"ROAR!"
The sound pierced the clouds and shattered stone, vibrating intensely amidst a surge of golden light.
The entire grand array trembled violently.
The roiling clouds of mist were like boiling oil in a scorching wok—surging, churning, and rapidly tearing apart, as if some incomparably terrifying force was bombarding it from the outside.
"Who is bombarding the grand array?!"
Sixth Elder Zhang Kui cried out in alarm.
The grand array of Black Demon Mountain had been personally designed by their Cave Master and could withstand a full-force blow from an Outer Saint Level expert. Unfortunately, it had just endured a dark incursion, and most of its strength had been depleted by the dark power.
Only a small fraction of its power remained.
But even that small fraction should have been enough to block an attack from a late-stage Inner Realm expert.
But at this very moment, they had the distinct feeling that the grand array above their heads was about to be ripped apart by brute force.
Every disciple on Black Demon Mountain stared in horror.
One by one, they looked up in disbelief at the fiercely burning sky.
The utterly terrifying flames could be clearly felt even through the barrier of the grand array.
Without the protection of the array, most of them would have been roasted alive on the spot.
What kind of...
...what kind of being was this!
BOOM!
At last, the grand array overhead could take no more. It let out an earth-shattering CRACK as the flames in the sky intensified to their peak, accompanied by countless bolts of lightning that crackled and zapped, finally tearing the formation to shreds.
The instant the grand array shattered, endless flames and lightning descended like a dense meteor shower from beyond the heavens, bombarding the entirety of Black Demon Mountain.
In that instant, it was as if the apocalypse had arrived.
All the disciples were terrified, feeling as though the heavens were collapsing and the earth was splitting apart.
The faces of the three Inner Realm Level Elders changed drastically. Without a second thought, they shot forward.
Luminous light flared around them as their deep and unfathomable True Essence surged forth. They thrust their hands upward in unison, launching a counterattack into the sky.
BOOM!
They managed to raise a brilliant barrier of light, temporarily holding back the endless rain of fire and lightning.
However, this was only the beginning.
Just as they blocked the flames and lightning, an unimaginable pressure and heat descended from the heavens, as if a blazing, golden world was crashing down upon them.
That supreme power, that terrifying aura...
Even the three Inner Realm Level Elders couldn’t help but reveal their horror.
"Run!"
The Fifth Elder roared.
BOOM!
An Absolute Domain spread out, instantly covering a radius of several thousand feet.
AHHHH!
Instantly, everyone within that several-thousand-foot radius shrieked in agony. Their bodies were crushed by gravity and incinerated by flames. They exploded with a series of POPS before being turned into human torches.
Within moments, an endless sea of fire raged across the area of several thousand feet.
The surging golden flames threatened to burn everything to ash.
The three Inner Realm Elders, who were still maintaining the True Essence shield, were overcome with grief and fury. Their eyes nearly bursting from their sockets, they quickly looked up.
One look, and their pupils contracted.
The scene before them seemed to freeze into eternity.
A fierce wind howled high in the sky, whipping the boundless golden flames into a frenzy.
At the very heart of the flames stood a tall figure clad in molten armor. The armor flowed with a dark golden luster, and crimson-gold fire spewed from its seams.
The man’s face was young and handsome, yet his eyes held a sharp, world-scorning indifference. The oppressive might and intense heat radiating from him filled the three elders with a terror bordering on disbelief.
’What kind of young man is this?’
"Chen Xuan?"
The Fourth Elder’s voice was shrill, his very soul threatening to scatter from sheer terror.
’How is this possible?’
Before this, he had imagined countless possibilities.
But he had never, ever expected it to be Chen Xuan!
’Chen Xuan reached the Inner Realm?’
’And he’s not at the Inner Realm First Layer?’
’This power... this aura... it’s almost suffocating...’
’He’s already mastered an Inner Realm domain?’
"A monster! He’s a monster!"
The Sixth Elder shrieked as well, as if he had gone mad.
’A twenty-year-old boy!’
’How can he have this kind of power?’
"You can block it? Not bad!"
A smile touched Chen Xuan’s lips, but his eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light. He swung his fist and smashed it down below.
He had been charging up his power the entire way here, stacking all sorts of buffs, intending to unleash a full combo of ultimate moves from the start.
But he just had to run into some damn grand array!
Even though he had torn it open in the end, he was still pissed off.
Now! He followed up with another punch.
BOOM!
Driven by his primordial energy, the punch transformed into a ferocious fire dragon several thousand meters long. It surged violently down toward the three figures below, the very space around it seeming to resonate and tremble.
The resounding dragon’s roar nearly shook their very souls from their bodies.
"Block it!"
"We have to block it!"
The three elders of Black Demon Mountain roared.
Their bodies began to burn as a boundless, terrifying power erupted from within them. They unleashed every technique they had, desperately striking at the sky.
But it was utterly useless.
Against Chen Xuan’s supreme punch, amplified by numerous buffs, the three elders’ attacks were like soap bubbles, shattering and bursting in mid-air.
Then, the terrifying dragon of fire and lightning, wielding the dual power of scorching flames and crackling thunder, descended to engulf them.
A deep terror filled the three elders.
In that instant, they felt as insignificant as ants.
’A human? How can a human be this absurdly powerful?’
BOOM!
With a final explosion in mid-air, blood sprayed, limbs flew, and screams rang out.
Of the three Inner Realm Elders, two were blown to pieces on the spot by Chen Xuan, while the third was grievously wounded.