Actually, the Fourth-class God·Shanwei believers are truly not that weak.

Unfortunately, the West Desolation Sect counters the Shanwei Sect completely. With one swing of the axe, everything shatters, rendering them helpless.

However, the Shanwei Sect excels in supportive abilities. Equipped with the Divine Technique·Mountain's Intent, they can perceive all beings within a certain range that are in contact with the ground or hidden beneath it.

Xiong Xiong and Wang Xuyang kept reporting locations, thoroughly infuriating the two West Desolation believers!

Guo Yize wished he could smash these guys to pieces with a single swing of his axe.

But how could the Jade Talisman disciples let him have his way?

One Frost Talisman after another was hurled to freeze him solid!

Guo Yize retaliated using Sand Sea, attempting to bury the Shanwei believers alive, while the opposition erected Mountain Stone Walls to create towering dirt fortifications...

"Retreat! Old Guo, retreat!" Cao Rongcheng shouted loudly and turned to flee.

"You old scoundrel, you're not going anywhere!" Gao Yunyan shouted fiercely.

The Sand Sea beneath her feet churned, surging like roaring waves, propelling her forward with great force.

Over the past two years since joining Tianhuang Mountain, she had witnessed too many brutal scenes of prisoner abuse.

West Desolation believers are usually domineering and ruthless.

In certain respects, they are just slightly smarter, more mentally stable, and more disciplined than the Barbaric Female Demon Clan.

Yet within the lawless Holy Spirit Mountain, the ferocity lurking in the hearts of the West Desolation believers was entirely unleashed.

Their cruelty toward captives and slaves was utterly appalling!

Gao Yunyan had little influence and could change nothing.

Indeed... if you didn't demonstrate a bold and uninhibited demeanor, you'd be perceived as unaligned, unacceptable to Tianhuang Mountain.

But today...

Go wild!

Xue Fengchen was right, Sect Master Lu was merely a trigger, a choice; the true root was within oneself!

I don't want to live this way anymore.

"Gao Yunyan! I should've kicked you off the mountain back then!" Cao Rongcheng roared, gripping the Broken Desolation Axe in both hands and hastily blocking an attack.

"Bang!!"

Two identical Broken Desolation Axes collided heavily.

They exploded with a thunderous boom!

Both sides possessed the Divine Technique·Desolate Power, maxing out their strength attributes!

Additionally, both sides wielded the earth-shattering Mountain Splitting technique, Divine Technique·Shatter Eight Desolates!

With this swing, whose weapon could remain intact?

"Hyah!" Xue Fengchen shouted, seamlessly coordinating with Gao Yunyan, charging directly at Cao Rongcheng.

Cao Rongcheng's heart raced as he desperately deployed a technique, the Sand Sea underfoot surging violently toward Xue Fengchen.

However, Xue Fengchen advanced with his own Sand Sea!

The moment the two Sand Seas collided, Xue Fengchen swung his axe to carve through the path ahead, turning his shoulder into a potent weapon. The collision sent Cao Rongcheng staggering, and Xue Fengchen smoothly spun around in unison.

This impact disrupted Cao Rongcheng's balance entirely.

It also made Xue Fengchen's movements fluid and unhindered!

A Mountain Opening Axe came crashing down in a sweeping arc, forcefully carving out a perfect crescent moon!

Each movement was precise and breathtaking.

Not only were the motions swift, but the sheer power behind them was astounding!

What! Call that... Da Xia's genius!

Cao Rongcheng's face turned pale, his heart racing into his throat.

In a flash, he instinctively leaped backward while activating Divine Technique·Western Wilderness Body.

In an instant, Cao Rongcheng transformed from flesh and blood into a construct of yellow sand.

The technique functioned similarly to the Golden Body.

Its defensive power was shockingly high!

Yet, the West Desolation Sect... specialized in countering him!

Xue Fengchen's axe, infused with Desolate Power and fortified by Divine Technique·Shatter Eight Desolates, struck true!

"Crack!!"

The formidable axe blade cleaved across Cao Rongcheng's chest.

Even though it could not split his yellow sand body into two, it did rend his chest open.

"Aaaah!" Cao Rongcheng screamed in agony. Upon reverting to his flesh form, his torn chest poured blood like a torrent.

"Hmm?" Jiang Ruyi suddenly turned her head, her eyes narrowing.

Though she lacked perception techniques, she was equipped with the Divine Weapon·Cold Night Sword.

Cao Rongcheng was blown off his feet?

His feet had left the ground, no longer treading on the Sand Sea?

"Whoosh~"

Jiang Ruyi suddenly raised her hand. The Cold Night Sword flew at high speed, carrying an Electric Shackles Talisman affixed at the junction of its hilt and blade.

"Sizzle~ Sizzle!"

In the next instant, Jiang Ruyi mentally triggered the Electric Shackles Talisman.

A thunderball with a fifty-meter radius manifested abruptly, engulfing Cao Rongcheng.

