Chapter 479: Slaying (Making up for 36 missed updates)
Chapter 479: Slaying (Making up for 36 missed updates)
The strong preying on the weak—that is the true way of military strategy!
Fang Xi was well-versed in this principle.
Even when summoning his External Avatar, he first took care to eliminate the weakest, Feng Shisan, before letting the External Avatar and Little Qing bring a host of puppets to assist in the battle!
Swoosh!
On the Divine Infant Sword, vein-like patterns emerged, transforming into a massive blood-colored net that engulfed the Five-Colored Celestial Phoenix's soul.
Feng Shisan's soul was absorbed by the Divine Infant Sword, instantly turning to ashes, leaving only a demon core suspended in mid-air. . .
Chirp!
Little Qing let out a clear cry, soaring over on its own initiative, carrying the External Avatar, and flying towards Elder Qing.
At this moment, on the main battlefield.
Fang Xi fully activated the Blood Fiend Hall, transforming it into a blood-colored cloud about an acre in size, enveloping the surrounding void.
In the heavens and earth, nineteen vertical and horizontal lines appeared, and white pieces flew out, forming a gigantic cage!
Two void-type spirit treasures worked in tandem, sealing off the tens-of-zhang-sized green Celestial Phoenix in the center!
"Thirteen. . ."
Elder Qing had originally hesitated, as Feng Shisan had not yet escaped.
But at this moment, upon witnessing Feng Shisan fall beneath the demonic sword, he no longer held any reservations: "Yun Jizi. . . my Heavenly Phoenix clan will not let you off!"
It let out a sharp cry, and strands of silver light converged on its wings, transforming into Phoenix Seal Script runes.
Void ripples continuously gathered, subtly forming a void storm.
"Divine Infant Sword. . . go!"
The External Avatar's small face was stern; behind him, the three-eyed, six-armed Yama Emperor manifestation appeared, as he fully activated his demonic art, injecting power into the Divine Infant Sword.
The Divine Infant Sword let out a mournful, wailing sword cry, then suddenly flashed, appearing above the green Celestial Phoenix.
Waaah!
Amidst the wailing cries resembling an infant's, the Divine Infant Sword suddenly grew incomparably massive, transforming into a black and crimson greatsword dozens of zhang long. Upon it, blood-colored miniature figures, and even blood-colored forms of Qilin, Phoenix, and other creatures appeared, fluttering around the sword body, carrying sounds of weeping and howling!
Strands of blood-red threads materialized from the void, piercing through the silver runes on the green Celestial Phoenix's wings, seemingly enacting a void lockdown!
The Blood Fiend Hall, the Star-Patterned Chessboard, and the Divine Infant Sword!
All the void-type spirit treasures in Fang Xi's possession were here; he had already played all his trump cards!
'Damn it. . . if it were any other fourth-tier superior-grade demon beast, I would have long since taken them down. But it just had to be a Heavenly Phoenix, a clan skilled in manipulating void energy! '
Fang Xi gnashed his teeth inwardly.
Now, his killing intent had long surged; even if it meant paying a price, he had to keep Elder Qing here!
"Divine Infant Sword? !"
Elder Qing was greatly startled; he actually recognized this supreme demonic treasure, his face filled with terror: "No. . ."
He opened his beak, and a stream of five-colored light flew out.
Upon closer inspection, it was a five-colored feather, exuding an inexplicable majesty, far surpassing that of a fourth-tier demon beast!
"A fifth-tier Soul Transformation demon beast's life-bound feather? !"
Fang Xi was slightly startled, but it was still within his expectations.
How could a fourth-tier superior-grade demon beast, one that led an entire clan, not have one or two trump cards?
The five-colored feather flew into the air, transforming into wisps of five-colored light that coiled around the Divine Infant Sword.
Enveloped by the five-colored light, the Divine Infant Sword let out a mournful wail. The blood-colored miniature figures and demon beast phantoms rapidly began to dissolve. . . Its unstoppable sword momentum was also blocked, unable to descend.
