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This explosion pulverized everything within its blast radius. However, as long as you escaped the attack range, you were generally unharmed.

"Hmph, you escaped quickly." Pei Ling Shuang's face was still full of disdain. "But do you think you can escape my grasp just by flying in the sky?"

"Who said I was going to run away?" Qin Rufeng landed back on the ground.

This surprised Pei Ling Shuang again. "Oh? If you had spread your wings and flown away, there might have been a glimmer of hope. Why have you returned now?"

"I have already given you a quick death by using [Golden Light Returns to Dust]. It seems you are determined to taste a fate worse than death before you will be satisfied."

Qin Rufeng sized up Pei Ling Shuang, then sneered and said, "You're scared."

"What?!" For the first time, Pei Ling Shuang abandoned her mocking expression and revealed her anger.

But she quickly regained her composure and laughed, "Hehe, do you know you have no chance of winning and intend to engage in a verbal battle with me?"

Qin Rufeng's eyes gleamed with a rosy light, and a mocking expression appeared on his face. "If you're not afraid, what are you going to back out of?"

Pei Ling Shuang was indeed not afraid. However, when faced with Qin Ru Feng's inexplicable close-range action just now, she simply retreated and created distance based on her fighting instincts, and decisively released the crystal.

However, Qin Rufeng mocked this action as "fear".

Pei Ling Shuang was furious, but this very emotion unknowingly led her to Qin Ru Feng's trap...

Qin Rufeng transformed into a fox not to unleash foxfire, but because fox spirits possess innate and powerful allure, which would amplify the effectiveness of Qin Rufeng's seductive arts.

The alluring techniques of the Jade Cauldron of Harmony are not limited to lust, but can be applied to any desire in one's heart.

Pei Ling Shuang's desire at this moment was to crush the weak with her overwhelming strength. She wanted to see the weak surrender in despair. Perhaps it could be simply called "the desire to show off."

She used the Golden Light Returns to Dust twice because she knew that the Phoenix's Elegance wasn't powerful enough to turn Qin Rufeng and his group into ashes.

As a skilled fighter, Pei Ling Shuang wouldn't let a few words ignite her anger and unleash her full power. Her current mindset was still to completely crush Qin Ru Feng into submission.

Qin Rufeng intended to exploit this mindset to get close enough to her to use the Netherworld Ten Fiends Formation.

Then Ru Feng laughed and said, "You're just using earth to generate metal. I'll attack you with water, wood, and dark yin lightning, and you'll use earth to overcome water and metal to cut wood. Defend against my lightning strike."

"Although Yin Lightning cannot ignite fire, I possess the True Qi of Li Fire." As he spoke, Qin Rufeng held the Azure Moon Hidden Dragon Sword and extended one arm horizontally... Ice, lightning, and fire-colored streams of light instantly gathered on the sword's edge.

She continued, "I can dodge your moves, but can you dodge my [Thunderfire Sword] attack?"

Pei Ling Shuang was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, doubled over, "A complete mess, utterly foolish! You have no idea how high the sky is or how thick the earth is!"

Qin Rufeng's "confidence" was utterly incomprehensible to Pei Ling Shuang, and this was precisely based on her own "confidence."

It was this confidence that made her ignore Qin Rufeng's relentless approach, sword in hand, until he was right in front of her. And she would never "retreat."

It was this confidence that prevented her from noticing that Qin Rufeng's right arm was holding a sword horizontally while his left arm was concealed behind his back under the cover of the snow feather cloak.

Those behind them, including Feng Hua and Qing Shi, could clearly see Qin Rufeng carrying the soul lamp on his back.

A gentle breeze swept by, clearing away the lingering dust. It stirred Qin Rufeng's long, black hair and white wings, causing them to flutter in the wind…

In a flash, Qin Rufeng launched the Azure Moon Hidden Dragon Sword from his hand! Pei Ling Shuang neither dodged nor parried, but instead stood tall and blocked it head-on!

With a crisp clang, the Hidden Dragon Sword was sent flying.

Pei Ling Shuang was even somewhat surprised, "That's it?! Hahaha~ What kind of Thunderfire Sword is this? It's utterly terrible!"

Then, as soon as she finished speaking, she sensed something was wrong. A soul lamp rose above Qin Rufeng's head, and countless spiritual hands suddenly reached out from beneath her feet and firmly grasped her.

Qin Rufeng formed hand seals, his eyes flashing with a cold light, and softly chanted, "The Ten Netherworld Fiends Formation!"

Pei Ling Shuang felt a buzzing in her head, as if countless hands were trying to pull her down. Yet her body remained firmly in place.

"Not good! This is soul separation and spirit stealing!" Pei Ling Shuang hurriedly formed hand seals and circulated her spiritual energy in an attempt to guard her mind and prevent her soul from flying away from her body.

In this way, her soul was not completely shaken out of her body. Instead, it was pulled apart.

Chapter 210 Unbelievable Operation

It can even be forcibly pulled? Is it true that the soul of a person with great strength is also so stable?

However, this situation was within Qin Rufeng's expectations.

