A series of consecutive strikes sent the Red Evil crashing down instantly.
Already severely injured and now entangled by the Malevolent Curse, her strength had nearly fallen to its lowest point. The Ghost Path Golden Core within her was even somewhat unstable; her foundation was already damaged.
As for the White Evil, apart from the released Golden Armored Corpse, all his corpse path accumulations had been turned to dust by the thunderous black tiger. This Archaic Heaven Soul Sect truly lived up to its status as a hegemonic power.
An Earth Layout modified into a Human Layout—its power was actually this terrifying!
As a bonded corpse, with its master dead, the Golden Armored Corpse was also severely injured but thus gained freedom, turning into a wild zombie. Logically, it should flee immediately.
But for some reason, it pounced towards the Red Evil. Seeing this, how could Wang Yu tolerate it?
*Swish, swish, swish—* Five pitch-black ice discs shot out. The Frost Moon Wings on his back unfurled, and together with the Grand Yin Corpse, he gave chase.
And the next scene nearly popped his eyeballs out.
He finally understood why the Listening Wind Pavilion classified the Red and White Twin Evils' cultivation technique as an evil method. This thing seemed perverted even by Scarlet Kite standards.
He saw the Golden Armored Corpse embrace the Red Evil woman. The golden corpse armor actually spread out, enveloping the two into a golden egg covered in mountain-ridge-like armor plates.
The five ice discs, full of momentum, slammed into it, stirring up sparks. In two or three breaths, they all shattered. The golden egg's barrier, as if veiled by a thin gauze, appeared hazy.
Although fine cracks were cut into it, they healed in the blink of an eye.
Most importantly was that hazy image.
—Copulation!
He thought the dual cultivation was between the Red and White Twin Evils as a couple. Actually... *ahem*, unspeakable.
Anyway.
The reason the Golden Armored Corpse would save someone was found.
This was an action driven by instinct. Years of yin-yang union had generated corpse-ghost evil energy, transforming its zombie body.
It not only possessed the instinct to protect the Red Evil but also had the evil method to merge with the Red Evil's soul.
Wang Yu took a deep breath.
His feet stepped on empty air as if standing atop the wind. His right hand pulled back, force originating from his feet, channeling through his waist, then twisting his hips to drive his spine. His right hand shot out like a drawn bow!
"*Roar—*"
Qi and blood transformed into the Netherworld Demonic Flood Dragon. This single punch actually manifested a vicious flood dragon over twenty meters long. The Grand Yin Hand detached from his body, and the two actually fused mid-air.
A perfect fusion of force and technique!!!
The gray-black giant hand grew scales, transforming into a dragon claw, arriving with an unstoppable force, howling through the air!
The power unleashed by the combination of the two was Wang Yu's strongest trump card aside from supernatural abilities. Even the defensive golden shell formed by the golden corpse armor shattered with a *boom*.
The Golden Armored Corpse was struck, crashing into the ground. The Red Evil's body, now in tattered clothes, split into several pieces. A Core Formation cultivator's fleshly body didn't explode into mincemeat, but such injuries were absolutely fatal.
Wang Yu's divine sense swept over. Several consecutive Soul-Shattering Fingers directly attacked the Golden Armored Corpse.
A low, muffled groan echoed, but it was a woman's voice: "You—deserve to die!!!"
A fierce shriek swept away the dust. Only then did Wang Yu discover that the Red Evil's corpse had a blood hole running front to back, her Golden Core inside gone.
A Golden Core, a product of cultivation to a certain realm...
It was actually neither virtual nor real. Trying to dig it out directly from the chest or abdomen was a wrong method; you'd feel nothing.
Normally, only after the fleshly body's death, with the soul residing within, does the Golden Core possess true physicality.
But the Golden Core, such a treasure, is beloved by demonic cultivators.
A technique called **[Golden Core Plucking Hand]** was developed by some Nascent Soul old demon, eventually spreading throughout Scarlet Kite. Wandering cultivators need not think of learning it.
It was an advanced technique for utilizing energy.
