The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 420 You're wrong, I'm his grandpa (6k)

To Shen Yunlan's utter surprise, Master Qingzhou had his disciple set up an extremely rare five-colored restriction.

His pupils suddenly contracted, and a storm raged in his heart.

——Five-color ban!
The Shen family's current protective formation was obtained through a fierce bidding war against numerous forces at the imperial auction back then.

To achieve this, the Shen family nearly emptied their savings accumulated over a thousand years, and encountered dozens of ambushes on their return journey, almost losing several elders.

But right now.
Just like that, another five-colored restriction appeared out of nowhere!
"Wait! Something's not right—"

Shen Yunlan suddenly woke up, a chill running down her spine to the back of her head.

That young master Si Yunya was only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. Even if he had high talent and had already condensed five thousand spirit seals, how could he possibly activate the five-colored restriction on his own?!

He suddenly turned his head, his gaze piercing Zhou Qing like a knife.

At this moment, Zhou Qing's heart was also stirred.

His original plan with his second uncle was simply to find a secluded place to ambush and kill Shen Yunlan.

However, battles between experts at the Spirit Severing Realm are no child's play—without absolute overwhelming strength, it is often difficult to determine life or death, and in the end, they can only stop when their strength is exhausted.

Unless, like Shen Hanyi back then, with her late-stage Spirit Severing Realm cultivation, she could kill the early-stage Spider Emperor Ye Luo with a single finger.

But the one in front of me...
Shen Yunlan is not only at the Great Perfection of the Spirit Severing Realm, but also an old fox who has experienced countless life-and-death battles.

As the head of one of the eight great families of Nanhuang Prefecture, he probably has a lot of trump cards and killer moves up his sleeve that are astonishing.

Looking at our own side—

Although Zhou Qing had the blessing of the Four Flowers Gathering at the Top, he was still only at the mid-stage of the Spirit Slaying Realm, and at most he could fight against those at the late stage.

Although Second Uncle broke through to the Great Perfection, it was under the guidance of the divine beast elder brother in the third level of the Desolate Forbidden Zone, and he has never truly fought to the death with a powerhouse of the same realm.

— Experience is a fatal weakness!

Therefore, the only chance for the two of them to win is to first trap Shen Yunlan with a restriction, and then forcibly kill him with inscription-level divine abilities and ultimate weapons!

But the most difficult problem is—

A Spirit Severing Realm expert can tear through the void and escape!
Furthermore, Zhou Qing has already comprehended the new inscription-level divine power, "Great Luo Demon Sealing Seal," which his second uncle obtained from the corpse of the Three Flowers, but he has been unable to cultivate it due to his predicament with the Shen family.

Even if one cultivates, at most one can only activate the first seal, [Suppress Demons], while the second seal, [Seale Heaven], required to seal the void, is not something that can be accomplished in a short time.

But his second uncle mysteriously told him that he had a way to do it, and that he should just wait and see.

Who would have thought it was a five-colored restriction!

Zhou Qing's eyes flickered slightly.

It should be noted that within the passageway of the Taiqing Gate's forbidden area, there is another five-colored altar with restrictive features left by the Second Uncle.

How many more cards does he have up his sleeve?

"boom--"

As he pondered, five-colored light poured down like a celestial river, instantly covering the entire mountain range.

The mountains were dyed with color, the ancient trees shone, the streams reflected rainbows, and even the air itself distorted and trembled under the power of the restriction.

Even more astonishingly, after this magnificent restriction was fully formed, it gradually became transparent and eventually merged with the heavens and earth, as if it had never existed.

—Truly flawless!

No matter what kind of great battle breaks out within the restricted area, the outside world will find it difficult to detect even a trace.

"Its protective capabilities are undeniable, but its ability to disrupt space and prevent Spirit Severing Realm cultivators from tearing through the void can only be maintained for a maximum of three hours!"

The next second, the second uncle's voice echoed in Zhou Qing's mind.

