Chapter 365 Soul Attack

Ji An was flying at full speed when he suddenly saw a female cultivator in the Chaoyuan stage emerge from the desolate mountains ahead, and he was immediately surprised.

A sense of alertness rose within me; I was already in combat mode.

He wouldn't have reacted so strongly if he hadn't been ambushed by the demon cultivators.

In the Western Continent, when Golden Core cultivators are not present, cultivators at the Chaoyuan stage are considered prominent, either elites of various sects or elders or patriarchs of large families.

Now that we know there are still remnants of demon cultivators lurking, and he even left his name on the so-called kill list, a cultivator at the Chaoyuan stage suddenly appears, so of course we have to treat him as a potential enemy.

Slowing down his flight speed, Ji An flew in an arc to avoid the oncoming cultivators.

If the other party continues to approach, then it is most likely an enemy, not a friend.

Yun Nianrong raised her eyebrows slightly, a playful glint in her eyes. If she were to fully activate the Blood Cloud, her speed of flight would be comparable to that of a sword cultivator of the same level.

If she were to burn her essence blood to escape, with her current cultivation level, she could unleash the speed of a Golden Core cultivator in a short period of time.

She controlled the blood cloud to continue approaching, her gentle words spreading through the air:

"Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment. I have a request to make."

The voice was so sweet it had a strange, suggestive quality that it made Ji An even more certain that the other party harbored ill intentions. Without another word, he unleashed the Fire Dragon Burning Heaven Technique.

'Fellow Daoist, please wait! Are you Shen Gongbao?!'

The crimson fire dragon instantly took shape in the air, its body surrounded by blue flames, its scales as intricately carved red jade, revealing every detail and radiating spiritual light.

At the same time, the Flame Banner flew out from his dantian, transforming into a fiery cloud that hovered around him, ready to be deployed at any moment.

The Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner flew out together, and in an instant, ten thousand golden lotuses bloomed in the void. As if yellow sand appeared, it concealed his figure.

The two top-grade spiritual artifacts were nurtured by the Yuanming Fire in the dantian, absorbing the magical power refined by Ji An to replenish their energy.

It can instantly enter combat mode, and only needs to replenish its energy when it is completely depleted.

If the battle can end quickly, the stored energy may not even be used up.

His hand seals kept changing, and the ancient patterns of the Mixed Gold Armor Mantra appeared on his body, making his body look like a Buddha statue with a golden body.

Immediately afterwards, it was enveloped in a layer of jade-colored spiritual light, revealing itself to be the Rock Mountain Technique.

Layering your armor before battle is a good habit.

Yun Nianrong's face showed a faint look of surprise. Her words just now had activated the Soul-Eating Demonic Sound, which was most adept at shaking people's minds.

If a cultivator's soul strength is too weak, they may even briefly fall into an illusion.

The opponent was completely unaffected, either because of their powerful spiritual energy or because they possessed a secret treasure capable of defending against spiritual attacks.

In either case, everything the other party has must become her resources!

Yun Nianrong smiled charmingly, her clear black and white eyes spreading with boundless bloodlust. The blood cloud beneath her feet was no longer disguised, and it exploded with a bang, expanding a hundredfold in an instant, turning into a river of blood flowing in the air.

Her form dissolved into the river of blood, and as long as the river of blood did not dry up, she would forever remain invincible.

She released the blood beast, which hid in the blood river, ready to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy at any moment.

The river of blood churned, carrying a chilling stench. Countless black wisps floated within it, emitting mournful wails—the lingering spirits bound within the river of blood.

The fire dragon roared and charged into the blood river, turning into a sea of ​​fire. However, it only emitted a large amount of blood mist before quickly disappearing into the blood river.

Blood flowed across the sky, and in the blink of an eye, it was less than twenty feet away from Ji An.

"Holy crap, that's fast?!"

He skillfully judged that the Blood River's movement speed was comparable to fully maneuvering the Flame Banner to escape from the ground, and cursed inwardly.

'What kind of bad luck is this! Did I use up all my good fortune in the past few years?'

He hasn't harvested any good spiritual seeds in recent years, and he hasn't gone out much, but this is the second time he's been attacked within the sect's territory.

The fact that the Fire Dragon Burning Heaven Technique had no effect made Ji An realize how troublesome his enemy was. Normally, even a cultivator at the fourth level of the Chaoyuan stage would have to take his attacks seriously.

However, we still need to fight a battle first, otherwise all the perfect and great perfection level spells I've practiced would be for nothing!

He still has many tricks up his sleeve; it's not too late to run away if he can't win.

A map of the sect's territory instantly appeared in his mind; the straight-line distance from here to Chaoyang Peak was about nine hundred li.

It would take about half an hour to fly a certain distance to ask the ancestor for help.

