The Demon with Holy Radiance

The next moment, HUM—

The golden figure suddenly began to tremble violently, instantly transforming into a torrent of countless light beams that engulfed him.

Above his head, the Earth Disaster Qing Luo immediately came to Xuan You’s aid, spewing out a massive amount of black mist that forcibly corroded the erupting light.

Xuan You’s figure flew out from within the light, his expression grim.

He had once again used the ability of the Four Bones, transforming into a jade-colored skeleton to drastically weaken the explosive force of the light. He had chosen not to face it head-on, which was why he hadn’t taken much damage.

After all, the light was a Forbidden Power, and its destructive force was terrifying. He still couldn’t choose to withstand it directly.

If it weren’t for his mastery of the Four Earth Disaster Bones, Xuan You would have been extremely wary of Yang An.

To think it was just a fake body designed to self-destruct—Xuan You was instantly enraged.

"You piece of trash! Get the hell out here!"

He let out a sky-shaking roar and his body trembled violently.

Suddenly, among the countless branches sealing off the area, innumerable eyes within the holes all turned to look at Xuan You. Auras appeared from all directions and converged upon him.

With Xuan You as the epicenter, a ripple abruptly spread out. The surrounding space seemed to freeze in an instant, and the speed of everything slowed to a crawl.

He wanted to use the power of the Human Calamity not just to seal off any movement techniques in the area, but to freeze all of Yang An’s abilities entirely.

Yang An, naturally, saw this as well. Hiding in the shadows, he pushed his own Power of Rules to its limit.

At the same time, the countless motes of light from before all coalesced into figures that were identical to him.

As long as he was within this domain, he could manipulate the power of light to do anything he wished.

Just like now!

Countless golden figures appeared, each one containing Yang An’s own aura, making them indistinguishable from the real one. They formed a terrifyingly large army.

The golden figures charged toward Xuan You in unison, all of them employing self-destructive attacks in an attempt to quickly close the distance.

But the closer they got to Xuan You, the slower the figures became, until they were moving like crawling snails.

Xuan You threw a punch, instantly blasting several figures apart into a shower of golden light, yet he remained completely unharmed.

He was like a War God incarnate, constantly weaving and dodging through the air. With every punch, several more figures would be unable to withstand the force and perish.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of figures were destroyed by Xuan You.

Meanwhile, the Earth Disaster Qing Luo overhead continued to spew black mist. Any figures that came into contact with the mist were swiftly tainted black and began to solidify, like human-shaped stone statues, before falling from the sky in droves.

"Explode!"

But just then, an extremely faint whisper came from a corner.

In an instant, before Xuan You could even get close, the countless golden figures began to tremble and then violently exploded.

The entire world was immediately enveloped in countless explosions. A brilliant, blinding light blanketed the area, swallowing everything within it.

SWOOSH!

The moment the light erupted, a figure shot out from the southeastern corner, flying toward Earth Demon Cliff with his right hand clenched into a fist.

It was Yang An!

Everything before had been a feint, all to create this single opportunity to escape.

After clashing with Xuan You head-on once, Yang An had no intention of continuing the fight, nor did he want to get entangled with him.

All he needed to do was keep distracting Xuan You and use the resulting opportunity to enter Earth Demon Cliff. That would be his victory.

Relying on his Power of Rules, which he could manipulate at will, everything was going smoothly!

Yang An was moving at incredible speed. Although he couldn’t use an Escape Technique, he was still drawing closer and closer to Earth Demon Cliff by flying alone.

The erupting light concealed everything, and the lingering aura within the golden figures now served as the perfect cover.

But just as he was about to reach the vicinity of Earth Demon Cliff, countless gazes once again shot out from the holes in the branches sealing the area, all of them locking onto him in that instant.

At the same time, Xuan You’s figure instantly appeared behind Yang An in pursuit.

He had apparently long expected that Yang An was looking for a chance to escape. Now that all the figures had exploded, the only one left was naturally Yang An’s true body, and the Human Calamity would automatically lock onto him.

"You can’t escape!"

Veins bulged on Xuan You’s forehead. As he threw a powerful punch, scales rippled across his fist, transforming it into a massive dragon’s head with a gaping, ferocious maw.

’Even if this strike can’t kill Yang An, it will be enough to rob him of all his combat strength in an instant, leaving him helpless and ready for capture.’

’Once I capture Yang An, I’ll have perfectly completed the mission Sect Leader Non-Birth gave me. I might even be able to uncover the secret of how he’s able to command a Forbidden Power.’

’If I could master this Forbidden Power for myself...’

An undisguised look of covetousness appeared in Xuan You’s eyes.

But just as the strike was about to land on Yang An, when he had no way to dodge, he abruptly opened his tightly clenched right hand.

There, in his palm, he held a broken Forbidden Artifact Fragment.

In an instant, Xuan You’s body suddenly trembled. He froze, and his attack instinctively halted.