Lupao was enraged, seeing the Spirit-Devouring Beast kill one of his team members right before his eyes!

He suddenly thrust out a hand, like the talons of a goshawk, its long nails tearing through the void as they clawed at the Spirit-Devouring Beast.

The Spirit-Devouring Beast knew Lupao’s strength was great and that it couldn’t fight him head-on, so it bizarrely tunneled back into the ground.

On the other side, Chi Tian was already prepared. He gathered Demon Evil Qi in his palm and slammed it down on the spot where the Spirit-Devouring Beast had disappeared.

Instantly, for a hundred meters around, the mountain trembled. Sand and stones flew, spiraling into the sky, and a massive crater appeared.

The Spirit-Devouring Beast emerged in a sorry state.

"It’s just a beast. Does it think it can overturn the heavens?" Lupao took advantage of the opportunity, darting toward the revealed Spirit-Devouring Beast. His pair of withered palms clawed at its back.

The green-glowing fingernails grew several times in size. As they reached the Spirit-Devouring Beast’s body, they were like sharp weapons, piercing its scales and drilling into its spine.

"ROAR!"

The Spirit-Devouring Beast roared in pain, thrashing its body, trying to shake Lupao off.

"Die!" Lupao shouted coldly. His five fingers suddenly clenched. With a CRACK, the sound of breaking bones came from the Spirit-Devouring Beast’s spine.

At the same time, Lupao’s other hand grabbed for the Spirit-Devouring Beast’s head. He repeated the process, his five fingers piercing its skull.

"ROAR! ROAR!" The Spirit-Devouring Beast shrieked constantly. As if knowing its death was certain, a madness filled its eyes.

Its body rapidly swelled and then exploded with a BOOM. It was so sudden that even Lupao couldn’t react in time.

BOOM! 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

A powerful wave of energy spread out, blasting Lupao’s body away.

At the same time, a white crystal the size of an adult’s fist also flew out from the center of the explosion.

The Spirit Core!

Seeing this, Lupao was overjoyed. But soon, his expression turned ugly.

The Spirit Core was flying toward Chi Tian’s position.

A joyful look also appeared on Chi Tian’s face.

’All that work, and for what? It’s mine now.’

Chi Tian glanced smugly at Lupao and said, "Captain, it came flying over to me on its own. I’ll be taking it, then."

His casual words echoed in Lupao’s ears; Chi Tian was deliberately trying to provoke him.

Seeing Lupao’s livid face, Chi Tian felt a surge of satisfaction and reached out for the Spirit Core.

WHOOSH!

He was just a hair’s breadth away, his fingers about to touch the Spirit Core, when a gust of wind swept by. The Spirit Core vanished from before his hand.

Chi Tian’s smug smile froze on his face. He was so furious he could have coughed up three liters of blood.

He had been just an inch away from getting the Spirit Core, but at the critical moment, it had vanished.

"Not bad. But you were too slow. I took that off your hands." A cold voice suddenly spoke up from beside Chi Tian.

A figure in white stepped out of the void, holding the white crystal and looking at Chi Tian with an amused expression.

"Ye Wushuang!"

Staring at the familiar figure, Chi Tian’s eyes instantly turned cold. Without a second thought, he raised his fist and smashed it toward Ye Wushuang.

Back in the Earth Palace, Ye Wushuang had struck first, and Chi Tian had lost the initiative. He, the strongest disciple in the Spiritual Spring Realm, had been beaten so badly by a cultivator at the True Essence Sixth Layer that he couldn’t even fight back. It was a disgrace that made him a laughingstock.

’Now that I’m facing Ye Wushuang again, I won’t give him that chance. I won’t suffer the same defeat!’

"Still too slow. This slap is your punishment!"

Ye Wushuang sneered. He had already closed the distance to Chi Tian and sent a slap across his face.

SLAP!

Chi Tian’s body shot away like a cannonball, crashing into the side of the mountain.

The other Demon Abyss disciples stared at the suddenly-appeared figure, stunned for a moment. They quickly recovered, their killing intent surging. "Kill Ye Wushuang!"

Everyone in the Demon Abyss knew Ye Wushuang’s face. The moment he appeared, they all recognized him.

Everyone immediately began to surround Ye Wushuang, including Lupao, who rushed toward him as soon as he stabilized himself.

