Chapter 356: Soul Suppression

Zhou Xiao Yao is truly incredible this week! She can even use that incredibly rare illusionary Source Pattern! Even Senior Brother Jin Zhang fell victim to it!

No wonder even Peak Master White Eyebrows values her so much; such a mastery of Source Patterns is truly unbelievable.

When the victor was decided within that Source Qi mirror, a thunderous uproar erupted in front of the Spirit Rune Hall, and all the disciples were filled with shock.

Those so-called earth-shattering attacks were merely a futile expenditure of power.

No one expected her to effortlessly seize control of the core in such a manner.

Unfortunately...

Now that Yao Yao had succeeded, the other core position was still firmly occupied by Xia Yu, while Zhou Yuan, on the other hand, had no chance at all.

It was truly a pity that Yao Yao's brilliant performance might go to waste.

Beside her, Gu Hongyi clenched her delicate hands, her beautiful eyes fixed on the Source Qi mirror where Zhou Yuan was. She said, "Senior Sister Su Wan, the outcome hasn't been decided yet!"

"Oh, you truly don't give up..."

Four stone pythons shot across the sky, surging with Source Qi. With a fierce flick of their stone tails, they transformed into shadows descending from above, striking violently towards Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan's Source Pattern brush rapidly swept across the air, drawing trails of Source Marks in the void, activating the world's Source Qi.

A Source Pattern spread above Zhou Yuan's head, quickly forming an impregnable tortoise shell light pattern, about a hundred feet in size.

The four python tails fiercely struck the tortoise shell light pattern, causing cracks to instantly appear. With a loud bang, Zhou Yuan's figure shot downwards, blasting a massive crater into the ground.

Now, with all four working together, they were even more formidable.

The four stone pythons roared, giving Zhou Yuan no chance to breathe. They whistled down again, charging forward, their immense pressure causing the ground to collapse.

Tear!

Zhou Yuan grinned, looking at the shattered stone pythons. However, his smile had barely appeared when his gaze sharply condensed. He realized that as the four stone pythons disintegrated, an invisible spiritual energy fluctuation condensed, finally forming a colossal, transparent Spirit Seal that crashed down.

Although there was no movement on the ground, Zhou Yuan's expression suddenly changed when the Spirit Seal descended.

This was no longer a battle of Source Patterns; it was a pure suppression using the strength of spiritual energy, leaving him no room to retaliate.

Zhou Yuan's spirit raised its hands high, radiating spiritual energy, desperately pushing against the slowly descending Spirit Seal.

Zhou Yuan didn't respond; his spirit, seated atop his head, continuously circulated spiritual energy, resisting the Spirit Seal.

As the Spirit Seal slowly descended, Zhou Yuan also sensed immense pressure. His brows furrowed slightly, and his eyes flickered. A moment later, a hint of sternness appeared in his gaze.

He murmured something, then took a deep breath, slowly closing his eyes.

In the center of his brows, the Saint Soul Crystal spun, continuously emitting wisps of cool energy, which were then absorbed by the spirit seated atop his head.

Anyone could see that Zhou Yuan was completely at a disadvantage.

In front of the Spirit Rune Hall, countless disciples secretly shook their heads. Zhou Yuan had caused so much trouble before, but this time, he had finally met his match...

Xu Yan, standing nearby, also offered a faint smile. After all, he was just a newly initiated disciple, full of ambition but lacking experience. He probably knew after today that the current Cangxuan Sect was not somewhere a mere Gold-Belt disciple could act recklessly...

However, Gu Hongyi bit her red lip, staring intently at the Source Qi mirror.

They knew that the moment the massive seal landed, Zhou Yuan would be defeated.