Chapter 83: Mutual Gnawing

The Nightmare Beast wished it could kill her right now, but it must first break the formation laid down by these human ants.

Its skull mouth suddenly opened, spewing out a mouthful of viscous fluid.

The black viscous fluid stuck to the formation barrier and began to corrode it at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This made everyone's hearts sink.

Yan Lao again urged in a deep voice, "Quick!"

The elite disciples of the Twin Extremes Sect exerted all their power to condense the formation seals, swiftly switching the formation.

Just as the formation barrier was being corroded by the fluid into an ever-larger hole, the Nightmare Beast suddenly turned into a black mist, seeking to escape through the mist from the corroded opening in the barrier.

"Soul-Locking Formation, activate!"

Elder Fang of the Twin Extremes Sect shouted loudly, his chubby face showing resolve as he thrust both palms, unleashing a formation seal.

But just then—

The black mist rolled like thick smoke, about to pass through the corroded opening in the barrier!

Suddenly, a "swish swish swish" sound like thunderclap rang out, and three powerful thunderflame piercing arrows flashed like lightning, tearing through the void with a fierce momentum, shooting toward the black mist.

The Nightmare Beast instinctively sidestepped to dodge.

Just then, the Eight Extremes Binding Shield Formation instantly transformed, becoming an airtight Soul-Locking Formation; in an instant, under the cover of the black mist, the Nightmare Beast was knocked back to its true form by the formation, and a terrifying formation power swiftly suppressed its spiritual and soul power!

Suppress!

The Nightmare Beast let out an unwilling roar, its sound like a raging sea, echoing through the clouds; even through the formation barrier, one could feel its spiritual power surging like stormy waves, making hearts race.

"We've trapped it!" a disciple exclaimed, his face bright with joy, unable to contain himself.

At the same time, many turned their gaze toward the direction from which the thunderflame piercing arrows came, seeing a young woman in a green dress holding a purple thunderflame bow and arrow; her complexion was as pale as paper, but her eyes shone like stars, brilliant and radiant.

"Nan Feiyan!"

Someone shouted her name.

Nan Feiyan, twenty-two years old, from the Thunder Sect, known by the nickname "Flying Goose Immortal Maiden." She is the undisputed chief senior disciple of the Thunder Sect, and in the previous sect grand competition she stood out, ranking fifth on the disciple list.

"Not good——" At that moment, Elder Feng of the Surging Void Sect's face changed drastically.

Only to see the sky sink down once more, like a collapsing giant mountain.

At the same time, the entire area was enveloped by countless threads of spiritual power, weaving among the people like an impenetrable iron net, suddenly fixing them in midair!

Zhai Qingye realized something, his face sinking: "This isn't its true form!"

The Nightmare Beast trapped in the Soul-Locking Formation suddenly let out a piercing laugh, like vast thunder rolling across the heavens, deafening!

"Human ants, you are truly foolish."

A thousand years ago, its strength had already reached the Initial Phase of the Seventh Stage; although it had been sealed for over a thousand years, preventing its strength from immediately recovering to its peak, it is not something these human ants can easily deal with.

They can't even tell its true form from its avatar.

How pitiful indeed.

As the Nightmare Beast raised its eyes, the Soul-Locking Formation shattered instantly, and its gaze swept over all the frozen human ants present: "You are only fit to be my food."

Just as it opened its mouth, intending to draw their soul power—

Suddenly, a series of explosive sounds came from the direction of the nearby house cages.

Everyone felt shocked.

The Nightmare Beast sensed something, instantly flew into a rage, and with a flick vanished from everyone's sight.

Xiao Lingwei saw it heading that way, her face changing drastically as she murmured, "Little Junior Sister..."

Not good!

At the same time, Yuan Yao, trapped in all the house cages, tightly closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly.

In her Sea of Consciousness, she frantically devoured the Nightmare Beast's spiritual power.

Her Sea of Consciousness grew larger and larger, and her spiritual power consequently became stronger.

Suddenly, she sensed an extremely terrifying mass of spiritual power approaching her, and she abruptly opened her eyes.

Before she could react, her whole body stiffened.

Before her eyes, the black mist transformed into a gigantic skull-shaped beast, its hollow eyes filled with horrifying blood-red light, staring fixedly at Yuan Yao as it spoke in human words: "You dare to repeatedly devour my spiritual power—you're asking for death!"

Having spoken, it forcibly invaded her Sea of Consciousness, seeking to reclaim the spiritual power that originally belonged to it.

Then it would drain all her soul power, reducing her to ashes!

But when its spiritual power entered Yuan Yao's Sea of Consciousness, it was shocked to discover that her Sea of Consciousness was tens of times larger than that of an ordinary human cultivator.

And Yuan Yao's spiritual power, which had been curled up in the corner of her Sea of Consciousness, suddenly launched an attack against its spiritual power.

The Nightmare Beast swiftly retaliated.

Boom!

The terrifying spiritual power surge once again tore her Sea of Consciousness apart.

Yuan Yao's spiritual power is white.

Within the Sea of Consciousness, that mass of white spiritual power launched an attack, then quickly retreated.

Whenever the Nightmare Beast tried to absorb that mass of white spiritual power, it swiftly fled.

Its escape speed was extremely swift.

Whenever the Nightmare Beast paused, that mass of white spiritual power would attack it again; and when the Nightmare Beast pursued, the white spiritual power mass would swiftly flee.

Back and forth.

The Nightmare Beast sensed that she was toying with it, and instantly flew into a rage.

Since it couldn't obtain it, it would destroy it!

Within the Sea of Consciousness, the Nightmare Beast instantly erupted with a terrifying spiritual power surge, seeking to shatter her Sea of Consciousness!

A fierce stabbing pain came from within Yuan Yao's Sea of Consciousness!

She again bled from the seven orifices, and her whole body involuntarily began to tremble.

In the mind‑sea space, that white sphere of spiritual power suddenly surged toward the Nightmare Beast's spirit‑power cluster, crazily biting, tearing, and devouring!

The Nightmare Beast was startled!

The Nightmare Beast began to counterattack, imitating the opponent, and started to frantically bite and devour!

The black and white spirit‑power clusters clashed with each other, the scene resembling a Bagua diagram.

Gradually, the Nightmare Beast, shocked, discovered that its own spirit‑power cluster was shrinking!

While the opponent's spirit‑power cluster was gradually expanding!

Panic surged in the Nightmare Beast's heart; this human was a pervert!

If this continued, it would be drained by her!

It struggled wildly, seized the moment when she was unprepared, broke free, and then fled, bursting out of Yuan Yao's mind‑sea space.

When the spiritual power returned to its place, the Nightmare Beast's hollow eyes glowed with blood again; its gaze, terrified and wary, stared at the seemingly frail human before it!

Since spiritual power cannot kill her!

Then it will take this chance now to completely smash her soul‑body!

It extended its massive claws, bearing a thousand‑jin force, and struck heavily toward Yuan Yao.

Boom!

Before it could react, a far stronger force instantly surged toward it, directly destroying its body.

Crack—

Its skull also cracked open instantly.

A humanoid phantom appeared before Yuan Yao; its handsome face was all cold, and its icy gaze fixed on the skull.