"Hell has no doors, yet you insist on breaking in. You must be tired of living." Lupao thrust out his claws, grabbing fiercely at Ye Wushuang.

Ye Wushuang showed no fear. He stood in the void without moving, casually holding the white crystal.

Lupao froze, unable to guess what Ye Wushuang was planning.

’Not good!’

Suddenly, Lupao reacted. He turned his head and saw another figure in white step through the air. A bright moon descended upon him.

Dii Qingxue!

Lupao was horrified. He reacted instantly, abandoning his attack on Ye Wushuang and retreating explosively.

’My attention was completely on Ye Wushuang and the Spirit Core. I forgot to check my surroundings... I forgot he wasn’t alone.’

He never would have expected Dii Qingxue to be lying in wait.

SWISH SWISH SWISH!

Arrows tore through the air, shooting explosively toward the other Demon Abyss disciples.

Ye Rou, Yangg Qing’er, and Qianling—the three women—took the lead, charging the remaining members of the Demon Abyss. A series of attacks landed, and two people were killed instantly.

The three women held nothing back; they were intent on killing these people.

"Damned bitches!" Chi Tian shot up from the ground, his eyes full of malice as he charged the three women, intending to take the opportunity to kill them first.

How could Ye Wushuang let him have his way? He blocked Chi Tian’s path and threw a punch. The golden fist smashed forward like a mountain.

Chi Tian immediately took out a giant black axe and chopped down with all his might, shattering the golden fist. Overlapping axe shadows then slashed toward Ye Wushuang.

A Golden Tyrant Dragon coiled around Ye Wushuang’s right hand as he threw a punch through the air at the countless axe shadows. His left hand changed from a fist to a palm, bringing the Heavenly Concealing Hand down.

While shattering Chi Tian’s attack, the Heavenly Concealing Hand also fell. Chi Tian was unable to defend against it. He took the palm strike and crashed wretchedly to the ground.

On the other side, although Lupao was at the Spiritual Spring Fourth Layer with extremely high Combat Power, he couldn’t gain any advantage against Dii Qingxue. Once she brought her skills to bear, he was beaten into a sorry state, barely managing to stay alive.

Ye Wushuang’s target was Chi Tian. Unaffected by the other battles, he stomped down on him.

A giant foot, dozens of meters wide, stomped down before Chi Tian could even get up, slamming him flat on the ground.

Back in the Earth Palace, dealing with Chi Tian might have been difficult. But now, Ye Wushuang could crush an opponent at the Spiritual Spring Third Layer, let alone Chi Tian at the Spiritual Spring Second Layer.

This guy had hunted him relentlessly before and had even sneak-attacked and injured Qing’er. Ye Wushuang would absolutely not let him go.

Looking at the half-dead Chi Tian, Ye Wushuang walked over, holding his Dragon Blood Battle Saber. The killing intent in his eyes was unconcealed.

"COUGH, COUGH!"

Chi Tian coughed, spitting up bright red blood. He stared at the murderous Ye Wushuang, who was radiating a chilling aura, his intent to kill already decided.

Ye Wushuang said, "This time, you’re not getting away."

"Cough, cough... Ye Wushuang, spare my life, and I’ll tell you a secret." Fully aware of Ye Wushuang’s killing intent, Chi Tian hesitantly uttered these words.

Ye Wushuang shook his head. "Not interested."

Chi Tian refused to give up and continued, "I know where to find Wood Essence. Its value is more than enough to trade for my life."

’Wait, spare this kid’s life for now.’

Suddenly, the Dragon Cat’s voice sounded in his mind, ’Wood Essence is also an Essence of Wood, comparable to a Wood Origin. It possesses endless life force. If you can’t find a Holy Medicine, you can use the Wood Essence to extend your master’s life. Plus, it can be integrated into the Chaos Space to increase its Wood Origin.’

"Extend life!"

Hearing those two words, the killing intent in Ye Wushuang’s eyes finally dissipated.

Ye Wushuang was decisive. He said, "Tell me, and I can spare your life."

"Not just me. All of us. You can’t cripple our Cultivation, and your people can’t attack us. Swear it on your Dao Heart." Seeing that Ye Wushuang was tempted, Chi Tian pressed his advantage.

Ye Wushuang sneered. ’This Chi Tian really has thought of everything!’

"Fine!"

The corner of Ye Wushuang’s mouth curved up. He agreed readily and swore an oath on his Dao Heart.