Gentlemen, it's time to enter the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

Chapter 466 Fight and win

Lotus petals support the feet of the Kui Niu, whose single foot, powerful enough to shatter mountains and rivers, is firmly held by the Emperor of Fengdu.

That earth-shattering force couldn't even make the Emperor of Fengdu sink an inch; this Dharma image, formed from the incense offerings of the Northern Frontier, was as unshakeable as Mount Tai.

Qinglan's face turned ashen.

She never imagined that the Kui Niu, formed from the combined power of thousands of demonic cultivators, would be caught so easily by the other party!

This is illogical; the clash of spells is ultimately just a collision of spiritual energy.

The reason why a sect's protective mountain formation is difficult to break by brute force is that one person's strength is insufficient to contend with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth; the power contained in mountains and rivers far exceeds that of an individual.

Qinglan's formation nearly emptied the Mirage Sect's coffers and gathered thousands of demonic cultivators, most of whom were more powerful than Chen Ye. Yet, Chen Ye's Fengdu Emperor so easily withstood the Kui Niu's attack.
No matter how many incense offerings are made in the Northern Frontier, this is not the territory of the Northern Frontier. If one were to condense a Dharma image here, one would probably not be able to unleash even one percent of the power of the Fengdu Emperor.

Even if Chen Ye can use minimal force to overcome great strength, he only has the strength of a thousand pounds, while Qing Lan has at least the strength of ten thousand pounds. Why should he be able to block her?
Where does he get so much spiritual energy?
Chen Ye hovered in mid-air, controlling the Fengdu Emperor and the Kui Niu in a stalemate, appearing exceptionally relaxed.

Few people in the world know that Chen Ye has eighteen Qi Seas, and his spiritual energy far surpasses that of ordinary cultivators. Recently, he was even forced to have a small world stuffed into him by the Great Sage of the Overturning Seas.

Although the Hungry Ghost Realm's small world was incomplete, it was still a small world, no weaker than the one inside Qinglan's belly.

Even more outrageous is that there is a great deity in this small world—the founder of the Nirvana School, the monk Nirvana.

Chen Ye didn't know just how powerful this person was. Even if he couldn't be considered to be at the Dao Integration Realm, he wouldn't be much weaker than the Void Returning Realm.

The source of the Hungry Ghost Realm's small world cannot be used, but it can continuously provide Chen Ye with "spiritual energy" to drive the Dharma form of the Fengdu Emperor, which is naturally extremely powerful.

Qinglan was unaware of these things; she only felt that Chen Ye had used some kind of secret treasure.

But when it comes to secret treasures, she has them too.

Qinglan took a deep breath, and with a sudden flick of her fair hand, a pearl about the size of an infant's fist, with a milky white hue, appeared in her palm.

The surface of the pearl shimmered with light, enveloped in a dreamlike, iridescent glow.

Upon closer inspection, the inside of the bead seems to be a world unto itself, with phantom images of mountains, pavilions, and churning clouds constantly appearing and disappearing within it, much like a mirage.

"A mirage pearl?!"

Chen Ye recognized the treasure at a glance.

The Mirage Sect has enslaved the Mirage Demon Clan for many years, so they must have a lot of Mirage Pearls, but the Mirage Pearl in front of them seems to be extraordinary.

If Chen Ye were to release Yu Xing from the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, he would likely recognize the origin of this treasure.

This is the first Mirage Pearl that the Mirage Sect has cultivated for hundreds of years. It contains the spiritual energy crystallized by successive leaders of the Mirage Sect and was originally intended to be used as the core of a protective array for the mountain. However, due to improper initial crafting techniques, the spiritual energy within is mixed and cannot be freely utilized.

However, this thing has been refined over hundreds of years, accumulating countless spiritual energies, and can be used as a one-time treasure.

Once crushed, the lingering resentment and spiritual energy of the successive leaders of the Mirage Sect will transform into a supreme deity, at the beck and call of the Mirage Sect disciples.

