Chapter 769: Hellborn Beings

The massive yin energy she expected did not surge from the Yin Marrow Tiger Seal. It lay there like a dead object, completely unresponsive to her commands.

Before she could fully comprehend the situation, the Five Thunder Heavenly Palm struck with a roar! With a crackle, incredibly powerful lightning instantly struck her palms, then surged through her entire body. Huaxin groaned miserably as she was blasted backward. Black yin energy pulsed from her body where the lightning struck. While she was still in mid-air, a cold shout rang out again.

"Soul-Stunning Thorn!" Huaxin shrieked, groaning miserably once more.

"Five Magnetic Divine Light!" "Void Current Thunder Force!" A five-colored mountain pressed down, pinning her beneath it, followed by a net of lightning that bound her entire body. Huaxin groaned continuously. Not only were Jiang Fan's attacks relentless, but each one also had a powerful suppressing effect on her!

Jiang Fan's figure darted forward. He raised his sword, slashed open her sleeve, and a tiger seal radiating yin energy rolled out. Huaxin froze, looking at the seal in her hand, then at the one on the ground. For a moment, bewilderment clouded her face: "W-what's happening?"

Jiang Fan paid her no mind. With a hand like lightning, he snatched the Yin Marrow Tiger Seal from the ground and threw it into his spatial storage device. Then he softly chanted, "Disperse." The Yin Marrow Tiger Seal in Huaxin's hand crumbled into sand, sifting through her fingers.

"Gather!" Jiang Fan commanded, holding a jade barrel into which all the silvery-white sand flew.

Huaxin finally realized what the item was. "Memory Silver Sand?" she murmured. "Was that Mountain and River Cauldron just now replicated by Memory Silver Sand? And then it replicated my Yin Marrow Tiger Seal?" Remembering how the Yin Marrow Tiger Seal had seemingly jumped into her hand, she understood completely. Everything became clear to her.

"Human!" Huaxin shrieked, pounding the ground in a furious rage. "You schemed against me!"

Jiang Fan said coldly, "If you covet my Mountain and River Cauldron, you must be prepared to pay the price!" He then yelled, "Five Thunder Heavenly Palm!" He channeled lightning power, intending to strike this shadowy creature's head at close range and kill her instantly!

Huaxin, enraged, cried out, "Human! You have no idea who you've provoked!"

With a loud boom, a terrifying surge of yin energy burst from her body, sending the Five Magnetic Elemental Mountain flying. Jiang Fan's pupils contracted. So far, only one type of being could forcefully resist the Five Magnetic Divine Light: those at the ninth layer of Core Formation, or higher! This female ghost was terrifyingly strong, even without the Yin Marrow Tiger Seal!

Jiang Fan's scalp tingled. He quickly retrieved the Five Magnetic Elemental Mountain and bolted. With a whoosh, he emerged from the hidden space. Then, activating Cloud Shadow, he transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot into the sky, disappearing from sight.

Moments later, a white-clad figure, wreathed in yin energy, shrieked as she burst out of the hidden space. She locked onto Jiang Fan's direction and pursued him furiously.

Jiang Fan dared not linger on the ninth floor. With a single teleport, he was back at the spatial formation connecting the ninth to the eighth floor. The female ghost had no jade token, so she couldn't ascend. As long as he reached the eighth floor, he would be safe. He decisively stepped onto the formation. As soon as he crushed the jade token in his palm, the formation activated instantly.

Meanwhile, the female ghost, astonishingly fast, was seen from afar as a surge of towering yin energy rushing towards his location. Fortunately, at her current speed, Jiang Fan would have successfully returned to the eighth floor before she could catch up. He offered a slight smile and waved at the female ghost from a distance. She seemed to have seen him, letting out a sharp, frenzied shriek.

"If you have the guts, don't run!"

Jiang Fan scoffed, "If you have the guts, then chase me all the way to the surface..."

