Chapter 869

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

"Yes, Master!"

Xu Jiuyou and Xu Qiansui answered in unison, their voices devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

Immediately after, they shot toward the three guards who were tailing them like arrows leaving the bowstring.

Spiritual light flashed in Xu Qiansui's hand, a golden spear emerged, its tip flickering with white radiance; before the three guards could react, it had already pierced the throat of the foremost guard.

In an instant, fresh blood spurted out; the guard did not even have time to let out a scream before plummeting straight down.

His divine soul was even shredded by the spear tip, scattering on the spot.

On the other side, Xu Jiuyou's back unfurled, nine arm-thick cyan branches drilled out, their surfaces covered in barbs, their tips rapidly metamorphosing into nine entirely jade-green centipedes, which nimbly coiled toward the other two guards.

Seeing this scene, the two men were scared stupid.

Someone hurriedly swung the blade in his hand, but those centipedes appeared soft yet were actually hard as iron, their barbs incomparably sharp, instantly tearing through their black robes and protective spiritual light, tightly binding their bodies, then frantically strangling them.

In just a few breaths, the two guards were strangled into meat paste, fresh blood and minced flesh scattering across the mountains, the scene exceptionally bloody.

After dealing with the tailing guards, Xu Jiuyou and Xu Qiansui did not linger; their figures flashed and they flew toward the Wan Ghost Auction Ship.

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At this moment, in a luxuriously furnished secret chamber at the bottom of the Wan Ghost Auction Ship, two figures stood facing each other.

One wore a dark robe, his features sinister, eyes like cold stars, his whole body emanating the awe-inspiring pressure unique to the Nascent Soul stage.

He was precisely the actual controller of this Wan Ghost Auction Ship, Wu Chang.

Standing opposite was the black-robed cultivator who had just bought the Ancient Inscription Bone Seal for seven hundred thousand middle-grade spirit stones; he had now removed his hat brim, revealing a somewhat gaunt face.

This man's name was Mo Yan, an earth-grade Golden Core cultivator.

He had spent his entire life researching the art of inscriptions, yet never found the way in, which was why he spared no sky-high price to buy that bone seal.

Wu Chang's mouth corner hooked a cold smile as he spoke: "Dao Friend Mo, congratulations on getting what you wished.

With this bone seal, when you join the Huang Quan Alliance in the future, you will surely gain the Inscription Ancestor's favor."

Mo Yan hastily cupped his fists: "If not for Dao Friend's auction, I fear I would never have obtained such an opportunity in this lifetime.

I just wonder, Dao Friend keeping me here today, could there be other instructions?"

Wu Chang chuckled lightly: "To be honest, I am one of the Huang Quan Alliance's dark nails.

Recently I received news that deep in the Immortal Falling Abyss, a secret realm sealed for a thousand years is about to open; within the secret realm, not only are there a large number of inscriptions, but also quite a few ancient treasures."

Hearing this, Mo Yan's whole body shook, blazing light igniting in his eyes: "Dao Friend, is this true?"

"Naturally true."

Wu Chang nodded: "I originally planned to go to the secret realm alone, but seeing Dao Friend so devoted to the art of inscriptions, I thought to invite you to go together.

With the bone seal in your hand to guide us, our chances of obtaining the inscription inheritance are greater.

When the time comes, you and I will surely rise rapidly in status within the Huang Quan Alliance."

Mo Yan was overjoyed and immediately bowed: "As long as I can obtain the inscription inheritance, I am willing to follow Dao Friend's commands!"

Just as the two were chatting happily, envisioning the secret realm's opportunities, a sudden burst of shrill screams came from outside the cabin.

Wu Chang's face darkened: "What's going on?"

At this moment, the deck of the Wan Ghost Auction Ship was already in complete chaos.

The dozen-odd guards on the deck all shouted fiercely: "Audacious madmen, daring to trespass on the Wan Gui Ship!"

But Xu Jiuyou and Xu Qiansui paid them no heed at all; their figures flashed into the crowd.

