Chapter 762: A Dream of Nanke

With a soft "puff" sound!

The Nine Nether Token in Soul Cry's hand suddenly flashed, burst apart, and transformed into two streams of black qi.

One stream of black qi condensed into a blurry insect shadow, which, with a contraction and expansion of its body, vanished into Soul Cry's form, leaving no trace.

The other stream of black qi turned into a black dagger, which shot forth with a "whoosh," turning into a series of afterimages, and stabbed with lightning speed at the chest of Willow Ancestor, who was right beside it.

Willow Ancestor was startled, but his body was still bound to the cross-shaped wooden frame, unable to dodge. He could only raise one freed front paw, its five claws shimmering with gray light, and fiercely swat at the black dagger.

But at that moment, the black dagger suddenly twisted, like an incredibly agile black snake, slipping through the gaps between the fox claws with extreme slipperiness, piercing into Willow Ancestor's chest and instantly vanishing within.

Bang!

Willow Ancestor's chest burst open, blood splattering everywhere from the explosion, leaving a gaping hole that nearly pierced through his body.

With a "wah," Willow Ancestor spat out a large mouthful of blood mixed with internal organs. The middle-aged man in the brocade robe in midair trembled and also became much more ethereal.

All this happened in the blink of an eye. The gray-white light shield enveloping Han Li and the others flickered violently, its radiance suddenly dimming several times.

Willow Ancestor's fox tail, which had been coiled around Soul Cry, also loosened. Soul Cry fell to the ground with a thud, clutching her head with both hands and letting out a miserable scream.

Black light roiled over her body. Through the black light, one could vaguely see a blurry insect shadow writhing continuously in her abdomen, rapidly devouring her internal energy.

Han Li, Fox Three, and the others were stunned by the rapid succession of events but quickly recovered.

"Ancestor!" Fox Three flew to Willow Ancestor's side.

Han Li also hurriedly dashed to Soul Cry, supporting her body as he released his spiritual sense to scan her interior, his expression darkening.

"How does it feel, the Immortal Devouring Dagger?" Yin Chengquan chuckled, suddenly raising his hand and striking out with a palm.

A massive gray palm materialized, wrapped in strands of mist-like gray light, reaching down to grab the middle-aged man's head.

Terrifying fluctuations of the soul emanated from the gray palm. Han Li and the others, still within the gray-white light shield, rolled their eyes and collapsed unconscious to the ground.

Light flickered in the middle-aged man's eyes as he also punched out with his fist.

A dazzling gray-white light flashed, and a gray-white light wave shot out, rolling and condensing into a white light pillar that blocked the gray giant palm.

With a thunderous roar, the void trembled violently!

The white light pillar was clearly at a disadvantage; upon contact, it instantly shattered and collapsed inch by inch.

The gray giant palm grabbed the middle-aged man like lightning and squeezed him fiercely.

With a muffled thud, the middle-aged man's body burst apart.

However, Yin Chengquan's face not only showed no joy but instead darkened. He looked around, suddenly let out a low shout, and with a burst of gray light from his body, he grabbed at the void with both hands.

Gray light flickered around him, and four gray giant palms identical to the previous one emerged, sweeping in all directions.

With a tearing sound, cracks suddenly appeared in the void around him, then shattered with a bang.

After the void shattered, the surrounding scenery changed drastically.

The middle-aged man stood unharmed not far away, seemingly about to approach.

Within the gray-white light shield on the ground below, Willow Ridge Ancestor, Ti Hun, Han Li, and the others were also unharmed. A gray-white light sphere floated in front of Willow Ridge Ancestor, continuously emitting rings of gray-white light waves in all directions.

A black dagger and a black insect shadow were sealed inside, darting around in all directions but unable to break through.

Yin Chengquan's face instantly turned livid at the sight before him.

“As expected of Domain Lord Yin, you broke free from my ‘Nanke Dream’ so quickly.” Willow Ridge Ancestor opened his mouth and inhaled, swallowing the white light sphere in front of him, and chuckled, his tone dripping with sarcasm.

Yin Chengquan's face was so dark it seemed about to drip water. Enraged by the remark, he suddenly reached out with one hand and made a grasping motion downward into the void.

Boom!

Four enormous gray paws slammed down with overwhelming force, a surge of soul-shaking aura rolling down, nearly twice as powerful as before.

Before the four paws even landed, the gray-white light shield buzzed and trembled, almost shattering.

On the ground, Ancestor Liuqi saw this and his expression hardened. He rubbed his two front paws together and then flung them outward, sending a dense rain of hand seals flying out like a storm. Half of them merged into the gray-white light shield, which immediately solidified and stabilized.

The other half of the hand seals shot out and merged into the body of the middle-aged man in midair.

The middle-aged man's body suddenly brightened, spun around, and transformed into a phantom of a gray-white giant fox over a hundred zhang tall. Its nine tails lashed out, conjuring a wave of gray-white light that collided with the four gray paws with a thunderous explosion.

The gray-white light waves collapsed with a crash, as if made of paper, and the huge gray-white fox was sent flying, slamming heavily into the wall of the great hall with a loud bang, only to be blocked by the restrictions on the wall.

