Just as he was about to be pierced by the branches and thorns, the long spear in his hand suddenly erupted with a violent surge of spiritual energy, forcing the 'branches' and thorns back, while also awakening Ye Tang from the illusion.

Ye Tang immediately felt a clarity in his mind. He saw Bai Feng holding a bamboo sword, his face etched with seriousness. In an instant, his eyes turned crimson: "Bai Feng!! It’s you! You dare to come here yourself! Today, I will definitely kill you!!"

"Tsk, it seems the child of destiny isn’t so easy to kill after all."

Bai Feng hadn’t expected Ye Tang to wake up midway; he had thought he could land a strike!

However, he had anticipated this. The main goal of his attack was to eliminate the Yuan Ying stage demon beast beside Ye Tang. While Ye Tang was trapped in the illusion, he had successfully lured the demon beast underground using formations.

Just as Ye Tang's weapon was about to touch him, he suddenly vanished. At the same time, golden chains erupted from the ground, rushing towards Ye Tang.

Ye Tang quickly raised his spear to counterattack, but instead of repelling the chains, they seized the opportunity to bind him.

**Chapter 60: Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully slaying...**

"Ahhh!!"

Ye Tang let out a roar, channeling a massive amount of spiritual energy into his spear. The explosive force shattered the chains binding it.

He swiftly turned to strike at Bai Feng behind him. A flash of black and white light flickered in Bai Feng's eyes, and suddenly, Ye Tang felt as if his head had been struck by a heavy hammer, causing his vision to darken.

Pfft!

When he regained consciousness, he found a bamboo sword had pierced his chest. The violent spiritual energy rampaged within him, while a descending talisman ignited, transforming into a torrent of sword energy. Light erupted from beneath his feet, and more chains ensnared him, accompanied by spikes that lunged at him.

"You bastard!!! I will kill you a thousand times!!"

Ye Tang's eyes burned crimson, and a torrent of spiritual energy erupted from him, swirling with strands of black mist that added an eerie aura to his presence.

"Damn it, how many times does this child of destiny need to explode before he can be killed? Why is he so hard to take down?!"

Bai Feng couldn’t help but curse.

Yet, he could tell that something was off with Ye Tang. He was definitely not surviving this many times on his own—what had he used? A weapon?

The weapon in Ye Tang's hand was unfamiliar to Bai Feng, and it was the spiritual energy emanating from it that had initially repelled his attack.

As Bai Feng assessed Ye Tang, Ye Tang was fixated on him.

Ye Tang's body, riddled with wounds, continued to spew thick black mist, gradually enveloping him, while the spiritual energy within him began to 'ignite,' his momentum growing stronger.

Just when Bai Feng thought Ye Tang was about to charge at him, he saw him pivot and fly in another direction, harnessing that immense power.

The child of destiny was actually fleeing!

"Trying to run, huh? If I let you escape, all that luck I gathered would be for nothing!"

Without hesitation, Bai Feng had anticipated the possibility of this selfish child of destiny trying to flee. As a master of illusions and formations, how could he have only set one illusion?

Simultaneously, other formations began to overload, with chains, terrain alterations, elemental cages, spikes, and sword energy killing formations all surging towards Ye Tang.

"Damn it, if that's the case!"

Ye Tang glanced at the two demon beasts still attacking the cave. Initially, he hadn’t had time to call for their help due to the rapid pace of the battle, but now they had a new purpose.

A sinister smile crept across his lips: "Bai Feng, if you don’t want to return with your senior brother and sister’s corpses, then come on! Let it explode!!"

"Are you done talking?"

A drop of blood trickled from the corner of Bai Feng's eye as he held an empty vial, having swallowed all the pills in one go.

At that moment, the scene around them shifted from the dense forest to a desolate wasteland, with a blood-red moon hanging overhead.

"What? Where is this?"

Ye Tang suddenly realized he had been nailed to a wooden cross, his spear tossed aside. His face turned pale with terror as he struggled against the cross.

"You’re even more disgusting than I imagined," Bai Feng said, picking up a sharpened piece of green bamboo and driving it into Ye Tang's heart. "Welcome to hell; enjoy your stay!"

