Life span plundered, I became a detective and achieved immortality

Chapter 1180 Battle against a 5rd-Order Quasi-Immortal King

Disregarding all pretense of dignity, the immortal power around him surged like boiling magma. He shouted with all his might, his voice echoing and reverberating within the nine immortal formations. It carried a dying despair and a mournful plea, piercing through layers of array light like a dying swan, reaching the distant, unfathomable depths of chaos.

Before the shout had even faded, a gentle yet powerful response came from the edge of chaos, breaking through the deathly silence of chaos like a spring breeze and rain, carrying a calming power that even tamed the raging chaotic currents: "Fellow Daoist Ziyuan, do not panic, this old man is here!"

The next second...

"boom......"

A dazzling white light tore through the thick chaos, pure and intense, like the first ray of light born at the beginning of time. Wherever it passed, even the primordial tribulation fire dimmed. It landed precisely outside the nine immortal arrays, dyeing the surrounding chaotic energy flow into a holy white, forming a brilliant field of light that made even spacetime crystal clear.

Immediately afterward, a figure slowly emerged from the white light. It was a middle-aged man, dressed in pristine white robes, the hem of which fluttered gently in the raging chaotic air currents, like a celestial being descended to earth, exuding an otherworldly aura. His face was gentle and refined, his brows carrying a hint of compassion for all living beings, a warm smile on his face, showing no sign of panic, as if the nine infamous immortal arrays before him, which even Immortal Kings feared, were nothing more than a child's game, everything entirely under his control.

"Boom..."

The Celestial Lord of the Azure Sky took another step. This step, seemingly gentle, landed in the chaotic void like a thunderclap from the heavens, causing ripples to spread throughout the surrounding space-time. In an instant, a terrifying pressure, far exceeding that of a late-stage third-tier Quasi-Immortal King like the Purple Origin Dao Lord, surged forth from his body like an ancient divine mountain suddenly awakening after billions of years of slumber. That pressure was not violent and raging, but rather carried a kind of indifferent and majestic aura that looked down upon all living beings. Like the might of heaven descending, it swept powerfully towards the nine immortal immortal formations.

"Om..."

The nine immortal formations instantly trembled violently, visible ripples spreading across their surfaces, like a spiderweb gripped by an invisible giant hand, threatening to break at any moment. Even the countless Dao runes that flowed ceaselessly and shimmered with a ghostly light showed signs of stagnation, their radiance dimming slightly. Their originally smooth rhythm was forcibly disrupted, emitting a groan of unbearable strain, as if in pain. Even the force binding Dao Lord Ziyuan weakened somewhat.

"call……"

Within the Nine Immortal Formations, Daoist Ziyuan breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this. His taut body suddenly relaxed, and the unease in his heart vanished instantly like the receding tide. Gazing at the tall, white-robed figure outside the formation, a burning hope rekindled in his eyes—with Senior Qionggao here, he would surely be protected!

Senior Qiong Gao is a fifth-tier Quasi-Immortal King. Although these nine Immortal Arrays are terrifying, each one is enough to pose a fatal threat to a fourth-tier Quasi-Immortal King. However, they are probably still a bit lacking in strength to stop Senior Qiong Gao, a fifth-tier Quasi-Immortal King. It is possible that after Senior Qiong Gao breaks the array, he can take the opportunity to kill the person behind the scenes and turn this crisis into a merit.

With this thought in mind, Daoist Ziyuan's spirits lifted, and he ceased his passive defense. A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes as he spat out a mouthful of primordial blood essence and shouted, "Ziyuan Immortal Seal, unleash!"

"Om..."

A celestial seal, entirely purple-gold, slowly flew out from between his brows. The seal was engraved with intricate spatial runes resembling star charts. As the runes flowed, they emitted the terrifying pressure unique to a third-tier quasi-celestial king artifact.

