zhè jué wú rèn hé kuā zhāng zhī chù ！
这绝无任何夸张之处！
This was absolutely no exaggeration!
zhēn líng huà jiàn jué shí zài tài qiáng le ， yuǎn yuǎn chāo guò yù qī xǔ duō ， lín xuān de liǎn shàng mǎn shì qī dài zhī sè 。
真灵化剑诀实在太强了，远远超过预期许多，林轩的脸上满是期待之色。
The True Spirit Transforming Sword Technique was far too powerful, surpassing expectations by a wide margin. Lin Xuan's face was filled with anticipation.
zhì yú yǎn qián de huáng quán guǐ mǔ ……
至于眼前的黄泉鬼母……
As for the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother in front of him...
lín xuān rú jīn kàn tā de biǎo qíng jiù yǔ kàn sǐ rén chà bu duō 。
林轩如今看她的表情就与看死人差不多。
Now, he looked at her as if she were a corpse.
dù jié hòu qī de dà xiū shì yòu rú hé ？
渡劫后期的大修士又如何？
What did it matter to a late-stage Great Cultivator? She was merely struggling against death now.
shì dào rú jīn tā bù guò shì chuí sǐ zhēng zhá bà le 。
事到如今她不过是垂死挣扎罢了。
Lin Xuan knew this well; the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother herself understood it too. However, she realized that begging for mercy would be useless, and submitting was impossible.
zhè dào lǐ ， lín xuān qīng chǔ ， huáng quán guǐ mǔ zì jǐ ， hé cháng bú shì xīn zhōng yǒu shù 。
这道理，林轩清楚，黄泉鬼母自己，何尝不是心中有数。
She never dreamed of ending up in such a predicament. Regret was like a venomous snake, but what good did that do?
rán ér tā míng bái ， qiú ráo méi yǒu yòng chǔ ， zhì yú shù shǒu jiù fù ， nà gèng shì bù kě néng de 。
然而她明白，求饶没有用处，至于束手就缚，那更是不可能的。
She had to fight!
zuò mèng yě bù céng xiǎng ， zì jǐ huì luò dào rú cǐ dì bù 。
做梦也不曾想，自己会落到如此地步。
A touch of madness flashed in the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother's eyes.
hòu huǐ jiù xiàng dú shé ， kě nà yòu yǒu shén me yòng chǔ ？
后悔就像毒蛇，可那又有什么用处？
Even if her fate was to die, she wouldn't let Lin Xiao have an easy time of it. To kill one Great Cultivator required paying a price, no matter how you looked at it.
pīn le ！
拼了！
With a fierce movement, she lunged towards Lin Xuan.
huáng quán guǐ mǔ de yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī fēng kuáng zhī sè 。
黄泉鬼母的眼中闪过一丝疯狂之色。
"Idiot, even now, still wanting to mutually destroy each other with Lin?"
zì jǐ jiù suàn zhù dìng yào sǐ ， yě bú huì ràng lín xiǎo zi hǎo guò ， xiǎng yào miè shā yī míng dà xiū xiān zhě ， wú lùn rú hé ， dōu shì xū yào fù chū dài jià de 。
自己就算注定要死，也不会让林小子好过，想要灭杀一名大修仙者，无论如何，都是需要付出代价的。
Her action was indeed swift, but Lin Xuan's divine sense moved, and the Phoenix appeared beside his feet. With a gentle flap of its wings, space distorted and collapsed, revealing a white hole.
tā è hěn hěn de xiàng zhe lín xuān pū guò qù le 。
她恶狠狠的向着林轩扑过去了。
The Phoenix then darted forward, carrying Lin Xuan into it.
