A journey through the world of martial arts

Chapter 216 Three Yin Fierce Souls
Yuan Shi Shangren attacked Yan Chixia with the "Three Yin Fierce Souls". The places he passed through were immediately covered by a hazy black mist, which emitted a nauseating smell.

This is the putrid aura of the "Three Yin Fierce Souls," which has been refined by the Yuan Corpse over sixty years. This substance is extremely corrosive, and ordinary protective true light is simply no match for it. The more one resists, the faster it is consumed, and in the end, it will devour both the person and the treasure.

Upon seeing this, Yan Chixia's expression immediately turned serious. He had also realized the power of the three fierce spirits and dared not be careless. He reached out and summoned three crimson talismans in front of him. With a burst of magical power, three fiery dragons appeared, their bodies enveloped in fiery clouds and flames rising as they charged towards the fierce spirits.

This is the "Blazing Sun Heavenly Dragon," which was created by Yan Chixia when he was cultivating. He killed several giant pythons and refined their essence and blood. It contains pure Yang fire and is not afraid of those turbid Yin things.

The fierce fire dragons collided, and a burst of light appeared as the yin and yang energies clashed continuously. However, after three breaths, Yan Chixia's expression changed slightly. He shook his sword, and several sword lights attacked the fierce fire dragons. Just as the sword lights were about to strike the fierce fire dragons, the three fierce fire dragons nimbly dodged, not only avoiding the sword lights but also taking the opportunity to surround and kill one of the fire dragons.

In an instant, the remaining pure Yang fire on the fire dragon's body was devoured by the three fierce spirits, causing its size to increase considerably. The three fierce spirits seemed unsatisfied, their three pairs of scarlet eyes fixed on the other two fire dragons. As soon as the Yuan Shi Shangren gave the order, they would immediately rush up and tear the dragons to pieces.

Although Yuan Shi Shangren had a slight advantage in the previous fight, he did not take advantage of the situation to attack. He knew that Yan Chixia's methods were not limited to this, and that the Blazing Sun Heavenly Flood Dragon was just an ordinary technique. Moreover, Li Po also needed time to circulate the pure Yang Gang Fire. As long as the other party did not take the initiative to step forward, he would continue to confront Yan Chixia until he succeeded in the other places.

"Since Li Po is not afraid of the Pure Yang Fire, then let's try this move."

Yan Chixia wouldn't give his opponent any time to rest. With a thought, he immediately recalled the two fire dragons, while the several sword lights circling outside continued to attack Li Po under his control.

At the same time, he formed a hand seal, and a talisman flashing white light landed in front of him. As soon as the talisman appeared, the expression of Yuan Shi Shangren, who was not far away, changed drastically. He waved his treasure banner, and thousands of ordinary ghosts surged towards Yan Chixia like a tide.

"Heaven and Earth are boundless, the profound heart and righteous law, the Five Thunderbolts strike, by decree!"

A majestic voice fell, and the Five Thunder Talisman shone brightly. A white lightning bolt as thick as a water bucket shot towards the three fierce spirits. At this moment, the fierce spirits were being besieged by the sword light. Just as they were about to be hit, suddenly, ghost spirits darted in and formed a ghost wall. The white lightning struck it directly. With just one strike, ninety percent of the ghost spirits were instantly annihilated, leaving no trace.

However, this brief respite allowed the Three Yin Fiends to find an opening. They exhaled a thick, turbid black mist to repel the sword light, then suddenly disappeared. When they reappeared, they were already in front of the Yuan Corpse Master, and the power of the Five Thunders immediately lost its target.

"So fast."

Yan Chixia's expression hardened. The speed of the Five Thunder Force was already extremely fast, but it was unbelievable that the Three Yin Fierce Souls could escape from its grasp.

What Yan Chixia didn't know was that although the Three Yin Fiends were quite powerful, their speed was not as fast as he had imagined. This was because the Yuan Corpse Master secretly sacrificed the remaining ten percent of the ghost soul, which allowed the Three Yin Fiends to successfully escape the Five Thunders' embrace.

Seeing his repeated defeats, Yan Chixia's face was quite unpleasant. He had previously confidently guaranteed that he could deal with Yuan Shi Shangren as soon as possible, but now he couldn't even defeat the Three Yin Fierce Souls released by the other party. It was really embarrassing.

Yuan Shi Shangren secretly felt fortunate. His Three Yin Fierce Souls were crucial to his future achievements and could not be damaged in the slightest. He had already reached the Nine Yin Transformation into Three realms. If he could transform the Three Yin into One realm and refine pure Yang, he could then achieve the Primordial Spirit.

