Soul-Devouring Nether Array

Ximen Family

After leaving the bedroom of Ximen Ding, the Ximen Family head, Ximen Qing returned to his own room. The moment he stepped across the threshold, he saw a figure wrapped in a loose blue robe...

He bowed respectfully. "Lord Envoy, I have made ample preparations. At your command, we can begin at any time..."

"Kehehehe..." A piercing laugh came from the Blue-Robed Envoy's mouth. "So impatient that even I am curious. Do you truly feel not even the slightest reluctance toward your own clansmen?"

A vicious glint flashed through Ximen Qing's eyes as he replied, "How are they worthy of being called my clansmen! Besides... by sacrificing their lives for me, when glory is bestowed upon me in the future, they too will share in boundless honor..."

"People from such a remote place are ignorant. They will not understand what a tremendous honor it is to devote their lives to the sect..."

"If they cannot make a choice, then I will help them make the most correct one. I am merely making them pay the price in advance..."

"Kehehehe... Well said." The Blue-Robed Envoy laughed wantonly. "I was right about you! To lay the foundations of godhood, friends... family... lovers... there is nothing that cannot be cast aside."

"Below the abyss, only one's own strength is worth pursuing!"

"Soon, I will activate the Soul-Devouring Nether Array. Then, it will depend on your performance... Do not disappoint us..."

Ximen Qing declared loudly, "I will not fail the Envoy and Protector's trust!"

"Additionally, this subordinate has one request. I hope the Envoy will grant it..."

"Oh... Speak freely."

Suppressing the excitement in his expression, Ximen Qing said, "When the City Defense Mystic Array is activated, I hope it can be centered around a Medical Clinic..."

"Kehehehe..." The Blue-Robed Envoy seemed to have thought of something, and a smile appeared on his face. "It seems that person named Xiao Feng dealt you quite a blow."

"No wonder. After all, being defeated in front of so many people by a mere God Tribulation Realm level 10 brat..."

"What a disgrace to our sect... But it will not affect the plan, so naturally, it can be done..."

The joy on Ximen Qing's face was impossible to conceal. "Thank you for granting my request, Lord Envoy. I will not fail the sect's trust."

"Kehehehe... The grand array is about to be activated... Are the first batch of sacrifices ready?" the Blue-Robed Envoy asked Ximen Qing.

"They have long been prepared..." A dark light flickered in Ximen Qing's eyes. "The first batch of sacrifices will be the Ximen Family members!"

"Kehehehe..." Upon hearing this, the Blue-Robed Envoy burst into laughter. His figure gradually faded from before Ximen Qing. "Go... The operation begins..."

Ximen Qing left his bedroom and arrived at a side hall...

There were many people in this side hall, but... every one of them had been firmly locked in place by a restraining mystic array, unable to move...

Among them were Ximen Sheng, Ximen Xue, Du Kongpo, as well as countless Ximen Family servants and his cousins...

"Eldest Uncle, Second Aunt, Madam... I hope you have all been well..." Ximen Qing said with a smile, greeting them one by one.

"Qing'er, have you gone mad? Why have you imprisoned all of us here? What exactly are you trying to do!" The woman Ximen Qing had called Madam spoke up, demanding an answer harshly.

A few days earlier, Ximen Ding, the Ximen Family head, had suddenly announced that he would hold a family banquet. Yet after everyone had gathered, they waited in vain for Ximen Ding to appear. Instead, Ximen Qing arrived...

Meanwhile, the Ximen Family's top experts had seemingly vanished into thin air. At that time, Ximen Qing, a level 10 God Spirit Realm cultivator, was simply impossible for anyone to stop. In the end, he imprisoned them all here.

"Hahaha... Of course it is to make... you die!"

Squelch!

The Ice Soul Sword in Ximen Qing's hand had appeared at some point and viciously stabbed into his Madam! The blade pierced straight through her body!

"You..." The woman Ximen Qing called Madam wore an expression of utter disbelief. She lowered her head to look at the sword protruding through her body, then stared at Ximen Qing. She clearly could not believe that Ximen Qing would actually kill her!

"You framed my mother back then. Did you think I did not know? I have always remembered! Do you know how long I have waited for this day?!" Ximen Qing's voice was vicious, and there was not the slightest warmth in his eyes.

Squelch. Ximen Qing pulled out the Ice Soul Sword. Its frigid aura had already destroyed her internal organs, and the life gradually faded from his Madam's eyes...

She died with intense unwillingness and confusion...

She had never imagined that Ximen Qing had known about that matter all along...

Yet every time he had greeted her in the past and called her Mother, there had been no resentment or hatred in his eyes toward her—only refinement and gentleness, the appearance of a well-behaved child...

Then, a scene that made everyone's hearts and guts split apart unfolded. The body that had already lost all life suddenly vanished, leaving behind not a single drop of blood, shred of flesh, or piece of bone... It was as if some ravenous beast had devoured it without leaving even a trace.

"Y-Young Master, I did not see anything." Ximen Xue was so terrified by the shocking sight that his soul nearly fled his body, and he hurriedly expressed his desire to survive.

"M-me too," Ximen Sheng hurriedly echoed.

"Worthy Nephew... We did not see anything..."

The fear of death instantly spread through the hall. One after another, they desperately proclaimed their innocence, terrified that they would be the next to die.

Seeing the terrified crowd, Ximen Qing smiled. "Do not be afraid. You will not 'die'..."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but Ximen Qing's next words sent a chill through their hearts.

"You will offer up your bodies to lay the foundations of my godhood, then live on in a more exalted manner. When glory is bestowed upon me, you too will receive boundless honor..."

His expression was crazed. The Ice Soul Sword swept across, and miserable screams instantly rang out from the side hall. With every flash of sword light, a living life was taken away!

Before long, the shrill cries within the side hall disappeared. The once-crowded hall became empty, with only Ximen Qing remaining. The corpses of those who had died no longer existed either...

At that moment... a dense surge of divine source entered Ximen Qing's body. In only an instant, his profound cultivation underwent earth-shaking changes...

Ximen Qing opened his eyes, red light gleaming within them. He raised his right hand as profound energy surged around him.

Boom!

God Spirit Realm profound energy erupted from Ximen Qing's body. Though he was still at the God Spirit Realm in terms of cultivation, the profound might he released was comparable to that of the God King Realm!

Boom!

A casual punch was countless times stronger than before. This... was the power of a God King.

Feeling the enormous power, a smile curled across Ximen Qing's lips. "As expected... of the Creation God Sect!"

Although Ximen Qing had long known that absorbing divine source would bring terrifying growth to his strength, witnessing it with his own eyes was far less wondrous than experiencing it personally...

Great power undoubtedly brought multiplied confidence...

"Xiao Feng... Just wait... It will be soon... When the time comes, I will let you experience true despair!"