Pfft!

    Pfft!

    Pfft!

    With three soft sounds in quick succession, the newly materialized Demon Gods Qiang Liang, Rushou, and Houtu were instantly annihilated, turning into streams of green, white, and yellow smoke that were absorbed into Lu Qingfeng''s body.

    They would not be usable again without nurturing for three to five years.

    "What an incredible Immortal Artifact!"

    "What a terrifying Soul Losing Bell!"

    Lu Qingfeng was not startled but overjoyed.

    In a thought,

    The remaining Demon Gods Zhu Rong, Ju Mang, and Gonggong continued charging forward.

    The Zhu Rong Demon God manipulated the twelve Du Tian Fierce Fire Divine Banners, with fierce fire flying about, setting up an Immortal Array, seeking to envelop Luo Gu.

    The Ju Mang Demon God wielded control over the growth of all things, and from beneath the earth and within the void, countless vines grew, attempting to entangle Luo Gu.

    The Gonggong Demon God stirred up furious waves as if to overturn the Four Seas, attempting to submerge Luo Gu.

    "Foolish tricks!"

    Luo Gu''s brows raised in anger, and he shook the Soul Losing Bell vigorously in his hand. A more intense ghostly light shone forth, and the sound of the bell grew even crisper. S~ea??h the N?velFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Bang!

    Bang!

    Bang!

    Zhu Rong, Ju Mang, and Gonggong, three Demon Gods, also instantly turned into wisps of smoke and were absorbed into Lu Qingfeng''s body. The twelve Du Tian Fierce Fire Divine Banners fell to the ground, their spiritual light dimmed, their vitality evidently damaged.

    "Exquisite! Exquisite! Exquisite!"

    Seeing this, Lu Qingfeng was even more delighted.

    While he clapped his hands in great praise, above his head, green, yellow, red, black, and white Five-Colored Divine Light soared into the sky, swaying like Ancient Divine Mountains, with a roar, all five colors burst forth, aiming a fierce blow at the small copper bell in Luo Gu''s hand.

    "Could this be—"

    Upon seeing the Divine Light and the interweaving of the five colors, Luo Gu''s first thought was of the legendary Supreme Divine Power and the Peacock Great Bright King, who was unrivaled under the heavens!

    "Not good!"

    With that thought, a great shock overcame his heart.

    He attempted to retreat with the copper bell in hand.

    But Lu Qingfeng had first used six Demon Gods to confuse him, then unexpectedly unleashed the Five-Colored Divine Light. There was no chance for Luo Gu to react!

    As the thought surfaced,

    The Five-Colored Divine Light had already descended.

    Luo Gu only felt a lightness in his hand. When he looked down, the Soul Losing Bell was no longer there.

    Ding! Ding! Ding!

    Clang! Clang! Clang!

    A series of clinking sounds approached. Luo Gu looked ahead and was instantly enraged.

    He saw that Guangyuan Daoist was holding a copper bell and casually shaking it, a sliver of a smile at the corner of his mouth.

    If not the Soul Losing Bell, what else could it be?

    "You crafty thief!"

    "Return my Magic Artifact at once!"

    Luo Gu was furious.

    With the longsword on his back, he leaned forward, spat out a white breath of energy and began to form hand seals, ready to cast a spell.

    "Yuan Qi?"

    "Anger out of embarrassment."

    Seeing this, Lu Qingfeng couldn''t help but laugh.

    With the Soul Losing Bell in his possession, Lu Qingfeng was somewhat wary and could only rely on the Taiyin Calamity Crossing Robe to defend. Sadly for Luo Gu, his Fallen Divine Light could restrain Ferdinand, but Lu Qingfeng''s Five-Colored Divine Light could override all Magic Artifacts under the heavens.

    Even Immortal Artifacts bearing inborn Heavenly Gang Restrictions and crafted of Pure Yang would be helpless against it, should they still abide within the Five Elements.

    Sure enough,

    Once the Five-Colored Divine Light descended, the Soul Losing Bell was his.

    "I have cultivated for a hundred thousand years under my master, and from the Ancient Spiritual Treasure, the Desolate Bell, I have derived the Divine Power ''Fallen Divine Light''. Had I not been so obsessed with it, I would have already achieved the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit."

    "Today,"

    "I will let you witness the true might of Divine Power!"

    Luo Gu''s eyes shone with a chilling radiance as he breathed in the Yuan Qi, preparing to unleash the greatest potential of Divine Power at the Golden Core Level. He too was once a top genius, but regrettably, due to his Divine Power, he went astray and delayed his cultivation.

    But misfortune might just be where fortune resides, and vice versa.

    Though he did not achieve the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit, he comprehended the ''Fallen Divine Light'' in the True Immortal Realm and cultivated it to the Great Success Level.

