The spells Elder He formed with his hands grew faster and faster, each surge of the Power of Supreme Yang guided by him to precisely strike the gradually exposed Array Hub.

Meanwhile, Elder Gu pushed her Magical Treasure to its absolute limit at the perfect moment, sending a blazing stream of Sword Qi hurtling toward the Array Hub with unparalleled might.

At that very moment, the pillar of light from the Five Elements Supreme Yang Array and Elder Gu’s Sword Qi struck the Array Hub in unison. Light exploded from the hub like a dying star, and an indescribable, terrifying energy erupted, spreading wildly in all directions.

Immediately after, the entire Demon Array shuddered violently before shattering like a broken mirror, the once sinister and terrifying demonic mist dissipating in an instant.

Faced with the conflicting forces of yin and yang that governed Heaven and Earth, the three arrays Elder Demon Su had so meticulously arranged finally buckled under the pressure, collapsing one after another.

Seeing the three Demon Arrays collapse, Elder He and Elder Gu were overjoyed, but they didn’t lower their guard. On the contrary, their suspicions only grew stronger.

’Where is that Elder Demon Su?’

But just then, to everyone’s surprise, something unexpected happened!

As the Demon Array shattered, a powerful surge of Demonic Qi burst forth like an unchained beast, rushing madly in all directions.

Elder He and Elder Gu immediately joined forces, casting a Defensive Divine Power to shield themselves and their surroundings, preparing to repel the encroaching Demonic Qi.

But the wave of Demonic Qi didn’t rush toward them.

Instead, it swirled toward the Five Elements Supreme Yang Array!

"That’s the shattered Demon Array!"

Elder He cried out in horror, pointing at the mass of Demonic Qi before them.

The Demonic Qi was a violent torrent, carrying within it countless shattered Array Patterns and Array Flags—the very components of the original three Demon Arrays!

’Logically, when an array is broken, the Array Patterns should dissipate and the Array Flags should lose their power!’

But now, within the Demonic Qi, the three shattered Demon Arrays were bizarrely mending themselves!

Even more astonishingly, the three Demon Arrays didn’t just recover independently. They began to merge and fuse, combining into one to form an entirely new structure—a brand-new Demon Array!

The broken Array Patterns intertwined like the paths of stars, rearranging themselves into a new configuration. Each pattern pulsed with a sinister, profound light.

The once-scattered Array Flags, now enveloped by Demonic Qi, gathered as if drawn by a magnet. Converging on a single point, each flag instantly regained its former power!

What shocked Elder He even more was that this new Demon Array completely enveloped his Five Elements Supreme Yang Array, forcibly severing his connection to it!

The sight left Elder He utterly horrified!

He never imagined Elder Demon Su possessed such bizarre and unfathomable mastery of arrays. To think he could use the remnants of shattered arrays—their residual Demonic Qi, Array Patterns, and Array Flags—to create a new, more powerful, and predatory one.

"SPURT—!"

The Spiritual Mark on Elder He’s Magical Array Plate was obliterated by the Demon Array, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"How is this possible?!?!"

His physical injuries were no longer important. What truly terrified him was the question of what method Elder Demon Su had used. How could he bring a shattered Demon Array back to life and transform it into something even more powerful?

"Hahaha, marvelous!"

A booming laugh, like a clap of thunder, rolled out from the churning Demonic Qi, making the very air tremble.

Elder He and Elder Gu snapped their heads up at the sound, their eyes burning with fury as they stared at its source within the Demonic Qi. Their outrage coalesced into a furious shout:

"Elder Demon Su! You’ve finally shown yourself! Today will be your last. Prepare to die!"

With that, the two Golden Core Cultivators attacked, pouring all their power and boundless hatred into a strike aimed at the churning Demonic Qi.

But to their shock, the ferocious attack vanished into the Demonic Qi like a stone sinking into the sea, disappearing without a sound or even a single ripple.

"My, my, why must you two fellow cultivators be so aggressive?"

As the Demonic Qi gradually dispersed, a figure came into view. It was none other than Master Su, the same man who had emerged from the Secret Realm and ordered everyone to enter it.

He was the man the two Golden Core Ancestors now called Elder Demon Su.

His leisurely voice was laced with mockery as he spoke:

"I spared both of you once before. Not only are you ungrateful for me saving your lives, but you dare repay my kindness with malice and attack me? Such conduct hardly seems befitting of the so-called Righteous Dao!"

The Demonic Qi parted, revealing a figure.

It was Master Su, the one who had emerged from the Secret Realm and ordered everyone to enter.

"Your silver tongue won’t change your fate! You will die today!"

Elder Gu snorted. With a single thought, a brilliant light enveloped her. In an instant, a hundred flowers burst into bloom, forming dense clusters that covered the land for miles. Faced with this overwhelming life force, even the rampaging Demonic Qi was forced to retreat.

"Oh? The Purple Flower Palace’s Hundred Flowers Struggle Divine Power? I suppose it’s somewhat interesting. But only just. It’s nothing more than a Lower Grade Minor Divine Power, after all."

Elder Demon Su said this, but his narrowed eyes betrayed an almost imperceptible hint of caution.

"Even a Minor Divine Power is more than enough to deal with scum like you!"

Showing no weakness, Elder Gu’s figure flickered. She transformed into a vibrant, dew-kissed peony and vanished into the endless sea of flowers.

Seeing this, Elder Demon Su’s pupils contracted. Demonic Qi surged out once more, concealing his figure. Simultaneously, the new Demon Array—the one formed from the three—moved to his position, facing off against the sea of blooming flowers.

The flowers in the sea seemed alive, constantly growing and pushing into the Demonic Qi ahead.

They took root within the Demonic Qi itself, greedily absorbing its essence as if it were fertile soil, drawing out its nutrients to strengthen themselves.

It was the first time Elder He had ever witnessed the Hundred Flowers Struggle Divine Power, and he was completely astonished.

The Hundred Flowers Struggle Divine Power was the ultimate Divine Power of the Purple Flower Palace, a secret passed down within the sect.

Only those who practiced the sect’s ultimate Cultivation Technique, the "Hundred Flowers Struggle Spell," and reached the Golden Core Realm had a chance of comprehending it.

Furthermore, this Cultivation Technique could only be practiced by True Disciples, and it had always been passed down to women, never men.

Rumor had it this Divine Power was bizarre and unpredictable. It could cause flowers to sprout on an enemy’s body and even their Magical Artifacts, continuously draining their Magical Power, lifespan, and Divine Soul until nothing was left but a desiccated corpse.

It was truly terrifying!

And just as the rumors described...

The vast sea of Demonic Qi before them began to weaken, as if it were being drained dry by the encroaching flowers.

As the Demonic Qi diminished bit by bit, just as it was about to vanish completely, Elder Demon Su’s sharp voice boomed from within the Demon Array:

"You little girl, you don’t know your place! How dare you consume my Demonic Qi? It’s not something you can just swallow!"