"Youngster, prepare to die!"

In Dead Spirit City, endless death energy surged tumultuously, as King Yintian, driven mad by incandescent rage, swooped down from the sky.

BOOM—

It was a pale bone saber, constructed piece by piece like vertebrae, with ancient and mysterious runes etched upon it. This saber was crafted from bones ground from the bed of the Ming River. Inscribed with the soul-binding script of the ancient underworld, it was a saber of utmost yin and evil, savage and ruthless to the extreme!

One slash down, and layers upon layers of the intention of death and oblivion constructed a deathly mansion in the void, imprisoning countless souls. With an enraged strike, King Yintian aimed not only to destroy Wei Wujie's flesh. He also sought to ensnare his soul, subjecting it to eternal, unending torment!

Out of the void, cold and terrifying figures emerged, extending their arms to tightly grasp Wei Wujie's limbs. Preventing him from escaping, he could only watch with wide eyes as the pale bone saber descended!

"This king will make you regret your audacity today through the suffering of endless years!"

With eyes filled with a tide of anger, having lost five hundred years of cultivation and then suffering such a great defeat at the hands of a few juniors, such humiliation and fury left King Yintian blind to all else. Now, all he wanted was revenge—to vent the raging flames within his heart.

Like unleashing the gates of the underworld with a single slash, the tumultuous and coiling Dao Charm of death turned King Yintian into something akin to the sovereign ruler of the netherworld. The impact of the saber's intention caused Wei Wujie's body to rapidly wither and decay, aging him by decades in an instant. A flicker of Spiritual Light trembled at his brow, nearly flying out of his body. That was his soul.

However, just as King Yintian was about to bring down his anger-filled slash, a figure suddenly appeared, standing before Wei Wujie.

CLANG!!!

The terrifying slash, one that preyed on the souls of the living, was caught. An elderly man in a deep blue Taoist Robe, with a white, curling beard and a tall frame, simply lifted his hand. It was as if he had caught a drifting stick falling gently, firmly halting the saber that could have reduced thousands of miles of living creatures to withered bones.

"You!"

At this moment, the fury on King Yintian's face vanished, replaced by boundless fear.

With a casual slap sending the pale bone saber flying, Daoist Yunxiong slowly turned around, looking at the battered and shaky Wei Wujie, who had used Secret Techniques to burn his life force.

"You brat!"

He raised his hand, his expression quivering, as if he was about to strike.

"Master..."

Struggling to open his heavy eyelids, Wei Wujie smiled foolishly and contentedly called out, "Master."

The next instant, his entire body crashed backward.

He was too tired. He had destroyed the soul-summoning altar. He had held off four Blood-Stained Realm Fierce Ghosts alone to activate the Judgment Order. Then he had taken Li Jun to fight their way out of the Eighteen Layers of Hell and escape back to the world of the living. Afterwards, he had drained his lifeblood to activate the Star-Plucking Escape Talisman to send his two junior brothers away. Finally, he was affected by the full-force slash intent of King Yintian, leaving his soul battered and wounded. At this moment, he was like a lamp running out of oil.

Seeing his long-lost master, fulfilling his last lingering regret, he finally relaxed completely.

"Eldest Brother."

Qi Xiu and Li Jun, who had been brought back by Daoist Yunxiong, hurried to support Wei Wujie's body. Thunder Magic Gang Qi was desperately, almost madly, injected into him to alleviate the severe depletion of his body.

Looking at Wei Wujie, who was now as pale as paper and with barely a breath left, Daoist Yunxiong's face was filled with heartache, his body trembling.

"Xiahou Xuanji!"

With a deep growl, Daoist Yunxiong abruptly turned around, his hair and beard flaring, resembling an enraged lion! The terrifying pressure turned into a visible shockwave that instantly flattened everything within a hundred miles. Layer upon layer of appalling golden thunderbolts tore through the void, and stray sparks in the air pierced through the void itself, creating countless black holes.

Xiahou Xuanji. This was King Yintian's true name.

With his old body completely unleashed, Daoist Yunxiong's Taoist Robe rustled fiercely, his eyes turned into ancient golden seas, and a violent storm suddenly wrapped around him, sweeping across the land.

CRACK!

The ground under Daoist Yunxiong split wide open with a massive fissure. Dead Spirit City could not withstand the fury of such a Dao Expert; it was on the verge of collapsing and disintegrating.

"Yun Xiong! You came alone to Divine Sorrow Ridge, truly thinking yourself invincible?" Regaining his composure after the initial shock, King Yintian bellowed with a deep voice. "This is Divine Sorrow Ridge! With eight Great Demons at the Dao Body Realm present, even if you, Yun Xiong, possess shocking battle prowess, it's impossible for you to defeat the joint force of eight! Moreover…"

"I don't know about being invincible," Daoist Yunxiong interrupted, "but killing you will still be more than enough."

With a step forward, thunderbolts split the earth. In an instant, Daoist Yunxiong traversed the void, wrapped in boundless thunder light, rising into the heavens to kill King Yintian. Before his eyes, a vast Sea of Thunder, overwhelming and unparalleled, seemed to stretch across the sky. A towering Vajra figure with six arms, emanating a breath of immortality, stepped out from the Sea of Thunder, wielding six Magic Artifacts, and ferociously attacked King Yintian.

With a heavenward roar, King Yintian's eyes turned blood-red as he summoned all his strength. The Yin Ming Black Mountain, previously flattened by the Tian Gang Five Thunder Palm, re-emerged. An ominous and chilling aura filled the void, and endless deceased spirits on the black mountain howled, unleashing countless forces that merged into a vision of hell.

