The black mist was extremely strange. As soon as it appeared, it transformed into a skull and lunged at the Old Ghost of the Yang family.
"Ah..."
The Old Ancestor of the Yang family let out a scream and was sent flying backward, crashing onto the ground.
"What's going on?"
The surrounding martial artists who were spectating looked on in shock.
Everyone knew that the Old Ancestor of the Yang family was a master at the Half-step Grandmaster level.
Yet, at this moment, he had been heavily injured by Zhou Yan?
"This Zhou Yan is so bizarre!"
This thought crossed everyone's mind.
The Old Ancestor of the Yang family stared at Zhou Yan with a face full of terror. "You... what exactly are you!"
The Old Ancestor of the Yang family felt a sense of crisis.
At this moment, Zhou Yan made him feel extremely terrifying.
"Heh heh, Old Ancestor of the Yang family, have you forgotten me? I am Zhou Yan!"
Zhou Yan grinned, revealing his stark white teeth.
"Not good!"
Upon hearing Zhou Yan's words, the Old Ancestor of the Yang family's face changed drastically.
He finally remembered that his beloved son, Yang Yu, had died at Zhou Yan's hands.
"Damn it!"
The next moment, the Old Ancestor of the Yang family roared and turned to flee.
He was scared.
Zhou Yan was too strange at this moment, almost causing him to suffer a loss. He dared not linger and prepared to leave quickly.
"Old Ancestor of the Yang family, where do you think you're going?"
Zhou Yan's cold shout echoed, and his speed was astonishing. In the blink of an eye, he caught up to the Old Ancestor of the Yang family.
"Pfft!"
The next moment, his palm shot out and struck the Old Ancestor of the Yang family's back, sending a surge of powerful True Essence into his body.
"Ah!"
The Old Ancestor of the Yang family let out a piercing scream. His meridians and bones were all broken, and even his Dantian had been shattered.
The Old Ancestor of the Yang family's cultivation instantly plummeted to the Divine King realm.
"I will kill you!"
The Old Ancestor of the Yang family roared in fury.
Hatred surged within him, but he had lost his combat power. He struggled desperately, wanting to retaliate, but he was utterly incapable.
Finally, Zhou Yan stomped on his chest, crippling the Old Ancestor of the Yang family's Dantian.
"Ah!"
The Old Ancestor of the Yang family let out a pained roar, watching as his cultivation was destroyed before his eyes.
"Old dog of the Yang family, this is all your own doing. Did you think I would give you a chance to recover your cultivation?"
Zhou Yan said indifferently.
"Hahaha, Zhou Yan, do you think you've won by crippling me? Let me tell you, you're doomed to lose!" the Old Ancestor of the Yang family laughed heartily.
Zhou Yan's brow furrowed. "What do you mean by that?"
The Old Ancestor of the Yang family burst into laughter. "Zhou Yan, you're too naive. Our Yang family has long set up an ultimate formation, waiting for your arrival. Did you really think I would foolishly run here to my death?"
"Ultimate formation?"
Zhou Yan's brow furrowed slightly.
The Old Ancestor of the Yang family continued, "Zhou Yan, although you are powerful, you have no understanding of how to utilize your own strength. Your attacks rely entirely on external forces. Without their assistance, you are helpless against me."
Hearing this, Zhou Yan fell silent.
"You guessed correctly. Today, even if you kill me, you won't be able to step half a foot out of the Yang family!"
The Old Ancestor of the Yang family sneered.
His heart was filled with malice. His losses today were too great.
His Dantian destroyed, his cultivation crippled – this was almost a fatal blow.
"Oh, so that's how it is. Since that's the case, I'll play along!"
A cold glint flashed in Zhou Yan's eyes.
"Rumble..."
Just then, a violent tremor erupted from all around.
An ancient courtyard slowly materialized, covering an area of a hundred acres.
Above this courtyard hung a plaque.
"Killing formation, the Great Array of Slaughter!"
"Kill!"
The Old Ancestor of the Yang family's face contorted into a sinister grin as he roared.
Immediately, within the killing formation, countless runes flowed, forming a curtain of light that enveloped Zhou Yan.
"Hmm?"
Zhou Yan's gaze swept around, realizing he had fallen into a misty realm.
At the same time, a chilling killing intent surged from all directions.
"Kill!"
Zhou Yan looked up at the sky. Within a blood-red beam of light, a sharp sword materialized and descended towards him.
"Hmph!"
Zhou Yan snorted coldly, his fists flying out to meet the sword light.
"Bang!"
The next moment, Zhou Yan grunted and took two steps back before steadying himself.
"This formation is indeed formidable."
Zhou Yan murmured to himself.
He could sense that this formation concealed many terrifying killing moves.
If not for Zhou Yan's physical body reaching the Innate Realm and his comprehension of a sliver of the Golden Crow Sacred Fire, any ordinary person would surely perish.
"However, to think you could trap me with a mere killing formation is wishful thinking!"
Zhou Yan snorted coldly, exuding an air of dominance that defied the heavens.
"Break!"
The next moment, he roared and swung his fists, resembling two dazzling suns, smashing fiercely into the misty void.
Bang!
Instantly, the entire space trembled as if it were about to collapse.
Buzzing...
Concurrently, within the formation, the sounds of slaughter grew more rapid. One after another, sharp sword lights tore through the void, striking towards Zhou Yan.
"Kill!"
Zhou Yan remained undaunted. The Golden Crow Sacred Fire blazed around him as his fists swung in unison, colliding with the myriad of sword lights.
Rumble...
In an instant, the entire space exploded, and countless spiritual energies churned and ravaged wildly.
"Crack!"
Abruptly, a crisp cracking sound echoed in the void, followed by the instantaneous formation of an enormous chain.
This chain was easily ten zhang long and stretched out before Zhou Yan, blocking his path.
"Swish!"
The next moment, the chain whipped towards Zhou Yan, creating gusts of wind and exuding immense power, like Mount Tai pressing down.
"Mere trickery!"
Zhou Yan disdained, channeling his full strength and unleashing a punch.
Boom!
His iron fist clashed directly with the chain, and in an instant, the chain began to crack and shatter.
"Not good, this Zhou Yan's strength is too great, he's unstoppable."
"Let's go, quickly!"
Seeing this, the Old Ancestor of the Yang family was terrified. Without a word, he immediately fled.
Zhou Yan's strength was too overwhelming, far surpassing the third layer of the Divine King stage, and he was completely unable to resist.
At this moment, the Old Ancestor of the Yang family was utterly shocked.
He had never imagined that Zhou Yan's strength could reach such a level.
If he had paused even for a moment earlier, his Dantian and cultivation would have been crippled.
"Old Ancestor of the Yang family, trying to escape? Too late!"
Zhou Yan said with a cold smile.
He then leaped up, landing on an ancient tree, looking down at the Old Ancestor of the Yang family.
At this moment, Zhou Yan stood tall in the void, bathed in the Golden Crow Sacred Fire, like a Roc soaring through the nine heavens.
"Old Ancestor of the Yang family, what do you have to say now?"