Chapter 1342: with translation of chapter title

He carefully avoided several areas where the spatial structure was obviously unstable and hid tiny cracks, as well as some places that looked calm but actually had surging underground Silence Extinction power currents—these pitfalls.

Just as he was gradually approaching the central area where the three tornadoes were located, an abrupt change occurred!

It did not come from the wasteland, but from behind him!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Three pitch-black fire spears, yet exuding a scorching, explosive aura, tore through the ashen gale, forming a triangular formation and shooting toward his back without warning! Wherever they passed, even the Silence Extinction gale was briefly pushed aside and scorched, their power astonishing!

A sneak attack! And the timing was seized perfectly—exactly when he was fully focused on dealing with the wind disaster ahead, his mind slightly distracted!

"Blackflame Peak!" Yan Buji snorted coldly in his heart—indeed, they had come!

He didn't even turn his head; with a thought, the gray-gold light of his Silence Extinction Chaos Shield behind him swelled slightly, instantly condensing into a smooth mirror wall—the Chaos Mirror Wall infused with Mirror Core power!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The three fire spears slammed hard into the mirror wall, erupting in fierce firelight! Yet the mirror wall was not only extraordinarily sturdy, its surface flowing with light, actually refracting most of the spears' scorching explosive force toward the wasteland ground to the side, blasting three deep pits! The remaining force was quickly "smoothed" and annihilated by the Silence Extinction truth contained in the mirror wall.

"What?!"

"His defensive divine ability can actually refract the flame-burst spear?!"

Several doubtful voices came from the gale behind.

Yan Buji slowly turned around, only to see four figures emerging from the rolling gray-white mist. The leader was precisely the sinister black-robed man he had seen in the Mission Hall, a Great Vehicle Stage cultivator. Beside him, besides the scarred face, were two more cultivators similarly dressed in Blackflame Peak attire, one at mid-stage and one at early-stage. The four formed a surrounding formation, their faces filled with cruelty and greed.

"Kid, your reaction is quick." The black-robed man said in a gloomy voice, "Hand over the valuables on you and the detailed information of the mission you took from the Mission Hall, and perhaps I'll let you die a little more easily. This dead Silence wasteland is just right for your burial ground!"

They had obviously been tailing him all the way, possibly even using some tracking secret art; choosing to strike here, they favored the harsh environment, far from the Floating Mountain, and after killing and looting, traces could easily be erased by the wind disaster.

Yan Buji's gaze swept calmly over the four, as if he were looking at four corpses.

"Just with you few?"

"I originally planned to finish the mission before dealing with you, but since you've come to my door……"

He slowly raised his right hand; gray-dark light gathered at his fingertip, and a wisp of the Return to the Ruins intention that made the surrounding gale stagnate silently permeated the air.

"Then, let's collect some interest first."

Before his words even finished, his figure suddenly blurred as he took the initiative to attack!

Faced with the encircling assault of the four Blackflame Peak cultivators, Yan Buji not only showed no panic, but a cold excitement flickered in his eyes. In this Silence Extinction wasteland, it was the perfect battlefield to test his newly acquired Dao!

In the instant his figure blurred, he had already appeared before that Blackflame Peak cultivator. The opponent only felt his vision blur, as a soul-freezing "Return to the Ruins" intention enveloped his whole body, leaving no time for an effective response.

Yan Buji pointed a finger—silent and soundless, yet swift as lightning; the gray-dark light at his fingertip flashed and vanished.

The cultivator's ferocious grin froze instantly, his eyes filling with utter terror. He felt his vitality, mana, and even his soul imprint rapidly "extinguished" and annihilated under that finger. He wanted to scream, to resist, but couldn't even make a sound; his whole body became like a pencil drawing erased by an eraser, from head to foot quickly turning into a void of gray-white vapor, which the surrounding violent Silence Extinction gale swept away, leaving no trace.

Instant kill!

Killed with a single finger! He didn't even get a chance to self-detonate his Golden Core or Nascent Soul!

