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Xiang Shaoyun pressed on without pause as he continued attacking with the Lightning Bolt Fist, sending a torrential rain of fists toward his opponent. Every single punch was aimed at Bai Yuji's face. Thus, no matter how high Bai Yuji's cultivation level was, he still failed to escape the fate of having his whole face bruised. Even his long silky hair had been set on fire after the lightning burned it.
Furious, he created layers of blue energy shields around him before Xiang Shaoyun's final punch could hit, bouncing the punch off. A radiant blue light then erupted from his entire body. His aura surged to his limit as he roared, "Xiang Shaoyun, take my ultimate trump card, Torrential Tsunami!"
This was Bai Yuji's strongest attack, one with a might comparable to an Emperor's attack. However, the attack had barely been launched and hadn't even fully displayed its power by the time Xiang Shaoyun broke through it.
Havoc Dance—Havoc Fingers!
The moment Xiang Shaoyun noticed Bai Yuji's energy flow, he was able to determine the trajectory of the attack and react with a jab of his finger. Havoc Dance was his self-created technique capable of move prediction.
The reason "Havoc" was part of its name was because there were no set moves. He could use it with fingers, punches, palms, and even weapons. He only needed to adapt and chose the most suitable method to deal with his opponent.
Thus, he separated his Havoc Dance into several styles, naming them respectively Finger, Fist, Palm, Foot, and Weapon. And since he was using his finger this time, it was named Havoc Finger.
This so-called Havoc Finger was in fact an ordinary finger attack, yet he mixed the power of the incomparable sharp vicious gold energy within it, allowing his finger to penetrate all defenses.
Bang!
And since the essence of Havoc Dance was move prediction, before Bai Yuji fully unleashed the attack, Xiang Shaoyun's finger arrived at an opening and instantly caused the attack to fall apart.
Sphhlt!
Failing to fully release his attack caused Bai Yuji to suffer a backlash. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his aura started plummeting.
"Die!" Xiang Shaoyun moved like a specter and arrived at Bai Yuji's flank before throwing out another punch.
This time, Bai Yuji could no longer do anything. The punch struck his head, blasting it apart and killing him. One could say that Bai Yuji had died with great indignation. After all, he couldn't even fully release his strongest attack before he had died.
This was the true strength of the Havoc Dance Xiang Shaoyun had created. If one was able to predict the trajectory of an opponent's attack and find an opening, one would be able to finish off one's opponent with one move. This was certainly a terrifying new high-level battle technique.
Unlike other battle techniques he knew, he could also continue improving it. In the future, it would become even more powerful. As for how high this technique could reach, it would depend on how powerful he could make it.
After killing Bai Yuji, Xiang Shaoyun looked back and yelled at the other enemies, "Bai Yuji has been slain. It's your turn to die!"
As he spoke, he utilized the Tiger's Roar, causing his voice to rumble onward, displaying his majestic might. Bai Yuji's companions started panicking. After all, Bai Yuji was the strongest among them, yet he didn't even last long against Xiang Shaoyun. It was obvious how strong Xiang Shaoyun was.
"Kill!" Xiang Shaoyun roared as a murderous killing intent surged out of him. The Overlord Skyslaying Saber appeared in his hand as he activated his human saber unity mode before swinging the saber.
Thunder rumbled in the sky above as numerous silver lightning bolts rained down. A terrifying saber energy glided through the air and instantly arrived before one of the cultivators surrounding Jin Shui.
That person was greatly frightened. He clenched his teeth and used all the power he had to block the attack. Unfortunately for him, Xiang Shaoyun's attack had surpassed the might of a peak King. This was the might of a War Emperor. The lightning bolts arrived, bombarding the cultivator into a sorry shape. Then, one of his arms was sent flying in the air. He wailed and, gripping his wound, started fleeing.
Naturally, Xiang Shaoyun would not spare him. He swung his saber once again, slashing him into two. The bloody scene shocked the others, and they could no longer be bothered with Jin Shui and Ling Lin. They stopped attacking and scattered everywhere.
