124: Chapter 124 The Oriole Makes a Move, Reaps the Benefits

Above the peak, a fierce wind howled.

On Li Jiuyou's handsome yet eerie face, a near-frantic smile appeared.

It succeeded!

This Immortal Cave of Master Tianlei, which had plagued the Blood Fiend Sect for generations, and the Nine Heavens divine thunder Restriction that even Nascent Soul mighty figures were rumored to be helpless against, would be broken today right in his, Li Jiuyou's, hands!

He seemed to already see his brilliant future: obtaining the supreme thunder technique of Master Tianlei, corroborating it with his own Demonic Technique, skyrocketing in strength, stepping Yun Qinghan—the so-called reincarnated Immortal Emperor of the Qingxuan Sect—under his feet, and leading the Blood Fiend Sect to dominate the entire Cang Prefecture!

The few Golden Core Stage old demons behind him also breathed heavily, their eyes filled with greed and excitement.

This was an Immortal Cave of an ancient mighty figure; even if just a little broth leaked out from it, it would be enough for them to benefit endlessly.

All of their minds were captivated by the soon-to-be-shattered thunder domain barrier and the myriad soul banner that had stirred the might of heaven and earth.

No one noticed that in the Void Realm less than a hundred zhang behind them, a figure silently condensed and formed.

Zhao Ruoan's figure, amidst the distorted light and shadow, was like a nonexistent ghost.

He had been here for a while.

When Li Jiuyou took out that small black banner, he had already arrived.

He was not in a hurry to make a move.

He was waiting, waiting for the best opportunity.

A moment when the enemy's mind was most relaxed, their old force exhausted, their new force not yet born, all their trump cards revealed, leaving no backup plans whatsoever.

Now, that moment had arrived.

"It is now." Zhao Ruoan muttered in his heart.

His goal had been very clear from the very beginning.

Killing people? No, killing people was just incidental.

His true goal was the Legacy of the Tianlei Cave Mansion!

Had the Blood Fiend Sect gone to such painstaking efforts, slaughtering Mortals and setting up a grand Formation, all for this?

Then there was no need for him to be polite.

Charge straight up to go head-to-head with a Divine Soul Realm natural demonic physique and a few Golden Core old freaks?

Too stupid.

That was the behavior of a reckless brute.

What he needed to do was make all their efforts work to his advantage.

Zhao Ruoan's gaze did not look at Li Jiuyou, nor did it look at those few Golden Core old demons.

His line of sight was locked firmly onto the hundred-zhang demonic banner floating in mid-air, which was crazily devouring and spitting out Earth Evil Qi and bloody light—the myriad soul banner!

This was the core of the entire Restriction-breaking ritual.

It was the hub connecting the earth vein Evil Qi, the blood sacrifice grand Formation, and Li Jiuyou's own magic power!

As long as it was destroyed, or rather, as long as it was interfered with, this fragile energy balance would be instantly shattered.

At that time...

Zhao Ruoan no longer hesitated.

He did not sacrifice a Flying Sword, nor did he use any grand-sounding spells.

He simply raised his hand, pressing his fingers together like a sword.

The Great Dao Scripture within his body circulated crazily, and an extremely pure spiritual power condensed at his fingertips.

The next moment, a Sword Qi so subtle that it was almost impossible to catch with the naked eye silently pierced through the air and went!

This Sword Qi had no heaven-shaking might, no dazzling radiance.

It was like a fine ox-hair needle in the dark night, silently piercing toward that huge myriad soul banner.

"Puff."

A sound as slight as a bursting bubble rang out.

That Sword Qi pierced with incomparable precision onto the banner surface of the myriad soul banner, upon an inconspicuous rune node.

Li Jiuyou, who was urging the demonic banner with all his might and guiding the two massive energies to impact the thunder domain, suddenly shook violently!

He felt that the energy operation of the myriad soul banner had a trace of extremely tiny stagnation.

Just like a precision machine running at high speed, suddenly jammed by a grain of sand.

Usually, this small problem could be solved with a wave of his hand.

But now, no!

He was simultaneously controlling three heaven-destroying and earth-shattering powers!

The foul power of the blood sacrifice grand Formation, the violent power of the earth vein Evil Qi, and the destructive power of the thunder domain Restriction's rebound!

These three powers, through the hub of the myriad soul banner, formed an extremely dangerous opposing balance.

And that seemingly insignificant Sword Qi of Zhao Ruoan became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Not good!"

Li Jiuyou's complexion turned pale in an instant!

He wanted to forcibly stabilize the myriad soul banner and cut off the energy transmission.

However, it was too late!

"Boom—!!!"

A loud noise a hundred times louder and more terrifying than any thunder before suddenly exploded!

That hundred-zhang-tall myriad soul banner exploded with a bang, like an overinflated balloon!

The violent energy, losing guidance and Restriction, instantly rolled backward!

Bearing the brunt of it was Li Jiuyou, who was the controller!

