God Slaying Spear

The Three Pure Ones had not expected Chen Xuan to make such a decision.

After all, destroying the God Slaying Spear's intelligence was easy enough, but making it submit to Chen Xuan would not be easy.

Even Goddess Nvwa could not help worrying in secret. She said to Chen Xuan, "Little brother, you'd better think this through carefully."

Chen Xuan naturally understood the concerns of the Three Pure Ones and Goddess Nvwa. He merely smiled and nodded at them.

At the same time, the God Slaying Spear finally emerged from the black mist. Its physical form had already condensed.

Why had the God Slaying Spear condensed into a solid form from black mist instead of appearing directly in the shape of the God Slaying Spear?

The reason was that when Demon Ancestor Luo Hou had been defeated, he had chosen to self-destruct, intending to drag Dao Ancestor Hongjun down with him.

Moreover, to make the blast even more powerful, he had detonated the God Slaying Spear along with himself.

That was precisely why Mount Sumeru had been reduced to nothing, even causing the many spiritual veins of the west to be severed.

Unfortunately, Demon Ancestor Luo Hou had ultimately failed to get his wish and had not inflicted fatal injuries upon Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

What Dao Ancestor Hongjun had not expected was that Demon Ancestor Luo Hou had never truly intended to perish together with him.

Thus, the God Slaying Spear had not truly exploded. Instead, it had been hidden by another method, while Demon Ancestor Luo Hou's remnant soul had sealed it within Spirit Mountain.

The purpose was to one day return to the primordial world through the God Slaying Spear.

It was also the aura of the Immortal Slaughtering Formation that had broken the seal and allowed the God Slaying Spear to see the light of day once more.

Therefore, the first thing the God Slaying Spear did after reappearing was condense its physical form.

As for the God Slaying Spear's intelligence, it had not truly been born from the spear itself. It was that sliver of Demon Ancestor Luo Hou's remnant soul.

Fortunately, Tongtian had put away the Immortal Slaughtering Formation in time. Otherwise, if Demon Ancestor Luo Hou had absorbed the murderous aura within it, he might truly have returned to the primordial world.

How could he possibly submit to Chen Xuan? He immediately unleashed a violent aura that shot straight toward Chen Xuan.

Fortunately, Chen Xuan had long been prepared. He immediately positioned the Profound Origin Water Control Banner above his head.

Countless surging currents of water-element aura poured forth and charged directly at the aura released by the God Slaying Spear.

The two auras soon collided in midair and vanished together.

Then several more auras flew from the God Slaying Spear in rapid succession, each one even more violent than the first.

Chen Xuan naturally did not dare lower his guard. With a thought, he moved the Profound Origin Water Control Banner above his head to the north.

Then four more small banners appeared out of thin air. The Green Lotus Precious Color Banner stood in the east, the Leaving Earth Flame Light Banner in the south, the Plain Colored Cloud Realm Banner in the west, and the Wu Ji Apricot Yellow Banner hovered above Chen Xuan's head.

As the Five Directions Banner took their positions in the east, south, west, north, and center, Chen Xuan shouted, "Array, rise!"

With Chen Xuan's shout, the five elements within the Five Directions Banner surged forth, throwing heaven and earth into turmoil and dimming the sun and moon.

In an instant, they absorbed the auras released by the God Slaying Spear, transformed them, and sent them back out.

Only this time, their target was not Chen Xuan, but the God Slaying Spear that had released those auras.

This was the power of the Innate Five Elements Reversal Grand Array. Even if one did not enter the grand array and attacked it from outside, one would still be restrained by it.

Furthermore, the stronger one's attack, the stronger the backlash one would suffer.

Now, several violent auras shot directly toward the God Slaying Spear itself.

This left the God Slaying Spear, which had been preparing to flee, with no chance to escape. It could only release more violent auras to block its own attacks.

Chen Xuan seized this perfect opportunity and drove the Five Elements Reversal Grand Array forward, trapping the God Slaying Spear within it.

Then the winds and clouds shifted above the Five Elements Reversal Grand Array, while the five elements began changing unpredictably. Their original mutual generation transformed in the blink of an eye into mutual restraint.

Everyone present was stunned. Even Tongtian, who had heard Chen Xuan explain the Innate Five Elements Reversal Grand Array, could not help but be shocked.

He even blurted out, "As expected of a fatal killing array. Even a Quasi-Saint entering it now would likely be torn to pieces."

Yuanshi Tianzun said in disbelief, "Chen Xuan only just obtained the Wu Ji Apricot Yellow Banner and the Leaving Earth Flame Light Banner. How could he already set up such a profound grand array?"

Taishang Laozi nodded and said, "I fear Chen Xuan had already deduced the entire grand array before obtaining the Leaving Earth Flame Light Banner and the Wu Ji Apricot Yellow Banner.

Now that he has acquired these two Five Directions Banner, he has naturally completed the grand array in full.

It seems that in the path of formations, Chen Xuan may truly surpass his master."

Tongtian could not help curling his lips after hearing that, as though somewhat unconvinced. Yet inwardly, he was immensely proud and happy for Chen Xuan.

At this moment, the expressions on Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti's faces were exceptionally vivid.

Envy, jealousy, and regret all flooded their hearts at once.

If time could be turned back, they would absolutely have helped Chen Xuan endure the Heavenly Punishment without hesitation. They would never have allowed Tongtian to beat them to it.

Goddess Nvwa's expression, on the other hand, did not change in the slightest.

In her eyes, anything that happened to Chen Xuan was perfectly normal.

At this moment, Chen Xuan had no idea how splendid everyone's expressions were outside.

He was instead focused entirely on dealing with the God Slaying Spear before him.

The God Slaying Spear also sensed the danger. It immediately spoke in human language to Chen Xuan, "Do you truly wish for both fish and net to perish?"

Standing at the center of the Innate Five Elements Reversal Grand Array, Chen Xuan said disdainfully, "The fish may indeed die, but whether the net breaks depends on whether you have the ability."

As he spoke, Chen Xuan waved both hands outward again and again, and the aura of the five elements instantly converged above his head.

It slowly began to merge, and before long, a five-colored spear appeared above Chen Xuan's head.

As Chen Xuan pointed outward with his right hand, the five-colored spear shot directly toward the God Slaying Spear.

The five colors represented the five elements, while their interweaving represented the mutual generation of the five elements.

The five elements generated one another endlessly, and countless currents of Elemental Power continuously surged into the five-colored spear.

If that were all, the God Slaying Spear might still have had the strength to fight. After all, it was an innate supreme treasure of slaughter.

Unfortunately, the five-colored spear was not so simple. As it drew closer to the God Slaying Spear, it transformed into five spears and struck toward it from different directions.

At the same time, the five-colored light suddenly reversed, instantly blasting out the gathered five-element energies.

An intense aura filled the Innate Five Elements Reversal Grand Array, as though it would tear everything apart.

Even the formless, shapeless space itself seemed as though it could be ripped apart at any moment.

This time, the God Slaying Spear was afraid. It no longer possessed its earlier arrogance.

Although the God Slaying Spear could ensure that its own body would not be damaged within this elemental aura capable of tearing all things apart,

the remnant soul of Demon Ancestor Luo Hou parasitizing the God Slaying Spear would likely be torn to pieces in an instant.

Thus, the God Slaying Spear could only choose to negotiate with Chen Xuan in order to preserve its life.

"Stop! I am willing to make a deal with you."