Chapter 1694 Demotion!
The black-robed man's heart was filled with alarm bells, his severely injured body frantically issuing warnings.
Although the young man in front of him looked exhausted, it still gave him an extremely ominous feeling.
The man in black robes didn't have time to think, because he saw Ye Chuyun's blood-stained hands suddenly move, as if she wanted to take something out of her storage space...
"Don't even think about it!" the black-robed man shouted, enduring the excruciating pain. He swung his left hand violently, and a jet-black blade of light ripped through the void, attempting to sever Ye Chuyun's head.
Although this attack was far less powerful than his peak, it should have been more than enough to kill a seemingly defenseless human.
However, Ye Chuyun seemed oblivious, as if he had disregarded life and death, and continued his actions.
Just as the blade was about to strike its target.
Ye Chuyun's figure, along with the space within ten meters around him, suddenly became blurred.
The blade's edge pierced through, but only shattered a dissipating afterimage.
"A clone?" The black-robed man's pupils constricted, and he turned his head sharply.
On the other side of the deep pit, Ye Chuyun's true form slowly appeared, his face equally pale and his aura equally weak, but he had already achieved his goal.
At this moment, he held a scroll between his fingers.
“A sealing item.” The black-robed man, with his extensive knowledge, immediately recognized the type of scroll and felt somewhat relieved.
Although sealing items are troublesome, they usually require a certain activation time or strict conditions. Given the opponent's current state, you have a good chance to interrupt or avoid them.
But Ye Chuyun seemed to have no intention of giving him a chance to react.
In the blink of an eye as his clone was shattered, Ye Chuyun slammed his left hand down on the ground!
It's not some advanced supernatural power; it's just a regular earth-based control skill.
However, with the blessing of Ye Chuyun's [Elemental Overlord] talent, especially in the already extremely unstable underground environment, the effect was amplified several times.
The scorched earth beneath the black-robed man's feet instantly collapsed, turning into a thick, black swamp. A tremendous suction force emanated from the swamp, further hindering his movements.
Severely injured, the man in black robes was already unable to move easily, and his legs immediately sank into the ground before he could react.
Although it would only take him a moment to break free of the quagmire, that moment was enough for Ye Chuyun.
Ye Chuyun's eyes flashed with a sharp light. With all her might, she threw the seemingly ordinary scroll from her fingertips toward the black-robed man trapped in the mud.
The scroll left his hand and unfurled silently, but with incredible speed, transforming into a hazy gray streak that struck the black-robed man's forehead directly.
"A trivial skill, a shadow barrier."
Although the man in black robes was trapped, his spiritual power remained undiminished.
He let out a low shout, and a black rhombus-shaped shield formed from pure shadow power instantly appeared in front of him. Runes flowed across the surface of the shield, radiating a powerful aura.
Logically speaking, a sealing scroll of this strength should not be able to break through the defenses he hastily set up.
However, something strange happened.
The hazy streak of light, upon contact with the shadow barrier, passed right through it like a phantom.
The shadow barrier did not serve any purpose in blocking the light, because the stream of light did not exist in this space at all.
"What?!" The man in black robes was truly horrified.
He had never seen such a bizarre sealing method.
Before he could react, a hazy, gray light had already been imprinted on his brow.
The man in black robes felt a deathly power instantly pierce through his skin, flesh, and bones, ignoring the remaining shadow power within him, and directly affecting his deepest soul.
A mournful cry, audible only to the man in black robes, rang out—a howl emanating from his own soul.
He clearly felt that his lofty soul was wrapped and bound by a grayish-white shell.
It has truly been sealed away.
The spiritual energy that was originally flowing freely within his body suddenly disappeared as if it had been confined to a narrow channel.
His perception and control over the laws of shadow receded like the tide.
A more direct indication of this is that the aura emanating from him, befitting a powerful spirit, is rapidly diminishing.
From the Spirit level to the peak of the Heaven level... then to the high-level Heaven level... then to the mid-level Heaven level...
Ultimately, he was forced to drop to the initial stage of the Heavenly Realm.
Moreover, its realm is extremely unstable, teetering on the brink of collapse, and could fall back to the Earth level at any moment.
"A sealing scroll, a top-tier sealing scroll that can directly affect the very essence of the soul!" The man in black robes screamed hoarsely, his voice filled with terror and despair.
"How could you possibly possess something like that?"
He recognized it; this was no ordinary sealing artifact. It was a "rank-down sealing" treasure specifically designed to target cultivation level and directly address the origin of the soul.
This kind of treasure is extremely rare, with demanding crafting conditions and priceless value. It is usually only in the hands of some ancient forces or super strong people, used to punish or deal with troublesome enemies. How could it appear in the hands of a trial participant who has just entered the abyss?
Ye Chuyun didn't bother to answer; the opportunity was only once and would be fleeting.
"kill!"
The power that had been brewing in secret suddenly erupted!
He poured all his remaining magical power into the already prepared Eternal Silence Spear and the nine sword spirits without reservation.
The Spear of Eternal Silence transformed into a thin line of death, as fine as a hair.
The nine sword souls completely dissolved and merged into the surrounding space, transforming into nine formless and intangible law spikes, each containing a true meaning of a law.
The line of death arrived first, once again piercing towards the black-robed man's brow.
"No!!!" The man in black robes roared in despair, frantically urging the last of his power to create layers of shadow shields in front of him.
However, at this moment, his cultivation level had been forcibly suppressed to the initial stage of the Heavenly Realm, and the strength of these shields was vastly different from before.
laugh!
The fine, thread-like line of death pierced through layers of shadow shields without any hindrance, precisely striking the black-robed man's brow!
"what!"
The man in black robes let out another shrill scream.
The true meaning of death and darkness carried by the Spear of Eternal Silence, which originated from him, has now become the most deadly poison, surging wildly into his wounded soul through the seal and wreaking havoc.
At the same time, nine invisible thorns of law silently arrived from all directions, piercing his limbs, torso, and other parts of his body.
Attacked from both inside and outside, its very foundation crumbled.
The black-robed man's withered body trembled violently, and the cracks on his skin rapidly widened.
The soul fire within his body dimmed rapidly, and his eyes were filled with resentment and unwillingness.
He, the Shadow Spirit Lord who struck fear into the hearts of countless trial participants, actually fell into the hands of a mere human.
He died at the hands of a prey he once regarded as an ant?
This is absurd, this is impossible!
However, the rapid loss of vitality, the disintegration of the soul, and the dissipation of power all told him, with unmistakable truth, that...
Death has come.