"Puff—!"

Li Jiuyou was struck by lightning, spitting out a mouthful of black blood. His entire body was like a kite with a broken string, violently blasted away, smashing a small hill in the distance, his life or death unknown.

The few Golden Core Stage old demons behind him didn't even have time to react!

"No—!"

A Golden Core old demon let out a desperate roar, instantly swallowed by the violent earth vein Evil Qi and the torrent of blood light. Without even letting out a single scream, his entire body, along with his Golden Core and Divine Soul, was directly annihilated into the most basic particles.

The others fared no better.

They desperately sacrificed their Magic Treasures and protective divine light, but in the face of such heaven-and-earth might energy rampage, their defense was like paper, instantly torn to pieces.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and broken limbs and arms were scattered all around.

In just a short moment, except for Li Jiuyou who had been blasted away, the rest of the Golden Core old demons were completely annihilated!

And this was only the beginning!

The explosion of the myriad soul banner and the backflow of the blood sacrifice grand Formation's power triggered the most intense counterattack of the thunder domain Restriction!

"Crack-crack-crack—!"

The entire thunder domain, like an angered ancient thunder dragon, went completely berserk!

Endless purple divine thunder was no longer confined to the valley, but crazily spread outward!

The blood-colored light pillar in the sky was instantly torn apart and purified!

The ring-shaped valley, which was the source of the blood sacrifice Formation, was directly struck by a huge thunder pillar descending from the sky!

"Rumble!!!"

The screams in the valley only sounded for half a second before abruptly stopping.

Whether it was those Blood Fiend Sect Disciples who were still reveling or the blood sacrifice grand Formation stained with sins, they all turned to flying ash under this divine thunder resembling heavenly punishment.

The entire Black Wind Mountain Range trembled violently under this terrifying energy impact.

Mountains collapsed and the ground split, and tens of thousands of beasts wailed.

And in this apocalyptic chaotic scene, the culprit, Zhao Ruoan, stood leisurely in place, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

His gaze passed through the violent thunder and energy turbulence, looking toward that valley.

The thunder domain Restriction, in the previous opposing explosion, was torn open with a huge gap.

Although the violent thunder power was crazily surging, trying to repair this fissure, for Zhao Ruoan, who possessed the realm-breaking divine shuttle, this was no longer a problem.

"Thank you all for your efforts."

A faint smile curled the corners of Zhao Ruoan's mouth.

With a thought in his mind, a silver-white, palm-sized exquisite divine shuttle appeared in his palm.

It was none other than the Sect's supreme treasure, the realm-breaking divine shuttle!

He injected spiritual power into it, and the divine shuttle emitted a slight hum as a soft spatial power wrapped around his entire body.

"Let's go."

His figure flickered, turning into a silver light, and without any hesitation, he rushed straight into the fissure filled with violent thunder.

Those purple divine thunders, which were enough to split Golden Core Cultivators into charred charcoal, upon contacting that layer of silver light shield, were like a stream encountering a stubborn stone, automatically parting to both sides, completely unable to cause him any harm.

At the exact moment when Zhao Ruoan's figure disappeared into the thunder domain.

In the mountain ruins buried by gravel in the distance, with a "boom" sound, it exploded open.

Li Jiuyou struggled and crawled out from inside.

His appearance at this moment was miserable to the extreme.

That gorgeous black robe with gold edges had turned into tattered rags, and his body was covered everywhere with wounds deep enough to see bone. Black demonic blood gurgled out, and on his handsome face, half was bloodstains and half was gray soil. Those blood-colored eyes were filled with endless malice and disbelief.

"Who... who on earth is it?!"

He roared, his Divine Sense sweeping wildly around.

However, there was nothing.

The sneak attacker had long since disappeared without a trace.

He could only sense that the thunder domain fissure that had just been blown open was rapidly healing.

And just a second before the fissure was about to close, he acutely captured a trace of extremely faint spatial fluctuation!

Someone went in!

Someone took advantage of the chaos just now to enter the Tianlei Cave Mansion one step ahead!

"Ahahahaha—!"

Li Jiuyou let out a roar toward the sky that didn't sound human!

Humiliation!

An unprecedented, monstrous humiliation!

He, Li Jiuyou, the once-in-a-millennium Genius of the Blood Fiend Sect, the natural demonic physique, and the future Demonic Path overlord!

Was actually played like a monkey by someone!

He had racked his brains, sacrificed hundreds of blood meals, lost several Golden Core Protectors, and even destroyed his natal-cultivated ancient demonic treasure, the myriad soul banner, only to have all the fruits snatched away at the very last moment of success by an oriole that hadn't even shown its face!

"No matter who you are! I, Li Jiuyou, swear! I will definitely hack you into tens of thousands of pieces, extract your Divine Soul, and burn it with demonic fire for ten thousand years!!"

The vicious oath lingered for a long time among the collapsed valleys.