435: Chapter 435 The Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Dried Bear Head!

Just as the Soul Bone King was about to get his hands on the five elements exorcism banner and the bitar clock, a figure blocked his path.

"Not a chance!" The Old Witch's voice rang out.

The Old Witch reached out, and a giant white palm swatted the Soul Bone King away.

But the Old Witch was already at the end of her rope.

Having exhausted her life force to forcibly activate the star ring, and then suffering a sneak attack from the Black-Robed Person, her body had reached its limit.

After forcing the Soul Bone King back, the Old Witch couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood, her body rapidly aging and withering at a visible rate.

The candle flame of her life flickered as she tipped backward and collapsed to the ground.

"Judith, you can't stop me now, can you? I won in the end, hahaha!"

Seeing the Old Witch fall, the Soul Bone King laughed wildly.

Judith struggled to get up, but her body couldn't even manage a normal sitting position.

Seeing this, the Soul Bone King wiped the smile off his face and sighed inwardly.

She was, after all, an 'old friend' he had known for many years; although the outcome was finally decided, he felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.

The Soul Bone King shook his head slightly and prepared to go up and take the bitar clock and the five elements exorcism banner.

Although he couldn't unleash the power of these two treasures, they were spoils of war, and it would be a waste not to take them.

"How dare you!" Belen, who was being held back in the distance, roared.

"Do you think I dare or not?" The Soul Bone King curled his lip and stepped forward to collect the two treasures.

But at that moment, several blood tentacles shot toward the Soul Bone King.

The Soul Bone King's Spiritual Power was strong, so he dodged the attack early, but when he looked at the source of the attack, his expression instantly darkened.

At this moment, Nie Ning lay in the spiritual enhancement formation, his black armor seeming to come alive, twisting and writhing on his body.

Nie Ning's body was also undergoing mutations, with the characteristics of various exotic beasts constantly reappearing on him.

Worse still, without Nie Ning's control, the Flesh Spider had gone berserk and began attacking everyone around it indiscriminately.

The Human-Faced Balloon had received a boost this round, and while the massive loss of flesh and blood had significantly weakened its power, its remaining body was still not something an ordinary Tier 7 Transcendent could handle.

Moreover, the Transcendents from both sides were currently locked in battle and could not organize the strength to deal with the Flesh Spider.

In just a few moments, both sides suffered heavy losses among their Transcendents.

The Transcendents below Tier 5 in the Black-Robed Person's camp were wiped out, and there were even fewer remaining Tier 6 Transcendents than Tier 7 Transcendents.

The Soul Bone King tried to take the treasures several times, but was blocked by the Flesh Spider, which shrouded the two treasures in high-density spiritual mist.

The Soul Bone King now felt the urge to retreat, yet he was unwilling to give up, and he found himself in a dilemma.

The others felt the same, especially the Transcendents who had come to Yishi Mansion to observe the ceremony; the current situation was a perfect opportunity to leave.

Even they didn't know why—perhaps due to faction issues—but seeing that no one else was leaving, they stayed behind.

As the Flesh Spider went on a killing spree, both sides gradually calmed down.

"Retreat!" shouted the wizard wielding the Thunder Light Sha.

The losses now exceeded expectations, and the other side clearly had the advantage; staying any longer would only increase casualties.

As for the spoils of war… this area had been completely contaminated, and the remaining treasures were no longer worth the effort.

The Black-Robed People sighed inwardly; this trip was a complete disaster.

Compared to Yishi Mansion, they weren't doing any better.

In fact, the only thing they hadn't anticipated was that Yishi Mansion was hiding so many Tier 7 Transcendents.

Including the Tier 7s who came to observe, there were nearly fifteen of them, which was already more than the number of Tier 7 Transcendents they had brought.

Fortunately, most of the Tier 7s were still alive; those who had died could eventually be replaced through time and training.

"Leave this mess for you to clean up; perhaps we will meet again soon."

The Soul Bone King forced back the Flesh Spider and laughed at the Transcendents from the Yishi Mansion faction.

He was a lone wolf anyway, and his losses this time were minimal—just some undead creatures—so he was in an exceptionally good mood.

But soon, the Soul Bone King couldn't laugh anymore.

Just as the Black-Robed People were preparing to flee and leave the Flesh Spider for Yishi Mansion to deal with, a drop of black liquid rising upward caught everyone's attention.

Looking around, black water was writhing and rising from the black ground.

Seeing this, the Transcendents realized something was wrong and quickly turned to look beneath the nearly shattered star ring.

At this moment, beneath the star ring, a soul body that had been almost completely destroyed was floating in mid-air.

The Jerky Bear Head's body had almost completely disintegrated, leaving only the bare upper skull and the strange flowers planted on it.

It looked just like a frisbee floating in mid-air.

But no one relaxed because of this; instead, their expressions became even more grave.

As the flowers on the skull turned a vibrant red, a massive amount of Power of Corruption began to gather beneath the star ring.

Under the influence of the immense Power of Corruption, the Jerky Bear Head's body began to recover at a visible rate, and at the same time, the Black Tide accelerated its ascent toward the sky.

A chill struck the hearts of the Transcendents, an indescribable coldness piercing their souls.

Among the Transcendents present, it was rare to find anyone who hadn't killed a Corruptor; almost everyone who had managed to grow strong had faced one directly.

But never before had a Corruptor made them feel such despair!

At the very least, an energy attack of that purity could have obliterated even a Tier 8 Corruptor, and a Tier 9 would likely be severely injured if hit.

To be able to survive that, what else could they say?

"Go!" Seeing that the Black Tide was about to shroud the sky again, the Black-Robed People began to run for their lives.

The people of Yishi Mansion didn't linger either and began to flee with the remaining Transcendents.

Helian wanted to take Nie Ning away, but the Flesh Spider blocked his path.

"Let's go; at least we tried." Belen used magic to restrain Amivika and sighed.

The current situation was no longer something they could control.

And they hadn't expected such a disaster to unfold, that even Nie Ning, the chosen one, was going to die here.

It seemed now that perhaps Amivika hadn't chosen Nie Ning, or perhaps there was a more serious issue with fate involved than Amivika herself.

Helian gritted his teeth and forced the Flesh Spider back.

In this situation, no matter how unwilling he was, he had to retreat now.

Otherwise, once the Jerky Bear Head recovered, the damaged star ring would no longer be enough for them to launch another attack like that.

Helian clenched his fists involuntarily: "I'm sorry, we will come back to avenge you sooner or later."

As if it had heard Helian's words, or perhaps it just didn't want to die, the Flesh Spider stopped as if it were a statue.

Seeing this, Helian rushed up, grabbed the mutating Nie Ning from the spiritual enhancement formation, and then flew rapidly toward the outside of the island.