bookbashuk Chapter 273 The Formation Shatters and Souls Disappear, Utterly Terrified! 2
Chapter 273 The Formation Shatters and Souls Disappear, Utterly Terrified! 2
The dark energy shield that was originally as solid as a mountain and exuded an aura of despair—the external manifestation of the [Four Extremes Abyss Binding Spirit Array]—began to flicker and distort violently without warning!
The dark red, pitch black, dark purple, and pale green energy patterns that originally flowed like water were now like snow being thrown into boiling oil, going crazy, clashing, and annihilating!
On the solid array barrier, countless reddish-gold cracks, like a spider web, appeared!
From that crack emanated a pure yet violent light that caused the souls of all abyssal creatures to feel burning pain and fear!
"No...impossible!!" Kael'thas exclaimed in disbelief, his voice filled with incomprehensible horror.
"The formation is collapsing?! This is impossible! It's powered by the rules of the abyss..."
Before he could finish speaking—
Rumble, rumble, rumble—!!!
A deafening roar, far more magnificent and awe-inspiring than any previous energy explosion, as if the very foundation of the world had been shaken, erupted violently!
The dark energy shield that enveloped the battlefield, like a balloon stretched to its limit by terrifying internal forces, could no longer maintain its shape and exploded with a blinding burst of crimson-gold light from within!
It transformed into countless fragments, a mixture of four-colored abyssal energy and crimson-gold flames, shooting out in all directions!
An indescribably violent energy storm instantly swept across an area of several thousand meters!
The earth was as if it had been ploughed up again by an invisible giant plow, and the already broken ground was lifted up again, with even deeper ravines crisscrossing it!
The eternal dark clouds in the sky were also torn open by the impact of the explosion, revealing a deeper and more eerie dark red sky behind them!
But at this moment, no one cares about the changes in the environment.
All eyes were fixed on the central area where the formation had originally been located.
There, the smoke and turbulent energy were slowly dissipating, revealing the interior.
The first thing that catches the eye is two figures suspended in mid-air.
Lin Tian's shadow clone, still holding the illusory [Star-Devouring Staff], stood in mid-air.
His aura seemed slightly depleted compared to before, and there were even some scorch marks and tears on the hem of the magical robe he wore. However, he stood tall and his expression remained indifferent and calm, as if what he had just experienced was not a formation explosion powerful enough to trap and kill a lord-level expert, but just a slightly stronger breeze.
Slightly lower than him, the Ice Dragon Little White gracefully circled.
Its sapphire-like scales shimmered with a dreamlike luster under the remaining crimson-gold light and icy blue chill.
Although its whiskers were slightly curled and its icy blue eyes showed a hint of fatigue from the intense energy surge, its overall aura remained high and its dragon might was awe-inspiring.
The man and the dragon are both safe and sound.
However, what truly shocked Kael'thas and made his blood seem to freeze instantly was the current state of the area below them... or rather, the area that was originally covered by the array.
There is no Sasoval.
There is no Shaheras.
There is no Gruul.
There was also no spirit form of Mal'Ganis.
There was nothing there.
There was only a huge, charred, ring-shaped crater, more than 100 meters in diameter, as if it had been formed by a meteorite impact!
The bottom of the pit was not rock or soil, but a smooth, dark red glassy surface that looked as if it had been instantly melted by extreme heat and then rapidly cooled. Wisps of reddish-gold flames remained on the surface, emitting a slight crackling sound.
The pit walls, on the other hand, presented a strange, clean appearance, as if they had been forcibly stripped away.
There were no severed limbs, no broken armor, no bloodstains, no fragments of robes, and not even a trace of the energy belonging to Gruul, Sasorvar, Sahras, and Mal'Ganis.
Clean and spotless, thoroughly and completely.
It was as if those four once-powerful lord-level generals, renowned even in the abyss, along with the [Four Extremes Abyss Binding Spirit Array] they constructed by burning their life essence,
Everything was completely evaporated, purified, and erased—from matter to energy to traces of existence—in that earth-shattering explosion and crimson flames!
Not a single crumb was left!
The wind swept across the charred, ring-shaped crater, bringing with it the smell of heat and acridity, as well as a deathly silence.
Celia covered her mouth with her hand, her golden eyes wide open, looking at the terrifying giant pit, then at her unharmed clone and Little White in the air, and finally at Lin Tian's main body who remained calm beside her. The shock in her heart surged like a tsunami.
She knew that Brother Tian was very strong and that he had trump cards, but... to destroy an abyss formation so easily and so thoroughly, along with the people who set it up, was beyond her imagination!
And Kael'thas...
He stood frozen in place, as if he had become a statue.
The magnificent dark purple robe stopped fluttering, and the terrifying shadow energy surging around him had quietly subsided at some point.
On his handsome yet sinister pale face, all expressions—anger, murderous intent, arrogance, scheming—had vanished, leaving only a pure, empty bewilderment and...horror, as if his cognition had been completely shattered.
His gaze was fixed on the huge, smooth, circular pit still flickering with crimson-gold flames, as if trying to see through it and find even the slightest trace of his men.
No.
There was nothing there.
The sinister and cunning whisper of Sasowal... vanished.
Gruul's furious, earth-shattering roar... vanished.
Sahras's sweet, alluring, and charming laughter... vanished.
Mal'Ganis's ever-present venomous wails... also disappeared.
Everything about them vanished. Utterly, completely, as if they had never existed on this land.
"Gone...gone?" Kael'thas's lips moved, uttering a dry, almost dreamlike sound.
He slowly and stiffly turned his neck, his gaze shifting from the giant pit to his clone and Little White in the air, and then to Lin Tian himself, who hadn't moved an inch from beginning to end and whose lips seemed to have a faint smile.
His pupils finally began to tremble violently.
"How...could this be..." Kael'thas's voice began to tremble, not with fear, but with the extreme shock of a collapsing faith and a shattered understanding.
"The Four Extremes Abyss Binding Spirit Array... connects to the rules of the abyss... with the lives and essence of those four... it's enough to trap and kill them... how could it... be broken from within...?"