Chapter 351: Chapter 137: Can the Demon Suppression Guard Slay Zhang Yunpeng? If Not, Then I’d Rather Not Be a Guard

But looking around, the distant ruins remained the same. Only the area marked by the three stone pillars had changed.

The contradiction between sight and perception was inexplicably bizarre.

Once the Three Talents Sealing Demon Array was removed, the Resentful Spirit, no longer under its final powerful restraint, unleashed the ferocious aura it had accumulated from countless Resentful Souls. It was like a flood beast breaking through a dam, its power exploding outward in a mad frenzy!

Although the Nine Nether Spirit Locking Array that had previously enveloped the entire city was now broken, the Resentful Spirit’s aura alone was enough to make the survivors in Cyan Yang Ancient City feel as if they had been plunged into an icy abyss.

Everyone felt an invisible force tugging at their souls, threatening to rip them from their bodies.

It felt as though a thousand-pound boulder was crushing their chests, making it hard to even breathe.

The air was thick with the pungent stench of blood and despair.

"How could this be?"

"Why did the array suppressing the Resentful Spirit disappear?"

"Couldn’t the three masters from the Demon Suppression Bureau hold on any longer?"

"What are we going to do?"

"Why isn’t Chu Fan doing anything?"

"No matter how strong he is, how could he possibly get involved in a fight like that? That’s the Resentful Spirit! And the other two in the array... every move they make can cause mountains to collapse and the earth to crack!"

"Forget the Resentful Spirit! The fight between those two alone will probably destroy all of North City!"

Panic spread through the crowd like a plague.

The spark of hope ignited when Chu Fan had cut down several black-robed members of the Moon Worship Sect was nearly extinguished in an instant by the overwhelming resentment and the scene of utter despair.

Countless gazes, filled with terror and helplessness, focused on the core of the aura.

If the Resentful Spirit broke completely free and the senior expert within the array was defeated, who in Cyan Yang City could possibly stop this apocalyptic disaster?

At that moment, Ding Jian, Shi Hao, and Lin Yue, who had shifted their positions, stood atop the newly placed stone pillars. Though their faces were pale and their auras feeble, they persevered, forming an even stranger new array.

Ding Jian’s Ancient Sword hovered before him, its tip pointing downward. It spun rapidly, drawing in the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

Lin Yue’s giant, door-panel-like sword did the same, letting out a low hum.

Shi Hao’s Profound Iron Rod stood vertically in midair, the Runes along its shaft glowing.

Only those who were close and had sharp eyes could faintly make out that

in the very center of the new triangular array formed by the trio, floating several dozen feet in the air, was a crudely cut, palm-sized Paperman!

The Paperman was seated cross-legged, and it actually had a rather dignified appearance.

"Spirit Awakening!"

Ding Jian, Shi Hao, and Lin Yue simultaneously formed a sword sign with their fingers, forcing out the last ounce of their strength as they pointed sharply at the Paperman in the center!

"CLANG!"

"VMMMM!"

"THOOM!"

Three beams of energy, different in nature but equally powerful, shot out from the Ancient Sword, the giant sword, and the iron rod, instantly converging on the small Paperman!

The Paperman was engulfed in a brilliant flare of light. Its originally faint aura began to skyrocket at an astonishing rate, devouring the surging energy like a bottomless pit!

"Damn it! That’s a clone of Demon Suppression Envoy Yue Mankong!"

The black-robed expert from the Moon Worship Sect, who was locked in battle with Old Limp, sensed this sudden, heart-stopping surge of power and was instantly overcome with terror.

He was from Dragon Ridge Mountain. There, inside the Grand Array, Divine Sacrifice Envoy Lingkong Jade was using its power to suppress Yue Mankong. How could a clone of Yue Mankong possibly be here?

The black-robed man was scared out of his wits. He completely ignored his opponent, his body blurring into a black shadow as he used a technique like Shrinking Inches, charging recklessly toward the Paperman at the center of the triangular array!

He knew that if this Demon Suppression Envoy recovered even a sliver of his power, there would be no escape for him.

"Sigh... did you have to wait until this old man was about to fall apart before making a move?"

The pressure on him suddenly lifted. Old Limp didn’t give chase, instead leaning on his Long Saber and gasping for air.

His face was etched with exhaustion, but he didn’t dare let his guard down for a second. Without even turning around, he kept his eyes locked on the Resentful Spirit.

The Resentful Spirit was still roaring. Fortunately, it was bound by numerous chains. Even without the suppression of the Three Talents Sealing Demon Array, it would have a hard time breaking free quickly.

"You’re courting death!"

Just as the black-robed man closed in on the Paperman, a cold, majestic voice resounded deep within everyone’s mind. It was Yue Mankong.

As soon as the voice arose, a blurry phantom materialized behind the Paperman, swelling in size as if fanned by the wind!

The phantom rapidly solidified, transforming into a middle-aged man wearing the black official robes of the Demon Suppression Bureau. Although his features were indistinct, his presence was magnificent beyond compare.

The aura radiating from him was as vast and unfathomable as the ocean, and it even faintly suppressed the monstrous ferocity of the Resentful Spirit.

"Impossible!"

The black-robed man, who had just reached the Paperman, felt this terrifying pressure that made his very soul tremble. Scared witless, he halted his charge and immediately turned to flee.

But it was too late.

Yue Mankong’s phantom didn’t even deign to look at him. He simply raised his right hand, spread his fingers, and made a grasping motion through the air in the direction of the fleeing black-robed man.

The gesture was casual, yet it seemed as if he held the entire surrounding space in his palm.

A giant, translucent hand made of pure energy instantly materialized. Like catching a buzzing fly, it snatched the powerful black-robed man and held him tight in its palm.

"No—!"

The black-robed man only had time to let out a short, desperate scream.

"SPLAT!" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

The giant energy hand snapped shut! There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a sickening, muffled crunch.

The black-robed man, along with his protective black aura, was crushed like an egg, instantly reduced to a spray of blood mist and mangled flesh. He couldn’t be more dead.

"SCREEE—!"

The Resentful Spirit, sensing the immense threat, let out a piercing shriek. Its massive body writhed relentlessly, pulling on the giant chains until they clanged and rattled.

Then, it opened its huge, twisted mouth...

A terrifying suction force emerged. The recently scattered mist of blood and flesh was instantly drawn in, rushing into its mouth with a great WHOOSH.

Not only that, but black, bloody energy began to rise from the corpses all over North City, converging toward the Resentful Spirit’s gaping maw.

"Hmph!"

Yue Mankong’s phantom let out a cold snort. The sound, containing a certain rhythmic Dao, was like a clap of thunder, and it actually managed to dissipate some of the suction force.