The hair-raising power made everyone’s scalp tingle, but Yi Tianyun’s expression remained unchanged. Shi Xueyun, on the other hand, was fraught with worry. This was a Core Formation Stage expert! The power Yi Tianyun had just displayed was formidable, but it seemed to fall short of the Bloodthirsty Ancestor’s.

Yi Tianyun hadn’t fully unleashed his aura, so of course he didn’t appear as imposing as the Bloodthirsty Ancestor. In terms of overall Combat Power, however, he could utterly crush him!

"The Ancestor is so strong! This is his true power!" Qing Tianxuan and the others stared blankly at the Bloodthirsty Ancestor, stunned. They had rarely ever seen their ancestor unleash his full strength.

"Ancestor, kill him! He’s killed so many of our elders!"

"Suck him dry, Ancestor! Avenge our people!"

Their courage instantly returned, convinced that the Bloodthirsty Ancestor could kill Yi Tianyun and avenge them.

"So this is your true power?" Yi Tianyun squinted as he sized up the Bloodthirsty Ancestor, gaining a completely new understanding of experts at the Core Formation Stage.

’Initially, I thought the Core Formation Stage was just one level above the Spirit Pill Stage. Looks like I was wrong.’ The man hadn’t unleashed his full strength because he was suppressing the Essence Blood within his body.

Now that he had unleashed his full strength, his Combat Power of 2.1 million was truly terrifying. ’If it weren’t for my eightfold Madness Mode, I really might have lost.’

However, the consequence of this action was simple: a drastic reduction in the Bloodthirsty Ancestor’s lifespan. But if he didn’t do this, he had no way of defeating Yi Tianyun. After just two exchanges, the old man had already realized the gap between them.

"No, it’s still a bit weaker than I was at my peak," the Bloodthirsty Ancestor sneered. "But it’s more than enough to deal with you!"

In the next moment, the Bloodthirsty Ancestor took the initiative. With a stomp of his foot, Evil Qi instantly erupted from him. It spread wildly in all directions, surging toward Yi Tianyun to envelop him. This Evil Qi could affect a person’s mind; being caught within it would undoubtedly hinder their combat effectiveness.

"Tianyun, be careful of that Evil Qi!" Shi Xueyun shouted.

"Too late! You can’t escape my domain!" the Bloodthirsty Ancestor cackled, a savage, blood-red light bursting from his eyes. "If I don’t suck you dry, I’ll have failed my dead disciples!"

"Suck me dry?" Yi Tianyun sneered. ’Perfect. I was just thinking the same thing. I can’t let this Experience Card go to waste...’

The weapon in his hand transformed into the Frost Fist. He then fiercely activated the Star Absorption Technique, and the encroaching Evil Qi was furiously absorbed into his body, converting into a vast amount of experience!

"63,000... 62,000... 64,000..."

With a thirty-two-fold experience bonus active, just absorbing this Evil Qi yielded as much as 64,000 experience points at a time. ’If I can keep this up, I’ll level up in no time.’

"Idiot! You dare absorb my Evil Qi? You’re courting death!"

The Bloodthirsty Ancestor waved his hand, and the Evil Qi on the ground instantly gathered, forming a gigantic red palm that shot toward Yi Tianyun.

"Explode!"

The Bloodthirsty Ancestor clenched his fist, and the gigantic red palm instantly closed, crushing down viciously on Yi Tianyun.

BOOM!

An immense pillar of Evil Qi erupted, as if a sphere of blood had just detonated in mid-air, splattering everywhere.

Everyone stared at the immense plume of Evil Qi. ’Was Yi Tianyun caught in that blast?’

A moment later, a vortex suddenly formed within the towering plume, continuously drawing in the surrounding Evil Qi. Before long, all the Evil Qi was siphoned away, revealing Yi Tianyun standing in the same spot, completely unharmed.

"Not bad. Thanks for the meal," Yi Tianyun said with a faint smile. ’I was just worrying about where to get more experience, and now a walking power bank shows up for me to drain.’

’I’m in no hurry at all. My power completely suppresses this Bloodthirsty Ancestor, so why rush? It would be a waste of my Twentyfold Experience Card if I didn’t take this opportunity to absorb some experience and level up.’

’It hasn’t even been half an hour. I’ve still got plenty of time on the Experience Card. Ending this fight so quickly would be a waste.’

"How is this possible!" The Bloodthirsty Ancestor was floored. His attack hadn’t harmed Yi Tianyun in the slightest. Instead, all of its power had been siphoned away, and the boy looked completely unaffected.

’Normally, anyone who absorbs that much of my Evil Qi would instantly lose their mind! Unless their cultivation base is far superior to mine, they should at least be somewhat affected. But Yi Tianyun is perfectly fine. He’s either immune, or his cultivation is so high it completely overwhelms mine!’

"Nothing is impossible. Did you really think I couldn’t surpass you just because I’m younger?"

A glint flashed in Yi Tianyun’s eyes as his figure blurred, rushing toward the ancestor. He raised his palm and clenched it into a fist.

"Explode!"

The effect of the Frost Fist detonated, and a terrifyingly cold aura enveloped and instantly froze the Bloodthirsty Ancestor. However, he reacted quickly and began to struggle. In the blink of an eye—in less than a second—the Frozen effect began to fail as he was about to break free.

’But half a second is more than enough!’

Yi Tianyun instantly closed the distance, slamming his palm onto the Bloodthirsty Ancestor. He fiercely channeled the Star Absorption Technique, and in an instant, the Spiritual Power in the ancestor’s body began to drain out, surging continuously into Yi Tianyun!

However, it all converted into experience points, not his Blood Qi.

A massive amount of experience poured in, starting at 60,000 points per tick. ’At this rate, I’ll level up once I’ve drained him completely.’

"Stay down!"

Yi Tianyun dropped his weight, pinning the Bloodthirsty Ancestor to the ground. His entire body pressed down on the ancestor’s back, rendering him completely immobile.

The Bloodthirsty Ancestor tried to get up, but it felt as if a mountain was crushing his back, leaving him unable to budge. In Madness Mode, Yi Tianyun’s strength was far superior; how could the ancestor possibly move? Yi Tianyun had once completely suppressed even the young Profound Celestial Spirit King, to say nothing of this Bloodthirsty Ancestor.

"Get... Get off me!" Evil Qi erupted from the Bloodthirsty Ancestor’s body and swarmed toward Yi Tianyun, only to be drawn into his body and completely absorbed.

"Didn’t you want to drain me dry? Go on, then. Let’s see who drains whom first!" Yi Tianyun said nonchalantly, the absorption rate from his palm not slowing in the slightest. ’If only I could level up the Star Absorption Technique, the absorption speed would be so much faster.’

Even after absorbing for some time, he felt that the Spiritual Power within the Bloodthirsty Ancestor was still as vast as an ocean; it wouldn’t be easy to drain it all. ’He is a Core Formation Stage expert, after all. It won’t be that quick to absorb everything.’

In the blink of an eye, the ancestor of the Cyan Profound Mansion was completely suppressed. Qing Tianxuan and the others could only watch, dumbfounded. They had assumed that once their ancestor made a move, Yi Tianyun would be instantly killed. Now, it was their ancestor who was utterly overpowered, seemingly unable to even move.

’Just how terrifying is this young man’s cultivation?!’