365: Garbage is garbage!

Chen Nian swept a contemptuous glance over them, shaking his head and mocking,

"Is this it? This isn't even enough force to tickle me."

"Your Qinglan Sect, from top to bottom, is truly a bunch of useless trash."

"You... you..." Xuan Mingzi clutched his chest, shaking with rage.

He pointed at Chen Nian but couldn't utter a single complete sentence.

Chi Xiaozi's eyes were nearly splitting as he roared,

"Don't be so arrogant! That was just a probe!"

"Do you really think the two of us have no trump cards left?!"

"Even if we have to risk our Divine Souls being extinguished today, we will slay you here!"

He seemed quite indignant as he barked at the surviving Disciples who were still struggling:

"All Disciples, hear my command! If you don't want to die, burn your Soul Blood and pour all your power into the two of us!"

"If we don't kill this fiend today, none of us will have a place to be buried!!"

Hearing this, a flicker of hesitation crossed the eyes of the surviving Disciples, but the instinct to survive overwhelmed everything.

They gritted their teeth and began to cast spells, forcing out their own energy and channeling it toward Xuan Mingzi and Chi Xiaozi!

"For the Sect! For survival!"

"Let's fight him to the death!"

Xuan Mingzi and Chi Xiaozi frantically absorbed the energy sacrificed by the Disciples, and the Evil Energy around them surged once again!

"netherworld bone-corroding banner: Myriad Souls Returning to the Void!"

"blood-refining demon-slaying sword: God-Slaying Dao-Extinguishing!"

The two went all out, not hesitating to deplete their Origin to push their Magic Treasures to the limit!

The netherworld bone-corroding banner vibrated violently, its surface snapping open as if transforming into a bottomless abyss that swallowed everything.

Countless Vengeful Spirits poured down like a black torrent, their momentum several times stronger than before as they swept toward Chen Nian!

The blood-refining demon-slaying sword completely transformed into a pillar of blood-colored light that pierced through heaven and earth.

The terrifying energy turned into a churning sea of blood.

Containing a Sword Intent of filth, corrosion, and slaughter, it sought to completely submerge and dissolve Chen Nian!

However, before these attacks could even get close—

Chen Nian had already moved.

Facing the massive soul shadow swallowing everything, he didn't even spare it a second glance.

He simply raised his left hand casually toward the netherworld bone-corroding banner, his fingers slightly spread.

Myriad Things Yuan Absorption Art, activate!

"Boom—!"

An irresistible and terrifying suction force suddenly erupted from Chen Nian's palm!

That demon banner with its overwhelming might seemed to encounter an unstoppable power.

The massive body of the banner shuddered violently, then turned into a streak of black light, flying rapidly toward Chen Nian!

"No—!! My netherworld bone-corroding banner!!"

Xuan Mingzi let out a heart-wrenching scream.

He frantically tried to control the netherworld bone-corroding banner, attempting to pull it back.

However, he found that his connection with his Magic Treasure had been forcibly severed by a higher level of power!

In the blink of an eye, that netherworld bone-corroding banner was effortlessly pulled into Chen Nian's palm!

Chen Nian weighed the small black banner in his hand, shook his head, and commented:

"Poor materials, crude refining techniques, Soul Power that is a chaotic mess, and tainted with far too much filthy resentment..."

"Trash among trash!"

Golden energy flickered slightly in his palm.

Then, he applied a little pressure with his fingers.

"Crack—!!!"

A crisp sound of shattering rang out!

The netherworld bone-corroding banner that had struck fear into the hearts of countless Cultivators...

...was easily crushed in Chen Nian's hand like a fragile toy!

Countless fragments turned into black specks of light and scattered.

The remaining Vengeful Spirits within were purified and liberated, letting out a final mournful cry before dissipating into the world.

"Pfft—!!!"

With his Lifebound Treasure destroyed, Xuan Mingzi suffered a severe blow.

He spat out a large mouthful of foul blood, his aura instantly withering to the extreme.

He stumbled and knelt on the ground, his eyes filled with despair and disbelief.

In an instant, the entire scene was in shock!

This was a supreme treasure passed down through the Legacy of the Qinglan Sect for hundreds of years!

It was actually crushed just like that?!

As easily as crushing a piece of unbaked clay?!

This was completely beyond their comprehension!

Seeing this, Chi Xiaozi was scared out of his wits, but his fear was quickly replaced by an even more frantic rage.

"I'll fight you to the death—!!"

He roared, pouring all his remaining power along with his burning life essence,

all into the "blood-refining demon-slaying sword" in his hand.

The sword blade erupted with an unprecedented, blinding blood-red light.

However, before he could even move—

Chen Nian's figure vanished from the spot like a ghost.

In the next second, he appeared beside Chi Xiaozi.

Chi Xiaozi was instantly horrified and tried to change his move to defend.

But before he could act...

Chen Nian gave a casual wave of his hand.

"Boom—!!!"

A dull, thunderous explosion erupted!

Half of Chi Xiaozi's body, along with the blood-refining demon-slaying sword he held tightly, blew apart!

Dark purple flesh, bone fragments, and Magic Treasure wreckage, mixed with dissipating Evil Energy, burst out like fireworks!

"Aaaaaah—!!!"

Chi Xiaozi let out a scream of extreme agony, his whole body collapsing weakly to his knees.

The remaining half of his body was drenched in blood, his breath faint, lacking even the strength to stand up.

Chen Nian only gave a contemptuous smile and said, "What do you say? Do you realize how much of a waste you are now?"

As he spoke, without giving Chi Xiaozi time to react, he struck down with another palm.

"Boom—!"

Another loud explosion, and Chi Xiaozi's head, along with his upper body, directly blew apart.

For a moment, flesh and blood splattered, and brain matter flew everywhere.

The dignified Grand Elder of the Qinglan Sect, Chi Xiaozi, couldn't even withstand one palm from Chen Nian and died instantly from a head explosion.

Silence.

A deathly silence once again enveloped the square.

All the surviving Qinglan Sect Disciples slumped to the ground.

Their faces were ashen, and their eyes held nothing but boundless fear and despair.

Even the two Grand Elders, after using their strongest trump cards and receiving the boost from the Disciples' sacrifices...

...were crushed like children, their Magic Treasures destroyed, heavily injured and near death, or even killed by a head explosion...

What hope was there for ants like them?

The people from the Spiritual Energy Bureau, after a brief moment of daze, erupted into deafening cheers!

"We won! Special Commissioner Chen won!!"

"So strong! Crushing the evil banner with his bare hands and slapping Elder Chi Xiao to death! This wasn't even a fight; it was a massacre!"

"Senior Chen's Divine Might is peerless! We are fortunate to witness it today; I can die without regrets!"

Chen Nian slowly withdrew his hand and brushed off non-existent dust from his shoulder.

His gaze swept over the kneeling Xuan Mingzi and then toward the shivering surviving Disciples.

A cruel arc curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Next, it's your turn!"

His voice wasn't loud, but like the whisper of a god of death, it clearly reached the ears of every survivor.