Chapter 295: Breaking the Array

Boom!

The sapling trembled, its branches piercing through the air as they shot toward Jiang Changkong.

Hua Tianrui in the sky finally ceased hiding. With a raise of her palm, a hundred flowers bloomed behind her, petals swirling in her wake: “Hundred Flowers Decimation.”

Boom!

Their palms collided—not with Star Power, but with a torrent of Soul Energy, carrying petals that surged through the Void.

Under the terrifying impact, Jiang Changkong’s body plummeted rapidly. Behind him, eerie branches, sharp as blades, closed in.

Boom!

Vast Star Power erupted. The Power Runes Stellar Body and the Taiji Star Body activated simultaneously.

Invisible force, Taiji displacement, combined with the Divine Control Art—the eerie branches shifted direction, charging toward Hua Tianrui.

“Interesting.”

Hua Tianrui’s gaze sharpened, and the branches halted in the Void.

Boom!

The earth shook. Countless eerie saplings swelled, their branches growing wildly, extending, blotting out the sky.

Jiang Jiuqiao and the other two also took to the air, their immense Star Power sweeping in all directions to fend off the eerie saplings.

The three maneuvered through the Void, dodging the branches.

“Changkong, these trees aren’t afraid of fire or metal either.”

Jiang Jiuqiao’s expression darkened. The trees only hesitated briefly when Jiang Changkong unleashed his Power Runes Stellar Body, then attacked even more ferociously.

Jiang Changkong scanned his surroundings. The branches were weaving a net, trying to trap them within it.

And Hua Tianrui was the one controlling it all.

Jin Guangxuan soared upward: “Jiang Changkong, let’s set aside our grievances for now and get through this first.”

“Agreed. The key lies with Hua Tianrui.” Jiang Changkong’s gaze turned grave. “Do your best to stall these trees.”

“Understood.” The three replied in unison.

With their exchange complete, an overwhelming surge of blood energy enveloped Jiang Changkong, forming a Star Array. Half his body turned invisible and transparent—Divine Control Art!

At the center, Taiji Star Power shifted and dispersed force.

“The Three Great Star Bodies—I’m growing fonder of you by the minute.”

Hua Tianrui’s eyes gleamed with curiosity. A phantom of a hundred flowers swirled around her, and thousands of blossoms unfurled: “Thousand Flowers Passage.”

Jiang Changkong clenched his right fist, unleashing invisible force, while his left hand transformed into a palm, channeling the Divine Control Art’s palm power.

Boom!

Four palms collided. Taiji manifested, redirecting half the force back.

Boom!

Hua Tianrui shuddered, half her body cracking, only to heal instantly.

Divine Control Art Star Power surged into her body, revealing a palm-sized figure that struck out fiercely.

“Hmm?” Jiang Changkong frowned as branches from below attacked once more.

He pressed a palm downward, the blood-energy-condensed Star Array suppressing the assault.

Boom!

Branches and Star Array collided, the Void trembling as the terrifying force dissipated.

Above, Hua Tianrui’s body stiffened, transforming into countless petals that drifted through the Void.

“Is it over?”

Jiang Jiuqiao and the other two brightened with relief. Even the eerie saplings paused.

Jiang Changkong frowned deeply, feeling it had been too easy.

Boom!

The drifting petals trembled, coalescing once more into Hua Tianrui: “Impressive strength. You are the strongest among those who have come here.”

Jiang Changkong’s gaze turned icy. “Your soul should have been shattered. How can you still revive?”

“Stay, and I’ll tell you.” Hua Tianrui smiled faintly, charging forward again: “Myriad Flowers Return to Origin.”

Myriad flowers followed, their power soaring.

“Kill!”

Their palms met again. Divine Control Art surged in, invisible force descending.

But this time, Hua Tianrui was prepared. The petals trembled, weakening both the Divine Control Art and the invisible force.

And the Myriad Flowers Return to Origin became inclusive and gentle, managing to deflect only forty percent of the force.

“Truly worthy of an old monster,” Jiang Changkong said coldly.

Hua Tianrui had already figured out his abilities. Though he was not afraid, he could no longer easily destroy her body as he had before.

“If you want to learn, I can teach you,” Hua Tianrui smiled faintly, striking down with a palm.

“You think too highly of yourself, Blazing Sun.”

The Power Runes dissipated, the Holy Sun shone brightly—Holy Sun Stellar Body!

The Blazing Sun Blade, warm and gentle, illuminated the area. Under its radiance, the eerie trees below were suppressed, giving Jiang Jiuqiao and the others a moment of respite.

