Chapter 414: Spiritual Bird (Celebrating the Silver Grand Alliance Leader)
Chapter 414: Spiritual Bird (Celebrating the Silver Grand Alliance Leader)
"The Star-Patterned Chessboard, combined with the Sky-Sealing Talisman, is indeed perfect for suppressing a Nascent Soul’s teleportation arts! "
Fang Xi took out a jade box, collected Gu Laoguai's Nascent Soul, then with a flicker of his figure, arrived at the perimeter of the Yama Demonic Domain.
A passage, just wide enough for one person, appeared in the Yama Demonic Domain, allowing him to flash inside.
The sky was dim, with six massive black holes swirling, exuding an inexplicable aura of terror.
Hiss!
A streak of blood-light flashed, and the three-eyed, six-armed Yama Heavenly Emperor Dharma Idol was severed in two with a single strike. Countless sanguine corruptions quickly corroded its phantom image into oblivion.
Chi Old Ghost's face was ashen, and holding the 'Blood Transformation Demonic Blade', he struck downwards.
A crimson rainbow, hundreds of feet long, appeared, but the Second Primordial Spirit, whose small face was grave, quickly formed a hand seal.
"This is bad. . . this Nascent Soul Demonic Domain is incredibly troublesome. The crucial point is that it has trapped me."
Chi Old Ghost watched the Second Primordial Spirit's 'cheating' fighting style, utterly at a loss.
Nascent Soul teleportation is initiated with a thought, ignoring most restrictions and bindings.
Though his cultivation was formidable and he wielded a powerful demonic treasure, if the opponent refused to engage in a direct clash and merely entangled him, there was little he could do.
Trying to hit a mosquito with a cannon, was inherently a painful endeavor.
"This can't go on. . ."
Chi Old Ghost snatched the spirit beast pouch from his waist and casually tossed it into mid-air.
Flap, flap!
Accompanied by the flapping of wings, blood-winged bats emerged one after another, their wings like blades, their appearances grotesque, as they darted in all directions.
"Beast Dao!"
The Second Primordial Spirit formed another hand seal. One after another, winged, pitch-black ghost creatures flew out from the black holes, entangling themselves with the blood-winged bats.
Chi Old Ghost released his cultivated spirit beasts not to kill the Second Primordial Spirit, but to find a weak point in the domain. To his surprise, the opponent's divine abilities emerged endlessly, once again tying him down, making him furious: "Damn it. . . this person actually cultivated the secret art of the Second Primordial Spirit. He's probably not simple. . . Seven Kills might have kicked a steel plate this time."
Just then, his Divine Consciousness also detected Fang Xi's true body, immediately filling him with horror: "How can he be so fast?"
Though Nascent Soul battles were always incredibly swift, it only took them a moment to subdue True Monarch Lingfeng previously.
But it had only been a dozen breaths, at most, since he was pulled into the domain, hadn't it?
How could Gu Laoguai already be defeated? Or did that fellow abandon him and escape on his own?
Fang Xi had no intention of reminiscing with Chi Old Ghost. His figure transformed into a green rainbow, and he appeared beside the Second Primordial Spirit, raising his hand and releasing something.
Nine small puppets flew out, suddenly growing massive in mid-air, transforming into forms such as Xuan Tortoise, Crimson Tiger, and Bronze-Armored Warrior, exuding Core Formation-level magical energy fluctuations.
Roar!
On the Xuan Tortoise's back, two tortoise shells opened, extending enormous cannon barrels.
Pffft! Pffft!
Two pitch-black light beams landed amidst the blood-winged bats, easily killing a large number of them, turning them into a shower of bloody chunks.
Chi Old Ghost had no time to grieve for his spirit beasts.
Because Fang Xi had already appeared before him, raising his hand to grab. From his five fingers, the Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light burst forth violently.
"Slash!"
Chi Old Ghost's magical power surged into the Blood Transformation Demonic Blade. With an angry roar, he slashed forward.
A dense crimson blade-light emerged, colliding with the Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light, producing a jarring, teeth-grinding sound, and surprisingly entered a stalemate.
Witnessing this scene, Chi Old Ghost's face fell even further in horror.
