Chapter 558: Tortoise Breath (Requesting Monthly Votes)
Chapter 558: Tortoise Breath (Requesting Monthly Votes)
"Good, they're dropping loot!"
Fang Xi, who had been lingering far off, observing the battle with his Divine Consciousness, cheered internally.
Such a rare opportunity, he immediately made his move!
A layer of crimson and azure armor appeared on his body, and his entire being transformed into a verdant long rainbow, hurtling into the battle's lower reaches.
"Collect!"
A jade green gourd flew out, its mouth opening to collect those clumps of Black Tortoise essence blood.
Fang Xi put away the gourd, feeling it had been a bit too easy.
But then again, what Nascent Soul cultivator would dare to rush into a battlefield where two Soul Transformation cultivators were fighting, unafraid of death?
Bing Xuanzi let out a cold hmph, and with a flick of his ice-shard-like long sword, he slashed.
A white line swept past Fang Xi's body.
Pfft!
The next moment, his figure shattered like a fleeting illusion.
Upon a distant snow lotus, a verdant radiance flashed, and Fang Xi's figure materialized, then swiftly transformed into a streak of frenzied blood-red light, disappearing rapidly into the horizon.
"A demonic substitution technique? Wood Escape Art? Blood Escape Art?"
"And this Divine Consciousness. . . interesting!"
Bing Xuanzi commented indifferently, then unfurled his large sleeve, revealing a fist-sized ice crystal phoenix sculpture. A drop of essence blood appeared on his finger and was flicked into the ice crystal phoenix's eyes.
Chirp! Chirp!
The ice crystal phoenix's eyes turned crimson, and it suddenly unfurled its wings, letting out a high-pitched cry.
Its magical power fluctuations steadily rose with its form, quickly reaching the peak Nascent Soul level.
Then, with a shake of its wings, it transformed into a streak of light, pursuing the direction Fang Xi had fled.
"Old Tortoise, let's continue."
After Bing Xuanzi finished all this, he no longer paid attention to Fang Xi.
Evidently, he still believed his greatest enemy at the moment was that fifth-order Black Tortoise!
...
'Damn it. . . I merely passed by and picked up a few drops of blood, which weren't even yours. Is there really a need to pursue me so relentlessly? '
After flying for hundreds of thousands of miles in one breath, he found that the ice crystal phoenix was still following him. Moreover, as its wings flapped, countless cold winds, mixed with ice pellets and white frost, swept towards him, making Fang Xi extremely displeased.
Because with its escape speed, it seemed genuinely difficult to shake off this ice crystal phoenix.
"A puppet or an ice spirit? . . . Either way, it's definitely not a bloodline demon beast."
He halted his escape light. The 'Five Elements Ring' spun, already adding another layer of five-colored light armor over his Phoenix Flood Dragon Armor.
The Green Reaping Sword shone brilliantly, gripped in his right hand, and slashed backward!
Whoosh!
A verdant sword qi, hundreds of zhang long, like a towering jade-green mountain, suddenly collapsed like a sky-pillar, smashing down directly onto the ice crystal phoenix!
"Chirp!"
The ice crystal phoenix suddenly flapped its wings!
Streaks of ice blades materialized, abruptly merging with the destructive verdant sword light, and ultimately both dissipated into green smoke. . .
"Haste!"
Fang Xi formed a sword incantation with his hand, and the Green Reaping Sword suddenly burst apart, transforming into countless invisible femtometer-grade Green Reaping Needles, spreading throughout the entire void.
The next moment, something that slightly astonished him occurred!
As soon as those countless femtometer-grade Green Reaping Needles approached the ice crystal phoenix, they actually began to solidify. . .
This wasn't a void lock; rather, it seemed to be directly frozen by an absolute, frigid temperature!
"So it's an Ice Soul Spirit!"
Fang Xi instantly had a sudden realization.
The so-called 'Ice Soul Spirit' is a natural being that can only be born after millions of years of gestation in extremely cold regions!
