Chapter 1008: Chapter 432: Duel Against the Dual Saints (Part 3)

The battle was extremely fierce, with the two mutant water beasts showing no fear of death, causing considerable trouble for the three of them. One Star Palace elder even suffered minor injuries.

After expending significant effort and even using a Breaking Charm that had been kept as a last resort, Xuanmo True Monarch and the other two finally blasted open an ancient restriction covered by thick demonic moss at the bottom of the cave.

At the moment the restriction shattered, an incomparably pure and heavy Spiritual Qi containing the true essence of the Five Elements rushed forth.

Behind the restriction was a small natural stone cave.

In the center of the cave was a small depression filled with a strange mud that shimmered with five-colored radiance, flowing slowly like a living creature—it was the legendary Five Elements Divine Mud.

"Hahaha, it really is the Five Elements Divine Mud, heaven is truly helping me!"

Xuanmo True Monarch’s eyes exploded with wild joy, and the two Star Palace elders also appeared excited.

However, just when their hearts and minds were captured by the treasure, at the most relaxed moment—

A sudden change occurred!

"Move!"

The hoarse voice of the Nine Nether Elder sounded like a command from the netherworld, echoing in Xu Ping and Hongyi’s mind.

Xu Ping’s eyes shot out a cold light, and the Soul-Breaking Needle he had long been prepared to use transformed into two dusky glimmers that almost melded into the void.

Moving at a speed that surpassed the detection of Divine Sense, it crossed the space in an instant, piercing precisely into the foreheads of the two late-stage Star Palace elders.

"Uh ah!"

Two shrill and abrupt screams sounded almost simultaneously.

The bodies of the two Star Palace elders shuddered violently, the smug smiles on their faces instantly freezing, turning into extreme pain and confusion, as their Protective Spiritual Light dissipated like foam, and their eyes quickly dimmed.

The Soul-Breaking Needle specifically targets the Divine Soul, and with Xu Ping’s current Divine Sense strength driving it, even a late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator would find it difficult to resist, especially when caught off guard.

Their Divine Souls instantly suffered devastating injuries, nearly losing all resistance, standing stiffly like puppets.

"Who?"

Xuanmo True Monarch reacted extremely quickly. At the moment the Soul-Breaking Needle appeared, his mind already warned, and he retreated in shock, demonic aura surging around him, instantly summoning several defensive demonic treasures.

But just as he was retreating, Hongyi’s figure appeared like a ghost.

He held an unremarkable gray Stone Seal, which expanded suddenly under the stimulation of mana, emitting layers of gray light.

"Suppress!"

Hongyi shouted lowly, and the gray light enveloped the two Star Palace elders whose Divine Souls were severely wounded like a prison.

The space seemed to solidify, and the two of them, along with their surrounding faint mana fluctuations, were instantly suppressed and sealed, unable to move.

And Xu Ping moved even faster.

As Hongyi made his move to suppress them, Xu Ping’s figure flashed like lightning, already closing in on the two, fingers forming a sword.

Two exceptionally concentrated Sword Qi burst forth, piercing through their hearts effortlessly as if cutting through tofu, shattering the vitality of their flesh.

Then, with a wave of his hand, two dazed Nascent Souls that had just fled from their bodies were confined by an invisible force and sealed in a specially made jade box.

The whole process was clean and swift like a rabbit flying and a falcon descending, as the two late-stage Star Palace Great Cultivators didn’t even see their enemy’s face before their bodies were destroyed and Nascent Souls captured.

"Xu Ping, it’s you!"

Xuanmo True Monarch finally saw the person clearly.

Especially when he saw Xu Ping’s calm yet icy murderous face, alongside the Nine Nether Elder who stood like a withered tree, his heart instantly sank to the bottom, and a chill swept over him!

No matter what, he could not comprehend when Xu Ping’s prowess had become so terrifying.

That Spiritual Sense Attack, even late-stage cultivators had no power to resist?!

Without any hesitation, Xuanmo True Monarch’s body burst with blood light, unexpectedly burning his life essence blood to perform the extremely exhausting Blood Escape Secret Skill, turning into a blood line, frantically fleeing toward the exit of the cave.

He knew, facing Xu Ping, who could resolve two peers in an instant, and the unfathomable Nine Nether Elder, he had no chance of victory.

"Trying to escape?"

The Nine Nether Elder, who had not made a move, finally lifted his eyelids.

Without even shifting his posture, he merely reached out in the direction of Xuanmo True Monarch’s escape, seemingly casually grasping.

Buzz!

The space within a hundred feet seemed to turn into a swamp.

Countless fine gray silk-like rays appeared out of thin air, weaving into an invisible giant net, binding the blood line firmly inside.

Xuanmo True Monarch discovered in horror that the speed gained by burning essence blood, before this gray web, was like an insect trapped in amber, unable to advance an inch.

His surrounding mana, Demon Essence, and even Divine Sense, were all heavily suppressed by a higher, more vast power.

"This is... the manipulation of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi?!" Xuanmo True Monarch looked shocked, eyes filled with despair.

This was undoubtedly a Divinity Transformation technique.

How could someone at the Nascent Soul level possess such a method??

However, the Nine Nether Elder clearly did not intend to answer him.

Taking a step forward, he appeared before the immobilized Xuanmo True Monarch, as if shrinking the ground to an inch, placing his withered hand lightly on the monarch’s Celestial Spirit.

"Confine."

With two cold words from the Nine Nether Elder, Xuanmo True Monarch hadn’t even had time to self-destruct his Nascent Soul before he felt an irresistible terrifying Divine Sense binding him.

Following that, his consciousness plunged into darkness.

The Nine Nether Elder didn’t even glance at the fate of this old demon who had roamed the outer seas for years.

With a casual wave of his withered hand, he sent the soulless body along with the sealed Nascent Soul floating lightly towards Xu Ping.

"Thank you, Senior."

Xu Ping cupped his hands in gratitude, apprehension towards the Nine Nether Elder’s methods growing.

Such masterful control over Divine Sense and mana was far beyond ordinary cultivators.

For Nascent Soul cultivators, his strength was also overwhelming.

But now, the two of them were in the same boat, providing a bit of reassurance.

"Hmm."

The Nine Nether Elder nodded slightly, offering no further words, as if he had merely done a trivial task.