“Get into the teleportation array! Run!”The White Robe Great Emperor was too terrifying! Fear gripped Great Emperor Gu Lang's heart. He felt that even if all three Hall Master's Decrees were unleashed simultaneously, they might not be enough to kill this man! Only the Hall Master himself could possibly handle this monster! I'm done! Gu Lang didn't look back, plunging straight into the formation, sealing it, and preparing to activate the escape array.The Black Robe Great Emperor and the others scrambled toward the entrance, only to see the formation slam shut. Terror etched their faces. “Grand Elder! We haven't gotten in yet!” they screamed.They were stunned. Was the Grand Elder abandoning them? Gu Lang's expression was sinister and cold. He ignored their pleas completely and forcefully activated the teleportation array.Lu Xuan let out a cold, dismissive snort. “Did I give you permission to leave?”The next instant, Lu Xuan activated his Insight Eye. An indescribably profound aura surged around his pupils, glittering with starlight. His gaze was ancient and weighty, like two colossal stars looking down upon the world.Ji Fuyao's delicate body trembled. When her Master's peripheral vision swept over her, she felt as if she had been instantly seen through, every secret laid bare! Chen Changsheng frowned slightly. His Master's gaze was too terrifying; it seemed capable of piercing all illusion and discerning the essence of everything.Under the power of the Insight Eye, Lu Xuan immediately perceived every node and Great Emperor Formation Pattern Fragment within the teleportation array. The formation patterns were like a complex spiderweb, intricately linked and densely packed with profound nodes. Even Chen Changsheng, a master of the Formation Dao, found the array complex and obscure. He quickly transmitted a warning: “Master, this formation is multi-structured, and it has a Hall Master's Decree from Duan Hunsheng embedded within it!”Lu Xuan nodded casually. “Mere Tricks.”In that instant, while one hand continued to support the Ye Family's landmass, Lu Xuan's other hand began weaving spiritual seals. In the space of a single breath, he executed tens of thousands of complex seals! Endless, brilliant divine light shot forth, targeting the massive teleportation array.Swoosh!The divine lights raced directly toward the formation's weakest nodes. Meticulous Deconstruction! Lu Xuan's technique was transcendent, and a boundless, profound energy surged toward Great Emperor Gu Lang's escape array.At the same time, a savage grin spread across Great Emperor Gu Lang's lips. He had activated the array!Boom!The power of the formation patterns surged, filling the space with profound Spatial Power. The teleportation array erupted in blazing divine light, like a newborn star rising abruptly. Gu Lang looked back at Lu Xuan, a sense of relief washing over him. He had successfully retreated!But the very next second, disaster struck!The countless divine lights Lu Xuan had launched pierced the void, locking onto the array's nodes with overwhelming force.Rumble! Crash! Boom!The sound was like mountains collapsing and stars colliding. The long-distance teleportation array instantly shattered, exploding into countless fragments. Terrifying, absolute power spread across the heavens and earth, like an ocean overturning. The transmission was forcibly terminated!Gu Lang’s face twisted in horror. The shattering array’s backlash slammed into him, sending him flying dozens of miles before he crashed heavily onto the ground.Thud!Blood spilled from Gu Lang's lips. He was Severely Injured. He stared at Lu Xuan, utterly aghast. “How is that possible?!” What level of Formation Dao mastery was this?! To instantly shatter the array without even triggering the embedded Hall Master's Decree!At that moment, the aftershocks of the shattered array hit the Black Robe Great Emperor and his companions, leaving them Severely Injured. Simultaneously, the Hall Master's Decree was activated!Boom!Like thunder from a clear sky, an incomparably terrifying, brilliant Dao pattern spread across the land. Overwhelming force crushed the heavens and earth, as if some great, ancient horror had awakened. The power of this Decree, named Jì (Silent Destruction), was even more terrifying than the first! Every living being in Yinzhou felt a tremor of life-and-death fear. This was the power of extinction!Witnessing this, the Great Emperors of Yinzhou cried out in alarm, “White Emperor, please suppress this