Chapter 250: Heavenly Corpse Pearl (Congratulations to the Alliance Leader who cleared their reading debts! )
Chapter 250: Heavenly Corpse Pearl (Congratulations to the Alliance Leader who cleared their reading debts! )
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Streaks of escaping light chased across Dragon Fish Island, finally arriving at a desolate wilderness.
"This is. . ."
Zhong Hong Yu, too, piloted a red silk ribbon, wrapping it around her body as she ascended into the air. Gazing at the confronting Fang Xi and Kuang Tian Xing, her face involuntarily filled with surprise.
Yan Chang Kong and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators, however, harbored a subtle animosity towards her, merely awaiting the Law Enforcement Elder's command. There was a real risk that all cultivators on the island might be utterly slaughtered.
"Dragon Fish Island Master. . . this Elder will give you one last chance. Do you intend to defy the orders of the Upper Sect?"
Spiritual light flashed wildly around Kuang Tian Xing. His face blurred for a moment, then transformed into a demonic visage with a green face and fangs, startling all who saw it.
"A Body Cultivator? !"
He sneered, replying, "Indeed. What can you do to me?"
At these words, even Yan Chang Kong felt a cold sweat break out for Fang Xi.
The last cultivator who dared to provoke the Law Enforcement Elder in such a manner was reportedly sent to the sect's medicinal fields to become a 'medicine man'.
As the Law Enforcement Elder, Kuang Tian Xing naturally possessed a deep understanding of various torture techniques.
Among them were several cruel arts that would make even Demonic Cultivators tremble in fear.
"Good, very good. . . This old man shall have a taste, to see if your spells are as sharp as your tongue."
Kuang Tian Xing formed hand seals, and from his eyes, two streaks of evil light, black as ink, shot forth.
In that instant, Fang Xi, meeting his gaze, felt his mind momentarily daze. It was a rare secret art of Divine Consciousness attack.
Fortunately, through continuous training by communicating with the Shard World, Fang Xi's Divine Consciousness now surpassed that of even a typical Foundation Establishment Perfected cultivator.
His mind only wavered for a brief moment before he instantly recovered, his body swaying.
Pffft!
A sharp claw, covered in black scales, abruptly emerged from Fang Xi's chest.
Fang Xi lowered his head, an expression of disbelief appearing on his face.
The next moment, his entire body turned verdant green, like a dummy woven from vines.
These vines coiled around the black-scaled arm, continuously wrapping themselves backward. . .
This was also one of the secret arts accompanying the 'Withered Glory Chant', dubbed by Fang Xi as the 'Wood Puppet Substitution Technique'!
"Hm? A dummy body?"
Kuang Tian Xing, who had launched the sneak attack, saw the coiling vines. He exerted force with both hands but found himself unable to tear them apart, his expression subtly changing.
His fanged, green face opened its mouth, spewing forth a greyish-white flame. This was his natal corpse fire.
This was a spiritual flame cultivated from the 'Corpse Transformation Chant', vastly different from the Innate True Fire of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, and far more terrifying in power.
Sizzle!
The greyish-white flame landed on the vines, immediately bursting into ferocious combustion, like a raging inferno meeting boiling oil.
This person's natal corpse fire not only surpassed the temperature of a Foundation Establishment cultivator's Innate True Fire but was also incredibly sinister, such that even other Foundation Establishment Perfected cultivators would not wish to be tainted by it in the slightest.
Only after all the vines had been incinerated did Kuang Tian Xing spot Fang Xi not far away.
The other party stood with his hands clasped behind his back, a circle of verdant green light enveloping him, seemingly watching his performance with an air of composure.
"Hmph!"
Kuang Tian Xing snorted coldly, patted his storage pouch, and from it flew a greyish-white pearl.
As soon as the pearl emerged, it spun round and round, continuously releasing layers of hazy white mist. Within it, numerous runes flickered, emitting powerful fluctuations of spiritual energy.
"A superior-grade spirit artifact—the Heavenly Corpse Pearl!"
Yan Chang Kong's eyes lit up as he called out the name of Kuang Tian Xing's famous treasure.
