The remaining five sects—Hehuan Sect, Yuling Sect, Moyan Sect, Tiansha Sect, and Qianhuan Sect—also wore solemn expressions. They had already suspected that their opponent's ability to face the seven of them with such composure must stem from some kind of powerful backing. Now it seemed that their opponent, possessing the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder, indeed had the capital to be arrogant.
Of the six major sects, the Ghost Spirit Sect, the Heavenly Fiend Sect, and the Demon Flame Sect are completely countered by the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder. However, the Joyful Union Sect, the Spirit Control Sect, and the Thousand Illusions Sect still have the strength to fight back.
However, since Lu Xuan had decided to unleash his killing spree, he naturally wouldn't hold back. In a flash of lightning, his body had vanished from the spot.
"Lightning Release!! Watch out!"
Before he finished speaking, Lu Xuan had already appeared behind an elder of the Ghost Spirit Sect. The elder was at the early Nascent Soul stage and had no chance of winning against Lu Xuan to begin with. Furthermore, he was suppressed by the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder, and could only unleash less than half of his supernatural abilities. Facing Lu Xuan at full power, he could only barely activate a bracelet on his left hand.
A yellowish-brown shield instantly enveloped his entire body. He then quickly shifted to the side, attempting to dodge Han Li and activate his other magical artifacts to counterattack. However, his movements were far too slow in Lu Xuan's eyes.
Lu Xuan didn't even use any magical artifacts. He simply enveloped his right hand in dazzling golden lightning and ripped out the heart from behind the Black Tiger. The yellow light shield shattered like an eggshell. The next second, Lu Xuan's right hand had already pierced through the opponent's chest, still clutching the heart in his hand.
With a soft crack, Lu Xuan crushed his heart. At the same time, endless lightning surged into his body, instantly turning his entire physical form to ashes.
A tiny, black figure, resembling an infant, clutched a small flag and frantically tried to run. However, surrounded by exorcising divine lightning, there was nowhere to escape. In the blink of an eye, it, along with its nascent soul, vanished completely into nothingness.
The whole process seemed complicated, but it all happened in the blink of an eye. By the time the others realized what was happening, one of their companions had already been completely annihilated.
"How dare you!" The elder of the Ghost Spirit Sect, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, roared in fury. He spat out a jet-black cone, shrouded in ominous black mist, aiming straight for Lu Xuan's forehead. At the same time, the surrounding demonic experts finally made their move.
However, a flash of lightning appeared on Lu Xuan's body, and he vanished from the spot once more. Lightning Release Technique, without an equally powerful escape technique or a corresponding countermeasure, is practically an overpowered ability.
However, these demonic cultivators were all renowned masters. In a flash of lightning, Lu Xuan reappeared. He was greeted by a dazzling display of colorful light. It was a swarm of vibrant butterflies fluttering around him. The elder of the Spirit Control Sect had somehow pinpointed Lu Xuan's location and preemptively deployed a strange butterfly-like spirit insect.
"Fellow practitioners, attack quickly! He's been bewitched by my spirit butterfly!" shouted the elder of the Spirit Control Sect. The other five immediately took action.
The cultivator from the Demon Flame Sect summoned a purplish-black gourd and patted its body. A ball of purplish-black flames surged out.
The elder of the Hehuan Sect waved a round fan, and a pink mist enveloped Lu Xuan. The cultivator from the Qianhuan Sect spat out a cyan bead, which, shimmering with cyan light, flew towards Lu Xuan.
The elders of the Ghost Spirit Sect hated Lu Xuan the most. After all, Lu Xuan had killed their junior brother with a single move. Therefore, they unleashed a flying shuttle aimed directly at Lu Xuan's forehead. At the same time, they patted their storage pouch at their waist, summoning more than a dozen jet-black throwing knives, which they thrust towards Lu Xuan's entire body, determined to kill him instantly.
Amidst the sky filled with magical light, Lu Xuan suddenly uttered a soft shout.
"Ten Directions Demon-Slaying Prison".
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Chapter 493 Annihilating the Enemy with a Flick of the Finger
In the chaos, a golden light flashed first. Then, lightning, as if it were tangible, surged forth like a tidal wave.
The six demonic cultivators immediately sensed danger. The lightning bolt was incredibly massive and violent. A thought flashed through their minds: they wanted to retrieve their magical artifacts to avoid this terrifying attack.
But then, a terrifying scene unfolded. They discovered that the magical artifact had been set ablaze.
The elder of the Ghost Spirit Sect was the first victim, because his black throwing knife was his natal magic weapon. With a thought, he immediately retrieved it into his body. However, he didn't notice that golden sparks were dancing on the black throwing knife. And those sparks, upon encountering the spiritual energy within his body, were like a spark splashed into kerosene.
The others only heard a deafening explosion as the elder, a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, was instantly transformed into a ball of lightning. His physical body was blasted to smithereens.
