Chapter 2054 - 40: Total Collapse
But Yang Chong and Cao Huan were tragically struck down by a beautiful bolt of lightning, which kept shooting at them.
Wherever they passed, it was like a knife, an axe, and another axe hacking through, splattering their bodies with blood.
"Kashan—"
Just as Yang Chong and Cao Huan were desperately fighting for their lives, a bolt of lightning suddenly fell behind Wei Yanming, cleaving his body in two.
At this moment, one could see that Wei Yanming’s eyes were already lifeless; a breath of death was instantly wiped away, and his pupils dilated and slackened.
Wei Yanming’s death pushed the already near‑collapse Cao Huan and Yang Chong completely over the edge.
Right now, they regretted joining the formation and following Lu Xingyu.
If they hadn’t come to Wudang, they wouldn’t have clashed with Ao Cangsheng. If they hadn’t clashed with Ao Cangsheng, they wouldn’t be killed here.
But talking about this now seemed far too late.
"Crackle—"
The thunder grew louder and louder, and the battle within the great Array grew ever more intense. Very soon, Yang Chong and Cao Huan were completely swallowed by the lightning of those beautiful bolts, and no one could see them anymore.
Even as a strong true dragon, after this fierce battle, his own consumption would be immense.
"Buzz—"
Just as Lu Xingyu had this thought, a streak of Sword light suddenly appeared in the air.
Boom!
The Sword light flashed once, then arced into a circle like a colossal dome, carrying a sense of terror and slaughter that destroyed everything, then came crashing madly down toward Lu Xingyu’s head.
They saw Sword light fill the sky like a surging tide, crashing down and, in a single flash, cutting apart one hundred and eight beams of Sword light.
Sword light fell like rain and snow. The moment it descended, it engulfed Lu Xingyu’s entire body.
"Ugh—"
Amid this great catastrophe, Lu Xingyu was shaken to his core and couldn’t help but groan.
Even as a true dragon‑level powerhouse, facing this blow, his back suddenly bent.
Boom!
As soon as the first Sword light was cut off, a second Sword light followed right on its heels, like a falling meteor, once again slashing into Lu Xingyu’s massive silhouette.
Before this, the killing power within the Array had simply been unable to withstand Lu Xingyu’s assault.
Wherever his palm shadows and fist light swept, those killing forces would be shattered in an instant, vanishing without a trace.
But this time, it was Lu Xingyu’s attack that was smashed apart.
Lu Xingyu’s palm was broken, and those terrifying Sword beams fell one after another onto Lu Xingyu.
"Crack—"
After three furious strikes, Lu Xingyu’s Energy field finally emitted an almost inaudible sound of shattering.
The sound was very faint. People outside the Array could hardly hear it, but Lu Xingyu himself heard it clearly.
In that instant, Lu Xingyu’s face grew solemn, and beneath that grave expression, a trace of terror appeared once more.
"Crack—"
In the blink of an eye, the fourth Sword light cleaved down again.
This time, not only was the cracking sound extremely clear, but spider‑web‑like fissures also appeared across the barrier.
Others might not know what those cracks were, but Lu Xingyu knew they were the shattering of his Domain.
The fifth, the sixth—those tyrannical, ferocious Sword beams kept falling onto Lu Xingyu.
Despite Lu Xingyu’s desperate resistance, he was still slashed through tendon and bone, his internal organs and meridians injured.
Lu Xingyu’s face was full of terror, yet his eyes burned with rage and hatred.
In his final counterattack, he stared at Ao Cangsheng, as if he wanted to tear Ao Cangsheng to pieces.
Just one step away, only one step away, and Lu Xingyu could have taken down Ao Cangsheng. One more step, and he could have seized the Refining Weapon Secret Manual.
But that single step seemed to turn into a natural moat, cutting off Lu Xingyu’s hope entirely.
Outside the great Array, those warriors responsible for protecting Ao Cangsheng were still tensely watching the situation within and without.
Earlier, these men had been worried that Lu Xingyu would break the formation and threaten Ao Cangsheng.
Only now, when they saw Lu Xingyu covered in blood, his expression utterly wretched, did they finally allow themselves a small breath of relief.
It seemed there would be no problem with the Array.
Then they shifted their gaze to the outside of the formation.
