Chapter 903: Stone Dragon
Chapter 903: Stone Dragon
Whoosh!
The slender, red jade, ground-mouth pipe was gently held by crimson lips, and a wisp of faint smoke suddenly puffed out.
The smoke swirled, forming a three-tailed white fox, its long tail like a cloak, coiling around the Nine-Tailed Great Sage.
“Heh heh. . . ”
Her attire was luxurious and dignified, yet the hem of her skirt was ripped open directly, tearing all the way to the base, revealing two fair, slender thighs like ivory.
Her snow-white feet were bare, showing crimson polish on her toenails.
“These foreign races, do they truly believe that bringing out a bit of their tattered, rusty old possessions can compare to the accumulated heritage of our three races? If that were truly the case, they wouldn't have been nearly wiped out already. . . ”
The Nine-Tailed Great Sage calmly smoked her dry tobacco pouch, her long nails glinting with a sharp sheen: “In my humble opinion, among those foreign race battle formations, only the Stone Clan and the Jiuchi Race still hold some promise. . . Yet now, they've been thrown into utter disarray by a mere execution platform of the Human Race. Truly a disgrace. ”
Beside the Nine-Tailed Great Sage stood a short, elderly man.
His eyes seemed no larger than green peas, his figure hunched, his face withered and gaunt, sporting a wisp of a goatee. At this moment, with his hands behind his back, he mumbled: “What's more. . . the Human Race actually used the Five Elements Child as a sacrifice. . . This isn't their usual style. There must have been a huge shift internally! ”
“Perhaps the seniors also saw this point, which is why they probed first, no? ”
The Nine-Tailed Great Sage muttered to herself: “Three True Spirits from my clan have appeared. . . The Mahayana Ancestor of the Stone Clan is also here, and from the Jiuchi Race, besides the three brothers of the Di family guarding against the Demon Race, Di Yi and Di Jiang have both come. . . Among the Human Race, even if Gui Xu Zi is invited out, they are bound to lose. ”
“Sigh. . . our clan certainly has more than three True Spirit-level existences, yet even now, with the battle ongoing, no demon is willing to step forward. ”
The short, elderly man sighed.
“After all, those beings have incredibly long lifespans, and the very concept of the 'Demon race' itself is tenuous. . . To them, their own specific sub-clan is their true kin; the Demon race is merely a large alliance, like a foreign race coalition. . . ”
The Nine-Tailed Great Sage let out a bitter laugh.
Having endured natural selection, the Demon race faced an even harsher survival environment than the Human Race, which led to the philosophy of the strong preying on the weak and the victor ruling all being deeply ingrained in their hearts.
Even facing such a genocidal war, those few True Spirits remained hidden from the world, which was truly chilling!
“Never mind. Given the current situation, unless we immediately employ our Mahayana-level heritage, we're bound to suffer a severe loss. . . Even if we do use it, we'll still take a small hit, and our momentum will be blunted. This is bad, very bad! ”
The short, elderly man sighed.
The Nine-Tailed Great Sage's expression was also extremely solemn.
Of the Demon race's Seven Great Sages, more than half had already fallen in the ongoing war. Although new additions had replenished their ranks, only she and Brother Wei remained of the elders.
And when it came to perceiving danger and foretelling fortune and misfortune, perhaps few among the Demon race could surpass this Great Sage!
......
Roar! Roar!
Naturally, there were capable individuals among the foreign races.
Seeing the Heavenly Barbarian tribe's army formation almost completely annihilated, a roar immediately rang out.
Within the Fire Clan's camp, plumes of raging flames shot into the sky. On the central altar, lines of fire patterns were etched onto the surface of frosty white boulders, lit up one by one by the Fire Clan members.
A crimson treasure bead enshrined at the very center of the altar boomed, shattering the void around it.
A shadow, entirely engulfed in flames, descended with a crash!
It was the 'Flame Soul Essence', not only born with various fire divine abilities but also capable of moving without a trace, making it extremely difficult to deal with.
A spiritual pressure surpassing that of an Integration Perfected cultivator suddenly erupted from the Flame Soul Essence!
Its figure flickered, disappearing from sight, and when it reappeared, it was already above the Heavenly Barbarian tribe's camp, which had become a sea of blood.
Streams of scorching aura enveloped the giant bone bowl.
