Chapter One Hundred and Six: On the Eve of Battle

Yun Chuxue retracted her spirit power, converting it to demonic power. Her eyes gradually turned a deep reddish-brown, and the pressure she released made the silver-haired man tremble.

"Yun Chuxue, your demonic power is so strong."

"Scared?"

"Afraid of you? If I were scared, I wouldn't be an elder of the Demon Sect."

Yun Chuxue channeled her Xuantian Extreme Yin Art to the limit and engaged the silver-haired man in direct combat.

Meanwhile, below in the southern part of Qingsheng Pass, the Blood-soaked Kirin led the Wild Stone Bear Clan and the Imperial Blood Devouring Spider Clan, along with other smaller groups, totaling 200,000 spirit beasts, attacking the Demon Sect's army from the right side of the mountains, forcing them to flee west and north. On the left side of the mountains, the White Jade Tiger-Wolf Beast, Heaven-Devouring Divine Ox, and Fierce Armor Scorpion led their clans and some smaller groups to encircle the Demon Sect's army alongside the Blood-soaked Kirin.

The Demon Sect's army was now suffering heavy casualties, with more than a dozen Spirit God level experts already fallen.

To the north, Yun Chugong led the spirit masters and troops who had fled from Luoyang City, attacking from the north with the help of the Pixiu, leaving rivers of blood in their wake.

The Spirit Master's Mansion, along with the Western Cloud Empire's troops, confronted the Demon Sect's army head-on.

Unbeknownst to them, Yu Shi led the Shadow Corps to attack from the rear. The Demon Sect's army was now besieged on all sides and on the brink of defeat.

When Yun Chugong arrived, he saw Yun Chuxue fighting a silver-haired man. From the current situation, Yun Chuxue had already completely suppressed the silver-haired man without using Moxi's soul power.

The silver-haired man was astonished. "Why have you suddenly become so strong?"

"Do you think I'm weak now? I was merely testing you before. Now, prepare to die."

"Time and Space Domain, Temporal Cage."

Before the silver-haired man could react, he was trapped in the Temporal Cage.

Yun Chuxue stood at the peak of the clouds.

"Moon Chant Dance, Celestial Destruction."

With the full support of Blood Frenzy Assault, Yun Chuxue unleashed her most powerful strike—Moon Chant Dance, Celestial Destruction.

Boom!

Dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed, and thunder roared. The entire sky was filled with an infinite force, and everyone fighting on the ground felt the overwhelming pressure of this power.

In an instant, a huge milky-white beam of light struck the silver-haired man.

With a loud bang, a deep pit a mile in diameter was blasted into the ground, the surrounding land cracked, and many Demon Sect members perished in the explosion.

In the pit, the silver-haired man disintegrated, reverting back to Fire Elder and Water Elder.

"Ugh…"

Both spat out blood and were on the verge of death.

Yun Chuxue descended, sneering. "With just the two of you, how dare you?"

At that moment, a familiar voice called out,

"Xiao Xue."

Yun Chuxue turned and saw Yun Chuheng and Yun Chuluobai approaching. The three of them embraced tightly.

Ye Sishui and Xiao Han also came over.

"Big Brother, Second Brother."

"Mm, Third Sister, you've become stronger again. That's great."

Yun Chuxue noticed Ye Sishui and asked with concern, "Ye Sishui, have you been well?"

"No worries, but how do we handle these two?"

"Big Brother, Second Brother, Ye Sishui, hurry and take people to support the others. Leave these two to me."

"Alright."

With that, Yun Chuheng, Yun Chuluobai, and Ye Sishui led everyone forward with great momentum.

Yun Chuxue, holding the Moon Chant Sword, stepped forward.

Fire Elder and Water Elder were already unable to resist and could only wait to be slaughtered.

Just as the Moon Chant Sword was about to reach Fire Elder's throat, a powerful demonic energy beam shot toward Yun Chuxue.

