Mountain and River Festival

Chapter 539 We Are All Unspeakable

A little earlier, unbeknownst to Lu Xingzhou and the others, Yuan Muyu's slender hand broke through the mist.

The jade-like hand visibly lost its vibrant flesh color, becoming aged and withered, with its veins bulging outwards, and even the flow of blood slowed down.

True life withers away.

If Yuan Muyu were on the battlefield at Chunshan Pavilion, she would know that Mr. Ji had his reasons for approaching Chunshan Pavilion, as both of them adhered to the principle of the relativity between the sprouting of plants and the withering of all things.

This is also a cycle of life and death in another sense, which is almost like a confirmation of the power of drinking fine wine for Yuan Muyu, who has just broken through to the Qian Yuan realm.

His seemingly withered hands naturally returned to their smooth, jade-like state. The mist rippled, and Mr. Ji's voice carried a hint of pain: "Truly worthy of being called the King of Hell..."

He possessed the physical ability to leave the cursed land, yet instead of directly expanding his territory northward, he detoured to the more distant Spring Mountain Pavilion, precisely because he didn't want to intrude into the sphere of influence of the Yama Palace. In this world, only a handful of individuals command the respect of these old monsters, with Yuan Muyu's name ranking among the most dangerous.

Now that we're facing them head-on, they're indeed not to be trifled with, and they're remarkably restrained.

Yuan Muyu's attack did not achieve the desired effect. The opponent was neither a physical entity nor a primordial spirit, and its presence was very strange, as if it could not be targeted.

Yuan Muyu didn't say much, but frowned slightly and stepped into the mist.

Mr. Ji was stunned by this action. Are you committing suicide?

Yuan Muyu closed her eyes, feeling life slipping away so quickly, and sighed softly: "It's a direct passing away, not a process of growth and decay. What a pity, what a pity."

No, what exactly are you regretting?
Yuan Muyu muttered to herself, "If only I could grow up in a few years..."

Mr. Ji: "?"

Are you using me as a prop for breast enhancement?

That can't be, can it? This is the King of Hell, not some naive little girl. She's just testing the laws, right?
With a thought flashing through his mind, Mr. Ji was certainly not there to guess what this guy was up to; his soul attack had already invaded Yuan Muyu's soul sea.

Withering and decay are not only related to the physical body, but also correspond to the flourishing and depletion of the soul, which can directly dry up the other person's sea of ​​consciousness.

Yuan Muyu's sea of ​​consciousness was vast and boundless, like the tranquil waters of the River of Oblivion flowing gently, with the moon reflected in the water.

"The core of the Yama King's Way is actually the Heavenly Jade Mysterious Moon?" Mr. Ji was also moved: "Truly a genius..."

Even in ancient times, those who could modify their fundamental laws in this way were top geniuses, let alone Yuan Muyu, who started modifying them from the Cloud Ascension stage. This level of skill was unheard of even in ancient times. In terms of talent alone, he is undoubtedly a peerless genius who can dominate all ages.

It is said that she was stuck for decades on the path from the third rank to the first rank, and at the time people thought that a genius had fallen. Looking back now, it was not that there was a problem with her cultivation, but that her understanding of the "Dao" differed from that of the Tianyao Holy Land, and she changed her path, which led to decades of hardship.

That was an active overthrow and reshaping, not a passive fall.

If there were any psychological flaws before, they seem to be gone now...

Mr. Ji discovered that he could not extinguish the boundless River of Oblivion at all. It was not only vast and boundless, but also possessed a resilient spirit of "let him be strong as he may," endlessly flowing and soaring for thousands of miles.

Evil thoughts burst into the water, reaching the moon reflected in it.

The moon is an image, but in essence, it is the core of her principles and the ultimate point of all obsessions.

If this can be broken, Yuan Muyu will go mad. At the very least, he will lose his Dao heart and have no future.

The evil thoughts finally dug deep enough to find the moon reflected in the water, but why did the moon's face look somewhat familiar?
Isn't that Lu Xingzhou?
Mr. Ji was completely dumbfounded.