Xiang Shaoyun wanted to give chase, but he suddenly sensed a large number of devil wind beast kings approaching them. There were about 50 or 60 of them, and each was a late-stage Devil King. It would seem like they were here to surround and kill all the humans.
Xiang Shaoyun's face sank when he found how fast the devil wind beasts were moving. There were even ninth-stage Devil Kings among their ranks. These ninth-stage Devil Kings moved so fast even Xiang Shaoyun could barely get a clear look at them.
"Come with me! Quick!" Xiang Shaoyun directly dragged the injured Jin Shui and Ling Lin toward a direction with no incoming devil wind beasts.
Jin Shui and Ling Lin had no idea what was going on, but since they were injured and Xiang Shaoyun was their savior, they believed that he was only doing this because he had sensed even more danger.
Both of them were geniuses that had always been haughty and arrogant. But when they noticed how fast they were moving while Xiang Shaoyun was dragging them, they found it hard to believe he was only a fourth-stage Skysoar Realm cultivator.
And when they recalled the dreadful combat prowess Xiang Shaoyun had, both of them exclaimed inwardly, With this speed, he is like the son of the wind.
For the very first time, they felt a sincere admiration for him.
Chapter 465: Prison Party
After escaping a far distance away, Xiang Shaoyun could still sense devil wind beasts chasing after them.
He inwardly cursed, These damnable devil wind beasts. This speed is even faster than me. Looks like there's no escaping.
He then stopped and placed Jin Shui and Ling Lin down before saying, "Escape and heal up. I will stop the devil wind beasts chasing after us."
"Xiang Shaoyun, I'll stay behind with you," offered Jin Shui with no hesitation. He was not the kind of person who would allow someone who had saved his life to stay behind and cover his escape.
Ling Lin also offered, "That's right. If we flee, we flee together. If we fight, we fight together."
"What can you do in your current shape? Can you even run as fast as me? Don't bother. That will be no difference than suicide for both of you," said Xiang Shaoyun bluntly.
After saying that, he turned back and started heading toward their pursuers. Both Jin Shui and Ling Lin looked at each other with a bitter smile before fleeing obediently as told. Their current priority should be to heal up first. They knew if they remained, they would only be Xiang Shaoyun's burden. Both were extremely grateful to him for saving them.
The yin devil wind was the last thing in their mind right now. Nothing was more important than staying alive. In any case, they had a period of one month to look for the yin devil wind. Only a few days had passed. They still had plenty of time to search after healing up.
A short while later, Xiang Shaoyun found himself facing three devil wind beast kings. The suction force they released was extremely strong. Not even Xiang Shaoyun could maintain a stable footing, and he nearly ended up as their food. He quickly summoned Money, and together, they summoned 36 silver lightning bolts that rained down on the three devils.
When a human and a demonic beast with similar strength worked together in perfect cooperation, they were able to unleash a terrifying might. This was the case for the current Xiang Shaoyun and Money. They had the same cultivation level and used the same element. Thus, they were able to cooperate well together.
The rain of lightning laid waste on the three devils, causing them to ceaselessly roar in pain. But they were still alive, having merely been injured. They scattered and no longer stuck together, not giving Xiang Shaoyun and Money another opportunity to bombard
all of them at once. Then, they started spitting blades of wind at the two.
A total of 12 blades were created, turning into 12 tornadoes that turned the stones and trees in the vicinity into fine powder. The might of these attacks was clear for all to see. Even a regular War Emperor would be directly turned into minced meat facing these attacks. Fear showed on the faces of Xiang Shaoyun and Money. Attacks at this level were not something they could easily withstand.
Six Goldplate Manual!
With zero hesitation, Xiang Shaoyun drew power from his second star and formed two layers of golden walls around him and Money. He had already perfectly completed the first stage of the Six Goldplate Manual. If he kept growing and reached the second stage, Copper Wall, he would be able to block even the attack of Emperors.
Cling! Clank!
The blades of wind bombarded the walls, creating a rumbling sound. Xiang Shaoyun was fortunate that he was already a fourth-stage King and had enough energy to build a defense equivalent to the defense of an eighth-stage or even a ninth-stage King.
