Chapter 379: Go Kill Shen Yi

A mighty strike, brimming with force and demonic energy, vanished without a trace.

Shen Yi hung in the sky, locking gazes with the Jin Chi Nine-Striped Tiger.

Before him, a brush as tall as a colossal tree slowly materialized as he swept his sleeve.

The brush traced another arc in the void.

It landed upon the massive tiger paw, rendering it utterly immobile.

"Roar!"

The Jin Chi Nine-Striped Tiger had never endured such humiliation—a deafening tiger roar rippled outward in all directions.

It nearly shattered Tong Xinchuan's already weakened soul.

Yet he still forced his eyes wide open, staring fixedly at the brush in the air.

And the boundless dark aura, as black as the ink strokes, had appeared without warning, settling upon the ground in intricate arcane arrays.

Amidst the clustering dark aura.

Shen Yi stood with hands hanging at his sides in the sky, looking down upon the trapped beast.

His expression held not a trace of tension, as if all was under his control.

"..."

Honestly, even if Shen Yi had punched the Jin Chi Nine-Striped Tiger straight into the ground, it would have been easier for Tong Xinchuan to accept than this scene.

The last time they met, he was clearly nothing but a brute with raw strength.

This version of him was utterly alien.

The cultivation array he had laid out had reached a level Tong Xinchuan could barely comprehend.

He had actually trapped a true Great Demon Emperor!

"Die, you worm!"

The Jin Chi Nine-Striped Tiger spread its wings, surging light cascading from them, drenching the surrounding black aura in a torrent.

Even when fighting True Person Ling Xi, she had used only the power of her demonic body.

This meant her fury had now risen to an uncontrollable height.

Yet every streak of light was intercepted precisely by a single stroke of ink.

"..."

Shen Yi casually raised his palm, forming a sword finger.

Instantly, thunderclouds churned across the sky, plunging the surroundings into darkness.

Two talismans—green and crimson—descended.

Black lightning flickered along their blades, radiating an intensely dangerous aura.

As he brought his finger down.

Crack—a bolt of lightning struck, piercing straight through the Jin Chi Nine-Striped Tiger's body, the unbreakable talisman sinking halfway into it.

As demonic blood sprayed, the Demon Emperor tensed his muscles violently and shattered the talisman.

Before it could roar again.

Shen Yi raised his sword finger once more; the thunderclouds had not yet dispersed, and a second talisman appeared.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Three consecutive bolts of black lightning fell, nearly draining the spiritual energy from a hundred li around.

They struck the tiger's shoulder blades, face, and tail, leaving deep wounds on each.

"Roar..."

It opened its bloodied maw, baring its fangs, arching its back, and finally ceasing its wingbeats—instead using them to shield its body.

It paused its assault on the array, pacing back and forth, forcing itself to calm down.

"Still not leaving?"

Shen Yi lowered his gaze to the ground.

Tong Xinchuan was barely conscious, yet still wore an expression of shock.

Everything that had just transpired before his eyes.

Was utterly unlike the Shen Yi he had seen inside the Thousand Demon Cavern.

Whether in combat style or techniques used, they were worlds apart—he would believe these were two different cultivators.

Shen Yi turned his gaze back to the great demon before him.

As he had expected.

The incomplete Iron Brush Silver Hook Array could never contain the Jin Chi Nine-Striped Tiger.

Even if it were a killing array instead of a binding one, it would make no difference.

Perhaps a killing array could severely wound it... but who would be foolish enough to stand inside an array and take the blow?

Such a commotion naturally drew attention.

Yet only one figure dared approach.

Miao Qinghui cautiously neared the site, then saw the figure in the air.

Of course! This aura-shattering sword art—she had seen it only in Shen Yi's hands.

"Friend Shen Dao!"

Miao Qinghui instantly rushed over and said succinctly: "What can I do?"

"Take him away."

Shen Yi gave a slight nod, his full attention fixed on the Demon Emperor.

The moment he replied.

That ferocious tiger silently mobilized a terrifying demonic power unlike any before.

Had it been another cultivator, they might have suffered a great loss.

