Chapter 387 : Clash of Righteous and Demonic Arts

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Eldrin Chen had anticipated this and immediately unleashed his Heavenly Separated Twin Swords to strike.

He cultivated a Pure Yang Cultivation Art [a righteous cultivation method aligned with the purest Yang energies] and was, after all, a genuine Righteous Path Cultivator [a practitioner who follows the orthodox, virtuous path of cultivation]. It was fundamentally impossible for him to make his aura resemble that of a Demonic Cultivator [a practitioner who uses malevolent, often soul-consuming methods for power].

Although a Formation [a structured array of energy used for defense, attack, or concealment] provided concealment, a high-level Demonic Cultivator could still detect a trace of anomaly.

Therefore, Eldrin Chen was prepared to act from the very first moment. He summoned his Heavenly Separated Twin Swords and launched a relentless assault, their blades aimed directly at Blackfire True Person.

"Hmph—"

Seeing Eldrin Chen take action, Blackfire True Person sensed the danger and attempted to flee.

But at that very moment, Lyra Jiang, who had been lying in ambush in the distance, closed in. From afar, she unleashed the Mount Tai Spirit-Suppressing Curse [a powerful divine ability that manifests the crushing weight of a sacred mountain].

"Not good!"

Blackfire True Person felt as if an entire mountain had settled upon his shoulders, making every movement a laborious struggle. Visit audio-novel dot com to enjoy the complete series.

However, this demon was, after all, a Demonic Cultivator at the Golden Core Great Perfection realm. In his panic, he actually unleashed a Demonic Path Divine Ability. This Divine Ability was called the Demonic Blood Tribulation-Transformation Art [a sinister art that consumes the user's vital essence to transform and negate harmful effects].

The Divine Ability of Demonic Cultivator are often exceptionally cruel. Once this Demonic Blood Tribulation-Transformation Art was activated, it consumed the vital essence within his body, yet it was sufficient to dissolve the negative afflictions plaguing him.

Having shed the calamitous effects, he instantly transformed into a streak of escaping light, flying into the distance with an unmistakable air of desperate flight.

"Escape is impossible."

Seeing the Demonic Cultivator still attempting to flee, Lyra Jiang forcefully channeled her mana. From a distance of several hundred Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters], she unleashed the Divine Light of the Five Void Tribulations [a devastating beam of light embodying the power of five cosmic calamities].

Although the Divine Light of the Five Void Tribulations demanded immense expenditure, when powered by Lyra Jiang's current level of mana, its might approached the full-force strike of a Nascent Soul realm cultivator.

Even with the demon's formidable power, facing this majestic strike that traversed hundreds of Li-lengths left him utterly no room to evade.

In a Ksana-time [an infinitesimal unit of time], mountain ridges crumbled, heaven and earth seemed to tear asunder, and endless peaks of the demonic volcano range were pierced through.

Although the Blackfire True Person possessed great strength, the moment he was lured out, his fate was sealed to pay a grievous price.

Confronting this blow, he could only exhaust every means at his disposal. Yet, in the end, his bones shattered and his fleshly body was nearly cleaved in half.

However, for a Golden Core Demonic Cultivator [a practitioner of demonic arts who has reached the Golden Core stage], such injuries were not yet fatal. He decisively abandoned his physical body, offering it in a blood sacrifice, and then unleashed the 'Blood Demon Escape Art' [a supreme escape technique that consumes one's own blood essence for incredible speed].

The Blood Demon Escape Art is a peerless Divine Ability [a supernatural power cultivated by immortals]. Once activated, its speed can traverse a thousand Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters] in the blink of an eye. By discarding his fleshly form to execute this Divine Ability, even a Nascent Soul True Lord [a cultivator who has formed their Nascent Soul, a spiritual infant] would struggle to catch him in that moment.

Though Eldrin Chen and Lyra Jiang possessed immense speed, they were still unable to match such a breathtaking escape art.

Watching the foe slip away, Eldrin Chen sighed and said, "It is a pity I cannot completely conceal my aura."

"Otherwise, had I lured him into the formation, that demon would have had no chance of survival today."

"A cultivator at the Golden Core Great Perfection [the pinnacle of the Golden Core stage] is not so easily slain."

Lyra Jiang shook her head, having anticipated this outcome from the start.

Although the three of them had managed to kill Malachai Qin years ago, that was only because Yvonne the Violet Consort's Violet Cosmos Void-Traversing Mirror could seal the void.

Otherwise, with Malachai Qin's strength at Golden Core Great Perfection, even four or five opponents at the same realm might not have been able to prevent his escape.

Eldrin Chen retrieved Malachai Qin's Storage Bag [a spatial pouch for holding items] with a faint smile. "To abandon even his Storage Bag in his desperate flight," he remarked, "he was indeed a decisive man."

"While Black Malignancy Ancient Ancestor remains unaware of the situation, let us first go and destroy the Netherworld Void-Traversing Formation [a formation that allows travel through the void to the Netherworld]."

The two returned to the mountain peak, retrieved the Fifth Rank Demonic Flame Yin Thunder Pearl, dismantled the Formation, and cast its components into the demonic flames to be incinerated. Then, they took to their swords and flew towards the location of the Netherworld Void-Traversing Formation.

