Chapter 1433 : Unexpected Joy

"This place of baleful energy is actually quite beneficial for demonic cultivators and primordial ancient spirits."

Eldrin spoke, a trace of solemnity flashing between his brows.

魔修喜欢以煞气修行，大多数都是性情邪恶怪异之辈，他们往往在突破登仙之前，就已经被煞气和魔气污染了神志。

Yet those rare few who could preserve their true nature were able to harness both baleful energy and demonic qi for their own use, cultivating immensely powerful divine abilities and demonic treasures.

This type of demonic treasure possesses a power 3 parts more domineering than immortal treasures of the same rank, yet its flaw lies in the potential backlash upon the wielder. Moreover, it remains vulnerable to suppression by pure-yang attributed divine abilities and immortal treasures.

Lyra's gaze flickered slightly before she gave a faint nod. "The baleful aura here is actually suitable for cultivating the Celestial Departure Twin Blades and the Heaven's Ruin Immortal-Slaying Sword."

"Hmm."

Eldrin nodded slightly. At his level of cultivation, such insights came naturally.

The fundamental principles of the Great Unity Condensing Evil Art clearly originated from the insights of a mighty figure in the immortal path, who comprehended the cultivation methods of the demonic path to establish this art. It encompasses the strengths of both the immortal and demonic paths, making it the most supreme Great Unity mystic art.

As they conversed, the group continued deeper into the blessed land.

The deeper they ventured into the blessed land, the more they discovered areas where the baleful energy grew increasingly dense.

Deep within the cavern, Eldrin discovered that the baleful aura here had condensed into physical form. Even a Terrestrial Immortal Patriarch couldn't remain here for long—lingering too long would risk corruption by the malignant energy.

With no other choice, Eldrin could only activate the Primordial Chaos Qi to dispel the various malignant auras for the group, allowing them to proceed further. Before long, they seemed to have passed through the end of the cavern and arrived in an immeasurably vast space.

It was a space of overwhelming Gengjin Malice Energy, where the immense baleful aura crisscrossed like countless sword rays. An ordinary Primordial Spirit Daoist would likely be unable to withstand even a moment before having both body and soul utterly annihilated.

Eldrin dared not delay either. With a flick of his sleeve, he unfurled the Primordial Chaos Aura to shield everyone.

He immediately followed with a palm strike, cleaving through the void into its deepest depths.

"Whoosh—"

In that very instant, a wave of malevolent energy surged forth.

That malevolent figure collided with Eldrin (Person Name) and was instantly sent flying backward with tremendous force.

Eldrin was not faring well either. He staggered back 3 consecutive steps, only to discover an overwhelmingly potent baleful energy wreaking havoc within his palm.

He refined this baleful aura using the Primordial Chaos Indestructibility Law, then lifted his gaze toward the unfathomable depths of the earth veins.

In the vast expanse of the earth veins, a ferocious giant white-furred tiger emerged from the ground, its eyes gleaming with boundless malice as it stared at him.

"Rivaling a Seventh-Level Earth Immortal, the Grand Tiger."

Eldrin spoke, his expression grave as he declared, "Stay alert—there is another 1 lurking in the shadows."

Upon hearing this, Lyra (Person Name) and the others all gazed solemnly toward the depths of the earth vein.

According to their knowledge, within the Western Geng Tai Xuan Mountain Range, there were at least 2 Western Geng Tai Tigers at the late Earth Immortal stage, 1 of which had even reached the eighth level of Earth Immortal cultivation.

The 1 before them now was only at the seventh level of the Earth Immortal realm, making it far from the most formidable opponent they would face.

"Roar—"

Just as the crowd felt their hearts grow heavy, they sensed yet another overwhelmingly powerful aura approaching. Lifting their gazes, they saw a formidable white figure hurtling toward them from the depths of the void.

Eldrin exchanged another blow with his opponent, only to find the other's strength far weaker than anticipated. Instead, he sent his adversary flying back with the force of his counterstrike.

"This is..."

The group was momentarily stunned. Eldrin looked up again and realized that the second Taihu was indeed at the Earth Immortal 8th Layer, but its body bore a massive wound, as if pierced by some terrifying force.

Witnessing this scene, Eldrin immediately exchanged a glance with Lyra.

