236: Chapter 236 White Bones and Skeletons, Slaying Xuanming

As soon as Xuan Ming entered the Inner Qin Realm, he constantly searched for Hun Tiandi's traces, wanting to kill him.

This vengefulness could be described as seeking revenge for even the smallest grievance.

Speaking of which, after entering the Qin Realm, the situation of Hun Tiandi being ambushed was also encountered by many other powerful experts who had entered.

Strange entities would attack any outsider they saw, determined to kill the intruders.

In the instant they entered, countless youths who failed to react in time died from these sneak attacks.

However, if these entities were slain, they would turn into dense jade light that surged into the weapons used to strike them, or they would fall to the ground as zithers, flutes, and xiaos.

Without exception, these were of excellent quality; if taken outside, they would surely be loved by everyone.

In the Qin Realm, the cold jade ancient zither had not been found; instead, these instrument blanks triggered many tragic battles among the experts.

The looting was constant; Xuan Ming slaying that youth earlier was just one such scene.

"Die! Surging Black Clouds!"

After the Protector of Sky Yin Sect received Xuan Ming's order, the black clouds around him surged violently, and wailing aggrieved souls hissed as they charged toward Hun Tiandi.

The energy of heaven and earth howled, and the entire area of crushed stones vibrated, as if an earth dragon were turning over.

Cracks appeared on the ground like a spiderweb, spreading densely in all directions.

"Eh, this is..." A look of doubt flashed in Hun Tiandi's eyes; the Dou Technique used by the Protector of Sky Yin Sect gave him a sense of familiarity.

Hmph!

With a thought, soul power surged from his sea of consciousness, and the Crimson Sword traversed the sky, turning into a crimson river of swords that washed through the black clouds, the two colliding fiercely.

Awoo... woo...

Countless aggrieved souls roared, lunging at Hun Tiandi, but as the Crimson Sword rain filled the air, the Soul Weapon Art itself dealt absolute damage to soul bodies.

Hun Tiandi could feel that after the souls were slain, the Crimson Sword rain brought soul origin fragments back to his sea of consciousness, which followed the circulation of the God Refining Art.

They were refined into pure, masterless soul origin power and integrated into the Soul Crimson Sword.

This enhanced the sword's power, and the Soul Weapon Art was also slowly advancing.

"How is this possible? How can you restrain my Surging Black Clouds?" After the Protector of Sky Yin Sect attacked again, he realized the black clouds composed of souls were actually shrinking.

As if they had suffered massive damage, the souls did not devour Hun Tiandi but were instead slain and purified into nothingness.

Xuan Ming, who had not yet acted nearby, used his keen soul perception to sense a terrifying aura emanating from Hun Tiandi.

It was like a mist, eerie and demonic.

As long as Hun Tiandi did not take the initiative to attack, no one could see through his cultivation.

The peerless demonic technique Blood Scripture and the supreme demonic melody Purgatory Soul-Suppressing Art.

With these two demonic techniques plus the Ten Thousand Sword Art and the Thunder Emperor Art, as well as the concealment of the heart of samsara, no peerless master unless they were four realms higher than Hun Tiandi could hope to see his true cultivation.

Hun Tiandi practiced both righteous and demonic techniques, yet there was no conflict; each operated within his body, sinking into a strange balance.

"Kill! Cleave!"

After eliminating the black clouds, Hun Tiandi reached out and took a long blade in hand, suddenly slashing out a massive blade light as thunder Dou Qi surged violently.

A single strike to decide the match; the Protector of Sky Yin Sect looked on in horror at this terrifying slash and drew a long sword to block.

A massive thunder blade light cleaved down from the sky.

Boom!

After a loud explosion, the thunder blade slashed onto the long sword, snapping it with a 'crack.' The thunder Dou Qi deepened, and the extremely rigid thunder blade energy was difficult to dissipate.

This caused the Protector of Sky Yin Sect's figure to pause, and Hun Tiandi seized the opportunity, turning the blade's edge.

Horizontal Slash!

The strike cut off the Protector of Sky Yin Sect's head, and blood sprayed. Xuan Ming watched this scene, his eyes filled with fear.

Having not seen him for only a short year, this youth's strength had grown several times more than it was at the Alchemist Trade Fair.

Xuan Ming was both shocked and delighted by such a terrifying cultivation speed.

"Tianyin Sect, Xuan Ming, it is time for you to go on your way..."