“ chǔn huò ， dōu dào le zhè yī bù ， hái xiǎng yào yǔ lín mǒu liǎng bài jù shāng me ？”
“蠢货，都到了这一步，还想要与林某两败俱伤么？”
Spatial prowess!
huáng quán guǐ mǔ de dòng zuò què rán xùn sù ， kě lín xuān shén niàn yī dòng ， fèng huáng què lái dào tā de jiǎo xià le 。
黄泉鬼母的动作确然迅速，可林轩神念一动，凤凰却来到他的脚下了。
To some extent, this was more useful than defense.
chì bǎng qīng qīng yī shàn ， kōng jiān niǔ qū tā xiàn ， yī bái méng méng de kǒng dòng chū xiàn 。
翅膀轻轻一扇，空间扭曲塌陷，一白蒙蒙的孔洞出现。
Lin Xuan had done this to turn the tables on her. Qiongqi had used similar secret techniques earlier but was foiled by his Inverted Sea Spear. Now facing the Phoenix's spatial technique, she could only sigh in helplessness.
suí hòu fèng huáng shēn xíng yī shǎn ， dài zhe lín xuān dùn rù lǐ miàn 。
随后凤凰身形一闪，带着林轩遁入里面。
Lin Xuan finally got a taste of revenge.
kōng jiān shén tōng ！
空间神通！
But his methods didn't end there. Simply dodging wouldn't showcase the True Spirit Transforming Sword Technique's prowess.
cóng mǒu zhǒng chéng dù lái shuō ， bǐ fáng yù gèng jiā yǒu yòng 。
从某种程度来说，比防御更加有用。
The Phoenix had taken Lin Xuan away, but the Peacock appeared at the spot where he had stood.
ér lín xuān rú cǐ zuò ， yě suàn shì yǐ bǐ zhī dào hái shī bǐ shēn le ， gāng cái qióng qí jiù yòng guò lèi sì de mì shù ， kě xī bèi zì jǐ de dào hǎi gē pò chú ， ér xiàn zài miàn duì fèng huáng de kōng jiān mì shù ， tā què zhǐ yǒu wàng yáng xīng tàn yī tiáo lù 。
而林轩如此做，也算是以彼之道还施彼身了，刚才穷奇就用过类似的秘术，可惜被自己的倒海戈破除，而现在面对凤凰的空间秘术，她却只有望洋兴叹一条路。
With a flash of its wings, a torrent of radiant light emerged.
lín xuān yě suàn shì chū le yī kǒu xiōng zhōng è qì le 。
林轩也算是出了一口胸中恶气了。
"Five-Colored Divine Light!"
ér tā de shǒu duàn hái bù zhǐ yú cǐ chù ， jǐn jǐn shì yī wèi duǒ bì nǎ lǐ néng gòu xiǎn lù chū zhēn líng huà jiàn jué de bù fán ne ？
而他的手段还不止于此处，仅仅是一味躲避哪里能够显露出真灵化剑诀的不凡呢？
The Yellow Springs Ghost Mother's pupils constricted. As a late-stage Great Cultivator, she naturally knew about the terrifying Five-Colored Divine Light.
fèng huáng shì dài zhe lín xuān xiāo shī le ， kǒng què què chū xiàn zài tā gāng cái zhàn lì zhī chù 。
凤凰是带着林轩消失了，孔雀却出现在他刚才站立之处。
She tried to dodge but heard a deafening "Quack!" The golden true toad suddenly moved, as if it had just opened its mouth. Space blurred, and something long and rope-like sliced through the sky.
chì bǎng yī shǎn ， gǔn gǔn de yào mù guāng xiá fú xiàn 。
翅膀一闪，滚滚的耀目光霞浮现。
No, that wasn't a rope; it was the true toad's tongue. It stretched out and shrunk back, growing to over a thousand feet in length like a sword, piercing Qiongqi fiercely.
“ wǔ sè shén guāng ！”
“五色神光！”
The toad's tongue strike resembled a frog catching insects, but its power was incomparable. This attack containedlaw force (rule of law power).
huáng quán guǐ mǔ tóng kǒng wēi suō 。 zuò wéi dù jié hòu qī de dà xiū xiān zhě ， zì rán tīng shuō guò zhè zhǒng zhēn líng wǔ sè shén guāng de kě pà zhī chù 。
黄泉鬼母瞳孔微缩。作为渡劫后期的大修仙者，自然听说过这种真灵五色神光的可怕之处。
The Yellow Springs Ghost Mother was both shocked and enraged. She never expected that at such a critical moment, the weakest True Spirit would cause her so much trouble.
máng shēn xíng yī shǎn xiǎng duǒ 。
忙身形一闪想躲。
Indeed, among the nine True Spirits Lin Xuan conjured, the golden true toad was the weakest. But if she ignored it, she would surely suffer significant losses.