Because of their innate affinity with the Grand Dao, their comprehension of ice power far surpasses that of ordinary human cultivators, and they often possess numerous innate divine abilities that even demon races would envy!
'No wonder a Soul Transformation Old Ancestor took a liking to it and adopted it as a life-bound spirit beast! '
Fang Xi sighed internally.
This kind of Ice Soul Spirit has an unusual structure; its body is formed from pure ice spiritual power, so it naturally doesn't fear femtometer-grade Green Reaping Needles.
He raised his hand and summoned. The Green Reaping Sword materialized in his grasp, and late-Nascent Soul magical power poured into it as he slashed!
At the same time, two late-Nascent Soul demon puppets appeared. One spewed out pitch-black lightning, while the other exhaled demonic flames, surging towards the ice crystal phoenix.
Behind the ice crystal phoenix, a Crack Sea Beast materialized. With just a single roar, ten thousand zhang waves surged beneath its four hooves, engulfing the ice crystal phoenix!
Sizzle!
From the ice crystal phoenix's mouth, several incredibly fine white lines jetted out.
First, the ten thousand zhang sea was solidified by one of these white lines, instantly congealing into a glacier!
That ball of demonic flames also seemed to suffer a heavy blow, its temperature plummeting.
The remaining two white lines were locked in a stalemate with the lightning and sword qi, proving to be evenly matched.
Whoosh!
Just then, a figure abruptly appeared beside the ice crystal phoenix. The 'Divine Infant Sword' in its hand let out a sword cry akin to an infant's wail, and demonic malevolent qi diffused outwards.
"Slay!"
The External Avatar slashed with a single strike. The greatly enlarged 'Divine Infant Sword' directly swept past the ice crystal phoenix's head, and countless fine red lines pierced through its ice-like body.
Clatter!
The ice crystal phoenix's headless corpse abruptly froze, then shattered into countless ice shards, scattering and falling.
Only a cerulean crystal in the center remained.
The External Avatar reached out and grabbed it, finding that it wasn't icy cold but rather warm to the touch, as if extremes had met.
"I’m off! "
With a flash of silver light, the External Avatar returned to the Jiuzhou World, carrying the 'Ice Soul Core'.
After all, it was something from a Soul Transformation cultivator; there was no telling if it had a tracking ability on it.
Therefore, Fang Xi simply had his Second Primordial Spirit take it directly to the Jiuzhou World. If Bing Xuanzi was truly powerful, he could go to the Jiuzhou World to collect his debt!
"It's just a few drops of tortoise blood, isn't it? Why go to such lengths?"
Fang Xi shook his head and sighed, swiftly cleaning up the battlefield and erasing his traces, then transformed into a streak of light and vanished into the horizon.
Meanwhile, in the direction of the Great Snow Mountain.
The ninth heavenly lightning bolt descended!
Boom!
The entire Great Snow Mountain shrunk by a segment.
But at that moment, a weak yet gleeful laugh echoed through the Ice God Palace.
That Palace Master of the Ice God Palace ultimately endured the nine lightning bolts, successfully becoming an early Soul Transformation cultivator!
...
Wanbing City.
Fang Xi changed his appearance and walked into the city.
He was quite confident in his own concealment secret arts.
What's more, he also had the secret art of the 'Seven Emotions Departing Grief Tome' which ensured that the Soul Transformation cultivator hadn't placed any 'Grudge Soul Mark' or similar marks on him.
Wanbing City now appeared somewhat dilapidated, seemingly having suffered considerable impact during the previous night.
However, many cultivators were exceptionally excited, discussing the Soul Transformation heavenly phenomenon from last night!
For them, this was likely a rare grand event, one that might only occur once in a lifetime, and it was certainly enough to serve as bragging rights for years to come.
Fang Xi, utterly disinclined to listen to such chatter, made his way to the city center and found a steward of the Grand Auction, inquiring about the auction's matters.
Subsequently, he received news that left him bewildered: "What. . . the auction has been suspended? Then when will it reopen?"
