The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 423 Inscription-Level Divine Ability? You...who exactly are you?! (6k)

"Ugh, those annoying flies—"

Yama roared in anger, his eyes bloodshot, and suddenly plunged his black knife into the ground, forming a strange hand seal with his hands.

"Who do you think you are? Today I'll show you what happens when you meddle in other people's business!"

Yama grinned maliciously, his voice becoming hoarse and overlapping, as if countless voices were speaking at the same time.

Zhou Qing's pupils shrank suddenly as he saw countless blood-red runes appear all over Yan Luo's body.

These runes wriggled like living things and quickly covered his entire body.

"Yan Yu: Ten Thousand Bones Withered!"

With a fierce shout from Yama, his flesh and blood began to peel away inch by inch!
Skin and muscle scattered like shredded paper, revealing the stark white bones beneath.

But strangely, these bones were also covered with blood-red runes, exuding a chilling aura.

"This is... a forbidden secret technique of the Yan family!" Yu Yan, who was watching from afar, exclaimed in shock, her face turning deathly pale.

Yama had completely transformed into a blood-skeletal demon body, with ghostly green flames flickering in his empty eye sockets.

He slowly raised his bony hand and shook hands with Zhou Qing from afar—

"Crack!"

The air around Zhou Qing suddenly froze, and he was horrified to discover that his bones were beginning to twist and deform uncontrollably!

A sharp pain instantly swept through his body, as if countless invisible hands were tearing at his bone marrow.

"Ugh—!"

Even with Zhou Qing's strong willpower, he couldn't help but cry out in pain.

His forehead was instantly covered in cold sweat, and the veins bulged like earthworms.

The pain was deep in his bones, as if a million poisonous insects were gnawing at his bone cavity.

At this critical moment, the Demon-Subduing Golden Bone technique within his body suddenly activated on its own.

Golden glints seeped from the cracks in the bones, flowing like molten gold across the broken bone.

Amidst the chanting of Sanskrit, the golden light transformed into intricate chains of Sanskrit characters, forcibly correcting the twisted bones.

"call--"

As the excruciating pain subsided slightly, Zhou Qing spat out a mouthful of turbid blood, his eyes gleaming even colder.

He slowly straightened up, and the power of the Demon-Subduing Golden Bone and the power of thunder within his body intertwined, forcibly forcing back Yama's Blood Bone Secret Technique!

"How is this possible?!" The eerie green flames in Yama's eyes flickered violently, and his heart was filled with shock and disbelief.

"What kind of divine power is this? It can actually withstand the secret techniques of my Yan family?!"

What alarmed him even more was that his spiritual power was beginning to wane.

Having exhausted himself in the previous battle with the swift, and now forcibly using "Ten Thousand Bones Withering," his spiritual energy is nearly depleted!

No, we must finish this quickly!

Yama's skeletal body trembled, and the crimson runes around him lit up again. He said coldly, "You have every reason to be proud that you could force me to use my last resort!"

Before he finished speaking, his bony hands suddenly clasped together, and his entire body of white bones began to multiply wildly!
Sharp bone pierced through his body, instantly transforming him into a ten-zhang-tall skeletal giant.

Every bone was wrapped in blood-red runes, radiating a suffocating sense of oppression!

"die!"

The skeletal giant unleashed a punch, causing the air to explode and the ground to crack wherever the fist struck!

Zhou Qing's gaze sharpened, and he activated the Golden Crow Burning Sky Scripture within his body at full power!
"Wow—!"

A clear, melodious cry resounded through the sky, and a huge, three-legged golden crow phantom suddenly appeared behind him!

The golden crow spread its wings, and the blazing fire of the sun swept out, dyeing half the sky crimson gold!

"boom!"

The golden crow and the giant white bone fist collided violently!
A blinding light erupted, and a terrifying energy storm swept out!

The earth, which had previously been reduced to dust, was once again plowed with trenches several meters deep, and even space itself was distorted and deformed by this force!

Flames and bones kept melting and regenerating, and the two sides were deadlocked for a time!
The ghostly flames in Yama's eyes flickered violently, and his anxiety grew.

Zhou Qing was not having an easy time either, with blood constantly spilling from the corner of his mouth, but the fighting spirit in his eyes grew even stronger!
It's now!

