With the revival of spiritual energy, I cultivated the Great Emperor's Technique on Blue Star.

Each explosion carried a terrifying power comparable to a fourth-tier transcendent being's full-force killing blow. The raging torrent of spiritual energy showed no regard for friend or foe, good or evil, sweeping across the entire area.

In an instant, the rock structure of the underground cave collapsed, and huge boulders weighing thousands of pounds fell from the sky. The crisscrossing spatial cracks spread wildly, and the altar and blood pool crumbled inch by inch. The falling rocks and evil energy mixed together, turning into a world-destroying storm that devoured everything.

In just a moment, everything changed!

Everyone was stunned by the sudden explosion, their minds reeling and their scalps tingling.

Too bizarre, too precise, and too ruthless!

It was not a random fluctuation caused by the fighting among the crowd, but a premeditated, all-encompassing explosion covering the entire abandoned heavy factory, both underground and above ground. Each explosion point was buried deep inside the rock strata, and was arranged long in advance, with enough power to sweep across the entire battlefield.

The person who orchestrated this scheme had only one goal—to completely bury all living beings and erase all traces of this place!

"No! This isn't the Blood Sacrifice Cult's method!"

A fourth-level martial artist, severely injured and lying on the ground, endured the excruciating pain and roared fiercely.

"There are still forces secretly watching this place, and some are colluding with the Blood Sacrifice Cult. They're afraid we'll discover any clues and settle scores with them later, so they're killing people to silence us beforehand!"

At this moment, the two fourth-tier beings suddenly realized that all the previous doubts had been connected!

Why was the Blood Sacrifice Cult able to accurately intercept intelligence about the Martial Arts Department's encirclement and suppression? Why did they lay in ambush underground and set up a deadly trap so early on? Why did this alien race dare to hide alone in Jiangcheng and confront the entire Jiangcheng Martial Arts Department with a small fighting force?

Because this was never a one-sided scheme by the Blood Sacrifice Cult!

There have been local martial arts forces colluding with them in the shadows, providing them with countless conveniences. They may even have provided the materials used to construct this altar and blood pool!

The other party was far more cautious than Xue Luo, never revealing themselves from beginning to end. Moreover, if there was even the slightest possibility of being discovered, they would immediately strike hard, erasing all traces physically. They were extremely ruthless and more wary of the Great Xia Martial Arts Bureau's investigation than any other force.

After all, Xue Luo only wanted to slaughter the geniuses, severely damage the human race's fighting power, and seize the opportunity to break free from the suppression of heaven and earth. This third-party force hidden in Jiangcheng's local area, they secretly colluded with the Blood Sacrifice Cult, provided intelligence and convenience, and had long been tainted with the heinous crime of wreaking havoc on the human race.

They knew that once this battle ended and Xue Luo was defeated and fled, the Great Xia would definitely conduct a thorough investigation of the entire city, tracing the clues back to the source. At that time, their secret crimes of colluding with the enemy would be completely exposed, and the worst outcome would be the destruction of their sect and the execution of all of them!

Therefore, they had prepared for the worst long ago!

While the Blood Sacrifice Cult was holding back all the martial arts experts and the two sides were locked in a fierce battle with no time to spare, they remotely detonated the destruction array patterns that had been pre-buried in the entire underground rock layer!

The purpose was extremely cruel and extremely pure.

Indiscriminately kill all, friend or foe!

Bury all remnants of the Blood Sacrifice Cult, bury all traces of their collusion with other races, and bury all martial arts warriors and prodigies who knew the truth!

If everyone here dies today, and the underground altar, blood pool, and evidence of collusion with the enemy are all destroyed by a spectacular explosion, and the abandoned land is turned into scorched earth, then no one will be able to find even the slightest clue that the local forces of Jiangcheng have colluded with the enemy!

The continuous, terrifying explosions continued, wave after wave of destruction swept across the area, and the entire underground cavern was on the verge of collapse.

The Blood Sacrifice followers, who were originally fighting fiercely and fearlessly, were powerless to resist the indiscriminate destruction and explosion. Their bodies were torn apart and crushed by the violent shockwaves, their burning blood flames were extinguished instantly, and countless puppets were turned into ashes. They were even deprived of the chance to self-destruct.

Even the fourth-tier fighter who had just been about to attack the heavily injured martial arts expert was sent flying by an irresistible force.

The two severely injured fourth-tier Martial Venerables were pale-faced. They used their last bit of spiritual power to erect a double-layered protective barrier, protecting themselves along with Lin Yan and the others.

However, under the continuous explosions of the fourth level, even at their peak, they would have a very high chance of not being able to withstand it, let alone now. The barrier is teetering on the brink of collapse, full of cracks, and could shatter completely at any moment.

Seeing this, Xiao Qingxuan led a group of geniuses to quickly form a defensive array, frantically releasing their spiritual power, and together with the two fourth-level experts, they did their best to resist the impact.

Lin Yan did not intervene rashly. Although he was quite powerful, he had only been cultivating and comprehending for a short time and had not mastered various formations. If he acted recklessly, he would not only fail to help them, but might also disrupt their rhythm.

However, he still had a corner of the Devouring Heaven Emperor Formation available. He used all his strength to activate it to its limit, condensing it into a Great Dao Treasure Bottle. The bottle's mouth spewed out a surging Devouring Heaven Power, frantically absorbing the explosive fluctuations.

The Heaven-Devouring Emperor Array, hovering around him, shone brightly. Ancient and boundless Dao patterns flowed with an eternal and undying supreme radiance, completely transcending the shackles of the modern martial arts system. The condensed Great Dao Treasure Bottle hung above everyone's heads, its mouth wide open. The terrifying Heaven-Devouring Power transformed into an invisible black hole, frantically devouring the explosive shockwaves that ravaged the entire scene.

hum!

Instantly, endless destructive power surged into the treasure bottle, and in the blink of an eye, it was completely refined, transforming into the purest and most abundant essence of heaven and earth, which flowed into Lin Yan's body through the pores of his body, nourishing his physical body, meridians and origin.

What others saw as a catastrophe of destruction was, to him, an extremely rare stroke of luck!

"The ruthless empress is too well-rounded."

Lin Yan sighed inwardly.

He has to admit that he is still extremely grateful that the first thing he actively evolved was the Devouring Heaven Array Pattern, rather than other methods. Even if it was just a broken piece of the Emperor Array, it would still be a pure dimensional reduction attack on Blue Star today.

It can both suppress higher-level enemies and devour all things, transforming them into pure essence of heaven and earth.

High in the sky, Li Cang and Xue Luo, who were locked in a fierce battle, were forced to separate.

The overwhelming wave of destruction surged into the sky. Even a peak fifth-tier physical body and spiritual energy protection could not completely ignore this series of deadly explosions that covered the entire space.

Xue Luo's expression changed drastically for the first time, his previous mockery and arrogance vanished, replaced by intense anger and coldness in his eyes!

He never expected that his meticulously planned decisive battle would be betrayed by the local forces he was cooperating with! In order to protect themselves and silence him, they were willing to bury him, a high-level cultivator of the Blood Soul Clan, along with them!

"Fools! Short-sighted human ants!" Xue Luo roared fiercely, his bone armor blazing with a crimson shield, desperately resisting the destructive shockwave. "After I've accomplished my task, I will help you reach the pinnacle, yet you dare to turn against me and attempt to silence me. You deserve to die!"

But the roar was useless; the explosions continued to wreak havoc relentlessly, completely turning the tide of the battle.

What was originally a life-or-death struggle between humans and other races instantly turned into a desperate situation for both sides, with everyone trapped in a doomed place.