Chapter 1006: Defeating the Demon (A tribute to the Alliance Leader Dragon Battle in the Wild)
Chapter 1006: Defeating the Demon (A tribute to the Alliance Leader Dragon Battle in the Wild)
“Who are you? ”
A figure stood atop a jet-black skull, gazing at Fang Xi. It was none other than Jun Xie Tianmo!
However, as he gazed at the unfamiliar immortal wearing a mask before him, a hint of suspicion arose in his heart.
This person's sword qi was incomparably sharp, seeming to be a sword cultivator.
The mask worn on his face must also be an exotic treasure, not only making it difficult for divine consciousness to perceive his true appearance but even concealing his original aura.
“The one who will kill you! ”
Fang Xi let out a soft cry. On the blade of the 'Fire Cloud Sword' in his hand, streaks of fiery clouds rose up, transforming into astonishingly powerful fire-attribute sword light!
Although this 'Fire Cloud Sword' was not as formidable as the 'All-Heaven Scorching Fire Sword', it was still one of the renowned immortal flying swords of the Shushan School.
Now that it rarely had a chance, its sword light was truly dazzling beyond compare, myriad sword qi flashed wildly, like a fire tree with silver blossoms.
With a single sword strike, a crimson radiance abruptly sliced through the skull!
“Indeed, a sword cultivator! ”
Jun Xie's figure was like a phantom, with phantoms of all kinds filling the sky.
His true body was hidden within layers of black mist, and he immediately pulled out a black banner.
Embroidered on the surface of this black banner was a pure white skull, and its top was a true dragon's head!
At this moment, accompanied by chanting, the true dragon's head suddenly opened its mouth, spewing out wisps of strange purple-black True Flame!
The strange black True Flame filled the void, even capable of incinerating sword qi!
This 'Three Yin True Dragon Flame' originated from a place where a true dragon had fallen, and could only be coincidentally formed through the natural creation of the True Immortal World.
It required a true dragon to fortuitously perish in a 'Three Yin Land', and then gestate for hundreds of thousands of years, before it was possible for it to manifest!
This Three Yin True Dragon Flame possessed a violent nature, making it difficult for even immortals to control. It was collected by this Heavenly Demon Jun Xie and refined into a 'Three Yin True Dragon Banner', only then barely allowing him to manipulate the power of this demonic flame.
Such a demonic flame was already one of the few supreme demonic flames in the True Immortal World.
Even True Immortals would absolutely not wish for their Dharma body to be tainted by a single wisp of it. Furthermore, it carried the ominous qi of a true dragon, most capable of defiling flying swords and magical treasures.
Jun Xie had once relied on this, even shattering the Life-Bound Immortal Artifact of the Blazing Sun Immortal!
Although the Grand Sun True Fire restrained most evil spirits and monstrous creatures, it had no effect whatsoever on the 'Three Yin True Dragon Flame'!
The demise of the Blazing Sun Immortal could be said to be greatly related to this banner!
“Go! ”
Jun Xie flicked his ten fingers in succession, as if plucking zither strings, refining the 'Three Yin True Dragon Flame' into threads of purple-black fire.
These fiery threads spread throughout the void, as if completely sealing off Fang Xi's surroundings.
Moreover, wisps of them drifted towards the 'Fire Cloud Sword', intending to completely render this flying sword useless!
After deploying his treasure, Jun Xie immediately, without a second thought, took out a jet-black talisman and affixed it to his body.
Wuwu!
Around him, a dark black Heavenly Demon Armor immediately appeared!
This demonic armor was incomparably ferocious, composed of countless Heavenly Demon runes, and carried a hint of obscure aura.
Jun Xie said no more, taking out a jet-black demonic blade, broken in half, and continuously pouring terrifying magical power into it.
This jet-black demonic blade immediately roared, and slowly grew a blood-red blade tip.
A terrifying demonic aura overflowed.
‘As expected of those who cultivate 'Mortal Law' in the True Immortal World, they are all beings who fought their way up from the very bottom. . . Their combat methods are truly endless, with many more tricks than over there, but they lack purity! ’
Fang Xi formed a sword incantation with his hand.
