Trump Card

In the distance, the earth shook violently as Golden Giant Skeleton pierced through the white night, rushing towards the hunting grounds dozens of miles away.

"Boom!"

A Bone Arrow, ten feet long and trailing a long tail, pierced the night sky and struck the spine of the Golden Giant Skeleton.

Instantly, this top expert of the Netherworld of the Departed, whose body was over a hundred meters tall, was broken in two.

Another Bone Arrow flew in and struck Fire Cloud Marquis.

With a loud bang, Fire Cloud Marquis's body exploded. His mount, Dragon Elephant Corpse Marquis, let out a low, mournful roar as a huge hole was Bone Arrow, and it fell heavily to the ground.

They are all very strong, but they are not like Chu Yutian and Bai Ye Qinglian, so they cannot be avoided.

Wenren Tinghai's scalp tingled at the sight, and he cried out in horror, "Ancient Immortal Sentinel Arrow!"

He recognized the origin of the Bone Arrow; it was an arrow crafted by the Sentinel Spirit Army using the bones of Ancient Immortal Giant Beast, specifically designed to kill spirits at the Longevity Realm level.

However, only Great Longevity can draw the bow used to draw such a whistling arrow.

How did Lesser Yang Division manage to do that?

This is Killing Weapon that Tang Wanzhou specifically requested from the Dongxu Camp in order to kill Chu Yutian.

Seeing the powerful spirit warriors rushing forward and being shot down one after another, Huo Tingye couldn't help but feel uneasy, unsure if he could handle them.

Suddenly, Wenren Tinghai a tightness in his chest.

Seeing that Li Weiyi had put Luo Yinji's corpse into his bag, he walked towards the Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors and looked lightly at the two of them.

"Let's go, let's get out of here! This is Killing Trap set by the Lesser Yang Division for Chu Yutian; we don't need to get involved."

Wenren Tinghai and Huo Tingye turned and left, fleeing swiftly and disappearing into the white night.

Li Weiyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and took out the spirit crystal, holding it in his hand. From killing the Four-eared Ghost Monkey Marquis and Jingzhen, to fleeing for thousands of miles, and then to the subsequent battles, his magical energy was severely depleted.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have entrusted the two Myriad-character Artifacts to Great Phoenix and Second Phoenix to activate.

Looking up, Dao Palace Shinden and Bai Ye Qinglian had already fought their way into the clouds.

Li Weiyi pondered. Perhaps she had overestimated the worst by attacking Bai Ye Qinglian at this moment instead of waiting until Lesser Yang Division and Bai Ye Qinglian were both severely injured.

"Those who have reached the third realm, go and lend Jiang Ning a hand."

"Great!" Second Phoenix cheered.

Great Phoenix said, "I'll go ask her if it's Jiang Ning."

"Brother Li, Great Phoenix and Second Phoenix have 'Myriad-character Artifact. Why don't you lend me your Yellow Dragon Sword?"

"What are you thinking?" Li Weiyi slapped Five Phoenix away, then threw Luo Yinji's Rune Treasure Umbrella to it.

The Great Phoenix, the Second Phoenix, the Five Phoenix, and the Seventh Phoenix, which was hidden, flew towards the sky.

The Ancient Years Clan paid a hefty price to buy themselves a month's time. But time was too tight; the Three Phoenixes, Fourth Phoenix, and Six Phoenix were still at the Second Realm Peak. Previously, Wenren Tinghai and Huo Tingye had been completely intimidated by Li Weiyi's confidence and composure.

Wenren Tinghai and Huo Tingye returned to Chun City in silence.

"The Seven Mysterious Insects are increasing in strength too quickly. I need to go back and investigate what they are," Wenren Tinghai suddenly said.

Huo Tingye agreed, "The latest intelligence from the army suggests that Li Weiyi is very likely a successor trained by the Jiu Li Leader a thousand years ago. The Jiu Li Leader, Li Yuanzhe, was a renowned polymath, proficient in hundreds of methods. Li Weiyi, a disciple of him, not only controls Seven Mysterious Insects but also refines Battle Corpse Puppet and Heaven Sword Talisman. He has too many methods; I think even Bai Ye Qinglian might not be a match for him below the Great Longevity Realm."

