Chapter 180: Half-Emperor Evil Spirit, A Critical Moment

In the next moment, Zhou Chen flipped his palm, and an azure flame rose from his palm.

Samadhi True Fire.

Then, the Samadhi True Fire surged violently against the wind, transforming into dozens of terrifying fire dragons.

Everywhere the fire dragons passed, everything was incinerated into fly ash; there wasn't even time for a scream.

The blistering heat even evaporated the mist of the Dragon Fall Abyss completely.

Looking at Zhou Chen's upright back, a boundless sense of security welled up in Bei Nianyu's heart.

It felt as though as long as he was there, even if the heavens fell, there was nothing to fear.

"I can't hold Brother Zhou back!"

Bei Nianyu took a deep breath, a flash of determination in her eyes.

She bit the tip of her finger and, using her blood as a medium, drew a complex rune in the Void Realm.

The rune lit up with a blinding radiance, and the Kunpeng phantom behind Bei Nianyu suddenly solidified several times over, circulating an ancient and powerful aura.

This was a Bloodline secret technique she had just comprehended in the ancient Dragon Transformation Pool; though the cost was high, she couldn't care about that now.

Seeing this, Zhou Chen's expression remained unchanged. He tapped the air with his right finger, and the eight dragon-elephant phantoms actually began to undergo Fusion, finally transforming into a single, entirely golden Primal Dragon-Elephant.

Although this dragon-elephant was a size smaller, it was more condensed, appearing as if cast from solid gold and emitting a suffocating pressure.

Dragon-Elephant Unity!

The golden dragon-elephant suddenly erupted, rampaging through the field, causing the space to warp slightly wherever it passed.

Hundreds of Evil Spirits were annihilated under this strike, forcibly tearing a gap in the encirclement.

The two seized the Opportunity and soared into the sky, while the countless wind blades of the Ancient Heavenly Kun swirled around them, killing all the Evil Spirits that tried to pursue.

However, just as they were about to escape the encirclement, a sudden change occurred.

The black Qi in the water where the Dragon Transformation Pool had been became more violent, and a black pillar of light dozens of zhang high shot into the sky, piercing straight through the clouds.

"That's…" Zhou Chen's pupils constricted as alarm bells rang in his mind.

In the next moment, all the Evil Spirits seemed to receive some kind of summons; they stopped their movements in unison and turned to kneel toward the pillar of light.

Then their bodies began to melt, turning into countless streams of black gas that flowed toward the Dragon Transformation Pool.

"This is bad! They're sacrificing themselves!"

Bei Nianyu cried out in alarm.

The moment the black gas made contact with the black light pillar, the entire Dragon Fall Abyss shook violently.

Ancient runes on the rock walls lit up one after another, and an evil aura more than a hundred times stronger than before seemed to be awakening…

Zhou Chen's face was more solemn than ever before as he grabbed Bei Nianyu's wrist. "Let's go! Something is coming out!"

The two pushed their Spiritual Qi to the limit, racing toward the top of the Dragon Fall Abyss.

Behind them, the Evil Spirits seemed to have finished their sacrifice, and a massive vortex was forming.

In the center of the vortex, a ghost-faced phantom covered in eerie black scales slowly emerged…

"It's too late."

Looking at the monstrosity before him, Zhou Chen's expression was extremely grave.

"Elder Xuan, can you tell what that thing is?" Zhou Chen asked in a low voice within his mind.

"Kid, you'd better be careful."

An aged voice echoed in Zhou Chen's Sea of Consciousness, its tone very solemn.

"That is a Half-Emperor level Evil Spirit King."

Zhou Chen asked in a heavy voice, "An Evil Spirit King… what exactly is its origin?"

Elder Xuan said slowly, "An Evil Spirit King is a commander within the Evil Spirit Clan. Ordinary Evil Spirits only know how to devour the Divine Soul and act on instinct, but an Evil Spirit King possesses complete intelligence and the ability to lead. They can command an army of millions of Evil Spirits, set up Evil Spirit formations, and even seal off an entire space."

