My cultivation disguise has been exposed by Xiao Sizi.

"boom--"

A deafeningly loud and terrifying explosion.

A muffled rumble erupted from deep beneath the hall.

The spirit-severing array sphere, specially made by the Imperial Workshop of the Tang Dynasty, released its domineering property of isolating the spiritual energy of heaven and earth the moment it fell into the core of the blood array.

The blood-red array patterns, which were originally running at high speed and greedily devouring everything, were as if a hard boulder had been forcibly inserted into them, and the gears shattered instantly.

The plastic lunchbox melted under the high temperature of the array, emitting a pungent burnt smell.

The half-eaten cigar butt with teeth marks reacted violently with the pure blood energy, creating a strong legal repulsion.

Two completely different energies collided wildly in the narrow array eye.

The surface of the blood-red light curtain was covered with dense cracks.

Immediately afterwards, a thick, pungent plume of black smoke, smelling of burning plastic, billowed out from the underground array's core.

"puff."

The special envoy from Xiaoleiyin Temple, standing atop the crimson lotus, was the first to suffer the terrifying backlash of the collapsing formation.

His sinister face instantly turned purplish-red, and his chest heaved violently.

A large mouthful of black blood mixed with fragments of internal organs gushed out of his mouth, turning into a cloud of blood mist in mid-air.

The once arrogant and eerie blood lotus at his feet withered inch by inch under this backlash, eventually turning into a pool of foul-smelling pus.

The envoy lost his footing and fell awkwardly onto the cracked white jade floor.

He clutched his chest in pain; his nascent soul had withered to the extreme. His once formidable cultivation at the early stage of the nascent soul realm had vanished, leaving him unable to muster even a trace of true essence.

"No, that's impossible."

The Lord of Brahma City's legs went weak, and he collapsed to his knees.

His eyes were vacant as he stared at the array's core, from which black smoke was constantly billowing out, his facial muscles twitching wildly with extreme despair.

He spent decades of painstaking effort and squandered countless amounts of public wealth to build this ultimate killing formation.

It was completely destroyed by a bunch of unknown filth that didn't even have any spiritual energy.

This absurd sense of loss was more devastating to him than being killed outright.

Li Chen stood in the messy hall, slowly brushing off a speck of dust from his sleeve.

He looked at the dying Lei Yin envoy on the ground, a hint of mocking amusement flashing in his deep eyes.

Since these bald monks like to play tricks.

Today, he'll use the tricks these bald monks know best to send them on their way.

Li Chen stepped forward and slowly clasped his hands together in front of his chest.

He abandoned his usual laziness, and his handsome face instantly adopted a dignified and righteous demeanor, as if he were about to vanquish evil and protect the righteous path.

Purple-gold lightning danced in his eyes, and a vast and powerful pressure suddenly spread out.

"Amitabha!"

"You audacious monster, I can tell you're not human at first glance."

Li Chen pointed at the Thunder Sound Envoy on the ground, his voice like a great bell, reverberating throughout the hall.

The envoy clutched his chest, spitting out another mouthful of blood from the sudden oppressive force.

He looked at Li Chen in horror, completely bewildered by what was wrong with the young man in blue.

"What nonsense are you spouting? I am a special envoy of Buddhism."

Li Chen completely ignored his argument.

He suddenly formed a strange hand seal, and the spatial laws and lightning power at his fingertips intertwined wildly.

"You're so arrogant and ignorant, how dare you contradict me? You don't take me seriously at all!"

"I want you to reveal your true form: Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, World Honored Ksitigarbha, Prajna Buddhas, Prajna Paramita Emptiness."

Suddenly, dark clouds gathered over the entire city lord's mansion, and thunder rumbled.

A sudden gust of wind arose in the hall, blowing away all the billowing black smoke.

The envoy was terrified; he could feel a world-destroying power gathering in the young man's palm.

He used his last bit of strength to try to pull out a life-saving magic item from his storage ring.

A cold glint flashed in Li Chen's eyes, and his hand seals changed again.

"Hmph, such a trivial skill, how dare you show off your limited knowledge before an expert! Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, Great Luo Dharma Mantra, Prajna Buddhas, Prajna Paramita Emptiness."

A gigantic dragon phantom, entirely formed from purple-gold lightning, coiled and rose behind Li Chen.

The dragon's might was so powerful that the purple-gold nanmu pillars in the entire hall creaked under the weight of the dragon's power.

Fatty Four, the black and white tabby cat lying on the table, was also startled by the commotion and scrambled to hide behind Si Zi.

"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, World-Honored Ksitigarbha, Prajna Buddhas, Prajna Paramita Emptiness, Flying Dragon in the Sky."

Li Chen pushed forward sharply with one hand.

The Purple-Gold Thunder Dragon let out a roar that pierced the sky, carrying a devastating and violent power as it headed straight for the Thunder Sound Envoy.

"The demonic energy is overwhelming! It seems I must unleash a massacre to restore order to the world!"

"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon, World Honored Ksitigarbha, Vajra Buddhas, Dharma Protectors, Thunder, Lightning, Wind and Fire, Yakshas and Evil Ghosts, Demon Lords and Monsters, Hellish Messengers."

Accompanied by Li Chen's final, domineering roar.

The purple-gold thunder dragon pierced through the envoy's chest without any hindrance.

There were no screams.

Under the raging thunderous laws and spatial strangulation, the high and mighty Nascent Soul stage envoy, along with the withered Nascent Soul within him, was wiped out.

In an instant, it turned into a shower of ashes.

Not a single drop of blood or a single bone was left behind.

The thunder dragon's remaining power swept over the limp Brahma City Lord.

The city lord felt his vision filled with purple light, and then he completely lost consciousness, turning into a charred mark on the ground.

The hall finally fell into a deathly silence.

Li Chen slowly withdrew his hands, and the lightning around him disappeared into his body.

He exhaled a long breath, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

Reciting these incantations to slay demons is indeed much more satisfying than simply wielding a sword.

"Sixteenth Brother, the incantation you just recited was so powerful!"

Si Zi peeked out from behind Fatty Si, her eyes filled with admiration.

She thought her brother's pose just now was a hundred times more handsome than those golden-armored guards in the palace.

The monk Mingxin was also shocked. He put his hands together and bowed deeply to Li Chen.

"Your Highness's Buddhist power is boundless. This supreme mantra for subduing demons and monsters is something I have never heard of before. Today has truly broadened my horizons."

"I just said it casually, it just came out naturally."

Li Chen rubbed his little sister's head, then turned his gaze to the monk Mingxin who had been standing silently to the side.

"Go open the gates of this city lord's mansion. It's time to let the outsiders see the truth."

Monk Mingxin bowed respectfully.

He strode to the outside of the hall, and with a sudden burst of strength, pushed open the heavy vermilion door.

The commotion at the City Lord's Mansion had already alarmed the common people in Brahma City.

Thousands of people gathered outside the mansion, but dared not step into the forbidden zone because of the protective array.

At that moment, the gate opened, and Li Chen walked out slowly with Si Zi and Ming Xin.

"Fourth brother, go and knock on the door of that treasure vault."