Cang Shuyun had previously warned her that the [Netherworld Ten Fiends Formation] was not invincible. Its effectiveness would be greatly reduced if the opponent had a high level of cultivation, especially when their spiritual energy was abundant.

The "spirit" and the "soul" are closely related.

For example, ordinary plants are without knowledge or feeling, without intelligence; they only have a "living soul" but no "conscious soul" or "spirit".

But plant spirits and monsters possessed "souls." If they continued to cultivate, they could gain spiritual intelligence, thereby generating a "soul."

The so-called cultivation is nothing more than absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and gathering the essence of the sun and moon. This is very similar to human cultivation.

Simply put, it's about absorbing spiritual energy. Therefore, spiritual energy is closely related to the soul.

That being the case...

With a thought, Qin Rufeng unleashed two spirit fox flames that shot out in an instant!

With a loud "Boom!!", the spiritual fire burst into flames.

Pei Ling Shuang's soul was already in a weakened state of being torn apart, and then it was burned by the spiritual fire, making her feel like she was in unbearable pain.

She finally lost that arrogant haughtiness, and a painful wail echoed from the depths of her soul...

"Liu Ruyan! I never imagined you could be so ruthless and despicable! I will never forgive you! Ahhh!"

The Spirit Fox Fire alone was clearly not enough. Qin Rufeng continued to use the Soul-Binding Silk to control his body, drawing out the entropy energy within him... and then used "Gathering Spirit to Replenish Spirit".

Qin Rufeng's "spirit gathering and spirit replenishment" technique, which was activated by entropy energy within his body, was completely different from the cultivation method recorded in the Hehuan Jade Cauldron Manual.

The Jade Cauldron Manual of Union describes the method of "absorption and replenishment," which inevitably involves physical contact. However, Qin Rufeng's spell at this moment is entirely a "spiritual energy siphon" from a distance.

Burning Pei Ling Shuang's soul and absorbing her spiritual energy were all to help the formation force her soul out.

However, Pei Ling Shuang was very tenacious and was still pulling at it.

Now it's Feng Hua's turn to appear...

Of everyone present, only Pei Ling Shuang and Feng Hua were able to enter the Netherworld Ten Fiends Formation without their souls being immediately blasted out of their bodies.

Feng Hua's soul was exceptionally stable; even the Netherworld Witch Cang Shuyun had failed to pull her soul out herself.

Qin Rufeng summoned Feng Hua into the formation. There, a giant bird, Cai Luan, covered in five-colored light, flapped its wings and cried out! The sound waves struck Pei Ling Shuang's head, causing her to lose her hearing.

Even so, Pei Ling Shuang's soul was not completely separated from her body.

The Netherworld Ten Fiends Formation has reached its limit, and Qin Rufeng's spiritual energy has been greatly depleted. Even if he could replenish his spiritual energy by drawing upon other spiritual resources, it would still be insufficient.

In desperation, Ru Feng had no choice but to resort to another risky move!

Cang Shuyun had instructed her not to use this move unless absolutely necessary.

At this point, it's a last resort!

Suddenly, the soul lamp above Qin Rufeng's head turned sideways, its mouth and base pointing directly at Pei Ling Shuang.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Rufeng's soul actually escaped from the soul lamp!

The appearance of a living soul within the Netherworld Ten Fiends Formation is tantamount to a human sacrifice. Countless vengeful spirits, like sharks smelling blood in the water, rushed towards Ru Feng.

Fortunately, Qin Rufeng's soul was protected by the formation to some extent, and his movement speed was also faster.

In his spirit form, Qin Rufeng approached Pei Ling Shuang and struck her chest with a palm strike!

"boom!"

Pei Ling Shuang's soul was struck out nine-tenths of its length by this palm strike... but it still wasn't completely separated. It's simply outrageous.

At this moment, countless vengeful spirits were rushing towards Qin Rufeng, and the protective array was no longer reliable.

Helpless, Qin Rufeng could only reabsorb his soul into the Soul Lamp.

Just as the Soul Lamp isolated the "smell of blood," the many vengeful spirits, having lost the aura of Qin Rufeng's soul, ceased their pursuit.

However, even after using such risky and self-sacrificing methods, it still didn't work.

Damn it! We were so close!

The howling wind had left Pei Ling Shuang completely disoriented and dizzy. Perhaps she had been too concerned about the surrounding vengeful spirits; she should have struck again. Maybe then it would have worked…

However, regret was useless at this point. Qin Rufeng had just released his soul, not only taking a huge risk but also almost exhausting all his spiritual energy.

At this point, she had no choice but to use the Soul-Binding Silk to control her body and open her storage space to search for pills to replenish her spiritual energy.

Instead of finding the Qi Condensation Pill and Qi Gathering Powder, they found... the Soul Scattering Pill.

Yes! The Soul-Scattering Pill is worth a try!

For a Soul-Dispersing Pill to cause its target to release its soul essence, it depends on the quality of the pill itself and the target's cultivation level.

