Instant Kill!

Upon hearing this, Thunder Roar Ravine's eyes grew even more excited. He boomed, "Junior Brother, I think those three big guys are brimming with treasures and energy. They'll definitely be fun to beat up! What are we waiting for? Let's go get 'em!"

His muscles bulged, and silver arcs of electricity danced wildly around him as he could barely contain his impatience.

Although Mu Qingxue said nothing, the Wuchen Sword let out a clear, resonant hum. Its sharp Sword Intent locked onto the Thousand Soul Skeleton Demon in the air. Despite her cultivation only being at the peak of the Star Domain Realm, her Guixu Sword Intent seemed to possess a natural suppressive effect on soul-based foreign races.

To be able to cross two realms and still show no fear was indeed incredibly fierce.

Yun Mengyao frowned slightly. Her Heavenly Heart Dao Body's intuition made her sense a deeper, more profound danger. Her cool gaze swept over the Corrupt Swamp Evil Spirit and the bottomless rift of the Cang Mo Abyss. She transmitted her voice, "Che'er, don't rush. That Corrupt Swamp Evil Spirit's aura is strange, as if it's connected to the abyss. It might mutate. Also... there seem to be other hidden presences nearby, neither fully human nor beast, filled with malice, and targeting the altar."

Xuanyuan Che glanced at Yun Mengyao with admiration. "Second Senior Sister, you are indeed perceptive."

His Chaos perception had already detected another group lurking in the shadows on the other side of the battlefield. There were about five or six of them, their auras cold and obscure, concealed exceptionally well. They were like venomous snakes, watching the battlefield and waiting for the opportune moment to strike. Judging by their attire, they weren't from any renowned academies of the Central Continent, but rather seemed to be rogue cultivators or members of a small sect specializing in unorthodox cultivation techniques.

"Trying to be the mantis behind the cicada?" Xuanyuan Che's lips curved into a cold arc. "You'll have to get past me, the hunter, first."

In the brief moment they were communicating, the battle below had taken a drastic turn!

"Pfft!" In the True Martial Academy's battle formation, another disciple was struck by the residual shockwave of the Three-headed Demon Ape's bone club. He spat blood and was sent flying backward, creating a gap in the formation!

"Roar!" The Corrupt Swamp Evil Spirit let out a disgusting, slithering sound. A stream of black sludge erupted from its massive body, like a venomous dragon emerging from its lair, shooting towards the gap with lightning speed! A foul, corrosive aura permeated the air, and it looked like the injured disciple was about to be swallowed and dissolved!

"Junior Brother, be careful!" Zhou Qiankun's eyes were bloodshot as he roared. His True Martial Hegemonic Body erupted with golden light, and he punched towards the stream of sludge, attempting to intercept it. However, he was interfered with by destructive energy waves from the other two demon ape heads and the soul cry of the Thousand Soul Skeleton Demon, slowing him down by half a beat!

Just as the disciple was about to meet his doom—

An incredibly brilliant Chaos sword energy, as if capable of tearing apart all darkness, descended like a celestial swan, arriving after the fact but striking with pinpoint accuracy upon the stream of black sludge!

Ch-!

There was no earth-shattering explosion. The foul sludge, capable of corroding spiritual treasures, dissolved and vanished like snow under the spring sun the moment it came into contact with the Chaos sword energy, turning into wisps of smoke!

Immediately after, a figure appeared swiftly before the injured True Martial Academy disciple. With a casual wave of his hand, a gentle yet powerful force sent the disciple safely back behind the battle formation.

It was Xuanyuan Che!

He was still dressed in simple coarse cloth, but as he stood there, he seemed to be enveloped by an invisible aura of the Great Dao, repelling all foul and deathly energies.

This sudden turn of events stunned both sides of the battle.

Zhou Qiankun forced back the demon ape's attack with a punch and looked at Xuanyuan Che with surprise. When he sensed that the latter's cultivation was only at the peak of the Star Domain Realm, he was even more astonished. Star Domain Realm? How could he have destroyed the Corrupt Swamp Evil Spirit's attack with a single sword strike? And so effortlessly?

"Who are you?" Zhou Qiankun asked in a deep voice, grateful but still wary.

"Just passing by," Xuanyuan Che waved his hand, his gaze fixed on the Corrupt Swamp Evil Spirit, as if he had discovered something interesting. "Hey, big guy, that foul core inside your body looks quite unique. Hand it over yourself, or should I come and get it?"

Although the Corrupt Swamp Evil Spirit had no distinct facial features, its entire massive body writhed violently, emitting extreme anger and a hint of... dread! It felt a suppressive power, like that of a natural predator, from that sword energy!

"Roar!"

"Jie--!"

The Three-headed Demon Ape and the Thousand Soul Skeleton Demon paid no mind to this. Seeing someone intervene, they let out furious roars, and their attacks instantly shifted towards Xuanyuan Che! The demon ape's three heads simultaneously unleashed destructive energy waves of red, black, and gray, converging into a terrifying torrent of energy! The skeleton demon let out an even sharper, more piercing soul cry, and an invisible mental shockwave surged towards Xuanyuan Che's sea of consciousness like a tsunami!