"Whoosh!"

A graceful figure swept over their heads and disappeared into the air towards Bai Ye.

The speed was so fast that even with Wenren Tinghai and Huo Tingye's cultivation levels, they could only barely make out the figure and appearance, and their expressions changed.

A moment later, in the white night, Li Weiyi also saw that chilling figure. "Qingzao!"

Qingzao glanced at him, suppressed the killing intent in her heart, ignored Li Weiyi, and headed straight for the battlefield dozens of miles away where Chu Yutian was being attacked.

Li Weiyi immediately gave chase.

At that very moment, dozens of miles away.

A chilling aura erupted from Chu Yutian's body.

He was covered in blood, having been slashed countless times by Mo Duanfeng and suppressed by Nangong's trump card, leaving him no way to escape.

It wasn't until he sensed Qingzao rapidly approaching that Chu Yutian let out a long roar, activating the transcendent techniques he had brought with him into the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin, intending to kill Mo Duanfeng, Nangong, and the hidden Tang Wanzhou.

This transcendent technique was refined within the circular Taiyin Seal.

The Taiyin Seal, the Taiyin Sect had long since redeemed itself from the Dao Palace True Transmission.

"Whoosh!"

The power of transcendent magic transformed into the Taiyin Diagram, which spun rapidly and burst forth in all directions.

Tang Wanzhou remained hidden in the shadows, keeping a close eye on Chu Yutian's every move. Instead of following Mo Duanfeng's plan, she rushed out like a streak of light the moment Chu Yutian released the Taiyin Diagram.

A hand, seemingly out of the air, pulled Mo Duanfeng and Nangong towards itself.

At the same time, with his other hand, he held the sword sheath horizontally, pointing it forward.

"Bang!"

The scabbard shattered, and the sword left by Tang Shituo in the scabbard tore through space, transforming into a magnificent Giant Sword of light and shadow that cleaved apart the spreading Taiyin diagram.

Both forces are gradually fading away.

The ground between Tang Wanzhou and Chu Yutian exploded, filling the sky with dust and sending rocks flying. It wasn't Tang Shituo's full-force sword strike, but if it successfully locked on, it would be enough to kill any enemy below the Transcendent level.

When faced with someone transcendent, even the strongest Daoist techniques are useless; you can't even see their shadow.

"Boom!"

"Puff!"

The Taiyin Seal blocked most of the power, and Chu Yutian flew out like a bloodied man, his face unrecognizable.

Mo Duanfeng knew why Tang Wanzhou had acted prematurely—he wanted to save him and Nangong. But this was too risky. If they couldn't kill Chu Yutian in one blow, and Chu Yutian had other killing moves, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, before the aftershocks of the two techniques had subsided, Mo Duanfeng rushed over, intending to kill Chu Yutian completely.

"Whoosh!"

From afar, he unleashed a slash, aiming straight for Chu Yutian's waist and abdomen, who was unable to move on the ground.

A piercing sound of wind breaking through the air rang out.

Qingzao let out a sharp and indignant howl, using her magical energy to pull the heavily injured Chu Yutian from a distance.

It was too late; they couldn't save them completely.

Blood spurted out, and Chu Yutian's legs were severed at the knees.

"Whoosh!"

Seeing Chu Yutian in such a miserable state, Qingzao bit her lip and wept uncontrollably. She swung her sword from a distance, sending Mo Duanfeng flying backward. His clothes were torn to shreds, revealing several sword marks.

"She has broken through to the Great Longevity Realm!"

Tang Wanzhou stepped forward with his sword, showing no fear or hesitation despite Qingzao's powerful Taiyin Envoy reaching the Fourth Realm.

