Chapter 1092

"Pure Yang shatters evil, all obstructions open! By decree!" the Hua Shen cultivator let out a low growl, and frantically poured the potent spiritual energy within his body into the fire spirit pearl.

Buzz!

The scarlet ruby suddenly burst forth with a blinding gold‑red light, as if a tiny sun had risen underground! A scorching, fierce, destruction‑filled pure yang power erupted explosively, forming a visible ripple of gold‑red light that swept outward in all directions with overwhelming force!

Hiss hiss hiss!

The thick phantom mist, as if encountering its nemesis, under the illumination of the gold‑red light, emitted a violent, ear‑piercing sound like cold water poured into hot oil, and large patches melted and vaporized! The mind‑bewildering whispers, distorted phantoms, and yin‑cold aura that eroded spiritual power, in the face of this utmost yang and utmost rigid power, collapsed like ice and snow.

Where the light passed, the cavern passage was instantly illuminated, the rock textures clearly visible. The surging mist was forcibly cleared, leaving a passageway several zhang wide that pointed straight to the cavern's depths!

"Go!" the Nascent Soul cultivator's face turned slightly pale from massive spirit power consumption, but his eyes flashed with feral light; without hesitation he followed the corridor forcibly opened by the fire essence pearl, transforming into an azure escape light and shooting straight into the cavern's depths!

That late‑stage Nascent Soul cultivator, as if waking from a dream, saw the suddenly clear passage before him, felt both shock and joy, hastily mustered his spirit power, and closely followed behind.

The two cultivators pinned to the ground and trapped in the illusion, at the moment the phantom mist was shattered, the madness in their eyes slightly receded, revealing bewilderment, but their bodies continued to twitch from the previous backlash, obviously unable to fight any further. The Nascent Soul cultivator didn't even glance at them; at this moment his target was only one

Han Wuxian! And the possible treasure deep in the cavern that would be worth using the fire essence pearl for!

The gold‑red afterglow of the evil‑breaking power had not yet fully faded, when two killing‑intent‑filled figures shot like arrows released from a bow, tearing apart the brief clarity and aiming for the core battlefield of the earth cavern. Han Wuxian's perilous situation suddenly escalated!

The pure yang evil‑breaking power erupting from the scarlet ruby was like a burning meteor dropped underground; the gold‑red light brutally tore through the viscous phantom mist, forging a scorching yet fleeting passage. At the edge of the light, the forcibly dispersed mist roiled violently, emitting a death‑like hiss.

"Chase!" the Nascent Soul cultivator's killing intent almost solidified into substance; his azure escape light enveloped him like an angry arrow released from a bow, racing along the passage that the rear mist was quickly re‑swallowing, straight into the cavern's depths. The late‑stage Nascent Soul cultivator gritted his teeth, desperately pouring spirit power to follow close behind; his face flickered between light and dark in the gold‑red afterglow, carrying the lingering shock of survival and fear of the unknown.

Beside the underground giant lake.

The viscous dark‑purple lake water surged silently; huge bubbles burst, releasing a nauseating corrupt spirit power. The sight of the earth vein core bound by filthy black qi like a massive shackle became even more hideous in the faint glow of the azure moss. The black‑robed masked figure seated in the shadow felt the deathly black qi surrounding his body suddenly condense.

It was not because the pure yang aura of the evil‑breaking power coming from the passage behind him, though it instinctively made him feel repulsed, was strong enough to shake his deep connection with the corrupt power of this place.

What truly made him "look" over was Han Wuxian!

At the instant the Nascent Soul cultivator's fire essence pearl exploded and shattered the phantom mist, Han Wuxian moved. This was exactly the moment he had been waiting for!

The Star‑Derivation Technique operated to its utmost; the light‑path Dao Marks on his body were no longer hidden glimmers but burst forth with blinding, dazzling starlight! His whole body seemed to become a miniature star, bursting out from behind the stalactite where he hid, his target not the black‑robed evil cultivator nor the polluted earth‑vein core, but the stretch of dark‑purple lake surface between them, where viscous bubbles roiled.

