System Possession, One Sword Shocks the Gods

143: Danger lurks within the pass; a first attempt at witchcraft.The old man’s voice was like a venomous snake, quietly drilling into the Sea of Consciousness. Ye Chen instantly raised his Chaos Gang Qi, his Guixu Sword Intent held back but ready to strike, his gaze locked coldly onto his opponent. The market was still bustling, but the air between the two seemed to have frozen.

”The running dogs of the Dark Hall are truly like ghosts that refuse to disperse.” Ye Chen transmitted his voice via Divine Sense, his tone carrying biting killing intent. He had not expected the Dark Hall to move so quickly; not only were their eyes and ears everywhere, but they had even stationed such an expert here at Zhennan Pass to wait for him!

The old man slowly stood up, his hunched body seemingly containing terrifying power. He grinned, revealing sparse, yellowish teeth: ”Why be angry, little friend? This old man has no malice; I am merely acting on orders to invite you for a chat. You ruined the Sacred Hall’s major plans; you really ought to give an explanation.”

As he spoke, an invisible, intangible, yet strangely hallucinogenic and erosive fluctuation spread out like ripples, enveloping Ye Chen. The surrounding noisy sounds seemed to instantly fade away, the light became dim and distorted, and a sweet, nauseatingly strange fragrance filled the air!

Witch Gu illusion technique! And it was mixed with the Dark Hall’s Demonic Technique—vicious indeed!

Ye Chen felt the scene before him sway slightly, a faint sense of trance transmitting to his mind, as if countless tiny insects were hissing in his ears, tempting him to give up resistance and sink into it.

”Small tricks!” Ye Chen snorted coldly. His chaos primordial fetus vibrated slightly, and a clear, pure Chaos Concept flowed throughout his body, instantly purging the strange illusion and erosive power! His eyes regained clarity, and Chaos radiance appeared around his body—invulnerable to all evil!

A flash of surprise appeared in the old man’s eyes, immediately replaced by deeper greed: ”You truly possess a rare treasure! To think you could so easily break my ’Soul-Bewitching Gu Miasma’! Little brat, I have set my sights on the secrets you carry!”

He no longer pretended. His withered palm suddenly shot out from his tattered sleeve, his five fingers shriveled like ghost claws, the tips wreathed in grayish-black mist, carrying a vicious Concept of corrosive Protective Aura and polluting Divine Soul, clawing at Ye Chen’s chest from a distance! — Nether Ghost Claw!

This claw, seemingly slow, locked off all of Ye Chen’s evasion space. Before the claw wind even arrived, that cold, dead Concept made one’s blood feel nearly frozen!

Earthly Fiend Realm Fifth Level cultivation, unleashed without reservation!

Facing this sharp strike, Ye Chen did not dare to be careless. The guixu sword appeared in his hand instantly, the sword body flowing with grayish Chaos light. He thrust directly—no flashy moves, only extreme speed and a Nirvana Sword Intent condensed to the limit!

”Chi!”

The sword tip collided precisely with the claw shadow! There was no loud noise, only a screeching sound as if space were being subtly torn! The grayish-black mist and the Chaos Sword Aura clashed intensely, annihilating each other!

The old man felt an incomparably tyrannical Nirvana power coming from his fingertips, which seemed vaguely intent on backlashing along his Protective Aura. He was alarmed and slightly retracted his claw. Ye Chen was also shaken by the pure Demonic Astral Power, causing his blood to churn, and he took half a step back.

The first exchange seemed evenly matched, but Ye Chen’s cultivation was two levels lower, putting him at a disadvantage in total Protective Aura.

”What a strange Sword Intent! To think it could resist my Nether Ghost Claw!” The old man’s gaze became more serious, but also more excited. ”It seems the Opportunity you carry is even greater than I imagined!”

He flickered, closing in like a ghost. His double claws struck out in succession, filling the sky with grayish-black claw shadows, accompanied by the shrill sound of ghosts wailing, shrouding all of Ye Chen’s vital points! At the same time, several rice-sized, bright red insects slipped quietly from his sleeve. Upon landing, they vanished, silently crawling toward Ye Chen’s feet—Bloodline Gu! Once they touched him, they would burrow into his body, devouring his Qi and blood, causing excruciating pain!

Ye Chen’s Divine Sense was sharp, and he had long since noticed the subtle movement. His footwork was profound, like a leisurely stroll, weaving through the sky full of claw shadows, dodging attacks at the very last moment. At the same time, his left hand formed a seal, operating [Chaos Myriad Transformations]. A wisp of Chaos Gang Qi transformed into pure, Yang-dominant Pure Yang True Fire, and he flicked his finger!

”Pu!”

A small cluster of pure white flames landed on the ground at his feet. The few Bloodline Gu that had just approached couldn’t even let out a scream before being instantly burned to ash by the True Fire!

”Pure Yang True Fire?! You...” The old man was shocked again. The variety of the opponent’s methods far exceeded his expectations! This was definitely not something an ordinary Sect Disciple could possess!

