Chapter 449

Above Taihu Lake.

The terrifying aftereffects of the spell dispersed.

Likewise, after executing this supreme strike, He Kang's entire aura became like a flickering candle in the wind, ready to be snuffed out at any moment.

He felt utterly hollow, his body swaying involuntarily several times, his vision darkening before he collapsed helplessly from the sky.

"Senior He!"

Zhou Yu cried out urgently, then flew forward to catch him, regretful:

"Senior He, why did you do this?!"

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

"Before I die, I'll take him down with me!" He Kang's breath was threadbare, his face deathly pale.

In the sky, the golden-flame white tiger reformed into a golden treasure seal, falling back into He Kang's hand.

At that moment.

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

They stared at the shocking scene before them and realized that Bai Gu True Person was severely wounded. Seizing the rare opportunity, they pulled out their magic treasures, eager to strike.

Meanwhile, Liu Jinyuan of the Yuanmo Sect and Yan Laogui of the Hehuan Sect were already battered and bruised; seeing the situation outside and glancing at Qin Ming and the others nearby, who watched with predatory intent,

they let out terrified shrieks, abandoned the wounded Bai Gu True Person, and transformed into black and red streaks of light, vanishing instantly from the scene.

Bai Gu True Person's sinister gaze lingered on Qin Ming for a moment, then swept over his three spirit beasts.

Shitian Rat immediately broke out in goosebumps, nervously waved his black steel fork, and dared to shout: "What are you looking at?!"

"Beware my lord's fork!"

The wounded Bai Gu True Person, not far away, his eyes flickering, assessed the battlefield clearly.

A strange smile spread across his pale face as he suddenly threw back his head and laughed aloud: "I remember today's events. When I return, I will erase this humiliation—bloodbath the Southern Wastes!"

Then he prepared to flee.

Qingxuan the Ancestor roared in fury: "Don't let him escape!"

Immediately, Wei Wuya, Pei Qing, and the others activated their magic treasures, ready to attack.

But what happened next left everyone present aghast.

Bai Gu True Person pulled out a fragment of bone finger, crushed it in his hand, and sneered as he shouted:

"Bai Gu Storm!"

BOOM! In an instant, heaven and earth darkened!

From the heart of the Taihu Ruins, countless bones surged forth—tens of thousands, filling the sky and earth—coalescing into several terrifying tornadoes of bone, stretching from earth to sky, unleashing white gale winds that swept toward them all.

Under such power, even Jin Dan elders could only retreat, daring not to resist head-on.

Qingxuan the Ancestor and the others scattered to avoid the terrifying bone storm.

Bai Gu True Person's gaze lingered once more on Qin Ming.

"I never expected the Gouyu Jin Guang Mirror to be in your hands. I remember you."

He sneered, then vanished in a flash of white light, leaving the area without looking back.

Qin Ming stared at the direction Bai Gu True Person had fled, his eyes sharpening.

He surveyed the surroundings, feigned retreat, then secretly activated Blood Dash Technique, vanishing from his spot and chasing after Bai Gu True Person.

…

An hour later.

Qingxuan the Ancestor, Wei Wuya, Pei Qing, and Nalan Xi reunited.

"Where is Qin Daoist?"

Wei Wuya, pale-faced, scanned the group and asked.

"We don't know. He got separated from us during the escape."

"But with Qin Daoist's strength, he should be safe." Nalan Xi, having restored some magic power, added.

"That's right. We owe our lives to Qin Daoist and Nalan Daoist."

"If you hadn't arrived to support us, we'd all be dead inside." Pei Qing sighed.

Nalan Xi sighed: "To be honest, Qin Daoist did nearly all the heavy lifting."

"Too bad we let Bai Gu True Person escape."

"Missed such a golden chance—when will we ever get another chance to eliminate such a menace?" Qingxuan the Ancestor sighed.

"By the way, where are the two Shangmeng Society emissaries from Lihuogong?" Nalan Xi suddenly asked.

Hearing this, Wei Wuya exchanged glances with the others, his expression grim, as if recalling unpleasant memories from the Taihu Ruins' underground palace.

"Let's leave this place. We'll discuss it back home."

After the fierce battle, all of them bore serious injuries and urgently needed rest.

After the fierce battle, all of them were badly injured and urgently needed to recuperate.

Ten thousand li northwest of the Taihu Ruins, in a mist-shrouded swamp.

Bai Gu True Person held several dead cultivators' heads, absorbing their soul essence and blood to heal his wounds, his eyes flickering constantly.

"I never expected a mere mid-Jin Dan cultivator to command three powerful third-rank spirit beasts."

"And capable of killing the Golden Toad."

"And able to fully restore the Gouyu Jin Guang Mirror—this man hides great secrets."

"When I regain my strength, I'll capture him and extract his memories." Thinking this, he flung the heads away and accelerated.

