Chapter 2477: Fierce Battle with the Yaksha Clan

The purple-robed man and the golden-robed elder were both cultivators in the late Void Refinement stage, but the golden-robed elder's aura was noticeably stronger.

These ghost shadows, resembling living beings, emitted various mournful wails and writhed in grotesque, pained forms.

A triumphant expression crossed the purple-robed man's face. The Ten Thousand Ghost Seal, a mid-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, had been refined with tens of thousands of ghosts, including one sixth-tier, dozens of fifth-tier, and hundreds of fourth-tier ghost creatures.

He had acquired this treasure from the Myriad Spirit Abyss, and to do so, he had sacrificed spirit beasts he had cultivated for many years.

The Myriad Spirit Abyss was a perilous region in the Profound Spirit Continent. More precisely, it was an ancient battlefield, a remnant of a conflict between Celestial Venerable Profound Spirit and a foreign Great Ascension cultivator. Over time, the eruption of Yellow Spring Qi led to the emergence of countless ghost creatures. As the land evolved, various rare natural treasures appeared, drawing many immortal cultivators to the Myriad Spirit Abyss in search of fortune.

As he chanted a magic incantation, the Ten Thousand Ghost Seal immediately burst forth with blinding black light, accompanied by a chorus of horrific, undulating ghostly wails from men, women, old, and young alike.

"Ten Thousand Ghost Roar!"

Void Refinement cultivators who heard this sound would find their minds unsettled. He had used this divine ability to eliminate many powerful adversaries.

A brilliant golden light illuminated Wang Ruyan's chest, emanating from the Golden Roc Pendant, which could weaken both soul-bewitching and spiritual sense attacks.

The Golden Roc Pendant was a mid-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure. Previously, when Wang Changsheng unleashed the Soul Suppressing Roar, Jin Shuo had used this very pendant to remain unaffected.

Upon hearing the sound, Wang Changsheng's brows furrowed slightly, but he circulated the Grand Void Spirit Forging Art and quickly recovered.

Before the Ten Thousand Ghost Seal could even descend, thousands of grotesque ghost creatures swarmed out, lunging towards Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan.

They spewed ghost fire, demonic threads, and sound waves, but all these attacks were completely blocked by a cerulean aura.

From the sleeves of Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan, a golden light burst forth, revealing two Soul-Devouring Golden Cicadas: one a high-grade fifth-tier, the other a mid-grade fifth-tier.

Opening their mouths, they emitted a hazy golden aura that enveloped the charging ghost creatures.

Once caught in the golden aura, the ghost creatures were swiftly drawn into the Soul-Devouring Golden Cicadas' mouths and vanished.

Witnessing this, the purple-robed man's brows furrowed deeply; he was about to command his ghost creatures to return to the Ten Thousand Ghost Seal.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan recalled their Soul-Devouring Golden Cicadas. Wang Changsheng then took a deep breath and let out a mighty roar: the Soul Suppressing Roar.

Wang Changsheng had employed the Nine Revolutions Spirit Nurturing Great Art to double his spiritual sense before unleashing the Soul Suppressing Roar, significantly boosting its power. The drawback was that it could only be sustained for a quarter of an hour, followed by a period of weakness during which he would be unable to use any spiritual thought.

The purple-robed man's face flushed crimson, and his body swayed, nearly causing him to plummet from the sky as he spat out a large mouthful of vital blood.

The golden-robed elder fared no better, likewise spewing a large mouthful of blood, his face turning slightly pale.

All the ghost creatures were stunned, falling into a dazed and sluggish state.

The two Soul-Devouring Golden Cicadas flew from Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan's sleeves, spraying a hazy golden aura that enveloped the ghost creatures before drawing them into their bellies.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan felt their spiritual senses significantly strengthened, as these ghost creatures served as nourishment for the Soul-Devouring Golden Cicadas and, simultaneously, for their own spiritual senses.

The Ten Thousand Ghost Seal continued its descent, causing the void to vibrate and distort.

A blue light shot from Wang Changsheng's body, transforming into a colossal humanoid illusion. The illusion moved its arms, striking at the Ten Thousand Ghost Seal.

With a muffled thud, the Ten Thousand Ghost Seal was sent flying backward.

"A body cultivator!"

