40: Chapter 40: The Void Refinement Master is terrifyingly powerful!

Half an hour later.

Xiao Ran withdrew his hand, his brows furrowed tightly.

He had completely scoured Wu Yuan's Divine Soul, but the information he obtained left him shocked.

The development of the Shiyin Sect over these years had far exceeded his imagination!

They had not only rebuilt their mountain gate but had also secretly controlled three Yin-Evil forbidden grounds in the Northern Territory, cultivating seven Corpse Kings at the Soul Transformation Stage, with over five hundred Golden Core disciples!

And at this moment, the Shiyin Sect's Sect Master, the Corpse Demon Old Ancestor, was exactly the manifestation of a wisp of the Corpse Demon Heavenly Venerate's natal corpse soul from a thousand years ago.

He had now recovered to the Peak Soul Transformation Stage, only one step away from re-entering the Void Refining stage!

What was even more troublesome was that the Shiyin Sect had been secretly collecting the flesh, blood, and souls of Cultivators with various special Physiques over these years, seemingly refining something.

"They are refining the Ten Thousand Corpse blood soul pill..."

Suddenly, a voice rang out from thin air.

It was Mo Yuan.

Xiao Ran was not surprised, because he knew that at this moment, the entire valley was under Mo Yuan's control.

Searching Wu Yuan's soul from a distance was, for a Void Refinement Stage expert, simply too easy!

"The Ten Thousand Corpse blood soul pill..."

The Ten Thousand Corpse blood soul pill was an ancient evil pill that required the essence blood and souls of Cultivators with special Physiques as the main ingredients, and countless flesh and blood as auxiliary materials, taking forty-nine years to refine before it could be completed.

Once refined, the user could instantly obtain immense energy; it was generally used by evil Cultivators when attempting to break through their Realm.

The Corpse Demon Old Ancestor wanted to rely on this pill to return to the Void Refining stage!

At this moment!

On the altar, Mo Yuan had already known everything.

His expression remained calm, but the killing intent in his eyes grew stronger.

"Peak Soul Transformation... seven Soul Transformation Stages... five hundred Golden Cores..."

"Corpse Demon old ghost, you have indeed recovered quite well."

Mo Yuan whispered to himself, as if sensing that the real big fish had arrived.

"Unfortunately, this is where it ends."

He raised his hand and pressed it against the Void Realm.

"Nine Nether Demon Refining Formation, activate!"

"Rumble!"

The entire valley shook violently!

Nine demonic pillars erupted with black light that shot into the sky, weaving together into a massive Nine Nether Demon Refining Diagram above the firmament!

The scroll unfolded, covering a hundred miles.

Within the diagram, endless demonic shadows, mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and scenes of purgatory emerged!

A terrifying power of refinement poured down from the diagram!

And just at this moment.

A group of people was being shrouded beneath the Nine Nether Demon Refining Diagram.

Leading them were two figures.

The person on the left wore tattered black robes, his figure hunched like a skeleton, with eerie green ghost fire flickering in his eyes.

It was the Shiyin Sect's Grand Elder, Shi Hun, who was at the Late Stage Soul Transformation!

The person on the right was a giant standing over a zhang tall, with blue-black skin, muscles knotted like iron, and thick corpse Qi coiling around his body.

It was the Second Elder, Shi Gu, also at the Late Stage Soul Transformation!

Behind the two, they were followed by five Corpse Kings at the Nascent Soul Stage.

With so many experts, this was almost the majority of the Shiyin Sect's foundation.

"There is an ambush; this is the Nine Nether Demon Refining Diagram."

"Eternal Night Demon Sect... Mo Yuan!"

"You dare to set an ambush to harm my Sect's members?!"

Grand Elder Shi Hun's voice was sharp like a ghost's wail.

Mo Yuan stood atop the altar, looking at them indifferently.

"Evil heretics, do you even deserve to be called a Sect?"

He raised his hand and grabbed at the Void Realm.

Inside the Nine Nether Demon Refining Diagram, a pitch-black demonic claw covering a hundred zhang reached out and fiercely grabbed down toward the Shiyin Sect members!

"Form up!"

Grand Elder Shi Hun shouted sharply.

The two Soul Transformation experts and the five Corpse Kings simultaneously formed seals.

Corpse-evil Devilish Qi soared into the sky, transforming into a thousand-zhang-tall phantom of a Corpse Demon, which clashed violently with the demonic claw!

"Boom!!!"

The terrifying shockwave swept in all directions; the mountains on the periphery of the valley collapsed in unison, and the earth split open with countless gullies!

