66: Magic Attack

The direction of Tianfeng City was no longer a human sight.

The sky was covered by a swirling, inky black Demonic Cloud so thick it couldn't dissipate. Within the cloud, countless twisted, transparent human faces appeared and disappeared, emitting silent yet soul-piercing, mournful wails.

A massive phantom banner, seemingly formed by the forceful amalgamation of billions of souls, flapped wildly in the center of the Demonic Cloud. Each twitch of the banner released foul, chilling black rain. Wherever it fell, be it the remaining buildings, reefs, or even the seawater, a “hissing” sound of corrosion erupted, and all life was extinguished.

It was precisely this banner that isolated the Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence, suppressing the True Essence of all Cultivators on the island!

The mad laughter of the Nascent Soul Demonic Cultivator and the angry roar of Star Luo Sect’s Nascent Soul Old Ancestor, Immortal Master Zhaixing, collided furiously deep within the Demonic Cloud, like Nine Nether Thunder and Nine Heavens Protective Aura. Each clash caused the Void Realm to tremble, and destructive aftershshocks swept across the island like tangible ripples, causing mountains and rocks to crumble and giant waves to surge wherever they passed!

“Star Luo Sect… is finished!” Lin Feng’s heart turned cold.

A Demonic Path invasion of this scale was by no means an impromptu act.

The Eastern Sea Region, which had not seen a Nascent Soul act for a hundred years, had today become a slaughterhouse!

Although Azure Wave Island, where the Lin family was located, was far from Tianfeng Island, separated by an entire sea region, if the Demonic Path were to rage unchecked…

A faint trace of worry had just arisen when it was completely crushed by the imminent killing intent before him!

Swish! Swish!

Two figures, exuding a strong scent of blood and sinister Qi, shot out from behind a collapsed reef like carrion vultures scenting blood. One on the left, one on the right, they instantly sealed off Lin Feng’s escape route to the small pier!

Both of these individuals were at the Foundation Establishment cultivation level, dressed in uniform dark purple robes with demonic patterns. One had a hideous, centipede-like scar across his face, and his eyes were fierce and greedy.

The other’s face was as pale as paper, but his eyes were as cold and sinister as a venomous snake. The Devilish Qi entwined around them was of the same origin as the sky-shrouding Demonic Banner, clearly unaffected by the True Essence suppression in this area!

“Hehehehe… Third Brother, look at this little bug, his Qi and blood are quite vigorous! Much stronger than those soft-legged shrimps!”

The Scarface Demon Cultivator licked his chapped lips, his gaze sweeping over Lin Feng’s strong physique like a bone-scraping steel knife, filled with blatant hunger.

The Whitemasked Demon Cultivator smiled sinisterly, his voice like sandpaper rubbing together: “Second Brother is right. We’ll extract his Divine Soul to light lamps, and his flesh and blood will be perfect for feeding my ‘little darling’!”

As he spoke, he flicked his sleeve, and two points of eerie, greenish-blue cold light, carrying a strong aura of malevolence, shot out silently, like two venomous snakes choosing their prey. One to the left, one to the right, their trajectories erratic, they went straight for Lin Feng’s eyes and throat! Their speed was so great that they created a sharp, whistling sound as they cut through the air!

Mother-Son Soul Chasing Spikes! One mother, one son; the son spike is controlled by the mother spike, insidious and tricky, specifically breaking through Protective Aura, and furthermore containing Devilish Evil Qi that pollutes the Divine Soul!

Lin Feng’s pupils constricted! With his True Essence firmly suppressed and his spiritual power difficult to circulate, his greatest reliance was his Physical Body and Earth Elemental Divine Ability! Facing these swift and malicious Magical Artifacts, he dared not show the slightest negligence!

“Hmph!”

Lin Feng let out a low roar, fully activating the “Rock Body Tempering Art”!

