Catching Monsters

Chapter 487 Seven Edicts
At dawn, Jiang Yun stepped onto the rooftop and fled towards the direction of the imperial palace.

Behind him, a powerful sense of oppression kept surging in from behind.

Jiang Yun glanced back and saw that the dragon that Chang Yujian had transformed into was flying over at a speed much faster than his own.

Its body was still no different from a python, but its head had transformed into a dragon's head, and its body was crackling with lightning.

At this moment, Chang Yujian's demonic eyes were fixed on Jiang Yun, who was running for his life on the roof, and it let out a strange cry. Its life was rapidly fading away.

Its only thought at that moment was to kill Jiang Yun!
If it weren't for Jiang Yun, how could so many experts of the Snake Clan have fallen into such a predicament?

In an instant, it was less than a hundred meters away from Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun grew increasingly anxious. If he could successfully escape into the palace, the hidden experts there might be able to save his life from this guy.

But now, he hasn't even escaped into the inner city yet, it's too late!

Jiang Yun was decisive. Knowing that continuing to run would only lead to his death, he stopped, stood on the roof, quickly turned around, and looked up at Chang Yujian.

Chang Yu's sword danced in mid-air, his entire body radiating the power of thunder.

Jiang Yun stood on the roof, gripping a talisman tightly, forming a standoff with him.

Then Jiang Yun threw out the talisman and made a hand seal:

"Heaven is in chaos, earth is in chaos. We pay homage to the Three Altars of Laozi. Riding a green ox from the ditch, he emerges from the Heavenly Gate, receiving a willow branch to divide the world. He slays the wicked gods of the mortal realm, and keeps the evil spirits of the mortal realm far away."

"The evil spirits and demons are no longer on my body. The sky is clear and the earth is sacred. The six Ding and six Jia soldiers are with me everywhere. Laozi is with me everywhere. The sages guard and lead the heavenly soldiers."

"I obey Laozi's command, may it be done immediately!"

In an instant, a seven-colored auspicious cloud slowly appeared in the sky above.

The colorful auspicious clouds instantly coalesced into a large sword nearly thirty meters long.

The broadsword also shone with auspicious five-colored light.

Jiang Yun raised his hand: "Slay!"

boom!
The giant sword, carrying immense power, slowly descended, slashing towards Chang Yujian.

The power of this strike was also extraordinary.

But Chang Yujian twisted his body in mid-air, and a powerful bolt of lightning erupted from the horn on his forehead, instantly striking the greatsword.

A crisp sound, like glass shattering.

It turned into countless fragments.

Jiang Yun flipped his hand seals: "Imperial Edict!"

The countless fragments formed from the broadsword, under Jiang Yun's control, transformed into countless beams of light that pierced towards Chang Yu's sword.

With so many fragments, it's impossible to dodge them.

Dangdang Dangdang!
To Jiang Yun's surprise, these fragments flew away but couldn't even pierce the snake scales on Chang Yu's sword.

Chang Yujian stared at Jiang Yun with venomous eyes, hissing, "Jiang Yun, no matter how you struggle, you will not escape death today."

After saying this, a thick bolt of lightning, nearly two meters in diameter, erupted from the horn on Chang Yujian's forehead and blasted towards the house where Jiang Yun was.

The speed was so fast that Jiang Yun couldn't even dodge it.

boom!
The massive explosion instantly reduced the house where Jiang Yun was standing to ruins, sending dust and smoke billowing everywhere.

With a gentle gust of wind, Chang Yujian sent a gust of demonic wind toward the ruins, as if it wanted to see Jiang Yun's corpse with its own eyes.

This attack is something that a mere second-grade True Monarch cannot withstand.

If it were a second-grade Earth Demon Realm demon, it might still survive thanks to its physical strength.

But a second-grade True Monarch realm cultivator is still...

Sure enough, Jiang Yun was lying in the ruins. His clothes were tattered from the lightning, and much of his long hair was singed.

"died!"

"died!"

Chang Yujian's eyes showed a hint of joy, but the joy vanished without a trace.

It noticed that Jiang Yun's fingers trembled slightly.

At this moment, Jiang Yun was in excruciating pain all over his body.

Just as that bolt of lightning struck, a strong sense of death washed over me.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Jiang Yun took out the Three Pure Ones Flicker. The white tail of the flicker enveloped Jiang Yun just before the lightning bolt struck him.

It absorbed most of the power of this lightning bolt.

Jiang Yun barely survived.

Jiang Yun slowly opened his eyes, panting heavily, lying in the ruins, looking at the blue sky and white clouds above.

