CHAPTER 426: CHAPTER 246: QUASI-TIER 4 PUPPET LEGACY (PART 3)

Shockingly, when those blood-red spheres smashed onto the fire barrier, most of them instantly vanished without a trace.

Immediately after, they reappeared above the Demon Beast out of thin air, carrying immense power as they smashed down heavily.

Boom boom boom...

Accompanied by the beast’s miserable howls, it was battered by its own attack, staggering helplessly.

"Well done!"

Hongyi’s eyes were filled with delight as he wielded the glowing bronze spear, fearlessly charging toward the trapped Demon Beast.

He stepped through the void, his robes fluttering, surrounded by spiritual power, like a War God descending upon the world.

The bronze spear in his hand was raised high, a dazzling spiritual light blossomed from the spear, transforming into a gigantic golden Sword Qi, fiercely slashing towards the beast’s head.

The Demon Beast sensed the threat above, lifted its head swiftly, opened its bloody maw, displaying sharp fangs, biting directly at the golden Sword Qi.

"Boom!"

The Sword Qi and fangs collided, exploding with a dazzling light; the powerful impact instantly blew up the surrounding air, forming a huge vacuum area.

This beast’s fangs were probably not inferior to top-grade magical weapons, remaining unharmed despite the clash.

Hongyi furrowed his brow, yet showed no intention of backing down.

With a flick of his body, he continuously wielded the bronze spear, streaks of golden Sword Qi intertwined, like blades, stabbing at various parts of the beast’s body.

The beast was equally unwilling to concede, roaring in anger, its Demonic Power surging, enveloping its body in a thin layer of black mist.

Every Sword Qi strike on that thin mist emitted a low rumble, yet it failed to cause substantial damage.

"This beast’s defense is so strong!"

Xu Ping, fully focused on controlling the array, was secretly astounded.

With Hongyi’s means and holding a top-grade magical weapon, his prowess was likely not much inferior to a Golden Core Perfection cultivator.

Moreover, now aided by the array for suppression, an ordinary peak Third Rank Demon Beast under such an assault would have long met its end.

Yet, although this beast was at a disadvantage, Hongyi still found it incredibly difficult to defeat it!

If this drags on, it may be disadvantageous for the two!

Xu Ping understood the urgency of the current situation; if this stalemate continued, it would be extremely detrimental to them both.

Thinking of this, Xu Ping decisively chose to fully unleash the power of the Six Escape Fire Pattern Array.

With a flick of his fingers, over ten upper-grade Spirit Stones shot out like meteors and finally merged into the array’s key nodes.

Buzz!

Instantly, the entire Six Escape Fire Pattern Array burst into resplendence, the flames growing even more intense, and the red radiance shining even brighter.

"Trap!"

At this moment, Xu Ping formed a magic technique with both hands, whispering an incantation.

Suddenly, countless fire chains formed from flame, like agile fire serpents, snaked out from the fire barrier.

Carrying scorching temperatures and strong binding power, they rapidly entwined towards the Demon Beast.

In just the blink of an eye, these fire chains formed a tight web, securely trapping the Demon Beast within, unable to move a muscle despite its frantic struggles.

The Demon Beast was furious to the extreme, letting out deafening roars.

The immense power contained within it caused the fire chains to tremble slightly, seemingly on the brink of breaking, yet they steadfastly bound it, preventing escape.

"Nice work!"

Seeing this, Hongyi was overjoyed, shouting loudly, "Hold on tight!"

He had not imagined that Xu Ping could unleash the array to this extent, considering Xu Ping had only had ten days with the array.

Apparently, Xu Ping’s skills in arrays exceeded his expectations!

In his surprise, Hongyi quickly retrieved a uniquely shaped mirror-like artifact from his Storage Ring.

The mirror was ancient and elegant, its surface engraved with mysterious runes and patterns, exuding an ancient and enigmatic aura.

With hands swiftly forming techniques, Hongyi recited incantations, streams of spiritual power flowed from his fingertips into the mirror.

With the injection of spiritual power, a black beam gradually emerged from the mirror, and an overwhelming power surpassing the Golden Core Realm reverberated outward from the mirror’s center.

The black beam grew brighter, seeming ready to break free from the mirror’s constraints.

"Upper Grade Magical Artifact!!!"

Feeling the power within, the stunned Xu Ping nearly bulged his eyes while controlling the array to entrap the Demon Beast.

An Upper Grade Magical Artifact belonged entirely to the Nascent Soul level treasures, coveted by Nascent Soul Cultivators.

"No!"

"Not right!"

"Should be a damaged Upper Grade Magical Artifact!" Xu Ping quickly calmed down.

He keenly noticed the mirror was riddled with cracks, and although its black beam’s power exceeded the Golden Core level, it fell short of reaching the Nascent Soul level.

After all, if it were a complete Upper Grade Magical Artifact, given Hongyi’s current Golden Core cultivation, no matter how profound his skills, he would struggle to wield such a powerful item.

"Roar!"

At this moment, the Demon Beast entangled by fire chains also sensed the fatal danger, letting out a soul-shaking roar.

Subsequently, the beast’s Demonic Power fully erupted, a dense black mist suddenly emerged.

The mist was like surging tides, with strong corrosive power, beginning to erode the fire chains around it.

The chains, under the mist’s erosion, dimmed gradually, cracks appeared in places, producing ’kaka!’ sounds.

Simultaneously, the beast seized this opportunity to struggle even more fiercely, its growing power attempting to break free from the chains’ constraints.