"Even the lowest-ranking Evil Spirit King has the strength of at least a Half-Emperor. Once it fully recovers its cultivation, no Cultivator within the Starry Sky Emperor Road can hope to escape alive."

Hearing this, Zhou Chen's heart couldn't help but feel incredibly heavy.

Half-Emperor!

That was already at the level of a top-tier powerhouse, enough to sweep away a Saint Lord of any region.

Moreover, this was the Starry Sky Emperor Road.

What puzzled Zhou Chen was that Evil Spirits seemed to have an innate ability to seal off space.

Every time he encountered them, the Starry Sky Emperor Road's functions would fail.

Once space was completely sealed, they would be like turtles caught in a jar.

"I see…"

Zhou Chen's gaze was deep, his mind racing.

"The Evil Spirit King before us has just awakened, and its strength hasn't begun to recover yet. This is when it's at its weakest. We must strike while it's down and take its life! Killing it now is the optimal solution!"

Elder Xuan praised, "Correct. This is your only chance. Once you let it absorb the flesh and Divine Souls of Cultivators and successfully recover its strength… no matter how many Opportunities you have, you'll only end up as food for the Evil Spirit!"

Seeing Zhou Chen's solemn expression, Bei Nianyu couldn't help but panic. She reached out to tug on his sleeve and asked timidly, "Brother Zhou… has something happened?"

Zhou Chen glanced back at her, his heart stirring slightly with a trace of unusual softness.

He said in a firm tone, "Don't be afraid. With me here, we'll both be fine."

Bei Nianyu was stunned; her eyes reddened as she nodded heavily.

Just then, the black clouds in the sky suddenly exploded, and the ghost-faced phantom, hundreds of zhang tall, was fully formed, its aura completely exposed.

Wooo—

An eerie sound echoed through the Void Realm, and dense black dots began to emerge in the distance.

Bei Nianyu's pupils constricted, her breathing nearly stopping. "This… this is a Half-Emperor Realm Evil Spirit?!"

Zhou Chen's expression remained as usual, his aura exceptionally steady.

At this moment, he was instead even calmer, continuously infusing his Spiritual Qi into the Great Void Demon-Slaying Sword in his hand.

First Bloom of the Azure Lotus.

The longsword in his hand hummed incessantly as the azure lotus phantom slowly bloomed.

Zhou Chen pressed his palms together, and his eighth-level Saint Realm Spiritual Qi erupted without reservation as the massive azure lotus pedestal smashed heavily toward the ghost face.

A terrifying sword light slashed down with a roar!

A dark light appeared on the surface of the Half-Emperor Evil Spirit in the Void Realm.

Rumble!!!

A massive sound rang out, and several mountain peaks in the Dragon Fall Abyss shattered under the force of this strike.

However, as the dust cleared, the Half-Emperor Evil Spirit in the Void Realm was completely unharmed.

It merely gave Zhou Chen a faint glance, as if looking at an ant.

Bei Nianyu stared blankly at the scene in the sky, a boundless sense of crisis rising in her heart. At this moment, only one thought remained in her mind: Brother Zhou… if we die, we die together.

The battle was not over yet.

Zhou Chen was about to continue his attack when he suddenly felt his entire body completely restrained, unable to move.

"This is…?"

Zhou Chen was horrified.

"This is Domain power. Get out of the way!"

Elder Xuan's urgent voice rang out in Zhou Chen's mind.

The Half-Emperor Evil Spirit pointed a finger from afar, and a streak of dark light shot toward Zhou Chen's face.

Imperial Rank High Grade—Great Wilderness Sky Imprisoning Finger!

The surrounding Spiritual Qi was instantly drained as a massive black finger seemed to Transmigration time and space, appearing out of nowhere and colliding heavily with the dark light.

However, the Great Wilderness Sky Imprisoning Finger, which had always been invincible, lasted for less than three breaths before the dark light pierced through it.

The dark light shot toward Zhou Chen's face once again.

Zhou Chen's pupils constricted as he watched the terrifying attack about to strike him.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Chen.