Translator: CinderTL
Ye Bing immediately understood Song Wen's plan. He not only intended to kill Xiao Ying and seize the Spirit Wood hidden on her person but also planned to use Xiao Ying and the Blood-Eyed Giant Ape to eliminate Ye Bing and steal her Storage Ring.
"Gou Jun, the Pill Formula for the Void Union Primordial Breakthrough Pill is etched in my mind," Ye Bing shouted. "If I die, you'll never obtain it!"
Song Wen froze, uncertain whether Ye Bing was telling the truth.
However, he dared not take the risk.
The Pill Formula for the Void Union Primordial Breakthrough Pill was crucial for advancing to the Void Refinement Stage, and any misstep could prove disastrous.
If he missed this opportunity, who knew when he might encounter the formula again?
"Fellow Daoist Ye Bing, hold on just a moment longer. I'll eliminate Xiao Ying for you right away," Song Wen said, his voice dripping with concern, as if Ye Bing were the most important person in his life.
The sun-chasing spear flashed with a cold light, shooting forth like lightning. But instead of targeting Xiao Ying, it arced through the air, striking directly at the Blood-Eyed Giant Ape.
Simultaneously, the nine Focused Spirit Stabs between Song Wen's eyebrows detached and hurtled toward Xiao Ying.
Xiao Ying summoned her four-legged little snake, which transformed into a massive, thirty-foot-long serpent, actively intercepting the nine Focused Spirit Stabs.
The nine Focused Spirit Stabs abruptly split apart, the first four piercing the four-legged snake's head.
The four-legged snake possessed the strength of an Early Stage fifth-tier cultivator. Though Song Wen had only allocated half of his Focused Spirit Stabs to deal with it, his divine sense realm far surpassed the snake's, and the Demon Souls of Gu were inherently weak. Upon being struck by the Focused Spirit Stabs, the snake's Demon Soul was severely wounded, rendering it unable to levitate. As it plummeted to the ground, it could no longer block the remaining five Focused Spirit Stabs.
Seeing this, Xiao Ying summoned another toad.
The toad managed to intercept the remaining five Focused Spirit Stabs, but its Demon Soul was similarly crippled, causing it to plummet to the ground, unable to maintain its levitation.
"Let's see what you'll use to block this time!" Song Wen sneered, unleashing another nine Focused Spirit Stabs.
The fleshy tumors on Xiao Ying's face burst open, releasing a swarm of seven Gu of varying forms.
However, the strongest of these Gu only reached the fourth-tier, with five of them merely at the third-tier.
Seven Focused Spirit Stabs pierced the bodies of seven Gu, obliterating their Demon Souls. With residual force, the stabs pierced through their flesh and continued toward Xiao Ying, joining the two remaining intact Focused Spirit Stabs.
"Ah—!"
Xiao Ying's piercing scream tore through the air as the agonizing pain of her divine soul being torn apart left her in unbearable agony.
Though she barely maintained consciousness, her escape speed abruptly slowed.
Song Wen seized the opportunity to close in, his hands transforming into withered, claw-like appendages that pierced Xiao Ying's Dantian and skull simultaneously.
Xiao Ying's life force vanished instantly.
Song Wen casually sealed Xiao Ying's divine soul within her corpse before storing the body away.
Though the process of killing Xiao Ying might seem lengthy in description, it had transpired in a mere one or two breaths.
The sun-chasing spear, fueled by Song Wen's full power, managed to momentarily restrain the Blood-Eyed Giant Ape, preventing Ye Bing from being devoured alive.
Ye Bing was still plummeting toward the ground.
However, with Xiao Ying's death, the Gu worm residing in Ye Bing's Dantian also perished.
In fact, it wasn't just this single Gu worm that died.
The toad, four-legged snake, and other Gu worms shattered their Demon Souls and perished simultaneously.
Song Wen couldn't help but feel curious about Xiao Ying's Gu cultivation techniques.
The death of these Gu worms likely stemmed from a method to prevent them from devouring their master.
During his time in the Lower Realm, Song Wen had acquired various Gu cultivation techniques, most of which relied on the principle of "feeding the Gu with one's own body, using one's flesh as a Gu cauldron" to prevent the Gu from turning against its master.
Though the Gu worm had been removed from Ye Bing's Dantian, the organ had sustained significant damage, leaving her visibly weakened.
She barely managed to circulate her Spiritual Power, stabilizing her descent before flying toward Song Wen.
Song Wen stared at Ye Bing, then glanced at the Blood-Eyed Giant Ape relentlessly pursuing her. He ultimately abandoned his plan to seize the opportunity to inflict a serious injury on Ye Bing.
Alone, he was confident he could evade the Blood-Eyed Giant Ape's pursuit. But with a gravely wounded Ye Bing in tow, escape would be nearly impossible.
Song Wen soared toward Ye Bing, passing her in a blur.
"Fellow Daoist Ye Bing, wait here for a moment. I'll lure the Blood-Eyed Giant Ape away and return for you shortly."
"Thank you, fellow daoist," Ye Bing replied.
"I'll also need you to entrust me with your Natal Magic Treasure," Song Wen added.
Ye Bing was taken aback, but quickly understood Song Wen's intent: he feared she might use the opportunity to escape on her own.
When under the eaves, one must bow one's head.
Ye Bing tossed the plum blossom fan toward Song Wen.
By the time Song Wen caught the fan, he was only ten miles from the Blood-Eyed Giant Ape.
Under his control, the sun-chasing spear continued to harass the Giant Ape, relentlessly targeting its wounded rear orifice with treacherous strikes. This forced the Giant Ape to repeatedly unleash claw strikes to repel the spear, severely hindering its pursuit speed.
Seeing the human who had caused it so much suffering daring to approach, the Blood-Eyed Giant Ape's fury intensified. It lunged toward Song Wen with savage ferocity.
Song Wen hastily changed direction and fled into the distance, but the Blood-Eyed Giant Ape relentlessly pursued him.
He had barely escaped a few dozen miles when the Giant Ape caught up, crushing him to dust with a single palm strike.
Song Wen reappeared, now a hundred miles away.
With a wave of his hand, he conjured ten fireballs the size of thatched huts and hurled them roaring toward the Giant Ape. Then, he turned and fled again.
"ROAR!"
The Giant Ape roared in fury, charging straight through the incoming fireballs.
Despite their imposing appearance, these fireballs were merely ordinary spells, incapable of harming the Giant Ape. They were extinguished by the creature's overwhelming aura long before reaching it.
After fleeing another four or five hundred miles, Song Wen was once again overtaken by the Giant Ape.
Using the Substitute Technique to instantly teleport over a hundred miles, he then activated the Blood Escape Technique, leaving the Giant Ape far behind.
Once he was certain he had shaken off the Giant Ape, Song Wen summoned the Two-Faced Buddha to conceal his aura and changed course toward the location where he had parted ways with Ye Bing.
When he arrived, he found only the devastation left by the battle and the corpses of several Gu insects. There was no sign of Ye Bing.
Song Wen collected the Gu corpses, intending to feed them to his Shadow King Gu.
He then retrieved Ye Bing's plum blossom fan, preparing to cast the Thousand Miles Breath Tracking Technique.
Suddenly, he noticed a large character for "East" formed from shattered stones on the ground.
With a wave of his hand, Song Wen destroyed the character. He put away the plum blossom fan and headed east.
After flying a thousand miles, he spotted Ye Bing waiting for him atop a small mountain.
(End of the Chapter)
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