Chapter 897: The Kill
Chapter 897: The Kill
In the Celestial Brahma Domain, at the border.
A young monk with red lips and white teeth, transformed into a streak of golden light, was hurrying along with all his might.
“This humble monk’s life truly is bitter. . . ”
Sanskrit chants resonated, yet a hint of bitterness appeared on Jin Gangzi’s face.
This four-race war had truly been fraught with unexpected developments.
When the Demon race suffered a crushing defeat, even Elder Xun Lao Mo was heavily wounded and forced to go into seclusion to recuperate, further sealing off their last few domains with the Heavenly Demon Great Array. This was tantamount to a de facto surrender, and the human race’s situation became exceptionally dire.
Not only did the pressure on the main battlefield surge, but the alien alliance even had spare capacity to open second and third battlefronts.
“The Wangyue clan has a Mahayana cultivator holding down the fort, what can this humble monk do? ”
Jin Gangzi touched his chest, where a golden sarira lay.
This was a Buddhist sect's Grotto-Heaven Treasure; within it, a 'Celestial Brahma Army' was hidden, and relying on the army to deploy battle formations, even if he encountered an alien Mahayana, he would dare to contend a bit.
Moreover, as one of the Human Race Five Sons, one of the strongest Soul Transformation cultivators, if he encountered a Mahayana cultivator alone, he would have a certain degree of confidence in escaping with his life.
“I hope. . . it’s still in time. ”
Jin Gangzi sighed inwardly.
This Celestial Brahma Domain was originally pioneered by the Celestial Brahma Army, which was why the Mahayana cultivator had dispatched him as reinforcement, and he couldn't utter a single word of refusal.
Just then, Jin Gangzi’s expression changed; a Buddhist Vajra Heart, cultivated through his 'Mind-Reading Divine Ability', was frantically warning him.
This made him quickly reorient his escape light, and a layer of golden light suddenly appeared on his body.
At that moment, a lake ahead suddenly exploded!
Surging, vast black light flashed wildly, shaving off a thick layer from the lake's surface.
The void shattered, revealing a figure, who was none other than Wangyue Laozu!
“Ah. . . an alien Mahayana? ! ”
Jin Gangzi’s eyes widened, and he immediately pressed his palms together; layer upon layer of golden Sanskrit characters appeared around his body, vaguely forming the shape of a golden bell, defending with all his might, and secretly communicating with the Celestial Brahma Army monk-soldiers within his Grotto-Heaven Treasure to form a Buddhist battle array.
A cold, emotionless divine consciousness swept over him, making Jin Gangzi tremble all over.
“Hmph! ”
Wangyue Laozu snorted coldly, as if looking at an ant.
Unfortunately, being in the middle of escaping for his life, he couldn’t spare the effort to kill the human Soul Transformation cultivator, and simply circled around, escaping past Jin Gangzi.
Jin Gangzi was completely bewildered, when the void suddenly flickered again, and a figure in green robes appeared: “Wangyue Laozu, where do you think you’re escaping to? ”
This person was someone Jin Gangzi was surprisingly familiar with: “It truly is Fellow Daoist Fang. . . Fellow Daoist. . . hmm? ”
Feeling the Mahayana-level magical power fluctuations from Fang Xi, and witnessing the incredible feat of him pursuing and killing an alien Mahayana, Jin Gangzi couldn’t help but stare dumbfounded.
“It’s only been a few centuries since we last met, how could Fellow Daoist Fang have already advanced to Mahayana? No, that’s not right. . . ”
He activated his 'Heavenly Eye Divine Ability', and a mysterious golden Sanskrit symbol flashed in his eyes: “The former Grand Elder of Penglai Immortal Pavilion, Fang Xi, cultivated demonic dao divine abilities. . . But this one is a proper Xuanmen (Orthodox Daoist) cultivator, his wood-attribute cultivation technique is incredibly pure. . . Could it be. . . ”
Jin Gangzi seemed to have thought of something, and a look of utter shock appeared on his face.
Fang Xi smiled faintly, his hands moving as if plucking guzheng strings.
Within the void, strands of Law power intertwined, like a great net, blocking Wangyue Laozu’s path.
