Chapter 207: Clash of Spirits in the Sea of Consciousness, Ruthless Slaughter of the Sky Demons

Yu Xian’s eyes flickered as he clearly witnessed what unfolded.

The moment he saw Zhou Qingyuan having two Great Sky Demons burrow into his Sea of Consciousness, his expression changed with a hint of surprise and shock.

What a formidable Core Formation peak expert! After living for six to seven hundred years, who knows how tempered his spirit must be?

Compared to him, Yu Xian felt like a mere infant facing an adult.

One must know — age alone does not reflect a person’s comprehension or potential.

But age is undeniably one of the best sources of nourishment for the soul!

The older one is, the more seasoned the spirit, the more resilient it becomes, and the more resistant it is to temptation and illusion. This is an unshakable truth.

Hence the saying: “An old man who refuses to die must be a demon.”

At the same time, fourteen Lesser Sky Demons flew in from all directions. Three of them just so happened to head toward Yu Xian’s location.

It wasn’t that they had discovered him — purely coincidence. They were desperately looking for a gap in the formation, trying to escape the city.

Yu Xian frowned slightly. He held his breath, fully activating the Heavenly Demon Infiltration Art, hiding within a haystack, trying not to be noticed.

But as the three demons got close, they seemed to sense something — yet didn’t stop. Screeching wildly, they crashed into the fiery walls of the grand formation!

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Three heavy impacts — all three demons were repelled by the flame wall, their bodies contorted, smoking and wailing in agony.

“AAH!! IT HURTS!”

“I HATE FIRE! I HATE FIRE!!”

“DAMN IT! We can’t get out! What do we do!?”

They shrieked in frustration, utterly helpless before the formation.

Suddenly, one of them turned toward the haystack where Yu Xian was hiding and screamed:

“YOU! Stop hiding in there! Get out and help us break the formation! Do you think hiding means that human won’t find you!? GET OUT!”

Yu Xian frowned but didn’t move. Instead, he secretly suppressed the demonic energy fluctuations from the Heavenly Demon Infiltration Art.

“Hey! Still pretending? You think lowering your aura hides you from us? Come on! Help us break out!”

“Who even are you? I’ve never seen you before among our kind!”

“Get out! Right now!”

The three Lesser Sky Demons circled around the haystack, shouting endlessly. They were convinced there was a “demon” hiding inside, and they weren’t about to let one of their own escape while they were trapped.

And this unknown “demon” had a completely unfamiliar aura — they had never encountered him before.

BOOM!

Just as the demons finished their complaints, a thick vine, a streak of cold light, and a flying sword burst out from the haystack like lightning!

The three Lesser Sky Demons were completely caught off guard. Terrified, they shrieked:

“AH?! It’s a human! A human!”

“Dodge!”

“RUN!”

But it was too late.

Yu Xian’s sudden ambush — fueled by full power — and their proximity to him made it impossible for them to evade.

Smack! Smack! Smack!

Three crisp impacts.

All three demons were knocked back, their spiritual forms trembling, nearly collapsing!

Though powerful, Lesser Sky Demons were still what they were — lesser. Their spirits were resilient, yes, but not as tough as higher-ranked ones. Even with Yu Xian’s surprise assault, they weren’t killed outright.

Still — he wasn’t done.

Yu Xian hadn’t expected that using the Heavenly Demon Infiltration Art to hide would lead these three demons to mistake him as one of their own. What an absurd misunderstanding.

But now that he’d been exposed, he stopped hiding. These three were alone. No other demons nearby. It was the perfect chance to kill them!

The haystack exploded as Yu Xian stepped out, casting spells with one hand, summoning with the other. Vines roared again toward the three demons!

“AH! IT HURTS!”

“DAMN HUMAN HIDING HERE!!”

“KILL HIM! A mere mid-Foundation Stage human! Kill and eat him!!”

The demons responded quickly. Being pure spirit, their reactions were almost instantaneous.

In the time it took Yu Xian to cast his next spell, they had already transformed into blurry shadows, lunging toward him!

Too fast!

He hadn’t expected this speed. The last time he fought one, it immediately invaded his Sea of Consciousness — he had no idea their explosive speed was so terrifying!

