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Chapter 471: Etherealization (Making up for Chapter Debt 32)

Chapter 471: Etherealization (Making up for Chapter Debt 32)

"Audacious human cultivator, how dare you keep a member of my Heavenly Phoenix Clan as a slave!"

A maiden-like scolding issued from the five-colored spirit bird's mouth. Her voice was alluring and melodious, yet her aura was around the mid-stage Fourth-order!

"A Heavenly Phoenix, it seems this is indeed the right place."

Fang Xi murmured, and the Green Reaping Sword appeared in his right palm: "Fellow Daoist, would you hand over a wisp of Heavenly Demon Qi to this one? This one can then turn around and leave immediately."

On his way here, he had briefly inspected the storage bags of a few Fourth-order shapeshifting great demons. Putting aside the other materials for now, he had found several supreme-grade spirit stones, which counted as an unexpected bonus.

Now, after replacing it with a supreme-grade gold-attribute spirit stone, Fang Xi declared that he, this peerless sword cultivator, was back!

Otherwise, with the Green Reaping Sword's previous energy reserves, if it suddenly "ran out of power" mid-fight, that scene would be too beautiful to contemplate. . .

"A mere early-stage Nascent Soul human, you have quite the big mouth! I, Feng Qing, have never before seen such an unblushing high-stage human cultivator. Heavenly Demon Qi, you say? It's not entirely impossible. . ."

Shing!

The next instant, a silvery-white radiance flashed, and a three-colored sharp claw seemed to teleport, appearing behind him, and fiercely clawed down!

Buzz!

A five-colored light barrier appeared, but under the sharp claw, it actually shattered directly.

The sharp claw's momentum did not diminish, landing on Fang Xi's five-colored armor, leaving behind a faint mark!

Under the protection of the Five Qi Converging to Origin Personal Grand Array, even a sneak attack from a Fourth-order superior-grade demon beast would not break through its defense in a single blow!

"Hmph!"

Fang Xi swept with his divine consciousness, and with the Green Reaping Sword in his hand, he slashed out a sword qi.

But that three-colored claw, with a "whoosh! ", vanished without a trace.

When it reappeared, it was already by the side of the Heavenly Phoenix.

"A spirit treasure capable of teleportation. . . " Fang Xi's eyes deepened. Aside from the Divine Infant Sword, this was the first time he had seen an enemy wielding a treasure of such a grade.

"Human, you truly have some skill, to actually withstand my 'Void-Breaking Claw'. . ."

Feng Qing was equally astonished.

Ever since she advanced to mid-stage Fourth-order and gained control of the 'Void-Breaking Claw', the Nascent Soul human cultivators she encountered were almost all no match for a single strike.

Yet, unexpectedly, this Nascent Soul human cultivator opposite her possessed an exceptionally formidable body-protecting treasure.

"However, though spirit treasures are good, it also depends on who wields them. . ."

Feng Qing opened her beak and spat out a ray of light.

Within the crimson light, slowly appeared a wooden comb.

The comb was carved entirely from what looked like red jade, its form ancient, and it even had a few broken teeth.

Upon seeing this spirit treasure, both Fang Xi and Xiao Qing felt a stir in their hearts.

"Phoenix Perching Parasol Tree wood. . . This treasure must have been made primarily from Phoenix Perching Parasol Tree wood. Truly extravagant. . . I only have a few root tendrils in my hand, which I used to build a nest for Xiao Qing, and it hasn't even grown much taller yet. . ."

Fang Xi secretly grumbled in his heart, and saw Feng Qing spit a stream of magic power onto the crimson wooden comb.

Whoosh, whoosh!

Strands of five-colored silk threads flew out from the comb, as if weaving, spreading into the surrounding void.

This was clearly a sealing treasure!

This Heavenly Phoenix clearly did not want to let Fang Xi escape.

Coincidentally, Fang Xi also had the same idea.

He saw countless threads, like silkworm cocoons, slowly pressing in on him, and couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle, patting Xiao Qing, who was seated beneath him.

