Chapter 3595 – 3600 Sacrificial Blood Array
Moreover, John didn’t only possess lightning nascence. He could also integrate other nascences to augment lightning nascence’s attack power. As for Maverick’s tactics, John held them in even greater contempt. With Golem Body’s protection, it was impossible for Maverick to harm John. However, Miles Spicer and the others didn’t know that, so they were still worried about John.
John stood alone, single-handedly battling against Maverick and Brody. After exchanging a dozen or so moves, he remarkably didn’t end up at a disadvantage. At that point, both Maverick and Brody became somewhat anxious, and cold sweat started to form on their foreheads. They felt utterly embarrassed for being powerless when matched up against a Second Level Tribulator as two Sixth Level Tribulators themselves. The two of them joined forces, yet they were unable to take down John. That outcome was beyond their expectations.
“I’m done playing with you all.”
Suddenly, a sharp glint flashed across John’s eyes, and in the next moment, Demon Flogger appeared in his hand. Subsequently, John lashed the whip at Maverick. Demon Flogger, imbued with demonic fire, gave Maverick quite a scare. He swiftly recoiled backward, the whip barely grazing past his chest. He was almost hit.
Even though he didn’t get hit, the aura emanating from Demon Flogger still left Maverick in a state of bewilderment. In the midst of Maverick’s daze, John swung his sword toward Brody! Surprisingly, John could use both whip and sword simultaneously.
Upon seeing the situation, Brody snorted coldly. He then swung the lightning spear in his hand, instantly unleashing countless thunderbolts. Immediately after, those thunderbolts hurtled toward John. A continuous onslaught of thunder and lightning was also unleashed from Brody’s spear. Each bolt of lightning carried a terrifying force, tearing through the void and creating black holes of varying sizes in its wake.
Upon seeing the situation, John immediately formed a sphere of lightning around his body. Without any hesitation or evasion, he charged straight toward Brody.
“You still want to compete with me in lightning power? That’s like a kick against the pricks!” Brody looked disdainful when he saw that John had also resorted to using lightning power to fight against him. Lightning nascence was his forte, not something just anyone could comprehend.
Countless bolts of lightning filled the void, forming a massive cage that enveloped John. Then, it began to constrict unceasingly. The cage of thunder and lightning shrank, eventually binding John tightly.
Boom! As the cage of thunder and lightning closed in, it let out a deafening explosion. A plume of white smoke rose up, and amidst the thunder and lightning, John’s figure vanished.
“Haha! How dare you resist with your limited capabilities? However, now that his physical body has completely disintegrated, I’ll have to explain this to the Demon Seal Alliance!” Brody assumed John was directly obliterated by his terrifying lightning power.
“Brody, be careful!” Just as Brody wore a face of triumph, Maverick suddenly let out a shout. Immediately following that, Brody felt a terrifying presence descending upon him from above his head. Brody hastily looked up, only to find John, his body enveloped in lightning, gazing down at him.
“You actually managed to escape?” Brody was taken aback, and immediately pointed his thunderbolt spear. From the spear, a beam of lightning power struck directly at John. However, John did not dodge. Instead, he let the lightning power strike him. The lightning surrounding John became entwined with Brody’s lightning. Soon, Brody was astonished to discover that the lightning nascence within his body was being rapidly absorbed by someone else.
“You’re actually absorbing my nascence power?” Brody was astonished.
“What’s the matter? Can’t I do that?” John asked with an indifferent gaze.
“You should know that my nascence space is a lake. If you still want to absorb my nascence power, it’ll cause your body to burst.” Brody, however, was not bothered at all. After all, he possessed a vast nascence space, storing a multitude of lightning nascences. The idea that John could absorb them all was simply a pipe dream.
John merely sneered, not uttering a word. The nascence star within him was rapidly flickering, while the lightning nascence within Brody was quickly dissipating. When a third of his nascence power had been drained away, Brody still wore a cold smirk on his face, acting as if nothing had happened. Unflinching and unyielding, the thunderbolt spear continued to unleash streaks of lightning, all aimed toward John.
Surrounded by thunder and lightning, John continuously generated electric arcs, absorbing Brody’s nascence power. When half of Brody’s lightning nascence had drained away, he began to panic.
“How could this be possible? Just how vast is your nascence space?” With disbelief written all over his face, Brody looked at John. Ever since he had comprehended the lightning nascence, he had never encountered anyone with such an immense nascence space.