Zhou Qing nodded slightly, his gaze growing cold.

In other words, in their first collaboration, they must resolve the battle within three hours.

At this moment, Shen Yunlan, standing beside Zhou Qing, felt increasingly uneasy.

He stared intently at Zhou Qing's profile, and the moment that cold smile appeared on Zhou Qing's lips—

"Shh!"

Shen Yunlan retreated rapidly, instantly creating a distance of dozens of feet!
"call out--"

The sound of breaking air suddenly arose!
A figure wearing a small tiger-head hat stood in mid-air, his aura as deep and unfathomable as a abyss—it was none other than—

The Great Perfection of the Spirit Severing Realm!

Shen Yunlan's pupils suddenly contracted as she looked at her second uncle in disbelief, then abruptly turned her head and stared intently at Zhou Qing.

"Who...who are you?!"

Zhou Qing slowly stretched his neck and raised one hand—

"Zheng!"

A rusty broken sword appeared out of thin air, its blade crackling with purple-gold lightning. As the arcs of electricity leaped, even the surrounding air seemed to subtly distort.

He stood there with his sword in hand, his gaze sharp as a knife, fixed on Shen Yunlan.

A cold light flashed in Shen Yunlan's eyes, and his right hand suddenly formed a hand seal—

"Zheng!"

A dark blue bone ring flew out from his sleeve. The ring was made of nine segments of unknown demonic beast finger bones, each segment engraved with strange blood-red runes.

The bone ring hovered in front of him, slowly rotating, and countless translucent demon souls seeped out from the ring, emitting mournful howls.

Those demonic souls seemed to have been spirit-slaying demon emperors in their previous lives, their faces twisted, sometimes coalescing into human form, sometimes dissipating into smoke.

And immediately they wove into an impenetrable soul net in the void.

As soon as this ring appeared, the light within a radius of several dozen feet suddenly dimmed, as if it had been swallowed up by some kind of force.

The temperature plummeted to freezing point instantly, and the weeds on the ground withered and turned black at a visible speed, turning into a pool of foul-smelling black water in the blink of an eye.

Even the air was filled with a putrid stench that was nauseating.

"Who exactly are you?!" Shen Yunlan pointed a ring at one finger, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Within a three-zhang radius around him, demonic souls roamed, forming an invisible barrier.

Zhou Qing pointed his broken sword directly at Shen Yunlan, the purple-gold lightning crackling around the blade flickering: "You're the one who hired the Blood Pact Pavilion to assassinate Shen Hanyi, aren't you?"

Shen Yunlan's eyes narrowed instantly, a hint of surprise flashing across his face, before he sneered, "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

"Don't understand?" Lightning flashed in Zhou Qing's eyes. "I believe you'll understand soon!"

Before he could finish speaking, the broken sword in his hand suddenly trembled!
"boom--"

The purple-gold lightning wrapped around the sword suddenly erupted, transforming into a hundred-foot-long lightning dragon that roared and tore through the sky!

Wherever the thunder dragon passed, space twisted and deformed, the earth cracked inch by inch, and the violent lightning illuminated the entire mountain range as if it were daytime!
"cut!"

With a roar, Zhou Qing instantly merged with the broken sword, transforming into a blinding bolt of lightning that aimed straight for Shen Yunlan's brow!

This sword strike was as fast as lightning; before the blade even arrived, the sharp sword energy had already plowed a deep trench in the ground.

Faced with this thunderous attack, Shen Yunlan merely sneered.

He flicked his fingertip, and the "Nine Yin Soul Devouring Ring" floating in front of him suddenly accelerated its rotation, and countless demon souls shrieked and condensed into a huge ghost-faced shield.

The hideous ghost face on the shield is so lifelike that it opens its mouth to bite the thunder dragon!
"Boom——"

The moment the lightning collided with the ghostly energy, a deafening roar erupted!
The violent shockwave swept in all directions, instantly turning the rocks within a radius of a thousand feet into dust, and the ground was flattened by three feet!