Yan Chixia glanced down and saw that San Niang was fighting against Huilong and Lie Mingzi with the power of the formation. There were disciples guarding the other places, so it was fine for the time being. However, he knew that the longer it was delayed, the more disadvantageous it would be for his side. Although Gu Xu was exceptionally strong, Qi Ye and Jing Wuyuan were not to be underestimated. It seemed that if he wanted to break the deadlock, he would have to rely on his side.

Thinking of this, Yan Chixia's eyes sharpened, his aura suddenly intensified, and a stagnant force descended upon him, causing several startling beams to shoot straight out from the sword in his hand.

"It seems this person is about to cultivate his primordial spirit!" Yuan Shi Shangren was shocked when he sensed the unusual aura emanating from Yan Chixia. Although the oppressive force on his body was broken with just a movement, the time to dodge had already passed.

Upon seeing those several sharp and incomparable sword lights, Yuan Shi Shangren's eyes narrowed slightly. He reached out and summoned the Three Yin Fierce Souls in a triangular formation in front of him, repelling the powerful aura.

At the same time, he formed hand seals, and streams of black energy continuously poured into the Three Yin Fierce Souls. In less than half a breath, a thick black cocoon had appeared on his body.

With a thunderous boom, several sword lights carrying profound energy struck the same spot on the cocoon screen simultaneously. The crimson sword light flashed continuously, and in just a few breaths, a huge gash was torn open on the cocoon screen. The Yuan Corpse Master inside immediately felt his eyelids twitch, and he was horrified to realize that the sword light seemed capable of killing everything.

"This sword light is actually immune to the stench of decaying corpses!"

However, he reacted very quickly. As the Three Yin Fiends continued to wail, he reached out and took out the "Soul Gathering and Soul Refining Coffin". When the coffin lid was opened, a burly figure emerged from a cloud of black mist. As soon as he stepped out, the black mist emanating from his body merged into the figure like a whale sucking in water.

After the black mist was completely absorbed, the figure revealed its true form: a general-like man dressed in armor, with a pale face and a deathly aura, holding a broadsword in his hand.

"Heavenly Corpse?"

Yan Chixia manipulated the sword light to break through the cocoon, and was startled to see this person appear. He then unleashed several more sword lights that shot towards the person.

The general, the Heavenly Corpse, remained unmoved despite the sword light attacking him; only some sword light and sparks continued to burst forth. Yuan Shi Shangren, seeing this, felt relieved. His Heavenly Corpse was his biggest trump card, which he had originally planned to use at a crucial moment, but he did not expect it to be forced out so quickly.

Yan Chixia looked at the Heavenly Corpse and made a plan in his mind. He should deal with the Three Yin Fiends first. This Heavenly Corpse has copper skin and iron bones. It is definitely not something that can be taken down in one or two moves.

With a focused mind, the sword light that rushed into the cocoon suddenly intensified. In just a few swift movements, it completely cleaved the cocoon into several pieces. Just as the cocoon was about to reassemble, lightning flashed on the sword, and with a deafening roar, the turbid air was swept away. Even a Three Yin Fiend Soul was affected, caught off guard and struck by the sword light and lightning, instantly cracking open and reducing its turbid Yin energy by more than half.

"Yan Chixia!"

Enraged, Yuan Shi Shangren hurriedly retrieved the Three Yin Fierce Souls. Looking at the crack in one of them, he roared and immediately gave an order to the Heavenly Corpse General to kill Yan Chixia.

The Heavenly Corpse's tightly closed eyes snapped open instantly, and its crimson gaze sent a chill down Yan Chixia's spine. Something seemed off about this Heavenly Corpse. In his memory, it was a top-grade corpse, formed under extremely demanding conditions.

The fact that Yuan Shi Shangren possessed such a body already greatly surprised Yan Chixia, but to say that he could completely subdue Yuan Shi Shangren was not an underestimation of him; Yan Chixia probably didn't have that ability.

“This Yuan Shi Shangren must have used some kind of method to make the Tian Shi under his control. As long as this thing is destroyed, the Tian Shi will collapse on its own.”

Thinking of this, Yan Chixia moved instantly. He did not attack the Heavenly Corpse, but instead crossed over and attacked the Yuan Corpse Master. When the Yuan Corpse Master saw Yan Chixia's actions, he snorted coldly and raised his hand. The Corpse Yin Banner shone brightly, and a ball of dark evil energy blocked in front of him. The black evil energy was densely covered with green light spots, which looked very creepy.

This substance is called "Black Fiend Thousand Absolute Qi". It was made by Yuan Shi Shangren by collecting various corpse energies and refining them with Yin Fire. If a mortal takes a breath of it, his flesh, blood, and soul will be devoured in an instant, thus strengthening his fiendish energy. Even if a cultivator smells a little bit of it, he will feel dizzy and confused.

The Primordial Corpse Master used this item to buy time for the Heavenly Corpse. If the seal on the Heavenly Corpse could be broken in half a quarter of an hour, he would be invincible.

