Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 258 - 195: When the Dust Settles

"Still one move behind..."

Yu Wen Tai’s heart was filled with regret and disappointment, but it was already too late.

How could he have known that the True Yang Ancestor and others would foolishly send out a Soulless Incarnation, only to be used by Lord Qingxu as a weapon against him?

But it was already too late to say this now; he had lost miserably and completely lost hope of reversing the situation.

"Time to leave!"

Yu Wen Tai, although reluctant, made the decision in the end.

At the moment, there were still a few moments before Lord Qingxu returned to the central main hall to regain control of the Array Core, which was his last chance.

He was sure that once the opponent regained control of the Array Core, they would not give him a second chance, even if they abandoned the Blood Sacrifice Soul Melting, they would certainly trigger the array’s might to kill him.

Sometimes a decision must be made, and while he could still escape, he had to hurry and get away. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Boom!"

Yu Wen Tai withdrew the Ten Thousand Laws Illusion Body, revealing his true form for the first time, his entire body ablaze with dazzling golden flames, as if a deity had descended.

Various Daoist Techniques were applied in turn, allowing him to wield a formidable force with ease. With three punches and two kicks, he made the frenzied three-faced incarnation roar in pain, its bones fractured and muscles torn.

After losing its rationality, the three-faced incarnation was left with only beast-like instincts, so its use of magical power and divine thought was extremely coarse; it couldn’t even execute Daoist Techniques or wield its magical treasures, naturally making it no match for Yu Wen Tai.

"Damn it! We were played!"

"This Realm Breaker is Yu Wen Tai; I am too familiar with his methods! And that Lord Qingxu... damn it all!"

"Do not tangle with him, look to escape! The Soulless Incarnation can be destroyed, but the household magical treasures must not fall into his hands!"

The three major magical treasures—the crimson ring, flying sword, and seal—hovered anxiously around the three-faced incarnation’s body, but they were helpless.

Having lost control over the incarnation, the divine thought of the True Yang Ancestor and others was forced to reside within their own magical treasures. However, separated from their owner, they couldn’t exert any power, and could only watch helplessly as their incarnation was pounded by Yu Wen Tai.

"Boom!"

A powerful punch sank the chest of the three-faced incarnation, blasting it hundreds of feet away.

Taking advantage of this opportunity to escape entanglement, Yu Wen Tai gritted his teeth and activated a certain Forbidden Technique, engulfing his body in intense five-colored rays, interplaying with the pervasive Spirit Pattern Array Vein around him.

"Buzz!"

The space vibrated violently; originally seriously disordered, the array suddenly broke open, creating a hole.

The hole was pitch-black, but one could vaguely see what seemed to be a scene deep underground, clearly a passage connecting to the outside world.

"Whoosh!"

Yu Wen Tai transformed into a streak of light, dashing into the hole, and disappeared.

Simultaneously:

"Swipe!" "Swipe!"...

The three magical treasures also seized the opportunity, fleeing eagerly in pursuit.

"Swoosh!"

The Thunderlight Flying Sword’s speed was the fastest, instantly traversing hundreds of feet, plunging into the rapidly shrinking black hole.

The crimson ring was notably slower, but still barely managed to get through.

Only the last earth-yellow seal was too slow, forced to watch the black hole, shrinking to a pinpoint, disappear completely, leaving it in vain.

"No!!"

The consciousness within the Ten Thousand Mountains True Seal, Three Mountains Ancestor, nearly went mad.

The small seal transformed into an earth-yellow stream of light, frantically darting throughout this small world, but the opportunity was singular; once missed, it was lost forever.

......

After breaking through a dozen small worlds:

Zhang Yao finally felt the interference from the array reducing its impact to a certain level, instantly controlling array power for spatial transportation.

"Buzz!"

In the next moment, Zhang Yao’s vision blurred, appearing in the main hall of the core dwelling.

Without hesitation, he flew forward, pressing a palm on the Central Jade Pillar, activating his magical power and divine thought, and promptly regaining control over the array permissions.

"Boom..."

Like a flood, waves of movement swept by; under the force of the highest-level authority, all chaotic phenomena in the array were pacified.

"Luckily made it in time."

Zhang Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

If the fight had lasted a bit longer, the array might have suffered irreversible damage, and his plans would fall apart, costing him dearly.

Fortunately, he seized the sole variable, the three-faced incarnation, successfully reversing the situation, regaining control of the Array Core, achieving dominion.

"Hmm?"

His eyebrow twitched—his divine thought detected the absence of Yu Wen Tai’s presence in all the small worlds.

Moreover, in the original small world, two of the major magical treasures had disappeared, leaving only one—the earth-yellow seal—frantically scurrying around.

"... he escaped after all."

Zhang Yao furrowed his brows slightly but wasn’t too surprised.

The array was chaotic, on the verge of collapse, and even spatial separation mechanisms were failing, making it the perfect escape opportunity.

Given Yu Wen Tai’s courage, skill, and familiarity with the Secret Realm array, failing to escape under such circumstances would be more suspicious.

"Let it be, escaped then escaped."

Zhang Yao quickly composed himself, not giving it much concern.

The direct loss of Yu Wen Tai’s departure was missing a primary material for Blood Sacrifice Soul Melting; the indirect loss might be facing a strong enemy in the future.

"Future matters are for the future to decide."

"Without the Secret Realm’s precious resources, even if Yu Wen Tai can still achieve a Golden Core, his future Golden Core path will inevitably be fraught with hardships."