"Be careful!" Zhou Qiankun exclaimed. His True Martial Hegemonic Body erupted with golden light once more, and he prepared to rush forward to assist.

However, he wasn't needed.

"So noisy!" A roar, like a thunderclap, echoed through the air!

Boom!

A figure entwined with thick silver lightning descended from the sky like a meteor, smashing heavily onto the Three-headed Demon Ape's back! It was Thunder Roar Ravine!

"Get down here!"

Thunder Roar Ravine's muscles bulged, and lightning flashed as he employed the power-up techniques Xuanyuan Che had casually taught him. His fists hammered down on the demon ape's bone armor like a pile driver!

Crack! Boom!

The bone armor, capable of withstanding attacks from the Tai Xu Realm, shattered inch by inch under the ferocious power imbued with the true intent of Chaos lightning techniques! The demon ape let out a pained howl, its massive body staggering from the impact, nearly falling to its knees!

At the same time!

"Annihilation," Mu Qingxue's cold voice rang out.

The Wuchen Sword was drawn half an inch, and a faint, gray sword energy, as if capable of devouring all light, arrived after the fact and precisely met the Thousand Soul Skeleton Demon's mental shockwave.

This was the evolved Guixu Sword Intent, maxed out under Xuanyuan Che's tutelage!

The invisible mental shockwave, upon encountering the sword energy, dissipated and dissolved as if meeting its nemesis. The Thousand Soul Skeleton Demon's true form itself trembled violently, and the countless skulls that formed its body let out terrified screams, their soul fires flickering wildly!

Yun Mengyao, who had somehow floated into the air, gently waved her hand. Pure white runes appeared out of thin air, drifting down like snowflakes and integrating into the battle formation of Zhou Qiankun and the others. Instantly, the True Martial Academy disciples felt their spirits lift, their depleted spiritual energy rapidly recovering, and the formation's light stabilized, even becoming more brilliant!

"Purifying Heaven Runes?!" Zhou Qiankun was shocked again, looking at Yun Mengyao with disbelief.

This lost divine auxiliary art had reappeared in the hands of such a young woman?

In a flash, Xuanyuan Che and the other three had acted, instantly stabilizing the precarious battle situation and even gaining a clear advantage!

The group hidden in the shadows clearly hadn't expected such formidable opponents to appear out of nowhere, and their auras showed a slight disturbance.

Xuanyuan Che seemed to sense this and glanced in that direction, a slight smile playing on his lips, but he didn't pay them any mind for the moment. His gaze returned to the Corrupt Swamp Evil Spirit.

"It seems you've made your choice. I'll take it myself then." Xuanyuan Che took a step forward, his figure blurring instantly. He appeared before the Corrupt Swamp Evil Spirit's massive body as if teleporting. His right hand formed a sword with his fingers, enveloped by faint streams of Chaos Qi, and he pointed directly at the writhing black sludge!

The Corrupt Swamp Evil Spirit let out an incredibly terrified shriek. Its massive body writhed frantically, attempting to condense more potent foul energy to resist, and it retreated towards the Abyss of Annihilation rift behind it!

But it was all in vain.

Xuanyuan Che's finger, seemingly slow, seemed to contain some spatial law, ignoring distance, and directly pointed at the core of the Corrupt Swamp Evil Spirit!

Puchi!

Like a hot knife cutting through butter.

The Chaos Qi surged in, and the Corrupt Swamp Evil Spirit's body, capable of corroding all things, couldn't resist at all. A large hole was instantly torn open. A fist-sized black crystal, constantly twisting and changing, emitting an aura of extreme filth and evil, was forcibly stripped out by the Chaos Qi!

"Aooo—!" The Corrupt Swamp Evil Spirit let out a final, desperate wail. Its massive body, as if losing its support, rapidly collapsed, melted, and finally turned into a pool of truly lifeless, foul-smelling mud.

The core of a peak Tai Xu Realm alien race was thus casually extracted by Xuanyuan Che!

The entire process was dazzlingly fast.

Zhou Qiankun and the others watched, dumbfounded, completely petrified. Xing Yuan Realm? Instant kill of peak Tai Xu? Where the hell did this monster come from?!

Even Thunder Roar Ravine and Mu Qingxue were taken aback. They knew their junior brother was powerful, but this was a bit too... outrageous, wasn't it?

Only Yun Mengyao's expression was relatively calm, as if she was already used to it.

Xuanyuan Che held the filth-ridden core in his hand, which was struggling and trying to contaminate his palm. With a slight turn of his Chaos Qi, he completely suppressed it, rendering it dim and lusterless.

"One down." Next, he turned his gaze to the half-crippled Three-headed Demon Ape and the Thousand Soul Skeleton Demon.

"Third Senior Brother, Sister Mu, you two can practice on these remaining two? Finish them quickly, there are still a few little mice waiting for us to clean up over there."

As his voice fell, he glanced again at the shadowy area, this time with undisguised icy killing intent.

The group of people in the shadows instantly felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar!

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