Chapter 680 5 Cardinal Flags

Ji Xuan Yin’s cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul, 6th Tier (Cultivation Realm), and his foundation was that of a Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul. Though his mana could not compare to Eldrin’s (Person Name) profound depth, his combat prowess was not the slightest bit inferior to that of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

At this moment, Ji Xuanyin gathered his true power and unleashed his innate divine ability, the ‘Cosmic Annihilation Blade of the Great 5 Elements, Magnetism, and Starlight (Cultivation Art)’, transforming into a blade of unparalleled brilliance that slashed toward the Vajra Deity-Demon.

"Damn it!"

The instant he saw this blade light, the Vajra Deity-Demon’s heart lurched, and a sudden sense of deadly crisis washed over him.

The Cosmic Annihilation Blade of the Great 5 Elements, Magnetism, and Starlight (Cultivation Art) stood as a legendary divine ability among humankind, renowned even amidst the extraterrestrial demons beyond the realm.

Moreover, this divine ability was the bane of the Vajra Demonic God. No matter how arrogant the Vajra Demonic God might be, it dared not confront this strike with its bare flesh and hastily retreated to evade.

However, since everyone had made their move, they had naturally made ample preparations long ago.

At the critical moment, Lyra (Person Name) summoned the Tri-Phenomenon Divine Light to envelop the man, while Yan Zi Ji and Lila (Person Name) activated the Violet Cosmos Void-Piercing Mirror and the Frost Soul Divine Radiance respectively, sealing off all his escape routes.

Under ordinary circumstances, a mere few Great Ascension divine abilities and superior spirit treasures would be of no concern whatsoever to the Vajra Divine Demon, who stood at the Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm).

But now, restrained by the Yin-Yang Void Mirror, the flow of his spiritual power grew agonizingly sluggish. With his innate spiritual treasure seized, he was like a tiger stripped of its fangs and claws—cornered by the joint assaults of the crowd, leaving him no room to evade.

It was in that fleeting moment of delay that Ji Xuanyin's Cosmic Annihilation Blade of the Great 5 Elements, Magnetism, and Starlight (Cultivation Art) descended with overwhelming force, cleaving a gaping wound across his physical form.

Not only that, but under the devastating power of the Cosmic Annihilation Blade of the Great 5 Elements, Magnetism, and Starlight (Cultivation Art), the Vajra Deity-Demon's physical form began to disintegrate continuously. Even the indestructible Dao patterns started shattering 1 after another.

"Ah—"

The Vajra Deity Demon suffered unprecedented devastation. Without regard for its utterly restrained physical form, it manifested its Earth Soul and Nascent Soul, which flew out in a desperate escape.

A Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm) cultivator had already summoned their Earth Soul. Even if they discarded their physical body, they would still possess formidable combat prowess.

However, the Vajra Divine Fiend's powers were all concentrated in its physical form. After losing its body, it had lost more than half of its combat strength.

Naturally, Eldrin would not miss this chance to crush a defeated foe. With a resonant clang, he summoned the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss and brought it down in a mighty slash, cleanly cleaving his Earth Soul in 2.

Following this, the blazing heavenly flames surged violently, instantly incinerating the Earth Soul of the Vajra Deity Demon on the spot.

"You deserve to die!"

After the Earth Soul was destroyed, the Vajra Deity Demon was left with only a single Nascent Soul, forever losing the chance to break through to the Primordial Spirit realm.

With such a grudge of having his Great Dao severed, his gaze swept over the crowd with overwhelming killing intent.

His expression suddenly hardened, and with reckless abandon, he forcibly activated the Demon God Suppressing Heaven Bell, compelling it to break free from the restraints of the Western Pole Magnetic Mountain.

The nearest Clan Leader Nie was still rejoicing over having secured the Quasi-Pure Yang Spiritual Treasure (Magic Treasure) when, caught completely off guard, he was instantly pulverized into a mist of blood by the Demon God Suppressing Heaven Bell. Not even his Nascent Soul managed to escape.

"Brother Nie!"

Eldrin (Person Name) severed the Nascent Soul of the Vajra Deity-Demon with a single sword strike, but alas, it was already too late.

"Alas." Lyra let out a soft sigh, unable to hold back her words. "Sect Master Nie is merely at the Nascent Soul, Early Stage. For 1 of such cultivation to intervene in a battle at the Half-Step Primordial Spirit level... he came here already embracing certain death."

Eldrin's eyes burned crimson, yet with the great battle still raging, he had no time to indulge in grief. He summoned his immortal sword and charged toward the remaining Half-Step Primordial Spirit.

"Trash."

At this very moment, watching the Vajra Demon God fall in battle, the Demon Lord Jialuo high above in the heavens finally furrowed his brow.

