143: Holy Spirit Armor, Guardian of Evil Beasts

At the Wei hour, the Holy Spirit Guards camp on Tongtian Peak was bathed in the blood-red light of the setting sun, which filtered through crimson clouds onto the ruined grounds. The camp, built from ancient Holy Spirit Wood, was mostly collapsed into rubble, with only the central stone platform remaining intact. Around the platform, eight stone pillars carved with golden runes formed a circle—the protective Formation set by the Holy Spirit Guards of old. The runes were covered in thick moss but faintly pulsed with a weak golden light under the reflection of the holy spirit token. Upon the platform, the holy spirit armor hovered in mid-air. The armor, woven from Dragon scales and Holy Spirit Iron, radiated a majestic golden spiritual light that stood in stark contrast to the surrounding decay, like a beacon in the dark.

"Roar—!"

As Lu Chen and the others approached, the evil beast beneath the stone platform suddenly let out a deafening roar. Countless scattered bones flew up as if summoned, converging into a massive, ten-zhang-tall evil beast—the Bone Prison Demon. Its body was stacked from the skeletons of thousands of Holy Spirit Guards and Evil Clan members. Black Evil Energy mist entwined through the gaps in the bones, and its crimson eyes, formed from two large evil crystals, glowed with bloodlust. Most bizarrely, a fist-sized piece of black bone was embedded in its chest; it was hard in texture and emitted an extraterritorial aura of the same origin as the Evil Energy from the Myriad Evil Grotto.

"This is the Bone Prison Demon?" Chu Feng tightened his grip on the holy spirit sword, the runes on the blade flaring with light. "Composed of thousands of skeletons, no wonder it's invulnerable!"

An Alliance Disciple couldn't help but step forward to test it, pouring spiritual power into his longsword and slashing at the Bone Prison Demon's leg. With a loud "Clang," the sword struck the bone, sending sparks flying, but it only left a shallow white mark. Instead, the Disciple was repelled by the Evil Energy on the demon's body, stumbling back and spitting out blood.

"Physical attacks are useless against it!" Lu Chen's heart tightened. His spiritual sense probed the Bone Prison Demon's body and found that its core was indeed that black extraterritorial bone in its chest. "Its source of power is that black bone. As long as we shatter the core, we can slay it!"

"But its defense is too strong; we can't even get close!" The Sea Cultivation Saintess formed hand seals, and the blue spiritual light of the heart of the ocean spread out, forming a protective barrier that blocked the bone claws swung by the Bone Prison Demon. "My water-attribute Spell can only temporarily restrain it; it cannot cause substantial damage."

The Bone Prison Demon roared, swinging its massive bone claws at everyone. Wherever the claws passed, the air was torn apart, carrying thick Evil Energy and the scent of death. Lu Chen quickly tossed the holy spirit token into the air. "Holy Spirit Power, activate the Formation!" Golden-green spiritual light shot like sharp swords toward the eight surrounding runic stone pillars.

The holy spirit token was the core token of the Holy Spirit Guards and shared the same origin as the camp's protective Formation. As the spiritual light was injected, the moss on the pillars rapidly fell away, and the golden runes erupted with dazzling light. Eight beams of golden light shot from the pillars, converging into a massive golden light screen that enveloped the Bone Prison Demon. With the Formation activated, the Holy Spirit Power continuously suppressed the Bone Prison Demon's Evil Energy. Its movements became sluggish, and the Evil Energy mist in the bone gaps began to dissipate quickly.

"It's working!" A flash of wild joy appeared in Chu Feng's eyes. "Alliance Leader, I'll go destroy its core!" Holding the holy spirit sword, his figure blurred, charging toward the Bone Prison Demon's chest like an arrow from a bow. The runes on the holy spirit sword resonated with the golden light of the Formation, and a powerful purifying power erupted from the blade, sufficient to penetrate the Evil Energy protection.