The Immortal Seal swelled in the wind, instantly transforming into a size billions of light-years in diameter, resembling an ancient divine mountain suppressing the universe. With a sharp whistling sound tearing through the void and an earth-shattering force, it crashed down upon the "Space-Time Shattering God-Slaying Array." He intended to take advantage of Senior Qiong Gao's suppression of the array's power to launch a coordinated attack from within and without, shattering the nine immortal arrays that trapped him in one fell swoop!

The Purple-Gold Immortal Seal crashed into the array wall composed of fragments of spacetime, producing a deafening roar that seemed to shatter the entire chaos. Countless sharp fragments of spacetime were smashed and annihilated by the Immortal Seal, and the runes on the array wall flickered violently, their light flashing on and off. A small opening was actually smashed through the wall, revealing a wisp of chaotic airflow from the outside world.

"it is good!"

Upon seeing this, Daoist Ziyuan was overjoyed, his eyes flashing with ecstasy. He was about to continue activating his immortal power to widen the gap and escape.

at this time......

That clear, cold voice, as cold as ancient ice, rolled back from the surrounding chaos once more, carrying an irresistible resolve. Each word was like a decree of the Great Dao, resounding through the void and making even the most mortal souls tremble.

"Yin-Yang Dual-Pole Soul-Locking Array, lock the soul!"

"Four Symbols Bewildering Immortal Trapping Formation, Trapping Immortals!"

"The Five Elements Primordial Chaos Imprisoning God Formation, Imprisoning God!"

"Time Freeze and Spirit Sealing Array, seal the spirit!"

"Yin-Yang Life-Death Immortal Slaying Formation, Slay Immortals!"

"The Four Symbols Burning Heaven and Subduing Demon Formation, Subdue the Demon!"

"Time Reversal Spirit-Eroding Array, Spirit Erosion!"

"Thunderous Immortal-Slaying Formation, Slay the Immortals!"

"Death Curse Soul-Devouring Array, Soul Devouring!"

"The Annihilation Primordial Chaos Returning to Ruins Killing Array, Returning to Ruins!"

……

The moment the words fell, the chaotic void churned violently, like a pot of boiling water, unleashing a monstrous wave of energy.

Ten new formations suddenly appeared, their illusory banners rising from the void, blotting out the sky and merging with the original nine immortal formations. Runes intertwined like chains, and the laws resonated like thunder, forming an even more terrifying and tight net that completely trapped the Celestial Lord of the Vault and the Purple Origin Dao Lord in the center, leaving not even a crack for escape.

The "Yin-Yang Two Extremes Soul-Locking Array" draws upon the most primordial Yin and Yang energies in the chaos, transforming them into countless black and white chains. Runes flow endlessly on the chains, like venomous snakes clinging to bones, frantically coiling towards the immortal souls of the Celestial Lord of the Sky and the Daoist Lord of Purple Origin. Wherever they pass, the immortal souls seem to be forcibly torn from their immortal bodies, bringing excruciating, tearing pain.

Within the "Four Symbols Mysterious Immortal-Trapping Array," the illusory figures of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise soared into the air, endlessly rotating among themselves, transforming the entire chaos into a boundless labyrinth. The Celestial Lord, though standing in the same spot, felt as if he had stepped into an endless maze. The nine great immortal arrays before him began to twist and deform, their positions becoming indistinguishable, their reality and illusion blurred, leaving him utterly bewildered.

The "Five Elements Primordial Imprisoning God Array" gathers the essence of the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) and transforms into an indestructible five-colored light wall. On the light wall, scenes of golden spears and iron horses, towering forests, surging oceans, blazing flames, and towering mountains flash alternately, evolving into the infinite wonders of the five elements' mutual generation and restraint, forming an airtight cage. Even the terrifying pressure of the fifth-level quasi-immortal king, the Celestial Lord of the Vault, was forcibly blocked within it, unable to advance an inch.

