276: Chapter 276 Pointing Finger

The soul refining millstone pressed down another zhang, leaving less than six zhang above Su Changge's head.

The terrifying pressure caused the purple Dao Rhyme around Su Changge to sway incessantly, and the fierce wind leaking through the gaps made his robes flap violently.

Su Changge's feet had already sunk half a foot into the soil, his entire lower leg buried in the mud powder formed by crushed blue bricks.

A sweet sensation rose in his throat, and he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

He could clearly feel that the pressure from the soul refining millstone was real.

If it really slammed down, a piece of trash at the Qi Refining First Layer like him would definitely be crushed into a puddle of meat paste, with not even a Divine Soul left.

【Damn it, damn it! Someone save me!】

Su Changge's heart was beating so fast it felt like it would jump out of his chest, and his fingertips were trembling slightly.

He lifted his eyes to sweep over the unconscious Willow on the ground; the little girl's face was as white as paper, and blood was still continuously spilling from the corner of her mouth.

Little Stone beside her also turned over, its little face filled with an expression of pain, its small body twitching incessantly due to the pressure.

【Cannot panic! If I panic, it's all over!】

Su Changge gritted his teeth, forcing the blood that had reached his throat back down.

On the surface, he maintained that calm and indifferent appearance, not even knitting his brows.

He lifted his eyes to look at the millstone hanging above his head, his pitch-black eyes devoid of any emotion.

There was only an indifference that went deep into the bone marrow, as if what was pressing down on his head was not a soul refining millstone capable of crushing a Nascent Soul, but merely a little pebble he could swat away with a wave of his hand.

The entire Qingwei Courtyard was terrifyingly silent.

Only the "woo-woo" ghost-wailing sound of the soul refining millstone rotating remained, along with Li Changfeng's crazed laughter.

"Die! Su Changge, you die for me!"

"Your Dao Soul is mine! The Ascension is also mine!"

Li Changfeng clutched the array induction tool in his hand, roaring like a madman, his entire face distorted beyond recognition due to excitement.

The three Inner Sect Disciples who were still awake on the ground were directly crushed into blood mist by the millstone's pressure, not even managing to emit a scream.

The eight Golden Core Elders had long since lost all signs of life, lying on the ground one by one, their Divine Souls crushed into debris by the pressure.

The Mortal village at the foot of the mountain had already collapsed by one-third, and the wailing could be heard from several miles away.

The low-level Cultivators on the perimeter of the Jade Cauldron Pavilion were all huddled in caves, clutching their heads, not daring to even show their faces.

Su Changge listened to Li Changfeng's roars, cursing his ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart.

【Mad dog! Truly a mad dog!】

【Isn't it just an Ascension? Is it worth risking your life for it?】

Su Changge's brain turned rapidly, thinking of a way to escape alive.

Run?

The paths in front, behind, left, and right were all blocked by bucket-thick soul locking chains; there wasn't even a gap, so running was impossible.

Run while carrying Willow and Little Stone?

As a Qi Refining First Layer, let alone carrying two people, even if he ran by himself, he would be whipped into meat paste by the soul locking chains after just one step.

Continue activating special effects to block?

He had already spent nearly 500,000 emotion points on the pressure special effect and the Great Sun Burning Heaven special effect; he had to save the remaining million-plus for emergencies—he couldn't afford to burn through them.

Wait!

A flash of inspiration suddenly struck Su Changge's mind.

What Li Changfeng wants is emotion points!

The crazier Li Changfeng is, the more emotion points he can provide!

And there are so many Cultivators on the perimeter, so many Mortals at the foot of the mountain; if he could squeeze out all their emotion points and save up one million, he could redeem one second of the Great Sun Burning Heaven Art manifestation!

As long as he had real damage, he could burn the soul refining millstone and take Li Changfeng out!

Su Changge's eyes lit up instantly.

Gamble it!

Anyway, death is certain either way, so might as well go all-in!

