Chapter 480: Chapter 466: Truly Courting Death
Shen Lang rested for over two hours.
During this time, the people of the Profound Dao Sect completely relaxed.
In contrast, the old men from the Artifact Origin Sect were as restless as ants on a hot pan, unable to sit or stand still.
In those two-plus hours, Shen Lang wasn’t just recovering his Divine Sense. He was also constantly simulating and calculating the Spirit Array Maps within the Spirit Pattern Pillars in his mind.
A crescent moon now hung in the sky, as clear as water.
The plaza, filled with thousands of people, was utterly silent...
People could even hear their own heartbeats.
Just then, Shen Lang suddenly rose to his feet.
He glanced at Tong Fan and said, "Old man, I see you’re getting on in years. The Profound Dao Sect has always had a tradition of respecting the old and cherishing the young, so I was thinking that making you crawl down from the Profound Dao Sect might be a bit much. How about we make a deal? Let’s not continue this competition. Why don’t you just give me these nine Spirit Pattern Pillars?"
Tong Fan nearly coughed up a mouthful of old blood!
’How shameless! Utterly shameless!’
’How can the youth of today be so arrogant and domineering?’
’How could he even say something like that?’
Tong Fan took a deep breath, sat back down in his seat, and closed his eyes. ’Out of sight, out of mind. I won’t lower myself to the level of an ignorant junior like you!’
Shen Lang chuckled and said, "Don’t be so stingy. I’m serious. The founding ancestor of your Artifact Origin Sect has some connection to an old fellow I know, so I’d rather not embarrass you all too much and make you actually crawl down from here."
’As if I’d believe you!’
Tong Fan rolled his eyes and snorted coldly.
Shen Lang persisted, "Tsk, I’m trying to be nice here, why do you keep rolling your eyes? What if you roll them so hard you just check out for good?"
"Sect Leader Su, is this how you teach your disciples? You..." Tong Fan couldn’t finish his sentence. He saw Su Wenxuan’s head lolling to the side, as if he had already fallen asleep!
’Fucking hell!’ Tong Fan’s vision went dark, and he nearly passed out from rage.
Meanwhile, Shen Lang still wouldn’t give up. "Old man, just think about it, doesn’t what I’m saying make sense? If we stop competing, you give me these nine Spirit Pattern Pillars, and we can consider it a good deed done. Who knows, maybe your Artifact Origin Sect will need my help someday? Plus, this way you won’t have to ’crawl’ down. It’s a win-win for everyone! Why are you so thick-skulled?"
"You mother... You bastard brat! Are you going into the Grand Array or not? If not, just admit defeat! I don’t have time to waste chattering with you!"
The powerful image Tong Fan had maintained for half the day finally crumbled. He started cursing loudly.
In all his years, he had never been this enraged by someone. He was so furious his mind was in chaos, and he couldn’t control his emotions!
"Sigh... Hey, you, don’t be angry. Let’s talk things out. Getting angry is bad for your health, especially at your age," Shen Lang said with a mournful look on his face.
"Look, you’re a renowned Artifact Refining Master. The soap... oh, no, the opportunity is right at your feet, but you won’t even bend over to pick it up. Never mind. I guess I’m just casting pearls before swine. What a waste of my time."
Seeing the other party ignoring him, Shen Lang shrugged helplessly and started walking toward the Grand Array again.
Just as he reached the edge, he turned back with a puzzled look and asked, "Oh, right. Master, what was your name again?"
"HAHAHAHA!" The people of the Profound Dao Sect were overjoyed, many of them bursting into unrestrained laughter.
Tong Fan blinked his small eyes, on the verge of tears.
He gritted his teeth and said, "I am Tong Fan, an Elder of the Artifact Origin Sect! Boy, if you want to admit defeat, I..."
Before he could finish, Shen Lang turned and walked into the Grand Array.
Tong Fan honestly felt like dying...
’Coming to the Profound Dao Sect this time was a fucking mistake!’
’Forget winning or losing, just dealing with this impolite brat is enough to take years off my life from sheer anger!’
"’Just wait. I must see this brat crawl down from the Profound Dao Sect. I must make the Profound Dao Sect pay! Calm down, calm down... I will endure!’ Tong Fan shot a venomous glare at Su Wenxuan in the stands and closed his eyes once more.
He seemed to have forgotten how he had taken the Spirit Pattern Pillars to humiliate the various Sects.
And he’d also forgotten how he had previously infuriated the thousands of Profound Dao Sect members half to death.
Before Tong Fan and his group could even get over their anger...
The Grand Array formed by the nine Spirit Pattern Pillars suddenly shook violently!
As if a giant, multicolored soap bubble had burst, the divine light scattered, the mist dissipated, and everything within was revealed.
On the massive battle stage, nine disciples of the Artifact Origin Sect lay on the ground, their status between life and death unknown.
Shen Lang stood in the middle of the nine Spirit Pattern Pillars, his body spinning continuously like a top.
And from each of the nine enormous Spirit Pattern Pillars, a ribbon of seven-colored light was tightly wrapped around his body!
On top of those nine Spirit Pattern Pillars, a Spirit Array Map was slowly emerging from each, gradually growing larger!
Even more mysteriously, the flowers, birds, fish, and insects depicted on the nine Spirit Pattern Pillars had now detached from the pillars and appeared around Shen Lang!
Giant trees reached for the heavens, and immortal vines covered the sky;
Clouds billowed and mists glowed, auspicious colors surged;
Fish and dragons swam about, their brilliance dazzling;
Rolling mountain ranges appeared, and amidst them, magnificent, golden palaces materialized, displayed with utmost clarity before everyone’s eyes.
