My words have become law; I truly have no desire to display my divine power before others.

He did not draw talismans or chant incantations, but instead formed hand seals and took steady steps.

His aura suddenly changed, transforming from lazy to heavy and full of vitality.

He pressed down with his left hand, representing the earth's primordial energy, and raised his right hand to connect with the celestial essence of fire, while shouting.

"Fire represents Yang, Earth represents stability! The Five Elements revolve, and evil and filth have no place to reside! — Blazing flames burn away Yin, thus suppressing evil!"

As he shouted, everyone saw a faint yellowish-brown light emanating from the ground beneath Chi Yangzi's feet.

A steady and powerful force spread out, and the swirling shadows of the five ghosts seemed to sink into the mud, their movements becoming slow and difficult.

At the same time, a ball of bright, red flame the size of a human head, which was hot but did not burn anything, suddenly rose from Chi Yangzi's right palm!

The flames were pure and warm, radiating a yang energy that purified evil spirits, a stark contrast to the coldness of Master Yunhe's place!

The flames in Chi Yangzi's palm flew out of his hand, not directly striking the Five Ghosts.

Instead, it split into five in mid-air, transforming into five agile fire snakes that precisely coiled around the five gray figures!

"Hiss hiss hiss—!"

Like boiling oil poured onto snow! Five crimson fire snakes coiled around the gray shadow, immediately unleashing a violent burning sound.

The gray shadow let out a mournful, silent howl, and billowing black smoke melted and dissipated at a visible speed!

The chilling wind in the hall abruptly stopped, and the candlelight returned to a steady state.

The jade Guanyin statue, which had been suspended by the five ghosts, lost its support and crashed to the ground, shattering with a loud bang.

"My jade Guanyin!" Zhou Yongfu felt heartache, but even more so, he was shocked.

The bizarre and terrifying five ghosts of Master Yunhe were easily burned to death by the pure yang fire summoned by Chiyangzi, combined with the earth's energy!

It's obvious which is better and which is worse!

When Master Yunhe Wu He's magic was broken, his mind was affected, and he let out a muffled groan as a trace of black blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with utter horror.

The opponent's exquisite Five Elements Fire Technique, which draws upon the earth's energy, is clearly a genuine Xuanmen method, far surpassing his half-baked Yin and evil arts!

He now knows perfectly well that these two guys are after him!

"Great! Excellent!"

Master Yunhe knew that things would not end well today, and a hint of ruthlessness and despair flashed in his eyes.

He suddenly stepped back, pulled out the corpse-driving bell engraved with evil runes from his pocket, and shook it frantically.

He then bit his finger, smeared the blood on the bell, and roared.

"You forced me to this! Since you won't let me have an easy time, then let's all die together! Armored Corpse, come out!"

The ringtone was shrill and piercing, carrying an evil power that seemed to penetrate the very soul.

In the shaded area of ​​the porch connecting the banquet hall to the garden, the ground suddenly arched up, and dirt flew everywhere.

A tall, ferocious monster, covered in a dark, rusty layer of keratin, with blood-red eyes and exposed fangs, burst out of the ground!

It exuded a corpse aura far more intense and ferocious than any zombie before it.

The movement was accompanied by a grating sound of metal scraping against metal; it was powerful and heavy, and it was his trump card, the "Ironclad Corpse"!

As soon as the armored corpse appeared, its crimson eyes locked onto Chi Yangzi.

With a roar that sent dust flying from the beams, it strode forward with heavy steps!

With each step, the blue bricks on the ground cracked slightly!

The Zhou family father and son, along with their guards, were terrified and retreated hastily.

Zhou Yongfu turned ashen-faced, never expecting that Master Yunhe was hiding such a terrifying monster!

"An armored corpse? Interesting!" Chi Yangzi's eyes narrowed, but he showed no fear. "Watch me use the Five Elements to break your iron shell!"

He changed his hand seals again, and his aura circulated, first empowering himself with "Geng Metal Sharpness".

A faint metallic luster appeared on his fingertips, and with a swift movement, he dodged the powerful pounce of the armored corpse.

With a backhand strike carrying sharp golden energy, he slammed his palm onto the iron-armored corpse's shoulder armor, producing a loud "clang" that slightly dented the keratinous armor, sending sparks flying!