At this moment, Wang Zuhuan’s group of four was on their way back, waiting for their own opportunity.
As long as their man Amin arrived, they could be proud of the preparations they had made.
"Rustle, rustle—"
Just as these people were secretly peering outward, a hurried rush of footsteps suddenly shattered the calm of the green field.
Next, in the eyes of the four Elders, a middle‑aged man appeared within their line of sight.
Seeing this imposing, domineering middle‑aged man, the expressions of the four Elders changed slightly.
Because this man was not one of their subordinates, but the Hall Master of the Five Taoist Hall, Wang Taibei.
After Wang Taibei appeared, the other three Senators followed him onto the grassy field.
Behind these four were fifty to sixty men in red. On the chest of each red‑clad man was embroidered a Cross Sword.
"Wu Longwei!"
The appearance of those men in red made Wang Zuhuan’s eyes narrow at once.
As a Wudang Elder, he naturally knew who these red‑clad men were.
Within the Five Taoist Hall, there was a team specifically responsible for protecting the Hall Master, called Wu Longwei.
The strength of Wu Longwei was generally higher than that of the other guards and envoys of the Wudang Hall.
Precisely because of this, in the Five Taoist Hall, the status of Wu Longwei was on par with the Hall Master’s and equally untouchable.
Today, Wang Taibei had suddenly dispatched Wu Longwei, which made the four around Wang Zuhuan involuntarily wonder, "Does he know about our plan?"
"Elder Han, what should I do?"
After a slight start, a voice suddenly sounded by Wang Zuhuan’s ear.
Immediately, the four exchanged quick glances, and Wang Zuhuan whispered, "Act according to the original plan!"
"Elder Han, what are you doing?"
As soon as Wang Taibei arrived, he fixed Wang Zuhuan with a cold stare.
"I’m right in front of you. Can’t you see what I’m doing?" Wang Zuhuan smiled.
"Wang Zuhuan, are you trying to rebel against Young Master Ao?"
Seeing Wang Zuhuan feign madness, one Elder suddenly stepped forward and shouted.
"It’s exactly because of that secret book that these Cultivation masters came to the Wudang Hall."
"Perhaps you don’t know—these five masters who came today are all renowned figures of Qianye City."
"Any one of them, as long as he ascends Qianye City, will have countless people respond to his call."
"Moreover, Master Lu is a Fifth Level Weapon Refiner, like a Sky Pillar in the weapon‑refining world of Qianren City."
"With so many masters coming to visit you, and you dare shut them out?"
"Is this the excuse you give to deal with Young Master Ao?"
Seeing how reasonable and forceful Wang Zuhuan’s words were, Wang Yunbo couldn’t help but retort.
"Elder Bo, I’ll tell you this once—don’t spout blood‑spattered nonsense!"
"Who told you those masters were dealing with Young Master Ao?"
"Did you not see Master Lu breaking the Array?"
Wang Zuhuan shot Wang Yunbo a vicious glare and said angrily.
"Breaking the Array? That’s a fine excuse for getting old. I just want to ask—why were some experts suddenly charging in to break the formation?"
Wang Taibei asked with a cold laugh.
At this moment, he was also shocked.
He had not noticed that the place where Lu Xingyu stood was actually a large formation.
Only after Wang Zuhuan pointed it out did Wang Taibei realize this.
At this time, Wang Taibei saw Ao Cangsheng sitting in the center of the Array.
He was no fool; naturally, from this he could determine who had laid down this great Array.
When he thought that this formation could trap a true Dragon King‑level powerhouse, Wang Taibei couldn’t help but feel a surge of respect toward Ao Cangsheng.
Only at this moment did Wang Taibei suddenly realize that Ao Cangsheng seemed to have far too many secrets.
Hearing Wang Taibei’s words, Wang Zuhuan said coldly, "These masters originally came to visit Young Master Ao, intending to borrow the Refining Weapon Secret Manual."
"I didn’t expect you to be broad‑minded. You refused to lend out the secret book on refining tools, and on top of that, you humiliated the masters."
"Naturally, this enraged all the masters, so they decided to give Young Master Ao a good lesson, and thus you saw the scene of the five of them charging in to break the Array."
"But now it seems, Young Master Ao is a great calamity."