He suddenly bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the golden crow phantom!
"Feng Tian!"

"boom--!"

The golden crow phantom instantly expanded, transforming into a blazing sun that completely engulfed the white bone giant!
"puff--!"

The next moment, Yama coughed up a mouthful of blood, his bones shattered inch by inch, and his flesh and blood reformed, restoring him to human form.

He staggered backward, his face ashen, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Damn!

He thought he could finish the battle quickly, but unexpectedly, such a tough opponent appeared out of nowhere!
The Golden Crow True Fire burned away his blood and bones, and even the spiritual power within his body was scorched into pieces!
No more delay!
A ruthless glint flashed in Yanluo's eyes, and he suddenly slammed his hand on the storage bag—

"Buzz!"

An ancient bronze lamp instantly appeared in his palm!

The lamp has an eerie bronze luster and its surface is covered with twisted runes, like some kind of ancient and forbidden script.

At the wick, a pale flame burned quietly, its flickering light illuminating countless distorted, ghostly faces, sending chills down one's spine.

Zhou Qing's pupils suddenly contracted!

It's that replica of the ultimate weapon!!!

He had seen this object from afar at Wuxiang Mountain. It was with this lamp that Yama engaged in an earth-shattering duel with the old emperor, Xuanyuan Chong.

However, because many Spirit Severing Realm cultivators had perished there, their intense obsessions prevented him from clearly seeing the specific battle situation inside.

But it seems the two should be considered evenly matched, but Xuan Yuanchong had at that time borrowed the power of the nine golden dragons of fortune from the entire capital!

Why hasn't Second Uncle arrived yet?
Zhou Qing tensed up and immediately sent a telepathic message to Yu Yan: "Get away from here immediately, quick!"

The swifts that were meditating in the distance felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave the moment that lamp appeared.

A chilling coldness shot from the soles of my feet straight to the top of my head, as if it were freezing my very soul.

She hurriedly stood up, and upon hearing Zhou Qing's telepathic message, she replied without hesitation, "Master Zhou, you go first! You've already saved me, I'll hold him off!"

As he spoke, he transformed into a streak of azure light, charging towards the battlefield against the terrifying pressure.

"Nonsense!" Zhou Qing's voice suddenly became stern. "Get out of here! You'll only be a burden to me if you stay!"

The swift paused.

She was an intelligent person and immediately realized that she couldn't really help and might even distract Zhou Qing.

"Fine," she gritted her teeth, "I'll wait for you a hundred miles away. If I don't see you within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, I'll definitely come back!"

Then, a cyan light streaked across the sky and disappeared into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Yama coldly watched the swift escape, but did not stop it.

At this moment, he only had eyes for Zhou Qing—this guy who had ruined his plans time and time again, he had to die!

"To die under the lamp of fate is your honor." Yama grinned maliciously, and the lamp in his hand suddenly emitted a dark light.

"Rumble--"

In an instant, the color of the world changed!

Dark clouds gathered wildly from all directions, forming a huge vortex in the sky with a diameter of thousands of feet.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the clouds, as if the entire world was trembling at the appearance of this lamp.

At the center of the vortex, a phantom of a gray-white lamp, hundreds of feet tall, slowly emerged, echoing the bronze lamp in Yama's hand!
At the illusory lamp wick, a pale flame burned quietly.

Strangely, the flames not only had no heat, but also caused the temperature within a radius of a hundred miles to drop sharply.

Thick frost instantly formed on the ground, and even tiny ice crystals floated in the air.

Zhou Qing felt a chill run down his spine, and an unprecedented sense of crisis surged into his heart!

The spiritual energy within his body began to stagnate uncontrollably.

This is the power of the ultimate path...

He stared intently at the lamp, a chill running through him.

Without the blessing of the Golden Dragon of Fortune, the only weapon that can contend with it right now is probably the [Mirror of Infernal Karma], which is also an extreme weapon!
Although it is incomplete, it is a true ultimate weapon, incomparable to the imitations before us!
"Kid, there's no one else around for thousands of miles, and the girl you saved has already been knocked unconscious by me. Take this opportunity to show me the power of your ultimate weapon."

Just as Zhou Qing was hesitating, he suddenly heard his second uncle's voice transmission in his ear.

Upon hearing that voice, Zhou Qing felt reassured.