Since advancing to Mahayana, the Law power he could manipulate had surged instantly.
Especially the Law of Void!
Although it wasn't his primary cultivation method, it was Fang Xi’s most profound Law.
This was why he could directly teleport his physical body, and even match the speed of Wangyue Laozu, who was fleeing in his Nascent Soul form!
At this moment, a great silver net seemed to root itself in the void, directly blocking Wangyue Laozu, as if even his teleportation ability had been sealed.
“Hah! ”
Wangyue Laozu deeply felt the threat of death, and spat out.
A streak of moonlight power appeared, within it, a milky white jade pendant.
Silver light shimmered on this jade pendant, covered in various Immortal Abode secret seals, seemingly an immortal's talisman.
A silver lightning bolt abruptly appeared, striking the massive silver-white net.
The massive silver-white net trembled slightly, and a damaged gap appeared.
But immediately after, phoenix-seal characters, like a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, plugged that gap.
“How is this possible? ! ”
Wangyue Laozu was greatly alarmed.
The immortal talisman he had deployed was a life-saving trump card, yet it had no effect whatsoever!
At this moment, with a flash of silver light, Fang Xi had already appeared behind Wangyue Laozu, and a blue-yellow light burst forth from his eyes.
With the Withered Glory Illusionary Eyes fully activated, even Wangyue Laozu couldn’t help but be momentarily dazed.
“Not good! ”
This alien Mahayana reacted almost instantly, summoning his New Moon Hook.
Clang!
The sound of clashing metal rang out.
Fang Xi held his Sea-Stirring Staff downwards, and thrust it onto the body of the New Moon Hook.
Feeling another immense force coming, Wangyue Laozu cried out internally, "Not good! " But alas, it was too late!
A flying sword darted back and forth, drawing a hundred-zhang-long streak of azure rainbow light, piercing through layers of his treasures and restrictive spell defenses, and impaling Wangyue Laozu’s chest.
“I. . . ”
Wangyue Laozu lowered his head, seeing countless dense pinholes in his chest, and near the pinholes, strands of wood-attribute Law power lingered.
Even though he was a perfected Mahayana Nascent Soul body, at this moment, he couldn’t help but feel a wave of weakness.
“Suppress! ”
Fang Xi smiled faintly, and a dark green rune flashed in his hand.
The phantom of the Earthly Immortal Spiritual Realm descended, its spiritual domain power transforming into a ball of azure light, enveloping Wangyue Laozu’s Nascent Soul within.
Rustle, rustle!
A phantom of the Ancestral Demonic Tree appeared behind Fang Xi, and the aura emanating from it had undoubtedly reached the eighth-tier level!
The phantom canopy covered the sky and earth, enveloping the area where Wangyue Laozu was.
Vines and tendrils emerged from the void, with strands of wood-attribute Law power entwined around them, tying Wangyue Laozu up completely.
“No. . . ”
As a Mahayana cultivator, Wangyue Laozu originally possessed numerous methods; even now, at his wit's end, his Nascent Soul body still held several secret techniques and treasures.
But at this moment, he was horrified to discover that the essence and origin qi within his own Nascent Soul were being plundered, and the immortal essence power that he normally commanded as easily as his own limbs, was now utterly dead, showing no reaction whatsoever.
Rustle, rustle!
The demonic tree phantom stirred again, countless vines enveloped Wangyue Laozu, like a ball of vines, and it fell into the canopy, quickly disappearing from sight.
‘A Mahayana cultivator’s Nascent Soul. . . it must be a great tonic. . . ’
Fang Xi watched this scene, muttering to himself silently.
Among Mahayana cultivators, it was simple to decide victory or defeat, but extremely difficult to decide life or death. To single-handedly kill a Mahayana cultivator, leaving the opponent with no chance to even escape their Nascent Soul. . . Such strength should at least be equivalent to a Seventh Tribulation Mahayana, right?
Of course, what was even more crucial was probably his profound mastery of the Law of Void, which made it impossible for even a Mahayana cultivator's Nascent Soul to escape.
This Wangyue Laozu was also unlucky. With its strength, even if it encountered Qingxu Tongzi, it would have a high chance of retreating unscathed, but instead, it encountered him. . .