"Chen Ye, you have every reason to be proud that you forced me to use this treasure!"

A resolute look flashed across Qinglan's face as she crushed the mirage bead.

Countless streams of light flew out from the mirage pearl and converged on the head of the Kui ox, causing a vertical eye to appear between its eyebrows.

"Moo-!!!"

The Kui Niu, now with a third eye, let out a deafening roar. The single eye between its brows shot out a beam of black light crackling with lightning, which landed on the Emperor of Fengdu.

"Crack—crack—!"

This time, golden cracks appeared on the chest of the Fengdu Emperor, spreading continuously throughout his body.

But the raised hand remained motionless, firmly supporting the ox's single leg.

"Let's see how long you can hold out!"

She gritted her teeth, once again channeling all her spiritual energy to unleash a secret technique that would damage her own physical body.

The thousands of demonic cultivators under his command groaned simultaneously, their very essence damaged.

Empowered by this newfound strength, the Kui Niu unleashed its ferocious aura once more. The crimson patterns and black lightning on its single, supporting leg suddenly surged, its power instantly rising to another level as it pressed down heavily towards the Fengdu Emperor's palm!
The black cracks in the void multiplied, and the space beneath the palm twisted violently, seemingly unable to withstand the immense pressure of this primal power.

Finally, the Emperor of Fengdu could no longer hold on, and his enormous Dharma form instantly dissipated.

The Kui Niu's earth-shattering stomp finally landed, crushing the city of Zhuolu, built of piled bones.

With no obstacle left, the Kui Niu's devastating kick finally stomped down on the city of Zhuolu below without reservation.

The sky, which had been illuminated by ghostly fire, turned black.

The vision of all the demonic cultivators in the city was filled by that ever-growing giant foot. The suffocating sense of oppression rendered everyone immobile, making even escape impossible.

The next moment, the end of the world arrived.

"BOOM!!!"

The Kui Niu's single leg stomped down fiercely.

That colossal city, built from the bones of countless powerful warriors and as solid as metal, became as fragile as a dried-up sandcastle under that one stomp.

The greatest sound is silent; there was no deafening roar, only a barely perceptible sound wave, followed by a series of collapses.

Starting from the center of the giant foot's descent, the entire city sank deep, and the shockwave crushed everything in its path to dust!
Solid bone walls, towering bone towers, a desolate bone forest... everything was destroyed by this pure power.

The next moment, a white dust wave composed of hundreds of millions of tons of bone powder, like a cataclysmic tsunami pouring down from the sky, swept wildly in all directions, instantly engulfing everything in sight!
One strike, and the city was destroyed.

Smoke and dust filled the air, obscuring the sky and the sun. When everything calmed down a little, only a huge, bottomless hoofprint remained, as if a piece of flesh had been forcibly ripped from the earth, grotesque and terrifying.

The city of Zhulu was completely destroyed, and its original appearance was unrecognizable.

Looking at the scene of destruction she had created with her own hands, a triumphant smile finally bloomed on Qinglan's pale face.

No matter how powerful Chen Ye is, he can't stop her Kui Niu Dharma Form. She can't even protect her own subordinates, so what makes Chen Ye think he can fight her?
But her joy was short-lived; Qinglan's expression froze.

Because amidst the billowing smoke and dust, the image of the Fengdu Emperor reappeared.

A giant golden lotus was lifted up by the Emperor of Fengdu. Before Qinglan could control the Kui Niu Dharma Form, the giant golden lotus suddenly shone brightly!
"hiss--!"

"Hiss—!"

Thousands upon thousands of crimson fire serpents flew out from it, like a golden torrent, engulfing the image of the Kui Niu.

Each of these fire serpents was as thick as a prehistoric beast, its entire body burning with golden-red flames, and its bone armor was covered with ferocious bone spikes.

The golden snake dances wildly!

