Chapter 175: Evil Spirit Bane, Meeting Bei Nianyu

However, Zhou Chen was not yet certain how to deal with the Evil Spirit Clan; he still needed to continue observing and analyzing them.

Zhou Chen watched as a Cultivator was pounced upon by several Evil Spirits. In an instant, flesh and blood flew everywhere; the man didn't have the slightest ability to resist.

Protective Spiritual Qi couldn't block the Evil Spirits at all. Instead, it became their fodder, making the Evil Spirits even stronger.

What was even more terrifying was that the number of Evil Spirits was immense. They pounced on the Cultivators in a continuous stream until their victims were completely devoured.

Spiritual Qi, flesh, Nascent Soul, and Divine Soul—nothing was left. The sight made Zhou Chen's scalp tingle.

At that moment, an Evil Spirit flew towards Zhou Chen's direction.

Before it reached him, Zhou Chen observed it closely. He found that the Evil Spirit's body was a translucent black shadow with no fixed facial features, but its large mouth was filled with fangs and emitted a thick, foul stench.

In the distance, Evil Spirits with stronger Auras had grown eyes that looked like red ghost fires.

Even stronger Evil Spirits even had the faint outlines of facial features.

Seeing this, Zhou Chen couldn't help but frown.

"Does the more blood and Qi an Evil Spirit absorbs make it closer to human form? Does this terrifying creature have no weaknesses at all?"

Zhou Chen pondered.

To verify his thoughts, Zhou Chen tried to circulate the Azure Lotus Sword Scripture and stabbed at the Evil Spirit before him. The Sword Qi swept through, but the Evil Spirit only wobbled and was not injured at all.

The Evil Spirit seemed very confused after being attacked by Zhou Chen. it kept checking its surroundings but was unable to discover Zhou Chen's presence.

Zhou Chen felt a surge of joy. It seemed the Divine Concealment Art was also effective against Evil Spirits.

So, Zhou Chen tried throwing a punch. This strike used a trace of Chaos Spiritual Energy. The effect was slightly better, as it managed to knock the Evil Spirit back, but it was still difficult to cause devastating damage.

"How am I supposed to fight this?"

Facing this situation, Zhou Chen couldn't help but feel a bit dumbfounded.

Seeing more and more Evil Spirits drifting toward his hiding place, Zhou Chen gritted his teeth and decided to try one more thing, treating it as a last-ditch effort.

Nine Firmament Spirit Refining Art—Spirit Awl Pierce!

Buzz!

A miraculous scene occurred!

The Spirit Awl Pierce plunged directly into the Evil Spirit's translucent body, making a "chi chi" sound.

Subsequently, white smoke continuously billowed from the Evil Spirit, and before long, its body began to dissolve inch by inch.

"Hmm? It worked! Could it be that Divine Soul-type Cultivation Techniques are their bane?!"

Zhou Chen was overjoyed.

He then found several more Evil Spirits to test on. He tried the Saint-Grade Top-Grade Nine Firmament Spirit Refining Art, which also yielded good results.

The pattern was that the higher the grade of the Divine Soul-type Cultivation Technique, the better the effect. It was also related to the quality of the Spiritual Qi.

The higher the quality of the Spiritual Qi, the greater the lethality against the Evil Spirits.

Sizzle!

The Evil Spirit didn't struggle for long before being completely annihilated.

However, it was also possible that the Evil Spirits' cultivation levels were too low; most of them only had Nascent Soul Auras, making them effortless to kill.

Afterward, Zhou Chen successively tried the Nine Revolutions Dragon Elephant Skill and Samadhi True Fire. He found that Body Refining techniques like the Nine Revolutions Dragon Elephant Skill could not harm the Evil Spirits.

The Samadhi True Fire's effect was decent, as it could directly burn the Evil Spirit's body, but it was still slightly inferior to the Nine Firmament Spirit Refining Art.

Every time he killed an Evil Spirit, Zhou Chen's Emperor Road Luck would increase by a sliver.