Cao Rongcheng: !!!

His body froze, limbs numb.

Before he could react further, the Cold Night Sword pierced through his skull.

Xue Fengchen charged forward on the Sand Sea. Noticing the incoming blade, he immediately raised his Mountain Opening Axe to block.

"Ah! Aaaaah!"

Guo Yize's eyes went bloodshot as he sensed his ally's death amid the storm of sand.

By now, his entire body was encrusted with frost and snow.

Although the Jade Talisman disciples couldn't see the battlefield clearly through the sandstorm, the Frost Talisman's spreading effect covered a vast area.

Moreover, Song Yu, An Xian, Zhu Yuan, and Zhang Zhenghu carried the protection of the Jade Talisman Formation, allowing them to roam freely within the frosty realm without being frozen stiff.

"Huff!!"

Amid Guo Yize's enraged howl, a massive, terrifying battle axe appeared high in the sky.

West Desolation Sect's River Realm Technique·West Desolation Divine Axe!

"Hmph." Gao Yunyan sneered coldly, raising her hand high.

Xue Fengchen mirrored her actions, both palms surging with divine power.

Two additional colossal West Desolation Divine Axes materialized in midair!

However, these axes weren't meant for offense but interception.

"Traitor! Shameless trai...gah!" Guo Yize cursed furiously, only to have his mouth filled with frost. "Ugh... go!!"

Frozen solid, Guo Yize could only summon the Sand Sea beneath him, pushing himself forward to swing the Divine Weapon·Mountain Opening Axe.

Strangely, because of the freezing effects, his grip on the axe handle didn't immediately release.

But eventually, the Mountain Opening Axe broke free.

"Boom!"

The two axes above intercepted the descending West Desolation Divine Axe perfectly.

Gao Yunyan, though anxious, leapt to Xue Fengchen's side, wrapping her arms around his waist: "We can't let the Divine Weapon return!"

If the axe made its way back to Tianhuang Mountain, everything would crumble!

Gao Yunyan sensed the Divine Weapon Axe's location amidst the sandstorm, channeling Desolate Power into her hands to propel Xue Fengchen forward forcefully.

"Huff!!"

Like a cannonball, Xue Fengchen rocketed forward, blasting through the sandstorm into the zone where frost and sand intertwined.

"Bang!"

Gao Yunyan's formidable strength translated into Xue Fengchen's absolute speed.

He carved a path, seizing the fleeing Mountain Opening Axe and driving it heavily into the earth.

"Gah! Gaaaaah!"

Guo Yize wanted to say something, only for his mouth to be filled with frost and snow.

Surrounded in dense frost and snow, the five Jade Talisman disciples flew in synchronized formation, targeting his muffled moans, hurling Frost Talismans relentlessly.

Soon enough, Guo Yize fell silent.

Even though Frost Talismans were merely control techniques and couldn't instantly freeze a target, the sheer number of Jade Talisman disciples was overwhelming...

"Clink!"

Jiang Ruyi gripped the Cold Night Sword tightly, thrusting it downward at an angle.

"Crack!!"

A completely frozen figure shattered instantly upon impact.

Jiang Ruyi stood where her enemy once stood, looking down at the shards of frost and snow scattered across the ground.

Despite her victory, there was little joy on her face.

Holy Spirit Mountain.

Filthy, vile, cruel, steeped in scheming.

And herself...

Jiang Ruyi slowly closed her beautiful eyes, exhaling softly.

Earlier, she had killed Gu Zhang, using near-torturous methods to freeze and bury him alive, yet she felt no emotion.

Now, all her techniques were exhausted.

Under the guise of Heavenly Pride, she had accused repeatedly, relying on Lu Ran's reputation and influence, fabricating lies like "knowing where Lu Ran is" to orchestrate desertions among West Desolation disciples.

Finally, she had reduced her enemy to shattered fragments scattered across the battlefield.

Cruelty, calculation...

Jiang Ruyi slowly raised her head, gazing at the turbulent Cloud Sea above, a trace of bitterness flickering in her eyes.

This journey to find you, how much longer must I walk?

What will this Holy Spirit Mountain turn me into?

If that day truly comes,

If I survive and you live on, and we reunite...

Will you accept the person I have become?

"Madam! Madam, please spare us!"

"We were forced into this, Lady! We had no choice..." Two Shanwei believers, realizing there was no escape, rushed forward and knelt, pleading for mercy.

Jiang Ruyi glanced at the trembling duo begging for their lives, uninterested, and turned her gaze to the distance.

She intended to summon Xiong Xiong for assistance, but the surrounding Shanwei disciples misunderstood and instantly knelt collectively.

Behind her veil, Jiang Ruyi's face broke into a bitter smile.

I'm not... not that kind of person. I don't wish to enslave my kin.

This mountain,

is too dirty...

"Boom!!!"

Suddenly, from high above, came a deafening roar that shook the heavens.

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