"Shoot-"

The Thunder Dragon finally tore through the Ghost Face Shield, but its power had been greatly reduced.

Shen Yunlan swayed, easily dodging the remaining force. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and his hands suddenly formed a hand seal: "Ten Thousand Souls Devour the Heart!"

"Uuuuuu——"

The Nine Yin Soul Devouring Ring spun wildly, and countless demonic souls surged out like a tide, transforming into a ghostly net that blotted out the sky and enveloped Zhou Qing!

Each demon soul carries a bone-corroding poison; once tainted, the physical body decays and the soul perishes!
Zhou Qing's pupils contracted, the broken sword flashed across the sky, and purple-gold lightning transformed into a spherical barrier around him.

Lightning and ghostly energy intertwined wildly, emitting a teeth-grinding "sizzling" sound, and tiny cracks were constantly being torn open in space.

At this critical moment——

"boom!"

A bolt of lightning, as black as ink, descended from the sky and struck Shen Yunlan squarely on the top of his head!
That lightning was completely different from ordinary lightning; it contained a terrifying power of annihilation, swallowing up even the light in its path, as if it wanted to reduce everything to nothingness!
"Annihilation Black Lightning!"

Shen Yunlan's expression finally changed.

From beginning to end, what he was truly wary of was this seemingly young man, whose cultivation level was the same as his own, "Si Yunya"!
As for this Master Qingzhou?

Although he did condense 30,000 spirit seals, he was ultimately only at the mid-stage of the Spirit Severing Realm.

Over the years, he has killed at least eight or ten mid-stage Spirit Slayers, which is not worth mentioning at all!
But at this moment, facing this black lightning, Shen Yunlan felt his hair stand on end!

Without saying a word, he hurriedly activated the "Nine Yin Soul Devouring Ring" to defend himself!
"boom!"

The moment the black lightning collided with the bone ring, the entire world fell silent!
Immediately afterwards——

"Rumble--"

The deafening explosion resounded through the sky!
"puff!"

Shen Yunlan let out a muffled groan, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, and his figure retreated a hundred feet!

The ground beneath their feet was cracked inch by inch, plowing out two deep furrows!

"good chance!"

Zhou Qing's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his figure moved like lightning, instantly closing in on Shen Yunlan!
The broken sword in his hand surged with purple-gold lightning, carrying a destructive aura, and pierced straight for his heart!

"Want to kill me? Dream on!"

Shen Yunlan roared and suddenly bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the "Nine Yin Soul Devouring Ring"!

"Buzz!"

The bone ring shone brightly with blood-red light, and the nine finger bones suddenly separated, transforming into nine blood-red bone spears that shot towards Zhou Qing and his second uncle with a shrill shriek!

"Blood Bone Soul-Destroying Spear!"

Each bone spear contained terrifying corrosive power, even piercing through space itself with dark cracks!

"Thunder Shield!"

Zhou Qing swung his broken sword, and lightning transformed into a giant shield, blocking his path!

"boom!"

The bone spear struck the lightning shield, unleashing a blinding light!
Zhou Qing grunted, his lightning shield shattered, and he was forced back dozens of feet, his chest heaving with blood and qi!

"As expected of someone at the Great Perfection of the Spirit Severing Realm!" he thought to himself in surprise.

"Heh heh, a mere trifle!"

Upon seeing this, the second uncle let out a strange laugh, made a hand seal, and black lightning gathered wildly around his body, transforming into a giant lightning claw!

"Annihilation Thunder Claw!"

"boom!"

The lightning claw swept across, crushing the incoming bone spear!
With its remaining force, it slashed down towards Shen Yunlan's head!
"Damn it!"

Shen Yunlan's face turned ashen, and he suddenly pulled out a jet-black pill and swallowed it!
"boom!"

A violent aura erupted from his body, his injuries were instantly healed, and his cultivation level increased by 30%!

