Who Exactly Is Hunting Whom? This Is Beyond Stupid
Who Exactly Is Hunting Whom? This Is Beyond Stupid
This battle spread far and wide, sweeping across heaven and earth—a truly cataclysmic disaster.
Were it not for the Array Patterns, even the outer domains would have been affected, collapsing and shattering into ruin.
The demoness in red’s strength, to put it bluntly, was something this epoch had never seen before.
Among the supreme experts fighting her, there was no shortage of True Daoists wielding Nirvana Grade Artifacts, their auras ancient and weathered. They were cautious, having sent only dharma bodies, yet even so, they remained boundlessly powerful.
But as they exchanged blows with the demoness in red, they coughed up blood and retreated again and again. The exquisite techniques and divine abilities they unleashed crumbled and broke apart.
Someone offered up a supreme divine ability, turning the rules of this place into chains for his own use—yet the demoness in red still swatted him into ash with a single palm. There was simply no resisting her.
It was a horrifying, staggering sight. The demoness in red walked steadily toward Divine City, blood and bones crunching beneath her feet, as beam after beam of divine light fell upon her, weaving together and bombarding her relentlessly.
Yet her aura did not change in the slightest. She was powerful to a degree that made one tremble—she had reached an entirely different realm.
Boom!! Dazzling radiance, brilliant beyond compare, exploded once more, and many coughed blood as they fell back.
An old monster’s face turned deathly pale with shock. In some unknown instant, the demoness in red had already appeared at his side.
Her slender, jade-like hand closed around his neck, lifting him up like a baby chick—without the slightest effort.
This old monster was a supreme expert of the Quasi-Nirvana Realm.
Yet at this moment, he was utterly feeble. Terrified beyond measure, his entire body blazed with light as Nirvana Runes surfaced one after another, struggling to resist the demoness in red.
But in the next instant, with nothing more than a light pluck of her hand, the demoness in red twisted his head clean off.
Then, with a bang, she crushed it. Red and white splattered everywhere, and his divine soul along with it was annihilated in an instant.
“This thing is a monster—there’s no fighting her at all...”
“We never should have come here in the first place.”
At this moment, regret sprouted in many hearts. They had witnessed with their own eyes that even experts of the True Daoist and Quasi-Nirvana level had no power whatsoever to resist before the demoness in red.
How could this not drive them to despair?
“The demoness in red’s strength is indeed terrifying, but there’s no way she can reach our position anytime soon.”
At the Eye of the Formation, several old monsters murmured among themselves, their gazes filled with shock—and also burning greed—as they stared fixedly at the distant battlefield.
The demoness in red was strong, yes, but before long she would surely exhaust herself. Even if she made it to the Eye of the Formation, little of her strength would likely remain...
And for them, that would be... a golden opportunity.
“Amitabha... All you benefactors, fighting so desperately to suppress the demoness in red, casting aside life and death—it truly fills us with admiration.”
The ancient monks of Buddhist Mountain pressed their palms together, their expressions sorrowful as they watched the distant battle.
At the same time, they channeled the Buddhist light in their hands, pouring it into the Eye of the Formation to keep the Grand Array running.
Gu Changge had always felt that he had underestimated Chan Hongyi’s current strength.
But judging from today’s events, perhaps he had overestimated her current condition.
In his estimation, Chan Hongyi should have already fought her way to him by now.
Yet she was still being held up by the crowd of experts—they hadn’t even activated that corner of the Array Patterns yet.
“Looks like she hasn’t recovered. Dragging her injured body along, rushing to find me for revenge.”
“As impatient as ever, I see.”
Gu Changge shook his head slightly. It wasn’t that... he felt sorry for the fool—he just thought she was as stupid as ever.
He casually sent a few streams of magic power into the Eye of the Formation, glanced at the old monsters beside him, then turned his gaze toward Chan Hongyi.
From his angle, he could just make out Chan Hongyi’s figure—even her snow-white face was now stained with blood.
Those eyes remained cold and merciless. Across the formation, their gazes met. She saw him.
But Gu Changge merely smiled casually, and in Chan Hongyi’s eyes, a terrifying baleful fury surged once more.
The many experts behind her were all blasted away with a single palm. Murderous aura erupted from her body as she moved to cut her way through to Gu Changge.
Boundless hatred exploded forth, her might rising several degrees higher. Cultivators below the Sacred Emperor Realm instantly burst apart under the pressure of these fluctuations, dissolving into blood mist.
It could be said that the power she now displayed had reached an absolute limit.
Cracks even appeared across her skin, like white jade porcelain that might shatter at any moment.
“Set up the Gate to Heaven! Activate that corner of the Array Patterns!”
“Hurry!!”
