Chapter 56: Formation and Technique Combinations

Chapter 56: Chapter 56: Formation and Technique Combinations

Just as Ye Xuan’s sword slash was about to strike Elder Ying, a qi eagle emerged from the man’s forehead and clashed with Ye Xuan’s sword attack.

The collision between the two powerful forces sent both Ye Xuan and Elder Ying flying backward.

They watched as the sword attack collided with the blue qi eagle.

BLAST!

Another explosion erupted, devastating the entire area and turning it into barren land. Trees were uprooted, and the grass was consumed by flames.

Ye Xuan spat out blood, and so did Elder Ying. However, he noticed that the man’s condition was far worse than his own.

Elder Ying was even forced to kneel on the ground, gasping for breath.

"You... You’re the first person who has ever forced me to use a Nascent Soul Relic!"

No wonder its strength is so terrifying.

"I’ll kill you!" he shouted again.

He stood up and thrust out his hand, summoning thousands of sharp wing feathers before launching them toward Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan reacted quickly, moving in flashes of lightning to evade Elder Ying’s feather attacks.

"Let me guess. You don’t have any other techniques capable of matching mine!"

"I knew it! You’re nothing but a weakling!" he shouted.

Ye Xuan chose to remain silent as he observed Elder Ying’s feather attacks.

His eyes caught sight of the wind element surrounding them. It was the man’s primary element, just like that of the entire eagle tribe.

Seeing this gave Ye Xuan an idea. He could use the Elemental-Breaking Formation that Senior Wang had given him.

Perhaps this formation could significantly change the course of the battle.

While continuing to move in circles, he raised his hands to chest level and activated the formation seal.

He secretly marked several points without Elder Ying noticing, as the man continued attacking him relentlessly.

Ye Xuan placed the formation points around Elder Ying, positioning the man right at the center of the formation.

"I don’t have time to play around with a loser like you!"

Elder Ying formed another hand seal with both hands before slamming his palms against the ground.

Four massive tornadoes appeared in the sky above him and surged outward in every direction.

"Die!" he shouted.

Ye Xuan stopped running and watched as one of the tornadoes headed straight toward him.

He showed no fear. Instead, he immediately raised his hands to chest level and activated his spiritual qi.

"Elemental-Breaking Formation... Activate!"

"What?!" Elder Ying shouted.

The formation points lit up and released pillars of light into the sky, forming a dome that trapped Elder Ying inside.

Elder Ying panicked as he witnessed what was happening.

He could feel his elemental power weakening, as proven by how easily Ye Xuan destroyed the incoming tornado.

"A formation that weakens elemental power?!" Elder Ying exclaimed.

Realizing that the man’s strength had weakened, Ye Xuan seized the opportunity and rushed forward.

Since Ye Xuan was the one controlling the formation, he was the only person inside it who could use elemental power.

The young man moved swiftly in a flash of lightning, once again appearing in front of Elder Ying.

The man tried to dodge and escape, but with his elemental power suppressed, his speed had decreased drastically.

Ye Xuan moved again, successfully matching Elder Ying’s speed. The man once again found Ye Xuan standing right in front of him.

"Impossible!"

Ye Xuan swung his leg and delivered a powerful kick to Elder Ying’s body. The man was injured and spat out blood.

His body was sent crashing back toward the ground, accompanied by a burst of lightning that damaged his meridians.

"Cough!" Elder Ying groaned.

"Die!" Ye Xuan shouted.

"Wait... Don’t—"

SLASH!

Ye Xuan appeared before him and swung his sword horizontally, severing Elder Ying’s head and killing him instantly.

The man’s head flew through the air before rolling across the ground. His body collapsed onto the earth, covered in blood.

The battle was over. Ye Xuan had successfully defeated someone equivalent to the Golden Core realm through his own abilities.

However, using so many techniques during the battle had left his body completely drained of strength.

The formation faded, and his transformation also came to an end. Ye Xuan dropped to one knee, gasping for breath as his heart pounded.

"I... I actually defeated him!"

"Qingyu, you can try absorbing his abilities now."

Qingyu nodded and slipped down from Ye Xuan’s neck. She landed beside Elder Ying’s corpse and opened her mouth.

It appeared that she was absorbing something from the man’s body, though Ye Xuan couldn’t tell what it was.

Meanwhile, Ye Xuan tried to calm his exhausted body.

He actually wanted to recover by cultivating, but he was worried that the battle might attract more members of the eagle tribe.

"How dare you!" someone shouted.

Three figures arrived from the north, two men and one woman. They hovered in the sky, continuously flapping their eagle wings.

As soon as they arrived, their cultivation pressure struck Ye Xuan again, forcing him to kneel helplessly.

The pressure also disrupted Qingyu’s devouring process.

"Despicable human! How dare you kill one of our elders!"

"You’re Courting Death!"

One of the men summoned a wind spear and pointed it toward Ye Xuan.

The young man raised his head and looked ahead, his eyes widening as the wind spear shot toward him.

"If you hurt him... I’ll kill all of you!"

A wave of flames spread across the area, instantly destroying the wind spear.

Ye Xuan felt a warm sensation surrounding him as the intimidating cultivation pressure began to disappear.

A streak of fire shot in from behind. Ye Xuan turned toward the man and immediately recognized him.

"Clan Leader Yan Jin?"

"Killing a core elder of the Northern Wind Eagle Tribe... That’s impressive, Brother Ye," Yan Jin remarked.

Ye Xuan struggled to his feet, one hand still clutching his aching chest. He stepped forward and looked up at the three elders in the sky.

"Your condition won’t allow you to continue fighting. Return to my clan and recover," Yan Jin said. "I’ll take care of the rest."

The young man nodded and clasped his hands together to express his gratitude. Ye Xuan then turned around and told Qingyu to continue absorbing Elder Ying’s abilities later.

Qingyu followed Ye Xuan’s instructions.

Ye Xuan stored Elder Ying’s corpse in his bag of holding before flying after the members of the Blazing Fire Serpent Clan toward their underground city.

"Stop right there! Return Elder Ying’s corpse!" one of the elders shouted.

However, just as they were about to pursue Ye Xuan, they were forced to stop when Yan Jin stepped forward to confront them.

"If you want to follow them, there’s only one way to do so," Yan Jin replied. "And that is through death!"

"You’re violating our agreement! The war between our clans must not involve humans!"

"If you insist on that, then don’t blame us if we bring the human sects here to destroy your clan!"