Mortal: Li Feiyu, who came from the realm of a supreme being

The three powerful Core Formation cultivators on Jiyin Island are Wu Chou, the Flower Basket Monster, and Sect Master Sun of the Hidden Fiend Sect. The rest of the Core Formation cultivators are merely materials for the Heavenly Capital Puppet Refining. The Flower Basket Monster is guarding the Profound Bone, and Sect Master Sun has already defected. The only one left capable on Jiyin Island is Wu Chou. Li Feiyu was not deceiving Han Li.

Moreover, Wu Chou possesses an extremely Yin fragmented soul, making him ideal for testing the effects of the [Senluo Command].

Li Feiyu and Han Li immediately discussed the specific plan. At this time, Ji Yin had not yet refined the Heavenly Capital Corpse Fire. Even if the [Senluo Order] was not very effective and Ji Yin, who possessed Wu Chou, only had 30% of his strength, Li Feiyu was not too afraid of him.

If you can't win, you can't run away?

However, if he releases the Heavenly Capital Puppet, it will be a bit difficult to deal with.

Should we bring Xuan Le along as a backup plan? But Xuan Le isn't a reliable person, so I'm a little uneasy about using him as a backup.

After carefully calculating the odds of winning, Han Li asked in a deep voice, "Where should we set up the ambush?"

"You said they found your cave on Xiaohuan Island before, right? It's in that place, isn't it? You just need to show up in that area from time to time, and it will definitely attract the attention of Jiyin Island."

"Since we're going to take action, we must finish this in one fell swoop. After severing the tentacles of the Extreme Yin Island, I'll need your help to hunt demon cores. I also need to prepare for forming my own core," Han Li said, seizing the opportunity to add more pressure.

Li Feiyu nodded indifferently. He also needed some demon cores and the Chaotic Star Sea Pill recipe to increase Xin Ruyin's chances of forming her core.

The only person he couldn't let go of was Xin Ruyin.

After entering the Star Palace, it will be inconvenient for him to move around much under the watchful eyes of the Twin Saints of Heaven and Star, and he will most likely have to cultivate diligently for many years.

"Okay, let's get started." After Li Feiyu agreed, the two left Sangxing City together.

Back near Xiaohuan Island, there were indeed signs that other cultivators had been there.

Han Li understood the situation perfectly and immediately began making arrangements with Li Feiyu.

His methods are currently very powerful in the Foundation Establishment stage, but they are rather awkward in the Core Formation stage, where only Qu Hun can provide some support.

The two of them spent a full month preparing.

Not only did Han Li use formations, but he also buried more than two hundred newly made level-two puppets in various formations. Such firepower was still too cautious to kill a Core Formation cultivator.

The two were so cautious mainly because they respected the Yin Soul Division. In case the [Senluo Decree] didn't work well, they wouldn't be too passive.

"That way, everything will be foolproof." Han Li was very satisfied with the setup.

However, Li Feiyu felt that he would be lucky to use half of these arrangements, as he was confident in both direct strength and the [Senluo Token].

"Alright, it's your turn to make your presence felt. Here are some recent business deals from Jiyin Island," Li Feiyu said, handing a jade slip to Han Li.

This is what he asked Xuan Le to investigate. The Xuan Le family is doing well, and their business is not limited to Sangxing Island. They also have connections with many other forces, so their information is quite accurate.

……

Three hundred miles northwest of Xiaohuan Island lies an unnamed, desolate island.

Han Li has been sitting cross-legged in the shadow of the reef for seven days.

Seven days ago, Li Feiyu and his accomplices laid a trap here. Everything was ready; they were just waiting for Wu Chou to fall into their trap.

According to the plan, Han Li only needed to occasionally show his face near Xiaohuan Island to lure the people from Jiyin Island to investigate. The first three robberies had already provoked Wu Chou's anger to the extreme.

really.

On the evening of the seventh day, a dark light broke through the sky from the direction of Jiyin Island, and rushed towards Xiaohuan Island with great momentum.