"If the Heavenly Corpse could devour a superior cultivator like Yan Chixia, it might be able to extract his essence to repair my Three Yin Fierce Souls."

Yan Chixia stared coldly at Wu Sha Qian Jue Qi, who stood in his way. He raised his sword and swept it, unleashing a crimson sword aura that rained down. The evil aura instantly ignited with purple flames, burning a large hole in it in less than half a breath. Yan Chixia's escape light darted forward, and in the blink of an eye, he was already within ten feet of Yuan Shi Shangren. Just as Yan Chixia was about to advance, the sky suddenly darkened, as if a black curtain had descended. Yan Chixia looked up and saw that the area within a radius of about a mile was shrouded in a black haze, with wisps of black and red evil aura emanating from all around, constantly approaching him.

Seeing this, Yan Chixia raised his protective true light, and a jade gourd appeared in his hand with a flash of light. With the mouth of the gourd facing the sky, he activated his magic power, and a powerful suction force immediately pulled at the black haze. The gourd sucked in the black evil energy like a whale sucking in water.

After the darkness descended, Yuan Shi Shangren's figure merged into it, coldly watching Yan Chixia's actions. How could a small magic artifact possibly break the corpse energy accumulated by the Heavenly Corpse for thousands of years?

As time passed, the jade gourd, having absorbed too much malevolent energy, turned from white to black. However, the malevolent energy of the corpse increased, not only surging towards Yan Chixia but also heading towards the sealing formation of the Forgetful Forest.

"not good."

Yan Chixia flicked his hand, and the jade gourd, thrown far away, exploded instantly, with the corpse energy it had absorbed flowing back in.

"Yan Chixia, let's see how you break my corpse aura."

The voice of the Yuan Shi Shangren entered Yan Chixia's ears from all directions. It was eerie and sinister, sending chills down his spine. Yan Chixia was surrounded by darkness, protected by a red light, constantly resisting the surging evil energy.

"This Yuan Shi Shangren is indeed a master of the older generation, with endless tricks up his sleeve. However, times have changed, and using the old methods to fight is destined to fail."

Yan Chixia scattered talismans in all directions, constantly sensing with his divine sense. After a few breaths, a glint flashed in Yan Chixia's eyes, and a sword light slashed towards the southeast. The Yuan Corpse Master hiding there was immediately shocked and hurriedly dodged, but unexpectedly, this movement completely exposed his location.

Before he could hide again, Yuan Shi Shangren was shocked to find streaks of sword light flashing with lightning rushing towards him, forcing him to dodge and avoid them. Before one round of attacks had stopped, another round of attacks had arrived. Chains of runes crisscrossed and intertwined in the darkness, forming a crimson net, and Yuan Shi Shangren was the fish in it.

"hateful!"

Yuan Shi Shangren deflected the sword light and chain attacks, and once again released the Wu Sha Qian Jue Qi.

"The Heavenly Corpse still needs some time. How come Yan Chixia is so powerful in battle? There are not many methods left to use. The only effective one now is the Three Yin Fierce Souls."

After pondering for a long time, Yuan Shi Shangren finally gritted his teeth and released the Three Yin Fierce Souls, which silently merged into the darkness, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to Yan Chixia at the right time.

"Yan Chixia doesn't want to deal with the Heavenly Corpse. If I were to be distracted for even a moment when the Heavenly Corpse is unsealed, he would definitely not let this opportunity pass. That's when the Three Yin Vicious Souls will come in handy."

As he watched the increasing number of talismanic sword lights in the darkness, Yuan Shi Shangren's expression grew solemn. Although these things could not cause him much harm, if he were to be restrained for even a moment, it would be extremely fatal for him.

Although he possessed the art of substitution, he didn't want to waste it. Moreover, using the substitution technique would consume a lot of his magical power, so he wouldn't take this path unless absolutely necessary.

After fighting Yuan Shi Shangren for a few more breaths, Yan Chixia had a sudden thought and shouted. The talismans that were all around him suddenly exploded, and dazzling rays of light tore apart the black curtain formed by the corpse aura as if breaking through the darkness.

Although it was only for a moment, and the black curtain reformed, it was enough for Yan Chixia to see everything inside the Corpse Fiend Black Curtain.

With a flash of crimson light, Yan Chixia arrived beside Yuan Shi Shangren. The latter had already become alert when the talisman exploded, releasing countless ghost souls to surround him. At this moment, the ghost souls around him silently dissipated. Yuan Shi Shangren was startled and reached out to strike Yan Chixia with the Corpse Yin Banner.

