As the dozens of Immortal Cultivators dashed into the Complex Star Plaza, the nine rune arrays within three hundred square meters hummed and danced like bees. Streaks of light soared into the sky like the fireworks of a festival.
Although they were dazzling, many places were setting off celebratory fireworks in the first place on such a joyous night. The flashing fireworks did not catch anyone's attention.
However, when the colorful flames reached the highest point, they congregated into a fully-enclosed, arc-shaped light beam that slowly fell and enshrouded the entire Complex Star Plaza like a giant bowl that had been turned upside down!
The real Complex Star Plaza was collapsing abruptly.
However, the illusion displayed on the light beam was peaceful. There was no vibration, noise, or dust. The Complex Star Plaza was still standing on the ground.
It was a special barrier array that could block all waves. Not only could sound and vibration not be transmitted out, even the signals of the Spiritual Nexus and the telepathic thoughts of the Cultivators could not be transmitted out.
The Complex Star Plaza was completely isolated from the outside world!
When Xiao Xuance rushed into the plaza, the middle part of the plaza had completely collapsed. The dozens of floors above that were still intact fell straight down and hit the foundation below like a giant bomb.
Inside the isolated area, the ground was shaking violently, and smoke was popping up everywhere.
Searching for a target in such an environment was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
However, Xiao Xuance and all the Immortal Cultivators who took part in the operation were experts of assassination. Before the bombardment, they had calculated the possible location of the target after the plaza collapsed precisely!
More than ten flames of spiritual energy suddenly burst out of Xiao Xuance's Crystal Suit. After a series of dazzling small-scale changes of direction, they locked onto Bai Xinghe!
However …
Before he launched the first mental attack, Bai Xinghe moved much faster than he had expected. He did not seem to be affected by the bombardment at all. Like an unpredictable cloud, he vanished into the smoke in the blink of an eye.
Inside Xiao Xuance's head … Alarms were immediately ringing.
Three super-heavy crystal cannons had hit the target at the same time. Even if they could not kill a Yuanying expert, they should at least have some effect on him!
Besides, Xiao Xuance had purposely placed three super-heavy crystal cannons inside. A large number of talisman arrays were added to attack the soul.
For a possessor whose soul was not stable, it was equivalent to being struck by lightning. Even if he was not injured, he should be stunned for a second or two!
Why had Bai Xinghe fled so fast?
Xiao Xuance's nose twitched slightly. His pupils suddenly contracted, and his temples sunk in deeply.
He smelled the remaining spiritual waves and the scent of crystals after a large rune array had just been activated.
However, the great array was not the 'Spiritual Horn Soul Slaying True Nether Array', which could strengthen the counterattack of the Blood Oath. It was a certain kind of defense array, a top defense array that had been deployed at the cost of tremendous crystals!
"Just now, Bai Xinghe pretended that he was setting up the Soul Slaying True Nether Array, but in fact, he established a defense rune array at the center of the array that was enough to protect two people and resisted the bombardment of the super heavy crystal cannons!
It was absolutely impossible for two formations with completely different natures to be stacked together. In other words, the Spiritual Horn Soul Slaying True Nether Formation did not exist at all. It was just a cover.
In a moment, Xiao Xuance understood everything.
Without cursing or wasting a single second of regret, Xiao Xuance accelerated to the highest speed again, trying to escape from the other side of the collapsing plaza!
There was no time!
Several screams echoed in the smoke down below. Then, the Crystal Suit exploded, and the sound of bones breaking came from the Immortal Cultivators that Xiao Xuance was most familiar with.
Then, five intimidating auras soared to the sky. They had locked onto Xiao Xuance in 0.1 seconds!
Xiao Xuance could only stop himself from moving forward.
One more meter, and the five intimidating auras would launch a fatal attack on him at the same time!
Even though he was a high-level Cultivator in the Yuanying Stage and the best expert of the Flying Star Sector, he might not be able to resist the full-strength attack of five Yuanying experts!
Soon … Five Crystal Suits in different forms but equally intimidating rose slowly from the smoke and surrounded Xiao Xuance from all directions.
Outside of them, more than ten Immortal Cultivators were still alive. They also floated up in panic and stared at their 'prey' in bewilderment, not understanding why the bodyguards who should be in the Core Formation Stage were so strong! Crack!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Crack! The broken stones, rebars, and cement above his head exploded and hit the Crystal Suit like a meteor shower, only to be blown into smithereens by the surging spiritual energy.
The Cultivators and the Immortal Cultivators stood in midair and confronted each other in silence in the overwhelming smoke.
Although the five people who surrounded him were all wearing Crystal Suits and their faces were not visible, the top-tier experts of the Flying Star Sector often had their Crystal Suits specially modified or even tailor-made. Together with the distinctive spiritual waves of the Yuanying experts, Xiao Xuance soon identified who they were.
"Liao Huagu of the Furious Bears Union!"
"Zhuge Ci of the Silver Moon Clan!"
"Master Kongchan of the Burning Sun Alliance!"
"Even you are here, too. Luoxingzi of the Feathered Snakes Brotherhood, my good junior brother!"