"Hmph. . . I even thought it was a demonic treasure from the True Demon Realm. Turns out it's just a counterfeit."
Elder Qing's expression became much more composed as he formed hand seals.
The five-colored light surged, even showing signs of melting the Divine Infant Sword!
The External Avatar's face was grim. With a hand seal, the Divine Infant Sword transformed into a stream of dark light and disappeared into his body.
Snap! Snap!
All those blood-red threads snapped. Elder Qing retrieved his five-colored feather and coldly snorted, "Yun Jizi. . . the next time we meet, I will surely kill you!"
The five-colored light swirled, even forcing out the'green-Invisible needles'that had been hidden in the void.
The green Celestial Phoenix let out a long cry, about to flap its wings and depart.
With its escape speed, even if Tian Du Mojun and Tian Xingzi arrived, they would likely only be left eating dust. . .
"There won't be a next time."
Fang Xi's expression was indifferent. A small black seal appeared in his hand—it was the 'Life and Death Seal'!
A phantom of the Demonic Tree emerged, and the 'Withered Glory Mystic Light' was ready to be unleashed, allowing him to clearly sense Elder Qing's lifespan!
"Still over a thousand years left. . ."
"No wonder it dared to come kill me. Ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators from Green Emperor Mountain might not be a match for this demon, much less be able to slay it. . ."
"But I can!"
"Although your Heavenly Phoenix clan can fight and flee. . . your lifespan being inferior to the turtle race is your greatest flaw!"
If he hadn't used all his means and still found it difficult to stop his opponent, Fang Xi wouldn't have exposed his trump card.
He had only revealed the 'Withered Glory Mystic Light' before, but he had not exposed his own long lifespan of over five thousand years!
"Die!"
The Withered Glory Mystic Light swept past, and Elder Qing's soul suddenly realized in terror that it was rapidly aging, decaying, and disintegrating. . .
"Impossible. . . you. . . Beidou. . . Siming. . . "
His face was filled with disbelief, and then, completely lifeless, he toppled over.
Swoosh!
Elder Qing's corpse was caught in mid-air by strands of Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light. The five-colored feather let out a mournful cry, almost transforming into a stream of five-colored light and flying away, but Fang Xi's fingers flicked repeatedly. The strands of Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light, like silkworm threads, wrapped the feather layer by layer, sealing it within a jade box, on which he then affixed seventeen or eighteen talismans.
"Beidou. . . Siming. . ."
Only then did Fang Xi have time to ponder Elder Qing's dying words: "Beidou Siming. . . could he have thought my Withered Glory Mystic Light had advanced to that grand divine ability?"
If it were an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator from Green Emperor Mountain who had cultivated the Withered Glory Mystic Light, even if the mystic light had reached grand completion, their lifespan could only be traded one-for-one. They simply wouldn't be able to exchange for Elder Qing's remaining lifespan of over a thousand years.
Unless. . . they had cultivated Green Emperor Mountain's true top-tier grand divine ability—the Supreme Pole Star Life-Ending Divine Light!
Only then could one use one year of their own lifespan to shave off several, or even dozens, of years from an enemy's lifespan, and even pose a threat to Soul Transformation cultivators across major realms!
Alas, Fang Xi did not possess the cultivation method for this divine ability. He was entirely relying on his own lifespan to forcefully achieve the effect!
"If it hadn't been a Heavenly Phoenix, but a fourth-tier superior-grade turtle demon, that would have been a bit tricky. . . but my Green Reaping Sword should be able to counter it! Ordinary fourth-tier superior-grade demon beasts can't handle me; only a Heavenly Phoenix, which I have no way to deal with, can put up a fight. . ."
Fang Xi took a deep breath, collected the remains of Elder Qing and Feng Shisan, and gained a profound understanding of his own strength.
Even now, in a one-on-one battle against a fourth-tier superior-grade demon beast, he had no fear.
His only fear was being besieged by several fourth-tier superior-grade demon beasts, leading to his lifespan being consumed too rapidly, or a Soul Transformation demon venerate personally making a move!
