Although he was extremely unwilling, Zhao Hucheng knew that he had to make a decision.
He suppressed the hatred in his heart and controlled the three golden rings to explode one after another.
The three golden rings exploded, instantly destroying the water prison that trapped him. He took the opportunity to escape from the formation.
Upon seeing this, Xu Chunniang activated the flag in her hand, causing the formation to change again, condensing a huge water dragon over ten feet long, which chased and bit him relentlessly.
The water dragon's entire body was composed of rich water spiritual energy. Its four claws walked on the wind, lightning flashed in its eyes, and when it opened its mouth, it spit out cold frost that turned water into ice when it came into contact with it, blocking Zhao Hucheng's way forward.
When Zhao Hucheng felt the cold, his feet were already sealed by a thick layer of ice and he couldn't move at all.
His eyes were wide open with anger, and a ball of pale orange fire emerged from his dantian, winding downwards and burning the ice.
The water dragon raised its head and made a thunderous sound, then lightning suddenly appeared in its eyes, and two balls of purple lightning shot out and fell straight towards Zhao Hucheng.
Zhao Hucheng shouted loudly and quickly took out the protective treasure, Yunguangpa.
When the cloud-light handkerchief first appeared, it was only the size of a palm. After a short pause, it turned into a cloud-light handkerchief as big as a canopy, just enough to meet the lightning.
However, due to this distraction, the fire in his dan that was fighting against the ice gradually died down, and the ice on his feet took the opportunity to enter his body, sealing him all the way to his knees.
In desperation, Zhao Hucheng had to create more Dan Fire to try to melt the ice.
However, the water dragon refused to give him this opportunity. Thunderbolts continued to fall on the cloud, and at the same time, wind blew from its claws, emitting a sharp water-blue light, and it grabbed towards where he was.
Zhao Hucheng was faced with thunder above and ice below, and he couldn't take care of both the upper and lower parts.
At this moment, he was attacked by the water dragon's claws and was extremely frightened. He had to use magic to condense several barriers to get there.
However, under the water dragon's claws, these layers of barriers were like paper lakes. They were shattered in an instant and turned into points of light.
The dragon's claws stretched forward, leaving five deep marks on his body that were visible to the bone.
Zhao Hucheng suffered such a severe blow that his face turned as pale as paper and he suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood.
The cloud-like scarf on his head was about to fall off, the power of thunder was overflowing, and the coldness between his knees became even more severe and had already spread to his thighs.
Under the fierce attack of the water dragon, he was actually defeated step by step!
We can't delay it any longer, otherwise he will really die here.
Zhao Hucheng took a deep breath, and without him making any movement, the cloud of light above his head suddenly burst into a brilliant glow, temporarily forcing back all the thunder.
Taking advantage of the turnaround brought by Yun Guang Pa, his soul embraced the black tower in his dantian without hesitation, rolled up the storage ring and fled into the sky, abandoning his trapped and damaged body.
Zhao Hucheng thought very clearly that the body was just a shell and could be discarded if it was abandoned.
As long as the soul escapes successfully and finds a body in the future, one day it will be able to recover to the Golden Core stage and take revenge.
Xu Chunniang noticed the other party's actions and her eyes turned slightly cold.
The fight between the two was a fight to the death. They could not let the other escape and leave a big disaster.
An ancient mirror appeared out of thin air. It was the Soul-Fixing Mirror that Xu Chunniang had rarely used since she obtained it.
If you want to use this mirror, you must feed it with your spiritual consciousness so that it can be effective.
Xu Chunniang sacrificed this mirror, even at the cost of damaging some of her spiritual consciousness, and was willing to destroy his soul.
Several hazy lights emerged from the mirror and suddenly shone towards Zhao Hucheng's soul.
Zhao Hucheng's soul was illuminated by one of the mirror lights and he let out a sharp howl, which was full of pain and anxiety.
