273: kind advice

Yao Delong gritted his teeth, not even having time to wipe away the blood seeping from the corners of his mouth.

He frantically squeezed every ounce of power from his body.

The violent power brought by the nine revolutions profound yang pill surged and roared through his Meridians,

supporting him as he launched the Instantaneous Body Sword Art time and time again!

Every teleportation was accompanied by the agonizing pain of tearing Meridians and a massive consumption of Yuan Power!

Eighty miles... seventy miles... sixty miles... he was getting closer and closer to the grayish-white light pillar!

As he drew nearer to that grayish-white light pillar, the changes within Yao Delong's Sea of Consciousness became increasingly intense!

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

That silent, pitch-black Heart Sword was now like an awakened Vicious Beast,

vibrating and humming violently within his Sea of Consciousness!

An indescribable longing and excitement,

even carrying a trace of... almost filial closeness, emanated from the Heart Sword!

At the same time, an icy shuddering sensation originating from the depths of his Soul became clearer!

It was the biological instinct's fear of death and termination!

The closer he got to the light pillar, the more deathly silent the surroundings became.

The ground below exhibited a sickly grayish-white hue.

Vegetation had withered, life force was severed, and even the wind seemed to have frozen.

Occasionally, the carcasses of Yao Beasts could be seen, and just as Qiong Shuang had said,

their bodies were perfectly intact, even their fur still looked fresh,

but their eyes were hollow, their Divine Souls long since dissipated, having died in an eerily mysterious manner!

"Close! It's just ahead!"

Yao Delong's eyes were bloodshot. The medicinal power of the nine revolutions profound yang pill was burning frantically, supporting his extreme burst of speed.

He could clearly see that the source of that grayish-white light pillar

was a massive basin shrouded in a hazy gray mist!

The light pillar was soaring into the sky from the center of the basin!

Behind him, Luo Tianying's cold and mocking voice, carrying a demonic might that tore through space, approached once again:

"Yao Delong! You can't escape! Surrender obediently,

hand over your secrets, and perhaps... you can suffer less of the pain of Soul Refining!"

Luo Tianying's voice, like ice from the Nine Netherworlds, was wrapped in the terrifying pressure of the Soul Transformation threshold,

slamming hard against Yao Delong's mind in an attempt to crumble his will.

However, the only response she received was Yao Delong's even more determined, life-risking flight!

In his eyes, there was only that basin emitting a deathly gray glow, drawing closer and closer!

That was his only way to survive! Any threats or temptations were now just wind passing his ears!

"Hmm?"

Luo Tianying's blood-red eyes narrowed slightly; she had naturally sensed the strangeness of the area ahead.

That icy shuddering sensation from the depths of her Divine Soul was clearer and more unsettling than what Yao Delong felt!

The area covered by the grayish-white light pillar was terrifyingly silent,

as if even the Laws of Heaven and Earth were twisted, filled with ill omens! This was definitely no place of fortune!

Seeing Yao Delong about to dive headlong into the edge of the mist-shrouded basin,

the distance between them had already closed to less than twenty miles!

Killing intent surged in Luo Tianying's eyes; she absolutely could not let her prey escape into such a dangerous place!

"Yao Delong! Do you want to die?! Stop!"

She shouted sharply, her voice carrying a trace of imperceptible shock and suspicion.

"Junior Brother, if you are willing to be my Cauldron for me to pluck and supplement, I can leave you an intact corpse when we are done!"

Before her words had even finished, her fair palm had already struck out!

"Blood Shadow Soul-Binding Claw!"

A dark red blood claw, more condensed and massive than before, appeared out of thin air!

Upon the claw's shadow, countless twisted faces of vengeful Souls emitted silent shrieks,

carrying a terrifying power that froze Divine Souls and tore space, instantly crossing the gap,

clawing ruthlessly toward the center of Yao Delong's back!

This claw contained her terrifying Demonic Essence, which was currently close to the Soul Transformation Stage,

determined to completely capture or heavily wound Yao Delong!

A fatal sense of crisis felt like ice water being poured over his head!