Beneath his bronze-colored skin, his muscles instantly bulged and swelled like coiling Dragons, faintly emitting a metallic luster. A heavy, mountain-like surge of Qi and blood, impenetrable to all evil, erupted with a roar!

At the same time, the passive power of the Earth Elemental Divine Ability, “Earth Evasion,” circulated throughout his body. The violently shaking reef beneath his feet seemed to become an extension of his body, no longer transmitting resistance, but rather leverage and perception!

His body remained still, but his feet moved as if greased, executing an extremely strange side twist just in the nick of time!

Hiss! Hiss!

Two streaks of emerald cold light grazed his cheek and neck. The chilling Devilish Qi they brought with them was like ice needles, pricking his skin with pain, and a foul intention tried to bore into his Sea of Consciousness, but it was forcibly dispersed by the surging Qi and blood within his body and the invisible Evil Qi passively brought by the “Demon Slayer” Divine Ability!

“Oh? A Body Cultivator?” A hint of surprise flashed in the Whitemasked Demon Cultivator’s eyes, immediately turning into even deeper greed. “Good! The stronger the bones, the more valuable for refining into a Corpse Puppet! Second Brother, act!”

“Leave it to me!” The Scarface Demon Cultivator sneered, a fierce light blazing in his eyes!

He suddenly took a step forward, his right hand forming a claw, instantly turning inky black, his fingernails growing a foot long, gleaming with metallic dark light, and even entwined with countless twisted, struggling tiny soul shadows! A chilling power that sucked away souls descended!

Soul Devouring Claw! It went straight for Lin Feng’s crown! If this claw landed, not only would his skull shatter, but his soul would also be forcibly extracted!

Before the claw wind arrived, the bone-chilling, soul-piercing suction had already descended! Lin Feng felt as if his head was about to explode, and his consciousness even became slightly blurred! At this critical juncture of life and death, he suddenly bit the tip of his tongue, and the sharp pain stimulated his spirit!

“Get lost!” Lin Feng roared, not dodging, but instead punching out directly at the Soul Devouring Claw! His punch was incomparably fierce, carrying the immense power bestowed by the “Rock Body Tempering Art,” and the compressed air produced an explosive roar! Fist met claw!

Clang—!!!

A tremendous clang, like metal striking metal, exploded! The airwaves surged, pressing down the surrounding seawater into a depression!

Lin Feng grunted, the reef beneath his feet shattered with a “crack,” and his entire body was shaken back several feet by a chilling immense force. A burning pain came from his knuckles, and several dark claw marks were deep enough to show bone. Wisps of chilling Devilish Qi tried to drill into the wound like living things, but they were firmly blocked by his boiling Qi and blood, producing a “sizzling” sound of burning.

The Scarface Demon Cultivator also swayed, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. His Soul Devouring Claw contained Demonic Essence and the power of vengeful souls. If an ordinary Foundation Establishment Body Cultivator took it head-on, his arm should have already been corroded into dry bones! This kid had a hard fist! And such vigorous Qi and blood!

“Third Brother! Entangle him to death!” The Scarface Demon Cultivator roared, giving Lin Feng no chance to breathe, his inky black demonic claw striking again, with layered claw shadows, sealing off all of Lin Feng’s escape routes!

The Whitemasked Demon Cultivator smiled sinisterly, his hand seals changing rapidly. The two Mother-Son Soul Chasing Spikes that Lin Feng had dodged twisted strangely in the air, their speed increasing again, like parasites clinging to bone, attacking Lin Feng’s back and lower abdomen from tricky angles! Green light flickered, utterly malicious!

Pincer attack! Consecutive killing moves!

Lin Feng instantly fell into a desperate situation! His eyes were as cold as ten thousand years of ice, without the slightest panic.

His movement technique, enhanced by the Earth Elemental Divine Ability, was passively pushed to its limit, and his footwork became profound and unpredictable!

