As soon as that blood-red apparition appeared, the air for thousands of meters around solidified, turning the area into an isolated zone.

The oppressive force raged like a flood, terrifying to the extreme, causing all three surrounding mountains to tremble as rocks and soil continuously fell.

Under the oppressive force, cracks appeared on the ground.

Qin Yi's face changed drastically.

Suddenly, his gaze turned fierce, and his hands performed rapid sealing gestures.

Streaks of purple light danced through the air, instantly forming a Star Map, with large stars swaying and blotting out the sky.

Qin Yi raised his hand, and three large stars fell in succession, bombarding the blood-red apparition in the sky.

The three stars connected, forming a Fire Meteor in the sky, striking the blood-red apparition with astounding force.

"Boom boom...!"

A series of explosions rocked the earth and shook the mountains as fiery waves spread in all directions. The three mountains were rocked, sending massive boulders tumbling down with endless rumblings.

The blood-red apparition was directly destroyed under the power of the star explosions.

In the distance, Duan Xinyuan and his son gaped in disbelief.

The oppressive force from the blood-red apparition had almost crushed their bodies, yet Qin Yi had resolved it so effortlessly.

Su Zhantian was left stunned, speechless with astonishment.

Qin Yi's eyes were gravely serious. He suddenly turned, raising his hand as two beams of purple light flew like giant serpents, entwining Duan Xinyuan and his son. With a wave of Qin Yi's hand, he flung them both away.

"Go, leave here, and don't look back."

Qin Yi shouted, fully aware that although the blood-red apparition had exploded, it hadn't vanished.

Indeed, as the storm passed, blood mist spread throughout the air, and that blood-red figure condensed once more.

"Descendant of the Su family pays respects to the ancestor. This man has disrespected the Su family, a crime unforgivable. I had no choice but to call upon the ancestor. Please, ancestor, slay him."

Su Zhantian knelt on the ground, face full of humility, and shouted loudly.

Qin Yi looked up at the blood-red figure in the air, which was entirely a humanoid shape of blood mist, its appearance unclear.

"A ghost posing as a god."

Qin Yi raised his hand, and the Star Map shimmered with seven large stars crashing down.

However, the blood-red figure slowly raised a hand, shooting out a beam of red light that pierced through the seven stars, causing them to burst apart.

The red beam continued on, directly destroying the Star Map in the sky.

Qin Yi felt an inexplicable dread in his heart, for this person's power was terrifying.

Yet, he could clearly feel that this person's cultivation was not on par with Qin Mu and Ning Tian.

Ning Tian and Qin Mu were just a wisp of Divine Thought, but they were individually strong. It seems this was not Divine Blood, merely a drop of Earth Residual Blood, meaning the blood-red figure was merely a remnant soul.

But even as a remnant soul, it was not something he could compete against.

"Qin Yi, regret it now? You're doomed. This is the price of opposing me." Su Zhantian shouted with a vicious grin, his face twisted in a perverse manner.

Qin Yi sneered, "There have been countless who wished to kill me. None succeeded before, none have succeeded now, and none will ever succeed.

To think a drop of residual blood and a remnant soul could kill me is simply laughable."

He spoke boldly, though inside he was feeling very anxious. The oppressive force emanating from this being was overwhelming.

He recalled Qin Mu once mentioning that unless preserved through special means, essence blood would dissipate quickly.

Qin Yi was buying time, believing the Earth Residual Blood couldn't sustain itself for much longer.

"Su Zhantian, you're truly useless, calling on your ancestor when you can't win. Did you dig up your ancestor's grave? I can only say... you're quite the filial descendant."

Su Zhantian's eyes were as sinister as a Poison Snake, and he hissed, "Qin Yi, still so stubborn? Your time to cry will come."

"Whether I cry or not, I don't know. But I know your ancestors are crying. How long have they been dead? And yet you keep bringing them out to parade. Taizhen can't even rest in peace.

And when you dug up your ancestor's grave, did you cry? Did you burn paper offerings? Did your ancestor's ghost visit you in your dreams for a chat at night?"

Qin Yi's expression was relaxed, his words filled with mockery.

What does it mean to stall for time?

Answer: Engage in banter.

"Others might drag a father into such a plight, but you've dragged your ancestor. Why don't you dance on their graves?

I wonder, when you dug up your ancestor's grave, did your father know?"

Su Zhantian's malicious face suddenly calmed, sneering coldly, "Qin Yi, stop wasting your breath. I know you're stalling for time, but I assure you, it's all in vain, stop struggling in vain."

Qin Yi's heart skipped a beat. When did this guy become smarter?

"Stalling for time? You underestimate me. This thing barely speaks, and even monsters look better. It's wishful thinking for it to kill me.

I've seen and killed plenty of ghosts and demons in my time. This thing can be turned to ashes with a single flame."

As he finished speaking, Qin Yi raised his hand, and a purple flame rose from his palm.

Chaotic Purple Flames.

Raising his hand, he released it, the purple flames transformed into a giant serpent sweeping towards the blood-red figure in the sky.

Stalling for time was no longer an option, so he decided to take the initiative and attack.

Chaotic Purple Flames were the bane of such ghostly entities, capable of directly refining them.

Yet, he had still underestimated the situation.

The blood-red figure in the sky merely waved its hand, and the air suddenly twisted, causing the purple flame serpent to be crushed by the atmospheric pressure.

Damn, this creature knows how to wield the Power of Nature.

Wind Power, Water Power, these are all natural forces.

"Ancestor, this man seeks to destroy the Su family, he is ruthless. This junior is incapable of defeating him, please, ancestor, slay him." Su Zhantian shouted while kneeling on the ground.

Qin Yi's expression turned slightly strange, as Su Zhantian's wild fabrication accidentally aligned with his real intent; he indeed wanted to annihilate the Hidden Family.

However, in the next moment, Qin Yi's expression changed drastically.

The blood-red figure in the sky made a move, pressing lightly with its hand, instantly distorting the entire area into chaos.

Immediately, Qin Yi felt as if all of the world's power was pressed upon him, like bearing the weight of Mount Tai.

"Bang!"

The ground beneath Qin Yi instantly cracked like a spider web, and his legs bent slightly.

In the sky, the blood-red figure's extended hand pressed down a bit more.

Qin Yi felt the pressure on his body double, nearly forcing him to his knees.

Trying to crush me?

Qin Yi's eyes were filled with rage, purple light swirling around him, as he slowly stood upright.

Now, the pressure Qin Yi was enduring resembled the time he reached the two hundredth level on the Golden Ladder.

However, Qin Yi's Cultivation was far stronger now than before.

"Ancestor, make him kneel and apologize to our Su family." Su Zhantian shouted fiercely.

In the sky, the blood-red figure's hand pressed down gradually.

"Zzz!"

Qin Yi grunted, his feet digging into the ground, but he remained standing straight like a pine tree.

"You think you can make me kneel? As if." Qin Yi roared in defiance.