against him at all."
Joe Di was secretly shocked. He had tried to overestimate the power of Immortal Kings, but their terrifying strength was still beyond his grasp.
It seemed he had to rely on the Grand Slaughter Array honestly. If that didn’t work, he’d have to ask Puregate Sect Master for help. With his current strength, he was powerless against Immortal Kings inside the Deathtrap Array.
Loraine Puregate’s cultivation was indeed lower than Luther Severance’s, but Puregate Sect cultivators were stronger than others at the same rank, and she also had Joe Di’s chained Grand Slaughter Array assisting her. In just half an incense stick’s time, a shrill scream came from within the Slaughter Array—Luther Severance had fallen.
Seeing that Loraine Puregate didn’t take Luther Severance’s ring, Joe Di didn’t hesitate and collected it himself.
He wouldn’t let a single ring from those slain by the Grand Slaughter Array slip by—this was part of his plan. All the good things in the Immortal Realm had been taken by those bastards, and now he was taking them back.
Luther Severance’s fall clearly provoked the other Immortal Kings. Zane Fate was the first to sense something amiss and hurled a talisman outward.
As the talisman exploded, ripples appeared above the eighth-tier Slaughter Array. Zane Fate seized the moment and roared, "Everyone, attack with full force! Otherwise, we’re doomed. He’s killing us one by one. Only if we act together do we have a chance..."
Zane Fate’s talisman might have been high-grade, but under Joe Di’s eighth-tier chained grand array, it lasted only a few seconds before vanishing. As the ripples faded, so did Zane Fate’s voice.
Still, Zane Fate’s warning awakened the sect masters trapped by Joe Di. They realized that relying on others was futile; in the end, no one could be counted on.
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Realizing it was unrealistic to wait for others to attack, all the cultivators began frantically assaulting the chained Deathtrap Array.
Joe Di didn’t hesitate to unleash the full killing power of the chained Immortal Killing Array. At this moment, the array was once again filled with the terrifying roar of magical artifacts clashing.
Lucas Infinity and the others watching from afar had calmed down after their initial shock. The terrifying attacks and slaughter within the Deathtrap Array were finally what they expected from such an array.
Lucas Infinity turned to the other still-shocked sect masters and said, "Everyone, I fear Zane Fate and the rest will eventually escape this battle. Because we’re in the Twilight Immortal Realm, even with the Spirit Gathering Array, the grade of this Deathtrap Array is too high and consumes too much spiritual energy. Without enough spiritual energy to sustain it, the Deathtrap Array will collapse sooner or later..."
Everyone fell silent. Lucas Infinity was right. With thousands attacking at once and insufficient spiritual energy, even a master controlling the grand array couldn’t keep the Deathtrap Array sealed for long.
Lucas Infinity took a deep breath and spoke more firmly, "The power of this Deathtrap Array is far beyond our understanding. Even if Zane Fate and the others escape, more than half will be lost. I hope when the time comes, everyone will rush forward and wipe out Zane Fate’s group of traitors."
"We’ll follow Sect Master Lucas. Fatespire Sect is full of hypocrites—shame and scum of the Immortal Realm..."
At this moment, no one dared to refute Lucas Infinity’s words.
Just as Lucas Infinity said, no matter how strong the chained Deathtrap Array was, it would eventually collapse from lack of spiritual energy. No matter how strong the array master, he couldn’t replenish the missing energy.
"Wait..." A Grand Luo Immortal suddenly cried out in alarm.
In fact, even without his warning, all the cultivators—including Lucas Infinity—had already noticed something was wrong.
According to the assumption of spiritual energy scarcity in the Twilight Immortal Realm, the Deathtrap Array should soon collapse. Yet now, they felt an endless surge of rich spiritual energy pouring in—the harder the trapped cultivators attacked, the stronger the flow became.
As long as the array master remained, the grand array would not collapse.
Lucas Infinity gasped, muttering, "This is an immortal ley line—and not just a mid-grade one..."
Even before the Twilight of the Immortal Realm, only top-tier sects could use a whole or half Prime Immortal Ley Line to establish their headquarters. Most sects considered themselves well-founded if they could obtain a mid-grade ley line.
But now, seeing the density of the surging spiritual energy, it was clearly no ordinary mid-grade ley line.
Just what kind of person was the lord of Starhaven City, to even possess a Prime Immortal Ley Line?
"They’re finished." Tamor Grand, lord of Grand Origin Palace, felt the endless surge of spiritual energy and sighed to himself.