The "Time Freeze and Spirit Sealing Array" was activated, and the flow of time around them suddenly became extremely slow. The movements of the Celestial Lord of the Sky and the Dao Lord of Purple Origin seemed to be slowed down. Every wave of their hands required several times the strength, and the circulation of their immortal power also became obviously stagnant, as if they were stuck in a sticky swamp, slow and sluggish. Even their thoughts seemed to be half a beat slower.

Within the "Yin-Yang Life and Death Immortal Slaughtering Array," the laws of life and death violently intertwine and collide. One half of the area is teeming with life and lush with greenery, yet it conceals a deadly killing intent; the stronger the life force, the more intense the killing intent. The other half of the area is deathly still and ashen, exuding a deathly power that corrodes all life, and collapses upon contact.

Within the "Four Symbols Burning Heaven and Subduing Demons Formation," the Vermilion Bird's True Fire, the White Tiger's Gale, the Azure Dragon's Water Vapor, and the Black Tortoise's Profound Ice intertwined into a torrent. The flames burned the heavens, melting even the chaos; the gale cleaved the earth, causing the void to groan; the water vapor transformed into malevolent energy, corroding the immortal body and the foundation of the Dao; and the profound ice froze the soul, freezing the trembling of the immortal soul, and swept wildly towards the two people in the formation, leaving them with no way to escape.

The "Time Reversal Spirit Erosion Array" is extremely strange. An invisible force pulls time backward, and the old wounds of the Purple Origin Dao Lord's immortal body begin to reappear. The cracks in his Dao Foundation that were previously repaired are torn apart again. Even the fifth-order Quasi-Immortal King, the Sky High Immortal Lord, is showing signs of his cultivation being shaken.

The "Thunderous Immortal-Slaying Formation" summoned divine thunder from the nine heavens, and billions of purple thunder dragons roared out from the void. The thunder dragons were wrapped with destructive runes, and each thunderbolt contained the power to slay immortals and destroy the Dao. Like a torrential rain, they bombarded the Celestial Lord of the Sky and the Purple Origin Dao Lord.

Within the "Death Curse Soul-Devouring Array," countless black runes swarmed in like locusts. Upon touching the body, the runes transformed into eerie curses, drilling into the sea of ​​consciousness and gnawing at the origin of the immortal soul. This caused Zi Yuan Daojun excruciating pain in his sea of ​​consciousness, almost causing him to faint. Even Qiong Gao Immortal Lord frowned slightly and circulated his immortal power to resist.

The final "Silent Annihilation Primordial Ruins Killing Array" is the most terrifying. An annihilating power originating from the Primordial Ruins spreads out, and wherever it passes, the chaotic energy dissolves, the laws collapse, and even spacetime collapses into nothingness, as if it wants to completely erase everything in the array and return it to the annihilated state of the primordial chaos.

The ten new formations and the nine old formations resonated with each other, their power increasing several times over, forming an ultimate killing formation encompassing many great principles such as cause and effect, reincarnation, time and space, yin and yang, the four symbols, the five elements, destiny, life and death, thunder, and annihilation. The pressure of the fifth-tier Quasi-Immortal King, the Celestial Lord of the Vault, was forcibly suppressed under this combined force. The holy luster on his white robes dimmed slightly, and the gentle smile on his face finally disappeared, replaced by an indescribable solemnity.

Daoist Ziyuan was struck as if by a devastating blow. The tiny opening he had just created was instantly sealed shut by the power of the new formation. He was even sent flying backward by a surging force, crashing heavily into the formation wall on the other side, spitting out a mouthful of golden immortal blood. The runes on the Purple-Gold Immortal Seal flickered violently, their light dimming and threatening to shatter. Gazing at the ever-growing, increasingly terrifying phantoms of the new formation around him, his hope was extinguished as if doused with ice water, leaving only a bone-chilling cold, as if he had fallen into an endless abyss.

"Damn, how could this happen?"

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