Chapter 184: No Regrets Even in Death

Staring at the two terrifying entities hovering in the void, the experts from every family were shaken to their cores. Truly worthy of being two pinnacle families—their depth of power was far beyond what ordinary people could imagine.

The two great pinnacle families hadn't even revealed all their trump cards yet.

The Shadow Demon and the Wind Snow Spirit God clashed in a cataclysmic battle. In an instant, the sky turned dark and the earth fell into shadow as wave after wave of ice hammers forged from wind and snow hammered toward the Shadow Demon. The Shadow Demon answered without flinching, conjuring swaths of claw-shaped shadows that tore through the air.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosive waves of elemental energy rippled outward, threatening to completely engulf the experts of every family below.

This level of power was simply not something ordinary Silver or even Gold-rank Warriors and Demon Spirit Masters could contend with. They retreated in succession, watching from a safe distance.

The Wind Snow Spirit God was slightly stronger than the Shadow Demon. Blizzards surged across the sky, sweeping toward the Shadow Demon. The bone-chilling cold seemed to freeze the Shadow Demon's entire body stiff, layer upon layer of frost coating its form.

ROAR!

The Wind Snow Spirit God resembled a deity from the primordial age. Its lower body was wreathed in a terrifying blizzard, its massive frame as imposing as a mountain. It raised a frost axe and brought it crashing down with savage force, unleashing countless wind blades in its wake.

Under the Wind Snow Spirit God's relentless assault, the Shadow Demon let out shrill, agonized screams, driven back step after step.

The Black Gold-rank elders of the Sacred Family wore grim expressions on their faces. They had believed that summoning the Shadow Demon would be enough to suppress the Wind Snow Family's powerhouses. Never had they expected that Ye Xiu would actually summon the Wind Snow Family's guardian—the Wind Snow Spirit God. Its terrifying might completely overwhelmed the Shadow Demon.

How many years had it been? They had thought the Wind Snow Spirit God was nothing more than a legend.

Nie Li, who was already streaking through the air, caught sight of the mountain-sized Wind Snow Spirit God and suddenly halted in his tracks. "So that's why Ye Xiu didn't activate the Myriad Demon Spirit Formation from the start. Turns out they were prepared all along. The Wind Snow Family truly isn't to be underestimated." He vaguely recalled that in his previous life, when the City of Radiance fell, he had seen this colossal Wind Snow Spirit God from afar. But even a being as powerful as the Wind Snow Spirit God had been swallowed by the endless tide of demon beasts.

The reason Ye Xiu had not activated the Myriad Demon Spirit Formation and instead chose to summon the Wind Snow Spirit God was likely because he wanted to keep the formation as a final trump card. The Wind Snow Spirit God had been exposed many times already, but the Myriad Demon Spirit Formation remained an unplayed card.

Since that was the case, there was no need to activate the Myriad Demon Spirit Formation for now. Better to observe first. Summoning the Wind Snow Spirit God would be more than enough to crush every member of the Sacred Family.

The Shadow Demon screamed frantically and savagely, slashing its claws at the Wind Snow Spirit God. Each swipe sent out streaks of dark shadows like countless steel blades.

The Wind Snow Spirit God let out a deep rumble and swatted its enormous palm at those dark shadows. Clang, clang, clang—the shadows struck the giant palm and bounced off as if hitting an iron wall, utterly incapable of inflicting any damage on the Wind Snow Spirit God.

BOOM!

The Wind Snow Spirit God seized the Shadow Demon, and streams of icy energy surged into it. The Shadow Demon's body rapidly froze over. It thrashed and writhed desperately, letting out blood-curdling screams, trying to break free from the Wind Snow Spirit God's grip—but in the end, it was frozen into a pillar of ice.

The Black Gold-rank elders of the Sacred Family sprayed torrents of blood from their mouths and were sent hurtling backward. The Shadow Demon had been conjured through the full expenditure of their Soul Power. Once the Shadow Demon was frozen, their own Soul Power suffered a devastating backlash.

Standing below the Wind Snow Spirit God, Ye Xiu snorted coldly. "A mere Shadow Demon—how could it possibly shake my Wind Snow Family? On my Wind Snow Family's own territory, you dare act so brazenly?"

Each summoning of the Wind Snow Spirit God required an enormous amount of Holy Spirit Stones. The Wind Snow Family's reserves were only enough to summon the Spirit God three times total, so every summoning had to be carefully considered. However, since acquiring the Myriad Demon Spirit Formation, the Wind Snow Family had gained an additional trump card—which was why Ye Xiu had been so decisive in summoning the Wind Snow Spirit God.

With the Shadow Demon defeated and the Wind Snow Spirit God's overwhelming power on the field, the Sacred Family's people were as good as dead!

The Wind Snow Spirit God bent forward, its massive hand reaching down to seize the Sacred Family's Black Gold-rank elders. If any of them were caught, they would be instantly frozen solid and then shattered to pieces.

At that moment, Shen Hong saw this scene and was burning with anxiety. He had tried several times to break free from the attack, but Duan Jian had him locked down tight, and he simply couldn't escape. If he had been free, he might not have been able to defeat the Wind Snow Spirit God, but at least the Shadow Demon wouldn't have fallen so easily, and Ye Xiu and the others wouldn't have won so smoothly.

Shen Hong's face was dark and heavy. Why hasn't that person arrived yet? Has the Sacred Family been abandoned by the Dark Guild?

Nie Li gazed into the distance. The Sacred Family's foundation was still far inferior to the Wind Snow Family's. It seemed there was no need for him to activate the Myriad Demon Spirit Formation after all.

Just as the Wind Snow Spirit God's enormous hand was about to close around the Sacred Family's Black Gold-rank elders, a flash of dark light suddenly enveloped them all.

BOOM!

The Wind Snow Spirit God's hand struck that wall of dark light and was actually repelled, its advance halted momentarily.

"The Wind Snow Family truly has deep reserves. This Wind Snow Spirit God is quite impressive indeed!" A figure with two dark wings of light on his back hovered silently in front of the Wind Snow Spirit God. His voice was soft, yet every person present could hear it clearly.

Ye Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly at the young man before him. "I have never seen you before. You are...?"

"Dark Guild—Gui Sha!" the young man declared with a hearty laugh. "I currently serve as the Dark Guild's Enforcement Elder. My master has gone into secluded cultivation for the time being, so the Dark Guild is temporarily under the joint management of Gui Sha and myself. Once my master emerges from seclusion, he will reach a peak realm beyond imagination. All resistance from the Wind Snow Family is pointless. If the Wind Snow Family is willing to submit to our Dark Guild, we will give you a chance—we'll let you become a branch of the Dark Guild!"

"Spouting arrogant nonsense!" Ye Xiu snorted coldly. "Take that up with the Wind Snow Spirit God instead!"