69: Repel the enemy

A giant ghostly claw, dozens of meters in size, formed from skeletal phantoms and viscous Devilish Qi, descended like a demonic mountain from the Nine Netherworlds, carrying a Soul-tearing shriek and a stench that corroded all things, striking heavily towards the dual Formation below, where spiritual light intertwined!

Crack! Boom!

The Five Elements Sword Rain Formation, bearing the brunt of the attack, violently shook!

The sword wheel, composed of three thousand Flying Sword phantoms, let out a mournful wail under the overwhelming pressure, and countless Sword Qi shattered and annihilated the moment they collided with the ghostly claw!

Although the sword wheel rotated, constantly generating and replenishing new Sword Qi tostrangulation the encroaching Devilish Qi, the terrifying power contained within the giant ghostly claw still caused the spiritual light of the entire Sword Formation to rapidly dim, making it precarious!

Immediately after, the ghostly claw, with its momentum undiminished, heavily struck the massive turtle and snake phantom formed by the Black Tortoise Scale Armor Formation!

Roar!

The Black Tortoise phantom let out a muffled roar of pain, its thick scale armor light curtain violently fluctuated, and fine, cobweb-like cracks appeared on its surface!

Although it ultimately withstood this blow and did not shatter, its spiritual light instantly dimmed by more than half!

Lin Feng, within the Formation, trembled violently, a trace of fresh bloodoverflowout from the corner of his mouth, his face became even more "pale," and his eyes appropriately revealed "horror" and "despair."

"Haha! Unbearable!"

The black-robed old man laughed wildly, his eyes filled with even greater disdain.

In his opinion, Lin Feng was already a turtle in a jar; although this Formation had some tricks, in the face of the absolute power of a Purple Mansion Cultivator, it was merely a tortoise shell that required a bit more effort!

His offensive did not stop, and the skeletal claw shadows continuously slammed down!

Each strike caused the Sword Qi of the Five Elements Sword Rain Formation to disperse, the light curtain of the Black Tortoise Scale Armor Formation to crack, and its spiritual light to dim at a visible speed!

The entire desolate island trembled under the terrifying bombardment, and scattered rocks flew!

Lin Feng "panicked" as he controlled the Formation, occasionally "reluctantly" shooting out "Qingfeng Slashes" or condensed water arrows in retaliation, but these attacks, upon striking the protective demonic aura that automatically appeared around the old man, were like mud oxen entering the sea, failing to even stir a ripple, and instead drawing more rampant mockery from the opponent.

"The strength of an ant, dares to shake a tree? Obediently accept death!"

Seeing that the light curtain of the Black Tortoise Scale Armor Formation was covered in cracks and its spiritual light was like a flickering candle in the wind, and the Five Elements Sword Rain Formation's Sword Qi was sparse and on the verge of collapse.

A hint of impatience and extreme greed flashed in the black-robed old man's eyes; he decided to end this cat-and-mouse game!

"Break for this old man!"

He let out a sharp cry, and the Devilish Qi around him frantically surged into his right claw!

The greenish-black skeletal claw instantly expanded several times, with countless twisted Soul shadows struggling in pain appearing on it, and the emanating pressure slightly distorted space!

This time, he wanted to completely shatter this annoying tortoise shell with one blow and pull out that plump "rat" inside!

The terrifying demonic claw tore through the air, carrying an aura of destruction, and fiercely clawed down towards the Black Tortoise phantom, whose light had dimmed to the extreme!

The old man's face already showed a cruel, triumphant sneer!

Just as the demonic claw was about to touch the tortoise shell light curtain!

Lin Feng, who had been "languishing" in a cross-legged position within the Formation, instantly lost all traces of "horror and despair" in his eyes!

In their place was a cold pond frozen for ten thousand years, a peerless sharp edge that had been accumulating power for a long time!

"Now is the time!"

He suddenly stood up, and all the recovered True Essence in his body, the surging Qi and blood, and the power of the Demon Slayer Divine Ability originating from the depths of his Soul, were unreservedly and frantically poured into the Giant Sword Tactic, which had been drawn but not yet unleashed!

"Demon Slayer—!"

[Divine Ability Points - 1]

Lin Feng roared, his voice like thunder!

Buzz—!!!

An indescribably brilliant and sharp dark golden Divine Light burst forth from his raised hands!

This light instantly engulfed the "Giant Sword" that he wasn't truly holding, transforming into a magnificent Giant Sword phantom that stretched across heaven and earth, as if it would cleave this sea domain in two!

The entire Giant Sword flowed with dark golden Demon Slayer Divine Runes, exuding an absolute will of restraint, destruction, and judgment over all demonic and evil beings!

