Chapter 959: Sudden Change

Chapter 959: Sudden Change

At this moment, the five city lords were still operating the array outside, and at this point, all five of them had opened a large number of profound acupoints.

Chen Yang already had over 290 profound acupoints glowing over his body, which meant that he had opened close to thirty profound acupoints in this short span of time.

Sun Tu and the others were in a similar situation, and all of them were naturally ecstatic to see this.

All of the bystanders were looking on with envious expressions, but they knew that they were far below the five city lords in terms of both power and status, so they didn't dare to raise any complaints.

At this point, the array was operating far faster than before, and the pentagram arrays beneath the five city lords had expanded to several times their original size, releasing far thicker pillars of crimson light.

The surrounding crimson light barrier had also become far thicker than before, and the countless runes on its surface were giving off a faint buzzing sound.

The stone statues beneath the five city lords were also displaying significant changes. They had turned from their original black color into a shade of dark red, and rays of crimson light were shooting out of their bodies, presenting a peculiar sight to behold.

The four subsidiary city lords were all observing these changes with uncertain looks in their eyes, and Sun Tu and Chen Yang exchanged a glance with each other, only to see their own unease mirrored in one another's eyes.

Thankfully, there was still no restrictive power emanating from the crimson light barrier, and that instilled them with a great deal of reassurance.

At this point, the blood level in the pond had dropped significantly, revealing sets of even more massive remains, and it seemed that the bottom was about to be revealed.

All of a sudden, the blood in the pond began to churn violently, forming a vortex that was several dozen feet in size.

Immediately thereafter, a large ball of crimson light appeared deep within the vortex, giving off formidable energy fluctuations.

These energy fluctuations were a combination of starpower and bloodline power, much like the power harbored within Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds.

Furthermore, these energy fluctuations were so tremendous that even the four subsidiary city lords couldn't help but be astonished.

"Is that the holy remains?" Sun Tu asked with an elated expression.

The other Profound City cultivators were unable to see the ball of crimson light within the crater, but they could all sense the formidable energy fluctuations surging through the air as well.

"Fellow daoists, the holy remains have already been revealed! Let's make one final effort!" E Kuai rallied with an ecstatic look on his face, and the five city lords immediately redoubled their efforts, chanting their incantation and making hand seals with far more urgency than before.

As a result, the blood in the pond began to churn even more violently, and it began rising up into the air before gushing into the five statues as five pillars of blood.

The blood level in the pond was rapidly lowering, and in just mere moments, all of the blood in the pond had vanished into the five statues.

The scale-like patterns on the surfaces of the five statues began flashing erratically, following which the statues turned from dark red to a shade of bright red.

At the same time, the true form of the ball of crimson light was also revealed, and it was a door of crimson light, within which was what appeared to be another world.

"Drop the act, E Kuai! You clearly planned all of this from the very beginning!" Sun Tu harrumphed coldly. "How did you manage to do this? We've all been so careful up to this point..."

"It was the Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds!" Chen Yang exclaimed as a look of realization appeared in his eyes, and the eyes of the other three city lords instantly changed slightly upon hearing this.

"Well done, Fellow Daoist Chen! You're as sharp as ever. I knew that none of you would be able to resist the Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds that I planted," E Kuai confirmed with a smile.

"City Lord Sun, City Lord Fu, didn't you two say that you didn't find any Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds?" Qin Yuan asked as he turned to Sun Tu and Fu Jian, and their expressions instantly stiffened slightly upon hearing this.

It was clear that they had been lying, and that they had also obtained Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds, but had chosen to keep that a secret for some reason.

"So that's why there were so many Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds in that area! You've been plotting against us from the very beginning! What are your intentions?" Chen Yang asked.

"You'll all find out soon enough," E Kuai chuckled as he made a string of hand seals, and countless crimson patterns abruptly appeared in the surrounding array, instantly making the array several times more complex than before.

Countless patterns appeared on the crimson light barrier as well, giving it a far more substantial form.

At the same time, radiant crimson light also erupted out of the statues beneath the four city lords before surging into their bodies.

The four city lords struggled with all their might, but they were completely immobilized by the crimson clouds around them, and they could only look on helplessly as the crimson light invaded their bodies.

A series of squiggly crimson patterns appeared over their skin, and these patterns were writhing and moving as if they were living creatures. All four of them began to tremble as agonized looks appeared on their faces, much to the alarm of all of their subordinates.

"City Lord Sun!" Fang Chan yelled in an urgent voice as he sprang forward through the air, followed closely by Duan Tong, Xuanyuan Xing, and Lü Gang.

In contrast, Shi Chuankong backed away from the scene, following Han Li's instructions to remain a detached observer.

A cold sneer appeared on Shao Ying's face as he swept a hand through the air, unleashing five bursts of sharp power that resembled five divine swords slicing through space, leaving five deep trenches in the ground in their wake.

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Meanwhile, Han Li was on his way back to joining the main group when his entire body abruptly stiffened, and he fell to the ground without any warning.

A burst of crimson light had erupted out of his lower abdomen, forming a crimson cloud that encompassed his entire body.

After sweeping his spiritual sense through his own body, Han Li immediately identified the source of this crimson cloud.

Those Sulfurous Flame Blood Clouds have been tampered with!

At this moment, a pair of glowing, crimson clouds had appeared within his abdomen, releasing countless tiny crimson runes that were giving off formidable restrictive forces, rendering him completely immobile.