Chapter 480 - 455: Killing Miao Yan, Unexpected Changes Reoccur

Miao Yan’s sword thrust with all his might, interweaving flames and sword qi, causing the void to shake and concave, displaying the power of the Immortal Realm to its fullest extent.

Shen Yinuo activated the Great Sun Melting Furnace, placing it in front of Lu Yan.

Boom!

The Great Sun Melting Furnace trembled violently, and cracks started appearing on its surface, followed by a concave deformation.

The attack sword did not cease, continuing to thrust towards Lu Yan.

Lu Yan struck with all his strength, his blade colliding with the tip of the sword, emitting a ’clang’ sound. Both Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo were sent flying backward, with Lu Yan’s arm trembling. A layer of flames crawled up his arm, constantly burning it.

He circulated the Rule of Fire to finally dispel the flames.

"Kill!"

Miao Yan shouted coldly, pointing his sword. Around him, thirty-six blazing sword lights appeared, each of them a hundred zhang long, stabbing towards Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo.

With a wave of his hand, Lu Yan’s Five-Colored Battle Knife flew out, splitting into five connected at the hilt, forming a rapidly spinning wheel of blades.

At the same time, the Thunder Bell also flew out, with thick golden lightning bolts splitting the air, filling the void, and clashing with Miao Yan’s sword light.

Shen Yinuo repressed the recent backlash and once again condensed the Great Sun Melting Furnace, which hovered over their heads, protecting them both.

In the void, collisions continued incessantly.

Suddenly, an exceptionally sharp sword light broke through the air.

It was Miao Yan; he had once again merged with his sword, blending into the blazing sword lights, and launched a surprise attack on Lu Yan, intending to deliver a fatal strike.

"Go."

Lu Yan uttered in a low voice, and with a flash of lightning between his eyebrows, a fragment of the Thunder Sword shot out.

This fragment of the Thunder Sword shared the same origin as the half Thunder Sword, but it was not broken from that half; it likely came from the tip and hence had not merged with the half Thunder Sword.

This was also why above the Nine Layer Heaven, the Thunder Knife Fragment and the half Thunder Sword were separate.

The Thunder Knife Fragment’s extraordinary might took Miao Yan by surprise, forcing him to halt and defend against it.

With one sword swing, he collided with the Thunder Knife Fragment, sending it flying away.

But immediately afterward, a figure lunged at Miao Yan.

This was one of Lu Yan’s God-layer Martial Arts Avatars.

"Slash for me!"

Miao Yan swung his sword with the intent to slash the Martial Arts Avatar in two, but the avatar emitted a blinding light and exploded with a bang.

Having broken through to the Primordial Spirit Eighth Turn, his Martial Arts Avatar’s power had naturally increased significantly.

During the last exchange with Zhao Zhihuan, even the self-detonation of his Martial Arts Avatar could not significantly impact Zhao.

But now, the avatar’s self-explosion had formidable power.

The destructive force made Miao Yan retreat dozens of meters involuntarily.

"Is this... some kind of clone? This Lu Yan, he actually possesses such profound Martial Arts?"

Miao Yan pondered, initially thinking that Lu Yan’s technique was a type of Martial Arts.

"Hmph, although the Martial Arts are profound, your cultivation level is too low to affect me much, kill."

Miao Yan’s Immortal Power surged, ready to attack Lu Yan once more.

But in the next moment, two Martial Arts Avatars, one from the left and one from the right, rushed towards Miao Yan and exploded violently, forcing Miao Yan to retreat a hundred meters.

While he was not injured, the surge of qi-blood unsettled him, and his attacking rhythm came to a halt.

"Quick, it’s nearly successful."

Seizing this opportunity, Lu Yan pulled Shen Yinuo into a retreat, fully motivating his spiritual force to help erase her Soul Ban.

The Soul Ban was constantly fading away, with only about one-ninth remaining.

It was imperative to remove the Soul Ban entirely, otherwise the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master could arrive at any moment.

One Miao Yan was no big deal, but if the Skull Fire Mountain’s Master were to chase them, they would have no hope at all.

