Chen Lin watched the scene in shock, his heart shaken beyond measure.
This was his first time seeing a high-level cultivator in action. Such terrifying power!
And this was only a Foundation Establishment cultivator. How magnificent would a legendary Golden Core True Person's power be?
But on second thought, the light sword had been formed through an Array Disk, so it might not reflect their true strength. There was no need to despair just yet.
The Thunderbolt No. 4 he had refined might well be able to blast a Foundation Establishment cultivator to death.
No matter how powerful their mana was, they were still flesh and blood, not lumps of metal. If he caught them off guard before they activated a defensive spell, he refused to believe it would have no effect whatsoever.
Just then.
As the Lan Family Giant Boat launched its attack, another light sword appeared a little farther away and likewise severed a vast swath of red lines.
Immediately afterward, two more light swords appeared.
Finally, ahead of Chen Lin and the others, another streak of sword light soared into the sky, shredding the red lines rushing toward that area.
That was not the end of it. After the red lines were severed, beams of light shot out from all five positions at once. Their different colors intertwined, forming a new light sword.
Though this light sword was not particularly enormous, it was far more solid, almost tangible. Light flowed smoothly over its surface, constantly shifting between five different colors.
"Hmph, at least they have some courage. My efforts weren't wasted!"
A rare look of delighted surprise appeared in Yu Yuehai's eyes as he blurted those words out.
"Senior Brother, those old fellows from the Five Major Families probably can't hurt this monstrosity. It hasn't fully taken shape, but even at this stage, its power rivals the Golden Core realm. Once it forms completely, none of us will even have a chance to escape!"
Ye Jingyun clearly knew the details and understood Yu Yuehai's intentions. She could not help trying to dissuade him.
But Yu Yuehai remained unmoved. Madness and resolve flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly slapped his Storage Bag, snarling, "If they can't do it, I'll lend them another hand!"
With that, he spat a large mouthful of blood essence onto the Array Disk.
The Array Disk rumbled, and an enormous light sword took shape.
Yu Yuehai then took out a constantly writhing black object and hurled it with all his strength.
The black object twisted and shrieked as it landed on the light sword. The sword instantly turned black and began swaying and writhing as though it had come alive. It even sprouted limbs and fangs!
"A night demon! Senior Brother, you actually have one of those!"
Ye Jingyun was utterly shocked, a trace of terror showing deep in her eyes.
"Heh, there's no need to make such a fuss over a single night demon."
Yu Yuehai chuckled smugly.
"Senior Brother, you should know how dangerous night demons are. Once you're tainted by one, you'll undergo demonization! Let's stop trying to obtain that monstrosity's different spirit and leave right now!"
Ye Jingyun's voice was tense as she repeatedly urged him to reconsider.
Yu Yuehai's expression shifted. For an instant, he seemed to hesitate, but resolve immediately replaced it.
Rather than answer Ye Jingyun, he raised his head and stared intently at the sky.
A flicker of disappointment crossed Ye Jingyun's face, but her expression soon became blank.
At that moment, the Five-Colored Light Sword in the sky had fully formed. A terrifying aura that made everyone's hair stand on end instantly radiated from the massive sword.
The great sword sliced through the sky and slashed toward the monstrosity's Phantom Image.
The Phantom Image seemed to sense the danger too. It began twisting and shaking violently, seething with the fury of being challenged.
Yet for some unknown reason, the monstrosity could not move to evade it. It could only release a mass of red lines to block the attack, but the light sword severed them all before finally striking the enormous Phantom Image.
The monstrosity's Phantom Image shook repeatedly, as though suffering tremendous pain.
At that moment, Yu Yuehai pointed at the mutated light sword and commanded, "Go!"
The Black Light Sword shot forward, stabbing toward the monstrosity's Phantom Image.
The mutated Black Light Sword was astonishingly fast, vanishing into the air in the blink of an eye. Since it was night and the sword itself was black, Chen Lin could not make out its trajectory.
But in the next instant, a sound like muffled thunder rang out from within the monstrosity's Phantom Image, and the enormous Phantom Image abruptly shattered.
It had actually been blown apart!
The sight left Chen Lin completely dumbfounded, unable to believe what he was seeing was real.
Had that terrifying being of unknown rank, which had secretly controlled thousands of cultivators in Kaiyuan City, really been killed just like that?
The moment the monster's Phantom Image exploded, a streak of light shot out from the enormous Flying Boat in the sky, racing toward the space above the city.
Then four more figures followed close behind.
The five moved extremely fast, clearly powerful Foundation Establishment cultivators. They were evidently rushing to seize some treasure.
A monstrosity that powerful could not possibly leave nothing behind after its death.
Some of the surviving Qi Condensation cultivators below were itching to move as well, but none actually dared compete with the Foundation Establishment experts. Even if every part of the monstrosity's corpse was a treasure, none of it would fall to them.
The cleverer ones simply fled faster. Out of sight, out of mind.
Chen Lin noticed that Yu Yuehai had not moved.
Others might not know, but their little group had witnessed firsthand how much trouble he had gone to in order to bring about this scene. He had practically exhausted every means at his disposal, yet now that it was time to reap the spoils, he was giving up?
What did that mean? Was he doing a good deed out of the kindness of his heart?
As Chen Lin puzzled over this, he suddenly felt a chill. At some point, snowflakes had begun drifting through the sky.
With the arrival of the snowflakes, an icy, aloof presence filled the entire space. Then the shattered Phantom Image of the monstrosity rapidly drew back together.
It was not dead after all.
Not only was it alive, but countless tentacles appeared, striking back at its attackers.
Still, since the patriarchs of the Five Major Families had dared approach, they naturally had something to rely on. Each deployed the magical tool in his hand, unleashing bursts of spiritual light as they bombarded the monstrosity's Phantom Image.
But the monstrosity seemed impossible to kill. No matter how they attacked, they only tore apart a portion of its body, which instantly fused back together.
Instead, the attacks of the five Foundation Establishment experts grew weaker and weaker, like arrows at the end of their flight.
After struggling with it for a while longer, the five Foundation Establishment experts realized they could not prevail. They immediately turned to leave the battlefield, abandoning their plans to seize its treasure.
Unexpectedly, the monstrosity was no longer willing to let them leave.
Five thick red lines shot out, descending toward them.
They had already prepared for this. Together, the five formed a light sword that was every bit as powerful as the one created through the Array Disks, then swept it across the sky toward the red lines.
But what happened next filled them with utter horror.
This time, the red lines were extraordinarily tough. The sword failed to sever them in a single strike!
The red lines flickered, then attached themselves precisely to the five men. Their bodies stiffened simultaneously and began to wither and shrivel at a visible speed.
But they were Foundation Establishment cultivators, after all, and were not immediately drained into desiccated husks.
"Patriarch!"
"Patriarch!"
At the sight, the cultivators of the Five Major Families cried out in alarm. Several streaks of light rushed over, attempting a rescue.
Unfortunately, their cultivation was too weak. Before they could get close, the monstrosity struck them with red lines, draining them into dried husks that fell to the ground.
It was a miserable sight.
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