Wielding his Crimson Greatsword, Fang Cheng blocked and dodged his way through the first wave of attacks. Then, he released his Gu Insects, launching an all-out assault on Wang Yuntian and the two Wang Family disciples.

The seven Vajra Gu and Poison Gu revealed their ferocious, brutal nature and viciously assaulted the three of them. Wang Yuntian managed to hold his own, but the other two were clearly struggling.

Fang Cheng seized the opportunity to fly before Bai Su Yi. He took out a Sealing Talisman and slapped it onto her chest, then released the Immortal Binding Rope and immediately pulled her into the Water Cloud Bead.

Deprived of Magical Power, the Primordial Yang Ruler faltered. It hung in the air, its fiery light flickering, before Fang Cheng collected it with a wave of his hand.

Immediately after, Fang Cheng unleashed the Immortal Binding Rope again, binding the two unnamed Wang Family Inner Sect Disciples.

With a tug of the golden rope, he yanked the two of them before him. Then, right in front of Wang Yuntian, he beheaded them both, one with each slash of his sword.

It was as easy as slicing vegetables.

Just like that, two meticulously groomed Inner Sect Disciples of the Wang Family were dead.

In the blink of an eye, only Wang Yuntian and his wife remained in the sky.

Afflicted by the Heart Demon, Zhou Xueyu hesitated with every move, as if she couldn’t bear to harm Fang Cheng.

Suppressing his rage, Wang Yuntian used the Netherworld Banner to block the assault of the seven Vajra Gu and Poison Gu. "Xueyu, snap out of it!" he yelled coldly.

Zhou Xueyu’s mind was in a daze, but his shout jolted her back to her senses.

Clarity returned to her eyes. She quickly looked at Wang Yuntian. "Yuntian, that Demonic Light... Mmmph—"

Before she could finish, she let out a soft moan. Her voice was strangely seductive, and her gaze drifted uncontrollably back toward Fang Cheng.

Illusions now ran rampant in her sea of consciousness. The deepest desires of her heart were magnified without limit as the Heart Demon frantically devoured the last vestiges of her sanity.

How could Wang Yuntian fail to notice? The energy fluctuations around his wife’s body had become utterly chaotic. The Magical Power within her was like a wild, untamed horse, rampaging through her Qi Sea.

In an instant, Zhou Xueyu was drenched in sweat. Her moon-white dress was soaked through, clinging tightly to her curvaceous figure.

An expression of struggle and restraint contorted Zhou Xueyu’s face as she shot Wang Yuntian a pleading look.

Fang Cheng hovered in the air, Crimson Greatsword in hand, the Immortal Binding Rope floating silently behind him. He looked at Wang Yuntian and sneered, "Senior Brother, are you just going to stand by and watch Senior Sister Zhou succumb to Qi deviation?"

By this point, he didn’t have much Magical Power left, and the same was likely true for Wang Yuntian.

Both were holding back a final, decisive move, watching each other with extreme caution.

The Netherworld Banner in Wang Yuntian’s hands billowed with thick Demonic Qi, barely holding off the seven Vajra Gu as he stared coldly at Fang Cheng.

’The Immortal Binding Rope!’

Having witnessed the power of Fang Cheng’s Immortal Binding Rope, he began to hesitate.

’I’m not sure if my final gambit can stop that Magical Artifact...’

’Against an opponent like this, one wrong move could mean losing everything!’

Just as he was hesitating, the flow of Magical Power in Zhou Xueyu’s body fell into complete chaos. A frigid energy erupted from her Qi Sea, spreading through her entire body in an instant.

In a flash, Zhou Xueyu’s graceful body was frozen solid inside a block of blue ice!

「The next moment.」

The solid ice shattered, and Zhou Xueyu along with it, disintegrating into blue dust that scattered into the empty air.

Such was the fate of one who succumbed to Qi deviation...

Wang Yuntian’s face was grim. He watched impassively as Zhou Xueyu perished, then swung the Long Banner in his hand, blasting away the Vajra Gu.

The Netherworld Banner enveloped his body, and he transformed into a streak of dark light, shooting off into the distance to escape.

Fang Cheng remained hovering motionless in the air, watching until Wang Yuntian had completely vanished from sight. Only then did he quickly take out three Essence Supplement Pills and swallow them in one gulp.

The series of intense battles had left him utterly spent.

The seven Vajra Gu beat their wings, circling around him and silently standing guard.

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