A sinister smile curled at the corner of Yama's lips, and his voice was as cold as the depths of hell: "You have missed your last chance to escape."

As he spoke, he slowly raised his well-defined fingers and gently tapped them towards Zhou Qing—

"crash"

Suddenly, the sound of chains being dragged echoed in the void.

Suddenly, the pale flame at the wick flickered and transformed into nine crystal-clear chains of law that pierced through the air!

Each chain contains a terrifying power of confinement; wherever it passes, space freezes and time stands still!
Zhou Qing tried to dodge, but was horrified to find that his movements had become incredibly slow, as if he were sinking into a quagmire.

Even more terrifying, he felt his life force being forcibly stripped away by some kind of power!
That being the case——

Zhou Qing simply stopped struggling and slapped the storage bag as well!

"Om-"

An ancient bronze mirror frame appeared out of thin air; though it had no mirror, it exuded a chilling aura of power.

The frame is covered with obscure and ancient runes, each line seemingly flowing with a crimson light like lava.

Wisps of intense heat seeped out from it, causing even the frozen space to begin to distort slightly.

Yama's pupils suddenly contracted as he stared intently at the suddenly appearing bronze mirror frame.

Even with the knowledge of a direct descendant of the Yan family, he couldn't recognize the grade of this treasure!
"This is.?"

He was confused and confused.

For some reason, he felt a terrifying pressure from this mirrorless frame that was no less powerful than the Fate-Breaking Lamp!
Moreover, the lamp in his hand seemed to resonate and tremble the moment it appeared in the frame.

"Crash-"

The nine chains of law of the Fate Lamp had reached Zhou Qing and were about to completely imprison him!
At this critical moment, the Mirror of Infernal Fire suddenly trembled, and countless golden threads suddenly emerged from inside the frame!
These threads are not physical entities, but are formed from pure karma, each containing a terrifying will to judge all living beings.

"laugh--"

Golden threads shot out like serpents, colliding violently with the pale chains!

"boom!!!"

The moment the two supreme powers collided, the entire space collapsed.

Centered on the point of impact, the void within a radius of several thousand feet shattered inch by inch, revealing pitch-black void cracks.

A terrifying shockwave swept out, cleaving distant mountain peaks in half, and causing the earth to undulate like ocean waves!
Yama's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly made a hand seal to stabilize his body.

He stared intently at the intertwined golden and white lights, his heart churning with astonishment. What kind of weapon was this? How could it rival the Fate-Bearing Lamp?!

What terrified him even more was that the aura emanating from those golden threads caused a dull ache in his soul, as if he were facing some kind of supreme judgment!
At this moment, the chains of the Fate Lamp trembled wildly, trying to break free from the golden threads.

Meanwhile, the Mirror of Infernal Fire continuously spewed forth karmic fire, the crimson flames spreading along the threads, burning the power of law on the pale chains.

“Ka-ka-ka—”

Amidst the teeth-grinding cracking sound, fine cracks began to appear on the chains of the Fate Lamp!

"Impossible!" Yama exclaimed in shock.

He never imagined that his prized Siming Lamp would be at a disadvantage in a head-on confrontation!
He hurriedly bit his tongue, spitting a mouthful of blood onto the lamp.

The pale flame at the wick flickered wildly, and more power of law surged out, attempting to counterattack.

However, the power of the Mirror of Infernal Flames is even greater!
The chaotic space inside the frame surged violently, and countless flames of sin could be vaguely seen burning within it.

Those flames have no heat, yet they can cause excruciating pain to the soul of anyone who looks at them—because they are not burning the physical body, but the karmic force of cause and effect!

"A fake is still a fake!"

Zhou Qing let out a cold shout, and his spiritual power surged wildly into the Mirror of Infernal Karma, even including the reserve spiritual power in the Golden Flower.

The ancient runes on the bronze frame suddenly lit up, and crimson light flowed through the patterns like lava.

Inside the frame, the chaotic, surging karmic fire seemed to be summoned by something and suddenly erupted!

"boom--"

Countless golden threads burst forth from the frame, each one wreathed in blazing flames of sin.

Wherever these threads passed, even space itself seemed to groan in despair!
Yama suddenly groaned, his face turning deathly pale.

He was horrified to discover that his connection with the Fate Lamp was being eroded by some strange force!