Just a few meters — it felt like they teleported.

Yu Xian tensed. The first demon was already at his face, gnashing its spirit-fangs, and—

WHAM!

—burrowed into his forehead!

Then the second!

Then the third!

Yu Xian dropped from the air.

“KILL HIM!”

Inside his Sea of Consciousness, the first demon transformed into a burly man wielding a giant axe and charged toward Yu Xian’s thoughts!

But his thoughts swiftly condensed — forming a solid spiritual body.

“WHAT?!”

The demon froze, bellowing:

“How can this be?! You’re just a Foundation cultivator — how is your spirit this solid!?”

Then came the other two demons — transformed into twisted warriors holding saw-blades and spiked clubs.

“Devour his spirit!!”

But then even they paused, astonished by the sight of Yu Xian’s fully-formed spirit body — just as solid and fierce as they were.

“Is this a demon already?”

“He’s no demon! He’s a human! A rare spirit-willed human! A mind of steel!!”

The first demon roared:

“Quick! Before his spirit fully stabilizes — RIP HIM TO PIECES!”

Axes, saws, clubs — the three demons charged like flying blades!

Yu Xian’s spirit opened his eyes, radiating dazzling brilliance!

“Blade. Blade. Blade.”

Three words echoed in his Sea of Consciousness.

A brilliant spiritual blade materialized in Yu Xian’s hand!

The spirit is iron, the spirit is the blade.

Iron-willed, unshakable.

The blade severs illusion and destroys delusion.

With blade in hand — destroy the enemy chief!

Expressionless, Yu Xian stepped forward.

In a battle of spirits — there was no need for martial technique.

It all came down to one thing: Clash. Who was more firm? Who was more condensed? Who had no fear?

These three demons were far stronger than the previous ones. Each one could equal two of the old ones.

“KILL!”

Two of them panicked, but roared and rushed forth.

Demons were cunning, cruel, and cowardly — but when forced into a corner, they were utterly fearless.

This is the essence of demonhood.

Some humans, on the other hand — full of resentment, negativity — looked like they’d fall to darkness. But at the moment of truth, they turned cowardly, groveling for help from heroes.

That, Yu Xian thought, was the true trash.

CLASH!!

Their weapons slammed into Yu Xian’s spirit. His spiritual blade slashed horizontally!

BOOM!!

A thunderous explosion echoed through his Sea of Consciousness!

Outside, Yu Xian’s body trembled. Blood burst from his seven orifices!

Even though his will was strong, his Sea of Consciousness — fragile compared to a Core cultivator — took a brutal hit!

Cracks appeared in the “sky” of his mind.

But it didn’t shatter.

He had survived — but one more such clash would destroy him.

Inside, Yu Xian’s spirit staggered — axe, saw, and club had left deep gashes.

But his blade had also cut through the necks of two demons — stopping only after severing both!

They froze — then dissolved into pure spiritual energy, absorbed by Yu Xian’s own spirit.

“Cough! Cough!”

Outside, Yu Xian gasped and coughed up more blood, his eyes bloodshot.

That pain — indescribable.

The benefits? Immense growth in his spiritual power.

But his Sea of Consciousness had taken heavy damage.

“Not shattered… Not yet… but if it were, even if I won, I’d have lost everything…”

Needles pierced his brain. Pain beyond words.

Only time and the body’s own repair could heal this. There was no medicine for this kind of wound.

Yu Xian rinsed the blood from his face with a conjured water orb, sighing long.

Spiritual combat — it looked simple but was unimaginably deadly.

In the sky above, Zhou Qingyuan still hovered, eyes shut.

He was still dueling two Greater Sky Demons in spiritual battle.

But unlike Yu Xian, Zhou had done this intentionally — to refine his spirit and pave his path to Nascent Soul!

Yu Xian frowned and retreated, slipping into an abandoned house.

“I can’t let any more demons find me… Even if my spirit is strong, my Sea of Consciousness can’t take another hit…”

“If only… I could manifest my spirit externally…”

He whispered to himself, hiding inside a cabinet. His will resolute, his spirit sharper than ever.