“ gū ” de yī shēng jù xiǎng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， yuán běn huán shì zài cè de jīn yuè zhēn chán tū rán dòng le ， huǎng hū jiān ， tā sì hū dòng le dòng zuǐ bā ， suí hòu kōng jiān yī zhèn mó hú ， yī cháng tiáo zhuàng ， fǎng fú shéng suǒ yàng de dōng xī jiù huà pò tiān jì 。
“呱”的一声巨响传入耳朵，原本环视在侧的金玥真蟾突然动了，恍惚间，它似乎动了动嘴巴，随后空间一阵模糊，一长条状，仿佛绳索样的东西就划破天际。
Considering this attack, the timing was perfect.
bú duì ， nà nǎ lǐ shì shén me shéng suǒ 。 gēn běn jiù shì jīn yuè zhēn chán de shé tou ， yī shēn yī suō jiān ， jìng rán bào zhǎng dào qiān zhàng yú ， rú lì jiàn yì bān ， xiàng zhe qióng qí hěn hěn cì qù 。
不对，那哪里是什么绳索。根本就是金玥真蟾的舌头，一伸一缩间，竟然暴涨到千丈余，如利剑一般，向着穷奇狠狠刺去。
It was an attack that had been prepared for a long time; there was no room for Qiongqi to dodge.
chán chú tǔ shé 。 jiù dòng zuò ， yǔ shì sú de qīng wā ， bǔ shí kūn chóng yǒu jǐ fēn xiāng sì ， rán ér wēi lì ， què bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ ， tā zhè yī jī ， yùn hán dé yǒu fǎ zé zhī lì 。
蟾蜍吐舌。就动作，与世俗的青蛙，捕食昆虫有几分相似，然而威力，却不可同日而语，它这一击，蕴含得有法则之力。
Now, she faced two choices: either be ensnared by the Five-Colored Divine Light or pierced through by the true toad's tongue.
huáng quán guǐ mǔ yòu jīng yòu nù 。 méi xiǎng dào guān jiàn shí kè ， què shì zhè zuì ruò de zhēn líng ， gěi zì jǐ zào chéng mò dà de kùn rǎo le 。
黄泉鬼母又惊又怒。没想到关键时刻，却是这最弱的真灵，给自己造成莫大的困扰了。
After a moment’s hesitation, she chose the latter. After all, the Peacock was an ancient True Spirit, while the true toad was much weaker, merely adding another scar at most.
méi cuò ， zài lín xuān biàn huàn chū lái de jiǔ zhǒng zhēn líng lǐ 。 què shí yǐ jīn yuè zhēn chán de shí lì zuì ruò ， dàn yào shì zhēn jiāng tā shì ruò wú wù ， kěn dìng huì chī dà kuī de 。
没错，在林轩变幻出来的九种真灵里。确实以金玥真蟾的实力最弱，但要是真将它视若无物，肯定会吃大亏的。
But being swept up in the Five-Colored Divine Light would be even worse.
jiù yǎn qián zhè yī jī lái shuō ， shí jī ná niē dé qià dào hǎo chù 。
就眼前这一击来说，时机拿捏得恰到好处。
Her thoughts were not wrong, but she overlooked the默契 cooperation (mutual coordination) among the True Spirits. The nine True Spirits had been conjured by Lin Xuan from the start; their cooperation was seamless.
