Chapter 1186: Soul-Extinguishing Spike
Chapter 1186: Soul-Extinguishing Spike
Outside the Cold Bell Array, Qin Sang and Jinglin appeared.
The two stood one before the other. In front of Jinglin shone a burst of azure light that came from the Wind-Summoning Bangle.
Around Qin Sang circled twelve devilish banners. Against Old Devil Pei, who was protected by the Nether Crystal Towers, there would be only a single opportunity. Qin Sang immediately deployed the twelve devilish banners to ensure success.
Now that he had already reached the Spiritual Infant Realm, he no longer needed to conceal his strength completely. Revealing a portion of it at the right moment could instead deter those with ill intentions.
Besides, the twelve devilish banners were far from his only trump card.
Their plan was simple. When Jinglin seized the moment while Old Devil Pei’s attention was drawn toward the other battlefield, he would strike to break the light dome formed by the Nether Crystal Towers. Then Qin Sang would unleash devilish flames to assassinate Old Devil Pei.
While Old Devil Pei participated in the encirclement of Si Di, the protective power of the Nether Crystal Towers would be at its weakest.
Jinglin moved first. The instant he appeared, he thrust both hands forward. The Wind-Summoning Bangle emitted a howling sound and transformed into a stream of azure wind that shot rapidly toward the Nether Crystal Towers.
The azure wind was no ordinary wind. It was a spiritual wind formed by Jinglin driving the astra with his full power. Its display looked less imposing than a raging gale, yet its might was not to be underestimated.
Whoosh! In the blink of an eye, the Wind-Summoning Bangle reached the light dome.
The Nether Crystal Towers trembled, and the dome flashed with black light. Old Devil Pei had no time to respond. The Nether Crystal Towers reacted on their own. Dense black light surged toward the impact point to resist the spiritual wind.
Jinglin had planned this attack for a long time and struck with full strength. If it were stopped so easily, his reputation as a Spiritual Infant cultivator would be ruined!
The Wind-Summoning Bangle shone brilliantly with azure light, like a massive wind tunnel. Endless spiritual wind poured from the astra, instantly transforming into a terrifying hurricane.
The bangle trembled lightly, gathering all the power of the spiritual wind before smashing violently into the dome.
Rumble! The thunder-like roar heard by Chanling and Old Devil Tan came from this very impact!
The three Nether Crystal Towers shook violently. The tremendous collision sent waves sweeping in every direction, and the surrounding low-level cultivators were instantly thrown into chaos.
The dome shattered. The Nether Crystal Towers proved more resilient than expected. The Wind-Summoning Bangle had not completely destroyed the barrier, which actually began repairing itself.
However, devilish flames surged in immediately afterward, and the dome could no longer withstand the assault. It shattered completely!
A shocking crack tore open across the dome as the gale and devilish flames rushed in together.
Qin Sang rapidly changed his hand seals. The twelve devilish banners snapped loudly in the wind as devilish flames poured forth. The banner surfaces seemed to ignite. The Devilish Flames of Nine Hells transformed into a black flame dragon that roared wildly. Under the horrified gazes of countless spectators, it surged forward with unstoppable momentum toward Old Devil Pei’s hiding place!
The sudden change came too quickly. It was as if Old Devil Pei had been woken up from a dream. He had been set up!
From the moment Qin Sang and Jinglin appeared to the instant the dome was broken and the flame dragon reached him, only a brief moment had passed. By the time Old Devil Pei reacted, it was already too late. The crisis stood right before him! He was filled with despair!
When he sensed the aura of the Devilish Flames of Nine Hells, Old Devil Pei’s face filled with terror.
The devilish flames were far too terrifying. None of the methods he could currently employ would have the slightest effect against such flames. Old Devil Pei did not doubt his fate in the slightest. This was almost certainly a fatal situation.
Whoosh! The devilish flames struck.
Old Devil Pei’s protective divine aura was instantly broken. The flames covered the sky and earth, effortlessly wiping out every defense he could summon in that instant. Even allowing his Spiritual Infant to escape was impossible.
At the final critical moment, Old Devil Pei refused to wait for death. His eyes filled with unwillingness and deep resentment as he suddenly let out a piercing scream toward the sky!
