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Chapter 966 Soul-Destroying Demon Sword, Instant Kill Combined Formation
Above the Starfall Wasteland.

As the Golden Feather Ancestor unleashed the Flying Spirit Sacrifice Array, some terrifying being was summoned from who-knows-where.

As the fissures in the formation opened and closed, a giant black bird of the seventh rank with three heads emerged from within.

Each of the three enormous, vulture-like heads had two pairs of blood-red vertical pupils that gleamed with a bloodthirsty light.

It has a pair of huge bone wings, which are burning with intense white bone flames, distorting the void.

In stark contrast to ordinary flames, bone flames exude an extreme coldness, as if they can penetrate the very soul, freezing anything that gets close into ice shards.

Even more terrifying was the pressure emanating from this three-headed owl beast, a power derived from ancient bloodlines.

Clearly, it has an extraordinary origin.

For a moment, an atmosphere of fear permeated the wasteland, making people feel a chill.

"This is actually a 'Nether Bone Corpse Vulture,' and it even contains a trace of a true spirit's collateral bloodline."

Upon seeing the ferocious beast, Yun Gu Zi seemed to recognize it and quickly retrieved his magical treasure, intending to fly away.

Fortunately, Qin Ming reminded him in time, otherwise he would have completely fallen into the trap.

These ferocious beasts, even if they are only of collateral lineage, possess extremely powerful strength. Once they activate their bloodline abilities, they are simply beyond his ability to deal with.

The next moment.

The enormous bone vulture spread its wings, tearing through the void as it pounced towards Yun Gu Zi. Its terrifying claws ripped through the air, unleashing astonishing combat power.

Yun Gu Zi felt a chill run down his spine and hurriedly used the bamboo scroll magic weapon in his hand to defend himself.

Amidst a burst of azure light, the bamboo slip grew from small to large, transforming into a towering city wall that blocked the Vulture of the Nether Bone's claw attack from mid-air.

However, he was also blasted away by this astonishing impact, spitting out a mouthful of blood, clearly suffering a severe injury from the single blow.

Upon seeing this, Ancestor Golden Feather revealed an extremely smug smile:
"Old man Yun Gu Zi, you think you can escape so easily? Now that you've come out, just wait to become food for this Nether Bone Corpse Vulture!"

The Feathered Spirit Clan cultivators erupted in cheers like a landslide and a tsunami upon seeing their elders achieve a great victory.

Outside Tianxing City.

Qin Ming calmly observed this scene, knowing that Yun Gu Zi was no match for that bone vulture, and immediately said to the two elders of Beiling:

“It seems that the Golden Feather Old Monster came prepared. Fellow Daoist Yun Gu Zi is in danger. I, Qin, will go and meet with the Feather Spirit Clan. You two stay here and guard the house.”

Upon hearing this, the two elders from Beiling couldn't help but show embarrassed expressions. Only this person could bring himself to say something like that, something that would require a Nascent Soul stage cultivator to guard their home.
However, Patriarch Beiling still said, "Fellow Daoist Qin, that Golden Feather Old Monster is extremely cunning. Let's go and help him."

Qin Ming waved his hand to stop him: "No need. Keep an eye on other areas in case the demons launch a surprise attack."

The two elders from Beiling had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Immediately, Qin Ming's figure blurred and disappeared.

On the other side, Yun Gu Zi fled in a sorry state, while behind him, the three heads of the Nether Bone Corpse Vulture simultaneously spewed out three astonishing white flames, instantly enveloping him.

In an instant, a bone-chilling coldness spread throughout my body.

Yun Gu Zi's movements actually slowed down under the influence of the cold air emitted by the bone flame.

The power of the chill alone is so terrifying; if the bone fire and cold flames themselves were to fall on one's body, what would that be like?

Just as Yun Gu Zi was about to be caught up by the giant Nether Bone Corpse Vulture, and the bone fire was about to fall on him.

At this critical moment!
boom!!

A violent, deafening collision suddenly rang in Yun Gu Zi's ears.

He staggered backward, barely managing to steady himself, when he heard Qin Ming's calm voice:

"Fellow Daoist Yun Gu Zi, please step back for now. I, Qin, can handle some of the ghosts and monsters of the underworld."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ming's figure appeared out of thin air, standing proudly like an ancient evergreen tree.

With a casual gesture, a seventh-order primordial poisonous flame flew out, transforming into a golden crow firebird that collided with the cold flame opposite.

It actually forced the powerful white bone flames back.

Yun Gu Zi was greatly shocked upon seeing this, as he had personally experienced the terrifying power of the Bone Fire and Cold Flame.

However, Qin Ming's casual strike neutralized the attack.

Knowing that staying would not only fail to help Qin Ming but would also become a burden, he turned back.

The terrifying Nether Bone Corpse Vulture roared as it saw its bone flames shattered.

The golden firebird formed from Qin Ming's Primordial Poison Flame circled once in the air before reforming into the shape of a golden-clad girl.

