Chapter 2191: Chapter 2191: Judgment?
Ye Haochuan did not continue to stay on the Divine Platform. Xierui was obviously already suspicious of him; if he lingered here any longer, what awaited him would be Xierui’s endless questioning, or even torture.
The Array Patterns hadn’t been completed. If he gave up now, all previous efforts would be wasted.
Ye Haochuan controlled Warren to return to the Holy Temple, his soul returning to his own body. The False Face Technique was quickly cast, turning him into the appearance of a White Person, and he changed into the clothes of a sacred Believer.
Venturing out with his own True Form was clearly extremely risky; after all, Xierui knew about his False Face Technique.
But as things stood, he had no choice. Without the Formation’s assistance, he couldn’t accomplish anything.
Carefully walking to the location of the Divine Platform, Ye Haochuan’s Heavenly Eye swept around once, and he very quickly discovered the hidden positions of three eight-winged Angels. Especially Xierui—she was truly fully focused, watching every single move of everyone around.
Ye Haochuan didn’t rush to continue completing the Formation, but instead, like the people around him, turned his gaze to Xu Linglan’s figure on the Divine Platform.
When he saw her yesterday, Xu Linglan had still been biting her silver teeth the whole time, but she had clearly been able to withstand the pain brought by the Black Jiu Spring. Yet today, Xu Linglan’s face was already twisted with pain.
Her originally fair skin had now turned an abnormal blood-red. On top of that blood-red, there were many cracks; where the flesh had no skin to protect it, under the erosion of the Black Jiu Spring, not only did not a single drop of blood flow out, the blood instead seemed to be burning there, glowing a bright yellow like lava.
Ye Haochuan clenched his fists so tightly his knuckles were white, forcibly suppressing the impulse to rush up and save Xu Linglan.
Only after a long time did he grit his teeth and say hatefully, "Hold on for one more night. Tomorrow, I will definitely make everyone who hurt you pay in blood."
As for Xu Linglan, Ye Haochuan had already very naturally taken her as his own woman. Whether Xu Linglan herself admitted it or not, that one bout of madness was a fact.
All along, his women had always been his reverse scale.
This time, for the sake of the bigger picture, Ye Haochuan had no choice but to watch his own woman endure one more day of suffering. This hatred would be buried deep, and when it erupted, it would definitely make everyone tremble.
Before long, night fell. The Believers around the Divine Platform did not leave; their presence here clearly wasn’t just to spectate.
Seeing the sky around grow dim, Ye Haochuan’s eyes narrowed slightly. He found a secluded corner, and his figure gradually faded until it disappeared completely.
At this moment, no one could see that around the Divine Platform, a Great Formation was rapidly being perfected.
"Holy Light Illumination!"
An eight-winged Angel suddenly appeared atop the Divine Pillar. His eight wings snapped open, and a surge of holy radiance spread from his body. The light gradually intensified, and moments later, the entire eight-winged Angel seemed to turn into a sun, illuminating the earth as bright as day.
Yet at this time, beneath the Divine Pillar, there was a patch of shadow shrouded in black. No matter how the holy light shone, there was still not the slightest trace of brightness there.
The next instant, Xierui and another eight-winged Angel appeared, one in front and one behind, around that shadow.
"Ye Haochuan, you really did come!"
Xierui’s face showed mockery. "I know your Invisibility Technique is silent and traceless, but what you don’t know is that I already laid arrangements atop this Divine Platform long ago. The moment you stepped onto the platform, you were exposed."
At the instant the two of them appeared, black holes suddenly filled the surroundings of the Divine Platform. Almost behind every Believer, a black hole opened.
Obviously, these Believers were here so they could serve as teleportation anchors at the first possible moment.
Sure enough, in the next moment, countless Angels from two-winged to six-winged flew out from the black holes, sealing the entire Divine Platform so tightly that not even a mosquito could hope to escape this encirclement.
"Setting up such a grand battle array just to deal with me, someone who hasn’t even reached True Immortal, you really do think highly of me!" The black shadow gradually dispersed. Since he was exposed, Ye Haochuan saw no need to waste his Flower Energy to maintain the Concealment Technique.
"If you were just an ordinary Immortal Transformation Cultivator, I naturally wouldn’t take you seriously."
Xierui sneered. "But I know you have far too many bizarre methods, and your growth speed is even more astonishing. If we don’t set up this situation to kill you now, once you grow, you’ll definitely become another huge scourge to the Holy See."
"Since you appreciate me so much, why not simply marry me? I promise, as long as you become my wife, I can spare your life!" Ye Haochuan suddenly chuckled.
"Noisy!" At his words Xierui flared up instantly and snorted, "Ye Haochuan, at this point you dare to boast so shamelessly. I say you’re just looking for death!"
With that, Xierui obviously had no desire to waste more words on Ye Haochuan. The vast Heavenly Emissary Standard after fusion gathered into a single punch that blasted out like a speeding great cauldron.
"Taichi Domain, open!"
"Space-Breaking Halberd!"
Ye Haochuan swung his halberd with tyrannical force, striking to meet the attack.
Bang~
Fist and halberd collided. The Halberd of Heaven and Earth let out a harsh, grating hum, as if proclaiming that it was already nearing its limit.
The one who couldn’t bear it either was clearly Ye Haochuan.
Although the Space-Breaking Halberd was currently his strongest offensive technique, when facing the fused-standard Xierui, it was still far, far from enough.
He spurted a mouthful of blood, staggering back a dozen steps before barely steadying himself. Both hands holding the halberd were now slightly trembling.
"Your growth is indeed astonishing, but in the end, it’s still too early. As you are now, you’re still an ant."
Xierui smiled in disdain, and her second punch was already flying out.
Ye Haochuan raised his halberd to meet it again, and again spewed blood as he was blasted backward.
Xierui’s offensive grew fiercer and fiercer, giving Ye Haochuan no chance to catch his breath as she charged once more.
Ye Haochuan struggled bitterly to hold on, retreating step by step, yet he kept gritting his teeth, staying proudly upright.
"Immortal Transformation Late Stage, and you’re able to last this long in my hands—you can be proud of that. But heretics can never defeat devout Believers. The only fate awaiting you is the same as that woman’s: annihilation!"
Xierui’s words sounded more like she was indoctrinating everyone present with the Holy See’s righteousness, making herself appear perfectly justified.
As she spoke, the look she cast at Ye Haochuan grew slightly complicated. But that trace of complexity was quickly replaced by a firm resolve.
"Confess your sins! Fallen Angel’s Judgment!"
Xierui raised her head and shouted to the sky. In the heavens above, three massive swords formed from converging black light suddenly appeared, carrying a deep, unquestionable sacred aura. Like the divine blades of punishment against heresy, they plummeted from the sky.
The overwhelming pressure bore down, making him like a death-row prisoner under Imprisonment, unable to move. Yet his eyes still shone with determination.
"Still not giving up?" Xierui sneered. "Fallen Angel’s Judgment is my strongest strike. Combined with the True Immortal Mid-Stage power after fusing the standard, even a top expert of the same True Immortal Mid-Stage realm would be unable to resist. Why bother struggling?"
"Is that so? Then I really do want to see just how you’re going to judge me!"
A surge of powerful aura suddenly erupted from within Ye Haochuan, dispelling that crushing pressure. Then, a stone appeared in his hand, which he quickly placed on the ground.
