Translator: CinderTL
Countless twisted runes on the Corpse Coffin suddenly blazed to life, flickering with an eerie crimson light.
Substantial Yin Fiend Corpse Qi erupted from the hundred-zhang coffin, blotting out the sky and obscuring the sun.
Yet, before the Ten Thousand Li Blood Sea, the mountain-sized Corpse Coffin remained as insignificant as a speck of dust.
The overwhelming corpse qi was like a wisp of cold smoke thrown into a melting furnace, seemingly destined to be devoured and dissolved at any moment by the blood sea's surging blood fiend mist.
However, when the Corpse Coffin struck the blood sea, the boundless expanse of crimson water proved surprisingly fragile.
The entire blood sea shattered like a bubble, collapsing into droplets that pattered downward.
Yu Bi stared in stunned silence.
The interior of the blood sea had been hollowed out, leaving only a thin surface layer—a mere facade.
Gu Huang and Rong Shao had vanished without a trace.
Realizing he had been played for a fool, Yu Bi's fury erupted like a volcano in his chest.
His divine sense shot forth like steel needles, piercing directly into the bedrock beneath the former blood sea.
Gu Huang had suddenly disappeared with Rong Shao, and their only escape route lay deep underground.
As he had predicted, Yu Bi discovered their traces deep underground, over two hundred miles below the surface. They were enveloped in an earthy-yellow light, still descending further into the earth.
Fifth-tier Earth Evasion Talisman.
Yu Bi immediately recognized the source of the earthy-yellow light.
"A mere fifth-tier talisman? How dare you flaunt such a pathetic display?"
A flicker of disdain flashed in Yu Bi's eyes.
The hundred-zhang Corpse Coffin plummeted from the sky like a sharpened spear, piercing straight into the earth.
The ground cracked open instantly, the solid rock parting as if it were nothing. The Corpse Coffin plunged through unimpeded, silently pulverizing the rock into dust in its wake.
Nearby, Rong Luan had also detected Song Wen and Rong Shao's presence underground.
Yet she showed no anger, instead casting a mocking glance at Yu Bi, her expression one of schadenfreude.
"Yu Bi, Rong Shao has escaped! Aren't you going to chase after him?"
As she spoke, her bone whip lashed out like a venomous dragon emerging from its lair, whistling through the air as it struck toward Yu Bi.
The bone whip stretched over fifty miles long, its diameter naturally substantial.
To Yu Bi, it appeared as a jagged, monstrous white bone pillar sweeping toward him, its power far surpassing Rong Luan's previous attacks.
"Rong Luan, must you continue to oppose this old man?"
Yu Bi gritted his teeth, his hatred for Rong Luan intensifying.
Across from him, Rong Luan was clearly acting deliberately.
She was already at a disadvantage, with little chance of repelling Yu Bi and rescuing Rong Shao. Having consumed the Reverse Origin Pill, her physical body was severely damaged. Even if she survived this day, she likely wouldn't live much longer.
Yet Rong Luan unleashed her full power, deliberately trying to disgust him and prevent him from immediately pursuing Gu Huang and Rong Shao.
Though furious, Yu Bi had to focus all his attention on countering Rong Luan's attack.
Her strike carried the desperation of a cornered beast fighting to the death, demanding his utmost seriousness.
A crimson shield materialized before Yu Bi, spinning rapidly around him. Simultaneously, the nine Corpse-Suppressing Nails transformed into nine streaks of ghostly light, piercing different points along the bone whip's path to weaken its momentum before it could strike.
However, Rong Luan's attack, fueled by overwhelming hatred, proved difficult to withstand.
The bone whip solidified with dense Yin Fiend Corpse Qi, becoming almost tangible. Though the Corpse-Suppressing Nails slowed the sweeping bone pillar, its earth-shattering force still crashed toward him with apocalyptic fury.
Boom!
A deafening roar erupted.
The violent energy surge spread outward like rapidly expanding ripples.
The crimson shield hummed under the immense strain, its blood-red light flickering intensely, but it ultimately managed to block the bone whip.
Yu Bi shuddered, feeling his Qi and Blood roil within him.
He cast a malevolent glance at Rong Luan before turning his attention to the depths below.
Rong Luan was at her limit; killing her was now a certainty.
