Why don't you just seize Yuan Tu and cut me down? Wouldn't that be easier?
Or you could have invoked Avici to kill me!
Or are you saying you're just a strand of Divine Thought that has descended here, and you can't actually kill me?"
The silhouette in the mist halted.
It was only after a moment that the indifferent, composed voice continued to echo.
"Indeed, you are no ordinary person... It's true that I'm merely a strand of Divine Thought that has descended here, but I do have the means to kill you, however..."
Hearing that the other party admitted to being just a strand of Divine Thought, Yu Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, loosening his grip on the Sound Transmission Treasure Pearl in his hand, and looking towards the figure in the mist, Minghe Ancestor, he said irritably:
"Stop the 'however' already! If you can, kill me right now!"
Minghe Ancestor: "..."
Although his figure and features were obscured by mist, Yu Yuan could still feel two sharp gazes directed at him.
Killing intent overflowed in those gazes.
Then, Minghe Ancestor's voice rang out once more.
It was still indifferent, though no longer composed, now imbued with a tinge of murderous intent.
"Do you think I dare not kill you?"
Yu Yuan laughed heartily, a dull brown stick magically appearing in his hand, which he lit and placed in his mouth. After taking a deep puff, he exhaled a thick plume of white smoke towards the direction of Minghe Ancestor, and boasted laughingly, "Come on then, kill me now! Otherwise, I will take this Daoist's life first!"
Minghe Ancestor: "..."
He didn't make a move.
It wasn't that he didn't dare to, but rather, he wasn't sure he could kill the opponent.
After all, he was nothing more than a strand of Divine Thought.
Not to mention killing Yu Yuan, he couldn't even succeed in reclaiming Yuan Tu at the beginning.
If he could have controlled Yuan Tu, maybe then, this strand of Divine Thought would have had a chance.
But this Yu Yuan seemingly had guessed this point and dared to provoke and mock him so brazenly!
It was simply courting death!
What made him even more furious was that Yu Yuan, after speaking, truly drew his bow once again and fired an arrow at the Primordial Spirit of the Mosquito Daoist.
Four Profound Black Treasure Arrows specially designed to eradicate Primordial Spirits were nailed into her, causing this creature born from the Blood Sea to utter an agonized roar as her Primordial Spirit began to crack and shatter.
"Looking at her state, three more arrows and she'll dissipate into ashes..."
Yu Yuan raised an eyebrow looking towards Minghe Ancestor in the mist and said, "A Sect Hierarch as grand as you, would you really stand by and watch your disciple perish in both body and spirit?"
At this moment, the Mosquito Daoist under his feet couldn't see the mist before Yu Yuan, nor hear Minghe Ancestor's voice, but she could tell from Yu Yuan's words that her Sect Hierarch's Divine Thought was nearby.
Having lost all hope and waiting for death, she suddenly saw a glimmer of hope and screamed with all her might:
"Sect Hierarch... save me!"
In the mist, Minghe Ancestor watched Yu Yuan closely, his voice cold:
"If you dare to kill the Mosquito Daoist, I will cut you down by the sword! If I wish to kill you, unless you stay on Penglai Island forever, even a Saint might not be able to protect you!"
"From past to present, I've never been intimidated by anyone!"
In the face of the threat from a Quasi-Saint, Yu Yuan smoothly drew his bow and shot his arrow.
With the fifth Profound Black Treasure Arrow piercing into the Mosquito Daoist, the arrow's power specifically targeting Primordial Spirits erupted violently, and her enormous Primordial Spirit, large as an elephant, instantly acquired countless cracks, like a spider's web.
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"If the Mosquito Daoist perishes, I will see to it that you're entombed alongside her!"
Minghe Ancestor was truly incensed, his voice ever colder.
"Pfft!"
Yu Yuan shot again, the arrow striking directly onto the head of the black mosquito.
The terrifying power of annihilation was unleashed instantly, causing the already crumbling Mosquito Daoist to fall to pieces outright!
And then, with a clang of a bell, the Chaos Bell appeared surrounded by mysterious yellow Qi, stirring earth, water, fire, and wind to absorb the fragments of the Mosquito Daoist's Primordial Spirit.
Throughout the process, Yu Yuan didn't even blink once as he stared at Minghe Ancestor through the mist and said:
"Back in Eastern Emperor Heaven, Indra wanted to kill me to seize my treasures; now here, Mosquito Daoist is following your orders to kill me for revenge... I'm not the one causing trouble, why should I be the one to hold back?
Now that Mosquito Daoist is on the brink of death, you want me to join her in burying, then come at me!!!"
By the end, he was already shouting angrily.
"As you wish!"
The icy voice of Minghe Ancestor rang out.
Afterward, his figure slowly dissipated along with the surrounding blood-red mist.
Yu Yuan sensed that his Divine Thought had left, but he didn't let his guard down.
He first went to the lake and collected Bai Ling along with the Treasure Hall into his Qiankun Ruyi Bag, then summoned the Golden-eyed Five Clouds Camel, ready to leave this place.
Just at this moment.
The world suddenly lost its light.
"Crack—"
The sky above surged with red light.
Countless blood-red lights descended from the sky, condensing into a light column thicker than mountains, within which was a four-foot-long, blood-colored Divine Sword.
At this instant, Yu Yuan suddenly felt a heavy pressure bearing down on him.
He looked up at the Heavenly Vault, only to find that his movements were visibly slowed, he also felt suppressed, and even lifting his head became extremely difficult.
His physical body, too, began to crack like a porcelain about to shatter.
The pressure came from that blood-colored Divine Sword.
The instant the sword appeared, intertwined with the Laws of Slaying, it caused Yu Yuan's body to fracture and his Primordial Spirit to shake violently.
At this time, a dull and grandiose voice emanated from the Heavenly Vault.
"Kill!"
The blood-colored Divine Sword fell thunderously, heading straight for Yu Yuan.
The latter's expression was extremely solemn as he immediately offered up several Spiritual Treasures that he had acquired in Eastern Emperor Heaven.
However, before the blood-colored Divine Sword, these Spiritual Treasures were like paper mache.
Before the sword even neared, they disintegrated into ashes under the blood light.
"Dang!"
The small broken bell rang in time, freezing the space a hundred meters around Yu Yuan.
Still, it was useless. It only slightly delayed the blood-colored Divine Sword for a moment before it fiercely broke through the spatial freeze, then directly stabbed into Yu Yuan's left shoulder.
Yu Yuan extended his right hand like lightning and grasped the blood-colored Divine Sword in time to prevent it from piercing straight through him.
However, the moment the blood-colored Divine Sword penetrated his flesh, an unparalleled force of slaughter exploded within him, nearly causing his body to fall apart, while his Primordial Spirit was directly sliced in half.
[Physical and Primordial Spirit heavily injured: Qi-Blood +3292827, Bone Strength +43353, Strength +28434, Primordial Spirit Strength +39572...]
[Physical and Primordial Spirit heavily injured: Qi-Blood +2234292, Bone Strength +53425, Strength +27532, Primordial Spirit Strength +38125...]
...
As expected of a Quasi-Saint's power!
Such an extraordinary move!
Yu Yuan felt the blood-colored Divine Sword in his body continuing to attack his flesh and slaughter his Primordial Spirit, yet a hint of joy appeared on his face.
Then, he activated the Chaos Bell and disappeared without a trace.
Inside the Netherworld Blood Sea, Minghe Ancestor was slightly stunned.
What is he trying to pull off?
Could it be he's planning to repeat his old trick and take away my Avici too?