Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 448 - 097: True Nature Revealed

Chapter 448: Chapter 097: True Nature Revealed

This time, no one knew better than Zhou Yan that Ji Wu was all bark and no bite. Unless the two Saints behind Ji Wu used their vast resources to save him, Ji Wu was sure to be wasted.

However, the profundity of the Saints was beyond Zhou Yan’s imagination, and with the two strong Saints behind Ji Wu, Zhou Yan didn’t believe Ji Wu had no hope of rising.

"Next time, even if it destroys my soul, I must instantly annihilate Ji Wu’s soul."

Zhou Yan vowed fiercely in his heart.

This battle was startling and soul-stirring. Ji Wu’s "Ancient Tower" was a Saint’s lethal move, which he absolutely couldn’t resist, so he had to manifest the destructive method of the Eye of Soul Destruction.

The Eye of Destruction, also known as the Eye of Soul Destruction, could annihilate souls and destroy everything.

It was a Divine Skill from ancient times, a fearsome ability only available after a soul’s transformation at the dawn of ancient times.

Even in the era when heaven and earth first began, in ancient times, such power was one in a billion. Now, Zhou Yan had truly managed to consolidate it.

Using this power once would exhaust the soul, leaving it in a disabled state, yet the power was terrifyingly strong.

Similarly, this ability consumed the Original Soul Power, a terrible destructive move that harmed the enemy a thousand, but self-harmed eight hundred.

In ancient times, those who possessed this ability were crowned with titles such as "War God" and "War Venerate."

At this moment, Zhou Yan deeply realized the Eye of Destruction’s invincible strength. Even a soul protector like Ji Wu, with defensive holy artifacts, had his soul instantly annihilated, which showed how exceptional it was.

However, Zhou Yan knew that his own soul was completely shattered now, and he might find it difficult to move even a little in the Land of Frost Tears.

Nevertheless, with abundant Origin Energy, the means of Soul Void Transformation, some accomplishments in understanding the Original Dao, combined with techniques like Undying Rebirth and Nirvana Rebirth, Zhou Yan was not without ways to recover.

Zhou Yan approached the cluster of light from the map and grasped it in his hand, yet he could not absorb it.

This indicated that each person could only possess one piece of the map, not more.

Zhou Yan didn’t mind. After Ji Wu’s avatar died, it left nothing behind, and even the Light Awakening Xuan behind it left nothing, as if everything had disappeared.

But Zhou Yan saw clearly. With a pinch in the void, he directly grabbed an invisible, transparent object, similar to a jade ruler, and held it in his hand.

This jade ruler struggled continuously in Zhou Yan’s hand, trying to escape, but Zhou Yan directly took it into the Purple Flame Void and sent it directly to where the Purple Flame Lotus was located.

At this moment, the jade ruler became obedient, extremely docile.

Zhou Yan held the cluster of map light in his palm, and at this time, he felt the intense gaze of many cultivators, their eyes still emitting burning desire.

By this moment, even cultivators who didn’t know what it was understood the news about the map and the Yuan Ci Secret Realm.

Sufficient interest could drive people insane. The Yuan Ci Secret Realm was a treasure even Saints coveted, let alone cultivators at the Sword Void Realm stage, who are considered geniuses?

These people, each one immensely prideful, considered themselves no lesser than others, especially when Zhou Yan appeared to be in a ’disabled’ state, who would hesitate?

At this moment, quite a few cultivators had intense killing intent in their eyes.

Although Zhou Yan’s soul was in a disabled state and his strength couldn’t be exerted even to one-thousandth, he was unconcerned.

He was very composed and calm.

After using the Eye of Destruction, his body was drained of strength, and all his energy was almost completely depleted.

He couldn’t even use the Undying Rebirth Technique, but Zhou Yan’s soul continuously began to condense and combine, gradually self-repairing.

At the same time, the Destruction Power in his soul gradually increased, his soul covered by a layer of eerie black light.

The Eye of Destruction turned all energy into pure Destruction Power.

Zhou Yan did not purify this Destruction Power and was unable to cleanse the Destruction Energy, causing his nature to suddenly fill with a will to kill.

His eyes gradually filled with a hint of blood.

As his killing intent manifested, his strength gradually stirred.

With regained strength, Zhou Yan immediately used the Undying Rebirth and Nirvana Rebirth Techniques to heal his injuries.

A great amount of Origin Energy was consumed, but Zhou Yan’s injuries had recovered almost completely in a very short time.

Even his soul was almost completely healed using the techniques of Nirvana Rebirth.

However, what didn’t change was that a rich layer of Destruction Energy still lingered in his soul.

Zhou Yan was still Zhou Yan, but in his eyes, a cruel and evil light emerged.

...

"Zhou Yan, with your current condition, you can’t keep the map. Let me guard it for you."

At this moment, among the distant spectators, a green-clothed woman flew toward him with a smile, her eyes seductive and coquettish, blatantly enticing Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan glanced at the woman and immediately recognized her as the ’Miao Han Xuan’, previously encountered as an incarnation of a ghost from Netherworld Palace.

