"Chaos Star Sea, open!" Li Mu bellowed, unleashing his Divine Soul, which was no weaker than a Dao Lord's, and employing the Divine Sense Divine Ability—Chaos.
Centered around Li Mu, a Domain formed by Chaos Power rapidly expanded, enveloping all the black chains that lunged like venomous snakes. Within this Domain, time and space, and all forces were distorted. The black chains, imbued with the soul-eroding power of the Netherworld Demonic Path, instantly dissipated upon contact with the Chaos Star Sea, as if devoured by some mysterious power.
Luo Yan's face drastically changed. He never expected that his sure-kill strike would be so easily resisted and his "Myriad Souls Devouring Body" so effortlessly dissolved.
Soul bodies are the foundation of Ghost Race Cultivators' cultivation. To condense the Myriad Souls Ghost Pearl, Luo Yan had already damaged his foundation. However, it was devoured by a Seventh-Order Insects demon. To eliminate Li Mu, he had to suffer further injury, reconsolidate Myriad Souls Power, lower his own cultivation, and sacrifice a portion of his Ghost Race Origin, attempting to completely obliterate him.
However, this Void Refining Cultivator could not be judged by ordinary standards.
Amidst his shock, Luo Yan also felt a surge of unwillingness and panic. If he couldn't eliminate this person quickly, once that demon insect recovered, he feared he would perish here.
"No! I can't just sit here and wait to die!" Luo Yan was extremely anxious. He knew his situation was precarious, and if he couldn't change it, the consequences would be unimaginable.
So, Luo Yan gritted his teeth and decided to pay a huge price, sending a message to You Yuan and Xue Qi, proposing a request.
"Brother You Yuan, Brother Xue Qi, I am willing to pay the price of one Heaven Soul Fruit, just to ask the two of you to exchange opponents with me!" Luo Yan's Divine Thought pierced through the battlefield, clearly entering the Sea of Consciousness of his two companions, as he pleaded.
Upon hearing this, Xue Qi frowned deeply, looking in Luo Yan's direction, a flicker of hesitation in his eyes, feeling quite tempted.
During a brief lull in his battle with Chen Qingxuan, You Yuan rejected him without a second thought: "Luo Yan, are you crazy? Our current opponents are all troublesome characters; exchanging opponents will only make the situation more chaotic!"
Luo Yan was unwilling to give up and continued to transmit his message: "Brother You Yuan, Brother Xue Qi, I know this request is excessive, but my Divine Ability is completely suppressed by this Seventh-Order Spirit Worm; I cannot display my true strength. If you two can switch with me, you can at least temporarily escape your current predicament and seek an opportunity to counterattack. If one Heaven Soul Fruit isn't enough, I'm willing to offer three."
Hearing this, an undisguised shock and greed flashed in Xue Qi's eyes. Heaven Soul Fruit, that was a supreme treasure that could directly nourish the Soul Body and enhance cultivation. Even for Dao Lord powerhouses like them, it was an extremely precious existence.
"Luo Yan, are you really willing to offer three Heaven Soul Fruits?" Xue Qi's transmitted reply carried a hint of uncontrollable excitement.
"Yes, if Brother Xue Qi can help me escape this predicament, three Heaven Soul Fruits, I will not go back on my word!" Luo Yan's Divine Thought was firm, without the slightest hesitation.
"Remember what you said. Start casting immediately!" Xue Qi transmitted. The next moment, he waved his large hand, casting a spell to turn the Blood Sea into a palm strike towards Feng Yi. At the same time, he transformed into a blood shadow and fled, creating distance for Luo Yan's Body Exchange Great Law.
"Ghost Dao Origin, Body Exchange Secret Art, activate!" Luo Yan roared, his body radiating brilliant light, and an ancient and eerie Aura burst forth from within him.
