Reversal Strike

Soul mist churned, and ten thousand souls wailed.

Lu Chen stood at the core of the "Myriad Souls Heart-Devouring Domain," surrounded on all sides by twisted faces of vengeful souls and all-pervading Soul Impacts.

Ye Qingxuan's azure Sword Qi struck like venomous serpents, launching cunning ambushes beneath the cover of the soul mist. Every collision sent Lu Chen's Protective Qi violently rippling.

The pain piercing his soul grew ever more intense. Even with the enhancement of the Dragon Emperor Domain and the protection of his Supernatural Power seed, the mid-stage Supernatural Power Ghost Envoy, a specialist in soul arts, still placed unprecedented pressure upon him.

"Must break this deadlock quickly!"

Lu Chen's gaze was calm as ice. A thread of dim Godslayer Slash intent at his fingertips had condensed to its absolute limit, yet he held it back.

He

was waiting—waiting for the opportunity Yun Qingyue would create.

"Now!"

In the distant mountain forest, Yun Qingyue had already made her preparations the instant she received Lu Chen's voice transmission.

Her hands formed seals, and a gentle azure glow spread around her body. Behind her, the phantom of a towering ancient tree faintly emerged, pure life force and purifying power flowing through its branches and leaves.

"Azure Emperor Longevity Seal—World-Purifying Light!"

With a clear cry, she thrust both hands forward. A highly condensed azure beam shot through the air, swift as a shooting star, precisely striking the location Lu Chen had indicated—three zhang southeast and below within the soul mist!

That point was one of the crucial nodes through which the Ghost Envoy used the soul mist to connect to the Dragon-Locking Pool formation and draw upon its baleful yin power!

The azure beam sank into the gray-black soul mist. No violent explosion followed; instead, like a droplet falling into boiling