Slaying a Golden Core

Brush!

The Ice-Spirit Divine Light, carrying an astonishing chill capable of freezing the soul, intercepted Elder Guikong, who was about to retreat, with lightning speed.

Within that icy blue divine light, a bead the size of a fist slowly rose and spun.

Wow!

With a gentle tremor, the Ice-Spirit Pearl caused visible frost to spread in mid-air, covering an area of several hundred feet in the blink of an eye.

Within this icy realm, Elder Guikong struggled to move, his face grim.

This level of icy power has severely limited his movement speed, making a safe retreat seem unlikely.

Call!

Since that's the case, Elder Guikong changed his mindset again. In his dark, hollow eyes, it seemed as if endless Vengeful Ghosts were roaring, chilling and terrifying.

"Myriad Ghosts Devouring the Heart!"

The shrill whistling sound transformed into ear-piercing sound waves, and from Elder Guikong's body, thousands upon thousands of Vengeful Ghosts emerged.

Water Ghosts, Hanged Ghosts, Daolao Ghosts, Child Ghosts... each one baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, its pale and lifeless face filled with a chilling Ghost Qi and a thick Resentment Qi, its mere appearance obscuring the sunlight.

As soon as Elder Guikong had a thought, the thousands upon thousands of Vengeful Ghosts gathered together with shrieks.

In the blink of an eye, a colossal demon, hundreds of feet tall, with a bloated body, a gaping maw, and fangs as intricate as spears, appeared before everyone.

"Kill her!"

Elder Guikong coldly pointed a finger, and immediately, the hundred-foot-tall giant ghost strode towards Fairy Yunhua.

Knock knock!

The giant demon seemed no longer illusory, stomping through the air with deafening roars.

Seeing this, Fairy Yunhua remained calm and composed. The Ice Soul Divine Pearl rolled back, and an astonishing chill emanated from the Law Treasure, spreading frost as it followed.

Click! Click!

Under this chilling aura, even the giant demon was restricted in its movements, its movements becoming slow.

"A great opportunity!"

Yun Zhan's Shen Yi lit up, realizing that Yunhua was creating an opportunity for them.

"Pour all your Spiritual Power into this one move! Don't stop! Success or failure hinges on this!"

As the voice faded, streams of Spiritual Power with different characteristics flew out from the palms of the cultivators.

Under the multicolored spiritual light, the Formation Furnace of the Iron-Black Warship suddenly lit up with a dazzling brilliance, followed by a black and red beam of light radiating an astonishing aura, which shot straight towards the hundred-foot-tall giant ghost.

Roar!!

Seemingly sensing danger, the giant demon roared to the sky, its voice carrying a soul-piercing attack that made people dizzy.

Yang Tianyou's soul was strong, so he was not greatly affected. However, the Qi Refining cultivators were in a terrible state, with blood flowing from their mouths and noses, and some were even severely injured by the sonic waves.

Fortunately, no one perished. After all, so many people shared the damage, and the Defensive Formation of the Iron-Black Warship had weakened the sonic power considerably.

Boom!

The beam of light fell like a Long Spear piercing the heavens and the earth, punching a hole five or six zhang in diameter directly into the giant demon's shoulder.

Wisps of white smoke rose from the edge of the cave entrance, mixed with fragments of souls; just below that lay the core of the giant demon.

The giant demon's momentum was greatly weakened by this attack, and Fairy Yunhua took the opportunity to swing her long sword across the sky and descend gracefully.

The sword light was exquisitely beautiful, yet its killing intent was incredibly strong, clearly containing Fairy Yunhua's rage.

Pfft!

A severed leg flew up, followed by another sword strike, leaving a large wound on the giant demon's waist. Dense Ghost Qi was uncontrollably flowing out of the wound.

"Not good!" Elder Guikong, who was controlling the giant demon in battle, was filled with extreme shock and anger as he watched the ghosts connected to his mind die one after another.

If this continues, he'll die here. No, absolutely not! He, Gui Kong, has worked so hard to cultivate to the Golden Core Realm; how can he just die like this?

Upon realizing this, a ruthless and pained look flashed in Elder Guikong's eyes.

"Explode!" He was going to detonate the giant ghost to open an escape route for himself. Although doing so would render his painstakingly cultivated Myriad Ghosts Devour the Heart Divine Ability useless, life was the most important thing. What use was the Divine Ability if he lost his life?

Boom!

Because this giant demon was formed from Divine Ability, it could be controlled with ease, and exploded almost instantly with little warning.

Instantly, raging air currents and strong winds, mixed with countless Ghost Qi and Spiritual Qi, spread in all directions.

At this moment, like a flash flood, the surging torrent blasted a gap in the Frost Domain that Fairy Yunhua had used to restrict Elder Guikong's movements.

Elder Guikong let out a muffled groan, enduring the backlash from his Divine Ability's origin, and his figure transformed into a ghostly shadow, drifting away in a blur.

"Trying to run? We were prepared for that!"

Unexpectedly, Fairy Yunhua sneered, made a hand seal, and her Law Power roared out, pouring into a certain void.

As she moved, countless ice crystal Chains emerged from the void, spreading in all directions and encompassing all of space.

Elder Guikong, who had transformed into a ghostly figure, had only flown a short distance when he was stopped by Chains and forced to halt, his face extremely grim.

"Formation? When did you set it up?"

"Of course, it's when you don't know. Enough nonsense, prepare to die!"

Yunhua scoffed. She had no habit of explaining herself to her enemies. The Ice-Spirit Pearl streaked across the sky, leaving a trail of blue light, and crashed straight into Elder Guikong.

Since there was no way to escape, Elder Guikong completely gave up his illusions and turned to fight Fairy Yunhua.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The battle between the two was extremely fierce. The cold air and the Ghost Qi corroded each other, the Thousand Ghost Banner and the Ice-Spirit Pearl collided back and forth, and the astonishing Spiritual Qi fluctuations swept across the boundless area. On the stone walls on both sides of the Galewind Rift Valley, boulders kept rolling down.

This was the first time Yang Tianyou had witnessed a battle between Golden Core experts. The immense power they wielded, capable of shattering mountains and cutting off rivers, shocked him and ignited his competitive spirit.

"One day, I too will break through to the Golden Core and master this power!"

While the two Golden Core cultivators were fighting, Yang Tianyou and the others were not idle either. Under Yun Zhan's leadership, they activated the Formation on the Iron-Black Warship to assist Fairy Yunhua.

Restraint, suppression, harassment... all sorts of methods annoyed Elder Guikong, but he couldn't spare any hands under Yunhua's offensive.

The worst part is that these methods are quite effective. After all, the Iron-Black Warship is Third Tier War Flying Vessels of the Luochuan Sect. Even though the people driving it are a group of Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators, the sheer number of them allows it to exert about 50-60% of its strength.

Gradually, as time passed, Elder Guikong's resistance grew weaker and weaker.

With his magic power exhausted, his spirit weakened, and his Divine Abilities backfiring, this Golden Core Devil Cultivator, who had cultivated for over three hundred years, finally reached the end of his life.

Pfft!

The icy blue sword light pierced the sky like a shooting star, leaving behind a poignant trail of blood.

"Is this the end?" Elder Guikong murmured to himself, his consciousness finally extinguished, and he perished under the Yunhua Sword.