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Chapter 477: Ambush (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 477: Ambush (Please Subscribe)

A few days later.

Although a little reluctant, Fang Xi still left the tender embrace of the Ruyi Sect, preparing to return to Emerald Island.

He transformed into a streak of light, discreetly flying towards the Yuan Kingdom.

Whoosh whoosh!

Above the nine heavens, the fierce astral winds raged.

Just as he was about to cross the border of the Yuan Kingdom, Fang Xi suddenly halted his escape light, raising an eyebrow: "Come out!"

Silence reigned all around, with only the howling of the wind.

Fang Xi waved a hand, and the Five Elements Ring flew out, transforming to the size of an Eight Immortals table, enveloping his body. The Green Reaping Sword was also clutched in his hand, its tip pointing at a certain spot in the void.

In that void, a silver light flashed, and the surroundings blurred, before two large figures appeared.

No, more accurately, two transformed great demons!

One of them wore a green robe and had ordinary features; it was none other than 'Qing Changlao'. The other had an arrogant expression, staring at Fang Xi as if he wanted to devour him whole; it was 'Feng Shisan'!

"So it's the two of you. What. . . do you intend to ambush me?"

Fang Xi was slightly startled, then coldly chuckled as he probed.

"He actually advanced to the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm. . . It seems he also cultivated some Divine Consciousness technique. His Divine Consciousness should now be comparable to a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, otherwise, he couldn't have detected my void concealment method. . ."

Qing Changlao scrutinized Fang Xi, his gaze filled with a hint of surprise and doubt.

'Alas. . . both the righteous and demonic paths are utterly useless! '

Fang Xi stood with his hands clasped behind his back, sighing inwardly, but he also knew that the human side was helpless.

The two highest combat powers are currently in secluded cultivation to heal their injuries, and even if they emerge, the border between the Jiang and Feng Kingdoms is incredibly long, allowing for small-scale smuggling points to always be found.

What's more. . . leaving aside Qing Changlao, even Feng Shisan, if he was determined to flee, even Tian Du Mojun's personal intervention might not be enough to stop him.

These two transformed great demons, risking being besieged, had infiltrated human territory, clearly planning something significant.

Qing Changlao stared at Fang Xi, his expression exceedingly grim: "The technique you used before, was it the Withered Glory Mystic Light? Are you a remnant of the ancient Green Emperor Mountain? !"

Fang Xi's expression instantly became incredibly solemn.

Finally, someone was willing to bring this up, though not from the human race. . .

Even if Tian Du Mojun and a few old recluses had guessed, they wouldn't dare expose it, simply fearing that Fang Xi's Mystic Light would directly sweep them away. . .

After all, in the cultivation world, there was no right or wrong, only strength determined victory and defeat.

Currently, there were no Soul Transformation cultivators in the Southern Desolate, making Fang Xi, who cultivated the Withered Glory Mystic Light, undeniably the foremost figure!

Even if he wanted to rebuild Green Emperor Mountain, both the righteous and demonic paths might very well offer funding with smiling faces, and present him with generous gifts. . .

"So what if this esteemed one cultivates Green Emperor Mountain's techniques? As for 'remnant'. . . haha, it was merely unearthed from an ancient cultivator's cave abode."

Fang Xi weakly explained the truth.

He really wasn't some Green Emperor Mountain Saint Son. . .

"Heh heh. . ."

Qing Changlao wore a look of disbelief: "When Green Emperor Mountain fell back then, many techniques were scattered, yet no one was able to cultivate the 'Withered Glory Mystic Light'. . . Anyone capable of forging the 'Withered Glory Mystic Light' must be a true successor of Green Emperor Mountain!"

Fang Xi's heart skipped a beat, knowing his previous guess was correct.

Without obtaining Green Emperor Mountain's secret cultivation techniques, or possessing a 'Wood Spirit Body' like his own, even if one fortuitously refined a 'Withered Glory Golden Core', they might not be able to cultivate the 'Withered Glory Mystic Light'.

