Whoosh!

Helian Wei tightly closed her eyes, her mind blank, her ears filled with strange whooshing sounds, resembling the roar of flames rushing out of the furnace when fanning a forge.

What happened?

Her heart was full of panic, feeling a scorching heat like being roasted by fire, despite the protective shield of the Dragonbone Divine Ship.

Suddenly, Zhang Kui’s voice came to their ears, “Don’t panic, this is my magic, you are caught in it.”

Soon after, the Dragonbone Ship swayed, and the searing heat quickly dissipated.

Helian Wei and her companions slowly opened their eyes, finding that the Dragonbone Divine Ship had already taken them out of the eastern mountains, and ahead was a dazzling white light, a massive golden fireball suspended in the sky, emitting radiant beams.

The su…sun?!

Everyone on the ship was dumbfounded.

And above the eastern mountains, Zhang Kui moved his hands in a spell, hovering in the air, his eyes also filled with astonishment.

Honestly, he knew the power of the Sun Exposure Skill would increase exponentially with True Sun Fire, but he didn’t expect it to be this powerful.

It was like a nuclear explosion.

The scorching and intense rays showed no mercy, scorching the entire land. Plants instantly turned charred, rivers evaporated, and everything burned to silence.

Those mutated shadow soldiers, in the terrifying golden white rays, turned to black ashes and dissipated in less than two seconds, as if only the sun transformed by the Sun Exposure Skill buzzed and vibrated between heaven and earth, with hot winds howling.

If not for the formidable Dragonbone Divine Ship, Fatty Tiger and Helian Wei would have been equally unlucky.

This magic is indiscriminate in its attack!

Zhang Kui’s heart was full of relief, estimating the insufficiency and grateful no regrets were made.

Of course, such a high-level magic consumed an astonishing amount of mana; feeling more than half of his mana had been drained, Zhang Kui moved his hands again, retracting the magic.

The sky suddenly darkened, then gradually returned to normal, revealing a doomsday landscape in front.

The western half of the mountainous terrain was okay, the other side was almost entirely charred, large areas of forests still ablaze, while the closer one got to the direction of the General’s Tomb plain, the more barren the landscapes, resembling a Gobi desert, with jagged rocks and yellow sand everywhere.

Zhang Kui’s eyelid twitched.

This magic…must never be used near human towns.

Those previously overwhelming shadow soldiers disappeared naturally, with strange mottled black residue everywhere.

The forest beneath his feet burned increasingly fiercely, and Zhang Kui intended to extinguish it, but his thick brows suddenly furrowed, looking toward the General’s Tomb plain.

The ground surface suddenly exploded, several black shadows accompanied by debris shot out, quickly fleeing toward a large black fissure.

“Hmph, trying to run?”

Zhang Kui snorted coldly, purple sword light flashing around him, and with a loud boom, he swept across the plain with the howling wind.

Though the Sun Exposure Skill was fierce, it was ultimately an area attack. Several Mahayana realm evil spirits in the General’s Tomb survived; no wonder there were no skill points gained earlier.

The shadows were unbelievably fast, but Zhang Kui had his methods. Moving his hands in a spell, he pointed at the ground, “Moving Mountains!”

Buzz…a massive phantom of a mountain range appeared with a roar. Two shadows narrowly escaped, while three froze, struggling to crawl under the weight of the mountain.

Indeed, they were crawling, and Zhang Kui recognized two familiar faces.

The General Hou had transformed into a bone-jointed demon, his indigo skin gone, leaving only black and white. His body elongated, with long bones protruding from his skin like the legs of a centipede.

Meanwhile, the strong and fierce Left Vanguard, who once competed for strength with Zhang Kui, now had deformed limbs bristling with bone spurs, crawling on the ground like a beast.

Their third companion was unknown, but all three of these Mahayana realm evil spirits burned with black flames, their eyes filled only with madness and murderous intent.

What is this thing?

Without a doubt, everything was connected to the Demon Banner beneath the General’s Tomb, but the bizarre power of these black flames was unprecedented.

Deathly still, sinister, filled with ominousness.

Could this be an “Alien Invader” as well?

Zhang Kui’s eyes narrowed gravely, yet his hands moved with no hesitation, sweeping a sword gesture as thousands of purple flying swords appeared, roaring out like a tide, engulfing the three mutated Mahayana realm evil spirits in an instant.

On the plain, sword qi crisscrossed, accompanied by booming sounds, with radioactive purple evil light flickering and surging, smoke and dust rising.

Since acquiring this peculiar purple evil light, the power of his sword qi had never disappointed Zhang Kui, and this time was no different.

Within moments, these three Mahayana realm beings were nearly shredded to pieces.

But what surprised Zhang Kui was that, although these creatures had chaotic and mad divine souls, being incapable of wielding their magical weapons or techniques, their physical life force was unusually tenacious. Only after radioactive sword light eroded all flesh did three hundred skill points emerge in his mind.

Zhang Kui waved his large sleeve, standing in mid-air, coldly watching the Dead Man’s Cave within the General’s Tomb ahead.

That was the source of the chaos.

Now, after the ravages of the Sun Exposure Skill’s scorching sun, the gloomy clouds above the General’s Tomb had vanished, leaving a clear blue sky.

The black and white anomaly was also destroyed, contracting back into the cave, like a wounded and lurking fierce beast, constantly brewing a terrifying aura.

