In the desolate and gloomy ruins of the old city, hordes of Demons fled in panic, their eyes filled with terror, streaking through the streets and alleyways on demonic miasma as if evading something.

Behind them, the silent corner at the end of the street suddenly began to vibrate.

Billowing black smoke surged like a tidal wave.

BOOM—

Several walls and buildings crumbled, sending clouds of dust into the sky.

Countless White Bone Skull Demons cackled as they swarmed out.

The dark green flames flickering in their eye sockets were filled with cruelty and malice.

They spewed deadly toxic fumes from their mouths.

Their skulls clashed, producing dull thuds.

Seated atop the largest skull, Qi Xiu, shrouded in a black robe, held the Myriad Soul White Bone Banner, his aura cold and bone-chilling.

The Second Realm Myriad Soul White Bone Banner could control as many as three thousand White Bone Skull Demons.

With a wave of the Long Banner, a vast sea of white bone skulls seemed to overwhelm the sky.

The horde rolled and swept forward, relentless as hungry wolves.

These White Bone Skull Demons were generally not very strong, easily killed by common Initiate Realm Demons with a mere gesture.

But once the number of these terrifying demonic beings reached a certain threshold, a quantitative change triggered a qualitative transformation.

Their extremely potent toxic miasma, their power to devour bones and suck marrow, and their teeth harder than Hundred Refinement Fine Steel—even Demons who had reached Dao-Entering Realm Complete and cultivated the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top were unable to withstand the siege from thousands of White Bone Skull Demons.

Moreover, the more souls and blood essence these White Bone Skull Demons consumed from the living they devoured, the more ferocious they became.

And as long as the Myriad Soul White Bone Banner in Qi Xiu's hands was not destroyed, these White Bone Skull Demons could be resurrected in the banner even if annihilated into dust, proving extremely troublesome!

With this Myriad Soul White Bone Banner, Qi Xiu acted with impunity in Iron Womb City, wantonly ambushing and hunting down the participating Demonic Evil Cultivators.

He used their flesh and souls to continuously refine the Myriad Soul White Bone Banner in his hands.

This Demonic Path Dharma Gate is indeed fast. In less than five days, my proficiency with the Myriad Soul White Bone Banner has already surpassed the halfway mark. Once I've slaughtered all the Demons and Monsters in this city, I will be able to advance this Dharma Gate to the Third Realm!

Glancing at the proficiency level of the Myriad Soul White Bone Banner, Qi Xiu was inwardly astonished.

Compared to the step-by-step, laborious, and steadily accumulating Righteous Path Dharma Gates, with sufficient resources, Demonic Path Techniques could progress at a remarkable pace, advancing a thousand miles in a single day.

"A hundred years of cultivating the Dao is not as good as one day becoming a Demon." Although the saying is somewhat exaggerated, it's not hard to see the difference in cultivation speed between the Dao and the Demonic Path. However, each has its ebb and flow; the Demonic Path has its advantages, and the Righteous Path has its strengths. Though Demonic Path Techniques progress rapidly, they neglect to solidify the foundation and polish one's temperament. With an unstable foundation, it's like a towering skyscraper supported by only three or five pillars. It could collapse at any moment. Furthermore, the hidden dangers of their tribulations become more perilous each time. The Righteous Path Dharma Gates, though slow, prioritize stability. With a solid foundation, one's path stretches far. Therefore, practitioners of Righteous Path Dharma Gates generally become more formidable the further they advance. And the hidden dangers of their tribulations are also far less than those of Demonic Path Techniques.

Despite the impressive power of the Myriad Soul White Bone Banner, Qi Xiu's Dao Heart did not waver. He was about to wave the Long Banner to envelop the fleeing Demons when suddenly—

A strong sense of imminent danger surged over him.

The surroundings became eerily quiet, as if all sounds were suppressed by some force.

White Bone Protection!

With a single hand, he instantly formed several profound Dharma Seals, and the White Bone Skull Demon beneath him quickly opened its jaws to swallow Qi Xiu.

