A Battle to the Death

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The Soul Arrow vanished without a trace, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.

In the eyes of the Qian Yuan cultivators, they were no longer like their previous enemies, who didn't even know why they had disappeared.

His divine sense clearly "saw" a phantom appear in front of the opponent, which swallowed his sneak attack whole.

Then, seemingly not feeling too well, he showed a bloated expression and crawled into a Wolf Tooth Club.

"A spirit? A devouring type?" The thought flashed through the mind of the newcomer, but he didn't have time to think about it further. Suddenly, bright red flames rose from all directions, and the terrifying high temperature instantly enveloped him, as if melting everything.

"Trap?"

This is the Vermilion Bird's flames of vengeance, unleashing its strongest killing intent from the outset! Burning everything from the body to the soul, carrying a rage that has spanned millennia.

When this person is suspended in the void and does not make a move, no one knows where he is. Once he makes a move, the Vermilion Bird will naturally lock onto his location immediately.

Even with the protective power of the Qian Yuan Level, it couldn't withstand the Vermilion Bird Flame. The newcomer instantly turned into a Fire Man and fell out of the void.

Before them, a golden ring rapidly grew larger, swirling towards them with terrifying power capable of flattening mountains and cleaving seas. At the same time, the Chenghuang revealed its true form, letting out a long howl to the sky.

A huge phantom image appeared on its body at the same time, resembling a white fox with a single horn on its back.

With a long howl from the phantom, the Radiant Moon, stars shifted and constellations changed, and the incomparably fierce power of moonlight slammed heavily onto the Fire Man. The howl also contained a tremor in the soul, like a sharp awl viciously piercing into the Sea of Souls of the newcomer.

That wasn't all. At the same time, the human swung his Wolf Tooth Club and swung it down.

It didn't look particularly imposing, but the moment it touched you, an unpredictable and violent Gang Qi emanated from the Wolf Tooth Club, which suddenly erupted at the last second. In an instant, the valley trembled violently, and the surrounding mountain walls and boulders fell down as if the sky were collapsing.

This was perhaps the first time Qin Yi had used the technique of charging up power.

The "Eight Desolations Shattering," which was described by Liusu as "not very interesting" at the time, required a certain amount of time to gather all the body's Gang Qi into a single strike, which would then shatter the eight desolations when it struck the earth!

Before that, he had already summoned the Demon Slaying Sword.

Just as he slammed himself down on the Fire Man, the Demon Slaying Sword swept past, unleashing the ultimate power of the Shining Sun Peak cultivator upon the Fire Man.

The Vermilion Bird's flames, Cheng Cheng's Demon Power and soul techniques, Qin Yi's Gang Qi and Law Treasure —all their trump cards erupted unrestrainedly at the same time, leaving no way out.

They all knew that with a Qian Yuan level expert right in front of them, this was their only chance! It was all or nothing!

Let alone the difference in strength. Even a large number of ants can kill an elephant, let alone Cheng Cheng and Qin Yi, who are not ordinary ants, but man-eating ants!

The Vermilion Bird's flames are still at the peak of the Qian Yuan level!

"Boom!"

The scene seemed to freeze for a moment, then exploded with a bang.

A deafening roar erupted from the center of the battle, flames from the Fire Man's body scattered and flew everywhere, the golden ring and the Demon Slaying Sword shattered, and flaming magical Law Treasure danced wildly in the sky like falling meteors, a scene of apocalypse.

Qin Yi and Cheng Cheng were thrown backward like kites with broken strings, flying for dozens of miles before crashing into the mountain wall on the other side of the rift valley.

The ground shook violently, and huge rocks fell, nearly burying the two of them alive.

This is a rift valley wall that has been eroded by Demon Power for tens of thousands of years. It would be difficult to even make a dent normally, yet it collapsed into this state under this attack.

Qin Yi struggled to emerge from the rubble, and the first thing he saw was that the Fire Man had turned into a black man, also floating in the air, teetering on the verge of collapse.

Then, with a "poof," he spat out a mouthful of blood.

This wave of attacks was too much for Qian Yuan to handle.

He was also seriously injured, but he didn't speak. It was probably because his Sea of Souls was still somewhat chaotic, a result of the combined attack of the Vermilion Bird Soul Fire and Cheng Cheng's fierce roar.

Unfortunately, Qin Yi was also exhausted. He quickly popped a pill into his mouth and turned around to see that Cheng Cheng was doing the same thing as him, silently trying to recover.

"That was a brilliant move..." the man finally said slowly, "Unfortunately, you still underestimated Qian Yuan."

Qin Yi's heart sank.

Qian Yuan... is indeed beyond his comprehension at this moment, and neither can Cheng Cheng.

