Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao Chapter 1568 - 90: Evil Spirit Soul Devouring

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Previously on Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao...
Zhou Yan arrives at the ancient Holy Spirit Heavenly Pond and confronts Bi Shui Fairy. Despite his attempts to appeal to their past love, Bi Shui Fairy attacks him with a Holy Spirit Heavy Weapon. The two engage in a fierce battle as Zhou Yan struggles to keep up with Bi Shui Fairy's relentless assault.

For the first time, Bi Shui Fairy experienced such a fierce impact, her jade short sword being directly repelled and flung out of the void.

Halting her assault momentarily, Bi Shui Fairy’s piercing gaze locked onto Zhou Yan, attempting to discern his very essence.

Yet, deep within those eyes, a distinct life form seemed to writhe, struggling fiercely.

But, it was all to no avail.

Zhou Yan observed the tormented soul trapped within Bi Shui Fairy’s eyes, its desperate struggle futile as her gaze grew ever colder and more merciless.

A profound shock resonated within Zhou Yan’s heart, yet he recoiled from this reality, wishing for the soul’s struggle to cease, to spare it further agonizing battle.

In response, Zhou Yan rapidly intensified the burning of the black hole within his body, his boundless bloodline surging with unbridled fury; reaching its zenith, it began to transmute.

This transformation occurred in the blink of an eye.

In that instant, Zhou Yan unleashed the Soul-devouring Technique from the Ancient Evil Dragon Inheritance.

The reason he withheld this terrifying technique from Hou Chen and the others was its irreversible nature; once initiated, it guaranteed an unending bloodbath.

Now, Zhou Yan pushed this technique to its absolute limit, determined to personally deliver the final blow to Bi Shui Fairy, the woman he had once cherished above all.

An indescribable, tragic sorrow gripped him, yet escape was impossible.

Bi Shui Fairy’s Holy Spirit had been utterly consumed and shattered, perpetually imprisoned within the Evil Spirit’s Holy Spirit essence, enduring constant torment.

Zhou Yan’s eyes morphed into twin abyssal black holes as his physical and mental fortitude surged to an extreme. He transformed into a colossal, flame-spewing, ferocious black dragon.

Golden skeletal spurs adorned its body, rising like flightless angelic wings toward the sky, shimmering with blinding radiance.

Its dragon head and scales were an intense, shocking blackness.

In this state, Zhou Yan’s legs hovered in mid-air, the bone spikes behind him flexing, his entire form ablaze with fiercely burning flames, shifting from purple-red to blood-red.

His fierce eyes glinted with a bone-chilling coldness, while every fang was brutally bared.

This was no longer merely a dragon, but a mutated ancient lizard, a monstrous behemoth with leathery wings.

In this form, Zhou Yan’s body and mind became consumed by an overwhelming, uncontrollable urge for slaughter and destruction.

Nevertheless, Zhou Yan, wielding a willpower so immense it threatened to shatter him, managed to contain this bloodlust, preventing complete descent into savagery.

Through this arduous struggle, his eyes cleared, shedding their blood-red hue for a look of icy clarity.

The fearsome black evil dragon’s terrible blood-colored flames subsided, its ferocity seemingly tempered.

Yet, the battle raged on.

Seizing this momentary pause, as Zhou Yan wrestled with his will, Bi Shui Fairy transformed into a Holy Spirit Chaos Qi, hurtling towards him. Simultaneously, her jade short sword unleashed a destructive Dao Light, igniting a black hole of annihilation.

It was the same attack driven by the Evil Spirit, unleashed at this pivotal juncture, aiming to deliver a fatal blow to Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan’s body shuddered, seemingly enduring the immense shockwaves assaulting his body and spirit. However, as the killing intent surged towards his brow, Zhou Yan instinctively reacted, channeling all his boundless, blood-colored Qi into a fearsome blade.

In mere moments, this sword clashed against the silvery vortex.

"Boom!"

A deafening explosion followed, unleashing continuous torrents of destruction that twisted the very fabric of heaven and earth. Even the powerful and stable void of the Emperor Soul Clan warped and distorted.

And in the aftermath of Zhou Yan’s strike, Bi Shui Fairy’s jade short sword, with a sharp "crack," shattered under the immense shockwave.

Countless fragments of black light scattered, shrouding the surrounding heavens and earth in darkness.

The colossal peak of the land utterly collapsed and disintegrated. The once-clear Heavenly Pool was reduced to a desolate ruin.

Above the ravaged landscape, suspended in the void, Zhou Yan and Bi Shui Fairy faced each other once more, though this time, Zhou Yan held a distinct advantage.

His Evil Dragon Soul-devouring Inheritance Supreme Dao proved superior, capable of suppressing Bi Shui Fairy, making victory an inevitable certainty.

Bi Shui Fairy's form shifted once more, transforming the swirling darkness into fearsome Evil Spirits. These spirits coalesced, resembling countless Holy Spirits forming clusters of Holy Spirit Souls, all converging to assault Zhou Yan.

