Chang Yanghong Self-Detonates! The Fisherman Reaps the Profit! Third-grade Top-tier—Seven-leaf Soul Returning Grass!

Xue Mingzi, one of the Soul Devouring Cult's Nine Sons, was at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

He was brutal by nature, addicted to killing, and would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Two months ago, he had single-handedly wiped out a Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan through Blood Sacrifice.

More than a hundred cultivators and over a hundred thousand mortals had all been sacrificed in blood.

Though it had only been a newly established Foundation Establishment force, that was enough to prove Xue Mingzi's extraordinary strength and methods.

He was listed on the Nine Splendor Sword Sect's bounty board.

At his peak, Chang Yanghong was confident he could fight him.

But now, severely wounded and with his strength greatly diminished, he was no match for this demon.

He watched him warily and said, "Xue Mingzi, I have no intention of making an enemy of you."

After speaking, he looked toward the depths of the Spirit Medicine Garden, at the area surrounded by a Formation.

"More than half the low-grade spirit medicines outside have been destroyed in the battle just now, while there are surely quite a few Second Stage and even Third Stage spirit medicines within that Formation.

"Let us break the Formation together and split the spirit medicines equally. How about it?"

Though Chang Yanghong was at a disadvantage, the arrogance in his bones remained. His tone was lofty and overbearing.

It even carried a trace of command.

Hearing Chang Yanghong still dare speak to him in such a tone when death was at his doorstep,

Xue Mingzi laughed in fury.

Did he really think this was Nine Splendor Sword Sect territory?

With a cold sneer, he said, "Hehe, Chang Yanghong, put away that pathetic pride of yours!

"Before me, you're nothing but a stray dog by the roadside!"

As he spoke, monstrous Sha Qi surged from his body. A shrieking evil wind rose and slapped against Chang Yanghong's face.

He stood atop a mass of blood mist, surrounded by a nauseating stench of blood.

"Hehe, a Personal Disciple of the Nine Splendor Sword Sect! Your essence blood and soul will surely raise the power of my Blood Soul Banner to another level!"

Before his words had faded, Xue Mingzi formed a hand seal. The floating Blood Soul Banner beside him shook violently.

Three blood-colored spears tore through the air with piercing whistles, locking down every avenue of retreat around Chang Yanghong in a triangular formation before stabbing forward.

He showed no mercy, attacking with all his strength and aiming straight for Chang Yanghong's life!

Chang Yanghong was furious. As a Personal Disciple of a Nascent Soul power,

he was now being humiliated by an Evil Cultivator.

How could he endure it?

"Blazing Sun Ring!"

He immediately brought out a Second-grade Mid-tier artifact, the Blazing Sun Ring.

The instant the treasure appeared, a golden halo emerged around him.

Boom! Boom!

After blocking two spears, the halo was shattered by the third.

Pfft!

The halo shattered, and the tremendous impact sent Chang Yanghong flying once more.

He slammed viciously into the ruined wall behind him.

Seeing this, Xue Mingzi gave a strange laugh.

He knew his opponent had plenty of trump cards, but that was fine. As long as he kept attacking and gave him no chance to flee, once those trump cards were exhausted, only death awaited him.

His own spiritual energy was abundant. What did he have to fear?

"Struggling on the brink of death! Chang Yanghong, let's see how many of my attacks you can block!"

Xue Mingzi once again activated his magic power. More filthy blood poured from the Blood Soul Banner, condensing into a massive ghostly hand that clawed down viciously.

Several more sounds of objects shattering came from within the rubble.

Five minutes later.

Xue Mingzi, who had been continuously unleashing powerful attacks from afar, had exhausted eighty to ninety percent of his spiritual energy. Yet Chang Yanghong's trump cards had been completely spent.

His aura was weak, and not a trace of color remained in his face.

His entire body was covered in blood, without a single intact spot.

A massive crater dozens of meters wide had appeared in the ground beneath him.

Struggling to his feet, he gritted his teeth and pleaded hoarsely, "Xue Mingzi! Stop! Don't keep fighting!

"I don't want any of the spirit medicines here! They're all yours!

"Let's stop here, how about it?"

As he said this, Chang Yanghong's heart was filled with humiliation, but he had no choice!

If he did not beg for mercy now, he would truly die!

Where there were green hills, there would be firewood to burn!

There would be plenty of chances in the future to make him repay this blood debt!

