The Xuan Shan Seventeen Oddities were all preeminent in their respective professions.
They had always operated in the shadows, taking orders from Li Genmiao, and even Pan Shiyi lacked the authority to command them.
Last night, they received their orders. They had trailed Li Genmiao from a distance, finally lying in wait on the mountaintop for this very moment!
"Kill this brat! I've been displeased with Yan Chou for a long time. I truly wish to see his pained expression!"
A paper figure roared with laughter, throwing a stack of yellow paper.
The paper, flying everywhere, suddenly folded itself into crows that flapped their wings and lunged at Yan Shouyi.
Yan Shouyi weaved and dodged amidst the flock of crows, swiftly closing in on the paper figure.
But the moment he entered the crows' encirclement, they suddenly contracted, trapping Yan Shouyi tightly in the center.
Yan Shouyi felt as if he had fallen into a quagmire; even moving a finger was incredibly difficult.
"Heir to some Dragon Tiger Secret Texts, I see nothing more than this!!"
The paper figure, cackling, rushed in front of Yan Shouyi, a long sword made of phoenix tree wood appearing in its hand. It thrust directly into Yan Shouyi's body!
With a *poof*, the paper figure succeeded.
But the smile on its face suddenly froze, an expression of disbelief in its eyes.
"It's a decoy!" the paper figure shrieked.
Yan Shouyi, entangled by the paper crows, suddenly turned deathly pale. Then, his skin became withered and wrinkled, peeling off in sheets like tree bark.
With a *bang*, the Yan Shouyi decoy exploded, turning into a flurry of yellow paper.
"He can also perform the Cicada Shedding Technique!"
The paper figure panicked, preparing to retreat and regroup with the others, when the Ancestral Dragon Sword suddenly pierced through its chest!
Yan Shouyi appeared behind it, his eyes blazing with killing intent:
"The first."
Upon hearing his words, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
What was this brat counting?
Was he counting the people he had killed?
Did he intend to kill all seventeen of the Xuan Shan Oddities!?
"Unacceptable! Let's attack together! Don't give this brat any opportunities!" The remaining sixteen were enraged, no longer content to merely watch.
Yan Shouyi drew the Ancestral Dragon Sword. As the paper figure's corpse fell, he stomped on its head and then used his Horse Lantern to collect its soul.
Now, Yan Shouyi intended to leave no escape route for his enemies. He wouldn't just kill them; he would collect their souls in his Horse Lantern, torture them for ages, and only then let them be utterly annihilated!
Facing the sixteen charging at him, Yan Shouyi was fearless. He stamped his foot on the ground and shouted, "Qi Men Dun Jia!"
One hundred and eight layers of the compass disk instantly spread out, encompassing all sixteen individuals.
Beneath their feet, some spots turned into mires, others erupted into flames, and some quickly sprouted vines, trapping ten people within moments!
However, six individuals managed to slip through the net, evading the obstructions of the Qi Men Dun Jia and reaching Yan Shouyi.
A gleaming watermelon knife slashed towards Yan Shouyi. Its wielder was a seller of knives, a man who sold knives based on predictions.
"I can see the future from the past, always knowing your next move. You have no chance against me!" the knife seller boasted confidently.
"Is that so?"
Yan Shouyi sneered. The consciousness of the Evil Buddha instantly invaded the opponent's brain, causing the knife seller's mind to freeze!
By the time he regained his senses, the Ancestral Dragon Sword had already sliced across his neck!
With confusion and unwillingness, the knife seller, barely lasting a single round against Yan Shouyi, met a swift end!
The other five, seeing Yan Shouyi's ferocity, no longer dared to play the hero. They positioned themselves in five different directions around Yan Shouyi and attacked simultaneously, aiming to catch him off guard.
"Buddhist Golden Body!"
A golden light flashed. Five weapons, streaked with brown blood, struck Yan Shouyi at the same time but failed to injure him. Instead, they caused his weapons to chip!
Yan Shouyi seized the opportunity. With a sword in each hand, the Ancestral Dragon Sword and the Soul Slaying Blade simultaneously claimed the lives of two opponents.
"Shadow Control Art!"
A puppeteer, intending to use the chaos to slip into Yan Shouyi's shadow and forcibly control his body.
But Yan Shouyi's actions were even faster. He opened his mouth and roared, "Amitabha, all dharmas are extinguished!"
The power of the Precepts immediately took effect!
The puppeteer's intent, just as it touched Yan Shouyi's shadow, was immediately engulfed by terrifying karmic fire!
He wanted to sever the intent, but doing so would leave him severely injured. If he didn't sever it, the karmic fire would burn his main body, leading to inescapable doom.
In just a moment of hesitation, the karmic fire consumed the intent, then, along an invisible thread, surged towards the puppeteer's physical form!
"Ahhhh!!!!"
The puppeteer was enveloped in karmic fire, but the fire only burned his soul, leaving his body and clothes untouched.
Soon, the puppeteer lost his soul, leaving behind a body with no wounds, which stood rigidly on the ground, his eyes hollow.
"Hark!!"
A night watchman suddenly struck his gong while letting out a fierce shout, attempting to disrupt Yan Shouyi's senses.
But Yan Shouyi's consciousness was incredibly tenacious; he was unaffected by the night watchman's attempt. He leaped into the air, kicking away the opponent's Zhanma Saber, and then stomped down heavily on the man's shoulders!
With two sickening crunches, the night watchman's shoulder bones were crushed by Yan Shouyi. His arms dangled limply, completely incapacitated!
"Die!"
Yan Shouyi grunted, using the hilt of the Soul Slaying Blade to strike the night watchman's skull with great force!
Instantly, brains splattered, and fragments of the skull even flew onto the faces of other Xuan Shan Oddities nearby!
All of this happened in the blink of an eye, and Yan Shouyi had already slain six disciples of folk sects!
Besides the ten enemies trapped within the Qi Men Dun Jia, only one opponent remained standing before Yan Shouyi.
"I... I am a Face Concealer!"
The Xuan Shan Oddity was utterly terrified. After announcing his identity, he intended to immediately use the Azure Nether Yellow Springs to drag Yan Shouyi into hell.
However, Yan Shouyi moved first!
"Gou Di Yin Suo, Bi Luo Huang Quan!"
Yan Shouyi crossed his swords, slashing open the palms of his left and right hands, letting blood flow onto the blades of the Ancestral Dragon Sword and the Soul Slaying Blade.
Then, he quickly drew a formation on the ground!
The formation took effect, and a large hole appeared on the ground. A terrifying despair emanated from the pit, and cries of agony echoed from the bottomless chasm!
"You... you know this too?!" the Face Concealer exclaimed in shock. They had completely misjudged Yan Shouyi's strength.
In their understanding, techniques like the Buddhist Golden Body, the Five Thunder Method, and the Azure Nether Yellow Springs were skills even Yan Shouyi's father, Yan Chou, did not possess!!!
*Clang, clang—*
From the depths of hell, more than ten iron chains emerged. One chain directly pierced the Face Concealer's shoulder blade and then, like a feeding octopus, began to slowly drag him into hell.
"No! No!! I don't want to go to hell!!!"
The Face Concealer's screams echoed over Tianchi, his voice like a death knell.
A death knell, tolled for the remaining ten!