“Hmph! My nascence space is a cosmos with endless capacity. You think you can make me explode with that limited nascence power of yours?” John let out a cold laugh.
“Pfft! Keep bragging. I bet you’re at your limit now.” Brody simply didn’t believe what John had said. He had never seen a cosmic nascence space before. Therefore, he assumed John was bragging. Brody’s lightning nascence surged even more wildly toward John.
Upon seeing that, John was overjoyed. If this guy doesn’t believe me, it’s the perfect opportunity to absorb all of his nascence power and turn it into mine! Seeing his lightning nascence dwindling, Brody finally panicked. He looked at John in disbelief, his thunderbolt spear gradually fading away.
“Y-You!” Brody pointed at John, his face full of astonishment. “Do you believe me now?”
With a cold laugh, John transformed into a shooting star, swiftly descending toward Brody from above. Immediately following that, he tossed out a punch.
“Sacred Light Fist!” Countless golden fists shone brilliantly across the entire land. Countless bolts of lightning, like serpents of electricity, thundered down. The terrifying thunder and lightning had already engulfed Brody. A look of horror filled Brody’s eyes. He wanted to resist, but the lightning nascence within him had already dwindled to almost nothing.
“Brody!” Reacting swiftly, Maverick waved his hands, sending a massive black python charging straight toward John. Maverick was determined to save his younger brother.
Ignoring the massive black python, John landed a punch on Brody’s body. His punch, much like a meteor, crashed into Brody’s body.
Boom! Following a thunderous roar, the earth trembled, countless grains of sand and pebbles were flung about, and a massive pit, seemingly bottomless, appeared on the ground.
“Brody!”
Upon seeing the situation, Maverick let out a furious roar. Immediately after, a black fog enveloped his body. Even the dark clouds in mid-air began to churn incessantly as if doomsday had arrived. The dark aura surrounding Maverick directly coalesced into a hundred-meter behemoth in midair. That hundred-meter behemoth was incredibly ferocious.
With just a slight stomp of its foot, the entire earth trembled incessantly. The terrifying aura emanating from the hundred-meter behemoth had the telepathic beast trembling uncontrollably in fear. Upon seeing the situation, Phoenix hurriedly held the telepathic beast tightly in her arms, comforting it, “Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid…”
Controlling the hundred-meter beast, Maverick stomped one foot toward John. A glint of icy coldness flashed in John’s eyes. The next second, thunderclouds covered the sky. Immediately after, John leaped up, swiftly delivering a palm strike. A bolt of lightning flickered in the palm of John’s hand.
“Thunder Palm!” With a thunderous roar, John unleashed a palm strike so powerful it seemed to eclipse the sun. Within the imprint of his palm, countless bolts of lightning rained down with a deafening crash. A colossal palm imprint struck directly toward the hundred-meter behemoth. Countless bolts of lightning caused the massive creature to explosively disperse, transforming once again into clusters of black mist.
Still, the momentum of the Thunder Palm didn’t diminish as it continued toward Maverick. Maverick’s eyes were wide open, his face filled with shock. Instinctively, he wanted to dodge, but he found that the Thunder Palm was boundless, impossible to avoid no matter what.
Under the onslaught of Thunder Palm, Maverick clenched his teeth tightly. The black mist around his body continuously solidified, forming a sturdy shield.
Boom! With a fierce blow, the strike landed squarely on Maverick. In an instant, Maverick’s body sank deeply into the ground, swallowed up by the resulting crater. Upon seeing John unexpectedly defeat both Maverick and Brody, Denzel and the others were also extremely astonished. One should know that John’s enemies were Sixth Level Tribulators. Moreover, Brody was someone who had even comprehended lightning nascence. Compared to them, John was merely a Second Level Tribulator.
At that moment, Maverick’s and Brody’s subordinates were staring ahead, filled with disbelief. Everyone was gaping as they watched in silence, forgetting even to flee! Two Sixth Level Tribulators were directly defeated by a Second Level Tribulator. Moreover, the victory was achieved with ease, a result that blew everyone’s mind. No one could believe their own eyes. After all, these Demonic Cultivators had never witnessed such a situation before.
When Maverick and Brody joined forces and went against a Seventh Level Tribulator, they could likely put up a good fight. However, they were quickly defeated by John, a Second Level Tribulator.
“Mr. White, you’re amazing!” Polar exclaimed excitedly. They hadn’t expected that John could so effortlessly defeat two Sixth Level Tribulators. They initially thought there would be a fierce battle.
