Chapter 567: Battle Against a Soul Transformation Cultivator (Last two days of the month, please vote! )
Chapter 567: Battle Against a Soul Transformation Cultivator (Last two days of the month, please vote! )
Fang Xi had immediately gone for the kill against the six `Nascent Soul` cultivators because time was naturally of the essence.
The self-destruction of the three late-stage puppets might not be enough to hold back `Huo Laozu` for long.
He was also definitely not one to entrust his own safety to the whim of others; once he had torn off his face and made a move, he would naturally go for the kill!
Secondly, there were too many cultivators present!
If they had time to react and jointly attack `Fang Xi`, even if he were made of iron, he couldn't hammer in many nails.
Putting aside everything else, with a mere ten thousand years of lifespan, draining twenty `Nascent Soul` cultivators would practically lead to mutual destruction. . .
That's why he had to eliminate the six `Nascent Soul` cultivators like chopping melons and dicing vegetables, then seize the opportunity to unleash the 'Heavenly Demon Chant' `Divine Consciousness` attack secret art, inducing terror within the cultivators' hearts and creating the terrifying effect of one against ten thousand.
This imposing aura was actually just a balloon—one poke and it would burst!
Swoosh swoosh!
Between heaven and earth, boundless `Fire-elemental divine light` erupted, actually dispelling all the pervasive demonic flames, yin lightning, and monstrous winds.
`Huo Laozu`'s robes were a bit disheveled, and faint traces of blood were visible at the corner of his mouth. He coldly snorted, "`Withered Glory Mystic Light`? ! So you're a remnant of the Green Emperor Mountain. . . trying to escape?"
A set of scarlet red small banners appeared in his hand, which he quickly waved.
Swish-clatter!
Countless jade platforms rumbled, streaks of pure white light pillars shot skyward, and numerous iron chains writhed like pythons, as the `Saint Fire Cult`'s five-stage formation was fully activated!
`Fang Xi`'s previous move instantly horrified `Huo Laozu`.
Although this cultivator's aura was only at the `Nascent Soul Perfected` stage, his magical power and divine abilities were practically not inferior to his own in the slightest.
However, at this point, he was caught in a dilemma, having to fully suppress the opponent.
Even so, `Huo Laozu` wasn't too confident and could only rely on the power of the formation.
Within this grand array, and with the aid of the magical power of numerous cultivators. . . even against a mid-to-late stage `Soul Transformation` cultivator, `Huo Laozu` would dare to fight!
`Fang Xi` naturally understood the gravity of the situation; he was entirely unwilling to engage in a fierce battle with a `Soul Transformation` Venerable within the formation—he just wanted to escape. . .
As for using `Withered Glory Mystic Light` to drain `Huo Laozu`?
After using the `Life and Death Seal`, he had already perceived the opponent's remaining lifespan, which was about five to six hundred years!
And after all, `Withered Glory Mystic Light` was not the `Supreme Pole Star Life-Ending Divine Light`; killing enemies across major realms would incur severe backlash.
Even if he cultivated `Withered Glory Mystic Light` to the grand completion stage, the backlash would not be diminished in the slightest.
According to his rough perception, trying to drain `Huo Laozu` to death was utterly impossible without tens of thousands of years of lifespan!
If `Huo Laozu` only had one or two years of lifespan left, `Fang Xi` could perhaps risk the backlash to attack, but currently, it was clearly unrealistic.
Buzz buzz!
The terrifying power of the five-stage formation, like an overwhelming tide, pressed across the void.
Streaks of light pillars descended from the sky, within them silvery-white chains, around which three-colored flames coiled.
What was even more terrifying was that at the peak of Brightness Peak, the `Three Yangs Sacred Fire` also, in the blink of an eye, erupted in rising flames, carrying intense hostility.
‘This five-stage grand array actually uses a mass of five-stage spiritual fire as its core. . . Could the `Saint Fire Cult`'s ultimate goal be to refine the `Three Yangs Sacred Fire` into a special array spirit? They truly dare to dream and act. . . ’
`Fang Xi` took a deep breath, and his hands rapidly formed a spell sign: "Hurry!"
The ground suddenly rumbled, cracking open with fissures.
Those were the `Green Reaping Invisible Needle`s previously released by `Fang Xi`, now, under the control of the `Taiyi Scripture`, beginning to interfere with the underground restrictions and fire veins!
