To give Lin Zitong time to retrieve the charm, Yan Shouyi had to stall Jian Wang.
Furthermore, he no longer had his Zanpakuto, meaning he would have to face Jian Wang, clad in armor, wielding a long sword, and bathed in heavenly lightning and fire, with his bare hands!
This was a formidable challenge, even for Yan Shouyi, a Heavenly Fiend Corpse Puppet!
"Hmph!!"
As they met, Jian Wang let out a muffled grunt, as if looking down on Yan Shouyi.
But Yan Shouyi was not easy to deal with. He bent down and swept Jian Wang's legs, the immense force even causing Jian Wang to flip over.
However, Jian Wang was no pushover. He simply tapped the ground lightly, righted himself, and swung his Zanpakuto at Yan Shouyi!
"Heaven and Earth, Xuanmen, myriad Qi as root. Cultivate for ten thousand kalpas, attain my divine powers. Within and beyond the three realms, only the Dao is supreme. Golden light appears swiftly, protect my body!"
Seeing that he couldn't dodge, Yan Shouyi unleashed the Golden Light Divine Spell with all his might!
The golden light converged on his hands and arms, as he met Jian Wang's direct sword slash head-on!
Clang!!
With a deafening roar, Yan Shouyi's body sank sharply, his knees almost touching the ground.
He had withstood the sword strike, but the golden light was already riddled with cracks and would shatter the next second.
Before the golden light could break, Yan Shouyi dodged and then seized the opportunity to pull out a dark, nondescript object, hurling it at Jian Wang's head!
It was the black donkey hoof given to Yan Shouyi by Ma Jinxuan for self-defense!
Black donkey hooves repelled evil and had little effect on other things, but they were extremely effective against creatures like zombies and ghouls!
As expected, being struck on the head by the black donkey hoof, the powerful Jian Wang actually entered a brief stalemate!
Yan Shouyi took the chance to reverse his grip and wrap his arms around Jian Wang's neck, moving behind Jian Wang and locking his body with his legs!
Even with his long sword, Jian Wang couldn't reach Yan Shouyi behind him!
Moreover, Yan Shouyi's grappling skills left Jian Wang completely unable to move!
"Brother Yan!"
At this moment, Long Feicheng, who had been dealing with Boss Zhou, passed in front of Yan Shouyi and Jian Wang.
Seeing their posture, he couldn't help but comment, "Is this what they call 'strong man locks man' in legends?"
"You're joking at the wrong time, you idiot! What are you waiting for, hack him!!" Yan Shouyi roared.
Long Feicheng snapped to attention and quickly raised his Caiwei Sword to chop at Jian Wang.
However, even the Zanpakuto couldn't break Jian Wang's armor, let alone the Caiwei Sword. Long Feicheng slashed Jian Wang's body three or four times consecutively, but he didn't inflict any damage.
"Brother Yan, it's no use. I feel like a weakling in front of Jian Wang!" Long Feicheng said anxiously.
"Use dirty tricks! Aren't you the best at using dirty tricks?!"
"That makes sense!!"
Long Feicheng's gaze shifted downwards, and he kicked towards Jian Wang's groin.
To his surprise, Jian Wang, who was armored to the teeth, even had his groin protected by armor.
Long Feicheng's kick nearly dislocated his ankle.
He cried out in pain, dropped the Caiwei Sword, clasped his hands around his foot, and hopped around on one leg: "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!"
Jian Wang seemed angered by Long Feicheng's underhanded tactics. He forcefully shook off Yan Shouyi and kicked Long Feicheng in the backside.
The kick was not light, sending Long Feicheng flying more than ten meters before he crashed into a stalagmite.
"Little Long!"
Yan Shouyi's expression changed, and he hastily called out to Long Feicheng, but received no response.
It was clear that the kick had severely injured Long Feicheng, and his backside might have been torn apart.
Anxious, Yan Shouyi picked up the Caiwei Sword from the ground and created distance from Jian Wang.
