On the other side, Ji Chen had long since seen red. He was covered in blood, and sharp sword qi swirled around him.
Every time he swung his sword, it was with the desperation of a one-for-one trade. These people were too despicable; they actually dared to target the Guiyi Sword Sect’s employer, the monkey!
Wasn't this just tarnishing their reputation and ruining their business? If the monkey died, who would ever dare to hire them again?
Because of this, Ji Chen was fighting for his life. The Saint of the Yunhua Sacred Palace was forced back step by step by his relentless assault, his expression turning ugly.
“Ji Chen! There is no blood feud between us! Why must we fight to the death? Once this is over, our Yunhua Sacred Palace will give you a spirit stone mine!”
The Saint of the Yunhua Sacred Palace felt helpless. This monkey was neither friend nor relative to a stubborn man like Ji Chen; why was he fighting so desperately?
However, Ji Chen seemed not to hear him. His eyes were bloodshot, and his sword intent became even more ferocious.
Sword qi crisscrossed the sky, every move aiming for vital points and leaving no room for survival! The Saint of the Yunhua Sacred Palace couldn't dodge in time.
“Pfft...!” The sharp tip of the sword instantly pierced the Saint’s shoulder.
He trembled with pain, his face turning pale. He endured the agonizing pain and stumbled back several steps.
“Squelch...!” At the same time, Ji Chen’s cheek was sliced by the White Feather Bone Fan that the Saint had summoned.
Hot blood slid down his cheek. Yet, Ji Chen seemed unable to feel the pain as he swung his sword and charged forward once again.
“Lunatic!” Seeing Ji Chen lunging at him again, the Saint of the Yunhua Sacred Palace couldn't help but curse.
While blocking the attack, he turned his head toward the Tianqi Crown Prince and shouted, “Crown Prince, the situation is lost! Let’s retreat!”
The already hesitant Crown Prince of the Tianqi Dynasty heard the Saint's shout. He looked at his own people, who had suffered heavy casualties, and then at Lu Ming and the others, who were fighting like madmen.
The Crown Prince’s face darkened as he gritted his teeth and shouted, “Saint of the Starry Sect, deactivate the array!”
The Saint of the Starry Sect, who had been hiding within the formation, breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He quickly shouted to the cultivators of his sect, “Deactivate the array immediately! Prepare to flee!”
They promptly deactivated the small protective array that had been shielding them and moved toward the grand array that enclosed the villa.
Whoosh, whoosh...
The Saint of the Starry Sect nimbly struck out one array pattern after another, beginning the process of breaking the formation.
However, once all the counter-patterns were struck into the grand array, the Saint of the Starry Sect was dumbfounded. The array didn't move an inch.
What was going on? That shouldn't be possible!
“What’s wrong, Saint?” a cultivator from the Starry Sect guarding him asked.
The Saint of the Starry Sect frowned deeply. “It’s nothing. Let me check again!”
He hurriedly inspected the grand array. After his inspection, the Saint of the Starry Sect was completely bewildered!
This array had actually been tampered with! Cold sweat instantly broke out on the Saint’s forehead.
To be able to tamper with the array without him noticing—this person’s attainments in formation arts were terrifyingly profound!
“Why isn't it open yet?” the Crown Prince of the Tianqi Dynasty asked urgently after swallowing a detoxification pill.
At this point, only he, the Third Prince, and his eight great guards were left of the Tianqi Dynasty’s forces. They had brought over thirty people this time, and these were all that remained.
Furthermore, he discovered that as the battle progressed and time passed, more and more toxins were accumulating in his body. It had already begun to affect his strength.
The detoxification pills he took didn't seem to be very effective.
Crack! Lu Ming’s Small Black Hat primordial spirit lashed out with the black whip.
“Prince, watch out!” a guard cried out in alarm, throwing himself in front of the Crown Prince.
The shield on the guard’s primordial spirit flickered with light, blocking the strike. However, the light of the shield dimmed significantly.
If Lu Ming struck again, he would likely be finished. “Attack!!”
Taking this opportunity, the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, and the others attacked Lu Ming’s Small Green Hat primordial spirit simultaneously.
After losing so many people, they had realized that this green-hatted primordial spirit was the demonic monkey’s healer. Without this spirit’s treatment, the demonic monkey would have died long ago.
“Die, you little green hat!” Facing the numerous attacks from the Crown Prince and his group, Lu Ming didn't dare to be careless.
He shifted his position, and the Small Black Hat primordial spirit’s whip lashed toward the Crown Prince. The Golden primordial spirit went directly against the Third Prince.
The Third Prince’s primordial spirit swung a dark-colored giant hammer at the Golden primordial spirit. Boom! A massive explosion rang out.
The Golden primordial spirit simply thrust its head forward to block the hammer. The golden helmet on its head flashed with light, absorbing the impact.
Seeing this, the eyes of the Crown Prince and the Third Prince turned red with envy once again.
Damn it! The heavens were truly unfair! Why did this damned monkey have innate protection treasures for his primordial spirits? And three of them at that!
The reason the Crown Prince was unwilling to retreat was partly due to Lu Ming’s three helmets. He wanted to seize them for himself. He even suspected that the strength of Lu Ming’s primordial spirits was linked to those three helmets.
Taking a hammer strike from the Third Prince along with several other attacks, Lu Ming wasn't feeling great either. Well, he just felt a little uncomfortable.
Lu Ming looked at the Crown Prince and the others. This wouldn't do! He had to do something big!
He couldn't let them break the array and escape! After all, he had only modified that array on the fly when he entered.
If the array was broken, the battle here would surely alert the people of the Tiansheng Sect. By then, it would be difficult to kill all these bastards!
Thinking of this, he controlled his primordial spirits to tremble violently, making them look as if they were about to collapse.
The Crown Prince, who had felt the situation was hopeless, saw his eyes light up. Had they finally reached the breaking point of the enemy’s primordial spirits?
This made the Crown Prince incredibly excited. “Charge! He can't hold on much longer!”
Just as the Crown Prince spoke, he saw Lu Ming actually withdraw his primordial spirits. He looked as if his primordial spirits had been severely wounded.
“Chase him! Enter his sea of consciousness!” the Crown Prince roared, waving his hand.
This was a rare opportunity that could not be missed. “Yes!”
Several guards complied and entered Lu Ming’s sea of consciousness along with the Crown Prince’s primordial spirit. They then watched as Lu Ming’s primordial spirit fled all the way down to the dantian region.
Then, it dove into a black vortex. Although the Crown Prince found it a bit strange that there was a black vortex here, he saw Lu Ming’s spirit enter and followed right in.
Boom! Boom! The moment their primordial spirits charged into the black vortex, they were instantly shredded to pieces.
At the same time, their physical bodies outside also violently exploded. This scene terrified the remaining people.
They stared at Lu Ming with expressions of pure horror. Was this person really just a Soul Transformation cultivator?
The Saint of the Yunhua Sacred Palace’s heart skipped a beat as he shouted at the Saint of the Starry Sect, “Why haven't you opened the grand array yet?!”
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