Chapter 493: Defeated by Ignorance
"Die!"
Three Nine-star Battle Saints simultaneously attacked Xu Nian from three different directions.
They each unleashed their most powerful attacks, with their weapons emitting terrifying fluctuations.
These Saints were all experts from the Tianji Pavilion, cultivated by the Crown Prince,
each one's hands stained with copious amounts of blood.
In committing murder, they showed no mercy whatsoever.
Hence, as soon as they made their move, they immediately used their strongest attacks.
Following these three, a Peak of Body Saint elder was in pursuit,
with an aura that was formidably strong, clearly aiming to strike Xu Nian fatally at this opportunity.
Faced with attacks of this level, even Half-Emperor Level warriors would not dare to take them lightly.
Yet at the corner of Xu Nian's mouth, there was a hint of a cold smile.
A sharp light flashed through his eyes.
His left hand did not loosen its grip on the Crown Prince's head, while his right hand swung three successive slashes.
Each slash contained the enormously powerful Kun Cave Power.
Thus, before the three Battle Saints could even get close, they were slain by Xu Nian.
But just as Xu Nian delivered the three slashes,
a terrifying wave of force violently targeted his face.
This wave bore the fearsome Thunder Attribute Profound Argumentation,
and if hit, it would likely leave even the Undying seriously injured, if not dead.
Moreover, the punch came too fast.
Xu Nian, having just completed an attack, had no time to defend.
Unless he abandoned his torture of the Crown Prince to block the attack,
he would have no choice but to watch helplessly as the punch inflicted serious injury.
However, as the fist drew relentlessly closer, Xu Nian showed no signs of wanting to release the Crown Prince.
"Has he gone mad?"
The surrounding crowd couldn't help but exclaim upon seeing this.
Xu Nian was actually willing to sustain serious injuries rather than let go of the Crown Prince.
Did he not realize that if he was seriously injured, he would not only fail to kill the Crown Prince, but he would also die?
Xiahou Chun, enduring the agony, saw this scene,
and a fierce smile spread across his face.
He sneered inwardly: "Xu Nian, soon I will repay all the suffering you've inflicted on me a hundredfold. Just wait for your death!"
However, just as Xiahou Chun was about to be blown away by Elder Mo's punch,
a terrifyingly huge claw suddenly reached out from the void.
That claw, terrifying beyond compare with its razor-sharp talons like battle sabers, instantly pierced Elder Mo's chest.
The Nine-star Peak Level defense was like paper before this horrific claw, utterly incapable of withstanding its assault.
Suddenly, everyone was stunned.
They stared blankly at the claw that had unexpectedly reached out from the void.
The old man who attacked Xu Nian was also completely dazed, his mouth full of blood.
He died without understanding where that claw had come from.
And his Nine-star Peak of Body Saint physique
provided absolutely no defense against the claw.
But these questions soon vanished, for he was already breathless.
"No... Impossible!"
Xiahou Chun looked at the Elder Mo suspended on the giant claw, his eyes filled with intense surprise and despair.
Elder Mo was one of the strongest in the Tianji Pavilion.
Xiahou Chun had been counting on Elder Mo to rescue him from Xu Nian.
But now, his last shred of hope was shattered.
"Xiahou Chun, do you have anything else to say now?" Xu Nian turned to look at Xiahou Chun and asked with a cold smile.
At this point, the Evil Power inside Xiahou Chun had been almost completely purified.
Drained of all strength, Xiahou Chun collapsed weakly on the icy river.
Xiahou Chun looked up at Xu Nian, his eyes brimming with venom.
If looks could kill, Xu Nian would have been slain a thousand times, ten thousand times over.
"Xu Nian, I admit I underestimated you; however, you wanting to kill me is impossible. Don't forget that this is the Imperial Capital, and I am an Imperial Prince." Xiahou Chun said, glaring daggers at Xu Nian.
Xu Nian frowned slightly, a trace of fierceness flickering in his eyes.
He then swung his sword toward Xiahou Chun.
"Buzz!"
However, at that moment, a beam of purple light descended from the sky, enveloping Xiahou Chun completely.
"Clang!"
Xu Nian's sharp sword struck the purple light.
It was actually repelled back.
Xu Nian, faced with the sudden appearance of the purple light, wore a look of surprise on his face.
"Not good, it's the Imperial Capital Array. Xiahou Chun has activated the defensive body protection of the Imperial Capital Array. It's impossible for Xu Nian to kill him now," Leng Wuqing said from his position atop the pavilion.
The surrounding crowd heard this and nodded in agreement.
Indeed, it seemed impossible to kill an Imperial Prince within the Imperial Capital.
The entire Imperial Capital was enveloped by a powerful formation.
And each important member of the Imperial Family possessed a Great Formation Jade Token.
As soon as this jade token was crushed, the formation would descend with its defenses to protect that member of the Imperial Family.
Usually, even warriors of the Battle Emperor Level might not be able to break through the defenses of this great formation.
With the Great Formation protecting him, Xiahou Chun was truly unkillable.
Seeing this scene from afar, Xia Bingling and Xia Qinghe also wore expressions of helplessness.
They too had one of these Great Formation jade tokens.
As long as they were anywhere within the Imperial Capital,
they each had a chance to save their own lives.
They had simply forgotten about it until Xiahou Chun made his move, and only then did they remember that Xiahou Chun still had such a life-saving trump card.
"Ha ha, Xu Nian, I told you that you couldn't kill me. With the Imperial Capital Array's protection, no matter how powerful you are, you can't break through," Xiahou Chun laughed heartily, his eyes filled with savagery.
As long as he survived this time, he would make sure that Xu Nian paid a painful price next time.
And that slut Leng Yanran, all of this started because of her.
He would definitely make her taste the agony of being played with.
However, just as a great battle seemed about to conclude,
Xu Nian suddenly started to laugh.
"Do you really think I can't kill you?" Xu Nian said with a mysterious smile.
Xiahou Chun's expression froze for a moment, but he quickly sneered again.
"Xu Nian, you think you can deceive me? I'm protected by the formation, and with your power, you can't possibly break the defenses. I'd like to see how you'll kill me," Xiahou Chun said mockingly.
He didn't believe Xu Nian could kill him.
But Xu Nian simply smiled slightly, saying, "Then you'd better watch closely."
After he spoke, the void began to churn once more.
The crowd then saw a giant claw emerge from the center of that purple column of light, instantly dragging Xiahou Chun into the void.
When he reappeared, Xiahou Chun's entire body was already outside the purple light column.
And at that moment, he was being held in the palm of a claw as large as a small mountain.
"What... What's going on?"
Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief.
Only Xu Yu and Black Wind exchanged a look and snickered coldly.
Their elder brother's avatar had the ability to control space.
So the capability to penetrate space and take objects from afar was not beyond him.
Xiahou Chun fell due to his own ignorance.
Xiahou Chun's face was also filled with disbelief.
How had he suddenly appeared outside the purple light column, and where did this giant beast come from?
"It's time to end this."
But before he could figure it out, he saw Xu Nian's mouth curl into a cold smirk.
Then, he was crushed to death by the forceful crunch of the Undying Devouring Sky Beast's colossal claw.