The golden-robed elder and the purple-robed man's expressions turned grim. An ordinary body cultivator would never be able to repel the Ten Thousand Ghost Seal; it seemed their opponent was no ordinary Void Refinement cultivator.

The two quickly activated their Dharma Idols, causing a golden Yaksha illusion and a purple Yaksha illusion to materialize in the sky above their heads. Each Yaksha illusion unleashed a golden and a purple sound wave, respectively.

Wherever the two sound waves passed, the void vibrated, twisted, and cracked.

Before the two sound waves even reached them, the canyon walls exploded, turning to dust and filling the air with smoke and debris.

Wang Changsheng's brows furrowed. He formed a magic incantation, and the humanoid illusion's fists slammed towards the void, sending out two colossal fist illusions to meet the incoming sound waves.

Following a series of thunderous roars, the two sound waves and the two colossal fist illusions annihilated each other.

The humanoid illusion's right hand clapped towards the void, causing countless blue mists to surge forth, forming a hazy blue sky-supporting giant hand that struck at both the purple-robed man and the golden-robed elder.

Just as they prepared to cast defensive spells, a resounding horn blast echoed through the heavens.

Upon hearing it, they discovered with horror that they were unable to mobilize even a shred of their magic power.

The blue giant hand slammed down, causing the two Yaksha illusions to shatter into fragments, dispersing into shimmering specks of spiritual light.

The blue giant hand then descended upon the two men, poised to crush them into a pulp.

The golden-robed elder's chest glowed intensely, and a golden light shot forth, revealing a dazzling golden jade talisman.

With a muffled thud, the golden jade talisman exploded, transforming into a hazy golden giant hand wreathed in golden flames, which surged to meet the blue giant hand.

With a thunderous roar, the blue giant hand instantly splintered into countless pieces.

A deafening peal of thunder echoed from high above as a massive thundercloud materialized, crackling with lightning. Thousands of thick blue lightning bolts then descended, striking directly at the golden-robed elder and the purple-robed man.

It was the Qilin Turtle.

The Qilin Turtle opened its gaping maw, unleashing a thick golden and blue lightning spear that shot directly toward the golden-robed elder.

Wang Ruyan also activated her Dharma Idol, and a joyful flute melody filled the air.

The golden-robed elder flipped his right hand, and with a flash of golden light, a shimmering golden bell appeared in his grasp. Its surface bore a grotesque ghost creature design, emitting astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations.

It was the Thousand Ghost Bell, a mid-grade Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, which he had obtained from the Myriad Spirit Abyss.

He gently shook the Thousand Ghost Bell, and after a series of horrific ghostly wails, a hazy golden sound wave swept forth, shattering the incoming lightning power.

The purple-robed man's wings on his back gently flapped, and he vanished from his original position.

Eighteen golden lights streaked forth, instantly appearing before the golden-robed elder.

Just as the golden-robed elder was about to cast a spell to evade, a low horn blast sounded, rendering him unable to mobilize even a trace of magic power.

The eighteen golden lights exploded, forming a massive golden light barrier that enveloped the golden-robed elder.

The golden light barrier's surface bore the image of a benevolent Buddha statue, continuously flickering with spiritual light and resonating with waves of Sanskrit chants.

This was the Golden Buddha Demon-Locking Array, a sixth-tier array talisman. According to Monk Yuanxiao, even an early Body Integration cultivator would not easily escape once trapped, so containing a late Void Refinement cultivator should pose no issue.

A black light flashed, and the Ten Thousand Ghost Seal materialized above the Qilin Turtle, smashing down towards it.

Countless blue electric arcs surged from the Qilin Turtle's body, forming a blue torrent that met the Ten Thousand Ghost Seal.

The blue torrent struck the Ten Thousand Ghost Seal, causing it to emit a puff of green smoke and a chorus of tragic ghostly wails, and its descent visibly slowed.

The Qilin Turtle dissolved into shimmering blue specks and vanished, having used the Water Escape Technique.

As the void fluctuated, an enormous black ghostly hand materialized out of thin air and slammed onto the cerulean aura, which twisted and deformed before quickly returning to normal.

The black ghost shadow spewed a hazy gray ghost fire that struck the Azure Sun Cauldron, causing it to flicker erratically as its spiritual light slowly dimmed.

A colossal staff, constantly flashing with purple light, descended from the sky and sent the Azure Sun Cauldron flying with a single strike.