Chapter 71: Profound Yin Black Fiend Great Capture

Lingyuan Reef was three thousand li east of Fengbie Palace. It was a wide sea trench that sank deep underground, like a giant abyss, with reefs piled on both sides. Their color was somewhat gray and dark, appearing unremarkable. However, large amounts of spirit mist rose from the abyss and spread out.

Ao Lie led a team, riding in sea beast chariots, rumbling and splashing as they departed from Fengbie Palace. It was Mu Yuan’s first time riding a sea chariot. Six sea dragons pulled the chariot, running extremely steadily, much more comfortable than land chariots without any bumps.

The sea dragons parted the water, and the wheels cut through the waves, feeling as soft as running on a carpet. The chariot was made of refined iron, with windows polished from crystal, allowing a clear view of the surroundings. Along the way, countless sea fish avoided them, leaving trails of waterlines that looked quite beautiful, which Mu Yuan found very marvelous!

Mu Yuan looked around and saw countless monsters busy moving in and out of the spirit mist. He didn’t know what they were carrying, but a strong metallic energy rushed toward him. Mu Yuan thought to himself that it must be some rare refined iron or stubborn stones, definitely excellent materials for crafting artifacts!

Ao Lie grew anxious in his heart. He stepped out of the chariot and casually released a dazzling bright rainbow, thick as a dragon, which struck the two walls of the abyss. Immediately, rubble rolled down, and countless fish, shrimp, crabs, and turtles were crushed or injured, causing a panic as they scrambled out of the abyss. From the other side of the abyss, countless soldiers emerged, their spears and halberds glinting with cold light like stars in the night sky!

A loud laugh was heard, and an elegant man stepped forward from the crowd. He was handsome and dignified, wearing loose robes with long sleeves. His appearance bore some resemblance to Ao Lie, but his brows and eyes carried a restless arrogance. “So it’s Ao Lie. What, still not convinced? Here for another lesson?”

Ao Lie laughed instead of getting angry. “Ao Cheng, you think you’re a match for me? Where is your brother Ao Jing? If he doesn’t come out, how dare you shout and act so arrogantly!”

Ao Cheng flicked his sleeve. “You’re just a mixed-breed flood dragon, and you dare to fight me?” A bright light suddenly flew out from his sleeve, wrapped in electric sparks, and swiftly transformed into a massive square seal, like a small mountain range, pressing down. The seawater was pushed aside, and violent currents erupted, creating an unmatched imposing presence!

Mu Yuan had never seen cultivators who practiced the Immortal God-Demon Body engage in combat. Qi Refining Practitioners like Mu Yuan, who cultivated the Great Dao of Primordial Spirit, mainly competed with spells and divine abilities. Even their magical treasures emphasized cleverness and subtlety, rarely as fierce and domineering as Ao Cheng’s attack, which had a contemptuous air!

Ao Lie, however, had fought Ao Cheng many times and knew his foundation well. Seeing Ao Cheng release the Heavenly Dragon Seal, he re-released the bright rainbow rope he had used earlier, transforming it into a curtain of light that supported the Heavenly Dragon Seal!

The Heavenly Dragon Seal was a magical treasure bestowed upon Ao Cheng by the Dragon King of the East Sea. It contained the essence of nine dragon souls, left behind by divine dragons of previous generations who died in battle or of old age! The treasure guarding the East Sea Dragon Palace was a perfectly round and translucent Dragon Pearl. The Dragon Pearl was the magical treasure cultivated by successive lords of the Dragon Palace. Inside it was a grotto-heaven, where the essence of all deceased divine dragons of the Dragon Clan was stored. Over the years, the Dragon Pearl accumulated an immense amount of essence.

However, successive Dragon Kings rarely used the dragon essence within. Ao Feng was willing to craft a magical treasure for his son, using dragon essence of considerable cultivation from the Dragon Pearl. The power of this treasure was naturally imaginable!

The dragon souls transformed from these nine dragon essences all had the cultivation level of the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining in life, which was the Immortal God-Demon Body coveted by countless demonic path practitioners. Unfortunately, they were still killed, with some of their vast essence dissipating and some remaining. After being cultivated by successive Dragon Kings, only about fifty percent remained, yet it was still formidable!

If the treasure were wielded by Ao Feng, the Dragon King of the East Sea, not to mention Ao Lie, even if Ao Lie and Mu Yuan joined forces, they would definitely be unable to resist. However, Ao Cheng did not have such capability. While a powerful treasure was commendable, it also depended on the user’s magical power. Ao Cheng, for instance, was only at the Refining Gang Realm, whereas Ao Lie was a genuine Elixir Formation expert!

The Heavenly Dragon Seal was trapped by Ao Lie’s rainbow and couldn’t press down. Ao Cheng formed hand seals to activate it, and countless talismanic scripts flickered uncertainly on the Heavenly Dragon Seal, bright and dim. Then, dragon roars were heard as nine divine dragons coiled and flew out, releasing their dragon might. All the sea monsters trembled with fear; this pressure came from their innate rank, unrelated to strength, especially since the dragon souls’ power far surpassed these monsters!

