"Hmph, trying to break my Netherworld Ghost Fire with a mere Pure Yang Dao artifact, that's dreaming!"
The Ghost Emperor sat on the "Dark Soul Throne." Seeing Baby Nebula sweep away the demonic energy and about to escape, he fiercely opened his mouth. Immediately, more Netherworld Ghost Fire was spewed out, turning the space between heaven and earth a pale white. This massive cluster of pale flames in the sky was a full fifty miles in radius.
On the ground, a large number of ancient primeval trees, induced by the Netherworld Ghost Fire, withered one after another, presenting a putrid black color. And many snakes, insects, rats, ants, tigers, leopards, jackals, and wolves in the primeval forest also all died. Their souls were all drawn into the Netherworld Ghost Fire, adding power to this ghost fire.
This "Netherworld Ghost Fire" had this kind of ferocity. Once it shrouded down, all living souls would be drawn away and merged into the ghost fire, and even the life force of plants would be drawn away and rot.
This was a destructive, plundering cold flame.
To cultivate this fire, one had to massacre a massive number of humans and beasts to seize their spirit souls. Then integrate earth baleful energy and various demonic properties. Finally, when the ghost fire achieved great success, it evolved into the netherworld, incredibly formidable.
Seeing the "Ghost Emperor" spit out Netherworld Ghost Fire again to shroud an area, the Zhu Xian Bandit frowned.
This "Netherworld Ghost Fire" spanning a fifty-mile radius instantly covered up the light of the Sun Moon Five Stars Bracelet.
"Gate of Avici! Open for me! Netherworld Ghost Fire, absorb it all!"
In this split second, Fang Han sacrificed the Blood Night King, Baby Nebula pushed away a large batch of ghost fire, and the Ghost Emperor spewed fire again. Yan, on Fang Han's body, suddenly opened the "Gate of Avici." Instantly, once this supreme demonic path gate opened, boundless demonic energy surged out. With just a roll, it formed a vortex, and all those Netherworld Ghost Fires were swallowed into it, while the Avici Demonic Energy became increasingly intense.
Bitter… Bitter… Bitter…
Countless painful voices were transmitted out from the Avici Demonic Energy. Every sound represented a kind of suffering. The voices of ten thousand kinds of suffering in the world were never interrupted, converging into a sea of suffering, boundlessly terrifying.
In almost the blink of an eye, half of this "Netherworld Ghost Fire" was swallowed up. It was all transported into the "Gate of Avici," becoming the driving force for the operation of the Gate of Avici.
"Gate of Avici! Gate of Avici! Impossible, impossible, isn't the Yellow Springs Map severely damaged? How could it recover to this extent, actually being able to open the Gate of Avici!" The Ghost Emperor saw a portal suddenly emerge within his ghost fire. Instantly his entire body jolted, and he stood up from the "Dark Soul Throne." This shock was no small matter.
He was an elder of the Yellow Springs Demon Sect. Back then under the Yellow Springs Great Emperor, he deeply understood the ferocity of the "Gate of Avici." If it could be fully opened and its power pushed to the limit, it would be enough to swallow everything. Turning the mortal realm into the Avici Hell, letting boundless living beings endure eternal, uninterrupted suffering.
Thinking of the power of the Gate of Avici when the Yellow Springs Great Emperor swept through the host of demons back then, the Ghost Emperor still shivered all over even now.
He originally wanted to display another divine ability, or a magic treasure, to capture Fang Han and obtain the whereabouts of the Yellow Springs Map. But the appearance of the Gate of Avici startled him, slowing down his speed, yet winning a sliver of opportunity for Fang Han.
Break!
The Gate of Avici sucked away the Netherworld Ghost Fire. Fang Han seized the opportunity, his body charged upward again, sinking into the clouds in a flash! Attempting to escape.
Just now the Ghost Emperor had only executed one divine ability, and he found it difficult to cope with. If he brought out multiple divine abilities again, or revealed his "Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation," then he himself would definitely not be a match.
"Trying to leave, you underestimate us too much."