Han Li squinted at the streak of light—a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator with a violent aura; it was none other than Wu Chou.

He didn't move, but silently concealed his aura and completely merged into the concealment formation.

Wu Chou descended with a beam of light, landing on a reef, and surveyed the entire island with his gaze.

"Get out here!"

No one answered.

Wu Chou snorted coldly, raised his hand, and a jet-black chain roared out, like a black dragon dancing wildly, sweeping across the rocks on the island. Amidst the flying debris, several buried puppets were affected and exploded with a bang.

Just then, a violent surge of spiritual energy suddenly came from beneath my feet!

Inverted Five Elements Formation, activated!

Five-colored spiritual light shot into the sky, instantly forming a huge light shield that enveloped the entire deserted island. At the same time, dozens of puppets buried nearby burst out of the ground and rushed towards Wu Chou from all directions.

"Formation? Puppets?"

A sinister smile tugged at the corner of Wu Chou's mouth. "You think you can touch my goods with such paltry tricks?"

The chains swept across, and the puppets exploded one after another.

But the next moment, a figure emerged from the dust and rushed straight at Wu Chou's face!

Li Feiyu.

He didn't use a weapon, but instead closed in and threw a punch!

Wu Chou retracted his chains, holding them in front of him. Fist and chains collided, producing a dull thud. Wu Chou swayed, a flicker of surprise in his eyes—this early-stage Core Formation cultivator's physical strength was actually so formidable?

"Body cultivators? They would make excellent material for puppet making."

He shook the chains, which transformed into countless chain links that shot towards Li Feiyu from all directions.

Li Feiyu moved nimbly, unleashing a flurry of punches and palm strikes, shattering the chains one by one. The air crackled and popped wherever his fists passed. However, he couldn't completely defend against all attacks; several chains grazed his shoulder, deflected by his protective inner energy.

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared from the flank.

Qu Hun held the Hunyuan Bowl, which grew to a size of ten feet, and smashed it fiercely into Wu Chou's back.

Wu Chou suddenly turned around, took out the white bone anchor, and clashed head-on with the Hunyuan Bowl. With a deafening roar, Qu Hun was thrown back several feet, and cracks appeared on the Hunyuan Bowl. But Wu Chou was also shaken, his blood and qi surging.

"This is……"

He stared at Qu Hun, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

That physical body exuded a dense aura of malevolence, and its attacks were fierce yet somewhat stiff, unlike those of a normal cultivator—it seemed more like some kind of refined avatar.

"An avatar? So it was you!"

Wu Chou's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly remembered that this was the same person from the Demon Suppression Ceremony seven or eight years ago! The guy who was suspected to be the successor of Ji Xuan! It really was... a case of finding something without even looking for it!

"Could it be that old bastard who sent them?"

As he pondered, Li Feiyu pounced again. This time, Li Feiyu unleashed both fists simultaneously, their force as powerful as a mountain, aimed directly at Wu Chou's chest.

Wu Chou snorted coldly, the chains coiled into a shield, and at the same time, he raised his other hand, and a string of skulls came out with a whoosh. Each skull was the size of an infant's head, with ghostly flames flickering in its eye sockets, and it went to bite at Li Feiyu.

Li Feiyu continued his relentless punches, shattering two skulls with a single blow. However, the broken bones quickly reformed and attacked again. He had to focus on dealing with them, causing his offensive to slow down.

Taking advantage of the situation, Wu Chou launched a counterattack, his chains coiling around Li Feiyu's neck like venomous snakes.

Li Feiyu dodged to the side, raised his hand, and actually grabbed one end of the chain. He exerted force, trying to pull Wu Chou over. Wu Chou sneered, and the black light on the chain surged, a chilling force rushing along the chain straight to Li Feiyu's arm.

Li Feiyu released his grip and stepped back, a thin layer of ice already forming on his arm.

The battle was at a stalemate.

Wu Chou's chain magic was extremely strange and unpredictable. Qu Hun supported him from the side, and the Hunyuan Bowl came down again and again. Although it could not hurt Wu Chou, it successfully distracted him.