"Whoever you are, you will die today!"

He grinned maliciously, his hands forming a hand seal. The "Nine Yin Soul Devouring Ring" suddenly expanded, transforming into a giant ring hundreds of feet long, which pressed down on Zhou Qing and his second uncle!

"Nine Yin Soul Suppressor!"

Beneath the giant ring, space seemed to freeze, and time itself seemed to slow down!
Zhou Qing and his second uncle exchanged a glance, their expressions turning serious, and they attacked almost simultaneously!
"Thor is coming!"

Zhou Qing let out a loud shout, and lightning suddenly exploded around his body!

Countless purple-gold lightning bolts erupted from his body, intertwining in the void to form a lightning giant hundreds of feet tall.

The giant's face was blurred, but his eyes were like two blazing suns, radiating a chilling aura of power.

"boom!"

The phantom of Thor, wielding a giant sword, slashed down fiercely at the giant ring formed by the Nine Yin Soul Devouring Ring with a world-destroying aura!

At the same time— "Silent Thunder Prison!"

The second uncle clasped his hands together, and countless bolts of black lightning burst forth from the void, weaving together to form a huge lightning prison that tightly bound the giant ring!

"Rumble--"

The three terrifying forces collided, unleashing a world-destroying explosion!
The entire mountain range trembled violently, the ground cracked open with countless bottomless ravines, and the clouds in the sky were completely torn apart!
"puff!"

Zhou Qing and his second uncle both coughed up a mouthful of blood and flew backward!

Shen Yunlan was also in a bad way; the giant ring was shaken back to its original form, turning into nine finger bones that flew back into his hand.

His face was pale, his breath was weak, and blood kept spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"Come again!"

Zhou Qing wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit!
He flashed and charged at Shen Yunlan again!
"kill!"

The three figures clashed once again, and a terrifying storm of spiritual energy raged continuously!

Mountains collapsed, the earth cracked, and the space within the five-colored barrier trembled violently!

As Shen Yunlan fought and retreated, his eyes constantly scanned the surroundings, trying to find the core of the five-colored restriction array.

However, Zhou Qing and his second uncle's offensive was like a storm, giving him no chance to catch his breath!
"boom!"

Shen Yunlan repelled the Second Uncle's black lightning with a single palm strike, then forced Zhou Qing back with another blood-red bone spear, retreating rapidly.

He secretly tried to tear through space to escape, but found that the surrounding space seemed to be completely frozen, and not even a ripple could be stirred!
"Damn it!"

Shen Yunlan's expression finally changed, and a hint of shock and anger flashed in his eyes.

He then realized that he had been watching helplessly as the other party laid a trap, completely unprepared!

"So, all of this was a trap set up by my dear niece?!"

After another fierce collision, Shen Yunlan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his voice as cold and gloomy as ice.

Zhou Qing sneered: "You talk too much nonsense!"

"Roar--"

A gigantic phantom of a Suanni suddenly appeared behind him, its body crackling with purple-gold lightning, roaring to the sky!
The Suanni's eyes flashed like lightning, its fangs were menacing, and it pounced on Shen Yunlan with a world-destroying power!

A cold glint flashed in Shen Yunlan's eyes, and he sneered, "It seems I underestimated your identity!"

"When he was posing as a formation master at the Shen family, this 'Si Yunya' followed your lead without question, and now you're the one who's been in charge of the conversation—that makes things much easier!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he frantically formed hand seals again, the bone rings spun wildly, and his nine finger bones suddenly shattered, turning into countless pale bone fragments!

The bone fragments intertwined in the air, eventually coalescing into a massive abyss of white bones, from which came the wails of countless vengeful ghosts, as if connected to the Netherworld!

"boom!"

The phantom of the Suanni crashed headlong into the abyss of bones, where lightning and ghostly energy intertwined wildly, unleashing a deafening roar!