Wang Yu had naturally learned it; otherwise, he couldn't have extracted Tu Yan Zhenren's Golden Core and extinguished his soul after killing him.
But a zombie being able to use such an advanced technique was truly strange. Seizing the zombie body caused an extremely severe backlash to the Red Evil's soul entity.
Heaven-earth evil energy harmed souls the most. Zombies were born from refining such energy. She had nearly lost her reason.
Howling, she charged at Wang Yu.
At that moment, the belated Grand Yin Corpse charged over headlong. A headbutt sent the Red Evil flying while it itself was knocked back.
A corpse refined from evil energy couldn't compare to an armored corpse's physical body.
But it had more variations. The Red Evil, having seized the corpse body, seemed to have forgotten a cultivator's methods, using the unfamiliar physical body to fight in a single-minded manner.
When she charged again, the Yin Corpse Malevolent Curse descended once more.
The Grand Yin Corpse manipulated moon evil energy, scattering the golden corpse armor into disarray. That copper-skin, iron-bone-like flesh was stripped away layer by layer, revealing gray-white flesh beneath.
At that moment, the Ice Flood Dragon Pill Flame transformed into a blue-flame dragon—another trump card in his possession capable of dealing fatal damage to Core Formation cultivators.
His right hand was somewhat strained from the earlier full-force strike.
So he fully drove the Ice Flood Dragon Pill Flame. The surging flames cooperated with the moon evil energy. Under the dual pressure of ice and fire, the Golden Armored Corpse's knees gave way.
*Crack—* The sound of bone dislocation. The evil energy corpse looked up and roared. Streams of moon evil energy formed corpse claws. With a *rip*, they gutted the target that had lost the protection of the golden corpse armor.
Multiple layers of weakening allowed the Grand Yin Corpse to completely suppress its opponent.
Wang Yu seized the chance to dash forward. Divine sense power fully activated, a Soul-Shattering Finger struck hard, scrambling the Red Evil's consciousness.
Extending his left index and middle fingers, he forcefully pierced through the belly, as if penetrating flesh and blood, clamped onto a still-warm Golden Core, and swiftly extracted it.
The Golden Core's fluctuating state quickly stabilized.
The faint, agonized face of the Red Evil appeared on it. Wang Yu snorted coldly, firmly grasping it, materialized slaughterous intent completely enveloping his fist.
After a few breaths, the Golden Core's vibrations subsided. Opening his hand, the perfectly round and smooth Golden Core now had several cracks.
This was unavoidable. After exterminating the soul residing within, the Golden Core would crack.
And with the Golden Core's protection, whether it was the Soul-Devouring Evil Armor Technique or the Ghost-Weeping Flute, neither could suck her out. It was a trade-off issue.
The most intense part of the battle ended.
Wang Yu looked at the Golden Armored Corpse suppressed by the evil energy corpse. He took out the Corpse-Suppressing Pouch, wrapping it layer upon layer with Corpse-Suppressing Talismans into a mummy.
He then used a Soul-Suppressing Bell to lock the Golden Armored Corpse's consciousness, layered the Ice Coffin Sealing Secret Method for a second restraint, and finally stored it in the Grand Yin Nurturing Evil Coffin.
He didn't plan to raise such an ordinary armored corpse.
Better to feed it to the Lightning Corpse, helping it advance to the third tier.
The spoils from this fierce battle were few: only the Red Evil's corpse and her storage ring. The two Wan brothers' corpses also yielded some gains.
Not counting magic treasures and spiritual materials, the total spirit stones amounted to about six hundred thousand, mostly contributed by the Red Evil. Her storage ring also contained the most bizarre and varied items.
One could tell most came from her victims, primarily second-tier, at least over a dozen pieces.
Her bonded magic treasure was only low-grade: **[Ten Thousand Ghosts Red Sleeves]**. Unfortunately, heavily damaged by the thunderous black tiger, its value plummeted.
Remembering the thunderous black tiger, Wang Yu slapped his palm.