In an instant, a raging ocean of golden fire serpents seemed to appear in the sky, frantically climbing, coiling, and tearing at its massive body!
"Moo-!"

The Kui Niu's dharma form let out an excruciating roar, its massive body struggling violently to shake off the infesting serpents. But these fire serpents were formed from hellfire, specifically designed to burn the soul and energy body. Countless fire serpents surged forward, relentlessly coiling around every inch of the Kui Niu's body.

Qinglan tried very hard to control the Kui Niu Dharma Form, but found herself powerless to do so.

At this moment, Chen Ye's voice came: "Miss Qinglan, you are not the only one who knows how to use four ounces to move a thousand pounds. I have also studied it for a long time. Your Kui Niu Dharma Image has been blessed many times and is indeed more powerful than my Fengdu Emperor. However, I have four ounces of strength and can control the Fengdu Emperor's thousand pounds of strength, while you don't even have one ounce of strength. How can you control the ten-thousand-pound Kui Niu with ease?"

Chen Ye pointed out Qinglan's problem incisively.

The attack from the Kui Niu was indeed powerful; Chen Ye couldn't block it, but there was no need for him to. So what if Zhu Lu City was destroyed? It was just bait anyway, and he didn't care whether the demonic cultivators inside lived or died.

But with that kick, the Kui Niu had exhausted most of its power and was in a state of exhaustion. Qing Lan was like someone swinging a heavy hammer; she had finally managed to bring it down, but it would be difficult to swing it again.

Therefore, the Kui Niu Dharma Form is now like being stuck in a quagmire, unable to move, and is being constantly torn apart by Chen Ye's Crimson Fire Serpent, and is being weakened little by little.

Chen Ye wasn't idle either.

When summoning a magic form to fight, the most important factor is not how powerful the form is, but the life or death of the person controlling it.

Therefore, Chen Ye entrusted this earth-shattering battle to the Emperor of Fengdu to control, while he himself transformed into a dragon and used all his strength to smash the halberd towards Qinglan.

With the power of the dragon combined with the Ruyi Divine Weapon, this strike is powerful enough to split a mountain.

This was Qinglan's first time controlling such a massive illusionary avatar, and she had no experience whatsoever. Now that the Kui Niu was unable to move, it was powerless to protect itself. Faced with Chen Ye's attack, Qinglan could only activate the protective effect of the formation.

Supported by the spiritual energy of thousands of demonic cultivators, the formation transformed into a protective shield, attempting to block Chen Ye's attack.

However, Chen Ye had already broken the formation once before, and now most of everyone's spiritual energy had been injected into the Kui Niu, so it was no match for Chen Ye's halberd.

With a single blow, the barrier shattered.

Like the crisp sound of shattering glass, it echoed throughout the battlefield.

Before Qinglan's incredulous gaze, Chen Ye's halberd pierced through the barrier, carrying the sharp edge of death as it thrust towards her body.

The halberd finally pierced through Qinglan, shattering her along with the glass throne behind her.

Chen Ye struck successfully, but frowned.

That last attack felt off.

Chen Ye's feeling was correct. The moment the halberd stopped, Qinglan, whose flesh had been pierced, turned into green smoke and disappeared.

"Illusion?!"

She truly deserves to be called a traitor of the Mirage Sect. At this critical moment, she can still use illusions to mislead Chen Ye. Or perhaps, Qinglan's true form was never on the throne from the very beginning.

Before Chen Ye could even search for Qing Lan, a vortex appeared out of thin air, engulfing all the thousands of demonic cultivators who had been beaten to the point of vomiting blood by Chen Ye.

Countless demonic cultivators screamed and cursed, but they could not resist the suction force and were all sucked in without exception.

Not only was the entire demonic cultivator alliance wiped out, but countless corpses also flew out from the ruins of Zhulu City and fell into the vortex.

Only then did Chen Ye understand Qinglan's meaning.

