Chapter 94

The words fell.

She gripped the wooden sword’s blade backward and whipped it hard!

Jiang Jian’s expression shifted slightly—he felt an overwhelming force surging through the hilt of Han Guang!

This power was terrifying.

It even made Jiang Jian feel as if the sword might snap!

In an instant.

Jiang Jian’s mind raced; he released Han Guang and activated all the stored energy within the wooden sword.

Boom!

The wooden sword spun away, embedding itself deep into the rock wall.

But before Han Guang left his hand, a blazing white light erupted from the blade, slamming entirely into the mountain spirit’s crimson eyes!

A shrill, venomous screech pierced their eardrums again!

It hovered midair, clutching its eyes, thrashing wildly as boundless yin energy scattered.

The next second.

The mountain spirit’s eyes blazed red, and it let out another piercing shriek!

Everyone present was struck by the sound waves—stopping mid-motion, their expressions dazed.

Seizing the opportunity.

The mountain spirit’s form twisted and vanished outright.

Moments later.

Liu Tiezhu snapped back to awareness, his face dark: “Damn it.”

As he spoke.

A cold, sinister voice echoed: “Annoying insect, you should be dead.”

A jet-black hand emerged from nothingness, reaching for Liu Tiezhu’s skull!

Liu Tiezhu didn’t panic—he smirked: “Filthy, sneaky thing. You fell for it.”

Not far away.

Shan Ye formed hand seals, her spiritual energy surging as she pointed directly at the black hand!

Her second talent: Cursing!

Instantly.

The black hand slowed to a crawl!

Even the mountain spirit hidden within the void, behind the hand, became visible!

It still wore the form of a black-clad girl.

Its eyes flickered crimson, streaked with fine white light.

Clearly, the wooden sword’s stored energy had blasted into its eye sockets, annihilating much of its yin energy.

“Die!”

Shi Xuan stood by the dark river, drawing his bow and loosing an arrow wreathed in white light, piercing the mountain spirit’s heart!

A technological device: the latest-model exorcism bow and arrow!

Boom!

White light exploded!

Countless yin energies scattered from the mountain spirit’s chest!

At the same moment.

The brown bear demon, filled with hatred, glared at the mountain spirit, its eyes glowing yellow as it unleashed its only demonic technique!

A brown-gold light streaked through the air and plunged into the black-clad girl’s skull.

It plunged the mountain spirit’s consciousness into brief daze!

“Purify Spirit.”

Blood-red true fire spread, engulfing the mountain spirit in searing flames!

Even the two plant spirits coalesced their demonic energy into beams, blasting toward the mountain spirit’s head!

Countless attacks converged upon the mountain spirit!

The yin energy surrounding the black-clad girl shattered further!

“Die!”

The mountain spirit, in pain, shrieked.

Snapping out of its daze, it swung back with a palm strike!

Filled with rage, it unleashed a violent burst of yin energy, slamming hard into Shan Ye!

Shan Ye flew backward like a severed kite, spitting blood, life and death unknown!

The mountain spirit stepped forward, appearing beside Liu Tiezhu, and struck again!

Hiss!

Liu Tiezhu had no time to react—his body twisted into an impossible angle like a puppet.

White bones exposed, blood gushed—he died on the spot!

The mountain spirit’s eyes burned crimson as it stood still, scanning the cavern.

The surroundings were silent.

Even the flow of the dark river had ceased.

“Something’s wrong.”

The black-clad girl frowned.

The next second.

She seemed to realize—looked up—“No!”

“The curse on me hasn’t been lifted at all!”

The false world within the mountain spirit’s eyes shattered abruptly!

Shan Ye stood not far off, still forming the hand seals.

Liu Tiezhu sneered again, activating his talent’s killing move: “Soul Bind!”

The mountain spirit, just awakening, sensed danger and tried to dissolve into yin energy.

But in that instant, its form froze solid!

Frost flowers spread.

Yin Yin appeared beside the mountain spirit, her white dress swirling as twin streams of light wrapped around her hands and plunged straight into the spirit’s eye sockets!

