C1483 Break the Seal!

"Xuanying, Void Spirit Succubus Rovi..."

Beside Colorful Lake, a white skeleton cradled a scroll, a flame of matching hue flickering in his grayish-white eyes.

He bowed his head, silently contemplating the lake's vibrant surface, murmuring to himself in thought.

Clearly, he could both see and hear the battle unfolding beneath the lake's surface—the exchange between Yu Yuan and Xuanying.

His soft whispers sent a ripple of unease through Yuen Qingxi and the Earth Demon within the wooden tomb marker.

Yuen Qingxi was deeply concerned.

He feared his master might effortlessly undo the spatial seal Xuanying had so carefully established.

This would allow Yu Yuan and the Dragon Slash Platform to seamlessly reconnect with the Evil Cauldron.

Yuen Qingxi was well aware that his master possessed such power.

He also knew that if the white skeleton were to do so, Xuanying's struggle in the lake's depths would intensify.

Without the Dragon Slash Platform, Yu Yuan's combat effectiveness would be significantly hampered, leaving him at a disadvantage against Xuanying at the bottom of Colorful Lake.

Yet, should the Dragon Slash Platform enter the lake, its inherent dominance over the Earth Demon Clan would hinder Xuanying's spellcasting.

Except for the white skeleton, now a Demon God, all demons, specters, and phantoms would feel discomfort when Yu Yuan invoked the Dragon Slash Platform's Dao Law.

Huangyin and Xuanying, not yet ascended to Great Demon God status, were equally constrained.

Xuanying, deep within the lake and wielding Rovi's spatial powers, severed the soul link between Yu Yuan and the Dragon Slash Platform, filling Yuen Qingxi with ecstatic confidence of victory.

His only fear was that the white skeleton would once again intervene on Yu Yuan's behalf.

"Mr. Yuen, what about him?"

The refined demonic shadow inside the wooden tomb marker grew tense upon hearing the white skeleton's soft words.

Her anxiety was palpable.

With a grimace, Yuen Qingxi shook his head, signaling his inability to predict the white skeleton's next move.

At that moment, the white skeleton, who had been gazing at Colorful Lake, suddenly looked up.

He furrowed his brow and announced, "Someone is descending."

"Descending?"

The Earth Demon, residing within the gray fox, followed the white skeleton's gaze skyward. Finding nothing, it declared, "I'll go check out the situation!"

Whoosh!

The gray fox ascended, piercing through the vibrant clouds and miasma to reach the upper atmosphere of this realm.

"You wretch! I told you that you would eventually end up in my grasp!"

From within the Evil Cauldron, Huangyin's sinister voice echoed.

The dark cauldron was slowly being suffused with a rainbow glow. As Huangyin's power unfurled, new Dao patterns that he had deciphered began to replace the original Demonic Marks, fundamentally transforming the Magic Tool into a holy relic of the Earth Demon Clan.

Ice shards burst from Yu Yiyi's armor, scattering towards the mouth of the cauldron.

The fragments coalesced into the form of the Ice Concubine just a meter above the cauldron.

This signified that Yu Yiyi, the cauldron soul, had her ice armor forged into the Ice Concubine shattered by Huangyin inside the cauldron.

Huangyin held a clear upper hand.

...

At the bottom of Colorful Lake.

Xuanying, another Earth Demon Ancestor, hesitated as her purple demonic hand aimed at Yu Yuan's brow quivered.

A grave look crossed Xuanying's eyes, a sense of unease welling up within her. Despite having amassed ample demonic energy and malevolent intent, she inexplicably held back.

"What's the matter? As a renowned ancestor of the Earth Demon Clan, on par with Huangyin, do you feel fear?"

Yu Yuan, unmoving, projected a Soul Sound from his eyes. The Yin God within him swelled swiftly, readying to deploy the Ghosting Arts.

Suddenly, he was filled with an unexplainable confidence!

He was convinced that should Xuanying's purple demonic hand dare to touch his brow, it would suffer grievous harm!

As Xuanying contemplated retreat, Yu Yuan took the offensive!

Upon invoking the Ghosting Arts, a peculiar essence emanated, luring soul spirits akin to moths to a flame, recklessly diving in as if drawn to an irresistible feast.

Even as an Earth Demon Ancestor, Xuanying's hand, no matter how tainted with demonic presences and corrupt energies, was susceptible to the influence of these secret arts!

"Ghosting Arts!"

Xuanying's face subtly shifted.

