Chapter 370: Undying!? The Earth Yin Fetus! The Underworld! A Battle of Spells!

Then, Ao Ang threw a punch. The old beggar’s protective talisman shattered instantly. It was a life-saving charm that only triggered when he was on the brink of death, yet it was destroyed in a single blow!

The beggar’s heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively stumbled backward.

Bang

!

Golden Buddha light erupted from Master Benxin, and he countered with a mighty fist imprint. But the Dragon Prince Ao Ang ignored it completely and curled his hand into a claw, still reaching for the beggar’s face. That cold, sinister smile was enough to make one’s scalp crawl.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Master Benxin and Daoist Master Lingsong were struck flying.

Just then, a young Daoist appeared in front of the beggar. Then, Li Yanchu threw out a punch! Behind him loomed a massive, burly phantom; it was the Martial Dao Manifestation!

Boom!

Centered on the two, a shockwave blasted outward, splitting the ground as river water surged back into the cavern. The beggar quickly summoned the Water-Dividing Pearl, forcing back the roaring flood.

The Dragon Prince’s expression turned twisted and strange, his mouth curling into a grin.

“Young Daoist... you can actually withstand my punch”

Bang!

Before he could finish, Li Yanchu’s figure blurred like the wind, his fist smashing squarely into Ao Ang’s face. As Ao Ang’s entire body was sent flying, he clutched his mouth in disbelief!

“Where’s all this useless chatter coming from!?” Li Yanchu’s voice boomed like thunder. Ao Ang roared in fury with demonic light blazing in his eyes. That thick, tar-like black substance covering his body began to bubble like molten magma, pulsating with a sinister red glow!

Boom!

The ground beneath his feet shattered as he charged forward with brute force. Li Yanchu tore off his talismanic armor, and in an instant, his blood-qi surged and shot straight into the heavens. The vast, pure yang qi radiating from him made him look like a blazing sun incarnate!

Clang!

A saber-light flashed, and Ao Ang’s arm was chopped clean off at the root. Then, shock spread across his face!

“No... impossible!!” He let out a shrill, furious scream, and punched forward. On the ground, the severed arm twisted into a streak of black light, lunging to strike again.

Clang!

Li Yanchu’s saber fell once more, and Ao Ang’s head flew into the air, his face still twisted in venomous hatred. Before the severed hand could reach him, it was incinerated by the scorching tide of blood-qi burning off his body.

That strange, tar-black substance tried to slither like liquid onto Li Yanchu, seeking to cling and infest him.

“Careful! That’s the

Earth Yin Fetus

! Don’t let it possess you!” The old beggar paled with shock as he recognized it instantly. If this young Daoist, who was already the fiercest killer among them, were to be corrupted, the consequences would be catastrophic!

But to his astonishment, Li Yanchu’s body flared with blazing pure yang essence, forcibly repelling the Earth Yin Fetus’s pollution. With a sharp, explosive kick, Li Yanchu lashed out like lightning.

Boom!

The decapitated corpse of Dragon Prince Ao Ang, still being puppeted by that viscous black substance, was sent flying by a single vicious kick!

“Demonic filth, you’re nothing but trash before me!” Li Yanchu charged forward in great strides with battle intent surging in his eyes.

With talismanic armor bolstering him, and the Jiaoslayer gripped in hand, his body had become monstrously strong, radiating killing intent like a storm.

Rumble!

Rumble!

Immediately, he clashed head-on with Ao Ang’s corrupted remains! The Jiaoslayer, sharp beyond comparison, cut straight through those flashy regenerative powers, shattering them with each strike. Otherwise, by now, Ao Ang’s body would have already been fully restored.

Nearby, Master Benxin hurriedly recalled his prayer beads, now tainted by foul energy. His heart ached as he cast a grave look at the old beggar.

“What in the heavens is going on here!?”

Daoist Spiritual Master Ling Song also turned toward him.

The old beggar let out a heavy sigh, finally voicing what he knew. From an ancient text, he had once read about this supreme evil, the

Earth Yin Fetus

. It was said that refining it could allow one to glimpse the third realm, breaking through the shackles of cultivation.

“The Earth Yin Fetus does not belong to the mortal world, it hails from the ghostly nether realms. It can defile treasures, corrupt foundations, and rot away cultivation itself. But with secret rituals of refinement, it can grant unfathomable benefits, slowly transforming the body itself. Most likely, the reason the Chu River Dragon King was able to extend his life until now... was by relying on this Earth Yin Fetus!