The Nether Bone Corpse Vulture originally wanted to continue its pursuit, but then it saw that the girl was emanating the aura of an ancient golden crow, and a bloodline suppression from the depths of her soul came crashing down upon her.

Deep within its scarlet, bloodthirsty pupils, a sense of fear was revealed.

Jin Ling glanced at the other party and said indifferently, "I thought it was something special, but it turns out it just contains a trace of Bifang's collateral bloodline."

"However, I am quite interested in this seventh-order strange fire on your body. It must have been obtained from the Underworld, right?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jin Ling playfully licked her lips.

The three-headed bird, seeing that she had accurately stated where it came from, looked even more incredulous:
"You can't be... from the ancient Golden Crow clan."

As soon as Kewei finished speaking, the golden spirit girl transformed into ancient poisonous flames once more, carrying a world-destroying aura as she pounced on it.

Two enormous firebirds in the sky immediately engaged in a fierce battle.

Upon witnessing this sudden turn of events, the shouts from the Feathered Spirit Clan abruptly ceased.

When the Golden Feather Old Monster saw that the seriously injured Yun Gu Zi had been suddenly rescued by the young cultivator who had appeared out of nowhere, and that the young cultivator had used a method no less powerful than that of the Nether Bone Corpse Vulture, he was both shocked and furious.

It's worth noting that he had put in a lot of effort and resources to summon this Nether Bone Corpse Vulture, which was comparable to a mid-stage seventh-tier monster.

"Who are you? You certainly have some impressive skills."

"In that case, let me have a word with you."

After saying that, the Golden Feather Ancestor's figure changed, directly revealing his true form as a Feather Spirit Clan member, transforming into a ferocious beast with the body of a bird and a beast that stood upright between heaven and earth.

The seven-colored feather fan in his hand also grew to a thousand feet in size. With a wave, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked. The surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged back, and terrifying fiery gales blew towards Qin Ming.

In an instant, a black wind and dust filled the air, obscuring everyone's vision, as if the two of them were shrouded in a cloud of black wind.

Even the combined divine senses of the two patriarchs of Beiling were blocked by the black clouds, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.

Qin Ming, who was in the midst of the Black Wind, was worried about how to secretly kill the Golden Feather Old Monster, but unexpectedly, he himself delivered himself to his doorstep.

After transforming, the Golden Feather Old Monster greatly increased the power of the Seven-Colored Feather Fan Spiritual Treasure, multiplying it several times over. He was clearly extremely confident in his supernatural abilities.

Qin Ming revealed a hint of disdain and formed a hand seal.

The next instant, a long sword, entirely black and radiating terrifying demonic energy, hovered three inches above his head.

The pitch-black demonic energy emanating from the sword was none other than the most terrifying true demonic energy.

On the hilt of the sword, a massive, vertically oriented demonic eye revealed its thirst for souls. The moment the Soul-Destroying Demon Sword appeared, countless ghosts wailed, and a chilling aura filled the air, as if a world-destroying demonic weapon had materialized.
Under Qin Ming's command, the Soul-Destroying Demon Sword transformed into a flash of black light and disappeared, striking directly at the Golden Feather Ancestor's soul.

Upon witnessing this scene, the Golden Feather Ancestor's eyelids twitched violently!
In the darkness, his own primordial spirit seemed to be locked by the power of calamity, with no way to avoid it.

In a panic, the Golden Feather Ancestor knew he couldn't dodge, so he used all his skills, successively summoning several top-level defensive spiritual treasures to protect himself.

They wanted to use this to block the sword.

But who would have thought that the Soul-Destroying Demon Sword disappeared into the void, and countless of his defensive measures silently pierced through his protective aura, directly striking his primordial spirit.

Golden Feather Old Monster felt a sudden darkness engulf him, and before he could even scream, he was plunged into endless darkness.
His enormous bird-headed beast body transformed back into human form, and his corpse slumped down from the void.

Golden Feather Old Monster's eyes widened; he couldn't believe it even in death that someone could kill him instantly.

The crowd watching from afar on the Starfall Wasteland were all stunned to see the corpse of the Golden Feather Old Monster fall to the ground in no time.

The three elders of Beiling even thought they were seeing things.

After all, the other party was a genuine Nascent Soul stage cultivator. How could he have turned into a cold corpse after just one encounter with Qin Ming?
Without the Golden Feather Ancestor's encouragement, the seven-colored feather fan lost control and actually tried to escape the scene on its own.

Qin Ming raised his hand and retrieved the Soul-Destroying Demon Sword into his body. Then, he used his divine sense to freeze the seven-colored feather fan in place by an invisible force, and it flew into Qin Ming's hand.

The moment the Soul-Destroying Demon Sword returned to his body, Qin Ming could feel that after annihilating the Golden Feather Ancestor's soul, the power of the Demon Sword had increased once again.

The demonic eye on the sword hilt has also turned dark gold.

Then.

He held the seventh-tier feather fan in his hand and examined it for a moment.

"It has actually given birth to a spirit with extremely strong self-awareness; this is indeed a fine treasure."

