Chapter 73

As the deep voice of Elder Qi Huang echoed, he immediately spread his hands, and a mighty force instantly appeared in his palms. This force caused the surrounding void to tremble violently, and in this trembling, his soul, which was his true self, suddenly doubled in size!

As the soul grew, Elder Qi Huang slowly closed his eyes. The moment his eyes closed, the black staff belonging to him suddenly flew up into the sky, then circled above his head, emitting a suffocating pressure.

While the black staff circled above Elder Qi Huang’s head, under this pressure, he slowly closed his eyes. As his lips moved, as if he was using some secret technique, he suddenly opened his eyes. In this moment of opening his eyes, it seemed that Elder Qi Huang’s eyes had gained a touch of vitality. This vitality looked extremely profound, as if it had no boundaries, and within this profundity, it seemed to contain a dense killing aura.

This killing aura made him grab at the void, and immediately, the surrounding void trembled violently again. In this trembling, Elder Qi Huang pointed out, and an invisible force instantly appeared at his fingertips, stirring on the black staff.

This collision caused the black staff to emit a roar, and in this roar, the eyes of Xiao Yishen, who was present, showed shock. This shock made his expression change abruptly, and with a deep voice, their speed suddenly increased.

"Black Staff Technique!"

At the same time, Elder Qi Huang suddenly shouted. This voice pierced through the layers of roars and echoed in the void. As he took a step forward, the sky immediately trembled violently. Under this trembling, a wave-like ripple spread from under Elder Qi Huang’s feet.

As he took another step, Elder Qi Huang’s expression turned grim, and he pointed at Xiao Yishen again. At this point, the black staff above Elder Qi Huang’s head emitted a hum, and after this hum, several black staff shadows immediately appeared. These staff shadows seemed to carry a force that could destroy everything. As they tore through the void, they instantly surrounded the protective circle created by Xiao Yishen and his companions.

This prevented their escape!

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" ...

As these staff shadows descended, they immediately struck the protective circle around Xiao Yishen and his companions. Under Elder Qi Huang’s control, these staff shadows hit the protective circle, causing a series of explosions. These explosions sounded like thunder, shaking their hearts. As they looked at these staff shadows, their eyes showed even more shock!

Even their souls felt a slight dissipation of power under this intense impact. This dissipation of power made them feel a sense of crisis, and immediately, the protective circle around them began to show cracks. The moment these cracks appeared, the protective circle around their bodies began to show signs of breaking!

Seeing these cracks, Xiao Yishen felt a strong resistance. This resistance made his soul tremble slightly, and in this trembling, his body and the protective circle around him began to lose control and fall towards the ground. As they fell, the cracks grew larger!

At this moment, Xiao Yishen slowly closed his eyes. The moment his eyes closed, a sense of despair seemed to appear, but it was also a struggle against fate. This struggle made a wave of consciousness spread in his mind, and this consciousness instantly transformed into his divine sense, then condensed on his soul outside his body, becoming a manifestation of his cultivation!

Su Xuan looked up at the sky, his expression calm, and his body still motionless. However, he gripped the dagger in his hand tighter, and as he watched the protective circle in the sky gradually land, he sensed a great danger.

At the same time, behind Elder Qi Huang, the black-robed figures also showed shock. They watched the dense staff shadows strike the protective circle, and in the loud explosions, they felt a suffocating pressure. They all looked at Elder Qi Huang, waiting for his orders.

However, Elder Qi Huang’s expression remained unchanged. He took another step forward and stomped on the void.

This step caused a fierce wind to howl around Elder Qi Huang. In this howling, his palms suddenly came together, and the moment they did, he closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them. A strange light flashed in his eyes, and with this light, he suddenly grabbed the black staff above his head.

This grab caused a violent tremor within a few meters above Elder Qi Huang’s head. In this tremor, Elder Qi Huang tightly gripped the black staff, and a hurricane-like black element howled on the staff. In this howling, Elder Qi Huang shouted and swung the staff at the large protective circle.

As he swung the staff, the soul around Elder Qi Huang’s body roared. This roar seemed to contain all of Elder Qi Huang’s anger, and in this anger, it condensed all of his cultivation into a force that could almost destroy everything.

Before the black staff touched the protective circle, Xiao Yishen and his companions could clearly feel a compression force that they had never felt before, which instantly spread within the protective circle. As this force spread, the protective circle emitted more cracks!

Below the protective circle, Xiao Yishen’s expression suddenly changed. He immediately spread his arms and threw the large knife in his hand, making a choice!

This choice made him slowly close his eyes. The moment his eyes closed, his lips began to move, as if he was activating a secret technique.

The moment his lips moved, Xiao Yishen suddenly clasped his hands, and his eyes opened abruptly, showing a determined look.

"Destroy my knife... Merge my soul!"

Xiao Yishen shouted, and in this shout, he seemed to sense a great danger. This danger made his voice determined, and as the sound spread, the expressions of the strong men around him became complex.

Only he knew that if he did not use a certain secret technique at this moment, then as long as Elder Qi Huang’s staff struck, everyone in the protective circle would be completely destroyed!

As his shout echoed, the large knife he threw instantly broke into several pieces with a "crack" sound. At the same time, the soul around his body trembled violently, as if it was about to leave his body and condense on the broken knife.

Any cultivator knew that what Xiao Yishen was about to do was to cut off his cultivation to make this last resistance!

"Using the power of the soul, using my cultivation, merge into my knife, cut off my actions..."

As the soul trembled, Xiao Yishen’s palms suddenly spread. The moment his palms spread, his soul left his body, carrying all of his cultivation, and instantly struck the broken knife, merging into it, emitting a blinding white light. In this moment of emitting white light, the cracks in the protective circle instantly healed.

At the same time, Elder Qi Huang’s expression also became serious, but he did not stop swinging the black staff. Even though he knew that this strike would also injure him, he did not hesitate, but gritted his teeth, tightly gripped the black staff, and struck.

"Bang!"

A huge explosion echoed at this moment. In this explosion, the wind and snow seemed to be pushed back, striking the tree trunks in the Chen Mountains, leaving deep white marks on the thick trunks!

The protective circle around Xiao Yishen and his companions, under the impact of the staff, emitted a crisp "crack" sound and shattered. Under this protective circle, Xiao Yishen and his companions all let out painful screams, their throats sweet, and they all spat out a mouthful of blood, and their bodies fell to the ground.

Elder Qi Huang’s body, in the air, suddenly took two steps back and was supported by the black-robed figures behind him. His expression showed pain, but even so, he finally looked at Xiao Yishen and his companions who had fallen to the ground.

Su Xuan finally moved. He stepped on the snow, tightly gripping the dagger in his hand, and walked to Xiao Yishen’s side.

Xiao Yishen struggled to stand up from the snow, his blood staining the white snow, and a helpless smile appeared on his lips, filled with despair.

The strong men who had fallen to the ground with Xiao Yishen also stood up. Blood lingered at the corners of their mouths, and their expressions showed pain. The great impact had severely injured their souls, and they, like Xiao Yishen, showed a helpless smile. This helplessness was not out of fear of death, but a sigh that they could not take down two black-robed figures like the previous strong man.

"What I should do... I have done."

Xiao Yishen looked at Su Xuan and slowly spoke. In fact, he was not only speaking to Su Xuan but also to the strong men behind him, his brothers who had fought with him for many years.

Su Xuan’s expression remained calm, and he looked at Xiao Yishen’s face, then said calmly, "Is it... because of me?"