This let him withstand the first round of wind blade bombardment. By the time the second round arrived, there were already cracks in his defensive walls. It did not seem like they could last much longer.
"Boss, we won't be able to last much longer. Should we charge?" Money cried out in alarm.
"What are you afraid of? Your boss is wise and strong. I am not afraid of these clowns. Nether Soul Domain, release!" Xiang Shaoyun said confidently.
At his command, the Nether Soul Domain spread out and surrounded the area, turning this place into his personal domain. The wind energy in the air seemed to have vanished. The blades of wind were greatly suppressed as well, and they became greatly weakened. They could no longer pose any threat to Xiang Shaoyun's defensive walls. The three devils panicked when they sensed the odd change of their surroundings.
"You are now on my turf. Enjoy this prison party I am throwing you," said Xiang Shaoyun as 24 chains shot out from nowhere.
These chains were now completely solid, and they were sleek and glossy, emanating a thick aura of soul power. At the same time, a different Xiang Shaoyun appeared at a different corner of the domain. That was his soul.
The soul was also completely solid. A Nether Dragon Soul Headband was visible on its head, and it was emanating a majestic and bewitching aura. One could say that Xiang Shaoyun's physical body radiated a warm and heroic aura. On the other hand, his soul body radiated a sinister and dark aura. The two had completely different temperaments about them.
The chains were currently under control of his soul. He was akin to the ultimate ruler of this prison, and the chains completely shackled and wrapped around the three confused devils. They started shrinking and crushing the devils. Blood sprayed everywhere, and even the devils' bones were being squeezed out of their bodies.
"Roar! Roar!"
They struggled with all their power, but nothing came out of it. Instead, the more they struggled, the tighter the chains wrapped around them. Xiang Shaoyun was about to finish them off when he suddenly recalled the ghostrunes residing at a different corner of the domain. He mused, "The ghostrunes are probably devils as well. Maybe I should try getting them to feast on these devil wind beasts?"
At that thought, he released the ghostrunes. From the initial tens of thousands of ghostrunes, only about 8,000 of them remained. However, not one of the remaining ghostrunes was weaker than the Great Devil Realm, a cultivation level equivalent to the human Transformation Realm. About 800 of them were Kings, and 5 of them were Emperors. This was the result of swallowing each other to improve their bloodline.
"Gui Qi, try devouring these three devil wind beasts and see if it is beneficial to you guys," said Xiang Shaoyun.
"Yes, master," Gui Qi answered deferentially.
He then commanded about a dozen ghostrune kings to devour the devil wind beasts. When the ghostrunes smelled the devil wind beasts, a look of hunger covered their faces. They pounced and started feasting on them.
"Roar! Roar!"
The devil wind beasts roared in protest, but they could no longer change their fate. After the ghostrune kings consumed the blood of the devil wind beasts, their blood became thicker and much more viscous. Their bodies also visibly started changing. The change was the most obvious with three of them, as they had directly broken through in their cultivation level.
When Xiang Shaoyun saw that, he asked Gui Qi, "So the blood and flesh of the devil wind beasts are helpful for your people?"
"Yes, master. The Devil Wind Clan cultivates the power of wind. Therefore, they resonate well with us. By devouring them, the speed of our growth and bloodline evolution can be accelerated!" Gui Qi replied in excitement.
Chapter 466: Four Paramount Devil Clans
Xiang Shaoyun also had a look of excitement as he said, "Splendid! I will capture more devil wind beasts then. That should help your evolution!"
"Thank you, master!" Gui Qi thanked joyfully. "Master, where are you exactly? I can sense that this is a place very beneficial for the cultivation of my clan."
"This is the Devil Domain, the homeland of the devils," said Xiang Shaoyun.
Gui Qi exclaimed in excitement, "So we have returned to our ancestral land? This is great!"
"Your ancestral land?" Xiang Shaoyun was somewhat confused. "Then again, you're right. Since you are devils, this is certainly your ancestral land."
"No, master, this is your ancestral land as well. You possess the most noble of bloodlines, the imperial bloodline. This is a place where you can shine like the sun!" Gui Qi said.
