After descending the mountain, my aloof fiancée became completely devoted to me.

The moment that blood-red pupil that stretched across the sky and earth in the depths of the far northern forbidden zone slowly opened, the evening breeze in the entire southern border region instantly froze, and the bright moonlight seemed to be stained with endless evil spirits, covered with a layer of dark scarlet.

The warm atmosphere inside Wutong Manor was instantly shattered by an extreme sense of suffocation.

This oppressive aura was completely different from the remnant soul of the Prison Guardian who had just been annihilated.

Heavy, ancient, and domineering, carrying an absolute killing intent that surpasses all ages and heavens, it locked down every corner of the manor, completely enveloping Lin Ping, Shen Aoxue, Alu, and Zhu Xiaohan.

Shen Aoxue's originally docile and leaning body suddenly stiffened, and the divine soul origin that had just been completely stabilized in her body trembled again. Her two souls instinctively felt extreme fear, and her limbs and bones were soaked by the cold and fierce power.

She suddenly looked up, her heterochromatic eyes fixed on the distant far north, her voice trembling uncontrollably.

"It's the aura of the Prison Abyss's main vein! It's the true origin of eternal malevolence!"

For millennia, what she feared most was never the sinister old ghost that devoured her soul, nor the remnant soul of the defeated prison guard, but rather the supreme beings who truly guarded the forbidden zones deep within the Abyss.

Those top-tier evil lords who have survived for countless years, personally created the order of the Prison Abyss, and suppressed countless ancient powerful beings!

Alu's face turned pale instantly, and her blood and qi, which had just calmed down, surged up again. She subconsciously took a step forward and pressed herself tightly against Lin Ping's side, her small hands gripping Lin Ping's sleeve tightly, her pretty eyes filled with vigilance and unease.

"Sir, this thing is countless times more powerful than the last one!"

Her cultivation was already the weakest, and in the face of this ultimate ferocious power that had traveled thousands of miles, even standing became extremely difficult. The spiritual energy barrier around her shattered inch by inch, and she couldn't hold on for even a fraction of an inch.

Zhu Xiaohan clenched her fists tightly, her knuckles turning white, and for the first time, a genuine solemnity appeared on her usually cool and aloof face.

She poured all her cultivation into activating the barrier around her, layers of ice-type spiritual energy intertwined to form a solid barrier that enveloped the four of them. However, as soon as the barrier was formed, it was covered with fine cracks under the crushing pressure of an invisible malevolent force, and it was on the verge of completely collapsing at any moment.

She was well-versed in countless ancient secrets, and at this moment, a tidal wave of emotions surged within her.

The ancient Prison Abyss has been silent for countless ages, long since becoming dust of history. Everyone thought that the forbidden zone was nothing but desolate ruins, and no one knew that the ultimate evil within it was still alive and had been completely awakened!

"The Prison Abyss has been lying dormant for countless ages, secretly recovering its strength." Zhu Xiaohan's voice was low and tense, her gaze fixed on the far north void. "Just now, the annihilation of the remnant soul completely awakened the supreme being within. We have provoked a true ancient enemy."

Before the words were even finished, the vast void suddenly trembled.

Black mist surged and blotted out the sky above the far northern restricted zone, and a deep, hoarse roar, as if from the depths of eternity, swept across the vast land and resounded throughout the entire southern border region.

[You insignificant ants, daring to kill my prison guard and shatter my millennia-long plan, truly court death.]

The voice did not belong to the remnant soul or the illusory image; it was deep and domineering, carrying endless malevolence. With each word, the earth trembled violently, and the bluestone ground of the Wutong Manor cracked with countless ravines.

[I have guarded the core of the Prison Abyss for countless ages, witnessing the destruction of heavens and the rise and fall of all living beings. How dare a mere mortal cultivator from a lower realm city cross the bottom line of the Prison Abyss?]

The blood-red pupils contracted and condensed continuously in the far northern void, and a pitch-black void rift slowly opened.

From within the rift, endless crimson aura surged forth, condensing into countless fine crimson sword energies that hovered in the vast sky, densely packed and filled with chilling killing intent, aimed directly at the Wutong Manor below.

Upon seeing this, Shen Aoxue immediately mobilized the power of her entire body's earth veins, her body radiating a pure white Daoist aura, and stood half a step in front of Lin Ping.

"Sir, this is the Imprisoning Abyss Spirit-Slaying Sword Qi, specifically targeting the very essence of the soul! Countless ages ago, my soul was torn apart by this sword qi! You protect Alu and Xiaohan, I'll hold them off!"

Having endured countless hardships, she was no longer afraid of death. Her only thought at this moment was to protect the man who had saved her from dire straits and given her a peaceful new life.

But as soon as she activated her Daoist aura, the crimson sword energy across the vast void suddenly trembled, and a tremendous force that crushed the soul crashed down.

puff!