The 'Blood Transformation Demonic Blade' in his hand was a demonic treasure that he had painstakingly forged, and it had previously absorbed the essence blood of a Nascent Soul cultivator, granting it immeasurable power.
Even a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator might not dare to directly challenge its edge! Yet, unexpectedly, it was easily withstood by a spell from an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
Screech!
Amidst the teeth-grinding sound, feeling the fluctuations from the 'Blood Transformation Demonic Blade', Chi Old Ghost bit down hard on his tongue, spitting a mouthful of essence blood onto it, all while muttering incantations.
The Blood Transformation Demonic Blade rapidly absorbed the essence blood, its crimson glow intensified, and nine mysterious crimson runes appeared on its blade.
The blade-light in mid-air suddenly flared immensely, even gradually overpowering the Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light!
After all, Fang Xi's Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light was still in its initial stages of mastery. His ability to easily kill Gu Laoguai earlier was entirely due to the fact that Gu Laoguai cultivated an earth-attribute technique, which happened to be countered by his own.
Swish!
Chi Old Ghost didn't hesitate to use a secret art that depleted his vital energy, causing the Blood Transformation Demonic Blade's power to surge. As he frantically pondered his escape plan, he suddenly heard a soft sound.
Muttering "This isn't good" inwardly, his Divine Consciousness suddenly discovered Fang Xi's figure, which had quietly emerged from the void with a flicker, right behind him.
"Haste!"
Around Chi Old Ghost's body, crimson light shimmered, subtly revealing a two-headed monstrous snake that opened its bloody maw, lunging at Fang Xi!
Fang Xi merely smiled faintly, and a jade talisman shot out from his hand.
Boom!
In mid-air, a golden fireball suddenly appeared, like a miniature sun. Under its scorching flames, the two-headed monstrous snake swiftly disintegrated into ash and smoke.
Moreover, the fireball's momentum remained undiminished, striking directly onto Chi Old Ghost's protective crimson light!
Swish swish!
Fang Xi, holding the Spirit Flickering Pearl, rapidly flickered backward, watching the dancing flames. He felt rather satisfied: "The lightning pearls and talismans I got from Old Ghost, and this exotic treasure. . . they're all quite useful."
After the flames dissipated, Chi Old Ghost's figure was no longer at the original spot.
Purple light flickered in Fang Xi's eyes, and he suddenly saw a blood shadow moving at the edge of the domain.
He scoffed. The Star-Patterned Chessboard appeared in his hand, its nineteen vertical and horizontal lines filling the space between heaven and earth. White light, like a vast net, enveloped a certain spot.
Swish!
A blood bat exploded, revealing Chi Old Ghost's figure. Half of his body was charred black, and his left arm was gone.
He held his blade in his right hand and roared, "Yun Jizi. . . do you truly wish for both of us to suffer? I swear, I will never be your enemy again. . . otherwise, if my Nascent Soul escapes, perhaps I won't be able to harm you, but your clan members and disciples. . . I will relentlessly pursue them!"
"The fish might die, but the net might not break. Your Calamity Transformation Secret Art is well-cultivated, but I'd like to see how many more limbs you have to serve as materials for your secret arts? "Fang Xi sneered, picking up a black chess piece and striking it out fiercely!
Clack!
A clear 'clack' of a chess piece falling resounded in the void. A black streak of dark light suddenly appeared behind Chi Old Ghost, as if a sudden teleportation had occurred, directly piercing the old monster's back!
At this moment, the Second Primordial Spirit and the nine puppets had also cleared the blood-winged bats within the demonic domain and came forth to assist in the battle.
Witnessing this scene, a hint of despair couldn't help but surface on Chi Old Ghost's face. . .
...
Clack!
A crimson-bodied Nascent Soul, bound by white light, was snatched into Fang Xi's hand.
Immediately after, he swiftly affixed several talismans to it, sealing it.
"This battle. . . you worked hard."
After completing these tasks, he turned to the Second Primordial Spirit and smiled faintly.
The Second Primordial Spirit no longer wished to speak. With a hand seal, it dispelled the Yama Demonic Domain and returned to the Qi Sea in the Dantian, closing its eyes to recuperate.
"Go!"
Fang Xi didn't mind. He formed another hand seal, and the nine puppets each transformed into streaks of light, flying out to clear the battlefield.
A moment later.
In an underground secret chamber.