Palm Thunder!
Five Thunder Orthodox Method!
Heavenly Thunder Fire Control Art!!
Three consecutive killing blows were unleashed by Yan Shouyi through the Caiwei Sword, one after another.
Various electric lights and thunderbolts continuously struck Jian Wang!
But Jian Wang, relying on his armor, didn't even blink and slowly approached Yan Shouyi!
For every three steps he advanced, Yan Shouyi forced him back two.
But no matter what, Jian Wang was closing in on Yan Shouyi and would eventually reach him!
"Brat... you need to hurry!!"
Yan Shouyi didn't have time to look back at Lin Zitong and could only grit out the words through his teeth.
Behind him, Lin Zitong was chanting the incantation with exceptional focus, wanting to borrow the true form of the Zanpakuto to provide the strongest power to her Dharma body.
After the Taoist talismans burned, a void appeared before her.
Within it lay the true form of the Zanpakuto!
Lin Zitong gritted her teeth and, enduring the pain that almost made her faint, reached her hand into the void!
She shouted loudly:
"I possess a Zanpakuto, capable of toppling heaven and earth, breaking rivers and mountains, and reversing yin and yang!!!"
Clang—
Hum—
The moment Lin Zitong drew the Zanpakuto from the void, the main tomb chamber echoed with the sound of a sword being unsheathed, a sound that seemed to carry the sharpness of steel, piercing people's ears!
Following that, a humming sound arose, produced by the blade vibrating against the air!
Hearing this sound, Yan Shouyi knew that Lin Zitong had borrowed the Dharma body of the Zanpakuto!
And it was much more powerful than the Dharma body he had borrowed before!
However, by the time he recovered his senses, Jian Wang had already arrived before him!
Bang!
Jian Wang kicked Yan Shouyi back five or six meters, then leaped forward and stomped on Yan Shouyi's chest!
He reversed his grip on the long sword, the tip pointing downwards, aimed at Yan Shouyi's chest!
"Big idiot, take this!!"
In this moment of crisis, Lin Zitong tossed the Zanpakuto to Yan Shouyi. Yan Shouyi gritted his teeth and precisely grasped the hilt!
The instant he gripped the hilt, his pupils shrunk violently, and an endless power was forcefully drawn out of his body by the Zanpakuto!!
What is this!
Why do I possess such immense power within me?!
Black energy swirled around Yan Shouyi, even knocking Jian Wang to the ground!
Yan Shouyi, having gotten back up, came to his senses: "This is... malevolent energy! It's malevolent energy again!"
He was both surprised and delighted. He knew there was a god of war within him, who could grant him great power but also potentially erase his consciousness.
This was why his grandfather had never allowed Yan Shouyi to come into contact with the true form of the Zanpakuto for so many years, fearing that it would mobilize the malevolent energy within Yan Shouyi.
Malevolent energy would cause Yan Shouyi to lose himself.
But at this moment, Yan Shouyi could no longer afford to worry about such things.
Drawing upon the powerful malevolent energy and the invincible Zanpakuto, Yan Shouyi charged at Jian Wang as if with an army of ten thousand!
Jian Wang seemed to be intimidated by Yan Shouyi's aura. He was kneeling on the ground, and despite several attempts, he couldn't even stand up!
This left Jian Wang utterly bewildered!
This can't be right!
I too was a god of war on the battlefield, killing countless enemies!
Why do I feel a sense of retreat before this person, daring not to face him head-on?!
This powerful malevolent energy...
Why does it feel so familiar!
Is it...
It's him!!
It's that true god of war who has arrived!!
Beneath Jian Wang's mask, his eyes widened, revealing deep terror!
"Kill!!"
Yan Shouyi let out a low cry and swept past Jian Wang.
He held the Zanpakuto, maintaining the posture of his downward strike.
The Zanpakuto remained spotless, without a single drop of blood.
But behind him, Jian Wang's head slowly rolled off!!