Just then, a beam of green light flew out from the shadows, heading straight for Wu Chou's back!

With a flick of his chains, Wu Chou sent Qing Jing flying. Qing Jing tumbled in the air, several cracks appearing on its surface.

Another red light struck – a chain of flaming flying forks, the five forks transforming into five fire dragons, rushing towards Wu Chou from different directions.

Wu Chou frowned, his chains flashing so fast they blocked the fire dragons one by one. But the fire dragons quickly reformed after being scattered, attacking again, causing endless annoyance.

"A cowardly rat hiding its head and tail!"

He roared, and the chains swept violently towards the source of the red light. With a deafening roar, the reef turned to dust, but it was empty—Han Li had already moved on.

Just then, Li Feiyu pounced again.

This time, he unleashed a double punch, the force of which was three times stronger than before. Wu Chou's chains retracted for defense, but were blasted away by Li Feiyu's punch. Immediately afterward, a second punch slammed into his chest!

Wu Chou's expression changed, and he hastily summoned a bone shield. Fist and shield collided, the bone shield shattered with a loud crash, and Wu Chou was forced back several feet, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"court death!"

He flew into a rage, the chains whipped wildly, and forced Li Feiyu to retreat.

But at that moment, he suddenly felt something strange inside him—as if something was quietly changing.

He looked down at his palms, where eerie black lines were spreading beneath his skin. These lines seemed alive, writhing within him and devouring his spiritual energy.

"Ancestor?" he exclaimed in surprise. "Ancestor, I can handle this myself, how could I trouble you to come in person?"

The next moment, his body jolted violently.

A somber and ancient aura erupted from his body. Wu Chou's pupils suddenly lost their focus, only to be replaced by a chilling light. His face twisted and changed, and the faint phantom of another aged face appeared.

Extreme Yin has descended.

"The Joker... trash, can't even handle a few ants."

He spoke, his voice aged and hoarse, completely different from Wu Chou's. His eyes swept over Li Feiyu with a condescending indifference—how could a mere ant in the early stages of Core Formation have driven his grandson to this point?

"court death."

He raised his hand, ready to launch an attack.

But in that instant, his expression changed drastically.

"This is……"

He felt something churning wildly within his body. It wasn't Wu Chou's spiritual power, but some strange force he had never seen before.

It is drawing his essence in reverse and forcibly pouring it into this already riddled-with-holes body!

His cultivation and life essence were flowing continuously into Wu Chou's body.

"What is that?!"

Extremely Yin was filled with shock and rage. He scanned his inner energy and finally discovered a small black token in Wu Chou's dantian. The token was inconspicuous, yet it was frantically absorbing his life force.

He didn't recognize what it was.

But Li Feiyu, standing in the distance, had a bright look in his eyes.

The Senluo Decree has taken effect.

This technique, infused with the true essence of his martial arts from "Myriad Paths of the Forest," was theoretically designed specifically for secret arts involving soul splitting and possession. However, theory is just theory; he had never actually tested it. Seeing Ji Yin's face, a mixture of shock and rage, Li Feiyu felt reassured.

"You brat!"

With a furious roar, without a second thought, he raised his hand and sent two streaks of black light flying from his sleeve. Upon landing, they transformed into two grotesque corpse puppets, each over ten feet tall. These puppets were entirely black, shrouded in dense corpse energy, and their eye sockets glowed with eerie ghostly fire—they were none other than the Heavenly Capital Refining Puppets!

"Kill him!"

At Ji Yin's command, the two corpse puppets simultaneously lunged at Li Feiyu.

Li Feiyu retreated hastily, shouting, "Xiao Han, get out of here right now!"

Han Li did not hesitate at all.

He raised his hand and waved, and the teleportation array that had been set up beforehand on the nearby reefs suddenly lit up. Qu Hun and he stepped into it one after the other, and disappeared in a flash of white light.

