Chapter 324: Strike While He Is Sick, Take His Life! (Seeking Subscriptions)

Above Taihu Lake.

The terrifying aftermath of the spell dissipated.

Similarly, after unleashing that overwhelmingly powerful strike, Upper Envoy He Kang's entire aura resembled a flickering candle in the wind, on the verge of extinguishing at any moment.

At this moment, he felt utterly hollow; his body involuntarily swayed several times, his vision went black, and he then collapsed dejectedly, falling from the sky.

"Senior Brother He!"

Zhou Yu shouted anxiously, then immediately flew forward to support him, lamenting:

"Senior Brother He, why did you have to do this!!"

"Cough! Cough! If we hadn't done this, neither you nor I would have survived today."

"Even on the brink of death, I must take him down with me!" He Kang's voice was as faint as a gossamer thread, his face devoid of color.

In the sky, that Sun Jinyan Bai Hu transformed back into a golden precious seal and fell back into He Kang's hand.

Just then.

Elder Qingxuan, Wei Wuya, and Pei Qing flew out from the underground palace beneath the lake.

Gazing at the shocking scene before them, they realized that the White Bone True Person was heavily injured; seizing this rare opportunity, they drew out their magical treasures, eager to act.

As for Liu Jinyuan of the Yuan Demon Sect and Muhe Laogui of the Joyous Union Sect, who were already covered in wounds, upon seeing the situation outside and glancing at Qin Ming and the others glaring at them from nearby...

... and noticing the three Demon Kings beside them, the two let out terrified shrieks, disregarded the heavily injured White Bone True Person, and instantly fled the scene as one black and one red streak of escaping light.

The White Bone True Person's sinister gaze lingered on Qin Ming for a moment before sweeping over the three spirit pets.

The Shi Tian Shu immediately broke out in goosebumps under that stare; feigning courage, it waved the black steel fork in its hand and blustered, "What are you looking at!"

"Watch out, or this Grandpa will stab you!"

Not far away, the heavily injured White Bone True Person's eyes flickered as he assessed the situation on the battlefield.

A bizarre smile appeared on his pallid face, and he suddenly threw his head back and laughed loudly, "I will remember today's events; when this Holy Ancestor returns, I will surely wipe away this humiliation and wash the Southern Wilderness in blood!"

Afterwards, he prepared to flee this place.

Upon hearing this, Elder Qingxuan roared in anger, "We cannot let him escape!"

Immediately, Wei Wuya, Pei Qing, and the others sequentially unleashed their magical treasures, preparing to attack.

However, the next scene caused everyone present to turn pale with shock.

They saw the White Bone True Person take out a section of bone finger, crush it, a sinister smile curling his lips as he shouted loudly:

"White Bone Storm!"

Boom—boom—boom! In an instant, heaven and earth changed color!

Within the Taihu ruins, countless white bones suddenly surged forth, numbering in the tens of thousands, blotting out the sky and covering the earth; they coalesced into several terrifying tornadoes connecting heaven and earth, whipping up white fierce winds that swept toward everyone.

Under such formidable power, even a Jin Dan Yunxi Laozu could only temporarily avoid its edge, daring not to withstand it head-on.

Elder Qingxuan and the others scattered one by one to dodge the terrifying White Bone Storm.

The White Bone True Person's gaze once again lingered familiarly on Qin Ming.

"I didn't expect the Gouyu Jin Guang Mirror to be in your hands; I have marked you."

He gave a sinister laugh, then without looking back, transformed into a streak of Bai Guang and swiftly departed this place.

Qin Ming stared in the direction where the White Bone True Person had vanished, his eyes sharpening.

After surveying the surroundings, he pretended to withdraw but secretly activated the Blood Escape Technique, vanishing instantly from his spot to pursue the White Bone True Person.

One hour later.

Elder Qingxuan, Wei Wuya, Pei Qing, and Nalan Xi regrouped.

"Where is Fellow Daoist Qin?"

Wei Wuya, his face pale, scanned the group and asked.

"I don't know; we got separated during the escape."

"However, given Fellow Daoist Qin's strength, he should be safe and sound," Nalan Xi said after recovering some of her magic power.

"That's right; this time we owe much to Fellow Daoist Qin and Fellow Daoist Nalan."

"If you two hadn't rushed over to support us, I'm afraid several of us would have perished in there," Pei Qing said with a sigh of emotion.

Nalan Xi sighed and said, "To speak honestly, the vast majority of the effort in this affair relied on Fellow Daoist Qin."

"It's a pity that the White Bone True Person managed to escape."

"Missing such a golden opportunity, who knows when we will ever be able to eliminate such a calamity again, alas!"

Elder Qingxuan sighed.

"By the way, what about the two Upper Envoys from the Li Fire Palace?" Nalan Xi suddenly asked.

Hearing her words, Wei Wuya exchanged glances with the others, his expression turning somewhat unpleasant, as if recalling certain unpleasant memories from the underground palace within the Taihu ruins.

"Let us leave this place first and discuss it upon our return."

After such a fierce battle, everyone had sustained significant injuries and urgently needed to recuperate.

Ten thousand li northwest of the Taihu ruins lay a swamp shrouded in thick mist.

The White Bone True Person held several cultivators' severed heads in his hand; while absorbing their souls and essence blood to heal his injuries, his eyes flickered constantly.

"I didn't expect a mere mid-stage Jin Dan cultivator to command three third-tier Demon Kings of considerable strength."