Qin Rufeng's ginseng mother was never watered with soul liquid, so the quality of her Soul-Dispersing Pill wasn't very high. The one she found was considered mid-grade, the highest quality the ginseng mother could produce without being watered with soul liquid.

Logically speaking, it should be completely ineffective against Pei Ling Shuang.

But this time is different! Pei Ling Shuang's soul is in an extremely weak state now, making it absolutely worth a try!

Qin Rufeng then took out the Soul-Dispersing Pill from his storage space, along with a long-handled gourd-like container.

This is a Soul Bottle. The teardrop-shaped part is the bottle body, and the rolling pin-like part is the neck. The front of the neck is also covered with a copper head.

Qin Rufeng asked Cang Shuyun for this item in order to better collect soul liquid.

Ru Feng looked at Pei Ling Shuang and thought to himself, "You keep saying you want to skin me alive. I won't skin you, but I'll skin your soul alive!"

Just now, it was the spirit and soul that rushed to Pei Ling Shuang's front; this time, it was Qin Ru Feng who used the Soul-Binding Silk to control his own body and rush to Pei Ling Shuang's front.

Pei Ling Shuang saw that Qin Ru Feng was holding a long-necked glass bottle in one hand and something else in the other, and immediately sensed something was wrong.

However, at this moment, half of her soul had left her body, so she was unable to make any defensive movements.

Qin Rufeng needed to free one hand to pry open Pei Ling Shuang's teeth. But the Soul Bottle felt awkward tucked under his arm, and holding it in his mouth like Nangong Yue held a folding fan... it was too bulky. No, no, no!

As Feng watched in disbelief, his spiritual energy was about to run out, and the control of the Soul-Binding Silk was already on the verge of collapse.

In desperation, she simply put the Soul-Dispelling Pill into her mouth. Then she raised her hand, pinched Pei Ling Shuang's chin, and pried open her mouth.

He then leaned in and kissed her on the lips...

This incredible feat stunned everyone. Even with Pei Ling Shuang's high cultivation level, this was the first time she had ever encountered something like this.

Therefore, she was caught off guard, and Qin Rufeng easily pushed the Soul-Scattering Pill into Pei Ling Shuang's throat with the tip of his tongue.

At the same time, he used his other hand to shove the soul bottle into Pei Ling Shuang's mouth from below.

Then Qin Rufeng couldn't make any more moves, so he simply hugged Pei Ling Shuang like a demon fox, absorbing spiritual energy and barely maintaining the Netherworld Ten Fiends Formation while waiting for the Soul Scattering Pill to take effect.

In Pei Ling Shuang's view, this was no different from rape, and it was an utter disgrace.

A moment later, Pei Ling Shuang began to convulse. She trembled violently, and then, with a "plop," the soul bottle was spat out of her mouth!

Chapter 211 Coincidence

It's clear that the bottle contains soul liquid in Pei Ling Shuang's form. However, this time something is noticeably strange; the soul liquid hasn't been completely poured into the soul bottle.

Although some of the soul fluid had been separated from the body, perhaps because the soul bottle was too full, this portion of soul fluid did not enter the bottle. Instead, it lingered outside the bottle opening like a milky-white tail, wriggling and tumbling like an eel.

Even more bizarrely, Qin Rufeng could clearly feel that Pei Ling Shuang's soul was still inside her body.

Not only that, the vengeful spirits that were originally pulling at Pei Ling Shuang's soul suddenly pounced on the leaking soul liquid on the ground, wolfing it down.

After consuming the soul liquid, the vengeful spirits dispersed... and the Netherworld Ten Fiends Formation automatically dissipated.

Looking again, Pei Ling Shuang had vanished without a trace!

Her weak but resentful voice came from the air: "Well done, Liu Ruyan. I will remember you. I also acknowledge that you are worthy of being the leader of a sect."

"You got the upper hand today, but I will repay this humiliation tenfold."

"If you have the guts, don't try to run away. When I return, I will raze Cangyun Mountain to the ground, destroy your Xuan Nu Sect, and skin you alive, you vixen!"

Pei Ling Shuang left these harsh words as a mere echo; she had already passed away.

Qin Rufeng sighed, "Alas, she still managed to escape."

She stared at the blood-streaked soul bottle in her hand, which clearly contained soul liquid in Pei Ling Shuang's form. How did she escape?

However, these soul liquids were indeed different from the previous ones. They had no expression, like an empty doll shell.

At this moment, Feng Hua stepped forward to comfort him, saying, "Master, there is no need to feel regret. It is already incredible that you were able to force such a powerful enemy to retreat."

"Moreover, Pei Ling Shuang was severely injured. Although you failed to seize her soul, what is trapped in this bottle is not ordinary spiritual energy, but spiritual energy from the very source of Pei Ling Shuang's soul, which can be considered part of her spirit and personality."

"She lost this part of her spiritual energy as if her marrow had been sucked out of her bones, and it is unknown how long it will take to fully recover."

"Given her arrogant personality, she has probably made many enemies. She once said that she wanted to seize the throne from the Empress at Cangyun Mountain and establish her own faction."