ér qiě shì xù shì yǐ jiǔ de gōng jī 。 duì fāng gēn běn jiù méi yǒu duǒ shǎn de yú dì 。
而且是蓄势已久的攻击。对方根本就没有躲闪的余地。
"Ao!"
rú jīn tā miàn lín zhe liǎng gè xuǎn zé ， yào me bèi wǔ sè shén guāng chán zhù 。 yào me bèi jīn yuè zhēn chán de shé tou dòng chuān ér guò 。
如今它面临着两个选择，要么被五色神光缠住。要么被金玥真蟾的舌头洞穿而过。
A painful scream echoed as Qiongqi was pierced by the true toad's attack. Meanwhile, the Peacock shook its feathers, and the Five-Colored Divine Light transformed into five differently colored flying swords, hacking at Qiongqi.
huáng quán guǐ mǔ lüè yī chí yí ， xuǎn zé le hòu zhě 。
黄泉鬼母略一迟疑，选择了后者。
"You..."
bì jìng kǒng què kě shì shàng gǔ zhēn líng lái zhe ， ér jīn yuè zhēn chán yào ruò xiǎo xǔ duō ， zuì duō bù guò zài gěi zì jǐ tiān jiā yī jì shāng hén ér yǐ 。
毕竟孔雀可是上古真灵来着，而金玥真蟾要弱小许多，最多不过再给自己添加一记伤痕而已。
The Yellow Springs Ghost Mother was both shocked and angry; despite two attacks, she couldn't dodge either one. This was the worst possible outcome!
bèi wǔ sè shén guāng juǎn guò ， xià chǎng kě jiù bù tài hǎo shuō 。
被五色神光卷过，下场可就不太好说。
But her nightmare wasn't over yet.
tā zhè yàng de xiǎng fǎ gù rán méi cuò ， què hū shì le zhēn líng zhī jiān de mò qì pèi hé ， yuán běn jiǔ zhǒng zhēn líng jiù shì yóu lín xuān biàn huà ér chū 。
它这样的想法固然没错，却忽视了真灵之间的默契配合，原本九种真灵就是由林轩变化而出。
A noisy cry filled the air, though unpleasant to listen to, it carried an indescribable pride.
qí pèi hé zì rán dào le xīn yǒu líng xī de dì bù 。
其配合自然到了心有灵犀的地步。
Then came a thunderous sound as nine-headed birds enveloped themselves in flames and lightning. Their nine heads looked around with disdain, their gaze on Qiongqi, as if looking down at ants.
“ áo ！”
“嗷！”
The Yellow Springs Ghost Mother was furious. Qiongqi was one of the ancientferocious beast (fierce beasts). Though not a True Spirit, his strength, status, or fame didn't fall short of any True Spirit.
yī tòng chǔ de cǎn jiào chuán rù ěr duǒ ， zhè biān ， qióng qí gāng gāng bèi jīn yuè zhēn chán de gōng jī dòng chuān le shēn tǐ ， lìng yī biān ， kǒng què yī dǒu líng yǔ ， wǔ sè shén guāng yī shǎn ， jū rán biàn huà chéng wǔ zhǒng bù tóng yán sè de fēi jiàn ， wéi zhe qióng qí yī zhèn pī kǎn 。
一痛楚的惨叫传入耳朵，这边，穷奇刚刚被金玥真蟾的攻击洞穿了身体，另一边，孔雀一抖翎羽，五色神光一闪，居然变化成五种不同颜色的飞剑，围着穷奇一阵劈砍。
But she forgot that even the Arrogant King dared to provoke the nine-headed birds; what did a mere Qiongqi matter?
“ nǐ ……”
“你……”
Just an ant!
huáng quán guǐ mǔ jīng nù jiāo jí ， dào tóu lái ， liǎng zhǒng gōng jī dōu āi le yí gè shí zú ， jū rán lián rèn yì yī zhǒng dōu méi yǒu duǒ guò 。
黄泉鬼母惊怒交集，到头来，两种攻击都挨了一个十足，居然连任意一种都没有躲过。
"Quack!"
zhè shí zài shì zuì huài de jié guǒ ！
这实在是最坏的结果！
The cry was as unpleasant as the true toad's. Then, each head opened its mouth, some spewing light beams, others lightning arcs. Wind blades and flames flew in all directions. Poor Qiongqi had just been dazed by the Peacock and true toad; he hadn't even caught his breath when he was hit by the nine-headed birds' fierce attacks.