Shen Aoxue swayed, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence. Her radiant white Dao aura instantly dimmed and shattered, and she staggered back several steps, teetering on the verge of collapse.

The difference in their levels of understanding was like an insurmountable chasm.

This is the power of a Supreme Being of the Prison Abyss, which she is currently incapable of contending with.

"Sister Aoxue!" Alu exclaimed and immediately reached out to support the swaying Shen Aoxue.

Zhu Xiaohan frowned, decisively abandoning her own defenses, and poured all her spiritual power into the barrier, forcefully withstanding part of the pressure and sharing the damage with the two of them.

Even with the three of them working together, they were still as vulnerable as a candle in the wind in the face of the terrifying presence in the far north forbidden zone.

High in the sky, that cold voice rang out again, filled with utmost contempt and mockery.

[A mere fragmented divine soul and two insignificant cultivators dare to try and stop a chariot? Ten thousand years have passed, and this lower realm remains as weak and laughable as ever.]

Those who kill me, the Prisoner of Abyss, shall be executed without mercy. I originally intended to pacify the Southern Frontier, slaughtering countless lives across ten thousand miles to appease the malevolent energy of my Prisoner of Abyss.

However, the lingering trace of the ancient supreme Dao aura within you has piqued my interest.

His blood-red pupils suddenly locked onto Lin Ping, and a hint of greed appeared amidst his boundless killing intent.

Over countless ages, all the supreme beings of the heavens have perished, and the remaining supreme Dao essences are now the most precious treasures in the world. At the beginning of my rebirth, I am precisely lacking top-tier source energy to temper my cultivation.

[Comply with yourselves, cripple your cultivation, and offer up your soul and Dao essence. I may spare the lives of the three women beside you, leaving them with only a trace of their bodies.]

These words carried an air of condescending charity, as if they were pitying a few ants on the verge of death.

Alu's eyes reddened with anger, and she gritted her teeth, shouting, "You're dreaming! You're not allowed to hurt the master!"

Zhu Xiaohan's cold eyes flashed with a chilling light as she spoke in a cold voice: "The Prison Abyss has been domineering for eternity, but times have changed. It's no longer the era in which you ruled with impunity. You are far too arrogant!"

Their resistance only earned them a cold, mocking laugh from the depths of the void.

[Unrestrained and noisy chatter.]

hum!

The countless blood-red sword energies suspended in the sky roared in unison, no longer hesitating, and carrying the ferocious power to destroy everything, they fell madly towards the Wutong Manor like a rain of arrows.

Wherever the sword energy passed, space completely collapsed, and dark void cracks stretched for thousands of miles. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was completely devoured, and the earth vein power of the entire southern border flowed violently backward.

Shen Aoxue's face was deathly pale. She used her last bit of strength to raise her soul barrier, her arms tightly protecting her body, prepared to withstand the inevitable impact.

At that critical moment between life and death, a calm voice slowly rang out, overpowering the thunder and lightning, and echoing throughout the courtyard.

"A frog at the bottom of a well dares to discuss the supreme Dao?"

Lin Ping gently lifted his foot and slowly walked out from behind the three women.

He stood tall and straight, his clothes fluttering even without wind, his face expressionless, and his eyes filled with indifferent coldness.

An extreme, menacing aura enveloped him, and the falling crimson sword energy was within reach, yet he stood firm in place, as steady as an ancient mountain.

The three of them had just withstood a terrifying attack that brought them to the brink of annihilation, yet his clothes hadn't even fluttered in the slightest.

Shen Aoxue turned around in surprise, and looking at the man's tall and steady back, most of the fear in her heart suddenly dissipated.

She almost forgot.

Standing before her was never a cultivator from this world, but a true powerhouse who could easily destroy the Prison Guardian of the Abyss and wield the supreme ancient Daoist essence.

Lin Ping raised his hand, flicked his fingers lightly, his movements lazy and casual, without the slightest hint of fierceness or power, as if he were merely brushing away dust.

A faint wisp of ancient golden light burst forth from the fingertip and soared into the air.

The moment the golden light ascended into the sky, the once dark and crimson sky suddenly became as bright as day.

The malevolent aura that crushed heaven and earth, and the blood-red sword energy falling from the sky, were instantly annihilated and dissolved the moment they touched the golden light.

Rumble!

Countless crimson sword energies shattered and exploded, without causing the slightest ripple, all turning into nothingness.

The terrifying pressure that had swept across thousands of miles receded rapidly like a tide.

In a mere instant, the deadly trap crumbled.

Inside and outside the courtyard, all was calm and peaceful.

The earth, which had been trembling violently, became completely still. The cracks in the shattered bluestone ground stopped spreading, the crimson sky faded away, and the clear light of the stars and moon shone down on the world once more.