690: sneak attack

"Nine Transformations of the Vast Sun — First Transformation, Dawn · Rising Sun!"

Boom!

A brilliant sword light, blazing like the rising sun, carried a terrifying heat capable of incinerating all evil and sinister things, and it fiercely slashed toward the surging black river of Yellow Springs!

Wherever the sword light passed, countless surging vengeful spirits let out shrill screams and were instantly evaporated!

Even the viscous Yellow Springs river water was cleaved open, creating a huge gap and sending up plumes of foul-smelling white smoke!

However, Ye Wushang merely gave a cold laugh and flicked his finger against the bottle again!

More and even thicker Yellow Springs river water surged out, instantly drowning the gap in the sword light.

The corrosive power even followed the trajectory of the sword light, eroding Li Cen's Haoyang Sword Qi in reverse!

"Insignificant tricks! Li Cen, you are merely at the Void Refining stage; how can you break the might of my half-step Body Integration cultivation and xuanhuang dao artifact? Obediently accept your death!"

Ye Wushang activated the magic bottle, and the Yellow Springs river water transformed into hideous black demonic dragons, roaring as they lunged at Li Cen!

He intended to use absolute power to exhaust this reckless Sword Cultivator to death!

Li Cen's eyes were resolute. His sword stance changed again, and he shouted in a low voice: "Second Transformation! Chasing the Sun · Golden Crow Patrol!"

The crimson sword light transformed into a roaring flaming Golden Crow, fiercely meeting the attack! A violent collision of energy exploded in mid-air, making it seem as if the space itself was lamenting!

"Hahaha! Li Cen, you brat, is this all the strength you have? Resign yourself to your fate! Obediently become fertilizer for my treasure bottle!"

Ye Wushang's arrogant laughter was particularly jarring amidst the roar of the energy collision.

Relying on the supreme ferocity of the Nine Nether Demonic Refining Bottle and his profound half-step Body Integration cultivation, he turned the filthy Yellow Springs into nine hideous demonic dragons,

tightly entangling the flaming Golden Crow sword light manifested by Li Cen, constantly wearing down his Haoyang True Intent.

Every time Li Cen's sword light erupted, it was drowned by even more Yellow Springs death water. Like a tiger trapped in a quagmire, he possessed the power to burn mountains and boil seas, yet he was held fast by the evil filth!

Li Cen's eyes completely turned into burning red gold! Endless grievance and fury,

along with the anxiety for his comrades below whose lives were hanging by a thread, transformed into a determination to burn everything away!

"Ye, you old dog! Stop being so arrogant! Take my Nine Transformations of the Vast Sun Eighth Transformation — Return to Ruins · Sunset Melt!"

He let out a sharp howl that shook the sky!

In an instant, the Haoyang True Intent, which had been violently radiating outward and scorching everything, suddenly collapsed inward!

It was like a star burning to its limit, suddenly reaching the end of its life! The Haoyang Sword in Li Cen's hand,

along with the boiling Sword Intent and spiritual power surrounding him, rapidly condensed into a dark red core, deep as a black hole, yet containing endless destructive energy!

This core was only the size of a fist, but it seemed to make even light and space twist and collapse toward it!

A destructive aura that made even Ye Wushang feel palpitations suddenly spread out!

The arrogant laughter on Ye Wushang's face instantly froze, replaced by extreme gravity and even a trace of imperceptible fear: "Not good! This old fellow is going to risk his life!"

He could no longer afford to control the demonic dragons to suppress Li Cen, and his withered hand seals changed frantically!

"Nine Nether Yellow Springs, Ten Thousand Souls Return! Condense!"

Splash!

The nine entangled demonic dragons instantly dissipated, and together with the filthy Yellow Springs river water attacking the warships, they were rapidly recalled by him as if a hundred rivers were returning to the sea!

Boundless Yellow Springs Death Qi and countless vengeful spirits gathered and compressed frantically in front of him, instantly transforming into an unimaginably huge pitch-black lake!

On the surface of the lake, countless twisted faces of vengeful spirits struggled and wailed, exuding a suffocating defensive power! This was the greatest defense he could muster in his haste!

Just as Ye Wushang was fully defending against this world-destroying strike from Li Cen!

Li Cen forcefully raised a mouthful of his natal true essence and roared at the warships behind him: "Fire! Target, the core of the Nine Nether Great Array! Blast it to pieces for me!!"

