Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy

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Darkness, ice-cold, a heavy pressure enough to crush steel into mud, pervaded the boundless dim waters. Tai Yin scanned the surroundings with curiosity.

Although these underwater depths were dark and without light, for cultivators of the Dao-Entering Realm, even in total darkness, they could see clearly within a hundred meters.

He took out that piece of Bone Armor, and with a flick of his fingertips, the water around his palm parted, creating a hollow space.

He took out a bag of fresh blood and let the Bone Armor drink its fill.

Tai Yin's eyes were solemn, waiting for the next clue to appear on the Bone Armor.

[When you encounter grass, proceed; when you encounter light, perish]

After waiting for a long time, the words that surfaced on the Bone Armor made Tai Yin frown.

"When you encounter grass, proceed; when you encounter light, perish?"

Looking around, within this dark and pitch-black underwater world, where could there be grass, and where could there be light?

Just as Tai Yin pondered the meaning of these two hints, a sudden surge of fierce killing intent came from behind, pricking his back with pain and making his hair stand on end!

A sharp Sword Qi instantaneously pierced through Tai Yin's body, but he slowly turned into a bubble, his body recondensing nearby.

"Cheng Junie, a man of several hundred years, do you have no shame in ambushing someone of the younger generation like me?"

With a slightly raised eyebrow, Tai Yin looked mockingly at the sullen-faced Cheng Junie before him. He stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm.

"I'll say it again: hand over the Bone Armor, and I'll spare your life."

Cheng Junie's gaze shifted slowly. Compared to Tai Yin's leisurely demeanor, he looked much more serious in these unknown, frigid underwater depths.

This environment... is not good.

"HEH HEH HEH, Cheng Junie, still boasting so grandly, I see."

Releasing a resonant laugh, Tai Yin slowly raised both hands.

The surrounding water surface roared and surged tumultuously, as if an invisible giant hand was caressing and toying with this area of water. Terrifying undercurrents vibrated intensely, and a pressure like that of several mountains instantly landed on Cheng Junie's shoulders.

"Times have changed; attack and defense have switched! In these deep, cold waters, can you still use your Nanming Lihuo Sword Skill? Even if you can, how much power will it have? Spare *me*?! After chasing me for three full months, Tai Yin will repay this 'kindness' thoroughly today!"

No sooner had Tai Yin spoken than he fiercely activated the Black Water True Skill!

This Dharma Gate, a subsidiary volume from "The Great Five Elements Extinction Scripture"—the foundational True Scripture of the Five Emperors Demon Sect—is considered the pinnacle among water-affiliated Daoist Inheritances!

At this moment, enjoying the absolute advantage of his home-field environment, Tai Yin resolutely attacked Cheng Junie, who was at the Blood-Stained Realm!

The pressure on Cheng Junie's shoulders surged a hundredfold in an instant.

The water-controlling Divine Marvel of the Black Water True Skill was terrifyingly potent; with a single move, Tai Yin gathered the water pressure from nearly a hundred miles around and focused it all on Cheng Junie.

The terrifying pressure of tens of millions of tons turned into a substantial black shadow, instantly causing Cheng Junie to burst into layers of blood mist, his entire skeleton groaning under the unbearable load.

In an instant, over a dozen Magic Artifacts protecting Cheng Junie's body lit up simultaneously.

Then, under the immense pressure, they burst one after another!

He hadn't expected Tai Yin's Black Water True Skill to wield such terrifying power underwater, capable of manipulating such a vast volume of water pressure!

With a muffled grunt, Cheng Junie forcefully invoked the Nanming Lihuo Sword Skill. The raging fire clouds, compressed to their extreme, burst forth, covering just over ten miles. The intensely bright Sword Light pierced through the currents, creating a straight path of destruction, intent on cutting down Tai Yin.

"Naive! Even if you are at the Blood-Stained Realm, once you're in the water, you can only be manipulated by this Daoist!"

Disappearing from his original spot, Tai Yin reappeared dozens of miles away. In his hand was a black and gleaming Big Banner, its fabric as deep as an abyss, surrounded by a ring of ancient, stark white characters.

He gently waved the Myriad Soul White Bone Banner.

In the next instant, endless White Bone Skull Demons surged forth, like the unstoppable flood of a broken dam, emanating a thick, chilly aura of death, making the already icy waters even more bone-piercing.

"After I kill you and take your life essence blood, it'll be perfect for the breakthrough of my next Dharma Gate."

With blood-red eyes, full of terrifying killing intent, Tai Yin simultaneously activated the Black Water True Skill and the Myriad Soul White Bone Banner, unleashing two colossal forces towards Cheng Junie.

With a cold expression, Cheng Junie let his hands hang naturally, while an extremely terrifying Sword Light brewed within his sleeves.

Tai Yin's control of water is truly a divine skill.

To turn and flee would be to choose death.

Only through a desperate struggle in this deadly situation might there be a slim chance of survival.

Though this boy had all the advantages of the terrain!

But I am still ultimately a realm above him.

A chance for victory might still exist.

Just as both were about to go all out, ready to turn these mysterious waters upside down in their battle, flickers of faint light suddenly appeared in the dim, dark waters surrounding them.

Unaware of the hint on the Bone Armor, Cheng Junie noticed these lights but didn't pay them much attention.

However, on the other side, Tai Yin's eyes narrowed sharply.

The hint from the Bone Armor earlier suddenly flashed through his mind.

[When you encounter light, perish!]

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