"And to possess the capability to slay a Golden Toad."

"He could even completely repair the Gouyu Jin Guang Mirror; it seems this person harbors significant secrets."

"Once this Holy Ancestor recovers his strength, I will definitely capture him and search his soul." With this thought, the White Bone True Person flung away the several heads in his hand and accelerated.

But just then.

Relying on his intuition honed by years of immersing himself in the Ghost Dao, his eyelid twitched, and a sense of great calamity suddenly welled up inexplicably in his heart! But before he could react, ripples spread through the void around him.

Immediately, six long nails shimmering with cyan-green divine light quietly appeared surrounding him.

They completely sealed off all his routes of retreat.

Swish swish swish! The long nails tore through the void, instantly piercing toward White Bone True Person.

"Ah!"

A cry mixing shock and anger rang out; White Bone True Person employed a secret technique to dodge three of the Wood Emperor Nails.

Yet he was still struck by the other three magical treasures; black smoke billowed from his back as the Wood Emperor Nails melted three large holes through him.

His aura plummeted instantly to the late-stage Jin Dan.

Qin Ming, far away several li distant, controlled the Wood Emperor Nail magical treasures; seeing immediate results from a single strike, he felt immensely exhilarated.

Immediately, he gritted his teeth, made a grabbing motion with his five fingers in the void, and once again unleashed fifteen Wood Emperor Nail magical treasures.

This was currently the limit he could endure.

The moment the fifteen Wood Emperor Nails vanished, the magic power within Qin Ming's body was drained away like a floodgate bursting.

When dealing with such a ten-thousand-year-old monster, one must hold nothing back from the first move; while the enemy is sick, aim for their life.

Otherwise, if the snake is not killed when struck, the future troubles will be endless.

This was something Qin Ming did not wish to see.

Fortunately, due to his flawless Jin Dan, the depth of his magic power far exceeded that of peers at the same level, comparable to a late-stage Jin Dan cultivator.

White Bone True Person had just barely dodged a fatal blow and had no time to adjust when his heart began pounding wildly again.

In merely a moment, those cyan-green long nails posing a fatal threat to him numbered fully fifteen as they rushed toward him.

Furthermore, three third-rank Demon Kings surrounded him in a triangular formation.

Shi Tian Shu raised its head, waved the black steel fork in its hand, and instantly scattered a sheet of black mysterious light, immediately sealing the space within a ten-li radius.

"Where else do you think you can run?"

"Having been targeted by my master, why don't you just obediently surrender!"

"Do you really think you can break out of my Lord's Severing Mysterious Light?"

White Bone True Person was now at the end of his rope; the moment he saw the three Demon Kings, he knew who was ambushing him.

Within the void.

The fifteen Wood Emperor Nails transformed into cyan rainbows, crisscrossing instantly to pierce White Bone True Person's body, turning it into fine powder.

But the next moment.

White Bone True Person's soul form reappeared several hundred zhang away, evidently having employed some kind of ghost cultivator's substitute-death divine ability.

Qin Ming had unleashed twenty-one Wood Emperor Nails at once, and the magic power within his body had hit rock bottom, bringing a sensation of emptiness.

At this very moment, White Bone True Person's aura had already dropped to the mid-stage Jin Dan, and he shouted in a mix of shock and fury, "Junior, I will make you wish you were dead!"

White Bone True Person had evidently also realized that Qin Ming had mobilized such a large number of long nail magical treasures at once, and that the magic power within his body was already exhausted.

Compared to him, it was a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

White Bone True Person shook the Nine Nether White Bone Sword in his hand, preparing to launch a counterattack.

But just then.

Qin Ming's face showed neither joy nor sorrow; gazing at White Bone True Person, the corner of his mouth lifted in a sneer.

His consciousness immediately focused on a 【Magic Power Source】 entry within his mind.

In an instant, a vast and surging torrent of magic power spontaneously surged forth within Qin Ming's dantian sea.

It instantly replenished the magic power he had just completely exhausted, filling it to the brim and restoring him to his peak condition.

Opposite him, White Bone True Person naturally also noticed this bizarre situation.

His eyes widened, completely unable to comprehend why: "Th-this is..."

Qin Ming gave him no chance; with a virtual grab of his five fingers, a full twenty-one Wood Emperor Nail magical treasures appeared once more.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh! The cyan-green long rainbows vanished into the void, disappearing without a trace; even White Bone True Person could not accurately discern the attacks from such a large number of Wood Emperor Nails.

Simultaneously.

Profound Water Crocodile opened its massive jaws, condensed a bolt of purple divine thunder, and with a "Crack!" blasted it toward White Bone True Person.

Yin Yi Shuangfeng's soul-destroying poison stinger also shot out, vanishing into the void.

Shi Tian Shu's figure blurred, vanished into the void, activated his divine ability, and dozens of pitch-black earth spikes appeared beneath White Bone True Person's feet.

Had this been his peak period, White Bone True Person would naturally not have placed these attacks in his eyes.

But now, having suffered heavy injuries, today was different from the past.

Puchi!

Under Qin Ming's control, the twenty-one Wood Emperor Nails pierced through White Bone True Person's dim body.

He did not have time to utter any last words.

Within the Immortal Realm, the soul form of White Bone True Person, notorious for his fierce reputation, scattered and dissipated.

From his body fell a white soul bead, a Nine Nether White Bone Sword, and a storage ring.

(End of Chapter)