Xiao Qing opened its beak and spat out a stream of green flame.

The flame was pure green in color, faintly taking the shape of a flying bird, flapping its wings as it circled once.

Wherever it passed, the countless five-colored threads all burst into raging flames, instantly turning into ash and smoke.

"Green Luan Fire? !"

Feng Qing exclaimed in surprise. Five-colored light shimmered, and she transformed into a graceful young maiden clad in a feather robe, her eyes reflecting surprise as she looked at Xiao Qing: "Little sister, since you can awaken such innate divine abilities, you could be a princess of my Heavenly Phoenix Clan, why associate with this shameless human?"

Even within the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, those who could awaken the Green Luan Fire and advance to Fourth-order were extremely few!

"Hmph, I'm going to follow my master!"

Xiao Qing replied in a childish voice, while wisps of green flame spat from its beak.

Fang Xi's eyes narrowed slightly.

Towards an enemy who tried to abduct his spirit beast, he would not be polite.

"Xiao Qing, well done."

He encouraged her with a word, and with a change in his sword incantation: "You are very lucky. . . to witness this Daoist's sword technique divine ability!"

Whoosh!

The Green Reaping Sword transformed into a stream of green light and suddenly exploded into 1.296 billion Green Reaping Needles!

Moreover, a large number of Green Reaping Needles were still splitting, each Green Reaping Needle capable of transforming into millions of femtometer-level 'Invisible Needles'!

'Here it comes! It's that sword technique again. . . '

Xiao Qing, down below, seeing this scene, felt the feathers on her back tighten slightly.

As a demon race member captured as a spirit beast only at the superior-grade Third-order, she naturally yearned for a free and unrestrained life.

But it couldn't be at the cost of her life!

'If I dared to agree, Master would definitely chop me to death with his sword, I wouldn't be that foolish. . . '

'This big sister is so wicked, she just wants to kill me! '

Xiao Qing shrank her neck, thinking to herself.

"This is. . ."

Feng Qing saw countless green light needles disappear, but an expression of extreme vigilance appeared on her face.

Her spiritual sense was already wildly warning her, causing her to instinctively summon a pitch-black turtle shell shield.

This turtle shell had an ancient aura; it was at least taken from a Fourth-order low-grade demon race member, and had various precious materials added, refined with forbidden techniques, to become a rare defensive spirit treasure.

The turtle shell erupted with rays of black light, forming a black light curtain, completely encircling Feng Qing.

At this moment, her expression relaxed slightly as she looked around, her face showing confusion.

Although she felt extreme danger all around her, her divine consciousness found no flaw whatsoever.

"What kind of spell is this?"

Screech!

Just as Feng Qing was pondering, the pitch-black turtle shell spirit treasure suddenly hummed, and a sword mark appeared on the turtle shell.

Feng Qing's eyes widened: "How can this be?"

She clearly hadn't detected any sword shadow, so how did she suddenly get hit?

Just as she was about to use some secret technique, she suddenly clutched her lower abdomen, her expression changing drastically!

Within her Dantian's Sea of Qi, 'Green light needles' had appeared at some unknown point, one by one, about to pierce the spirit of that five-colored Heavenly Phoenix!

"What?"

At this moment, Feng Qing was truly struck with terror, even feeling a powerful threat of death!

"Hurry!"

In an instant, the spirit of that five-colored phoenix let out a clear cry, and wisps of silver radiance erupted from its spirit, sweeping everything within its Dantian into itself!

"Oh?"

Fang Xi uttered a surprised sound of doubt.

His 'Dantian Implosion Sword Art' had been broken for the first time!

Gazing at the numerous green light needles that had suddenly appeared in a certain void space, he seemed lost in thought: "Void power! To think that your control over void power has reached such a level. . . though the cost doesn't seem small."

Just now, Feng Qing must have unleashed void power within her Dantian, causing her inner core and spirit to briefly 'etherealize', then transferring all the 'Green light needles'.

Even if femtometers were infinitesimal, they were still based on space.