At that moment, the leader of a great sect suddenly barked out a low shout. His earlier composure vanished.
Now, having spotted the flaw in the demoness in red, a sharp gleam flashed through his eyes, and he offered up a Forbidden Weapon.
This Forbidden Weapon was vastly different from ordinary ones—the refinement process behind it was unimaginably intricate.
The instant it detonated, it was like a blinding sun exploding, slamming into the demoness in red.
Hearing his shout, the others didn’t hesitate either. They began unleashing their own ultimate techniques—this was the moment they had been waiting for. There would be no more stalling.
Otherwise, every last one of them would eventually be slaughtered here by the demoness in red, and the loss would far outweigh any gain.
At the same time, the corner of Array Patterns at the Eye of the Formation began to glow, radiance streaming outward in all directions.
One after another, ancient and crystalline Grand Runes revolved, like translucent mirrors capable of reflecting all manner of Dao techniques, descending from the high heavens.
They were golden, archaic runes—like vessels of the Great Dao itself.
Or like the evolution of heaven and earth’s profound mysteries, containing boundless divine might. They transformed into all manner of divine weapons—blades, spears, swords, and halberds, axes, hooks, and forks, bells, cauldrons, and seals—all descending upon the demoness in red, determined to grind her into oblivion.
Higher still, more Grand Runes were evolving, forming a crimson-glowing world-destroying millstone that rumbled with a force that made the very sky tremble as it crushed downward.
Strands of golden light cascaded down—an aura surpassing even Nirvana might. Mountains crumbled, the earth split, and ten thousand ages turned to ash.
Everyone was invigorated. Watching this scene, they felt hope.
The other supreme experts didn’t hesitate either. Together, they activated the Forbidden Weapons they had brought, all striking at the demoness in red.
The four gates of Divine City now seemed to devour everything under heaven, absorbing all the rules of this place.
Then they wove together into pillars of light as thick as mountain ranges, blasting toward the demoness in red.
At this moment, even the outer domains split open with a crack, and boundless light surged forth.
Stars, as if refined in advance, fell from above carrying vast, majestic auras.
It was like a heavenly tribulation descending to destroy everyone—within that boundless aura lurked the intent of world-ending annihilation.
Such an aura was simply horrifying, beyond imagination.
“Boom!”
A terrifying impact resounded through the sky, even traveling beyond the formation, spreading to every corner within ten million miles. Many cultivators and living beings who had fled Divine City heard the sound.
It was the sound of the Great Dao—and within it, there were even fragments of the Great Dao itself.
The demoness in red’s expression remained cold and unrippled. She neither dodged nor evaded, walking straight toward where Gu Changge stood.
And so, virtually all of that radiance struck her dead-on.
In an instant, sizzling green smoke rose from her body, her murderous aura was scattered, and she stumbled, seemingly unable to keep her footing.
The ground beneath her feet shattered, blasted open with terrifying fissures that stretched all the way down to the world below the earth.
And the cracks across her skin grew even clearer, blood seeping out from within.
The demoness in red’s Physique was terrifying, surpassing the realm she currently displayed—no one could wound her.
It was only that her original injuries had never healed, and now, struck by this external force, they began to relapse.
But in the eyes of everyone watching, this scene meant the demoness in red had finally been wounded. They couldn’t help but cheer, breathing long sighs of relief.
The demoness in red was not invincible—sooner or later, they would grind her down. The injuries on her body now were the best proof.
“Just a few more strikes like that, and the demoness in red will be destroyed by us sooner or later.”
Hope rose in the hearts of many supreme experts, and they prepared to coordinate another attack.
It had to be said—that corner of Array Patterns was truly wondrous, containing an indescribably mysterious power.
At the Eye of the Formation, the group of old monsters also relaxed slightly, smiling as they said, “Looks like this corner of Array Patterns really does work...”
As they spoke, they poured in more magic power, sustaining the Eye of the Formation.
Without their cooperation just now, that strike would never have wounded the demoness in red so badly.
However, the magic power required to maintain this Eye of the Formation was an ocean’s worth.
Even they felt somewhat overwhelmed, and began pulling out pills and the like, swallowing them down in handfuls.
The ancient monks of Buddhist Mountain also sat cross-legged here, continuously chanting ancient scriptures, using some secret method to supply the Eye of the Formation with magic power.
Gu Changge cooperatively sent magic power into it as well, but his gaze remained fixed on Chan Hongyi the entire time.
Seeing her current state, he felt the timing was about right.
Then, from within his palm, a pitch-black Grand Rune slipped along with his magic power into the Eye of the Formation.
Only after doing this did he sweep an amused glance over the people before him.
