Spirit Ghost: I'm going to die, I'm going to die!

What a joke! Why has the Appraisal Secret Method been activated again? Song Shuhang couldn't understand it.

He's still wearing the 'Wood Ox Swordsman's Heart Gloves' and a thick spacesuit—and more importantly, his hands haven't touched anything yet!

When the ball of Escape Light enveloped in flames hurtled towards him, he did instinctively reach out to block it—but his hand hadn't even touched the flame-encased Escape Light yet!

It's one thing to act instinctively, but his second reaction was to dodge to the side!

Besides, Senior Sister Ye was protecting him. Senior Sister Ye would never allow that fiery Escape Light to directly collide with Song Shuhang!

There was still some distance between the fiery Escape Light and Song Shuhang! Even if Song Shuhang didn't dodge or avoid it, Senior Sister Ye would still block it.

But just like that, inexplicably, Shuhang's 'Appraisal Secret Method' was activated again.

What a rip-off!

With over seventy wounds on his body, blood gushed out. Moreover, these seventy-odd wounds were particularly deep, causing Song Shuhang to curl up in pain.

He immediately activated the 'Healing Spell' on the Ancient Copper Ring, and the healing light fell upon him, relieving the excruciating pain.

Senior Sister Ye was intercepting the twelve Escape Light when she saw Shuhang huddled up in a ball. She immediately asked, "Shuhang, did your secret technique trigger again?"

"Yes, it's been activated again inexplicably. It seems that even wearing gloves can't completely prevent this secret technique from activating," Song Shuhang replied with a wry smile, Secret Voice Transmission.

"Bear with it, I'll intercept these twelve Escape Light first, then I'll heal your injuries," Senior Sister Ye said.

Her "Heaven's Weeping Canon" was unpredictable and strange; she single-handedly stopped twelve Fifth-Grade Spirit Emperor of the Limitless Demon Sect who were trying to escape using "escape techniques"!

The Nine-Eyed Gama Hall Master's "escape techniques" for all his subordinate peak masters were all methods to escape from the hands of Sixth-Grade True Lord. These techniques either achieved speeds comparable to Sixth-Grade cultivator's sword-flying speed, or possessed bizarre attributes like the Blood Escape Technique, or allowed for short-term body transformation like the Yin-Yang Escape Technique...

However, the twelve peak masters of the 'Unlawful Demon Sect' who used various escape techniques were all intercepted. The peak masters cried loudly, tears streaming down their faces. Their bodies grew heavier and heavier, and their spiritual power gradually dissipated.

At the same time, Senior Sister Ye placed two fingers between her eyebrows, and her eyes, tinged with light purple eyeshadow, swept over the twelve peak masters.

A strange spell was released from Senior Sister Ye's eyes.

It's not a Daoist technique, but a kind of 'innate ability'!

In an instant, the twelve peak masters felt their minds captured, their consciousness went Blank, and only a pair of eyes with purple eyeshadow stared coldly at them.

When those eyes, adorned with purple eyeshadow, were staring at the twelve peak masters, they felt like frogs being stalked by a snake, unable to move.

They were frozen in place, their bodies consumed by the Phoenix Flame.

At this moment, runes in Song Shuhang's eyes flowed out like water, landing on the Sword Escape enveloped in flames in front of him.

The runes coalesced into the shape of a clock, rapidly reversing.

A moment later, the runes returned to Shuhang's eyes.

[The 'Phoenix Flame' unleashed by the Nine-Rebirth Phoenix Saber, Dao Artifact, is one of the prototypes of the Tribulation Fire. It represents destruction, burning all enemies until death. However, within this destruction lies a glimmer of life.]

Was the thing I paid such a huge price for, the thing I identified, really this 'Phoenix Flame'?

Is the Tribulation Fire one of the prototypes of the Tribulation Fire, meaning it was formed by fusing the Phoenix Flame with other special flames?

Perhaps it is precisely because of the special properties of the Nine-Rebirth Phoenix Saber that it can become a 'life-saving artifact for Tribulation Transcendence '. Even if its owner fails during Tribulation Transcendence, it can pay a certain 'price' to deceive the Heavenly Dao and continue to survive in a special way.

There's even a chance to reverse the situation and make a perfect comeback!

"But what use is this intelligence to me?" Song Shuhang's eyes welled up with tears.

Just to discover this information, I paid the price of seventy deep wounds. What exactly is this 'Nine-Rebirth Phoenix Saber'?

Just as Song Shuhang was thinking this, a strange feeling suddenly welled up in his heart.

That strange [Appraisal Technique] seemed to have triggered an even deeper level, directly contacting the body of the [Nine-Rebirth Phoenix Saber] along the [Phoenix Flame].

"Oh no! Are you kidding me? Stop it! You'll die!" Song Shuhang was startled.

But it was too late.

A new message popped into his mind.

[The Dao Artifact 'Nine-Rebirth Phoenix Saber' is a divine weapon left behind by the Third Heavenly Dao before his disappearance.]

A simple message.

However, the content it contains is not simple.

This concerns the 'Heavenly Dao'.

The Heavenly Dao Immortality and indestructible. However, for some unknown reason, from Primordial Era to the present, the Immortal One who wield the Heavenly Dao have been replaced many times.

The Heavenly Dao Immortality, undying, and indestructible. Once someone becomes Heavenly Dao, no He Ren can harm them. Unless they choose to do so willingly, no He Ren can make them disappear.