The immediate priority was capturing Rong Shao and that treacherous Gu Huang. The latter had dared to betray him after accepting his favors. Yu Bi vowed to capture him alive, extract his soul, and refine it into a spiritual weapon to quench his burning hatred.
Yu Bi extended his divine sense once more, probing the depths below.
The terrifying energy surge from his earlier clash with Rong Luan had disrupted his divine sense, causing him to briefly lose track of Gu Huang and Rong Shao.
However, despite temporarily losing their trail, Yu Bi remained unconcerned.
The Corpse Coffin he had summoned earlier could lock onto enemies' vital energy and trap them.
By now, Gu Huang and Rong Shao should already be ensnared by the Yin Fiend Corpse Qi emanating from the coffin.
Yet, in the next instant, the indifferent expression on Yu Bi's face vanished without a trace.
Deep beneath the earth, there was no sign of Gu Huang or Rong Shao. The pair had vanished without a trace.
The hundred-zhang Corpse Coffin remained, continuing its descent into the earth, now over three thousand miles deep. However, its momentum had been nearly exhausted by the dense subterranean rock, and its progress had slowed to a crawl.
A cold glint flashed in Yu Bi's eyes, but he showed no sign of panic.
"Fortunately, this old man prepared for this eventuality," he thought to himself. "Otherwise, those two brats might have actually escaped."
As he pondered this, Yu Bi focused his mind, attempting to sense the divine sense imprint he had left on the Qianyuan Burning Star Iron.
A moment later, an expression of disbelief and shock spread across his face.
The divine sense imprint... was gone?!
"How is this possible?" Yu Bi's lips twitched slightly.
Noticing his reaction, Rong Luan froze for a moment before bursting into uproarious laughter, as if she had just heard the greatest joke in the world.
"Hahahaha... Yu Bi, you treated Rong Shao like a prize in your pocket, but now you've lost everything! How does it feel to have the treasures you thought were yours slip through your fingers?"
Yu Bi was already seething with rage. Hearing Rong Luan's mockery, his face turned ashen.
He had been repeatedly outmaneuvered by a mere body integration junior!
Gu Huang had somehow broken free from the Corpse Coffin's aura lock using an unknown secret art, then vanished completely under Yu Bi's very nose, leaving not a trace behind.
"Shut up!"
Yu Bi whirled around, his eyes burning with murderous intent as he glared at Rong Luan.
If not for that old woman's desperate attack earlier, which had disrupted his divine sense, how could those two ants have slipped away?
The nine Corpse-Suppressing Nails hummed in the air like nine black arrows, hurtling straight toward Rong Luan.
Meanwhile, Yu Bi himself dove rapidly downward.
He needed to find Gu Huang and Rong Shao's whereabouts as quickly as possible.
As for Rong Luan, Yu Bi couldn't afford to worry about her for now. He just needed to keep her occupied long enough to prevent her from interfering with his search.
Rong Luan effortlessly intercepted the nine Corpse-Suppressing Nails—after all, they were merely casual strikes from Yu Bi.
Rong Luan gazed down at Yu Bi below, who had already reached the ground. His divine sense swept across the land like a raging storm, rapidly scanning every corner within a ten-thousand-mile radius, including the depths beneath the earth.
After a moment's hesitation, Rong Luan ultimately refrained from attacking again. With a swift turn, she transformed into a streak of light and fled toward the distant horizon.
She was now outwardly strong but inwardly hollow, like a candle flickering in the wind. Continuing to fight Yu Bi would risk her imminent death and the dissipation of her Dao.
When survival was possible, even overwhelming resentment and boundless unwillingness could be temporarily suppressed.
Moreover, the corpse qi she had inflicted on Rong Shao was no ordinary kind; it was the Fallen Spring Nether Qi.
Rong Shao had escaped, but this also meant the Fallen Spring Nether Qi had broken free from her control and would now actively invade his body.
Under the torment of the Fallen Spring Nether Qi, Rong Shao's chances of survival were uncertain at best.
The Fallen Spring Nether Qi was notoriously difficult to dispel!
The thought of Yu Bi exhausting himself only to find Rong Shao's corpse already brought a measure of satisfaction to Rong Luan's heart.
(End of the Chapter)
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