Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 277 - 153 Go All Out!

Chapter 277: Chapter 153 Go All Out!

Zhou Yuntian’s words plunged many cultivators present into silence.

Among them, some cultivators vaguely knew that the relationship between Zhou Yan and these people was not harmonious, but they did not expect there to be so many reasons.

But what use was it to say these reasons now? Was it just so that Zhou Yan could die with some consolation?

This was clearly somewhat ridiculous, but no cultivator could laugh it off, because no one knew what Zhou Taiting and a series of other people were thinking or what subsequent measures they had.

At this moment, Heaven and Earth had become somewhat unstable. The environment, which had been raging with wind and snow, was now showing a different kind of change.

The aura of the ancient array began to emerge, bit by bit.

Amidst the wind and snow, all cultivators could feel that the snowflakes had lost their trajectory.

The rules of Heaven and Earth had changed, as if they could see a space shattering, see a world collapsing, an exceptionally strange feeling. Clearly living in this world, yet feeling as if they were living in another, witnessing the collapse of this world with their own eyes.

Right now, Zhou Yan was being devoured by a black hole-like black air, and this eerie scene in this space was happening simultaneously.

It was as if the Tao of Heaven and Earth was wailing, as if the laws of Heaven and Earth had suddenly shattered.

Everything was because Zhou Yan was being devoured by the black air of the void, revealed before them.

Among this group of geniuses, many widen their eyes at this spectacle, seemingly incredulous at the change taking place at this moment.

Wasn’t the Heavenly Dao rebellious against Zhou Yan? How could there be such an abnormal sign now? Then, does this mean that the Heavenly Dao’s restraint on the Emperor Qi Sword Body is actually a test?

If the Tao of Heaven and Earth mourns for the Emperor Qi Sword Body, then are the rules of this world still trustworthy?

This instant change, for ordinary cultivators, may not mean much, but for these elites among humans, geniuses all, much could be discerned.

And now, with changes in the array and Zhou Yan being devoured by the black hole, the extraction of his essence blood, it seemed that some kind of change in the rules of Heaven and Earth had occurred, leaving all cultivators somewhat astonished and unsure.

Even Qian Xi, who had always been calm, even Zhou Han, who had always been silent, and even Fairy Cai Xuan and others, all shared this feeling.

This feeling suddenly emerged, then like a thrilling energy, pierced through their hearts, causing an inexplicable sense of alarm.

"What’s going on, this... why is there a feeling of the destruction of Heaven and Earth? Could it be that this is a killing formation meant to bury all of us?"

At this moment, Qian Xi was the first to exclaim. By now, she was no longer a bystander, nor waiting for the Ancient Ghost to take everyone away, to lead them into the Core Land of the City of No Tears.

After her exclamation, her pretty face changed color, and then she transformed into a streak of light, flying off into the distance.

At the same time as Qian Xi’s actions occurred, Huang FuZhan, Huangfu Jing, Yang Liufeng, Hu Yidao, Baili Yifeng, Ouyang Yiyu, Nan Tianxiao, and other outstanding figures also burst forth with their essence blood, fleeing directly towards where Qian Xi had escaped.

At this moment, the universe underwent an irregular twist, as if the Taos of two worlds were expanding and colliding. When blood flowed out of Zhou Yan’s body, this change became even more pronounced.

The cultivators in this realm all began to panic, their faces turning ashen, none had expected that when blood flowed out from Zhou Yan’s body, what awaited them wasn’t peace and safety, but the terrifying danger began to descend.

Cai Ling, Zhou Yuntian, and Zhou Taiting, among others, were also somewhat dumbfounded, as if they hadn’t anticipated such a change in events.

Zhou Yuntian’s face was somewhat panicked and tense, but he had not left, instead trying his best to calm himself, suppressing the fear in his heart and saying, "Senior, what exactly is going on?"

"How would I know? I’m feeling incredibly dangerous right now. There’s been a change in this place, it is possible that Zhou Yan had triggered the Evil Formation a long time ago, damn it, this guy is really ruthless, wanting to kill everyone!"

"He was restrained though, wasn’t he?"

Zhou Yuntian was startled.

"He was restrained, but he had long thought that he might not survive, so he had been tampering with the Ancient Array all along, and now we can be sure! Just didn’t expect it to not erupt until now, but when his blood flowed out, it became the catalyst that triggered the Ancient Array’s explosion."

Cai Ling hesitated slightly, then sighed and explained.

Following that, her hand slapped out a piercing light, which was a seven-colored halo.

This seven-colored halo was one encircling another, like rings of colored light.

As these light rings appeared, they presented themselves behind Cai Ling, making her seem like a divine being with an undying aura and spirituality.

But at that moment, these light rings encountered attacks from two mysterious Tao rhythms, squeezed violently and shattered layer by layer.

However, before this occurred, her halos had already swept away Zhou Yuntian and the others.