With a mere glance around, he knew in his heart that the demonic army would likely be unable to break through the formidable enemy to aid him.

"Against Jiang Haoran and the Abyssal Anchor Ancient 1 alone, I would still be confident in prevailing through my father's methods. However, since the Mysterious Void Taoist and the Flying Feather Pavilion Master dare to besiege me, they must have additional cards to play."

"In that case..."

Lord Galos’s mind raced, and a hint of retreat stirred within him.

With a mere flick of his wrist, he summoned the Heavenly Demon's Immortal-Slaying Sword (Magic Treasure) and swept it toward Maris the Sea Steader (Person Name), forcing Maris to hastily activate his Sea-Calming Pearl in defense.

Yet in the fleeting moment between lightning and flame, he feigned a sword strike and seized the chance to flee.

The master of the Featherflight Pavilion had long been prepared. In an instant, he raised his hand and unleashed a set of formation flags to seal the void.

5 Directions Treasure Flags?

Demon Lord Jialuo's pupils contracted as he instantly recognized the origin of this set of formation flags.

The 5 Direction Divine Banners comprise the Eastern Azure Lotus Banner, the Southern Li Fire Banner, the Western Geng Metal Banner, the Northern Mystic Ice Banner, and the Central Wu Earth Banner.

It is said that these 5 Directions Divine Banners are replicas of the supreme-grade innate spiritual treasures from the Immortal Realm, and even within the Violet Realm, they rank among the finest treasures.

It is said that within the Central Ancestral Domain exists a set of 5 Directional Treasure Flags of the Pure Yang Spirit Treasure grade. When combined, they form 1 of the top 10 Supreme Treasures of Pure Yang (Magic Treasure) in the Violet Realm, whose might rivals even that of the 5 Poisons God-Slaying Sword. This alone reveals how astonishing their origins must be.

The set of natal banner treasures wielded by the Pavilion Master of Feathered Wings was forged by merging 5 Quasi-Pure Yang Spiritual Treasure (Magic Treasure)-grade banners. When activated simultaneously, they unleashed nearly 70 to 80 percent of the power of a genuine Pure Yang Spiritual Treasure, solidifying their status as a true trump card.

"How could this object be in his possession?"

Lord Jialuo’s face paled drastically, utterly baffled as to why the master of Feiyu Pavilion possessed such an ultimate treasure.

Not only was he astonished, but even Eldrin was quite taken aback. In his expectations, the Pavilion Master of Feiyu's trump card should have been a treasure bestowed by their senior. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the Pavilion Master's own life-bound array banners.

In truth, to forge this set of banner arrays, the Master of the Feathered Wings Pavilion not only exhausted the accumulated resources of 10 1000 years but also incurred a significant favor from the Eternal River Sanctuary, all to gather the necessary quasi-sixth-tier crafting materials.

Regardless, the surprise from the Pavilion Master of Flying Feathers had also given Demon Lord Galo a considerable shock.

If he failed to breach this set of formation flags, he would truly be trapped here with no escape.

At that thought, Demon Lord Nagaraja could no longer afford to preserve his accumulated resources. Raising his hand, he immediately summoned a pitch-black divine talisman.

At her summons, streams of brilliant light streaked across the sky, conjuring a pitch-black figure that materialized before her.

"Who dares obstruct my path to enlightenment?"

The newcomer was merely a figure standing a full 10,000 zhang tall, resembling a deity or demon that blotted out the heavens and obscured the sun.

With a sweeping glance around, it raised its sleeve and summoned a massive halberd that blotted out the sky, hurling it toward the 5 Directions Treasure Flags.

"It's the Dharma Idol of the Garuda Heavenly Demon!"

Magnus the Virtuous Lord (Person Name) shifted his expression slightly, hastily summoning the Haoran Heavenly Sword (Magic Treasure) to strike. Yet the God-Devouring Demonic Idol (Cultivation Method) blocked it effortlessly with its great halberd before repelling him with ease.

Dharma Idol is a manifestation forged when a cultivator at the Nascent Soul realm severs a wisp of their primordial soul and fuses it with a supreme treasure.

If it were a Celestial Demon of the Primordial Spirit, Early Stage (Cultivation Realm), the severed avatar would at most be equivalent to a Half-Step Primordial Spirit (Cultivation Realm). However, a Great Celestial Demon of the Primordial Spirit, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm) could unleash an avatar with combat prowess rivaling that of a full-fledged Primordial Spirit.

The Demonic Avatar before them had repelled the Vast Heaven Sword with a single strike—clearly, this was no manifestation of a cultivator at the early or middle Nascent Soul stage.