3062 The Grand Finale 29 (1/2)

The group began to get nervous as what happened next was even more threatening. In a high-pitched screech, the ladies in white laughed out loud before circling their bodies to summon a black storm. The black storm contained countless evil spirits in their core, which were used to counter the streaks of seven-colored rays. In a dispersed manner, the storm tried to get rid of the seven-colored rays from all directions.

…

All it took was an hour for the grand battle to come to an end.

There were 81 array formations, respectively, and the black storm destroyed about half. Luckily, Di Fuyi and Gu Xijiu's wizardry barrier was a timely help. Otherwise, more than half of their forces would be sacrificed. Even with their help, a dozen of immortals were still lost in the battle, taken away by the storm to join the resentful spirits.

The array was falling apart, so his last and final resort was proven to be useless against the demon. Aghast with terror, Fan Qianshi fixed his eyes on the ladies in white, who were now laughing arrogantly at his failure. Furiously, he clenched his fists tightly.

The demon had been anticipating his every move. Everything she did was targeted at his plans. Apparently, he had underestimated the demon's capability as a wheeler-dealer.

The immortals were enraged by Fan Qianshi's failure. They rose to a clamor to express their doubts and disapprovals, especially the Monster King. He had never approved of the pretty boy who had suggested this plan. Now that it failed, he and his men took the chance to insult Fan Qianshi. Their words were cruel and hurtful.

Hua Yan was standing not too far away. Triggered by the awful comments, she wanted to give the Monster King a hard slap on the face.

Fan Qianshi saw it coming and cast a spell on her to put her body in a frozen state. Shocked, she looked at Fan Qianshi in astonishment. The man said to her, ”Are you an idiot? I have already told you so many times that my business is none of your business anymore! I am no longer your master!” He made his announcement in public for everyone to hear.

Many curious eyes lingered on Hua Yan. Her face turned red in embarrassment as she struggled to take a step back. ”I…” She stammered in her defense.

Long Siye could not take the harassment anymore. He stood up for her. ”Fan Qianshi, she is doing it for you!”

”I do not need it,” Fan Qianshi icily said. ”She is only a tool that is no longer useful to me. Why should she interfere with my business anymore?”

Long Siye was clearly annoyed by his lack of compassion. The mussel became enraged as well as it was very against bullying, especially against women. It opened its shells and was ready to scold Fan Qianshi for his unacceptably bad behavior. Surprisingly, Gu Xijiu was the one who held it back. ”Master?” It was perplexed by her decision.

”Master, I know that you never liked Wu Wuyan as a person. She has done many terrible and awful things to you, but Fan Qianshi's behavior is totally unacceptable. Wu Wuyan has been so loyal to him, and yet this is how terribly she is mistreated in return,” it sent a directed audio to Gu Xijiu.

”Fan Qianshi is trying to help her,” Gu Xijiu calmly replied via directed audio.

”Huh?”

”Fan Qianshi has committed far too many unforgivable sins. Destroying the ferocious desert is a matter of the utmost importance, so he is safe, for now. Once the desert is destroyed, they will surely put him to justice. Troubles will keep coming for him, for sure. If Wu Wuyan still insists on being his loyal follower, she will be troubled just the same,” Gu Xijiu explained.

The mussel did not understand the logic in Fan Qianshi's effort, but it decided not to commit any impulsive act. ”Human beings are so complicated. I can never understand your species.”

Quietly, it observed the people around and realized that Gu Xijiu was right. When Hua Yan declared herself as Fan Qianshi's follower, many immortals from the Celestial Kingdom immediately kept a distance from her. Everyone had their guard up except Long Siye.

Fan Qianshi's public humiliation managed to change everyone's attitude towards Hua Yan. In fact, many started to feel protective of her. Hua Yan had never committed any crimes during her time in the Upper Bound. Instead, she had saved many lives, which made her a well-respected figure.

The way Fan Qianshi treated her was obviously repulsive and more like a stranger than a follower. She must have done many things against Fan Qianshi's direct orders. Otherwise, he would not be humiliating her in front of everyone. At least, that was what everybody thought. Soon, they began to sympathize with Hua Yan's predicament instead.

Surely, there was no time to waste on this trivial matter, for the demon was already summoning her second wave of attack. The first wave was like a test for the demon to find out the strengths and weaknesses of the array formation. Meanwhile, the second wave was much stronger and fiercer. It flurried through the array formation and shattered the entire arrangement.

After a state of complete disorder and confusion, the desert finally broke free from its confinement and started expanding again with forces that were ten times stronger than before. It went completely out of control.

The immortals were all terribly defeated and could no longer care about keeping the desert under control. Like a bunch of helpless prey, they decided to run for their lives.

Indulged in the chaos, the demon could not suppress her triumphant smile. ”Fan Qianshi, did you really think that you could defeat me? You have brought me into this purgatory and turned me into an unstoppable disaster that will eventually consume the six worlds. You planned to keep Di Fuyi imprisoned with my help, but you also planned to sacrifice me at the end of your heroic act. Do you still want to rule the six worlds? I am here to tell you that you do not stand a chance!”

The demon intended to damage Fan Qianshi's reputation by revealing his sins. The immortals clearly heard everything that the demon said and finally understood what Fan Qianshi had been up to. Frustrated, they never thought that the well-respected Creation Deity would commit such crimes. However, there was no time for blaming.

There was a major city about a few hundred miles away. All it took for the frantic sandstorm was a few minutes to approach the city. It would soon engulf the entire place.

Most of the inhabitants were still trapped in the city when the storm came into sight. They cried out loud with the dawning recognition that their deaths were indeed inevitable.

The immortals could only watch helplessly as the violent storms approached the city. Hundreds of thousands of lives would surely be swallowed. They were greatly saddened, but helpless about their misfortune.

With a feeling of great distress, the Emperor Immortal finally acknowledged their defeat. The disaster was certain to happen. Not even the Creation Deity could undo the harm. Furthermore, both the Divine Lord and the Great Devil were absent. Perhaps their presence would shed some hopeful light in their time of misery.