“A fourth Stellar Body!” Hua Tianrui’s expression shifted. “I must keep you here!”

“Don’t worry about shattering your old teeth!”

Jiang Changkong snorted coldly, the Blazing Sun Blade slashing down.

Boom!

This time, Hua Tianrui’s body exploded once more. Jiang Changkong’s Divine Control Art surged like a tide, locating that weak soul shadow and shattering it directly.

After finishing this, Jiang Changkong’s Divine Control Art spread like a blanket, enveloping the entire area.

He wanted to see just how Hua Tianrui refused to die.

Hum—

Everything trembled. In the distance, flower petals danced, wisps of Soul Energy gathering and merging with the petals, reforming into a human shape once more.

Hua Tianrui’s expression was indifferent. “As long as the sea of flowers remains unextinguished, I will not die. Do you see it now, young master?”

“Damn it, Jiang Changkong, are you done yet? We can’t hold on much longer,” Jin Guangxuan roared.

Jiang Changkong’s expression turned grim. “In your incomplete state, you cannot fuse with this grand array. It must be a fragment of your soul, right?”

“Staying here obediently is your best fate.”

Flowers bloomed all around Hua Tianrui, each petal carrying pure killing intent.

“You cannot keep me here!”

Jiang Changkong raised a palm, the Holy Sun coalescing. “Your power can only activate this small part of the killing array, not the entire formation. Step back.”

The Holy Sun descended, but its target was not Hua Tianrui—it was the ground.

Hua Tianrui’s expression changed. Thousands of petals gathered, and the branches of the eerie trees whipped through the air, striking at the Holy Sun.

“You care deeply about this array, don’t you? If it were the full formation, we would be at your mercy. But this small area…”

Jiang Changkong sneered, the Holy Sun exploding. The evening glow spread across the sky, and the Evening Glow Blade slashed toward the earth. “Everyone, break the array!”

“Understood.”

The three of them attacked simultaneously, striking the ground.

A sea of flames, golden light, icy cold, and evening glow all crashed into the earth together.

Boom!

The trees shook, countless roots bursting from the soil to block the onslaught.

The Evening Glow Blade severed the roots. The eerie saplings trembled, many of them directly collapsing and vanishing.

No emerald beads rolled out—only scattered points of light disappeared.

“Die!”

Hua Tianrui’s expression turned icy as a vast force pressed down.

“You are still no match for me!”

Jiang Changkong shouted coldly. Taiji, Holy Sun, and the Divine Control Art—three ultimate attacks—engulfed Hua Tianrui.

With a resounding boom, Hua Tianrui exploded once again.

Meanwhile, the saplings on the ground trembled, the Star Array Patterns emitting an eerie glow that drove the strange trees into even greater frenzy.

“Kill!”

Jiang Changkong’s Holy Sun power and Power Runes surged downward, directly shattering one tree and reducing it to ashes.

Hua Tianrui did not revive this time—it seemed as though she had truly died.

Without Hua Tianrui to command them, the eerie saplings’ power diminished immediately. Flames consumed them, icy Star Power shattered them, and golden light tore them apart.

One by one, the saplings vanished. Finally, one of the Star Array Patterns broke.

The earth cracked, and multicolored light burst forth.

“Star Crystals! They’re Star Crystals!”

Liu Bing exclaimed excitedly.

Jin Guangxuan and Jiang Jiuqiao stared in shock. “All eighth-tier… so many.”

Jiang Changkong swept his gaze across the scene—all genuine Star Crystals, each containing Essence!

As they descended from the air, Jin Guangxuan suddenly erupted with a formidable force, repelling Jiang Changkong and the other two.

“What are you trying to do?” Jiang Jiuqiao’s expression shifted.

“These have nothing to do with you,” Jin Guangxuan said coldly, his mid-stage Star power pressing down on Jiang Changkong and Jiang Jiuqiao.

“Your strength hasn’t weakened?” Jiang Changkong’s expression darkened, and Liu Bing also looked grim.

Jin Guangxuan sneered, “How could I not prepare more tricks for something like entering the Ancient Ruins?”

“Fine, take them all. Uncle Jiuqiao, let’s go.” Jiang Changkong pulled Jiang Jiuqiao, ready to leave.

This Jin Guangxuan is out of his mind. The sea of flowers outside hasn’t dissipated yet—let him take the fall first. Once we’re out, I’ll make sure he doesn’t survive.