Chapter 418: Shangqing

Three Evil Gods!!!

Though they were mere phantoms, their power was still unbearably terrifying.

Upon the Eternal Nether River, countless Deceit Spirits surfaced. The Twisted Dragon formed a ring, its head biting its tail, blazing like a sun and radiating a kaleidoscopic, terrifying corruption. An ominous corpse stood before a surging mountain of flesh and a sea of blood.

“Rise!”

With a flick of her sleeve, Yu Yunlan poured a massive amount of Qi Fortune into the Map of Mountains and Rivers. Phantoms of countless miles of mountains and rivers, of a billion souls, rose to combat the encroaching phantoms of the three Evil Gods, erupting in a blinding explosion of light.

WHOOSH!

Still not satisfied, she shook the Map of Mountains and Rivers once more. A brilliant, seven-colored halo bloomed like a ripple in water, shattering the phenomena manifested by the three Evil God phantoms.

The Nether River phantom received special attention; under this assault, it dimmed considerably.

Seeing this, Yuwen An sneered from below. “A futile burst of courage. An Innate Supreme Treasure can wear down a god’s power, but it cannot truly harm the god itself.”

“And within this meticulously prepared evil domain, my god will continuously pour in power. The projected phantom is indestructible…”

SWISH!

Before he could finish, a colorless blade of light appeared and flashed past.

The phantom of the ever-flowing Eternal Nether River instantly froze. The countless Deceit Spirits within it collapsed in an instant, and a blood-curdling shriek ripped through the air.

Then, its projected phantom vanished completely, never to reappear.

This strike had come from Fang Rui, hidden within the Map of Mountains and Rivers. Sensing that the Nether River phantom had reached an execution threshold, he had unleashed the Divine Technique: Soul-Slaying Spirit-Breaking!

“Halt!”

Yu Yunlan did not hesitate. After coordinating with Fang Rui to destroy the phantom of the Nether River Evil God, she shone a light from the Map of Mountains and Rivers, immobilizing the other phantom, the Twisted Dragon. The seven-colored light scorched it, causing its form to grow dim and illusory.

SWISH!

With perfect coordination, Fang Rui struck again, shattering the creature.

In an instant, two Evil God phantoms had been shattered!

The final phantom, the corpse radiating an ominous aura, seemed to sense what was coming. Before Yu Yunlan or Fang Rui could even act, it dispersed on its own, dissolving into a shower of dark gray motes of light.

“My god!”

Yuwen An watched as two Evil God phantoms were destroyed, never to return, and felt his faith shattering. But as the dark gray motes of light drifting through the air touched him, his expression suddenly twisted into one of utter terror. “No, no, no! I have served Great Black Heaven! Give me another chan—!”

“AHHH!”

With a pained roar, all the flesh on his body evaporated, leaving behind nothing but a solid, pitch-black skeleton.

‘Fellow Daoist Fang, can you still use that technique on Yuwen An?’

‘I can’t. That Divine Technique only works on Soul Bodies. The Evil God Power has now fused with Yuwen An, giving him a physical form. I can no longer affect him. You’ll have to handle it yourself, Fellow Daoist.’

‘Alright.’

Yu Yunlan and Fang Rui conversed rapidly via Divine Thought. As they spoke, she brandished the Map of Mountains and Rivers, and a massive, seven-colored pillar of light shot down from the sky to envelop the skeleton.

But just then—

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE!

The entire Divine Wood Prefecture Magistrate’s Office began to shake violently. The ground split open, and the figures of soldiers emerged, one hundred thousand strong.

No, these were not ordinary human soldiers!

Every one of them had pitch-black eyes and ashen skin like a corpse. Their bodies emanated a bizarre aura; they had long since been refined into Deceit Soldiers.

HISS HISS!

Supported by the hundred thousand Deceit Soldiers, an endless, bizarre aura surged from above Yuwen An’s head, coalescing into a massive Giant Python that reared its head and flicked its tongue at the sky.

This Giant Python was a venomous creature, a relative of dragons.

The Giant Python spewed clouds and mist, spitting out a terrifying black gas that blocked the descending seven-colored pillar of light.

‘An army of Deceit Soldiers?! Evil God Power is suppressed in this world. This must be their way of using the local rules to unleash that power to its fullest extent.’

‘On top of that, Yuwen An is a Rebel King and a natural-born commander capable of leading a hundred thousand troops. The Great Black Heaven Evil God chose a fine dog indeed!’

Yu Yunlan had granted Fang Rui access, allowing him to observe the situation outside through the Map of Mountains and Rivers. He couldn’t help but sigh at the sight.

“Go!”

Yu Yunlan formed a hand seal, and a torrent of Qi Fortune poured into the Map of Mountains and Rivers, transforming into a massive, seven-colored Phoenix that flew out to meet the enemy.

“SCREE!”

“HISS HISS!”

The Giant Python and the Phoenix clashed. The resulting shockwaves made buildings crumble like tofu and the earth crack like glass.

A moment later, after a brutal struggle, both creatures were covered in wounds, their forms growing illusory and threatening to dissipate at any moment.

“Haste!”

Yu Yunlan flicked her sleeve, and a massive reserve of Qi Fortune stored within the Map of Mountains and Rivers poured out, restoring the Phoenix to its original, pristine state.

On Yuwen An’s side, however, the hundred thousand Deceit Soldiers had been continuously powering the Giant Python, and their bizarre auras were already beginning to fade and weaken.

‘Is it over?’

The thought occurred to Fang Rui as he watched the scene unfold.

But just then—

“ROAR!”

Yuwen An suddenly let out a roar.

The darkness shrouding the sky began to swirl, forming a massive vortex. It sucked in an endless torrent of negative energy from the outside world and poured it down onto the battlefield. The hundred thousand Deceit Soldiers were instantly refreshed, and the surging, bizarre aura repaired the massive Giant Python.

“SCREE!”

“HISS HISS!”

The Giant Python and the Phoenix were once again locked in a deadly struggle.

“Hm?!”

Seeing this, Yu Yunlan frowned deeply.

‘The Qi Fortune stored in my Map of Mountains and Rivers is finite,’ she thought. ‘If he can endlessly draw upon the negative energy of the outside world, this will be a huge problem.’

‘This is trouble!’

Fang Rui’s heart skipped a beat, but then his eyes suddenly lit up as if he had thought of something.