Yun Chuxue immediately reacted and stepped back a few paces. The demonic energy beam struck the spot where she had just been standing.

Looking up, Yun Chuxue saw Yun Ziqi standing there.

"Yun Ziqi!"

"Yun Chuxue, you cannot kill them."

"What if I insist on killing them?"

"You can try."

The two stood motionless, surrounded by a thick atmosphere of hostility, signaling another imminent clash.

After a while, Yun Ziqi spoke up, "Impressive, Yun Chuxue. You actually thought of uniting the spirit beasts against my Demon Sect army."

"You're not bad yourself."

At this moment, a handsome young man approached Yun Ziqi from behind.

"Leader."

"Take these two away."

"Yes."

Yun Chuxue angrily rebuked, "How dare you?"

Ignoring her, Jime continued to walk forward calmly.

Yun Chuxue rushed forward with her sword, but Yun Ziqi intercepted her.

"Yun Chuxue, we will have our final battle sooner or later. Why rush?"

"Sooner or later, we'll fight. Let's start now."

Yun Ziqi glanced back and, after Jime departed, said softly,

"Yun Chuxue, I know you're proud. I said eight years ago, and now there are still three years left. Why the hurry?"

"Let's fight now. Only one of us can survive."

Yun Ziqi snorted, "Three days from now, you and I will determine the victor at a location one hundred miles from Qingsheng Pass."

"Alright."

The two turned to look. The battlefield was in chaos, but they remained quietly watching.

Yun Chuxue asked, "Yun Ziqi, aren't you withdrawing your troops?"

"Withdraw? Their life or death is none of my concern."

It seemed Yun Ziqi didn't care about the life or death of the Demon Sect's army. To him, everything was about something and yet not about something.

The battlefield raged for a day and a night, with heavy casualties on both sides. The Demon Sect's army suffered greatly, and the Spirit Master's Mansion didn't fare much better.

Sitting on the tower of Qingsheng Pass were Yun Chuxue, Yu Shi, Yun Chuluobai, Yun Chuheng, Yu Zixi, Shen Zixuan, Tang Ruoyu, Yu Xun, Yu Ke, and others. They were discussing how to deal with Yun Ziqi.

"In two days, I will battle Yun Ziqi. If he wins, I die. If he dies, I will lead all the disciples of the Spirit Master's Mansion to crush the Demon Sect."

"It's too risky. Is there a simpler way?" Yu Shi worried.

"At present, among our forces, only I can contend with him, so I must go all out."

Others couldn't come up with a better idea, so they agreed with Yun Chuxue.

Yun Chuxue asked Yu Shi, "What's the loss on our side in this battle?"

"Seven Elders and seven Supplicants have each lost two, ten Spirit God level experts have fallen, eighty thousand casualties in the Spirit Master Corps, over five hundred thousand deaths in the Imperial Army, half of the Soul Beast Corps have perished in this battle, and nearly half of the thousands of people in Yun Chuxue's Palace have died."

"What about the Demon Sect's army?"

"The Spirit Master Corps on their side is almost completely wiped out, half of the Spirit God level experts have fallen, and the death toll of their army exceeds four million. Now, their situation is dire, but Yun Ziqi remains a significant threat."

"I have a plan now. I will arrange a formation that can accommodate nine people at once. Now, except for Yu Shi, Tang Ruoyu, Shen Zixuan, Big Brother, Second Brother, and all other Spirit God level experts and below will sit or stand in the formation, inputting spiritual power into it, while others will transmit their spiritual power to those in the formation. This formation can gather all the spiritual power transmitted to me, giving me nearly twice my own power. This way, I will have a sixty percent chance of killing Yun Ziqi."

Yu Zixi expressed some concern, "Mom, can your body handle this?"

"Well, rest assured, Mom isn't that weak."

Then she turned to everyone, "What do you think?"

"... It's possible."

"Alright, I'll go arrange the formation now."

Yun Chuxue spent the afternoon setting up the Illusionary Spirit Formation and then rested in the tower.