"Damn, I forgot about Array Master Long."
After a search.
Wang Yu found her behind a large rock. Her aura was very faint, her whole person as if soaked in blood, surface blood vessels ruptured.
Faint yet stable; her life wasn't in danger.
Rubbing the Sea Heart Ring on his index finger, he hesitated about whether to save her. Due to the contract, he couldn't harm Long Yiran.
But if he didn't save her, she would only die on this ghost mountain.
Yet, remembering what Long Yiran said before falling unconscious—"I found it"—it was clearly a hook to lure him into saving her. She knew the risks of triggering the Feng Shui layout here.
She still did it, just like her name implied.
"Right, I still need her help to find the Heaven Soul Sect ruins. She can't die yet."
Wang Yu muttered to himself.
He took out a few second-tier top-grade healing spirit pills, fed them to Long Yiran, then carried her away, temporarily leaving Yin Ghost Mountain.
At the edge, he descended underground.
Using a set of second-tier concealment array flags, he temporarily hid.
Thus, several full days passed. Only after he recovered to peak condition did Long Yiran awaken from her coma.
"*Mmm—*"
Her head throbbed with splitting pain as she rubbed it. Her Niwan Palace felt hollow; the true essence within her was less than half; her whole body ached unbearably.
Struggling to sit up, she saw Wang Yu's figure and secretly sighed in relief.
"Brother… Wang… where are we? What about the Red and White Twin Evils?"
"They're dead. We're underground at the edge of Yin Ghost Mountain."
Wang Yu's expression was complex. He continued:
"Recover properly. We'll search again after you've healed."
"Alright."
Seeing the other take out her own recovery supplies and begin restoring her condition, Wang Yu also walked to another corner to cultivate. After the fierce battle,
The true essence within him was exceptionally active. Although mentally somewhat fatigued, he didn't want to delay further. He took out the previously unfinished Black Mistsky Buggrass.
Silently refining it, increasing his true essence.
The sixth Placement Slot also continuously fed back content and usage experience related to Feng Shui secret arts. He was very curious about Long Yiran's method of manipulating "layouts."
If he could grasp a bit, it would become another trump card.
Most suitable for use during pursuits and escapes, turning defeat into victory in an instant, unreasonably powerful.
Several more months passed.
By the time the Black Mistsky Buggrass was completely refined, Wang Yu's true essence limit broke through 3,300 droplets, and the sickly Long Yiran finally fully recovered.
She addressed the question Wang Yu had long been curious about:
"That ability can only be used by combining array methods with Feng Shui arts. The consequences you saw: divine sense exhaustion, true essence depletion, severe physical injury.
"This is the side effect of being pressured by heaven-earth power. It only has a single-strike capability. Moreover, it's only because this place is sufficiently special, having been modified by an Earth Master.
"Thus, I could trigger it relatively quickly. Actually applying it in combat is much more difficult than you imagine."
Hearing this, Wang Yu couldn't help but feel disappointed.
Requiring array methods combined with terrain needs—the conditions were indeed quite stringent. But if inside ruins...
He couldn't help but think of the **[Ancient Relic - Dongji Capital]**. That kind of place should also have special Earth Layouts. Once his Gazing at Qi Golden Pupils reached Minor Achievement, he could go back and take a look.
Now possessing two types of pupil techniques, they didn't conflict.
The Grand Yin Ghost Pupils, like the Corpse Demon Secret Method, were transformation-type secret methods, deepening step by step, extremely stable and practical.
The Gazing at Qi Golden Pupils was purely a secret method, effective only when used. The two methods weren't of the same type, hence no conflict.
At that moment, Long Yiran said:
"Delayed for so long, finally fully recovered. Let's return to Yin Ghost Mountain. I know where the Heaven Soul Sect ruins are now."
"How so?"
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This Heaven Soul Sect ruins plot will last about three days, serving as a major node in this volume's mental transformation. The protagonist will recognize reality; no need to worry about it being written as a righteous path despite the 'demonic cultivator' label.
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**(End of Chapter)**