255: Devastating Blow

The Ghost Crying Vine Entanglement Lock, the emperor extermination powder eroding the Soul, and Ye Wuyou's assassination attempt! The situation on the battlefield changed in an instant. The seemingly overwhelming advantage of the Yin Demon Sect and the Corpse Demon Sect was actually torn open with a bloody wound by this series of ingenious moves!

However, Zhongli Wu's killing intent had condensed to its Peak, and the Corpse Demon Sect Master's fury was about to erupt completely. The true disaster was still coming in the next instant!

There could be no more holding back!

Qin Feng's eyes were blood-red, and blood overflowed from the corners of his mouth. The medicinal power of the Bodhi Pill within his body intertwined with the intense pain brought by the overload of his Meridians, but his Divine Soul burned with a scorching heat within the Formation's connection! He felt the unyielding will coming from Xia Ya's giant shield, the decisive killing intent from Ji Ruxue's blade, and the desperate protective heart within Xiao Chun's vitality!

"Everyone... the final strike!" Qin Feng's roar echoed in the hearts of the other three through the Formation. "Four Symbols Rotation, All Laws Return to the Source—White Tiger Sky-Render: Zenith!"

Without hesitation or delay, the four of them instantly poured all their mental focus, all remaining True Yuan, and even their life-risking will completely into the Four Symbols Battle Array!

"Black Tortoise: Mountain Offering!"

Xia Ya roared. No longer just defending, her giant shield, the 'black tortoise carrying mountain armor,' erupted with an unprecedented earthy yellow radiance. An ancient mountain phantom vaguely appeared on the shield's surface. She actually transformed the power of the thick earth carried by herself and the giant shield completely into the purest and most stable 'Foundation' and 'Support,' injecting it into the core of the Formation! The shield's light dimmed accordingly, and Xia Ya fell to one knee, yet she still held her ground firmly.

"Vermilion Bird: Soul Incineration!"

An unusual flush appeared on Ji Ruxue's cold face, a sign of burning her essence blood. Her figure completely transformed into a phantom of ethereal purple fire. No longer seeking a physical attack, she turned all her speed, all her stealth, and all her assassination Profound Truths, along with the icy cold of the purple moon dagger and the spirit fire granted by the Formation, into an 'intent' and 'momentum' that burned the Soul and ignored defense, merging into that upcoming ultimate strike!

"Azure Dragon: Life Burning!"

Xiao Chun's eyes brimmed with tears, yet she unhesitatingly activated the spring of vitality deep within her Myriad Medicine Body! She wasn't just outputting vitality; she was burning her own life Origin! An emerald radiance, as vast as the sea and as pure as the early spring sun, surged frantically from her body. Amplified by the mystic yellow mountain-suppressing mirror, it turned into the most refined power of creation and catalysis, pouring madly into the Formation to stabilize this Fusion of power that far exceeded its load, while also rapidly repairing everyone's collapsing Meridians!

"Roar—!!!"

Qin Feng threw his head back and let out a long howl. It wasn't a human voice, but a Soul-shaking roar of a Chaos Tiger! The ink plum sword in his hand erupted with a blinding, grey-white Chaos light as if it were exploding! It was no longer sword qi, but a Four Symbols Chaos Strike that fused Xia Ya's sacrificed 'mountainous weight,' Ji Ruxue's burning 'fiery destruction,' Xiao Chun's offered 'vitality of wood,' and his own 'decisive slaughter of metal'!

A beam of light that couldn't be accurately described by color—as if it were the first ray of light that broke through the Chaos at the beginning of the world—burst from the tip of Qin Feng's sword! The moment it appeared, time seemed to freeze for an instant, and space let out an overburdened wail! Where the beam passed, it didn't tear; it annihilated! Whether it was the remaining chilling energy, the pervasive Death Qi, the resilient Ghost Crying Vines, or the four Golden Corpses that had just broken free from some vines and were roaring as they pounced, as well as the large swaths of Silver Corpses behind them... the moment of contact was silent!

The Golden Corpses' dark-gold bodies, capable of withstanding thunder, melted like ice and snow under the sun!

The Silver Corpses and even the Bronze Corpses further away didn't even leave ashes behind, turning directly into nothingness!

As the edge of the beam swept past, the three Altar Masters of the Corpse Demon Sect (Half-step Martial Emperors), who were in the midst of shock and fury and preparing their ultimate moves, only had time to show expressions of extreme terror before their protective True Yuan and their bodies shattered and dissipated like fragile glass!

One strike!

Just one strike!

The four fiercely powerful Golden Corpses completely vanished!

The remaining Silver and Bronze Corpses were cleared in large numbers!

The three Altar Masters at the Half-step Martial Emperor stage were reduced to ashes!

The beam's momentum was not yet exhausted. Carrying a terrifying aura that annihilated everything, it pointed directly at the Heavenly Corpse that had just shattered its binding vines and was about to pounce, and the Corpse Demon Sect Master behind it, whose face had suddenly frozen!

"No—!!!" The Corpse Demon Sect Master let out a scream of utter terror. He felt death! A true, irresistible death! He frantically activated all his Death Qi, even at the cost of damaging his Origin. The Heavenly Corpse roared as it blocked him, its arms crossed, its ghostly green Soul fire burning to the limit, condensing into a thick shield of bone and Death Qi!

"Boom—!!!!!"

This time, it was an earth-shattering explosion! The Chaos beam slammed violently into the shield condensed by the Heavenly Corpse!