You're telling me about a Qian Yuan master, a peerless genius, whose path leads to a man?
Damn it, you praised me too early!
This person must be insane!

With such a mental upheaval, the River of Oblivion suddenly surged with raging waves, the sky collapsed and the earth caved in, a tsunami swept across, and the power of the entire soul world pressed down on the "intruder," causing Mr. Ji to let out a sharp scream.

"Yuan Muyu, you're insane! You actually let me hack into your system on purpose!"

"Of course... your body is both real and illusory, making it impossible to capture. Why not set the battlefield in my soul sea? I'll be able to capture you eventually."

Aren't you afraid of driving yourself crazy?!

"I've always been a madman."

"You're fucking crazy!"

Beyond his physical body, Yuan Muyu pushed his hands apart to the left and right, unleashing a violent force that exploded outwards from his own core.

The elusive mist was blown away by a gale, and the eyes within it were transformed into abstract paintings.

Mr. Ji suffered severe damage to his soul and withdrew from Yuan Muyu's soul sea. The surrounding mist gathered like sandstorms as he fled, as he really didn't want to fight a madman like Yuan Muyu anymore.

Yuan Muyu wanted to give chase, but let out a muffled groan and blood flowed from her seven orifices.

Using one's own soul sea as a battlefield will naturally result in severe damage.

Both sides suffer.

After that pause, Mr. Ji had already fled back to the cursed land. Yuan Muyu hesitated for a moment, then decided not to chase after him.

Although the opponent's injury is more serious than yours, it is disadvantageous to enter the opponent's home field without permission.

It would be better to go back to the Underworld to rest and regroup our forces before making any further moves.

Yuan Muyu staggered back towards the Yama Palace, glancing back at the vast, cursed land.

The formation of this place... is starting to make sense.

Mr. Ji was sent back, but unexpectedly sensed someone calling his real name.

He instinctively peered over, only to see corpses strewn all over the ground. Zang Wanchun, the master of Chunshan Pavilion on whom he had placed so much hope, was already dead. A little girl in red was squatting to the side, struggling to remove his ring.

Lu Xingzhou was squatting in front of Hong Yin, deep in thought. It was Hong Yin who had just spoken his real name… Lu Xingzhou already knew the situation.

If you can't beat Yuan Muyu, how can you not beat a few of you juniors?
Even if a Qian Yuan cultivator is injured, he is still a Qian Yuan cultivator. Mr. Ji directly descended divinely and detonated Hong Yin's dantian.

His existence is different from that of ordinary cultivators; he does not need a physical body.

The self-destruction of a superior-grade dantian might just kill Lu Xingzhou.

Lu Xingzhou reacted quickly, rolling backward at lightning speed. The white-haired man reacted even faster, blocking the attack with his sword. The explosion failed to cause any damage.

Mr. Ji used Hong Yin's blood mist to solidify his form. His current state was unsuitable for diving into the opponent's soul sea as he had done in the battle with Yuan Muyu, and even less suitable for combat. But it didn't matter; for three junior cultivators at the Cloud Ascension stage, a mere soul technique that drove them mad was enough to make them turn on each other and kill one another.

As soon as the soul magic was released, the little girl in red who was picking up trash stared slightly, but then nothing happened.

Mr. Ji: "?"

Upon unleashing his second soul technique, Lu Xingzhou experienced some pain, but didn't go berserk... His soul power was very solid, and he possessed some related soul-protecting treasures. Furthermore, it seemed he had undergone similar trials before, possessing some experience and resistance. The Demon Clan's Sacred Mountain?
Mr. Ji: "..."

With three uses of Soul Technique, Dugu Qingli was struck into demonic possession in one blow, which was simpler than expected.

Mr. Ji sighed, chuckling coldly, his voice resonating deep within everyone's souls: "So it's the Ice Demon's true form, and we've been provoked into it several times before... My techniques are different from what you've experienced before. Even the slightest anger can corrupt your hearts. With her current level of demonization, she can't go back. You can now enjoy the thrill of killing each other, hahaha... hahahaha..."

Dugu Qingli's red eyes were filled with murderous intent, even a hint of madness, as she stared intently at Mr. Ji's blood mist.

