Chapter 164: Slaying Demons (Congratulations to Elvin2016 for becoming a Silver Alliance Master! )
Chapter 164: Slaying Demons (Congratulations to Elvin2016 for becoming a Silver Alliance Master! )
“They’re here! ”
Fang Xi tilted his head back, draining the last of the wine from the bottle, and walked out of the residence.
Hai Da Gui, startled awake by the commotion at Mirror Moon Lake and coming out to patrol, rubbed his eyes in disbelief upon seeing Fang Xi: “Master. . . how could you be. . . ? ”
“This doesn’t concern you. Hurry and flee for your life. . . ”
Fang Xi flicked the wine bottle, and a large hand formed of azure magic power grabbed Hai Da Gui, tossing him off the cliff.
Gurgle gurgle. . .
Hai Da Gui shrieked miserably as he plunged into the lake water.
After dealing with this small matter, Fang Xi retrieved his Golden Flood Dragon Shears and Five Elements Shield Armor, waiting quietly.
“Fellow Daoist Ruan, this is. . . ”
Fang Xi inquired via spiritual sense.
“This one made a deal with a demonic cultivator and was branded with a restriction by that demon. Although I daringly broke most of it with a secret technique during Foundation Establishment, some residue remains. I’m afraid I won’t be able to assist Fellow Daoist later. . . ”
Ruan Xing Ling explained with a bitter smile through spiritual sense: “The Foundation Establishment cultivator pursuing me is named Situ Jia. He possesses a second-order flying zombie and excels in demonic fire. . . ”
Cultivators’ spiritual sense transmissions were incredibly fast.
But just as Ruan Xing Ling finished transmitting her message, that black streak of escape light descended.
“Go! ”
Fang Xi pointed a finger at the Golden Flood Dragon Shears. Layer after layer of golden light erupted from them as the spirit artifact instantly expanded to several zhang in size. Its sharp blades seemed capable of cleaving everything, viciously scissoring down upon the black-robed Foundation Establishment cultivator within the escape light.
“Hmph! ”
Situ Jia snorted coldly. His second-order flying zombie let out a roar, scales growing horizontally on its hands, its nails sharp, as it grabbed the edges of the Golden Flood Dragon Shears.
Grind, crunch. . .
Amidst a teeth-grinding sound, the Golden Flood Dragon Shears struggled to cut through the flying zombie’s armor, scales, and flesh. . . but became stuck at the bones.
“Haste! ”
Within Fang Xi’s body, a drop of liquid magic power rapidly depleted. The Golden Flood Dragon Shears’ light surged again, like two intersecting pillars of light, firmly pinning the flying zombie to the ground.
“Oh my heavens. . . ”
In the Myriad Islands Lake, Hai Da Gui, who had just resurfaced, watched this scene, utterly dumbfounded.
The terrifying golden light and Foundation Establishment aura made him feel like an ant. . .
“You are. . . Fang Xi? ”
Situ Jia recognized Fang Xi and let out a cold laugh: “A mere spirit farmer who once clung to my Situ Clan, wagging his tail and begging for scraps, dares to act against his master? Go! ”
He patted his storage bag, and two ghastly white bone claws emerged, grabbing towards Fang Xi.
Even black demonic flames spontaneously ignited on the bone claws!
“Five Elements Shield. . . Rise! ”
Fang Xi frowned, injecting magic power into the Five Elements Shield Armor. A five-colored round light shield appeared, blocking the white bone claws in mid-air.
Rip!
With just a single collision, six neat cracks appeared on the five-colored light shield, and black flames slowly burned around them.
Even though this five-colored light shield was merely a magical energy manifestation, Fang Xi felt his magic power rapidly draining, and couldn’t help but smile bitterly:
‘This Five Elements Shield Armor truly is a sub-par product. Its defensive power is a notch weaker than a true mid-grade spirit artifact. . . ’
“Fellow Daoist Ruan. . . my magic power is mediocre, and I’m not skilled in combat. I’m about to collapse! ”
Fortunately, Fang Xi estimated that the bone claws used by Situ Jia were only of low-grade spirit artifact level. Even with the assistance of demonic fire, the Five Elements Shield Armor could hold out for a while.
After all, no matter how inferior a wood-element cultivation method was, it still had an advantage in terms of magic power recovery.
