Chapter 1118: Zhang Xuan Crushes Three Masters

Zhang Xuan was somewhat displeased.

He had come with good intentions to help Hall Master Xing stabilize his primordial spirit and deal with a major problem, yet not only did the other party fail to pay the corresponding price, but the three masters actually joined forces to attack him.

If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would probably be dead by now!

Was this how the War Master Hall treated benefactors?

"You... you..."

He was full of anger, while Hall Master Xing and the others stared wide-eyed, speechless with shock.

The three of them—one half-step Out-of-Body realm and two peak Primordial Spirit realm—had struck with full force. Even a Saint Domain Fifth Layer initial stage expert, caught off guard, could have been killed on the spot.

Yet this young man before them, only at Saint Domain First Layer peak, had easily escaped the encirclement without a scratch... This battle awareness, understanding of combat, and adaptability far surpassed even theirs!

Moreover, the most critical point was... he could actually control the Heart Hall's formation!

Wasn't that something only the Heart Hall Master could control?

"You know exactly what you want to do! Speak quickly, what is your purpose?"

After the shock, Hall Master Liao snorted coldly, stepped forward, and flipped his wrist, producing a token in his palm.

This was the token representing the identity of the Heart Hall Master, with which one could control the entire hall.

Swish!

The token flashed with light, and the seal restraining the palm print involuntarily shook, then with a sound, tore open directly.

"Hmph!"

With a cold laugh, just as Hall Master Liao thought the palm print would inevitably land on Sun Qiang in the air, it suddenly changed direction and slammed straight down at the three of them.

Boom!

Their expressions changed, and the three hurriedly retreated. The palm print struck the ground, creating a large pit, and the earth cracked with fissures.

Struck by the turbulent wind, the fruits on Hall Master Xing's head fell all over the ground.

"Hall Master Liao, how are you controlling the formation?"

Covered in dust, Hall Master Wei roared angrily, clenched his five fingers, and punched toward the air.

True energy boomed, and the fist force spread like a curtain, enveloping everything and crushing down.

"Hmph!"

Zhang Xuan did not move, merely raising an eyebrow.

Whoosh!

Before the curtain reached him, it immediately changed direction and slammed down toward Hall Master Wei himself.

"What?"

Startled, he quickly raised his hand to block. His fist force collided with it, and he retreated seven or eight steps, feeling his arm numb and his blood boiling.

The punch just now had used all his strength, and with the formation's enhancement, its power was even greater. Even he had suffered a hidden loss from this strike.

"Liao Bujin, what's wrong with you?"

His face pale, he cursed angrily.

With his insight, he could naturally see that the surrounding formation had forcibly changed the direction of his attack and added power. Liao Bujin was the Heart Hall Master—how could the formation in his own hall help the opponent?

"I don't know either... It seems he... has obtained higher control over the formation!"

Hall Master Liao's pupils contracted.

The many formations here were left by the founder of the Heart Hall, with a strict hierarchy. The Hall Master was not elected but had to gain control of the Heart Hall's formation to qualify.

He had once defeated many elders and obtained certain permissions, thus succeeding.

Under normal circumstances, no one in the entire War Master Hall could surpass him in controlling the formations here, not even the Hall Master... How had this young man done it so easily, and why was his token now useless?

"How did you obtain higher control over the Heart Hall?"

Realizing what had happened, Hall Master Xing couldn't help but look over.

Too lazy to answer their questions, Zhang Xuan's face darkened: "I came at your invitation and worked hard to stabilize your primordial spirit. Although an accident occurred, it was caused by Hall Master Wei's intrusion. I had no ill intentions! Yet you War Masters, instead of showing gratitude, attacked me—why?"

His voice grew colder with each word, and as he spoke, Zhang Xuan stepped down from the air.

With each step he took, Hall Master Xing, Hall Master Wei, and the others felt the pressure on them increase. After a few steps, they felt as if they were carrying a mountain on their backs, their thighs trembling uncontrollably, and cold sweat pouring from their heads.

This was the oppressive force of the formation!

The other party had completely mastered the Heart Hall's grand formation; if he wanted to kill them, it would be as easy as turning over his hand!

"Why?"

Just as they felt they could not hold on, they heard Sun Shi in the air shout again.

Crash!

Unable to endure any longer, the three fell to the ground in unison, their chests tightening as they spat out blood.

Zhang Xuan was truly enraged.

He had always been kind to others, acting according to his own principles, trying his best to help other master teachers. He might not claim to be noble, but he had a clear conscience and was open and upright... Yet these three, as soon as they made a move, were full of lethal techniques!

They showed no mercy at all!

Turning Hall Master Xing into a vegetative state was not his wish either; wasn't he constantly trying to find a solution?

Before the matter was resolved, they attacked without distinguishing right from wrong—utterly detestable!

"You wanted to harm the Hall Master, so you deserve to die..."

Struggling with all his might, Hall Master Liao desperately raised the token in his hand, trying to regain control of the formation, but found it completely useless.

In front of the other party, his token was like waste paper—not only could it not control the formation, but he couldn't even sense it.

Control had been directly stripped from him.

“Harm him? If I wanted to harm him, do you think he’d still be alive?”

Zhang Xuan flicked his sleeves.

Bang!

