"Hee hee hee!" The Yinsha Ancestor looked at Chen Zheng and let out a sinister cackle. "Do you think that can scare me? Ha! I've roamed the Eastern Desolation for over a hundred years. What storms haven't I witnessed? In my eyes, a mere reincarnated Immortal Venerable is no different from a mortal!"

RUSTLE!

The Yinsha Soul Locking Bell shook.

The Yinsha energy within the Yinsha Sect converged, forming skeleton soldiers that swarmed Chen Zheng.

"Immortal Emperor, be careful! There's something strange about these skeleton soldiers!" Worry was written all over the Yinsha Fairy's face, but she didn't dare get any closer to Chen Zheng, as the Yinsha Ancestor had already locked his sights on her. She did not want to die! Although she knew Chen Zheng could certainly handle the Yinsha Soul Locking Bell, she couldn't help but worry.

BOOM!

With a flick of his finger, Chen Zheng unleashed thousands of sword lights, each one effortlessly slicing through the skeleton soldiers.

The air filled with the sharp cracking of bones. In the blink of an eye, the thousands of skeleton soldiers disintegrated into powder, which settled around the Yinsha Soul Locking Bell.

"Hahaha! You think these little tricks can stop me? Dream on!" the Yinsha Ancestor laughed wildly, his voice chilling. "Do you take the Yinsha Soul Locking Bell for some ordinary magic artifact?"

"The Yinsha Sect's foundations are deep. With a sacred, sect-guarding artifact in your possession, how could it be simple?" Chen Zheng said indifferently.

"That's right!" the Yinsha Ancestor cackled maniacally. "The Yinsha Soul Locking Bell has long acknowledged me as its master. I've now formed a bond with it, so if you kill me, the bell will be destroyed as well! You can't possibly be my opponent! You are destined to be devoured by me, and I will become even more powerful!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Layers of black fog suddenly roiled across the sky, spreading a heart-pounding pressure that shrouded an area a thousand zhang wide. The Yinsha Ancestor's aura surged, rising from the peak of the Spirit Transformation Stage to the early Nascent Soul Stage! The Yinsha Soul Locking Bell also grew in size, hovering above his head.

"I will refine you into a puppet!" the Yinsha Ancestor sneered, baring his teeth. He pounced toward Chen Zheng, attempting to tear him limb from limb.

CRACK! CRACK!

Suddenly, the void around the Yinsha Ancestor fractured. Pitch-black fissures spread out like a spiderweb, weaving together to bind him in an instant.

"Ahhh—" the Yinsha Ancestor screamed. He tumbled to the ground, staring in wide-eyed disbelief at the black threads. "Yinsha energy condensed into ropes? How is this possible! How can there be Yinsha energy here!"

WHOOSH!

The black threads suddenly constricted, yanking the bound Yinsha Ancestor up into the sky.

"Yinsha Ancestor, you're nothing but a pawn I was cultivating. You thought you controlled the Yinsha Soul Locking Bell, but it was merely a restriction I set up using the bell's unique properties," Chen Zheng's voice echoed, filled with utter mockery. "You wanted to escape? You wanted to borrow the power of the Yinsha Soul Locking Bell? It's a pity you don't know that I once possessed a Yinsha Soul Locking Bell myself... though I've since given it away.

"What could you possibly have to fight me with?"

His tone was incredibly calm, as if he were discussing something trivial, not trying to be mysterious.

Struck dumb, his face a mask of disbelief, the Yinsha Ancestor stammered, "You... you also have a Yinsha Soul Locking Bell? You're... a reincarnated Immortal Emperor?! No, that's impossible! Absolutely impossible! Your Nascent Soul was destroyed! You can't have been reincarnated!"

"Oh, you mean that," Chen Zheng said nonchalantly, seeming entirely unaware of the Yinsha Ancestor's shock. "My Nascent Soul has fully recovered. I am now at the Golden Core Stage."