Seeing this, Zhou Chen's spirits lifted. He proactively charged out, circulating the Nine Firmament Spirit Refining Art. Wherever he went, Evil Spirits died in swaths, as easily as chopping melons and vegetables, to the point that many Evil Spirits began to avoid him.

Other Cultivators who were fleeing saw that Zhou Chen could easily eliminate these unkillable monsters. Both surprised and delighted, they began to gather toward him.

Zhou Chen didn't think too much about it. He focused solely on clearing the Evil Spirits and accumulating Starry Sky Emperor Road Luck, unknowingly reaching the depths of the Starry Sky Emperor Road.

Just then, a terrified cry for help suddenly came from ahead.

"Help! Is anyone there? Save me!"

Zhou Chen accelerated and rushed over. He saw a young girl wearing a light blue dress with bright, sparkling eyes being surrounded by a large group of Evil Spirits, among which were terrifying ones with Saint Realm Auras.

"Run! It's a Saint Realm monster! Once you're caught, there's no escape!"

"Thanks to that fool for helping us, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to get away!"

"Stop talking and let's go, before the monster notices us."

"I'll tell you what, there's another fool ahead who wants to play the hero and save the beauty."

Listening to the conversation of the fleeing Cultivators, Zhou Chen roughly understood what was happening.

The young girl before him was too much of a 'Holy Mother'; she had helped them, but was subsequently ensnared by the Evil Spirits herself.

"Sigh, what a silly girl. Well-endowed but brainless. Truly, when God opens a door, He must close a window."

Looking at the girl's curvaceous figure, especially those exaggerated curves, Zhou Chen couldn't help but shake his head.

Seeing the girl's protective Spiritual Qi being completely torn apart, Zhou Chen acted decisively and struck.

After all, this represented a large amount of Emperor Road Luck.

With a flip of his palm, countless small Divine Soul swords instantly materialized in the void.

This was a combat method Zhou Chen had realized by combining the Azure Lotus Sword Scripture.

By modifying the shape of the Spirit Awl Pierce into small swords and combining them with Sword Intent and Chaos Spiritual Energy, he could unleash several or even ten times the power.

Slaughter Sword Intent!

Zhou Chen's Aura surged abruptly as the Dao Rhyme of his Perfection Sword Intent spread out from him.

The phantoms of the small Divine Soul swords in the void immediately began to hum and vibrate.

He looked like a Sword Immortal, inspiring a desire to worship him.

With the Nine Firmament Spirit Refining Art operating at full power, Zhou Chen casually reached out and pushed forward.

Countless small Divine Sense swords shot out violently.

The dense crowd of fearsome Evil Spirits in the void was instantly crushed and vanished into nothingness shortly after.

Even the Evil Spirit with the Saint Realm Aura was completely strangled, as if it had never existed.

This scene left everyone present dumbstruck.

Even the Cultivators who had just been mocking Zhou Chen for overestimating himself were extremely shocked.

"This… how is this possible?"

"These monsters are invulnerable to blades and spears. Especially the Saint Realm ones; even the Prodigies of Emperor Clans would have to flee in panic."

"Hiss! This man is actually unscathed and kills monsters like chopping melons and vegetables. Just who is he?"

The crowd was terrified and bewildered, hardly able to believe what they were seeing.

The young girl was so scared she slumped onto the ground, gasping for breath. Looking at Zhou Chen's figure, her bright eyes were filled with gratitude and lingering fear.

"Th… thank you for saving me."

The girl's voice was sweet, with a hint of a sob.

"It's alright now. Get up, it's not safe here."

Zhou Chen turned around and reached out his hand to her.

"Check opportunity panel."

The moment he touched the girl's hand, Zhou Chen called up the opportunity panel, displaying the girl's information.

[Name: Bei Nianyu]

[Realm: Saint Realm Eighth Layer]

[Providence: Daughter of Destiny (Gold), Favored by the Heavenly Dao (Gold), Turning Calamity into Blessing (Gold)]

[Fate: Little Princess of the Northern Dark Sea, Daughter of Destiny, possessing immense Luck and extremely rich opportunities. Eventually reaches the Emperor Realm Tenth Layer, ruling the world and presiding over the Northern Dark Sea.]

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