Sensing danger, the Bone Prison Demon roared and swung its giant claws to stop Chu Feng. The Sea Cultivation Saintess immediately launched an attack. "Power of the Ocean, Bind!" Streaks of blue water rope surged from the ground, binding the Bone Prison Demon's limbs. Although they were quickly snapped by the demon, they bought precious time for Chu Feng.

Lu Chen also struck at the same time. The imitation sea-calming divine needle transformed into a massive golden staff, carrying majestic Holy Spirit Power as it smashed toward the Bone Prison Demon's head. "Holy Spirit Myriad Manifestations · Armor Break!" The golden staff collided with the Bone Prison Demon's head with a deafening boom. The demon's head was caved in, and its crimson evil crystal eyes dimmed significantly.

Chu Feng seized this momentary opening, pouring all his spiritual power into the holy spirit sword and pointing the tip directly at the black core in the Bone Prison Demon's chest. "holy spirit sword Technique · Evil Slaying!" The golden sword light pierced through the Bone Prison Demon's skeletal body, accurately striking the black bone.

"Crack!"

A crack appeared on the black bone. The Bone Prison Demon let out a shrill roar, its body trembling violently as countless bones fell from it. It twisted its body frantically, trying to throw Chu Feng off, but Chu Feng held onto the holy spirit sword tightly, continuously injecting purifying power. The crack grew larger and larger.

"Lu Chen, quickly use the holy spirit token to strengthen the purification!" Chu Feng shouted loudly, his spiritual power depleting rapidly and his face turning pale.

Lu Chen responded immediately. The golden-green spiritual light of the holy spirit token surged into the Bone Prison Demon's body like a tide, following the blade of the holy spirit sword straight toward the black core. The Holy Spirit Power and the Evil Energy of the black bone collided violently, making a "sizzling" sound as the Evil Energy on the black bone was rapidly purified.

"Roar—!"

The Bone Prison Demon let out a final roar of despair. The black core shattered completely, dissipating into a sky full of black light specks. Losing its core power, its body could no longer hold together. Countless bones scattered, returning to their original state, leaving only the shattered black bone on the ground, still emitting a faint extraterritorial Evil Energy.

At that moment, a streak of black light flew out from the scattered bones and landed in Lu Chen's hand, turning into a tattered hide booklet—the "Bone Demon Breaking Method." The booklet recorded methods to break skeletal evil beasts like the Bone Prison Demon, emphasizing that one must first break the core and then purify the Evil Energy, which perfectly matched their recent battle.

Lu Chen picked up the shattered black bone. Probing it with his spiritual sense, he could feel a pure extraterritorial Evil Energy of the same origin as the Evil Energy in the Myriad Evil Grotto and the Dragon Palace Demon Dragon; it clearly did not belong to this world. "This bone is indeed a product of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan," he thought to himself, putting the black bone away for future research.

With the Bone Prison Demon dealt with, the light from the holy spirit armor on the stone platform grew even brighter, slowly flying toward Lu Chen. Lu Chen reached out, and the holy spirit armor automatically fitted onto him. The Dragon scales and Holy Spirit Iron bonded perfectly, without any sense of restriction. The moment he donned the holy spirit armor, Lu Chen felt a majestic Holy Spirit Power surge into his body, resonating strongly with the holy spirit token and the holy spirit sword in Chu Feng's hand. Golden-green spiritual light erupted from the three items, intertwining into a massive pillar of light that shot into the sky.

"Is this... the resonance of the three artifacts?" Shock flashed in Chu Feng's eyes. He could clearly feel Lu Chen's aura surging, instantly rising from the Peak Cultivation Stage to the Middle Stage of Soul Transformation, and it was still climbing. "The Alliance Leader's strength has actually achieved a temporary Breakthrough!"

The Sea Cultivation Saintess also quickly circulated the heart of the ocean, spreading blue spiritual light to provide protection for Lu Chen: "The power of the three artifacts' resonance is too overbearing. The Alliance Leader must stabilize his aura as soon as possible to avoid spiritual power backlash."