    Now, regardless of the consequences on his Divine Soul and physical body that could not bear the burden, he would use his full power in the mortal world for the first time.

    Determined to claim Lu Qingfeng''s life and retrieve the Soul Losing Bell.

    "Wasting Yuan Qi for nothing."

    Seeing this, Lu Qingfeng shook his head, "Well then. Having lost the Immortal Artifact and damaged your Dao heart, even if you return to the True Immortal status, the path to immortality is hopeless. Rather than wasting effort in vain, let me guide you on your way as a good deed, creating good karma."

    With that said,

    Lu Qingfeng secured the Soul Losing Bell, provoking even more rage from Luo Gu, who then started his Cloud Top Steps forward as the Great Sun Annihilation Divine Light flared again—

    Boom!

    Without dodging, Lu Qingfeng let the Fallen Divine Light hit him, which was directly nullified by the Taiyin Calamity Crossing Robe.

    They were both at the Jiedan Cultivation rank.

    Although Luo Gu had achieved the Golden Core and cultivated the ''Fallen Divine Light'' to the Great Success Level, Lu Qingfeng was not weaker. With Treble Gang Sha achieved in the Gathering Law Realm, one of his Four Layered Skills at the Supreme Level, and the other three at the Mysterious Level, Lu Qingfeng''s Mana was far from inferior, perhaps even stronger.

    And the Great Divine Power ''Taiyin Calamity Crossing Robe'' had already reached the Small Success Stage.

    Great Divine Power versus lesser Divine Power.

    Small Success against Great Success.

    Lu Qingfeng even held a slight advantage, as the Taiyin Calamity Crossing Robe rippled but never tore.

    All wondrous spells could hardly affect him.

    On the other hand, Luo Gu...

    "Impossible!"

    As Luo Gu saw his Fallen Divine Light blocked, his eyes widened in shock, disbelief on his face. He mustered another round of Mana but without any protective Divine Power. Seeing the Great Sun Annihilation Divine Light approaching and realizing it was too late to dodge—

    Pfft!

    Casting a Super-level Technique, he couldn''t withstand the already enhanced Great Divine Power ''Great Sun Annihilation Divine Light'' at the Divine Power Level.

    With a thundering crash, Luo Gu was blasted away, his blood spraying across the sky.

    Lu Qingfeng didn''t stop for a moment.

    He closed in rapidly.

    With one hand he triggered the Great Sun Annihilation Divine Light, and with the other he operated the Five Elements mechanism, firing off simultaneous bursts of Great Five Elements Yin Yang Magnetic Annihilation Divine Light, strengthened from the ''Great Five Elements Primordial Magnetic Extinction Light Needle'' Divine Power. The attacks bore down on Luo Gu with intent to slay.

    If they made contact, there would be not a trace of survival.

    "Boom!"

    Contact was made.

    Luo Gu vomited blood, the blood mist manifesting Mana in torrents, shining brightly from the Golden Core. He suffered the assault of both the Great Sun Annihilation Divine Light and the Great Five Elements Yin Yang Magnetic Annihilation Divine Light.

    The next instant.

    His body shattered, leaving behind only a Golden Core, glimmering with divine light, oscillating with profound energy, and radiating an aura of pure harmony, fleeing through space. It moved incredibly fast, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

    Seven lifetimes later, Lu Qingfeng has slain a reincarnated True Immortal once again.

    "Struggling in vain."

    "Why endure the torment."

    Standing aloft in the air, watching the golden light fade into the distance, Lu Qingfeng couldn''t help but shake his head. On the path of cultivation, the physical body was the vessel, of utmost importance. Even if a Mahayana True Immortal lost their body, they would be reduced to a Loose Immortal, facing an arduous and calamitous path ahead.

    A mere Golden Core cultivator, with a shattered body, would face even more difficulties.

    It might have been more straightforward to opt for reincarnation.

    However.

    Reincarnation too is filled with countless dangers, and it was only because Luo Gu was originally a Mahayana True Immortal and had the protection of the God of the Year, Tai Sui, that he could ensure his safety. If he died within the Barbarian God Realm and tried to reincarnate on his own, he may remain lost forever.

    Although he dared not take that risk, one could understand his reasoning.

    "Sect Leader."

    As Lu Qingfeng withdrew his gaze, he saw Ferdinand respectfully offering up the twelve Du Tian Fierce Fire Divine Banners that he had collected.

    "Clean up the aftermath."

    "I will return to Zhenyuan Mountain shortly."

    With a wave of his sleeve, Lu Qingfeng collected the twelve banners and left a message before vanishing into thin air.

    "Yes."

    "Farewell, Sect Leader."

    Ferdinand responded loudly and bowed deeply in seeing off.