Above Heaven-Reaching Peak, the very winds and clouds changed color!
"No, this is impossible!"
Tong Fan leaped to his feet, his eyes filled with utter shock and disbelief.
The Spirit Array Maps on the nine Spirit Pattern Pillars had become prominent, and the patterns on the pillars had come to life. This meant that Shen Lang had truly communicated with the Spirit Pattern Pillars!
And he had done it with all nine Spirit Pattern Pillars at the same time!
This was something that even he had only read a brief description of in the Sect’s classics; he had never witnessed it with his own eyes!
The group from the Artifact Origin Sect turned ashen-faced, their bodies trembling.
Their arrogant and haughty expressions had long since vanished, replaced by an unspeakable terror in their eyes!
The nine Spirit Pattern Pillars, the Treasure of the Sect for the Artifact Origin Sect, were lost... just like that... lost...
The thousands of Profound Dao Sect disciples all stood up, their gazes fervent, yet they held their breath, afraid of disturbing Shen Lang.
At this moment, Shen Lang’s expression on the field was more serious than ever. His body continued to spin as his index fingers flickered continuously, as if playing a piano.
And with the movement of his fingers, the nine Spirit Array Maps slowly took shape, constantly expanding.
Vaguely, one could see countless stars streaking across the vast cosmos within the Spirit Array Maps!
"He’s actually controlling nine Spirit Array Maps at once, modifying and inscribing all nine simultaneously! How can such a formidable person exist!" a Xuanwu Realm expert from the Spirit Crane Sword Sect stammered.
No one answered him. Everyone was shocked beyond words!
"CLICK!"
A soft sound echoed, making everyone’s heart jump.
The nine huge Spirit Array Maps had fully formed, then expanded to many times their original size and linked together in the air!
The nine enormous Spirit Array Maps joined together in the sky, seeming to form an entirely new starry cosmos.
Above Heaven-Reaching Peak, the moonlight was like water, and the starlight was brilliant;
Within this cosmos formed by the nine Spirit Array Maps, countless stars were rapidly revolving, and constellations were falling into their proper orbits!
Shen Lang stopped spinning, drenched in sweat, but his hands moved faster and faster!
In a short while, the nine Spirit Array Maps fused completely, becoming one gigantic Array Map that covered the sky and blotted out the earth!
Simultaneously, one Spirit Array Map after another continuously emerged from within the nine Spirit Pattern Pillars and began to merge into this great Array Map.
It was as if the stars and constellations within were replenishing the great Array Map.
"Spirit Pattern Pillars, you are mine!"
Shen Lang laughed wildly and waved his right hand through the air!
The sky full of stars flashed. The giant Spirit Array Map, like the Milky Way itself, was jolted by Shen Lang and instantly wrapped around the nine Spirit Pattern Pillars like a bolt of silk!
It was as if countless suns had appeared in the sky. In the midst of the intense light, everyone could not help but shut their eyes.
The next moment, everything finally returned to calm.
Under the moonlight, Shen Lang stood proudly. The nine enormous Spirit Pattern Pillars had vanished without a trace!
And the great Spirit Array Map, filled with countless stars, had also disappeared as if it were a mass hallucination, as if it had never been there at all...
"The Spirit Pattern Pillars! Our Spirit Pattern Pillars!"
Someone from the Artifact Origin Sect shrieked madly.
With a flash, the old ghoul shot toward Shen Lang on the battle stage with incredible speed!
His withered palm, like a ghostly claw, reached for Shen Lang’s face.
A terrifyingly sharp Finger Wind swept across the entire arena!
The people of the Profound Dao Sect cursed in anger. They wanted to block him but were a step too slow.
"You’re courting death!"
Shen Lang gave him a cold glance, and the Immortal Celestial Saber was unsheathed in an instant!
Winds surged, and thunder cracked!
The air in all directions suddenly trembled. An unparalleled Saber Intent was infused into it, and a world-cleaving Saber Qi, carrying thunder and lightning, slashed down at the incoming Artifact Origin Sect Elder!
It was just a single slash, yet its aura was tyrannical, fierce, and boundlessly majestic.
At this moment, Shen Lang looked like a Demon God, standing between heaven and earth!
"BOOM!"
The unstoppable Saber Qi struck the Artifact Origin Sect Elder. A tyrannical Energy erupted, and with the force of a tidal wave, it effortlessly shattered the Protective Shield around his body in an instant...
Immediately, a thunderous boom, mixed with a miserable groan, echoed across the Martial Arts Arena.
The Artifact Origin Sect Elder was sent flying backward like a kite with its string cut, moving even faster than when he had lunged forward!
Blood sprayed through the air, blooming like a fresh flower...
The finger coverings on his hand were severed by Shen Lang’s Saber Qi, breaking into several pieces that were sent flying far away.
A dignified Xuanwu Realm Ninth Heaven Martial Artist was actually heavily wounded by a single slash from Shen Lang!
Whether they were from the Profound Dao Sect or the other Sects, everyone was completely dumbfounded!
In the crowd, Tang Yiyi placed a delicate hand to her lips, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Even though she knew Shen Lang was powerful, arrogant, and domineering... to heavily wound a Xuanwu Realm Ninth Heaven expert with a single slash was simply unbelievable!
’It seems... back when he fought me, even though his momentum was astonishing, he was still holding back so, so much. If he had used even one-tenth of the power of this slash, how could I possibly still be alive?’
At this, Shen Lang snorted coldly and said, "Relying on a treasure to come to the Profound Dao Sect and run wild... you truly don’t know the difference between life and death!"
"You want to kill me? Let’s see if you have what it takes!"
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