Chapter 358: Soul Infant Transforms into Silk

I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Yun's divine sense to be this strong, able to take form with divine sense!

As Yunhe fought Dou Si, he saw a huge divine sense palm materializing out of thin air; the several Yuan Ying Cultivators inside the sect's grand array all showed looks of astonishment, and Feng Qingdan couldn't help but exclaim.

"Perhaps that's why Fellow Daoist Yun could discover that 'Heavenly Corpse Gu'," Mu Yazi said, nodding in agreement.

They hadn't failed to notice Yunhe's powerful divine sense; it was just that earlier, because Yunhe was rather restrained, they didn't have a clear concept.

Now truly feeling it, they were naturally astonished beyond measure.

"I'm afraid it can already compare to the divine sense of a mid‑Yuan Ying Cultivator, right?"

As the Lotus Ancestor who once wanted to retain Yunhe in Baihua Valley, after this incident he gained a more concrete understanding of Yunhe's strength.

He merely felt it was a great pity.

"And there's also that 'Heavenly Thunder Power'."

Ji Liuyun also spoke, continuing: "Although it differs somewhat from true heavenly thunder, this 'Heavenly Thunder Power' is practically a nemesis to Yin Evil Qi and to cultivators who practice Yin Evil Ghostly Arts."

As he said that, he unconsciously glanced at Han Bai sitting cross‑legged to the side.

The other day, Han Bai could barely withstand a single strike before being defeated, all because the "Heavenly Thunder Power" overly restrained his Ghost Blade Sect technique.

This can be seen from the lingering trace of wariness deep in Han Bai's eyes.

As for their conversation, Xiao Wuxian naturally heard it all; looking at Yunhe outside the array, he naturally kept these in mind and said:

"It seems Senior Yunhe is quite a match against that Abyssal Clan cultivator."

This statement was approved by everyone.

Not only is it a counter; Dou Si encountering Yunhe is like meeting his natural nemesis.

"Not bad, Fellow Daoist Yun probably can win this match," Ji Liuyun sighed.

"Oh? From what Senior Yunhe said, it sounds like he wants to slay this person."

Xiao Wuxian took Yunhe's words to heart.

In response, Ji Liuyun and the others merely exchanged knowing smiles.

How could it be easy to slay an Abyssal Clan cultivator of the same level as a Yuan Ying Cultivator?

Even if Yunhe has a strong counter against Dou Si, if the opponent wants to flee, he might still be unable to catch him.

When cultivators have grudges and duel, speaking harshly about slaying the opponent comes naturally, especially when one already holds the advantage in strength; but if one truly intends to slay the opponent, it is not easy either.

More importantly.

They are here providing support for Yunhe, while the Abyssal Clan side also has cultivators backing Dou Si; how could they just stand by and do nothing?

Meanwhile, as they were discussing, Yunhe outside the array had already aroused killing intent in his heart.

A cold light flashed in his eyes; as he wielded the Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Sword, his hands trembled slightly, and the flying sword actually split into three, wrapping themselves in the posture Dou Si had previously used to wield the Soul‑Slaying Pearl against him.

Feeling the threat from the Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Sword, Dou Si's expression stiffened; he repeatedly struck hand seals, on one side driving the six scattered Soul‑Slaying Pearls to attack Yunhe, while on the other side a rather strange spiritual aura undulated across his body.

Obviously he was preparing to attack what Yunhe must rescue, to lead Yunhe into surrender.

At the same time, seeing that his divine‑sense secret techniques and magic treasures were ineffective, he still had another trick up his sleeve.

But faced with the six Soul‑Slaying Pearls attacking again, Yunhe merely gave a disdainful light chuckle.

A light flick of his fingertips sent two more flying swords shooting out from his sleeves.

One Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Sword's heavenly thunder already cannot deal with the Soul‑Slaying Pearl, let alone two.

Seeing the two swords appear again, Dou Si narrowed his eyes tightly, suppressing the deep wariness in his heart.

Everyone else could see Yunhe's counter against him; how could he not know?

But if he were to admit defeat just like that, it would obviously not be what he wanted.

Since the Soul‑Slaying Pearl truly could not achieve anything, he could only place his hope in the secret technique he was currently employing.