“Do you really think you’re tough? Do you really think that we brothers would be defeated so easily?”
Maverick’s voice echoed from the depths of the pit, and then, his figure flew out from the pit. Although he seemed somewhat disheveled, he appeared to not have sustained any serious Injuries. Upon seeing Maverick in that state, John’s brow furrowed slightly. He hadn’t expected Maverick to survive the Thunder Palm attack. It seems a Sixth Level Tribulator isn’t easy to kill!
“The fact that a Second Level Tribulator can beat the two of us this badly means this guy truly has some skills!”
At that moment, from another deep pit, Brody also leapt up, He was covered in blood, clearly more severely injured than Maverick. The lightning nascence on Brody had almost depleted. However, at that moment, Brody was shrouded in a black mist, seemingly recovering rapidly.
When he saw that Brody was not dead, John’s demeanor became even more solemn. That feeling of powerlessness in the territories of the Five Great Sects due to his lack of strength emerged once again. If he had elevated his cultivation level further, the two brothers would have been long killed.
At this moment, John felt an intense sense of urgency. He wanted to grow stronger as quickly as possible. As for Maverick and Brody’s Demonic Cultivator subordinates, they all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the brothers were not dead. If the two of them were to be killed by John, a Second Level Tribulator, with just a single palm strike and a punch, it would have been utterly humiliating.
“Brody, we should just wear him out, as he can’t afford to do so. We must avoid a direct confrontation at all costs.”
Maverick could tell that John was eager to secure a quick victory and leave. After all, if the fight continued and others rushed over, John would truly be left without a shred of hope. At that moment, it was unknown how many people were tracking John down. A walking repository of resources was a treasure everyone desired.
“Alright…” Brody nodded, and then the two of them leaped up into the air. This time, the two of them attempted to launch their attacks on John from a distance, streams of black mist erupting from their bodies.
Upon seeing the situation, John’s brows furrowed slightly. He knew that those two were simply trying to wear him down. Hence, he wielded Demon Flogger, which was ablaze with demonic fire. With a single lash, the black mist was completely dispersed. Subsequently, John used Blazing Stride to steadily bear down upon the two individuals
In response, Maverick and Brody instinctively backed away, intending to put some distance between themselves and John. A thunderous crack echoed as John cracked Demon Flogger abruptly. This thunderous noise caused the two brothers to freeze momentarily, their actions noticeably slowing down. Seizing the perfect moment, John mercilessly lashed the two individuals with Demon Flogger.
Both of them fell heavily to the ground, grimacing from the unbearable pain. The demonic fire on Demon Flogger left a series of wounds on the two of them which looked incredibly gruesome. At that moment, the Demonic Cultivators who had initially breathed a sigh of relief became anxious once again.
Brody and Maverick rose to their feet, looking at their own disheveled appearances. They then glanced at Demon Flogger in John’s hand, a hint of apprehension flickering in their eyes. After all, when Demon Flogger struck others, it merely caused pain. However, when it hit Demonic Cultivators, it was a spiritual sense attack, causing unbearable agony and leaving them in a state of utter disarray.
“Maverick, for the sake of Demon Seal Alliance’s hundred-year offering, we have to give it our all…” Brody looked at Maverick, gritting his teeth as he spoke. It seemed they both still had tricks up their sleeves.
“This is our last trump card. It seems we must use it today…” After Maverick finished speaking, he reached into his robe. Following this, he brought out a formation plate filled with flickering array runes. Following that, Maverick forced out a drop of blood essence, which fell onto the formation plate. The formation plate emitted a series of buzzes before rapidly expanding. In their surroundings, streaks of crimson patterns began to emerge.
“Retreat, Retreat! This is the Sacrificial Blood Array…” In response, Chase was terrified, his face full of panic as he hurriedly called for everyone else to retreat. If they were trapped within this arcane array, none of them would have been able to escape. The group then retreated desperately into the distance.
At the same time, Chase shouting at John, “Mr. White, leave quickly! This is the Sacrificial Blood Array, a formation plate left behind from the Celestial Battle. This formation is incredibly powerful. We must escape quickly…” He urged John to flee. However, before John could react, the formation had already encircled him.
The surrounding blood-red array runes were already flickering mysteriously. Moreover, the arcane array was extremely intricate, making it difficult to locate its core in a short time. The surroundings began to fill with a pungent stench of blood, followed by waves of chilling wails.
