Chapter 960: Internal Strife

Although Han Li's body was imprisoned, he was not flustered. As his mind turned, he exerted all his strength to circulate the Heavenly Devil Prison Suppression Art, attempting to break through the restrictions within his body.

But these restrictions originated from deep within his dantian and were exceptionally strange; no matter how he channeled his power to attack them, he could not break free.

Han Li frowned slightly. While trying to break the restrictions, crystalline light flashed at his brow, and several crystalline chains shot out from it, all plunging into his lower abdomen and dantian.

Although the restrictions within his dantian could imprison his body, they had no effect on his divine sense.

In his dantian, several divine sense chains flashed in and immediately coiled around the two clumps of blood cloud restrictions, pulling at them with force.

Light flickered on the surface of the blood cloud restrictions, and they immediately began to tremble slightly.

Seeing that the divine sense chains were effective against the blood cloud restrictions, Han Li relaxed a little, took a deep breath, and suddenly urged with his mind.

Crystalline light blazed from his brow, and strands of crystalline filaments rolled out, intertwining to form a small crystalline sword.

The small sword was no more than an inch long, but the divine sense fluctuations it emitted far surpassed those of the divine sense chains. It was the divine sense sword, a divine ability cultivated after reaching the fifth level of the Spirit Refining Art.

With a flash, the divine sense sword entered his dantian. It spun once, its body suddenly doubling in size, and a sharp sword intent burst forth from it.

The two clumps of blood cloud restrictions bound by the divine sense chains were oppressed by the sword intent, immediately rolling and fluctuating, with blood light flickering on their surfaces.

Then the divine sense sword blurred into a sword shadow and slashed at one clump of blood cloud.

With a tearing sound, the blood cloud was cut in half like a rotten twig, directly exploding into countless specks of blood light that scattered.

The scattered blood light restrictions were enveloped by the blood energy flowing within his body and soon dispersed cleanly.

Han Li rejoiced inwardly, then continued to urge the divine sense sword, slashing at the other clump of blood cloud.

The second clump of blood cloud was also directly extinguished at the sound.

With the two clumps of blood cloud gone, Han Li's body immediately returned to normal.

He turned over and stood up, let out a long breath, and then fell into contemplation.

The source of this strange restriction from his dantian was precisely the two clumps of Sulfur Flame Blood Cloud he had devoured.

Could it be... As this thought occurred to him, Han Li suddenly thought of something, and his expression became uncertain.

Then his form turned into a blurry shadow and shot swiftly toward the front hall.

...

In the front hall.

Fang Chan, Duan Tong, Xuan Yuan Xing, and the other four were locked in fierce combat with Shao Ying and the Zhu siblings, the sounds of explosions and blasts rising one after another.

Although Fang Chan's side had more people, they were clearly at a disadvantage. After only a few exchanges, some were already injured.

Seeing this, Shi Chuankong's eyes flashed with urgency, but he still did not act, occasionally glancing toward the back hall.

Within the blood formation, the blood-colored patterns on Sun Tu and the other three grew more numerous, and in the blink of an eye, they had spread across half their bodies.

Lord E, I have been loyal to you with all my heart and never had any second thoughts! Fu Jian cried out in agony, begging for mercy.

I know you are loyal, so I gave you this opportunity. For the sake of the Xuan City's great cause, you must endure this hardship. E Kui said without a trace of pity, instead speaking with a faint smile as he formed hand seals more urgently.

The blood light from the statue merged into the four of them more quickly, and the blood-colored patterns on their bodies spread and extended faster, soon about to cover their entire bodies.

E Kui, since you are so ruthless and heartless, then fine, today either you die or we perish! Fu Jian roared, suddenly opening his mouth, and a white light shot out from it.

Within the white light was a talisman, inscribed with a pattern of a serrated knife, emitting a crystalline radiance.

The white light suddenly condensed, forming a crystalline serrated blade light that flashed with incredible speed and plunged into his lower abdomen.

With a faint tearing sound, the blood cloud around Fu Jian shook violently, and the blood light around his upper body scattered considerably, freeing his hands.

But the blood cloud around his lower body was dense and intertwined with the statue beneath him, still as solid as stone.

Oh? A Soul Knife Talisman! E Kui let out a soft exclamation, but did not seem particularly concerned.

As soon as Fu Jian's hands were free, he immediately flung them.

Four slender black rays shot out from his sleeves, two stabbing toward E Kui like lightning, and the other two striking the statue beneath him.

At the same time, he spat out again, and three white lights shot out, lightning-fast, entering the bodies of Sun Tu and the other two.

With a tearing sound, the blood clouds around the three also scattered considerably, freeing their upper bodies.

Thank you, City Lord Fu, for your help. Everyone, hold nothing back; we are at a critical moment of life and death! As soon as Chen Yang was free, he shouted loudly and waved both hands.

Three yellow rays flew from his left hand, the same yellow short spears as before, shooting toward E Kui like lightning.

At the same time, white light flashed in his right hand, and a bone-white war blade appeared, turning into a thunderous blade shadow that slashed at the statue beneath him.