"Click——"

The abyss of bones was torn open by lightning, and the phantom of the Suanni was pierced by countless bone spikes, its light gradually dimming and dissipating!

"puff!"

Zhou Qing groaned, and a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his mouth.

"You're mistaken. In terms of status, I'm his grandpa!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the second uncle let out a strange laugh, his figure suddenly grew taller, and black lightning gathered wildly around him!
His robes fluttered in the wind, his hair stood on end, and he seemed to have transformed into a thunder god!
"Let me show you what real—"

"The Heavenly Net of Annihilation!"

He suddenly clasped his hands together, and the world suddenly went dark!
Countless jet-black lightning bolts burst forth from the void, weaving together into a lightning net that blots out the sky!

Within this net of lightning, countless ferocious phantom images of thunder beasts emerged—the roaring Suanni, the surging thunder dragons, the towering Kui Niu…

Each one carried a world-destroying power!
"fall!"

With a roar, the second uncle unleashed a thunderous net that crashed down!

Shen Yunlan's pupils contracted sharply, and he hurriedly activated the Bone Abyss to defend himself!

"boom--"

The moment the lightning net collided with the abyss, the entire world seemed to freeze for a split second!
Immediately afterwards——

"Crack!"

The Bone Abyss crumbled inch by inch, and countless bone fragments turned to ashes in the silent black lightning!
Shen Yunlan coughed up a mouthful of blood, his body flying backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the mountain wall!
"Old man...you..."

He struggled to his feet, his eyes still showing shock, but a flicker of fear suddenly crossed them—

For the first time, he truly felt that he might die!

Seeing Zhou Qing and his second uncle attacking again, he gritted his teeth, made hand seals, and his aura suddenly became ethereal!
"Since you're so determined to die, then let me show you—"

"The Eternal Azure Emperor Realm!"

"boom--"

The world suddenly twisted!

Centered on Shen Yunlan, the space within a radius of a thousand feet instantly transformed into an ancient forest.

Towering ancient trees rise from the ground, each exuding a primordial aura, with azure Daoist charm flowing between their branches and leaves.

—The Azure Emperor's artistic conception unfolds!

Zhou Qing and his second uncle felt a blur before their eyes and found themselves in a primeval forest.

The air was filled with a rich sense of life, yet it concealed a deadly threat.

"Swish—"

Countless vines suddenly erupted, each one wrapped with the power of laws, and strangled the two of them!

Even more terrifying, the ancient trees in this forest were moving, forming a natural trap that tightly surrounded the two of them!
"In my Azure Emperor Realm, you are not even as valuable as fallen leaves."

Shen Yunlan's voice came from all directions. His figure blended into the ancient trees, omnipresent yet nowhere to be found.

"call out--"

A green leaf falls, but the moment it touches the ground—

"boom!"

It transformed into a towering blue light and exploded!

A violent surge of spiritual energy swept out, cracking the ground and shaking ancient trees. Zhou Qing and his second uncle were forced to retreat repeatedly!

"These ancient trees... are devouring our spiritual energy!"

Zhou Qing's pupils contracted as he keenly sensed that the spiritual energy within his body was slowly dissipating.

He frowned, and with a sudden tremor of his broken sword, purple-gold lightning transformed into a hundred-foot-long thunder dragon, roaring as it tore through the void and slashed at the nearest ancient tree!

"boom!"

A bolt of lightning struck, and the ancient tree snapped in two!

however--

"Swish..."

The broken tree trunk regenerated at a speed visible to the naked eye, and was restored to its original state in the blink of an eye!

Even more terrifying, the entire forest seemed to be enraged, with countless vines like venomous snakes strangling from all directions!

Each vine is covered with sharp barbs, gleaming with a poisonous, eerie green light, and even the space itself is cracked with fine fissures!

"Interesting, but it also managed to bring out the essence of his art."

The second uncle's lips curled up slightly, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes. "Kid, I'm afraid you haven't yet grasped the essence of the Great Perfection of the Spirit Severing Realm, have you?"

