298: Chapter 298 Manipulating a Lifetime

Though the crack was only an inch wide, it split the Chaos like a thunderclap.

The smugness on Ruan Xiao's face suddenly froze, his pupils constricted, and his voice changed pitch.

"Impossible! This Spirit-Locking Immortal-Trapping Formation would take even a Golden Core Cultivator a whole day to exhaust. You, this Yao Beast..."

Hei Feng's figure blurred, and he immediately began to Bite against the momentum.

"Crack!"

A crisp cracking sound echoed through the valley as the grayish-black Formation barrier shattered like a spiderweb, and the Formation patterns that were originally devouring spiritual energy began to collapse.

Yun Ling and Gui Suer, who were in the middle of a hard-fought battle, also felt the spiritual energy around them becoming more abundant.

Fan Lang and Xuan Yin also felt something and looked toward the crack on that side.

They saw Ye Jing, whom they hated to the bone and wished to eliminate immediately, standing right on the crack in the Formation.

Meanwhile, the Black Dog in front of him was still continuously gnawing at the cracked Formation.

"Ye Jing!"

The two were instantly enraged, causing gravel to rustle and fall from the vibrating mountain peak.

"It's you again! You have repeatedly ruined my plans; today, I will definitely grind your bones to ashes!"

Xuan Yin especially hated the old man before him; the wound on his chest was still throbbing with pain.

Yun Ling, however, saw hope and quickly exchanged a look with Gui Suer, communicating via Divine Sense transmission.

Gui Suer understood immediately and rushed toward Fan Lang, pinning him down to prevent him from having a moment to breathe.

Yun Ling, despite his injuries, protected Ye Jing from being killed by the Vengeful Souls. He hurriedly sent a Divine Sense transmission: "Patriarch Ye! Go and break this Formation; Sect Master Gui and I will hold them back for you."

"As soon as the Formation is broken, I have a Magic Treasure that can summon the Nascent Soul Cultivators at the Boundary! Once that Magic Treasure is used, Fan Lang and Xuan Yin will no longer be a threat!"

After all, the current Ye Jing only had a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, and he had no chance of winning against these two.

Hearing this, Ye Jing's gaze swept over the cracked Formation patterns beneath his feet, his tone heavy and firm: "Alright!"

Since the Sect Master had said so, he was naturally happy to comply.

Having experience in breaking Formations many times, Ye Jing knew that the key to breaking a Formation was the formation eye. He said to Hei Feng, "Find the place where the spiritual energy of this Formation is most concentrated and Bite it to pieces!"

Hei Feng understood his master's intent and suddenly whipped his long tail, his thick paws striking the densest area of the Formation patterns.

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, another section of the Formation patterns shattered, and the suction devouring spiritual energy within the Formation instantly weakened by more than half.

"Don't even think about breaking the Formation!"

Fan Lang was instantly enraged upon seeing this. He immediately understood what these Sect Masters were trying to do; if the Formation was broken, everything he had done would be in vain!

He let out a great roar, unleashing all the power of his Magic Treasures, and even his blade danced like a violent storm.

"Xuan Yin! What are you still doing? They are about to break the Formation! If those Nascent Soul old monsters are summoned, we're all finished!"

Xuan Yin also became frightened and hurriedly ordered his subordinates: "Quickly, go kill Ye Jing!"

Ye Jing saw that these two Sect Masters had gone mad; if this continued, Yun Ling and Gui Suer would be completely unable to resist.

He immediately brought out the Golden Corrosion Insect Queen, the Black Water Giant Python, and the White Ice Ape—these Second-Order Demonic Beasts—from within his body to assist the two Sect Masters in the battle.

Meanwhile, he himself took Hei Feng and continuously dealt with those Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

For a time, the battle situation became extremely chaotic.

Yun Ling and Gui Suer were also incredibly astonished to see that Ye Jing could actually summon so many Second-Order Demonic Beasts at once.

With so many Second-Order Demonic Beasts, even they would find it difficult to fully triumph, which meant that this Ye Jing had power comparable to a Golden Core.

But they didn't think too much about it. Gui Suer took out the Magic Treasure she had been nurturing, a blood-red kasaya. The kasaya immediately shot out a dazzling red light, continuously burning and purifying the Vengeful Souls controlled by Xuan Yin.

This kasaya was a powerful Magic Treasure but consumed an immense amount of Gui Suer's spiritual energy. She immediately shouted, "Patriarch Ye! It's up to you! You must break this Formation!"

