Profound Heaven Soul Sovereign

WHOOSH!

At the critical moment, Su Xiuyi suddenly blocked Ye Xuan, intercepting Qi Liming’s claw attack. With a loud BOOM, a powerful wave of energy swept through the Profound Light Pavilion’s main hall, sending many of the surrounding people stumbling and forcing them to retreat.

Su Xiuyi roared, "Qi Liming, how dare you!"

A frigid look flashed across Ye Xuan’s face. "Done trying to reason, so now you’re resorting to violence?" he said coldly. "Su Xiuyi, what are you waiting for?"

Su Xiuyi froze, unsure of what Ye Xuan meant.

Ye Xuan said coldly, "Someone is causing trouble in our Profound Light Pavilion. As one of our experts, are you just going to let them run wild in our territory? Subdue them all. Not a single person who came here to make trouble today gets away."

Back when Ye Xuan had let Hongde go at Xiuyi Pavilion, it wasn’t because he feared the Ancient Pill Tower. He had just arrived in the Celestial Capital Prefecture and was unfamiliar with the situation, so he chose to keep a low profile and avoid escalating matters.

But now, the Profound Light Pavilion had become one of the Celestial Capital Prefecture’s mid-tier powers and built a considerable reputation. With Qi Liming and his people from the Ancient Pill Tower daring to cause a scene, how could Ye Xuan possibly let them off the hook?

"’Subdue them all,’ you say? Your behavior is truly that of a bandit. What a show of power. Hmph, I’d like to see just how you plan to ’subdue’ us."

Qi Liming snorted coldly, his face filling with Evil Qi as he lunged forward.

Su Xiuyi’s figure blurred as he hurriedly moved to intercept him.

"Haha, Su Xiuyi, do you really think you can stand against me just because you recently broke through to the Tier Eight Second Layer? How laughable! Today, I will show you the gap between us."

Qi Liming sneered and quickly engaged Su Xiuyi in battle.

"Everyone, this Profound Light Pavilion is a den of villainy with treacherous intentions! Today, my Ancient Pill Tower will shut down this corrupt establishment and restore justice to the Celestial Capital Prefecture! Members of the Profound Light Pavilion, surrender peacefully now, and you might live. Otherwise, don’t blame us for being merciless!"

Vice-Master Xi Yichun sneered and also charged forward.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Behind Xi Yichun, the experts from the Ancient Pill Tower all attacked. Powerful energy swept through the Profound Light Pavilion’s main hall, causing many customers to retreat in terror.

Ye Xuan laughed in fury. "Excellent. Truly excellent, Master Qi. You’ve prepared all your contingencies, haven’t you? You’ve really put some thought into this. But to dare to make a move in my Profound Light Pavilion... don’t you think you’re being a bit naive?"

Ye Xuan sneered and waved his hand. Countless array patterns in the Profound Light Pavilion’s hall suddenly erupted with dazzling light. The many great arrays that had been previously set up were instantly activated.

Under Ye Xuan’s command, Su Xiuyi and the others quickly retreated into the Array.

RUMBLE!

At that moment, the Martial Artists outside the Profound Light Pavilion were shocked to see a dense, colorful radiance suddenly erupt from within. A tremendous roar echoed out as the massive building was instantly enveloped in what seemed like infinite light. The spectacle was so grand it could be seen across nearly the entire western district.

Such a massive commotion left all the Martial Artists dumbfounded, their mouths agape.

Meanwhile, Qi Liming and the others, who were now enveloped by the Array, showed no signs of panic. Instead, as they looked at the surrounding mist and haze, a trace of disdain appeared on their faces.

"Is this the Profound Light Pavilion’s trump card? You think a petty Array like this can trap us?" Qi Liming sneered. With his power, he could naturally sense that these arrays were in the Seventh-level category, likely at the Seventh-level Peak.

However, no matter how powerful a Seventh-level Array was, it couldn’t lock down space, let alone trap Tier Eight Martial Emperors like them.

The moment he finished speaking, a golden hook appeared in his hand. As soon as it manifested, it tore a ripple in the void and stabbed at the array’s light before him.

In Qi Liming’s eyes, this move should have been able to shatter the Seventh-level Array with ease.

But when his golden hook struck the light, the light merely shook violently for a moment before returning to normal.

Qi Liming’s heart jumped in surprise. ’How can this be?’

His expression grew solemn. He hurriedly swung his golden hook again. A series of PING! PING! sounds rang out as the array patterns ahead flickered brightly and shook violently, yet showed no signs of breaking.

’Could this be an Eighth-Level Array? No, its aura is clearly only at the Seventh-level Peak. So why can’t my attacks break this Trapping Array? What is going on?’

Qi Liming’s composure instantly shattered.

RUMBLE!

Just then, a violent roar resounded. The array patterns before Qi Liming began to flow rapidly, and a pillar of white light, as if shooting out from the nine hells, appeared before him in a flash.

’It’s also an offensive array...?’

Qi Liming was greatly alarmed. With no time to hesitate, he quickly blocked with his golden hook. A massive force slammed into him, actually knocking him back two steps.

’What terrifying power.’

