The power of the twelfth level of Qi Refining

The Beast-Skin Woman curled her lips into a bloodthirsty arc and slammed her palm heavily onto the spirit beast pouch at her waist.

spiritual light exploded!

A massive, Fierce-Eyed White-Forehead Tiger appeared out of thin air, its four claws sinking deep into the mud as it landed, letting out a soul-shaking roar.

Immediately after, a Poisonous Spider the size of a millstone, whose back was covered in bizarre human-face patterns, crawled out of another spirit beast pouch. Its eight compound eyes flickered with eerie light, sending shivers down the spine.

Finally, the seemingly harmless eighteen or nineteen-year-old youth silently released a Purple-Black Bat the size of a washbasin.

It made no sound, merely circling above the youth's head, its small eyes locked firmly onto the distant Xue Linglong.

Three Beast Masters, four Vicious Beasts.

A heavy aura, mixed with bloodthirst and brutality, instantly enveloped the entire area.

"Kill!"

The moment Senior Brother Zhong gave the order, the figure of the Green-Eyed Evil Mantis suddenly blurred.

It left behind a faint wisp of green smoke where it stood, while its main body completely vanished from everyone's sight.

The next moment, a sharp whistle tearing through the air violently erupted right behind Lin Yuan!

Its pair of emerald-green forelimbs were raised high, like two Scythes of Death swung from Hell, carrying a sharpness capable of cutting through metal, and ruthlessly slashed down towards Lin Yuan's back, fast and urgent!

It was as if Lin Yuan had eyes on the back of his head.

With a slight shift of his thoughts, a blue spiritual light flashed from behind him.

azure profound shield!

The shield swelled rapidly against the wind, thick blue spiritual light flowing continuously, firmly blocking him from behind.

"Screech—!"

A sharp friction sound, enough to pierce eardrums, violently burst forth.

The defensive spiritual light of the azure profound shield was instantly torn apart, and the pair of scythes solidly struck the shield's main body.

Immense force rushed over, and the azure profound shield let out a groan of distress, bearing two shocking, deep, bone-visible gashes.

At the gashes, wisps of Yin Evil Qi swirled frantically like maggots, continuously eroding the shield's spirituality.

On the other side, the battle had already erupted.

Ji Hanyou held nothing back, forming a Sword Incantation with her hand. The crimson Flying Sword and the Crimson Sun True Fire complemented each other, transforming into a flaming long rainbow, and she alone managed to firmly suppress the Beast-Skin Woman along with her White Tiger and Poisonous Spider.

Xue Linglong, meanwhile, forced herself to activate the yin soul banner and teamed up with Lan Caier, barely managing to withstand the attacks from the youth and the Purple-Black Bat.

"Haha... old geezer, die!"

Seeing that his Spirit Beast had succeeded in one strike and suppressed the seemingly strongest strange old man, Senior Brother Zhong's arrogance grew even more rampant.

At some point, a Black-Gold Spear appeared in his hand. His arm muscles bulged, and the spear shot out like a Dragon, carrying the momentum of ten thousand jun, stabbing straight towards Lin Yuan's heart.

Lin Yuan flipped his palm, and the frost sword flew out, tearing through the air.

"Clang!"

A deafening clash of metal.

The powerful and heavy Black-Gold Spear was effortlessly sliced by the frost sword, sending it soaring high.

Senior Brother Zhong's eyes were filled with shock.

This was fundamentally not a gap in Magical Artifact grades.

It was an absolute crushing superiority in the profoundness of spiritual power!

How could this old man's spiritual power be so profound!

In this flash of lightning, the Green-Eyed Evil Mantis flapped its wings, transforming once again into a Ghostly Shadow, appearing on Lin Yuan's flank.

The massive scythe forelimbs swung once more.

Lin Yuan neither dodged nor retreated, his eyes devoid of any fear.

He suddenly opened his mouth and forcefully spewed.

"Hoo!"

A stream of ethereal blue flame, like a Fire Dragon from the Abyss of Nine Hells, flew straight and accurately towards the mantis.

The flame instantly swallowed the entire mantis.

However, a bizarre scene occurred.