Right as Fang Han drilled into the cloud layer, suddenly from within two white clouds, two Golden Core level assassins, the Moon Piercing Bandit and the Star Extinguishing Bandit, appeared like ghosts. Air currents shot out from above their heads, supporting a Golden Core on top! Containing various divine abilities, emitting immense majesty, almost freezing a stretch of the void, blocking Fang Han's path forward.
It turned out that the two great assassin bandits had long laid in ambush beforehand, specifically to block Fang Han's path forward.
That Lian Yun now flew up from the other side, but encountered no obstruction and flew straight away. Clearly, the Ghost Emperor and the Forty Bandits were unwilling to offend Immortal Venerable Linglong.
Moreover, dealing with Fairy Lian Yun held no value. Fang Han was different; the value on his body was enough to drive people crazy!
The two great experts did not execute any divine abilities, they simply sacrificed their natal Golden Cores. Because for a Golden Core expert, the most powerful thing was the Golden Core. Even an inferior grade Dao artifact like the Blood Night King could not break it open. To stop Fang Han, nothing else would work, only the Golden Core had the greatest power.
Little did they know, seeing the opponent's Golden Cores pop out, emitting the power to sweep away everything, Fang Han's expression was not alarmed but rather delighted.
"Absolutely do not! The Gate of Avici specifically swallows Golden Cores! If tainted with even a bit of Avici Demonic Energy, the Golden Core is doomed beyond redemption." Seeing this scene, the Ghost Emperor shouted fiercely.
At this moment, "Yan" let out strange cackling laughter. From the middle of the Gate of Avici, two streams of demonic energy surged out again. They contained millions of terrifying human faces, howling in pain. They broke through the pressure of the two Golden Cores and instantly made contact with the two Golden Cores.
Not good! The "Moon Piercing Bandit" and "Star Extinguishing Bandit" were greatly alarmed, because they felt that their natal Golden Cores were faintly losing connection with them! This was something that had never happened since they started cultivating! The Golden Core is immortal, the Golden Core is boundless! The Golden Core is the combination of various divine abilities, transformed into a divine ability seed that can drive away evil demons and wipe out some demonic atmospheres.
But now it was actually being shaken by demonic energy!
They originally wanted to bombard with their natal Golden Cores to beat Fang Han back in one blow, but they didn't expect to outsmart themselves and end up blundering.
"Man's calculation is indeed inferior to Heaven's calculation! You yourselves flew out your Golden Cores to bombard the Gate of Avici, this is throwing yourselves into the net!" Fang Han was overjoyed in his heart. If these two people didn't fly out their Golden Cores, it would truly be hard for him to handle. Even if they flew out their Golden Cores but didn't bombard the Gate of Avici, capturing the Golden Cores would not be an easy task.
After all, the Golden Core was something they cultivated through hard work, practically their second avatar. As long as their mind moved slightly, they could retract it, and the Golden Core's magic power was tightly and inseparably tied to themselves.
But now, they themselves used the Golden Core to bombard the Gate of Avici. This was equivalent to crashing onto the edge of a blade.
"Moon Piercing!"
"Star Extinguishing!"
The two great bandits felt things were dire. Intense danger arose from their intentions, knowing this was the most dangerous moment of their lives! They fiercely communicated all their intentions, sensing their Golden Cores, simultaneously calling out their own names, striving to sense and desperately trying to take them back. Instantly, the two Golden Cores that were originally going to be pulled into the Gate of Avici buffered for a moment. They stayed at the doorway.
Once the two Golden Cores entered the Gate of Avici, they would sink eternally with no chance of recovery.
"Ghost Snake Sword! Go!"
In this instant, the Ghost Emperor flicked his hand, and a long snake-like black light zipped out, slashing toward Fang Han's head and Heavenly Gate, attempting to pin Fang Han down!
That zipping black light was one of his flying swords, called the "Ghost Snake Sword." It was also a superlative grade treasured artifact with immense power.
"Ten Thousand Ghosts Soul Lock!"