Fortunately, he has defensive talismans on him; if he uses them, he can outlast his opponent.

However, this is a last resort. Using talismans to deal with cultivators in the Chaoyuan stage is like using a cannon to kill a mosquito—a waste of resources.

Judging from their approach, they are clearly demonic cultivators. It's as if such a powerful demon exists within the sect's territory, indicating they are usually very well hidden.

"I'd like to see what tricks the demonic cultivators have up their sleeves!"

Ji An hardened his heart. He had fought against demonic beasts and demon cultivators before, but he had never fought against demonic cultivators.

At this moment, another change occurred in the Blood River. Countless blood birds burst forth from it, blotting out the sky and blocking the sun's radiance, like a rising black cloud.

The blood bird resembles a crow, and there are ghosts dwelling within it. Its piercing shriek makes people mentally irritable and makes it difficult to concentrate.

The Blood River below and the Blood Crows above surged towards Ji'an like a raging torrent, covering the sky and the earth.

'Let's see how you defend against this! You should feel lucky; this is the first time since my reincarnation that I've gone all out and merged with the great Blood Demon!'

Yun Nianrong hid in the Blood River. In her view, the fact that the enemy did not flee immediately meant that the outcome was already predetermined.

If the other party turns and runs away the moment they see her, they can still survive for a while.

The blood river surged with enormous waves, and the blood crows swooped down rapidly. Ji An looked like a tiny reef, about to be swallowed by the flood.

The next instant, a deafening phoenix cry resounded through the clouds, and everything nearby seemed to pause for a moment.

The flaming banner, lifted off the ground, transformed into a torrent of flames, crashing headlong into the river of blood.

This was Ji An's first action. On the other hand, he activated the Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword and poured his magic power into it.

The pale golden light was as dazzling as the sun, and thousands of tiny flying swords flowed upwards like dense raindrops, keeping pace with the movements of the magical artifact.

A sharp and chilling aura instantly spread, and a soul-freezing coldness enveloped the void.

The river of blood and the torrent of flames collided head-on, creating a deafening roar, like a waterfall crashing against rocks.

Flames flew and blood splattered everywhere, immediately halting the flow of the blood river. Steam rose and a stench filled the air, making people nauseous.

The brilliance of the Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword Array, composed of metal elemental energy, gradually dissipated, and the blood crows scattered, turning into clusters of blood rain that fell downwards, only to be burned to ashes in the rising flames.

'How is that possible!'

Yun Nianrong felt the yin spirits within the blood crows rapidly weakening and dissipating.

Normally, spells wouldn't cause such immense damage to spirits.

Now the Blood River is constantly being evaporated, and the Blood Raven is collapsing. Her losses are considerable; at least half a year's worth of accumulation has been destroyed in an instant.

She gathered the blood river, and a human-shaped blood shadow appeared in the air.

Sensing the weight of the Blood River at this moment, Yun Nianrong was even more shocked and furious.

The impact just now reduced her strength by a full tenth; she hadn't suffered a loss since her reincarnation.

Today, we must kill this enemy no matter what, to make up for her loss.

The Flame Banner flew back after leaving the ground; it had just used up nearly half of its stored mana and urgently needed to replenish it.

Ji An rode the clouds upwards, simultaneously channeling magical power into the artifact.

The battle just now gave him a lot of confidence. The enemy's attack was powerful, but the actual effect was not as strong as he had expected.

After a series of attacks, the enemy couldn't even touch him.

Although he didn't actually attack the enemy's physical body, it seemed like the other side was at a greater disadvantage.

The demonic cultivators are known for manipulating spirits and bones, but the enemy before them has come up with a unique idea: using a river of blood to attack.

If he can evaporate the River of Blood, the enemy's methods will crumble on their own.

The enormous, blood-red phantom roared, unleashing countless blood pythons, each several meters long, that surrounded Ji An from all sides and quickly caught up with him.

A large amount of black mist emanated from the blood python's body, spreading seemingly slowly but actually very quickly, plunging the world into darkness in an instant.

Yun Nianrong changed her strategy. The enemy's attacks were also very strong, so she chose to avoid their sharp edge and break up the attack into smaller groups.

The Blood River contains blood poison; if an opponent is touched by even a single drop of its blood, they will be harmed.

The blood poison can quickly seep into the skin and mix with the enemy's blood, spreading throughout the body with the flow of blood.

It can quickly affect the enemy's condition and reduce their resistance.

The black mist can obscure the enemy's vision and impair their judgment, but she can see through the black mist and gain the upper hand in attacks.

Yun Nianrong quickly chanted the incantation, her hand seals changing as a giant skeletal hand the size of a house lunged at its target. If it landed firmly, the enemy's flesh and bones would be crushed into a ball.

After launching the attack, she turned around and transformed into a river of blood, rising against the heavens once more.

