Chapter 522

The Netherworld Blade appeared because of a human...

The Netherworld Deer was lured out by a human...

Thinking that these rumors might all be true, an uncontrollable, monstrous rage rose in Cang Ming's heart.

A human actually dared to stir up trouble in the Nine Nether; she truly deserves to die!

Especially thinking that the human was also riding the Netherworld Deer, swaggering right under their noses to steal the key to opening the Nine Nether Soul Realm—the Nether Fire Match, Cang Ming felt his cheeks burning with pain.

A great humiliation to the Nine Nether!

Cang Ming could no longer suppress the rage in his heart; accompanied by the sound of splashing water, he suddenly opened his arms.

In an instant, countless ink-green water droplets condensed out of thin air around his body, each one exuding a heart-palpitating corrosive aura.

Immediately after, the water droplets shattered, turning into ripples of violent water waves, carrying an aura of deathly silence, like poisonous snakes choosing people to devour, flashing toward the direction of Hua Hua Changxi.

Nether River Water Domain!

Seeing Cang Ming about to construct the Nether River Water Domain, Hua Hua Changxi's expression changed suddenly.

She had already experienced the corrosive power of the Nether River water; it was a kind of corrosion that could penetrate bones and dissolve souls, and even with a physical body as powerful as hers, it was excruciatingly painful.

If she really fell into the Nether River Water Domain he constructed, even if she could escape, she would lose a layer of skin.

She immediately mobilized her soul power to counterattack.

Rolling white soul mist erupted from her body, instantly permeating the area and meeting the ink-green Nether River water waves at an astonishing speed.

"Boom~"

One green and one white, two vastly different auras collided violently!

The ink-green ghostly light of the Nether River water and the pure white light of the soul mist rubbed violently, erupting with a harsh 'hissing' corrosive sound, and even the surrounding space was distorted and trembling slightly.

Wherever the Nether River water waves passed, all things dissolved; whether it was Nine Nether creatures or human cultivators, they would corrode upon contact and be injured upon touching.

The soul mist was like a dense giant net, wrapping layer by layer, tightly binding the surging water waves, trying its best to prevent it from spreading.

"Delusional to try and stop this King, overestimating yourself."

Cang Ming looked at Hua Hua Changxi's counterattack and sneered contemptuously; the pressure around him suddenly soared, and he exerted force again to attack fiercely.

The ink-green water droplets in the sky suddenly solidified, turning into countless cold water arrows, whistling through the air, densely shooting straight toward Hua Hua Changxi.

Hua Hua Changxi's eyes focused; the moment the water arrows arrived, her body turned gracefully, her toes seeming to step on invisible wind and smoke, like a startled swan skimming the water, quickly avoiding the cold light shooting toward her.

The rain of arrows was continuous!

Hua Hua Changxi could only move her body quickly; as her sleeves fluttered, she sometimes leaned down to the ground, sometimes flipped in the air, and sometimes moved sideways several feet, so fast that only an uncapturable afterimage remained.

The water arrows were as dense as rain, whistling past her temples, shoulders, and sleeves, but they didn't touch a single corner of her clothes.

Although the water arrows couldn't hurt her, because she was distracted, she was already struggling to construct the soul domain due to her unopened spiritual platform and lack of soul power.

Seeing the Nether River energy around Cang Ming surging again, intending to explode with full power, Hua Hua Changxi made a decisive decision; she flipped her palm, took out the soul bead she had obtained earlier, and tightened her five fingers fiercely.

"Crack~"

A cracking sound rang out, and the round soul bead shattered in response; the vast and pure soul power surged outward in all directions like an exploding mushroom cloud.

Hua Hua Changxi's eyes lit up, seizing this fleeting opportunity to trigger the surging soul power.

In an instant, the soul mist in the sky surged and condensed crazily; the soul mist turned into a soul curtain, precisely sealing off all paths for the Nether River Water Domain to spread outward.

Soul Domain, formed!

Outside the Five Directions Array, the Nine Nether powerhouses and human powerhouses were both surprised and strange as they watched the battle in the array that erupted inexplicably and unexpectedly.

What was surprising was that Cang Ming had failed and was actually trapped by a rogue cultivator!

What was strange was that according to the rules, even if Cang Ming didn't like that rogue cultivator, he should have joined forces with her to kill the human cultivators first before having a duel.

