Chapter 00316: The Nine Level Entrapping Kill Immortal Array
# The Nine-Level Entrapping Kill Immortal Array
Chapter 316
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 316: The Nine-Level Entrapping Kill Immortal Array
At this moment, a sudden voice rang out clearly, reaching everyone's ears as if transmitted directly through the formation.
"City Lord Liu, Emperor Xi, Pill Emperor Mu. I’ve set up a Nine-Level Defensive Immortal Array here. Follow the instructions for operating the array and attack that leopard fiend. With its strong muscular build, even if it were a Level Ten fiend beast, there’s no need to worry. We can still enjoy leopard meat tonight."
The voice obviously belonged to the master of the formation, heard clearly by every present cultivator.
Hearing about the Nine-Level Immortal Array, Liu Ming and the others felt an uplift in their spirits.
An Eight-Level Immortal Array wasn’t sufficient to handle a Tenth-Level fiend beast; at most, it could delay it temporarily.
A Nine-Level Immortal Array, however, was an entirely different matter.
With the assistance of several Immortal Emperors like themselves, even a Tenth-Level fiend beast couldn’t break through.
Not to mention, the predecessor who had spoken earlier was the one who set it up themselves.
Billions of fiend beasts were rushing into Lan Xiaobu's Eight-Level Slaughter Immortal Array.
Lan Xiaobu could feel the array being pushed to its limits.
It wasn’t that Lan Xiaobu himself was struggling, but the slaughter array was.
Even though the array constantly shredded lower-level fiend beasts, without sufficient Immortal Spirit Energy or higher-quality energy sources to sustain it, the Eight-Level Slaughter Immortal Array was bound to collapse.
The cultivator army from Mysterious Profound Path Immortal City and the remnants of the Luo Yun Immortal Domain’s forces were frozen in place, unable to make a move.
If they dared venture into the Slaughter Immortal Array, they too would be torn to pieces like the fiend beasts.
At the moment, the Eight-Level Slaughter Immortal Array and the newly activated Entrapping Kill Array weren’t programmed to distinguish between friend and foe.
The Tenth-Level fiend beast, the Leopard Fiend, had already been blocked by the Nine-Level Defensive Immortal Array.
With three Immortal Emperors coordinating their assault, no amount of roaring and fury from the leopard could turn the tides.
The strength of the Nine-Level Defensive Immortal Array, bolstered by Lan Xiaobu’s maintenance as an Immortal Array Emperor and the supplementary attacks of the three Immortal Emperors, was leagues ahead of a mere semi-deity’s array.
Although the leopard fiend only needed to take a single step forward to kill the three Immortal Emperors, that one step seemed to stretch infinitely far.
The presence of the Nine-Level Defensive Immortal Array rendered it unreachable.
While maintaining the defensive array, Lan Xiaobu worked swiftly to construct the Nine-Level Entrapping Kill Immortal Array, transmitting tactical instructions to Liu Ming and Xi Shengyin about maneuvering within the Eight-Level Slaughter Array and the Entrapping Kill Array.
Liu Ming and Xi Shengyin were elated and relayed these instructions promptly to their forces.
“Crack!” Before Liu Ming and Xi Shengyin could fully convey the navigational details to their respective troops, Lan Xiaobu’s Eight-Level Defensive Immortal Array shattered entirely.
Thankfully, the Nine-Level Defensive Immortal Array was still standing; without it, the swarm of fiend beasts would have completely overrun Mysterious Profound Path Immortal City.
The cultivators in the army, all at least Golden Immortal level or higher, demonstrated exceptional comprehension skills.
The instructions transmitted by Lan Xiaobu quickly reached every soldier through Liu Ming and Xi Shengyin.
By the time the troops grasped the layout of the Slaughter Array and Entrapping Kill Array, Lan Xiaobu’s Eight-Level Entrapping Kill Array was also destroyed.
The sheer volume of fiend beasts was overwhelming.
Even though Lan Xiaobu had poured half a month of effort into building the Entrapping Kill and Slaughter arrays, the weight of numbers proved too much.