The armored corpse, in pain, became even more frenzied, sweeping its arms horizontally and creating a stench.

Chi Yangzi moved nimbly, using the "Yi Wood Vitality" footwork to dodge attacks like willow catkins in the wind, always managing to avoid danger at the last possible moment.

At the same time, he exhaled a chilling breath containing the "True Meaning of Ren Water" from his mouth, which hit the joints of the armored corpse, causing its movements to stiffen slightly.

Immediately afterwards, he drew upon the power of "Separation Fire," gathered it in his palm, and struck out again.

The scorching flames exploded on the armored corpse's chest, causing the keratinous armor to sizzle and emit plumes of black smoke!

Chi Yangzi had mastered the Five Elements magic to perfection, using Metal, Wood, Water, and Fire in turn.

Although it couldn't completely break through the armored corpse's formidable defense for the time being, it still managed to make it roar repeatedly, its body constantly adding wounds, and its movements becoming increasingly sluggish.

Seeing this, Master Yunhe knew that even the armored corpse might not be able to defeat the old Taoist, and there was also Ye Qingfeng, whose strength was unknown, beside him...

A resolute glint flashed in his eyes. He abruptly activated the corpse-driving bell, issuing his final command to the armored corpse: "Stop them!"

Then, disregarding everything else, he turned around and ran out of the hall.

At the same time, he took out an earth-yellow talisman and slapped it on his body, and his figure became somewhat blurry, as if he was about to use some kind of escape technique!

"Trying to run?!" Upon seeing this, Chi Yangzi forced back the armored corpse with a palm strike and tried to stop him.

However, the armored corpse, having received its master's death order, was fearless and pounced on Chi Yangzi, clinging to him tightly and preventing him from escaping for the time being.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Master Yunhe rushed out of the banquet hall and disappeared into the darkness of the courtyard, leaving only his resentful voice echoing in the night wind.

"You just wait... Master won't let you get away with this!"

Chi Yangzi was both anxious and furious. He unleashed his Five Elements magic at full power, blasting the armored corpse backward, shattering its armor and causing black blood to flow freely.

But just as he was about to deliver a powerful blow to finish off the monster—

A glint of cunning and a will to survive flashed in the crimson eyes of that armored corpse!

It seemed to sense that its master had already fled far away, and that it would surely die if it stayed behind.

It suddenly abandoned its attack, its corpse aura frantically receding inward, and its massive body sank downward!

"Oh no! It's going to use earth magic to escape too!"

Chi Yangzi exclaimed in surprise and quickly used the "Kun Yuan Zhen Di" technique to try to stabilize the surrounding earth energy and prevent it from escaping underground.

However, the armored corpse's earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique that allows it to escape through the ground) was clearly an innate talent, and it was extremely proficient in it.

Chi Yangzi's earth-suppressing spell only caused it to pause slightly, delaying its movement for a moment.

In that instant, the armored corpse let out a low growl, and most of its body had already sunk into the hard ground, about to escape completely!

Although Chi Yangzi was skilled in the Five Elements attack techniques, he was not good at the profound earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique for tracking and tracing) technique. His light-body lifting technique was completely ineffective in tracking him into the ground.

He was extremely anxious as he watched the last bit of the armored corpse's head sink into the ground and disappear without a trace.

This armored corpse is clearly an important henchman of that evil path. If it escapes back to its master to report the news, or goes into hiding, there will be endless troubles in the future!

"Senior Ye! That wretched creature is trying to escape underground!" In his anxiety, Chi Yangzi instinctively shouted towards the banquet hall.

If anyone could catch up at this moment, it would undoubtedly be Ye Qingfeng, after all, his ability to shrink the earth to an inch is a more profound and mysterious supernatural power than earth escape.

At this moment, the armored corpse had completely sunk into the ground, leaving only a slightly raised earthen mark that quickly extended into the distance and faded away.

It was clearly fleeing at an extremely fast speed; within a few breaths, the fluctuations of its earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used in Chinese fantasy novels) were already beyond Chi Yangzi's perception range.

It's probably already over a hundred feet away, and it's still moving further away!