196: Chapter 196 Encirclement and Kill

Ye Jing focused his mind, searching for the position of this Formation's eye.

But that Foundation Establishment Cultivator would not let him search for the formation eye so easily.

Several sword blades suddenly flew out from the mist to attack him, followed closely by that flame-dyed meteor hammer.

Ye Jing hurriedly blocked with his saber; the thousand-jin force, carrying the searing pain of burning flames, made him groan involuntarily.

The strength was too great, causing a wave of sharp pain to shoot through his hand.

But Ye Jing dared not slacken, constantly dodging these elusive attacks. He immediately summoned the Golden Corrosion Insect Queen and Hei Feng: "Golden Corrosion Insect Queen, block these attacks! Hei Feng, intimidate them!"

Upon Ye Jing's command, the Golden Corrosion Insect Queen immediately beat her wings and flew high. All the Golden Erosion Insects around her swarmed Ye Jing, wrapping him up like a cocoon.

Hei Feng promptly leaped out, sound waves erupting from the sharp horn on his head. This caused the Cultivators maintaining the Formation to suddenly feel a wave of overwhelming pressure, making them almost unable to breathe.

Even the spiritual energy they were using was trembling. That Foundation Establishment Cultivator also felt wave after wave of unprecedented palpitations; the circulation of spiritual energy throughout his body instantly became sluggish for a moment, and his grip on the meteor hammer suddenly tightened.

He never imagined that this old man, who was only at the Late Stage of Qi Refining, could actually summon such powerful Yao Beasts. Within that sound wave pressure, there was actually a faint aura of a Rank One Late Stage Yao Beast, something no ordinary Yao Beast could possess.

"Vile beast, do not be so insolent!" the Foundation Establishment Cultivator roared, forcibly suppressing the surging blood in his body as the flame spiritual energy around him surged.

That meteor hammer burning with blue fire suddenly erupted with a blinding red light. The flames spread along the body of the hammer, transforming into a fire snake several meters long.

It opened its bloody maw and swung toward the black mist.

He knew that if he could not suppress this Yao Beast, the Formation would surely be broken today, and he himself would not escape disaster.

Within the black mist, Hei Feng seemed provoked by the roar and the fire snake. The sound waves from the horn on his head suddenly became sharp and ear-piercing, and the originally light-black sound wave patterns were tinged with a layer of dark gold, forcibly tearing a gap in the fire snake's momentum.

The fire snake let out a shrill hiss, the red light on its surface dimming slightly, yet it still fearlessly charged. Scorching sparks spewed from its fangs as it bit savagely toward Hei Feng's neck.

Just then, the Golden Corrosion Insect Queen winged her way down. Tens of thousands of Golden Erosion Insects, like a golden rainstorm, swarmed the fire snake in a dense mass.

These little insects seemed tiny, but their mouthparts were incredibly sharp. As soon as they touched the fire snake's flaming body, they began to gnaw frantically, actually managing to bite through the flame barrier and feast on the spiritual energy Origin that formed the fire snake.

The fire snake's body thinned at a speed visible to the naked eye, its red light growing dimmer. Finally, under the gnawing of the swarm, it let out a crisp crack and dissipated into the mist as a shower of sparks.

The strange blue flames did not seem able to harm the hardy Golden Erosion Insects. Instead, those Golden Erosion Insects coordinated with Hei Feng to together block the meteor hammer's attacks.

With the attacks from the meteor hammers gone, Ye Jing continued to search for the formation eye. A Fire Whip lashed out from his hand; the surrounding area was shrouded in smoke, making it difficult for spiritual energy to be spread out.

But Ye Jing sensed a faint, unusual fluctuation within the Formation and immediately understood that it was the formation eye.

He swung the Fire Whip in his hand. Under the infusion of spiritual energy, a powerful blaze rose around the Fire Whip as he lashed it toward the formation eye.

How could those Cultivators struggling to support the Formation react in time? They only saw the firelight flare up before them as the scorching Fire Whip brushed past their faces.

One of the Cultivators failed to dodge in time and was instantly swallowed by the flames, turning into flying ash and vanishing in an instant before a scream could even be uttered.

With one Cultivator dead, a large hole instantly appeared in the Formation. Ye Jing directly used the Wind Transformation Art to pass through that gap.

