Possessed by my father, I was reborn and became the supreme ruler.

"That's it!" Ye Yunjian also sensed the evil aura emanating from the stone. He and Nie Hanshan immediately stood in front of Gu Ling to buy him time. "Trying to disrupt my spell? Dream on!" The black-robed man roared, waving his staff. Black energy balls roared towards Ye Yunjian and Nie Hanshan.

Ye Yunjian and Nie Hanshan dared not be negligent and joined forces to resist the black-robed man's attack.

Swords flashed and blades clashed, and deafening crashes echoed through the cave.

Gu Ling took a deep breath and mustered her courage to rush toward the black stone.

He raised the dagger in his hand and stabbed it fiercely into the stone.

With a crisp "crack!", the black stone split open, and the runes carved on it disappeared.

Almost simultaneously, the black smoke that filled the cave instantly dissipated, and the distorted space returned to normal.

"We did it!" Lin Yao exclaimed joyfully.

However, before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, the man in black robes let out an angry roar: "You! You deserve to die!"

His eyes were bloodshot, his body began to convulse, and a terrifying aura emanated from him, making it difficult for everyone to breathe.

"Not good! He's going to..." Ye Yunjian's expression changed drastically, but before he could finish speaking, he was blasted away by the powerful aura emanating from the black-robed man's body.

The black-robed man's body resembled a giant, inflated tumor, occupying most of the cave's space.

His black robe was stretched taut, and a nauseating stench emanated from the gaps, like a rotting corpse being baked in the scorching sun.

It was as if he had squeezed out all the air in the cave, and Ye Yunjian and the others felt a tightness in their chests and difficulty breathing.

Lin Yao hid behind Ye Yunjian, her slender fingers gripping the hem of his clothes tightly until her knuckles turned white.

Her face was pale, her lips trembled, and she stared at the man in black robes in terror, like a frightened fawn.

Nie Hanshan and Gu Ling gritted their teeth, gripped their weapons tightly, and prepared to meet the impending attack. A tragic atmosphere enveloped them, like warriors about to die.

"Hehehe..." The man in black robes let out a chilling laugh, the sound seeming to come from the depths of hell, echoing jarringly through the cave.

His body, pushed to its limit, suddenly froze. Then, a stream of black energy gushed from his mouth, like a giant black python, carrying a foul stench and a suffocating sense of oppression, rushing straight towards Ye Yunjian and the others.

The airflow was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye it reached Ye Yunjian.

Ye Yunjian dared not be negligent. He let out a low shout and brandished his long sword, unleashing a sharp sword aura that slashed towards the black energy flow.

"Bang!" The sword energy collided with the airflow, splashing up a string of dazzling sparks.

Ye Yunjian felt a sudden numbness in his tiger's mouth, and his long sword almost slipped from his hand. He was shocked: the black-robed man's strength was so great!

Seeing this, Nie Hanshan and Gu Ling flanked the man in black robes from both sides, trying to distract him.

However, as if he had expected this, the man in black robes suddenly stretched out his two huge arms and swatted Nie Hanshan and Gu Ling away as if swatting flies.

With two muffled thuds, Nie Hanshan and Gu Ling fell heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood and groaning in pain.

Ye Yunjian's heart sank, and a chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

He realized that they had underestimated the strength of the man in black robes, and now they were in a critical situation.

Just then, an old and majestic voice rang out in the cave: "You wicked creature! Cease your arrogance!"

Elder Xuanfeng has arrived...

The black currents, like maggots clinging to bones, tightly coiled around Ye Yunjian, swallowing him into a chaotic darkness.

A thick, fishy stench filled the nostrils, making one want to vomit.

Ye Yunjian felt his spiritual power being constantly eroded by this strange current, as if he were falling into a swamp and becoming powerless.

He swung his longsword with all his might, but it was as if he were hitting cotton; there was no point of contact whatsoever.

In the darkness, a sense of oppression surged like a tide, and the seeds of despair began to grow and spread in his heart.

"Yun Jian!" A frantic shout came, and Ye Yun Jian's heart tightened. It was Lin Yao!

He turned his head with difficulty and saw through the swirling black mist that Lin Yao was struggling to get closer to him, but she was hit by the shockwave from the black-robed man. Her petite body flew backward like a kite with a broken string and crashed heavily to the ground.

Crimson blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, staining her white clothes red.

"Lin Yao!" Ye Yunjian's eyes were bloodshot, his heart felt as if it were being squeezed tightly by an invisible hand, and a suffocating pain spread through him.

He tried to rush over, but was firmly restrained by the black current and could not move.

Despair, anger, self-blame...

A torrent of emotions churned within him, nearly engulfing him.

Nie Hanshan and Gu Ling also struggled to stand up, but were knocked down again by the man in black robes, lying helplessly on the ground, their fate unknown.

The air inside the cave seemed to have solidified, making it so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

Just at this critical moment, a dazzling white light tore through the darkness of the cave, like the dawn's first light, bringing a glimmer of hope.

In the white light, a figure slowly emerged, it was Elder Xuanfeng!

His hair and beard were all white, yet he was vigorous and had an otherworldly air about him, as if a god had descended.

Elder Xuanfeng did not attack the man in black robes directly. Instead, he raised his hand and waved his hand, sending a stream of pure spiritual energy into Ye Yunjian's body as a white rainbow.

Ye Yunjian felt a warm current flow through his body in an instant, and his originally depleted spiritual power was restored as quickly as rain after a long drought, even more abundant and surging than before.

He looked at Elder Xuanfeng in surprise.

The man in black robes seemed to have noticed Elder Xuanfeng's actions, and let out a sharp roar, intensifying his attack on Ye Yunjian.

The black aura became even more violent, churning and swirling, as if it wanted to completely devour Ye Yunjian.

Elder Xuanfeng stared intently at the man in black robes, his gaze sharp, and slowly spoke: "Do you think this will stop him?"

The man in black robes let out a strange laugh, his voice sharp and piercing: "Old man, do you think you can change anything?"

"Is that so?" Elder Xuanfeng's lips curled into a cold smile.

Ye Yunjian felt the surging spiritual power within his body, gripped the longsword tightly, and felt a powerful force coursing through him.

He raised his head, his gaze fixed firmly on the man in black, and slowly said, "Now, it's my turn..."

Ye Yunjian felt the spiritual energy surging within his body, like a mighty river, vast and boundless.

He gripped his longsword tightly, raising it high above his head. The blade hummed, as if responding to its master's fighting spirit.

"Break!" Ye Yunjian roared, swinging his sword with all his might. A huge golden sword shadow, carrying the force of splitting the heavens and earth, rushed towards the black-robed man.

Wherever the sword's shadow passed, space seemed to be torn apart, emitting a sharp whistling sound that sent chills down one's spine.