The Fire Cloud Sword seemed to melt, completely merging with his magical power.
Then, he merged with his sword and unleashed a brilliant crimson light!
This light was incomparably pure, with countless sword blades appearing within it.
The sword blades instantly slashed millions of times, actually severing the fiery threads of the 'Three Yin True Dragon Flame', the endless fiery threads unable to harm Fang Xi's sword light in the slightest.
This was the 'One Sword Breaks All Laws' technique Fang Xi had learned from Shushan!
The sword arts from over there differed from those of sword cultivators in the True Immortal World, being a self-contained system.
From the very beginning of the man-sword fusion, they would refine a flying sword to perfectly align with their true qi, inch by inch. When unleashed, it appeared to be a flying sword, but was in fact a stream of true qi, ever-changing, and unhindered by various obscure evil entities.
Not to mention that the 'Fire Cloud Sword' was a pure yang flying sword, different from the immortal artifacts refined with Primordial Spirit Dharma Seals in the True Immortal World.
The combination of the two truly possessed world-shaking power; it was truly 'One Sword Breaks All Laws'!
Even the Heavenly Demon's methods were still sliced through by a single sword strike!
“Slice! ”
Fang Xi let out a cold shout, countless crimson sword qi combined, forming a colossal flying sword, and slashed down in mid-air!
Wuwu!
The Heavenly Demon Armor let out a mournful cry, and cracks appeared one after another on its surface.
Around the cracks, scorched marks were surprisingly spread everywhere.
“What kind of method is this? ”
Jun Xie's face turned pale with shock.
Just now, Fang Xi shattered his Three Yin True Dragon Flame with one sword strike, and then sliced through his Heavenly Demon Armor with another.
The speed was simply incredible.
This was also a characteristic of Shushan's combat style, with swords coming and going freely, life and death decided in an instant!
Originally, sword combat was all about speed, precision, and ruthlessness!
To resolve an opponent in an instant, leaving them with no power to resist, was the best method!
Now, Fang Xi truly grasped the essence of it.
His primordial spirit controlled the sword, the Fire Cloud Sword erupted with astonishing radiance, and chains of fire-attribute laws continuously condensed between heaven and earth, eroding layer after layer of the Heavenly Demon Armor's demonic qi.
At this moment, Jun Xie didn't even have time to fully refine the demonic blade in his hand, and could only hastily swing a slash!
Zheng!
This single slash was filled with destructive intent. With one swing of the blade, countless wronged souls cried out.
Heaven and earth seemed to suddenly plunge into a hellish purgatory, with chilling yin qi permeating the air, and strange faces appearing one by one, converging into the blade light, amplifying the power of this slash!
Among those faces, Fang Xi even saw a few that were quite familiar.
“Elder Ge? ”
“And the talisman masters from the association back then? Weren't they attacked? ”
“So, the conspiracy of that Talisman Master Association back then, Elder Ge was merely a pawn, the true mastermind behind it all was a Heavenly Demon! ”
In an instant, Fang Xi understood many things.
Dang!
Blade and sword clashed in mid-air, the void shattered, and countless turbulent currents continuously spread far away.
“To die by my 'Blood Talisman Blade' is your honor. ”
Heavenly Demon Jun Xie let out a cold snort, and unleashed another slash.
On the blade of this demonic saber, illusory talismans surprisingly appeared one after another!
Each of those talismans possessed several tenths of the power of a Heavenly Mansion True Talisman, and when gathered within the blade light, they were even more irresistible.
With one swing of the blade, the power of a true talisman followed!
“Talisman Blade? ”
Seeing this scene, Fang Xi was suddenly reminded of something. A sect over in Shushan seemed to have a similar divine ability; however, what they cultivated was a 'Talisman Sword'!
During cultivation, they would refine talismans one by one into the Talisman Sword. Upon striking, there would be an explosion of talismans filling the sky, mixed with sword light, making it even harder to resist.
However, it was a side-gate inheritance, not belonging to the orthodox path, and was considered ostentatious by orthodox cultivators.
When he browsed through the Shushan School's sword scriptures, he saw a commentary by a certain generation of Shushan elders: “'Claimed to be the unrivaled Talisman Sword, but in truth, difficult to be one and consistent. No matter how many myriad spells there are, I shall break them with a single sword. . . '”
At that time, he deeply agreed.
