Death Match

When that aura of death descended, Zhang Lin's mind sharpened. At the last moment, he managed to shift his body sideways.

"Pfft!"

The very edge of his abdomen was blasted open with a one-inch wide gap, from front to back!

Even his formidable physical body was instantly pierced!

He was then sent flying backward into the Netherworld Ghostfire's Black Flame.

"Boom!"

A colossal aura collided with the iron shard!

The Netherworld Ghostfire was reviving!

The entire Ghost Domain was in turmoil, yin energy surged, and the space itself began to show signs of shattering!

The Old Daoist had already consumed a large number of pills to recover a sliver of his spiritual power.

He had retreated after unleashing the iron shard.

"Hmm? Damn it!"

But at this moment, his expression was grim!

He had already seen Zhang Lin disappear into the Black Flame, his fate unknown.

"No, I need to leave immediately!"

After much deliberation, the Old Daoist decided to leave the area first.

If Zhang Lin didn't die, he could scheme later.

If he truly died, then he could only blame himself for his misfortune!

He then began to control the iron shard, attempting to recall it.

However, the Netherworld Ghostfire seemed to possess a powerful force that was dragging it, preventing the iron shard from leaving easily.

"Damn it! Lost the wife and the soldiers too!"

The Old Daoist cursed inwardly.

This iron shard was a fragment of an Imperial Artifact.

He had obtained it by chance over ten years ago.

To use it, he could only activate it by sacrificing his own lifespan, consuming an extreme amount of his energy, spirit, and vitality. Therefore, he only treated it as his ultimate trump card.

He would never use it lightly if he had a choice.

Today, he was simply forced into it!

As for the Broken Sword from before, it was also a damaged Immortal Artifact.

To unleash its true power, it also required the sacrifice of his lifespan.

It was also one of his trump cards.

Using them one after another today had already cost him a significant portion of his lifespan.

If it wasn't replenished in time, he wouldn't live for another month!

He cast one last glance towards the Black Flame of the Netherworld Ghostfire.

Although he didn't know if this Black Flame was the Origin Fire of the Netherworld Ghostfire, it was at least a significant branch of it.

Now, looking at the situation, he couldn't even get close, let alone retrieve it.

Even the Imperial Artifact iron shard was likely beyond his reach!

What pained him the most was Zhang Lin!

That person was originally supposed to be the best pill for him to improve his cultivation!

"Sigh!"

Qingyuan Old Daoist sighed, and took out a Minor Realm-Breaking Talisman from his backpack.

With the current spatial chaos, using a realm-breaking talisman was akin to courting death!

He was waiting, waiting for the moment the Ghost Domain's space stabilized!

At that time, the spatial barrier wouldn't be fully repaired yet, and he could use the opportunity to activate the Minor Realm-Breaking Talisman to escape!

Meanwhile, Zhang Lin had plunged headfirst into the Black Flame of the Netherworld Ghostfire.

Perhaps due to the Black Flame within his own body, the Black Flame did not harm him.

However, the wound on his abdomen was indeed quite severe.

Although he had forcibly stopped the bleeding, a powerful and destructive spiritual energy still lingered in the wound opened by the iron shard.

This spiritual energy had already invaded his body and was wreaking havoc on his life force.

"Damn it! Pfft..."

He spat out a few more mouthfuls of blood.

He was a bloody mess at the moment.

His entire body was covered in long, thin wounds that were bleeding.

This was all the work of that destructive magical power!

Even his proud physical body was no match for it.

If not for his special, domineering physique, he would have already exploded!

Although his special physique was constantly repairing his body, it couldn't keep up with the damage.

"Can't find the book by searching the title? You can try searching for the author, perhaps they've just changed their name!"

"Star Absorbing Great Law · Stars Shift!"

Zhang You forcibly sat down on the ground, enduring the pain, trying to expel the energy from his body.

But halfway through his circulation, it was directly dispersed!

Before long, he was lying on the ground, unable to move!

"Crack..."

After his meridians broke, it was finally the turn of his bones!

He could already feel his bones shattering inch by inch!

Suddenly, a beast hide that fell from his body emitted a red light and began to draw that destructive magical power from him.

At the same time, the White Tiger phantom in his dantian opened its mouth, and the Black Flame directly rushed out.

Then the Black Flame flared brightly, and a portion of the Black Flame around it was drawn over, finally all landing on Zhang You and gradually enveloping him!

The Black Flame also began to wear down the destructive magical power!

In his daze, Zhang You felt the destructive magical power within him slowly disappearing!

After an unknown amount of time, he came to his senses and understood everything that had happened!

Once the destructive magical power was ground away, the beast hide dimmed again.

He painstakingly put the beast hide back!

Last time, this beast hide absorbed the Wild Boar Demon's physical body, and this time it could absorb that destructive magical power again.

In short, this beast hide was very mysterious!

Meanwhile, the Black Flame continued to envelop Zhang You, actually cooperating with his special physique to gradually restore his physical body!

Outside, the stalemate between the Netherworld Ghostfire and the iron piece was nearing its end.

The iron piece also fell into a disadvantage and was finally swallowed and refined by the Netherworld Ghostfire!

The chaos in the Ghost Domain space also showed signs of calming down!

Qingyuan Old Daoist tightly clutched the Minor Realm-Breaking Talisman, ready to escape at any moment!

Zhang You's physical body had only recovered halfway, but he hadn't forgotten that scoundrel Qingyuan!

He gazed into the distance, focused again, and the world in his eyes turned black and white once more!

He saw where that scoundrel Qingyuan was!

"Scoundrel Qingyuan!"

Zhang You roared, dragging his battered body, and instantly charged forward!

Qingyuan Old Daoist was startled.

He turned to look!

He saw a humanoid figure covered in Black Flame charging towards him.

"Zhang You!"

The Old Daoist's eyes widened. He trembled in fear at first, then felt ecstatic upon sensing the other party's condition!

"Hahaha! You're not dead, and you're seriously injured!"

The Old Daoist felt it was his opportunity and actually charged towards Zhang You, holding the Immortal Artifact Broken Sword!

"Perish!"

The Old Daoist slashed down with his sword.

Zhang You didn't dodge, and his body was directly pierced.

But his hand had already been raised, and he slapped towards the Old Daoist's head!

The Old Daoist was startled and hurriedly raised his arm to block.

"Crack!"

His arm bone broke directly, and Zhang You heavily struck his chest with his palm!

The Old Daoist flew backward, spitting out only a few mouthfuls of blood, and seemed to be fine!

He struggled to get up, and a bronze mirror was revealed on his chest!

A protective artifact for the heart!

I have to admit, the Old Daoist has quite a few pieces of equipment.

If he hadn't run into that freak Zhang You, I doubt even a cultivator at the second level of the Foundation Establishment Realm would have been a match for him!

Zhang You was injured again. He directly pulled the Broken Sword from his body and hurled it at the Old Daoist!

"Whoosh!"

The Old Daoist reacted extremely quickly, forcibly controlling the Broken Sword to return to his hand.

But Zhang You had already vanished from his original position and appeared behind him.

"Die for me!"

Zhang You mobilized the last bit of his vital energy, combined with fifty percent of his physical strength, and struck down heavily!

The consequence of doing this was that his wound burst open again, instantly costing him half his life!

"Ah!"

The Old Daoist's head didn't explode as imagined, but it wasn't a pleasant experience either. Blood flowed from his acupoints, his head buzzed, and his consciousness began to fragment!

"Damn it!"

The hairpin on this guy's head was also a magical artifact!

Zhang You really wanted to curse him out!