Qingzao suffered the greatest humiliation of her life after being captured alive by Li Weiyi, which motivated her to focus all her efforts on breaking through the White Tiger Lock. It can be said that her breakthrough to the Fourth Realm was entirely for the purpose of killing Li Weiyi.

"The true master... I've come, I'll take you away..."

Qing arrived at Chu Yutian's side early, picked him up, and wrapped him in ropes of magical energy.

Tang Wanzhou had closed in, his magical energy powerful and his sword whistling piercingly. With a single swing of his sword, it was like a snow mountain collapsing, and a blizzard nearly buried Qingzao and Chu Yutian.

Qingzao was filled with boundless hatred, her tearful eyes seeming to want to devour someone.

The morning glow rises, and the flames blaze.

She unleashed a sword strike, creating a cloud of sword energy that surged forward with Great Longevity force.

"Boom!"

Mo Duanfeng was bleeding from all seven orifices and was seriously injured, but his fighting spirit was stronger than ever. He leaped into the air and once again unleashed the Fengfu Emperor Blade.

The radiant image of the Years Ruin Empress, towering tens of feet high, swung her staff and crashed down.

"Puff!"

At the top of the hill, a Bone Arrow flew down and shattered Qingzao's sword into a rain of needles.

Countless needles flew backward, piercing into Qingzao's body.

Qingzao screamed in agony as she and Chu Yutian were thrown back, rolling in a pool of blood. The Bone Arrow had pierced through Qingzao's left shoulder blade, severing her collarbone and tearing her flesh apart.

The pain in my body was excruciating.

Haruzao was least afraid of pain. Despite her injuries, she used her escape technique to flee through the wild, leaving a trail of blood in her wake. Some of it was hers, and some was Chu Yutian's.

She didn't take the route back to Chun City because she knew Li Weiyi was there.

On her back, Chu Yutian was so weak he could barely open his eyes, his hair disheveled, his face a bloody mess. He whispered in her ear, "This time... I've been utterly defeated, utterly humiliated... Not only did I fall into their trap, lose my composure and wisdom, but I also caused the deaths of many Netherworld of the Departed. I can't live; going back will only mean death... I feel so bad I want to cry, but I haven't shed a tear in so many years..."

Qingzao swallowed blood repeatedly, glancing at Mo Duanfeng, Tang Wanzhou, and Nangong chasing behind, her eyes brimming with tears. "Don't talk such discouraging things. Mo Duanfeng, Tang Wanzhou, and Li Weiyi —any one of them is no less intelligent or skilled in martial arts than you. Facing them all at once, anyone would lose, anyone would lose... We came here on a mission, which inherently means we'll be constrained at every turn. But their mission is only one: to kill you... Answer me! Answer me..."

After a long pause, Chu Yutian said, "I was just thinking about my childhood."

"Yes, Xiaotian, didn't you say when you were little that you were least afraid of the dark, least afraid of pain and torment, that pain and torment would only excite you, and that no one could defeat you? Do you remember?" Qingzao's left arm hung down, the left half of her body became numb, and her body became heavier and heavier.

Hearing Qingzao call him "Xiaotian" again after countless years, Chu Yutian finally perked up slightly, opened his eyes a crack, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I was just kidding you, I was only so stubborn because I had no other choice. So many years... and you actually believed a child's words? Who would like pain and torment..."

"Pfft!"

The ninth Bone Arrow flew through the air, trailing a tail several meters long, and pierced through the backs of Chu Yutian and Qingzao.

The Bone Arrow pierced through their bodies and disappeared into the ground in front of them.

Blood splattered all over the ground, and the two of them tumbled headfirst out of the room.

Tang Wanzhou, Mo Duanfeng, and Nangong caught up and saw a cloud of dust rising ahead, where an army of dozens of silver-skinned corpse warriors stood atop the mountain, their banners fluttering in the wind.

"It's the army of the Silver Corpse Sea, which is on par with the Dongxu Ghost City and is the number one corpse sea in Southern Yingzhou. Chu Yutian actually has a backup plan. Legend has it that his Corpse Emperor Fist was trained in the Silver Corpse Sea."