Chapter 481: “How Dare You? Old Items Become Spirits!? Heaven-Earth Titan Form! Unleashing Ten Thousand Swords!”

Inside the entire Eight Trigrams Tower, swirling dark energy enveloped the mysterious Phantom. Its aura was truly astonishing.

Especially after the few harsh words the Phantom had spat out earlier, everyone thought this guy must have some extremely powerful trump card.

“Trying to refine me? How dare you!” Li Yanchu’s voice thundered like lightning.

Boom!

A water-ink colored flow from his primordial spirit manifestation shot forward, directly shattering the area where the mysterious Phantom was. With that, the ground cracked bit by bit. The Phantom streaked through the air, leaving a trailing afterimage, and in the next moment appeared right in front of Li Yanchu!

Boom!

The yin qi on the Phantom collided violently with the water-ink domain produced by Li Yanchu’s primordial spirit manifestation. The collision erupted with a thunderous blast, like two forces born to destroy each other

Normally, yin energy was a sinister force that slipped through even the smallest gap. But before a primordial spirit manifestation as powerful as Li Yanchu’s, it was completely restrained, unable to seep in at all, and was instead hurt by Li Yanchu’s Mount Longhu Taiji Yin-Yang Method.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Then, several thunderous explosions resounded through the void. The water-ink flow from the Taiji diagram above Li Yanchu’s head relentlessly attacked the Phantom. The Phantom’s body was shattered beyond repair, and much of the dense, swirling black energy around it was completely dispersed.

Suddenly, it panicked! Despite deploying such a large formation earlier, it hadn’t disturbed a single thought of this young Daoist. This proved just how terrifyingly strong and steadfast his mind was.

The Phantom desperately mobilized the power within, trying to resist the water-ink flows unleashed by the Taiji diagram above Li Yanchu.

But the Mount Longhu Taiji Yin-Yang Method was overwhelmingly powerful, and the Phantom was utterly unable to counterattack. Most of its strength had already been drained and used to suppress the man-eating giant ghost and control the ancient killing formation.

Earlier, one of its clones had already been destroyed by Li Yanchu. Thus, this was the Phantom’s weakest moment. The water-ink primordial spirit domain now fully covered the entire Eight Trigrams Tower, and the yin qi on the Phantom was quickly suppressed to a minimal level.

Suddenly, the mysterious Phantom shouted loudly, “Sir! Sir! Stop hitting me! I admit defeat, okay?!”

Hearing this, everyone present was stunned speechless. The shameless, pleading expression of the Phantom left everyone stunned and dumbfounded, completely out of place in this sinister, terrifying little town.

However, Li Yanchu didn’t respond to him. The intelligence of this Phantom was so high, and its human-like qualities so strong, that not a single word it spoke could be trusted. Thus, there was no need for negotiation.

Boom!

Li Yanchu unleashed a primordial spirit manifestation technique, and it struck directly at the Phantom’s calf. In an instant, both its legs turned to nothing and vanished!

“This young Daoist is really hard to deal with!” The Phantom panicked.

It didn’t understand how this young Daoist had found this place. It had clearly masked its aura...

Li Yanchu’s power had also been heavily consumed, and he felt there was no time to waste; he needed a quick, decisive victory. Thus, the Taiji diagram above his head rotated even faster, suddenly expanding in size. Everyone nearby seemed drawn in by that mysterious aura.

Li Yanchu then sent forth a water-ink flow. Facing an attack several times stronger than before, the Phantom made a straightforward decision, and it fled! Without the Eight Trigrams Tower, it could no longer control the ancient formation. But at the same time, it could slowly restore its strength, no longer restricted by the formation. In this sense, the retreat was actually suitable for it.

“Find a place to hide. Right now, all the other ghosts are surrounding that giant ghost. Wait until the battle concludes, then reemerge.”

The Phantom’s mind moved, and its form slowly disappeared... It used Art of Pursuit to sense that strange aura and escape far away.

Li Yanchu couldn’t help but sneer, “This ghost is really sly.”

He retracted his primordial spirit manifestation, his eyes flashing as he looked coldly at the Eight Trigrams Tower.

This Eight Trigrams Tower was definitely not as simple as he thought. Li Yanchu had originally thought that simply killing the Phantom would allow him to leave this bizarre town. But while fighting the Phantom, he had felt a subtle unease.

This Phantom seemed to be just a derivative of the Eight Trigrams Tower. Judging by its abilities, it could hardly support such a vast ghostly domain on its own.

“Could I have been mistaken before? Is the Eight Trigrams Tower not meant to suppress evil spirits? When the Liu family was exterminated, the entire family nearly wiped out, it must have been related to some ghostly curse. Could it be that this Eight Trigrams Tower isn’t just for suppression, but that the tower itself is a ghost... a special kind of ghost?”

Li Yanchu shared his thoughts with his teammates, and everyone showed expressions of surprise.

“Old mountain village houses often have ghosts. Old objects can become sentient if nourished by yin qi, turning into special ghosts, or ‘monsters.’ Even benches and tables can become monsters. A Eight Trigrams Tower built to seal ghosts might undergo some strange transformation as well,” Li Yanchu analyzed calmly.

𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Suddenly, he felt a shift in his mind. The water-ink domain of his primordial spirit manifestation once again enveloped everyone, and the special primordial spirit power protected them, keeping them safe from the bizarre Liu ancestral hall.

At this moment, his Spirit Eyes could not see through the true nature of the Eight Trigrams Tower. Either the Eight Trigrams Tower had no problem, and he was overthinking, or its level was far too high, beyond the current reach of his Spirit Eyes.

This was a complicated matter that required careful analysis. Yet, in an instant, Li Yanchu made a very simple decision.

I’ll just smash it and see what happens

, he thought.

He took a deep breath, channeling the profound power within his body.

In the next moment, a tall Daoist figure three zhang high appeared.

Heaven-Earth Titan Form!

Seeing this, everyone couldn’t help but gasp.

Meanwhile, Zhang Wei’s eyes lit up as excitement welled up in him. “It’s here, it’s the Heaven-Earth Titan Form again!”

He had a special fondness for techniques that could grow in size. Which man wouldn’t like that?

Just then, Li Yanchu reached out and grabbed a fallen pillar, then hurled it forward with a mighty throw.

Bang!

The sound of the air being torn apart echoed nonstop.

But in the next second, just as the enormous pillar was about to pierce through the Eight Trigrams Tower, it was blocked by a strange force, then fell helplessly to the ground.

“Interesting,” Li Yanchu sneered.

He took a giant stride forward and said, “"Mysterious Lord of Heaven and Earth, the root of all vital energies! Through countless kalpas of cultivation, I attain my divine powers! Within and beyond the Three Realms, the Dao alone is supreme; swiftly, in accordance with the command!”

It was one of the Eight Great Divine Mantras, the Golden Light Mantra. Just then, a dazzling golden light enveloped his entire body, and around him, countless broken stones and wooden pillars floated.

Telekinetic Command!

Boom!

All the shattered stones and pillars were hurled directly toward the Eight Trigrams Tower. With Li Yanchu’s Telekinetic Command, it was as if he had just unleashed tens of thousands of swords!