The shriek was sharp and ear-piercing. Surrounded by devilish flames, Old Devil Pei’s hair hung loose and wild as he resembled a madman. The cry sounded like a desperate wail before death. Yet Qin Sang and Jinglin both felt a sudden sense of foreboding!
Old Devil Pei did not appear to activate any secret technique. However, a strange shadow suddenly emerged behind his head. The shadow split into three and shot outward, instantly sinking into the crystal balls atop the Nether Crystal Towers.
In the next moment, Old Devil Pei aged by several hundred years. His hair turned completely white, and wrinkles filled his face. A mighty Spiritual Infant grandmaster had become a frail old man on the verge of death!
All the vital energy within his body had been drained by that shadow and sacrificed to the Nether Crystal Towers.
At the same time, the three Nether Crystal Towers erupted with intense black light. Endless black light surged toward the crystal balls atop the towers until they turned pitch-black, like three devilish eyes. The bizarre sight made one’s hair stand on end.
The Nether Crystal Towers emitted a faint yet strange fluctuation. Black light burst forth and transformed into two black spikes that appeared before Qin Sang and Jinglin almost as if by teleportation.
When Qin Sang sensed the fluctuation emitted by the Nether Crystal Towers, his expression changed drastically.
He had never seen this fluctuation or the spikes before, yet they carried a faint sense of familiarity.
"Watch out for the Soul-Extinguishing Spikes!" Jinglin warned urgently.
Without hesitation, he crushed a spirit talisman. Its power transformed into a small circular shield.
The Soul-Extinguishing Spikes were one of the offensive methods of the Nether Crystal Towers. They specifically targeted the primordial spirit and were extremely difficult to defend against. Many Spiritual Infant cultivators of the Two-Domain Alliance had suffered greatly because of them.
Later, the Two-Domain Alliance developed a spirit talisman known as the Mystic Shield Talisman, which finally helped counter the attack.
Since they had planned the ambush against Old Devil Pei, they had already accounted for every possibility. Both of them held Mystic Shield Talismans in hand.
Qin Sang also instinctively crushed his talisman. Yet his gaze grew extremely grave, and turbulent waves of worry surged in his heart.
He had realized the source of that familiar sensation! It was in Seven-Kill Hall, beneath Yitian Peak, at the devil-sealing space.
The elder from the Four Saints Palace escaped with the Heavenly Phoenix Feather. When everyone joined forces to eliminate the Devil Monarch, the situation had seemed extremely favorable. Then the Devil Monarch merged with its split soul and unleashed an unknown supernatural ability that instantly reversed the situation!
Lingzhuzi, the Devil Lord, the grand witch priest, Old Devil Fang, and the others were all among the most powerful cultivators of Canglang Sea. Every one of them suffered severe injuries. None escaped unharmed.
Qin Sang did not yet know that this supernatural ability was called the Spirit Slice.
The reason everyone collapsed so quickly was that the Spirit Slice directly injured the primordial spirit. It was extremely insidious, and the one who unleashed it was the ancient devil known as the Devil Monarch.
That despairing scene remained vivid in Qin Sang’s memory even now.
The Nether Crystal Towers and the Soul-Extinguishing Spikes looked entirely different from the Spirit Slice in both appearance and aura. Their power was also far inferior.
Although Qin Sang had studied information about the Nether Crystal Towers before, he could never have connected them.
Only now, after arriving on the battlefield and personally sensing the towers’ fluctuations, did the thought emerge. He still could not find proof that the two shared the same origin, yet his intuition told him that the Soul-Extinguishing Spikes must be related to the Devil Monarch’s supernatural ability!
The realization was chilling. He wondered whether the Spirit Slice was a supernatural ability unique to the Devil Monarch.
Does the Sin Abyss have a Devil Monarch behind it? But if it's really a Devil Monarch, conquering the entire Beichen Realm would be effortless for the Sin Abyss, let alone the Tianxing Alliance. Countless thoughts flashed through Qin Sang’s mind in an instant.
But the situation before him left no room for further thought.
Crack! The Soul-Extinguishing Spike shot toward Jinglin.
The small shield formed by the Mystic Shield Talisman was actually pierced straight through!
Jinglin had suspected that Old Devil Pei’s desperate final strike might not be simple, yet he had never expected the Mystic Shield Talisman to be broken so easily.
In the next instant, the Soul-Extinguishing Spike shot toward him under Jinglin’s stunned gaze!