“But clearly, with his dragon pearl in hand, or perhaps out of sheer unwillingness to surrender his soul and will, he never allowed himself to be fully corrupted by it. Yet this Dragon Prince Ao Ang... has already been completely taken over by the Earth Yin Fetus!”

The old beggar’s words shook everyone. He spoke with cold precision, his analysis sharp as a saber.

At that, grim expressions spread across their faces. Even without ever stepping into the Yang Spirit Realm, Chu River Dragon King’s vast reservoir of demonic power had been as immovable as a mountain. At its full strength, even if they all joined forces, they might not have been the Dragon King’s match.

For such a mighty demon to fear this thing so deeply, choosing death itself over being tainted by it, and falling into an abyss of eternal damnation, only showed how dreadful this evil truly was. Now that such a monstrosity had emerged, would it not spell catastrophe for all living beings?

At that moment, the air was thick with suffocating yin qi, cold as a frozen abyss.

The spiritual power within their bodies turned sluggish, and even the divine glow on the Water-Dividing Pearl began to dim!

The Earth Yin Fetus, now possessing Ao Ang, didn’t even need to make direct contact. Its mere presence alone suppressed their cultivation and artifacts. If such a thing were allowed to grow, it would be nothing short of a calamity!

Fear gripped their hearts, and their gazes instinctively turned toward Li Yanchu, who was locked in combat with the corrupted Ao Ang.

𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

“This one’s blood and qi blaze like a raging sun, and his vitality is unending. Right now, only such a martial cultivator can stand against the Earth Yin Fetus!”

The old beggar’s face was ashen.

“If the Earth Yin Fetus fully emerges, rivers of blood will follow. And now that it has possessed Dragon Prince Ao Ang, a master of water manipulation... I fear Yinchuan Prefecture will soon be littered with corpses! By then, we will be remembered as sinners for all ages!”

Fang Qinglan’s eyes were locked on Li Yanchu, her delicate face tense. But when she heard this, she turned sharply and said in a cold and resolute tone, “Slaying demons and eradicating evil is the way of the righteous path. How can we shrink back for fear of our own lives!? If great calamity descends, then we offer ourselves to the Dao, that is all!”

The old beggar could only force a bitter smile, shaking his head. He chose not to argue further.

“Miss Qinglan... the Earth Yin Fetus is the ultimate corruption, harder to fight than any demon.Though Daoist Master Li’s qi and blood soar like a blazing sun, I fear even he may not withstand it! Perhaps it would be wiser for us to retreat, and instead call upon a true Yang Spirit master of the third realm. Only then might there be a chance to destroy the Earth Yin Fetus.”

The words tasted bitter in his mouth.

Such a choice was hardly honorable, but the Earth Yin Fetus restrained their spells and treasures far too strongly. Remaining here was pointless; worse, it risked them being seized and possessed in turn.

At that, Fang Qinglan’s brows arched sharply upward. Just as Fang Qinglan was about to lash out at the old beggar, Li Yanchu’s voice suddenly rang from above. “Qinglan, all of you withdraw first! This thing is too foul, don’t let it stain your eyes!”

Then, Ao Ang’s mutilated body split into several streaks of black light, darting rapidly around Li Yanchu. Hearing those words, the being within Ao Ang’s body let out a shrill cry of fury, “You bastard! How dare you slander me so!”

The voice was piercing, no longer Ao Ang’s at all. That alone proved Ao Ang’s consciousness had been utterly annihilated.

The once calculating prince of the Dragon Palace had not hesitated to murder his own kin and betray his father, yet in the end, it was all for nothing. His soul had been consumed by the Earth Yin Fetus, erased forever.

Fang Qinglan parted her lips to speak, but Li Yanchu’s shout thundered over her voice, “Go! Don’t distract me!”

At that moment, the black, viscous substance began to flow outward, like mercury spilling in all directions. It shot straight toward Daoist Spiritual Master Ling Song, who stood closest.

With that, Ao Ang’s body collapsed with a crash, shattering into ashes and scattering into nothingness.

“Hehehe, so, you care so much for them? In that case, I shall...” But the Earth Yin Fetus’ words cut off in a sudden, horrific scream. “

Ahhh

!”

Li Yanchu had nailed it to the ground with a single stroke of the Jiaoslayer. From within the saber pulsed a mysterious resonance, pinning down the Earth Yin Fetus in an instant.

The abomination radiated a sinister glow and seethed with malice, terror, curses, and every shade of negative emotion, clashing against the saber’s mysterious rhythm.

“Got you!” Li Yanchu sneered coldly. “Fool!”