Hun Tiandi pointed his long blade directly at Xuan Ming, his cold aura like that of a peerless demon lord, making Xuan Ming feel an instinct to flee for his life.

"Hmph, this young master searched for you for a year without success. Today in the Qin Realm, we shall decide the winner and settle the matter of life and death!"

Xuan Ming gnashed his teeth and then activated the white bone skull in his hand.

Buzz!

A black cloud even more massive than before blotted out the sun, spreading like a tide and obscuring the light.

"white bone skull, Black Cloud Devour!"

Activating the skeleton weapon in his hand, he seemed like a ghost god, looming over heaven and earth.

"Soul Devouring Calamity!"

With a flick of his wrist, Hun Tiandi plunged the emperor-slaying blade into the ground and let out a low shout, his hands quickly forming seals as the Dou Qi in his body was consumed frantically like a flood breaking a dam.

Between his hands, a strange black talisman seal formed, emitting a terrifying aura that devoured souls.

With a seamless intake, his arms opened wide, and the strange black rune turned into a vortex, colliding exactly with the black clouds erupting from the white bone skull activated by Xuan Ming.

Strangely, the two made no sound; the black clouds were completely dissolved and absorbed by the Soul Devouring Calamity.

"How could you possibly block the Black Cloud Devour?"

Xuan Ming was horrified. One must know that this strange Dou Technique came from the Ghost Sect behind the Tianyin Sect.

Even as the Young Sect Master of the Tianyin Sect, he was not qualified to know about the Ghost Sect; only the Tianyin Sect Master knew.

The Black Cloud Devour, which had always been successful, actually failed against the youth in green.

"Where did you learn this Dou Technique from?" Hun Tiandi asked with doubt in his eyes; it shouldn't have been lost to the outside world.

"Don't even think about knowing! Soul Refining Sky-Covering Shroud!"

Xuan Ming activated the white bone skull again, and the erupting black clouds formed a black light shroud, shaped like a large bell.

This shroud could not only defend but also be used against enemies; once covered, the enemy would be refined.

It was crystal clear, with countless souls constantly rotating upon it.

"Another Dou Technique of the Hun Clan?" Hun Tiandi said softly. It seemed that after his defeat back then, the Hun Clan's Dou Techniques were divided and lost to the outside world.

"No matter, as long as I take down Xuan Ming, everything will be clear!"

Hun Tiandi gave a wicked smile, and with a thought, the Heavenly Demon Body Tempering Method doubled his strength.

Feeling the surging power in his body, his clenched fists creaked.

Grabbing the long blade beside him, the Dou Qi in his body circulated, all of it pouring into the blade, causing it to hum and vibrate.

With a movement technique, Hun Tiandi soared into mid-air.

"Cleave!" Immediately, a thunder blade glow condensed, appearing almost solid as it cleaved down from the air onto the Soul Refining Sky-Covering Shroud.

"No!" Xuan Ming shrieked.

Because on the Soul Refining Sky-Covering Shroud, tiny cracks appeared, and his eyes were filled with terror.

Crack!

Then, under Xuan Ming's horrified gaze, the Soul Refining Sky-Covering Shroud shattered, turning into rays of light that shot out and exploded among the crushed stones.

Puchi!

Xuan Ming was sliced in half by the blade, his eyes filled with unwillingness and resentment as the white bone skull in his palm fell to the ground.

It emitted an eerie light.

With a flip of his hand, he took out the ten thousand soul banner, which was half blood-red and half black-purple, and waved it gently over Xuan Ming's body. An illusory and transparent soul emerged from the corpse.

It fell into the ten thousand soul banner. Once the integration into the ten thousand soul banner was complete and the blood color faded, it would return to black-purple.

"To be my enemy, you deserve to die!"

Hun Tiandi said coldly. Then, as if thinking of something, he collected the two halves of Xuan Ming's corpse; the storage ring was now his.

Picking up the white bone skull from the ground, his gaze fell upon it, and he sank into memory.

"white bone skull? Hmph, what a waste; you couldn't even learn the Dou Technique properly!"

In the Hun Clan, this Dou Technique was for condensing a White Bone Scepter, refining thousands of souls into aggrieved souls. When attacking an enemy, the souls would cover the sky.

Once the scepter is out, the souls move!

By killing Xuan Ming this time, Hun Tiandi had also completely and deathly offended the Tianyin Sect.