She tried to escape, and what's more, she swallowed all her subordinates whole.

"What a cold-blooded woman."

Chen Ye sighed, but did not chase after them.

Qinglan is, after all, a disciple of the Mirage Sect, and her illusion techniques are highly skilled. It would be very difficult for Chen Ye to break through her illusions.

However, Chen Ye doesn't need to chase after him; someone else will take action.

In a short while, Qinglan had already slipped into a hidden tunnel, far away from where Chen Ye was.

Qinglan's figure appeared in the flowing light, her teeth clenched, her eyes filled with resentment and unwillingness.

"Chen Ye... I will remember this grudge!"

Although they lost this battle, Qinglan did not lose completely and was not indifferent to the outcome.

Her original plan was to first use these demonic cultivators to unify the demonic sect, squeeze all their treasures dry, and then refine and devour them all as food for her to break through to a higher realm.

Now, it's just that Chen Ye's appearance has forced this plan to be brought forward.

Chen Ye didn't care about the lives or deaths of those demonic cultivators, and neither did she.

Now, as long as she finds a safe place to completely digest this power, her cultivation will surely reach a new level.

It won't be too late to come back and settle accounts with Chen Ye then.

Just as she was planning her bright future, a sudden, inexplicable feeling of unease washed over her.

A blurry figure appeared in the space ahead, blocking the narrow passageway.

Qinglan's expression changed, because she had clearly seen what the person who had come looked like.

The man wore a rugged deer antler hat and a rough animal skin cloak, half of his face was covered, so his expression was completely hidden.

There is only one person in the world who looks like this, the number one cultivator in the world today—the Demon Lord Feilian.

"Stop running."

The Demon Lord Feilian didn't even look at her, but spoke listlessly, as if it were an edict from the Nine Netherworlds: "I'm too lazy to chase you. If you take another step forward, I'll kill you."

It's not a threat, just a statement of fact.

Qinglan felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. All her magical power froze in that instant. She trembled violently, and all the color drained from her face. She never dreamed that the Demon Lord Feilian would appear here.

Wasn't he trapped in the Ruins of Return? Even if he has escaped, the righteous path will not let him go. They should do everything in their power to deal with this demon.

That's why Qinglan spread rumors that Demon Lord Feilian was dead, thinking that even if he wasn't dead, he wouldn't be able to spare any attention for her.

But now, the Demon Lord Feilian stands before her, cutting off her only path to survival.

"Why...why?" she asked, her voice trembling as she used all her strength, "As the supreme ruler of the demonic path, why would you join forces with a righteous leader like Chen Ye?!"

The Demon Lord Feilian finally turned his head slowly, glanced at her with a look as if she were an ant, and said disdainfully, "You are not worthy of my explanation."

Upon hearing this, Qinglan immediately cast a spell, and countless bolts of lightning appeared from all directions, enveloping the Demon Lord Feilian.

This is an illusion, but it is still an illusion that is indistinguishable from reality.

Regardless of whether it's useful or not, Qinglan will never sit idly by and wait for her death.

But the Demon Lord Feilian simply said, "All laws vanish."

Qinglan felt that the laws of heaven and earth around her were instantly rewritten, and the lightning dissipated without leaving a trace.

Qinglan felt that the spiritual energy within her body was also being affected, constantly dissipating and completely out of control.

The next moment, as if picking up prey, the Demon Lord Feilian grabbed her by the back of the neck, turned around, and flew towards Chen Ye's location.

Not long after, Qinglan was thrown in front of Chen Ye.

The Demon Lord Feilian said to Chen Ye, "The person is still inside her stomach and hasn't been fully digested yet. If we cut open her stomach, we should still be able to finish in time."

Chen Ye turned to Qinglan and said, "Miss, you heard it too. Do you want to cooperate yourself, or do you want Your Excellency to take the initiative?"

Qinglan's face turned ashen; this time, she was doomed.

(End of this chapter)