“This is fate, indeed. . . ”
Fang Xi sighed with emotion, and looked at Jin Gangzi: “Little Friend Jin Gangzi. . . ”
“Amitabha. . . This humble monk, Jin Gangzi, greets Senior! ” Jin Gangzi did not dare to delay, and immediately bowed respectfully: “Congratulations, Senior, on achieving Mahayana! ”
“No need to be so polite. I see that all your old ailments are gone, and your Three Flowers are complete. I presume it won’t be long before you can join our ranks. ”
A glint of spiritual light flashed in Fang Xi’s eyes, as he chuckled.
“This humble monk indeed has some confidence in breaking through the Mahayana bottleneck, and quite a bit of confidence in the Heart Demon Tribulation, but the Twin Wind-Fire Tribulations and the Immortal Lightning Tribulation. . . those are difficult, difficult, difficult. . . ”
Jin Gangzi sighed.
“Right, Jin Gangzi, why are you here? ” Fang Xi, also aware of the difficulties of Mahayana, skipped over the topic, and asked casually.
“Amitabha, this humble monk was ordered to come and reinforce Penglai Immortal Pavilion, but with Senior here, Penglai Immortal Pavilion must be very safe. . . ”
Jin Gangzi spoke truthfully.
“Haha, since you’ve come from afar, you are a guest. Jin Gangzi, come with me to Penglai Immortal Pavilion. ”
Fang Xi let out a hearty laugh, and waved his large sleeve.
A layer of void fluctuation enveloped Jin Gangzi.
Jin Gangzi only felt a dizzying sensation, and by the time he came back to his senses, he had already arrived before the mountain gate of Penglai Immortal Pavilion.
Bang!
Stars gathered across the sky, and a majestic azure dragon, carrying a terrifyingly huge, pitch-black rhinoceros demonic beast, smashed it down before the mountain gate.
“Daqing, go play somewhere else. . . This meat has already been demonically corrupted; although it's genuinely eighth-tier, it’s not something you can eat. ”
Fang Xi said with a laughing reprimand.
Meanwhile, Jin Gangzi was frozen in place.
He saw the Pantheon, and the densely packed deities, he felt numb all over. . .
“This. . . could this be another hidden reserve of our human race? This humble monk is shallow in knowledge and not a Mahayana, so I truly did not know. . . ”
Jin Gangzi’s eyes went wide, and when he saw Fang Xi’s Shinto Emperor Monarch Incarnation, he was again so shocked he could barely speak.
He naturally also knew that, if the human race possessed such a hidden reserve, they would have brought it out during the Battle of Tianyuan City, or even earlier, how could they have waited until now?
Therefore, these tens of thousands of Return to Void cultivators, and hundreds of Soul Transformation cultivators. . . could only be under Penglai Immortal Pavilion, or rather, under this Senior Fang!
“Amitabha! ”
This sight made Jin Gangzi’s thousand-times-tempered Zen heart somewhat unsteady.
He simply could not fathom how, under the conditions of the Earthly Immortal World, the other party had managed to cultivate so many high-level cultivators?
“Senior. . . who exactly are you? ”
Fang Xi flicked his sleeve, and said proudly.
“This Seat. . . is the Fang Xian Dao Lord! ”
“Fang Xian Dao Lord? ”
The first thing Jin Gangzi thought of was that genius ascended cultivator, who later battled Five Elements Child for the position among the Five Children, and died in defeat. . .
This one clearly couldn't be that 'Fang Xian Dao Lord'.
Jin Gangzi then thought of another possibility, and couldn't help but be startled by a chill.
Subsequently, he saw several streaks of golden light descend, revealing the figures of Venerable Ghost Axe, Venerable Tumo, and others.
They gazed at Jin Gangzi, their eyes seemingly holding suppressed flames: “We are all cultivators of the Fang Xian Dao. . . Where is that ‘Five Elements Child’ who secretly harmed the previous Dao Lord? And where is the Mahayana behind him? ! ”
Although it wasn’t directed at him, Jin Gangzi instantly felt a chill run down his spine, and then a hint of secret delight.
After all, Five Elements Child was also his enemy!
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