However, now that tens of thousands of cultivators had joined the fight within the Slaughter Array, it immediately stabilized.
Lan Xiaobu focused on reinforcing the Nine-Level Defensive Immortal Array while hastily advancing the construction of the Nine-Level Entrapping Kill Immortal Array.
The Defensive and Slaughter arrays absolutely could not collapse before the Nine-Level Entrapping Kill Immortal Array was fully established.
If they failed, Lan Xiaobu would have no choice but to flee for his life.
The Eight-Level Slaughter Immortal Array resembled an enormous meat grinder.
Countless fiend beasts were shredded to pieces within the array, their blood exploding into mist above the city.
Those who had managed to escape Mysterious Profound Path Immortal City observed the blood-red skies in horror.
They realized that even if they had left the city alive, there would soon be no safe harbor left within the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain.
Once the fiend beasts of the Black Pottery Forest Range took over Mysterious Profound Path Immortal City, their next target would undoubtedly be the entire domain.
The Tenth-Level Leopard Fiend roared furiously, but to no avail; it was wholly incapable of breaking through Lan Xiaobu’s Nine-Level Defensive Immortal Array.
Meanwhile, Lan Xiaobu continued deploying formation flags, accelerating the construction of the Nine-Level Entrapping Kill Immortal Array.
Realizing the situation had turned dire, the Leopard Fiend bellowed a retreat command and attempted to escape from the defensive array.
Had it only been dealing with the Nine-Level Defensive Immortal Array, the Leopard Fiend might have had a chance to break free.
But its timing was poor—just a moment too late.
Only breaths after issuing the retreat order, Lan Xiaobu’s Nine-Level Entrapping Kill Immortal Array closed completely, sealing the Leopard Fiend within.
Unfortunately for the Leopard Fiend’s subordinates, many of them hadn’t yet entered the Entrapping Kill Immortal Array due to the collapse of the Eight-Level Entrapping Array.
Following the Leopard Fiend’s retreat command, those left outside fled en masse back toward the Black Pottery Forest Range.
For those unlucky enough not to retreat in time, even Level Eight fiend beasts faced certain death under the Nine-Level Entrapping Kill Immortal Array.
The retreating fiend beasts formed an unstoppable torrent resembling a flood.
Even Liu Ming, an Immortal Emperor, shuddered mentally at the sight.
He couldn’t help but ponder: if the fiend beasts hadn’t retreated, could they truly have held them off with just the Nine-Level Entrapping and Defensive arrays?
Meanwhile, some stranded Level Nine fiend beasts also frantically withdrew, leaving their Leopard Fiend leader entirely abandoned.
After all, the retreat signal had been given by their leader itself.
Once they were gone, no accountability would fall upon them.
“This Leopard Fiend is trapped in my Nine-Level Entrapping Kill Immortal Array. Let’s finish it off!” Lan Xiaobu’s relentless deployment of formation flags had enhanced the array’s strength manifold now that it was no longer disrupted by ceaseless waves of fiends.
Two Level Nine fiend beasts that hadn’t escaped in time were shredded to pieces by the Entrapping Kill Immortal Array under Xi Shengyin’s surprise attack.
Meanwhile, the Tenth-Level Leopard Fiend howled in indignation, helpless under the confining array.
Its once-dominant divine abilities were being suppressed, unable even to achieve ten percent of their full potency.
“Pfft!” In the blink of an eye, Liu Ming’s long saber pierced through the Leopard Fiend’s skull.
As a seasoned Immortal Court King, Xi Shengyin wasn’t one to dawdle.
Following Liu Ming’s strike, his spear spun and sent the Leopard Fiend’s massive body plummeting to the ground.
*Thunk!* The Leopard Fiend’s body collapsed lifelessly, reverting to its original form as a giant spotted leopard before completing its evolution.
“Ha! Excellent work! Finally, this Leopard Fiend is finished!” Lan Xiaobu laughed heartily as he strode forward.
The outskirts of Mysterious Profound Path Immortal City were in utter ruin.