Yun Ling also rushed forward to fight a death match against Fan Lang. He was already injured, and his spiritual energy consumption was massive; at this moment, the spiritual energy circulation throughout his body was sluggish.

A trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, but he still gripped his long sword tightly. The spiritual light on the blade was dim yet steady: "Patriarch Ye, hurry! I can't hold on for much longer!"

Out of the corner of his eye, Ye Jing caught sight of Yun Ling's staggering figure, and he finally found that formation eye.

A lustrous white spiritual light pierced through the dark hole and accurately struck the formation eye.

Hei Feng immediately pounced and bit down on that formation eye.

"Boom!"

With a loud explosion, the entire valley shook violently. The patterns of the Spirit-Locking Immortal-Trapping Formation completely shattered, and the grayish-black mist receded like a tide. The spiritual energy originally suppressed by the Formation instantly filled the entire valley, and even most of the sinister evil energy in the air dissipated.

Hei Feng let out a loud bark. His figure blurred as he blocked the path in front of Ye Jing, baring his teeth at Xuan Yin, his beastly eyes filled with fierce light.

Seeing the Formation broken, Xuan Yin's face instantly turned pale, but he still refused to give up and lunged toward Ye Jing.

In an instant, a ball of pitch-black Shadow Fire condensed in his hand: "If I can't have it, you won't either!"

"You're looking for death!" Yun Ling roared. Using every last bit of his spiritual energy, he threw his long sword. With a flash of spiritual light, it pierced straight toward the back of Xuan Yin's heart.

Xuan Yin sensed the strong wind behind him and hurriedly turned to block, but he was still a step too late. The long sword grazed his shoulder, leaving a wound deep enough to see bone, and the Shadow Fire instantly dissipated.

Seeing the dim sky reappear, Yun Ling suddenly pulled out an ancient Jade Token. The jade talisman was lustrous all over and carved with complex runes.

Yun Ling injected spiritual energy into the Jade Token and shouted, "Summon Reinforcements!"

The Jade Token instantly erupted with dazzling golden light that shot straight into the dark clouds, turning into a brilliant pillar of light in the sky that lingered for a long time.

Seeing this, Xuan Yin was shaken to the core. No longer having any desire to fight, he turned to flee: "Not good! Nascent Soul Cultivators!"

He knew very well that once the Nascent Soul Cultivators arrived, he and Fan Lang would have no chance of winning. Only by fleeing would there be a slim chance of survival.

Thus, he hurriedly turned into a streak of dark light and fled outside at high speed.

Fan Lang gripped the blade in his hand tightly and looked at the Second-Order Demonic Beasts surrounding Yun Ling and Gui Suer, his gaze focusing directly on Ye Jing.

He let out an extremely bleak and desolate laugh: "Hahahaha! I never expected it! I, Fan Lang, have schemed for so long, only to have my plans ruined time and again by this Mid-stage Foundation Establishment old man!"

"This venerable one is not reconciled! Ye Jing, what on earth are you?! You think you can destroy everything of mine just with a few Yao Beasts?!"

His voice was as hoarse as a broken gong, and the spiritual energy around him became uncontrollably violent. The long blade in his hand glowed with an eerie black light, the blade vibrating as if it were about to shatter.

That was a sign of spiritual energy backlash.

Fan Lang's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a madman, staring intently at Ye Jing as if he wanted to swallow him alive.

"Fan Lang, you are beyond redemption! Murdering Cultivators and colluding with a demonic Cultivator like Xuan Yin is inherently intolerable by heaven!"

"Today, the Formation is broken, and the Nascent Soul Cultivators are about to arrive. You have no chance of turning the tables. Surrender now, and perhaps you can leave an intact corpse!"

Gui Suer scolded sternly, the red light from the Blood Kasaya in her hand becoming even more intense, burning away the remaining Vengeful Souls. Although her spiritual energy was severely depleted, she still stood tall, carrying an air of righteous judgment over a sinner.

"Surrender?"

Fan Lang sneered and suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"My whole life, I, Fan Lang, have been manipulated by others! Unable to avenge my parents, I could only live as a dog. Now that I'm at a dead end, I will destroy everything! I want all of you to accompany me to Hell!"

Before his words even finished, Fan Lang violently poured all the remaining spiritual energy in his body into his Dantian, and his body began to swell continuously in an instant.

A destructive aura swept through the entire valley. The spiritual energy that was originally abundant instantly became chaotic; gravel flew everywhere, and the rocks at the mountain peak collapsed with a crash, leaving the ground pitted and scarred.