"Five Elements Lock the Rivers and Mountains!"
Ye Yunfei spoke softly, stamped his foot, and the illusory forms of the nine massive dragon cauldrons soared into the sky. Suspended high in the air, they rotated slowly. A thunderous rumbling emanated from all the earth veins across the Sword Realm Continent.
Then, the Five Elements powers—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—erupted tumultuously once more, triggering the Five Elements metamorphosis of the Realm-Stabilizing Dragon Vein Formation.
Countless azurewood vines coiled and locked the heavens and the earth. Rolling crimson flames transformed into spreading seas of fire. Towering oceans of water continuously froze, becoming vast expanses of blue ice that rumbled toward Zhou Duantian and the other powerhouses.
A deluge of weapons, conjured from metal, blotted out the entire battlefield. Countless yellow mountain peaks continuously coalesced.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei drove the Five Elements metamorphosis of the Realm-Stabilizing Dragon Vein Formation to its peak, forcibly intercepting all the powerhouses who sought to rush to aid Chihu Daozun.
"Damn it!"
How can this little beast control this earth formation to such an extent in such a short time?"
Every step Mo Chenzi took, he had to endure a barrage of terrifying attacks. His face grew exceptionally dark, his words grinding out between gritted teeth.
"Elder Mo, first go and kill that brat."
At that moment, Mo Chenzi received a sound transmission from Zhou Duantian.
Without hesitation, Mo Chenzi turned around, executed a profound sword-path movement technique, and rode surging sword radiance, tearing through space as he charged toward Ye Yunfei.
Several other Divine Sword Sect elders also received Zhou Duantian's transmission, and one after another, they turned and charged towards Ye Yunfei's position.
"Here, you won't kill me."
Watching the Divine Sword Sect elders charging towards him, Ye Yunfei let out a cold laugh.
As long as he was on this Sword Realm Continent, it was Ye Yunfei's domain. Even a Chaos God wouldn't frighten him.
"The earth is the board, all living beings are the pieces."
Ye Yunfei stamped his foot and spoke softly.
*Rumble…*
Suddenly, thick white lines crisscrossed horizontally and vertically upon the earth beneath Ye Yunfei's feet.
These thick white lines intersected, swiftly etching a go chessboard onto the earth.
*Boom!* When the board was fully imprinted, a terrifying binding force instantly manifested, controlling every living creature upon the land.
All living beings felt that at this moment, they had become pieces upon the chessboard.
This secret art was a rather sophisticated application method of the Realm-Stabilizing Dragon Vein Formation. Ye Yunfei could only barely use it; if his control wasn't sufficient, he might suffer backlash and injure himself.
But Ye Yunfei felt no fear, directly unleashing this secret art.
At this moment, all people on the Sword Realm Continent became pieces on this chessboard, suppressed by the Earth Chessboard, their movements labored.
"Hahaha…"
The earth is the board, all spirits are the pieces. Young Master Ye, you grow more familiar with this Realm-Stabilizing Dragon Vein Formation by the day!"
Shoudi Laoren couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh.
"Chihu Daozun, you're finished!"
Shoudi Laoren's gaze shifted to Chihu Daozun. Over a dozen yellow formation flags appeared in his hand, which he hurled violently forward.
Instantly, a vast space became etched with a dense web of yellow threads. These yellow threads spread at an astonishing speed, enveloping more and more of the void.
Chihu Daozun's Soul Body was directly surrounded from all sides by those yellow threads.
"Rivers and Mountains Suppress the Soul!"
Seeing Chihu Daozun's Soul Body already trapped by the mass of yellow threads, a cold sneer appeared on Shoudi Laoren's face. He stamped his foot and spoke softly.
Then, within the area enveloped by the yellow threads, countless illusions of sun, moon, mountains, and rivers materialized, forming a vast and panoramic landscape painting.
Chihu Daozun's Soul Body instantly became immobilized, suppressed in place by that expansive landscape painting.