He turned to look at Zhou Qing, a mischievous smile on his face.

"Leave the rest to me." The second uncle put his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering even without wind. "This fellow's artistic conception is quite extraordinary; it will surely be of great benefit to the improvement of your own!"

Before he finished speaking——

"Rumble--"

The second uncle clasped his hands together, and jet-black lightning roared out like an angry dragon, transforming into a constantly rotating spherical lightning prison!

Countless annihilation lightning patterns pulsed across the surface of the Thunder Prison. Every bolt of lightning that struck blasted the attacking vines into countless fragments!
However, more vines came from all directions, strangling and wrapping around the surface of the Thunder Prison like living creatures, constantly contracting and squeezing!

The pitch-black lightning and the eerie green vines clashed fiercely, producing a teeth-grinding "sizzling" sound.

The area of ​​Thunder Prison is shrinking at a visible rate!

Zhou Qing seized this fleeting opportunity and suddenly closed his eyes and sat cross-legged!
—All of this was part of the plan.

After all, to break through to the late stage of the Spirit Severing Realm, in addition to accumulating spiritual power several times greater than that of others of the same level, the most crucial thing is the continuous improvement and enhancement of one's own mental state!

"Om-"

The next moment, golden ripples suddenly spread around him, spreading outwards like ripples on the surface of water.

These ripples, though seemingly gentle, contain a profound power to break through barriers, silently permeating every inch of space, every ancient tree, and even every falling green leaf!

This is the deconstruction of artistic conception!

Every ripple vibrated, resonated, and peered into the most fundamental laws of this "Eternal Azure Emperor Realm".

This time, however, the enlightenment was clearly much more difficult than usual.

Zhou Qing closed his eyes and concentrated, fine beads of sweat gradually appearing on his forehead.

Guided by the golden ripples, his divine sense meticulously analyzed the structure of this artistic conception, as if peeling back layers of an onion.

Thirty breaths!
After a full thirty breaths of silence—

"Shh!"

Zhou Qing suddenly opened his eyes, and golden light burst forth in them, as if two blazing suns had suddenly been lit!

"break!"

He let out a low shout, his voice like thunder!

"Click——"

The entire Azure Emperor's realm suddenly froze!

All the ancient trees, vines, and green leaves seemed to freeze at this moment, as if time had stood still.

Immediately afterwards, a crisp cracking sound came from the void, like glass falling to the ground.

"puff!"

Shen Yunlan suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale!
"Impossible!" He stared in horror, his body tumbling uncontrollably from a towering ancient tree, crashing heavily to the ground.

With his appearance, the entire realm of imagination began to collapse—

Ancient trees withered, vines crumbled, and green leaves turned to ashes!

The Eternal Azure Emperor Realm is broken!
Seeing this, Uncle Er laughed heartily and looked at Zhou Qing with eyes full of admiration.

"Good lad, now you can wrap things up!"

Zhou Qing slowly stood up, and his aura suddenly changed!
"boom--"

A blinding burst of lightning erupted from his body, shaking the entire world!
Thirty thousand spirit seals surged forth like an inverted galaxy, each one shimmering with profound runes, weaving together a dazzling sea of ​​spirit seals around him!

"Thunder Seal—"

Zhou Qing suddenly clasped his hands together, and the thirty thousand spirit seals instantly collapsed and condensed!

The void trembled, and lightning bolts, like rivers flowing into the sea, converged wildly towards the center of the spiritual seal!

"Boom!"

Amidst the deafening roar of thunder, a purple-gold lightning spear gradually took shape.

The gun barrel was wrapped in destructive arcs of lightning, and each leaping bolt of electricity caused the surrounding space to crack open with fine black fissures!

"—Return to One!"

With a final, furious shout, the lightning spear solidified completely!

The entire lightning spear exuded a suffocating pressure, causing Shen Yunlan's expression to change drastically.

(End of this chapter)