"Starfall·Tread Void!"

He gave a low shout, his figure blurring in the brilliant starlight; his toes lightly touched the void, and with each step a ring of condensed starlight rippled outward beneath his feet. The seemingly viscous, heavy lake water was briefly pushed aside by the starlight from his toes, leaving fleeting ripples that vanished instantly. He walked as if treading stars across the filthy mire, his speed so great it drew a blurred band of light, lunging straight for the shadowed area where the black‑robed evil cultivator stood.

"You're asking for death!" the eerie runes on the black‑robed evil cultivator's mask flared with a blinding pallid light. Though he was astonished that Han Wuxian dared to take the initiative, he also felt an instinctive fury toward the pure stellar power. His seated posture remained unmoving, yet the filthy black qi coiling around the earth‑vein core and the entire dark‑purple lake below seemed to come alive!

"Roar!"

Accompanied by an inhuman, non‑bestial roar filled with chaotic fury, the lake surface beneath Han Wuxian exploded! Countless thicker tentacles, their surfaces coated in slimy black‑purple scales and their tips split open to reveal fang‑laden mouthparts, shot out like demonic claws from the depths of hell, tearing the air with shrill screeches and a stench of blood, lashing from all sides at the starlit figure in mid‑air. Wherever the tentacles passed, even the air was corrupted, emitting a sizzling sound of corrosion.

At the same time, a pitch‑black beam condensed from utter corruption and malice shot soundlessly from the center of the black‑robed evil cultivator's mask runes, arriving first and aiming straight for Han Wuxian's brow! The beam carried annihilating soul power that multiplied the pressure in the cavern several‑fold!

Han Wuxian instantly fell into a deadly trap; on all sides, nothing but destructive claws!

However, at this critical moment, the Nascent Soul cultivator's azure escape light, wrapped in astonishing killing intent, finally tore through the last lingering mist and surged into this vast underground space!

What lay before his eyes caused the Nascent Soul cultivator's pupils to contract sharply:

The surging corrupt giant lake!

The earth‑vein core bound and twisted in agony by terrifying black‑qi shackles!

A faceless black‑robed figure lurking in the shadows, its aura strange and powerful!

And Han Wuxian, who was being besieged in the core by countless horrifying tentacles and a deadly black light, his whole body bursting with brilliant starlight!

"Demonic heretic! How dare you wreak havoc here!" the Nascent Soul cultivator almost instinctively roared. The sight of the corrupted earth‑vein core, the pure evil aura emanating from the black‑robed figure, and the oppressive corruption of this entire space instantly ignited the righteous cultivator's anger and his innate drive to exterminate evil and uphold the Dao. Although his target was Han Wuxian, the very existence of this heretic was itself a challenge to order and a potential great threat.

Especially since the opponent seemed to be refining such a vast amount of earth‑vein power!

Greed and the thought of exterminating demons collided in his mind like sparks from flint. With almost no hesitation, the hand seal he held instantly transformed!

"Azure Gang Demon‑Breaking Seal!"

A huge seal, formed from immensely condensed azure gang qi, radiated a majestic, righteous aura of demon‑breaking; instead of aiming at Han Wuxian, it boldly swept past him and came crashing down upon the seated black‑robed evil cultivator! Before the seal even arrived, its overwhelming, unmatched demon‑breaking force made the black qi roiling on the lake surface emit a sharp hiss.

The runes on the black‑robed evil cultivator's mask flared violently; he clearly had not expected this later intruder to strike so indiscriminately, directly aiming a killing blow at him! The power contained in the Azure Gang Demon‑Breaking Seal suppressed his corrupt nature far more effectively than Han Wuxian's stellar power! The black beam that had been shooting at Han Wuxian suddenly bent back, like a venomous snake turning, to meet the descending azure seal.