ér tā de è mèng shàng wèi jié shù 。
而它的噩梦尚未结束。
One misstep cost him everything. Originally, she wanted to fight Lin Xuan to the death, but ended up in such a tragic situation.
guā zào de míng jiào shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， nà shēng yīn suī rán nán tīng ， què yǒu yī zhǒng shuō bù chū de jiāo ào 。
聒噪的鸣叫声传入耳朵，那声音虽然难听，却有一种说不出的骄傲。
With this defeat sealed, the other True Spirits seized the opportunity.
suí hòu pī lì zhī shēng dà zuò ， yìng rù yǎn lián de jiǔ tóu niǎo hún shēn bāo guǒ zhe liè huǒ yǔ diàn hú ， jiǔ kē tóu lú ， gù pàn pì nì ， wàng xiàng qióng qí de mù guāng ， jū rán shì yī zhǒng jū lín xià zhī yì ， jiù fǎng fú zài kàn lóu yǐ 。
随后霹雳之声大做，映入眼帘的九头鸟浑身包裹着烈火与电弧，九颗头颅，顾盼睥睨，望向穷奇的目光，居然是一种居临下之意，就仿佛在看蝼蚁。
Roar!
huáng quán guǐ mǔ dà nù ， qióng qí kě shì shàng gǔ xiōng shòu zhī yī ， suī fēi zhēn líng ， dàn bù lùn shí lì dì wèi ， yǎng huò míng qì ， dōu bù bǐ zhēn líng xùn sè 。
黄泉鬼母大怒，穷奇可是上古凶兽之一，虽非真灵，但不论实力地位，仰或名气，都不比真灵逊色。
The dragon's roar echoed as its golden claws reached out, summoningrunes (runes) that blazed brightly. A solid claw pierced Qiongqi.
tā què wàng le ， jiǔ tóu niǎo kě shì lián ā xiū luó wáng dōu gǎn zhāo rě ， qū qū qióng qí ， nà yòu suàn dé le shén me ？
她却忘了，九头鸟可是连阿修罗王都敢招惹，区区穷奇，那又算得了什么？
Now he had no place to hide; it was indeed the best target.
lóu yǐ bà le ！
蝼蚁罢了！
Phoenix, Qilin, Great Peng, and Golden Sun all joined in with joyous attacks.
“ gū ！”
“呱！”
Nine True Spirits, nine different techniques. Multicolored spiritual light burst forth, more dazzling than the sun.
nà shēng yīn nán tīng dào jí chù ， yǔ jīn yuè zhēn chán de míng jiào ， què yǒu jǐ fēn yì qǔ tóng gōng zhī chù 。
那声音难听到极处，与金玥真蟾的鸣叫，却有几分异曲同工之处。
"No!"
suí hòu ， jiǔ kē tóu lú ， gè yī zhāng kǒu ， yǒu de pēn chū guāng zhù ， yǒu de pēn chū diàn hú ， fēng rèn huǒ yàn ， gèng shì bù yī ér zú ， kě lián qióng qí gāng gāng bèi kǒng què yǔ jīn yuè zhēn chán dǎ le gè yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng ， hái lái bù jí chuǎn yì kǒu qì ， yòu xiàn rù le jiǔ tóu niǎo kuáng měng de gōng jī 。
随后，九颗头颅，各一张口，有的喷出光柱，有的喷出电弧，风刃火焰，更是不一而足，可怜穷奇刚刚被孔雀与金玥真蟾打了个晕头转向，还来不及喘一口气，又陷入了九头鸟狂猛的攻击。
A heart-wrenching scream echoed as the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother, transformed into Qiongqi, used various secret techniques but couldn't change her fate of defeat.
yī zhe bù shèn mǎn pán jiē shū ， yuán běn tā xiǎng yǔ lín xuān pīn gè nǐ sǐ wǒ huó ， zuì hòu ， què luò dào zhè yàng yí gè bēi cǎn de jié guǒ 。
一着不慎满盘皆输，原本她想与林轩拼个你死我活，最后，却落到这样一个悲惨的结果。
Even if a Dispersed Immortal or Demon King were in her place, they would be powerless against such relentless attacks. The light became increasingly blinding, engulfing her, and the screams gradually faded away.
