Chapter 611 - 393: Flattening the Holy Sect
"Of course, to kill you. Did you think you could jump in to help the Zilan Sect and walk away unscathed?"
Wei Fan’s ice-cold words sent a chill down Guo Yulun’s spine.
"How dare you!" he screamed. "There are so many fellow practitioners here. If you dare harm me, they won’t let you go!"
"Wei Fan, if you dare harm Brother Guo, when our Zilan Sect’s Martial Saint returns, they will definitely gather all the Martial Saints to obliterate you and the forces behind you!" Sun Tao also shouted from within the array.
He never thought that Wei Fan would even want to kill Guo Yulun, who was the number one Alchemist on the Beiding Continent, with complex connections.
Wei Fan originally intended to slay Guo Yulun, but upon hearing this, he paused: "I intend to annihilate your Zilan Sect, and you threaten me with your Martial Saints?"
"Boom!"
In mid-sentence, Wei Fan swung his palm, breaking Guo Yulun’s body in half and causing it to explode, leaving only part of the body connected to the head, which he held in his hand.
"I’ve already harmed you now. Ask the surrounding practitioners how many would stand up for you!"
His cold gaze swept around: "I, Wei Fan, never bully the weak, but should anyone dare to slight me, even if it’s the King of Heaven, I’ll kill him!"
Those around who were watching did not step forward or say a word. Wei Fan may not be a Martial Saint, but to those around, he was hardly different. Even if they wished to curry favor with Guo Yulun, they’d need the strength to do so.
The Qilin Ape, Five-Colored Demon Bull, and Dragon-Horned Deer—the three major Demon Race—were all slain and scattered by him alone, and he seized three Holy Soldiers. One would have to be mad to jump out now.
He dared to kill Guo Yulun, the number one Alchemist on Beiding Continent; why would he fear these ordinary Martial Kings?
Everyone was stunned, looking in shock at the lawless individual before them.
"Everyone, will you really allow this demon to act with impunity?" Guo Yulun’s face contorted in pain and fear, but there was no response from the surroundings.
Indeed, he was the number one Alchemist on Beiding Continent, but in normal times, someone like him would never regard these ordinary Martial Kings. Those who associated with him were either Martial Saints or Holy Sect Elders; ordinary Jianghu Martial Kings had no qualification to solicit his alchemy skills.
"It seems everyone can distinguish right from wrong. Do you have any means left? If not, I’ll send you on your way."
What means could Guo Yulun have? His alchemy skills were formidable, but his combat ability was merely average. Even if his combat prowess reached a Saint Child level, he was no match for someone as fierce as Wei Fan. His only valuable skill, alchemy, was of no concern to Wei Fan.
"Young friend, let’s talk this over. I was reckless!" Guo Yulun squeezed out a smile uglier than crying, knowing he couldn’t sway Wei Fan, and began to back down.
Wei Fan’s face was full of mockery: "Now you call me young friend, instead of a demon? The number one Alchemist on Beiding Continent is nothing but a cowardly weakling.
When Zilan Sect relied on the Holy Sect’s power to hunt me down, I didn’t see you speak out. Now it’s my turn with the strength to exact revenge, you jump out telling me not to overdo it. Acting big without the strength to back it up, who do you think you are?"
His five fingers clenched, slowly digging into Guo Yulun’s bones.
Blood seeped from his fingertips, and Guo Yulun was filled with fear: "Spare me, young friend..."
"Boom!"
A burst of blood splattered as Guo Yulun’s head shattered like a watermelon, and his headless body was flung from the sky by Wei Fan, crashing into the Zilan Sect’s Mountain Protection Array, instantly blasted into a mist of blood by the array’s counterforce.
On Beiding Continent, the number one Alchemist, Guo Yulun, is dead.
"He really killed Guo Yulun. Wei Fan is utterly fearless!"
"This is someone not to provoke unless you can defeat him."
The onlookers finally understood Wei Fan’s lawlessness; aside from strength, no background held any sway over him.
"Feel the fear brought by the House-Slaying Demon Fiend!" Feng Hua looked on with anticipation.
Instead of focusing on cultivation, they provoked Wei Fan, a ruthless figure who flattened both Wilderness demon fiends and all sects. It’s fortunate he doesn’t bully others.
"Fortify the array with all your might!" Sun Tao felt as if his scalp would burst.
This fiend dared to kill even Guo Yulun, and if he truly attacked, he would surely massacre the entire Zilan Sect.
The disciples of the Zilan Sect turned pale, no longer daring to mock Wei Fan, each moving to critical positions within the Mountain Protection Array, channeling their power into it, some already regretting not leaving sooner.
With Guo Yulun dead, even the Holy Array could no longer provide them with a sense of security since Wei Fan dared to come knocking. He must have confidence in breaking the Holy Array.
"Let me help you!" Feng Hua drew the Giant Deer Sword; relying on Wei Fan alone, breaking the Holy Array in a short time would be difficult.
Wei Fan nodded, pointing to a place: "Attack there!"
Though unfamiliar with the Holy Array, in his Martial Arts Celestial Eye, Zilan Sect’s Mountain Protection Array transformed into countless lines, revealing the flow of energy and the key points of convergence, as well as weaker spots.
He directed Feng Hua to attack the place where the most critical energy converged. By attacking there, and him targeting the weak spots, they should be able to breach the Zilan Sect easily.
Inside the array, Sun Tao’s expression changed. He knew the place where Wei Fan instructed Feng Hua to attack was crucial; even an Array Master would require considerable effort to find it.
