Chapter 885: Pointed and Thorny

A figure appeared beside the whirlpool, her beautiful hair fluttering. Even her wide daoist robe couldn't conceal her curvaceous figure. Her small face was exceptionally beautiful; although she carried a formidable aura, it only added to her heroic bearing.

As she struck, the entire cavern began to tremble, showing signs of collapse. Indeed, Yan Xuanzi's punch, born of her hatred and unleashing the full power of a Profound God's cultivation, was enough to pulverize everything.

With a single punch, she twisted space, disrupted time, pierced through nothingness, and extinguished life and death.

Even Xu Qing didn't have time to act. The Captain screamed as his body was directly blown apart by Yan Xuanzi's punch, shattered into countless pieces.

Countless fragments of flesh, bone shards, and blood mist swirled backwards for dozens of feet in mid-air.

Yan Xuanzi's killing intent surged; after that punch, she didn't hesitate for a moment. She took a step, heading straight for the Captain's scattered remains, intending to deliver another fatal blow to utterly destroy them.

Meanwhile, Xu Qing's eyes were as heavy as stagnant water. In a flash, he whistled forward, arriving just as Yan Xuanzi was about to unleash her second punch.

His Divine Spirit Form instantly unfolded to the fourth layer, and the Witch Armor, formed by the nine heads of Jiuli, covered his entire body. His combat power surged, comparable to a Grand Completion Void Return cultivator.

As he formed hand seals, a poison restriction surged, and the purple moon descended, manifesting his Purple Lord Divine Art. As it divided the void, a Heavenly Blade also appeared.

In mid-air, an ancient temple shimmered into existence. Its gates opened, a divine statue descended, drew a blade, and struck. The blade light was like a rainbow, like a tilted sky curtain. It merged with Xu Qing's divine combat power, enhanced by Jiuli's blessing, and amplified by the fluctuations from the opened crack of his Third Hidden Gate, becoming even more powerful than before, and descended directly upon Yan Xuanzi.

Yan Xuanzi's figure paused. The punch she had aimed at the Captain's flesh rotated smoothly, striking towards the approaching Heavenly Blade.

A deafening, soul-shaking sound erupted.

Fist met blade. The fist was unharmed; the blade shattered!

Yan Xuanzi's combat power was terrifyingly immense. It felt to Xu Qing as if he wasn't facing a Void Return cultivator, but a true Profound God!

Indeed, within the Void Return realm, Yan Xuanzi, as the top sequence member of the Blazing Moon Mystic Sky Clan, though her cultivation hadn't reached its peak, her unparalleled talent and endless profound heritage allowed her combat power to transcend the pinnacle and reach the ultimate level!

At this moment, with a single punch, not only did the Heavenly Blade collapse, but the surging, ferocious overbearing aura swept over Xu Qing's entire body, as if countless mountains were crashing down, as if heaven and earth were collapsing upon him.

His Witch Armor instantly disintegrated, and even his Divine Spirit Form scattered, transforming into countless soul threads that dispersed.

Xu Qing, moreover, spat out a mouthful of blood and retreated dozens of feet.

But in the end, he bought time for the Captain.

In mid-air, the Captain, who had been blasted apart by a single punch, rapidly reformed his body from his scattered flesh, his physique reconstituting in the blink of an eye. He stood in a different direction from Xu Qing, staring at Yan Xuanzi between them.

His expression was grim, and his killing intent grew intense.

"Junior Brother, let's take down this freak!"

The Captain's eyes gleamed with madness, and as he spoke, faces appeared within his eyes, and within the eyes of those faces, more faces, endlessly superimposed, spreading a strange aura over his body.

Moreover, endless cold energy emanated from the Captain's body. As he raised his right hand, the flesh on his arm writhed, transforming into a blue ice blade.

With just a slight flick of this blade, the void was rent, revealing its sharpness. He took the lead, striking directly at Yan Xuanzi with a head-on slash.

Furthermore, as he slashed, the Captain's left hand formed a seal, and dazzling blue light erupted from his body, forming a sea of blue light that swept forth with endless coldness, freezing everything in its path.

Wherever it passed, the void turned into ice, rapidly spreading towards Yan Xuanzi with crackling sounds.

Xu Qing's expression was equally grim; this was his first time fighting Yan Xuanzi.

Although it was only a single blade strike, Yan Xuanzi's previous punch and the overbearing aura she now exuded made him think of someone.

