Chapter 1572: Chapter 800: Trading Blows, The Tide Turns

Pop pop pop!

Li Yan’s fingers rapidly tapped key acupoints on his arm and chest, sealing them, then he formed a mantra and chanted: "Qing Jia! The heavens rescue souls, strictly oversee Beifeng. Divine Lord receives command, sweeping away misfortune, Eight Might Vomiting Poison, Fierce Horses Four Directions..."

This is the North Emperor Exorcism Technique, its curse-breaking power even stronger.

Even so, the dense skeleton-like red spots still spread like living creatures toward his right arm, the chilling curse power continuously eroding the meridians and divine soul.

"What a powerful spell!"

Wang Daoxuan’s expression changed dramatically.

He neglected his internal injuries, struggling to get up and assist.

In terms of understanding the art of curses, he was a genius, and he knew well the terror of this curse, especially since it was cast by an Earth Immortal, which was life-threatening.

However, Li Yan raised his hand and said, "No worries, don’t move!"

Before he finished speaking, the skeleton-like red spots had already stopped spreading.

Wang Daoxuan and Lv San finally breathed a sigh of relief.

What they didn’t know was that even if the spell couldn’t be completely blocked, Li Yan’s Daluo Dharma Body could swap injuries, ensuring his life was not at risk.

Of course, Li Yan wouldn’t say more.

He looked toward the distant dark river surface and said in a deep voice, "The Earth Immortal opposite must have borrowed my Hook Paper’s aura to cast the spell from afar."

"Judging from the location, it’s the ruins of Wangxiang Platform three miles downstream."

"Wangxiang Platform?"

Wang Daoxuan’s pupils suddenly contracted: "That’s an ancient battlefield where the Jinling military and civilians resisted the Golden Tent Wolf Country at the end of the Southern Song, resentment and evil have accumulated for a thousand years, no wonder I said the area is heavy with evil qi."

"No worries."

Li Yan said sternly, "They miscalculated a bit, though the Hook Paper is lost, from my journey to Taishan I have been bestowed with the ’Living Yin Constables Heart Seal’, and can summon Yin Bureau soldiers without relying on a warrant."

"But it’s not guaranteed, the opponent is the Jianmu Demon, if they possess the ’Earth Official’s Absolution of Sins Treasure Decree’, the soldiers will disperse instantly. So we have only one chance."

"How many experts do they have, anyway?"

Lv San immediately replied: "I heard precisely in the Silk Cocoon Sect’s nest, those coming to support include Hundred Bone Old Ghost and Corpse Robe Grandmother, two Earth Immortals. Besides, there is the old demon ’Lin Zhongweng’ who murdered Tian Qianhu, and the Ghost Opera Troupe Leader."

"The Ghost Theater Troupe already carries the ’Netherworld Stage’, and Corpse Robe Grandmother controls three hundred walking corpses to intercept the navy. As for that scoundrel Lin Zhongweng..."

"He’s now hiding in the forest, using Five Poison Yin Fire to refine my demon gourd, unaware I have already hidden a ’Breaking Gang Thunder Pearl’ inside the gourd’s inner lining!"

"Once the demon gourd is activated, the adversary will meet misfortune."

He wasn’t completely unconscious, hence heard plenty of information.

Just as Li Yan was about to speak, he suddenly heard a distant eerie opera singing.

"What a favorable unmatched day~"

This opera voice seemed to be sung by numerous people, tearing through the rain curtain, and in the distance, a hundred-foot grey mist suddenly rose from the river surface, within which faint shadows of pavilions and towers could be seen.

Boom!

Cannon sounds immediately echoed, but penetrated the shadows and hit nothing.

Clearly, they’ve fallen into the Netherworld Stage trap.

All three of them could sense the Yin Sha Qi near Wangxiang Platform continuously rising, gathering toward the river mist.

The Netherworld Stage in itself isn’t powerful, but as the array’s core, it can invoke Astral Bane Energy.

"No wonder they chose here!"

Li Yan’s eyes flared with cold light, "The arrow’s on the string, it must be released! I’ll find a way to deal with Hundred Bone Master first, you adapt to circumstances."

After speaking, he executed the North Emperor Divine Travel Technique to break through the water and sky.

Though unaffected by the spell, he deliberately staggered.

Holding his red-spotted right arm, feigning pain, he roared angrily:

"Old cur! Using Hook Paper as a medium to cast this Yin Curse, what’s your capability! If you have courage, return my Magic Artifact, and you dare claim to be an Earth Immortal!"

Deep within the Wangxiang Platform ruins, Hundred Bone Taoist sat hunched in the center of the magic platform.

Upon hearing Li Yan’s fierce words and sensing the opponent’s "hapless" approach, a sneer emerged on his gaunt cheeks:

"Descendant of the North Emperor? Living Yin Constable? Laughable, just an ignorant brat!"

Three miles is but an instant for the Divine Movement Skill.

As soon as Li Yan landed on the riverbank, the ground erupted.

In the rainy night, earth splattered, seventy-two decaying corpses burst forth.

These creatures were identical to the walking corpses that attacked the Captain Bureau, their joints connected by Lai Yin Silk, forming the "Earth Evil Entangling Dragon Formation."

With foul corpse energy, they swiftly surrounded Li Yan.

"Petty trick!"

Li Yan roared in anger, pretending to be made feeble by the curse power. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

With Duan Chen Blade fending off attacks left and right, he struggled through the formation.

The red spots on his right arm suddenly spread to his shoulder, and black blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.

Hundred Bone Taoist on the magic platform saw clearly and sneered even more:

"A spent force, sending you to the afterlife!"

After speaking, he bit his index finger, drawing blood to inscribe on the Bone Staff.

The curse power multiplied through the void, Li Yan felt like he was hit by a heavy hammer.

Hundred Bone Taoist let out a sneer, continuing to cast the spell.

He didn’t care about curses, with the distance closing, the spell’s power grew, confident he could kill Li Yan before he approached.

Meanwhile, behind, on a boat, Lv San sensed the timing and suddenly blew a whistle.

Boom!

In the forest where Lin Zhongweng was located, a mixture of red and blue poisonous fire shot skyward, burning a massive hole in the rain curtain.

A frantic, miserable howl echoed across the lands: "Ah---!"

This guy was unlucky, discovering Lv San’s demon gourd as his own path to enlightenment, so he was extra cautious, not daring to break it violently, instead using poison fire to erode bit by bit.

The flames spewed by the demon gourd enshrouded him, igniting him.

Even as an Earth Immortal, on this earth, he walks with flesh and blood, much less this old fellow who was reborn by possessing a forest demon.

His body of vegetation and yin energy ignited instantly.

"Ah---!"

Lin Zhongweng was in extreme pain, like a human torch rushing out from the forest.

"Fool!"