But what was even more terrifying was yet to come. From within the sphere of lightning, a tiny, jet-black figure emerged. It was the nascent soul of an elder from the Ghost Spirit Sect. However, at this moment, his nascent soul was also enveloped in golden lightning.
In a flash, the nascent soul used teleportation, disappearing from its original spot. But the next second, hundreds of feet away, a shrill scream rang out. Even after teleporting, the opponent's nascent soul couldn't sever the golden lightning's attachment. The entire nascent soul was instantly reduced to nothingness.
The demonic experts were terrified and frantically used all sorts of escape techniques, running for their lives away from the lightning. The golden lightning, following the spiritual energy fluctuations they generated, swarmed towards their magical artifacts and spirit insects like maggots.
The elder from the Demon Flame Sect was the first to react. A flash of pain crossed his face, and he immediately detonated his purplish-black gourd. The raging black flames were instantly engulfed by endless lightning.
The elder of the Demon Flame Sect immediately coughed up blood. However, his forceful severing of the connection with the magical artifact saved him from being pursued by the golden lightning.
However, not everyone has this awareness. After all, every magical artifact used in battle is precious to them. Not everyone is like Han Li, the Treasure Boy. Casually self-destructing magical artifacts is not something an ordinary cultivator would do.
And so, tragedy struck. The elder of the Spirit Control Sect was the first to be struck. He was engulfed by the spreading lightning, and along with the strange phantom butterflies, he was instantly reduced to ashes. Then came the woman from the Joyful Union Sect. Neither of them could escape even with their nascent souls; they were instantly annihilated.
The elder of the Thousand Illusions Sect immediately realized what was happening. Without a second thought, he formed his right hand into a blade and severed his own left hand. The next second, endless lightning covered the area. But he miraculously escaped unharmed.
The elder from the Heavenly Fiend Sect exploded on the spot. He actually deliberately self-destructed his physical body. Because the speed of lightning was too fast, his escape techniques were ineffective. He simply self-destructed, leaving only his nascent soul. He then used teleportation to forcibly escape the battlefield.
This series of reactions took about three or four breaths.
The result was that the demonic forces besieging them were reduced to only two and a half people. Soon, even half of them were gone. The Nascent Soul elder of the Heavenly Fiend Sect showed no intention of lingering. In a few flashes, he vanished completely from the battlefield. Only the two elders from the Demon Flame Sect and the Thousand Illusions Sect remained on the field.
The key issue is that neither of them currently has any will to fight. Although they haven't yet unleashed most of their supernatural abilities, magical treasures, or trump cards, the reality is clear: even if they did, they wouldn't have a chance. Their opponent's strength is comparable to a Grand Master, and their supernatural abilities perfectly counter their own. This so-called encirclement is nothing more than a trap set by their opponent.
But now, it was too late. The two exchanged a silent glance, then simultaneously used their escape techniques and vanished from the spot.
In the flash of lightning, Lu Xuan watched the two figures flee in different directions, a slight smile playing on his lips. With a thought, a crimson firebird appeared on his shoulder.
"Go." He uttered a simple word. Then, he vanished from his spot with a lightning release, chasing after the enemy in another direction.
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Han Li rushed without stopping, even taking medicine to replenish his energy, and arrived at the valley of the ancient teleportation array. But whether it was particularly unlucky that day or what, a strange monster appeared in the valley.
It was a strange, intelligent monkey with a third eye on its forehead. It was incredibly intelligent and could use the Five Elements escape techniques. It appeared and disappeared unpredictably, and Han Li was no match for it. But strangely, the monkey didn't seem to intend to kill him. It was just constantly tormenting him. This frustrated Han Li immensely; he guessed the valley might have already been occupied. The annoying thing was, he couldn't leave now.
"Alright, Little Grey, don't make things difficult for this fellow Daoist." A gentle voice came from behind. Han Li was startled and turned around to find a woman in a white Daoist robe standing behind him.
The strange little monkey bared its teeth and grimaced, seemingly unhappy that its play had been interrupted. But under the woman's warning gaze, it finally hopped dejectedly onto her shoulder.
The woman was none other than Xin Shisi Niang, and it was her turn to patrol. This Xin Shisi Niang was no longer the naive little fox she once was. Having followed Lu Xuan for hundreds of years, she had long since achieved the Golden Core stage and entered the Nascent Soul realm. In fact, if the situation in Tiannan hadn't collapsed so quickly, Lu Xuan would have already prepared to help her form her Nascent Soul.
However, since things were already mostly settled, there was no rush. Lu Xuan ultimately decided to wait until they reached the Chaotic Star Sea before preparing for her to form her Nascent Soul.
Besides him, Xiaobai and Hongxiu are also close to reaching the Nascent Soul stage. Qingfeng, Yuechi, and Xiaoqing are slightly behind, but it's only been a few decades. Lu Xuan has no worries about them forming their Nascent Souls. That's the benefit of ascending to a higher level world; their cultivation advancement this time was a sudden enlightenment. The only difficulty is their inner demons.