That was the "Dao" that Ye Bieqing, Heavenly Mystery Child and others wanted to "prove". In a sense, Qian Yuan represented one of the Great Dao, and had begun to become one with heaven and earth. It was indeed a dimensional difference from the previous level, and not just a difference in power.

In terms of pure strength difference, he should be badly injured by now. After all, he is also a Daoist cultivator, and his physical defense should not be this strong... It should be said that he did not actually suffer much of the damage from Qin Yi, but rather most of it was dissolved into the world.

What truly inflicted such damage on him was actually the Vermilion Bird Flame, which was of the same level as him. It's just a pity that the Vermilion Bird only had a remnant soul, making it difficult for it to launch another attack so quickly.

"Never mind, there's no point in saying more." The man flipped his hand, and a small sword appeared in his hand.

They have Law Treasure, and so does he.

Without saying much, the villain's small sword transformed into a three-foot-long beam of divine light, piercing towards Qin Yi with a whoosh.

It didn't look imposing, but the terrifying power contained within that divine light sent shivers down Qin Yi's spine even from a great distance.

That was an utterly irresistible catastrophe.

A Chenghuang silently blocked his path, meeting the sword light head-on.

"You've done enough," Sea of Consciousness Cheng Cheng. "He's at his last gasp. Run back to Suzaku immediately; there's still a chance for him to survive..."

Her divine sense didn't speak; it simply appeared instantly in Qin Yi's Sea of Consciousness. But in that instant, before she could even finish speaking, her tail was grabbed.

Then she swung at him forcefully, but Qin Yi grabbed her by the tail and pulled her aside. "Woman, stand up straight!"

Cheng Cheng off guard, Chengcheng staggered and was pulled aside, watching helplessly as Qin Yi shot up like a cannonball, charging straight towards the sword light.

Cheng Cheng knew what Qin Yi was going to do, just like what she had wanted to do before.

The fact that the other side used Law Treasure proves that they were also at their limit and had to rely on external objects to put on a show. If they really had the strength, they could have crushed them with a flick of their finger.

There is a high probability that the opponent only has this one strike left, and using this Law Treasure may drain the opponent's last bit of power.

If the attacker manages to block this attack, the other person might escape or even have a chance to fight back.

But whoever takes the hit will die; that's beyond doubt. It's not about using strength to take the hit, it's about risking one's life.

With a "whoosh," Qin Yi disappeared into the sword light.

Cheng Cheng's eyes were red.

From the moment the man drew his sword to the moment the two switched positions, to the moment Qin Yi disappeared into the sword light, it was all in the blink of an eye. The man seemed to pause for a moment, then shook his head with a sneer and left, "Fine, killing this human is enough for this trip. As for that Chenghuang, I'll spare your life..."

As he spoke, he drifted away. Cheng Cheng was unwilling to let him go, so she gathered her last strength and the moonlight rose again.

"Die!"

The stars and moon fell from the sky with a sudden crash.

The man laughed and said, "It's useless..."

Its body swayed slightly, about to leave the attack range, when suddenly a pair of angry snake eyes appeared in front of it. The snake's mouth, the size of a human head, suddenly opened and let out an angry roar.

The man suddenly felt a chill and instinctively protected his Sea of Souls.

But then, for no apparent reason, his heart skipped a beat, and blood gushed out, making his gallbladder feel like it was about to explode.

"The Soaring Serpent... Divinities and Ghosts Terrified!" This thought flashed through the man's mind. He had some countermeasures. The injury to his heart stopped immediately, and the blood in his heart flowed back.

But in that brief pause, the moonlight power that should have fled couldn't escape, and the overwhelming demonic flames crashed down on him.

"Pfft..." At his last gasp, he could no longer hold on and spat out another mouthful of blood.

A flash of white appeared before him, Cheng Cheng, her eyes bloodshot, stood in front of him, unleashing a torrent of Demon Power from her palm, slamming it heavily into his chest. "Die!"

On the other side, a snake tail as thick as a human leg lashed out and struck him squarely in the face with a "bang".

The mighty Qian Yuan expert was completely disoriented by the impact, his nose almost broken, and he fell backward.

Just then, a Wolf Tooth Club appeared out of nowhere and slammed viciously into the back of his head. The spikes grew several inches wildly and pierced his skull.

The newcomer stared wide-eyed for a moment, then slowly turned his head in disbelief, meeting Qin Yi's ferocious gaze.

Not dead? Was it a substitution ritual?

That's fine, but... even the Demon Power of the Chenghuang Wanxiang level couldn't cause such a fatal breach to my defense. What is this Wolf Tooth Club?

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