Among those who were swept away included Zhou Gucheng, Zhou Ying, Fairy Cai Xuan, Gongcheng Diewu, and a series of others.

Then, the space here underwent a destruction-like change. Some cultivators unattended by Cai Ling, some who were too slow to react, were directly twisted and shattered by the raging waves and twisting spatial energy, like flimsy cabins encountering a torrential flood, instantly many cultivators’ bodies twisted and broke, and their souls perished.

This sudden yet forceful change made those cultivators who narrowly missed disaster almost pop their eyeballs out.

After this wave of void-distorted airwaves, the void finally became somewhat tranquil, with whimpering winds, intermittent, as if even the sound of the wind was torn by the space, so that when it came out, it was broken and continuous.

Standing in a corner, the surviving cultivators all widened their eyes, looking uncertainly at the space they had occupied just moments ago.

There, the most powerful Ancient Evil Spirit appeared to be in a sorry state.

It was battered and bloodied.

When it appeared, it looked around suspiciously, but after noticing nothing amiss, it finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In its hand, it held a cultivator whose life force seemed to have withered away, the body already shriveling and darkening as if it were a piece of dried meat.

Everyone could vaguely recognize his once cold, vast, and graceful features, and the striking snow-white hair.

By this moment, the world suddenly quieted again, then many cultivators sighed.

At this time, everyone understood that Zhou Yan had fallen.

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Snow continued to fall, and there was wind between heaven and earth.

Wind and snow, accompanying each other, tenderly intertwined.

This scene, while accompanied by bone-chilling cold, was extremely beautiful.

Yet beneath this beautiful tableau, Zhou Yan’s heart was like a winter’s grave, unwilling to let any distance remain.

At this moment, he knew he didn’t need to wait anymore.

Therefore, the backup measure for self-destruction he had left behind after studying the Ancient Array now had its chance to be utilized.

Before, his plan was to seize the moment Zhou Gucheng’s gaze revealed an opening and strike with Fist Intent. But that time, Zhou Yan had held back.

But this time, after Zhou Yuntian said so much, Zhou Yan felt no strong emotions, only a sense of All Hope Lost.

However, one thing Zhou Gucheng said was right. Right now, everyone was so insignificant that they didn’t even qualify as pawns, so they wouldn’t attract much attention. Therefore, some actions could be boldly executed.

And because of this, Zhou Yan made his move.

But he would not raise anyone’s guard because right now, the only way to make an achievement was to act from within the "game." Others could set traps, and so could Zhou Yan!

The Devouring of the black clouds began, somberly looming over the sky and the earth, blocking out the sun.

But Zhou Yan still did not resist, letting the black clouds drain his Essence Blood.

At the same time, Zhou Yan began the Condensation of ordinary Spirit Armor and Spirit Swords in the Purple Flame Void.

At the moment when the Essence Blood was extracted, the Essence Blood, carrying Life Energy, was autonomously triggered by Zhou Yan’s will and activated the Ancient Array’s lethal move.

Under normal circumstances, this Ancient Array’s move, if activated, would not catch anyone off-guard as they would not grant time for preparation or activation.

But at this moment, everyone’s focus was on the Ancient Evil Spirit, and with it busily controlling the black fog to Devour the Essence Blood, it was caught off guard and swept into the Evil Formation.

Originally already within an Evil Formation, an Evil Formation layered over another Evil Formation resulted in an increase in power. Even the Ancient Evil Spirit was in for a rough time now.

Yet even so, Zhou Yan did not stop there; he once again initiated the self-destruction of the Evil Formation. An Evil Formation destroying itself was akin to an Ancient Array collapsing, the foundations exploding.

The Ancient Array here might not shake Heaven and Earth, but its foundation exploding was tantamount to a core detonation, its shockwaves utterly terrifying.

It was because of this move that Zhou Yan previously believed he could kill the many cultivators present in one stroke. But before, he hadn’t made a move, and this time, he held nothing back.

When it was his time to die, nobody stood up for him, so if these people died, they just died.

These things, there was nothing left to be attached to them, because they weren’t worth it—regardless of whether they truly had compelling reasons or not.

Seeing him, Zhou Yan, die without a stir, Zhou Yan could not think of a more heartless reason.

They all knew Zhou Yan didn’t want to die, that he had many wishes, many responsibilities, and many important matters unfinished, yet they still watched him die and nobody stepped forward.

So, if these people died, he would also be unmoved and feel no guilt.

This was completely different from how Zhou Yan treated Gu Xi. If Gu Xi were in mortal danger, no matter the reason, Zhou Yan would put everything aside, abandon all, and save Gu Xi—even knowing he would die in the attempt.

Just like how he knew he would die trying to save his own father, Zhou Yan still went.

But these people, they watched him die, hoping only that his death would be swift, not that he would live.

That eroded his last shred of expectation.

As for Zhou Gucheng... understanding is one thing, but acceptance is quite another.

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