"What on earth is Cang Ming doing?"

"And that rogue cultivator, where did she pop out from?"

While the Nine Nether powerhouses were complaining, Su Mingyue looked at where the Soul Race was: "Is that rogue cultivator a member of your Soul Race?"

Other Nine Nether powerhouses looked over after hearing this.

The Soul Race elder shook his head and denied it very decisively: "Absolutely not."

That rogue cultivator shattered the soul bead without hesitation; this point alone could prove that she would absolutely not be of the Soul Race.

The number of Soul Race members has always been at the bottom among the various Nine Nether races.

Therefore, the Soul Race is very united internally.

Not to mention taking the soul beads of their own clansmen, even if they were lucky enough to obtain other soul beads, the Soul Race had always treasured them.

Even if they were forced to use a soul bead, they would absolutely not be like that rogue cultivator, who used it like a 'soul crystal' and shattered the soul bead without hesitation.

Compared to the cold faces of the Nine Nether powerhouses, the human side was much more relaxed.

"The Nine Nether internal strife is great!"

"I hope Cang Ming and that rogue cultivator continue to fight; it would be best if both sides suffer."

Cang Ming is a Nine Nether King-level powerhouse, equivalent to the human Condensing Spirit stage.

With such a powerhouse stranded in the Five Directions Array, human cultivators are almost facing a situation of certain death.

Now it's good; Cang Ming and the Nine Nether rogue cultivator have started fighting first.

Among the human cultivators stranded in the array, the highest strength is only at the Spiritual Platform stage; only if Cang Ming suffers heavy damage can the human cultivators have a glimmer of hope.

Unlike the delight of the various human forces, Wei Wei Zhenjie's eyes were always filled with a probing look, and even Chu Chu Junyi, who had deliberately lured Hua Hua Changxi into the Five Directions Array, was frowning tightly.

The master and disciple both knew the Nine Nether very well, knowing deeply that the Nine Nether, which follows the law of the jungle and prioritizes strength, would give some face to Cang Ming, the Crown Prince of the Nether River clan, even to someone as powerful as Ghost King Su Mingyue or as fierce as Lady Bian Hua.

But that Nine Nether rogue cultivator didn't take Cang Ming seriously at all.

Her words and actions didn't look like a Nine Nether creature at all.

Especially, the soul domain she constructed gave people the feeling that she wanted to prevent the Nether River Water Domain from spreading to the area of human cultivators.

Is that Nine Nether rogue cultivator helping the human race?

Just as the various forces outside the array were full of doubts, inside the array, Cang Ming was also somewhat surprised by the strength Hua Hua Changxi displayed.

However, this surprise was fleeting, replaced by an even more violent rage.

For no other reason than that he, the dignified Crown Prince of the Nether River clan, was actually trapped in a soul domain constructed by a human.

Yes, he was certain; the guy in front of him was a human.

Her construction of the soul domain certainly had the intention of counterattacking him, but her most important goal should be to prevent the Nether River Water Domain he constructed from spreading to the area where human cultivators gathered.

"Humph!"

"Do you really think this mere soul domain can trap this King?"

Cang Ming exerted force suddenly, the Nether River evil energy around him surging even more violently; countless ink-green water droplets were like bullets loaded into a chamber, instantly turning into a rain of pear blossoms, crazily bombarding the soul domain light curtain.

In an instant, the soul domain barrier made a harsh 'hissing' sound, and was corroded into dense pits and hollows at a speed visible to the naked eye, and cracks spread in the weaker areas, tottering.

Hua Hua Changxi frowned tightly, her eyes focused, and she immediately took out Lady Chi Yan's soul bell.

"Ding-a-ling~"

The clear bell sound drifted slowly, piercing directly into the soul.

Cang Ming's movements stalled instantly, and a look of confusion and trance appeared in his eyes, and the majestic momentum of his body also became disordered and dissipated.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Hua Hua Changxi took out a pale white bone knife, the blade wreathed in ghostly cold soul light, and lunged straight toward Cang Ming!

The bone knife cut through the void, emitting a white light that tore the soul, and slashed onto Cang Ming's right shoulder.

However, the blade did not break Cang Ming's body.

