Chapter 706: Trap (Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe)
Chapter 706: Trap (Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe)
Whoosh!
Above the Nine Heavens, the gale winds raged fiercely.
Xiao Qing flapped her wings and flew, like an ancient roc grasping a colossal elephant.
"Having caught a cub, it's perfect for setting up a trap to bag those two Three-horned Primeval Rhinos in one go. . ."
Fang Xi folded his arms, a hint of coldness appearing on his face.
He hadn't forgotten the sneak attack they had launched on him back then.
'No, I'm simply avenging the countless cultivators who died and were injured in the Cultivation City! '
After flying out for tens of thousands of miles, Fang Xi found a location extremely suitable for setting up a formation.
Before long, within a thousand-li radius, all birds and beasts had vanished.
Fang Xi swept his sleeve, and one puppet beast after another emerged, each carrying formation flags and array-laying equipment, burying them on various mountain peaks.
In truth, he knew that for the Three-horned Primeval Rhinos, the formations of Black Rock Cultivation City had been shattered so easily; a temporary formation like his would simply be a piece of cake for them!
Nevertheless, as a formation master, a bit of ceremonial flair was still necessary.
Moreover. . .
The Outer Dao Avatar never intended to take on two Primeval Barren Beasts alone; from start to finish, he had been planning a proxy tactic. . .
The formation was merely a smokescreen; his true body was the ultimate trump card!
Fang Xi did not wait long.
Three days later.
It was another tranquil night sky.
Above the firmament, nine full moons each displayed different phases: waxing crescent, waning crescent, and full moon.
Streaks of cool, clear moonlight power sprinkled down.
"Compared to the Human World, the moonlight power here is far too rich. . . If one cultivated a technique that absorbed lunar essence in the Earthly Immortal World, one's progress should be astonishingly swift. . ."
Fang Xi took a sip of Green Bamboo Wine, thinking to himself.
Just then, an urgent phoenix cry suddenly resounded from the sky.
A streak of azure flame escape light appeared, transforming into Xiao Qing's figure, who shrieked, "They're here!"
She seemed to have suffered a minor setback, immediately rolling on the spot and transforming into a small azure bird, then darting into Fang Xi's Spirit Beast Pouch.
Seeing this, Fang Xi was speechless for a moment.
However, accompanied by tremors that grew from faint to strong, two colossal figures gradually emerged from the darkness beyond the mountain range, advancing like moving mountains.
At the core of the formation, the Three-horned Primeval Rhino cub, bound by numerous pitch-black iron chains, its body covered in numerous cuts and profusely bleeding, immediately let out a joyful cry. . .
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two streaks of golden light appeared, arriving side by side!
The array-laying equipment on the mountain peaks exploded with a roar, and countless mists rolled away, revealing the previously shrouded mountains and Fang Xi's figure!
"Not bad, not bad. These horns are indeed the best materials for refining single-use array-breaking treasures."
Seeing this, Fang Xi's face showed not alarm, but delight: "It's a perfect opportunity to test the results of my more than twenty years of arduous secret art cultivation!"
"He transforms freely, he transforms myriad things!"
He formed hand seals, his entire being exuding a chilling demonic intent.
Hiss! Hiss!
Countless black, serpent-like demonic qi emerged, agitating the ambient spiritual energy and surging into Fang Xi's body.
A colossal streak of demonic light suddenly flashed, practically reaching through heaven and earth.
Hiss! Hiss!
A python's hiss suddenly echoed from the void, and a layer of grayish-white mist abruptly appeared, enveloping everything in all directions.
Within the grayish-white mist, various human faces twisted and wailed. . .
Zhong Qi!
Wherever this Zhong Qi passed, not only the mountains and the earth, but even the void itself seemed to be corroded, emitting unbearable sounds. . .
And accompanying the serpent's hiss, a terrifying ten-thousand-zhang long 'Hun Lao Serpent' appeared. Its scales bore patterns like iron burns, radiating streaks of red light. From between its scales, dense grayish-white mist overflowed!
It was precisely a sixth-order Primeval Barren Beast, the Hun Lao Serpent!