Xu Qiansui held the golden spear, white radiance shooting in all directions as he wielded it.

Every thrust pierced through a guard's chest; wherever the golden spear passed, guards fell one after another, utterly powerless to resist.

Xu Jiuyou's nine centipedes nimbly shuttled behind her, sometimes coiling, sometimes tearing and biting, barbs slicing open guards' bodies and injecting lethal toxins; those touched fell instantly.

In a moment, the dozen-odd guards on the deck were slaughtered to the last, fresh blood dyeing the entire deck red, the thick bloody stench making one retch.

After finishing off the guards on the deck, Xu Jiuyou and Xu Qiansui did not stop.

Xu Qiansui split the cabin door with his golden spear, Xu Jiuyou followed close behind with her nine centipedes, and the two "people" began cleansing the cultivators inside the ship layer by layer.

The cultivators left in the ship were mostly calamity cultivators and evil cultivators who had committed countless evil deeds; seeing someone attack now, they all picked up magic tools to resist.

But their cultivation at highest was only Golden Core; they were simply no match for Xu Jiuyou and Xu Qiansui.

The two rampaged straight through; wherever they passed were nothing but corpses.

Not a single cultivator survived; screams echoed throughout the entire Wan Ghost Auction Ship.

"Someone actually invaded?"

"Simply courting death!"

"We'll make sure you never return!"

Wu Chang and Mo Yan in the secret chamber also reacted at this moment.

Wu Chang's face was gloomy to the extreme; he never ever expected that he would have a day of being robbed, and with so many subordinates, including Golden Core stage ones, yet they couldn't even block them.

Mo Yan's face was pale: "Dao Friend, what do we do?"

"What are you panicking for!"

Wu Chang rapidly formed hand seals in his hand, activating the spiritual array and restrictions: "I refuse to believe that with the Ghost Devouring Soul Array, we still can't stop two madmen!"

As his words fell, the entire Wan Ghost Auction Ship suddenly trembled; on the walls, countless black spiritual runes emerged, dense yin qi gushing out from them, converging into countless ferocious ghost shadows.

As soon as they emerged, they immediately pounced toward Xu Jiuyou and Xu Qiansui.

But Xu Jiuyou and Xu Qiansui were Spirit Plant Puppets, without Divine Souls, and were completely unaffected by the Ghost Devouring Soul Array.

The seemingly formidable Ghost Devouring Soul Array was easily shattered by the two of them.

Wuchang's face was full of disbelief: "Impossible!"

"How could this be possible!"

The ship-protecting Spiritual Array he prided himself on was actually easily shattered; the strength of these two madmen had already surpassed imagination.

Mo Yan developed the intention to retreat: "Dao Friend, let's escape quickly!"

"Escape?"

A flash of ruthlessness crossed Wuchang's eyes: "Too late, we can only fight to the death!"

He knew clearly in his heart that, given the other party's strength, even if they escaped, they would easily be caught up; it was better to go all out, perhaps there was still a sliver of hope for survival.

Before his words had finished, Xu Jiuyou and Xu Qiansui had already appeared.

Wuchang's Nascent Soul Stage pressure erupted, his clothes fluttering, and he shouted in a low voice: "Ghost Claw Rending Sky!"

Instantly, two pitch-black ghost claws appeared.

Dense Yin Qi swirled around the ghost claws.

The claw tips tore through space, accompanied by a piercing sound of rending air, and clawed toward Xu Qiansui.

This ghost claw's power was formidable; it could tear through an enemy's protective Spiritual Light and even injure their Divine Soul.

Mo Yan beside him dared not hold back in the slightest; the aura of his Earth Grade Golden Core was fully revealed, and he quickly formed hand seals with both hands: "Yin Pattern Entangling Silk!"

Countless black silk threads emerged, with fine Yin Patterns inscribed on the threads.

They could wrap around the body and suppress the circulation of magical power.

If wrapped tightly, even the body could be corroded by the Yin Patterns.

Immediately, the dense Yin Pattern silk threads all surged toward Xu Jiuyou at once!