Wrapped in the Earth Core Nether Fire, the Green-Eyed Evil Mantis not only failed to let out any painful screech but also stopped its attack. A hint of enjoyment even appeared in its blood-red compound eyes.

The ethereal blue flame happily flowed over its pitch-black carapace. Instead of causing any burns, it seeped into its body thread by thread, making its aura more solidified and ferocious.

"Hahahahaha..."

Seeing this, Senior Brother Zhong burst into unrestrained laughter, his voice full of contempt and disdain.

"Useless! Old geezer, your Yin Fire, condensed from Earth Fiend Qi, won't just fail to harm my darling; it will become the best tonic for it!"

"If your flame were of another type, my Green-Eyed Evil Mantis might fear it a little, but right now, you are feeding it!"

Lin Yuan slightly furrowed his brow.

So that's how it is.

This mantis is actually an Evil Creature that specifically feeds on Yin Evil Qi.

Earth Core Nether Fire is indeed ineffective.

Without the obstruction of the flame, the giant mantis forelimbs, carrying the cold wind of death, had already slashed toward Lin Yuan's waist.

If this strike landed solidly, his old bones would be instantly severed at the waist.

Yet, his eyes remained calm like the water of a deep pool.

Just as the scythe was about to touch his body, he flipped his palm.

A bamboo leaf, entirely silver-white and emitting a faint fragrance, quietly appeared in his palm.

Along the edge of the bamboo leaf, faint, almost invisible Silver Electric Arcs were restlessly jumping.

silver thunder bamboo leaf!

Lin Yuan flicked his wrist, and the bamboo leaf transformed into a silver light, shooting out like the sharpest Flying Dagger, tearing through the air!

"Sizzle—!"

It was as if a ladle of cold water had been poured into a boiling oil pot!

Or like a red-hot branding iron fiercely searing a Yin Soul!

The bamboo leaf, containing the extreme Yang and ultimate firmness of Thunder Power, stabbed fiercely into the hard abdomen of the Green-Eyed Evil Mantis without any resistance!

A large cloud of dense black smoke, accompanied by the stench of scorched flesh, violently burst forth.

The mantis's blood-red compound eyes were instantly filled with extreme pain. The enjoyment and ferocity vanished completely, and it let out a shrill shriek unlike that of a living creature.

Its massive body fell heavily to the ground, rolling and twitching frantically.

Effective!

Lin Yuan's heart settled.

Strike while the iron is hot!

Without any pause, he raised both hands, and two more streaks of silver light shot through the air.

Fast!

Accurate!

Ruthless!

The two silver thunder bamboo leaves: one shot toward the mantis's twitching body, and the other traced a cunning arc, accurately sinking into the mantis's triangular head.

The struggles of the Green-Eyed Evil Mantis abruptly ceased.

Its massive body suddenly stiffened. All vitality was instantly wiped out by the ferocious Thunder Power, and it completely lost all signs of life.

"No...!"

Seeing his Spirit Beast, which he had painstakingly cultivated to the level of a Second-grade Demonic Beast, instantly slaughtered, the maniacal laughter on Senior Brother Zhong's face instantly froze. The color drained away, leaving him deathly pale, and he let out a roar of disbelief.

That was his strongest trump card! Protected by Evil Qi Body Protection, even ordinary supreme grade Magical Artifacts could barely scratch it! How could it... how could it be instantly killed by three tiny leaves?

After destroying the mantis, Lin Yuan pointed a finger through the air. The frost sword let out a clear Sword Cry, and the spiritual light on its body greatly flourished.

"Slash!"

Lin Yuan let out a low shout.

A stream of Sword Qi shot out from the tip of the frost sword.

Unlike before, this time the Sword Qi was not only larger but its solidity was vastly different, resembling a true sharp blade.

Senior Brother Zhong's mind shook violently. Daring not to be negligent in the slightest, he raised his palm, and a pitch-black shield refined from the Beetle Carapace of a certain beetle appeared before him.

"Puff!"

A muffled sound.

The Sword Qi struck the shield, leaving a sword mark so deep it was almost bone-visible. The shield's spiritual light flickered wildly, on the verge of collapsing.