Lyra was also taken aback, exclaiming in astonishment, "This Western Geng Metal Tiger is severely wounded—it seems to have endured a fierce battle not long ago."

"Who in the world could possibly injure this Western Metal Supreme Tiger?"

Eldrin battled the Western Zenith Tiger, his heart growing increasingly astonished.

As 1 of the top 10 existences among the Primordial Desolate Spirits, the Western Metal Supreme Tiger is born from absorbing boundless baleful energy, often possessing combat prowess far surpassing that of immortals of the same rank. The 2 Western Metal Supreme Tigers before them—1 at the 7th-level Earth Immortal realm and the other at the 8th-level Earth Immortal realm—could likely rival a peak Earth Immortal expert when joining forces.

Not to mention, within this Gold-Slaughter Blessed Land, they were further empowered by the boundless gold-slaughter energy, enhancing their combat prowess by several degrees. With such astonishing battle strength, even if Eldrin were to lead a team of 5 in a joint assault, he would have no certainty of being able to eliminate them all.

Eldrin had originally intended to expend his hidden trump card—the Great Annihilation Heavenly Dragon Talisman—to summon a late-stage Earth Immortal realm Great Annihilation Heavenly Dragon for a coordinated assault.

Together with Lyra (Person Name), Qingji, and 3 others joining forces, they had barely managed to slay the Earth Immortal Seventh Layer Taihu through sheer force. Yet now, the strongest among them—the Western Geng Taihu—was severely wounded, a turn of events far beyond their expectations.

"Only a being at the Great Perfection stage of the Earth Immortal realm could have inflicted such severe injuries upon it."

"However, being unable to slay him outright shows this person's strength has its limits—he might even have sustained severe injuries during the battle."

Eldrin (Person Name) spoke slowly, then decisively declared after a moment, "Opportunity waits for no 1. We slay these 2 Western Metal Tigers first and plan our next move."

As soon as the words fell, Eldrin immediately charged toward the severely wounded Western Geng Tiger, while Lyra, seeing this, intercepted another Earth Immortal Seventh-Realm Tiger.

The remaining 4 women also sprang into action. According to the original plan, they were all meant to assist Lyra (Person Name), combining their strength with the power of the Great Annihilation Heavenly Dragon Talisman to confront the Western Golden Great Tiger, a Seventh-Level Earth Immortal.

To successfully ambush and kill a cultivator of the same realm, 1 must possess at least 3 times their combat strength to achieve complete suppression and eliminate them without sustaining significant losses.

With the combined strength of the 4 women, Lyra (Person Name), and the Annihilating Heavenly Dragon Talisman (Magic Treasure), their combat prowess could roughly rival 3 and a half Earth Immortals at the seventh layer who had unlocked the Sixth Heaven. Only then could slaying the Western Metal Great Tiger (Monster Beast) at the seventh-level Earth Immortal realm be considered 90 percent assured.

But now, with the strongest Taihu severely wounded, the others seized the opportunity to swiftly switch opponents.

A full 4 existences comparable to the sixth level of Earth Immortals all took action at once, unleashing 4 supreme-grade Heaven-Opening Treasures to aid in the battle. In that moment, the Western Metal Great Tiger was driven back, step by step, under the relentless assault.

In its prime, the Western Geng Grand Tiger might have been able to rival Eldrin (Person Name). But now, severely wounded, its strength had likely dwindled to merely 50 or 60 percent of its peak.

With such combat prowess, it would hardly suffice to contend with Eldrin, let alone withstand the joint assault from Aoi-hime and Seraphina Qu.

The fierce battle lasted for over 3 100 exchanges, culminating in Eldrin impaling the Western Golden Tiger with his Infernal Prison War Halberd, vanquishing it deep within the earth's veins.

It is done.

Eldrin’s heart surged with joy, but he wasted no words and immediately launched an attack at the remaining Western Metal Great Tiger.

This Western Geng Metal Tiger possessed extraordinary combat prowess, far more formidable than even a seventh-level Earth Immortal of the same realm. Yet when faced with the besieging crowd, it ultimately proved inadequate.

A full 6 beings, each possessing combat prowess at least comparable to the Sixth Level of Earth Immortals, joined forces. In merely a few 100 exchanges, they completely suppressed and annihilated the target within the void.