Chapter 6868 Slaying Huang Yizhou
Huang Yizhou felt like he was losing his mind, his face twisting with rage. The other Soul Refining Sect experts felt the same way, at least those who were still alive.
Everyone below the Sovereign Lord realm had been killed. Even among the Sovereign Lords, many could not survive the Golden Crow’s flames. Most of them were barely hanging on.
Only the strongest Sovereign Lords could block the flames. Still, the Soul Refining Sect had a strong foundation. They had hundreds of acquired Divine Sovereigns and thousands of ordinary ones. Altogether, they still had over ten thousand experts across all generations.
“Kill him!” they roared, looking ready to tear Yan Li apart.
In response, Yan Li lifted his head and laughed.
“Now you understand my pain? Today, you will pay your blood debt with blood!”
Yan Li formed hand seals, and golden flames covered his body. He shot toward Huang Yizhou like a bolt of golden lightning.
“Die!” Huang Yizhou roared.
As his essence rune burned, a saber appeared in his hand, covered in flashing skull runes. Suddenly, the wails of countless ghouls filled the air.
The sound spread beyond the battlefield. Many people clutched their heads in pain, feeling as if their souls had been stabbed.
“Damn, the Soul Refining Sect’s soul attacks are unstoppable!” cursed someone.
The Soul Refining Sect practiced soul arts, so their attacks could break through normal defenses. Only Spiritual Strength or a soul divine weapon could block their attacks. For anyone who wasn’t a soul cultivator, facing them was terrifying.
Everyone outside the battlefield felt the effects, but Yan Li, as the main target, was under even greater pressure.
Fortunately, Yan Li’s Blazing Soul Gate also specialized in soul techniques. This was truly a battle between soul cultivators.
Huang Yizhou sent a giant saber-image at Yan Li. In response, golden lines shaped like tree barks swirled over Yan Li’s fist.
BOOM!
Yan Li roared and struck the saber-image. Huang Yizhou’s full-power attack shattered as everyone watched in shock.
Huang Yizhou coughed up blood, and his saber flew from his hand. As a grand divine son, he could not withstand Yan Li’s attack, leaving everyone stunned.
What they didn’t know was that Yan Li was in a crazed state. His mind was full of memories of the Blazing Soul Gate’s destruction, and that simple punch had all his power behind it.
“Die!”
Yan Li stomped the air and lunged at Huang Yizhou, his palm heading for Huang Yizhou’s throat.
The previous attack had left Huang Yizhou dizzy, with stars spinning in his eyes. A hint of the Golden Crow Flame had invaded his body, assaulting his soul. He tried to block Yan Li, but he wasn’t able to resist.
Just like that, Yan Li’s hand tore through Huang Yizhou’s throat.
Holding Huang Yizhou’s head in his hands, Yan Li declared, “Huang Yizhou, it’s time for you to pay your sins!”
“Release Yizhou!” an elder shouted, rapidly forming hand seals in an attempt to save Huang Yizhou.
In response, Yan Li clenched his hand, destroying Huang Yizhou’s head and Yuan Spirit.
The distant spectators’ hearts clenched as they personally watched the death of a divine son. For many, the shock of witnessing this event was terrifying.
“You little ingrate! I will kill you!” the elder shouted, going berserk.
BOOM!
The next moment, a black, two-headed python came out of the shattered void. Its appearance shook everyone’s soul.
“It’s the soul beast of the sect master, the Heavenly Cursed Python!”
This elder was the sect master of the Soul Refining Sect and Huang Yizhou’s father. Driven to madness, he summoned his soul beast to fight for him.
Normally, this soul beast assisted him from within his spiritual space. Summoning it increased his combat power but also posed a greater risk, as any injury to the beast would harm him as well.
Furthermore, such soul wounds were extremely difficult to heal. If the soul beast died, its master would not survive for long.
“Soul Flame Refines All Life!” the sect master roared.
While he rapidly formed hand seals, the two-headed python twisted and split into four. Black flames ignited over all four pythons, instantly trapping Yan Li within their midst.
Long Chen frowned. Yan Li was still inexperienced, and allowing himself to be trapped by such a technique would be dangerous.
Chi Yutong and Xin Yu moved nervously, recognizing that Yan Li had missed his opportunity to escape. As they prepared to intervene, Long Chen stopped them.
“Let’s watch a bit longer,” he said.
Yan Li’s reaction was a moment too slow. By now, he had just started to attack one of the pythons.
In battles between experts, instinctual reactions were crucial. In this regard, Yan Li’s lack of experience was obvious. Although he had identified the weakest python, his attack was ineffective and simply bounced back.
He had acted too slowly; the four pythons were already connected and had similar strength.
“Damn it! He used his python’s spiritual ripples as bait! He wanted me to search for an opening, but it was only to buy time!” Yan Li cursed.
Yan Li realized his opponent’s intent and immediately sensed danger. He quickly formed hand seals but froze halfway through. The sixteen eyes of the pythons immobilized him and his Spiritual Strength. He was cursed.
Yan Li fell into despair. One mistake had left him trapped, and he was filled with bitterness. He could not accept dying like this.
“Die!” the sect master roared.
As the python’s eyes flashed, sixteen cursed swords flew toward Yan Li.
These cursed swords radiated baleful qi. If struck, not only a Sovereign Lord but even a double manifestation Divine Sovereign would perish.
Chi Yutong and Xin Yu closed their eyes, unable to watch. It was now too late for them to intervene.
All of a sudden, the Golden Crow, which had been floating nearby, exploded. The next moment, Yan Li regained his freedom and quickly completed his hand seals.
“Golden Crow Blood Ignition, Divine Tree Shatters the Heavens!”
An ancient, golden tree unleashed a wave of flames into the sky.