Whoosh!
Ten thousand zhang beneath the earth, countless tiny green needles converged, transforming into a giant Green Reaping Great Sword, which then slashed upon the restriction that resembled a black dragon!
Roar roar!
The black dragon roared, struggled, and then fell.
The streams of earth fire completely lost their restrictive bonds and began to furiously impact the earth's strata.
Rumble rumble!
Saint Fire Peak began to tremble violently, fissures opened up in the ground, and fire dragons, fire crows, and fire beasts rushed out one after another, as if to incinerate everything!
The earth fire was out of control!
That mass of `Three Yangs Sacred Fire` suddenly trembled, becoming somewhat unstable.
Affected by this, the smoothly operating grand array suddenly paused, countless jade platforms let out a mournful cry, and even cracks appeared on them, with many chains breaking. . .
`Fang Xi` suddenly felt the suffocating power of the formation ease significantly.
Of course, for such a minor trick to be unleashed, it required a five-stage formation master, combined with the `Taiyi Scripture`'s terrifying computational power for pre-arrangement, to achieve.
Moreover, it couldn't hold the grand array in stasis for too long.
Buzz buzz!
The void rippled, and countless underground restrictions were being rapidly repaired by the power of the formation.
`Huo Laozu`'s expression also changed. He suddenly roared, and streaks of `Fire-elemental divine light` formed a giant `Fire Qilin`, suppressing the numerous fire beasts and stabilizing the formation's core at Brightness Peak.
Seizing this opportune moment, `Fang Xi` extended his hand.
Countless `Green Reaping Invisible Needle`s converged, forming a `Green Reaping Sword` that landed in his palm.
Rip!
A sword light shot forth, heavily striking a weak point in the formation.
The void was greatly disturbed, the thick mist dissipated, and a layer of five-colored restriction was faintly visible, yet it ultimately could not be broken through.
`Fang Xi` remained expressionless. A formation-breaking bead, obtained from 'Four Desolation True Monarch', was shot out.
This formation-breaking bead was a specialty of the demon race. He had also taken it to the `Kyushu World` and thoroughly researched and enhanced it.
Bang!
A silver light exploded, perishing simultaneously with the five-colored restriction.
The void was disturbed, forming a small path barely wide enough for one person to pass through.
`Fang Xi` immediately transformed into a green rainbow, drilled out, and disappeared in a few flashes. . .
"Don't you dare leave!"
Behind him, a streak of `Fire-elemental divine light` pursued relentlessly, also quickly vanishing into the horizon.
Upon a jade platform, `Jue Yanzi` watched these scenes expressionlessly.
The sect gate was breached!
The grand array was damaged!
Jade platforms fell!
Their sect's cultivators suffered heavy casualties, and even the late-stage `Nascent Soul` Law Enforcement Elder had fallen!
‘This must be an illusion I’m seeing from qi deviation. . . How could a mere `Nascent Soul` cultivator achieve this? ’
As the foremost power in the `Western Desert Cultivation World`, `Saint Fire Cult` cultivators had always carried a sense of arrogance in their hearts.
But now, their hearts felt hollow, as if they had lost something important.
...
Whoosh!
`Fang Xi` activated a secret art, his magical power instantly depleting by more than half, transforming into a terrifying streak of light that vanished a hundred li away in the blink of an eye.
He flew for a thousand li, then popped a 'Return Profound Pill' into his mouth and unleashed the secret art once more.
After several repetitions, he was already ten thousand li away.
But behind him, a streak of firelight still pursued relentlessly!
"`Huo Laozu`, why must you be so aggressive?"
`Fang Xi`'s `Divine Consciousness` swept across, and he couldn't help but coldly snort: "Aren't you afraid I'll target `Saint Fire Cult` disciples in the future?"
This `Huo Laozu`'s escape speed was astonishingly fast.
Beneath him, there was clearly a 'Wind Fire Wheel'; wind used the momentum of fire, boosting his escape speed.
‘A five-stage `Numinous Treasure`? No. . . it's just an exotic treasure, yet its boosted escape speed is so astonishing. . . ’
`Fang Xi` was also a little speechless.
After this pursuit and escape, a good portion of his Return Profound Pills had been consumed.
Magical power was secondary; the crucial point was that after frequently employing secret arts, his vital essence and original qi could be damaged.