If I win, I get the club models; if I lose, I go work in the fields!

No, if I lose, I go straight to reincarnation!

Su Changge suppressed the panic in his heart, lifted his eyes to sweep over the crazed-looking Li Changfeng, and a faint trace of mockery curled at the corner of his mouth.

That slight chuckle, in Li Changfeng's eyes, seemed like the most vicious humiliation.

Li Changfeng trembled all over with rage, the array induction tool in his hand clutched so tightly it made a creaking sound, his fingernails digging into his flesh.

"What are you laughing at? You're about to die and you're still laughing?"

"I want to see how long you can keep up the act!"

Li Changfeng suddenly spat another mouthful of natal essence blood onto the array induction tool, and the soul refining millstone pressed down another zhang, leaving less than five zhang above Su Changge's head.

Su Changge could even feel the cold air from the millstone, which made his face ache with cold, and a layer of fine ice crystals formed on his eyelashes.

【Damn, playing for such high stakes? Are you really trying to kill me?】

Su Changge cursed in his heart, but on the surface, he remained steady as a rock.

He slowly raised his right hand and extended an index finger.

The movement was so slow it was like slow motion, yet it carried an indescribable rhythm, as if every movement aligned with the trajectory of the Great Dao.

Everyone's gaze instantly fell upon that finger of Su Changge.

Li Changfeng froze for a moment, the madness on his face stiffening, and a trace of confusion appeared in his eyes.

"What are you doing? What tricks are you trying to play?"

Su Changge ignored him, his fingertip lifting slightly to point at the soul refining millstone above his head.

In his pitch-black eyes, there was not a ripple.

"Break."

A calm, light word was uttered from Su Changge's mouth.

The voice was not loud, yet it spread to every corner of the entire Jade Cauldron Pavilion, and even the Mortals at the foot of the mountain heard it clearly.

As soon as the words fell.

Su Changge's mind stirred, deducting 100,000 emotion points to activate the special effect of 【One Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate】.

In an instant.

A blindingly bright white sword light surged out from Su Changge's fingertip.

The sword light was too bright; it was so bright that everyone subconsciously covered their eyes, tears even being forced out, and their retinas were filled with white afterimages.

The sword light grew longer and thicker; in just the time of a single breath, it transformed into a giant sword phantom that spanned the heavens and the earth.

On the body of the giant sword were carved profound golden patterns, carrying a terrifying Sword Intent that could sever eternity and destroy the universe.

The entire sky over the Jade Cauldron Pavilion was dyed a pure white by the sword light.

The black Chaos, the golden eyes, and the blood-red soul refining millstone all appeared dim and lusterless before this sword light.

"Th-this, what is this?"

Li Changfeng subconsciously let go of the array induction tool in his hand; the madness in his eyes turned into thick fear, and his whole body shook like a sieve.

He had lived for over five hundred years and had never seen such a terrifying sword light.

Even if a legendary Deity Transformation Great Power from the Lingxu Wasteland were to strike, it would be impossible to have such terrifying Sword Intent!

The speed at which the soul refining millstone rotated slowed down.

The black soul locking chains on the millstone shook incessantly under the pressure of the sword light's Sword Intent, and over a dozen of them even shattered directly into iron debris, falling to the ground.

The unconscious Willow on the ground was brushed by the aftermath of the Sword Intent; her brows furrowed tighter, a very faint cry of pain escaped her mouth, and her little fists were clenched tightly.

Beside her, Little Stone's little face actually lit up with a faint layer of golden light, forcefully blocking the pressure that leaked over.

Su Changge stood beneath the sword light, looking at the giant sword phantom that spanned the heavens and the earth, his heart also filled with excitement.

【Damn, this special effect is too explosive? Those 100,000 emotion points were well spent!】

【With this level of style, never mind Li Changfeng, even I believe I'm the Dao Ancestor!】

Su Changge suppressed the excitement in his heart, maintaining the posture of pointing his finger at the millstone, not moving an inch.