The wails were not an illusion and sounded incredibly real. John couldn’t help but look toward the source of the sound, and to his surprise, he discovered that the Demonic Cultivators brought by Maverick and Brody were now enveloped in a mist of blood. The fresh blood from each individual was continuously gushing out in all directions.
The blood of these Demonic Cultivators made the Sacrificial Blood Array dazzle with greater brilliance. Meanwhile, within the arcane array, clusters of blood mist swirled like sharp blades, drifting aimlessly. The fresh blood of the Demonic Cultivators that wafted into the air was swiftly absorbed by the blood mist.
John was taken aback. He hadn’t expected that Maverick and Brody, in their quest to kill him and wait for the hundred-year offering of the Demon Seal Alliance, would not spare anyone from their own ranks. In a short while, the Demonic Cultivators were drained of every drop of blood by the Sacrificial Blood Array, turning them into shriveled corpses.
After exchanging glances, Maverick and Brody surprisingly plunged themselves into the arcane array, allowing the surrounding blood mist to absorb the fresh blood from their bodies. Crimson blood incessantly seeped out of the skin of the two individuals, making the blood mist even more dense.
John was taken aback. He didn’t understand what was going on with Maverick and Brody. Are they really planning to sacrifice their own lives? If both of them were to be drained of their blood and killed by the Sacrificial Blood Array, there would be no point in them trying to kill John because they would become irrelevant to the hundred-year offering of the Demon Seal Alliance.
Nothing mattered once one was dead. However, John knew that these two fellows couldn’t possibly be foolish enough to sacrifice their own lives for the grand formation.
Indeed, after a portion of their blood was absorbed by the surrounding blood mist, it seemed to have reached a certain concentration. The blood mist astonishingly began to fall like rain, pouring down in torrents.
In an instant, John’s body was dyed red by this rain of blood. Moreover, the blood that had fallen on the ground began to flow along the patterns etched into the ground.
“What are they doing?” Denzel was utterly perplexed. Chase was frowning deeply, his expression serious as he said, “These two brothers are ruthless. In order to defeat Mr. White, they even sacrificed their own subordinates. They were using fresh blood to fuel this grand arcane array, only in this way could they unleash the true power of the Sacrificial Blood Array!”
“Have they gone mad? If they continue like this, they’ll both end up dead,” Polar asked, utterly perplexed. Chase exclaimed in surprise, “Neither of them would die, for their blood is the key to activate the Sacrificial Blood Array. It was beyond imagination that the Sacrificial Blood Array formation plate was in their hands. They had hidden it very well.”
“These two fellows have managed to hide the fact that they are of blood demon descent. We had no idea how they managed to conceal their presence so effectively. Prior to his, none of us were able to notice it,” Miles Spicer exclaimed in surprise.
“This Sacrificial Blood Array, it seems, can only be activated by those of us from blood demon descent. Even if others were to get their hands on it, I’m afraid it wouldn’t be of much use to them. However, these two fellows never revealed they were part of blood demon descent, which was truly impressive!” Denzel said with a serious expression.
Denzel’s Blood Spirit Valley was also of blood demon descent. Initially, he surprisingly couldn’t recognize that these two were of the same lineage as himself, which showed just how deeply those two fellows had managed to conceal themselves. Lost artifacts like the formation plate from the Celestial Battle were coveted treasures in both the Immortal and Demonic realms. Everyone wanted to get their hands on them.
Given that Maverick and Brody were Sixth Level Tribulators, they simply lacked the ability to protect the formation plate of Sacrificial Blood Array. However, these two fellows managed to keep their cool and kept the formation plate hidden, never revealing it to anyone. Thus, no one knew that they were in possession of it. Moreover, the fact that the two individuals were of blood demon descent was also well concealed. If it hadn’t been for John’s relentless pressure and the allure of Demon Seal Alliance’s hundred year offerings, they would not have brought out the formation plate.
At that moment, the Sacrificial Blood Array was emitting a red glow. Its radiance was becoming increasingly intense, and the scent of blood was spreading out, enveloping dozens of miles around with its stench. John was hovering in mid-air, looking down at the blood soaking his clothes. When he shifted his attention to the strange arcane array beneath his feet, his brows furrowed in concern. After engaging the two individuals in combat, he could discern that they were unlike any other Demonic Cultivators he had encountered before.