He frantically retreated as much as possible to avoid the Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Sword, while the spiritual undulations on his body became ever more strange.

Pa!

Suddenly.

He clapped his palms together fiercely, and immediately halted his steps, facing the incoming Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Sword head‑on.

Immediately after.

Then he saw his black robe fluttering loudly; instantly an extremely rich black abyss mist surged from his body, enveloping him in a huge shadow tens of zhang high, outlining the silhouette of a ferocious abyssal beast.

Boom!!

The abyssal beast's illusion collided head‑on with the Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Sword, accompanied by a tremendous "boom"; the point of contact on the illusion instantly burst open a huge gap.

Dou Si furrowed his brows, his internal mana and divine sense surging wildly, and he shouted lowly:

"Summon Spirit!"

"Roar!!!"

That huge abyssal beast illusion instantly seemed to solidify, roaring as it charged at the relentlessly pursuing Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Sword.

For a moment, fierce winds rose; amidst the tremendous sound waves, a halberd formed of divine sense flickered in and out of sight.

The sword tip and halberd tip collided, emitting a clear metallic buzz.

Golden thunder light intertwined with milky‑white air waves, neither yielding to the other.

This sight made Yunhe's eyes brighten slightly, and he softly said: "Now that's more like it."

Saying that, he flicked his fingers again; after a soft "swish", the other two Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Swords shot straight forward.

Even the heavenly thunder power on a single Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Sword already made Dou Si feel strained, let alone adding two more.

And as the three Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Swords were about to converge, Yunhe also clasped his palms, his mana surging.

Five Elements Sword Formation!

In an instant.

The three Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Swords merged into a huge sword, which then, amidst the interweaving of five‑colored light, transformed into a five‑colored flood dragon, its body clad in splendid five‑colored scales, bathed in golden light, its eyes flashing with lively spirit.

Artifact spirit!

Although Yunhe's set of Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Sword's artifact spirit has not yet fully awakened, at this moment it already shows signs.

This change caused Dou Si's expression to shift dramatically; a wisp of black aura suddenly appeared on his pallid face, shocking him to the core.

Yet he was unwilling to just give up; he exploded with a shout, and the black abyss mist surrounding him suddenly scattered, but the five-colored flood dragon still lunged at him to tear and bite.

Seeing this, Dou Si's eyes narrowed; his form, like the black abyss mist, at the moment the dragon's jaws closed, with a 'bang' turned into countless strands of divine sense that burst apart rapidly, fleeing in all directions.

Seeing this, Yunhe's powerful divine sense swept out with a 'hum', and those fleeing strands of divine sense suddenly halted.

At the same time, the five-colored flood dragon let out a long roar; surging thunderlight burst forth, turning into countless fine thunderbolts that began to slaughter the strands of divine sense that Dou Si had become.

"Young scoundrel, how dare you!"

At this moment, the Yuan tribe's priest could no longer sit still; if Yunhe were to slaughter Dou Si's divine sense strands like this, even if Dou Si didn't die, he would likely be gravely wounded beyond recovery.

Then the Yuan tribe's priest waved his staff; the bells, bones, and metal pieces hanging on it clinked together, making a 'ding-ding-dang-dang' sound.

Ring after ring of strange ripples instantly spread out, sweeping toward the scattered golden thunder heaven palm.

However, Yunhe seemed to have anticipated this person's move; before he acted, Yunhe burned and scattered several Fourth Level Five Elements technique talismans in his hand, turning them into a downpour of Fourth Level spells.

This caused the Yuan tribe's priest's face to turn cold; he was about to act again to help, but he saw Yunhe's eyes flicker with five-colored light.

Immediately after.

Two five-colored divine lights suddenly pierced forth!

Inverted Five Elements Spirit-Seizing Divine Light!

Spirit-seizing means annihilating divine sense and soul.

Suddenly a piercingly miserable scream rang out; after the two five-colored divine lights swept over, the strands of divine sense that Dou Si had become completely dissipated, and the scream vanished just as swiftly.

"You!"

The Yuan tribe's priest flew into a rage.

Then Yunhe flicked his sleeve; the five-colored flood dragon instantly turned back into three flying swords, gathering what Dou Si had left behind and returning it to his hand.