A collision at the Soul Transformation level—even just the aftershock was enough to kill a Golden Core!

Xiao Ran had long since retreated to the bottom of the altar, protected by a Formation set up by eighteen Nascent Soul Elders.

Watching the great battle in the sky, his heart was shaken beyond measure.

This was the power of high-level Cultivators!

Moving mountains and overturning seas, shattering the heavens and splitting the earth!

"Mo Yuan! Do you really want to fight my Shiyin Sect to the death?!"

Grand Elder Shi Hun roared, sacrificing a blood-colored soul banner.

As the banner unfurled, countless fierce ghosts and vengeful spirits surged out, frantically attacking the Nine Nether Demon Refining Diagram.

Elder Shi Gu even directly transformed into his hundred-zhang Corpse Demon true form, punching the Demon Diagram again and again, with every punch causing the heavens and earth to tremble.

As expected of someone who plays the path of refining corpses, his Physical Body is truly formidable.

Two Soul Transformation experts and five Nascent Souls had actually managed to temporarily block the refinement of the Void Refining Formation!

Mo Yuan's eyes turned slightly cold.

"Futile resistance."

He formed seals with both hands and spat out four words:

"Nine Nether Suppress Demons!"

The nine demonic pillars erupted in unison with blinding blood-red light!

On the pillars, those originally static Dragon statues suddenly came to life!

Nine thousand-zhang demonic Dragons broke out from the pillars, their roars shaking the heavens as they lunged toward the Shiyin Sect members!

Each demonic Dragon possessed the combat power of a Soul Transformation!

"How is this possible?"

Grand Elder Shi Hun's expression changed drastically.

He used his soul banner to block one demonic Dragon, but his banner was torn in half by the Dragon's claw, and he spat out blood as he flew backward.

Elder Shi Gu, in his Corpse Demon form, tangled with two demonic Dragons.

Although he possessed infinite strength, he was burned until his skin split and flesh tore by the Dragon's breath.

The five Corpse Kings were even more miserable, retreating steadily under the lunges of the demonic Dragons.

One of the Corpse Kings was struck by a Dragon's tail and exploded on the spot into a sky full of corpse chunks!

The Formation formed by the Shiyin Sect was tottering under the impact of the demonic Dragons, and people were constantly being burned to ashes by the Dragon's breath.

Suppression! Absolute suppression!

A Formation set up by a Void Refining expert, even if only a portion of its power was used, was not something that a Soul Transformation could resist.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

Grand Elder Shi Hun shrieked, turning to flee.

But how could Mo Yuan let them leave?

"Since you have come, you might as well all stay."

He took a step, and his figure appeared before Grand Elder Shi Hun.

He pointed his right index finger out gently.

This finger, seemingly slow, seemed to contain the weight of the entire world.

Grand Elder Shi Hun's pupils constricted sharply, and he frantically activated his soul banner to protect his body while burning his essence blood to cast an escape technique.

But it was useless.

That finger pressed against the center of his brow.

Time seemed to stop for an instant.

The next moment, Grand Elder Shi Hun's body began to shatter inch by inch from the center of his brow.

He didn't even have time to scream.

A Soul Transformation Cultivator had fallen just like that!

"Big Brother!"

Elder Shi Gu's eyes were splitting with rage as he lunged madly.

Mo Yuan didn't even look, slapping back with one palm.

The palm print was like a mountain, suppressing down.

Elder Shi Gu's hundred-zhang Corpse Demon true form was forcibly slammed into the ground by this palm, blasting out a thousand-zhang giant crater!

At the bottom of the pit, only a puddle of meat paste remained.

Another Soul Transformation, dead!

Seeing this, the five Corpse Kings were terrified, their souls flying away and spirits scattering, fleeing in all directions.

But the nine demonic Dragons had already blocked all paths of retreat.

Dragon's breath sprayed, and the Corpse Kings wailed.

In less than ten breaths, all five Nascent Soul Corpse Kings were refined into fly ash!

The smell of blood permeated the entire valley.

The Nine Nether Demon Refining Diagram in the sky rotated slowly, swallowing and refining all the corpse-evil Devilish Qi, remnant souls, and essence blood on the battlefield.

The color of the scroll became increasingly deep.

Mo Yuan returned to the altar, his expression remaining indifferent, as if he had just casually swatted a few flies to death.

Watching this scene, Xiao Ran's heart remained shaken, unable to calm down for a long time.

The might of a Void Refining expert is terrifying indeed!

"Hall Master's Divine Might."

He hurriedly bowed and said.