415: Chapter 419 Forced Ripening!

"Hmm?"

Jiang Wunian, who was currently activating the Seven Emotions Gu, suddenly furrowed his brows. His narrow eyes, hidden within the faint iridescent mist, abruptly turned toward a certain spot in the Void Realm outside the battlefield.

There, he sensed a wave of energy that was incredibly mysterious.

Although the aura was not intentionally flaunted—one could even say it was extremely restrained—that dao rhyme, which seemed to resonate with heaven and earth and faintly revealed the wonders of Yin and Yang, was like a torch in the dark night, making it impossible to ignore!

Jiang Wunian's pupils suddenly constricted.

He recalled a piece of news that had been circulating in the outer domains some time ago.

Yun Chenzi, that Golden Core Perfection of the Qingming Immortal Sect who was already unsurpassed among his peers, was actually secretly planning to evolve his Five Elements Dao into the Dao of Yin and Yang!

And now, this aura permeating with Yin and Yang dao rhyme was approaching this battlefield at a pace that was unhurried yet filled with a sense of oppression!

"Dammit! Why is it him? How could he appear here?"

In an instant, countless thoughts surged through Jiang Wunian's mind.

He even suspected whether his coming here this time had been a fall into a carefully designed trap from the very beginning.

And could Murong Jingyang be the bait thrown out by Yun Chenzi?

At this thought, a sense of urgency spontaneously arose.

It wasn't that he had never fought Yun Chenzi before.

That was decades ago when he had first entered the Northern Border and encountered Yun Chenzi; the two had a brief clash.

At that time, Yun Chenzi's Five Elements Dao had already reached Major Achievement, and his Spells and Divine Abilities were exquisite, pressuring this Cave-Heaven true disciple to the point where he could barely breathe.

If not for relying on his own Foundation and bizarre methods to escape, he probably would have met a grim fate that time.

And now, Yun Chenzi had transformed the Five Elements into Yin and Yang, his strength reaching an even higher level!!

Jiang Wunian gritted his teeth, feeling a secret hatred in his heart.

If the two were to clash again, he would definitely fall into a disadvantage and might even be in mortal danger.

Furthermore, this place was the heart of the Northern Border, not within the sphere of influence of the Six Desires Demonic Sect.

If they really started fighting, he wouldn't gain the slightest advantage!

But how could he be willing to give up everything before his eyes?

On the battlefield below, those mortal desires, so thick they had almost condensed into substance, were a feast he hadn't encountered in a hundred years!

And that gradually ripening "desire fruit" inside Murong Jingyang's body was something he was determined to obtain!

"There's no time..."

A look of ruthlessness flashed in Jiang Wunian's eyes.

He had to harvest everything before Yun Chenzi arrived, even if it meant risking damage to his Foundation; he had to settle this quickly!

His hand seals suddenly accelerated, and the activation of the Seven Emotions Gu instantly climbed to the extreme!

Buzz—

An invisible wave, like a tide, spread out from around him, instantly enveloping the entire battlefield!

The Gu power that had originally only been subtly influencing the Cultivators' emotions now suddenly became more than ten times more violent!

In an instant, the atmosphere on the battlefield completely spiraled out of control.

The first to suffer were those low-level Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

The offensive of a young Cultivator who was fighting frantically suddenly froze.

The ferocious expression on his face vanished as quickly as a receding tide, replaced by an eerie blankness.

His eyes became hollow, his pupils lost focus, and his entire person was like a puppet whose Soul had been snatched away, falling straight down from mid-air!

"Thud!"

The corpse smashed onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. But no one gave it a second look.

Because such a scene was playing out simultaneously in every corner of the battlefield!

One Cultivator after another fell like wheat being harvested.

They didn't even know what had happened until the moment they died; it was just that in that instant, all the desires deep within their hearts—greed, anger, fear, longing...

Were all crudely stripped and seized by some invisible force!

Those Cultivators who still retained a bit of clarity only felt their emotions pouring out like a flood through a broken dam; their entire being became empty, as if they had lost the meaning of living.

Some tried desperately to grab onto something, but could catch nothing.

Some tried to flee the area, only to find their legs as heavy as lead.

"This... what is going on!"

Finally, this abnormality was noticed by the Golden Core True Persons!

The first to react was True Man Lieyang.

He abruptly pulled away from his entanglement with Murong Jingyang, his gaze like lightning as he instantly locked onto the eerie figure within that flickering iridescent mist above the battlefield!

"Someone is playing tricks!"

Daoist Bibo and Blood Shadow Old Ancestor also stopped their movements almost at the same time, following True Man Lieyang's gaze.

When their Divine Sense touched the aura within that iridescent mist, their faces all changed drastically!

"Golden Core Perfection!"

"What kind of scoundrel dares to practice such evil arts here!"

True Man Lieyang was naturally as hot-tempered as fire, but that didn't mean he was a brainless brute.

But now, under the influence of the Seven Emotions Gu, instead of restraining his emotions, they were being fueled further, causing him to explode in rage instantly.

Although he wasn't clear about this person's origins, the fact that the opponent was harvesting the Cultivators on the field with such bizarre methods clearly meant he was treating them all as prey! This was absolutely intolerable!

The next moment, he gave a loud shout and actually struck out without hesitation!

A blazing sun, red as blood, condensed above his head, carrying the power to burn the heavens and boil the seas as it crashed toward that iridescent mist!

Daoist Bibo didn't say a word; his azure Flying Sword transformed into a towering tidal wave, its Sword Intent chilling as it followed closely behind!

Blood Shadow Old Ancestor was even more ruthless; that blood-colored banner waved violently, and countless hideous ghostly shadows shrieked as they lunged toward the core of the iridescent mist!

Three attacks, each enough to heavily injure an ordinary Late Golden Core Stage Cultivator, now simultaneously blasted toward that mist!

However, facing the full-force strike of these three Late Golden Core Stage Cultivators, Jiang Wunian within the mist didn't even lift an eyelid.

He just lightly raised his right hand and made a hollow grasping motion with his five fingers.

Those three attacks, which were enough to destroy a city, suddenly froze ten feet away from him!

The blazing sun was like frozen fire, suspended in mid-air; the giant wave was like a still frame, condensed into an eerie icy blue; and the countless ghostly shadows were like chicks being squeezed by the throat, letting out shrill and powerless wails.

"Ants."

Jiang Wunian spat out two extremely indifferent words.

He lightly closed his five fingers.

"Bang!"

The three attacks, along with all the power they contained, were instantly annihilated into nothingness like bursting bubbles!

True Man Lieyang, Daoist Bibo, and Blood Shadow Old Ancestor all let out a muffled groan simultaneously, their bodies retreating violently, their faces filled with horror!

This was the gap between Golden Core Perfection and the Late Golden Core Stage!

With a mere gesture, he had effortlessly neutralized the combined strike of the three of them!

The opponent hadn't even displayed a true Divine Ability!

"This person cannot be fought!"

Having suffered this blow, the three of them instantly snapped to their senses, their eyes clearing slightly as they pulled away from their state of rage.

They exchanged looks and instantly reached a consensus, retreating without hesitation, not daring to approach that iridescent mist by even half a step again!