Looking at it again now, he felt even more like laughing.
This Heavenly Demon Jun Xie wasn't purely a fanatic for blades either, unwilling to even go through the arduous process of refining a Talisman Blade seed. Instead, he collected numerous talisman masters, and by some unknown method, actually refined this 'Blood Talisman Blade'!
However, one could guess without much thought, it likely couldn't escape methods like blood sacrifices, and those with great talent in talismans all became the departed souls beneath this blade!
However, at this moment, only half of those wronged souls appeared, and then stopped.
This was because Fang Xi had continuously broken through the Three Yin True Dragon Flame and the Heavenly Demon Armor. Heavenly Demon Jun Xie simply had no time to awaken the full power of this demonic treasure, and hastily confronted the enemy.
The black-red blade light and crimson sword light entangled and vibrated. . .
The 'Fire Cloud Sword' was wreathed in layered clouds of power, shattering one grotesque face after another.
Surprisingly, each sword strike seemed to precisely find the weak points in the connection between the Heavenly Mansion True Talismans and the blade light, a single sword strike shattering numerous talismans!
“Impossible! ”
Heavenly Demon Jun Xie, seeing this scene, couldn't help but be filled with an expression of disbelief.
Swoosh!
A crimson radiance flashed, and Heavenly Demon Jun Xie tilted his head, revealing his true Heavenly Demon body, which was surprisingly a demonic creature ten thousand zhang tall.
It had three heads and six arms, its body covered in golden scales, and a ferocious appearance.
But at this moment, this demonic creature was surprisingly roaring at the sky, a massive bloody hole appearing on its body.
‘This Heavenly Demon Jun Xie is merely at the level of an ordinary Primordial Spirit True Immortal. . . ’
Little did he know that Fang Xi at this moment had probably only exerted a tenth of his strength.
Seeing that Heavenly Demon Jun Xie couldn't even hold on, he couldn't help but secretly despise him in his heart.
Although this Heavenly Demon body was formidable, compared to those demonic dao masters in Shushan who had forged immortal divine-demon bodies, it was probably just on par.
If he hadn't used the 'Fire Cloud Sword', but rather the 'Pure Equilibrium Sword', specifically for unkillable demonic bodies, even if a single sword strike couldn't kill this person, it would certainly make him suffer a great loss!
However, Fang Xi still guarded his stance tightly, operating the 'Fire Cloud Sword' with lightning speed, and, coupled with not-so-profound fire-attribute heaven and earth law power, slowly weakening Heavenly Demon Jun Xie's defenses.
‘If this continues, the opponent will definitely be defeated in the end. . . ’
‘But I also can't stop him from leaving. . . ’
‘In reality, this is the level of an average immortal, isn't it? ’
Fang Xi thought secretly to himself.
‘If there's anyone else, they should make their move now! ’
What he had been guarding against all along was fundamentally not Heavenly Demon Jun Xie, but rather Dugu Fang, who might be present in this secret realm!
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“Array Spirit, this sword cultivator indeed has some skill, to actually be able to defeat Jun Xie. Do you think he is sufficient as a sacrifice now? ”
Dugu Fang said expressionlessly.
“Of course, it's enough. . . ”
The 'Dugu Fang' in the reflection sneered: “But since this Array Spirit exerted effort to move them into the secret realm, it naturally deserves a share too. These two combined, at most count as one blood sacrifice for you! ”
“It has always been extremely difficult to move immortals, and they must not fiercely resist. . . Although this secret realm's 'Nine Heavens Ten Earths Great Teleportation Array' can barely be used, you must hold them for a brief moment. ”
The Array Spirit continued.
“Jun Xie was originally my subordinate. If I didn't need to keep him to connect with the forces behind him, I would have blood-sacrificed him long ago. . . This demonic cultivator had fought with me before. At that time, I only used fifty percent of my magical power, and he submitted! ”
Dugu Fang said expressionlessly, then looked at Fang Xi, who was wearing a mask: “After entering the secret realm, this sword cultivator is for me! ”
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