But unfortunately, Shen Yi was equally keenly sensitive to changes in demonic power; as if expecting this all along, he waved his great brush, and several strokes of thick ink stamped entirely onto the body of the Jin Chi Demon Emperor.

He slammed it back down with a vicious crash!

Boom—

Witnessing such a terrifying scene, Miao Qinghui swallowed hard, looking at the young man beside her with disbelief.

"Many thanks, Daoist Shen, for saving my life."

She found it hard to imagine that the other party possessed such means; no wonder he had given her no face last time.

Having thought this, Miao Qinghui hesitated no longer, grabbed Tong Xinchuan directly, and departed toward the distance.

Once the auras of the two vanished without a trace.

The Jin Chi Nine-Striped Tiger, on the contrary, grew quiet; it stared silently at Shen Yi's fingertips, pondered for a long time, then suddenly let out a chuckle: "This Emperor understands. You and that young fellow just now used the same method; once the formation is set, one cannot leave."

"This great formation is indeed excellent."

"But..."

The Jin Chi Nine-Striped Tiger slowly raised its head, its pair of tiger eyes filled with murderous intent: "Young friend Shen, how exactly do you plan to leave?"

Among those few cultivators just now, only the one who set the formation and the one holding the Profound Tower would pose some threat once they grew; as for that Soul Transformation-complete fool, it did not even qualify to arouse the Jin Chi Demon Emperor's interest.

But now it seemed that even if those four were bound together, they would not be as important as this young man before her eyes.

Not a loss! Not a loss!

"..."

Shen Yi glanced at her casually, silently calculating the time in his heart.

Only when he felt it was about right did he wave his hand to dispel the great formation, allowing the sky-filling black evil qi to turn into threads and drill back into his fingertips.

"Have you accepted your fate?"

The Jin Chi ferocious tiger finally broke free, sneering as it stepped out: "Rest assured, this Emperor will make sure you die knowing why."

Before the words had even fallen.

Shen Yi was seen withdrawing his gaze: "Tsk."

In the next instant, his black robes surged, purple light and white radiance erupted, and his entire body shot straight toward the clouds like a long dragon.

The wind rose and clouds swirled, leaving only the clear, vast sky behind.

"..."

The sneer on the Jin Chi Demon Emperor's face had not yet frozen when she realized she could no longer sense any aura from the young man.

She dazedly lowered her paw... Tsk?

He, he dared to tsk at this Emperor?!

This was the second existence to dare show such a contemptuous attitude toward her!

"This Emperor will flay you alive!"

A roar of furious rage swept across the heavens, venting the great Demon Emperor's resentment!

Golden light spiraled several times.

Like a headless fly, it finally, with extreme unwillingness, darted toward the cave dwelling once belonging to the You Wei Demon Emperor.

Once the plump woman's figure descended.

She looked up and saw, beside the ruins, that towering figure standing straight.

The other party stared indifferently at the ruins.

Only upon sensing the aura of the Jin Chi Demon Emperor did he slowly turn his head, his expression filled entirely with murderous intent.

"Enough! What is there to be angry about!"

The Jin Chi Demon Emperor forcibly suppressed her anger and comforted her: "It's just a cave dwelling; if not for this Emperor, your life today would have been hard to save."

Hearing this, the Golden-Eyed Lion withdrew its gaze and remained silent for a long time: "Thank you."

"Tsk."

Hearing these words, the Jin Chi Demon Emperor's resentful mood inexplicably became much more comfortable: "So you can speak properly after all."

"Follow me; I have something to tell you."

She stepped forward; it had been too long since she came out to move about, and she had not known that a cultivator so formidable had emerged among them.

Whether it was the formation or the teleportation method, every single thing could make one's heart jump.

Even that strange sword art was only hindered by shallow cultivation; otherwise, it too would have been an attack not to be ignored.

Such a person was in no way inferior to Nie Jun.

Fortunately, the other party had not yet fully grown, and the Thousand Demon Cave now had an outstanding great demon as well.

With proper cultivation, it could be made to kill that cultivator surnamed Shen.

(End of this chapter)