Lu Chen took a deep breath and circulated the Holy Spirit Myriad Manifestations Art, guiding the surging spiritual power through his Meridians. The holy spirit armor, holy spirit token, and holy spirit sword resonated with each other, forming a perfect energy cycle. This not only stabilized his aura but also greatly enhanced his control over Holy Spirit Power. "Excellent! With the resonance of these three, I can hold my own even against a Late Nascent Soul Stage expert of the Evil Clan!"

He felt the defensive power of the holy spirit armor, his heart filled with confidence. This armor could not only amplify Holy Spirit Power but also automatically resist Evil Energy erosion and was invulnerable, making it a vital guarantee for guarding the rift passage.

The group rested briefly in the camp. The Sea Cultivation Saintess used the power of the heart of the ocean to purify the residual Evil Energy in the camp, while the Alliance Disciples cleared the scattered bones and searched for useful supplies. Lu Chen studied the "Bone Demon Breaking Method," gaining a deeper understanding of the weaknesses of skeletal evil beasts based on the previous battle.

Chu Feng walked to Lu Chen's side, his holy spirit sword still emitting resonant spiritual light with Lu Chen's holy spirit token and holy spirit armor: "Alliance Leader, the power of the three artifacts' resonance is so strong. It seems that after gathering the three holy spirit artifacts, we really can summon the heroic spirits of the Holy Spirit Guards and completely close the rift passage."

Lu Chen nodded, a look of determination flashing in his eyes: "That's right. Now that we have the holy spirit token, the holy spirit sword, and the holy spirit armor, our next goal is to find the last of the three holy spirit artifacts—the holy spirit cauldron. With it, we can gather all three and activate the Ancient Holy Spirit Grand Formation to combat the main force of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan."

He looked toward Tongtian Peak outside the camp. His spiritual sense could clearly feel the Evil Energy fluctuations from the rift passage growing stronger: "The Evil Clan vanguards of the rift passage should have already reached the Peak. We cannot delay. We must head to the summit as quickly as possible to engage the Evil Clan in a decisive battle while waiting for the main allied forces to converge."

The Sea Cultivation Saintess also finished preparing, and the blue spiritual light of the heart of the ocean enveloped everyone: "My protective barrier can last for a while. We can directly cross the battlefield ruins and head to the top of Tongtian Peak."

Lu Chen no longer hesitated and led the group out of the camp. The resonant light of the holy spirit armor, holy spirit token, and holy spirit sword formed a golden light screen that protected everyone. Residual Evil Energy and stray evil shadows along the way could not get close. He looked back at the Holy Spirit Guards camp, his heart filled with gratitude: "We will not fail the sacrifice and Legacy of the ancient Holy Spirit Guards. The rift passage will be completely closed; the Extraterritorial Evil Clan will be utterly destroyed!"

The team advanced rapidly toward the summit of Tongtian Peak. The battlefield ruins along the way became increasingly dilapidated, and the Evil Energy grew thicker. At the distant summit of Tongtian Peak, a massive black rift was already clearly visible. Black Evil Energy mist continuously poured out of the rift, and the roars of Evil Clan warriors could be faintly heard.

A decisive battle concerning the survival of the Cultivation World was about to begin at the summit of Tongtian Peak. Lu Chen, wearing the holy spirit armor and holding the holy spirit token and demon breaking sword, stood ready. Chu Feng gripped the holy spirit sword tightly, with the Sea Cultivation Saintess guarding the side, and the five thousand vanguard soldiers were in high spirits. They knew the coming battle would be incredibly brutal, but there was no fear in their hearts because they held the Legacy of the Holy Spirit Guards and the conviction to protect all living beings. And that shattered extraterritorial black bone obtained from the Bone Prison Demon served as a warning, reminding them that the threat of the Extraterritorial Evil Clan was far more profound than imagined.