Shoudi Laoren's figure flickered as he charged in front of Chihu Daozun, staring coldly at him.
"Shoudi Laoren, I'll fight you to the end!"
Chihu Daozun's Soul Body struggled desperately. With a *boom*, a thick saber radiance erupted from his Soul Body, slashing toward Shoudi Laoren. After all, he was a Chaos God's Soul Body. Even though temporarily trapped by the landscape painting, once he fought desperately, he still possessed the power to counterattack.
"Still struggling?"
Sword Elder's figure flashed as he rushed forward with the five divine sword peaks, which resonated together and spun rapidly.
Sword Elder raised the Five Elements Divine Sword in his hand and struck, blocking the saber radiance erupting from Chihu Daozun's Soul Body.
"Ancestral Master, lend me your sword soul!"
The elder from the Azure Dragon Sword Sect roared, then formed hand seals with both hands.
The eyes of the Ancestral Master's statue above his head suddenly snapped open. A sword shadow shot from its eyes, merging into the Azure Dragon Sword Seal.
The Azure Dragon Sword Seal let out a dragon roar that shook heaven and earth, then shot fiercely toward Chihu Daozun's Soul Body.
A thick azure sword radiance swept across the battlefield, directly cleaving Chihu Daozun's Soul Body in two.
"Ah!
No!
All of you, get away from me! I am Chihu Daozun of the Blade Realm! Killing me means making an enemy of the Blade Realm! The Blade Realm will not let you off!"
Chihu Daozun now felt the threat of death, both terrified and enraged, and couldn't help but roar in fury.
Amidst the angry roars, Chihu Daozun's Soul Body recombined itself.
As a Chaos God, even if his Soul Body was split in two, he could still reconstitute it. After all, the quality of a Chaos God's Soul Body was far superior to that of a Sovereign God's.
But Shoudi Laoren, Sword Elder, and the Azure Dragon Sword Sect elder formed a tight encirclement around Chihu Daozun's Soul Body, continuously attacking, blasting his Soul Body apart again and again, making him weaker and weaker.
"Chihu Daozun, your Blade Realm once invaded our Sword Realm Continent, causing the deaths of countless innocent lives.
Killing you today serves as collecting a bit of interest from the Blade Realm!"
Sword Elder pointed his longsword at Chihu Daozun's Soul Body and declared loudly.
"This is the heavens' justice clear and apparent, retribution never fails!"
The Azure Dragon Sword Sect elder formed hand seals, driving the Azure Dragon Sword Seal, his voice full of austere authority.
Then the two great sword-path masters struck simultaneously. With a *boom*, Chihu Daozun's Soul Body was shattered into countless pieces.
"Ah!"
Chihu Daozun's Soul Body was blasted apart time and again, weakened to the extreme. By now, he had utterly despaired.
"I cannot accept this! The Sword Realm Continent is merely a destroyed continent. How could I, a dignified Chihu Daozun, perish here!"
Chihu Daozun's unwilling voice echoed throughout the Sword Realm Continent.
At this time, the Divine Sword Sect Leader Zhou Duantian, several grand elders, and a large group of elders including Mo Chenzi looked unspeakably grim. They roared one after another, wanting to charge forward.
But the white chessboard lines upon the earth erupted with powerful might, forcibly suppressing and sealing these Divine Sword Sect elders, drastically slowing their movement speed.
Under Ye Yunfei's control, the Realm-Stabilizing Dragon Vein Formation began to truly reveal its power.
What followed saw Chihu Daozun's Soul Body undergo several more cycles of reconstitution and being blasted apart.
Finally, at the last, Chihu Daozun no longer possessed the strength to reconstitute his Soul Body.
"Now you are mine!"
Ye Yunfei's figure flickered. Surrounded by thousands of earth dragons, he instantly moved before Chihu Daozun's Soul Body.