Upon hearing this, Xue Mingzi looked as though he had heard the greatest joke in the world.

"Hahaha, you still think you're bestowing charity upon me? You're such a fucking idiot!"

Then his gaze abruptly turned incomparably vicious. "Kill you, and everything here—including your essence blood and soul—will become part of my strength!

"Stop? What a ridiculous joke!"

Despair! Utter despair!

Chang Yanghong's heart was filled with boundless rage.

His eyes turned bloodshot.

Since there was no path to survival, then...

"Ha... hahaha..."

Chang Yanghong suddenly burst into laughter, sorrowful yet impassioned.

"Xue Mingzi! You abomination who drinks human blood and harms our people!

"Do you truly think I, Chang Yanghong, am livestock for you to slaughter at will?

"Today, even if I die and vanish from this world, I will make you, Evil Demon, accompany me to the grave!

"Let us... go on the road together!"

With that, Chang Yanghong stopped suppressing the violent spiritual energy within his body and lunged at Xue Mingzi in a crazed frenzy.

All of his Foundation Establishment spiritual essence, essence blood, and soul ignited.

At the same time, they compressed into his Dantian.

Cracks spread inch by inch across his skin as blazing light radiated from his body.

Xue Mingzi's laughter came to an abrupt halt, replaced only by boundless terror.

"You're fucking insane! You're actually self-detonating your Dantian!

"No—"

It happened too suddenly. Xue Mingzi had no time to flee, only managing to activate a Second-grade Upper-tier Defensive Talisman.

BOOM!!!

An earth-shaking explosion thundered through the Spirit Medicine Garden!

Golden destructive energy rapidly spread outward from Chang Yanghong.

Everything in its path turned to ash!

The Blood Soul Banner was instantly torn to pieces by the intensely yang explosion, letting out shrill ghostly howls.

The talismanic barrier around Xue Mingzi did not even last a second.

Even his protective blood light shattered like paper.

His entire body was swallowed by the violent energy.

In an instant, his flesh was mangled and his bones and tendons were shattered.

Hiding outside, Zhang Xuanchen could not help but exclaim when he heard the commotion.

"Holy crap! Chang Yanghong is really something! He actually chose to self-detonate!

"That Xue Mingzi should be dead now, right?"

With that thought, Zhang Xuanchen flew toward the crack.

After waiting so long, it was time to reap the harvest.

He arrived at the crack.

At first, the entrance was extremely narrow, only wide enough for one person to pass through.

After walking several dozen steps, the passage suddenly opened up.

"My god! Is this the power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator self-detonating? That was vicious!"

Looking at the devastated scene outside the Spirit Medicine Garden, Zhang Xuanchen exclaimed once more.

What shocked him even more was that Xue Mingzi had not died!

He lay on the ground like a dead dog, clearly severely injured.

He was surely beyond saving!

"It hurts, doesn't it? Let me help free you."

Without hesitation, Zhang Xuanchen immediately produced two Second-grade Mid-tier Blazing Fire Talismans in his hand!

He hurled them directly at Xue Mingzi.

Seeing Zhang Xuanchen arrive at the scene, Xue Mingzi cursed furiously in his heart!

"Fuck! There's another person behind us! Wasn't I supposed to be the oriole?

"Damn it! Kid, just you wait!

"Blood-burning Secret Art—Blood Escape!"

Xue Mingzi directly transformed into a puddle of blood and rapidly fled the area, moving so fast that Zhang Xuanchen did not even have time to react!

Two explosions rang out.

But Zhang Xuanchen did not look in that direction. Instead, he watched Xue Mingzi flee with a complicated expression.

He still had the strength to run?

I'm impressed.

But Zhang Xuanchen did not pursue him. The spirit medicines inside the Formation were the most important thing right now!

Spiderweb-like cracks had already appeared across the surface of the Formation.

Clearly, Chang Yanghong's self-detonation had caused them.

Perfect. It saved him some trouble.

With several sword strikes, Zhang Xuanchen broke open a small gap and flew inside.

The instant he entered, the sight before him left him completely dumbfounded!

"Third-tier Low-grade Golden Vein Tea Tree!

"Third-grade Mid-tier Seven-aperture Glazed Lotus!

"Third-grade Mid-tier Jade Marrow Ganoderma!

"That is... Third-grade Top-tier—Seven-leaf Soul Returning Grass!"