Chapter 436: Chapter 226: The Pursuit of the False Core, True Five Yin Ghosts

The demonic sound abruptly ceased, the second-tier top-grade artifact in the shape of a jar halted mid-air, and the second-tier top-grade sealing Yin Talisman was also swallowed by the spirit-extinguishing ghost qi. If one were at Foundation Establishment Perfection, they might have a chance to react before the soul capturing power descended. However, as it’s only a late-stage Foundation Establishment, and their judgement clouded by greed, there was absolutely no chance of escape.

The soul capturing power descended, instantly extracting one soul and one spirit from the three souls and seven spirits of Donghe Li and the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from Treasure Pavilion.

Five breaths of time.

Their three souls and seven spirits were completely drained.

Under the impact of the spirit-extinguishing ghost qi, their Dao Foundations and meridians were fully occupied, leaving no chance to activate magical artifacts or utilize life-saving techniques. Surprisingly, the late-stage Foundation Establishment female cultivator from Illusory Sound Treasure Tower managed to withstand the soul capturing power, which was unexpected for Wen Jiu.

"Divine Soul Defense Yin Technique, but it doesn’t seem to be her own." Wen Jiu sensed the soul power surrounding the female cultivator’s soul with clarity from the East Spring Undying Bone, a soul power belonging to a Golden Core Cultivator.

What a pity.

It’s just the soul power of a Golden Core Cultivator.

Not the soul of a Golden Core Cultivator.

"Senior Lou Lie, save me!" As she felt the divine soul defense technique protecting her soul gradually shattering, the female cultivator from Illusory Sound Treasure Tower desperately tried to transmit a message outside, but it was completely blocked by the spirit-extinguishing ghost qi.

Yet she was unaware.

For she was already terrified out of her wits, thinking it was a fat sheep, but it turned out to be an overseas dragon.

Though merely at the Upper Foundation Establishment Realm, the aura it emitted was more terrifying than many cultivators at Foundation Establishment Perfection.

The soul capturing technique was horrifying beyond measure; the soul of the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator stood no chance in its face.

How powerful is this?

Since when did the Celestial Demon Sea produce such a mighty Ghost Cultivator?

Meanwhile, Lou Lie, deep in the sea, changed his expression drastically upon detecting this scene through his divine sense. He immediately tried to penetrate the ghost qi with his divine sense, only to be blocked entirely, unable to advance an inch.

Upon sensing the aura of the East Spring Undying Bone, which was no less than his own, Lou Lie found himself facing a formidable adversary.

Ghost cultivator ghost qi cannot be faked.

The stronger the aura.

The stronger the power.

With strength comparable to Perfection at the upper stage, such power is out of the ordinary. Especially the ghost qi, devouring the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, blocking his completely perfected Foundation Establishment divine sense from advancing even an inch—what a ghost technique is this?

"Fellow Daoist, please show mercy; these three have backgrounds within the Three Life Gates in Wusheng, especially the female cultivator from Illusory Sound Treasure Tower, who is a descendant of a Golden Core Cultivator from the Three Life Gates. If you harm her, it will surely..."

Lou Lie’s words abruptly stopped. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The ghost qi rapidly dissipated.

The aura and bodies of the three people vanished without a trace, before he could react, a strand of terrifying ghost qi suddenly appeared behind him. As he sensed the soul capturing power behind him, bringing the feeling of a life-or-death crisis, Lou Lie’s entire body suddenly erupted in red scales, disappearing on the water’s surface in an instant.

The very next moment.

Lou Lie appeared a thousand feet away.

Even having escaped a fatal blow, Lou Lie dared not be careless, for he sensed a hint of divine technique.

But the opponent was merely Foundation Establishment—how could they possess a divine technique difficult even for Golden Core Cultivators to awaken?

"Could it be Acquired Divine Techniques?"

As this thought emerged, Lou Lie finally understood why Donghe Li and the other two perished instantly.

"It comes again!"

Lou Lie was startled.

Without hesitation, he quickly demonized, unleashing powerful demonic power through his entire body, facing the gradually emerging ghost qi behind him with a punch. He summoned all the power of his demonic body for this punch; within the entire Celestial Demon Sea, among those at Foundation Establishment Perfection, only a mere two or three people surpassed him in spiritual power.

And they were all Golden Core True Inheritors of the Three Life Gates in Wusheng.

Among the loose cultivators, he was the foremost in spiritual body power under the Golden Core, even Fake Pill Cultivators couldn’t compare to him.

This was his confidence in counterattacking.

Bang——

The punch raised giant waves tens of feet high; the surging demonic power instantly evaporated hundreds of feet of surrounding seawater. However, the sight before him frightened Lou Lie into using escape techniques again, unwilling to linger a moment longer in this place.

Because, under the full force of his demonic body’s punch, the ghost actually extended a ghost hand to steadfastly withstand it.

Enduring a punch.

Yet not retreating a single step.

On the contrary, his fist felt as if hitting the physical body of a Golden Core Cultivator, rebounding to fracture one of his arms.

With consecutive uses of demon escape techniques, Lou Lie didn’t dare pause, enduring the tearing pain from repeated escape techniques, landing outside the Ten Thousand Beasts City. However, the injury from the Yin Technique on his fractured arm caused him to stagger and fall from midair, crashing through a city wall of Ten Thousand Beasts City with a booming sound.

Terrifying the cultivators inside and outside the city into fleeing, and upon seeing Lou Lie covered in blood, they were even more aghast.

What kind of person is Lou Lie?

The number one loose cultivator in Ten Thousand Beasts City.

Across the entire Celestial Demon Sea, how many under the Golden Core and Fake Pill could rival him?

He actually had his arm broken by someone.

How powerful was the opponent?

On the other side, in the Enchanting Forest, Wen Jiu attempted to use escape techniques twice to pursue, but unable to catch up, he quickly used the technique to leave.

For within Ten Thousand Beasts City, there were not just Foundation Establishment cultivators; upon entering the city, he detected the divine sense of two Fake Pill Cultivators. It’s just a pity, if this weren’t outside the city, Lou Lie would certainly be within his grasp.

The Foundation Establishment Perfection demonic body—if refined into corpse blood, the corpse nourishing effect could be unimaginably potent.

"But claiming three late-stage Foundation Establishment isn’t too bad." Wen Jiu dared not let the East Spring Undying Bone remain any longer, immediately using the Blood Corpse Escape to depart. Yet during the use of Blood Corpse Escape, a Fake Pill aura suddenly pursued from within Ten Thousand Beasts City, moving swiftly, seemingly also skilled in escape techniques.