The feeling was like countless tiny flames connected by spiritual energy, burning all the way to his soul!
"What the hell is this!"

A sense of fear finally rose in Yama's heart.

The bronze mirror frame in the other party's hand could directly affect him, the holder of the treasure, through the Fate Lamp!
"boom!"

It was another earth-shattering collision.

Where golden threads intertwine with pale chains, the space shatters like glass.

The chains of the Fate-Bearing Lamp finally gave way, breaking inch by inch under the burning karmic fire, turning into specks of ice crystals that dissipated into the air.

"puff--"

Yama suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and staggered backward.

He stared intently at the Mirror of Infernal Fire, his eyes filled with horror.

But the truly terrifying things have only just begun—

The broken golden threads did not disappear; instead, they wrapped around his body as if they were alive!
"Go away!"

Yama roared and suddenly drew his Black Prison Demon Blade, slashing wildly.

But the blade passed right through the threads, as if they didn't exist in this space-time at all!
“It’s no use.” Zhou Qing’s voice was icy. “The threads of karma cannot be severed or burned.”

As he spoke, the golden threads wrapped around Yama suddenly glowed with a dazzling red light.

"what!!"

Yama let out a piercing scream.

He felt countless tiny flames burning inside his body, not scorching his flesh, but directly burning his soul!

Even more terrifying is that every evil deed he committed in his life is now turning into fuel, making the flames burn even brighter!

"No, that's impossible."

He knelt on the ground, blood beginning to seep from all seven orifices.

The innocent souls he slaughtered, the kin he betrayed—all the karmic consequences of his actions are now transformed into the cruelest punishment!
The Mirror of Infernal Fire hangs high in the sky, and the chaotic space within its frame surges violently.

A blurry figure could be vaguely seen struggling in the karmic fire; it was none other than the projection of Yama's soul!

"ended."

Zhou Qing raised his hand and pointed, and the frame of the glasses suddenly shrank.

The golden threads wrapped around Yama suddenly tightened, pulling him swiftly toward the mirror frame.

"No! I'm not reconciled!!"

Yama's face was ferocious, and his body erupted with the last of his spiritual power.

The more it struggled, the tighter the golden threads entangled it, and the more fiercely the karmic fire burned.

His skin began to crack, revealing pulsating crimson runes beneath.

"Shh-"

Just as Yama was completely pulled into the frame, Zhou Qing swiftly took out a palm-sized spirit-gathering array plate.

The array plate was inlaid with more than a dozen top-grade spirit stones. As he activated his spiritual power, it instantly transformed into a spiritual power vortex with a radius of three zhang, continuously providing support for the Infinite Karmic Fire Mirror.

After all, this damaged ultimate weapon consumed too much energy; when it killed Yan Weiyi of the Yan family, it almost drained Lu Yaoyao dry.

"Tsk tsk, interesting, no wonder it's an ultimate weapon!"

Uncle Er appeared beside Zhou Qing at some point, stroking his chin and clicking his tongue in amazement: "This Yan family lad is quite a character, it's a pity he met such a freak and such bad luck."

Zhou Qing nodded slightly. The matter was not over yet, and he could not be careless in the slightest.

How many people fail just before they are about to succeed because of a moment of carelessness?
He stared intently at the frame of the glasses and said, "Second Uncle, protect me. I'm going in to finish him off."

The second uncle put away his nonchalant expression and nodded solemnly: "Don't worry!"

Zhou Qing's figure flashed, and he instantly entered the Mirror of Infernal Karmic Fire!
"boom--"

The chaotic space within the frame surged even more violently, with karmic fire raging like a tidal wave.

Yama was seen kneeling in the void, his body wrapped in golden threads, howling in agony.

He struggled frantically, trying to find a way out, but found that this space seemed to have no boundaries. No matter which direction he fled, he would only be engulfed by more karmic fire.

The next moment, Zhou Qing appeared high in the sky, as if he were the master of this space, coldly looking down at him.

"Back then, even the flames on Yan Weiyi's body weren't as intense as yours. It seems you've done quite a few evil deeds since you started cultivating."

Yan Luo suddenly looked up, his eyes filled with terror: "Did you kill Yan Weiyi?"

Zhou Qing's lips curled into a cold smile: "What, surprised?"