However, the four gray giant palms were also knocked back.

"Yin Chengquan is furious and going all out. I can't hold out much longer. Quickly wash off the baleful aura on yourselves, then help me cut the other chains!" Ancestor Liuqi said in a deep voice.

Han Li, Shi Chuankong, and Hu San nodded at once and flew toward the purple lightning pool.

Ti Hun, however, did not move. Her expression had calmed, and she looked up at Yin Chengquan in midair, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.

In midair, the gray-white giant fox had already leaped up from the wall, apparently unharmed, and charged forward to join the fray with Yin Chengquan.

"Senior Liuqi, let me join this battle too," she suddenly said in a deep voice.

"Little girl, your strength is decent, but it's far too early for you to participate in a battle between Dao Ancestors," Ancestor Liuqi said, glancing at Ti Hun.

"I certainly don't presume to think I can take part in a Dao Ancestor's battle. But as you said, my true form is a Punishment Beast. I have a secret technique that can use my own soul power to amplify others' divine soul power. Though the effect is weaker on those with higher cultivation than mine, it should still be of some use," Ti Hun replied.

"Very well, but don't leave this light shield even half a step, or I won't be able to protect you," Ancestor Liuqi said, a flicker of surprise in his eyes, nodding.

Ti Hun naturally nodded in agreement and began to chant.

Four clusters of black crystalline light flew out from the top of her head and landed around Ancestor Liuqi.

The four clusters of crystalline light tumbled rapidly and transformed into a zither, a waist drum, a jade flute, and a konghou.

Ti Hun waved her hands, and strands of crystalline light flew from between her brows, turning into hand seals that landed on the four instruments.

The four instruments immediately began to play a melody. Black ripples appeared in the surrounding void, pulsing with countless grain-sized notes that merged into Ancestor Liuqi's mind, causing his eyes to brighten slightly.

In midair, Yin Chengquan attacked furiously with overwhelming momentum, constantly forcing the gray-white giant fox back until it was cornered in one corner of the great hall.

"Die!"

A cold glint flashed in his eyes. He waved both hands, and vast gray mist surged out from his body.

The gray mist was actually condensed from countless divine-thought crystal threads, merging into the four gray giant palms.

The four giant palms swelled again, and intricate patterns emerged on their surfaces as they struck down fiercely.

Each giant palm emitted a divine-thought fluctuation like a roaring mountain or a tidal wave, and the void seemed to freeze under this overwhelming fluctuation, sealing off all escape routes.

"Killing me won't be that easy!" The gray-white giant fox suddenly spoke in human tongue. Its body surface blazed with light, as if suddenly empowered, and it swung its nine tails.

Layers of gray-white light waves emerged again, but this time they were densely stacked, giving an endless impression, like an ocean of light waves surging forward.

The four giant palms struck the gray-white light waves, and the powerful soul attack seemed to plunge into the sea, instantly swallowed up completely.

Yin Chengquan's expression changed in surprise, then he noticed the situation inside the gray-white light shield and flew into a rage.

"Yin Chengquan, you really have no eyes! Today, let's settle our accounts properly!" The gray-white giant fox laughed heartily. Its nine tails straightened, and every single hair on them blazed with dazzling light.

"Go!" The giant fox spat out the word, and countless fox hairs shot out like arrows from a strong bow, striking the four gray giant palms.

The gray giant palms were pierced with countless pinhole-sized holes, densely covering every part, and then with a dull thud, they burst apart completely.

The remaining fox hairs continued to shoot out, raining down on Yin Chengquan.

Yin Chengquan's expression shifted slightly, and he immediately retreated.

The gray-white giant fox twisted its body, turning into a huge afterimage, and gave chase.

The two immediately clashed fiercely, evenly matched for the moment.

Their figures grew faster and faster, eventually turning into two intertwining afterimages, with only the sound of dense explosions audible.

Meanwhile, under the gray-white light shield, Han Li, Shi Chuankong, and Hu San flickered and landed beside the purple lightning pool.

Ancestor Liuqi had already cast a spell to weaken the lightning power in the purple pool, but bolts of purple lightning still churned within, emitting a terrifying sizzling sound. Just from the aura, it was several times more formidable than the earlier cyan lightning.

Han Li's eyes flickered. Without any hesitation, he flew into the purple lightning pool.

With a splash, purple water splattered everywhere, droplets like pearls.

Shi Chuankong also did not hesitate and flew directly into the purple lightning pool.

Hu San looked at the purple lightning pool before him, hesitated for a moment, but did not enter.

He had already advanced to the Taiyi realm, and this trip was not for that purpose. After being cleansed by the cyan lightning pool, most of the baleful aura in his body had been washed away. Although some remained, it had already brought considerable benefits to his future cultivation. There was no need to risk entering the lightning pool again. It was better to conserve his strength and later help Han Li and the others cut the remaining lightning chains for the ancestor.

With this thought, Hu San sat cross-legged by the pool, took out two immortal essence stones, held them in his hands, and began to absorb and restore his immortal spiritual power.