Chapter 1210: All Means Exhausted

The Mortal World

Worried about being discovered, Qin Sang launched his attack without waiting to get close to the battlefield. Consequently, none of the many cultivators present detected him before he revealed himself.

In just a flash, Qin Sang, relying on his extraordinary evasion technique, charged into the battle.

Having weathered countless battles, Snake King, cultivator Lu, and Cold Lizard already had an unspoken understanding. The moment they saw Qin Sang, they made the optimal decision. Cold Lizard once again conjured the snow bead, joining forces with cultivator Lu to counterattack the evil spirit.

Just then, the evil spirit's long tail swept towards them. The snow bead spun rapidly, causing heavy snow to fall and biting winds to rage around it. 'Crack, crack...' The evil spirit's tail became visibly covered in a layer of ice at a speed discernible to the naked eye, causing it to slow down slightly.

At the same time, Snake King, without even glancing at the evil spirit, flipped his black saber and struck towards Jiang Chenzi and the other person. Jiang Chenzi and his companion, having experienced the black saber's power, dared not be careless. They had no choice but to jointly activate the treasured banner in front of them, manifesting a blood-red sword to parry the saber's light.

Seeing this, Qin Sang inwardly praised them. They truly were top-tier experts; their timing was impeccable. Cultivator Lu and Cold Lizard's attack perfectly helped him contain the evil spirit, giving him a better opportunity to strike. Of course, their true intention in doing this was to escape as quickly as possible. Qin Sang's willingness to draw the evil spirit's attention was exactly what they desired.

Even Snake King didn't believe Qin Sang could easily retrieve the treasure from within the evil spirit. To seize the treasure, they first had to deplete the evil spirit's strength to a certain degree and also drive away the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Sinful Abyss. With Qin Sang joining, their side's strength significantly increased, but it was still difficult to achieve their goal in a short time. Furthermore, cultivator Lu was severely injured and was currently suppressing his wounds, urgently needing a safe place to heal. As for Jiang Chenzi and the others, they had undoubtedly already contacted other reinforcements. If they waited any longer, other Nascent Soul cultivators from the Abyss Ruin would arrive, and escape would become truly impossible.

Qin Sang cast aside his many distractions. The evil spirit was close at hand, and facing such an enormous body and terrifying aura, Qin Sang felt immense pressure, an almost suffocating sensation. He remained composed, his face showing no fear, coldly staring at the evil spirit, only revealing his killing intent upon arriving at this point.

"Seven Souls Killing Formation!"

'Whoosh!'

The spirit sword pierced the air, aimed directly at the evil spirit!

At this point, the battlefield was split into three sections. The Nascent Soul cultivator from the Sinful Abyss, furthest away, reacted, just emerging from the shadows, his movements noticeably a half-beat slow, appearing somewhat detached from the main fight. Snake King alone faced Jiang Chenzi and his companion, his black saber clashing fiercely with their blood-red sword. Cold Lizard protected cultivator Lu behind him, fully activating the snow bead to desperately entangle the evil spirit's long tail. Qin Sang, meanwhile, appeared on the evil spirit's other side, his spirit sword having left his body.

In an instant, everyone's gaze was involuntarily drawn to this sword light, causing a moment of dizziness and mental upheaval.

"Top-grade magic treasure!"

Sensing the aura emanating from the Ebony Sword, these four words spontaneously appeared in everyone's minds, their expressions varied for a moment. Among them, Snake King was the most astonished. He knew Qin Sang possessed a set of formation flags with power comparable to a top-grade magic treasure, and now he had even produced a top-grade flying sword, making him truly a "Treasure-rich Demon King." Could a demon king who had just achieved transformation truly possess such wealth? He had spent countless years and immeasurable effort to refine his black saber to the level of a top-grade magic treasure.

"The Thousand Mountains Bamboo Sea has such deep foundations!" This thought flashed through Snake King's mind, and he could only attribute the reason to the most mysterious Bamboo Demon, the master of Bright Moon Demon King.