cǐ shí shì bài jú yǐ dìng ， ér zhè yàng hǎo de jī huì ， qí yú zhēn líng zì rán yě yào zhuā zhù 。
此时是败局已定，而这样好的机会，其余真灵自然也要抓住。
The Yellow Springs Ghost Mother and Qiongqi fell together, their souls scattered to the winds. This was Lin Xuan's first late-stage Great Cultivator he had killed since entering the cultivation world.
hǒu ！
吼！
At this level of strength, one was already free fromlifespan (life span) constraints; dying was unimaginable. Facing cultivators with lower realms, his power should have been碾压 level domination的 (overwhelming), and even against peers or more powerful beings, survival would be guaranteed.
lóng yín shēng dà zuò ， wǔ zhǎo jīn lóng lì zhuǎ yī tàn ， tiān kōng zhōng biàn fú wén fān yǒng ， jīn sè de fú wén yào yǎn cì mù ， yī zhī níng ruò shí zhì dì lì zhuǎ yī tàn ér chū 。
龙吟声大做，五爪金龙利爪一探，天空中便符文翻涌，金色的符文耀眼刺目，一只凝若实质的利爪一探而出。
But Lin Xuan couldn't be measured by common sense; he overperformed, igniting the source of power, and the True Spirit Transforming Sword Technique was so profound that it allowed him to kill a late-stage Great Cultivator.
jiāng qióng qí láo láo zhuā zhù 。
将穷奇牢牢抓住。
Postscript:
rú cǐ yī lái ， tā wú chǔ kě duǒ ， shuō shì zuì hǎo de bǎ zi yě méi yǒu cuò 。
如此一来，它无处可躲，说是最好的靶子也没有错。
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This was absolutely no exaggeration!
The True Spirit Transforming Sword Technique was far too powerful, surpassing expectations by a wide margin. Lin Xuan's face was filled with anticipation.
As for the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother in front of him...
Now, he looked at her as if she were a corpse.
What did it matter to a late-stage Great Cultivator? She was merely struggling against death now.
Lin Xuan knew this well; the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother herself understood it too. However, she realized that begging for mercy would be useless, and submitting was impossible.
She never dreamed of ending up in such a predicament. Regret was like a venomous snake, but what good did that do?
She had to fight!
A touch of madness flashed in the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother's eyes.
Even if her fate was to die, she wouldn't let Lin Xiao have an easy time of it. To kill one Great Cultivator required paying a price, no matter how you looked at it.
With a fierce movement, she lunged towards Lin Xuan.
"Idiot, even now, still wanting to mutually destroy each other with Lin?"
Her action was indeed swift, but Lin Xuan's divine sense moved, and the Phoenix appeared beside his feet. With a gentle flap of its wings, space distorted and collapsed, revealing a white hole.
The Phoenix then darted forward, carrying Lin Xuan into it.
Spatial prowess!
To some extent, this was more useful than defense.
Lin Xuan had done this to turn the tables on her. Qiongqi had used similar secret techniques earlier but was foiled by his Inverted Sea Spear. Now facing the Phoenix's spatial technique, she could only sigh in helplessness.
Lin Xuan finally got a taste of revenge.
But his methods didn't end there. Simply dodging wouldn't showcase the True Spirit Transforming Sword Technique's prowess.
The Phoenix had taken Lin Xuan away, but the Peacock appeared at the spot where he had stood.
With a flash of its wings, a torrent of radiant light emerged.
"Five-Colored Divine Light!"
The Yellow Springs Ghost Mother's pupils constricted. As a late-stage Great Cultivator, she naturally knew about the terrifying Five-Colored Divine Light.
She tried to dodge but heard a deafening "Quack!" The golden true toad suddenly moved, as if it had just opened its mouth. Space blurred, and something long and rope-like sliced through the sky.
No, that wasn't a rope; it was the true toad's tongue. It stretched out and shrunk back, growing to over a thousand feet in length like a sword, piercing Qiongqi fiercely.