His voice carried the determination of burning his bridges!

The Yin and Yang God-Extinguishing Cannons, which had long been ready, roared again, shaking the heavens!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three Yin and Yang light beams, thicker than before and containing terrifying strangling power, tore through space,

like three world-ending spears, slamming fiercely into the light curtain of the Nine Nether Soul-Extinguishing Great Array below, which was being maintained by Tu Wanxiong and was already covered in cracks!

"No—!" Tu Wanxiong was terrified to the point of despair. He was fully occupied with maintaining the array; how could he have any spare energy to block such a terrifying bombardment?

He could only watch helplessly as the destructive light beams rapidly enlarged in his pupils!

Seeing this out of the corner of his eye, Ye Wushang was so angry he almost vomited blood!

This move of Li Cen's was not only to risk his life to injure him, but also to pull the firewood from under the cauldron, taking the opportunity to destroy the array!

At this moment, all his focus and power were drawn by that terrifying black-red core, and its destructive aura had locked onto him, leaving him unable to spare any attention to rescue the array!

"Tu Wanxiong, hold on!" He could only let out a futile roar.

And all of this was seen clearly by Yao Delong, who had long been lurking in the shadows at the edge of the battlefield like the most patient hunter!

Opportunity!

A once-in-a-thousand-years chance for a fatal blow!

Ye Wushang's entire focus was drawn to Li Cen's world-destroying Return to Ruins sword, and he was even forced to withdraw the power defending the warships!

This was precisely the fatal flaw he had been waiting for!

"Now!"

A cold light flared in Yao Delong's eyes! He abandoned his initial plan to attack the array and aimed directly at Ye Wushang!

He did not choose the grand Nine Transformations of the Vast Sun, but instead activated a more bizarre and unpredictable Primordial Spirit killing secret technique obtained from a mysterious Legacy — Heart Sword Without Trace!

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the power of his Primordial Spirit churned and compressed like boiling water! All his will, killing intent, and fury condensed into a single thought,

transforming into an intangible and formless "Heart Sword" that contained the power to sever Souls and extinguish spirits!

This sword could slay enemies invisibly and break techniques before they were even born; it was the ultimate assassination technique on the level of the Primordial Spirit!

"Heart Sword! Strike!"

Yao Delong silently chanted in his heart. The invisible Heart Sword in his Sea of Consciousness ignored spatial distance and ignored the thick protective baleful aura on Ye Wushang's body,

appearing directly outside Ye Wushang's Sea of Consciousness between his brows as if teleporting! It fiercely thrust toward his Primordial Spirit core!

Ye Wushang, who was fully mobilizing the power of the magic bottle and focusing all his attention on resisting Li Cen's imminent "Sunset Melt," suddenly—

A chill of death, originating from the deepest part of his Soul and cold to the extreme, swept through his entire body without warning!

It felt as if an invisible hand had already gripped his Primordial Spirit!

"What?!" Ye Wushang was terrified out of his wits! His powerful half-step Body Integration Divine Sense instantly issued a frantic warning!

However, it was too late! It was too bizarre!

That Heart Sword was intangible and formless, so fast that it exceeded the limits of his Divine Sense's reaction!

Pfft!

A faint cracking sound, as if glass were being pierced, resonated inside his Sea of Consciousness!

In his haste, a pitch-black jade pendant (high-grade heavenly artifact) within his Sea of Consciousness, which he had nurtured for many years to protect his Primordial Spirit, reacted instinctively,

instantly erupting with intense black light in an attempt to form a barrier to block it!

But Heart Sword Without Trace specifically targeted the Primordial Spirit! How could an ordinary defensive Magic Treasure fully block it?!

Crack!

The black light barrier blocked the Heart Sword for only a thousandth of an instant before shattering with a bang like fragile glass!

The incomparably sharp Heart Sword Intent fiercely pierced into his Primordial Spirit barrier!

"Ah—!"

Ye Wushang let out a miserable shriek that didn't sound human! It was as if his Primordial Spirit had been pierced by billions of steel needles, and the intense pain instantly drowned out all his consciousness!

Control of the Nine Nether Demonic Refining Bottle was instantly lost, and the massive Yellow Springs lake condensed in front of him began to fluctuate violently!

The previously stable defensive posture instantly developed a fatal flaw!