Chapter 1383: Ghost Wyrm Great Elder Self‑Detonates, Flattening All

In the center of the battlefield.

Ghost Wyrm Great Elder coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood; his both hands gathered ghostly Qi, his body enveloped by ghostly Qi, and the surrounding dead and yin Qi continuously entered his body, causing the ghostly Qi to swell.

When it swelled to a certain degree, his blood‑red eyes fixed on Huang Wuheng and Huang Wufeng before him, while Huang Yan and Chen Qinglian were also present in the distance; the Bai Family clan members around them had all been slain, and no more people entered the battlefield.

On the Bai Family side, there were no survivors; everyone had been killed, and the other Elders fell one after another, becoming wandering souls of the battlefield.

This melee had essentially decided the outcome; on the Bai Family side, only the Bai Family Great Elder remained, he strained to hold on, having slain two Huang Family Elders, and had not yet fallen.

"Cough cough, did the Second Elder fall? It seems his side failed," Ghost Wyrm Great Elder thought at that moment, feeling the news of the Second Elder's fall; he knew their plan had failed, the Second Elder had risked his life but did not succeed.

Instead, the fall occurred on the battlefield, the situation exceeding his expectations.

Ghost Wyrm Great Elder had known it would turn out like this; scheming and contending with those major sects and great families would naturally lead to this point. He did not regret it. If the Bai Family served as their puppets, then a decisive battle could free the Bai Family from control, no longer subject to the Corpse Refining Sect.

Failure meant annihilation.

"Cough cough, I didn't expect the Huang Family to be so strong; Huang Wuheng and Huang Wufeng have improved too quickly, and Huang Wuji, you have also arrived."

Ghost Wyrm Great Elder lifted his head, looking toward the sky above the battlefield, where a figure stood: the Huang Family Patriarch Huang Wuji, who had arrived.

This time, he chose to come to the battlefield to take the front line, suppressing him and striking at him; the blood he just spewed was caused by Huang Wuji's attack. Already near exhaustion, that blow left him barely away from death.

"Huang Wuji, you old scoundrel, you only know how to ambush; if you have the ability, face this Elder head‑on."

Huang Wuji slowly descended, standing opposite Ghost Wyrm Great Elder, calmly saying, "Ghost Wyrm, you should stand down; in this war, your Bai Family has lost."

"The Guixin you relied on has lost; he is dead."

His voice was soft yet carried an unquestionable tone.

Ghost Wyrm Great Elder heard this and sneered, "Indeed, you sensed Guixin's death, which is why you chose to strike and severely wound this Elder. Huang Wuji, you are truly scheming."

"Clearly your strength is not far from this Elder's, yet you took no action, hiding in the shadows just to wait for this moment."

"You have successfully grievously wounded this Elder, Huang Wuji."

Huang Wuji did not act immediately; if he does not act, others will not act either.

Huang Wufeng and Huang Wuheng clasped their hands and moved away from the battlefield; this war does not require their involvement.

Huang Yan saw his grandfather appear, his expression calm but his eyes complex.

Chen Qinglian sheathed her sword blade and looked toward a certain direction.

Qi Haoyang did the same; the two exchanged a glance and each perceived the other's deeper meaning.

Their father's avatar had arrived, and just now departed.

At some spot on the battlefield, in that instant, they sensed that aura—it was too familiar.

The two nodded; this battle was essentially over, and the Bai Family's remaining people were of no concern.

In this war, the Bai Family's formidable fighting force had all fallen; those left were merely the old, weak, and infirm.

"Ghost Wyrm, stop your tricks; you are no longer my opponent," Huang Wuji raised his hand and directly knocked Ghost Wyrm Elder back, crushing his petty moves.

Ghost Wyrm Elder scrambled to his feet, his right hand crippled.

"Huang Wuji, you are still so cautious."

"Cough cough, losing to you is no injustice."

Ghost Wyrm Great Elder stared at Huang Wuji and asked, "This Elder just wants to know, how did you kill Guixin?"

Guixin Elder's strength was above his in every aspect, and he had even devoured the Extinguishing Heart Ghost King, his power soaring, seemingly on the brink of success, yet something unknown caused his fall.

Who made the move?

Was it related to the Huang Family?

"I don't know who Guixin Elder encountered, what he faced; I don't know. I only know you also should… die," Huang Wuji didn't want to waste words; if Ghost Wyrm doesn't die, his heart is uneasy.

Ghost Wyrm Great Elder heard this and burst into laughter, "Hahaha."

"Huang Wuji, you're impatient."

"You're afraid of this Elder, aren't you?"

Huang Wuji said nothing, but raised his hand, preparing to end Ghost Wyrm Great Elder's life.

"You're late, Huang Wuji," Ghost Wyrm Great Elder's face turned vicious, "Having killed so many of my Bai Family, you all deserve death."

"Even if this Elder dies, I will drag you all with me."

"Let everyone be buried with me."

He spread his arms, and Ghost Wyrm Elder began to self‑detonate.

Huang Wuji, seeing this, shouted in panic, "Run, he's about to self‑detonate!"

Both hands began forming seals to attack Ghost Wyrm Great Elder, but his attack was useless; Huang Wuji didn't even look back while fleeing, and the others had already fled at the first moment.

Huang Wuji covered their retreat, and as a blast sounded, the entire battlefield fell silent.

Ghost Wyrm Great Elder's self‑detonation caused massive damage.

"Boom—"

Like a mushroom cloud rising into the sky, the battlefield above was filled with smoke and dust.

Everything around was blown away, all was annihilated.

The explosion's aftershock spread far and wide; after an unknown amount of time, when the wave dissipated.

Under the dust, people crawled out, covered in ash, ragged; yet they were not angry, instead they felt the joy of surviving a calamity.

Chen Qinglian and Qi Haoyang ran the fastest; they immediately sensed something wrong and fled without looking back, and while running they reminded Huang Yan, who lagged a step but caught up; the others were not so fortunate.

"A Strong One at half‑step into the Seeking Dao Realm self‑detonated, terrifyingly so, almost remaining on the battlefield."

"The Bai Family Great Elder truly is ruthless, trying to drag us all to be buried together."

"These people are all mad."

Chen Qinglian remarked, "Brother, this time we ran fast; from now on we must be more careful, we cannot give the enemy a chance to self‑detonate."

Qi Haoyang nodded, "Indeed, especially such Strong Ones; once they self‑detonate, we would also be annihilated."

Huang Yan nodded deeply, indicating his approval; his true Qi was still trembling, and it took a while before it recovered.

"The Great Elder of the Ghosty self‑detonated; our Huang Family estimates many dead. I wonder how Grandfather and the others are?"

The separated Huang Wuji and his companions had not yet appeared, and Huang Yan couldn't help but worry.

"No need to worry about them; their strength is even greater than ours, so nothing will happen," Chen Qinglian said reassuringly, looking toward the battlefield behind.

There was no sign of a battlefield left; everything had been flattened, a huge deep pit appeared, and all things were erased.

Not a single trace was left.

"Tsk tsk, the power of the Ghosty's Great Elder's self‑detonation is truly frightening; lag even a step and you'll end up inside."