Yan Chixia didn't even look at his opponent. He used his escape light to dodge and created several illusions to confuse Yuan Shi Shangren. Then, his main body leaped into the sky. A flash of light appeared in his hand, and he summoned the "Zheng Lü Bell". The red light appeared and disappeared, and auspicious clouds appeared. With the power of his magic, a mysterious sound continuously attacked Yuan Shi Shangren.

This sound is called Soul Suppression, one of the thirty-six mysterious sounds of the "Zhenglu Bell". Once this sound enters the mind, the soul will be suppressed in an instant. If there is no way to counter it, as time goes by, the soul will eventually be completely suppressed, leaving only an empty shell without any thoughts.

Upon hearing this sound, Yuan Shi Shangren knew something was wrong. The sonic killing power entered his ears, and his body suddenly froze. In that moment of pause, Wu Sha Qian Jue Qi lost control. Seeing this, Yan Chixia immediately slashed with his sword. Crimson light spread like wildfire, extinguishing all the killing energy. The sword light continued its momentum, striking the Corpse Yin Banner. The two forces collided, and a ripping sound rang out, bringing Yuan Shi Shangren back to his senses for a moment.

Yuan Shi Shangren stared grimly at the banner that had been slashed open. He reached out and pulled it back. The damage to two treasures in succession was already a great loss. This Yan Chixia was indeed not easy to deal with.

"The only way forward is to unseal the Heavenly Corpse as soon as possible." Yuan Shi Shangren sighed, never expecting that things would come to this.

He took out two ghost face sculptures, and with a burst of magic, they instantly transformed into ghost face statues several meters tall, their entire bodies exuding a sinister aura. They held a hexagonal fork and stood on either side of the Yuan Corpse Master.

This item is a protective talisman refined by the Yuan Shi Shangren. It is not afraid of external forces for a short period of time and can be considered extremely precious. However, as long as he unseals the Tian Shi in time and captures Yan Chixia, the loss of these two items is not a big deal.

Seeing the image of the Dharma blocking his way, the Yuan Shi Shangren immediately began chanting the true incantation. A series of indescribable spells were continuously recited, and the body of the Heavenly Corpse with its eyes open in the distance began to undergo a strange change.

His tattered armor was completely restored, his ashen face regained its rosy hue, and his scarlet eyes became black and white, making him look extremely lively.

In a short while, a middle-aged man with a resolute appearance and a burly build appeared in front of Yan Chixia, wielding a sword.

Yan Chixia's attack on Yuan Shi Shangren was momentarily slowed down, while Yuan Shi Shangren took the opportunity to hide in the darkness and silently circulate his true energy to recover his magic power. He had just exhausted ninety percent of his magic power to unseal the Heavenly Corpse. If Yan Chixia were to target him relentlessly, he would only face certain death.

Seeing the blazing blood aura emanating from Yan Chixia, the Heavenly Corpse immediately charged forward with both swords in hand. Yan Chixia had no choice but to turn his attention to the Heavenly Corpse. He moved swiftly and slashed at the Heavenly Corpse's head with his sword. The sound of metal clashing against metal was heard, and Yan Chixia's wrist went numb. He took three steps back and stared at the Heavenly Corpse with a solemn expression.

Although he hadn't used his full strength in that sword strike, it wasn't easy to catch. The Heavenly Corpse had blocked it without dodging or avoiding, and its strength truly shocked him.

"The weaknesses of the Heavenly Corpse are usually in the center of the head, between the eyebrows, in the dantian, and in the eyes. Let me give it a try."

Yan Chixia unleashed a sword strike, sending over a hundred sword beams hurtling towards the Heavenly Corpse. At the same time, he summoned three Five Thunder Talismans with his right hand, aiming them at the Heavenly Corpse's brow, dantian, and eyes respectively. However, to Yan Chixia's surprise, the Heavenly Corpse ignored the sword beams, allowing them to strike its body and leave white marks. The three talismans, upon approaching within three feet of the Heavenly Corpse, suddenly turned into ashes.

After destroying the talisman, the Heavenly Corpse roared and raised its broadsword, unleashing a powerful slash that crashed down towards Yan Chixia. The protective aura around Yan Chixia had been significantly corroded by the Corpse Qi, and it was instantly shattered by the impact of the sword. Just as Yan Chixia was about to be struck by the broadsword, a beam of clear light shot from the sky and knocked the broadsword away with a single strike.

At the same time, bolts of lightning continuously struck the Heavenly Corpse, and the shockwaves from the lightning shattered the black curtain that obscured the sky, revealing the Primordial Corpse Master not far away.

Seeing the Heavenly Corpse injured and the Black Curtain destroyed, Yuan Shi Shangren was immediately horrified. Looking at Yan Chixia's unfriendly face, he tried to escape, but before he could react, a crimson sword light flashed and instantly beheaded him. His body went limp and fell down, but no blood flowed from the wound.

(End of this chapter)