"Not good! This old man is trying to escape!" The Foundation Establishment Cultivator sensed that gust of wind passing by at extreme speed and immediately cried out.

Ye Jing gave a cold laugh, swinging his saber to conveniently finish off another Cultivator nearby who hadn't reacted yet, while the two Yao Beasts beside him roared out.

"You misunderstand. If I don't kill you all, I, this old man, truly won't escape!"

Ye Jing's cold, mocking voice immediately caused the Foundation Establishment Cultivator to let out a roar: "Arrogant!"

With the Foundation Establishment Cultivator's roar, the spiritual energy that was originally sluggish was now forcibly pushed to the limit by him, the veins on his arm holding the meteor hammer bulging.

Blue fire spread along his sleeves, wrapping his entire person in a scorching halo.

A Qi Refining Cultivator dares to be so insolent before me? Today, I will turn you, old thing, along with your Yao Beasts, into ash!"

"Hei Feng, Golden Corrosion Insect Queen, give your full cooperation!" Ye Jing's gaze sharpened; he did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

Hei Feng looked up and let out a roar that shook the clouds. The dark-gold sound waves from his horn erupted once more, shaking the minds of those Cultivators and even causing their attack speeds to slow down significantly.

Ye Jing took the opportunity to swing his sword and move forward, constantly clashing with this Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

The power of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator made it very difficult for Ye Jing to parry, but he had to kill him.

Otherwise, this Li family would endlessly send many assassins. Since retreating time and again was useless, he could only use strength to intimidate them!

Relying on the swiftness of the Wind Transformation Art, Ye Jing's figure dodged like a ghost. Amidst the flashing saber light, he constantly zeroed in on the Foundation Establishment Cultivator's openings.

He knew deep down that there was a world of difference between the Late Stage of Qi Refining and a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. A direct confrontation would mean certain death; he could only rely on the cooperation of the Golden Corrosion Insect Queen and Hei Feng to find an opportunity for a decisive strike.

Ye Jing suddenly changed his saber technique. He no longer blocked head-on but instead used the downward force of the meteor hammer to abruptly sink his body. His long saber swept across the ground, sending a sharp Saber Qi slashing toward the Foundation Establishment Cultivator's lower body.

Hei Feng moved upon hearing the signal. The dark-gold sound waves from his horn suddenly converged; they were no longer a wide-range intimidation but transformed into a sharp sound wave blade, shooting straight toward the Foundation Establishment Cultivator's Dantian in his lower abdomen.

That sound wave blade was extremely fast, carrying a sharp whistle that tore through the air. The Foundation Establishment Cultivator's expression changed drastically; he could clearly feel that if this sound wave hit his Dantian, his spiritual energy Foundation would surely be damaged.

In his haste, he pulled back his meteor hammer and manifested a thick shield, blocking in front of himself.

With a muffled "thud," the sound wave blade slammed into the flame shield, which instantly rippled with layer upon layer of waves.

Countless cracks spread like a spiderweb. The Foundation Establishment Cultivator was shaken back several steps, a trace of blood leaking from the corner of his mouth as the spiritual energy in his body became turbulent once more.

At this critical moment, the Golden Corrosion Insect Queen seized the opportunity and dove down. Tens of thousands of Golden Erosion Insects, like a golden torrent, bypassed the range of the flame shield and frantically burrowed into the Foundation Establishment Cultivator's sleeves and pant legs.

Those Golden Erosion Insects' mouthparts were incredibly sharp. Even though the Foundation Establishment Cultivator had spiritual energy defense around his body, they still forcibly gnawed out many tiny wounds, through which spiritual energy constantly leaked out.

"No!"

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator's Physical Body was broken and about to perish.

In that instant, he steeled his heart and used his spiritual energy. A white light gradually emerged from his head.

Seeing this, Ye Jing was somewhat surprised.

Could this Foundation Establishment Cultivator be planning a Soul Emergence to escape? Generally, a Cultivator who has reached Foundation Establishment can have their Primordial Spirit leave the body in times of danger, abandoning their broken Physical Body to take the opportunity for Possession and Rebirth.

However, Primordial Spirit Leaving the Body is extremely dangerous. Not only is the consumption immense, but the Primordial Spirit is also fragile; the slightest mistake will result in the Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, never to be reincarnated.