Ch. 261The Fall of Shanhai
- Key plot points and events:
- Su Yu stops before a mountain peak, sensing divine script fluctuations, believing it to be the entrance to the ruin.
- A battle erupts between the Single Divine Script Faction (led by Yu Hong) and the Ten Thousand Races Cult (led by Blood Moon), targeting Su Yu and the Shanhai experts protecting him.
- Su Yu activates a great array, pretending to open the ruin, while the Shanhai experts fight to protect him.
- More Shanhai experts arrive, including Feng Qi, who sides with Su Yu against the Single Divine Script Faction.
- Cloud Tiger and Old Fox, initially thought to be allies, turn against their fellow Shanhai experts, killing Hong Chen of the Scorpion Demon Cult.
- Blood Moon, One-Eye, and Giant Mountain attack Cloud Tiger, killing him. Blood Moon and One-Eye then turn on Old Fox.
- Barbarian Bull and Yun Fei of the Divine Dragon Cult join the fight, while Yu Hong tries to expose Blood Moon and One-Eye as traitors.
- Su Yu kills Xia Qing and the other students, provoking their Shanhai protectors.
- Chen Chen, a student with a ninth-level Soaring Realm demonic beast, attacks Su Yu but is quickly defeated and killed.
- Character developments:
- Su Yu demonstrates his strength and cunning, manipulating the situation to his advantage and killing his enemies without hesitation.
- Xia Qing and the other students are revealed to be traitors, and their deaths provoke their Shanhai protectors.
- The Single Divine Script Faction's true intentions are revealed, leading to infighting among the Shanhai experts.
- Significant themes:
- Betrayal and trust: Many characters are revealed to be traitors, and alliances shift quickly, highlighting the theme of trust and betrayal.
- Power dynamics: The strength of the characters and their factions plays a significant role in the battle, with stronger characters often having the upper hand.
- Manipulation: Su Yu demonstrates his ability to manipulate the situation to his advantage, using his enemies' actions to provoke their protectors into fighting for him.
- Character interactions:
- Su Yu interacts with the Shanhai experts protecting him, manipulating them into fighting for him and provoking their enemies.
- Xia Qing and the other students interact with their Shanhai protectors, trying to use them as shields against Su Yu.
- The Single Divine Script Faction members interact with each other, with Yu Hong trying to expose Blood Moon and One-Eye as traitors.
- The Ten Thousand Races Cult members interact with each other, with Blood Moon manipulating Cloud Tiger and Old Fox into attacking their fellow Shanhai experts.