Mr. Ji's laughter was abruptly cut off midway, leaving him somewhat surprised and uncertain.

Even if you've become possessed by a demon and can't distinguish between friend and foe, why are you staring at me?

Dugu Qingli slowly spoke: "You dare... to attack him with a self-destruct... you dare to kill him?!"

Mr. Ji: "?"

Is this where your demonic power comes from?

What bad luck! I've run into nothing but lunatics. Am I some kind of cursed being, or are you all the ones who are normal? There's not a single one of you who's normal.

"Boom!" A heavy cannon roared from behind as the Gundam opened fire.

A red shadow flashed, and Jiang Yuan's dagger sliced ​​into the blood mist: "Thinking you're so powerful? You're clearly injured but still putting on an act here! Die!"

A burst of sword light erupted, and Dugu Qingli merged with the sword, charging into the blood mist.

Flames surged all around, the moon-white flames forming crimson lotus shapes, burning fiercely. That was Lu Xingzhou's ultimate move, the Crimson Lotus Calamity Flame formed from the True Yin Fire.

The Crimson Lotus Blaze burned the air, only evaporating the blood; the misty atmosphere in the air remained unharmed.

Gundam's laser and Jiang Yuan's dagger both missed their targets, failing to select anything. Jiang Yuan misdirected her force and nearly stumbled into Lu Xingzhou's arms.

Lu Xingzhou grabbed her shoulder and watched with a serious expression as Dugu Qingli cut into the mist.

The mist swayed, and some dark blue ice crystals condensed, seemingly only Dugu Qingli could inflict any damage on it.

But not big.

Dugu Qingli still managed to pass through the fog, but the effect was mediocre.

Even with such mediocre results, Mr. Ji was already trembling with anger.

Aside from the pure, radiant fire of the sun that illuminates the earth, only the power of laws can harm an existence like it. So why did it have to summon the essence of this white-haired ice demon? It created a formidable enemy for itself!
"Swish swish swish!" The crazed red-eyed Qingli didn't care about anything else. Her figure kept shuttling back and forth, cutting and slicing wildly in all directions of the mist. Even Lu Xingzhou's eyesight could only see countless white-haired phantoms cutting and slicing in the air, all flashing with cold light.

crazy.

Jiang Yuan frowned and stepped back behind Lu Xingzhou.

This is indeed quite different from Dugu Qingli's previous demonic transformations. This red-eyed, white-haired creature is too intense in its killing intent; it's even slashing at thin air with such frenzy.

"What do we do? Has your lover gone mad?" Jiang Yuan asked, peeking half her head out from behind Lu Xingzhou.

Lu Xingzhou's expression was grim: "What's going on with this being? Even my area-of-effect fire spells can't cause any damage."

I asked what you would do if your lover went crazy...

Jiang Yuan said helplessly, "This is a creature of some kind of rule. I don't know the specific cause... but I know it is very weak. It must have just suffered a serious injury, so it could only use the Frenzy Technique to make us kill each other. It didn't have much power to harm itself."

Lu Xingzhou nodded.

Jiang Yuan said, "The real danger now is that your lover's killing intent is all directed at it. Once it's gone, your lover's demonic intent will have nowhere to go, and he'll really turn around and kill us. You should pray that this thing doesn't disappear too quickly."

Just then, they heard Mr. Ji's exasperated voice: "Go completely into demonic possession!"

With a "boom," ripples spread, and Mr. Ji disappeared from the spot without anyone knowing.

The ripples, centered on Dugu Qingli, completely disappeared into her soul sea, as if Mr. Ji had used up his last bit of power to do something before he left.

The air was quiet.

Unable to find the enemy, Dugu Qingli slashed wildly in the air for a while before finally quieting down.

Then, her red eyes turned fierce as she stared intently at Jiang Yuan.

The fog was the most disgusting thing, but now that it's gone, the most disgusting thing seems to be this woman in red. She's a young girl, but she looks like a demon.

Jiang Yuan felt as if she were being stared at by a fierce tiger, and she retreated with a pale face.

(End of this chapter)