He paused, his voice growing even colder, "Oh, and that Yan Sen, I also personally took care of him."

Yanluo trembled with pain, then suddenly realized from the voice: "You are... Master Qingzhou?!"

Zhou Qing slowly removed his mask: "That's right."

What he wanted was to kill the person and destroy their spirit!
"No, how is this possible?" Yama's face twisted, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Zhou Qing shook his head: "What's impossible about that? Forget it, I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you. The more I talk, the more the spirit-gathering array will consume, and that's all my money!"

He paused for a moment, then said, "However, I can't let you be a fool."

After saying that, Zhou Qing's expression turned serious, and a huge phantom of a blood phoenix suddenly appeared behind him!
"Wow—"

The Blood Phoenix cried out to the sky, its wingspan reaching a hundred feet, its feathers as clear and translucent as blood jade, and countless runes shimmering around it.

Even more astonishingly, the Blood Phoenix had five darker feathers on its chest, each radiating an ancient and terrifying pressure!

Yanluo's pupils constricted sharply, and he exclaimed in shock, "Inscription-level divine power?! Who...who are you?!"

Zhou Qing said indifferently, "Who I am is not important. What is important is that you should thank me."

"Thank you?" Yama asked through gritted teeth, enduring the excruciating pain.

“Of course.” Zhou Qing sneered, “If I hadn’t intervened, that so-called Fate Lamp in your hand would have brought annihilation to the Yan family sooner or later.”

"Killing you today will save the entire Yan family!"

Yama didn't understand why the Fate Lamp would bring disaster to the Yama family; he simply thought it was nonsense and trying to disturb his mind.

But his current situation forces him to make the right choice as soon as possible.

A struggle flashed in his eyes, but he ultimately endured the excruciating pain of his soul burning and knelt down with great difficulty.

"Fellow Daoist, hold your hand! I, Yama, have cultivated for over two thousand years and have never bowed to anyone. Today, I swear by my life essence that I will serve you as my master from this day forward!"

He raised his right hand with trembling hands, a drop of dark red essence blood condensing at his fingertips, struggling to stay afloat amidst the burning karmic fire.

"I know many of the Yan family's secrets and various closely guarded secrets..."

He stared intently at Zhou Qing: "Sparing my life is more valuable than killing me."

Zhou Qing watched coldly, a mocking smile curving his lips.

He could naturally see that this was nothing more than a delaying tactic by Yama.

With Yama's pride, how could he possibly submit sincerely?
He slowly shook his head, his eyes unwavering: "We've come this far, and you've witnessed my secret. Do you think there's any room for negotiation between us?"

After saying that, he slowly extended his hand.

The five feathers on the Blood Phoenix's chest suddenly shone with a blinding blood-red light, transforming into five streams of light that disappeared into its index finger.

The crimson energy condensed at his fingertips distorted the surrounding space.

"go to hell!"

Just as Zhou Qing's fingertip was about to press down, Yama, who had been kneeling and begging for mercy, suddenly sprang up!
His face was contorted with rage, and he charged straight at the crimson light with the last of his spiritual energy burning within him!

In his hand, a strange, blood-red rune had appeared out of nowhere.

The surface of the rune pulsed with a chilling energy, as if sealing away a bloodthirsty beast.

"Blood Soul Slaying Talisman?!"

Zhou Qing's pupils contracted, and as if he had been prepared, he waved his left hand, and purple-gold lightning erupted instantly!

"boom!"

The lightning and runes collided in mid-air, unleashing a blinding light.

The violent energy shockwave scattered the surrounding karmic fire.

Although the rune was successfully destroyed, the aftershocks of the explosion still caused Zhou Qing to groan, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

"How is this possible?" Yama's face showed despair, his eyes filled with disbelief.

In that split second, the long-awaited crimson light arrived with a clear phoenix cry!

"puff--"

The blood-red light, like a sword of divine punishment, pierced precisely through Yama's brow.

His expression froze instantly, and the last glimmer of light in his eyes vanished.
Immediately afterwards, a cluster of withered seven-colored primordial spirits fled in panic, only to be instantly enveloped by the surging karmic fire all around.

"Ah—! No, I'm not reconciled—"

Amidst a piercing scream, the primordial spirit of this Yan family prodigy was completely incinerated.

(End of this chapter)