Her fingers were slender and pale—but now, merciless, she twisted violently, spewing light.

The mountain spirit’s powerful yin ghost body finally showed a hairline crack around the eye sockets!

“Flying Petals.”

Tiny petals surged forth, all piercing into the mountain spirit’s eye sockets.

The next second.

The petal rain shattered and exploded!

Jiang Jian channeled forty percent of his spiritual energy into the “Flying Petals” technique, amplifying its lethality!

Boom!

The mountain spirit’s head exploded into fragments!

Countless yin energies surged wildly.

The mountain spirit screamed in agony, its headless body thrashing uncontrollably.

Yelling yin energy surged as it raised its arm and struck at Yin Yin in fury!

Yin Yin laughed lightly and dissolved again into frost flowers.

The mountain spirit’s palm struck empty air, halting its motion as yin energy wove at its neck.

In mere seconds, a new head coalesced.

But this new head was far more transparent than before.

Boom!

A blade of light surged forward, slashing straight into the mountain spirit’s head!

Jiang Jian channeled his Shen Que spiritual energy, eyes icy, striking repeatedly with swift sword blows!

Han Guang’s blade roared with flame, shredding furiously!

Crack!

The mountain spirit’s new head exploded violently!

Purifying Spirit fire spread through its body, searing it intensely!

The headless black-clad girl shrieked, her entire body trembling violently.

Her form twisted, forcibly transforming into black light—and vanished from the spot!

“Soul Bind!”

Blood trickled from Liu Tiezhu’s lips, his face as pale as paper, his finger pointing upward.

Black light spread—the mountain spirit’s headless body tumbled down from the void!

In that instant.

Shanye’s Life Continuity, Yinyin’s Frost and Snow attachment, and the springtime magic of the plant spirits all bolstered Jiang Jian.

Jiang Jian rose with his sword, its blade blazing with incandescent flame, slashing toward the mountain ghost’s neck!

Splat!

The blade sank deep into flesh and bone, driving violently through the mountain ghost’s body!

At Jiang Jian’s Shenque, spiritual energy surged forth in full force, pouring entirely into the sword!

The blade blazed with radiant light, its flame roaring!

It split the mountain ghost clean from top to bottom!

Shanye’s “Life Continuity” restored much of Jiang Jian’s spiritual energy once more.

Jiang Jian swung his sword horizontally, unleashing dozens of strikes in rapid succession!

Swordlight surged like a tide, violently hacking and slashing!

The mountain ghost’s shattered remains were shredded by the incandescent swordlight, dissolving into a storm of black light, utterly obliterated!

Without a sound.

As the mountain ghost’s spirit form shattered, its vast spiritual essence was drawn by Hangguang into the sword and delivered deep into Jiang Jian’s Shenque.

In the cavern, silence fell instantly.

“This thing was hard to kill.”

Liu Tiezhu sat heavily on the ground, wiping blood from his lips, forcing a weak smile.

The two plant spirits continuously cast healing spells, restoring the wounds of all of them.

The brown bear spirit lay nearby, covered in deep wounds, barely clinging to life.

Green light orbs resting upon it steadily mended its injuries.

“These yin crystals are excellent materials.”

Shanye lifted her head.

Black crystals continuously condensed in the air and fell to the ground.

These crystals glowed with an eerie black hue.

At every moment, they emitted an overwhelming concentration of yin energy.

Yinyin whispered, “It’s a pity we couldn’t harvest its most precious essence—it’s such a waste.”

Shanye nodded: “When a living being dies, its essence returns to its origin and fades away quietly. Only those at the Spring Source realm can collect essence.”

As she spoke, she directed one of the plant spirits to gather the yin crystals.

“These yin crystals are already a windfall.”

“More valuable than the wrought iron we found last time.”

After more than ten minutes.

The air grew still; no more yin crystals fell.

Their wounds, steadily healed, had recovered about seventy to eighty percent.

(End of Chapter)