System Possession, One Sword Shocks the Gods

115: Sword pierces evil spirits, secrets hidden at the bottom of the poolThe Fiend Soul Python was coiled above the Black Styx, its massive body taking up nearly half of the cavern space. The thick, murky Yin Fiend black Qi acted like its Domain, turning this place into a forbidden zone for living beings. Its scarlet vertical pupils were locked onto Ye Chen, and its tyrannical killing intent was almost tangible, causing the air to solidify.

“Hiss—!”

It let out a sharp, ear-piercing hiss, its massive body lunging forward like an arrow from a bow. It opened its giant maw, large enough to swallow a bull, and lunged toward Ye Chen with a thick, fishy wind and corrosive Yin Fiend Qi! Its speed was so fast that it far exceeded an ordinary Earthly Fiend Realm Fifth Level Cultivator!

Facing this incredibly fierce pounce, Ye Chen’s eyes were calm as he Advanced instead of retreating!

His footwork was profound as his figure slid sideways like a phantom, narrowly avoiding that fatal bite. At the same time, the guixu sword in his hand let out a clear hum, and Chaos light surged upon the blade. It was no longer just Oblivion or Guixu, but a preliminary Fusion of both with the newly born Myriad Transformations Divine Ability!

“Chaos Guixu Slash!”

He gave a low shout, and the guixu sword slashed upward diagonally! A condensed, gray Sword Qi shot out. This Sword Qi seemed unremarkable, yet it appeared to contain the Chaos and end from the beginning of creation! Wherever the Sword Qi passed, the space emitted slight twisting sounds, and the dense Yin Fiend black Qi retreated and dissolved as if it had met its nemesis!

“Chila—!”

The gray Sword Qi accurately slashed the neck of the Fiend Soul Python! There was no sound of clashing metal, only a smooth sensation like a hot knife through butter! The scales, condensed from pure Yin Fiend Qi and strong enough to withstand Earth Rank Spiritual Artifacts, were as fragile as paper before the Chaos guixu sword Qi!

The Sword Qi swept past without any resistance!

The Fiend Soul Python’s forward momentum suddenly froze, and its massive head and body slowly separated! The cut was as smooth as a mirror, with no blood, only thick black Qi gushing and collapsing frantically!

In its scarlet vertical pupils, there was only incredible shock and confusion, as if it could not understand why it had been severed so easily.

“Ao—!!”

An even more shrill and desperate roar erupted from its severed body. The remaining trunk and head twisted frantically, attempting to reassemble. However, the True Meaning of Oblivion and Guixu contained within the Chaos guixu sword Qi acted like the most overbearing poison, frantically eroding and disintegrating its most fundamental Yin Fiend structure, preventing any possibility of rejoining!

The dispersing black Qi tried to resist, condensing into various hideous ghostly faces to pounce on Ye Chen, but before they could get close, they were purified and swallowed by the Chaos radiance naturally flowing around him.

Within just a few breaths, the massive Fiend Soul Python completely collapsed amidst its desperate roars and struggles, turning into a sky full of pure Yin Fiend Qi. It was then completely annihilated and purified by the power of the Guixu Sword Intent and the chaos primordial fetus, returning to the world.

The suffocating cold and pressure within the cavern suddenly cleared.

A Fiend Soul at the Peak of Earthly Fiend Realm Fifth Level was killed in one strike!

Ye Chen stood with his sword, his aura steady. This strike was a test of his control over his own strength, and the result satisfied him. The preliminary Fusion of Chaos, Oblivion, Guixu, and Myriad Transformations had demonstrated power far beyond simple addition.

With the demise of the Fiend Soul, the churning Black Styx also gradually calmed down. Although the water remained pitch black, the tyrannical will contained within it had vanished, leaving only pure but masterless Yin Fiend energy.

Ye Chen’s gaze fell upon the Black Styx. Although the Fiend Soul had been removed, the source of this eye of baleful yin spirit was not cut off. If left unhandled, it would likely birth new evil creatures over time.

He extended his Divine Sense into the pond water, spreading toward the depths. The further down he went, the more pure and dense the Yin Fiend Qi became, but it also became increasingly deathly still, as if all spirituality had been devoured by that Fiend Soul.

Diving down about a hundred zhang, the scene at the bottom of the pond entered his Divine Sense perception.

The bottom of the pond was not silt but a stretch of black rock as smooth as a mirror. In the center of the rock, a complex Formation about three zhang in diameter was strikingly engraved! The Formation consisted of countless twisted, vein-like runes, with three fist-sized black crystals at the center that constantly emitted pure Yin Fiend Qi—these were the rare ”earth yin fiend crystals”!

The Formation was still slowly operating, constantly extracting Yin Qi from the leylines and combining it with the power of the earth yin fiend crystals to transform it into that eerie Yin Fiend black Qi, which then surged upward.

“As expected, it’s a man-made ’Yin-Gathering Fiend-Transforming Formation’.” Ye Chen understood. This Formation wasn’t particularly sophisticated, but the person who set it up was experienced. By utilizing the special leyline environment of this place and three high-quality earth yin fiend crystals, they had forcibly created this eye of baleful yin spirit to nourish that Fiend Soul.

His gaze swept over the edge of the Formation, suddenly freezing on one spot. There, a subtle mark only the size of a fingernail existed—a skull wrapped in a twisted crescent moon!

The Dark Hall mark!