Saint Yunzi!

The two were not alike and simply could not be compared. Yet, the reason Xu Qing thought of Saint Yunzi was because in that moment, Yan Xuanzi gave him a feeling similar to when he faced Saint Yunzi in the Phoenix Forbidden Zone years ago.

Both were so powerful, so high above, so unmatchable!

But back then, Xu Qing defeated Saint Yunzi, blocking his path to invincibility. Today, facing Yan Xuanzi, a strong battle intent couldn't help but rise in his heart.

This battle intent instantly soared, his Sea of Consciousness erupted, and his Hidden Gate rumbled. His entire cultivation surged, his Divine Spirit Form reformed, and the Witch Armor was reshaped. The nine visible heads formed nine fleshy lanterns, and dragon heads roared.

Moreover, the Three Mountains inverted and manifested, and the Golden Crow's black flames spread outwards. A long spear let out a sharp cry as Xu Qing gripped it, joining the Captain, and together they charged directly at Yan Xuanzi.

In an instant, the three clashed.

A colossal, deafening sound, like the creation of heaven and earth, echoed throughout the cavern.

Yan Xuanzi's formidable power was fully revealed at this moment, as she faced Xu Qing and the Captain's attacks.

Her method of response was not divine abilities, nor external magical treasures, but still her fist!

With one punch, she shattered the Captain's blade into pieces. With another, she swept away the black long spear, forcing it to retreat. With a third, she shattered the Captain's ice, allowing no coldness to intrude. With a fourth, she tore apart the Three Mountains of the Heavenly Curtain, causing mountains to collapse and earth to crack!

It seemed that she could break through anything with a single punch. At this moment, she stepped forward, her fierce and powerful aura becoming even more astonishing, a sense of terror spreading in all directions. Especially her indomitable posture, which converged into an invincible intent, as she aimed another punch at the Captain.

As the punch descended, Ding Yi San Er boomed into existence, engulfing him.

Yan Xuanzi's body surged with immense domineering power; with a single punch, Ding Yi San Er collapsed. Then, she simply turned, rushing to kill Xu Qing.

With a single step and a punch, she shattered Jiuli and dispersed Xu Qing's Divine Spirit Form. Xu Qing spat out blood, continuously retreating. As Yan Xuanzi advanced irresistibly, the countless faces in the Captain's eyes simultaneously opened their mouths, unleashing an invisible, sharp sound that shook minds and tore apart souls.

Yan Xuanzi's body paused.

The Captain's eyes were frantic, and from his mouth came a roar that was not human. Before him, illusory ancient steps suddenly appeared!

These steps materialized in mid-air, nine in total, spreading an ancient and profound aura, as if revealing themselves from primordial times. The Captain lifted his foot and stepped directly onto them.

With each step, his body trembled, and his chest writhed. After the ninth step, an ice-blue bone hand broke through the flesh of his chest and emerged. It carried terrifying pressure, an ancient aura, and a wind of death, reaching out to grab Yan Xuanzi!

Xu Qing didn't hesitate for a moment, raising his right hand. The Heavenly Dao surged out to form the blade, the Divine Curse Poison Restriction became the edge, the morning glow transformed into the blade's radiance, Ghost Emperor Mountain became the chopping block, and Ding Yi San Er's fortune formed the blade's groove!

The Golden Crow and the Purple Moon were both contained within time, driven by the sundial life lamp!

The God-Slaying Platform descended upon this place, its guillotine blade shining, and abruptly slashed towards Yan Xuanzi. The two attacked simultaneously, unleashing their ultimate techniques. For a moment, their momentum was earth-shattering, their killing power reached its peak, and their combined might was immensely powerful.

In Yan Xuanzi's eyes, a hint of solemnity appeared.

But it was only a hint!

She raised her right hand, clenched it fiercely, and the void collapsed.

Her entire body, at this moment, shone with golden light. This light flowed through her, coursing through her Dao bones, forming an indestructible intent that converged into her fist, the Indestructible Emperor Fist!

With one punch, the Captain's ice-blue bone hand directly exploded. The Captain's body collapsed again, his flesh and blood scattering.

With another punch, Xu Qing's God-Slaying Platform, which had always been effective, surprisingly failed to strike down. Only roars echoed, no heads flew; it could only dissolve into nothingness, leaving only Xu Qing's retreating body, bleeding profusely.

