The Final Struggle!

"Damn it..."

"Just a little more..." Xiao Yan's pupils contracted tightly, his eyes bloodshot as he desperately compressed the three forces in his hands.

The formless soul power and Spiritual Power began devouring each other like mortal enemies the moment they came into contact...

As for the Nirvana Lotus, it floated horizontally between Xiao Yan's hands...

Allowing the two forces to struggle fiercely...

After all, in terms of power, neither the immense soul power nor Spiritual Power could compare to the Nirvana Lotus formed from the fusion of twenty-three Exotic Fires.

"Damn it, at this rate, the Dou Qi in my body won't last until the fusion is complete. I'll be drained to death..." Xiao Yan cursed. Clearly, compressing soul power and Spiritual Power into the Nirvana Lotus required an extremely terrifying amount of Dou Qi.

It had only just begun, yet nearly half the Dou Qi in his body had already been consumed!

Just as Xiao Yan felt helpless, his hand suddenly lit up, and a profound, mysterious rune flashed past in an instant...

It was the evil weapon Xiao Yan had just obtained from the Ghost Realm—the Soul Devouring Talisman!

Naturally, no one else noticed that fleeting flash. However, Xiao Yan was delighted to discover that when the Soul Devouring Talisman appeared, it invisibly released an immensely powerful black force. That black force contained terrifying devouring power, and the moment it emerged, it seemed to stun the formless soul power and Spiritual Power into stillness!

As the soul power and Spiritual Power calmed down, Xiao Yan grinned.

Then, without further hesitation, he controlled the Flame Mantra within his body and compressed all that terrifying soul power and Spiritual Power into the Nirvana Lotus...

However, Xiao Yan failed to notice that an extremely black force had also fused into it. That force was precisely what the Soul Devouring Talisman had released!

A profoundly evil aura of destruction emanated from the pitch-black power.

"Stop struggling in vain..."

"Your power has already weakened. You are no longer on the same level as me..." Chang Yu said slowly.

"Damn old ghost, you were lying in wait for us!" Yin Xie shouted furiously.

He had never expected the righteous faction of Xuan Tian San to have come prepared. This was going to be troublesome...

Looking at the immensely powerful Dou Qi on Chang Yu's body, Yin Xie knew that Chang Yu was an expert at the peak of the Seven Star Dou Di realm!

Moreover, Chang Yu was currently at his peak!

The Dou Qi in his body had not been used in the slightest and filled every part of him.

Yin Xie, on the other hand, was different. Although he had fused with the white-robed woman's obsession, completing the fusion without needing Xie Yin and becoming a true Twin Ghost Emperor, he had only just broken free from the seal. His strength had not recovered much to begin with, and after battling the Nine Soul Tablet and the others, Yin Xie, despite being an eighth-grade Ghost Emperor with strength comparable to an Eight-star Dou Di...

Was in an extremely miserable state after being battered by the Immortal Sword in the Nine Soul Tablet's hands and several forces with powerful purifying properties. At present, he could barely contend with a Six-star Dou Di. As for a peak Seven Star Dou Di expert like Chang Yu...

Yin Xie's expression darkened slightly as he stared at Chang Yu, clearly considering something.

"So this is the plan you have been preparing for years..." Chang Yu shook his head as he looked down at the battle on the ground.

Although the ghost creatures on the ground appeared to hold the upper hand, as each second passed, Qiu Huo Bird and the others gradually began to counterattack.

The one killing most fiercely was the woman with a miniature snake in her jade-like hand. Yue Yu and Mu Feng were responsible for defense, allowing the woman to unleash her full strength.

Seeing this, Muller flew into a rage. "What a bunch of useless trash!"

He then angrily shouted at the Red Valley members behind him, "Why aren't you joining the fight?!"

"Why should we listen to you?"

"We only obey our Valley Master's orders. We will not heed anyone else's commands." A burly man stepped forward.

"Damn Red Valley, playing this game with me..." Muller silently marked down the people of Red Valley. Then, seeing the ghost creatures on the ground collapse in defeat, he hid himself away. After all, Muller still feared such human experts.

"See, Yin Xie..."

"It seems your cause is lost..." Chang Yu stood quietly in the sky, looking slowly at Yin Xie as he spoke.

Yet Xiao Yan was still gathering his creation—something incomparably terrifying!

Two layers of formless power slowly wrapped around the exquisitely formed twenty-three-colored lotus seed that was the Nirvana Lotus. Once the wrapping was complete, it would be a success.

Fortunately, with Chang Yu drawing everyone's attention and Xiao Yan concealing himself, no one noticed what he was doing. At most, they thought Xiao Yan was merely meditating...

Mu Yingying, standing nearby, had also returned to normal. She was clearly wondering why she had felt such a familiar sensation from the heart within Yin Xie's body...

That sensation...

Was as though they had met before...

That was why Mu Yingying had reacted as she had earlier. But now she had regained her senses. Just as she was about to observe the battlefield, she discovered that a powerful expert had restrained Yin Xie, and immediately shifted her gaze to Xiao Yan.

"This boy..."

"What is he doing?" Mu Yingying bit her cherry lips, her beautiful eyes moving constantly. Then, in the next instant, intense astonishment appeared in them...

"How does this boy possess so many fire essences..."

"And he has fused them all together..." Mu Yingying lightly covered her cherry lips with her jade-like hand, holding back her overwhelming shock.

Mu Yingying herself possessed a flame, so she naturally understood how terrifying flames could be...

Even with her current strength at the peak of the Four-star Dou Di realm, she would not dare attempt such a method. It could only be said that Xiao Yan was exceptionally skilled and extraordinarily bold.

"It is time to end this." In the sky, Chang Yu noticed that the ghost creatures below were losing on their own, and spoke indifferently. Yet as he spoke, the Dou Qi throughout his body erupted to its limit, and an invisible ripple spread through the space on the third level of Yin Shi Forest.

"Sigh..."

"This time, we truly miscalculated. Who would have thought things would end up like this..."

"Chi Mei, activate it."

"Let these humans witness the power of our Ghost Realm." Corpse Yin said calmly. As soon as he finished speaking, the body of the Chi Mei Ghost Spirit beside him swelled violently, and terrifying Ghost Qi instantly filled its entire body!

"This is..."

"Not good!" Hong Ye's eyes reddened slightly as she realized something and shouted.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Yet Hong Ye's shout could not stop anything. The bodies of the Red Valley members she had brought with her in the distance instantly began swelling just like the Chi Mei Ghost Spirit!

"Chang Yu..."

"I have a deep-seated grudge against Burning Incense Pavilion as well..."

"This time, stay behind and savor the terror of death." After Yin Xie spoke, a profound force emanated from his body. Then, an immensely terrifying blood-colored vortex suddenly formed in the sky. As the vortex took shape, countless ghost creatures, along with the Chi Mei Ghost Spirit and the Red Valley members, threw themselves into it without hesitation. A blood-red aura of death spread through the air!