Although this mark was extremely subtle and partially covered by the Formation’s runes, Ye Chen had dealt with the Dark Hall many times and would never mistake it!

“It really is you guys!” A cold light flashed in Ye Chen’s eyes. It seemed that the Dark Hall was indeed standing behind the Black Fiend Gang! Their purpose in setting up the eye of baleful yin spirit here was likely more than just cultivating a Fiend Soul or causing trouble for the Wang Family.

He carefully examined the entire Formation and discovered an extremely weak, abnormal spatial fluctuation at the core, the center point where the three earth yin fiend crystals were positioned. If not for his sharp Divine Sense and his possession of the Chaos Origin, it would have been nearly impossible to detect.

“There’s another mystery?”

With a thought, Ye Chen lightly tapped the tip of his guixu sword toward the point of abnormal spatial fluctuation.

“Buzz!”

Where the sword tip touched, the space rippled like water, revealing what was hidden beneath—it was a hidden compartment about a foot square. Inside the compartment lay a pitch-black Jade Slip with fine spiral patterns on its surface, as well as a Black Token Fragment about half the size of a palm, made of a material that was neither metal nor wood, with irregular broken edges.

The Jade Slip emitted an aura of the same source as the Yin Fiend black Qi, but it was even more pure and profound. That token fragment, on the other hand, gave Ye Chen an extremely ancient and ominous feeling; the residual intent upon it even caused the chaos primordial fetus within him to stir slightly, conveying clear disgust and alertness.

Ye Chen first sent his Divine Sense into the black Jade Slip.

What was recorded in the Jade Slip was not a Cultivation Technique but an evil secret art called the Marrow-Eroding Fiend-Transforming Formula. It utilized the Yin Fiend Qi of this place for Cultivation, condensing a highly corrosive Black Fiend Protective Aura, which shared the same source as the Black Fiend Gang Bandit Cultivators and the Fiend Soul’s power. At the end of the secret art, there was also a small technique for controlling low-level Fiend Souls and a method for remotely sensing the state of the eye of baleful yin spirit.

“It seems to be the Dark Hall’s method for cultivating outer lackeys and controlling this place.” Ye Chen sneered inwardly. This secret art was exceptionally vicious; although a Cultivator could achieve quick results, their Foundation would be unstable, and their Heart-Nature would gradually be eroded by the Yin Fiend, eventually turning them into a Puppet who knew only slaughter. With a casual flick of Chaos Fire, he reduced the Jade Slip to ashes.

Afterward, his gaze fell upon the Black Token Fragment.

This item gave him a feeling much more dangerous than the Marrow-Eroding Fiend-Transforming Formula. He cautiously wrapped his Divine Sense around the fragment to examine it closely.

The material of the fragment was unknown and extremely hard; even with his current Divine Sense strength, he found it difficult to penetrate even slightly. He could only vaguely sense an extremely subtle yet incredibly pure and Advanced dark energy Sealed within, an energy filled with destruction, termination, and... a sense of hunger? It was as if it could devour everything.

At the break in the fragment, he captured an extremely faint, almost dissipating ancient mark. The intent of that mark was faintly similar to the aura of the Moon-Erosion Demon Venerable he had felt in Liuyun City, but it was even more ancient and profound!

“Could this be... a token from the faction Moon-Erosion Demon Venerable belongs to? Or is it a Legacy key for some even more ancient Devil Head?” Ye Chen felt a chill in his heart. The Dark Hall’s arrangement here was likely not just for an eye of baleful yin spirit; their more important goal might have been this token fragment!

He solemnly put away the mysterious token fragment; this item was of great importance and needed to be investigated slowly in the future.

After putting away the fragment, Ye Chen no longer hesitated. He swung the guixu sword, and Chaos Sword Aura crisscrossed, easily destroying all the core runes of the Yin-Gathering Fiend-Transforming Formation. The three earth yin fiend crystals serving as the energy source were also shattered by his Sword Qi, turning into pure Yin Qi that dispersed.

As the Formation was destroyed, no new Yin Fiend black Qi was produced at the bottom of the pond. The residual black Qi in the water above also lost its source and began to slowly dissipate and settle.

Before long, this mineral vein would gradually return to normal.

Ye Chen’s figure moved, floating upward. The purpose of this trip had been achieved; not only had he solved the Wang Family’s trouble, but more importantly, he had found another piece of solid evidence of the Dark Hall’s activities and that mysterious token fragment.

When he returned to the cavern, Wang Zhen was anxiously guarding the entrance. Feeling the heart-palpitating aura below vanish and seeing Ye Chen emerge unharmed, he was overjoyed.

“Senior! Are you alright? What’s down there...”

“The source has been removed; the iron vein of this place will slowly recover,” Ye Chen said indifferently. “Tell your Family Head that the matter of the Black Fiend Gang colluding with the Zhao Family is almost certain. As for the mastermind behind the scenes... it’s not something your Wang Family can contend with; I will handle this matter.”

Hearing this, Wang Zhen was both grateful and in awe. He repeatedly said, “Thank you, Senior! Our Wang Family will never forget your great kindness!”

Ye Chen nodded and said no more. With a flash of his figure, he disappeared into the mine tunnel.

He needed to rush to Tianfeng City as soon as possible. That token fragment and the Dark Hall’s activity in the Luoxia City region all indicated that a greater storm was brewing.

And the Heavenly Prodigy Sword Debate in Tianfeng City might be the key to uncovering more mysteries.