"Let’s see how many avatars you have, Burn the Heavens Sword Absolute, Sword Burns the Void."

Miao Yan roared, as countless sword lights condensed in the sky.

Then, all these sword lights merged, spinning rapidly like a drill bit, boring towards Lu Yan.

"Explode!"

Several Martial Arts Avatars rushed forward and detonated.

However, this time, they did not stop Miao Yan’s attack; the swiftly spinning sword light broke through the force of destruction, continuing to hurtle towards Lu Yan.

Lu Yan frowned, and with a flash of light and shadow, more Martial Arts Avatars flew out.

This time, they were Yanluo Golden Body avatars, the defensively strongest avatars from the Beihuang War Body and Martial God’s Secret techniques.

These Martial Arts Avatars stood side by side, blocking the path of the sword light.

But still, they could not stop the sword light’s onslaught, and with several popping sounds, the avatars were penetrated and exploded.

Next, they hit the Thunder Bell, which dented and was sent flying aside.

In that critical moment, the Thunder Sword Fragment returned, striking the sword light, and then, Shen Yinuo controlled the Great Sun Melting Furnace to suppress downwards, colliding beneath the sword light. Together, they finally managed to block the sword light.

"This kid, he’s so powerful, he absolutely can’t be left alive."

The fact that he hadn’t managed to kill Lu Yan after multiple attempts fanned Miao Yan’s killing intent to an extreme level, and the Immortal Power within his body began to burn.

Today, regardless of the cost, he was determined to eliminate Lu Yan.

At that moment, Lu Yan’s spirits lifted.

The Soul Crystal had finally been completely erased, leaving not a trace behind.

"Miao Yan, just because the tiger doesn’t show his might, you think I’m merely a sick cat."

Lu Yan released Shen Yinuo’s hand, his Primordial Spirit returned to its place, his aura surged explosively, and thunder and fire intertwined to form a suit of battle armor around him.

With one step forward, the starry sea churned, and lightning flashed, bringing him instantly near Miao Yan. His palm, sharp as a knife, slashed down with force.

Miao Yan was taken aback, but he reacted incredibly quickly, immediately swinging his sword diagonally upward to intercept.

Thud!

Their attacks collided, unleashing a fierce roar. The forceful blast spread out from the point of impact, shaking both of their figures, causing them to retreat again.

"You..."

Miao Yan’s pupils dilated, his expression filled with shock.

Lu Yan’s power had increased substantially from just a moment ago; he was now able to contend with his opponent face-to-face.

But Lu Yan’s cultivation level was clearly only at the He Dao.

With a cultivation level of Primordial Spirit Eighth Rotate Unity Way, he could actually confront an Immortal First-Layer Heaven existence head-on, which was inconceivable to him.

Not to mention He Dao, even Crossing the Tribulation was worlds apart from Immortality.

For an Immortal to kill someone who was Crossing the Tribulation was a matter of flipping a hand.

The gap between He Dao and Crossing the Tribulation was even greater.

This Lu Yan, wasn’t he just a person from a remote small continent? How could he be so powerful, almost comparable to the peerless geniuses of the Origin Continent.

"This child must be eliminated, or he will be a boundless threat later on."

Grinding his teeth, Miao Yan recklessly burned his Immortal Power, his body enveloped in scorching flames, wielding the Immortal Treasure as he charged towards Lu Yan again.

"Kill."

Lu Yan’s fighting spirit surged, with two complete rules bolstering him, stacking various Divine-level Martial Arts and striking forward.

Thud thud thud...

The two engaged in an intense fight to the death, so evenly matched for a time that neither could claim victory.

In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged dozens of moves.

Boom!

Suddenly, a Great Sun rolled over from behind toward Miao Yan.

It was Shen Yinuo.

At this moment, Shen Yinuo had the Great Sun Melting Furnace hovering above her head, oozing fresh bloodstains that covered her entire body. She was executing the Great Sun God Fist, striking Miao Yan horizontally.