The attack was a three-pronged attack, with a hidden assassin in the shadows. This attack was ruthless; she was determined to take the enemy's flesh, blood, and soul.

Ji An held his breath, coldly watching the incoming attack; his eyes could see through everything.

After the magical power within the Flaming Banner was fully saturated, it condensed into a fireball under his control, and then, like a blooming red lotus, it instantly swept away the blood python within a radius of several dozen feet.

Surrounded by enemies on all sides, his defenses might not be able to hold out. Even if many blood pythons haven't entered his attack range, he still needs to strike first.

The magic power stored in the artifact can sustain two identical attacks, so he is confident in fighting in this way.

He had already assessed the situation: the enemy was still hiding in the Blood River, and he needed to let them personally experience the Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword at the Great Perfection level!

He made a hand seal, his gaze cold and indifferent. He flicked his right index and middle fingers downwards, seemingly relaxed and carefree, but in reality, he was frantically pouring in magical power.

He held back when he first unleashed the Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword, but this time he went all out.

Golden light, like a thread, gathered all its sharpness, like a ray of morning sunlight, cutting out not only the intent of the law, but also its determination!

This is the strongest attack he can deliver so far. If it doesn't yield any results, then he'll have to start thinking about running away.

A burst of light erupted from the black mist, and the golden light collided silently with the giant skeletal hand. Its momentum remained undiminished, and the blood river was split in two, its upward surge suddenly decreasing.

Ji An suddenly felt a sharp shriek in his mind, as if someone had struck the back of his head with a sledgehammer. He couldn't help but groan, a metallic taste of blood rising in his throat, and a look of bewilderment appearing in his eyes.

'It was a soul attack!'

His gaze was solemn as he endured the excruciating pain in his head and rode a cloud to the side to avoid it.

The nearby blood pythons swarmed forward, and the number of flame banners rising from the ground created thousands of fiery clouds, instantly burning the black mist and blood pythons to ashes.

Yun Nianrong unleashed a mental roar, but at the same time felt a sharp aura pass through her body, instantly losing sensation in half of her body.

Unfortunately, the blood beast was also split up, instantly losing most of its fighting power.

The golden light was too fast. Her mental roar needed to be within a certain distance to achieve its maximum effect, and when it approached rapidly, there was no time to dodge.

A deathly stillness spread from the wound, and she recalled the despair of being chased by several Golden Core cultivators.

'How come even a random cultivator from a sect is so powerful!'

The aura of extinction continued to spread, and Yun Nianrong felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave; the attack from before still had follow-up damage.

Ji An gritted his teeth and survived the attack on his soul. He saw the giant skeletal hand shatter inch by inch after being attacked by magic.

The blood pythons in the distance were desperately surging towards him, but their numbers were dwindling, so he chose to ignore them and leave the defense to the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner.

He activated the Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword again. At this moment, he absolutely could not allow the enemy to unleash another soul attack, otherwise, he didn't know if he could withstand it.

Seeing that the enemy's eyes had regained their clarity, Yun Nianrong immediately abandoned the idea of ​​killing him to make up for the losses.

The fact that the enemy could withstand her soul attack without fainting meant that their soul strength was far greater than hers.

She was injured while hiding in the Blood River, and after the Blood River was split by the golden light, it suffered even greater losses. She knew that she had lost the ability to fight against the enemy.

If this kind of attack happens a few more times, she'll probably die here!

"You wait, I've already memorized your scent, one day..."

An angry voice echoed in the air. She would definitely come back to get revenge, and when they met again, she would surely use the power of the Blood Core level to blast the enemy to pieces.

The golden light reappeared, and the world seemed to dim, leaving only that light, while coldness and deathly silence enveloped the heart.

Yun Nianrong could no longer care about making threats. She didn't hesitate to burn the Blood River and activate the Blood Escape Technique. Her heart was bleeding, and her hatred was even stronger.

Blood River quickly receded and fled into the distance, with Gengjin Spirit-Slaying Sword hot on its heels. She flew nearly a hundred feet before breaking free from the spell's lock.

Seeing the enemy's speed of escape, Ji An knew he couldn't catch up and breathed a sigh of relief.

The attack on his soul could not be blocked by magic or the Five Elements artifacts; his sea of ​​consciousness was now filled with countless golden stars.

'It seems the opponent's soul attack cannot be unleashed consecutively, otherwise I would be finished.'

A flicker of fear crossed Ji An's mind as he prepared to leave on his cloud-borne vehicle, when suddenly a ray of light flashed into his eyes.

He immediately stopped moving, squinted to find the source of the flash, and discovered a black, ink-like object on the ground reflecting sunlight.

Ji An landed curiously near the object and recognized it as a black jade slip.

(End of this chapter)