“The drain from the Eye of the Formation has intensified. It seems the demoness in red is trying to break through the formation here—she may be about to escape.”
Just then, one of the old monsters’ expressions suddenly changed. He felt an enormous devouring force coming from within the Eye of the Formation.
The magic power required to maintain the formation had become even more terrifyingly vast.
He felt he could barely hold on—and this was after he had just swallowed several divine pills. The magic power being drained simply couldn’t be replenished.
“The magic power needed to maintain the formation has increased... With just the few of us, I’m afraid it’ll be very hard to keep this up.”
The expressions of the other old monsters also changed abruptly. They had underestimated the magic power required to activate this corner of Array Patterns.
At this rate, they might well be drained to death before the demoness in red was destroyed.
“A miscalculation. Who would’ve thought that fully activating this corner of Array Patterns would consume so much...”
Gu Changge’s face was slightly pale at this moment, his brows furrowed, his expression grave as he sighed.
“If our side loses its support, the battle situation we worked so hard to turn around will likely reverse once more.”
One old monster’s face turned ugly, deeply unwilling, feeling they had miscalculated.
They had finally glimpsed an opportunity—were they supposed to give it up? They couldn’t accept that.
“Let’s hold on a while longer.”
“We should have realized from the start—Array Patterns capable of dealing with the demoness in red were never going to be simple.”
The ancient monks of Buddhist Mountain also grew grave, sighing. They too could feel their own magic power being madly devoured by this corner of Array Patterns.
But up ahead, the leaders of the great sects were locked in battle with the demoness in red, suffering horrific casualties. If something went wrong here, it would absolutely affect the entire situation.
However, before long, someone couldn’t take it anymore and hastily stopped, ceasing to pour magic power into the Eye of the Formation.
If this continued, their Source might truly be damaged—they could be drained to death right here.
And as one person stopped injecting magic power into the Eye of the Formation...
The devouring force the others felt instantly became even more terrifying. With one less person sharing the burden, the pressure on them multiplied several times over in an instant.
The horrifying devouring sensation, like a whale gulping and an elephant drinking, immediately turned their faces pale.
Even the old monsters with profound cultivation, whose reserves could be called vast, changed expressions drastically and hastily withdrew their hands, not daring to gamble with their own Source at a time like this.
“We can only rely on pills to hold out—otherwise, who could stand this... This corner of Array Patterns is truly sinister.”
One old monster couldn’t help cursing as he hurriedly swallowed a pile of pills.
At this point, even the ancient monks couldn’t endure it. They had no choice but to shake their heads and stop, beginning to recover their magic power.
“At this rate, I’m afraid this won’t work.”
Gu Changge shook his head slightly, also swallowing a pill, and sighed with apparent regret. “If only we had brought more people back then, we wouldn’t be struggling so much now. But who could have known these Array Patterns would consume magic power like this... Truly a miscalculation, a miscalculation.”
His words won the agreement of everyone present—even the Buddhist Mountain monks who found him deeply displeasing fell silent.
The supreme experts up ahead, locked in bloody combat with the demoness in red, also heard what was happening here, and their expressions changed drastically.
Almost instantly, the Array Patterns shrouding the sky showed signs of dissipating.
And the demoness in red seized this very opportunity. Her cold, merciless eyes lingered on Gu Changge for an instant.
The next moment, Grand Runes began manifesting upon her jade hand, evolving into an ancient, natural black giant bell. With a tremendous clang, a terrifying bell-wave erupted.
Before this, she had relied purely on absolute power to crush everything, never bothering with divine abilities or techniques...
But now, she too understood the difficulty of her situation. Had the Array Patterns not suddenly dissipated, she would have faced considerable trouble today. As for how the Array Patterns had dissipated—with her current state of mind, understanding it was not difficult.
Boom!! The instant the Array Patterns dispersed, the situation reversed terrifyingly. The crowd that had held a sliver of hope moments ago now coughed blood and crumbled, exploding where they stood. Even a Nirvana Grade Artifact was smashed apart by the demoness in red’s single palm, bursting midair in a display of utter brilliance.
“Run! The demoness in red has broken free—staying here is just throwing your life away!”
Seeing this, even more people chose to flee beyond Divine City, not daring to linger, terrified of being killed by the demoness in red a moment later.
She had already proven her horror to everyone with power surpassing the Nirvana Realm. This was no longer a situation that numbers could resolve.
Let alone the fact that something had gone wrong at the Eye of the Formation—dealing with her now was harder than ever, practically impossible.
The many experts naturally understood this. Unwilling as they were, there was nothing they could do.
All that scheming and calculation, and in the end it had all been for nothing. Still, only a few managed to escape. The demoness in red’s eyes were now filled with nothing but vicious savagery—virtually every living thing before her was slapped to death. Even space itself froze; the entire world seemed to come to a standstill.