There was no stalemate, only a crushing advance!

The bone shield shattered like paper! The beam boomed through the Heavenly Corpse's crossed arms and slammed heavily into its iron-like, blue-black chest!

"Crack! Boom—!"

The tooth-aching sound of bones shattering and the sound of an explosion rang out simultaneously! A huge hole was blown open in the chest of the Heavenly Corpse's powerful Early Stage Martial Emperor body, the edges showing a strange state of annihilation, and the ghostly green Soul fire was instantly mostly extinguished! It let out a final, unwilling wail as its massive body was thrown backward, crashing heavily to the ground and kicking up dust everywhere. Although it didn't completely disintegrate immediately, it had lost all combat power, lying paralyzed on the ground with its Soul fire as weak as a candle in the wind.

The Corpse Demon Sect Master was blown away by the shockwave of the explosion. Although the Heavenly Corpse had blocked most of the power, his blood and qi were still sent into a frenzy, his internal organs were injured, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. His eyes were filled with boundless fear and disbelief. His greatest reliance, the Martial Emperor-level Heavenly Corpse, had actually... been heavily damaged to the point of being nearly scrapped by a single strike?!

A momentary dead silence fell over the battlefield.

The two remaining Mid-stage Martial Emperor Elders of the Yin Demon Sect, as well as the Martial Kings and Protectors, all stopped in horror. Looking at the cleared area, the fallen Heavenly Corpse, and the Sect Master who was spitting blood and retreating, they looked as if they had seen a ghost! What power was this?! How could four Late Stage Martial Kings who relied on pills to boost their strength unleash a terrifying combined attack that rivaled or even surpassed a Martial Sovereign late stage?!

On the high slope, the usual mockery and indifference on the face of Qing nightmare, the Blood-Filled Tower's manager, finally vanished completely. His pupils contracted as he stared fixedly at the four swaying figures in the center of the battlefield who had clearly exhausted everything. He then looked at the heavily injured, blood-spitting Corpse Demon Sect Master and the fallen Heavenly Corpse, and finally at Zhongli Wu, whose face was as dark as water but was temporarily being entangled to the death by that Little Fire Qilin.

After the shock, a flash of nearly ecstatic calculating light flickered deep within his eyes.

"Fight... keep fighting..." He almost chuckled, muttering in a voice only he could hear. "I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect... these kids actually hid such a trump card for mutual destruction! Good, great! Zhongli Wu, Old Ghost Corpse, didn't you think you were above everyone else? Didn't you feel victory was certain? What about now?"

"It's best... if both sides are injured and perish together!" Qing nightmare's breathing became slightly hurried. He quietly made a subtle gesture to the three Blood-Filled Tower assassins beside him, signaling them to further restrain their auras and retreat a bit more toward the edge of the battlefield, completely adopting a posture of "never intervening, only waiting for the result." When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman wins! No matter which side eventually won a pyrrhic victory, they would inevitably be severely weakened. At that time... he, Qing nightmare, might be the one to clean up the mess and reap the greatest benefits! The secrets on Qin Feng, the gifts from Medicine King Valley, and even that Fire Qilin cub... would all be his for the taking!

In the center of the battlefield, the light of the Four Symbols combined strike completely dissipated.

Qin Feng leaned on his sword, his body trembling violently as he coughed up large amounts of blood. His vision went dark in waves, and his Meridians felt as if they had been scorched by fire and then stuffed with broken glass. The side effects of the Bodhi Pill and the backlash from overdrawing his strength surged forth.

Xia Ya knelt on one knee, her giant shield stabbed into the ground beside her. She didn't even have the strength to lift her arm, and her aura was weak.

Ji Ruxue's figure appeared, staggering a few steps before leaning against a piece of rubble to barely stand. The purple moon dagger was dim and lusterless, and her face was as white as paper. Clearly, the price of burning her essence blood and Divine Soul was immense.

Xiao Chun, having burned a portion of her life Origin, was now dizzy. She was barely held up by Ye Wuyou, who fed her a pill, but her aura remained as weak as a thread of silk.

Only Little Fire, though exhausted, still forced itself to stay alert, letting out low growls at Zhongli Wu, but the flames it spat were far less intense than before.

The earth-shattering strike had nearly turned the tide, but it had also drained all their power and trump cards. The entire team was on the verge of collapse.

And their enemy... Zhongli Wu, a Late Stage Martial Emperor, although briefly held back by Little Fire, was basically unharmed, and his killing intent had climbed to its Peak!

The Corpse Demon Sect Master, though injured and panicked and with his Heavenly Corpse nearly scrapped, still possessed his Mid-stage Martial Emperor strength, and his ferocity had been completely triggered!

The two remaining Mid-stage Martial Emperor Elders of the Yin Demon Sect and a group of Martial King combatants, though intimidated, still retained most of their strength!

In the shadows, there were also Qing nightmare and the Blood-Filled Tower assassins watching like tigers, intending to be the fisherman!

The desperate situation had not truly been broken. The tragic final chapter was about to be personally written by the boiling killing intent of Zhongli Wu.

Zhongli Wu slowly raised his hand, and the Netherworld Yin Fire around him rose again, this time more condensed and more terrifying. He completely ignored Little Fire, his cold gaze like ten-thousand-year-old profound ice, locking onto the exhausted Qin Feng.

"Very good... you've truly given this seat... constant surprises." His voice was terrifyingly calm, yet it made everyone feel a bone-chilling cold. "Now, it's time to end this."