"Die, kid!"

Sunx Miao roared furiously, biting the tip of his tongue to forcibly activate the Silver Corpse. It swiped again, its claws trailing a reeking wind.

Qin Xuan’s gaze was like ice. He opened his mouth and spat, and a highly condensed, golden-red flame surged out, filled with countless Demon Rune Talismans.

Dunzang Flame Demon!

"That’s his second Positional Divine Technique, the Flame Demon from the Vast Qi Tower..."

Ji Boyan exclaimed in astonishment, the Demon Flames around him flickering for a moment.

Supreme Yang Overcomes Supreme Yin.

When the golden-red flame struck the Silver Corpse’s claws, it erupted with a loud SIZZLE. The Corpse Evil Qi melted away like ice in the sun.

The Silver Corpse let out a pained roar; the tips of its claws actually showed signs of melting!

"ROAR!" Wounded, the Silver Corpse’s movements froze for an instant.

Seizing the opportunity, Qin Xuan formed a sword with his fingers.

A tiny fleck of golden light gathered at his fingertips and shot toward the space between Sunx Miao’s eyebrows.

"Wait, two Positional Divine Techniques is one thing, but Qin Xuan actually has a third!"

Three Positional Divine Techniques caused a huge uproar among the Purple Mansion Demon Cultivators.

"That’s... the Blazing Fire Sect’s Yin Metal Divine Technique." Fan Luming made a quick calculation with his fingers and immediately understood.

Ma Miaoyin looked horrified.

"Did Chen Xuanba also borrow a Position from the Venerable for him?"

Ji Boyan shook his head.

"Divine Techniques are easy to borrow, but Positions are difficult to trade. The Heart-Eroding Nail uses one’s own heart and bones as a catalyst to plant a fatal curse... This boy’s path of cultivation is severed. The highest he can ever reach is the Golden Core Realm."

While Qin Xuan’s three Positional Divine Techniques shocked the Purple Mansion Demon Cultivators, they failed to cause much of a stir among the Demon Monarchs.

Even Sunx Youhai showed no reaction.

The Heart-Eroding Nail was incredibly fast, brimming with killing intent!

Sunx Miao was scared out of his wits. His Magical Power was depleted, his Silver Corpse was held back by the Flame Demon, and he was completely powerless to resist!

He was about to be impaled and killed on the spot!

"No—!" he let out a despairing roar.

In the nick of time, an inconspicuous golden bell at his waist activated on its own.

It shattered with a CRACK.

Transforming into a cloud of gray mist, it barely managed to form a barrier before his brow.

A Tier Three Treasure, the Life-Substitute Golden Bell!

THUD!

The Heart-Eroding Nail shot into the gray mist with a muffled thump.

As if dealt a heavy blow, Sunx Miao was sent flying. He vomited a spray of blood, his aura instantly plummeting to an all-time low.

Though he had narrowly escaped death, he had clearly lost all ability to fight. Having lost its master’s control, the Golden Armor Silver Corpse froze in place.

Qin Xuan slowly withdrew his hand, standing in the center of the arena. The aura around him was somewhat chaotic from continuously using Positional Divine Techniques, but his gaze remained as sharp as a blade.

The entire arena fell silent.

Jiang Cheng, Luo Li, Bai Lingwei, and the others stared at Qin Xuan. Their expressions were incredibly grave, tinged with a hint of dread.

They all knew that if they had been in Sunx Miao’s place, they would have been no match for Qin Xuan’s endless stream of ruthless and decisive techniques.

Especially that last strange and cunning Curse Bone Heart-Eroding Nail!

It was an inescapable, fatal attack.

Outside, the phantoms of the Demon Monarchs were silent for a moment.

"Yin Wood: Cyan Cicada Shell, Wu Fire - Flame Demon, Rooster Metal·Heart-Eroding Nail..."

Ma Miaoyin murmured, having seen through Qin Xuan completely.

Her voice carried an indescribable tone.

"Three Positional Divine Techniques, all with vastly different attributes and no synergy. His path of cultivation is locked. I’m afraid he has no hope of reaching Nascent Soul in this life."

The Corpse Aura around Sunx Youhai surged, and his voice was ice-cold. "A Mud Seed will always be a Mud Seed. So shortsighted. He ruined his own future for a moment of victory, wasting such great fortune."

Seeing his own grandson so thoroughly defeated, Sunx Youhai glared coldly at Qin Xuan.

He "generously" offered him a dignified death.

"Your skills were simply inferior. I don’t blame you, kid. Kill yourself. After you die, don’t forget to accept the Reincarnation Mark. In your next life, you might be able to join my Mystic Womb Corpse Cliff and be refined into an excellent Corpse Puppet."

BOOM!

A vast Nascent Soul pressure suddenly descended upon Qin Xuan.

"Pfft!" Qin Xuan violently spat out a mouthful of blood.

Wei Jieyue shook her head, the respect in her eyes diminishing.

A Cultivator who had severed his own path to Nascent Soul was no longer worthy of being an opponent for her Wei Family’s Bloodline.

Ji Boyan and Fan Luming exchanged a glance, both seeing the regret in the other’s eyes.

The boy’s character, methods, and opportunities were all of the highest caliber. Alas... he chose the most drastic path.

’So I’m still going to die...’ Qin Xuan sneered.

As expected, The Worst Draw had come true.

’If I had backed down or tried to reason with them, the outcome would have been the same—a dead end.’

"Heh heh, Lord Demon Monarch, you truly are impressive!"

Qin Xuan suddenly grinned, his snow-white teeth already stained red with blood.

"But what makes you think I’m going to kill myself!"

WHOOSH—

Blood Talisman: Broken Gold!

Blood Talisman: Divine Blade!

Fragments of shattered gold fluttered in the air as the void itself trembled.

A tall and magnificent phantom of a Sword Cultivator suddenly appeared.

It brandished a longsword, its razor-sharp aura seemingly powerful enough to split the heavens and earth, to pierce the cosmos and shake the world!

"Sunx Miao, give me your life!"

Qin Xuan roared! Though he was completely spent, he defied the immense pressure and attacked once more!

Seeing the tall, ethereal figure of the Sword Cultivator, Sunx Youhai’s pupils contracted. He froze for a split second. "Sect Leader, you’re not dead?"

WHOOSH—

In that brief moment of Sunx Youhai’s distraction, Qin Xuan tore an opening in his Nascent Soul pressure.

"Ah!"

Sunx Miao let out a bloodcurdling scream.

On the spot, Qin Xuan shattered his Dantian with a single sword strike.

With his Dantian shattered, Sunx Miao’s entire aura deflated like a punctured ball.

Even if he were to recover from his wounds, his Cultivation was utterly destroyed. It would be impossible for him to return to the Purple Mansion realm within a hundred years.

"Heh heh, what nerve!"

The already-dense Corpse Aura around Sunx Youhai suddenly began to boil, surging forth like a tangible, dark-green tide!

"That’s the Godslaying Blood Sword of the Divine Blood Refining True Demon Monarch! He has a fourth Blood Talisman!" Ma Miaoyin exclaimed.

Blood Demon Ming Zhan growled, "Three Positional Divine Techniques, four Blood Talismans... This boy’s talent is even greater than Chen Xuanba’s!"