Chapter 164: The Death of Ling Yun

"Yaoye, attempt to divide your soul and let it form its own realm!"

Hearing the voice of the cauldron's spirit, Yaoye looked at Ling Yun, who was momentarily unable to press the attack. Yaoye slowly began to split his soul. As the soul separation progressed, Yaoye dropped to his knees, clutching his head in agonizing pain.

A phantom gradually materialized. Seeing this, Ling Yun withdrew from the combat circle, merged into another domain, and slowly fused with the spear-wielding phantom.

With a soft shout, two massive, spear-shaped energies carrying violent energy storms charged toward Yaoye. The splitting headache having just subsided, Yaoye watched as the immense energy barreled toward him.

Suddenly, an unexpected change occurred. The phantom Yaoye had just condensed dissolved and was swallowed by the planets within the entire domain. Sensing a fatal attack, Yaoye desperately tried to recall his soul to mount a final defense.

At that moment, feeling the pull of the planets, Yaoye initiated the transfer of energy along the direction of the gravitational traction, and instantly vanished from where he stood.

The two massive spear-shaped energies swept through Yaoye's former location, their force dissipating only after surging thousands of meters ahead, leaving behind a deep crater dozens of meters wide in their wake.

Yaoye let out a lingering breath of relief. Ling Yun turned around, looked at Yaoye in the distance with even greater disbelief, and roared furiously.

"Let's see how you dodge this! Confinement!"

Yaoye felt as though he had stepped into a quagmire; his entire body grew exceptionally heavy and difficult to move. He hastily drew upon the energy of his monster core world, finally breaking free from the predicament.

Yet, feigning difficulty of movement as if wanting to repeat his previous tactic to severely injure Ling Yun, Yaoye sneered inwardly as Ling Yun closed in.

Just as Ling Yun's spear was about to pierce his chest, a satisfied smile involuntarily spread across Ling Yun's face. At that instant, riding the energy's traction once again, Yaoye teleported to an adjacent planet, brandished the Blood-Weeping Sword, and struck at Ling Yun's back.

Yaoye pierced effortlessly through Ling Yun's back, but the attacking figure dissipated, and a phantom slowly walked over from the distance.

"Yeyao, you are quite impressive, but if you think you can hurt me this easily, you underestimate me far too much. Let me tell you, as long as all my avatars remain undestroyed, I am immortal!"

Knowing very little of the situation, Yaoye failed to comprehend the intricacies involved, and the two reached a momentary stalemate.

At this juncture, Xiaotian's voice echoed in his mind, "Master, your three sworn brothers have all had their cultivation seals blocked. I do not have the certainty to rescue all three of them simultaneously."

Anxiety gripped Yaoye's heart. "I only hope he will not lower his dignity and use my three brothers to threaten me!"

The more one dreads something, the more likely it is to occur. Realizing he could do nothing to Yaoye, Ling Yun cast a sidelong glance at Yuan Chen in the distance and broke into a cold smile.

"Hahaha! Yeyao, I admit I cannot deal with you, but do not forget I still have three good-for-nothings in my hands. I wonder how important a place they hold in your heart!"

Ling Yun flew to the side of the three captives, pressed the tip of his long spear tightly against Peng Xiang's chest, and turned his gaze back to Yaoye.

"Yeyao, will you drop your weapon and surrender, or shall I execute him right now?"

Yaoye gently raised the Blood-Weeping Sword and replied, "Ling Yun! You are, after all, a commanding figure of the Western War Zone. Do you not feel that doing this beneath your dignity?"

"Hmph! History is invariably written by the victors. As long as I remain, as long as the Cloud Firmament Sect stands, who dares utter a single word against me?"

Caught in a dilemma, Yaoye heard Xiaotian's voice once more in his mind, "Master, I have a way to deal with him, but I need him to disperse his avatars before I can succeed."

"Very well, Xiaotian, hide yourself in the void and wait quietly for the opportunity. I will find a way to make him lower his guard!"

With their brief communication concluded, Ling Yun's voice rang out again, "Yeyao, I give you three seconds. If you make no decision by then, I will kill him!"

"Brother Yeyao, pay us no mind! I have already committed actions that betray you; do not throw your life away for my sake. Leave this place at once!"

Hearing Peng Xiang's words, Yaoye, filled with reluctance, slowly lowered the Blood-Weeping Sword, withdrew the Starry Universe Domain, and quietly watched Ling Yun.

"I hope you keep your word!"

Seeing Yaoye's state, Ling Yun burst into loud laughter. At that moment, the other Ling Yun within the domain rapidly charged at Yaoye. Yaoye hurriedly dodged, while Ling Yun roared loudly.

"Do not dodge, or I will take his life right now!"

Coveting his cultivation technique, Yaoye decided to take a gamble that Ling Yun would not kill him. With this thought, Yaoye slowly closed his eyes as the sharp tip of the long spear protruded from his abdomen.

Yaoye dropped to one knee, blood dripping continuously from the corner of his mouth and abdomen onto the ground. Seeing this, Peng Xiang shed tears of deep emotion.

"Hahahaha, Yeyao, you are gravely wounded; let's see how you fight me now. Hand over your secret technique, and I may spare your corpse."

Lowering his head, Yaoye said in a deep voice, "The secret technique is entirely within that cauldron. As long as you enter the cauldron, use your own primordial energy to ignite the flame of primordial energy, and refinement can proceed!"

Hearing Yaoye's words, Ling Yun remained half-doubtful. He walked up to Yaoye, pressed his palm against Yaoye's chest, and seeing that Yaoye offered no resistance and was easily sealed in his cultivation, hurried over to the giant cauldron.

He tapped the cauldron lightly, turned around, and kicked Yaoye directly in the face. Yaoye was sent flying, and his face instantly swelled up.

Seeing this, Ling Yun gradually cast aside his caution and recalled his domain and celestial avatar, as maintaining them consumed a massive amount of energy. Perceiving this, Yaoye felt a weight lift from his heart.

"Yeyao, should I praise you for your loyalty, or call you a fool? Hand over that divine beast you had the other day as well!"

Yaoye smiled strangely. "So you want it? Isn't that it right behind you?"

Ling Yun spun around in a flurry, only to find nothing behind him. He kicked Yaoye in the chest once more, causing Yaoye to vomit another large mouthful of blood.

"You are still lying to me at a time like this! Tell me, where is it?"

Coughing lightly twice, Yaoye said, "Look, *cough*, I am not lying to you. Xiaotian is right behind you!"

At that moment, a ripple of spatial fluctuation swept forth. Ling Yun hurriedly turned around, only to see a strange beast cub the size of a lion charging fiercely toward him.

Caught completely off guard, Ling Yun was dragged into the void by Xiaotian. As the spatial black hole slowly closed, Ling Yun and Xiaotian vanished from the spot, leaving the onlookers staring in utter astonishment.

Secretly, Yaoye continuously battered Ling Yun's seal with his monster core energy. The moment the seal shattered, Xiaotian flew out, carrying in its jaws the head of Ling Yun, whose eyes still glared with rage.

The disciples of the Cloud Firmament Sect involuntarily stepped back a few paces. Yaoye laughed heartily, once again unleashing his domain to envelop them all.