Facing the perilous situation of the surging white mist, Fang Xi merely chuckled lightly. A powerful aura of spiritual energy fluctuations rippled from his body, having astonishingly reached the late-stage Foundation Establishment realm.
Sizzle! Sizzle!
He flicked his sleeve, and twelve streaks of azure light flew out, transforming into exquisitely crafted Azure Wood Divine Swords. From their blades, Azure Wood Divine Thunder continuously rippled forth, striking into the misty light unleashed by the white Heavenly Corpse Pearl.
Crackling!
The divine thunder and the white misty light seemed like natural rivals, opposing yet complementing each other. Their collision was like heavenly lightning striking earthly fire, rapidly exploding and consuming each other. . .
Strictly speaking, the life-infused Azure Wood Divine Thunder and Kuang Tian Xing's corpse qi divine abilities were indeed mutually restrictive.
"Indeed. . . you have advanced to late-stage Foundation Establishment!"
Kuang Tian Xing's expression shifted as he watched this scene, then transformed into a cold sneer: "If that is the case, to think you can defy the Upper Sect would be a grave mistake on your part!"
He formed hand seals, continuously chanting a grim and sharp incantation.
Amidst the piercing incantations, the white Heavenly Corpse Pearl suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, smashing fiercely towards the Azure Wood Divine Swords.
"Azure Wood Divine Thunder Sword Formation, activate!"
Fang Xi's hands moved like plucking a zither's strings. Under the manipulation of his Divine Consciousness, each Azure Wood Divine Sword transformed into a column of light soaring into the sky, subtly forming a formation that trapped the Heavenly Corpse Pearl within.
Crackling!
A streak of azure lightning, ten times thicker than before, suddenly struck down fiercely, slamming onto the Heavenly Corpse Pearl. It actually cleaved apart most of the white mist emanating from the pearl, leaving it looking precarious and on the verge of collapse.
Witnessing this scene, Yan Chang Kong and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators were all utterly shocked.
"I never expected that Dragon Fish Island Master had secretly advanced to late-stage Foundation Establishment so long ago. . . I should have known he would have prepared ample quantities of that 'Chongyuan Pill' for himself back then. . ."
Yan Chang Kong mumbled, feeling fortunate that he hadn't said anything unpleasant the last time.
Otherwise, if Fang Xi had turned hostile, he would surely have suffered a great loss.
Compared to him, Zhong Hong Yu's tightly clenched hand finally relaxed somewhat.
Seeing that his own superior-grade spirit artifact was suppressed, Kuang Tian Xing's expression subtly changed as well.
His incantations grew even more piercing. Suddenly, his back swelled high, tearing through his clothes to reveal a pair of purplish-red fleshy wings.
Whoosh!
With a single flap of these wings, his escape speed increased by a full thirty percent compared to before. He transformed into a streak of light, seemingly intending to rush before Fang Xi and decide the outcome with close-quarters combat!
He had absolute confidence in his 'Corpse Transformation Physique'.
This Corpse Transformation Physique far surpassed ordinary refined corpses; even a Foundation Establishment cultivator's spirit artifact would find it difficult to harm it in the slightest!
Furthermore, it came with a series of sinister divine abilities such as natal corpse fire and corpse poison!
In a flash, Kuang Tian Xing was already before Fang Xi, his black claws slashing down fiercely.
Crack!
The Azure Wood Divine Light Shield let out a wail of distress, unable to bear the strain, and multiple cracks appeared from the claw strike.
Just as Kuang Tian Xing rejoiced and intended to press on, Fang Xi's fingers flickered rapidly, one after another, as streaks of Azure Wood Divine Light landed on the shield.
The Azure Wood Divine Light Shield immediately flowed ceaselessly, with patterns of vines and intricate designs appearing on its surface, bearing a woody texture. It actually blocked all of Kuang Tian Xing's divine abilities, keeping them at bay.
"How is this possible?"
Kuang Tian Xing's eyes widened. He gazed in disbelief at the continuously regenerating Azure Wood Divine Light Shield, feeling for the first time just how troublesome this enemy was!
"Behold my Azure Divine Hand!"
Fang Xi, however, was too lazy to waste words with this person. He theatrically let out a loud shout, and a streak of Azure Wood Divine Light flew out, transforming into a massive azure hand that fiercely seized Kuang Tian Xing and slammed him toward the ground.