The purple Dao Rhyme around his body condensed again, and golden lotus flowers filled the sky, falling once more and drifting into every corner of the Qingwei Courtyard.

The entire scene was as sacred as the ancient Dao Ancestor creating the world.

"Boom!"

A heaven-shaking, earth-shattering loud noise.

The giant sword phantom that spanned the heavens and the earth slammed fiercely into the soul refining millstone.

The entire mountain of the Jade Cauldron Pavilion shook crazily under the power of this collision, and rocks from the mountain fell down with a clatter.

More than half of the Mortal houses at the foot of the mountain collapsed, and the wailing grew even louder.

The low-level Cultivators living on the perimeter of the Jade Cauldron Pavilion all clutched their heads, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing incessantly, cracking their foreheads open.

"The Immortal Venerable is manifesting! It is the Immortal Venerable manifesting!"

"I said Immortal Venerable Su is the real Dao Ancestor! That idiot Li Changfeng actually dared to provoke the Immortal Venerable!"

"It's over, it's over! The Jade Cauldron Pavilion is going to be gone! Let's run, quickly!"

Exclamations came from every corner of the Jade Cauldron Pavilion.

In Su Changge's mind, the System notification sounds rang out like crazy.

【Ding! Obtained 3000 shock points/person from perimeter Cultivators! A total of 120,000 points obtained this time!】

【Ding! Obtained 2000 fear points/person from the remaining Divine Souls of the Inner Sect Disciples! A total of 400,000 points obtained this time!】

【Ding! Obtained 50,000 shock points from Li Changfeng!】

【Ding! Obtained 500 fear points/person from the Mortals at the foot of the mountain! A total of 300,000 points obtained this time!】

The continuous series of notification sounds made Su Changge's heart bloom with joy, and he nearly laughed out loud.

【Damn! Just like that, I earned nearly 900,000? So worth it!】

【Earn another 100,000 and I can redeem one second of manifestation! Come on, Li Changfeng! You are the best mad dog!】

The smile on Su Changge's face grew thicker, but on the surface, he remained that indifferent appearance, not even lifting his eyelids.

Li Changfeng stood where he was, watching the sword light and the millstone colliding; the blood drained from his face instantly, and he couldn't even stand steadily.

He never expected that Su Changge could actually summon such a terrifying sword light.

Could he really be the Dao Ancestor?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Li Changfeng shook his head violently, shaking the fear out of his mind.

He had already burned most of his natal essence blood, his cultivation had dropped to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and there was no turning back!

Even if he is the Dao Ancestor, he has to give it a try!

If he wins, he ascends to the Upper Realm; if he loses, he'll be a good man again in eighteen years!

Li Changfeng gritted his teeth, reached out to pick up the array induction tool from the ground, and poured all the remaining cultivation in his body into it.

The soul refining millstone emitted a shrill, piercing shriek, its rotation speed accelerated again, and the heavy millstone was covered in crawling blood-red patterns.

The sword light and the millstone remained deadlocked in mid-air.

Neither could suppress the other.

Su Changge looked at the deadlocked sword light and millstone, feeling a bit panicked in his heart.

【Damn, this millstone is actually quite sturdy? The special effect can't suppress it?】

【It's fine, it's fine; the crazier Li Changfeng is, the more emotion points I get—I'm still earning!】

Su Changge suppressed the panic in his heart, lifted his eyes to sweep over the pale-faced Li Changfeng, and the mockery at the corner of his mouth grew thicker.

Li Changfeng looked at Su Changge's expression, trembling with rage; the madness in his eyes surged up again, and even his eyes turned red.

He opened his mouth violently, preparing to spray the last mouthful of natal essence blood onto the array induction tool.

Su Changge watched Li Changfeng's action, and his eyes lit up instantly.

This is what I've been waiting for!

Spray it!

Hurry up and spray!

After you spray it, the emotion points will rise another wave!