'But in that case, my identity as a remnant of Green Emperor Mountain is about to be confirmed. . . '

'No, that's not right. Couldn't it be that I was born with a 'Wood Spirit Body' and just happened to pick up the 'Withered Glory Chant'?"

Fang Xi looked at Qing Changlao before him, really wanting to ask that, to see if the other party would believe it.

But a moment's thought told him that they likely wouldn't believe it. . .

In fact, even the Array Spirit White Deer back then, upon seeing him, directly assigned him the identity of 'Green Emperor Mountain Saint Son'.

Even if his previous cultivation method was picked up by chance, after the trip to the 'Long Evergreen Park' mystic realm and the personal verification from the Array Spirit White Deer, it seemed he truly, probably. . . counted as a remnant of Green Emperor Mountain?

'It seems this label can't be shed. Forget it, best to silence them! '

He looked at Qing Changlao and Feng Shisan: "So what if I am indeed a successor of Green Emperor Mountain?"

"The Venerable has decreed: Green Emperor Mountain disciples, kill without mercy!"

Qing Changlao's expression was cold. Silver patterns emerged all over his body, causing the surrounding void to subtly ripple.

The Heavenly Phoenix Clan was naturally adept at manipulating void power, and after reaching the fourth-order superior grade, they were even more formidable!

This 'Qing Changlao' merely caused subtle fluctuations in the surrounding void with his magic power, yet the feeling he gave Fang Xi was no less than that of the demon cultivators like Feng Qing who employed secret techniques!

"Yun Jizi, you ruined my demon race's good deeds, you deserve ten thousand deaths!"

Feng Shisan stared at Fang Xi, his eyes filled with coldness.

This time, with him and Qing Changlao joining forces, this mere mid-stage Nascent Soul human wouldn't dream of leaving alive!

"It's you who deserves to die! Daring to ambush a puppet master, you certainly have courage!"

Fang Xi laughed heartily, no longer hiding, and waved his hand casually.

One by one, terrifying puppets emerged!

Among them were mid-grade fourth-order winged tigers and demonic moon oxen, as well as low-grade fourth-order Iron Wing Eagle Heiwei. . . and finally, a true puppet: a human-bodied, eagle-headed secret combat puppet from the Thousand Mechanisms Palace!

"Kill this demon!"

Fang Xi waved his hand again, and Green Fire Luan appeared, gazing at Feng Shisan ahead, spitting out a ball of green flame from its beak.

"Green Luan True Fire!"

Feng Shisan cried out in alarm, as a light blue spherical bowl appeared before him.

From within the bowl, sounds like surging ocean waves seemed to emanate. . .

"Refining Heiwei and Niumang into puppets. . . and even enslaving a genius of my race as a spirit pet. . ."

Qing Changlao ignored Feng Shisan, who was currently being ganged up on, and looked at Fang Xi with an expression full of solemnity: "Your puppet mastery. . . somewhat exceeds my expectations. . ."

"Old fella, it's not certain who will live or die today. Have you recovered the vital energy you lost when you were besieged by seven ancient demons and Tian Du Mojun?"

Fang Xi coldly snorted.

In reality, he still hid a wood puppet with green horns and silver arms. After all, this Five Elements Lin Clan demon beast was killed by 'Wood Zhenjun', and if Qing Changlao were to report it back to the Demon World and the Five Elements Lin Clan found out, another one of his aliases would be exposed. . .

"Whether my vital energy has recovered. . . wouldn't you know if you just tried? " Qing Changlao's expression suddenly became somewhat enigmatic.

Bang!

The next moment, silver light flashed behind Fang Xi, and a figure shot out, its arms transforming into Heavenly Phoenix claws, striking fiercely upon the 'Five Elements Ring'.

Buzz!

This sudden assault caused Fang Xi to stumble, and the Five Elements Ring flickered wildly.

In the void, a five-colored lotus seemed to bloom, smashing down towards the ambushing shadow.

The shadow flickered, silver light bursting from its form, dodging the five-colored lotus's strike before appearing beside Qing Changlao. It was astonishingly a 'self' that looked identical to him, though its aura was slightly weaker.