"Lao San!" the scarred face exclaimed, his eyes nearly bursting, both shocked and furious. The black-robed leader and the other cultivator also had their pupils constrict, their hearts shocked. They knew Yan Buji was a Great Vehicle Stage cultivator, but they hadn't expected the gap to be so huge, his methods so strange and vicious!

"Form the formation! Blackflame Burn-Heaven Formation!" the black-robed leader bellowed fiercely, no longer daring to underestimate him. The three instantly shifted, taking triangular positions, simultaneously forming hand seals as vast black flames surged from their bodies—not ordinary fire, but a black demonic flame with a corrupting, erosive nature!

The black flames intertwined, instantly forming a huge triangular flame cage that enclosed Yan Buji. The flames raged, not only scorching his flesh and mana but also emitting waves of disturbing demonic sound that tried to stir his inner demons. Inside the cage, the temperature soared, even temporarily pushing back the Silence Extinction gale.

"Just demonic fire, and you think you can trap me?"

Yan Buji stood at the center of the flame cage, his expression unchanged. With a thought, his Silence Extinction Chaos Shield expanded slightly, its gray-gold halo flowing, steadily blocking the approaching black demonic flame. The corrupting, erosive power within the demonic flame struck the shield, but was quickly smoothed and neutralized by the Silence Extinction truth on the shield's surface, making it unable to advance even an inch.

He even actively drew a wisp of the black demonic flame into the shield, wrapping it with Chaos Force to try to analyze and refine it. This Blackflame Peak demonic fire actually had its own merits, containing a fragment of the "Destruction" and "Pollution" Law Fragments, perhaps able to supplement the diversity of his Chaos Path.

"How is this possible?! Our black demonic flame can't even erode his divine shield?!" the scarred face exclaimed in disbelief, his face full of shock.

The black-robed leader's face darkened like water; he fiercely bit his tongue, spraying a mouthful of essence blood into the formation. The flame cage instantly contracted, its color turning deeper, the temperature soaring again, even beginning to draw upon the surrounding thin heavenly and earthly spiritual energy to cause explosions!

"Desperate resistance."

Yan Buji finally got serious. He was no longer just defending; he thrust both hands outward to the sides!

Centered on him, countless tiny mirror phantoms condensed from Chaos Death Qi instantly appeared, filling the entire interior of the flame cage! These mirrors were not static; they rapidly rotated and refracted along a mysterious trajectory!

The black demonic flame, concentrated to the extreme by the three Blackflame Peak cultivators' utmost effort, upon contacting these Chaos mirrors underwent a strange change! Part of the flame was directly reflected back by the mirrors, attacking the casters themselves; part was refracted and scattered by the mirrors, greatly reducing its power; and another part was directly annihilated by the Silence Extinction truth contained within the mirrors!

"Pfft!" "Ah!"

The scarred face and the mid-stage cultivator, caught off guard, were struck by the reflected demonic flame, instantly screaming as they were flung backward, strange black fire igniting on their bodies, leaving them flustered. The black-robed leader, highest in cultivation, barely dodged, but the formation was broken and his breath fell into disorder.

"Die!"

Yan Buji seized this instant's opening, his form appearing like a ghost behind the mid-stage Void Refinement cultivator whose breath was disordered; Chaos Death Qi turned into a blade, easily piercing his protective spiritual light and dantian, crushing his Nascent Soul together!

Another one cut down!

"Lao Er!" the black-robed leader's eyes turned blood-red, shocked and angry, with a hint of fear. He realized that this guy who seemed only an early Great Vehicle Stage cultivator actually possessed strength and methods far beyond expectation—definitely not something they could match!

"Run!" He made a snap decision, roaring at the wounded scarred face, then transformed into a streak of blackflame escape light, unhesitatingly madly fleeing toward the outskirts of the wasteland! He even burned his essence blood, boosting his escape speed!

The scarred face was so frightened his soul fled his body, scrambling away on his hands and knees.

"You want to leave now? Too late!"