Bayue Weiban

Chapter 531 Mutual Destruction

"Ahhhhhh!!!!"

Seeing his brother brutally slain before his eyes, his very body annihilated into nothingness.

The leader of the Liuhuo Bandits let out a furious roar to the heavens, his white hair billowing under the surge of his mana.

He immediately unleashed a secret technique, forcefully increasing his cultivation and advancing him once more to the late stage of the third realm.

Witnessing this, Ji Yuan’s expression grew solemn. He swiftly summoned the Xuantian Devouring Spirit Pagoda, causing it to descend with layers of pure light from above his head.

Then, with a wave of his hand, his white jade flying sword immediately reversed its course, circling around him while spitting out endless sword energy.

Concurrently, he formed several hand seals with one hand. His internal mana immediately became violent, and his aura surged by one to two times.

Seeing the leader of the Liuhuo Bandits preparing to fight him to the death, he also, without hesitation, employed a secret technique recorded in the Xuantian Sword Art.

At this moment, Ji Yuan’s cultivation, with the temporary boost from the secret technique, ferociously entered the middle stage of the third realm!

The earth-shattering roars finally ceased at this instant. The entire mountaintop of Jiulang Mountain, ravaged by the powerful forces, was forcefully shattered into countless rocks that tumbled and scattered in all directions.

The grand formation that enveloped this place was also destroyed as the mountaintop crumbled. More than ten cultivators of the second realm were almost all injured, and a few who were unlucky directly perished in the previous commotion.

"You killed my second sister and third brother... unforgivable!"

The leader of the Liuhuo Bandits murmured, and a small black flag suddenly appeared in his palm.

On the fluttering flag surface, peculiar patterns were embroidered with dark red fine threads. The moment it appeared in the man's hand, a sudden gust of gloomy wind swept through the heavens and earth.

A total of twelve restrictions manifested, and within the rolling black mist, countless remnant souls churned, emitting mournful and shrill cries.

"Myriad Souls Yin Spirit Banner... Go!"

A fierce glint flashed in the leader's eyes, and he then cast out the small flag from his palm.

In an instant, the heavens and earth changed color, appearing to transform into a desolate ghost realm. Dense black mist surged out, covering an area of dozens of feet.

Furthermore, streams of remnant souls flitted through the black mist, stirring up chilling winds that were bone-chilling. Where they passed, snowflakes began to fall.

Seeing this, Ji Yuan immediately flipped his wrist. A talisman appeared in his palm. As mana was poured into it, a scorching aura erupted.

The radiant pure Yang power exploded, dispersing the encroaching gloomy winds and forcing the countless remnant souls to dare not approach.

However, he still felt a sense of impending death rapidly descending, as if it were about to devour everything.

As thoughts swirled, he unhesitatingly unleashed his lifebound flying sword. His profound sword intent propped up a canopy, and he once again performed the technique of "One Sword Breaks All Laws."

The flying sword, no bigger than his palm, instantly erupted with a brilliant radiance. Endless sword energy spewed forth, with its edge poised to cleave this world apart!

At this moment, Ji Yuan unleashed his full power without reservation. The mana within his body surged out, pouring entirely into his lifebound flying sword.

"Xuantian Spirit Sever!"

A fierce roar echoed in all directions. The dazzling sword light, like a piercing sun, unleashed unimaginable terrifying power!

Endless sword energy swept through this realm, tearing apart the rolling black mist and revealing the small black flag slowly descending in mid-air!

Rumble!!

In an instant, the heavens and earth trembled, and the spiritual energy within a radius of several miles became chaotic.

Two suns suddenly appeared in the sky, one as black as ink, the other of extreme brilliance.

As everything gradually settled, and the two suns slowly dissipated, a figure shimmering with spiritual light suddenly fell from the sky.

Bang!!!

Ji Yuan’s body slammed heavily onto the ground. If not for the protection of the Xuantian Devouring Spirit Pagoda, even with his physical body, comparable to a third-realm warrior, he would have been smashed into pieces.

Following this, a white jade flying sword fell. Its spiritual light was dim, with only wisps of sword energy flowing around it, indicating severely damaged spirituality.

Seeing this, Ji Yuan had no time to feel heartache. He struggled to get up, and as he was about to circulate his internal mana, intense pain erupted from various parts of his body.

He didn't even need to examine himself internally; he knew he was severely wounded. The flesh and blood rivers within him had collapsed for the most part, and his meridians were damaged to varying degrees.

Clang!

At this moment, the Xuantian Devouring Spirit Pagoda above his head dropped, hitting a piece of rubble on the ground with a crisp sound.

Ji Yuan looked at it and immediately saw that it was covered with dense cracks, as if it were about to collapse completely and shatter into pieces at any moment.

He took a deep breath, leaned on his long sword, and slowly got up, silently circulating the mana within him.

However, after nearly a quarter of an hour, he had only managed to gather less than half of his mana. To achieve this, he had to endure searing pain, almost causing his body to collapse, and his skin was covered in bloody marks.

"To force me to this state, you must be a prodigy from some sect."

A figure slowly descended from the sky. It was none other than the leader of the Liuhuo Bandits.

However, his condition was not much better. Half of his body was stained with blood, and the lower half was riddled with sharp sword energy.

Most of his white hair had broken off, and the spiritual light in his eyes appeared extremely dim.

His cultivation, which had surged to the late third realm through a secret technique, had now dropped to only the early third realm, and he was even at risk of falling another realm at any moment.

Yet, at this moment, the leader of the Liuhuo Bandits’ face was filled with a profound smile.

However, this smile was somewhat chilling, too ferocious and terrifying.

"Such a prodigy, to ultimately die by my hand, brings me immeasurable pleasure!"

He spoke slowly, then extended an arm.

In his palm, a tattered black flag appeared, emitting powerful fluctuations.

Seeing this, Ji Yuan’s expression remained unchanged. A slight arc even curved up the corners of his mouth.

"One thing I can be sure of is that I will never die by your hand."

He whispered and suddenly crushed the jade pendant he had already obtained.

The next moment, his entire body was enveloped in a divine light. Pure incense and wish power immediately appeared in this world.

"Die!"

Seeing this, the leader of the Liuhuo Bandits immediately unleashed the black flag in his hand, channeling the last bit of mana remaining in his body into this treasure!

However, as the black flag flew out, the surging aura that should have erupted instead calmed down. The terrifying power that was about to be triggered suddenly became incredibly docile and obedient.

Within the boundless divine light, a hand quietly reached out and gently grasped the black flag.

As the divine light receded, a youthful figure appeared in the world. He wore a divine robe of deep blue, with a surging river embroidered in gold thread upon it, and his body exuded pure incense and wish power.