BOOM—

The two Daoist Spirits clashed.

In the deafening roar that shook the heavens, the world suddenly turned a blinding white. Everything was engulfed in this light. All those below the Dao Body Realm lost their sight completely. They felt as if only this expanse of whiteness remained between heaven and earth.

The battle between those in the Dao Body Realm was that terrifying. Even the weak could not bear to look directly at it. They could only listen to the continuous explosions in the sky and the dirty black blood that poured down like waterfalls, sprawling hundreds of miles, along with countless fragments of black stone shattering and exploding.

"Just you?!"

A disdainful snort came from high above. The next second, the blinding white light vanished, and a black shadow was sent flying backward, crashing thunderously into the center of Dead Spirit City. The earth roared, and dust billowed, reaching for the skies!

"You damned old bull..." Lying at the center of the hundred-meter-deep crater, the withered and gaunt King Yintian was covered in cracks, resembling shattered porcelain. His right arm was gone at the shoulder, as numerous bolts of lightning and Lei Mang traversed his body, emitting horrifying black smoke.

Held in the palm of the Divine Authority Furious Thunder Vajra, Daoist Yunxiong's face was cold as ice; he held a severed arm that dripped with black blood. "You used this hand to strike my disciple, so I chopped it off. Seems fair to me."

"Is that so?" a voice sneered. "Then for your unbridled actions here at Divine Sorrow Ridge, how shall we punish you in return?"

Suddenly, demonic clouds blanketed the sky for miles around! The sky turned ominously dark with a black glow, indistinct and terrifying. Instantly, the entirety of Dead Spirit City was surrounded by the formidable auras of seven beings. An endless oppression of the Great Dao swept through everything. The sky abruptly turned blood red. In an instant, torrents of blood rained down, exuding an intense demonic aura.

During the time Daoist Yunxiong fought King Yintian, the other seven Great Demon Kings had arrived together.

Just as King Yintian had thought.

This was Divine Sorrow Ridge. Even if Daoist Yunxiong was powerful, he couldn't withstand eight Dao Body Realm Great Demons!

Standing at the center of the oppressive force, Daoist Yunxiong remained calm, without a trace of fear. Not even eight Great Demons in the Dao Body Realm could make his Dao Heart waver.

"Punish me? Xiahou Xuanji abducted my disciple, injured my pupil, and almost caused several of my disciples to be grievously hurt. To chop off one of his arms is a minor punishment. If I were to directly kill him today, what could you all do?!" He looked down with contempt at the seven Great Demons before him, his gaze as sharp as a blade. It was as if he wasn't the one surrounded, but these Demons instead!

"Hahaha! It is said that those from the Shenxiao Sect fear neither heaven nor earth. Today, this king has truly witnessed it!"

"Hmph! The duck quacks loudest before it dies; let's see if you can keep this up when your soul scatters!"

"Enough talk, attack!"

"Wait."

Just as a battle of seven against one was about to unfold, a woman radiating a glowing white light stepped out. She was distinctly different from the murky darkness of ordinary Demons, exuding a clear and serene aura. This beautiful woman bore a resemblance to Green Mulberry Yuer, who had been watching the ceremony in the main hall earlier. It was the Green Mulberry Country's ruler, the Dao Body Realm Fox Demon, Green Mulberry Qianye.

"The Shenxiao Sect is combative, but not mad," Green Mulberry Qianye said, after conferring with the other six Great Demons through telepathy, asking them to hold off. "This old Daoist dares to be so defiant because he must have something to fall back on." She then walked forward and looked straight at Daoist Yunxiong. "Daoist Yunxiong, Divine Sorrow Ridge and the Shenxiao Sect have always kept to their own domains. Yet today, your disciple disrupted my niece's grand wedding, demolished Brother Xiahou's altar, and you went as far as to sever his arm. No matter what, you owe us an explanation."

"An explanation?" Daoist Yunxiong scoffed. "A bunch of cur dogs also want an explanation." With a sweeping glance at the Great Demons before him, he took a step forward, his voice booming like thunder, "I'm telling you, I'm already being courteous. If you push me too far, this damn Divine Sorrow Ridge—I'll wipe it and all of you out in one fell swoop!"

The moment Daoist Yunxiong said this, the seven Great Demons before him were instantly enraged. But just as the seven Dao Body Realm Demons revealed their killing intent, preparing to confront this outlandishly arrogant old Daoist from the Shenxiao Sect, the entire heavens suddenly shook as if they were about to collapse!

WUU—

DONG—

The long sound of a conch shell reverberated. In an instant, all the Demons of Divine Sorrow Ridge trembled simultaneously, pain etched on their faces as they fell prostrate to the ground. The majestic sound of a bell echoed endlessly throughout heaven and earth. Countless Demonic Evil Cultivators clutched their chests, faces twisted in agony, their bodies stark with an ominous aura, almost perishing under the bell's tolling.

BOOM—

The whole of Divine Sorrow Ridge began to shudder suddenly. A supreme pressure, looking down upon all living beings, swept out, each wave stronger than the last, shaking the world.

"This presence is..." The eight Dao Body Realm Demons showed fear, their eyes widening in alarm.

The dark, misty demonic clouds blanketing the sky were suddenly ripped open by an immense rift. An endless void, all blurred!

A colossal city, bathed in thousands of rays of divine light and resembling a world of celestial thunder, traversed through the void, smashing through the Cosmic Bi, making a formidable entrance!

"The Sect-Defending Divine Artifact of the Shenxiao Sect!"

"Nine Heavens Shenxiao Thunder City!"

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