At the same time, many streaks of black air emerged from his body. Clustered within the black air were numerous ghost head command flags, emitting a powerful ghostly aura. These black air small flags shot into the air in all directions, and even permeated into the ground, injecting black air. In an instant, a layer of thick ghost fog densely covered the sky and earth, seeming to seal off space, preventing Fang Han from escaping, and then employing means to catch the turtle in the jar.
This was an extremely formidable sealing divine ability. Simultaneously paired with magic treasures, it formed the "Ten Thousand Ghosts Soul Locking Great Array." People trapped within simply could not charge out, unless they were Eternal Giants of the Longevity Secret Realm.
"Blood Night King!"
Ever since Fang Han cultivated his second sea of consciousness, he had become particularly sensitive. From his spirit, he felt an intense dangerous attack coming from the back of his head. The Blood Night King instantly flew out and resisted the "Ghost Snake Sword." The two collided, and with a clang, an explosion of sky-filling black sparks and bloody light resulted. The "Ghost Snake Sword," being a level lower after all, was directly repelled.
At the critical juncture of laying down the "Ten Thousand Ghosts Soul Locking Great Array," the Ghost Emperor didn't even look at the Ghost Snake Sword. He fiercely sprayed a mouthful of astral energy. That Ghost Snake Sword, truly like the ghost of a snake, suddenly flickered, evading the sharp edge of the Blood Night King, and continued to slash toward Fang Han, incredibly slippery.
A snake, by nature, is a slippery and agile creature.
A ghost is ethereal, formless, and traceless.
When the two were combined, to what extent did its formidable nature reach? It could be seen from this "Ghost Snake Sword" of the Ghost Emperor. Although its power was inferior to the Blood Night King, and its imposing momentum was far inferior, it was incomparably nimble. Swimming back and forth, it was more slippery than a loach, always evading the sharp edge of the Blood Night King and continuously executing surprise slashes.
Even Fang Han had never seen such slippery swordsmanship.
"World Cleansing Lotus Flower!"
At this most critical juncture, the "Zhu Xian Bandit" also moved. Naturally, she could not sit and watch the "Star Extinguishing Bandit" and "Moon Piercing Bandit" lose their Golden Cores. One must know that once a Golden Core is lost, not only do all divine abilities vanish entirely, but the essence of a person's life and magic power will also decrease by ninety-nine percent. That is to say, after the Golden Cores of the Moon Piercing Bandit and the Star Extinguishing Bandit entered the Gate of Avici, both of their magic powers would severely plummet, and their bodies would be extremely weak, with their lifespans greatly reduced.
Spreading her five fingers, a lotus flower spun out, also cooperating with the Ghost Snake Sword to strike at Fang Han.
Seeing that the situation was bad, Baby Nebula raised the Sun Moon Five Stars Bracelet and propped it upwards. Instantly, a starlight cover was propped up, enveloping Fang Han, himself, and even the "Star Extinguishing Bandit" and "Moon Piercing Bandit" inside.
Once the two great bandits were interfered with by the boundless power of the stars, their minds instantly scattered again. Their own Golden Cores were pulled by the Avici Energy again, gradually about to plunge into the portal.
"Hmph! Bringing disaster upon yourselves, you cannot live! You two have lost your Golden Cores, but your origin is still there. I can take your bodies and refine out Dharma Sage Relics!" Fang Han seized the opportunity, rubbed his hands together, and deployed the Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability, striking toward the physical bodies of the two people.
"Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation!"
Just at this moment, the Ghost Emperor had already set up the great array, sealing the surroundings to prevent Fang Han from escaping. Seeing that Fang Han was about to collect the two Golden Cores, how could he be willing to let him succeed. From his physical body, a current of air rushed out, making the heavens and earth tremor for it.
A Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation appeared with black scales, three heads and six arms, green face and fangs, holding a wolf's tooth sword, a jagged broadsword, and a skull staff—three magical artifacts—while another two hands formed seals, leaving one hand empty.
That empty ghost hand, as big as a mountain, ruthlessly destroyed its way over…