Boom! Boom! Boom! Innumerable medicinal pills swept into the grand array, swiftly decomposing into a vast ocean of energy. As this happened, the energy within the array coalesced into a liquid sea, roaring with a sound akin to thunder. “Ancestor, return to your place!” Medicine Pill’s hands rapidly formed seals, his face twisted in ferocity as he roared. With a whoosh! As his roar fell, a vortex appeared at the center of the array, and an endless stream of liquid energy gushed into it. Simultaneously, an extremely ancient aura slowly spread from within the vortex. The vortex spun rapidly, then quietly dissipated. As it vanished, a phantom figure of an old man dressed in coarse cloth appeared in the sky.
*Buzz!*
As the illusory figure of the old man appeared, the souls of all the Medical Clan members present began to tremble fiercely. A form of bloodline pressure instantly caused countless figures to kneel on the mountains below. “Ancestor!” The elders of the Medicine Clan, tears streaming down their wrinkled faces, looked at the phantom figure with overwhelming fervor. Driven by their shared bloodline, they regarded the apparition as a god in their hearts, one that could not be defiled. “So this is the remnant soul of the ancestor of the Medical Clan…” Xiao Yan gazed at the figure with a grave expression. Even his soul, which had reached the peak of the Heavenly Realm, found it hard to breathe beneath that figure. This was just a remnant soul that had survived for countless years; it was utterly terrifying. He found it hard to imagine what a true Battle King (Dou Emperor) would be like.
Beside Xiao Yan, the Pharmacist Elder’s body also trembled slightly. His gaze toward the phantom figure within the array was filled with reverence. High in the sky, Hun Xu Zhi’s eyes became somber. The oppressive force from that phantasmal figure was overwhelmingly strong. The Medical Clan was indeed not as easy to deal with as the Ling Clan or the Stone Clan. But no matter how much they struggled, their fate was sealed. “Hmm, Medicine Emperor…” Beside Hun Xu Zhi, the dark flame figure, with its black abyss-like pupils, stared at the phantom. After a moment, it emitted a sigh of unknown meaning. “But alas, the Supreme Strongest of yesteryears is now only a remnant soul…”
“Ancestor, bless our Medical Clan!” Medicine Dan knelt in the sky, reverently roaring.
“Medical Clan…”
Within the grand array, the old man in the coarse robes muttered softly. The passage of time had made the memories he had left increasingly vague. But fortunately, he still remembered the clan he had founded. His extremely ancient gaze slowly swept over the ground, finally turning into a murmuring self-reflection. “Falling to this state…” Hearing the low mutterings of the old man, shame flushed across Medicine Dan’s aged face. Though the situation now couldn’t compare to the ancient times, he made no attempt to defend himself.
“This is… Void Devouring Flame…”
The ancient elder did not converse with any of the Medical Clan members. He slowly lifted his head, gazing at the black flames filling the horizon. A hint of confusion once again flashed through his eyes, and then he waved his sleeves. Immediately, a radiant light surged over the grand array, forcibly dispersing the black flames that were devouring the energy attached to it. “Without complete memory, without a complete soul, wandering in a daze like a puppet. A generation’s Medicine Emperor has fallen to such a state. Very well, I will take this remnant soul, and it will be worth millions of complete souls.”
In the sky, the Void Devouring Flame smiled faintly. There was no trace of reverence in his tone. Raising his hand, fingers covered in black runes, he pointed downwards.
*Boom!*
With the void devouring flame’s finger pointing down, the world shook, and the mountains crumbled. From the swirling black flames, a colossal black finger, almost covering half the mountain range, descended from the sky, slamming violently into the grand array. The space around them shattered under the force of that single finger, many people paled at the sight.
The colossal black finger descended, but just as it was about to strike the grand array, the old man in the coarse cloth raised his hand, and a gigantic medicine cauldron, not smaller than the giant finger, appeared above the array. All over the medicine cauldron were strange runic patterns, and it gave off an ancient aura. *Buzz!*
The giant finger slammed heavily onto the massive cauldron, and a rumbling sound resounded throughout the heavens and earth.
