Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao Chapter 1569 - 92: The Fall of the Holy Spirit

Zhou Yan advanced, narrowing the distance to Bi Shui Fairy.

After a brief pause, Bi Shui Fairy conjured a blade that gleamed with a blood-red hue.

The moment the weapon materialized, the ambient light in the world seemed to dim significantly.

Upon witnessing the appearance of this crimson blade, Zhou Yan, who had previously held the upper hand, adopted a somber expression.

"The Evil Dragon Soul-devouring Blade, that legendary Holy Spirit Weapon, the one that once cleaved the Silent Annihilation Battlefield! To think it would be in your possession!" Zhou Yan declared with profound seriousness.

Following this, Zhou Yan summoned his own weapon, the Thunder Flame Sword.

Having endured numerous cycles of reincarnation, this blade had been meticulously reforged by Zhou Yan. Its current might was comparable to that of the foremost Holy Spirit Weapons.

However, a disparity remained when measured against the Evil Dragon Soul-devouring Blade.

Nevertheless, Zhou Yan harbored no fear; while his opponent's artifact was exceptionally potent, their combat prowess had reached its apex.

At this juncture, as Bi Shui Fairy wielded her blood-hued blade, a torrent of crimson energy surged forth, engulfing the entire expanse.

Within this dominion, Bi Shui Fairy became the undisputed sovereign, her form radiating a formidable Evil Spirit Blood Light. Her very words held power, and an amalgamation of King's Marks converged, unleashing an inexorable killing intent.

What ensued was a contest of King's Marks and a duel of supreme weapons.

In this intensified clash, the passage of time began to lose its relevance, as the confrontation escalated into a battle of King's Rules.

This conflict was not destined for a swift conclusion.

Sensing the encroaching dominion of these rules, Zhou Yan likewise disseminated his Endless Evil Spirit Soul Qi.

Concurrently, Zhou Yan unleashed the King's Marks embodying the Holy Spirit Dao, extending their reach into the deepest recesses of this sanguineous realm.

Bi Shui Fairy sought to contend with rules, but in the realm of time, Zhou Yan adamantly refused to allow himself to be drawn into a protracted war of attrition concerning these rules.

He could not afford to waste any more moments here.

The world became a crucible of rampant chaos, erupting with wild divine radiance. All fundamental principles between heaven and earth were thrown into utter disarray, churning like colossal waves aspiring to kiss the sky.

It presented a scene of profound chaos and palpable terror.

Yet, amidst this spectacle, Zhou Yan was completely engrossed. He then integrated fourteen King's Marks with the ancient inheritance of the Evil Dragon, activating a soul-devouring technique of unparalleled viciousness.

"Boom——"

The void fractured repeatedly as Endless Evil Spirit Origin and King's Marks were frantically consumed and repelled by Zhou Yan, forging an unimaginably dreadful situation.

Devouring King's Marks!

No Evil Spirit would dare to attempt such a feat.

But Zhou Yan did, and he devoured the most potent rule marks belonging to Bi Shui Fairy – the King Holy Spirit Origin!

Under these circumstances, an eerie silence seemed to fall upon the entire void.

Zhou Yan's frenzied actions had spiraled into utter uncontrollability.

Madly devouring, the King's Marks of the Evil Spirits were relentlessly consumed. Zhou Yan himself was becoming more terrifying than the Evil Spirit aura emanating from the Mother Empress, displaying a madness surpassing even that of Hou Chen!

Under such intense pressure, Zhou Yan's King's Marks underwent a continuous transformation, appearing on the verge of explosive rupture. Simultaneously, Zhou Yan's physique expanded dramatically; this act of devouring was becoming increasingly hysterical.

Gradually, Zhou Yan seemed to relinquish all semblance of reason, his ultimate resolve frayed and exhausted. All his prior persistence appeared to lose its intrinsic meaning.

In that state, Zhou Yan desired only carnage – endless slaughter, unending destruction, boundless havoc, and ceaseless devouring.

With this mindset, Zhou Yan was teetering on the precipice of succumbing to evil.

However, following this intense process of devouring, the beleaguered Holy Spirit deep within Bi Shui Fairy's eyes appeared to gain the ascendancy for the first time.

Consequently, her combat power began to wane in comparison, allowing Zhou Yan's devouring to accelerate.

It seemed as though, with but a single more breath, Zhou Yan could fully absorb and integrate her, transforming into a terrifyingly new Evil Dragon.

But, at that critical moment, Bi Shui Fairy cast a profound gaze upon Zhou Yan. As Zhou Yan's eyes narrowed, her entire being suddenly began to disintegrate. Her Endless King's Marks and Evil Spirit Origin were entirely converting into a self-consuming black hole – a process of self-transformation.

This was a reversal, an act of self-annihilation for the Evil Spirit, resulting in its entombment within the supreme dark Dao.

It represented the pinnacle of defense, an impenetrable state, yet it was a method guaranteeing self-destruction.

This was because the process entailed transformation into the Evil Spirit Soul-devouring Origin.

Her essence would become Endless Evil Spirit Origin Soul Qi, dispersing into the boundless expanse of the Evil Spirit Origin, ultimately achieving complete annihilation.