Now, Chihu Daozun's Soul Body had fractured into over a thousand pieces, powerless to recombine.
With a single thought, Ye Yunfei directly unleashed the Astral Soul Technique. Sixty Soul Power stars whistled out, beginning to forcibly devour Chihu Daozun's fragmented Soul Body pieces.
"You little beast! How dare you devour my Soul Body! Don't you dare!"
Though his Soul Body had been shattered to pieces, Chihu Daozun's consciousness remained. Discovering Ye Yunfei's intent to devour his Soul Body, he was both shocked and furious, letting out a furious roar.
"Together, let's suppress him!"
Shoudi Laoren gave a soft shout. Then, Shoudi Laoren, Sword Elder, and the Azure Dragon Sword Sect elder acted simultaneously, releasing their formidable energy pressure to jointly suppress Chihu Daozun's Soul Body fragments.
These three had received Ye Yunfei's sound transmission moments ago, knowing of his desire to devour Chihu Daozun's Soul Body. This was also precisely why they hadn't completely obliterated Chihu Daozun's Soul Body earlier.
Well-traveled and experienced, they knew the world held many Soul Force secret arts that strengthened one's own Soul Power and Soul Body by devouring others. To them, this held no strangeness, as the length of their lives had granted them vast exposure to innumerable types of cultivation arts and secret techniques.
With these three assisting in suppression nearby, Ye Yunfei quickly devoured each and every one of Chihu Daozun's Soul Body fragments.
This was a Chaos God's Soul Body. Even though blasted apart, the Soul Force Energy and Soul Body essence it contained were unimaginable.
*Boom! Boom! Boom!…*
Ye Yunfei felt as if his entire Soul Ocean was billowing, the sheer volume of Soul Force Energy brought forth from devouring Chihu Daozun's Soul Body fragments was overwhelmingly vast.
Throughout the devouring process, Ye Yunfei felt his Soul Ocean continuously issuing thunderous roars, the Soul Force Energy within swirling and surging, so rich and so pure it reached an extreme.
Ye Yunfei's Soul Ocean glittered brilliantly, and even his head radiated dazzling soul-light.
"This little beast actually cultivated such a sinister Soul Force secret art! He devoured all of Chihu Daozun's Soul Body fragments, converting them into his own Soul Force Energy."
In the distance, Divine Sword Sect elders saw the rolling soul-light radiating from Ye Yunfei's head and roughly guessed what was happening, revealing expressions of shock.
Chihu Daozun's Soul Body fragments, collectively suppressed by Shoudi Laoren, Sword Elder, and the Azure Dragon Sword Sect elder, held no power to resist. Furthermore, Ye Yunfei's own level of Soul Force Energy and the quality of his Soul Body already far surpassed that of ordinary Ninth Level Sovereign Gods, approaching that of an initial-stage Chaos God. Thus, Ye Yunfei swiftly devoured all of Chihu Daozun's Soul Body fragments.
This signified Chihu Daozun's true death, with hardly any Soul Body fragments remaining.
Of course, as a Chaos God, this Chihu Daozun likely had Soul Clones or Soul Force imprints left in numerous other realms and many worlds. So, Chihu Daozun's consciousness might yet persist in the world.
Much like Ye Yunfei himself had left behind not a few of his own Soul Clones and Soul Force imprints in the worlds he'd previously dwelled in.
Therefore, the stronger a being's cultivation realm and power, the harder it was to completely exterminate them. Not just Chaos Gods, but even those divinities of lower cultivation realms were likewise thus.
*Rumble…*
After Ye Yunfei finished devouring all of Chihu Daozun's Soul Body fragments, a galaxy and starry rivers, for thousands of li, within the Blade Realm suddenly quaked, a vast swathe of the starry sky dyed blood-red.
On a massive planet within, inside a grand palace carved with densely packed blade-shaped symbols, a soul tablet engraved with Chihu Daozun's name suddenly exploded.