The steward, clad in white robes, was likely also a disciple of the Ice God Palace. Though only at the Foundation Establishment cultivation level, he faced Fang Xi, a great Core Formation expert, with a fearless demeanor: "Our Great Snow Mountain disciples have suffered heavy casualties, yet you rogue cultivators only think about the auction. . ."
Fang Xi, rebuffed and deflated, could only turn and leave, secretly muttering that the steward's close ones had likely died last night.
However, he didn't let the other party off the hook. Before leaving, he secretly sent his 'Qi Luck Gu' to circle around, ensuring that this person would suffer terrible luck next!
"How unlucky. . . A Grand Auction held once every sixty years, who knows how long it'll be delayed. . ."
"But knowing there's a Soul Transformation Tortoise Demon lurking nearby, would those Nascent Soul sects still dare to come and trade? Coupled with the heavy losses from last night, it's inevitable."
Fang Xi was certain that the fifth-order Black Tortoise had ultimately escaped last night.
Otherwise, the Ice God Palace would have long since widely publicized it.
'A fifth-order Black Tortoise, its defensive power truly isn't to be underestimated. . . '
As he was secretly sighing to himself, a figure suddenly flashed before his eyes.
A black-clad, hunchbacked old man blocked his path: "Esteemed Core Formation cultivator, shall we chat? This old man has something good to offer you."
He had a pointed chin and a monkey-like face, his cultivation seemed to be only at the Qi Refinement level. His hair was half black, half white, held in place by an ebony hairpin, making him appear like a very ordinary old man.
Yet, Fang Xi inexplicably felt a chill run down his spine, making his hair stand on end.
He gazed deeply at the old man, then suddenly smiled: "Alright!"
The two casually found a teahouse and entered a private room.
Fang Xi raised a hand, and a five-colored restriction immediately sealed the private room.
Immediately after, he solemnly touched his glabella.
A strand of divine thought transformed into a crystalline thread, sweeping towards the hunchbacked old man.
Seeing this, the old man's eyes lit up slightly: "Divine thought crystallizing, not bad. Your Divine Consciousness cultivation is excellent. You are indeed the person this old man was looking for!"
He extended a finger, from which a strand of Divine Consciousness also emerged.
The two crystalline divine thoughts rapidly met in mid-air, then surprisingly, directly annihilated each other. . .
Fang Xi let out a muffled groan. In this clash of Divine Consciousness, he had suffered a minor loss: "You're that fifth-order Black Tortoise! You actually dare to appear in Wanbing City? Aren't you afraid of being discovered by the Ice God Palace?"
"Hehe, this old man is quite confident in his own 'Tortoise Breath Art'. I even snuck into the Ice God Palace, and Bing Xuanzi didn't discover me, did he?"
The hunchbacked old man said indifferently, his hands clasped behind his back.
Fang Xi couldn't help but fall silent. This demon's secret art for concealing its aura was truly terrifying; even now, in his Divine Consciousness, this old man still appeared to be a Qi Refinement cultivator, without a single flaw!
"Why are you looking for me? How did you find me?"
Fang Xi didn't dwell too much, asking the two questions he cared about most.
"When this old man was battling yesterday, I sensed your Daoist friend's divine thought and felt that you were precisely the person I was looking for. . . As for how I found you, amidst the vast sea of humanity, it would indeed be difficult, but you took this old man's blood; that is fate!"
The hunchbacked old man chuckled: "Our clan members all possess the 'Indestructible Body' innate talent. This old man's talent is slightly better; I wish to develop the divine ability of 'Myriad Transformations'. Though I cannot achieve rebirth from a single drop of blood currently, I can still leave some mental will in the blood to sense general directions. Such a connection is difficult to sever, even with spatial artifacts like storage bags."
"As expected, it's that tortoise blood."
Fang Xi sighed. If he had known, he would have thrown that into the Jiuzhou World too.
"As for why I'm looking for you, Daoist friend? Didn't you deliver yourself right to my doorstep? This old man urgently needs someone with powerful Divine Consciousness to break a restriction. . . I earnestly request your assistance, Daoist friend. My Black Tortoise clan will surely offer a generous reward!"
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