Hua Hua Changxi's Nascent Soul stage soul power was exposed without doubt; against the King-level Cang Ming, she simply couldn't cause significant damage to him.

If one slash doesn't work, then come with a few more.

Hua Hua Changxi raised the knife and slashed again.

After slashing several times in a row, Cang Ming broke free from the nightmare; looking at Hua Hua Changxi who was raising the knife to slash, he raised his hand and waved, and an ink-green Nether River water curtain condensed in front of him.

"Clang!"

The bone knife slashed fiercely onto the water curtain, making a loud sound like metal clashing.

The water curtain vibrated violently and was instantly torn open by the soul power contained in the knife, but Cang Ming had already used the force to drift backward, opening up the distance.

Cang Ming steadied his figure, the look of confusion in his eyes had completely faded, replaced by endless coldness and killing intent.

Seeing him shake off the nightmare so quickly, Hua Hua Changxi's mood was somewhat heavy.

The difference in realm between them was too great!

"Shoo shoo shoo~"

Hua Hua Changxi was not the type to sit and wait for death; in an instant, she swung dozens of soul-fixing wooden needles toward Cang Ming, and at the same time, swung the soul bell again to create a nightmare.

Soul-fixing plus nightmare, she could always drag it out a little longer.

Cang Ming's expression changed; as the soul bell sound entered his ears, his movements to dodge the wooden needles were not as agile; when both his body and arms were pierced by the soul-fixing wooden needles, he gritted his teeth and stomped on the ground fiercely.

In an instant, the Nether River Water Domain under his feet boiled suddenly, and six ink-green water pythons emerged.

The six water pythons broke out of the water, bringing with them a sky full of foul-smelling ink-green water waves.

Their bodies twisted and coiled in the air, evil energy corroding soul power flowing on their scales, and they revealed sharp white teeth in their open mouths, making a scalp-numbing roar.

Hua Hua Changxi swung the bone knife and slashed continuously; unfortunately, every time she slashed a crack on the water python, new water flowed out from the break, and it recovered as before in the blink of an eye.

Before she could make another move, the six water pythons had already formed a surrounding formation, connecting head to tail, instantly trapping her in the middle.

The water pythons kept shrinking, their bodies entwining with each other, the scales rubbing to make a 'squeaking' sound, eventually turning into an oval water prison, completely trapping Hua Hua Changxi inside.

Hua Hua Changxi wanted to break out, but no matter which direction she attacked, there were water pythons with their mouths wide open, wanting to swallow her into their bellies.

Uh...

The sudden life-and-death battle between Hua Hua Changxi and Cang Ming caught both the people outside the array and the people inside the array off guard.

Inside the array, Cang Ming was pinned down by the soul-fixing wooden needles, and the depths of his soul were repeatedly impacted by the lingering sound of the soul bell; at this moment, he was gritting his teeth, struggling to break free from the nightmare bondage that was like a maggot on a tarsal bone, every struggle affecting the evil energy surging around him.

And Hua Hua Changxi's situation was not much better; the Nether River aura that corroded everything came from all directions, and the bone knife in her hand danced tightly, but she could only barely resist.

Her figure kept weaving between the snake shadows; due to the limited space, every movement was somewhat difficult, and the soul power shield surrounding her was gradually fading.

Both of them were aiming for the other's life.

"What on earth is going on with these two guys? Instead of killing all the humans first, they started a life-and-death battle!"

Just as the Nine Nether powerhouses were angry and the human powerhouses were confused, two shocking figures that shook the world appeared above the Ghost Gate Pass.

Lord of the Yellow Springs!

Nightmare Tapir!

As soon as the two peak King-level powerhouses appeared, everyone's gaze turned to them.

"Haha~"

"Damned human, for stealing this King's Nine-Aperture Exquisite Soul Heart Fruit, being trapped in the Five Directions Array is your retribution!"

Seeing Hua Hua Changxi trapped in the Five Directions Array, the Nightmare Tapir immediately showed a gloating expression, and seeing her being besieged by Cang Ming's water pythons, it became even more excited.

"Cang Ming, kill that human for this King; this King will give you two of the Nine-Aperture Exquisite Soul Heart Fruits on her."

Boom~

The Nightmare Tapir's shout was no less than a thunderclap from the nine heavens, blasting the Nine Nether powerhouses and human powerhouses into a daze.