`Huo Laozu` didn't reply at all, his escape light merely grew subtly faster by a few points.
`Fang Xi` sighed inwardly, knowing that today's matter would not end well. He couldn't just vanish under the opponent's nose, inviting suspicion. In fact, a hint of eagerness to fight a `Soul Transformation` cultivator even rose within him.
He found an open space, once again swallowed a Return Profound Pill. At the same time, five-colored light flickered in his hand, the `Five Elements Ring` spun, and a five-colored light descended.
The `Star-Patterned Chessboard` and `Soul Suppressing Pagoda` flew out; the chessboard was beneath his feet, and the small pagoda appeared above his head, each emitting light.
Holding the ring in one hand and the sword in the other, he focused his mind and waited.
"Hmph!"
`Huo Laozu` coldly snorted, `Fire-elemental divine light` surged, transforming into a flaming `Fire Qilin`. Streaks of crimson runes circled its body. It suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a crimson fire-gleam inner core!
"Go!"
`Fang Xi` poured his magical power into the `Five Elements Ring`. The `Five Elements Ring` rotated, transforming into a dark Xuan Shui Ghost Lotus, its petals falling one by one, colliding with the fire-gleam inner core.
Pfft!
Countless sparks of fire rained down, and the ground was covered with various charred craters.
"Roar!"
The `Fire Qilin` roared, suddenly opening its massive maw and swallowing the `Five Elements Ring`.
In an instant, `Fang Xi` felt his connection with the `Five Elements Ring` rapidly weakening.
After all, this ring was merely a four-stage spiritual treasure. Being refined by boundless `Fire-elemental divine light`, it was about to turn into a piece of scrap iron!
"Explode!"
`Fang Xi`'s expression hardened, and his hands fiercely formed a spell sign.
Streaks of five-colored light suddenly erupted from within the `Fire Qilin`'s body, like five-colored light swords, piercing through its belly and back!
Bang!
The pervasive `Fire-elemental divine light` dissipated, transforming into countless five-colored light specks, scattering across the sky.
"As expected of a `Soul Transformation` Venerable. . ."
`Fang Xi` secretly calculated that although he could be considered wealthy among `Nascent Soul` cultivators, he actually didn't possess many five-stage items.
Battling a `Soul Transformation` cultivator at this moment was truly extremely dangerous.
‘But if I don't fight him, he won't retreat in the face of difficulty. ’
He looked at `Huo Laozu`, his hands suddenly forming seals fiercely, constantly changing them like a windmill.
Above `Fang Xi`'s head, a silver-white `Gu` worm, resembling an eight-legged spider, appeared—it was none other than the five-stage `Qi Luck Gu`!
This `Qi Luck Gu` was a high five-stage `Gu`, and `Fang Xi` had long thought of using it as a foundation to devise several powerful secret arts.
This particular one was developed in the `Kyushu World` but was not yet perfected.
However, `Fang Xi` was already quite satisfied, and it could be applied in actual combat.
"Fortune-Shaving Divine Ability!"
His final spell sign changed, and the silvery-white `Qi Luck Gu` suddenly transformed into a streak of essence light, brushing across `Huo Laozu`'s body!
A Wind Fire Wheel rotated around `Huo Laozu`'s body. Although he hadn't sensed anything amiss, his spiritual intuition had already begun to warn him, as if something terrifying had already occurred!
‘This Fortune-Shaving Divine Light can be cast using the `Qi Luck Gu` like a magical treasure. . . directly siphoning away the opponent's fortune. . . but each time it's cast, the `Qi Luck Gu` must fall into slumber. . . ’
`Fang Xi` pointed at the small pagoda above his head.
This `Soul Suppressing Pagoda`'s origins were already quite extraordinary, and after receiving the sacrifice of ten thousand demons, it became even more exceptional.
Among the spiritual treasures `Fang Xi` had seen, it was only inferior to the five-stage `Soul Suppressing Pagoda` in Ice Xuanzi's possession; it was a spiritual treasure whose rank was even above the `Five Elements Ring`!
Buzz buzz!
The grayish-white small pagoda rumbled, and streaks of silvery-white light emerged.
The `Green Reaping Sword` had already transformed into countless `Green Reaping Invisible Needle`s, spreading throughout the void.
Suddenly, streaks of silvery-white light flickered, intermingled with the invisible needles, surging towards `Huo Laozu`'s protective divine light. . .
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