"Lord of Night Peace, I advise you to surrender without a fight, lest you suffer."

Sun Shao'an leaped high into the air. His form transformed into a towering mountain, reminiscent of the Five Great Peaks, and suddenly landed on the Lord of Night Peace's escape route. His commanding presence suppressed the area, and his bright, piercing eyes watched the King like the blazing sun.

Nature Banner! It was one of the hidden great teachings of Dianchuan. This sacred place was known for not adhering to the pursuit of forceful energy or effort, hence called "Natural." It was a cross between a sect and a clan-based community. Most of the disciples within the Nature Banner belonged to the same family lineage. Within the banner were the clans of the Zhao, Sun, and Zhou surnames.

The Nature Banner practiced the cultivation method "The Great Natural Innate Mysterious Law Scripture." Entering its path was extremely difficult, progress was exceptionally slow, and calamities were numerous! Yet, once mastered, its power was earth-shattering and overwhelming. This was why, despite being a hidden sect not ranked among the Ten Great Sects and prominent families, a Primordial Spirit powerhouse resided within the Nature Banner.

The Natural Dao?

In the darkness, the Lord of Night Peace, with his long, triangular eyes, stared intently at the unremarkable-looking farmer before him, his heart solemn. The Natural Dao ranked among the top hundred of the Three Thousand Grand Paths. Those who cultivated this great path easily harmonized with Heaven and Earth. With every move, they could draw upon the vast forces of nature to sweep across all things—an utterly terrifying might. This was especially true after stepping into the Dao Body Realm; their refined Daoist Spirit became even more formidable and domineering! Furthermore, as nature nurtures all things, it provided an ultimate tempering effect on a cultivator's physical body. Therefore, those who cultivated the Natural Dao were frightening body cultivators.

THUMP, THUMP—

As the Lord of Night Peace's heart sank slightly, Sun Shaoping and Sun Shaofu also landed synchronously from two other directions. The three brothers faintly formed a Three Talents encirclement, firmly trapping him!

In an instant, the heavens and earth for hundreds of miles around them began to twist and expand abruptly. The mountains and all things behind the Sun brothers seemed to merge, as if intending to seal the Lord of Night Peace within this vast natural world.

A triplicate seal!

This is trouble. The Lord of Night Peace hadn't expected the three Dao Body Realm cultivators pursuing him to be so difficult. Myriad thoughts raced through his mind as he contemplated how to escape.

What an utter failure—trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice! He cursed himself silently. To think that even after reaching this realm, he could still succumb to momentary greed! The Lord of Night Peace was so furious with himself that he wished he could slap his own face twice.

After all, it's his fault! If he hadn't used the Cold Water Prison to scare us, why would my Dao Heart have been disturbed, giving rise to these wicked desires!

While he inwardly cursed, the Lord of Night Peace did not even dare to recall that person's name in his thoughts. A Primordial Spirit powerhouse's achievements were interwoven with the fabric of creation. No speech was necessary; even a fleeting thought of his name could be perceived by him. He might even trace that flicker of awareness to locate and arrive. Those in the Dao Body Realm, known as Dao Experts, might be called powerful, but in front of those in the Primordial Spirit Realm, the difference was not that great!

After grumbling to himself, the Lord of Night Peace no longer hesitated. The darkness, previously the size of a millstone, suddenly erupted and expanded, instantly forming a terrifying black hole nearly a hundred miles wide! The darkness in the sky grew denser, as if the air itself were solidifying, becoming suffocating and oppressive. This pitch-black void, resembling a boundless and bottomless abyss, hid unknown terrors in its inky depths where one could not see one's own hand in front of one's face. It rapidly eroded every corner of the land, dyeing forests, mountains, and rivers with deep nocturnal hues. At a visible speed, it threatened to plunge the natural domain created by the Sun brothers into Eternal Night! The wind also seemed to wail and moan in sorrow because of this endless darkness!

Suddenly, ripples appeared within that dark expanse, and a figure walked out from its midst. The Lord of Night Peace, clad in a black robe that seemed to enshroud the shadows of the night, swept lightly across the ground as if even dust had to make way for him. He exuded an indescribable aura of darkness, like the night's most stable, heaviest, and coldest breeze, silently swirling around him. As he slowly moved, even the air seemed to part in fear.

Behind the Lord of Night Peace, a terrifying figure gradually emerged. It was vast in stature, with six arms and three heads. Each head bore a different expression: one with a sinister smile, one with a deceitful smirk, and one with a fierce grin. Its six hands were forming gestures—some with fingers spread wide, others with claw-like nails poised to grasp.

Daoist Spirit—the Great Dark Heavenly Demon!

Seeing that the Lord of Night Peace had summoned his Daoist Spirit, the Sun brothers also grew solemn. Although it was three against one, any Dao Expert had been through hundreds, if not thousands, of life-and-death trials and possessed countless hidden cards. This Lord of Night Peace was an even more veteran Devil Head. Despite the numerical advantage, they had to go all out; otherwise, they couldn't guarantee they wouldn't capsize in an easy fight.

"Three juniors, today you will witness the true Eternal Night Moment!" the Lord of Night Peace shouted, his eyes suddenly bursting with a shocking light. The Great Dark Heavenly Demon behind him thundered into action, its six arms forming three ancient, cold Dharma Seals infused with a dense dark force. These Dharma Seals appeared bloated and rugged, resembling living human hearts.

Seeing the ancient Dharma Seals formed by the Daoist Spirit behind the Lord of Night Peace, Sun Shao'an's brows furrowed sharply. "Xuan Du's Secret Demonic Heavenly Heart Seal!"

"Hahaha, you have good eyes!" the Lord of Night Peace laughed loudly. The three heads of the Great Dark Heavenly Demon began to chant a complex scripture from an ancient demonic dynasty. At the same time, its palms pulsated, beating like drums, as if the very heart of the heavens was throbbing.