"Once I restore my strength, I will capture him and search his soul," thought the White Bone True Person, flinging the several skulls from his hand and accelerating his speed.

His decades-long intuition in the Ghost Dao prickled—his eyelid twitched, and an overwhelming sense of doom surged in his heart. Before he could react, ripples appeared in the space around him.

Six long nails, glowing with emerald-green divine light, silently materialized around him.

Completely sealing off his escape routes.

SHHH! The nails sliced through space, piercing toward Bai Gu True Person.

Swish! Swish! Swish! The long nails pierced through empty space, instantly stabbing toward the White Bone True Person.

A cry of shock and fury rang out as Bai Gu True Person used a secret technique to dodge three of the Wood Emperor Nails.

But three others struck true—black smoke erupted from his back, three gaping holes burned through his flesh by the nails.

His aura plummeted instantly to late Jin Dan.

Qin Ming, miles away, controlling the Wood Emperor Nails, thrilled at the success of his first strike.

Without hesitation, he gritted his teeth, clenching his fingers in the air, and summoned fifteen more Wood Emperor Nails.

This was his current limit.

The instant the fifteen nails vanished, Qin Ming's internal magic power drained like a dam breaking.

To deal with a ten-thousand-year-old demon, one must strike without restraint—strike while he's wounded, kill while he's down.

Otherwise, if you wound the snake but don't kill it, the consequences will be endless.

That was not what Qin Ming wanted.

Fortunately, his flawless Golden Core granted him magic power far exceeding peers, rivaling late Jin Dan.

Bai Gu True Person, barely dodging the fatal strike, had no time to recover before his heart pounded again.

In mere moments, fifteen emerald-green nails, deadly threats, surged toward him.

And three third-rank spirit beasts surrounded him in a triangular formation.

Shitian Rat raised his head, swung his black steel fork, and unleashed a wave of black mystic light, instantly sealing the space within ten li.

"Where do you think you're running?"

"Once my master locks onto you, surrender now!"

"My Forbidden Mystic Light—do you think you can break through?"

Bai Gu True Person, now at his last breath, recognized his attacker the moment he saw the three spirit beasts.

The White Bone True Person was now at his last strength; the moment he saw the three beast kings, he knew who had been attacking him.

fifteen Wood Emperor Nails became emerald streaks, crisscrossing in all directions, piercing Bai Gu True Person's body and reducing him to dust.

Fifteen Wood Emperor Nails transformed into emerald rainbows, crisscrossing in all directions, instantly piercing the White Bone True Person's body and reducing him to dust.

Bai Gu True Person's soul form reappeared hundreds of zhang away—clearly using a ghost cultivator's soul substitution technique.

Qin Ming immediately summoned twenty-one Wood Emperor Nails; his magic power was now completely drained, leaving him hollow.

Meanwhile, Bai Gu True Person's aura had dropped to mid-Jin Dan. He roared in fury: "Brat, I'll make you beg for death!"

Bai Gu True Person had also realized Qin Ming's magic power was utterly exhausted.

Compared to him, they were evenly matched.

Bai Gu True Person's Nine You White Bone Sword trembled, ready to launch a counterattack.

But at that moment,

Qin Ming's face showed no emotion, his gaze fixed on Bai Gu True Person, a mocking smile curling his lips.

His intent touched a single term in his mind: 【Magic Power Source】.

Instantly, a vast, surging torrent of magic power erupted from his dantian.

Filling his depleted reserves in an instant, restoring him to peak condition.

Bai Gu True Person, across from him, immediately sensed this bizarre turn.

His eyes widened in utter confusion: "This—this—"

His eyes widened in utter confusion: "This this"

Qin Ming gave him no chance; his five fingers curled into a phantom grasp, and the twenty-one Mu Huang Ding magical treasures reappeared once more.

Sssss! The emerald-green rainbows vanished into the void; even the White Bone True Person could not accurately judge the sheer number of Mu Huang Ding attacks.

At the same time.

The Xuan Shui Crocodile opened its massive jaws and condensed a purple divine thunder, which crashed down with a "crack" toward the White Bone True Person.

The Silver Wing Frost Bee's soul-destroying poison stinger also shot forth, disappearing into the void.

The Shi Tian Rat's form blurred as it vanished into the void, activating its ability—dozens of pitch-black earth spikes erupted beneath the White Bone True Person's feet.

Had he been in his prime, the White Bone True Person would have dismissed these attacks entirely.

But now, grievously wounded, times were no longer as they once were.

Pfft!

Under Qin Ming's control, the twenty-one Mu Huang Ding pierced through the White Bone True Person's dimmed body.

He had no time to utter any last words.

The White Bone True Person, whose fearsome reputation echoed throughout the cultivation world, dissolved into fragments.

From his body fell a white soul pearl, a Jiuyou White Bone Sword, and a storage ring.

(End of Chapter)