This serpent's head was terrifyingly immense; its blood-red maw opened wide, seemingly capable of swallowing an elephant.
Hiss! Hiss!
Accompanying the serpent's hiss, the ten-thousand-zhang serpentine body transformed into a silken ribbon, coiling around one of the Three-horned Primeval Rhinos.
Countless exceedingly dense Zhong Qi practically liquefied, seeping from its scales and dripping onto the Three-horned Primeval Rhino's body, immediately producing hissing sounds and emitting large amounts of white smoke.
The thick-skinned, rough-fleshed defense of the Primeval Barren Beast was surprisingly being continuously corroded and weakened by the Zhong Qi. . .
The Hun Lao Serpent possessed the 'Zhong Serpent' bloodline, and its most formidable innate divine ability was precisely this body of Zhong Qi!
Over the past twenty-odd years, Fang Xi's primary focus had also been on researching this, and he had even made significant progress.
Currently, starting from Gu arts, he could enable cultivators to cultivate certain 'Zhong Worms', thereby grasping a 'Zhong Qi Divine Ability' that was unknown how many times weaker. He named it 'Zhong Art', and with the mindset of testing a cultivation method on a guinea pig, he casually tossed it to Liang Ru Long.
It was unknown whether this divine ability would shine brightly in his hands in the future.
As the giant python continuously tightened its coils, the Three-horned Primeval Rhino shrieked repeatedly, visibly suffering from constricted blood flow and damaged flesh and bone.
The other Three-horned Primeval Rhino naturally wouldn't watch its companion be ensnared and killed by the venomous python; on its third multicolored horn, streaks of radiance converged, aimed at the Hun Lao Serpent's head, ready to activate!
Although Primeval Barren Beasts were mostly driven by bestial instincts, they possessed a certain degree of wild animal intelligence.
Clearly, this Three-horned Primeval Rhino knew that a serpent's vitals were hardest to hit; attacking the serpent's body wouldn't necessarily be effective.
The most crucial thing was to strike where the enemy was forced to defend!
Bang!
This Three-horned Primeval Rhino's choice couldn't be called wrong, but just as it prepared to unleash its attack, a silver light flickered beside its head, and a figure clad in a green robe appeared. Terrifying heaven and earth spiritual energy surged, continuously pouring into a jade hammer.
This jade hammer rapidly expanded, eventually becoming like a mountain, its surface engraved with various runes."Go!"
As Fang Xi's true body coldly formed a hand seal.
The enormous jade hammer smashed heavily onto the other Three-horned Primeval Rhino's lower jaw.
Poof!
A streak of five-colored shimmering light pierced through heaven and earth, yet could only helplessly vanish into the void and the depths of the night. . .
At the crucial moment, the Outer Dao Avatar still employed the proxy tactic!
Now that his true body had arrived, he finally had no more reservations.
The ten-thousand-zhang long Hun Lao Serpent opened its blood-red maw, its venomous fangs firmly biting down on the restrained Three-horned Primeval Rhino's neck.
Liquid Zhong Qi was continuously injected into the unfortunate Primeval Barren Beast's body.
The Primeval Barren Beast shrieked repeatedly, rolling on the ground.
Boom!
A mountain peak, struck by this massive black shadow, suddenly shattered into four and scattered, sending countless boulders flying. . .
Fortunately, the Hun Lao Serpent was also a Primeval Barren Beast, possessing top-tier thick skin and tough flesh. No matter how the Three-horned Rhino struggled, it firmly restrained its opponent, continuously injecting it with Zhong Qi poison. . .
Whoosh! Whoosh!
As the two colossal beasts struggled, two more streaks of light flew out from the Hun Lao Serpent's body, landing in Fang Xi's true body's hand, transforming into a Netherworld Banner and a Divine Infant Sword.
"Sigh. . . Ever since reaching the sixth-order, artifacts have become much rarer."
Fang Xi, once the 'Treasure-Hoarding Boy', sighed with emotion, shaking the Netherworld Banner in his hand.
Streaks of Profound Nether Heavy Water appeared, with a phantom flood dragon coiling within them, seemingly having awakened the ability to control water. It transformed into the Nine Netherworld River, intending to drown the Three-horned Primeval Rhino opposite it. . .
