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  "Whoosh, whoosh..."

  The Yuanyang Ruler hovered in mid-air, emitting a bright orange light, dispelling the vengeful spirits and evil ghosts within a radius of several meters.

  Then, the Yuanyang Ruler spun swiftly, releasing a Yuanyang Golden Flower that shot straight towards the Red-Eyed Child.

  Infused with the Yunyang Spirit Fire, the power of the Yuanyang Golden Flower was astonishing.

  Wherever it passed, the evil ghosts and Evil Aura in the air were completely cleansed.

  "Good boy! Are you going all out? Unfortunately, I won't give you that chance!"

  The Red-Eyed Child sneered, forming seals with his hands as his incantations changed.

  The Ten Thousand Souls Banner beside him flew out, emitting a black light, contending with the Yuanyang Golden Flower in the air.

  This Ten Thousand Souls Banner was a pseudo-Spiritual Artifact, and Su Shi'er's Yuanyang Ruler was also a pseudo-Spiritual Artifact.

  Both were of the same grade, and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner trembled, clearly struggling.

  But even if it struggled, overcoming it was no easy task.

  The Red-Eyed Child showed no fear, even a faint smile at the corners of his mouth.

  In contrast, Su Shi'er was drenched in sweat, his lips pale, and his body trembling slightly.

  This was a sign of his True Essence being depleted.

  He practiced the Small Zhou Tian Qi Refining Technique, and his True Essence was much more abundant than that of ordinary cultivators, but it couldn't withstand such consumption.

  "Kid, your True Essence is thicker than I imagined."

  "Unfortunately, looking at you now, you can probably only hold on for ten more breaths!"

  "If you dare to pluck a tiger's whiskers, you should be prepared to die!"

  As the Red-Eyed Child spoke, he forcefully pushed his energy, spitting out a surge of True Essence.

  He was cautious and didn't want to drag it out for even ten breaths.

  Even at the cost of depleting his True Essence, he wanted to kill his opponent on the spot.

  What a cunning old man!

  Su Shi'er's pupils contracted, feeling the pressure increase exponentially, as if he was being drained dry.

  But in his eyes, there was a flicker of determination.

  "Hmph! Who's going to die isn't certain yet!"

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  With a grunt, Su Shi'er raised his hand, and a streak of white cold light shot out, heading straight for the Red-Eyed Child with lightning speed.

  "Another hidden weapon? Do you think the same trick will work again?"

  The Red-Eyed Child sneered, confident in his soft armor's protection, showing no fear.

  But his cautious nature made him take extra precautions.

  He formed seals with his hands again, and suddenly, Yin energy surged from the ground, enveloping him in thick black mist.

  "Hmph, even if you have another Yuanyang treasure, I... what?! An evil weapon!!!"

  The Red-Eyed Child was full of confidence, but halfway through his words, he saw the cold light pierce through the black mist and enter his chest.

  His soft armor was a High Grade Ritual Artifact, but it was like paper in front of this cold light.

  A piercing pain shot through his mind, and his aura became chaotic and violent.

  Looking down at the bleeding wound on his chest, he was in disbelief.

  "How is this possible! You... you actually have an evil weapon of Top Grade Ritual Artifact?!"

  He had soft armor for protection, making it extremely difficult for ordinary Ritual Artifacts to break through.

  Combined with the defensive mist formed by Yin energy, it was hard for any Yang treasure or ordinary Ritual Artifact to penetrate.

  With such dual defenses, he could even withstand attacks from a cultivator at the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage.

  But he never expected Su Shi'er's final strike to be an evil weapon of the highest grade.

  After all, Su Shi'er's previous attacks were all with various Yang treasures.

  And such a high-grade evil weapon couldn't be crafted by anyone but the top evil cultivators.

  In the moment of life and death, countless questions and regrets flashed through the Red-Eyed Child's mind like a slideshow.

  He had been cautious enough, but if he had been even more careful, he might not have ended up like this.

  However, Su Shi'er had no intention of answering him.

