The blue flames continued to spread towards Tuoba Xin, forcing him to retreat explosively, using his body technique to evade the Purifying Dark Demon’s attacks.

Luckily, Liou Yuan was outside the array, so he didn’t have to worry about being affected by those blue flames. Watching the methods of the Purifying Dark Demon within the array, he sighed: "Even at the Half-Step Foundation Establishment, it’s already this vicious."

"I can’t even imagine how strong the Foundation Establishment Realm could be."

After forcing Tuoba Xin and the array’s power back.

The blue flames spat out by the Purifying Dark Demon did not disappear.

Instead, they covered its body, transforming into a layer of blue flames.

As the array’s power engulfed the Purifying Dark Demon once more, upon contact with those blue flames, it was quickly scorched and extinguished.

Fortunately, the power of the Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array also caused the blue flames covering the Purifying Dark Demon to wither considerably.

This scene was witnessed by Liou Yuan, lurking on the cliff, and Tuoba Xin, within the array.

"There’s a chance!" Liou Yuan thought to himself. As long as the array could affect the Purifying Dark Demon, it proved that it couldn’t ignore the array’s attack.

The latter was suddenly invigorated.

Perhaps due to the long absence from battling people, in danger, Tuoba Xin was not fearful, but instead grew more excited, shouting loudly: "Mr. Liou, hold him for ten breaths."

"Ten breaths?" Tuoba Xin’s voice followed the outspreading array and reached the cliff, making Liou Yuan frown deeply.

Before he could respond in time.

Tuoba Xin had already retreated a step, passing through the array gap Liou Yuan had prepared for him in advance.

Leaving only the Purifying Dark Demon still inside the array.

He seemed to be preparing a magic that required long accumulation of power, as soon as he exited the array, Liou Yuan saw Tuoba Xin quickly sealing with his hands.

The entire canyon, under his spiritual power’s manipulation, erupted with flying sand and stones, bursting out strong gusts that blew the lurking Liou Yuan on the cliff side off balance.

"Is he going for a big one?" Liou Yuan understood Tuoba Xin’s intention, gritting his teeth and standing up directly from his hiding spot.

Since Tuoba Xin needed ten breaths, he would fight for ten breaths for him.

"Time to test the power of my Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array."

With that thought, Liou Yuan activated Treading Flowing Waves to shoot down directly from the wind-swept cliff side, his feet steadily landing on the edge outside the array.

At this time, the Purifying Dark Demon, having lost its target, had begun crashing into the array barrier that bound its massive body.

Rumble! Wrapped under the blue flames, its collision shook the array incessantly.

Even the canyon walls on both sides were trembling violently.

At this time, only two breaths had passed.

The Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array’s barrier had already started to crack.

"At this rate, two more hits and it will break."

After all, it’s not a defensive array, Liou Yuan knew well the limits of the Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array.

With swift hand seals, he pointed towards the pile of spiritual stones used as the array’s core in the center of the Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array.

Bam! The pile of spiritual stones, extracted from killing hundreds of Star Eaters by Liou Yuan, exploded under his finger, transforming into the purest spiritual qi.

Then, drawn by the array disc, it was infused into the over eight hundred array inscriptions of the Refined Gold Breaking Mountain Array.

This was the most extreme practice of an Array Master, directly detonating the array core to push the array’s power to the utmost.

Those array inscriptions skyrocketed in light due to the rich spiritual qi provided by the array core.

Even the golden light within the array grew more than twice as intense.

Clang! The vast golden light engulfed the body of the Purifying Dark Demon within the array, while also swallowing Liou Yuan outside in a golden sea.

From afar, within this canyon, it appeared as if a blazing sun was rising, illuminating the surroundings.

Under the array’s power pushed to the extreme, the blue flames on the Purifying Dark Demon’s body instantly crumbled more than half.

Its body, sliced into countless cracks with blue bloodstains by the blades formed from the golden light.

Liou Yuan finally forced it back, keeping it away from the array barrier, preventing it from breaking the array.

By now, five breaths had passed.

"This array can indeed block a Half-Step Foundation Establishment." Tuoba Xin was still mobilizing the nearby spiritual qi, already causing a whirlwind in the void where he stood.

Watching the Purifying Dark Demon retreat step by step within Liou Yuan’s array, his eyes rarely showed emotion.

Getting Liou Yuan’s assurance was one thing, truly seeing Liou Yuan use the array to stop the Purifying Dark Demon was another.