“I didn’t expect Ao Cheng’s strength to have increased recently. He manipulates the Heavenly Dragon Seal with even greater power, making it quite strenuous for me!” Ao Lie, however, remained calm. Although the pressure on his hands increased significantly, he was not without resources. With a spit, countless thunder pellets emerged. These thunder pellets intertwined to form a large net, which he flipped upward to wrap around the Heavenly Dragon Seal. The thunder beads embedded in the net exploded together, causing violent shocks. Instantly, the seawater surged, and the entire space seemed to shake. The nine dragon essences on the Heavenly Dragon Seal let out roars and cries, being tossed about by the explosions, their momentum weakening!

Ao Lie’s thunder net was called the “Ice Fiend Unity Yin Thunder Net.” The ice fiend yin thunder on it was condensed by Ao Lie during his free time using the Yin Cold Ice Evils of Fengbie Palace. The net embedded with thunder beads was given to him by Ao Feng. It inherently had the wonderful function of capturing and restraining people. The net was entwined with the Heavenly Dragon’s breath electric energy of the Dragon Clan and had been soaked in primordial magnetic essence evils. Ao Lie then embedded it with ice fiend yin thunder, making it even more powerful. When it erupted, it immediately suppressed the Heavenly Dragon Seal’s radiance again!

The Heavenly Dragon Seal was blasted until it was covered in wounds, and Ao Cheng, who controlled it, was also greatly affected. With a forceful pull, he recalled the Heavenly Dragon Seal and shouted, “Fellow Daoist, quickly lend me a hand!”

Suddenly, a large mass of black smoke flew out from the opposing formation, and a large hand stretched out from within, black and shiny. From afar, Mu Yuan felt a cold, icy evil energy that pressed against his brows and made his whole body cold. On the large hand, there was also a layer of black gas shield flowing back and forth, directly grabbing toward Ao Lie’s thunder net!

At the same time, Ao Cheng’s Heavenly Dragon Seal shone brightly again, pressing down horizontally. It complemented the pitch-black large hand, actually suppressing Ao Lie’s Ice Fiend Unity Yin Thunder Net. The thunder pellets quivered but found it difficult to unleash their power!

“This person is an expert at the Refining Gang Realm!” Mu Yuan immediately understood upon seeing the true righteous energy on the pitch-black large hand. Although Ao Lie was an Elixir Formation expert, his quality was evidently not great, far inferior to the Elixir Formation cultivation of his sect’s Chen Taiyi that Mu Yuan had seen before!

“Brother Ao, don’t panic! I’ll help you!” Mu Yuan did not use his sect’s Sword Pills. With a casual gesture, a hazy energy field appeared around his body, with numerous flying swords of various shapes intertwining. With a point of his finger, over ten swords angrily flew out, entangling the pitch-black large hand!

Mu Yuan had succeeded in Condensing Evil Energy, and his spiritual sense had grown immensely compared to before. Now, when he wielded this sword divine ability of the Wu Clan, it was truly skilled and smooth, no longer as clumsy as in the past. Correspondingly, when he performed the Sword Qi Division sword technique, it was also more powerful than before!

The large hand, whatever divine ability it was, collided with Mu Yuan’s flying swords and immediately surged with endless black smoke and mist, entangling the swords as if trying to seize control of them. Mu Yuan was startled and sent two more flying swords from beside him, directly plunging into the black mist!

The sword techniques of the Wu Clan also inherited the Wu Clan’s consistent ferocity and domineering nature. Although it didn’t quite suit Mu Yuan’s nature, when executed, it was still extremely formidable!

“Ah, I should have tempered these flying swords when I was Condensing Evil Energy. Perhaps they would be more powerful, adding some Yin cold energy to their ferocity!” Mu Yuan manipulated the flying swords like two flood dragons stirring the sea, weaving back and forth in the black mist, stirring up clouds of smoke that scattered around. Some soldiers under Ao Cheng’s command were contaminated by this black mist and immediately froze into lumps, then swept away by the energy, turning into black ice crystals on the ground, a shocking sight!

The soldiers were in an uproar and scattered abruptly. Mu Yuan, following the aura in the black mist, directly stabbed toward the person casting the spell. Then, two clanging sounds were heard. Mu Yuan’s mind shook, followed by the sound of metal shattering. Mu Yuan’s two flying swords were actually shattered into pieces by the person in the black mist!

Mu Yuan was quite surprised. Although these flying swords were merely condensed from ordinary spiritual energy, they weren’t something ordinary flying swords could shatter. Now, with just one twist from the opponent, they had shattered, indicating that the opponent’s weapon was no ordinary item!

“Let’s see how many you can shatter!” Mu Yuan snorted coldly in his heart. He was least lacking in such flying swords. For the moment, he didn’t bother with the large hand in the air. The six-word Mantra of Universal Illumination flew out from his dantian, circling up and down around the large hand. Four of the mantra words were condensed using the Longevity Art, making them the most substantial, while the other two were for attack and transformation, continuously absorbing the primordial qi from the large hand and hindering it. Meanwhile, he himself charged forward, surrounded by countless flying swords, and directly rushed into the black mist!

Inside the black mist, a bleak Yin wind blew, and it was hazy and indistinct. Mu Yuan swept his mental force around and saw a person wrapped entirely in black mist ahead. In front of this person was a flying sword that moved like a swimming dragon, sweeping back and forth, faintly emitting an earth-shaking imposing presence. Mu Yuan let out a long whistle, raised his hand, and countless flying swords shot out, performing the Sword Qi Division technique. With continuous rumbling vibrations, they all descended in a flurry!