In the pitch-black sky, the scorched earth below looked as if it had survived a fire, with tendrils of black smoke rising intermittently. Thunder roared, lightning snaked across the heavens like dragons, striking down relentlessly.
I kept flying rapidly, passing over several cities, but all I saw was blackened wasteland and corpses turned entirely to stone.
In such a high concentration of Ghost Aura, humans can't survive. Each city was a dead city. The Wraithlord had already escaped—he knew full well he was no match for Lan Yin, and for the moment, couldn't find a way to deal with him. My time was running out, and what I needed to do was devour the Wraithlord.
The Yin-Yang world was still under the Wraithlord's innate power. I could see streaks of blue, forked lightning ravaging the land before me, and I teleported there in an instant.
With a thunderous crash, Lan Yin gripped the Wraithlord's neck in one hand, slamming him straight into the ground. In an instant, the earth shattered and collapsed, a deep crater surrounded by black dust and sand. I dropped down immediately.
With a bang, the Wraithlord turned into black mist under Lan Yin's control. Lan Yin held a sword hilt shimmering red, black, and blue—the blade of Windstorm was invisible. Instantly, blades of wind interwove all around, slicing the black mist into pieces. The Wraithlord emerged from the mist, his body battered and covered in wounds, his Ghost Aura now fractured and incomplete.
The Wraithlord seemed unable to break through the wall of wind blades. These interwoven winds, their three colors blending together, were even deadlier than steel. I lunged toward the Wraithlord, but collided head-on with a surge of powerful Ghost Aura. In the instant the Wraithlord exploded, he teleported behind Lan Yin and threw a punch.
With another thunderous boom, a beam of black light instantly swallowed Lan Yin's figure. Just as I was about to rush over, the black Ghost Aura was pierced through by golden flames.
"I told you, it's useless."
With a bang, the Wraithlord spat blood and was sent flying, a large dent caved into his chest. I pounced, clamping both hands onto his shoulders, then opened my mouth and bit down hard—flesh and blood flying everywhere.
As winds tore through my body, golden lights appeared on the wall ahead. Instantly, the wall of Ghost Aura was scorched through. Lan Yin charged again, gripping two bolts of cyan lightning that crossed like spears, impaling the Wraithlord and pinning him to the ground.
With a boom, the Wraithlord's instinctive world teleported over and embraced Lan Yin, but The World's power still couldn't affect Lan Yin. He glanced back, and a golden flame erupted from the ground, transforming into a golden Vermilion Bird that bit The World. Lan Yin gripped the Wraithlord's neck.
Qingyuan!
As The World was knocked aside, I pounced on the Wraithlord, biting into his shoulder. The Wraithlord roared in fury as black flames erupted; my body turned to dust in an instant, but Lan Yin still pinned the Wraithlord down, giving him no chance to escape.
After re-forming in midair, I dove down again. This was the final moment—I had to risk everything; only then could I end it all.
The density of Ghost Aura in the air kept rising—I found myself unable to move forward, as if plunging into the deep sea, every movement a struggle. The Wraithlord's power had no effect on Lan Yin.
With a gust, The World appeared before me, immobilizing me with its power. The Wraithlord, consumed by rage, began to overpower Lan Yin. Cracks started appearing on Lan Yin's body, and his grip on the Wraithlord was slowly forced open by immense strength.
With a thunderous crash, everything around us vanished. The Wraithlord's power erupted, leaving only a bottomless black pit beneath us. Black Ghost Aura shot skyward, and the entire sky was overwhelmed as if by a mudslide, Ghost Aura raging everywhere.
The entire world seemed to plunge into darkness, the sound of shattering echoing nonstop. Lan Yin's body was barely holding together.
Are you really willing to be controlled by him forever, to become a puppet with no consciousness at all?
I shouted loudly, but The World that gripped me was unmoved. Bit by bit, I was pushed back into the darkness behind me.
With a bang, the Wraithlord's fist struck Lan Yin squarely, but Lan Yin's body only dented slightly while the Wraithlord's fist turned to ash. Lan Yin instantly swept past me, crashing into the distance and raising a sea of sand.
You have no chance. I will destroy everything!