If space itself was displaced, there would naturally be nothing to be done.

"It is widely known that the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, besides their potent wind and fire attribute divine abilities, are also adept in the Dao of Void. . . Today, having witnessed it, it truly lives up to its reputation."

Fang Xi's expression changed, and countless 'Green Reaping Invisible Needles' were about to densely shoot forth.

"Human, I will remember you."

Feng Qing formed a strange hand seal with her hands, and countless blood beads instantly emerged all over her body, as streams of silver void power enveloped her and suddenly permeated her entire being.

The countless green light needles passed through the woman as if piercing through an illusion. . .

As if this woman was not in this realm!

"Void Divine Ability? !"

Fang Xi's expression stirred slightly, and the Blood Fiend Hall appeared, with the Star-Patterned Chessboard in hand, he struck out a white piece.

Whoosh!

A white light and a blood-red light, like chains, actually entangled Feng Qing's ethereal form, preventing her from fully etherealizing.

Seeing this scene, Feng Qing's face instantly turned pale, and she spat out her inner core.

Upon the inner core, a five-colored Heavenly Phoenix wailed, and strands of feathers drifted down.

Those feathers transformed into five-colored light spots, and seemed to form a 'Phoenix Seal Script', landing on the white light and blood-red light.

The radiance of the two great spirit treasures suddenly dimmed, Feng Qing let out a sorrowful cry, her figure instantly and completely etherealized, then transformed into a streak of silver light, passing through the layers of the 'Green Reaping Invisible Needles' sword array, and vanishing into the horizon in the blink of an eye, her speed astonishingly fast!

"What a Heavenly Phoenix!"

Fang Xi silently calculated his own escape speed and extinguished the thought of pursuit, turning instead to Xiao Qing and saying: "The Heavenly Phoenix Clan excels in void divine abilities. Xiao Qing, you should learn more from them."

"No way! Didn't you see how miserable that big sister was? Although, due to our Ancestor's lineage, we Heavenly Phoenixes have an advantage in the Dao of Void, but the Dao of Void is vast and profound; even Fifth-order beings might not fully grasp it. . . That big sister just now clearly forcibly used a secret technique that heavily depleted her vital energy to save her life, her feathers are practically all gone. . . After returning this time, it would be good enough if she could even maintain her low-grade Fourth-order rank. . ."

Xiao Qing replied in a childish voice.

"So that's how it is. Hearing you say that, I feel much better now."

Fang Xi leisurely withdrew the Green Reaping Sword and his other spirit treasures, telling Xiao Qing to deal with the other demon race members, while he himself transformed into a long green rainbow, circling the giant spiritual tree once, and found a tree hollow.

The inside of this tree hollow was empty, large enough to almost contain a palace, but it was completely empty inside, with only an altar.

Upon the altar, there was also a wisp of dark green demon qi, emitting an unusual aura.

"Heavenly Demon Qi!"

"The Conversion Array is still operating. It seems that apart from my location, the other teams tasked with destroying the array nodes haven't succeeded yet. They're all a bunch of trash!"

Fang Xi patted his spirit beast pouch, telling the somewhat restless Big Green to calm down a bit.

This type of Heavenly Demon Qi, if rashly absorbed by human cultivators, could very well lead to them exploding and dying.

Even if absorbed by demon races with pure bloodlines, there would still be considerable risk.

Furthermore, human cultivators' magical artifacts, spirit treasures, and secret techniques might not even be able to contain or seal this qi!

"Fortunately, the Origin Qi Research Institute, where my External Avatar resides, specializes precisely in studying this."

Seeing this, a faint smile appeared on Fang Xi's face. A light flashed in his hand, and a strange double-helix test tube appeared.

Although the Origin Qi Research Institute did not have Heavenly Demon Qi, it had refined 'Immortal Origin Qi'!

This 'Two Modes Tube' was specifically designed to store this qi.

According to Instructor Lu's experimental simulations, this 'Two Modes Tube' would have no significant issues if used to seal 'True Demon Qi'.