Chapter 1165: Three Against One

The battle began!

Yan Laodao soared into the sky, brandishing the Zhan Yao Jian and unleashing a torrent of stars that shattered the illusory barrier of Heishan.

It's you again!

From deep within Heishan, a cold shout echoed, followed by a surge of black mist carrying countless malevolent ghosts and demons. Their faces were ferocious, as if they had emerged from hell to devour all life on earth.

Great Boundless, Si Ming Tian!

Si Ming Xingjun charged forward, invoking a supreme secret technique.

The vast starry sky descended from the nine heavens, with divine light raining down from above. Any demon touched by the divine light was instantly sealed.

Yan Laodao opened the Qian Kun Bag, sucking in hordes of fierce ghosts and demons.

What perfect coordination!

Ye Chen, wielding the Ba Long Dao, plunged into Heishan. Along the way, he couldn't help but glance at the sky, noting that Yan Laodao and Si Ming Xingjun had likely fought side by side against demons many times before. Such synergy couldn't be achieved without centuries of teamwork.

You're asking for death!

An enraged roar thundered like lightning. From the rolling black mist, a twisted, enormous, and hideous face emerged.

Yin Yang person?

Ye Chen looked on in surprise. The Heishan Laoyao's voice contained both male and female tones.

You old demon, surrender now!

Yan Laodao waved his hand, laying out Dao symbols and deploying a demon-sealing array.

The Da Shen Bian—with me!

Si Ming Xingjun followed closely, reaching out toward Ye Chen and summoning his Da Shen Bian, leaving Ye Chen momentarily stunned.

Boom!

Ahead, Yan Laodao had already clashed with the Heishan Laoyao and was entangled by a sky full of demonic vines. He fought fiercely to break free, with Dao symbols flying everywhere and imprinting sealing power on the vines.

Si Ming Xingjun streaked through the air like a star, landing a solid strike with the Da Shen Bian on the Heishan Laoyao's tree trunk.

Ugh!

The Heishan Laoyao let out a muffled groan, its primordial spirit wounded.

Damn you!

The Heishan Laoyao roared in fury, bursting out as a dark light and transforming into a black figure in the sky. It was shrouded in black mist, with a savage face, and its quasi-saint pressure enveloped the heavens and earth, pulverizing the surrounding mountains.

Yan Laodao and Si Ming Xingjun attacked from both sides, each unleashing heavenly secret techniques to battle the Heishan Laoyao.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

The great battle erupted, devastating the entire Heishan and reducing it to flat ground. Even the rocks were ground to dust, and the fierce ghosts and demons trapped within let out miserable screams, unable to escape their fate.

Below, Ye Chen wasn't idle either. He punched a hole in the ground and dove straight in.

Boom! Bang!

In less than three breaths, Ye Chen was sent flying out, his sacred body cracking open as fresh blood sprayed out, slamming into the ground and creating a deep pit. Even the ancient sacred body was left in a pool of blood upon impact.

So this is the true form!

Ye Chen staggered to his feet and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The true form is underground!

Yan Laodao and Si Ming Xingjun also realized the truth, cutting down the black figure they were fighting and diving from the sky.

Boom!

The ground rumbled and split open as a massive ancient tree burst forth, towering eight thousand zhang high. Yin mist churned, demonic energy raged, and countless demonic vines emerged, each as hard as divine iron. They twisted like coiling dragons, making the void rumble.

Immediately, Yan Laodao and Si Ming Xingjun, descending from the sky, were wrapped up one after another.

Break free!

Yan Laodao and Si Ming Xingjun both shouted coldly, unleashing their secret techniques, but they were still bound and restrained.

Seeing this, Ye Chen leaped into the air, swinging the Ba Long Dao and combining the Ninefold Eight Wastelands Slash into one, aiming at the vines entangling them.

Clang!

A metallic clash rang out. Ye Chen's peak strike was like hitting divine iron and mystical steel—it not only failed to break the vines but also sent him flying backward, vomiting blood.

Is this thing even a quasi-saint?

Ye Chen scrambled up in embarrassment and, without another word, used the Shrinking Earth Technique to escape, as countless vines surged from the ground to ensnare him. Their numbers were enough to make one's scalp tingle.