Its might was so immense that it far surpassed the Foundation Establishment realm, directly approaching the Peak of Purple Mansion!

Time seemed to freeze at this moment!

The sneer on the black-robed old man's face instantly froze, turning into boundless horror and disbelief!

He felt a terrifying killing intent originating from his primal instincts, making his Soul tremble!

The descending dark golden Giant Sword infinitely magnified in his eyes, as if it were a punishment from the Heavenly Dao!

He wanted to hide!

He wanted to block!

But the Qi mechanism locked onto by the Giant Sword, and the absolute restraint of the Demon Slayer Divine Ability on Devilish Qi, slowed his thoughts and actions by more than a beat!

The skeletal demonic claw, which he had been so confident in, now became the biggest target!

"No—!!!"

A desperate, shrill roar echoed across the desolate island!

Swoosh—!!!

The dark golden Giant Sword effortlessly sliced through the downward-grasping, greenish-black giant claw, which had condensed most of the old man's demonic essence!

It was like a hot carving knife cutting into solidified butter!

The demonic claw, powerful enough to contend with a Magic Treasure, along with the countless vengeful spirits entwined around it, melted and annihilated like ice and snow before the Demon Slayer Divine Light!

The sword light's momentum was undiminished, grazing past the old man's body as he desperately shifted sideways in a hurry!

"Pfft!"

Blood splattered!

A gaunt arm, wrapped in a torn black robe, along with half a shoulder, was severed clean!

The cut was smooth as a mirror, and the residual dark golden Divine Light prevented any Devilish Qi from repairing it, while a power that destroyed evil surged madly into the old man's body along the wound, eroding his demonic essence and Divine Soul!

"Ah—!! My arm!!"

The black-robed old man let out a heart-rending shriek, filled with endless pain and venom!

Half of his body was stained with blood, his aura instantly plummeted, and his eyes were filled with extreme terror!

What kind of power was that?! How could a Foundation Establishment Cultivator unleash such a terrifying attack?!

The shadow of death had never been so clear!

He no longer dared to harbor any greed; only one thought remained in his mind—escape!

"You little beast! This old man remembers you! A sea of blood, never-ending! Blood Soul Escape!"

The old man, like a madman, slammed his remaining left hand onto his chest, and a mouthful of purplish-black heart blood, containing his vital essence, spurted out, instantly transforming into a viscous blood mist that enveloped his entire body!

Boom!

The blood mist violently burned and exploded!

It transformed into an incomparably mournful bloody rainbow, tearing through the sky at several times the speed it had arrived, fleeing desperately in the opposite direction of the desolate island!

Its speed was so fast that it disappeared into the sky in the blink of an eye, leaving only an extremely venomous shriek echoing in the sea breeze.

Lin Feng's face was ashen, and his body swayed; he barely managed to stand steady by leaning on his knees.

The single strike of the Demon Slayer Divine Ability had almost drained all his power, and the light spot representing Divine Power in his Sea of Consciousness instantly dimmed a little.

He forced himself not to fall, his gaze fixed on the direction the old man had fled, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes: "What a pity... Purple Mansion Cultivators indeed have endless life-saving methods."

He gasped for a moment, then his gaze shifted to the severed arm that had fallen among the scattered rocks on the desolate beach.

On the severed arm's fingers, an ancient-looking black storage bracelet, engraved with strange beast patterns, was particularly conspicuous.

Lin Feng walked over, enduring the stinging sensation of the Devilish Qi's erosion, and removed the storage bracelet from the severed arm.

He also picked up a Demonic Path Magical Artifact that resembled a black bone flute, which had fallen when the old man's arm was severed.

He quickly wiped away the residual Divine Sense imprint on the storage bracelet.

His Divine Sense probed inside.

Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, Demonic Path Materials... Lin Feng quickly scanned them.

Suddenly, his gaze was drawn to a tattered ancient map in the corner of the storage bracelet, made of a peculiar material, neither leather nor silk, with scorched and curled edges.

He took it out and unrolled it.

The ancient map depicted an extremely unfamiliar, distorted, and complex sea domain, marked with many peculiar star symbols and ancient seal script characters.

In the center of the sea domain, next to a prominent blood-red skull mark, were a few blurred ancient characters: "...Ruins...Sea Eye...Secret Treasure..."

"A treasure map?" Lin Feng's heart stirred.

Judging by its age and the unfamiliar sea domain marked, it was definitely not from the West Flow Sea Region, and most likely pointed to a dangerous place deeper in the East Sea.

He put away the ancient map and the bone flute Magical Artifact, not daring to stay in this place any longer.

He took one last look at the sky in the direction of Tianfeng City, which was still filled with raging demonic flames, took a deep breath, and resolutely turned away.