"Ah!! You can’t!! I’m Ye family’s genius, the senior brother of the Tianjian Sect!! How can I die at the hands of a waste like you?!"

Once again, black light radiated from Ye Tang, and the spear that had fallen to the ground suddenly reappeared in his hand.

"Oh, so this thing is helping you!"

At that moment, he heard a cold voice in his ear, and suddenly felt his right hand grow light.

His right arm was severed and fell to the ground.

"Goodbye."

Ye Tang lifted his head, the scenery before him began to blur, reality and illusion intertwining until they overlapped.

Before him was a beautiful bamboo sword, glowing faintly white, like a falling meteor.

As the bamboo sword loomed larger in his vision, he finally snapped back to reality, but when he tried to struggle and escape, he found he had no strength, as if he were still nailed to the wooden cross.

'I... I can’t die here... I still have...'

This time, his intense will to survive did not birth a miracle. His eyes widened, and a blood hole appeared on his forehead.

**Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully slaying the child of destiny, Ye Tang. Based on Ye Tang's cultivation level and strength, the host is awarded 8888 luck points and the Celestial Fire: Burn Spirit.**

**Ding! Congratulations to the host for surpassing 10,000 luck points. The host is awarded a fragment of the Yin-Yang Pattern*1, and the system will begin upgrading.**

**Please do not worry; the system upgrade will not affect the host's usage.**

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I hope you can have some effect.

Bai Feng exhaled, not bothering to examine the system notifications in detail. He took out an ordinary long sword from his storage bag and swiftly decapitated Ye Tang, ensuring the child of destiny was thoroughly dead.

Then he looked at the spear on the ground. Even with his right arm severed, Ye Tang's fingers still clutched it tightly.

Clearly, this was the reason Ye Tang was so hard to kill—a spear that looked exceedingly sinister.

"Better destroy it."

Such an ominous and unclear weapon was best not kept around, especially since he had no shortage of weapons.

It was also a good opportunity to test the Celestial Fire he had just received.

Bai Feng summoned flames, and the flickering red fire engulfed the spear, which suddenly let out a piercing scream.

"Just as I thought, there’s something wrong with it."

He intensified the flames, and the spear erupted with a massive amount of black mist, which began to taint the fire, igniting it.

Seeing this, Bai Feng recalled the black mist that had emanated from Ye Tang earlier, so he decided to burn both Ye Tang's corpse and the spear together, not stopping until only a pile of ashes remained.

After completing all this, fatigue washed over him, and darkness suddenly enveloped him as he collapsed to the ground.

He rubbed his eyes, feeling as if his vision was blurred, like he had severe myopia.

"Damn it, could the Yin-Yang Pattern have side effects like the Sharingan? If I use it too much, will I go blind?"

**Ding! The host is merely exhausted; a few days of rest will restore you. Please do not compare this system's rewards with those from animated works!**

Bai Feng: "…"

System, are you really upgrading? How come your sarcasm function is still intact?

Forget it, as long as it’s nothing serious.

At that moment, Bai Feng suddenly heard footsteps. He turned to look but could only see a few blurry figures approaching him.

"Are you okay?"

"Junior brother, what happened? What’s going on here?"

Two voices rang out simultaneously. Bai Feng strained to distinguish them; the timid voice belonged to Su Lanqian, while the incessant chatter was clearly from Yu Yao.

"Why is there still blood coming from your eyes?"

Yu Yao quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe Bai Feng's face, but she soon noticed something was off—his eyes appeared grayish-white, and it seemed he couldn’t see her at all.

"Junior brother, your eyes..."

"It’s nothing, just exhaustion. I can’t see clearly for now; I just need a few days of rest," Bai Feng waved his hand. "Now, please let me rest for a bit."

"Oh, okay, let’s head back to the cave!" Yu Yao raised her hand, wanting to support Bai Feng, but realized her height was a bit lacking. She turned to Su Lanqian beside her, "Su junior sister, could you help out?"

"Sure, okay."

Su Lanqian nodded quickly, extending her hand to shakily take Bai Feng's arm.

Meanwhile, Yu Yao, worried about any surprises, kept her long sword at the ready, alert to their surroundings.

Fortunately, they encountered no new enemies until they reached the cave.