What’s more, Fang Xi hadn’t even used his ultimate move yet: donning the Five Elements Light Armor and transforming into a Martial God for a single strike!
At this moment, Ruan Xing Ling had swiftly swallowed a pill. Light flickered on her face as she temporarily suppressed the backlash from the Blood Curse Heart Seal.
She opened her eyes, smiling charmingly, like a hundred flowers blooming, and plucked the pipa with her fair hands.
Zheng!
A string note pierced the clouds, heart-wrenching and soul-shattering.
Even Fang Xi felt some discomfort within his body, while Situ Jia’s figure trembled, and the bone claw spirit artifact’s power suddenly diminished.
“What a chance! ”
A flash of light in his hand revealed dozens of talismans. Although all were roughly first-order, flung out in one go, countless wind blades, fireballs, and lightning bolts smashed onto the bone claws, forcing this pair of low-grade spirit artifacts to repeatedly retreat in defeat.
“Hateful! ”
Situ Jia roared in anger: “You are seeking your own deaths! ”
The next moment, Fang Xi felt as if his mind had been pierced. He let out a muffled grunt, unable to pursue the advantage.
“Spiritual sense attack secret technique? ”
He looked at the unharmed Five Elements Shield Armor, then at Situ Jia, his eyes lighting up slightly.
“Damn it. . . your spiritual sense is actually stronger than mine? ”
Situ Jia was also extremely surprised to see this.
Those who had been struck by his spiritual sense secret technique in the past, if not directly perishing, would at least howl for a long time clutching their heads. How could anyone recover so easily?
This could only prove one thing: this person’s spiritual sense was stronger than his, a peak early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator!
Either he possessed naturally powerful spiritual sense, or he had cultivated some spiritual sense-enhancing cultivation method!
“No matter what secret technique or cultivation method you’ve practiced. . . they will all be mine later! ”
A ruthless glint appeared on Situ Jia’s face. He pulled out an ordinary yellow talisman paper, and magic power furiously surged into it.
Buzzing!
The talisman paper shattered, revealing a small jade green dagger that exuded a terrifying aura.
“Core Formation? No. . . a Talisman Treasure? ! ”
Ruan Xing Ling shrieked, raising her hand to release a white jade turtle shell spirit artifact.
The next moment!
A flash of blade light, and the jade green dagger collided with the white jade turtle shell, piercing directly through the center of the spirit artifact!
The jade green dagger’s momentum was undiminished as it streaked towards Fang Xi.
Ruan Xing Ling bit her silver teeth and threw out the pipa in her hand.
Amidst a sound like clashing iron and golden spears, the jade green dagger left a deep blade mark on the pipa.
“Pfft! ”Ruan Xing Ling’s complexion turned pale, and she suddenly spat out a mouthful of vital blood, then fainted.
This pipa spirit artifact seemed to be connected to her mind and spirit, their relationship extremely close. With the spirit artifact damaged, she herself was implicated.
Furthermore, the Blood Curse Heart Seal residue on her body, which she had barely suppressed to fight while injured, now caused her to completely faint.
“Go! ”
Fang Xi’s figure flickered. He used a movement technique, grabbed Ruan Xing Ling, and rapidly retreated.
“Die for me! ”
Situ Jia grinned sinisterly, controlling the slightly dimmed jade green flying dagger talisman treasure as he continued to pursue Fang Xi.
In an instant, Fang Xi retreated to the quadrangle courtyard. A jade green array flag appeared in his hand, which he swiftly waved: “Activate the array! ”
Boom!
Streaks of jade green light emerged, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and a streak of azure lightning suddenly descended!
Wood Element Divine Thunder!
Crack!
Amidst a flash of white that illuminated heaven and earth, the azure lightning smashed heavily onto the jade green dagger, making the talisman treasure’s light dim even further.
The jade green dagger tried to ambush Fang Xi, but was firmly blocked by a five-colored restrictive wall.
This Talisman Treasure had already expended most of its power, with only one last use remaining.
By this point, it was truly at the end of its tether.
When the second Wood Element Divine Thunder descended, the jade green dagger let out a mournful cry, transformed back into a talisman paper, then exploded, dissolving into specks of yellow light and vanishing. . .
“Good heavens. . . has even the old man in the sky grown angry? ”
Hai Da Gui, who had already swum far away, turned back and saw the azure lightning striking Emerald Cliff. He pulled his head back in fright, not daring to look again, and desperately fled outwards, wanting only to get as far away from Emerald Cliff as possible!
