At this moment, Nalan Ba's "Dark Profound Decision" could be said to have been disrupted. His figure jerked, and his body couldn't help but tremble violently. His once ruddy complexion dimmed in an instant. Despite his efforts to condense the imprint in his hand, it was always disrupted by the ghostly spirits transformed by the aura of shadows at crucial moments. From his throat came a strange sound akin to a wheezing machine, eerie and unsettling.
"Clang!" Nalan Fei's figure collided with the black shadow in mid-air, erupting into a burst of flames, which was none other than Robben's shadow puppet. At this moment, the shadow puppet unleashed tremendous power. Although devoid of any martial energy, its pure strength was employed in smashing, chopping, thrusting, tearing... various movements, forcing Nalan Fei to step back step by step. However, Nalan Fei also had some skill. He whipped the martial energy ribbon in his hand, smashing the shadow puppet halfway, and then pounced towards Robben. Amidst the hustle, he glanced back, shouting in a deep voice, "Hurry up with the formation, time is running out!"
Robben's figure was blocked by Nalan Fei, but he had to halt in mid-air. The intricate control of the aura of shadows, which had been swift and relentless, was now lost.
"Nalan Fei, you old dog!" Robben roared, his figure expanding. The Great Sorrow Dark-Devil Hand clapped thrice in the void, instantly creating three waves of martial energy, overlapping and rushing towards Nalan Fei. Wherever the black aura passed, the thick and sticky Yin energy in the void was instantly shattered, and faint cracks appeared in the void, showing unparalleled dominance.
Although this move wasn't particularly fast, its overwhelming momentum made it impossible for anyone to ignore. Moreover, Robben accurately anticipated that Nalan Fei would protect Nalan Ba until he finished using the so-called Dark Profound Decision. Astonishingly, the target of this attack was the Floating Island, not Nalan Fei himself. At this moment, he was furious and ready to force Nalan Fei into a direct confrontation.
Nalan Fei sneered, his hands swiftly forming seals in the void. Several incredibly dark martial energies burst out, weaving into a complex net of intersecting martial energies, rushing towards the incoming attack. Meanwhile, he retreated rapidly, reaching the edge of the Floating Island in an instant.
The intention to protect was crystal clear! Robben sneered repeatedly. Without waiting for the result of the previous attack, the imprints on his hands quickly changed, and the Great Sorrow Dark-Devil Hand vanished into the void like mist. However, the black aura beside him danced rapidly, changing shape with the movements of his imprints. Robben's seal technique was neither hurried nor slow, but with each movement, the black aura seemed to surge. With each surge, the surrounding space felt increasingly heavy. At this moment, it was evident to everyone that Robben's next move would be extraordinary.
Nalan Fei's expression changed again and again. After a moment, he suddenly gritted his teeth. With a slap in the void, his figure landed on the Floating Island. Meanwhile, the imprints in his hand changed rapidly, and the solemnity on his face deepened.
At this point, Robben's previous earth-shattering blow had already reached Nalan Fei. Knowing how astonishing this move was, Nalan Fei seemed as if he hadn't seen it. He calmly changed the imprints in his hand while swiftly stepping back. Several martial energy blades were slashed out from under his feet, fiercely striking the oncoming attack, somewhat mitigating its force.
In the void, two figures collided fiercely, but this time there was no explosion, only the nearby Yin energy visibly condensing into shape before being crushed, and then... collapsed... In the gas pool, Nalan Ba, after being freed from Robben's interference, finally stabilized his figure. After countless changes in his imprints, they finally condensed again. Then, with a low drink, "The...the situation..." Just as two words were uttered, Nalan Ba suddenly opened his mouth, spraying out a mist of blood, staining his snow-white beard red. He seemed oblivious, only chuckling. Then, finally summoning some strength, he seemed to shout with all his might, "The...the situation is ash...Chaotic Fire rises!"
"Boom!" Along with his words, flames erupted into martial energy, soaring into the sky. Nalan Ba's hair flew backwards, his face distorted, and everyone could clearly see that almost in an instant, a layer of his flesh and skin had been shaved off by the surging martial energy, revealing a blood-red flesh... This eerie and terrifying scene made even the peerless experts' scalps tingle. At this moment, everyone understood that if Nalan Ba were willing to act, not to mention an Emperor... even a Venerable wouldn't be his match! Because, at this moment, the essence of martial energy left by countless generations of ancestors of the Nalan family had all gathered in his body. But similarly, everyone also understood how fragile his body was at this moment. Because, without any external force, it was feared that in less than a moment, the surging martial energy would completely crush his body into ashes... Yet, this wasn't the most eerie aspect. The strange fluctuations in the void came to a halt again with his words, but what was eerie was that this time, the halt was completely different from before. Li Yi's breath remained unchanged, but the amount of martial energy in his body had reached its highest ever, and his sense of Qi was naturally more acute.