Decree!”Lu Xuan remained silent. He simply slammed a palm toward the location of the teleportation array. Instantly, the heavens roared and the void trembled. The palm strike covered the sky, descending like a falling star.The Black Robe Great Emperor and the others, abandoned and Severely Injured, stared in horror at the giant handprint descending from the void. “No! No—” “White Emperor, spare us! Mercy!”CRASH!The power of that single palm strike was world-ending. It instantly annihilated Duan Hunsheng's Hall Master's Decree. A massive, heaven-reaching handprint was left etched into the earth, forming a chasm spanning over ten miles. The powerful cultivators across the states were frozen in astonishment. Their emotions defied description. Shock! Profound, absolute shock! The White Robe Great Emperor was too powerful!Then, Lu Xuan flicked his sleeve. A torrent of overwhelming power shot toward Great Emperor Gu Lang. Dozens of miles away, Gu Lang was yanked forward, flying uncontrollably toward Lu Xuan.Gu Lang’s face was twisted in a savage snarl. “You oppose our Heavenly Net Hall? You will face a terrible end! Forget the Silent Destruction Old Man, even our Hall Master is someone you cannot defeat—”Before he could finish, Lu Xuan's large hand clamped directly onto Gu Lang's head. “So much nonsense!”He immediately initiated a Soul Search.Gu Lang's memories contained many hidden secrets of the Heavenly Net Hall. For thousands of years since its founding, the Heavenly Net Hall had wantonly slaughtered across the Southern Wilds. Every place they touched either submitted or died. Because of this, the Heavenly Net Hall had amassed numerous Great Emperors—it seemed they had more than even the Grand Dao Sect! But they’re just a bunch of rabble, mostly low-star Great Emperors, Lu Xuan thought dismissively. Before the Bronze Ancient Palace appeared, the Heavenly Net Hall’s influence was immense; with so many Great Emperors recruited, they could sweep across the states in an era where high-star Emperors rarely emerged.The reason for the endless slaughter was rooted in the Silent Destruction Sect. Their powerful figures, like the Silent Destruction Old Man, had been tainted by the legendary Eerie Power and Ominous Power. The blood of living beings could temporarily resist these forbidden powers! Furthermore, the Silent Destruction Sect commanded the Heavenly Net Hall to use secret arts to seize the 'Essence of Heaven and Earth' from the slaughtered lands.Lu Xuan scoffed internally. No wonder the Heavenly Net Hall had risen so quickly in the Southern Wilds, committing countless massacres without any Overlord-level Power intervening! However, as the Grand Elder, Gu Lang knew very little about the Silent Destruction Sect itself. For millennia, only Duan Hunsheng had maintained contact with the Silent Destruction Old Man. Lu Xuan sensed a brewing conspiracy. Restricted by the laws of the world and ancient agreements among magnates, the powerhouses sealed in the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone could not step out. Thus, the Heavenly Net Hall was merely a blade wielded outside the Forbidden Zone—but perhaps that blade served more than just the Silent Destruction Sect.Lu Xuan continued to sift through Gu Lang’s memories. This Great Emperor Gu Lang was a truly ruthless man. After being captured by Duan Hunsheng, he had slaughtered his entire family as a pledge of loyalty. He hadn't even spared his own eight-year-old daughter! With this gruesome initiation, Gu Lang became one of the first Great Emperors to join the Heavenly Net Hall, earning him the title of Grand Elder. Yet, for all these years, Duan Hunsheng had never granted him much real power—until now. The Silent Destruction Old Man had issued a final ultimatum: capture Ji Fuyao within six months and seize the Ancient Reincarnation Secret Art! Gu Lang was tasked by Duan Hunsheng to handle the entire operation. This led to the chain of events that had just unfolded. Gu Lang had believed he was a master strategist, but facing absolute power, all his schemes were futile.Moments later, Lu Xuan slowly opened his eyes. He looked coldly at Gu Lang. “You are nothing but a mere beast.”Gu Lang’s face was contorted in a savage, desperate snarl. “Die, all of you!” He abruptly activated the final Hall Master's Decree he carried.Lu Xuan let out a cold snort and simply squeezed Gu Lang's head with crushing force.Splat!Gu Lang's head instantly exploded, bursting open like a smashed watermelon.