92: Unleashing Divine Power (Part Two)

Gu Yuchuan looked down at them from his high vantage point, his gaze like that of a predator eyeing its prey. All three felt as if they were in a living purgatory, as the Manjusaka flowers slowly eroded them, leaving no path for survival.

"Is this all the three of you are capable of? You dared to cause trouble for the Yao Race with such meager skills? How laughable. You just called me a frog in a well, but I’m returning those words to you. You are the true frogs in a well. Are you prepared to die here?"

Daoist Ming Yue's expression shifted from initial panic to current fury. He could not accept this situation, much less being mocked by a Yao. Since they had come, they had to complete their mission.

Their Yellow Springs Sect was not exactly a pure Righteous Path School; while not a Demonic Path, it was an unorthodox side branch. Their Revered Master was a ruthless man who killed without blinking. Even if they returned today, if the mission remained unfinished, their end would still be death. Thus, they could only fight for their lives here.

He stared fixedly at Gu Yuchuan. "Snake Demon, do not be so arrogant. Our abilities are not something you can withstand. Come, let me show you the Great Art of our Yellow Springs Sect."

After speaking, he manipulated his Spiritual Artifact to fire several beams of moonlight. However, the attack was quite weak and had no effect when it hit Gu Yuchuan. Meanwhile, Daoist Ming Chuan had finally recovered. Though his face remained pale, he began to gather his magic power. He could see that his two Senior Brothers were no match for the snake demon and that he needed to take action.

His strength was actually somewhat greater than that of his two Senior Brothers. Had he not been ambushed by Gu Yuchuan, he wouldn't be in such a difficult position. A black crow sculpture appeared in his hand, its eyes seemingly filled with the silence of death.

As his magic power circulated, the sculpture transformed into a real crow. It flew into the sky, cawing incessantly. The sound waves carried pollution and illusions. An ordinary person hearing it would feel as if murmurs were echoing in their ears, making it impossible to circulate their magic power properly. But Gu Yuchuan was no ordinary person. His Golden Light Incantation happened to counter these things. The crow cawed for a while, but it had no effect on him at all.

Daoist Ming Chuan's expression turned somewhat unsightly, but he still had a trump card. This wasn't over yet. He immediately struck the crow with several more bursts of magic power. Instantly, dense dark clouds covered the sky, and lightning could be seen faintly spiraling within. It looked immensely powerful, yet it was only so-so.

Lightning struck down from above. This time, Gu Yuchuan summoned his talent, the Green Scale Shield, showing a modicum of respect for the attack. As expected, the lightning could not break his defense. Now, for ordinary Cultivators at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, they truly could not cause any harm to Gu Yuchuan. He hadn't killed them yet simply to test his own methods, as he hadn't yet fought anyone at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"If these are all the tricks you have, then watch me give you a taste of your own medicine."

Having said that, he soared into the air and entered the dark clouds. He possessed a purple talent called Soaring on Clouds and Riding the Mist. These dark clouds were also clouds. For a minor Spiritual Artifact to try and seize control of the clouds from him was purely suicidal and utterly impossible. Sure enough, in just three breaths' time, the dark clouds were under Gu Yuchuan's control, and the power of lightning within them had not yet dissipated.

However, Gu Yuchuan indeed did not know how to manipulate lightning. He could only strike it down all at once. Since it wasn't his own power, the resulting strike was actually quite weak. Nevertheless, it was a psychological attack that served as a great insult to them. Using their own tools to strike them made the three of them incredibly furious.

"Hey, if you have any other tricks, use them now. If you've got nothing else, then prepare to die."

He stood high above, looking down on them, exerting immense pressure. They glanced at each other, seeing the intent to risk everything in one another's eyes. Daoist Ming Hua stepped forward. "Is it my turn now?"

The other two Daoists nodded. Daoist Ming Hua looked at Gu Yuchuan, the hatred in his eyes almost overflowing.

"Snake demon, it is impressive that you could force us to use such means, but that is all. The secret methods of my Yellow Springs Sect are not something you can fight against as you please. Yellow Springs Power, open!"

Following his words, a surge of yellow energy entered his body. He began to scream, clearly in great pain, as his body erupted with endless power.

Gu Yuchuan was no fool. Obviously, the opponent was charging up a big move or transformation. If he didn't try to stop it, was he supposed to wait for them to finish and come back to hit him?

He fired three drops of Heavenly Profound Heavy Water, hoping to make the opponent's transformation fail. However, Daoist Ming Hua was not alone; he had his two fellow disciples. The two of them stepped forward to block for him.

But it didn't matter who he hit. As Gu Yuchuan's strength grew, the power of the Heavenly Profound Heavy Water was no longer what it used to be. As expected, their protective Spells were easily shattered, and the two were knocked to the ground. However, their sacrifice was useful, as it bought time for Daoist Ming Hua's transformation.

Now, he looked exactly like a Rafflesia, with no human form left. Gu Yuchuan frowned and even covered his nose with his hand. "This is far too smelly. Can't you smell it yourselves?"

These words were like twisting the knife. Of course they could smell it; the other two Daoists had already used magic power to seal their noses. At this moment, Daoist Ming Hua's face appeared on the flower's stamen.

"Snake Demon, what does that matter to you? What you should be worried about now is whether you can survive."

Gu Yuchuan truly wasn't worried at all. If he couldn't even defeat a Cultivator at the Second layer of Foundation Establishment, then this Earthly Fiend Dao Foundation would have very little value.

Gu Yuchuan's high-and-mighty, nonchalant attitude caused Daoist Ming Hua to snap. He had sacrificed so much and even used a forbidden technique, which would have negative side effects on his cultivation.

This forbidden technique was a secret method of the Yellow Springs Sect. It allowed one to briefly fuse with natural treasures through magic power, greatly increasing one's combat power. However, it polluted one's cultivation and Physical Body. Using it once often required a full year of secluded meditation, and it couldn't be used frequently.

Daoist Ming Hua's face was filled with a hysterical expression. "Snake Demon, witness my methods and wait for death!"

He roared a few times, and all the petals opened. They were indeed very beautiful, but beneath that beauty was a sense of slaughter.