Everywhere one looked, mountains of fiend beast corpses were piled high, creating ghastly hills of death.
Rivers of blood flowed freely, too sudden and voluminous for the earth to absorb, creating a chilling cacophony as they gushed onward.
“Mysterious Profound Path Immortal City’s Liu Ming greets Senior.” Liu Ming stepped forward and respectfully saluted Lan Xiaobu.
While he suspected Lan Xiaobu’s personal strength might not surpass his own, the man’s status as a Nine-Level Immortal Array Emperor commanded reverence.
Experts of such caliber were unheard of in the entire Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain.
“Mu Zifeng pays his respects to Senior,” added Mu Zifeng, his tone equally deferential.
Though he himself was a Ninth-Tier Immortal Pill Emperor, a status comparable to Lan Xiaobu, it was only right to show gratitude and respect.
After all, Lan Xiaobu had saved Mysterious Profound Path Immortal City.
Xi Shengyin, too, stepped forward and saluted, his gratitude earnest and undiluted.
If not for Lan Xiaobu’s foresight in setting up the defensive and killing arrays, they wouldn’t have succeeded in slaying the Leopard Fiend—nor would they likely have survived this ordeal.
Lan Xiaobu studied Xi Shengyin with a hint of approval. “As an Immortal Court King of the Luo Tian Immortal Court, standing your ground in Mysterious Profound Path Immortal City is no small feat. You may take the corpse of this Tenth-Level fiend beast.”
Surprised and delighted, Xi Shengyin hurriedly expressed his thanks.
A Tenth-Level fiend beast of this nature would rightfully belong to the Immortal Array Emperor who had orchestrated its downfall.
“Senior, could it be that you are from our Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain?” Liu Ming cautiously inquired.
Lan Xiaobu shook his head. “I’m not from this domain. I’ve come searching for someone—one of my disciples who participated in a pill competition here. Have any of you seen him? His name is also Lan Xiaobu.”
Lan Xiaobu believed that now, even if he revealed his true identity to these people, he would be completely safe.
Not only was the field entirely under his control through his arrays, but the favor he had provided was significant enough that none of these Immortal Emperors were likely to turn against him.
However, Lan Xiaobu knew it was better not to reveal his true face to them.
If the demigod from Qingfang Immortal Domain learned these Immortal Emperors had met him but refrained from attacking, those Emperors would face dire consequences.
When Lan Xiaobu mentioned the pill competition winner, Liu Ming looked visibly ashamed.
Mu Zifeng, on the other hand, cupped his fists and explained, “Lan Xiaobu was abducted by an unknown expert and taken to the Black Pottery Forest Range. A powerhouse from Qingfang Immortal Domain attempted to forcefully claim him, which ultimately triggered this current beast tide.”
Lan Xiaobu frowned slightly but said nothing more.
Seeing their guest remain silent, Liu Ming and the others grew increasingly uneasy.
Finally, Lan Xiaobu handed a dozen formation flags to Liu Ming. “The formations I set up here include a Nine-Level Entrapping Kill Array, a Nine-Level Defensive Array, and an Eight-Level Slaughter Array. These are the control tokens for those arrays—take them. Without the Tenth-Level fiend beast, any further beast tides from the Black Pottery Forest Range should be insignificant.”
Overjoyed, Liu Ming accepted the flags with utmost respect, overflowing with gratitude.
These tokens were now the cornerstone ensuring the survival of the Mysterious Profound Immortal Domain.
Lan Xiaobu continued, “I have implanted ten mid-grade Immortal Spirit Veins and one high-grade Immortal Spirit Vein beneath these formations. The energy veins are somewhat limited, so they might not hold against another large-scale beast tide. If you acquire more spirit veins, be sure to add them as needed.”
Liu Ming immediately retrieved a storage ring and presented it to Lan Xiaobu. “Senior, you’ve already provided so many resources while setting up these formations. How could we possibly let you contribute spirit veins as well? Inside this ring are five high-grade Immortal Spirit Veins. Please, do not decline them.”
(Today’s update ends here.
Goodnight, friends!)
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