He clearly felt that although the tremors around him had stopped, it was only superficial. The surface tremors had turned into internal force at this moment, and countless Yin energy were changing their forms, causing the Ghost Purgatory Cauldron to be in a state of eerie contraction. The pressure of Yin energy around was greater, and Li Yi deeply believed that anything within it would be instantly crushed into powder.
As his gaze swiftly shifted around, the extremely distorted figures from before had all disappeared at this moment. Even the dense white flames erupting below the Floating Island were rapidly retracting and disappearing into the void. Was this the calm before the storm? Li Yi's eyes twitched slightly, and he glanced at the people around him again. Unfortunately, at this moment, the density of Yin energy around had reached its limit, and everyone's faces were blurry except for those near the Floating Island.
Li Yi's gaze quickly moved over, and then he saw that the complex and intricate changes in the imprints on Luo Ben's hands had finally come to an end. The imprints on his hands lingered at a moment of extreme subtlety, and the gloomy dark attribute Martial Energy condensed on his body, waiting only for the moment to erupt. On the other side, Nanlan Fei's bloated face now showed a few traces of deathly gray. However, his feet seemed to be nailed to the Floating Island, and the imprints on his hands also froze almost simultaneously.
Behind him, dense Yin energy had formed strange spiral-shaped Qi forces, surging with his breath. And Nanlan Ba... the surging Martial Energy on him vanished like a startled swan, only leaving behind a blood-red appearance. On his aged face, one could only see several black holes slowly opening and closing...
Li Yi felt his eyes ache with each pulse. He even clearly saw blood spraying from Nanlan Ba's face between the muscles, turning his white beard crimson. What on earth could cause him to reach such a state!? This scene made Li Yi unable to help but grit his teeth. Although he didn't make any movements, he felt his scalp tingling.
Suddenly, he remembered the previously mentioned "Mysterious Dark-Devil Technique," which already included the words "Heaven, Earth, Chaos"… So what would happen next...? But at this moment, how should he act? Should he risk his life to stop it? Or should he wait for the moment when Heaven and Earth Chaos is unleashed!? Never before had Li Yi felt such a difficult decision... He even had the urge to pull his hair out, but... he absolutely didn't have that time.
The faint smile on Luo Ben's face had disappeared completely, and his face now carried a difficult-to-describe solemnity. The ink-black Martial Energy wings behind him slowly flapped. Every movement caused a whirlwind of Yin energy to rise beside him... The ink-black Martial Energy wings now seemed extraordinarily beautiful, but the energy storm contained within was something no one could afford to ignore.
With the collision of the breaths of Nanlan Fei and Luo Ben, the Yin energy between them made a harsh grinding sound, and then, under the pressure of the two great Martial Emperors' auras, all the Yin energy was shattered, torn apart, and dissipated... At this moment, Luo Ben suddenly lifted his arms, and in a weird circular motion in mid-air, his sleeves exploded into powder. Underneath, his arms, which were originally normal, had become extremely transparent... And beneath that transparency, everyone could see that there were thick strands of ink-black Martial Energy flowing constantly in his arms...
A strange ink-black Martial Energy ring appeared in front of him with a weird sound, and within the ring, ink-black beads moved like solid entities in front of him... The ink-black ring and beads now seemed like one entity, constantly burning. Inside the beads, although it seemed that everything outside was still undergoing various changes, everything in the space controlled by Luo Ben remained unchanged. However, this... was already precious... Under such momentum of the Mysterious Dark-Devil Technique, Luo Ben could still create such a space, indicating that he had already touched the threshold of Martial Venerable level. However, he was far from this level with his current strength. From this, it could be seen how powerful his Martial Skill would be.
Nanlan Fei's face turned cold, and his hands condensed into form. Behind him, the spiral Qi force gathered more and more, and his figure seemed to be ready to charge forward and collide with Luo Ben at any moment. His expression changed countless times in an instant. Each time, it looked uglier than the previous one. In such a situation, Li Yi even had the urge to admire Nanlan Fei's rich facial expressions. However, in the end, cold sweat had already dripped from Nanlan Fei's face, like thin water... At this scene, it was clear how much pressure he was under.
At this strange moment, Nanlan Ba, who had already become unrecognizable, suddenly moved, and it seemed that he had finally formed the last imprint on his hand. In the eerie silence, a relatively clear voice came out, making people feel a chill: "Ghost Purgatory..." Just two words, and a burst of blood surged on Nanlan Ba again. Immediately, the blood was evaporated into mist by the boiling Martial Energy, swirling around him, a shocking sight!
The solidified momentum of Luo Ben also changed at this moment. He suddenly pushed his hands forward, and the condensed momentum surged out like a landslide, but the ink-black ring in front of him expanded rapidly and crashed down swiftly! "Shadow Devil, Same End!"
At the same time, Nanlan Fei's figure also exploded. The spiral Qi behind him surged with his movement, forming thick illusory pythons, which then pounced forward...
"Ten Thousand Snakes Devouring the Sky!"