Translator: CinderTL

Song Wen’s voice, like thunder, reverberated across the heavens, reaching the ears of everyone within a thousand-mile radius.

The hundred or so Wu Clan members trapped within the barrier immediately looked up, their faces filled with hope as they gazed at Wu Shandie.

Against Song Wen, a cultivator at the Body Integration Stage, they stood no chance. Several had already perished in the battle’s aftershocks.

Within the Wu Clan Stronghold, even more Wu Clan members craned their necks to watch Wu Shandie.

Wu Shandie stood high in the sky, her brow furrowed, her expression dark and stormy.

In the next moment, the chains attacking Song Wen within the formation slowly dissipated into nothingness.

Of course, Wu Shandie’s actions might not have stemmed from concern for the lives of these hundred-odd clan members.

Rather, allowing their deaths before the entire clan would have severely undermined her authority.

Just then—

Rumble!

A deafening roar erupted from the depths of the Wu Clan Stronghold.

Even hundreds of miles away, observers could faintly glimpse towering plumes of corpse qi and surging waves of water.

Gu Huang’s pupils constricted slightly at the sight, his gaze burning like a torch as he locked onto Song Wen.

"Thunder magic, corpse qi... dual cultivation of righteous and demonic paths! You are... Gou Jun?" Gu Huang’s tone wavered with uncertainty. "Weren’t you at the Peak Void Refinement Stage? When did you break through to the Body Integration Stage?"

As he spoke, Gu Huang abruptly turned to Wu Shandie.

"We must not let him escape. This man is ruthless and vindictive, a rogue cultivator with no restraints. If he leaves here alive, the Wu Clan will face endless troubles in the future."

Wu Shandie’s killing intent surged as she glared at Song Wen.

"You destroyed the Wu Clan’s Frozen Hell! Do you think you can leave so easily? No matter who you are, you won’t leave this formation alive today!"

As she spoke, Wu Shandie rapidly formed seals with her hands and channeled them into the array disk before her.

Instantly, countless chains materialized on the formation barrier, their surfaces now glowing with a golden light that radiated an aura of invincibility.

These chains numbered more than ten times the previous amount, a dense, overwhelming swarm that surged toward Song Wen from all directions.

Before the chains even reached Song Wen, some Wu Clan members were caught in the crossfire. Any who were touched by the chains instantly dissolved into blood mist.

Song Wen shook his head slightly. Man proposes, heaven disposes.

Wu Luan’s physical body had shattered far sooner than he anticipated, leading to Gu Huang recognizing him.

Now that he had been exposed, Song Wen abandoned all pretense. Originally, he had intended to conceal his identity as "Gou Jun," fearing that the name’s notoriety in the Southern Nether Continent would attract disaster. But now, he had no choice.

A torrent of blood erupted from Song Wen, transforming into countless tentacles that lashed out at the chains.

The Blood Sea Seal, refined into the Undying Blood Sea Yama Emperor Seal, had its resilience enhanced immeasurably.

Not a single tentacle shattered upon colliding with the chains.

However, the tentacles were clearly at a disadvantage, forced into a steady retreat by the chains’ relentless assault, gradually contracting into a massive spherical protective shield.

The chains hammered against the crimson shield, causing it to surge violently and ripple with countless waves, yet it remained unbroken.

Only the earth-shattering roars of their collisions echoed ceaselessly, their lingering force radiating outward.

In an instant, every Wu Clan member within the formation had perished without exception.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, remain calm," Gu Huang suddenly interjected. "While Gou Jun’s blood sea is indeed mysterious and unpredictable, your formation has already secured the advantage of timing and terrain. He’s merely forcing his spiritual power to resist stubbornly. Such reckless expenditure of spiritual power cannot be sustained for long. Give it another hour or two, and his spiritual power will likely be exhausted, leaving him like a fish on a chopping block, at our mercy."

"Fellow Daoist Gu’s words align perfectly with my own intentions!" Wu Shandie’s lips curled into a cold smile.

Since the hundred-plus Wu Clan members trapped within the formation had all perished, Gou Jun had to be buried with them. Otherwise, Wu Shandie’s authority within the clan would plummet.

However, the moment Wu Shandie finished speaking, both she and Gu Huang wore expressions of shock, their eyes fixed on the blood sphere within the formation.

They couldn’t see through the Blood wall, but they could sense a sharp, overwhelming aura emanating from it, as if a peerless sword cultivator had manifested.

Suddenly, a dazzling sword light erupted from the blood sphere, shattering the chains in its path.

Clang!

The sword light struck the formation barrier.

The barrier trembled violently, flickering between light and darkness.

In that instant, all the chains extending from the formation barrier disintegrated.

"This is... the Nine Calamity Heaven-Measuring Sword!" Gu Huang’s eyes were filled with disbelief. "How did this sword fall into Gou Jun’s hands? Could it be... was Jian Xiao’s death connected to him?"

Wu Shandie, however, had no time for such speculation. She focused entirely on manipulating magic seals to stabilize the formation.

Her massive frame underwent a dramatic transformation.

Her flesh rapidly expanded, towering to thirty meters tall, as black, bristling fur erupted through her skin.

In the blink of an eye, Wu Shandie transformed into a colossal giant ape.

Not only did her physical form surge upward, but her cultivation aura also erupted, instantly elevating her to the mid body integration stage.

"ROAR!"

The giant ape roared skyward, its thunderous bellow shaking the clouds and mist high above.

Its eyes burned crimson as blood, its fangs gleamed menacingly, and its muscles coiled like pythons across its massive frame.

Despite its ferocious appearance, the giant ape continued to weave seals with its hands.

With her full concentration, the formation barrier finally stabilized.

Within the formation, the blood sphere gradually contracted until it vanished completely, revealing Song Wen’s figure.

Song Wen’s aura was chaotic, his protective spiritual power dimmed to a faint glow, clearly showing the strain of excessive spiritual power depletion.

"Hahaha..."

Gu Huang’s triumphant laughter echoed through the air.

"Gou Jun, you dare to wield the Nine Calamity Heaven-Measuring Sword with only early body integration stage cultivation? Now that your spiritual power is exhausted, you’ve sealed your own doom!"

Song Wen’s expression remained calm, showing no panic despite his critical depletion of spiritual power.

Suddenly, a dense blood mist erupted around him, transforming him into a flickering, crimson flame.

His physical Qi and Blood rapidly drained, his body visibly withering before their eyes. Yet the aura of spiritual power around him surged back with equal speed.

Blood Spirit Sacrifice!

The blood-burning secret art he had obtained from Chi Pei!

Simultaneously, the Nine Calamity Heaven-Measuring Sword, now back in Song Wen’s grasp, erupted with dazzling radiance once more.

"Go!" Song Wen murmured, and the sword shot forth like a rainbow, striking the formation barrier again.

A blinding light erupted from the barrier, only to vanish in an instant, like the final roar of a dying beast.

Countless hairline cracks spiderwebbed across the barrier’s surface, radiating outward from the point of impact like a shattered web.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, stabilize the formation at all costs! Gou Jun is at his limit and can no longer wield the Nine Calamity Heaven-Measuring Sword!" Gu Huang’s voice carried a note of urgency.

"You underestimate this youth’s cunning. He’s like an inexhaustible Substitute Puppet, and a master of escape. Even if he’s on the verge of collapse, killing him won’t be easy once he breaks free of the formation."

(End of the Chapter)

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