Fang Xi, clad in his 'Green Flame Armor', standing on a Bronze War Chariot, circulated the 'Three-Phase Annihilation Art'. Instantly, all of his immortal source qi transformed into true demonic qi!
'This 'Three-Phase Annihilation Art' is quite overpowered. . . but it's indeed effective. '
'It's just difficult to popularize. . . The suppressed item must be of sufficiently high grade, otherwise there's a risk of one's body exploding and dying. '
'After the Fang Xian Dao Palace Lord returned to Void, he must have relied on the Immortal Abode Rare Treasure-grade 'Fang Xian Dao Palace' to successfully transform. . . '
If it were those Soul Transformation Venerables from the Kyushu World, even if void technology had advanced greatly and Fang Xi had brought secret methods for refining cave-heaven magical treasures from the Minghuan World, after advancing to Return to Void, the 'Three-Phase Annihilation Art' would probably be completely useless.
At this moment, circulating true demonic qi and controlling the 'Divine Infant Sword' felt even more effortless.
"Sever!"
Fang Xi's expression was cold and stern; he pointed a finger at the Divine Infant Sword.
A massive surge of true demonic qi poured in, causing the sword to become immensely large. Bloodstains on its surface writhed, transforming into individual blood-colored runes.
Blood-red true flames burned, and streaks of red lines vanished into the void.
Bang!
In mid-air, the jade hammer, with the might of Mount Tai pressing down, smashed down fiercely once more.
The Three-horned Primeval Rhino's three sharp horns each shimmered with light, desperately resisting.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, at the location above its head, a scarlet greatsword appeared as if teleporting. Wrapped in crimson flames, it spread countless red lines, forming a single sword strike that crashed down with a roar!
Splat!
The scarlet greatsword directly sliced into the Three-horned Primeval Rhino's neck, breaking through its tough hide, tearing muscle and bone, causing vast amounts of blood to flow down like a waterfall!
Gurgle!
Seizing this opportune moment, the waters of the Nine Netherworld River continuously surged, submerging the Three-horned Primeval Rhino's four massive hooves.
The Return to Void flood dragon phantom roared excitedly, drilling into the rhino's wound. . .
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Fang Xi flicked his five fingers in succession, and streaks of mutated Grand Unity Azure Wood Divine Light flew out, landing on the Divine Infant Sword.
The crimson greatsword roared, entwined with the Grand Unity Azure Wood Divine Light, and with the might of the Nine Heavens, it struck down once more!
Boom!
That Three-horned Primeval Rhino's enormous head crashed down, blood continuously gushing from the severed neck.
Seeing this, a small grayish-white pagoda appeared in Fang Xi's hand, emitting streaks of grayish-white light.
Countless grayish-white lights, like fine threads, entered the Three-horned Primeval Rhino's corpse, dragging out the Primeval Barren Beast's essence soul.
The Soul Suppressing Pagoda roared, then captured and bound this essence soul.
The Divine Infant Sword entered the corpse, and with a mere flick, retrieved a sixth-order demonic core.
"Good. . ."
Although he already possessed a Thousand-clawed Beast demonic core, Fang Xi's lips still curved slightly upward upon seeing this demonic core.
He had previously conceived a pill formula for a furnace of sixth-order spiritual pills, but was lacking sufficient test subjects.
These two sixth-order Primeval Barren Beast demonic cores today had arrived just at the right time.
Rumble!
Not long after, another shriek from a Three-horned Primeval Rhino echoed from another location.
Its bones and muscles were completely severed, and it had died from poison!
The Outer Dao Avatar transformed into human form, its face stern, and came before Fang Xi's true body.
With a mere wave of its hand, the Divine Infant Sword and Netherworld Banner flew back to it.
"The Secret Art of Transforming Myriad Things. . ."
"Just one secret art possesses the power to slay a Primeval Barren Beast."
"This Myriad Manifestations True Demon Arts, its power far surpasses ordinary demonic arts of the Earthly Immortal World. Is it truly a Heavenly Demon inheritance?"
A hint of solemnity appeared on Fang Xi's face.
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