Chapter 762: The Startling Dragon

It was Ruan Lingxiu who had dealt with those Demon Pups and arrived in time to provide support.

Jade Celestial Wave-Splitting Sword! Broken Flow!

Ruan Lingxiu knew full well how formidable Lü Hanyin was, so she held nothing back with this strike. The sword light split the sky like a jade-green river, its razor-sharp intent threatening to sever rivers and streams!

Lü Hanyin, attacked from both front and back, hastily turned and channeled his power into his palm to block.

“PFFT!”

Although he managed to barely neutralize most of the Sword Wave, the residual Sword Qi still pierced his Protective True Essence, leaving a gash on his shoulder so deep the bone was visible. Blood instantly stained his robes red.

He let out a muffled groan, the qi and blood within him churning violently.

In a flash, a vicious glint appeared in Lü Hanyin’s eyes. He held back no longer.

He slapped the top of his skull and spat out a mass of roiling, ink-black gas!

Divine Technique! Unity Demon!

The black gas expanded in the wind, instantly transforming into a semi-corporeal Ghost Shadow with a blurry, distorted face.

He had nurtured this Unity Demon for many years using a Secret Technique, feeding it with his own Essence Blood and resentment. It had long since connected to his Heart and Spirit, and its power was immense.

Not only could it directly attack an opponent’s Divine Soul during combat, creating illusions and disturbing their mind, but it could also devour their qi, blood, and True Essence to replenish its master. It was utterly insidious and vicious!

The Ghost Shadow let out a silent shriek that pierced straight to the depths of one’s soul. It split in two, pouncing on Chen Qing and Ruan Lingxiu respectively!

Chen Qing felt a slight ripple in the sea of consciousness between his brows, as if countless venomous whispers were echoing in his ears while illusions bloomed before his eyes.

But his Spirit Platform remained firmly guarded. The Divine Sense he’d cultivated through the Taixu Scripture was incredibly resilient, and he instantly suppressed the Mental Shock.

At the same time, he flicked his long spear, and his True Martial Spear Intent erupted. Its brilliant Righteous Qi was like the sun melting snow, forcing the pouncing Ghost Shadow to shriek and retreat, not daring to get too close.

His True Martial Demon-Vanquishing Spear Intent was the perfect counter to this evil creature.

Ruan Lingxiu, however, did not possess such strength, nor was her Divine Sense powerful enough. When the Ghost Shadow pounced, although she managed to slice off a part of it with her sword light, her Heart and Spirit still wavered, and her movements slowed by half a beat.

The Ghost Shadow seized the opportunity to graze her left arm. A wisp of extremely subtle, sinister black gas, like a maggot boring into bone, instantly burrowed into her body.

Ruan Lingxiu’s delicate body trembled and her face paled. She felt her left arm grow cold and numb, and even the flow of her qi and blood became sluggish.

“Go!”

Seeing that the Unity Demon had temporarily tied up the two, and that Ruan Lingxiu in particular had been hit, Lü Hanyin didn’t hesitate. He turned and prepared to use an Escape Technique to flee.

He forcefully suppressed the churning qi and blood in his body and the injury on his shoulder. His figure transformed into a dim streak of light, shooting toward the depths of Ghost Cry Ravine.

“Don’t let him get away!” Ruan Lingxiu shouted urgently, enduring the discomfort in her left arm.

Chen Qing’s eyes were ice-cold. ‘How could I let this Demon escape?’

While giving chase with his spear in one hand, his free left hand was already forming a profound Seal Technique in front of his chest.

Instantly, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi converged upon Chen Qing’s palm like a surging river.

Mountain and River Seal! Town!

RUMBLE!

A simple, ancient seal, about ten feet square and condensed as if solid, materialized out of thin air. Illusions of overlapping mountain ranges and rushing rivers were clearly visible upon it. Carrying the weight and will of an entire landscape, it fell like a toppling mountain, locking onto Lü Hanyin’s fleeing figure and crashing down!

It felt as though space itself had frozen beneath the seal.

Lü Hanyin’s soul nearly fled his body. Feeling the devastating pressure from behind, his will to survive surged to its absolute peak.

He viciously bit the tip of his tongue, spitting a mouthful of Essence Blood onto the main body of the Unity Demon before him.

The Ghost Shadow let out a bloodcurdling shriek as its body swelled violently. It recklessly charged back up toward the descending Mountain and River Seal, while a more powerful Mental Shock exploded outward, trying to buy Lü Hanyin a sliver of a chance to live.

“PFFT—!”

Under the brilliant divine might of the Mountain and River Seal, the Unity Demon melted like ice and snow, most of it instantly crushed as it let out a final, mournful cry.

Lü Hanyin, too, was struck by the terrifying Qi Force at the edge of the great seal.

“CRACK!”

The distinct sound of his spine cracking echoed from his back. He violently spat out a torrent of black blood mixed with fragments of his internal organs. His body was thrown forward like a kite with a snapped string, but the immense force actually made him fly even faster!

Just then, three powerful auras approached from the distance, leaping through the air like meteors chasing the moon. Before they even arrived, their fierce attacks had already locked onto Lü Hanyin from afar.

Seeing that Lü Hanyin was about to be slain by the newcomers, a cold light erupted in Chen Qing’s eyes!

He jerked his arm, and without reservation, poured all the Dragon Elephant Power and True Essence in his body into the Profound Dragon Spear!

“VMMM… SHING!”

The Profound Dragon Spear let out a thrilling thrum that tore through the sky. As if it had come to life, it transformed into a black bolt of lightning that ripped through the gloom and death, flying from his hand!

This spear throw surpassed the speed of sound! It struck first despite being thrown second!

“SCHLICK!”

A spray of blood erupted!

The Profound Dragon Spear had unerringly pierced Lü Hanyin’s throat from behind. Carrying with it a ghastly beautiful blossom of blood, the sharp spear tip emerged from the front of his neck, still vibrating incessantly with a low hum.

Lü Hanyin’s forward momentum came to an abrupt halt. His eyes bulged, his face a mask of incredulous shock.

‘Fast! Too fast! How could that spear be so fast!’

He opened his mouth in a futile attempt to speak, but only a gurgling, airy sound escaped. Blood flowed down the cold shaft of the spear, quickly dyeing the front of his robes red.

The next moment, the light in his eyes faded completely. The residual force of the spear pinned his corpse to a massive black reef in front of him, where it swayed gently.

For a moment, the only sounds in Ghost Cry Ravine were the whistling of the sinister wind and the faint dripping of blood onto the reef.

The instant Lü Hanyin died, the remains of the Unity Demon’s main body, which had been mostly crushed by the Mountain and River Seal, let out one last silent shriek and abruptly dispersed into a wisp of exceptionally pure black gas.