The next moment, his figure instantly blurred on the battlefield, as if thousands of Luo Yans appeared and disappeared simultaneously, finally coalescing at Xue Qi's original position. Xue Qi, in turn, had replaced Luo Yan's original position facing Li Mu and Feng Wuhen, beneath the Nine Stars Great Array.
Li Mu frowned slightly, while Feng Wuhen's expression was solemn. They clearly hadn't expected Luo Yan to possess such a method, capable of instantly exchanging positions with Xue Qi during battle.
Feng Yi watched as his opponent turned into Luo Yan, whose Aura had fallen to the Middle Stage Mahayana Realm, and hastily transmitted to Li Mu and Feng Wuhen: "The two old devils are playing tricks; let's switch too."
"Dao Lord Feng, what do you think?" Li Mu, controlling the Nine Stars Great Array and suppressing Xue Qi, transmitted, giving the decision to Feng Wuhen.
"No need for such trouble. If we switch, they'll just switch again. With you and me working together, we can still kill this fiend!" Feng Wuhen had absolute trust in Li Mu. He horizontally held his Qinghong Dao Sword, staring at his new opponent, the Blood Demon Dao Lord, Xue Qi.
"Alright! I'll deal with this fiend as quickly as possible and then come help you two." Feng Yi looked at his slightly weakened new opponent, the Ghost Race Dao Lord Luo Yan, and though slightly surprised, he spoke with surging Battle Intent.
As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Yi waved the Qingyuan Dao Sword in his hand, fully activating the Wind Sword Domain, transforming into wisps of clear wind, encompassing endless Sword Intent, forming a Domain composed of sharp sword blades that surged towards the ghost-qi-shrouded Luo Yan.
Soon, the Sword Domain and ghost qi collided fiercely in the air, erupting in deafening roars as the two engaged in a fierce battle.
On the other side, after Xue Qi appeared, he didn't rush to act. Instead, he sensed the power of the Nine Stars Great Array, his gaze fixed on Li Mu, the heavily injured Feng Wuhen, and noob, who was still recovering from overeating. He chuckled and taunted: "This array is quite powerful, and that little bug is also quite extraordinary. No wonder old ghost Luo couldn't defeat him!"
"However, your opponent has changed to me, and that's a different story!" Xue Qi glanced at Li Mu and said with a laugh.
However, before the word 'story' had even faded, Xue Qi's figure suddenly blurred, transforming into a vast Blood Sea, his body merging into it. Immediately after, the space within the Nine Stars Great Array began to violently distort, and an unprecedentedly bloody Aura permeated the air, causing one's heart to pound.
The Blood Sea churned, seemingly containing endless resentment and slaughter. Every drop of blood flickered with an eerie light, intertwining and colliding in the air, forming streaks of blood-colored whirlpools, attempting to tear apart the restraints of the Nine Stars Great Array.
Seeing this, Li Mu's eyes narrowed. He formed hand seals, and Chaos Power surged forth, injecting into the array plate of the Nine Stars Great Array.
As Li Mu's Chaos Power was injected, the Nine Stars Great Array instantly radiated brilliant light. Star Power circulated within the array, forming a stark contrast with the rampant bloody Aura. The Star Power pierced through the Blood Sea whirlpools, fully suppressing them, and the bloody Aura permeating the air also dissipated considerably.
"Interesting, I didn't expect you to be able to stabilize the array." Xue Qi's voice came from the Blood Sea. His tone shifted, becoming chilling: "However, don't celebrate too soon; the real show is yet to come!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Blood Sea boiled again. This time, the Blood Sea was imbued with an even more terrifying Blood Dao Law. The Blood Sea was crimson, its color growing denser, almost dyeing the entire space of the Nine Stars Great Array a deep red.
Within the Blood Sea, grotesque blood-colored creatures slowly emerged. They varied in form, some like specters, others like fierce beasts, but without exception, all exuded a chilling Aura.
"Blood Shadow Legion, kill!" Xue Qi ordered coldly.
