Before the Three Great Ancestor Lords had finished speaking, their divine souls rushed out first. Three nearly corporeal soul shadows bore down on Yun Che with pressure that could pierce the firmament.
Their reforged divine souls were not only several times tougher than ordinary Ancestor Realm divine souls, but also carried dark poison specifically designed to counter divine soul power. Even the slightest contact would allow it to invade the sea of consciousness through the divine soul, instantly crippling an Ancestor Realm expert.
Yun Che was already prepared. His ash-gold divine power laid down layers of barriers around his sea of consciousness as he activated the Heaven and Earth Time-Heart Stele. Countless tiny sword shadows flew from the stele and slashed toward the three soul shadows.
The sword shadows struck the soul shadows, instantly bursting into soul light that filled the sky. A pungent, foul stench spread in all directions, corroding even the surrounding space into a dense mass of tiny holes.
"You have some skill."
The Divine Martial Lord's soul shadow darted through the sword light, his hands rapidly forming seals. Mist instantly surged across the sky, shrouding the entire main city.
"No matter how powerful your Heaven and Earth Time-Heart Stele is, what can you do to us if you can't find us?"
Within the mist, the pressure of the Ancestral Lords came from every direction. Yun Che closed his eyes and spread his divine sense along the ground, instantly locking onto three rapidly approaching auras.
He swept his hand, and the Heaven and Earth Time-Heart Stele slammed to his left, striking the Demon Lord's soul shadow squarely. It sent him flying more than a dozen zhang, dimming his soul light somewhat.
"Brat, you're rather perceptive."
The Demon Lord laughed in fury. Crimson demonic qi instantly erupted, tearing