Zhang Kui squinted his eyes, flashing to the top of the cave in an instant, moving his hands in a spell, puffing his cheeks.

Whoosh~

Blood-colored Red Lotus Karmic Fire surged forth.

Zhang Kui’s thoughts were simple. Now possessing two types of Heaven and Earth Strange Fire, along with Exotic Sword Light, he had powerful weapons at his disposal.

No matter what creature it was, he would destroy it first and ask questions later.

The Red Lotus Karmic Fire’s coldness was astonishing, quickly forming a layer of white frost outside the cave, while the two forces clashed, sizzling and neutralizing each other.

The strange force continued to contract, restoring its colorful appearance along the way, as Zhang Kui flew downward, pressing forward step by step.

Finally, as he neared the bottom of the cave, the strange force intensified to the extreme, barely withstanding the burning of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

Zhang Kui’s eyes narrowed slightly.

This thing seemed more and more familiar, resembling the large black umbrella from before…

It was a Divine Artifact Domain!

At this moment, three black shadows suddenly shot out, their bones crackling, as monstrous eyes grew on their mutated and bizarre bodies, spewing black flames at Zhang Kui.

Zhang Kui snorted coldly, dodging instantly, while employing Life Light skill, causing Protective Golden Light to burst forth, and purple Sword Light filled the entire cave.

These were the three Mahayana practitioners who had escaped earlier.

At this moment, it was not ideal to use the Mountain-moving Skill, and these monsters were pushing their speed to the limit, weaving in and out of the flying swords, quickly closing in on Zhang Kui.

Boom!

Zhang Kui’s figure was instantly engulfed by black flames, turning into black ash and dissipating.

Even these frenzied monsters seemed momentarily stunned by this seemingly easy kill.

However, immediately afterward, sounds of “Stabilize! Stabilize! Stabilize!” echoed behind them.

The three monsters stiffened in the air and were subsequently engulfed by the blood-red Red Lotus Karmic Fire and purple Sword Light.

Zhang Kui’s body radiated with flickering Protective Golden Light as he coldly eyed the front, then suddenly turned around, delivering a punch with a fist the size of a sandbag wrapped in purple Evil Light.

Boom!

An explosive shockwave erupted, and a figure suddenly appeared, being blasted away like a cannonball, hitting the cave wall hard, sending dust and rocks tumbling down.

Inside the wall, a figure engulfed in black flames, wearing a mask, was blasted to pieces, slowly reassembling.

Zhang Kui blew on his fist, his eyes filled with killing intent.

This was a mutated military advisor, somehow gaining a form, hiding in the void attempting a sneak attack.

But with Zhang Kui’s current powerful body and ever-changing magical skills, he was an unsolvable existence in the mortal world, unlikely to fall for such a trick.

Earlier, he had ignored the General’s Tomb, fearing the release of the sealed Demon Banner, but since things had reached this point, there was nothing to hold back from, cutting down enemies like chopping vegetables.

“Hehe…”

The military advisor was in a strange state, half soul body and half physical, also having lost his mind, laughing maniacally while reassembling his body.

“What nerve for a dying man!”

Zhang Kui’s eyes flashed with ferocity. He reached forward with his left hand, “Soul Capture!”

The military advisor, although mutated, still had a half soul body. Caught by the Soul Capture skill, he was instantly dragged out from the wall.

Zhang Kui then used his right hand to form a sword technique, and the purple Sword Light shot out, engulfing the military advisor’s soul body…

Seconds later, his mind gained over 150 additional skill points.

So far, starting with Counselor Zuo, followed by General Hou and six other Mahayana realm practitioners, and finally adding the military advisor, Zhang Kui had gained over 900 skill points in just a short time.

The Earth Demon 72 Techniques were almost fully mastered, nearly within his grasp.

But Zhang Kui showed no sign of joy.

These mutated Mahayana evil spirits, each was insane, yet they ran, lured the enemy, and attempted ambushes; it was clear someone was commanding them.

That Demon Banner had intelligence!

With this realization, Zhang Kui no longer hesitated. His body emitted Protective Divine Light, and the “Longevity” black circular light behind him spun as he charged into the deepest part of the cave.

Silence, a deathly silence filled the air.

The world was shrouded in dark black and bleak white, with only Zhang Kui’s body retaining color.

Zhang Kui was somewhat surprised. He had explored before, deep below the General’s Tomb, finding a massive black coffin, like a toppled building.

Yet he hadn’t anticipated that venturing in himself would place him in a strange fault space, somewhat like the one beneath the Lanjiang Water Mansion, yet extraordinarily peculiar, as if caught between reality and illusion.

Ahead in the air sat a towering figure cross-legged, tusks jutting from its mouth, clad in copper armor, muscles bulging, with three pairs of arms, each holding a Dharma Seal.

This should be the General Tu Meng.

But what puzzled Zhang Kui was that no expected transformation occurred. The master of the General’s Tomb had long lost his Divine Soul, his body petrified into a statue.

But where was the Demon Banner?

Zhang Kui frowned, scanning around, but found nothing; this place was completely empty.

Unbeknownst to him, a gigantic black-and-white triangular military banner slowly rose from the bottom of the General’s Tomb, within its eerie glow, turning everything into just black and white.

On the military banner, there were three ancient and bizarre characters written, “All Heaven, Qian.”

And on that white surface of the flag, Zhang Kui’s shadow was still looking around curiously…

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