If he were to be attacked again, he definitely wouldn't be able to withstand it.

"puff."

Jiang Yun couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, and slowly looked at Chang Yujian not far away.

He quickly searched his mind for incantations that could defeat this demon. Although he knew quite a few incantations, he currently had very few that could defeat this demon.

At this moment, Chang Yujian was also almost at the end of his life, and thunderous power once again gathered on his forehead.

This was the last bit of strength he could muster.

We must kill Jiang Yun with this one move!
Jiang Yun took a deep breath and formed a hand seal that he had never used before.

"Seven imperial edicts!"

"Gen Mountain displays its mighty spirit, closes the earth tiger, seals the ghost's path, pierces the ghost's heart, breaks the ghost's belly, and seals off the evil spirits hidden in the Bagua Palace."

This is the innate Bagua decree that he obtained from Liu Boqing.

Although he was exceptionally gifted, he only learned the seventh edict.

Although he knew this spell was powerful, he had never actually used it.

Right now, we have no choice but to take a gamble.

I'm betting on the power of this incantation to trap Chang Yujian!

As Jiang Yun recited the incantation, a black array appeared on the ground beneath Chang Yu's sword.

This black array is about thirty meters in diameter, and the flowing incantations are precise, complex, profound, and mysterious.

Suddenly, an iron chain flew out from below the array diagram and instantly bound the dragon's body.

Immediately afterwards, one iron chain after another flew out, these chains seemed to come from the underworld, carrying a strong, cold aura.

The dragon that Chang Yujian had transformed into struggled incessantly, but it was unable to break free from these iron chains.

Suddenly, a huge, pitch-black arm emerged from within the mysterious array, instantly grabbing the chains and sinking them into the array.

The powerful force actually dragged Chang Yu's sword toward the array diagram.

Chang Yujian's face showed resentment. It was already doomed to die, so naturally it was not afraid of death.

But it was unwilling to accept it; it was just a hair's breadth away from killing Jiang Yun.

It kept emitting painful cries and howls, and its body kept struggling.

But in the end, they were dragged into the mysterious array.

The mysterious array also vanished without a trace in an instant.

Jiang Yun's eyes widened at the sight. He hadn't expected the power of the Innate Eight Trigrams Edict to be so terrifying.

Of course, Jiang Yun's magical power was also completely drained after casting the Seven Edicts.

This is also extremely frightening.

It should be noted that he is currently at the second-grade True Monarch realm, and the amount of magical power within him is extremely astonishing.

After these seven edicts were executed, they were completely drained.

His injuries were already quite severe, and the use of the Seven Edicts had drained his magical power.

Jiang Yun's spirit could no longer hold on.

His eyes rolled back, and he fainted instantly.

……

In the distance, Hu Yuange, Wei Nan, and others were secretly observing Chang Yujian's situation.

On the rooftop, Hu Yuange and Wei Nan stood side by side, using their divine senses to observe the situation in the distance.

"I thought this kid was doomed, but I didn't expect him to have a backup plan." Wei Nan said slowly with a stern face, "This kid is really lucky. Chang Yujian risked his life to attack him, but he still survived."

Hu Yuange shook his head slightly and said, "This kid's survival isn't just due to good luck. If it were you or me, could we guarantee we'd survive?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Nan pondered for a moment and said, "I'm afraid there's only a 50% chance of survival."

"That's right." Hu Yuange nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "In any case, the snake clan suffered heavy losses this time, so it can be considered an unexpected blessing."

Killing a second-grade Earth Demon of the Serpent Clan is a considerable gain.

Wei Nan's eyes flashed as he said, "If we find Yan Jiu's whereabouts, our two clans will then each rely on their own abilities."

Hu Yuange narrowed his eyes and said, "Tell me, if we were to fight Jiang Yun, who would win?"

Wei Nan said calmly, "This guy just broke through to the second-grade True Monarch realm not long ago. Even if he possesses that kind of powerful Dao technique, the two of us can still kill him."

"It's just a matter of putting in a little more effort."

Hu Yuange reminded him, "Chang Yujian shattered his demon core, but he still couldn't kill him."

Upon hearing this, Wei Nan remained silent for a moment, but still added, "This technique comes at a high price; it can drain all of this kid's magical power."

“He can only use it once. Once he runs out of mana, our other demon companions can easily kill him.”

"Why are you trying to boost the morale of the human race out of nowhere?"

Hu Yuange took a deep breath: "If this person is alive, the Daoist sect may show signs of a resurgence."

(End of this chapter)