With his command, those blood-colored creatures seemed to have been summoned, leaping out of the Blood Sea and launching a fierce attack on Li Mu and the Nine Stars Great Array. The blood shadows were endless, surging forth continuously.
Seeing this, Feng Wuhen's expression darkened. He violently swung the Qinghong Dao Sword in his hand. Sword light, like a dragon, carried the biting power of the Wind Law, instantly tearing through the sky, clashing with the first few blood shadow creatures that charged forth. Wherever the sword light passed, blood shadows wailed, tearing into pieces, but then even more blood shadows surged from the Blood Sea, seemingly endless.
Li Mu fully activated his Chaos Power, and the Nine Stars Great Array's light flared again. Star Power condensed within the array into dazzling light pillars, not only resisting the Blood Shadow Legion's attack but also attempting to penetrate the Blood Sea to locate Xue Qi's true body.
At the same time, Li Mu silently chanted. Immediately, three Heaven Fires swiftly flew out from within him: the Yin Yang Lightning Fire transformed into an Azure-Blue Flood Dragon, the Extreme Yang Heaven Fire transformed into a Purple-Gold Fire Phoenix, and the Earth Vein Heavenly Fire transformed into a crimson Fire Dragon, all releasing scorching heat.
"Heavenly Dao Fire, burn away all evil in the world!" Li Mu roared. The three Heaven Fires circled and intertwined in the air, seemingly generating a wondrous resonance between them. They were no longer separate entities but had fused into an unprecedented firestorm.
Within this firestorm, the azure-blue of the Yin Yang Lightning Fire and the purple-gold of the Extreme Yang Heaven Fire shone brilliantly, further enhanced by the crimson of the Earth Vein Heavenly Fire. The three intertwined to create a splendid yet terrifying spectacle. Every ray of light contained the power of the Heavenly Dao Law, possessing a natural suppressive and purifying force against evil entities.
The firestorm roared as it charged towards the Blood Sea. Wherever it passed, the blood beasts within the Blood Shadow Legion let out shrill screams. Their bodies, condensed from blood fiend qi, rapidly dissipated under the scorching flames, turning into nothingness.
The Blood Sea also continuously retreated under the invasion of the flames, its crimson-ink-like color gradually becoming dim and lusterless.
Seeing this, Xue Qi's face changed drastically. He hadn't expected a mere Void Refining Cultivator to be able to summon such powerful Heavenly Dao Fire, and three of them at that! This, this, how was this possible!
Xue Qi roared unwillingly, pouring out his Blood Law Power, gathering it into a force capable of devouring everything to resist the might of this Heaven Fire.
However, how could he resist the might of Heaven Fire?
The lightning power of the Yin Yang Lightning Fire exploded within the Blood Sea, the supreme Yang qi of the Extreme Yang Heaven Fire scorched every corner of the Blood Sea like a blazing sun, and the scorching heat of the Earth Vein Heavenly Fire caused the blood qi within the Blood Sea to boil and evaporate.
Under the combined might of the three fires, the Blood Sea Legion, as well as the Blood Sea itself, were shrinking at a visible rate. The dense bloody Aura was also gradually being purified, turning into wisps of gray smoke.
"No! This is impossible!"
Xue Qi stared at Li Mu in disbelief, unable to trust what he saw before him.
"Elder Li, well done!" Feng Wuhen couldn't help but genuinely praise Li Mu. Before his words even finished, he used his sword as a guide, his figure transforming into a cyan lightning bolt, weaving between the firestorm and blood shadows, directly aiming for Xue Qi within the Blood Sea.
Li Mu immediately understood Feng Wuhen's intention and remotely controlled the three Heaven Fires to clear a path for him.
The three Heaven Fires swirled around Feng Wuhen, then plunged into the vast Blood Sea, like three ferocious giant beasts, churning violently within the Blood Sea, tearing the surging blood waves into shattered pieces.