Each cluster of Holy Spirit Souls possessed the might of an incredibly potent Holy Spirit.

Every single Holy Spirit was as formidable as Mu Qingyan herself.

Zhou Yan’s heart grew solemn, but then, the Evil Dragon's form shook the void, unleashing the Ancient Evil Dragon Soul-devouring Technique, manifesting as a black hole!

"Boom—"

The Soul Devouring Evil Spirit invoked the Supreme Dao Holy Spirit Rules, creating a vast expanse of destructive ripples that expanded outwards.

These Supreme Dao Rules pulverized the clusters of Holy Spirit Souls, causing them to fracture and disintegrate inch by inch, utterly obliterated.

The multitude of Evil Spirit Holy Spirit Souls transmuted into Origin Soul Energy.

Zhou Yan's Ancient Evil Dragon Soul Devouring technique was immediately enacted. This shattered Holy Spirit Soul Energy was completely ensnared by Zhou Yan, with no possibility of escape or dissipation, and was wholly consumed and absorbed by him.

The previous sense of exertion instantly vanished from Zhou Yan. It was as if his entire being was suddenly infused with boundless Evil Spirit Energy, and the manic state he had suppressed surged forth once more.

Bi Shui Fairy's immensely powerful assault was thus neutralized by the Power of Devouring Evil Spirits.

Bi Shui Fairy's gaze shimmered with a unique divine radiance. She ceased her attack but did not retreat, her surrounding Evil Spirit aura intensifying, becoming even more terrifying.

In the following instant, Bi Shui Fairy's body exuded a series of devouring Evil Spirit auras. These were drawn together by her hand, instantly shaping into a long spear.

Subsequently, this long spear began to emanate a soul-shattering, terrifying Evil Spirit Energy.

Bi Shui Fairy cast a profound look at Zhou Yan, then swiftly moved. Her hand extended, and the long spear, ensnared by Evil Spirits, suddenly thrust forward.

A dark light sliced through the endless void, traversing innumerable singularities, striking with a speed Zhou Yan could not possibly track.

"Puff!" Zhou Yan’s entire body convulsed, and a searing wave of destructive pain pierced his brow.

Concurrently, the Purple Flame Void was nearly rent asunder by an unseen force.

Zhou Yan's body careened backward, slamming heavily against a distant stone wall. A series of stone walls crumbled into ruin under the immense force. Zhou Yan's body and the black long spear were impaled firmly into the fabric of an unknown void singularity, nearly pinning him to death within the void.

This sudden strike was unanticipated, its potency suggesting it was not the work of the same Evil Spirit.

Zhou Yan had absolutely no opportunity to counter.

"This time, your end is truly assured!"

"You have no further chances to escape!"

Bi Shui Fairy's voice turned markedly more ruthless and icy.

It appeared Bi Shui Fairy had feigned weakness to lure her opponent into a false sense of security!

Zhou Yan displayed no surprise; rather, it seemed he had foreseen this very scenario.

"You truly dared to act—though I anticipated it, I still wished to test the waters."

Zhou Yan offered a serene smile, appearing significantly more carefree and relaxed.

It seemed Bi Shui Fairy's willingness to employ such vicious tactics brought him a peculiar sense of relief, a mindset that was, naturally, complex.

Tendrils of Holy Spirit Blood trickled from Zhou Yan’s brow, flowing downwards, painting a grim picture.

Yet, the black long spear could not sustain its devouring influence. Instead, Zhou Yan suddenly seized it with one hand and violently wrenched it free from his brow.

A torrent of blood instantly erupted, splashing outwards; the scene turned exceedingly gory.

A disturbingly deep and horrifying dark chasm was now present on Zhou Yan's brow, seemingly filled with destructive Evil Spirit Soul Devouring Energy, perpetually consuming all within.

However, as Zhou Yan grasped the long spear with both hands, it writhed violently. Then, uncontrollably, it began to weaken and shrink.

The pervasive black energy, the endless Evil Spirit Soul Devouring aura, all transformed into wisps of black smoke. These then flowed into Zhou Yan’s fractured brow, commencing the mending of the severe wound there.

Simultaneously, within an exceedingly brief span, Zhou Yan's grievous wound was restored to its flawless, unblemished state.

Zhou Yan calmly stepped free from the shattered stone wall.

His gaze upon Bi Shui Fairy was now remarkably placid, the previously overwhelming manic and violent temperament subsiding once more.

"You... can actually wield the Soul Devouring Power so swiftly, how... is this possible?!"

Just as Bi Shui Fairy prepared to unleash another devastating strike, her delicate form trembled. She unexpectedly gazed at Zhou Yan, her eyes wide with evident shock.

More than just simple shock, a flicker of anger and fear crossed her features, as if Zhou Yan’s transformation had reached an utterly terrifying level.

Zhou Yan took a deliberate step forward.

The Bi Shui Fairy instinctively recoiled, evident caution painting her face; it was clear she no longer presumed to act with impunity.