NOVEL NEXT Chapter 55 - Unique Secret Technique
Inside the cave—
Though Ye Cangxuan was in a wretched state, a sinister, cunning smile crept across his face.
This cave was a stronghold of their Demon Clan.
It was rigged with a terrifying killing formation—any outsider who dared闯入 would inevitably trigger it!
At that point, forget Xiao Lingchen with his mere Dao Palace Realm cultivation—even a Delusion Breaking Realm ninth-level powerhouse would perish here!
Ye Cangxuan then pulled out a vial of inky blood.
He sprinkled it across the cave’s passages!
This blood was dragon blood he’d stumbled upon by chance.
Dragons were inherently lustful, and anyone tainted by this dragon blood would instantly be consumed by uncontrollable desire.
He used this dragon blood as a precaution.
Ye Cangxuan genuinely feared Xiao Lingchen’s black cauldron.
With that cauldron, even this killing formation might be broken.
But with the dragon blood, it could cloud Xiao Lingchen’s mind. If he then entered the killing formation, he’d lack the focus to control the cauldron—
And be instantly crushed by the formation!
At this thought—
A sickly grin spread across Ye Cangxuan’s face.
Rarely had he been so humiliated in his life, fueling his deep hatred for Xiao Lingchen.
He couldn’t wait to see Xiao Lingchen writhe in torment before being obliterated!
“Come on in! Hurry up and come in!”
“Jie jie jie jie…”
However—
Just as he indulged in his fantasy—
Boom!
A deafening explosion—
Like a falling star crashing into the earth—shook the entire cave violently!
“What’s happening?”
Ye Cangxuan nearly fell, his face filled with panic and confusion.
The next second, similar blasts followed one after another.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!!
…
The relentless bombardment made the cave tremble fiercely—rocks tumbled, the ground quaked!
The entire cave was on the verge of collapse!
Outside the cave—
Xiao Lingchen controlled the Cauldron of Creation, now expanded to hundreds of zhang, smashing it repeatedly into the cave.
“Come out!”
“Get out here!”
“Damn it, I’ll smash you to death!!!”
Suddenly—
A streak of light flew in from the distance.
It stopped beside Xiao Lingchen.
He turned to Yun Zhanyi and asked:
“Why are you here?”
Yun Zhanyi replied with a faint tone:
“Isn’t it because I’m worried about you?”
“That guy’s a Delusion Breaking Realm fifth-level cultivator, and you dared chase him—aren’t you afraid something might go wrong?”
Xiao Lingchen chuckled:
“No worries.”
“He got hit by his own black thunder—his realm’s plummeted. Now he’s hiding in that cave, too scared to come out!”
He then asked:
“How’s Ning Huanhuan?”
Yun Zhanyi answered:
“She’s injured, but it’s not serious.”
Xiao Lingchen nodded, relieved.
Then he focused on forcing Ye Cangxuan out.
He maneuvered the massive Cauldron of Creation, slamming it into the cave again and again.
Each strike shook the earth, the deafening impacts like heaven itself splitting apart.
Before long, the cave couldn’t withstand it and collapsed.
“Stop smashing!”
“Stop it!!!”
Just as Xiao Lingchen prepared to continue—
A pitiful cry rang out.
Then a black figure shot out of the cave, appearing before Xiao Lingchen.
Who else could it be but Ye Cangxuan?
The already battered and disheveled Ye Cangxuan was now covered in dust and grime.
Seeing Xiao Lingchen, he pleaded with a mournful expression:
“Please, spare me!”
“My Demon Clan forces entrenched in the Dark Forest have been slaughtered by you—leaving me alone and helpless.”
“I don’t want to die!!!”
He’d planned to use the cave’s killing formation to crush Xiao Lingchen.
But this guy didn’t take the bait.
As the cave was smashed into ruins, he nearly got crushed alive himself.
Left with no choice, he emerged to beg for mercy.
Yun Zhanyi glared at him:
“Don’t want to die?”
“When you killed our sect disciples, did you ever think they didn’t want to die either?”
Ye Cangxuan sobbed:
“I know they didn’t want to die!”
“But this isn’t entirely my fault!”
“You don’t understand—we’re not orthodox Demon Clan, just a minor branch of the larger Demon Clan. Oppressed and lowly, we fled with our people to hide in this Dark Forest.”
“We lived in isolation, biding our time, never stirring trouble.”
“This time, it was your sect disciples who attacked my people first—we only fought back out of necessity!”
“Now, my kin are all dead, leaving me alone.”
“I don’t ask for much—just a chance to live.”
“Please, give me that chance… spare me…”
“Pleeease…”
By the end, Ye Cangxuan was in tears.
His pitiful, wretched appearance stirred a pang of unease in Yun Zhanyi’s heart.
But at that moment—
A red flash streaked by.
Blood dripped steadily from the Phoenix Sovereign Sword.
Yun Zhanyi’s eyes widened as Ye Cangxuan’s head flew off, leaving her stunned.
It wasn’t until she saw the hidden weapon fall from Ye Cangxuan’s corpse that she realized what had happened.
She turned to Xiao Lingchen and asked:
“Did you know he was faking it, pretending to be pitiful to sneak attack us?”
Xiao Lingchen replied:
“No idea. I just didn’t want to let him go.”
Yun Zhanyi was momentarily speechless.
Fair enough.
Xiao Lingchen had killed countless—how could he be some paragon of kindness?
This time, he likely never intended to spare Ye Cangxuan. Striking while he was off guard not only killed him but also thwarted his sneak attack in its infancy.
In doing so, they avoided a potential ambush.
Suddenly—
A thunderous drumbeat erupted from Ye Cangxuan’s corpse!
Lightning flared.
“What’s this?”
Xiao Lingchen quickly pulled Yun Zhanyi back, staring in shock.
Yun Zhanyi explained:
“It’s that companion spiritual treasure he just used.”
“Companion spiritual treasures are born with their owners, fused as one. When the owner dies, the treasure dissipates from the world.”
Hearing this—
Xiao Lingchen sighed with regret:
“What a pity. That Nether Roar Thunder Drum was a decent treasure, and now it’s just going to vanish.”
Yun Zhanyi said:
“Not necessarily.”
“My master once entered the True Martial Space and obtained an ungraded treasure and a unique secret technique. That technique can refine companion spiritual treasures.”
Xiao Lingchen said helplessly:
“That’s as good as saying nothing—your master isn’t here.”
Yun Zhanyi smiled lightly:
“Didn’t you know? I’m the chief disciple of Little Bamboo Peak. My master has passed down all her teachings to me.”
“That includes the unique secret technique to refine companion spiritual treasures—I’ve already mastered it!”
As she spoke, a hint of pride shone on Yun Zhanyi’s face.
Xiao Lingchen was slightly surprised.
He quickly urged:
“Then hurry up and refine that Nether Roar Thunder Drum!”
Even if he couldn’t have it himself, Yun Zhanyi claiming it was better than letting it fade away.
Yun Zhanyi shook her head and said:
“I want to teach you that unique secret technique—then you can refine the Nether Roar Thunder Drum yourself.”