The Third Heavenly Dao, but it's unknown which era the Heavenly Dao refers to.

But before he disappeared, he deliberately left behind the 'Nine-Rebirth Phoenix Saber,' which must contain a huge secret. It might even be related to why the 'Heavenly Dao' disappeared.

Such a heavy secret... what price will he have to pay?

Song Shuhang had a bad feeling.

Will he faint?

He gritted his teeth, bracing himself for the pain that might come.

However... after a while, Song Shuhang did not have any additional injuries.

No further costs were incurred?

When did this 'Appraisal Secret Method' become so benevolent?

Just as I was pondering this, Senior Sister Ye's gentle voice came. "Shuhang, are you alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine now." Song Shuhang nodded. His injuries had healed, but he was still a little sore.

"That's good." Senior Sister Ye breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Shuhang, let's perform the ritual to help the departed souls find peace."

Before her, twelve Golden Core Spirit Emperor of the Limitless Demon Sect had been successively reduced to Blank souls by the 'Phoenix Flame'.

Senior Sister Ye simply intercepted them, and then did nothing else; the Phoenix Flame on their bodies would wipe them all out.

Senior Sister is very much looking forward to seeing how Shuhang 'Merit Power will change after he has helped so many souls find peace.

Song Shuhang took a deep breath—once the twelve Blank souls of Golden Core Spirit Emperor are released, he can directly possess the protective 'Merit Light'!

He chanted the Ksitigarbha Soul-Deliverance Scripture, beginning the ritual to deliver the twelve souls from suffering.

For every soul of a Golden Core Spirit Emperor is liberated, a stream Merit Power will descend upon him, each stream containing at least a thousand Merit points!

Not far from Song Shuhang and Senior Sister Ye, the leader of the 'Nine-Eyed Gama Hall' was furious, as he witnessed Song Shuhang performing rituals to guide the souls of his subordinate peak masters to the afterlife.

He really wished he could rush up and crush Song Shuhang, this Second-Grade cultivator, in one swift motion.

But now, he can't do it.

He paid a heavy price, using a metamorphosis spell to break free from the entanglement of the 'Phoenix Flame'.

Then... he was hunted down.

The one chasing him wasn't the blond Six Cultivations, but another woman dressed in China ethnic clothing.

She was tall and slender, with a streak of blood-red paint across her delicate nose, extending to both cheeks. The red paint did not detract from her beauty; instead, it gave her a unique charm.

It was Witch Elise and descendant of the Ancient Shamans, who had been secretly lured here by Gongzi Hai.

"Hehehehe." The Witch Elise's laughter echoed in the void, reaching everyone's ears directly, as if Secret Voice Transmission.

Normally, when the leader of the 'Nine-Eyed Gama Hall' and the Witch Elise fought, the outcome would be evenly matched.

But today, the leader of the Nine-Eyed Gama Hall was struck by the Nine-Rebirth Phoenix Saber and had to use a life-saving spell to escape from the Phoenix Flame, resulting in a huge loss of energy.

Therefore, the hall master could only desperately flee for his life—his pills and Heaven-and-Earth Bag were reduced to ashes by the Phoenix Flame, and at this point, he couldn't even use external objects to restore his spiritual power.

So he could only glance at Song Shuhang from afar, hatefully memorizing his appearance, before continuing his escape.

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Song Shuhang continued to perform the ritual to deliver the souls of the twelve Spirit Emperor from the dead.

Senior Sister Ye carefully protected Shuhang, her gaze fixed on the leader of the 'Nine-Eyed Gama Hall'. She could see anger and hatred in his eyes.

Fortunately, the leader of the Nine-Eyed Gama Hall was being hunted down; otherwise, if he had come over, Senior Sister Ye and Song Shuhang would have had to run for their lives.

Senior Sister Ye only possessed the strength of Fifth-Grade. It was already quite an achievement that she could escape from a True Lord -level opponent with the help of the tailor-made <Heaven's Weeping Canon>.

Beside him, after Song Shuhang performed the ritual to deliver the soul of the seventh Spirit Emperor, the Merit Power within him began to change.

Each of the Spirit Emperor's departed souls has at least a thousand Merit points. Some of the more powerful ones even have 1,300 or 1,400 merit points.

Therefore, including the initial lost soul, Shuhang's Merit points have reached ten thousand.

With 10,000 Merit points, one will be protected by the Merit Light.

Now, any cultivator who has practiced can sense the Merit Power surrounding Shuhang.

If a cultivator has opened their 'Eye Aperture', they can see the bright golden light around him.

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Earth, China.

Shuhang's Spirit Ghost is caught in the crossfire once again.

Spirit Ghost was originally on her way back to Shuhang's house in Wenzhou City to contact Yu Jiaojiao. But on her way home, she suddenly felt a sharp pain.

The two wounds on my back had been torn open again, this time larger, deeper, and more painful than before.

The Spirit Ghost knew that its unlucky original body had triggered that strange 'Appraisal Secret Method' again. And this time, it didn't know what it was appraising, but the Spirit Ghost itself got caught in the crossfire.

Having learned from its previous experience, the Spirit Ghost deliberately severed its sensory connection with Song Shuhang.

Then, it silently sent a notification to the host.

[I'm going to die, I'm going to die.]