Swish!
The Soul Hook Lock flew out from Zhong Kui’s body, wrapping around Su Han like a venomous snake, with the hook at its end catching Su Han’s soul directly.
In an instant, Su Han let out an incredibly shrill scream as his body convulsed rapidly, as if suffering from excruciating cramps.
Yet the agony of having his soul extracted was a hundred times more intense than mere cramps.
At this moment, the Netherworld Ghost Eye of the Heavenly Ghost was pulling at Su Han’s soul, and the Soul Hook Lock caught Su Han’s soul, making its extraction even faster.
“Haha, this time I’m going to devour your soul, leaving you utterly obliterated!”
Zhong Kui’s eyes were bleeding, but he was immensely pleased, laughing heartily as if he had already won this life-and-death duel.
“Once the Heavenly Ghost appears, only a Great Emperor can suppress it; even the Nineteenth Prince won’t be able to withstand it. It won’t be long before he dies!”
As one of the Ten Great Shadow Marshals of King Yama’s Palace, You Mau Great Saint had even more knowledge about Zhong Kui’s Heavenly Ghost Seal, and he was full of confidence in Zhong Kui.
“Such a formidable technique, I didn’t expect Zhong Kui to have refined his soul into a Heavenly Ghost. Below Great Emperor, who can resist?”
Flame Calamity Saint’s gaze was heavy, shocked by the power of Zhong Kui. Such a powerful Zhong Kui, even if Dugu Imperial Son were still alive, would still not be a match.
King Yama’s Palace is indeed the top dark power in the Central Plains; the Imperial Sons they nurture are truly terrifying.
Ranking fifth among them, Zhong Kui is already so strong; what kind of prodigies are the four before him?
But considering their origins, Flame Calamity Saint felt relieved, as those four hailed from the Divine Race after all!
“You big fool, you must hang in there!”
There were those who were joyful and those who were worried, and Liu Xu was full of anxiety at this moment, her fists clenched tightly, extremely tense.
However, with her strength and status, she couldn’t intervene. She could only wait anxiously like the other spectators.
“Mr. Su!”
Li Mingliang and Li Qingyue’s eyes showed urgency and their hearts were deeply worried, but like Liu Xu, they were helpless and unable to offer assistance.
The only one who could help, Eunuch Sun, had long been locked in place by You Mau Great Saint and others. If he showed any sign of intervening, the New Demon-Slaying Alliance would suppress him with thunderous might.
As for Prince Nangong and other spectators, their low strength meant that even if they charged into Great Name Lake, they couldn’t change anything.
At this moment, no one could save Su Han; he could only rely on himself.
“It’s said that the Nineteenth Prince is the Black Demon, so at this point, shouldn’t he be using his demon cultivation techniques?”
Some were puzzled, as public opinion was intense, with most people believing Su Han was the Black Demon. But from the beginning of the battle, Su Han had not showcased any demon cultivation techniques.
His soul is being extracted, and at this critical moment of life and death, he surely shouldn’t hold back. How could he still not use them?
Could we have guessed wrong?
Is the Nineteenth Prince not the Black Demon?
Doubt filled many hearts, and even You Mau Great Saint and Flame Calamity Saint began to waver, as they had only suspected without concrete evidence.
“The Nineteenth Prince is about to give out!”
A startled shout arose from the crowd, seeing Su Han’s soul in Great Name Lake suffering the dual pull from the Netherworld Ghost Eye and the Soul Hook Lock, reaching its limit, with most of his soul extracted, leaving only a final remnant.
“Come out for me!”
Zhong Kui roared, exerting more force, and Su Han’s soul was swiftly pulled out, completely leaving his physical body.
At that moment, Su Han’s physical body began to rapidly chill, as if losing vitality and becoming a living corpse.
Buzz!
Just then, black light flew from Su Han’s crown, swiftly intertwining above his head, finally forming a pitch-black bottle.
This bottle seemed to be the vessel of the Great Dao, able to devour heavens and earth, accommodate everything—it was the Great Dao Treasure Vase.
At this moment, the Great Dao Treasure Vase spontaneously formed, and boundless power descended from its mouth, enveloping Su Han completely.
A shocking scene unfolded as Su Han’s soul, extracted from his physical body, astonishingly returned to his body despite the efforts of the Netherworld Ghost Eye and the Soul Hook Lock.
Ultimately, Su Han’s soul was fully reintegrated, and the Great Dao Treasure Vase hovered above his head, descending streams of boundless power, protecting him from harm.
How… how is this possible?
This abrupt scene shocked everyone, leaving Zhong Kui stunned and in disbelief.
Just as victory seemed imminent, such a surprise occurred, leaving Zhong Kui unable to accept it. He frantically squeezed out his Spiritual Essence, desperately driving the Heavenly Ghost and Soul Hook Lock, vowing to extract Su Han’s soul again and scatter it.
Yet the Great Dao Treasure Vase was too powerful, like a path of suppression, rendering the Heavenly Ghost powerless—even if a Ghost King appeared, it couldn’t extract Su Han’s soul again.
But while the Great Dao Treasure Vase could suppress, it couldn’t attack proactively; thus, against the Heavenly Ghost and Zhong Kui’s Soul Hook Lock, which were comparable to pre-Emperors, Su Han had to find another way to resolve the problem.
“Sword Nourishing Gourd!”
At this moment, Su Han hadn’t revealed the Ghostly Face Mask, as he still had a trump card.
Swish!
The Sword Nourishing Gourd was retrieved from the Bronze Ring by Su Han; the Mysterious Void Holy Sword had been nurtured within it for three months. Its power was unknown to Su Han, but surely not weaker than the previous Cold Iron Holy Sword.
After all, the Mysterious Void Holy Sword was a Supreme Grade Holy Artifact, and more so, the sword of the Mysterious Great Sword Saint. Its nurturing effect naturally surpassed the Cold Iron Holy Sword.
As for its actual power, today was the day of its test.
“Three months of sword nurturing, today slay the Heavenly Ghost!”
Su Han’s eyes shone brightly, targeting the Heavenly Ghost; he then activated the Sword Nourishing Gourd, and instantaneously Sword Qi burst forth, filling the entire heavens and earth, chilling everyone to their bones as if faced with thousands of sharp swords.
Whoosh!
A glorious Sword Radiance suddenly erupted from the Sword Nourishing Gourd. The moment this Sword Radiance appeared, the temperature of the entire world dropped to freezing point, and all light was overshadowed—even the sunlight seemed dimmer compared to this Sword Radiance.
An extreme sharpness appeared, suffocating everyone as if about to be slain by this sword.
At this moment, this glorious Sword Radiance tore through the sky, splitting space, and in the blink of an eye fell upon the Heavenly Ghost.
Zhong Kui’s Heavenly Ghost was comparable to pre-Emperors, yet Su Han’s strike was like that of a Great Emperor, exceeding the tolerance limits of the Heavenly Ghost.
Sizzle!
Just like slicing through paper, the glorious Sword Radiance effortlessly cleaved the Heavenly Ghost in half.
“I… am not reconciled!”
An enraged voice of unwillingness sounded from Zhong Kui, as this Heavenly Ghost was his soul manifested, and with the Heavenly Ghost cleaved, it meant his soul too was annihilated.
At that moment, the Heavenly Ghost broke, and Zhong Kui fell!