Chapter 1159 Knowing they are no match, they resort to delaying tactics!

Not to mention that the generals who were suppressed by the formation were unable to fight at full strength.

Even if everyone can cooperate, it would require extremely high tacit understanding and precise control to accurately concentrate different attributes and intensities of immortal power into a single point, which is by no means something that can be done in a short time.

Moreover, Xie Purou couldn't just stand there and let them attack her. With her speed, she could escape the encirclement as soon as she found a gap.

Thinking of this, the general holding the spear looked even more grim, his lips pressed into a straight line.

He looked at Xie Purou with fear in his eyes.

They originally thought that by trapping her and launching a surprise attack, they could at least gain the upper hand, even if they couldn't defeat her. But now it seems that they underestimated the girl's strength and the defensive power of her armor.

In the instant he was stunned, Xie Purou moved!

Her eyes remained icy, and she made no unnecessary movements. She slightly raised her right hand, and a crimson lightning bolt instantly condensed at her fingertips.

This bolt of lightning was more condensed than the lightning that had flowed across the armor before. With a piercing "sizzle" sound, it was like a nimble lightning snake, swiftly attacking the general holding the spear.

The speed is amazing!

The general holding the spear had no time to react. He only saw a flash of red before his eyes, and a strong sense of numbness instantly came from his chest.

He instinctively retreated hastily, wildly waving his spear in an attempt to block the lightning bolt.

But the lightning was too fast, and it still grazed his armor, making him tremble all over and even causing his immortal power to be briefly disrupted.

He didn't regain his footing until he was several meters away, panting heavily, and his eyes showed a hint of fear as he looked at Xie Purou.

Xie Purou stood still, without moving an inch.

She glanced down at the armor on her chest, her eyes showing no emotion.

To her, that attack was nothing.

This armor is virtually impenetrable in terms of defense. Let alone a few generals at the late stage of the Primordial Chaos God Realm, even a stronger cultivator would find it extremely difficult to break through its defenses.

Her armor could even withstand an attack from the Chaos Saint Emperor!

"With this little strength, you think you can break through my defenses?"

She sneered inwardly, her gaze sweeping over the generals present with a hint of barely perceptible contempt.

In her view, the attacks of these generals were like children waving sticks, posing no threat whatsoever to her; it was simply wishful thinking.

The general's pupils suddenly contracted to pinpoints, and his knuckles tightened from excessive force.

The ethereal light flowing along the gun barrel suddenly stopped, and even a few strands of light dissipated due to the unstable force!

Before he could recover from the shock of his colleague being blasted in two by lightning, Xie Purou's counterattack struck like a thunderbolt from the heavens!

The instant she flipped her wrist, her fingertips brushed against the raised lightning patterns on the armor, and a blinding crimson lightning suddenly erupted from her palm.

The light was as intense as the midday sun, forcing the surrounding generals to squint their eyes subconsciously. Out of the corner of their eyes, the entire gray sky was stained with an eerie red.

With a deafening roar of thunder, the air itself seemed to tremble!

A red lightning bolt as thick as an arm tore through the void, trailing a long fiery tail and accompanied by a destructive howl, striking straight at the general holding the spear!

The general caught a glimpse of the violent arcs of lightning crackling around the surface of the lightning bolt out of the corner of his eye. Each arc left a tiny scorch mark in the air, and his heart sank to the bottom.

He knew all too well how terrifying that attack was!

That colleague who could also control lightning was struck by such a bolt of lightning and was so badly injured that his soul didn't even have time to escape, leaving no trace of his body!

He was only at the late stage of the Divine Emperor realm, and his strength was roughly equal to that of his colleague. If he were hit head-on by this lightning bolt, there would be no chance of survival!

Defeat is bearable; at worst, one might be mocked by colleagues in the army camp for "not even being able to beat a girl in the mid-stage of the God King realm."

But if one dies and one's spirit is extinguished, there will be no chance for regret. One's wife, children, and elderly parents will probably not even be able to find one's remains!

In his haste, the immortal power within his body surged wildly, making a soft "buzzing" sound as it rushed through his meridians, as if countless streams were flowing through his body.