"No! Impossible!" the Yinsha Ancestor let out a sharp shriek, unwilling to believe Chen Zheng's words.

Chen Zheng couldn't be bothered to deal with the Yinsha Ancestor. The man was a mere Nascent Soul Stage cultivator; even with a magic artifact, he was no opponent. Chen Zheng could kill him with a flip of his hand.

SWISH!

In an instant, Chen Zheng made his move. He reached out his right hand, and a dazzling golden sun materialized above it. This sun illuminated the entire Yinsha Sect. Its temperature was so high it felt as if it could roast people alive; even the disciples at a great distance felt the scorching heat.

"Ah! No! Save me! Quick, save me!" the Yinsha Ancestor bellowed madly. His soul was bound by the Yinsha Soul Locking Bell, making it difficult to struggle or dodge. His only option was to cry for help.

The disciples of the Yinsha Sect heard the screams and rushed over. They were instantly petrified by the sight before them: eerie black threads were wrapped around the Yinsha Soul Locking Bell, and fragments of bone littered the ground below.

"What... what is this?"

"The Yinsha Ancestor has been defeated!?"

"What is that thing? Why does it look so evil? Could it be some kind of demon?"

"Impossible, that can't be a demon. A terrifying aura like that couldn't belong to the ordinary Demon Race! Who on earth is this youth?"

The disciples of the Yinsha Sect eyed Chen Zheng with trepidation. His earlier move had been horrifying! With sheer momentum alone, he had overwhelmed the Yinsha Ancestor. It was an attack so powerful the Ancestor should have burst into a mist of blood and ash, completely unable to resist! If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed it.

"Damn you, ant! Who on earth are you!" the Yinsha Ancestor roared, desperately channeling his mana in an attempt to break free from the Yinsha Soul Locking Bell's restraints, but it was all completely useless.

"You're not worthy of knowing," Chen Zheng said indifferently. He waved his hand, and the Yinsha Ancestor was instantly pulled before him in a stream of light.

BOOM!!

The Yinsha Soul Locking Bell exploded. A terrifying aura erupted from it, enveloping the Yinsha Ancestor and shrouding the entire Yinsha Sect.

The Yinsha Ancestor screamed hysterically, "What are you doing!? Release me! I am the Ancestor of the Yinsha Sect! My master is an Immortal Venerable! Let me go, and I'll grant you a path to survival!"

"An Immortal Venerable?" Chen Zheng snorted. "I've slain beings of that title before. Three of them, in fact. Two were genuine powerhouses at the Immortal Venerable level! Since you call them Immortal Venerables, you should understand just how worthless they are in my eyes!"

The Yinsha Ancestor was stunned. An Immortal Venerable? But my master is an unparalleled Immortal King at the Nascent Soul Stage! This man has slain two beings of that rank?

The Yinsha Ancestor panicked, shouting in disbelief, "This... this is impossible! It can't be! You must be lying! I don't believe you! You're definitely trying to trick me!"

BANG!

The next moment, the Yinsha Ancestor erupted into a fireball and collapsed, his form and spirit utterly obliterated.

The Yinsha Sect cultivators were petrified. They collapsed to their knees one by one, trembling in absolute terror, all courage to resist completely gone.

An Immortal Venerable! Such a supreme existence! The Yinsha Ancestor was their pillar, the spiritual leader they worshipped. Yet a being like that had just been slain. It was too terrifying. This man was too terrifying!

Chen Zheng, however, paid the Yinsha Sect disciples no mind. With a casual grab, the Yinsha Ancestor's storage bag flew into his hand. He then tucked it into his Sumeru Ring. As for the Yinsha Soul Locking Bell, it landed in his palm, then floated up to hover near his wrist.

"A good item," Chen Zheng remarked appreciatively. His brows knitted in thought as he murmured to himself, "The Yinsha Soul Locking Bell is specifically designed to deal with spiritual consciousness and soul-type entities. If this were given to Qing'er, it might truly allow her to undergo a complete transformation and set foot on the path of immortality."

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