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“A second-order array? That truly gave me quite a fright. ”
Situ Jia, standing outside the array, watched this scene, first surprised, then letting out a dumbfounded laugh: “What a pity. . . it’s just an incomplete array. Do you think this array can save your life? ”
If he had been lured into the death gate, he would naturally be in a panic right now.
But Fang Xi hadn’t anticipated Situ Jia possessing a Talisman Treasure. The situation had been urgent, forcing him to reveal a trump card by luring the jade green dagger into the death gate.
Yet Situ Jia was outside!
His spiritual sense swept past, instantly discovering several weak points in the array. He swiftly activated his white bone claw spirit artifact, attacking several of the array foundations.
If it were a complete mid-grade second-order grand array, this approach would be almost useless, but this array was, after all, incomplete. Even after two repairs, weak points still existed.
And Situ Jia was confident that by breaking this array, with his demonic cultivation art, killing a mediocre early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator and then capturing the heavily injured Ruan Xing Ling alive would be no problem at all.
“Today, there are truly many variables. . . ”
Dark light flickered in Situ Jia’s eyes.
The first thing he hadn’t anticipated was Ruan Xing Ling being able to break through the shackles of the Blood Curse Heart Seal; otherwise, he would have long since apprehended this woman.
The second thing he hadn’t anticipated was the emergence of Fang Xi as a variable.
Thankfully, everything was about to return to the right track.
“I never thought of subduing you with this array, either. ”
Fang Xi sighed, likewise walking out of the Wood Element Divine Thunder Array and rubbing his wrist.
“What? Preparing to wag your tail and beg for mercy? I just happen to be short a flying zombie. . . ” Situ Jia sneered, but secretly raised his guard.
“Ang! ”
On the other side, his flying zombie, after continuous struggles, finally tore off the Golden Flood Dragon Shears with a grab and roared at the sky.
The next instant!
A terrifying figure, over six meters tall and covered in golden fur, appeared behind the flying zombie. Lights continuously flashed on its chest as two iron fists covered in fur crashed down.
Before the flying zombie could react, it was violently smashed into the ground again, then grabbed by its limbs. The wounds previously cut by the Golden Flood Dragon Shears continuously widened.
Rip!
Accompanied by a roar from the Golden-Furred Ape King Puppet, this flying zombie was actually torn alive into two halves by it!
“It’s a second-order puppet! Are you a puppeteer as well? ”
Situ Jia’s expression turned extremely solemn, and dark demonic flames ignited around his body.
But the next moment, his gaze gradually became dull: “How can there be. . . so many? ”
One, two, three. . .
A full eight second-order monster beast puppets surrounded him in the center, like a little sprout being watched by many burly men.
Roar! Roar!
The Golden-Furred Ape King was the first to attack, grabbing the earth and transforming it into a massive boulder, which it held high and smashed down from mid-air, with the momentum of Mount Tai pressing down!
This move was simple and unadorned, yet it was precisely the bane of Situ Jia’s demonic fire.
After all, even if his demonic fire could incinerate spirit artifacts and magic power, it would have little effect on a gigantic rock comparable to a small mountain.
The other Foundation Establishment monster beasts also one after another unleashed their attack-type innate demonic arts, almost submerging Situ Jia. . .
“Ah. . . just you wait, this vengeance. . . ”
After a terrifying explosion, a streak of blood-red light shot out from Emerald Cliff, revealing a disheveled Situ Jia within it.
But before he could finish his harsh words, Fang Xi, treading on a second-order demon bird beneath his feet, transformed into a black streak of light and shot over.
Behind Fang Xi, a gigantic figure appeared, its entire body enveloped in five-colored light.
The figure gathered its five fingers into a single fist and struck horizontally, spanning a distance of over ten zhang!
Bang!
The heavily injured Situ Jia’s upper body was shattered into pieces, with only his two legs below the waist remaining.
But in the blink of an eye, a fireball reduced him to ashes. A golden waist belt fell, which Fang Xi grabbed in his hand.
“A storage artifact? ”
Joy flashed in Fang Xi’s eyes, and he suddenly looked outside the island, seeing an escape light flying over. Within it was a person whose skin was so fair it almost glowed.
“Ye San Ren? ! ”
“As expected, there’s still backup! ? ”
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