"However, even if Elder Qing and Feng Shisan had recuperated, they likely hadn't fully recovered the vital energy lost in their previous battle, so they weren't in peak condition. I still can't afford to be complacent. . ."
"Slaying a fourth-tier superior-grade grand demon, I suppose I've made a great contribution to the human race. . . At least now, on the war front, in terms of the comparison of Grand Cultivators, it's back to two against two."
"I have shed blood for the human race, consuming over a thousand years of my lifespan to slay a formidable enemy. Boundless merit, boundless merit. . ."
Fang Xi sighed with emotion, tossed the 'Two Modes Tube' containing Heavenly Demon Qi to his External Avatar, and waved his hand to send it back to the Kyushu World.
After that, he transformed into a stream of green light and flew towards the Three Kingdoms Cultivation World. . .
...
Kyushu World.
The External Avatar appeared directly, then let out a chuckle and drilled into Zhang Huohua's body.
He opened his eyes, looking at the 'Two Modes Tube' in his hand, specifically the wisp of Heavenly Demon Qi within it, and fell into thought: "Let's put this aside for now. The reverse engineering of demon qi has just been completed. If another wisp of Heavenly Demon Qi appears, won't it be obvious that there's something wrong with me?"
"Hmm, after this wisp of Heavenly Demon Qi undergoes particle analysis, I can conduct some experiments, try to find a harmless way to use demon beasts, and then apply it to Little Qing and Big Green. . ."
Fang Xi stood up and stretched.
He turned on the television, and a news broadcast was playing:
"Recently, the 'femtometer-level' magical artifacts from the Femtometer Research Institute of Fangxian University have been applied to the 'Taiyin Defense Line', achieving a commendable record of slaying three late-stage Nascent Soul Moon Demons. . . In this battle, Tumo Venerable. . ."
He glanced at the news and pursed his lips.
The content of the broadcast was naturally true. After several trials, Professor Huo Yunzi's femtometer weapons were sent to the battlefield and reportedly caused immense casualties to the Moon Demons initially.
Unfortunately, they still had little effect on Soul Transformation Demon Venerates.
Even these three late-stage Nascent Soul ancient demons, the victory was achieved relying on the initial element of surprise and Tumo Venerable, the Empyrean Palace Master, personally overseeing the formation!
'According to Mentor Lu's information, Huo Yunzi has been in low spirits recently. . . because the Nascent Soul demon heads on the Moon Demon side have also come up with certain defensive methods. . . '
The best way to deal with femtometer-level weapons, naturally, was void divine abilities!
And among the ancient demon race, there was also the Phoenix Seal Script legacy!
'Alas. . . indeed, entanglement with the demon race cannot be changed by one or two technological weapons; it must continue. '
'In order to quell the disputes between the two realms, I had to make a painful decision. . . to take away the Heavenly Demon Gate! '
Fang Xi was secretly moved: "To do something like this, risking my life and being misunderstood, I am truly great. . ."
...
Several days later.
Inside the cave abode.
A silver light flashed before Fang Xi, revealing a Green Horn Silver-Armed Puppet and a storage bag.
Inside the storage bag were also a large quantity of array-setting materials and several fresh demon beast corpses.
"The main body is quite thoughtful; it brought all these."
He murmured, as usual letting 'Taiyi' manage the cave abode's permissions. The External Avatar possessed the puppet, grabbed the storage bag, and fled ten thousand li away.
The wilderness!
Back then, when the 'Heavenly Demon Gate' erupted above Taiyin, the human race underwent a great retreat, creating many wilderness cities.
Without fourth-tier grand arrays to guard them, facing the ancient demons that occasionally leaked from the Taiyin Defense Line, they were virtually powerless to resist. Therefore, the wilds had long been abandoned.
At this moment, underground.
Fang Xi rubbed his hands together, and a black spiritual shield appeared, continuously pushing away layers of earth, thus forming a somewhat gloomy underground grotto.
"The environment is still acceptable. . ."
Next, with an incredibly solemn expression, he opened the storage bag, took out the array-setting materials one by one, and began surveying the surrounding terrain, burying various array-setting tools. . .
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