However, Xu Qing and the Captain's combined attack was not without effect. Although the Indestructible Emperor Fist shook heaven and earth, Yan Xuanzi's face had, in the end, turned a little pale, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

Yet, her killing intent and domineering aura remained strong. With a single step, she charged directly at the Captain.

Her target had always been the Captain.

The desire to kill him had become an obsession.

But just as she took a step and raised a fist, a hoarse voice came from behind her.

"This world, this realm, can be seen as a well."

"Within the well are all things."

As the voice echoed, ripples appeared in the mid-air of the cavern, covering everything, including Yan Xuanzi.

Yan Xuanzi's body paused once more. A watery surface formed beneath her feet, and a reflection appeared on it.

From a distance, Xu Qing, blood at the corner of his mouth un-wiped, his eyes filled with battle intent, had already raised his right hand and suddenly scooped towards the reflection beneath Yan Xuanzi's feet.

Yan Xuanzi's entire body shuddered. For the first time, a sense of life and death rose in her heart. But in the blink of an eye, golden light flowed over her entire body, merging into the watery reflection.

The reflection shone with golden light, astonishingly transforming into a sun that suddenly rose from the watery surface!

Terrifying high temperatures, at the moment the sun rose, burned everything. Both the void and the watery surface instantly evaporated and dissipated.

"Scooping the Moon from the Well" was broken!

Xu Qing's mind boomed, his eyes turned bloodshot, and sharp pain surged through his soul. But this pain was tolerable for him. At the moment "Scooping the Moon from the Well" shattered, his Third Hidden Vault roared, and the white orb within it impacted the Hidden Gate.

The Hidden Gate vibrated, its crack widened, and cold energy from the Netherfire instantly erupted.

That was the power of the Grand Yin, the power of the Ancestral Moon, the power to freeze time and space. As it surged out, it converged into a finger before Xu Qing, which he abruptly pressed towards Yan Xuanzi.

Yan Xuanzi's eyes narrowed. For the first time in this battle, she chose to retreat.

But the moment she retreated, the Captain, who had disintegrated into flesh, had his scattered remains instantly rise into the air, transforming into countless blue worms, numbering a full hundred thousand.

All of them shifted, appearing around Yan Xuanzi. All the worms bore the Captain's face, and at this moment, they simultaneously opened their mouths and spat out blue cold energy towards Yan Xuanzi.

The concentration of this cold energy surpassed before, and combined with Xu Qing's Grand Yin finger, it froze the void and froze time and space.

Crackling sounds spread directly in all directions. A colossal block of ice instantly appeared in mid-air, connecting to the cavern's ceiling above and its surrounding walls below.

Inside the ice block, Yan Xuanzi's figure was shockingly sealed, unable to move.

"It won't hold for long, Junior Brother. This one is tough. Let's retreat quickly! Follow me; the path I step onto will automatically form a way out, and that woman won't be able to enter!"

The hundred thousand worms spoke in unison, rapidly recoiled, converging into the Captain's disheveled figure, and rushed towards the third whirlpool above.

Xu Qing didn't hesitate either, catching up in an instant. But as he was about to step into the third whirlpool, he glanced at the seventh whirlpool, and a decisive look appeared in his eyes.

"Senior Brother, go there!"

Saying this, Xu Qing stepped towards the seventh whirlpool.

The Captain was stunned. Before he could finish speaking, Xu Qing's figure had already vanished.

The Captain, helpless, seeing the ice block tremble, turned and rushed directly towards the third whirlpool.

"My hands are tied, everyone for themselves!"

And not long after their figures disappeared, a sudden anomaly occurred within the ice block in the cavern.

Within the ice, behind Yan Xuanzi, an illusory image of a grand world suddenly appeared!

Within that grand world were stars, heaven and earth, and life.

As this world appeared, figures astonishingly rushed out from within the illusory grand world, numbering over a hundred, and each one was Yan Xuanzi.

The moment the hundred Yan Xuanzis rushed out, they each clenched their fists and simultaneously blasted towards the surrounding ice.

The ice block instantly exploded, shattering into pieces. But Yan Xuanzi was also affected by the backlash; most of her clothes disintegrated, revealing her bare upper body.

But she paid no mind, her eyes filled with killing intent, as she rapidly pursued them towards the whirlpool.