He gathered his immortal power in his palms and formed hand seals with such speed that they were almost blurry. With each seal, tiny sparks of light flew from his fingertips. He uttered a low shout: "Rise!"

A barrier of immortal energy, half a meter high, instantly condensed in front of him, covered with fine silver runes.

The runes emanated a powerful defensive aura, enough to withstand a full-force attack from an ordinary late-stage Divine Emperor!

This was his trump card defensive technique, which had saved him from several life-or-death crises.

However, the moment the red lightning collided with the celestial barrier, all their luck vanished.

"Bang—!"

A louder roar than before exploded, the sound waves spreading outwards as if they were tangible, making the eardrums of the surrounding generals buzz, and even causing several generals with slightly weaker cultivation to stagger back half a step.

The raging lightning power crashed against the celestial energy barrier like a flood bursting its banks. The barrier was instantly stained crimson, and the silver runes on its surface flickered violently in the lightning, quickly dimming like a candle flickering in the wind.

In the blink of an eye, the barrier was covered with spiderweb-like cracks.

With a crisp "crack," it shattered completely into countless points of light, dissipating into the air without leaving even a ripple.

The remaining lightning power was undiminished, carrying a scorching temperature.

The temperature was high enough to melt refined iron, and it struck the general directly in the chest!

He felt an indescribable pain instantly spread throughout his body, as if countless red-hot sharp knives were tearing at his meridians at the same time, or as if a raging fire was burning wildly inside his body!

The immortal power within his body was like ice and snow encountering raging fire, instantly devoured and destroyed by the power of thunder!

The once smooth flow of immortal energy channels has now become a scorched wasteland!

His meridians were broken inch by inch, and excruciating pain came from the broken points!

The muscles and tendons quickly carbonize at high temperatures, emitting a faint burnt smell!

Even the hard bones made a slight "crackling" sound as they cracked under the impact of the lightning power!

"Wow --"

He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, which atomized into a fine mist in the air and was dispersed by the violent airflow.

He flew backward like a kite with a broken string, his armor shattering inch by inch in the lightning, revealing his already scorched skin underneath.

His aura waned at a visible rate, his once upright body became as limp as straw in the autumn wind, and even maintaining consciousness became difficult.

Finally, with a deafening roar, he crashed heavily into a giant mountain thousands of miles away.

The towering peak trembled in response, and countless huge cracks instantly appeared on its surface, spewing out tiny stones and dust.

In just a few breaths, the giant peak collapsed with a deafening roar, sending debris flying like a torrential rain and dust billowing thousands of meters high, turning the entire sky gray.

The general's body had already been smashed to pieces by the immense force of the impact, his flesh mangled and his life force completely extinguished, leaving him a cold corpse buried under the rubble.

Xie Purou has killed another person!

This scene was witnessed by all the generals present, and cold sweat instantly seeped from the foreheads of each of them.

Cold sweat slid down his cheeks, dripping onto his armor with a soft "drip-drip" sound.

The back of his clothes was already soaked with cold sweat, clinging tightly to his body, making his breathing rapid, and his chest felt as heavy as if a boulder was pressing down on it.

"How is this possible? We clearly set up a suppression formation, how could she still make a move?!"

A general cried out in alarm, his voice filled with barely concealed fear, and he even stammered as he spoke.

He subconsciously touched the array token at his waist. The light on the token remained stable, proving that the array had not failed.

But why was Xie Purou able to ignore the suppression of the formation?

"Within the array's range, even the flow of immortal power would be suppressed by at least 30%. Even a peak Divine Emperor wouldn't dare to act so recklessly. Why is she completely unaffected?!"

The other general clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, his eyes filled with doubt and unease.

He could clearly feel that the flow of immortal power within his body was much more sluggish than usual, but Xie Purou's thunderous power was even more violent than when she was outside the formation!

"It's her armor! Look at the armor she's wearing!!!"

The general in charge of controlling the formation suddenly pointed at Xie Purou, his voice trembling and his fingers shaking slightly with excitement.

Following his gaze, everyone saw that Xie Purou's armor was flashing with dark red lightning.

Lightning flowed through the patterns on the armor, like tiny, living snakes, sometimes coiling around the shoulder armor, sometimes sliding down the arm armor to the fingertips. The patterns on the armor surface appeared and disappeared in the lightning, as if breathing with life.

