"The Blood Sacrifice of the Spirit King?"

Jiang Yuan clearly caught those four words. If the Spirit King's motive for appearing here was to kill him, that would be understandable; but why would the Spirit King involve such a large number of mercenaries?

Simply killing him wouldn't require guiding the mercenaries from Haicheng into the Lord of Soldiers' Tomb, as that would only add to the Spirit King's troubles. After all, mercenaries are human and would only target Holy Spirits.

"Could it be for a blood sacrifice?"

Jiang Yuan felt a growing suspicion.

With Qing Shuang and Yu Biao restrained, both teams were completely at a disadvantage. If it weren't for the Holy Spirit holding back, intending to capture these people alive and send them for a blood sacrifice, no one would have survived.

The dying fire cloud rose to her feet as if in a final burst of energy, her gaze fixed on the laughing Holy Spirit, before resolutely igniting her bloodline.

"Looks like we have to make a move!"

Although the lives and deaths of these people were none of his concern, he could not simply stand idly by, since these mercenaries had come to Echo Valley largely because of him.

"Gods' War!"

The God War is still at the eighth rank because he still hasn't collected enough of the ninth-rank spiritual energy amplification 'Radiance', so he can't push the God War to the ninth rank, but the eighth rank is enough!

He used the Lightning Strike spell in conjunction with the Wind Walk to break through, but he didn't use the Divine Wings, God-Slaying Spear, or Ultimate Armor. Those techniques were too easily recognizable, and anyone who used them would almost certainly be identified.

"You dare to mess with my human race!"

Jiang Yuan cried out in surprise, then threw a punch, his target being Huo Yun's opponent—the strongest silver-armored Holy Spirit.

"So strong!"

The moment Jiang Yuan appeared, everyone felt an intense pressure of energy, which was to be expected.

Previously, Jiang Yuan had kept his energy at the threshold of the eighth rank, which was 256 points. But now, after he reclaimed the Nine Provinces' fortune and converted the energy of the Flame of Life, his energy has been pushed to 999 points. This value, combined with the absolute attribute power of divine energy, would suppress even those above the ninth rank.

"You're courting death!" The silver-armored Holy Spirit noticed the attack, immediately gathered his energy into his fist, and threw a punch.

Jiang Yuan was completely unafraid and fought back head-on.

Bang!

The dull thud resonated in everyone's hearts like the tolling of a morning bell and the sound of an evening drum. What was thought to be an evenly matched contest turned into a complete rout.

With just one punch, the Silver-Armored Holy Spirit's body flew out like a cannonball, crashing through several trees before finally stopping his retreat.

Immediately afterwards, the Silver-Armored Holy Spirit, whose blood and qi were churning, finally couldn't hold on any longer and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Sending some lowly minions to cause trouble? You Spirit King really look down on me!"

Jiang Yuan remained unmoved despite being punched, seemingly unaffected by the super-ninth-tier silver-armored holy spirit.

However, that is the truth. Before, with 256 points of divine power, he still struggled to deal with Luo Fei, but now with 999 points of divine power, he is completely different. This is a crushing defeat in combat power.

"Who are you?" the other silver-armored holy spirits asked solemnly, looking at the person wearing a golden mask before them.

"Oh!"

Jiang Yuan chuckled lightly and said coldly, "Kill your men!"

"Burning blood!"

The Blood Shackles, activated to their fullest extent, revealed their fangs at this moment; this was his exclusive physical technique.

"die!"

It was just an ordinary punch, but it crushed the air when it was thrown.

"Holy Light Slash!!"

Having clashed with Jiang Yuan once, the Silver-Armored Holy Spirit knew the human's physical strength was formidable, so he chose to use psionic attacks. He was confident that he could destroy the opponent's defenses before the punch landed.

However, he was unaware of the terrifying power of Jiang Yuan's physical body!

"That's it!"

Jiang Yuan fearlessly charged forward, his Holy Light Slash aimed at the man's chest. However, he showed no sign of slowing down. On the contrary, in his Blood Burning state, his fist landed on the head of the silver-armored Holy Spirit in the blink of an eye.

With a ding, the Holy Light Slash emitted a buzzing sound before finally dissipating.

However, the dissipation of the Holy Light Slash did not mean that Jiang Yuan's punch was also ineffective. The nearly 1,000 points of divine energy amplification brought by the Blood Burning, combined with the 960 points of Divine Battle, caused this punch to directly shatter the helmet of the Silver Armored Holy Spirit.

And, heads!

Indeed, with this punch, the headless, silver-armored Holy Spirit collapsed, lifeless.

Mark of the Dead +1

Killing Intent Value +1

Obtain a ninth-tier Radiant Gold Core

The three consecutive reminders fueled Jiang Yuan's fighting spirit, but the consumption of blood was indeed great. In his first attempt, he could already feel the loss of blood after only five seconds.

Burning blood generally causes great damage to the body, but moderate blood burning is beneficial and harmless. Ancient martial artists are constantly evolving their physical strength, and accelerating blood metabolism will promote the circulation of ancient martial arts power.

"Knowing I'm a ninth-tier core, they all come up to me like lambs to the slaughter!"

Having killed one Silver-Armored Holy Spirit, Jiang Yuan turned his killing intent towards the others. Intending to finish the battle quickly, he made a ruthless move, and by the time the Silver-Armored Holy Spirit reacted, another Holy Spirit fell.

It was as if these holy spirits were utterly powerless against him.

Tai Chi!

Tai Chi!

It's still Tai Chi!

Jiang Yuan's every punch seemed to take a life, terrifying the remaining three silver-armored holy spirits.

"Only the Spirit King can kill this person, let's retreat!" one of the silver-armored Holy Spirits shouted.

They were well aware of their own abilities, and knew that only a true genius could deal with an opponent of this caliber—their Spirit King.

"The formation self-destructs!"

The Silver-Armored Holy Spirit no longer cared about leaving any survivors and directly detonated the formation, intending to kill Qing Shuang and Yu Biao.

The moment the formation was detonated, the Silver-Armored Holy Spirit began to retreat.

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