*Pfft!*
Under the terrible resonating sound, some weaker individuals spat out mouthfuls of blood, and even more, suffered burst eardrums, with blood flowing ceaselessly from their ears, an extremely miserable scene.
When the two forces collided, the giant finger dissipated, while the cauldron grew significantly hazy. Even the elder’s figure faded, indicating that a considerable amount of energy had been consumed.
“A mere remnant soul, how many times can you withstand me?” The unfruitful attack drew a smile from the Void Devouring Flame. He flicked his fingers, and multiple giant fingers rained from the sky, pounding the cauldron relentlessly. *Bzzz! Bzzz! Bzzz!*
As the sounds echoed, multiple cracks appeared on the cauldron. “All members of the Medical Clan, pour all your battle essence into the array!” Seeing that the Void Devouring Flame was not deterred by the remnant soul of the ancestor, Medicine Dan’s face paled. He roared, and battle essence transformed into a brilliant beam of light, shooting into the array. Other beams of light shot up from different areas, and the cauldron became solid again. Unexpectedly, it flew out of the array, roaring towards the Void Devouring Flame in the sky. Seeing the flying cauldron, Hun Xu Zhi’s face changed, and he hurriedly hid behind the Void Devouring Flame.
“You have the power of the Medical Clan, and so do I!” The Void Devouring Flame’s voice remained calm. Swinging his sleeve, the entire realm quivered. Everyone was shocked to see that, beyond the grand array, countless balls of black flame rose into the air, merging into the vast expanse of black flames. Immediately, countless agonizing screams echoed in the sky.
“The descendants of the Medical Clan!” Xiao Yan’s face turned pale. Inside the countless black flame globes, figures struggled desperately. They were all descendants of the Medical Clan. As they were sucked into the black flames, Xiao Yan saw their bodies turning into pools of blood, ultimately being devoured. “Such brutal means! Even the descendants of the Medical Clan are not spared.” Xiao Yan clenched his fists; there were at least millions of descendants in the realm, and now, all of them were being swallowed by the Void Devouring Flame.
“Hun Clan, our Medical Clan shall never coexist with you!” The sudden change outside the grand array was noticed by Medicine Dan, whose eyes bulged with rage, and his frenzied roar echoed across the sky. Ignoring Medicine Dan’s roar, the Void Devouring Flame grasped something, and a blood ball appeared. It expanded at an alarming rate, and those of the Medical Clan could clearly feel a familiar aura inside it.
*Boom!*
When the blood ball expanded to nearly a thousand feet, the Void Devouring Flame launched it, colliding brutally with the incoming cauldron. The blood-red light instantly covered the sky, and everyone felt a temporary loss of hearing, only the blood redness in their vision indicated that the destructive collision was real.
*Boom!*
A terrifying surge of energy erupted from the sky, the ancient cauldron, upon contact, exploded with cracks. Finally, under the madness of the black flames, it completely melted away. The remaining devastating impact swept downwards, hitting the grand array fiercely.
*Thump!*
The grand array shook violently under the onslaught, and the energy resembling liquid within it dissipated at an incredible speed. “The grand array is going to break…” As the grand array became increasingly illusory, despair filled the hearts of all the Medical Clan members. They had not expected that even the combined strength of the entire clan could not match up to this monstrous existence.
In the center of the grand array, the illusory old man in coarse cloth sighed lightly, and his murmured voice drifted into the ears of everyone. “This calamity cannot be avoided…” As the sound fell, his figure suddenly dashed out of the grand array, turning into a wisp of ethereal light, and shot into the body of the Void Devouring Flame at a speed surpassing light itself.
*Boom!*
The collision produced a muffled sound, but the body of the Void Devouring Flame trembled violently. His voice then, for the first time, carried a hint of anger, “You… damn old ghost, vanish from the universe!”
Black flames erupted from within him, and then a faint sound echoed, like a soul shattering. The sound was not loud, but all the Medical Clan members froze, feeling something deep within their bloodlines fading away. “Ancestor…” Medicine Dan, with bloodshot eyes, stared blankly at the sky, as if his faith was crumbling. *Crack!*
As the Medicine Clan members stood in shock, the grand array shook even more violently. Finally, under the stunned gazes of all, it cracked and shattered. “The grand array has broken…”
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