Spirit Hunters of Maoshan Sect

Ye Shaoyang took a deep breath . Then, he cupped his hands together and said, “I’m an Arbiter . My duty is to rid the world of all evil beings so that mortals do not get tormented . So, I will do anything I can to succeed . ”

His little speech failed to impress Feng Xinyu, who replied, “You sorcerers always say that we spirits are despicable and evil . Now, you, a Maoshan Daoist, is also using a lowly method to deal with me . How are you any different from us?”

Ye Shaoyang smiled and said, “ Of course, we are different . You commit these acts to kill humans; I do so to maintain peace . ”

“Nonsense,” Feng Xinyu sighed and added, “Just like Dao Feng, another liar . ” After she said these words, she swiftly entered the formation; she took one of the paths of destruction . Immediately, the path erupted with fire, which engulfed her totally . Shortly afterward, Feng Xinyu appeared within the blaze . Her spirit Qi pushed the fire three feet away from her .

Her incredible level of cultivation stunned Ye Shaoyang .

At the same time, a number of awakened spirits and specters appeared from the three paths of life, which kept Rui Lengyu and Qing Feng busy .

However, Ye Shaoyang did not feel worried . He swiftly went back to Feng Xinyu’s corpse and initiated the Maoshan Soul-tracking spell again . Ye Shaoyang had the confidence that it would work this time . After all, Feng Xinyu had exited the Yin Qi filled spirit nest; she even needed to use part of her energy to fight the fire .

Ye Shaoyang shut his eyes and focused on chanting .

Sure enough, the spell pulled Feng Xinyu’s sou along, as if a rope had bounded her . It pulled her forward and out of the formation . When he had pulled her less than three meters away from her corpse, something unexpected happen . She noticed a scared and stunned Xie Yuqing, who stood at the side . Feng Xinyu twisted her body and swiftly entered Xie Yuqing . Xie Yuqing’s body shivered, as her gaze became vacant . Then, her lips slowly formed a sinister smile .

“No!” Ye Shaoyang exclaimed . He got up, raised the Qixing Dragon Sword, and prepared to slash down . However, ‘Xie Yuqing’ unexpectedly tilted her head and exposed her neck, “Come on, strike me and this lady down then . I don’t mind if she comes with me to the Underworld . Come strike me down . ” This sudden change of events shocked everyone . No one knew what to do; even the usually calm Qing Feng had run out of ideas . Ye Shaoyang stared nervously at ‘Xie Yuqing’ and muttered, “No . . . no . How is this possible; how were you able to possess her body!”

Possessions are fairly normal, but how can she possibly do so when I have complete control of her soul? Unless . . . Ye Shaoyang felt startled as he realized what he had missed—the nature of her gender . Xie Yuqing, as a female, had a Yin nature . She belonged to the element of Water of the Five Elements . On the other hand, Feng Xinyu was Metal . As Metal gave rise to Water, Feng Xinyu could naturally possess Xie Yuqing’s body without using any energy .

‘Xie Yuqing’ laughed hysterically and said, “Ye Shaoyang, you’re indeed a true friend . You don’t even know that she has the water-attribute . Hahaha… . ”

Ye Shaoyang’s heart dropped to the pit of his stomach; he had totally overlooked this fact . Now that he thought about it, he realized why her name was ‘Yuqing . ’ This name meant clear skies after a rain, which compensated for the fact that she belonged to the element of water .

[TL note: A person that belongs to the element of water has reduced Yang Qi . As the nature of Xie Yuqing as a female is Yin, her name was meant to reduce the effects of the Water element, thus increasing her Yang Qi . ]

But now was not the time for him to act disheartened . Ye Shaoyang coldly looked at ‘Xie Yuqing’ and said, “You think I can’t capture you if you do this?” Ye Shaoyang clenched his teeth, pulled out the Soul Quelling Stake, opened his left hand, and used the stake to cut into his left palm . The gash reached his bones . Ye Shaoyang did not feel any pain at this point . When he finished one cut, he went on to cut another line . Finally, he had engraved a Chinese Character ‘Ling,’ which meant soul, onto his left palm . Blood flowed profusely from the cuts .

“Maoshan Soul quelling chant!” Old Guo exclaimed as he had only heard about this legendary move . This was one of the secret moves of Maoshan Sect . Only sorcerers of the Heavenly Master level and above could perform it . With enough Heavenly Master’s blood sacrificed, the user could capture any spirit below the level of a Spirit overlord upon contact . However, this move would cause a leakage of Zhen Qi, and it would consume more than a thousand years of afterlife virtue . Generally, a Heavenly Master would not use this move, unless it involved a matter of life and death . Rui Lengyu had some knowledge regarding the Maoshan arts, and she knew this move that Ye Shaoyang used . The fact that he willingly sacrificed a thousand years of afterlife virtue for a friend impressed Rui Lengyu . She looked at Ye Shaoyang and saw an unswerving determination on his face, while his right palm seemed like a godly talisman paper . Simply . . . dashing .

Ye Shaoyang tapped an accupoint on his left wrist to temporarily slow down the blood loss, as he walked toward ‘Xie Yuqing . ’ His actions had also shocked ‘Xie Yuqing,’ but she suddenly smiled and said, “You’re good, but I won’t let it happen!” After she said this, she turned around and rushed into one of the paths of destruction .

This situation completely stunned everyone .

Shocked, Ye Shaoyang immediately bolted into the formation, as he yelled, “No one enter the formation!”

A blaze of Hellfire erupted from beneath Ye Shaoyang’s feet and immediately burned his clothes away . Ye Shaoyang chanted a cooling spell to temporarily hold off part of the heat, but it only managed to prevent external injury; he could still feel the scorching pain . The pain of scorching was the worst form of pain . Every cell in his body trembled in agony, but Ye Shaoyang still clenched his teeth and continued to chase after ‘Xie Yuqing . ’

‘Xie Yuqing’ finally arrived at the other end of the formation . She turned around and laughed at Ye Shaoyang . Feng Xinyu’s powerful spirit protected Xie Yuqing’s body from burning . However, this severely limited her powers because Feng Xinyu had only just possessed Xie Yuqing’s body . She could not fully utilize all her power . Moreover, she had to use a part of her energy to fend off the Hellfire .

Ye Shaoyang had almost reached her, but suddenly, the Dharma staff rang out . It shook for a bit, and the paths began to change . Immediately, the Hellfire disappeared, and bone-chilling winds replaced it . Immediately, the temperature in the path plummeted .

Underworld blizzard!

The sudden change from fire to ice had an almost unbearable impact on Ye Shaoyang . A bone-piercing chill had abruptly replaced the fiery agony on his skin . His body stiffened; his legs almost unable to move . He chanted a warming spell, but it only managed to keep his blood and organs from freezing over, but it could not help with the pain . It was only a twenty meter path, but Ye Shaoyang felt as though he had used a year to traverse it . Then, he saw ‘Xie Yuqing,’ who charged toward him, ready to end him .

Even though Ye Shaoyang had suffered an immense amount of pain, he had not lost a lot of power . At this point, Feng Xinyu’s power could not match Ye Shaoyang’s anymore . After a quick exchange of blows, Ye Shaoyang saw an opportunity and struck Xie Yuqing’s Gui Men point .