    Only after Lu Qingfeng''s departure did he stand up to survey the surroundings—

    Initially chased by Luo Gu, then the fierce battle with Lu Qingfeng that tore the Dark Dead Land asunder for thousands of miles, countless Dead Souls dissipated in its wake.

    Among them were not a few Lord Level Dead Souls.

    "Immortal Dao!"

    "Immortal Dao!"

    Ferdinand''s eyes burned with fierce intent, gripping his staff, he finally made up his mind.

    ...

    At the outermost edges of the Abyss.

    A streak of golden light zipped across the sky, revealing a Daoist in a moon-white robe, it was Luo Gu.

    His figure was ethereal, clearly just a Divine Soul.

    "Five-Colored Divine Light."

    "Great Five Elements Yin Yang Magnetic Annihilation Divine Light."

    "Great Sun Annihilation Divine Light."

    "Taiyin Calamity Crossing Robe."

    Luo Gu''s expression was ugly to the extreme, a look of regret in his eyes.

    He had believed himself invincible in the Material Realm with his Divine Power at Great Success and an Immortal Artifact in his grasp. Yet crushed without a fight, not only had the Immortal Artifact been taken, his physical body had been destroyed.

    Reincarnating in the Barbarian God Realm, spreading his teachings, was supposed to be a grand opportunity for proving his Dao.

    Now.

    His way paused, the hope to reattain True Immortal status was distant, let alone an Earth Immortal Dao Fruit.

    "This youngster!"

    "Just who is this youngster?"

    "Peacock Great Bright King? Black Vein Golden Butterfly? Bearing the powers of both, how come I''ve never heard of such a figure before?"

    "Guang Yuan! Guang Yuan!"

    While Luo Gu propelled his Golden Core in concealment, he suppressed the violence and madness within his heart, looking up to the sky, "Could it be that some catastrophe has befallen the world beyond the Barbarian God Realm?"

    Regrettably, communication was severed between the inside and outside of the Barbarian God Realm.

    Sending them here for reincarnation was difficult enough; to expect any communication between the two realms before achieving the status of a Mahayana True Immortal was pure folly.

    ...

    Zhenyuan Mountain.

    Lu Qingfeng sat cross-legged on the Cloud Platform, with only Nehem''s head visible underneath the mountain, suppressing him.

    An endless force pressed upon his entire body, subjecting him to unimaginable pressure every moment, yet carefully calibrated so that his flesh and bones were constantly broken and then healed. His soul was also subjected to this pressure, enduring repeated torments.

    The ceaseless screams were harrowing to witness.

    Lu Qingfeng paid no mind, his face beaming with joy. With a flip of his hand, a small bell appeared in his grasp—

    [Immortal Artifact: Soul Losing Bell]

    [Grade: Second Rank]

    [Description: Yin Jiao, the God of the Year Tai Sui, has replicated the Ancient Spiritual Treasure ''Desolate Bell'' and refined it. When wielded, the bell causes disarray in the spirit, inciting terror and instability.]

    [Status: Sealed]

    "Yin Jiao bestowed the ''Soul Losing Bell'' upon his registered disciple True Immortal Luo Gu, sealing its power and leaving only a streak of Pure Yang Qi to protect Luo Gu''s Divine Soul through reincarnation. Six hundred years have passed, and the seal on the Immortal Artifact is yet to be completely lifted."

    Lu Qingfeng admired the copper bell, his face and heart filled with joy.

    The artifacts of the Immortal Dao are ranked by levels.

    Ordinary talismans, incomplete in their restrictions, do not measure up.

    Above those are the Earthly Evil Magic Artifacts, spanning one to seventy-two layers of Earth Evil Restriction, divided into eight grades, with varying degrees of power. An Eighth Rank Magical Artifact''s strength could only be fully unleashed by a Mahayana True Immortal.

    And beyond Earthly Evil Magic Artifacts, when seventy-two layers of Earth Evil Restrictions are complete, and Pure Yang emerges, forming a single layer of Heavenly Gang Restriction, this becomes a Heavenly Gang Magical Artifact.

    Also known as an ''Immortal Artifact''.

    This ''Soul Losing Bell'' is precisely that, an Immortal Artifact, moreover, a Second Rank Immortal Artifact containing eleven layers of Heavenly Gang Restriction, with unimaginable power.

    "A mere replica of an Immortal Artifact, wielded by a Golden Core mortal cultivator, even in its sealed state, has power not inferior to an Eighth Rank Magical Artifact. It is hard to imagine just how mighty the Ancient Spiritual Treasure Desolate Bell must be!"

    Lu Qingfeng''s discerning eyes scrutinized the ''Soul Losing Bell'' carefully, the more he understood, the more stunned and delighted he became.