  The Bone Spike was extraordinarily powerful, but it was an evil weapon. If used recklessly, it might be countered.

  From the beginning, he had used various ordinary Ritual Artifacts and Yuanyang treasures to fight his opponent.

  Even the seven Soul-Breaking Nails were just slightly more sinister hidden weapon-type Ritual Artifacts.

  All for this final moment.

  To prevent his opponent from seeing through his plan, he even coated the Bone Spike with a layer of Yunyang Spirit Fire, which caused irreparable damage to the artifact.

  Seeing his sneak attack succeed, Su Shi'er wasted no time, channeling his last bit of True Essence into the Yuanyang Ruler.

  The Yuanyang Ruler trembled slightly, and the Yuanyang Golden Flower in the air surged with even more power.

  Without support, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner trembled violently and fell to the ground.

  In the mountain hollow, thousands of vengeful spirits and evil ghosts turned into a gust of Yin wind and returned to the Ten Thousand Souls Banner in an instant.

  "Poof!"

  Immediately after, the Yuanyang Golden Flower landed on the Red-Eyed Child.

  "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

  A black-green flame ignited.

  The Red-Eyed Child let out a heart-wrenching scream, struggling in agony. But it was futile; his entire body of evil arts met the Yuanyang Golden Fire, like a flame meeting an oil barrel.

  In just a moment, the Red-Eyed Child was completely incinerated, turning to ashes and dissipating into the air.

  On the ground, only a Storage Bag and a dark red soft armor remained.

  Su Shi'er used Object Control to swiftly gather the items into his hand.

  Then, he walked to the boulder and quickly collected the Golden Sacred Spirit Spring from it.

  With the Golden Sacred Spirit Spring in hand, he let out a long sigh of relief.

  Suppressing his excitement, he retrieved the Yuanyang Umbrella to protect himself, then sat cross-legged on the ground. He swallowed several pills and began to quickly regulate his breathing.

  He was severely depleted of True Essence, and if he couldn't recover quickly, he wouldn't be able to handle any more danger.

  On the hillside, Jiang Feixue was dumbfounded, her eyes wide open in shock.

  She only wanted Su Shi'er to rescue her brother, but she never expected Su Shi'er to directly kill the Red-Eyed Child!

  Brother Zhu... is he really that powerful?!

  Jiang Feixue's big, watery eyes widened, and realizing what had happened, she hurriedly rushed towards the mountain hollow.

  In the mountain hollow, the white-robed man and others also widened their eyes in astonishment.

  They couldn't believe that the arrogant Red-Eyed Child, who wielded the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and slaughtered nearly a thousand cultivators upon his arrival, was killed just like that.

  And the one who killed him was merely at the seventh level of the Qi Refining stage.

  The white-robed man's gaze fell on Su Shi'er, his expression particularly grave.

  Barely swallowing a handful of pills, he struggled to heal his injuries.

  In his view, the person before him was clearly the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

  Once this person finished regulating his breathing, their lives would still be uncertain.

  Unfortunately, he had pushed his energy too hard, and now his meridians were damaged, rendering medicine ineffective.

  At this moment, a figure appeared in his sight, causing his pupils to contract sharply.

  "Little sister?!"

  "Brother, how are you feeling?" Jiang Feixue rushed over, concerned as she approached the white-robed man.

  The white-robed man smiled bitterly and shook his head, then said, "You came just in time. Help me leave quickly, or once this person finishes regulating his breathing, it'll be another troublesome matter."

  "Brother, you don't need to worry. This is my friend, Zhu Hanwei, a rogue cultivator. I specifically asked him to come and save you all!"

  Jiang Feixue grinned, revealing two sweet dimples.

  "Really! How did you meet?"

  The white-robed man nodded slightly, glancing at Su Shi'er with a meaningful look, but his thoughts were elsewhere.

  Save us? More like waiting for us to fight the Red-Eyed Child to mutual destruction before stepping in!

  This kid has a strong mind for strategy!

  Xue'er is good in every way, but she's too easily trusting of others.

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