The toad's tongue strike resembled a frog catching insects, but its power was incomparable. This attack containedlaw force (rule of law power).
The Yellow Springs Ghost Mother was both shocked and enraged. She never expected that at such a critical moment, the weakest True Spirit would cause her so much trouble.
Indeed, among the nine True Spirits Lin Xuan conjured, the golden true toad was the weakest. But if she ignored it, she would surely suffer significant losses.
Considering this attack, the timing was perfect.
It was an attack that had been prepared for a long time; there was no room for Qiongqi to dodge.
Now, she faced two choices: either be ensnared by the Five-Colored Divine Light or pierced through by the true toad's tongue.
After a moment’s hesitation, she chose the latter. After all, the Peacock was an ancient True Spirit, while the true toad was much weaker, merely adding another scar at most.
But being swept up in the Five-Colored Divine Light would be even worse.
Her thoughts were not wrong, but she overlooked the默契 cooperation (mutual coordination) among the True Spirits. The nine True Spirits had been conjured by Lin Xuan from the start; their cooperation was seamless.
"Ao!"
A painful scream echoed as Qiongqi was pierced by the true toad's attack. Meanwhile, the Peacock shook its feathers, and the Five-Colored Divine Light transformed into five differently colored flying swords, hacking at Qiongqi.
"You..."
The Yellow Springs Ghost Mother was both shocked and angry; despite two attacks, she couldn't dodge either one. This was the worst possible outcome!
But her nightmare wasn't over yet.
A noisy cry filled the air, though unpleasant to listen to, it carried an indescribable pride.
Then came a thunderous sound as nine-headed birds enveloped themselves in flames and lightning. Their nine heads looked around with disdain, their gaze on Qiongqi, as if looking down at ants.
The Yellow Springs Ghost Mother was furious. Qiongqi was one of the ancientferocious beast (fierce beasts). Though not a True Spirit, his strength, status, or fame didn't fall short of any True Spirit.
But she forgot that even the Arrogant King dared to provoke the nine-headed birds; what did a mere Qiongqi matter?
Just an ant!
"Quack!"
The cry was as unpleasant as the true toad's. Then, each head opened its mouth, some spewing light beams, others lightning arcs. Wind blades and flames flew in all directions. Poor Qiongqi had just been dazed by the Peacock and true toad; he hadn't even caught his breath when he was hit by the nine-headed birds' fierce attacks.
One misstep cost him everything. Originally, she wanted to fight Lin Xuan to the death, but ended up in such a tragic situation.
With this defeat sealed, the other True Spirits seized the opportunity.
Roar!
The dragon's roar echoed as its golden claws reached out, summoningrunes (runes) that blazed brightly. A solid claw pierced Qiongqi.
Now he had no place to hide; it was indeed the best target.
Phoenix, Qilin, Great Peng, and Golden Sun all joined in with joyous attacks.
Nine True Spirits, nine different techniques. Multicolored spiritual light burst forth, more dazzling than the sun.
"No!"
A heart-wrenching scream echoed as the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother, transformed into Qiongqi, used various secret techniques but couldn't change her fate of defeat.
Even if a Dispersed Immortal or Demon King were in her place, they would be powerless against such relentless attacks. The light became increasingly blinding, engulfing her, and the screams gradually faded away.
The Yellow Springs Ghost Mother and Qiongqi fell together, their souls scattered to the winds. This was Lin Xuan's first late-stage Great Cultivator he had killed since entering the cultivation world.
At this level of strength, one was already free fromlifespan (life span) constraints; dying was unimaginable. Facing cultivators with lower realms, his power should have been碾压 level domination的 (overwhelming), and even against peers or more powerful beings, survival would be guaranteed.
But Lin Xuan couldn't be measured by common sense; he overperformed, igniting the source of power, and the True Spirit Transforming Sword Technique was so profound that it allowed him to kill a late-stage Great Cultivator.
Postscript:
First chapter, three chapters today. Please support Hanyu and Bai Lian, and vote for monthly tickets!