Feng Hua glared at Wei Fan, this scoundrel daring to claim he hadn’t mastered the Martial Arts Celestial Eye.
Raising the Giant Deer Sword, she flashed to the spot Wei Fan indicated and swung it down.
The Zilan Sect’s Mountain Protection Array shimmered brilliantly, all the power streaming back to the attacked spot, instantly blasting Feng Hua away.
Only by wielding the Holy Soldier could she attack the Holy Array; for any other Martial King, the counterattack would be enough to shake them to death.
Even so, she felt her Qi Blood surge, nearly causing her to spit blood.
"It’s now!"
Wei Fan opened his Martial Arts Celestial Eye, pouring power into the Hundred Rivers Saber, and seized the moment to slash at the vulnerable part of the Holy Array.
With his current strength, activating the Holy Soldier allowed him to unleash an attack comparable to a typical Martial Saint, capable of fully harnessing the Holy Soldier’s power.
In an instant, vast expanses of void shattered, and Chaos Qi burst forth. All the Dao Marks on the Hundred Rivers Saber were fully activated, with streaks spreading like arcs of lightning into the void, stirring the invisible Dao.
"Is he a Martial Saint?"
The overwhelming Holy Soldier waves made Divine Souls tremble, causing the sky to rain down many of those with weak cultivation.
"Not good!" Sun Tao’s expression drastically changed, filled with horror; Wei Fan was actually capable of utilizing the full power of the Holy Soldier.
"Boom..."
Under the power of the Martial Arts Celestial Eye, the Holy Array was instantly ripped open, revealing the Zilan Sect protected by the Holy Array.
Soon after, the wave of the Holy Soldier blasted through the rift.
This was a terrifying sight; mountains and rivers were shattered, buildings and structures destroyed, flesh and blood reduced to ashes, and the Dao Marks engraved throughout Zilan Sect were instantly obliterated to an unknown extent.
"Did Wei Fan easily break the Holy Array of Zilan Sect?"
"He didn’t come just to blockade the sect but truly has the power to destroy Zilan Sect!"
"Why is the Holy Array so fragile under his blade?"
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Onlookers were speechless, unable to understand why the legendary Holy Array was so easily broken; even a Martial Saint attacking would hold for a while, yet Wei Fan together with one woman broke it with a single slash.
The waves of the Holy Soldier reverberated throughout Zilan Sect, smashing everything in its path. Even the disciples lucky enough not to be swept by the Holy Soldier wave had their Divine Souls cracked, their Primordial Spirits shattered in death.
In just a blink, more than half of Zilan Sect’s disciples were dead or injured, many did not have time to even let out a scream before being obliterated.
"Buzz buzz..."
The Ten Thousand Spirits Bell trembled, glowing within Wei Fan’s body, spreading invisible waves to capture the marks of those slain by him.
He originally did not want to act so mercilessly, as his initial plan was to kill ten thousand King-level Experts to enhance the Ten Thousand Spirits Bell, but Zilan Sect repeatedly overstepped, leaving him no choice.
"Wei Fan, this heartless Demon Fiend, you kill so many, you’ll die a terrible death."
Sun Tao’s eyes were about to burst, his entire body trembling in regret.
Zilan Sect is destroyed; even if a Martial Saint returns, they’d be like a headless general, killing Wei Fan would be futile.
"You allow yourselves to kill me, yet I am not allowed to kill others? The Holy Sect’s ways might work on others but not on me!"
Wei Fan once more activated the Holy Soldier, completely erasing the Holy Array of Zilan Sect, shaking to death most of Zilan Sect’s disciples.
Within the span of a breath, aside from Martial King powerhouses, all ordinary disciples of Zilan Sect were killed.
"Old man, I’ll fight you to the death!"
Sun Tao charged over wielding the Holy Soldier, but was slashed back by Wei Fan, and in the aftermath, the remaining Martial Kings all perished.
"Zilan Sect has perished!"
All the spectators felt chills up their spines; though events where Holy Sects have been destroyed by others in the Five Great Domains have occurred, a Martial King destroying a Holy Sect was unheard of in the history of heavens and earth.
"So ruthless!"
Some people’s teeth trembled; within Zilan Sect, blood ran into rivers, with over ten thousand disciples perished. Previously, even during sect-annihilation events, such brutality wasn’t witnessed as major deaths were usually confined to upper-echelon experts.
"Back then, you bullied me when I was weak, wanting to kill me to curry favor with others, didn’t expect this outcome, did you!"
Wei Fan grabbed Sun Tao from the ground, though he spared his slash, he shattered all of Sun Tao’s bones, leaving him like a lump of mud.
"You Demon Fiend!"
Looking at Zilan Sect turned into yellow sands, Sun Tao’s face grew ashen. He indeed didn’t foresee that a small matter back then would eventually lead to the demise of Zilan Sect. Had he known this outcome, he’d have ensured Wei Fan’s death back then.
In merely two or three months, who could have imagined Wei Fan would become an invincible existence below Martial Saint?
"Tell me whose favor you were trying to curry, and I’ll grant you a swift end!" Wei Fan retained Sun Tao, obviously to discover just which formidable entity Zilan Sect and Fire Cloud Cave were trying to flatter.
"You seriously know nothing?"
Sun Tao showed an expression of surprise, followed by a bitter smile, the situation had developed so far, he had long regretted provoking Wei Fan to please others, but Wei Fan remarkably knew nothing about it.