Feeling the massive loss of his spiritual power, he no longer had the slightest bit of the superior mentality of a Jindan cultivator.
Once his primordial spirit is destroyed, he will die completely.
"Why do you have to kill me? We have no grudges against each other. I am willing to give you all my belongings as compensation. I only ask you to spare my soul's life."
Zhao Hucheng's soul became weaker and weaker, and he regretted his decision.
If he had known that this female foundation-building cultivator was so difficult to deal with, why would he have bothered to provoke her
Even if he betrayed Zhan Yingluo, at most he would be hunted down by the Zhan family. If he changed his place and identity, he would still be a Jindan cultivator of noble status.
"I am willing to swear on my heart that as long as you spare my life, I will avoid you in this life and will never dare to have the slightest intention of revenge."
However, facing Zhao Hucheng's plea for mercy, Xu Chunniang's expression did not fluctuate at all.
If their positions were reversed, and it was she who was facing the life-and-death crisis, he would probably think that she was not dying fast enough.
Those who kill others will be killed, and it is all their own fault.
She put away the Soul-Fixing Mirror, transformed her spiritual consciousness into a blade, and slashed at his soul.
With each strike, Zhao Hucheng's soul grew dimmer, and his cries for mercy became weaker and weaker.
Seeing that the female cultivator remained unmoved no matter how he begged for mercy, Zhao Hucheng knew that he was doomed. He could not help but laugh miserably, and his begging for mercy turned into a curse.
"Since I have become a golden elixir, I am a person of merit. You, a mere foundation-building cultivator, are relying on your good fortune to kill me like this. Aren't you afraid of incurring revenge from your inner demons and the heavens?"
Xu Chunniang was fearless. What mattered if it was the Golden Elixir or the Foundation Establishment? They were both cultivators, just at different levels.
How could she let go of someone who wanted to kill her
No matter how unwilling Zhao Hucheng was, he could only watch in grief and anger as his soul was obliterated until it completely disappeared between heaven and earth.
Without his noise, the surroundings finally became quiet.
The water dragon in the formation lost its barrier and gradually melted into the four elements of spiritual energy. The ice that froze Zhao Hucheng's body also melted and disappeared quietly without knowing when.
Xu Chunniang's spiritual consciousness wrapped around the two storage rings and the black tower that were left after Zhao Hucheng's soul died, and picked up the cloud-light handkerchiefs and formation flags that were scattered on the ground.
Then he bent his fingers and a flash of fire popped out, turning his remaining body into dust.
At this point, Zhao Hucheng and Zhan Fu were both eliminated.
Xu Chunniang did not let her guard down. She left the boat protection formation and scanned all corners of the boat with her spiritual sense. Only after confirming that there was no danger did she relax.
She was not seriously injured in this battle, but her spiritual awareness, physical strength, and spiritual energy were greatly consumed. Even the Seven Treasures Spiritual Armor and the Blue-Patterned Cauldron were destroyed in this battle.
Only three or two fragments of the Seven Treasures Spiritual Armor remained, and the Green-Patterned Cauldron was completely destroyed without leaving any residue.
Xu Chunniang stroked the fragments of the spiritual armor that had been completely destroyed with her right hand. Instead of throwing it away, she took out a wooden box and kept it properly.
This was something her master gave her when she went to Miaodan Sect to participate in the Five Sects Competition.
In the blink of an eye, seventeen or eighteen years have passed.
Xu Chunniang put away the wooden box, took out the magic wine and the magic medicine given by Fu Yunshan and swallowed them.
She had drunk this spirit wine many times and was very familiar with its taste. But today, perhaps because of the sadness she felt, she felt a new taste.
A Jindan cultivator like Zhao Hucheng must have excellent talent and opportunities, and has practiced for many years to achieve his current level of cultivation.
A Jindan monk can live to be five hundred years old, dominate a region, and be respected by others.
But the Jindan cultivator is not the strongest on this sea. Once his soul is destroyed, everything he has will vanish into thin air.