Demon-Shooting Eye!

As Ye Chen fled in disarray, a ethereal female voice echoed from underground—it was from the imperial clan's Jiu Wei, the reincarnated one, who had been bound for so long and had spotted the Heishan Laoyao's weakness.

Hearing this, Ye Chen fled again, swinging the Ba Long Dao along the way to slash through waves of encroaching vines.

Only when he reached a section of the sky did he summon the immortal fire and heavenly thunder.

Divine fire and thunder, one arrow to transcend worlds!

Ye Chen shouted coldly, transforming the immortal fire into a divine bow and the heavenly thunder into a divine arrow, firing it with overwhelming dominance at the Heishan Laoyao's vital point.

A shrill scream rang out as the Heishan Laoyao was pierced through its core. Its true form trembled violently, and its aura plummeted dramatically. As Yan Laodao had said, tonight it was in a weakened state, and everything before had been mere pretense.

Break!

Break!

Yan Laodao and Si Ming Xingjun both burst through the vines.

Shatter!

Shatter!

In unison, Si Ming Xingjun swung the Da Shen Bian, and Yan Laodao swung the Zhan Yao Jian, striking the Heishan Laoyao's true form simultaneously. The massive ancient tree shook, and vines shattered everywhere.

You two beasts!

Ye Chen clicked his tongue in amazement from below.

Hmm?

As he spoke, Ye Chen suddenly saw the heavenly thunder and immortal fire separate and fly toward Si Ming Xingjun, landing in his left and right hands.

Is there even this kind of move?

Ye Chen's mouth twitched. First, he borrowed the Da Shen Bian, and now the heavenly thunder and immortal fire. It seems you came down here without bringing anything!

While Ye Chen's mouth twitched, Si Ming Xingjun split into two versions of himself—one wielding the immortal fire and the other controlling the heavenly thunder. Both radiated dazzling divine light, like gods descending.

Heavenly Thunder Array!

Flame Dragon Art!

The two Si Ming Xingjun lightly shouted, each unleashing a secret technique—one forming an array based on heavenly thunder, the other a technique based on immortal fire. They descended from the sky: the Heavenly Thunder Array to trap demons, and the Flame Dragon Art to slay them.

Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Array, Lie, Zai, Qian!

Yan Laodao's voice boomed like a bell. He gripped his sword with one hand and formed seals with the other, chanting incantations nonstop. Centered on him, countless Dao texts appeared, arranging and combining into strands that encircled his body.

Slay the demon!

With Yan Laodao's light shout, the Dao texts soared into the sky. Each text and divine rule carried destructive power, battering the Heishan Laoyao until it was covered in wounds, its true form cracking open.

Ah!

The Heishan Laoyao roared in agony, sacrificing its true essence to reform its body and continue fighting Yan Laodao and Si Ming Xingjun.

Yan Laodao and Si Ming Xingjun stood shoulder to shoulder, joining forces against it.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

The battle raged on, shaking the heavens and splitting the earth. Two imperial realm experts against a quasi-saint made for a grand spectacle.

Below, Ye Chen had already burrowed into the ground, striking straight at the heart.

With Yan Laodao and Si Ming Xingjun suppressing the Heishan Laoyao, the underground seals were cleaved open one by one.

In the distance, Ye Chen spotted a tree hollow obscured by vines. Inside, immortal light flickered, and three demonic vines bound a woman in white, sealing her away. It was the Jiu Wei Fox, the reincarnated one.

Open!

Ye Chen delivered a domineering slash, splitting the tree hollow and severing the vines.

Only then did Ye Chen see the true appearance of the Jiu Wei Fox—she was indeed peerlessly beautiful, like a fairy from the nine heavens.

Thank you, fellow Daoist!

The Jiu Wei Fox rose abruptly and shot out from the ground toward the sky. The immortal light on her body turned into chilling radiance, her killing intent overwhelming. The surrounding world froze into ice at a visible speed due to her murderous aura.

It's actually your reincarnation—that's surprising!

Ye Chen looked up at the sky, gazing at the Jiu Wei Fox's stunning face, and couldn't help but smile.