At the same time, the thousands of White Bone Skull Demons in front frantically returned, layering up to securely guard Qi Xiu at the very center.

BOOM!

A violent explosion created a horrifying mushroom cloud hundreds of meters high.

The deafening noise shook the heavens!

The explosion set off a massive wave of soil that leveled the surrounding buildings, ruthlessly pulverizing house after house, and carrying countless clumps of earth and stones in every direction!

At Qi Xiu's original location, a deep, bottomless crater emitted dense black smoke, and the ground was vitrified into a glaze-like viscous substance.

Countless grotesque and terrifying cracks spread across hundreds of meters of the ground, as if the place had been struck by a meteor.

The rolling dust cloud soared like a proud yellow dragon.

Hundreds of sinister Demonic Evil Cultivators with blood-red eyes emerged.

"That damned Demonic Cultivator should be dead by now, right?"

"Ten Dao-Entering Realm Complete Demons, cooperating with the remnant array we activated—even a Great Demon of the Blood-Stained Realm couldn't withstand that, right? I reckon he's definitely dead."

"Damn it, we finally got that old bastard! Otherwise, we'd all have ended up as part of his blasted Big Banner sooner or later."

"Huang San, Niu Laowu, thanks for your hard work. Otherwise, we really wouldn't have known how to lure this bastard here."

"Hahaha, with that kid gone, we can now compete fairly."

But just as the group of Demons rejoiced, a Daoist covered in pustules, with white hair and a purple-black complexion, silently walked towards the site of the explosion.

"Wu Lianshan, where are you going?"

These were all seasoned Old Demons. The movement of the white-haired, pustule-covered Daoist immediately caught the attention of all the Demons present.

Hearing the shout, the white-haired, pustule-covered Daoist didn't stop. Instead, he quickened his pace, riding his demonic miasma toward the place where Qi Xiu had supposedly perished.

"He's... Not good!"

"He wants to snatch the Long Banner Magic Artifact from that Demonic Cultivator!"

Instantly understanding, the assembled Demons and evil cultivators shrieked and hurriedly gave chase.

They had all witnessed the power of the Myriad Soul White Bone Banner, some having felt its might firsthand.

If such a vicious Magic Artifact fell into someone else's hands, wouldn't that person become another Demonic Cultivator like him!

The crowd rushed towards the vicinity of the explosion, but before they could carefully search for the whereabouts of the Myriad Soul White Bone Banner, a scream suddenly tore through the sky!

Sharp, sturdy teeth suddenly burst from the ground, clamping viciously onto a Demon's thigh. A highly poisonous mist instantly enveloped the Demon.

Slowly emerging from the ground, a sinister White Bone Skull Demon leisurely swallowed the poisoned and stunned Demon whole.

CRUNCH, CRUNCH.

The next moment, the ground began to bulge with mounds. Thousands of White Bone Skull Demons cackled as they sprang from the earth, soaring into the sky. Their cruel, cold, dark-green eye sockets stared greedily at the group of Demons before them!

"Gentlemen, you truly went to great lengths to ambush this humble Daoist."

"A pity... you were just a little bit off!"

His robes snapped fiercely as Qi Xiu's long hair whirled wildly.

Around him, layers of black water-mist, as deep and heavy as an abyss, began to roil and surge.

A cold wind suddenly arose. Crystalline ice formed, and the air filled with crackling, freezing sounds.

As the black water-mist rolled and swept through, all the Demons in its path suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold. Their limbs stiffened, and even the speed at which they could circulate their demonic energy slowed to a crawl.

"What kind of Dharma Gate is this!?"

Feeling the demonic energy in his body almost freeze, the white-haired, pustule-covered Daoist wore a look of utter shock.

This Demonic Cultivator Daoist actually possesses such terrifying means! Could it be that he knew all along we were going to ambush him? Did he intentionally fall into our trap, intending to turn the tables and wipe us all out?

"Scatter and flee!"

It's unknown who suddenly shouted, but the hundreds of Demons reacted at once, mounting their demonic miasmas in an attempt to flee.