Before leaving, he unleashed the Soul-Guiding Bell, which rang out in the air, causing the two corpse puppets to slightly halt their attacks.

"Trying to leave?"

With a chilling snort, he tried to give chase, but was forced back by Li Feiyu's arrow.

Azure Sky Bow!

A golden light shot through the air, striking a corpse puppet squarely in the chest and blasting a hole the size of a bowl. But the corpse puppet was completely unaware and continued its attack.

The teleportation array's light faded, and Han Li had already fled far away.

Ji Yin ignored them and launched a full-scale attack on Li Feiyu.

Two corpse puppets, working in conjunction with his chains, attacked simultaneously from three directions. Li Feiyu dodged and weaved through the air, facing numerous perilous situations.

But at that moment, he suddenly raised his hand, and a silver light burst forth from his body, condensing into six layers of thick light shield around him.

Six Ding Heavenly Armor Talisman!

The extremely yin chains lashed against the light shield, causing only slight ripples. The corpse puppet's claws reached out, but the light shield remained completely still.

"This is……"

Extreme Yin's pupils contracted.

He didn't recognize the talisman, but he could sense its defensive strength, far beyond what he could break with his current 30% power.

Li Feiyu stood silently suspended in the air, letting the extreme Yin attack her fiercely.

Chains, corpse puppets, yin fire, poisonous mist... Ji Yin used every means at his disposal, but he couldn't even break through a single layer of light shield.

With each attack, a portion of his vital essence was lost. Wu Chou's physical body had begun to collapse, his skin cracked, and blood seeped out.

"Youngster, you think you can survive by hiding in a tortoise shell? Once the talisman's effects wear off, I'll definitely extract your soul and refine your spirit!"

Li Feiyu did not answer, but just looked at him quietly.

A stick of incense.

Two sticks of incense.

The extremely Yin-like attacks gradually slowed down.

It wasn't that he was tired, but rather—his ugly body couldn't hold on any longer.

The black lines had spread across his entire body, devouring his flesh and blood, and even his fragmented soul. Wu Chou's body was like a balloon inflated to its limit, ready to burst at any moment.

"Damn it..."

Ji Yin let out a low growl of resentment, and with the final blow of the chains, he slammed the light shield into the light shield. He then turned to flee with Wu Chou's body.

But he was fast, and Li Feiyu was even faster.

The moment the light shield dissipated, the Azure Heaven Bow was drawn once more. This time, all of his true essence was concentrated on the bow.

A golden light pierced the sky, striking Wu Chou's heart squarely!

boom!

Wu Chou's body exploded with a bang.

Amidst the flying blood and flesh, a black light shot into the sky—the remaining fragment of the extremely Yin soul.

But at that moment, eight chains shot out from the seabed and instantly trapped the Yin Soul, giving it no chance to escape.

Xin Ruyin drew inspiration from ancient formations and combined some characteristics of martial arts formations to create the [Nine Yin Eight Locks Formation], which is indeed very useful.

Li Feiyu quickly took out the magic treasure [Soul Sealing Niche] that he had obtained from Xuan Le and put the extremely Yin split soul into it. Although it was only a wisp of the split soul, keeping it might be of great use in the future.

At the same time, a round golden pill fell down.

Li Feiyu reached out and caught it, then put it into the jade box.

He glanced at the devastated Little Huan Island, first putting away all the formations, including Han Li's puppets that hadn't been activated, and then without lingering, his figure flashed and disappeared into the horizon.

The two out-of-control Heavenly Capital Puppet stood blankly in place, and after a moment, they collapsed to the ground with a thud.

……

Tens of thousands of miles away, lies the island of extreme darkness.

In the secret room, a withered old man suddenly opened his eyes and spat out a mouthful of black blood.

He looked down at his hands, his eyes filled with resentment and fear.

The loss of cultivation and life essence, and the theft of the soul fragment, is a greater loss than losing a battle against a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Where did that Core Formation ant come from? Why did its cultivation and life essence leak out uncontrollably when it possessed him? This is too incomprehensible; he couldn't figure it out at all.