102: Chapter 102: Crushing Strike

The Blood Pool rose higher and higher, getting closer and closer...

Finally, it floated above the creation cauldron!

Then—

Rumble!!!

The massive Blood Pool rapidly shrank!

That sight was extremely spectacular!

The Blood Pool, a hundred zhang in radius, roared like a blood-colored Dragon as it surged into the tiny mouth of the cauldron!

The blood waves in the pool churned, but they could not escape that suction force no matter what!

Three blood shadows hovered beside Xiao Yuan, their bodies blazing with a brilliant blood-red light as they desperately maintained the space power.

Xiao Yuan sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his aura climbing step by step!

After a moment!

The final wave of blood was sucked into the creation cauldron.

The Blood Pool completely disappeared.

In its original place, only a huge deep pit remained, its bottom charred black, with not a shred of blood baleful Qi left.

As for the creation cauldron, after absorbing the Blood Pool, it trembled slightly, light flowing across the body of the cauldron, faintly revealing an even more profound and mysterious Qi.

The light of the three blood shadows dimmed significantly as they slowly fell back into the creation cauldron and vanished. Judging by their appearance, they had clearly consumed a massive amount of energy just now!

Xiao Yuan opened his eyes.

Two rays of blood light flashed across his eyes and vanished.

He stood up and stretched his muscles and bones.

Inside his body, the Ancestral Witch Body Refining Technique had reached Minor Achievement Perfection!

The power of his Physical Body was more than twice as strong as before!

He sensed the Creation Cauldron Space; at the center of the space that was previously filled with items, a huge Blood Pool now resided.

Within the Blood Pool, three faint, weak auras were devouring and absorbing the blood baleful Qi within, nurturing themselves.

At this moment, that previous voice rang out in Xiao Yuan's mind.

"We have consumed too much energy and may need to slumber for a while. If you encounter a crisis, we will naturally make a move! This time... thank you very much!"

This voice was filled with a sense of weakness, but also brimming with gratitude!

Hearing this, Xiao Yuan felt slightly more at ease!

Although he could not fully trust those three blood shadows, for now, they truly seemed to harbor no malice toward him.

He withdrew his consciousness from the creation cauldron and looked up in the direction of the Formation.

There, that Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator was frantically bombarding the Formation's light barrier.

The light barrier was already covered in cracks.

Xiao Yuan's lips curled into a cold sneer.

"Now, it is time to settle the accounts."

At this moment, feeling the powerful energy within his body, only disdain remained in his eyes.

After the Blood Shadow Divine Scripture reached Minor Achievement Perfection, the might of a full-power strike could even rival Peak Foundation Establishment.

He was definitely capable of consecutively executing three such attacks now.

Not to mention, out of the people trapped by the Formation, he could kill at least a large portion of them using the Formation itself.

As for the remaining few, their spiritual power consumption was massive; no matter how strong their strength was, they were no longer anything to fear!

Xiao Yuan stood in front of the Formation and looked inside through the colorful light barrier.

Nine people.

One Late Foundation Establishment Stage, four Middle Stage powerhouses infinitely close to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, and four ordinary Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators!

No, those four ordinary Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators were already nearing their limits.

Trapped in the Formation for a full hour, they had frantically attacked the Formation, resulting in massive consumption of spiritual power.

At this moment, one by one, their faces were pale, their auras chaotic, and they looked as wretched as drowned rats just fished out of the water.

"It is almost time." Xiao Yuan's lips curled into a cold sneer.

He raised his hand to form hand seals, and the Formation abruptly changed!

The colorful light surged wildly, and countless Sword Qi slashed and strangled from all directions!

"Ah——!"

Screams rang out, and those four ordinary Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators were completely powerless to resist, being hacked into pieces by the Sword Qi in the blink of an eye!

"Damn it! That brat is going all out!"

The remaining five people were greatly shocked, hastily gathering together and standing back-to-back to resist the Sword Qi.

That Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator had a livid expression, shouting angrily while defending: "Brat, if you have the guts, dismiss the Formation and fight me one-on-one!"