“Mr. White, these two fellows are of blood demon descent. It seems they’ve been concealing their identities all along, only revealing themselves today out of necessity. Since they dared to expose themselves, they must be confident in their ability to eliminate everyone. That way, their identities would not be leaked out,” Fitz said to John.
“No wonder I felt that the aura of these two fellows were different from other Demonic Cultivators. Turns out, they’ve been deliberately concealing their identities all along. But why would they want to conceal their blood demon descent identity?” John couldn’t understand.
While others only concealed their identities as Demonic Cultivators, no one ever hid the lineage they belonged to. Yet, it was strange that Maverick and Brody were not afraid of people discovering their identities as Demonic Cultivators. However, they concealed the fact that they were of blood demon descent, which was indeed strange
“I’m not certain about that. It might be related to the Sacrificial Blood Array. It’s quite clear that only the blood essence from one of blood demon descent can activate the array. They must have concealed their identities because they feared others would discover they possessed the formation plate and try to seize it. After all, they are only Sixth Level Tribulators, who aren’t considered particularly powerful in Ethereal Realm. If someone truly intended to rob them, they would have a hard time defending themselves,” Fitz explained to John.
“That’s highly likely. These two fellows are quite cunning. The fact that have completely revealed their identities and brought out their formation plate means they’re prepared for a showdown.” John’s eyes narrowed slightly, his hands tightly gripping Demon Flogger and Dragonslayer Sword. Since Maverick and Brody had revealed their trump cards, John could not afford to be careless.
“Maverick, Brody, you and I are of the same blood demon descent. I urge you both to stand down,” Denzel loudly addressed Maverick and Brody.
“Denzel, spare me your emotional appeals. Once we’ve dealt with John, you’ll be next. The trump cards we brothers hold close to our chest can never be revealed to anyone.”
At this point, there was no way Maverick possibly back down. Suddenly, a faint white light emerged from within Maverick’s body. Following this, his soul was seen separating from his physical body. The same was happening to Brody. His soul instantly separated from his physical body, subsequently merging with the red mist of blood within the formation.
The two individuals’ physical bodies. However, the two beams of white light were continuously colliding with the crimson mist, causing the void to tremble. Swiftly, two crimson figures materialized, their power increasing exponentially. The blood mist within the formation seemed to be continuously supplying power to the two individuals.
John’s brows were deeply furrowed. He had never before encountered a method that involved discarding the physical body and using only the soul to absorb energy to enhance one’s cultivation
Thus, he dared not hesitate any longer, for he had no idea to what extent the two enemies could enhance their abilities. John simultaneously attacked with Dragonslayer Sword and Demon Flogger. Thousands of sword lights fell like a torrential downpour, while the demonic fire on Demon Flogger transformed into clusters of fireballs that flew forward in attack.
Boom, boom, boom… This time, John dared not be careless at all, giving it his all from the very first move. However, the myriad of sword lights and clusters of fireballs astonishingly passed through the bodies of Maverick and Brody, striking the ground with a thunderous impact.
“This…” John’s brow furrowed, as he was left dumbfounded.
“Mr. White, they have taken spirit form. I’m afraid that physical attacks may not cause them much harm,” Fitz reminded anxiously.
John nodded in acknowledgment. Subsequently, within John’s consciousness field, a light flickered. Waves of spiritual sense attacks began to emanate from all around him. Faced with John’s spiritual sense attacks, the blood-red spirits of Maverick and Brody astonishingly merged into one.
Countless blood mists swirled around the two spirits like a whirlwind. Every attack was then thwarted by this blood mist. As the blood mist thickened at an increasing pace, a whirlwind formed within the formation, shrouding the entire formation in a veil of blood mist! John’s body, which was suspended in mid-air, was also shrouded by the crimson mist. Those outside simply couldn’t make out John’s figure.
At this point, Phoenix and the others began to worry about him. After all, the Sacrificial Blood Array was extremely powerful, and both Maverick and Brody were Sixth Level Tribulators who were not easy to deal with. Now that his enemies had the support of the arcane array, they all feared that John simply couldn’t defeat the two. However, before long, the crimson mist gradually dissipated, and subsequently, John’s figure slowly emerged!
At this moment, aside from his gloomy expression, it seemed as if there were no other changes to John. However, when the blood mist had completely dissipated, everyone was astonished to discover that the spirits of Maverick and Brody had disappeared. On the ground, a figure appeared. It was over two meters tall, its entire body was blood-red, and its eyes were filled with ferocity.