It was a terrifying technique. With a sweep of her sleeve, heaven and earth dimmed, and everyone burst apart.
The place was thick with the stench of blood. The living were nearly impossible to find—only corpses and shattered fragments of weapons remained.
And she walked through it, bathed in blood, heading toward the Eye of the Formation.
The old monsters in the midst of recovering changed expressions drastically, feeling fear and trembling.
The demoness in red was simply too strong. In the Beyond as it was now, perhaps only those... most ancient and primordial existences, revived, could contend with her.
But in the next moment, before everyone’s eyes, the demoness in red suddenly stumbled. Large amounts of blood began seeping from her body, and she nearly collapsed to the ground.
Seen this way, her red dress appeared all the more... crimson, as though dyed through with blood.
Her already snow-white face lost what little color it had, its luster gone.
Yet that was all. She seemed to feel no pain, no exhaustion.
“This...”
“She’s running on empty...”
“It seems that battle just now consumed all her strength. She’s no longer a threat to us now.”
This sight stunned the old monsters and Buddhist Mountain monks who had been about to flee. Then, delight surged across the faces of many old monsters.
“Amitabha. Female benefactor, your evil deeds are countless—did you ever imagine a day like this would come?”
“Today, our Buddha shall deliver you, letting you take refuge in the realm of eternal bliss.”
The ancient monks of Buddhist Mountain also halted their escape, their faces regaining that compassionate, world-pitying expression as they looked at the demoness in red, who was now quite close to them.
With that, they sat back down cross-legged. Just to be safe, they once again poured magic power into the Eye of the Formation, intending to use it to suppress and kill the demoness in red.
“Fellow Daoists, since that’s the case, let’s settle this now—how shall we divide this demoness’s corpse in a while? This old man is taking a piece no matter what.”
“Naturally, no problem.”
“If we can uncover her secrets, then all the effort this old man spent coming here to hunt her won’t have been wasted.”
Seeing this, the old monsters’ eyes gleamed sharply as they poured magic power into the Eye of the Formation.
Though the consumption was terrifying, at this point they no longer cared about a bit of damage to their Source.
The demoness in red stood before them, blood staining her dark hair. Hearing these words, her eyes didn’t change in the slightest.
She understood what they were saying. But she didn’t care. There was no need to care.
Right now, she simply gazed at Gu Changge within the Eye of the Formation. This was the first time the two had been this close since the Demon-Burying Abyss.
And yet, on Chan Hongyi’s face, baleful fury, murderous aura, hatred, killing intent... these emotions swept forth almost tangibly, enough to make anyone tremble in terror. She was coldly silent, boundless aura gradually rising from her body.
Gu Changge was likewise examining her carefully—her brows, her features, her figure, her clothing—missing nothing.
It had to be said, she truly was beautiful. Even at a moment like this, her palm-sized little face and exquisite features remained flawless to a fault.
But those eyes were cold and merciless, making one feel as though a boundless sea of blood might come flooding forth from behind her at any moment.
“Young Master Changge, we can’t hold out over here anymore—hurry over! The demoness in red has reached this point; she has no strength left to resist.”
“All that’s missing now is this one opportunity.”
At this moment, seeing that Gu Changge still hadn’t poured magic power into the Eye of the Formation, one old monster couldn’t help growing anxious and called out.
However, Gu Changge paid him no mind. Looking at Chan Hongyi, he shook his head lightly. “After all these years, you really haven’t changed one bit.”
“Stupid beyond belief.”
“If you planned to take revenge on me, you should have made sure you were ready before making your move. Charging in recklessly like this—are you trying to get me to kill you?”
His tone was casual, without the slightest ripple of emotion—as though he were idly lecturing a junior.
Hearing these words, the old monsters and Buddhist Mountain monks at the Eye of the Formation were all stunned, not understanding what he meant.
Gu Changge was... speaking to the demoness in red before them? The next moment, as the meaning of his words sank in, every one of their faces changed drastically. They could hardly believe it, and a bone-deep chill of terror rose within them.
“You...”
The old monster who had just spoken couldn’t help but look at Gu Changge in horror, his voice trembling. “Who exactly are you? You... you know the demoness in red?”
But with a sharp chi, a black spear suddenly pierced through the center of his brow, and with a boom, split his skull apart—his divine soul included, annihilated in an instant.
“Master.”
Ah Da struck swiftly, utterly cold, his Quasi-Nirvana Realm cultivation erupting with overwhelming dominance. Having done this..., he stood respectfully behind Gu Changge, sweeping his gaze over the others, who were horrified to their very cores.