The Demon with Holy Radiance

At that moment, the sound of Yang An’s voice was like a death knell.

Xuan You, a master of the Insect Dao, felt an oppressive aura from a Zombie God for the first time, making him tremble for a fraction of a second.

The instant he heard the voice, countless Soul Bodies surged from the thick black mist surrounding him, throwing themselves at Yang An in endless waves. Simultaneously, Xuan You’s form flickered between the Soul Bodies, his first instinct being to dodge.

’How laughable. A master of the Insect Dao like me, subconsciously dodging an attack from a mere Zombie God.’

Xuan You hadn’t even registered this fact yet. His only thought was to get out of Yang An’s attack range.

And just as expected, the moment he moved, the light erupted once more. It was followed by the agonized screams of innumerable Soul Bodies. The resentful energy from their dissipating forms surged skyward, only to be completely annihilated in the blink of an eye.

Bathed in that light, no matter how powerful, the Soul Bodies couldn’t withstand it for even a single moment.

The light faded once again as Yang An drew it back into his body. He scanned for Xuan You’s figure, then transformed into a streak of gold, shooting toward him in an instant.

The roles of hunter and hunted had reversed. Now, he was the one chasing Xuan You, who looked more like a beaten dog.

"Where can you run?"

Yang An appeared behind Xuan You, his speed even greater. He landed a punch on Xuan You’s back, immediately followed by a hundred more in the same instant.

Realizing he couldn’t evade Yang An’s assault, Xuan You launched a counterattack. Fists and feet flew as they transformed into blurs of Golden Radiance and black mist. The two colors, one gold and one black, intertwined and clashed in mid-air as a continuous series of explosions echoed across the sky.

But after a few moments, a figure plummeted from the sky, crashing directly into the earth. The impact shattered the already ravaged ground, sending soil and rock flying.

The members of the Scripture Defector Association, who had previously been smashed into the mountainside by Xuan You, now stared, completely dumbfounded.

Their senses told them that the one who had been struck from the sky was Xuan You, not Yang An.

’Not only can he fight Xuan You head-on, but he can suppress him to this miserable degree? What happened to this guy? How did he suddenly become so strong?!’

If Yang An had possessed this kind of strength earlier, he never would have been threatened by Xuan You.

In other words, in the span of just a single hour, Yang An’s combat power had soared to a level where he could completely overwhelm Xuan You.

The onlookers couldn’t even begin to imagine what kind of method could produce such a terrifying boost in combat power. It was too horrifying!

SWOOSH—

Countless rays of light rained down from the sky like a torrential storm, descending upon the spot where Xuan You had crashed.

The earth bloomed with blossoming golden flowers of light. The entire landscape trembled violently, seemingly on the verge of collapse.

Even the most solid ground would only crumble further under such a dense bombardment.

Bathed in radiance, Yang An looked down from on high at Xuan You, who had been blasted deep into the earth. His breathing was slightly ragged.

Fighting without using the Power of Rules, relying only on his own Techniques and Body Refining Technique, was consuming too much of his Mana.

But the results were gratifying. With his own power alone, he could completely suppress Xuan You and give that bastard a taste of his own frustrating medicine.

’It’s just like that line from my past life: If our roles were reversed, I’d show you what true cruelty is!’

Xuan You had failed to capture him before, allowing him to escape to Earth Demon Cliff through cunning. That was Xuan You’s mistake.

Now, Yang An would not give Xuan You that same opportunity.

’Again!’

Another volley of light descended with terrifying destructive power, aimed at utterly pulverizing Xuan You, who was trapped deep underground.

But just then, a furious roar thundered from deep within the earth.

"Earth Disaster Celestial Punishment!"

The next moment, following a series of explosions, plumes of blood-red mist erupted from underground.

Four massive, dark figures instantly appeared to the north, south, east, and west of Yang An, completely encircling him.

Black mist billowed out from the four Earth Calamities, forming a gigantic sphere in the blink of an eye. The sphere was filled with innumerable eyes, Soul Bodies, and toxic fog, completely trapping Yang An within.

A figure shot out from the ground, transformed into a ray of iridescent light!

A Forbidden Artifact, resembling a perfectly round Jade Pearl, materialized on Xuan You’s forehead. The attack, soaring skyward as an iridescent beam, seemed poised to shatter the entire encirclement and annihilate Yang An along with it.

This was his ultimate move. It unleashed the abilities of all his Earth Calamities at once, then channeled the Power of Rules from his complete Forbidden Artifact to achieve a guaranteed one-hit kill.

Even the incredibly powerful Death Lord would be trapped by this technique, forced to feign death and create a decoy to escape.

’I refuse to believe it. Yang An is just a Zombie God. No matter how much destructive power he has, how could he possibly block this attack?’

"Die!"

Xuan You, as the beam of iridescent light, plunged into the encirclement formed by the Earth Calamities. It was like Mars crashing into Earth. Acting as the detonator, he triggered a catastrophic explosion of the Earth Calamities. Even outside the sphere, spatial fissures had already begun to appear.

And yet Yang An, trapped within the sphere of Earth Calamities, unhurriedly raised a hand. The Forbidden Artifact Fragment he had fused with appeared on his forehead as he instantly entered a state of Light Transformation.

"I’ve seen this trick before. But you think this is enough to kill me?"

A smile spread across his face.