THUMP, THUMP—

THUMP, THUMP—

THUMP, THUMP—

In an instant, all colors, sounds, and smells in this world vanished. Only the heartbeat-like pulsating throb remained. At that very moment, the three Sun brothers immediately sensed their own heartbeats starting to align with that sound.

"Don't look at that Daoist Spirit!" Sun Shao'an, the eldest brother, ordered. "Cast the Indestructible Nature's Protection Curse!"

At his command, Sun Shaoping and Sun Shaofu focused their minds. An imposing scene of mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas eerily emerged in the void above their heads.

This was the Indestructible Nature's Protection Curse! It was the foremost protective technique of the Nature Banner. This curse had no offensive power, only defensive capabilities. Once cast, the caster would be enveloped by a domain of nature. The space within a foot around their body would undergo endless changes, rendering them impervious to any Dharma Gate or Divine Marvel.

Under the protection of the Indestructible Nature's Protection Curse, the eerie heartbeat sound was immediately blocked out.

At this moment, however, the Lord of Night Peace revealed a faint, triumphant smirk. Finally, they took the bait. These three youngsters have decent Cultivation, but compared to a veteran Devil Head like me, seasoned by years, they are still far too naive.

With a thought, the Great Dark Heavenly Demon behind the Lord of Night Peace suddenly changed its hand seals. The abstruse scriptures it was chanting also abruptly shifted in tone. Like raging torrents, darkness swiftly enveloped the Lord of Night Peace, tore through the void, and formed a bridge leading to an unknown destination, carrying him along it.

Night Travel Heavenly Patrol Skill!

Blood filled his mouth, and his body was covered in numerous fissures. The cost of forcibly reversing his technique left the Lord of Night Peace looking utterly wretched, like a piece of porcelain that could shatter at any moment. But for a Dao Expert, this was just a minor injury.

"Three little brats not even fully grown, thinking of killing this King?" His figure bobbed in the thick darkness of night, a smile on his face. "Go back and train for another thousand years."

Once the Night Travel Heavenly Patrol Skill was activated, it could not be stopped or interrupted. This was one of his trump cards, a last-resort lifesaving measure. If he hadn't been truly out of options this time, he would never have resorted to this technique.

Before his words faded, the surging darkness enveloping the Lord of Night Peace suddenly exploded like splattering ink. It seeped into the deep void and instantly vanished along that dark bridge.

"Big brother, are we just going to let him run away?" Sun Shaoping asked, watching the darkness slowly disperse. He rolled up his sleeves and pulled up his trouser legs, ready to give chase again.

"Run? Where can he run to?" Sun Shao'an replied. "The entire Nanlin Prefecture is suppressed by our Great Natural Array. Anyone can come and go freely—except for this Lord of Night Peace."

Slowly closing his eyes, Sun Shao'an spread his arms. For a moment, the whole world began to respond to him; everything in nature—the mountains, the rivers—all became his eyes and his mouth.

You foolish old Devil Head. Making me lose face in front of my younger brothers. Just you wait. Once I find you, I'll hammer you to death!

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After collecting this wave, it will be almost enough.

Atop Absolute Peak Mountain, Qi Xiu smiled as he looked at the Black Gold Imperial Seal in his hand. It had turned pitch black and was continuously wafting black smoke. After more than half a month of waiting for a windfall, he had almost gathered 10,000 souls. The cultivation of the Yama Golden Body was within reach.

Qi Xiu was preparing to use a spell to erase the traces of the recent great battle around him and get ready for the next harvest. Suddenly, the sky around him started to darken, turning from daylight to Eternal Night in a blink. The sky was shrouded in a layer of cold haze.

The next instant, a mysterious figure enshrouded in a wide black robe appeared out of nowhere. Surging darkness swirled around him, and whispering voices from the void carried warnings and prohibitions.

"As expected, I still can't get out. This Great Natural Array certainly has some tricks," the Lord of Night Peace said with irritation, blocked at the border of Nanlin Prefecture. His eyes flickered slightly as he noticed a young Daoist looking at him with confusion.

That's... His gaze fell on the Black Gold Imperial Seal in Qi Xiu's hand. Seeing the tens of thousands of souls of Demonic Evil Cultivators within it, the Lord of Night Peace sneered. "Another piece of human cattle."

With a point of his finger, a flicker of black light erupted. Countless terrifying, soul-seizing, and spirit-bewitching phantasms flashed repeatedly.

Great Dark Heavenly Secret Demon Finger!

This finger strike would not kill Qi Xiu, but it would trap him in a perpetual illusion, caught in an endless cycle from which he could not escape, until his soul could no longer endure and shattered, dispersing completely. This was the habit of such old Devil Heads: not to kill, but to make life worse than death.

Just as the Lord of Night Peace's casual finger strike was about to land, a supremely tyrannical and dignified golden light suddenly burst forth from behind Qi Xiu. A golden dragon shadow appeared, its eyes, cold and indifferent like the great sun, staring down at the Lord of Night Peace. This cruel attack had triggered the protective instinct of the Dragon Binding Rope.

A Dao Expert? A Demon King!?

Seeing the Dragon Binding Rope revive on its own, Qi Xiu instantly understood that the mysterious man in the black robe before him was actually a Dao Body Realm powerhouse.

ROAR—

With a deafening dragon cry, the Dragon Binding Rope unleashed its mighty Dragon Power, instantly setting the Lord of Night Peace's black robe ablaze with roaring golden flames.

"I…" Watching the Dragon Binding Rope sweep toward him, the Lord of Night Peace's eyes trembled wildly. His mouth filled with bitterness as he roared in his mind, Why? Why me!!!

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