The surroundings were empty, with only a Mountain Sea Pearl lying on the ground.
Inside the Mountain Sea Pearl's cave abode.
The Ancestral Demonic Tree vibrated with excitement, its canopy releasing countless aerial roots and tendrils, lifting the remains of Gu Laoguai and Chi Old Ghost. . .
Beneath the canopy, 'Seven Kills Demon Lord' with a stiff face, poured Fang Xi a cup of green bamboo wine.
"Heh. . . after a great battle, unwinding with a cup of wine is truly one of life's pleasures."
Fang Xi drained the green bamboo wine in one gulp, sighing contentedly: "What's more. . . this wine was poured by a great enemy himself, wouldn't you agree, Seven Kills Demon Lord?"
Alas, at this moment, Seven Kills Demon Lord was utterly unable to reply, for he had already become a wooden puppet.
After testing the wooden puppet's strength, Fang Xi sighed again.
A Nascent Soul cultivator's cultivation mostly resides within their Nascent Soul. With Seven Kills Demon Lord's Nascent Soul having dissolved, only his corporeal shell remained.
He himself was not a Body Cultivator, nor had he cultivated any Body Cultivation arts concurrently.
Thus, this wooden puppet's strength was only comparable to that of the Saint Son back then, equivalent to a Body Cultivator at the late Core Formation stage.
"A perfectly good Demon Lord, what nerve possessed him to oppose me. . . Is being a wooden puppet really that enjoyable?"
His dream of a Nascent Soul-level puppet having failed, Fang Xi's expression was somewhat displeased as he reprimanded Seven Kills Demon Lord for a bit, then began to inventory the spoils of this battle.
First, of course, were the spirit artifacts!
Unfortunately, such treasures were extremely precious even to Nascent Soul cultivators; most Nascent Soul old monsters only possessed one life-bound spirit artifact.
Gu Laoguai fared the worst; his spirit artifact bowl had been shattered to pieces.
However, his storage bag contained a considerable amount of superior-grade spirit stones and various materials, separated into enormous storage compartments.
Considering he was a grand consecrator of the Green Leaf Merchant Guild, it was understandable.
As for Chi Old Ghost, the most valuable items on him were the 'Blood Transformation Demonic Blade' and a copy of the {Red Blood Demonic Scripture} in his storage bag.
In terms of wealth, he was considerably inferior to Gu Laoguai.
None of these were important.
Fang Xi casually piled them aside, then eagerly picked up a palm-sized palace.
This palace was entirely crimson, exquisitely crafted.
More crucially, its spirituality seemed incredibly powerful. . . at least far stronger than the Star-Patterned Chessboard.
It even strongly resisted the refinement by his early-stage Nascent Soul magical power.
"A very powerful spirit artifact. . . but it didn't seem to be Seven Kills Demon Lord's life-bound spirit artifact."
Fang Xi gazed at the three small characters 'Blood Fiend Hall' on the plaque, lost in thought.
"It's rumored that some sects pass down spirit artifacts through generations, entrusting them to Nascent Soul True Monarchs for refinement, or using them as the core of a grand formation to protect the sect, capable of unleashing power no less than that of a Nascent Soul True Monarch at crucial moments. . . Could this item have such an origin? But if so, the Seven Fiends Hall would have suffered a tremendous loss. . ."
On Seven Kills Demon Lord's corpse, he also found a pitch-black demonic armor spirit artifact. He decided to equip it to his meritorious Second Primordial Spirit, so that in future battles, he could feel more at ease, and it wouldn't be struck down in just a few moves. . .
Immediately, he picked up Seven Kills Demon Lord's storage belt and began to refine it.
The belt was entirely dark gold, dignified and luxurious, perfectly matching his ceremonial robes.
After Fang Xi refined it and his Divine Consciousness probed inside, his expression couldn't help but turn a little strange.
With a flash of spiritual light, a green feather fan appeared in his hand, surprisingly also a spirit artifact!
"This seems to be the 'Spiritual Bird Fan'. . . True Monarch Lingfeng's spirit artifact. . . Could it be. . ."
Fang Xi immediately searched with purpose, finding a small black jade bottle. Upon seeing the Nascent Soul imprisoned within, he couldn't help but feel speechless. . .
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