We Humbly Summon the Ancestor's Dharma Manifestation!

Ye Feng stared at Xu Qingyang, who seethed with killing intent, gritted his teeth, and roared in defiance, "How could you possibly annihilate my pillar of crimson flames?"

Xu Qingyang did not answer. Instead, he sneered, "Ye Feng, do you know why I seized the chance to take your rings outside the Five Elements Dao Arena?"

"You already knew who we were back then?"

At those words, something occurred to Ye Feng. His eyes widened as he stared at Xu Qingyang in disbelief.

"That's right!"

Xu Qingyang smiled. "Now, I'll give you one last chance. Bring out your strongest techniques. Remember, this is your only opportunity!"

He had not killed Ye Feng outright because he wanted to see exactly what tricks these experts sent by the Nanyang Ye Family had up their sleeves.

"Hahaha!"

Hearing this, Ye Feng burst into laughter. "Xu Qingyang, I'll soon show you that not killing me just now was the gravest mistake you could possibly have made!"

Xu Qingyang said nothing, while Qin Guanyu and the other two women frowned.

Chen Gong, Zhao Churan, and the others could not help sighing. Why had Xu Qingyang not killed Ye Feng earlier? Killing him now would not be so easy.

"Heavenly Demon Art!"

At that moment, Ye Feng slammed his palm into the ground. Several hurricanes surged up around Xu Qingyang, transforming into demonic mountains.

Boom!

As the radiance of Xu Qingyang's fist descended, the demonic mountains shattered and were annihilated in an instant.

"What?!"

At this sight, Qin Guanyu and the other two women, along with Chen Gong, Zhao Churan, and the rest, were utterly dumbstruck.

"How... how is this possible?"

The Ye Family experts behind Ye Feng looked stunned.

"Damn it!"

Ye Feng gritted his teeth, his face darkening as he shouted, "Xu Qingyang, you really are powerful. Even my Heavenly Demon Art can't deal with you?"

"But don't celebrate too soon. I still have a killing move I haven't used!"

At that moment, Xu Qingyang slashed out with the Red Sparrow Sword in hand, unleashing the Vermilion Bird War God Will and Red Sparrow Swordlight with a howl.

"We humbly summon the ancestor's Dharma manifestation!"

Facing Xu Qingyang's sword strike, Ye Feng did not hesitate. He formed seals with both hands, then threw back his head and roared.

Boom!

Suddenly, a man in dark robes appeared before Ye Feng. The radiance of a Dharma manifestation flowed over his entire body as he unleashed a formidable pressure.

Rumble!

The dark-robed man thrust out his palm. Several beams of light condensed into a Dharma manifestation spear, blocking the Vermilion Bird War God Will and Red Sparrow Swordlight.

Seeing this, Ye Feng immediately wore a smug smile. He looked at Xu Qingyang and said, "Xu Qingyang, with my Ye Family ancestor's Dharma manifestation taking action, your death is certain!"

"Hand over the opportunity that allowed you to rise again, along with your other treasures, right now. Perhaps I'll even leave your corpse intact!"

Xu Qingyang said nothing in response, but the expressions of Qin Guanyu, Su Zilian, and the others changed drastically.

Others might not know the might of the Ye Family ancestor's Dharma manifestation, but they knew it all too well.

Xu Qingyang smiled. "Ye Feng, your end is almost here, yet you still want my opportunity. I really can't tell whether you're a fool or simply relying on that so-called ancestor's Dharma manifestation."

"You stubborn bastard!"

Ye Feng snorted coldly.

"Human World Stele!"

Xu Qingyang shouted, and the Human World Stele appeared before him. Immediately, the golden light within his body flowed into it.

In that instant, Xu Qingyang's aura surged to the peak of the Grotto-Heaven Realm, while his combat strength reached the Inscription Realm.

The Ye Family ancestor's Dharma manifestation, meanwhile, was only at the early stage of the Inscription Realm.

"Be annihilated!"

Xu Qingyang raised the Red Sparrow Sword above his head, summoned countless streams of Sword Qi, and unleashed a killing slash.

The Vermilion Bird War God Will and Red Sparrow Swordlight roared wildly like a mighty river rushing downstream.

The dark-robed man raised his palm, and a golden shield appeared.

Yet, to his astonishment, Xu Qingyang's sword shattered the shield in an instant and obliterated even his manifested body.

"How could this happen?"

Ye Feng and the others could scarcely believe it.

"Die!"

Xu Qingyang's sword radiance crashed down, and the Vermilion Bird War God Will and Red Sparrow Swordlight struck with devastating force, blanketing the sky and earth.

"Aaah..."

After a chorus of screams, Ye Feng and the others all collapsed to the ground, dead.

At that moment, Qin Guanyu gazed at Xu Qingyang's towering figure, her face filled with profound shock. She exclaimed, "Xu Qingyang's combat strength is truly unheard of! He can even destroy the Ye Family ancestor's Dharma manifestation at the early stage of the Inscription Realm!"

"Even the White Tiger King doesn't have such terrifying combat strength, does he?"

Although Su Zilian and Xu Qingying did not know how powerful an ancestor's Inscription Realm Dharma manifestation was, all they needed to know was that Xu Qingyang was formidable.

Chen Gong's already large eyes widened as he stared at Xu Qingyang. He could not help marveling, "Everyone says the White Tiger King's combat strength is incredible. Only after seeing Xu Qingyang's strength today did I realize he's even stronger than the White Tiger King!"

As Zhao Churan recalled Xu Qingyang's dazzling battle, joy filled her heart. Her heart even fluttered like a little deer, as though she had fallen for him.

And to think I spoke to him like that earlier. If he'd held it against me, who knows how many times I would have died!

Zhao Chenghuang thought to himself.

A moment later.

Xu Qingyang returned to the Formation Platform. With a light tap of his palm, the formation upon it vanished.

Boom!

Rumble!

Yet, just as everyone waited for the Formation Platform's passage to appear, a sudden rumble rang out. Violent tremors shook the ground, as though the earth were quaking and the mountains rocking.

Immediately afterward, Xu Qingyang, Qin Guanyu, and the others saw the scenery around the Formation Platform vanish, replaced by a desolate mountain peak.

The mountain, however, exuded dense yin energy, with eerily beautiful flowers and a lonely sword tomb within it.

Xu Qingyang said thoughtfully, "Perhaps this is the true Formation Platform!"

What truly caught Xu Qingyang's attention, however, was a dilapidated stone stele at the foot of the mountain.

Twelve large characters were carved into the stele: "This is Great Nether Mountain. Those who come after, go no farther."

"Great Nether Mountain?"

Xu Qingyang frowned. Qin Guanyu said, "I've seen records of Great Nether Mountain in many ancient texts. They call it an inauspicious place and say that strange things happen once you enter it."

"Instructor Qin, do you believe that yourself?"

Xu Qingyang asked.

Hearing this, Qin Guanyu shook her head. "The more they say things like that, the more it feels as though they're deliberately hiding some secret."

Just then, Chen Gong walked up to Xu Qingyang and smiled. "Young Master Xu, the account of Great Nether Mountain in our Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion's Thousand Mechanisms Codex differs from what Instructor Qin described!"

"The Thousand Mechanisms Codex says it was the birthplace of True Lord Yitian!"