”Your methods are nothing more than this.” Ye Chen spoke indifferently. The guixu sword’s stance suddenly changed, no longer just defending and blocking. On the sword body, that newly comprehended ”Judgment” intent quietly merged into the Chaos Sword Aura!

”Chaos Judgment — Severing Evil!”

He slashed out with his sword. The sword light was no longer gray, but permeated with a solemn, majestic light—a pale golden glow that seemed capable of peering into the human heart and judging good from evil! This sword was not aimed at the old man’s Physical Body, but directly at the dense ”evil” attribute within his Cultivation Technique’s Origin!

Where the sword light passed, the sky full of grayish-black claw shadows seemed to meet their nemesis, collapsing one after another! The old man felt his own Demonic Technique’s operation suddenly stall, as if suppressed by an invisible rule, and a sense of indescribable panic and sin arose in his heart!

”What is this power?!” He was horrified, desperately driving his Demonic Astral Power to resist that Judgment will.

Taking advantage of the moment his mind was shaken and his technique suppressed, Ye Chen’s eyes exploded with sharp light. His figure advanced like a teleportation, the guixu sword transforming into a gray streak of light tearing through space, thrusting directly at the old man’s brow! The extreme darkness at the tip of the sword appeared once more—Guixu Annihilation!

At the critical moment of life and death, the old man let out a shrill scream, bit his tongue, and spat out a mouthful of vital blood. The blood mist instantly condensed into a bone shield carved with a hideous ghost face, blocking in front of him! At the same time, a jet-black, winged centipede-like Gu insect flew out from his sleeve, emitting a piercing screech, turning into a black light that shot straight at Ye Chen’s face! — Winged Shadow Poison Gu! Its speed was like lightning, its poison fierce, enough to poison a Middle Stage Earth Fiend Realm Cultivator to death!

”Dang!”

The guixu sword struck the bone shield. The bone shield emitted an unbearable wail, its surface covered in dense cracks, but it ultimately blocked this fatal strike! And that Winged Shadow Poison Gu had already flown in front of Ye Chen!

Seeing the poison Gu about to make contact, Ye Chen could even smell the nauseating, fishy poison gas! He did not dodge or evade, but merely opened his mouth and blew gently.

”Hoo—”

An arrow of Qi mixed with wind and thunder power and Pure Yang True Fire arrived first despite being launched later, precisely colliding with that Winged Shadow Poison Gu!

”Peng!”

The poison Gu exploded into a mass of black-green poison mist in mid-air, but before the poison mist could spread, it was torn apart by the wind and thunder power and completely purified by the Pure Yang True Fire!

Seeing his last life-saving method broken, the old man finally revealed a look of despair. He turned to flee, but would Ye Chen give him the chance?

”Under Judgment, demons must be executed.”

Ye Chen’s voice was cold, and he thrust the guixu sword again. This time, the sword speed was not fast, but it carried a sense of inevitability, as if it were a Judgment of fate!

The old man only felt the space around him imprisoned by an invisible force, watching helplessly as the gray sword tip magnified continuously in his pupils...

”No!! The Sacred Hall will avenge me!!” He let out his final, desperate roar.

”Pushi!”

The sword tip plunged into his brow without any obstruction.

The old man’s roar stopped abruptly, his eyes dimmed rapidly, and his body collapsed softly as if all his bones had been removed. The Devilish Qi and vitality within his body dissipated rapidly under the erosion of the Guixu Sword Intent.

Ye Chen withdrew his sword, not even looking at the corpse on the ground. He flicked a wisp of Chaos fire, turning it and the broken bone shield into ashes, wiping away all traces.

The entire process happened in the blink of an eye. The market remained bustling, and almost no one noticed the brief and fatal confrontation in this corner. Even if someone caught a glimpse, they would only take it for an ordinary conflict; in the Southern Border, such things were far too common.

Ye Chen’s expression was calm, as if he had only done an insignificant trifle. But he knew in his heart that the Dark Hall’s forces in Zhennan Pass were likely far more than this. Killing an Earth Fiend Realm Fifth Level deacon would inevitably cause a greater backlash.

He must leave Zhennan Pass immediately!

He did not delay further, his figure blending into the crowd as he walked quickly toward the city gate.

However, just as he was about to reach the city gate, the chaos monitoring compass in his bosom transmitted an even more urgent and sharper warning! Moreover, the source of this warning was not just one!

He looked up abruptly, only to see several figures who appeared ordinary but had obscure auras had appeared near the city gate at some unknown time. Their gazes were intentionally or unintentionally scanning the crowd leaving the city. And on the city wall further away, a figure cloaked in black robes, with an aura as unfathomable as an abyss, stood with hands behind its back, its cold gaze seemingly piercing through space and landing directly on him!

Tiangang Realm?!

Ye Chen’s heart sank.

The retreat path had been cut off!