Chapter 185: Jade and Stone Burn Together, Desperate Counterstrike

Every energy crow carries a strong corrosive aura and chilling energy, their numbers so great that there is simply no way to avoid them!

Zhang Jun felt an unprecedented sense of crisis closing in on his heart; the power of this 'Crow Swarm Devour' far surpassed any move the Ink Crow Envoy had made before!

'Snow! Third Master! Get back!' Zhang Jun unleashed a heaven-shaking angry roar; at this life-and-death juncture, his internal pure yang energy was fully unleashed, the Yang Jade in his palm bursting forth with unprecedented brilliant golden light, the scorching hot flow surging like molten magma through his limbs and bones!

His eyes widened, golden flames blazing all around him, a righteous aura of destroying evil and exterminating impurity shot up to the heavens!

'Break it for me!'

Zhang Jun clenched his right fist, gathering all his strength and will upon this punch, carrying an unstoppable resolve, he fiercely slammed it toward the energy crow surge that came like a tide!

The golden fist force surged, blazing like the sun, purifying all evil, it fiercely collided with the vicious black crow swarm!

'Boom——!!!!'

A deafening explosion echoed throughout the entire backyard, the violent energy shockwave spreading wildly in all directions, flipping every table, chair, and stone bench in the courtyard!

Under the impact of the golden fist force, over half of the energy black crows dissipated like melting snow, emitting wave after wave of mournful cries.

The Ink Crow Envoy, being the first to bear the brunt, suffered a backlash of energy; with a 'puff' he spat out a mouthful of black blood, his stance staggered as he retreated several steps, the aura beneath his cloak visibly weakened, obviously also having sustained serious internal injury.

In the Ink Crow Envoy's palms, the dimly glowing 'Supreme Command Token' was once again clenched tightly by him!

The surrounding air instantly solidified, heavy enough to make one's chest feel suffocated, each breath bringing a tearing pain.

On the token, the ancient seal character 'Supreme' turned its strokes of ferocity and dominance into a destructive crimson, the dark light surging as if it sought to devour all vitality!

'With my ruined body, I welcome… destruction!'

The Ink Crow Envoy's howl was no longer the former frenzy and devotion, but filled with the madness and venom of a desperate last stand. He raised the token high; the remaining yin-cold internal energy within him, together with his own essence, energy, and spirit, were being frantically sucked away by the token at a visible speed.

'Hum——!'

The 'Supreme' character token burst forth with an unprecedented, dare-not-be-looked-at dark red light!

A will-phantom, more substantial and more violent than before, roared out from the token; no longer merging with the Ink Crow Envoy, it transformed into bloody threads that wound backward and drilled into his seven apertures and bones!

That intangible pressure was no mere heaviness; it carried a terrifying edge that sought to utterly rend and annihilate a person's soul!

The Ink Crow Envoy's withered body seemed to inflate slightly, as if countless blood-colored worms writhed beneath his skin; his black feather cloak fluttered without wind, rustling loudly.

A terrifying power, far surpassing before and born purely for destruction, erupted from his body and swept across the four directions!

Zhang Jun and Lin Xue only felt a destructive force rushing toward them; it was no longer mere pressure, but a despair and madness that sought to drag all things into the abyss!

The circulation of their internal energy instantly became extremely difficult, as if trapped in a mire.

This time, what they faced was the Ink Crow Envoy's ultimate strike, unleashed by activating the Supreme Command Token at the cost of his life, a final blow of mutual destruction!

'He… he wants to self-destruct! He wants to drag us down to die with him!' Liu San Ye's voice was sharp and twisted, fear completely gripping him as he scrambled and crawled away from this land of death.

The Ink Crow Envoy slowly raised his face, which was no longer human.

His hood had long since slipped off, revealing a face covered in blood-red patterns, with black blood oozing from his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose; the two points of crimson light shone shockingly bright, leaving only pure destructive desire.

He cracked his mouth open, emitting a series of unintelligible hoarse laughs; with each laugh, black blood welled from the corners of his mouth.

'Together… let us turn… to dust!'

He violently lifted the token in his hand, now transformed into a blood-red core, high above, preparing to throw it!

On the token, the dark red light flickered unpredictably, within it seeming as if countless vengeful spirits roared, sending chills down one's spine; once its energy erupted, not only the entire Hall of Hundred Herbs backyard, but even an area of several li around could be reduced to scorched earth!

Zhang Jun's pupils contracted sharply, a chill surged from his soles straight to his heavenly crown.

This old thing has gone mad! Completely mad!

'Xue, retreat quickly!' Zhang Jun bellowed fiercely, his entire body's pure yang energy bursting forth without reservation, attempting to re-form the Yin-Yang Force Field.

However, the interference of that destructive will was too strong; although the Yin Yang Jade Pendant flickered with light, it could not yet succeed in building a stable force field, only emitting ripples that barely weakened the oncoming aura of deathly stillness.

'Retreat? Where to retreat?!' Lin Xue's voice trembled slightly, yet she was unusually resolute: 'Today, either he dies, or we perish!'

The ancient map in her bosom now blazed with light, especially the rune pointing toward the northwest of the Capital, which seemed about to ignite, exuding an ancient, desolate aura that faintly opposed the destructive will of the Supreme Command Token.

'Kekeke… useless! Before the final judgment of the Supreme, all struggle is futile!' The Ink Crow Envoy's arm muscles bulged, veins protruding, clearly having gathered all his strength for this throw.

At the critical moment!

'Old dog! Your opponent is me!'

A thunderous shout like a ground-shaking thunderclap, a figure as fast as lightning suddenly lunged out from the shadow on one side of the backyard!

It was Liu San Ye!

No, the Liu San Ye of now is completely different from before!

His face held no trace of fear, replaced by a resolve to face death as if returning home. In his hand he now held an ancient-style short dagger, its blade flickering with a faint green glow, obviously coated with deadly poison.

What's more astonishing is that his speed and explosive power now surpassed before by more than a notch!

'Third Master?!' Zhang Jun and Lin Xue exclaimed in unison.

Liu San Ye paid no heed to their shouts; his sole target was the Ink Crow Envoy's arm raised high holding the token!

He was well aware that his meager cultivation amounted to nothing before a monster of the Ink Crow Envoy's level—not even an ant.

But he understood even more clearly that if the Ink Crow Envoy were to throw that token, everyone would be done for!

He had spent his whole life in the Hall of Hundred Herbs; this place was his roots! He could not stand by and watch it be destroyed!

'Pfft!'

The sound of a blade piercing flesh!

Using himself as bait, Liu San Ye actually broke through the Ink Crow Envoy's surrounding chaotic energy field, viciously stabbing the poisoned short dagger into the right armpit of the arm that held the token aloft!

That spot was precisely a weak point in the Ink Crow Envoy's energy circulation!

'Ugh——!'

The Ink Crow Envoy let out a cry of extreme pain; the token he held aloft jerked to a halt, and its destructive light began to fluctuate violently.

He never expected that this old coot, whom he had always regarded as an ant, merely hiding and shooting cold arrows, would dare to launch such a desperate suicide attack at this very moment!