In the circle of Cultivators, the names of the four experts were all thunderous. They were the lifelong goals of countless Cultivators.
They were all the deputy leaders and elders of the six sects of Heavenly Saints City. They were all battle-type Cultivators in the Yuanying Stage, too!
However, Xiao Xuance's eyes did not stop on the four battle-type Yuanying experts for a moment but soon fell on the fifth person.
It seemed that the fifth person, who was coughing softly, was his real opponent.
The Crystal Suit of the fifth person was covered in a layer of surging black fog, which covered most of the details.
However, the six artificial limbs extending out of his back that looked like dragons still exposed his identity.
"Bai! Xing! He! "Xiao Xuance said softly, one word after another.
Li Yao chuckled as a response.
"So to speak, it was really a trap?"
Xiao Xuance said casually. "Bai Xinghe showed up on purpose to attract my attention. He also stole two Great Pagoda VII communicators on purpose so that I could eavesdrop on your conversation. In fact, it was all a trap.
"Si Koulie's four bodyguards changed their identities with the four experts of the six sects of Heavenly Saints City a long time ago. Let me think about it. Maybe last night, when you were discussing the distribution of the crystal warships in the hall of the Meeting of the Next Millennium, the four experts disguised themselves as four bodyguards and left with Si Koulie to enter the Complex Star Plaza without anybody knowing?
"Hehe. What a pity. I should've attended the meeting yesterday, too. I would've seen through your disguise if I had.
"However, I was busy tracking Bai Xinghe and only sent my deputies to the meeting.
"It seems that Bai Xinghe doesn't have any proof, does he? However, I've shown up on my own initiative, which means that I've presented the best evidence to you!
"I'm just confused. How did Bai Xinghe, the head of space pirates, persuade you to set up such a trap without any proof? Junior Brother, even you were involved. Why? "
In the middle of the surging smoke, the sixth Crystal Suit slowly rose up. It was Si Koulie, the leader of the Star Fighters' Alliance, who was acting as the bait.
Hiding behind Luoxingzi, a Yuanying expert of the Feathered Snakes Brotherhood, he said coldly, "Give it up, Xiao Xuance. We know what you are thinking!
"You are trying to stall for time so that your accomplices on Heavenly Phantom in the central area of Heavenly Saints City can take action.
"It's useless. You are not the only one who knows how to set up barriers. The moment the assassination took place, we unfolded an even larger barrier in the one square kilometer nearby. All the telepathic thoughts and signals of the Spiritual Nexus within the one square kilometer will be jammed indiscriminately!
"Whatever orders you give, they will not be able to be teleported out!
"In the meantime, at least five Yuanying and more than ten Jin Dan are coming to the tenth space ring with the elites of the six sects of Heavenly Saints City and the Star Fighters' Alliance!
"In the meantime, your nest, the headquarters of the Grand Illusionary Group, and your flagship, Heavenly Phantom, are being taken over by the special operation team of the six sects of Heavenly Saints City!
"You must've thought that we wouldn't be able to react as long as all the messages were blocked, didn't you? But you didn't know that sometimes, the absence of a message is still a message!
"Before we set up the trap, we made a deal with the experts of the six sects of Heavenly Saints City, the Star Fighters' Alliance, and the Glorious Sunlight Group that we would send them a message every second.
"If no message is sent in more than three seconds, something must've happened! They will immediately enter the headquarters of the Grand Illusionary Group and board Heavenly Phantom!
"Therefore, it doesn't matter if you want to stall for time. Time is on our side right now!"
Xiao Xuance was silent for a long time. He took a long breath and smiled bitterly. "The winner takes all. I have nothing to say. I only want to know why you trusted Bai Xinghe."
Si Koulie shook his head and said, "You're wrong. We didn't trust Bai Xinghe; we trusted the Glorious Sunlight Group and Iron Plateau.
"I don't know how Bai Xinghe convinced the leadership of the Glorious Sunlight Group and Iron Plateau. All in all, yesterday, Professor Mo Xuan of the Glorious Sunlight Group announced on behalf of the leaders of the Glorious Sunlight Group, the Great Horn Exo Society, and the few chiefs of Iron Plateau that he did not trust you as the commander-in-chief and requested another 'test' before the final battle.
"Otherwise, the Glorious Sunlight Group, the Great Horn Exo Society, and Iron Plateau will withdraw from the final battle unilaterally!
"It is very important. The six sects of Heavenly Saints City and the Star Fighters' Alliance will certainly not allow such a thing to happen. As for the so-called 'test', as long as you are not guilty, you will not suffer any losses.
"Most importantly of all, whether or not you are an Immortal Cultivator, we will still be able to capture Bai Xinghe!
"Or rather, Bai Xinghe has exchanged the 'test' with us by 'surrendering himself'!
"Even if you are not an Immortal Cultivator, the great 'Pirate Potentate' has been captured. Our temporary mobilization of so many resources has not been in vain, has it?"
"Surrendering himself?"
Xiao Xuance was truly dazed. He turned his eyes to Li Yao again. "I didn't know that you were willing to pay such a high price for revenge!"
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