Chapter 3349: Chapter 1675: Arrow Rain Pours Down on the Desert, Technique Seed Restriction Follows the Bow Release_2

Actually, there was no need for him to remind; the Five Decays of Heaven and Man had already sensed it. He turned his head to glance toward the peak of the Sacred Mountain.

He did not retreat.

As mighty as the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, having effortlessly wiped out the lives of two demi-saints…

At this moment, even he needed a fierce and exhilarating battle to grasp the limits of his own abilities.

…

“Zzzzzz…”

Before the Saint Hall, Ai Cangsheng, seated in his wheelchair, slowly lifted a corner of the black cloth.

With just a corner the size of a fingernail lifted, an eerie power of the evil god radiated from around the wheelchair, distorting the very space.

This power was incredibly solid.

As it reverberated and collided, sparks seemed to emerge, like flashes of lightning.

The sound produced was more piercing than that of grinding weapons, distorting even the images displayed by the Five Domains Preaching Mirror.

“Is he… the descendant of the evil god?!”

Within the disappearing state, Xu Xiaoshou couldn’t help but reveal his shock.

The power of the evil god beneath the black cloth seemed nearly equivalent in quality to a portion of the force he had sealed in the lower half of the Dragon Pearl.

“So, when Ai Cangsheng first obtained the Evil Sin Bow from those ruins, was the supreme divine weapon secondary to this?”

“Was his greatest gain truly this power suppressed by the black cloth, or is it something he cultivated himself?”

“But…”

Xu Xiaoshou couldn’t understand.

No matter whether this was power inherited from the evil god or something Ai Cangsheng cultivated himself…

This guy had visited the Divine Relics!

Given the inherent nature of Cursed Yin, if he awakened and encountered someone who truly deserved the title of “descendant”…

Would Cursed Yin really let Ai Cangsheng leave so easily?

Or was Cursed Yin’s Guidance incapable of rivaling Dao Xuanji’s schemes, leaving Him unable to retain Ai Cangsheng?

“This is absolutely absurd!”

Xu Xiaoshou shook his head, killing the ridiculous speculation.

It was only now that his heart quivered, realizing that this was merely a glimpse of the full power of a combat-ready member among the Ten High Nobles… just the tip of the iceberg!

And this was merely a corner the size of a fingernail lifted from the black cloth!

What if it were fully uncovered?

What if Ai Cangsheng were to stand?

The supposedly joking remarks–that all the Arrow of Evil Sin Bow unleashed so far by Ai Cangsheng were merely ordinary attacks…

Could it be true?

Even if those arrows bore proud names and titles, could they merely be slightly enhanced ordinary attacks?

Beneath the Nine Sacrificial Osmanthus, Xu Xiaoshou’s eyes widened slightly.

He abruptly snapped to alertness, looking around and seeing that everyone was moved by the imposing aura unleashed as Ai Cangsheng unveiled the cloth.

For some reason, Xu Xiaoshou felt as though Ai Cangsheng had already noticed him, but Ai completely ignored his feelings.

As if in Ai’s eyes, at this moment, only the death of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man mattered.

And the agreement he had just struck with Ai Cangsheng had completely turned to foam, leaving him irritated to the point of wanting to step out and block the arrow meant for the Five Decays of Heaven and Man…

No, no, I mustn’t act impulsively!

Xu Xiaoshou glanced toward the mountainside and began another train of thought.

The Five Decays of Heaven and Man–could he withstand the upcoming arrow from the Evil Sin Bow?

Even through his mask, Xu Xiaoshou could see the grave energy emanating from the Five Decays. His soul seemed to be boiling…

“Should I help him?”

“Should I stop Ai Cangsheng?”

Putting aside the effects of the Blood World Pearl, Xu Xiaoshou also felt that he shouldn’t let the situation develop this way.

But objectively thinking, he couldn’t find any reason to intervene in the battlefield.

From Abyss Island to now, he hadn’t had any deep interaction with the Five Decays of Heaven and Man; they weren’t close friends.

Even the conclusions of “he seems to treat me well” were just assumptions Xu Xiaoshou had made himself.

“He treats me well.”

“He’s looking at me.”

“He doesn’t seem to hate me…”

This was simply one of the major misjudgments in life.

What if he was interpreting everything wrong?

The Five Decays of Heaven and Man clearly had his own business at Sacred Mountain.

His Blood World Pearl-driven path to sanctification was fundamentally mistaken; he had merely been eyeing the semi-saint positions of Qin Duan and Qiu Gu after Abyss Island’s opportunities were snatched away by the Water Ghost–what did any of it have to do with Xu?

So, what now?

If he were to step out at this point, block Ai Cangsheng’s arrow, and then turn to the Five Decays of Heaven and Man to say:

“Leave Sacred Mountain.”

“Don’t help me anymore.”

“No matter how hard you try, you’ll never catch up to me in this life. My goal is to surpass the Ten High Nobles; I don’t need the goodwill of useless people…”

Why does that feel… weird?

Just imagining it gave Xu Xiaoshou the urge to curl his toes in embarrassment.

Though this description wasn’t entirely accurate, it struggled to escape the truth:

The Five Decays hadn’t said or done anything; he wasn’t even expressing goodwill toward Xu. Yet Xu was considering stepping forward to reject him?

“Am I insane? What am I even thinking?”

Beneath the Nine Sacrificial Osmanthus with no outcome, and lost in thought beneath it… Xu Xiaoshou hesitated and hesitated again, ultimately choosing to let it go.

Let go of his compulsion to help others, respecting personal fate.

Act as though he hadn’t seen anything.

Unless the Five Decays directly sought his assistance.

…

Dark clouds pressing forward!

Bow drawn, arrow nocked.

Ai Cangsheng’s arrow didn’t require any prior charging.

Just the mere lifting of a corner of the black cloth, before the stunned gazes of the people from the five regions, caused an arrow on his Evil Sin Bow to condense into an incomparably compressed…

“Arrow of Evil God!”

“This is an arrow fully condensed from the power of the ancestral source!”

“When the Four Symbols Secret Realm underwent its disturbance, Lord Cang Sheng aimed this very arrow across the boundaries of the worlds. Even the Upanishad Water Ghost and Saint Guard Wei An could not resist!”

Feng Zhongzui’s expression turned feverish; he didn’t even complete his sentence before shifting his attention, sensing the imminent outbreak of battle:

“Will the Five Decays of Heaven and Man endure this arrow?”

“Ordinary demi-saints might not, but he seems to have the Body of Devour–isn’t that an unrivaled Absolute Body designed to counteract the power of the ancestral source?”