Boom!
The ground quaked, and immediately a large pit appeared, sending countless dust motes flying.
At the bottom of the pit lay Kuang Tian Xing. His zombie body was indeed incredibly tough; had it been an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator with a typical physique, that single blow would likely have broken their bones and killed them.
Crackling!
And at this moment, within the Azure Wood Divine Thunder Sword Formation on the other side, the Azure Wood Divine Thunder continuously struck down, forcibly shattering the last trace of the Heavenly Corpse Pearl's protective mist and directly landing on the pearl's main body.
The Heavenly Corpse Pearl immediately let out a mournful cry, and a crack appeared on its surface.
"Ugh. . ."
The instant the Heavenly Corpse Pearl was damaged, Kuang Tian Xing, who had previously seemed unharmed, suddenly went pale and violently spurted out a mouthful of vital essence blood. He transformed from his fanged, green-faced zombie form back into the image of an old man: "Stop. . . this old man. . . admits defeat. . ."
Fang Xi waved his hand, retrieving the twelve Azure Wood Divine Swords, and gazed curiously at the trembling Heavenly Corpse Pearl.
It appeared that this pearl was linked to Kuang Tian Xing's mind and soul, nurtured with his very life force, for otherwise, Kuang Tian Xing would not have simultaneously spat blood the moment it was damaged.
But if it was truly a life-bound treasure of such importance, why would it be kept in a storage pouch instead of being absorbed into his Dantian?
Fang Xi didn't dwell on it much; after all, there were countless strange and wondrous techniques in the cultivation world.
He did not know that this Heavenly Corpse Pearl was something Kuang Tian Xing had painstakingly sought for decades, finally discovering it within the belly of the strongest flying zombie during the battle to exterminate the Situ Clan. He had then added numerous precious materials to forge it into a superior-grade spirit artifact.
Precisely because the corpse qi of this pearl was too potent, this individual dared not swallow it, cultivating it day and night instead.
Aside from the period when he transformed into a zombie, if he were to rashly swallow this pearl, he would likely suffer a similar fate, his intestines ruptured and stomach torn asunder.
However, if this person's 'Corpse Transformation Chant' were to break through another bottleneck, then he might successfully refine this pearl into a life-bound spirit artifact, absorbing it into his body and refining it into a natal corpse pearl. Who knew, there might even be a sliver of a chance to advance to Core Formation.
But at that time, he would not be advancing to a True Core Formation Expert but would instead completely transform into a zombie, becoming a third-tier Corpse King.
It was precisely because he had continuously attempted to refine the 'Heavenly Corpse Pearl' into a life-bound spirit artifact that a part of his mind and soul was already linked to it. The moment the pearl was damaged, it would immediately affect his own person.
"Scram!"
Fang Xi gazed at Kuang Tian Xing, letting out a cold hmph.
"Let's go. . ."
Kuang Tian Xing dared not say another word. Taking Yan Chang Kong and the others, he transformed into streaks of light and awkwardly fled Dragon Fish Island.
"Island Master. . . this time we've truly offended the Black Heaven Sect."
Zhong Hong Yu flew closer, a hint of worry on her face: "What should we do now?"
"No need to worry. Since I've defeated this man, unless Old Ancestor Zhang himself takes action, who else in the Black Heaven Sect can do anything to me?"
Fang Xi let out a hearty laugh: "And my Dragon Fish Island is not the Song Clan; we have no great ambitions, nor any major interests. . . Old Ancestor Zhang would not personally act against us for such a minor matter!"
In reality, even if Zhang Zhu Sheng were to come, he would only fall into a trap, and might even perish body and Dao. . .
However, Fang Xi naturally wouldn't utter such shocking words to Zhong Hong Yu.
He merely stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the crimson sunset, then continued: "What's more. . . the Black Heaven Sect's current capture of White Peace Immortal City is a moment of extreme prosperity, but when the moon is full, it begins to wane. . . As for what happens next, it's hard to say. . . At the very least, the Green Wood Sect has always been an enemy of the Black Heaven Sect and will certainly not stand idly by."
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