Miao Yan spun in mid-air, kicking towards Shen Yinuo with one foot and slashing horizontally at Lu Yan with his sword.

The attacks from all three clashed simultaneously, and Miao Yan’s body shook violently, feeling as if terrifying forces from both front and back were about to crush him.

The power attacking from both sides caused his Qi-blood to surge violently, and he couldn’t help spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"The power of this bitch, Shen Yinuo..."

Miao Yan was horrified.

He discovered that Shen Yinuo’s power was in no way weaker than Lu Yan’s.

Another monster.

"No, I must get away, otherwise I’ll suffer a great loss."

Miao Yan roared inwardly, a withdrawl intent growing within him, thinking about fleeing.

At that moment, Lu Yan’s forehead shone with light, and a Big Tree Phantom Image rushed into his sea of consciousness, striking heavily upon his Primordial Spirit.

Though the Immortal’s Primordial Spirit was indeed powerful, Lu Yan was now a different person than before, his cultivation having broken through; the power of the Big Tree Phantom Image had surged as well.

Miao Yan screamed, his Primordial Spirit in agony, his mind becoming momentarily dazed.

A half Thunder Sword appeared in Lu Yan’s hand, cleaving downward.

Pfft!

Miao Yan’s body was cleaved in two, split into halves, his body charred black by the thunderous power as he started to fall.

His Primordial Spirit, in a panic to escape, was then caught by the descending Great Sun Melting Furnace, which absorbed Miao Yan’s Primordial Spirit and then quickly shrank, held in Shen Yinuo’s hand.

Lu Yan reached out and grabbed Miao Yan’s Sumi Mustard Seed Bag and the Immortal Treasure in his hand.

"Yinuo, let’s go," Lu Yan said.

The two turned into twin rainbows, flying at high speed toward the seaside.

But before they reached the seashore, Shen Yinuo suddenly stopped, her face turned pale, her delicate body trembling, showing an expression of pain.

"Yinuo, what’s wrong?" Lu Yan asked with concern.

"Lu Yan, there is still something inside my Primordial Spirit."

Shen Yinuo spoke with difficulty, seemingly in great agony. The next moment, her Primordial Spirit flew out.

Lu Yan saw that inside Shen Yinuo’s Primordial Spirit, there was a blood-red speck emitting a strange glow.

Looking closely, it turned out to be a very small worm, its body covered with long, fine tentacles.

These tentacles were extremely fine; Lu Yan could barely make them out with his eyes full of True Vigor.

The tentacles were fused with Shen Yinuo’s Primordial Spirit. As they emitted a red glow, they seemed to be devouring the strength of Shen Yinuo’s soul.

"Could it be the work of Skull Fire Mountain’s Master again?" Lu Yan’s face darkened.

"It should be, it must have been something she did while setting the Soul Ban."

Shen Yinuo said, obviously in great pain, her pretty face sweating profusely.

"Yinuo, let’s retreat a distance and see," Lu Yan suggested.

The two moved back ten thousand miles, and the worm inside Shen Yinuo’s Primordial Spirit really did seem to hide away, disappearing without a trace.

"It seems that it really was that old hag’s doing. There is a distance limitation; perhaps acting too far from that old hag triggers it. Yinuo, can’t you feel it yourself?" Lu Yan inquired.

"I don’t feel it at all."

Shen Yinuo shook her head, her complexion looking much better.

"It’s probably that old hag’s safeguard. Let me help you refine it," Lu Yan offered.

The two sat cross-legged, and Lu Yan’s Primordial Spirit once again entered Shen Yinuo’s sea of consciousness. The Big Tree wrapped around it, emitting a green radiance that permeated deep into Shen Yinuo’s Primordial Spirit.

At that moment, the worm appeared again, its tentacles writhing as if it were extremely angry, quickly devouring Shen Yinuo’s Primordial Spirit.

The green light from the Big Tree seemed to affect the worm, but the effect was very slight.

Lu Yan deduced that before he could refine the worm, it would have devoured Shen Yinuo’s Primordial Spirit completely.

Lu Yan had no choice but to stop.