Recognizing the fear-inducing aura, she, well-versed in the Soul Arts of the Divine Soul Sect, immediately understood what had transpired.

Her hand, no longer under her control, suddenly lunged towards Yu Yuan's forehead!

In a flash, dozens of scarlet sword lights emerged deep within her sea of consciousness.

These sword lights, embodying the intents of Soul Severing, Demon Destruction, and Spirit Destruction, transformed into razor-sharp blades within her consciousness, annihilating her Devil Soul.

Simultaneously, her purple devil hand, which had touched Yu Yuan's forehead, was corroded by the Yin Sunflower Essence.

This essence, in its utmost purity, was the nemesis of the tainted devil hand, causing the surrounding impure aura and clusters of evil thoughts to rapidly dissolve.

Her hand, shrouded in thick devil smoke, swiftly became slender.

Puff! Puff!

Meanwhile, her other hand, infused with the mysteries of space, whipped out. Seizing the moment when Yu Yuan was focused on his forehead, it stabbed repeatedly at his waist and the opposite side of his chest, puncturing several holes.

Yu Yuan let out a muffled groan, feeling an excruciating pain. The numerous scarlet blood lights, a manifestation of his Yang God, rushed to the gaping wounds.

The deep, bone-revealing holes were immediately bathed in blood light, as the life-giving blood energy took shape within the ghastly wounds.

Despite the severe damage to his chest, not a drop of blood was shed.

The toxic essence of the Colorful Lake's polluted waters, filled with corrosive and dissolving properties, was either repelled or reduced to ash by the force of his lifeblood light upon entry.

Xuanying suffered a significant setback in the soul battle due to his vigilant defense.

Yet, in her desperation, the Earth Demon Ancestor utilized Rovi's spatial bloodline to rapidly inflict several punctures, adding more holes to his flesh.

"You've only been cultivating for such a short time, and yet you've truly grasped the intricacies of the Ghosting Arts! And those crimson sword lights! They are indeed quite formidable!"

Xuanying cried out as she retracted her hand.

Her snow-white hand remained unscathed, radiating with the pristine glow of flawless jade.

The other hand, however, had shrunk considerably, becoming several times thinner than the one endowed with spatial wonders.

From Xuanying's purple eyes, one could clearly see the hair-thin crimson sword lights darting through clusters of purple soul fire.

"Senior Xuanying, I suggest you properly utilize Rovi's spatial powers to battle me."

Yu Yuan's statement was vocalized, not transmitted through Soul Sound.

Crack!

The Void Forbidden that Xuanying had applied was abruptly shattered by the onslaught of crimson sword lights raging within her demonic consciousness.

Yu Yuan flexed his arms and glanced down at the shrinking wound in his chest, a sinister smile on his face.

Whoosh!

He conjured a scarlet blood light, slicing through the air as if carving a bloody river from thin air.

Wielding the Demon Blade Blood Prison, he relentlessly struck at Xuanying's position.

Eventually, this other ancient Earth Demon Ancestor, like Huangyin before her, found herself engulfed in a meticulous storm of blood light, lightning-fast in its assault.

Whoosh!

Hundreds of scarlet blood lights burst from the wound in Yu Yuan's chest, intertwining with the Demon Blade's light, coiling around Xuanying like agile serpents.

Once the scarlet blood light ensnared Xuanying, it transformed into an immense blood cocoon.

From within the cocoon, the bloodline talent of the Great Demon God Grec surged forth, intent on stripping away the vital blood essence from the Void Spirit Succubus's body, causing the form controlled by Rovi to rapidly deteriorate.

"What in the world is that?"

An exasperated roar echoed from the old lecherous dragon above Colorful Lake.

The gray fox, which had ascended to investigate, was viciously shredded by his revealed golden dragon claw.

Devil Souls, in clusters, fled the torn remains of the gray fox, converging in panic below.

The untriggered evil curses that Yuen Qingxi had previously crafted were also reduced to fragments alongside the gray fox's demise.

Loong Jie, with his golden dragon horns and imposing stature, descended nonchalantly, clutching the pill furnace containing Zhong Chichen.

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All the malls and leisure facilities have shut their doors, and even courier services are restricted today. After uploading this chapter, I'm off to queue for the second round of nucleic acid testing.

I hope that Yangzhou City can break free from its lockdown soon, just like the title of this chapter suggests.

Our healthcare workers are enduring so much, many toiling through the night. It's tough on everyone, truly.