Rooooar—

Suddenly, an incredibly violent roar echoed throughout the entire ninth floor! The ground trembled, and the dark clouds overhead scattered. A terrifyingly tyrannical aura permeated the air. The spatial formation, which was in the process of activating, violently shuddered and ceased functioning.

Huaxin, who had been rushing forward, also seemed to sense something. Her face changed drastically. She immediately abandoned Jiang Fan, disregarded the Yin Marrow Tiger Seal, and frantically ran back to her hidden space to hide.

Jiang Fan's gaze grew solemn. What was going on?

Whoosh, whoosh—two figures raced forward, one behind the other. Jiang Fan squinted, and his mouth twitched. When you're unlucky, even drinking cold water can get stuck in your teeth.

The ones who arrived in such a panic were none other than Ren Guhong and Wu Manyue, who had been searching everywhere for Jiang Fan. They both spotted Jiang Fan. Ren Guhong immediately scowled. "Jiang Fan!" he snapped. Wu Manyue, even more furious, shrieked, "Bastard! I'll kill you!" She was truly enraged. She pulled out a rough staff of unknown grade and swung it at Jiang Fan. But before she could strike—

Rooooar—

An even closer, colossal roar once again caused the ninth floor to tremble. Wu Manyue, running, stumbled and fell hard. Ren Guhong's expression changed dramatically. He grabbed Wu Manyue, raced toward the spatial teleportation array, and exclaimed in a panic, "Forget about that for now. We need to escape immediately. Those bald monks are doing something on the tenth floor; they've somehow released a Soul Transformation Realm hell-creature onto the ninth floor."

Jiang Fan gasped. A Soul Transformation Realm hell-creature? No wonder that female ghost, without a word, had dived straight into her hidden space! He quickly clutched his jade token, attempting to reactivate the spatial formation. However, the ninth floor was shaking too violently, rendering the formation inoperable.

Ren Guhong ran over, saw it, and cursed furiously. "What kind of broken formation is this? This is going to be the death of us!" Wu Manyue was equally terrified. If they couldn't leave the ninth floor, wouldn't they be trapped and killed here? She no longer cared about Jiang Fan. Turning her head, she ran off into the distance without a backward glance, shouting, "Run separately! Save whoever can!"

Whoosh—

Ren Guhong fled in another direction without a second thought. Jiang Fan could already feel an extremely tyrannical aura rapidly approaching. How could he dare to linger? He glanced at Huaxin's hidden space, wondering if he should brazenly go back and hide. But the thought of her wanting to devour him made him shiver. He decisively fled in a different direction.

Soon, Jiang Fan had fled so far that the other two were out of sight. Suddenly, he stopped. His gaze shifted as he pulled out a Dustless Talisman, affixed it to himself, and quietly slipped back. Since those two were diverting the hell-creature, he could seize the opportunity to activate the formation and make his escape.

Back near the formation, he confirmed that the tyrannical aura was receding. Jiang Fan decisively stepped onto the formation. He hadn't even taken out his jade token when the spatial formation activated on its own! Jiang Fan blinked, looking suspiciously at the air around him. He pondered, reaching his hand into the air to feel around. Unexpectedly, he touched something soft.

A soft gasp suddenly came from the air in front of him: "What are you doing?"

Ren Guhong hissed, his voice low, "What are you thinking? We finally tricked Jiang Fan into luring away the hell-creature; do you want to attract it back?"

Wu Manyue, embarrassed and annoyed, hissed back, "I really didn't realize! So you, Ren Guhong, are also one to take advantage of a situation!"

Ren Guhong paused, confused. "What are you talking about? I've been standing here perfectly still. When did I take advantage of you?"

Wu Manyue scoffed, "Don't pretend! Who else would be touching my chest besides you...?"

Her voice cut off abruptly, as if something had just clicked. Ren Guhong's face also stiffened, and he asked the empty air with uncertainty, "Is that... Junior Brother Jiang?"

A cold scoff caused both of them to freeze on the spot. "You two are quite something!" a voice said. "Using me as bait?"