Sun Tu and Qin Yuan were the same; as soon as they were free, they immediately counterattacked.

Amidst a series of sharp whistling sounds, a thick black sword shadow and a gaudy blood light struck toward E Kui.

The two launched their attacks simultaneously, striking the statue beneath them.

This series of actions, though complex to describe, occurred in the blink of an eye.

Ekuai seemed oblivious to the four's actions, a hint of mockery curling at the corners of his mouth as he lightly changed his hand seal.

The blood light emanating from the statue beneath Fu Jian and the other three shifted, instantly transforming into a layer of blood-colored light shield.

The statue under Ekuai also blazed with blood light, and with a swift rotation, it similarly turned into a blood-colored light shield, enveloping both the statue and Ekuai.

A series of thunderous explosions erupted, and within the blood array, multicolored lights intertwined and flashed wildly, seemingly drowning the array itself, while the ground nearby shook violently.

Fang Chan, Shao Ying, and the others, who were engaged in combat nearby, heard the tremendous commotion from within the array and stopped, retreating to peer inside.

The multicolored lights within the blood array quickly dissipated, revealing Ekuai and the five statues unharmed, exactly as before, as if the fierce attack had been but a dream.

The blood-colored light shield on the statues appeared thin but was as solid as iron.

"This..." Fu Jian and the others were taken aback at the sight.

"Ridiculous. How could you possibly damage the Blood Weeping Grand Array? Better save your strength; you might last a little longer." Ekuai sneered, his hands swiftly forming seals.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

The statues beneath the four lit up again, and countless blood-colored light threads burst forth, winding around their bodies.

These blood-colored light threads were surrounded by tadpole-shaped blood runes, each thread exuding an intensely cold aura.

Fu Jian and the others, still trapped, were immediately bound from head to toe by these blood threads.

A chilling force seeped into their bodies from the threads, stiffening them instantly, rendering them immobile once more.

A flicker of satisfaction passed through Ekuai's eyes, but he quickly resumed a solemn expression, forming hand seals and chanting incantations.

The light from the five statues grew brighter, and the blood threads on Fu Jian and the other three multiplied rapidly, wrapping around them until, in a few breaths, four large blood cocoons formed around their bodies.

Fu Jian and the others were completely sealed within, unable to move.

The hope that had just risen in Fang Chan and the others' eyes was dashed again, their morale plummeting.

"Haha, your city lord is doomed today. Don't bother resisting; just surrender." Shao Ying laughed heartily.

"Dream on!" Fang Chan's eyes flashed coldly as he lunged forward again.

The other three quickly recovered and charged in, and the two sides clashed once more.

Ekuai cut his finger and waved his hands, drawing symbols in the air.

Two streams of blood light flew from his fingers, transforming into foot-sized blood runes that scattered and merged into various parts of the blood array.

Array patterns emerged again in the blood array, intertwining rapidly, and in moments, a formation several times more complex than before took shape.

At this sight, Ekuai's face paled slightly, as if deploying this massive blood array was a great drain on him.

Yet now his expression showed more delight, and he immediately pointed with a hand seal.

Hum!

The entire blood array suddenly brightened, and a thick beam of blood light shot out from it, shining on the light gate at the bottom of the pool, emitting a powerful suction force.

The light gate trembled slightly, then emitted a rumbling sound like rolling thunder.

Then, with a dull thud, a viscous blood light flew out from within the gate.

This viscous blood light was like liquid, impure in color, with many black spots visible inside, yet the qi and blood energy it emitted was extraordinarily vast, far surpassing the earlier blood water in the pool.

The viscous blood light seemed reluctant, but ultimately could not resist the aura emitted by the blood array and merged into the array above.

Hum!

The blood array immediately blazed with light, spinning rapidly.

After entering the array, the viscous blood light did not disperse but flowed in its original form, like a giant blood python, swiftly reaching the blood cocoon formed by Fu Jian and merging into it with a flash.

The blood cocoon suddenly emitted a dazzling light, with countless blood runes churning within.

The aura emanating from Fu Jian inside the cocoon suddenly surged but fluctuated violently.

The next moment, behind the blood cocoon, a blood light flashed, and the viscous blood light shot out from it, continuing forward.

The black impurities in the viscous blood light had noticeably decreased, and it emitted a faint crystalline glow, as if it had been purified.

Seeing this, Ekuai's expression brightened slightly as he directed with a hand seal.

The viscous blood light continued to swim forward, quickly reaching the blood cocoon containing Sun Tu, merging into it, and then emerging from behind the cocoon.

The black impurities in the viscous blood light decreased further, its crystalline glow intensifying, as it continued forward, passing through the blood cocoons of Chen Yang and Qin Yuan in turn.

After undergoing four purifications, the black spots within the viscous blood light had completely disappeared, transforming into a pure blood light.

A flash of joy appeared in Ekuai's eyes as he beckoned with one hand.

This pure, viscous blood light circulated along the blood array, quickly reaching him, and with a flash, merged into his body.