Hall Master Liao’s face turned pale as he flew backward, slamming straight into the wall, spitting blood.

Before the Heart Hall’s formation, his strength was nothing.

Although his cultivation was only at the Saint Domain first level, the Xing Hall Master’s primordial spirit had been right there earlier—killing him would have been effortless, requiring no extra effort.

“You wanted the Hall Master to open his primordial spirit, yet you yourself have so many heart demons, over a hundred. If you say there’s no conspiracy, do you think we’d believe you?”

Seeing his companion injured, Hall Master Wei gritted his teeth and was about to charge over.

The other had entered the Heart Demon Passage, and the walls had turned so dark, with over a hundred heart demons—clearly a great villain. No matter how well such a person spoke, it was all false!

“Heart demons?”

Zhang Xuan frowned.

He hadn’t expected that the reason they wanted to kill him was this.

“Those heart demons aren’t mine!” Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan explained, “Earlier at the Spirit Awakener Guild, I was ambushed by Cang Xu of the Jibei Twin Heroes. His primordial spirit was hidden on me, attracting the heart demons.”

If it were anyone else, he wouldn’t bother with nonsense and would just beat them up.

But this was the War Master Hall, part of the Xuanxuan Society—he still needed to communicate with them and learn from them. If he severely injured the Hall Master and two Hall Masters right from the start, it would cause trouble later.

What if they made things difficult for him?

After all, he was here to seek guidance. When under someone else’s roof, one had no choice!

“Cang Xu?”

Xing Hall Master and the others were startled.

They knew that this fellow had been crushed to death by the guild.

If anyone was guilty of heinous crimes, he definitely ranked high.

“That’s right. I’ve already killed him, and all the heart demons have been subdued by me. If I really had over a hundred heart demons, do you think I could have come out so lucidly?”

Zhang Xuan snorted.

“This…” The three of them froze simultaneously.

What he said was true. If the heart demons were his, over a hundred of them, it would be very difficult to come out so quickly! Even if he succeeded, being attacked by so many heart demons at once would likely leave him dazed, as if mad!

The man before them was not only clear-minded and strong in combat but also instantly grasped the root of the matter—he didn’t seem affected by heart demons at all.

“Besides, if I had ulterior motives, would I voluntarily enter the Heart Demon Passage and ask for trouble?”

Zhang Xuan continued.

“To deal with the Hall Master, one would naturally need to gain our trust first. Knowing about the Heart Demon Passage in advance and preparing countermeasures—that should be possible, right?”

Hall Master Liao said.

It wasn’t that they were suspicious, but this person’s appearance was too coincidental.

Just as they were about to go to the Spirit Awakener Guild to find a powerful spirit awakener, he happened to appear at the guild… He was supposed to just stabilize the primordial spirit, but he turned Xing Hall Master into a vegetable…

To say they weren’t suspicious would be a lie.

It was precisely because of this suspicion that, upon seeing so many heart demons, they became convinced that this person had ill intentions.

“Whether it’s possible or not, I don’t know. But given that I now control the Heart Hall’s formation, if I really wanted to kill you, who could stop me?” Zhang Xuan clasped his hands behind his back, exuding strong confidence.

So what if they were War Masters?

Having control over the many formations of the Heart Hall, he was the sole master.

If he wanted to act, he could prevent these three from even sending out a message.

The three fell silent.

Indeed.

If he really wanted to kill them, he might have needed tricks before, but now he could do it with strength alone—why waste words?

“Hall Master Xing, if I’m not mistaken, your primordial spirit has been severely injured, hasn’t it?”

Seeing the three speechless, Zhang Xuan looked over.

“Yes… twenty-five years ago, I entered an underground cavern and fought a king of the Alien Spirit race, who injured me.”

Xing Hall Master nodded.

Many in the War Master Hall knew about his primordial spirit injury. He had nearly died at the time, lying unconscious for three years. If not for the old president of the Physician Guild personally intervening, he would surely have perished.

Unfortunately, after saving him, the old president suddenly disappeared, his fate unknown. Even if he wanted to repay the favor, he couldn’t find him.

It became a lifelong regret.

“Your primordial spirit is injured, with a huge crack. I used spirit awakening methods to help you recover. At the critical moment, Hall Master Wei burst in and forced my primordial spirit out of your sea of consciousness… After that, you were attacked by heart demons, and the spiritual nature I awakened merged with your primordial spirit, causing the horns on your head and the tail behind you. This matter—I didn’t discuss it with you beforehand, but… I had no harmful intentions!”

Knowing the root of their suspicion, Zhang Xuan explained.

“This…”

Xing Hall Master’s face turned pale.

He had only felt that his primordial spirit was much more stable, not noticing the condition of the crack. Hearing this, he extended his spiritual sense. After a moment, his body swayed.

“The… crack in my primordial spirit—you can heal it?”

His throat dry, Xing Hall Master couldn’t believe it.

His primordial spirit was damaged, the crack so large that he had consulted countless skilled physicians, all powerless.

Over the past twenty-plus years, he had given up.

His plan to enter the Heart Demon Passage was to see if he could use secret methods to repair it…

He hadn’t held much hope anyway.

He thought there was no hope in this life, never dreamed that this spirit awakener had helped him recover… Ridiculously, he had wanted to kill him!