The evil spirit sensed the malice directed at it. Its huge head turned, staring fixedly at Qin Sang, the instigator. Fierce flames erupted in its eyes, radiating endless killing intent. It detested Snake King and the other two, but that didn't mean it wouldn't retaliate against attacks from others; otherwise, Jiang Chenzi and his group wouldn't have had to be so cautious.

'Roar!'

The evil spirit roared in fury, its attention drawn to Qin Sang, deciding to erase this audacious ant from existence first. Its head suddenly lunged forward, fangs exposed, completely ignoring the Ebony Sword. A faint green light shimmered in its throat; just one strike would be enough to claim Qin Sang's life.

Qin Sang had already experienced the power of this move while observing the battle, and was well-prepared for it. Knowing he couldn't let the evil spirit unleash this attack, he immediately changed his sword art, and the Ebony Sword split into countless streaks of sword light. The sword light flowed like water. In an instant, the sword formation appeared. At this moment, the space illuminated by bloody light dimmed. A hazy grayness surrounded the evil spirit, as if night had fallen, veiled by a gray curtain. The light was incredibly dim; all sword lights vanished from sight, and even the Ebony Sword itself merged into the formation, becoming indistinct, appearing extraordinarily mysterious and elusive. Upon closer inspection, one could discern intersecting gray threads within the sword formation, extremely fine, constantly moving and changing endlessly. If one tried to perceive it with spiritual sense, the spiritual sense would subtly experience a stinging sensation.

The evil spirit was enveloped by the sword formation. Qin Sang held nothing back, fully activating the Seven Souls Killing Formation. This opportunity was singular. Although the evil spirit lacked sentience, its instincts remained. After experiencing a setback once, it would know to evade and counterattack, making it difficult to draw it into the sword formation again. Against the evil spirit, the Seven Souls Killing Formation was more lethal than the methods of Cold Lizard and the others. The pain radiating from its body drove the evil spirit into a frenzy. The green light forming in its mouth flickered and dimmed, its attack interrupted for a moment by this strike. A single moment was enough!

Qin Sang was overjoyed. With a flap of his wings, he rushed without hesitation to the evil spirit's side. Immediately, he flung out his sleeve, and the twelve demon banners he had prepared earlier spun rapidly, embedding themselves deeply within the evil spirit's body. 'Whoosh, whoosh...' A continuous stream of Nine Nether Demonic Flames surged wildly from the banners. Before they could converge, the demonic flames, like black tentacles, pierced deeply into the evil spirit's body.

The Nine Nether Demonic Flames also had a suppressive effect on such spiritual entities. Qin Sang dared to "pull teeth from a tiger's mouth" precisely because he relied on the Seven Souls Killing Formation and the Nine Nether Demonic Flames. Otherwise, he estimated he would prioritize his own safety, either continuing to observe and wait for an opportunity, or simply giving up. At most, out of consideration for his friendship with Snake King, he would restrain one or two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Sinful Abyss to help create an escape opportunity for him, not daring to entangle himself with the evil spirit. This was the Abyss Ruin, the heartland of the Sinful Abyss, where several Nascent Soul cultivators could appear at any moment and trap them here.

'Sizzle, sizzle...' The Nine Nether Demonic Flames, like an unyielding malady, "burned through" the evil spirit's body under everyone's astonished gaze, reaching deep into its core, and sweeping towards the piece of white copper.

"He can really seize the treasure from within the evil spirit!"

Seeing this scene, everyone was utterly astonished. The next moment, the Nine Nether Demonic Flames touched the white copper and, like a surging wave, rolled back. The white copper showed no reaction; it was wrapped by the Nine Nether Demonic Flames and flew out of the evil spirit's body. Although the stone axe and blood jade were not far from the white copper, Qin Sang still withdrew the Nine Nether Demonic Flames without the slightest hesitation, as if he hadn't seen these two treasures at all.

Inside the evil spirit, a faint, serene soul light erupted, and its wounds healed rapidly. The Nine Nether Demonic Flames still within its body were being extinguished by the soul light, pushing outwards with difficulty, and finally managed to bring the white copper out before they were completely extinguished. Fortunately, Qin Sang was not greedy, or even the white copper would have had to be returned.