"External Avatar? !"

Fang Xi was not surprised.

At the late-stage Nascent Soul realm, mastering such a secret art was nothing remarkable.

Although External Avatars were mostly demonic secret arts, there were similar cultivation methods among the righteous path, and among the demon race, there might even be innate divine abilities like 'clones'!

"Chirp!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, Green Fire Luan, aided by numerous fourth-order puppets, unleashed its immense power, utterly pummeling the mid-grade fourth-order Feng Shisan with a barrage of attacks.

Even though Feng Shisan was exceptionally talented and at the peak of the mid-grade fourth-order, encountering such a lineup left him no choice but to scurry around, holding his head, while cursing Green Fire Luan as a race traitor.

At this accusation, Green Fire Luan didn't even blink, merely opening its beak to spray out another stream of 'Green Luan True Fire'.

Whoosh!

The green flames narrowly grazed Feng Shisan's feathers, causing them to char and curl slightly, making him appear exceptionally disheveled. . .

...

"Useless!"

Qing Changlao no longer held hope for Feng Shisan to assist in the battle. After cursing inwardly, he fiercely formed a hand seal.

A ball of flame was sprayed from his mouth, strikingly also Green Luan True Fire!

Not only that, the moment this ball of Green Luan True Fire appeared, it began scorching the void, causing it to twist continuously, and the surrounding temperature climbed. Faintly, the true form of a Green Luan seemed to gather, clearly indicating its extraordinary nature!

'It seems this Heavenly Phoenix's bloodline leans towards the Green Luan lineage. . . '"

Upon seeing this, Fang Xi couldn't help but murmur to himself.

"Green Emperor Mountain remnant, you cannot be allowed to live!"

Qing Changlao roared, while his External Avatar beside him flashed with frenzied green light, abruptly unleashing a wind-attribute divine ability!

Roar roar!

Azure wind dragons emerged, seemingly forming enormous tornadoes, sweeping up the Green Luan True Fire.

The terrifying wind dragons merged with the fire phoenix, together forming a hurricane of astonishing destructive power that swept towards Fang Xi!

Wind fed the flames!

Fire countered wood-element!

Moreover, the flame unleashed by the opponent was the Green Luan True Fire, a great divine ability!

In terms of cultivation realm, a late-stage still had crushing superiority over a mid-stage!

Fang Xi's situation instantly became extremely dire!

"This really. . . calls for going all out."

He sighed with emotion, as a hazy yellow pearl flew out.

Wind-fixing Pearl!

Accompanying the infusion of mid-stage Nascent Soul level magic power, a hazy yellow mist appeared, fiercely sweeping towards the wind blades and flood dragons!

Enveloped by the hazy yellow mist, the wind dragons let out a mournful cry, their forms instantly shrinking by several sizes, their power plummeting!

The wind-fire tornado immediately showed a flaw!

The Five Elements Ring around Fang Xi spun rapidly, and a massive five-colored lotus formed in the void, converting wood into fire, fire into earth, earth into metal, and metal into water!

Wood is the beginning of the five elements; water is the end of the five elements!

Externally, the five-colored lotus transformed from green to red, then from red to yellow, from yellow to white. . . finally becoming a mystical, ethereal lotus seemingly from the Nine Nethers, shrouded in a misty shroud of water vapor!

Splash!

The sound of surging water seemed to echo through the void, as the Five Elements Water Lotus met the Green Luan Fire Phoenix!

Black lotus petals fell one by one, countless intricate runes flashing within them, only to be rapidly scorched and evaporated by the Green Luan Fire. . .

In the end, both the Nether Black Lotus and the phoenix formed by the Green Luan Fire vanished. . .

"Wind-fixing Pearl, and the Five Elements Ring. . . So you were the one who traded with Feng Shisan that day? !"

Qing Changlao's expression suddenly became extremely grave: "To be able to match this old man in battle with just a mere mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation. . . your talent is truly astounding, a peerless genius among the human race!"