Chapter 1135: Chapter 1135: Turning Hostile Without Mercy

Lin Shen gave it his all, and the speed of Finger Sand rivaled the Upper Rank, perhaps even faster.

When Finger Sand silently and invisibly approached the Divine Soul’s eyes, it was still noticed.

It was mainly because the disturbance caused while breaking through the fragmented space and tearing through the spatial cracks inevitably alerted Huai Nanxing.

However, her Divine Soul was fully preoccupied battling Xiaoye and Xiaona, and while she noticed the approach of Finger Sand, she couldn’t spare the effort to deal with it directly.

A sudden fissure split open between the Divine Soul’s brows, and from within, infinite thunder and lightning surged forth, resembling a purple lightning eye.

A purple bolt of lightning shot forth from the eye, aiming to obliterate Finger Sand entirely.

Huai Nanxing didn’t consider this strange force of Finger Sand much of a threat. After all, the brow was the place where Shenxiao Thunderbolt was nurtured, the strongest point of her power.

Under Great Emperor-level strength, nearly no one could overcome her Shenxiao Thunderbolt, so naturally, she dismissed Lin Shen’s attack.

Huai Nanxing assumed the Shenxiao Thunderbolt would annihilate the force in an instant upon striking.

But the moment the two forces collided, Huai Nanxing couldn’t believe the unbelievable outcome of the clash.

The intangible power pierced through the indestructible Shenxiao Thunderbolt, burrowing into the Shenxiao Court–the eye of thunder itself.

“Impossible…” Huai Nanxing couldn’t fathom how Lin Shen’s strength could penetrate Shenxiao Court.

But regret came too late; Shenxiao Court was compromised, and the Shenxiao Thunderbolt began leaking out. The purple lightning scattered above the Divine Soul’s head in all directions, leaving the Divine Soul flustered. The Red Gourd in her hands started rapidly shifting, alternately appearing as a mirror and then returning to its gourd form.

“Red Gourd… Red Gourd… please grant me Immortal Pill…” Xiaona seized the moment, raising the Red Gourd high and unleashing her most potent force against the Divine Soul.

With the Red Gourd’s bottom facing upward and its mouth angled toward the Divine Soul, a horrifying suction force pulled the mirror along with the Divine Soul into the gourd.

As the mirror and Divine Soul were sucked into the Red Gourd, its interior erupted with an intense crimson glow, trembling violently as though housing a raging nuclear reactor.

“Damn it…” Huai Nanxing cursed in panic, her face paling.

Xiaoye seized the opportunity, holding up the Jade Purifying Bottle in her hand while chanting an incantation: “Bottle, oh Bottle, purify these vile beings!”

As soon as Xiaoye finished speaking, a spring-like radiance began to spill out of the Jade Bottle.

The radiant streams quickly dissipated after emerging.

But suddenly, a horrendous scream echoed from the decrepit temple. Lin Shen turned to look and saw spring-like liquid flowing out from the seemingly indestructible temple, melting it rapidly like snow encountering boiling water.

Lin Shen was inwardly alarmed; though the temple was broken and worn, it was created by the Ghost God’s essence, imbued with the power of distinct Law.

Even amidst the intense battle where space itself was shattered, the temple had remained intact.

Now, seeing it melt away like this upended Lin Shen’s understanding of Great Emperor’s Divine Artifacts.

This occurred despite the artifact not having returned to its peak state, equivalent to only the Lower Tier in strength.

He couldn’t begin to imagine how terrifying the Great Emperor’s Divine Artifact would be at full power.

Lin Shen burned with greater desire, even more determined to seize these two Great Emperor Divine Artifacts.

The Red Gourd in Xiaona’s hands pulsed endlessly as it continued refining the mirror and Divine Soul it had absorbed. However, this time, the refinement seemed far more challenging than before, and there was no telling when it might be complete.

Meanwhile, the Jade Purifying Bottle in Xiaoye’s hands consistently released spring light. Soon, the entirety of the temple was melted down, and where the Ghost God had once been worshipped in its central hall, a figure emerged due to the hall’s disintegration.

It was unexpectedly the form of a woman, her entire body radiating purple lightning, resembling a creature made purely of electricity.

Spring light surged around her, engulfing her entire body.

The spring light and the purple lightning clashed fiercely, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain. Judging by the woman’s anguished cries, her situation appeared dire.

Xiaoye couldn’t subdue Huai Nanxing in one go, so she relentlessly drove the Jade Purifying Bottle, causing the spring light to erupt in larger torrents.

Lin Shen noticed a black chain extending from Huai Nanxing’s ankle, its other end disappearing underground, latched to an unknown location.

“Were I not trapped here, you’d all be dead by now!” Huai Nanxing roared in fury.

Xiaoye paid her no mind, forcing the Jade Purifying Bottle to its limits, while Huai Nanxing’s purple aura gradually weakened, clearly on the verge of defeat.

“Xiaona, Reverse Heaven Gang Skill.” Xiaoye suddenly shouted toward Xiaona.

Xiaona froze for a moment. “Sis, why use Reverse Heaven Gang Skill now?”

“Do as I say.” Xiaoye did not explain, only speaking in a commanding tone.

Accustomed to following Xiaoye’s orders, Xiaona activated the Reverse Heaven Gang Skill. A peculiar radiance began to rise from her body.

As this peculiar light manifested, Lin Shen sensed something within him shatter. Two miniature Pet Keys broke free from the Space Capsule, flying out and landing in front of Xiaona.

Xiaona paused in slight surprise before realizing Xiaoye’s plan. Overjoyed, she reached out to seize the two Pet Keys.

These keys had originally belonged to the sisters and been handed to Lin Shen. With the keys in his possession, they had exercised caution around him.

Now that the keys had returned to them, the sisters no longer had any reservations.

Seeing Xiaona retrieve the keys, Xiaoye immediately raised the Jade Purifying Bottle higher, causing spring light to flow out even more intensely.

Lin Shen sensed danger and tried to retreat, but spring light unexpectedly poured out from within his body, leaving him feeling as if he were submerged in powerful acid, corroding him from within.

Only then did Lin Shen realize the spring light from the Jade Purifying Bottle was originating from inside his own body. No wonder even Huai Nanxing had been unable to resist it and had let out such agonized screams.

Bang!

Lin Shen’s body collapsed to the ground as he let out a groan of pain.

Unlike Huai Nanxing, however, Lin Shen’s agonized cries were mostly feigned. Though the spring light was formidable, the damage it caused him wasn’t as severe as he had expected.

It seemed that most of the energy from the Jade Purifying Bottle was focused on Huai Nanxing, leaving only a minor fraction to affect him. This diminished the light’s harm, making Lin Shen feel less vulnerable than anticipated.

Lin Shen didn’t want to clash with Xiaoye directly yet, so he pretended to collapse in agony, immobilized by the ordeal.

Angrily, Lin Shen cursed inwardly: “Xiaoye, that venomous woman. Her words earlier sounded so sincere, as if we were all allies. Now she flips on me in an instant–truly, the most ruthless hearts belong to women.”

“Sis, what are you doing?” Xiaona, wide-eyed, stared at the spring light enveloping Lin Shen. She clearly didn’t understand Xiaoye’s intentions.

“Now that we’ve regained our freedom, why should we remain under someone else’s thumb?” Xiaoye stated flatly.

“We’ve already reclaimed the keys. We don’t have to kill him, do we? Moreover, we just swore an oath…” Xiaona hesitated, looking sympathetically at the supposedly incapacitated Lin Shen writhing on the ground.