Chapter 2058 - 2055: Self-Deception

Just a single strand of Yin Energy was enough to block his attack. Even though Duan Yuan hadn’t captured ghosts to strengthen his Ghost Control Realm First Level, he still wasn’t someone in the Tongyou Realm could handle.

This was the disparity between Realms.

Once you reached the Ghost Control Realm, every single Level was like a chasm between heavens and earth.

"I was right. You really are just trash."

Duan Yuan laughed loudly, contempt and mockery surging in his eyes. His arm swept out, cracking through the air like a whip.

Amid the howling wind, Xu Wendong was ruthlessly lashed and sent tumbling to the ground, blood spurting from his mouth.

"Junior Brother!"

"Lin Mo!"

"Master!"

The three women cried out in unison, each of them showing worried expressions. Senior Sister Loli of the Divine Yin Hall was extremely tense as well, but she didn’t dare show it—after all, all the Divine Yin Hall disciples were here.

At the same time, Duan Yuan strode straight forward.

He said with disdain, "Weren’t you supposed to be so powerful? Didn’t the Sect Master value you so highly?"

"Well then, get up right now and defeat me!"

Those words from Duan Yuan actually drew a laugh from Xu Wendong.

"Stop lying to yourself."

Xu Wendong looked utterly bedraggled, yet he still stood up and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then said coldly, "I never planned on competing with you. You’re the one who kept insisting on comparing yourself to me."

"And of course, even if we really do compare, you still can’t measure up to me."

Such words made Duan Yuan’s expression stiffen.

He’d already trampled Xu Wendong beneath his feet, so why did the other still dare say such things?

"You’ve been doing Cultivation for so many years, and you’re just a Ninth Level of Tongyou Realm. If not for the Three-Life Stone, would you have ever stepped into the Ghost Control Realm?" Xu Wendong continued.

"As for me, maybe I only need a little time to easily reach your Realm."

"You’re scared. You’re afraid I’ll surpass you, so you’re willing to pay any price to snatch the Three-Life Stone."

Xu Wendong laughed loudly, his gaze toward Duan Yuan full of contempt.

In this moment, his face was actually brimming with scorn as he stared at Duan Yuan.

This guy, to put it bluntly, was just scared in the depths of his heart. Ever since Xu Wendong came to the Heavenly Nether Sect, he’d displayed shocking Talent. You had to know that Xu Wendong had once been a useless good-for-nothing in Netherworld City who couldn’t do Cultivation at all, yet in such a short time he’d become a Tongyou Realm expert. The speed of his Cultivation Level growth had surpassed everyone.

Such terrifying Talent had left everyone dumbfounded.

That was why Duan Yuan was scared.

He feared his status as senior disciple would be stripped away, so he was willing to do anything to get rid of Xu Wendong, and improve his own Cultivation Level along the way.

This was the pressure buried in his heart.

"You’re talking nonsense!"

Duan Yuan ground his teeth, his whole body trembling. The resentment on him grew even thicker. The Three-Life Stone Fragment had already absorbed a great deal of battlefield resentment, and now, because of Duan Yuan’s jealousy, it all erupted completely.

"Right now you’re just my defeated prey. Killing you is like slaughtering a chicken!"

Duan Yuan said, his whole body quivering. He stretched out his hand and grabbed, pulling out a long spear. The spear gleamed brilliantly in his grasp—this was actually a Fourth-grade Treasure, already considered top-grade within the Heavenly Nether Domain.

As he was about to make a move against Xu Wendong, Xu Wendong moved first.

He suddenly thrust his hand into his robe, then flung out several Netherworld Talismans.

"You’re trying that trick again?" Duan Yuan said coolly.

When Xu Wendong had used talismans before, Duan Yuan had watched closely. Because of that, he understood how terrifying the Fourth Grade Nether Talisman Gold Chaos was. Faced with that thing, he would definitely dodge.

Gold Chaos was indeed powerful, but at best it was good for catching someone off guard.

If the enemy was already prepared, it was easy to evade.

Even if the Fourth Grade Nether Talisman Gold Chaos could threaten a Ghost Control Realm expert, as long as you avoided it in advance, there would be no problem at all.

Right now, Duan Yuan had already begun to dodge ahead of time.

His speed was so fast it left people stunned.

"Not good, that guy actually anticipated Lin Mo’s tactic in advance!" Zhao Ying’er shouted excitedly.

The people of the Heavenly Nether Sect and Divine Yin Hall were all dumbstruck.

They knew Duan Yuan had gone mad. This bastard actually intended to kill everyone. Now only Xu Wendong could stop him.

But if even Xu Wendong’s trump card didn’t work, then who else could take Duan Yuan down?

"Haha, your little tricks are useless now!"

Duan Yuan laughed as well.

However, Xu Wendong’s lips curved slightly.

"Is that so?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Wendong splayed his fingers. The Netherworld Talismans he had thrown out before instantly released a terrifying pressure of Thunder.

That vast Thunder pressure flooded the battlefield, violently erupting into dreadful lightning.

"What? That’s not Gold Chaos?" Duan Yuan froze. He had thought the talismans Xu Wendong threw were Gold Chaos. He hadn’t expected them to be another type of Netherworld Talisman.

Netherworld Talismans were varied. Some aided in battle, while others were directly used to attack.

So they were impossible to guard against.

Just now, Duan Yuan had guarded against Xu Wendong using Gold Chaos, so he’d pulled away to increase the distance, but he hadn’t expected Xu Wendong to use Thunder Roaring Hundred Feet Talismans instead—talismans whose power could unleash Thunder itself.

Several talismans spilled lightning, all shooting toward Duan Yuan.

Rumble—

The booming roar swept across the entire area, and for a time, dust clouds surged up around where Duan Yuan stood.

This scene shocked everyone present.

Li Jiayin grew even more tense in her heart.

Could Thunder Roaring Hundred Feet Talismans really deal with Duan Yuan?

Once the dust dispersed, Duan Yuan remained standing upright in place. His clothing might have been shredded, but he hadn’t been injured in any vital way.

Cold light flashed in his eyes, brimming with intense killing intent.

"Brat, you actually tried to play dirty."

"Unfortunately, these talismans can’t harm me. If I’m not mistaken, this should be a Third-grade Nether Talisman."

"If I hadn’t entered the Ghost Control Realm, I might have feared it a bit."

"But now, I am Ghost Control Realm."

Duan Yuan spoke coldly. By now he’d seen through Xu Wendong’s methods.

Next would be Xu Wendong’s death.

But Xu Wendong only revealed a faint smile. He gave a contemptuous chuckle and said, "Why don’t you look up?"

"What?"

Duan Yuan froze. He lifted his head to look.

Three Netherworld Talismans were hovering above his head.

In that instant, the three talismans exploded.

They were precisely three Fourth Grade Nether Talismans, Gold Chaos!

"Not good!" Duan Yuan’s pupils shrank, terror surging in his heart. He tried to escape at once, but he was still a step too late.

The three talismans detonated, their horrific power actually compressing the surrounding space.

That mighty explosive force churned up a fearsome shockwave.

Everyone around was disrupted by the blast, collapsing to the ground one after another. The explosion of just a single Fourth Grade Nether Talisman was enough to make people’s hearts tremble. Now that three talismans had gone off together, the power was boundless.

Boom!

With a deafening crash, the blast blew a gigantic crater into this ruined ground!