After glancing at the Yuan tribe's priest, he expressionlessly shifted his form, turning into a five-colored rainbow light that shot back into the formation.

Although Yunhe's battle with Dou Si lasted a while, the true outcome was decided in an instant; not to mention Ji Liuyun and the others, even the Yuan tribe's priest only had time to make a hasty move—no one expected Yunhe still had this five-colored divine light as a hidden trump card.

Nevertheless, this result still exceeded everyone's expectations; only when they saw Yunhe return did Ji Liuyun and the others snap out of their shock and stupor.

Even on the Yuan tribe's side, aside from the priest, the other Yuan cultivators stared blankly, unable to believe Dou Si had really died just like that.

You see.

Although Dou Si's status and strength were inferior to the Yuan tribe's priest, his final 'Soul Descent' secret technique was one of the most important means for Yuan cultivators, not something all of them could master.

Moreover.

Although Yuan cultivators differ from human cultivators in that they cannot discard their bodies and flee via Nascent Soul instant movement, Yuan cultivators can also use the Soul Infant Transformation into Threads method to escape.

As long as a strand of divine sense escapes, there is a chance to survive; the more strands that flee, the more strength is retained.

In truth, the Yuan cultivators' Soul Infant Transformation into Threads method is not inferior to human cultivators' Nascent Soul instant movement; in some respects, its life-preserving ability may even be stronger.

But those two five-colored divine lights

Although they did not cover all the divine sense strands, they seemed to have a unique attraction for them, able to draw them in and swallow them up.

This caused those Yuan cultivators, when looking at Yunhe inside the formation, to show a deep sense of apprehension in their eyes.

This person's divine abilities are overly restraining toward them, the Yuan tribe!

He must be eliminated!

And upon returning to the formation, Yunhe's breath fluctuated, his eyes turned red, and two streaks of scarlet flowed down.

"Daoist Yun!"

Having reacted, Ji Liuyun and the others hurried forward.

"It's fine."

Yunhe reached out to stop them; after taking a deep breath, his fluctuating breath gradually steadied, the blood marks on his cheeks quickly faded, though his complexion paled a bit—'I, Yun, am fine.'

He certainly had nothing wrong with him.

However, having slain a Yuan tribe Fourth Level early-stage cultivator and also resisted the Yuan tribe priest's move, if he didn't make some 'showing,' he feared it would not only provoke the Yuan cultivators' apprehension.

Hiding several tricks has already become a habit of Yunhe's.

Furthermore, some people want to see him like this now, so of course they should cooperate with him.

Yunhe again said: "Everyone be careful; the Yuan tribe, in a panic, may launch a forced assault on the formation."

As expected.

As his words fell, the sounds of Yuan beasts roaring in waves rose from outside the formation; the momentum to assault the formation had already formed.

Seeing this, Ji and Liu Ying and the others' faces tightened; they temporarily stopped worrying about Yunhe and prepared to deal with the Yuan tribe's assault on the formation.

However.

Before the Yuan tribe's priest could give an order, a black crow swooped in from afar and perched on the back of the Yuan beast standing before him.

Upon seeing this black crow, the anger on the Yuan tribe's priest's face faded, and he spoke coldly:

"I don't know what Elder has come for."

The black crow, as if no one were there, preened its feathers and actually spoke in a human voice.

"The plan has been exposed; human cultivators are on the way—retreat quickly."

Hearing these words, the Yuan tribe's priest's face instantly turned ferocious, and he said, word by word:

"Elder, you guaranteed that this plan would not have any leaks!"

However, the black crow seemed unaffected by his aura, speaking slowly and deliberately:

"The High Priest already knows of this; retreat!"

After uttering the final word, the black crow flapped its wings twice and then flew straight away.

The Abyss Clan priest's chest heaved violently; only after a moment did he grit his teeth and say in a cold voice: "Retreat!"

The Abyss Clan cultivators at his side heard the order; though they too felt resentful, nobody voiced dissent, they called to the Abyss Clan members behind them and withdrew slowly.

————

PS: Last day of January, please vote for monthly tickets!

(End of chapter)