The gazes of the cultivators in the Cloud Sea converged on the two figures. Seeing their heavily injured appearances, a hint of greed couldn't help but emerge in their hearts. After all, who among the cultivators could resist the temptation of the Dao of Integration?
Just as the eerie atmosphere began to spread among the group of cultivators, the two figures that everyone was watching without exception began their battle without a word.
People noticed that with the absence of the Golden Sun Immortal Venerable and the Purple Cloud Immortal Lord isolating the heavens and earth, the once nearly extinguished and dim Crimson Flame was visibly becoming profound and intense again.
Zhang Zhiliang clearly noticed this at the first moment. A profound giant eye appeared above his head, and the icy gaze stared directly at Crimson Flame.
The flickering flames around Crimson Flame momentarily stagnated, although they immediately returned to normal. However, the onlookers could tell that the speed of its recovery was affected.
Not one to sit idly, Crimson Flame's flames suddenly contracted, instantly returning to the form of red light points.
Turning into a streak of red in the sky, it instantly arrived in front of Zhang Zhiliang. At the moment it was about to pass through him, tens of thousands of silver cubes completed their formation in the front area.
Silver lights blinked incessantly.
The streak of red continuously extended forward, attempting to kill Zhang Zhiliang. However, despite the short distance, it seemed as if it were unreachable, like it was far away, unable to touch.
It was the [Two-Yi Micro Dust Formation] that was previously used to trap the Immortal Lords. The same technique was applied again, and it still had an outstanding effect.
After a moment, Crimson Flame stopped its futile actions and transformed back into human form.
Seeming to roar towards the sky for a moment, hundreds of red rays shot out from its body, heading towards different areas.
"Boom!"
"Hong!"
Hundreds of silver formations exploded in the flames. However...
Immediately, replacement formations emerged from the darkness, instantly mending the damaged ones.
Crimson Flame continued its attacks, but the speed of damaging the formations couldn't keep up with Zhang Zhiliang's speed of repairing them.
However, Zhang Zhiliang wasn't one to take a beating without retaliating. When Crimson Flame attempted to break free from the formation, the reverse Gathering Spirit Formation activated once again.
In the sealed area, the concentration of spiritual energy plummeted again.
Immediately after, numerous formations flickered one after another, one by one, arranged within the closed area.
Destruction radiance shot out from the formations, continuously bombarding Crimson Flame.
Even if ninety-nine out of a hundred were easily avoided, even if there were only minor injuries when hit, the sheer number of formations was too much.
The radiance of destruction, like it was going out of style, didn't stop for a moment.
Injuries gradually accumulated, making the already weak Crimson Flame even more fragile.
Pitiful Crimson Flame, despite having formidable martial skills, faced with this seemingly endless consumption, it could only helplessly endure, powerless and resigned to its fate.
As Crimson Flame's figure became increasingly dim, some of the cultivators observing from the Cloud Sea couldn't help but feel a bit at a loss.
"Fellow Daoists, Crimson Flame is about to perish, and Zhang Zhiliang is also at the end of his strength. This is an opportunity bestowed by the heavens!"
"Indeed, even though he's a Nascent Soul cultivator, after such repeated battles, his strength must be greatly diminished. If we all attack together, there might be a chance of victory!"
"Zhang Zhiliang dared to conspire against the Island Master for the sake of the Dao of Integration, openly challenging the dignity of the Wan Xian Alliance. His crimes are unforgivable!"
"Fellow Daoists, let's go!"
...
Voices echoed from an unknown source, resonating above Wan Xian Island.
It seemed to make sense.
Cultivators looked at each other, then collectively turned their gaze to the tattered figure of Zhang Zhiliang in the sky.
The silence lasted only a moment.
Not long after, there were those who responded.
A jet-black iron claw soared into the air from the island, reaching Zhang Zhiliang in an instant, fiercely grabbing him.
As if sounding the assembly call, this jet-black iron claw signaled the collective onslaught of the crowd against Zhang Zhiliang.
In an instant, a thousand rays of brilliance surged from below, flying towards the sky.
Zhang Zhiliang remained unfazed, his gaze coldly sweeping over.
In the blink of an eye, his figure disappeared, and tens of thousands of formations launched beams of light, intercepting the attacks.
"Fellow Daoists, first attack the giant eye in the sky!"
With a loud shout, countless radiance soared into the sky, heading towards the giant eye.
Trapped Crimson Flame also seemed to see this rare opportunity and launched a counterattack.
Flames erupted from its body, causing one formation after another to burst.
Facing the besiege from Crimson Flame and other cultivators, Zhang Zhiliang gradually found it somewhat challenging, knowing he couldn't delay any longer.
Suddenly, behind Crimson Flame, in front of him, a silver cube also appeared.
Then ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand...
But unlike before, the formations didn't gather together.
Instead, they began to merge.
Countless silver cubes became illusory in an instant.
At the location of the first formation, they began to superimpose.
In seemingly just an instant, the merging was completed.
The dazzling array of formations, like a starry sky, was reduced to just one in the blink of an eye.
"Infinite Law..." Li Fan's avatar looked at the brilliant and faintly golden array in the sky, unable to help but exclaim.
One formation was formed by combining hundreds of formations. Li Fan's current level of array mastery could barely create half of a formation.
Because of this, he could better understand how terrifying it was for someone like Zhang Zhiliang to effortlessly merge tens of thousands of formations that had already been combined hundreds of times, converging into one million.
"Zhang Zhiliang's array mastery in this life has probably reached the stage of perfection. It surpasses my previous life by a lot," Li Fan thought with amazement.
In the sky, within the formed golden array, a breathtaking white light emerged.
"Destroy!"
With Zhang Zhiliang's furious shout, the white light engulfed everything in its path.
Even if they were far apart, everyone could feel the terrifying destructive power in that beam of light, causing them to involuntarily stop their attacks.
"Consuming all one million formations, launching the final blow. It's a desperate move, but judging by the might of that white light, Zhang Zhiliang should have succeeded, right?" Li Fan stared fixedly at the sky.
Countless cultivators above the Cloud Sea held their breath.
The white light gradually dissipated.
Crimson Flame was nowhere to be seen.
Only Zhang Zhiliang stood with his hands behind his back, proudly alone.
The constantly flickering red flames replaced his originally tattered clothes.
The pressure belonging to the Dao of Integration descended from the sky, showcasing that Zhang Zhiliang had successfully integrated.
In the Cloud Sea, there was silence.
All eyes of every living being were concentrated on him.
Zhang Zhiliang smiled, his mouth slightly opened, ready to say something.
Just at this moment...
His head exploded with a resounding roar.
The headless body slightly turned, seemingly wanting to look at something.
But traces of ink spread from his wound, devouring everything.
(End of this chapter)