He moved through the narrow reef crevices like a ghost, constantly flickering. At times, he was like willow catkins in the wind, narrowly slipping past the dark light of the Soul Devouring Claw.

At other times, he was like a nimble ape climbing a branch, using a collapsing rock for leverage, his body suddenly rising, avoiding the soul-chasing spike attacking from below; and at yet other times, he was like a fish entering water, crouching low and darting forward, incredibly squeezing through the gap between the two attacks!

His movements were without a fixed pattern, yet utterly natural, relying entirely on his subtle perception of the ground beneath his feet and the instantaneous explosive power of his Physical Body! The sharp edges of the reefs, the resistance of the seawater, the vibrations of the ground…

All environmental factors became his aid for leverage, deflecting force, and changing direction! This was precisely the almost instinctive combat intuition granted to him by the Earth Elemental Divine Ability, “Earth Evasion,” in this desperate situation!

Bang, bang, bang!

The Soul Devouring Claw struck the reef, and the hard reef was torn into five deep holes like tofu, with black Qi swirling around them! The soul-chasing spikes embedded themselves into the ground, exploding into deep pits emitting green smoke!

Lin Feng’s figure weaved through the dense claw shadows and green light, leaving behind afterimages. His clothes were torn in many places by the sharp Qi, revealing his bronze-colored skin and bleeding wounds, yet he was never truly severely wounded!

“Damn it! A slippery loach!” The Scarface Demon Cultivator, unable to land a hit for a long time, was both shocked and enraged, his attacks becoming even more violent.

The Whitemasked Demon Cultivator’s eyes grew even more sinister. He saw that Lin Feng’s movement technique was peculiar, relying entirely on leverage from his feet. His hand seals changed, and he roared: “Second Brother, force him into the air!” At the same time, the “mother spike” that had been hovering by his side, emitting stronger fluctuations, flared with a brilliant green light, suddenly shooting out a condensed emerald beam. It was not aimed at Lin Feng, but at the relatively stable reef area beneath his feet!

Boom!

The emerald beam struck the reef, but instead of exploding, it rapidly corroded and dissolved the rock like strong acid!

Lin Feng’s point of leverage instantly collapsed and softened!

“Good!” The Scarface Demon Cultivator roared with laughter, seizing the moment Lin Feng’s body slightly paused due to the collapsing foothold. His long-prepared Soul Devouring Claw glowed with intense demonic light, transforming into a phantom of a black demonic claw about ten feet in size, descending with a mournful soul wail, covering Lin Feng’s head! It sealed off all of Lin Feng’s maneuvering space!

“Let’s see where you’ll hide now! Soul Devouring, Spirit Seizing!” The Scarface Demon Cultivator’s eyes were filled with cruel delight.

Lin Feng was caught in mid-air, beneath him a rapidly dissolving reef swamp, and above his head the descending Soul Devouring Demonic Claw! There was no avoiding it!

Just at this critical moment! A sharp glint flashed in Lin Feng’s eyes! This was the moment he had been waiting for!

He did not try to forcibly leap up or block as the opponent expected. Instead, using the downward momentum, his body suddenly leaned backward, like a broken willow branch, narrowly avoiding the central gripping force of the demonic claw!

At the same time, he swiped his left hand across his waist!

A dark, condensed, seemingly light-devouring green light burst forth from his fingertips without any warning!

Qingfeng Thorn!

This spike was only seven inches long, its entire body polished from the deepest black jade, with a point of cold light at its tip, condensed to the extreme, its speed surpassing visual capture! It had no earth-shattering momentum, only a pure sharpness that could pierce through everything and extinguish all life!

Its target was not the Scarface Demon Cultivator above his head, but — the Whitemasked Demon Cultivator, who was fully concentrating on controlling the mother spike, a sinister, triumphant smile on his face!

The green light flashed, as if teleporting!

“Pfft!”

A soft sound, almost inaudible, yet it seemed to freeze time.