Xiao Yuan rolled his eyes: "One-on-one? Do you take me for a fool?"

He glanced at the Formation—its energy had been mostly depleted, and the spiritual light on the Formation Flags had dimmed considerably.

If they continued to waste time like this, the Formation would collapse on its own before those people could break it.

He turned to look at Su Ruotong, his gaze falling upon the jade talisman treasure in her hand, and nodded slightly.

Su Ruotong was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted.

She took a deep breath, formed spells with her hands, and poured her spiritual power into the jade talisman treasure with all her might.

The jade talisman treasure slowly lit up, emitting a terrifying pressure.

A few breaths later!

"It is done!" Su Ruotong opened her eyes, her face slightly pale.

Xiao Yuan nodded, raised his hand to form hand seals, and a corner of the Formation suddenly opened!

A gap appeared before those five people!

"The Formation has opened!"

"Hurry and charge!"

The eyes of those two Middle Stage Cultivators infinitely close to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage lit up, and without a second thought, they rushed straight toward the gap!

"Wait!" That Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator's expression changed, and he wanted to stop them, but it was already too late.

The moment the two of them rushed out of the gap!

A golden Sword Qi slashed head-on!

The jade talisman treasure's full-power strike!

"No——!"

The two screamed in terror, desperately urging their protective Spiritual Artifacts.

But in front of the jade talisman treasure, those Spiritual Artifacts were like paper, directly hacked to pieces!

The Sword Qi swept past, turning the two into ashes that drifted into the air.

Su Ruotong's body swayed, and her face turned even paler.

The jade talisman treasure trembled slightly in her hand, its light dimming by more than half.

After all, she was only at Peak Early Foundation Establishment; urging the jade talisman treasure to launch two attacks was her limit.

At the gap, the expressions of the remaining three people drastically changed.

A look of apprehension flashed in the eyes of the Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, and he grabbed the two who still wanted to rush forward: "Wait! Let them attack again!"

But just as his voice fell, the two exchanged glances, gritted their teeth, and rushed out simultaneously!

"Now is the time!"

They knew that if they waited any longer, once that woman recovered, it would be another jade talisman treasure strike!

It was better to take advantage of her exhaustion now and fight for their lives!

The two rushed out of the gap, urging their top-grade protective Spiritual Artifacts with all their might to lay down layers of defense before them!

Su Ruotong gritted her teeth and once again urged the jade talisman treasure!

A golden Sword Qi slashed out!

Boom!

The Sword Qi slashed onto the two people, but was stubbornly blocked by the protective Spiritual Artifacts!

Su Ruotong was clearly exhausted, and the might of the jade talisman treasure had dropped by nearly half at least.

Even so, amid cracking sounds, the blocking Spiritual Artifacts instantly turned into fragments!

However, with the Spiritual Artifacts blocking it like this, it allowed the two of them to escape death under the attack of the jade talisman treasure.

The two were ecstatic: "Blocked! Hurry—"

They urged their figures, preparing to flee.

Before they could finish speaking, a blood-colored fierce flame rushed toward them head-on!

Burning Blood Fierce Flame Burst!

Xiao Yuan's long-prepared strike slammed squarely onto the two people!

"Ah——!"

The two screamed miserably, their spiritual power shields instantly shattered, and their entire bodies were swallowed by the blood-colored fierce flames, turning into two fireballs that struggled twice before collapsing to the ground with a loud thud.

Two more died.

The pupils of that Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator constricted.

He had just rushed out of the gap and witnessed this scene, his soul instantly fleeing in terror!

Without any hesitation, he turned around and fled!

"Want to run?" Xiao Yuan sneered, wanting to pursue, but he noticed his spiritual power circulation was somewhat sluggish—he had also consumed a considerable amount from that previous strike.

That Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator was extremely fast, rushing dozens of zhang away in the blink of an eye!

But the direction he was running... was not to leave, but toward that area of ruins!

"Oh no! He is going to escape!" Ye Qingcen said anxiously.