Mu Yunhai burst out laughing.
"Brother Chen, I'm so glad you came. Bai Wuseng came to kill me, and even activated this Blood Drawing Formation, trapping me in a position where I couldn't do the right thing.
I really am... really..."
Mu Yunhai gritted his teeth and cupped his hands toward Chen Yan, enduring the pain.
"Brother Chen, you rescued me from dire straits. You're a great benefactor to me, Mu Yunhai!"
Chen Yan looked Mu Yunhai over and noticed his abdomen.
Mu Yunhai caught Chen Yan's gaze and smiled bitterly.
"Sorry you had to see that, Brother Chen. It was all Bai Wuseng's doing!"
With a thought from Mu Yunhai, streaks of Flowing Light appeared behind Chen Yan. They formed a phantom Formation Pattern that drifted slowly toward him.
Chen Yan walked alone toward Mu Yunhai.
Mu Yunhai's eyes flew open. He barked, "You severed my great formation—that is the cause; your fleshly body will be destroyed—that is the effect!"
The next instant, Life and Death Aura erupted in the void. Countless killing intents locked onto Chen Yan and invaded his body.
Behind Chen Yan, the phantom Formation Pattern's figure raised a blade in a flash of light and slashed across Chen Yan's neck.
Mu Yunhai sneered.
"You think you can just show up and reap the benefits?
How could you meddle in the struggle between us Dao Children..."
Mu Yunhai's expression went blank.
He could feel his Life and Death Aura entering Chen Yan's body—only to be extinguished in an instant.
Chen Yan stood right there. The figure formed from the Formation Pattern had clearly severed his neck, yet he remained completely unharmed.
At the same time, within Chen Yan's field of vision, blood-drenched Demon Buddhas stood everywhere.
The Buddhas' shattered bodies lay strewn about, strips of flesh