Now Qi Liming was truly starting to panic. Even he, a Tier Eight Second Layer Martial Emperor, was struggling against the Profound Light Pavilion’s Array. What would happen to Tier Eight First Layer Martial Emperors like Xi Yichun and Master Hongde?

It seemed this Trapping Array could hold him for a considerable amount of time. If he couldn’t break free quickly, the few First Layer Martial Emperors and Tier Seven Martial Kings he’d brought with him would be in grave danger.

He could still hold on for now, but it was hard to say for the First Layer Martial Emperors. As for the Tier Seven Martial Kings, that single beam of white light from earlier would have been enough to severely injure, or even kill them.

’No, I have to break this Array immediately.’

"Hongde! Zhen Li! This Array is too strange! You two, break it now!" he shouted frantically.

But after he spoke, there was no response. He turned his head to look, only to find his entire field of vision was a vast expanse of white. The space around him seemed to warp, and countless fine strands of white light, invisible to the naked eye, spread toward him like a spiderweb.

Although he didn’t know what these fine strands of light were, he felt an intense sense of threat looming over him.

’Dammit! This isn’t just a Seventh-level Trapping Array and Killing Array—it’s also an Illusion Array!’

At this thought, Qi Liming felt on the verge of a complete breakdown.

A Seventh-level Peak Trapping Array, plus a Killing Array, and finally an Illusion Array... what was even more outrageous was that these were clearly just Seventh-level Arrays, yet they could block the spatial senses of a Tier Eight Martial Emperor like him. Cold sweat was already trickling down his back.

"Break for me!"

By now, the disdain and confidence had completely vanished from Qi Liming’s face. No longer holding back, he rapidly circulated his Profound Energy. At the same time, a resplendent golden tiger Demon Beast appeared above his head. Amidst swirling rings of starlight, the tiger roared and merged with the golden hook in his hand, transforming into a massive, tiger-shaped phantom of golden light that tore at the void before it.

With a deafening RUMBLE, the entire grand array shook violently from the impact, but after a moment, it fell calm once more.

’As expected, there’s a Defensive Array, too.’

’If there’s a Trapping Array, a Killing Array, and an Illusion Array, how could there not be a Defensive Array?’

A bitter expression spread across Qi Liming’s face. He had already guessed this was possible, but seeing it actually happen, his spirit was undoubtedly crumbling.

At that moment, the sky-filling strands of light swept toward him like a net of blades. With no time for detailed thought, Qi Liming’s body trembled, and a suit of golden armor appeared over him. At the same time, his golden hook transformed into a sphere of golden light, enveloping his entire body.

Tssssss!

When these strands of light collided with his golden hook, they produced a grating screech that set one’s teeth on edge. The few strands that got past his guard and struck his defensive armor also emitted an unpleasant ZZZT sound.

Fortunately, these strands could only inflict minor damage and posed no threat to his life.

But before Qi Liming could breathe a sigh of relief, a streak of white light suddenly shot out and swept toward him. It seemed to possess a spirit of its own as it completely wrapped around him.

Qi Liming was horrified and hastily tried to block it. With a loud BANG, he was forced back several steps, the qi and blood in his body churning. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a figure flash past within the Array ahead.

Qi Liming immediately realized that his ambusher was none other than Su Xiuyi.

"Su Xiuyi! What kind of hero ambushes someone from within an Array? If you have any guts, fight me one-on-one! Don’t be a coward hiding in your shell!" Qi Liming roared.

Su Xiuyi burst out laughing and mocked, "Qi Liming, have you lost your mind? A moment ago, you were saying I was no match for you, and now you want me to fight you fair and square? Do you take me for an idiot, or are you the idiot? Hahaha!"

"You..."

Qi Liming was so furious that veins bulged on his forehead, and he felt like his heart was about to explode.

Inside the Array, Su Xiuyi could easily track his movements and launch attacks, while he had no idea where his opponent was, leaving him able to do nothing but passively defend.

He would be fine in the short term, but as time wore on, a long defense was bound to fail. The moment he was injured, his situation would become critical.

Su Xiuyi knew this as well, so he was in no hurry. Besides, once Jiuchen and Ge Puzi finished dealing with Hongde’s group, they would come to help him against Qi Liming.

At that point, no matter how powerful Qi Liming was, he would be in for more trouble than he could handle.

At this moment, Su Xiuyi’s admiration for Ye Xuan had reached the point of utter prostration. Although his cultivation was a level higher than Ye Xuan’s, in areas like Alchemy, Soul Refining, and Arrays, the gap between them was far greater than a hundred thousand li.

In all his years, Su Xiuyi had never seen a youth so young possess such profound attainments in so many different fields. Even Dean Huangfu Xiuming, the person Su Xiuyi had once admired most, was likely far inferior to Ye Xuan.

While Su Xiuyi had the leisure to let his mind wander, Qi Liming could only remain on tenterhooks.

"AHH..."

A blood-curdling scream rang out. Qi Liming heard it clearly and knew it came from one of the Ancient Pill Tower experts he had brought.

At this point, he had completely cast aside his horror, his eyes filled only with rage.

Inside the Illusion Array, they had all been separated from one another. He hadn’t been able to hear any sound from his Ancient Pill Tower subordinates before, but now he could. This was clearly a deliberate act by the Profound Light Pavilion, meant to disrupt his state of mind.