The power inside the Wraithlord was still rising rapidly; his ghost body hadn't collapsed. At that moment, The World gripping my neck seemed to be in intense pain, clutching its head as the black flames on its surface shook violently.
I told you, it's useless.
A streak of golden light flashed past me; The World gripping me was pinned by Lan Yin and slammed into the Wraithlord.
With a bang, golden flames scattered in all directions, burning away the suffocating Ghost Aura in the air. I flew forward quickly.
Opportunity was slipping away. The Wraithlord raised his head, his body more than half consumed by flames. Lan Yin held The World down tightly. Even as the Wraithlord's power grew, it still had no effect on Lan Yin.
What exactly is your instinct?
The Wraithlord roared. I reached him, my body instantly reduced to ashes by his relentless power. Just as I opened my mouth, I was already ash, but with the appearance of the red Hell Imprint, my form reconstituted. I bit into the Wraithlord's arm, tearing flesh from bone, desperately swallowing it, even sucking up the spilled blood.
My body was wracked with increasing pain, burning agony biting at me again and again. I roared in fury, my eyes turning red, my mind overtaken by ghostly instincts. All I wanted was to devour the Wraithlord.
With every bite of the Wraithlord's flesh, his Ghost Aura grew chaotic. My body kept turning to ash beside him, then re-forming again and again. Lan Yin held The World tightly, refusing to give the Wraithlord any chance.
Qingyuan, devour him—there's no need for him anymore!
I roared, straddling the Wraithlord, who kept unleashing his power. I bit down again and again.
It's no longer needed. My future is no longer needed!
With a boom, I was sent flying again, as if swept into a massive ocean vortex. My consciousness grew ever more blurred as the Wraithlord charged at me.
You won't last much longer, Zhang Qingyuan.
As I stood up, Lan Yin blocked my path, landing a punch on the Wraithlord's cheek. The World lunged at me.
Instinct... Overthrow!
A golden humanoid figure burst out from Lan Yin's body, instantly suppressing the Wraithlord's instinctive world. Lan Yin gasped, clutching his chest in agony.
I roared, catching the Wraithlord's attacking fist in both hands and biting down hard. His immense power instantly tore my body apart. As I re-formed, the flesh I'd bitten flew toward the Wraithlord's body, and I swallowed it in one gulp.
With a thunderous crash, the Wraithlord's fist shattered my form once again. I recovered instantly, lunging at him without hesitation. The parts of his body I'd devoured did not regenerate. Suddenly, a wall of thick black Ghost Aura rose up—I crashed into it.
As winds tore through my body, golden lights appeared on the wall ahead. Instantly, the wall of Ghost Aura was scorched through. Lan Yin charged again, gripping two bolts of cyan lightning that crossed like spears, impaling the Wraithlord and pinning him to the ground.
With a boom, the Wraithlord's instinctive world teleported over and embraced Lan Yin, but The World's power still couldn't affect Lan Yin. He glanced back, and a golden flame erupted from the ground, transforming into a golden Vermilion Bird that bit The World. Lan Yin gripped the Wraithlord's neck.
Qingyuan!
As The World was knocked aside, I pounced on the Wraithlord, biting into his shoulder. The Wraithlord roared in fury as black flames erupted; my body turned to dust in an instant, but Lan Yin still pinned the Wraithlord down, giving him no chance to escape.
After re-forming in midair, I dove down again. This was the final moment—I had to risk everything; only then could I end it all.
The density of Ghost Aura in the air kept rising—I found myself unable to move forward, as if plunging into the deep sea, every movement a struggle. The Wraithlord's power had no effect on Lan Yin.
With a gust, The World appeared before me, immobilizing me with its power. The Wraithlord, consumed by rage, began to overpower Lan Yin. Cracks started appearing on Lan Yin's body, and his grip on the Wraithlord was slowly forced open by immense strength.
With a thunderous crash, everything around us vanished. The Wraithlord's power erupted, leaving only a bottomless black pit beneath us. Black Ghost Aura shot skyward, and the entire sky was overwhelmed as if by a mudslide, Ghost Aura raging everywhere.
The entire world seemed to plunge into darkness, the sound of shattering echoing nonstop. Lan Yin's body was barely holding together.