Watching the woman flying closer, Zhou Yan seemed enticed, and with passionate eyes, said, "Alright, then you help me guard it."

Saying this, Zhou Yan was about to hand over the map.

He waved his hand holding the map slightly, ready to let the map fly out.

Miao Hanxuan’s eyes showed a fleeting sense of joy.

But in that instant, Zhou Yan’s hand exploded with terrifying devouring power, and a sky-reaching devouring force immediately swept over Miao Hanxuan.

As if caught in a spatial bind, Miao Hanxuan’s entire body became paralyzed, and she couldn’t move an inch.

Zhou Yan moved swiftly, appearing in front of her, and slammed a palm onto the top of her head.

Miao Hanxuan’s head was smashed into her pale, delicate neck, and blood spurted from her orifices like a fountain, splashing all over Zhou Yan.

However, Zhou Yan laughed delightedly, and directly unleashed the Purple Flame Void Power, devouring the essence and spirit of Miao Hanxuan.

Miao Hanxuan’s soul struggled and screamed continuously. Her beautiful body still twitched and convulsed, but ultimately, she couldn’t resist Zhou Yan’s fearsome strength.

Miao Hanxuan’s body and soul visibly aged, withered, and decayed at a rapid pace; the soul’s agonizing screams gradually weakened.

In front of everyone, Zhou Yan ruthlessly refined and devoured the soul of Miao Hanxuan, this extraordinary woman!

Eventually, Miao Hanxuan became a pile of decayed bones. After being refined by Zhou Yan, a shock from his palm power turned her into scattered dust, floating in the air.

Many cultivators, still harboring thoughts of action, felt a chill run through their hearts.

Even some of the self-proclaimed geniuses were now drenched in cold sweat.

They had never imagined that Zhou Yan could be so brutally ruthless.

Even after seeing Zhou Yan’s battle with Ji Wu, they hadn’t thought much of it.

First, the battle had ended quite swiftly and didn’t seem very significant.

Second, Ji Wu had used a void body, which only had about a tenth of his actual combat power, so even losing the battle didn’t seem very noteworthy.

Third, some cultivators lacked the insight to recognize the incredible abilities displayed in such lethal combat tactics, and thus they deemed Zhou Yan as nothing special.

Now, as Miao Hanxuan died a powerless death and was reduced to tribulation ash, the cultivators finally felt their hearts pounding and were shocked.

...

"Young Master Zhou Yan, are you...are you alright?"

Amidst the stunned and uncertain crowd, Qingyao Xuan, her face pale, looked at Zhou Yan and asked softly.

"Hm? I’m fine, I’m very fine."

Zhou Yan was startled for a moment, then regained his composure. He curbed some of his brutal demeanor and responded with a slight smile.

"It’s good... good that you’re fine."

Qingyao’s face grew even paler, her throat moved slightly, evidently very wary of Zhou Yan’s act of refining Miao Hanxuan.

Zhou Yan remained indifferent, his mentality aloof.

He shook his body, and all the blood on him disappeared, instantly becoming clean again.

He took out a set of top-level soul artifact battle armor, transformed it into a pristine white robe, replacing the ruined Spiritual Lotus Armor on him. Then, he casually tied the Broken Worry Sword around his waist and then calmly looked towards the distance.

Many acquaintances, as well as strangers among the cultivators, now regarded him with wary eyes.

"You—come here."

Zhou Yan spotted one of the cultivators and suddenly pointed at him and commanded.

"Ah... Zhou, Young Master Zhou Yanxuan, I... I am Jun Zhe Xuan, I didn’t mean to grab your map..."

Although the young cultivator was also a Prohibition Genius, his face turned pale upon being pointed at by Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan didn’t waste any courtesy, directly struck with Cloud Peak Sword Dao Intent, and Jun Zhe was incapacitated before he could even react, his body instantly paralyzed.

Zhou Yan struck from afar with a palm, smashing Jun Zhe’s head like a watermelon, turning it into splattered flesh.

Blood spattered, and as Jun Zhe’s soul flew out, it was immediately crushed by the Thunder-controlling Sword Dao’s Sword Intent, completely annihilated.

Zhou Yan’s Purple Flame Void Power swept over, devouring all of Jun Zhe’s spirit, and restored some of the still unhealed injuries on his body.

This scene terrified the other cultivators, making it hard for them to gauge Zhou Yan’s temper.

"Young Master Zhou Yanxuan, it seemed that Jun Zhe didn’t provoke you, did he?"

From a distance, a group of genius cultivators, led by a red-clothed woman named Manling, approached. Her brows furrowed, and there was a hint of resentment in her eyes as she looked at Zhou Yan.

"Who I choose to kill doesn’t need a reason. Him displeasing my eyes is reason enough, isn’t that sufficient?"

Zhou Yan looked directly at Manling, his eyes flashing with killing intent.

The darkness of destruction swirled in the depths of his pupils, evoking Zhou Yan’s murderous nature, directly revealing his most innate characteristic.

"Just because you find someone displeasing, you kill? Great, now we all find you displeasing!"

As Manling spoke, she waved her hand, and immediately a large group of geniuses surrounded Zhou Yan.