Yao Chen smiled faintly, "So you still remember it well...""If that's the case, give us your body!"Wuuuuuuuush! Wuuuuuush!The five men began clutching at the air until giant black hands, five meters long, manifested and tried to grab Yao Chen's body."Give you my body? Even Toushen himself might not be able to take it..."Drawing his black slab sword, Yao Chen immediately swung it in a full three-hundred-and-sixty-degree arc, shattering all five hands formed from Qi energy!BOOOOOM! BOOOOM!The five men were sent flying in all directions. Yao Chen instantly darted forward, targeting one of the five men who was off-guard.Wuuuuuuush!"Only a Two-Star Body Integration... How dare you target us?!"BOOOOOOOOM!Once again, the black slab sword shattered a blade formed from Qi energy. A wave of energy fluctuated across the area, followed by the remaining four men rushing back in to assist their comrade.Swuuuuuuush! BOOOOM! BOOOOOM!Brutal, rapid attacks aimed at his entire body ensued.

First, Yao Chen summoned Tian Huo and Huang Nai Li openly. He wanted to build trust with every guard cultivator he had ever encountered.Until several days later..."Yao Chen, what should we do now... Except for the palace where the soul furnace resides, we can already move around freely on this mountain peak.""Prepare an escape route..."Laying out all escape directions, Tian Huo and Huang Nai Li began dividing different tasks between themselves. They set dormant killing formations using several Sky-tier artifacts at key locations throughout the Demon Slayer Pavilion's domain.However, Yao Chen's task was different. As the only one capable of entering the central main palace, he was staring intently at the demon soul smelting furnace. Although it looked like an ordinary furnace, he knew that many killing formations were interconnected with one another via Heavenly-class artifacts."There is no way to disarm the formations silently... The moment one is triggered, explosions and count

"Ning Yao, please do not fracture the relationship between the three pavilion masters...""I don't care! Anyone who stands in my way—I won't hesitate to fight you too!"WUUUUUUSH!Ning Yao immediately shot forward, swinging his hand out to project a massive palm composed of energy. It swept through the air as if aiming to swat Yao Chen like a mere fly.BAAAAAAAANG!Yao Chen didn't even have time to move, but Ziyi flashed forward at the exact same moment. She intercepted the attack with her bare hands, creating a violent surge of energy that caused the space around them to crack slowly."You really are stubborn...""Tch! Like I care?! He destroyed my adopted son's soul, so I must repay him in kind..."WOOOOOOOSH!Ning Yao retracted his hand, and an exceedingly sharp spear materialized out of thin air, thrusting directly toward Ziyi.CTAAAAAR?!Unfortunately for him, Ziyi was already prepared. She deflected every strike by spinning her whip at blistering speeds."You..."Slowly but sure

Yao Chen’s expression turned serious. He immediately merged the two bodies just before Ning Yao, consumed by rage, arrived in front of him.Ning Yao launched a lightning-fast palm strike, slamming Yao Chen’s body into several buildings within the Demon Slayer Pavilion.Dust billowed high into the air. The sudden chaos forced the elders, faction leaders, and even ordinary members to deploy protective energy barriers."I wonder how much punishment your body can take..." Ning Yao let out a faint smile.Yet behind the dust drifting with the wind, Yao Chen stood upright once more, gazing calmly at Ning Yao."If this is all you’ve got... I could take a hundred more of your fists," Yao Chen remarked, brushing his robe."Why, you..."Wuuuuuuuush!Moving like a flash of lightning in a zigzag pattern, Ning Yao closed the distance in an instant. However, a deep golden shadow surged from behind Yao Chen, blocking Ning Yao's attack.BAAAAAAAAANG!A terrifying fluctuation of energy rippled outward.

Before the five Fighting Soul practitioners controlled by Huang Yao Ji could charge forward, the flame in Yao Chen’s hand had already formed a floating, miniature lotus in the air.However, it was not just one. Hundreds of Fiend Lotus Flames began to form and spread across the area."Dissolve..."Wuuuuuuuuush!Hundreds of lotus seeds made of Fiend Lotus Flame instantly shot forward. As if possessing a consciousness of their own, the flames surged toward the hundreds of Pavilion members who were currently trying to muster the courage to capture him.BSSSSST?!"M-my body?!""Th-this flame can't be extinguished?!""Help me!"Screams echoed from all the members, causing veins of fury to bulge on the soul of Huang Yao Ji, who was controlling the five Fighting Soul practitioners."Fools?! Everyone, retreat! Those who have been struck by the Heavenly Flame and aren't severely injured yet, sever the burning parts of your bodies!"Wuuuuuuuush! Slaaaaash! Slaaaaash!Those who intended to help i