"Hehe, why are you so sure that I have the imperial bloodline?" Xiang Shaoyun asked.
Since Gui Qi was already an Emperor, he had most likely awakened some of his clan's inheritance memories. Thus, he had possibly gained some memories relating to the devils. This was great, as Xiang Shaoyun was also trying to learn more about himself and the devils.
"Master, since you have the Nether Soul Domain, it can only prove that you are a prince of the Imperial Nether Clan. The Imperial Nether Clan is one of the Four Paramount Devil Clans. As for the ghostrunes, we are one of the subordinate kingly clans under the Imperial Nether Clan. Master, you can use this place to upgrade your bloodline to further grow your strength. It will help you awaken even more of the Imperial Nether Clan's innate abilities!" Gui Qi proposed respectfully.
F*ck! So the Imperial Nether Clan is really part of the devils! Xiang Shaoyun cursed inwardly.
He had been suspecting the origin of his bloodline as of late, but even after hearing what Gui Qi said, he still found it hard to believe. After all, he had always considered himself a human and had been living on the surface like a human. He also had the belief and values of a human, so finding out he had the blood of devils coursing within his body drove him crazy.
Father, am I really your son? Xiang Shaoyun cursed inwardly. But he quickly recalled something else. No, Father is from the Xiang Clan. The lightning bone in me proves that I am his son. Therefore, the origin of the Imperial Nether Clan's blood in my body is definitely my mother. It's too bad I have never seen her. I can only find out more from Father in the future.
Since Xiang Shaoyun couldn't change the fact that he had devil blood coursing in his body, there was no point thinking too much about it. After all, he only existed because of his parents, and he naturally wouldn't bring himself to hate them. He had always been a carefree person. The moment he got over something, he would no longer keep thinking about it.
He asked Gui Qi again, "What are the other three clans?"
"The other three are the Undying Devil Clan, the Dark Devourer Clan, and the Diabolic Dragon Clan. The Undying Devil Clan is the number one devilish clan, possessing an undying bloodline. With even a drop of blood remaining, they can regrow their flesh endlessly. The Dark Devourer Clan is capable of devouring anything in existence, also the most destructive of the four clans, an enemy of all living beings. The Diabolic Dragon Clan has the same orig
in as the true dragons of the demonic beasts, but since those of the Diabolic Dragon Clan are devils, there is also a clear difference between them—the diabolic dragons—and the true dragons," Gui Qi explained.
All this was novel to Xiang Shaoyun, as this was the first time he had heard about the top devil clans. He wanted to know more about the devils, so he asked even more questions. Unfortunately, Gui Qi knew nothing else. He would only be able to awaken more memories after upgrading his bloodline further.
Xiang Shaoyun did not mind. He withdrew the Nether Soul Domain and instead started planning on how to kill more devil wind beasts to feed the ghostrunes. He wanted to build a massive ghostrune army. This would be very helpful for him in the future when he started trying to take back what the traitors had stolen from him.
He was no longer worried of exposing the ghostrunes. After all, in the Bloodsin City, many experts had devil slaves in their possession. And since he had entered the Devil Domain, even if others found out that he had ghostrunes serving him, they would only assume that they were his devil slaves.
Xiang Shaoyun turned back along the same route he had come from and encountered more than 10 devil wind beasts. Some were Kings, some were weaker, but all were trapped by his Nether Soul Domain. However, he no longer bothered using the Imperial Nether Prison to kill them. Rather, he got the ghostrunes to kill them instead.
In the past, Xiang Shaoyun had always thought that the ghostrunes were only good in soul attacks. But after Gui Qi became an Emperor, he finally realized that the wing attacks of the ghostrunes could not be underestimated either. Facing 8,000 ghostrunes, the devil wind beasts stood no chance.
As the ghostrunes devoured the devil wind beasts, their bloodline started growing rapidly. Xiang Shaoyun had a satisfied smile on his face as he muttered, "Looks like I can really clean this place with my Nether Soul Domain and use the devil wind beasts to help the ghostrunes grow."