It was this armor that blocked that colleague's powerful shot earlier, leaving not even a mark!

They knew the power of this formation better than anyone else.

Once trapped in the formation, even a peak Divine Emperor would have their strength halved, their immortal power would stagnate, and the power of their spells would be greatly reduced, let alone a late-stage Divine Emperor.

Xie Purou, wearing this armor, not only ignored the suppression of the formation, but was also able to kill a late-stage Divine Emperor. The power of this armor was far more terrifying than they had imagined!

"This armor not only amplifies her power, allowing her to kill a late-stage God King despite only being a mid-stage God King, but its defense is also heaven-defying... As long as she wears this armor, we are completely helpless against her!!!"

A general spoke with a grave expression, his tone tinged with despair.

He recalled the tragic state of his colleague, and his fear deepened.

"Or... should we wait until her armor's power is exhausted? Without the armor's support, she's just a mid-stage God-King girl, completely at our mercy!"

Another general suggested, his tone tinged with uncertainty, his eyes darting around, clearly lacking confidence.

But no sooner had he said that than someone retorted, "Who knows if this armor has any limits? What if we fight for ages and the armor's lightning hasn't diminished, and we end up getting killed instead? Do you want to be the first one to die?!"

The general's voice suddenly rose, clearly stung by the words "sending to one's death."

For a moment, the generals were caught in a dilemma.

Although they were still controlling the formation, and the five elements of light patterns within it were still flowing, they no longer had the courage to launch an attack on Xie Purou.

Several people died in succession, each one struck down by lightning, their deaths gruesome. No one wanted to be the next unlucky soul to be struck down to ashes by lightning!

An eerie silence fell over the entire battlefield.

The only sounds were the buzzing of the array as it operated and the crackling of lightning on Xie Purou's body.

The generals surrounded Xie Purou, forming a huge circle, but no one dared to take a step forward; some even subconsciously took a step back.

They could only manipulate the formation to maintain the encirclement, looking at each other with awkwardness and fear in their eyes, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Xie Purou floated in the void, her feet resting on a faint wisp of lightning, which kept her figure stable.

Her armor still crackled with red lightning, which danced around her, emitting faint crackling sounds.

Occasionally, a few streaks of lightning would strike the ground below, blasting small craters into it.

She looked at the timid generals before her, a mocking smile playing on her lips. The smile held a hint of disdain and amusement as she spoke in a clear voice, "What? Nobody dares to come out? I haven't had enough fun yet!!!"

She had originally planned to cause a huge scene, but she had only killed three people so far, and it was far from over.

These generals, who usually swagger around like tigers, are now so scared they're like turtles hiding in the ground. They're far too cowardly!

Upon hearing Xie Purou's mockery, the generals' faces immediately turned ugly.

They were, after all, generals of the City of Ashes, wielding military power and commanding thousands of soldiers. They were usually imposing and respected or feared wherever they went.

Even when facing other powerful figures, he had never been so embarrassed.

Now, to be publicly ridiculed by a young girl who looks no more than twenty years old is an utter disgrace!

But they couldn't find a way to refute it.

They had to admit that Xie Purou's fighting strength far surpassed that of anyone else present.

To defeat her, you must either use even stronger explosive power to crush her with absolute force, leaving her with no way to resist!

Either gather all the generals and overwhelm her with sheer numbers using sheer numbers!

But right now, they have neither stronger combat support nor enough courage to launch a full-scale attack.

Nobody wants to be the first person targeted by Thunder.

Finally, a burly general took a deep breath, suppressing his shock and anger. His chest heaved slightly as he coldly said, "We can't do anything to you right now, but if we focus on evasion and defense, you won't be able to kill us either!!!"

His voice was a little strained, clearly he was forcing himself to speak.

He wasn't confident he could survive a one-on-one fight, but he was confident in his ability to escape and defend.

It's better to lose face than to lose your life. As long as you survive, you'll have plenty of opportunities to get revenge in the future!

Another general with a long beard chimed in, "Emberfall City is so vast; we are merely a small group of generals. With such a commotion here, generals from other districts will arrive soon, and the city lord may have already received the news. Once our men are all here, even with your armor, you won't be able to escape!"