Translator: CinderTL
Ghost Qi swept through the area, and wherever it passed, the unfortunate Asura Sect disciples caught in its path grimaced in agony, their bodies convulsing violently as their life force rapidly drained away.
Countless corpses plummeted from the sky like a rain of death.
Only a handful of Foundation Establishment disciples and a few Golden Core cultivators managed to survive, though they were still knocked off balance, coughing up fresh blood as they crashed to the ground.
Among them was a figure completely shrouded in a black cloak, who remained completely unaffected.
"Ji Yin, you can't escape," Gui Ni pursued the cloaked figure relentlessly.
Song Wen's expression darkened. He had expended a significant amount of Spiritual Power breaking the formation earlier.
Gui Ni and Xue Mei were formidable opponents, and neither had truly unleashed their full power, leaving them with ample Spiritual Power. Song Wen had no desire to prolong the battle.
Moreover, he had a nagging feeling that Xue Mei and Gui Ni still had hidden cards to play.
With a wave of his hand, Song Wen launched three Thunder Spears to intercept Gui Ni. At the same time, a massive Blood Mist erupted from his body, preparing to activate his Blood Escape Technique.
Just as he was about to execute the escape technique, a pillar of white mist suddenly erupted from the mountain range below Song Wen.
The white mist soared into the sky like a towering pillar, reaching the heavens.
Before Song Wen could fully activate his Blood Escape Technique, the white mist slammed into the Blood Mist.
A white mist, infused with the power of extreme cold, instantly froze the Blood Mist into a translucent crimson ice crystal, encasing Song Wen within.
Song Wen's mind stirred, and he activated the Blood Sea Seal within him.
In an instant, his skin began to writhe, and sharp blood thorns erupted from his body.
Like razor-sharp blades, the blood thorns pierced the surrounding ice crystal.
Countless cracks appeared in the crimson ice crystal.
The cracks spread rapidly, instantly reaching the surface of the crystal.
With a loud bang, the ice crystal shattered, and Song Wen broke free.
He lowered his gaze toward the mountain range below.
Midway up the mountain, Yang Yu stood atop a tree, a giant spider hovering beside him.
The spider, several dozen feet in size, was completely crystal clear—Yang Yu's Fourth-Tier Peak Ice Soul Spider.
The chilling aura that had just struck Song Wen had originated from this beast.
At some point, the Ice Soul Spider had already unleashed a massive web.
The web, spanning several miles wide, enveloped Song Wen.
Suddenly, a silver talisman appeared in Song Wen's hand.
As the talisman shattered, Song Wen vanished from his spot.
Though he had evaded the web, his luck wasn't on his side. He was teleported back toward Tiancang Mountain, landing precisely in the center between Xue Mei and Gui Ni, only a dozen miles from each.
Without hesitation, Song Wen activated his short spear and launched it toward Gui Ni behind him.
As for Song Wen himself, he charged toward Xue Mei.
Thunder Magic countered the Ghost Dao. If the short spear could delay Gui Ni for even a moment, Song Wen would have a chance to eliminate Xue Mei.
It was only now that Song Wen noticed Xue Mei's cultivation had regressed since their last encounter. She was slightly weaker, but her aura was more condensed.
Song Wen knew this was because Xue Mei's cultivation relied on devouring the Spiritual Power of others.
Xue Mei had once said that after devouring another's Spiritual Power, she needed a great deal of time to refine it.
In recent years, Xue Mei had likely not been cultivating but instead refining her Spiritual Power.
Song Wen opened his mouth and spat out the Blood Sea Seal.
The Blood Sea Seal expanded rapidly, transforming into a hundred-foot-tall mountain that crashed down toward Xue Mei with a thunderous roar.
The crimson mountain loomed closer, and even before it reached her, its terrifying wind caught Xue Mei's body.
Xue Mei's form suddenly shattered, leaving only a fist-sized ball of dark red flame.
The flame was struck by the blood mountain and turned into a wisp of blue smoke that drifted away on the wind.
At the same time, several phantom-like figures of Xue Mei silently appeared, surrounding Song Wen from various directions, subtly encircling him.
Song Wen gritted his teeth, his face turning pale.
With the aid of the Illusory Karma Heart Flame, Xue Mei's Illusion Technique was incredibly realistic, making it impossible to distinguish truth from illusion.
And it was Song Wen himself who had helped Xue Mei obtain this Illusory Karma Heart Flame.
A sense of self-entrapment washed over Song Wen.
"Xue Mei, why are you targeting me like this? What do you want?" Song Wen asked, simultaneously activating the Blood Sea Seal. The seal transformed into a vast Blood Sea that spread in all directions, aiming to break through Xue Mei's Illusion Technique and reveal her true form.
"The Teleportation Array Plate!" one of the Xue Mei replied.
As soon as the words left her mouth, the Blood Sea engulfed her, turning her into a dark crimson flame.
Song Wen immediately understood. Xue Mei, unable to find anyone on the Tianyuan Continent whose cultivation she could devour, and unwilling to cultivate slowly, had set her sights on the Chaotic Sea, where she could feast on the Spiritual Power of those practicing the Corpse King Blood Refinement Art.
The Blood Sea rapidly expanded, sweeping over another Xue Mei. This time, instead of dissolving, the Xue Mei's body was enveloped in a black liquid.
"Found you!" Song Wen immediately channeled the Blood Sea, summoning a massive crimson wave that crashed against the black liquid.
The wave failed to disperse the black liquid. Instead, a corrosive force emanating from it corroded the Blood Sea upon contact, turning the blood into a mist.
"Black Water of Destruction!" Song Wen's expression darkened as he recognized the liquid.
Clearly, Xue Mei had gained significant advantages from the Corpse Demon Sect and the Profound Yin Sect, as her supply of Black Water of Destruction had increased at least tenfold.
Back then, the Black Water of Destruction she had refined was only enough to create a single Soul Breaking Awl.
Song Wen was about to cast a spell to try and break through the Black Water of Destruction when a piercing sound of air tearing through space erupted behind him.
It was the Ice Soul Spider. It activated its web, once again ensnaring Song Wen.
At the same time, Gui Ni had already knocked away the short spear and was now wielding a Black Ghost Banner. He summoned a massive amount of Ghost Qi to form a vast barrier spanning a hundred miles.
Song Wen mobilized the Blood Sea, charging toward the web and repelling it.
Then, he exhaled softly.
"Purple Mansion Divine Thunder, break!"
Instantly, dark clouds gathered above Song Wen's head, and a bolt of purple lightning pierced through the clouds, striking directly downward.
Boom!
The thunder struck the Ghost Qi barrier, shattering it instantly.
Song Wen transformed into a streak of light, preparing to flee.
Suddenly, a ten-foot-tall humanoid monster lunged at him from above.
The monster was entirely crimson, with sharp horns on its head, a row of bone spikes down its back, and a thick tail trailing behind it.
Moving with incredible speed, the monster reached Song Wen in an instant.
It raised its razor-sharp claws, like blades, and slashed downward at Song Wen.
Bang!
Facing the monster's attack, Song Wen made no attempt to resist. Instead, he seized the opportunity to recall the Blood Sea Seal and the short spear.
Song Wen's body, as fragile as an earthen jar, was easily torn apart by the monster.
Four hundred miles away, Song Wen's figure suddenly reappeared in mid-air.
Seeing this, the monster, now speaking with Yang Yu's voice, let out a frustrated cry.
"Damn it! How many Substitute Puppets does he have? Doesn't the Life Substitution Art he wields damage his soul?"
(End of the Chapter)
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