Bai Ying drew upon the power within the berserk force, further enhancing her attack power.
Hua Yang's pupils shrank suddenly, and for the first time, a look of horror appeared on his aged face.
He had thought Bai Ying was already the strongest fighter, but now, this junior's fighting power was still skyrocketing! The pressure was as deep as the ocean, making even this old monster who had cultivated for thousands of years feel suffocated.
"Damn it... bastard!" Patriarch Huayang gritted his teeth, his gums almost bleeding, his eyes surging with murderous intent. He stared intently at Bai Ying, his voice hoarse and sinister: "Just what... are you?"
A cold glint flashed in Bai Ying's eyes, and she coldly shouted, "Die!"
Before the words were finished, a deafening dragon roar resounded throughout the heavens. The golden dragon scale swelled in the wind, transforming into a lifelike five-clawed golden dragon, its scales gleaming with a blinding cold light, carrying a world-destroying force straight for the throat of Patriarch Huayang.
At the same time, Bai Ying made a hand seal with her left hand, causing the Thunder Seal to spin in the air. In an instant, dark clouds covered the sky, and a bolt of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder as thick as a water bucket crashed down, illuminating the surrounding area for hundreds of miles as bright as day.
"Pfft!" The protective qi that the Huayang Ancestor hastily summoned shattered instantly, and a mouthful of blood gushed out.
He staggered, about to use his escape technique to flee, when Bai Ying flicked her sleeve, and an ancient bronze incense burner appeared out of thin air. The incense burner grew taller in the wind, instantly transforming into the size of a mountain. The ancient runes engraved on the burner lit up one after another, radiating a terrifying pressure that suppressed heaven and earth.
"Suppress!" Bai Ying shouted, and the incense burner crashed down, suppressing the Hua Yang Ancestor within.
This natal incense burner was connected to Bai Ying's mind and body. As her cultivation improved, the incense burner's power was now far greater than before. The extremely yin fire inside the burner burned fiercely, and the protective spiritual light of the Huayang Ancestor melted away at a visible speed, on the verge of being completely destroyed.
Bai Ying's killing intent intensified, and she activated the dragon scale magic weapon without hesitation. The golden dragon roared and transformed into thousands of golden sword beams, pouring down like a torrential rain, determined to annihilate Ancestor Huayang into dust.
A heart-wrenching scream suddenly came from inside the incense burner. The burner walls vibrated and hummed from the impact, but remained as solid as a rock.
Victorious smiles spread across Bai Ying's companions' faces, some even clenching their fists in excitement. They had witnessed this miracle firsthand: a cultivator once regarded as an ant by the Huayang Sect had now driven the powerful Huayang Patriarch to the brink of defeat!
The cultivators of Huayang Sect were already in chaos. The elders, who were usually high and mighty, were now pale-faced and had unfocused eyes, as if they had suffered a huge mental shock.
Their proud ancestor was about to be killed by the traitor Bai Ying, and the disciples scattered and fled, leaving the entire Huayang Sect in a state of chaos.
"This... how is this possible... this..." an elder with white hair and beard muttered to himself. His Dao heart cracked at this moment, and his hundreds of years of cultivation seemed like a joke.
He was filled with regret. He had disapproved of Qin Hua Zhenren's choice of Ruan Xinrou over Bai Ying back then, but he never expected that Bai Ying would grow to such a level.
In hindsight, he should have strongly opposed it!
At this moment, they had no other choice but to flee like stray dogs.
Bai Ying ignored the Huayang Sect members, coldly staring at the dying Huayang Patriarch inside the incense burner, slowly raising her right hand, preparing to deliver the final blow.
However, at this critical moment...
"boom!!!"
A deafening explosion resounded through the sky, and Bai Ying felt a strong shockwave coming from her incense burner artifact. The shockwave grew stronger and stronger until her natal incense burner suddenly shattered!
Countless fragments, carrying violent spiritual energy, scattered and flew in all directions, instantly blasting several nearby cultivators to pieces.
Ancestor Huayang emerged from the center of the explosion, covered in blood. His once magnificent Taoist robe was now tattered, but his eyes gleamed with a crazed light.
Using the force of the explosion, he retreated like a ghost, letting out a maniacal laugh:
"Hahaha! Heaven hasn't forsaken me! You little brat Bai Ying, do you think you can kill me like this?"
Bai Ying's expression changed drastically. She clearly felt her connection with her natal magic weapon being forcibly severed, and a backlash made her throat taste sweet.
But what shocked her even more was that a strange and eerie power suddenly surged from Patriarch Huayang's body...
Bai Ying's pupils suddenly contracted. She watched helplessly as her companions, those who had fought alongside her and shared life and death, all turned stiffly and flew towards Patriarch Hua Yang! Their eyes were empty, and strange blue data streams swirled around them, as if they were being controlled by invisible threads, becoming puppets of the enemy!
"It's the system!"
Bai Ying was shocked. She had already destroyed Ruan Xinrou's system with her own hands, but it was not completely destroyed!
It lurked in the shadows, and when the Huayang Ancestor was on the verge of death, it forcibly bound itself to him and used its last strength to control her companions!
"Hahaha! Bai Ying!"
Hua Yang's voice was distorted and warped, his aged tone mixed with a cold, mechanical sound, as if two consciousnesses were speaking simultaneously. Dark blue lines appeared beneath his skin—a sign that the system was merging with his physical body!
"That good-for-nothing Ruan Xinrou can't unleash the system's true power at all!"
Hua Yang Patriarch grinned maliciously, raised his hand and waved it. Bai Ying's companions immediately stood in front of him like puppets on strings, their swords drawn and pointed directly at Bai Ying!
"You can kill me, but can you kill them?"
Bai Ying's fingertips trembled slightly as she stared intently at the familiar faces: Qi Haoyuan, Xuan Yuanchen, Murong Jin... They had all lost their minds, except for Yan Chiling, whose eyes still flickered with a struggling light!
"No... absolutely not..."
Veins bulged on Yan Chiling's forehead, and his sword trembled violently, seemingly resisting the system's corruption. He had sworn to protect Bai Ying, but now, his arm rose uncontrollably, the tip of his sword slowly pointing at her heart!
"I won't……"
He bit his tongue, and blood slid down the corner of his lips, but the system's control was too strong, and his consciousness was being devoured little by little!
"Make your move!" Old Ancestor Huayang shouted sharply.
In an instant, all the controlled companions attacked simultaneously! They took out swords, talismans, and magical artifacts.
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