Yao Delong's hair stood on end! His current state was terrible to the extreme:

The medicinal power of the nine revolutions profound yang pill had been burned away under continuous extreme teleportations, and his Meridians sent waves of tearing, empty pain;

having forcibly activated his Heart Sword twice before had left his Sea of Consciousness nearly exhausted, with waves of dizziness constantly hitting him;

his Yuan Power was even less than ten percent of its peak!

"Senior Sister Luo,"

Yao Delong endured the dizziness and pain, his voice carrying a strange calmness, even a hint of banter,

"Our Yin Yang Sect emphasizes the harmony of Yin and Yang and the dual cultivation of the Great Dao.

This Demonic Path method of yours, Plucking Yang to Supplement Yin, is truly a deviation that harms others without benefiting yourself.

If Senior Sister is willing to abandon the darkness for the light and disperse your Demonic Technique, I, your Junior Brother, am willing to teach you everything I know,

imparting to you the supreme Great Dao method of Yin-Yang Harmony to help you ascend to the pinnacle of the Immortal Path. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Even as he spoke, his movements were as fast as lightning!

He suddenly turned around, facing that terrifying blood claw that blotted out the sky, a final madness erupting in his eyes!

"Void Splitting Nine Strikes — Nine Styles in One: Annihilation!"

Boom!

A punch shadow, condensed to the extreme and carrying a terrifying Concept

of all things returning to nothingness and the destruction of everything, was slammed out fiercely to meet the sky-blotting blood claw!

Wherever the punch shadow passed, space groaned under the unbearable weight!

Simultaneously, Yao Delong's other hand reached into his robe like lightning and stuffed an endless life creation pill into his mouth!

Boom!

A gentle yet majestic force of life force instantly exploded within his body!

Like rain after a long drought, his exhausted Yuan Power was instantly restored by more than half,

and his severe internal injuries were rapidly repaired and suppressed!

Although the consumption of his Divine Sense could not be immediately replenished, the burden on his body was suddenly lightened!

"Now is the time!"

A sharp light exploded in Yao Delong's eyes!

While maintaining the confrontation between the punch shadow and the blood claw, he frantically mobilized the newly recovered Yuan Power!

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The crimson-gold Nine Yang True Fire Blazing Sun Yuan Power was activated, instantly rising before him!

Immediately following, a jade-green flame filled with vibrant life force, the Life-Generating Creation Fire, and a phantom-like,

dark red flame that seemed capable of scorching space, the Void Flame Blazing Fire, simultaneously surged from his Sea of Consciousness between his brows!

"Void Derivation Pill Transformation Art! Yuan Power as the furnace! Divine Sense as the fuel! Fuse!"

Yao Delong roared silently in his heart! Using himself as the furnace,

his remaining Yuan Power as the furnace walls, and his burning Divine Sense as the fuel, he frantically operated the fire control secret technique of the Void Derivation Pill Transformation Art!

The three types of violent extraordinary fires were forcibly compressed and blended!

The jade-green, crimson-gold, and dark red flames intertwined, collided, and annihilated each other frantically,

only to be forcibly fused under his reckless will!

Rumble—!!!

A wave of destructive energy, far exceeding anything before and enough to make even a Nascent Soul Perfection Cultivator's Soul tremble,

instantly erupted from in front of Yao Delong!

At the core of the fused three-colored flames, a tri-colored fire pill only the size of a fist, yet seemingly containing the power of a bursting star,

was spinning frantically, condensing into shape!

The space around the fire pill began to twist and collapse!

"What?!"

Luo Tianying's blood-red eyes suddenly contracted! She finally understood why Yao Delong was wasting words to stall for time!

This wave of energy... was too dangerous! It far exceeded her previous estimations!

The destructive aura emitted by that tri-colored fire pill made even her feel a strong sense of threat!

"Hehehe... Junior Brother, it seems Senior Sister still underestimated you!"

For the first time, Luo Tianying's voice lost that absolute sense of control, taking on a hint of gravity and cold killing intent.

"Since you have a supreme Great Dao, why not stop and tell Senior Sister all about it?"

Even as she spoke, her movements were faster than her voice!

Her hands instantly formed complex and eerie demonic seals, and the Demonic Essence around her surged out like a boiling sea of blood!

"Ten Thousand Demons Heart-Erosion Seal!"