"Thinking of escaping now? It's too late!"

With a cold snort, Qi Xiu swung his sleeve. The black water-mist in the air suddenly thickened, and a torrential rain poured down out of nowhere.

The rain fell hard and fast. When it struck the Demons, it actually pierced straight through their protective demonic miasmas.

It was as if every drop of rain carried an immense weight.

"This rain... there's something wrong with it! It's so heavy!"

Struck by the black rain, the Demons, already stiff and finding movement difficult, felt even more hampered. As the water touched their bodies, it felt as if they were carrying a mountain on their backs.

Let alone flying away, even breathing became extremely difficult.

Like ants, they were pressed firmly to the ground, unable to budge.

A single downpour had forcibly immobilized all the Demons.

Watching all this unfold, Qi Xiu sighed inwardly.

Tai Yin! You madman!

「Time rewound to the moment Qi Xiu was ambushed by the group of Demons using an ancient formation.」

Mere reliance on a single White Bone Protective Charm was clearly insufficient to completely defend against an ancient formation jointly activated by hundreds of Demons.

Seeing the devastating power of the rampaging formation bearing down on him, Qi Xiu, in mortal danger, had even prepared to release the suppression on his cultivation and use Thunder Magic to resist.

But just as he was about to raise his hand, his mind suddenly erupted with boundless Spiritual Light and Daoist intonations. A scripture, enigmatic and profound, appeared out of thin air.

This sudden development caught Qi Xiu completely off guard. However, a moment's reflection was all it took for him to understand the reason.

At this moment, the proficiency panel slowly materialized. The words "Minor Five Elements Water Patrol Evasion Skill" dissolved into mist.

In their place, a new term emerged, one that was sinister and bone-chillingly cold.

"Black Water True Skill"

The moment this new Dharma Gate appeared, Qi Xiu experienced a flash of inspiration, and the contents of this scripture automatically unfolded in his mind.

[Black Water True Skill]

[A sub-volume of "The Great Five Elements Extinction Scripture," the core True Scripture of the long-vanished Perished Demon Teaching Five Emperors Holy Sect. This Dharma Gate is a direct transmission of the Five Emperors Demon Sect, not to be cultivated by anyone other than direct disciples. It is an exceedingly profound water-element Daoist Inheritance Dharma Gate. After cultivation, one can command all waters under heaven; with a mere gesture, conjure clouds and bring rain, summon winds and command waves. Its might is boundless, its Divine Skills vast. Cultivated to its apex, one might transform into an Incarnation of a black dragon, roaming freely between Heaven and Earth, or even condense Innate True Water, controlling the Divine Marvels of the Great Dao, possessing limitless potential.]

Years ago, when the Minor Five Elements Water Patrol Evasion Skill advanced to the Sixth Realm, Qi Xiu and Tai Yin had faintly sensed something.

If a Dharma Gate were to break through the Sixth Realm, it would inevitably undergo a qualitative evolution.

He just hadn't expected the transformation beyond the Sixth Realm to be so dramatic, directly reverse-evolving the "Minor Five Elements Water Patrol Evasion Skill"—which was merely one of the three hundred sixty-five Evasion Skills in the Evasion Skill compendium—into the "Black Water True Skill," a sub-volume of "The Great Five Elements Extinction Scripture."

Such an astonishing transformation was like a simple bicycle suddenly turning into a top-tier supercar.

Besieging and killing a Great Demon of the Blood-Stained Realm... Tai Yin, is there anything in this world you wouldn't dare to do?

Closing his eyes to understand the reason for the "Minor Five Elements Water Patrol Evasion Skill's" breakthrough, Qi Xiu couldn't help but admire Tai Yin's sheer audacity!

However, it was also thanks to Tai Yin's risky gamble. Otherwise, I would have had no choice but to use Thunder Magic to break through this perilous situation. Had I done so, my identity would surely have been exposed, making it impossible to infiltrate the depths of Divine Sorrow Ridge.

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