Chapter 663: Chapter 455: The Power of the Nine Heavens Soul-Devouring Immortal Array, Invitation from the Immortal Martial Hall

When Lin Chang’sheng entered the Divine Pill Pavilion, Spirit Mountain’s Second Elder Gao Yao also took notice of him.

He immediately thought to strike and kill him while he was unprepared.

But after Gao Yao followed Lin Chang’sheng into the Divine Pill Pavilion, he realized something was off.

He found that the corridor seemed endless, and Lin Chang’sheng’s figure had already vanished without a trace.

"An Illusion Array?"

Only then did Gao Yao realize that he’d walked right into an Illusion Array.

"A mere array dares try to trap me?"

Gao Yao wasn’t intimidated in the least—he was at the Early Stage of Tribulation Crossing, so how could an ordinary array hold him?

With a shout, Gao Yao smashed his palm into the corridor, and immediately found himself outside, under the cover of night.

A moon of violet light hung high above the heavens, and an eerie silence pressed from all sides.

"Break for me!"

Gao Yao hurled a palm attack at the distant sky, trying to shatter the array.

But his palm seal vanished into the world, doing absolutely nothing.

After fusing the Myriad Beasts Soul Banner with Lin Chang’sheng’s Celestial Soul Banner, the array space had expanded severalfold; it was nearly impossible for his palm strike to reach the end.

Crack crack crack—

At the instant Gao Yao unleashed his palm, it seemed to attract the attention of countless unknown entities nearby.

The air filled with the sound of chilling friction that made his spine tingle.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

Shadows flickered across the sky, moving so quickly that even Gao Yao couldn’t make out their forms.

"What the hell is this place? Who are you? If you’ve got guts, come out!"

Gao Yao roared, trying to mask the fear in his heart.

In the next instant, countless Demon Beasts surged forth like a tidal wave, charging straight at Gao Yao.

Within the swarm of Demon Beasts, there were also many human Divine Souls.

Some of these powerful Divine Souls were at the Tribulation Crossing Stage.

These were the Divine Souls of He Jie and Xiaomu.

Because the souls of both men were held within the Holy Soul Banner, Lin Chang’sheng could command their Divine Souls to battle.

"Die for me!"

Facing the onslaught of thousands of Demon Beasts, Gao Yao roared furiously, clapping both palms together.

Flames blazed within his palm seals, transforming into blazing fire tigers one after another.

Boom—

With a bone-shattering crash, countless souls were smashed apart by Gao Yao’s force.

Yet in just a few breaths’ time, the shattered souls reassembled, turning into even more formidable Demon Beasts.

"What the..."

The sight left Gao Yao dumbstruck.

If this went on, he would eventually run out of Primordial Power and die right here.

The first solution that came to him was the same as Lin Chang’sheng’s—he sped skyward, trying to break out.

Upon reaching the array barrier, Gao Yao saw a sliver of hope and aimed to shatter the array with his immense Primordial Power.

Gao Yao swept his hand, conjuring a Yanyue Long Saber, and with a flourish, hacked forward.

A massive blade aura slashed out, crashing toward the array barrier ahead.

Rumble rumble—

The instant the fierce blade aura collided with the array barrier, a deafening explosion erupted.

Yet the Grand Array showed not a crack; only faint ripples passed, and in an instant, all fell silent.

Trying to brute-force your way through such a Grand Array was insurmountable—unless you reached the Immortal Realm.

Otherwise, it was pure fantasy.

"How... How is that possible?"

Shock gripped Gao Yao’s heart—his full-strength attack hadn’t even made a dent?

Swish swish—

While Gao Yao was still stunned, He Jie’s Divine Soul and Xiaomu’s Divine Soul darted toward him at lightning speed.

Luckily, Gao Yao reacted fast—he dodged in time, suffering no more than a torn sleeve from a Sword Qi slash.

"Tribulation Crossing Divine Souls? Who are you supposed to be?"

Gao Yao was shaken to the core—there were Divine Souls at the Tribulation Crossing Stage concealed within this array?

That showed just how formidable the array truly was.

But under Lin Chang’sheng’s control, He Jie and Xiaomu’s Divine Souls didn’t give Gao Yao a chance to speak—they attacked again.

Though both were souls without bodies, massively weakened,

They were still at the Tribulation Crossing Stage, and their strikes forced Gao Yao into a continuous retreat.

And that wasn’t even the worst of it.

After fusing with the Qiankun Array, the longer one stayed inside, the more relentless the soul assaults became.

Gao Yao soon felt his own Divine Soul beginning to tear itself from his flesh, his head ready to split open.

In just the time it took to burn an incense stick, Gao Yao could barely withstand the dread pressure—the openings on his face started bleeding.

"Let me out! Let me out—"

Gao Yao cried out in agony, as if his mind was about to explode.

As he screamed in torment, He Jie and Xiaomu’s Divine Souls launched their attack.

This time, Gao Yao couldn’t dodge—his body was shredded by the two, blood spurting from his mouth as he fell from the sky, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

He crashed to the ground, dying instantly.

Buzz—

In the next moment, Gao Yao’s Divine Soul broke free from his body and frantically darted about, desperately trying to escape this world—only to find that even his soul couldn’t break free of the Grand Array.

"Who? Who the hell are you? At least let me know before I die!"

Gao Yao roared angrily.

Even now, he still didn’t know who had killed him.

"You still don’t get it? Just how stupid are you?"

He Jie sneered.

Now that Gao Yao was dead, Lin Chang’sheng no longer had control over them.

So He Jie regained his freedom.

"You—you’re Elder He Jie of the Immortal Martial Hall?"

Only now did Gao Yao recognize He Jie.

He had heard that He Jie was killed by Lin Chang’sheng. So this was all Lin Chang’sheng’s trap, using the Grand Array to lure him in.

"Lin Chang’sheng, you bastard! You’ll die a terrible death! Using this sinister array to kill me!"

Gao Yao howled in fury.

A mighty Tribulation Crossing Stage expert like him, killed by Lin Chang’sheng’s array—dead, with no idea how it happened.