The Yin Yang Lightning Fire - Azure-Blue Flood Dragon churned within the Blood Sea, each swing of its tail accompanied by deafening thunder, blasting the blood qi within the Blood Sea into scattered fragments; the Extreme Yang Heaven Fire - Purple-Gold Fire Phoenix soared, wherever its wings passed, the Blood Sea seemed scorched by a blazing sun, leaving behind streaks of pitch-black cracks; the Earth Vein Heavenly Fire's Fire Dragon dove deep into the Blood Sea, its scorching flames fiercely clashing with the Blood Sea's Evil, emitting sizzling sounds, burning away all evil.
Feng Wuhen, using the Heaven Fire's cover, moved like a ghost through the Blood Sea, quickly reaching Xue Qi's true body. His sword light flashed, pointing directly at Xue Qi's heart. The Qinghong Dao Sword in Feng Wuhen's hand seemed to come alive, its tip concentrating the sharpest Wind Law power, carrying an irresistible Aura, launching a fatal blow at Xue Qi.
Xue Qi roared in anger, not hesitating to expend his Blood Demon Origin, condensing one last blood-colored shield, attempting to block Feng Wuhen's fatal sword strike.
Feng Wuhen's swordsmanship had long reached the Transcendent Realm. He sneered, his sword tip trembling slightly, piercing through the seemingly unbreakable blood-colored shield, directly aimed at Xue Qi's chest.
At the critical moment, Xue Qi's body suddenly transformed into a blood-colored light, dodging to the side with incredible speed, avoiding the fatal blow.
Xue Qi waved his large hand, and the Blood Sea surged, condensing into a massive blood-colored hand that violently grabbed at Feng Wuhen, attempting to drag him into the depths of the Blood Sea, to trap him there forever.
However, at this moment, the three Heaven Fires merged into one, transforming into an exquisitely dazzling flame tornado that shot towards the sky. The Heavenly Dao Law power contained within it reached an unprecedented Peak. The flame tornado not only devoured all the surrounding blood shadows and blood qi but also swept the blood-colored hand that was about to grasp Feng Wuhen into it, instantly turning it into nothingness.
"Your doomsday has arrived!"
Feng Wuhen's eyes lit up. The Qinghong Dao Sword in his hand hummed, condensing endless Sword Intent. His figure surged, transforming into a wisp of clear wind, heading straight for the opening left by Xue Qi's dodge.
"Endless Blood Sea, Myriad Blood Bodies!" Xue Qi roared, his figure suddenly blurring. It was as if countless Clones emerged from the Blood Sea, each exuding a terrifying Aura similar to Xue Qi's true body, making it difficult to discern the real from the fake.
"Elder Li, if we don't refine this Blood Sea, it will be difficult to kill this fiend!"
Feng Wuhen's sword light swept through, effortlessly eliminating hundreds of blood bodies, yet he couldn't inflict any damage on Xue Qi's true body. He quickly transmitted a message to Li Mu, who was outside the Nine Stars Great Array, reminding him.
To refine a Dao Lord's Dao Law Divine Ability, Li Mu's three precious Seventh-Order Heaven Fires might have to exhaust their Origin Power, and even suffer significant damage to their sentience. This made Li Mu quite reluctant, and for a moment, he found it difficult to choose.
After a brief moment of thought, Li Mu made his decision and transmitted an apologetic message to Feng Wuhen: "Dao Lord Feng, I will cooperate with you to the best of my ability. However, these three Heaven Fires have rendered great service to my Artifact Refining Dao. I can only let them exert their strength to a certain extent. I will use other methods to help you eliminate this fiend."
"Alright! Elder Li, feel free to act!" A hint of disappointment flashed in Feng Wuhen's eyes. Li Mu was clearly reluctant to part with the three Heaven Fires. However, he then thought, Elder Li's methods are extraordinary. As a Grandmaster of Artifact Refining, he must have unique insights, and perhaps he has even more exquisite methods yet unknown.
Thus, Feng Wuhen quickly adjusted his mindset and fully committed himself to the upcoming battle. (End of Chapter)