Qin Ming threw the feather fan and the corpse of the Golden Feather Ancestor into the Little Spirit Realm.

Meanwhile, under the powerful bloodline suppression of the Golden Crow Fire Spirit, the Nether Bone Corpse Vulture was repeatedly defeated.

The Primordial Poison Flame had long coveted the seventh-tier Frost Flame Bone Fire on its body, unleashing a terrifying power as it gradually began to devour the flames.

Seeing that its power was being stripped away little by little, and that the Golden Feather Ancestor had been instantly killed by a human cultivator who suddenly appeared, the Nether Bone Corpse Vulture finally showed a look of fear and tried to flap its wings and escape.

Suddenly.

An invisible force of spatial suppression suddenly descended, causing its entire body to freeze.

Qin Ming unleashed a divine sense comparable to the peak of the Integration Realm, which even bound this alien species.

Immediately afterwards, a white thread suddenly appeared, flashed past its body, and the huge body was split in two, instantly losing its life.

Between the distortions of the void.

However, the figure of the Silverwing Frost Bee was revealed. She nimbly took out a white seventh-order demon core from the skull vulture's corpse.

She then said to Qin Ming, "Master, this item is useful to me. Could you please bestow it upon me?"

Seeing this, Qin Ming nodded in agreement, "Since it's useful to you, then take it."

This is the first time in so long that Silverwing Frost Bee has asked him for something and he has to fulfill her request.

The Primordial Poison Flame completely devoured the strange fire within the Nether Bone Corpse Vulture's body, and its aura grew even stronger, advancing to the seventh-tier top-grade level!
The color of the flames also changed from nine colors to a deep blue-green.

They were only one step away from the legendary eighth-order divine fire.

This is also thanks to the existence of the Golden Crow Fire Spirit, which enabled it to devour and fuse with high-level strange fire so smoothly.

Just then.

The Azure Sun Demon in the Lesser Spirit Realm let out a strange laugh:

"This Nether Bone Corpse Vulture before us... could it be the one guarding the gate of the Reincarnation Palace? But that shouldn't be the case. How could the Feathered Spirit Clan summon it?"

"This seventh-tier bone flame is similar in effect to the 'Heavenly Capital Corpse Flame' of that guy, the King of the Underworld, but they are not on the same level."

"There's just some subtle connection between the two, hehehe!"

Qin Ming was quite surprised to hear this, not expecting that this ferocious bird had such a profound background.

There's no time to think about it right now.

He hadn't expected to gain anything from this trip, and a smile appeared on his face as he recalled the Primordial Poison Flame and nurtured it within his body.

Then, the enormous carcass of the Nether Bone Corpse Vulture, split in two, was also thrown into the Little Spirit Realm.

"With such a large seventh-order ghost corpse, my few spirit plants will have enough fertilizer to last for a long time."

The clouds and fog in the sky dispersed.

A moment later, Qin Ming reappeared.

He glanced coldly toward the Feathered Spirit Clan, then reached out and summoned a swarm of insects from his sleeve.

These ghost-faced bees were summoned by him from the Azure Emperor Immortal Vine in the Desolate Realm.

After these terrifying swarms of bees appeared, they began a massacre of the giant birds in the sky.

Wherever they passed, it was like a locust swarm, devouring even the smallest bones.

The crowd erupted in various shrill screams, and they all fled in disarray, abandoning their armor and weapons.

Upon seeing the death of their commander, the Golden Feather Ancestor, the Feather Spirit Clan's army looked at Qin Ming with fear in their eyes, their morale collapsed, and they scattered and fled.

Those demon cultivators who had originally been hiding in the shadows, intending to take advantage of the chaos, immediately abandoned their plans after witnessing the powerful methods of 'Ancestor Wangyue' and secretly retreated.

"It's actually Ancestor Wangyue from the Lingmiao Sect. What's he doing in Tianxing City?"

Hidden in the shadows within the demon army camp, a demon general's eyes darted around in astonishment.

He originally intended to use the Spirit Feather Clan as pawns, and then reap the benefits once the two sides were nearly exhausted.

But no matter how much they planned, Qin Ming's appearance disrupted their plans.

"Such a powerful cultivator has actually emerged among the human race."

"It seems that the deaths of Ancestor Renshui and the Golden Ring Demon were not unjust."

Immediately afterwards, the demon general gave the order:

"Ancestor Wangyue is a key figure that the Demon Star Lords have designated to pay close attention to. We should first withdraw to the Feather Spirit Clan to report this matter."

On the Starfall Wasteland.

With the death of Ancestor Golden Feather, the other leaders of the demon faction, intimidated by Ancestor Gazing at the Moon's immense power, were eager to flee as soon as possible.

Fearing they would be too late, they learned from the example of the Golden Feather Ancestor.

In the sky, Qin Ming, dressed in a green robe with his sleeves fluttering, became the focus of everyone's attention.

The human army of cultivators erupted in a roar like a landslide and a tsunami, chanting the name of Ancestor Wangyue!

(End of this chapter)