Meanwhile, Blackfire True Person was fleeing for his life through the void.

Flying through the emptiness, the Golden Core cultivator's expression flickered with fear. "Having lost the Demonic Flame Yin Thunder Pearl this time, I fear the Netherworld Void-Traversing Formation cannot be held either."

"Given the methods of that old fiend Black Malignancy Ancient Ancestor, he will surely not let me go. I likely cannot return to Black Malignancy Ridge."

"That old ghost placed the Black Malignancy Entangling Thread Curse [a sinister curse that binds and saps the victim's vitality] upon me. To survive, I must rely on a Demonic Spring [a spring infused with potent demonic energy] to suppress it." Read the full novel exclusively on (audio-novel.com).

"To rebuild my physical form, my only path now is to first seek refuge at a Demonic Spring. If I can restore my body and perhaps even break through to the Nascent Soul realm, there might still be a sliver of hope for survival."

With this thought, Blackfire True Person suppressed the urge to send a warning message and instead flew off in a different direction.

On the other side, Eldrin Chen and his companion moved with incredible speed, arriving at the Netherworld Void-Traversing Formation in a mere ten days.

Gazing at the Netherworld Void-Traversing Formation before them, Eldrin Chen exchanged a look with Lyra Jiang and said with a smile, "This formation's defenses are not formidable. With our capabilities, breaching it should be well within our power."

"Let us begin."

Without further delay, the two of them acted. Relying on their formidable strength, they relentlessly assaulted the Netherworld Void-Traversing Formation [a formation that allows travel through the void to the Netherworld]. After half a month of effort, they finally succeeded in dismantling it.

Once the Formation was broken, they ascended to the mountain peak and proceeded to destroy the formation tools one by one.

After completing this task, they discovered a piece of black Netherworld [the underworld or realm of the dead] gemstone at the summit.

"A Nether Stone?"

Eldrin Chen's pupils contracted slightly. A Nether Stone [a sinister gemstone corrupted by Netherworld energies] was originally a Fifth Rank Void Gem [a high-grade gemstone attuned to void energies]. Through continuous corruption by Demonic Cultivator [practitioners of malevolent, power-seeking arts] using the power of the Netherworld, it was ultimately transformed into a shocking and monstrous object.

This object was exceptionally sinister, imbued with the subterranean power of the Netherworld. It did not require the energy of a Fifth Rank Spirit Vein [a land vein of the fifth rank, rich in spiritual energy]; merely a sufficient quantity of Blood Crystal [crystals condensed from essence blood, often used in dark rituals] was enough to arrange a Fifth Rank Teleportation Formation [a powerful formation capable of instant long-distance travel].

"Could it be that behind the Black Malignancy Ancient Ancestor, there is support from the Netherworld Elder Demon [a powerful ancient demon lord from the Netherworld]?"

Gazing at the Netherworld gemstone, Lyra Jiang's pupils also contracted. The Netherworld Elder Demon was the master of the Netherworld Sea [a vast, dark sea within the Netherworld] and was reputed to be the foremost Demonic Cultivator within the Eastern Wastelands [a vast, untamed region].

This Demonic Cultivator possessed cultivation at the Primordial Spirit, Mid Stage [the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, where one's spiritual core is fully formed and powerful], and his strength was renowned even within the Purple Realm [a major realm or continent in the cultivation world].

The Netherworld Sea it dominates is one of the major forbidden lands of the Eastern Wastelands, spoken of in the same breath as the Vast and Boundless Marsh ruled by the Black Dragon Demon Progenitor and the half of the Eastern Wilderness Ancestral River occupied by the Crocodile Progenitor.

At the thought of the Netherworld Elder Demon, Lyra Jiang sighed and said, "I fear the Nascent Souls of the two Demonic Monsters races would also be loath to see the Human Race gain a new Nascent Soul."

"The Nascent Soul Grand Tribulation of the Ji Clan Patriarch will likely not be easily overcome."

Eldrin Chen gently patted Lyra Jiang and comforted her, "In the last several thousand years, the Human Race has lost several Nascent Soul Dao Lord in battle. There is an urgent need for new Nascent Souls to rise and fill the ranks."

"If the Nascent Souls of the Demonic Monsters were to intervene, the several Dao Lord of the Eastern Wastelands surely would not stand idly by."

Lyra Jiang also nodded. For cultivators like them, beings of the Nascent Soul Dao Lord level were still too distant. Their only path now was to grow stronger and strive to break through to the Nascent Soul realm as soon as possible—that was the true way.

With this thought, Lyra Jiang looked at the Netherworld gem in Eldrin Chen's hand and said, "This treasure's properties are extraordinary, but the Netherworld power [the corrupting energy of the underworld] it contains cannot be used by the righteous path."

"To restore it into a Fifth RankVoid Gem [a gemstone attuned to the void, used for spatial arts], the Netherworld power within must first be purified."

Eldrin Chen could only shake his head, a slight frown on his face. "Although my Solar True Flame [a pure yang flame capable of refining impurities] can purify Netherworld power,"

"with my current level of spiritual power, it would take at least ten Jiazi-time [a sixty-year cycle] to completely cleanse the Netherworld power from it." This content originates from audio_novel.com. Please respect copyright.