In her final moments, Bi Shui Fairy did not launch another attack, nor did she possess the strength to do so. Instead, she initiated her own destruction, thereby halting Zhou Yan's relentless devouring.

Zhou Yan’s frenzied heart, instantly doused by an overwhelming coldness as if by a flood, felt extinguished.

A chilling, desolate, and bitter emptiness pervaded his being.

"Bi Shui... No... Don’t..."

Zhou Yan’s countenance contorted with profound pain.

Had the Bi Shui Fairy not been the true Bi Shui Fairy, Zhou Yan might not have grieved so deeply even at her death, for he would have seen it as a release for her. But now, she was undeniably the genuine Bi Shui Fairy.

As Zhou Yan reeled, Bi Shui Fairy’s face bloomed with a rare, albeit exceedingly bleak, smile.

"I have always found solace in the love I saw in your eyes. It is a pity that I am but a foolish woman, forever unable to accomplish many things properly," she whispered, her words like a final confession.

Zhou Yan’s eyes flickered with a deep tremor.

When Bi Shui Fairy was ruthless, Zhou Yan could steel his heart, fight with fierce abandon, even resolve to destroy her if necessary. But what now, as she had regained herself?

The moment of recovery, intertwined with the Evil Spirit Origin, was simultaneously the moment of her ultimate demise.

Zhou Yan was plunged into an abyss of sorrow, as if his entire world were on the verge of collapse.

Despite having braced himself for this outcome, anticipating the infinite pain the process would entail, he discovered upon its arrival that acceptance remained elusive, the suffering far exceeding any prior imagination.

"No, you have always been the woman I cherish most! Perhaps my love seemed shallow when my memory was lost, but upon rediscovering the origin of my lost memories, I realized it was brimming, overflowing with my love for you," Zhou Yan declared his feelings, his words listened to with earnest attention by Bi Shui Fairy.

A serene, happy light graced her features, yet her eyes were already beginning to lose their focus.

"Husband, I was too headstrong in the past, and we have no future. But Chen Chen… he is the deepest pain in my heart. I am so sorry for him..." Bi Shui Fairy’s voice faded, her form beginning to dissipate.

This disintegration was a true self-annihilation, irreversible and absolute.

"No, Chen Chen, like me, loves you immensely. It is out of love that Chen Chen’s hatred is so profound. And he does not hate you, but the evil spirit soul that fused with you..."

"Actually... it is the same. I was born with the Holy Spirit Double Souls: one rebellious yet inherently good-hearted, the other cold and dark in spirit."

"Therefore, right or wrong, this has nothing to do with others; it was my own will that faltered, my inability to ultimately conquer my dark heart."

"Husband... we are bidding eternal farewell. The happiest moments in this world, in truth, surpassed even that intensely painful acceptance when you insulted and violated me. Painful, perhaps not painful, these may become future joyful memories..."

As Bi Shui Fairy uttered these final words, her body completely vanished, leaving behind only a blood-colored phantom form suspended in the heavens, gathering and dissipating there.

The crimson-hued heaven and earth dissolved, its manifestation ceasing.

The desiccated Heavenly Pool, its surface long since pocked with holes, bore ruins on either side that remained a stark, painful testament, like a cruel satire.

A cold wind whistled mournfully, causing Zhou Yan’s body to tremble, his heart growing colder still, as if his very soul had been ripped away.

At that precise moment, Zhou Yan sensed an exceptionally terrifying murderous intent, like a sword piercing the very fabric of heaven and earth, as it suddenly assailed him.

Zhou Yan instantly consolidated all his grief, forcefully reversing the King’s Rule to erect a formidable defense.

Yet, the Ru Yu Sword pierced his brow once more, driving him directly from the void into the dry, barren depths of the Heavenly Pool.

Zhou Yan’s entire being fractured, blood gushing from his seven orifices in an indescribably wretched state.

Although this strike possessed terrifying power, Zhou Yan had previously absorbed an immense quantity of King Evil Spirit Original Marks, which spared him from utter annihilation in a single blow; he was merely wounded.

Had he not consumed the vast majority of Bi Shui Fairy’s King Origin Evil Spirit Marks, this assault would have led to Zhou Yan’s complete collapse, bordering on destruction.

As Zhou Yan struggled to ascend, evading several successive, terrifying onslaughts, he fixed his gaze upon the Holy Spirit now launching the assault against him.

This Holy Spirit manifested a gaze of cold sharpness, pressing forward relentlessly.

"Li Su Nü!"

Zhou Yan’s heart turned ice-cold as he uttered the name.

It was his mother, Li Su Nü. But this woman had now transformed into the Evil Empress, a fate eerily mirroring Bi Shui Fairy's.

Zhou Yan could discern traces of a fierce struggle deep within her eyes, yet this internal battle was clearly proving utterly futile.

"Is it yet another beloved soul I cannot save?" Zhou Yan’s heart ached with unbearable pain, yet he was simultaneously pushed to his absolute limit.

"You must die!" At that critical juncture, Li Su Nü spoke these simple words, imbued with an incredibly chilling murderous intent.

Her power far surpassed that of Bi Shui Fairy; even the currently entrenched Zhou Yan found himself at a distinct disadvantage!