Screech!
The blood within the giant bowl continuously boiled, emitting large bubbles.
Cracks appeared on the surface of the bone bowl.
Bang!
In less than a moment, it suddenly burst into countless pieces.
The Flame Soul Essence let out a sharp shriek, then flickered and charged towards the Ox-Head Bronze Execution Platform.
On the execution platform, the Five Elements Child had already perished, his soul scattered amidst the black flames.
The demonic shadow with the ox-head and female body, however, grew increasingly solid. Suddenly, it extended several jade-white arms, seizing demonic artifacts like prayer wheels, energy caverns, ghost tokens, and snake-bone necklaces.
Complex, convoluted incantations spilled from the ox-head.
Heavenly Demon secret seals appeared on all those various eerie demonic artifacts, and with a wave from the ox-headed, female-bodied demon god,
the world between heaven and earth suddenly plunged into darkness.
A barrier representing great darkness and great terror descended, instantly enveloping and trapping the Flame Soul Essence within.
The Flame Soul Essence flickered for a moment, but ultimately couldn't escape this layer of great dark heaven barrier, and immediately let out a piercing shriek.
Streams of flames emerged from within the essence, scorching the void, surprisingly holding their own against this layer of dark barrier. . .
Roar! Roar!
Suddenly, from within the Stone Clan's formation, a ten-thousand-zhang long gray-white stone dragon flew out.
This stone dragon was covered entirely in a layer of gray-white stone scales, and two branched dragon horns adorned its ferocious head.
Every time its body twitched, an incomparably powerful petrification divine light swept across.
Wherever it passed, whether it was the earth, flowers, trees, or even cultivators. . . all turned into stone statues.
Rumble! A wave of Mahayana-level magical power swept out wantonly, causing the Integration cultivators like the Divine Calculator on the city wall to feel a chill in their hearts.
“Amitabha. . . ”
Jin Gangzi loudly proclaimed a Buddhist epithet, looking towards the Divine Calculator.
The Divine Calculator picked up a white chess piece: “The foreign race alliance is already in disarray. To reclaim their previous disadvantage, they've released the Stone Clan's stone dragon. . . Now is the time to trade pieces, using our piece to exchange for theirs! ”
Clack!
A white piece fell!
In the area of the Nine Spirits Returning to Earth Sect.
Tian Chen Zi, looking like a burly man, was kneeling before the ancestral tablets: “Ancestors of all generations above, Tian Chen Zi is incompetent. For the rise and fall of the Human Race, I can only let down the sect. ”
He heavily kowtowed, then rose and shouted: “Form the array! ”
Lines of array patterns appeared, their core strikingly a yellow-brown ring—the 'Sumeru Thick Earth Ring'!
This was the heritage treasure of the Nine Spirits Returning to Earth Sect, truly an immortal family treasure.
As long as there was an endless supply of Wutu essence qi, it could conjure a large number of powerful puppets.
However, this function was still its most insignificant one.
Cultivators wearing this ring would not only cultivate earth-attribute techniques at a speed comparable to Heavenly-grade spiritual root cultivators, but their consumption of spiritual energy for various earth-element spells and divine abilities would also be greatly reduced!
Furthermore, over time, they would often even be transformed into an 'Wutu Spirit Body'!
Such an extraordinary treasure could practically ensure the sect's continuous heritage through generations, with earth spiritual root geniuses appearing in every era!
But at this moment, as the formation drew in streams of immortal jade energy and poured them into the 'Sumeru Thick Earth Ring', a crack actually appeared on this yellow-brown ring!
Rumble!
Outside Tianyuan City, the earth trembled.
A ten-thousand-zhang tall earthen giant burst forth from the ground, letting out a furious roar.
Yellow-brown sound waves, mixed with various earth-element divine lights, struck the stone dragon, preventing it from rescuing the Flame Soul Essence.
The stone dragon roared in anger, opening its mouth to unleash a gray-white pillar of light!
Wherever the gray-white light pillar passed, even the void seemed to be 'petrified', revealing a long, stone corridor.
Pffft!
The gray-white light pillar struck the earthen giant, sending countless clods of soil and rocks flying, and then. . . nothing happened.
As a natural earth-element giant spirit, petrification only made its body even more solid!
The earthen giant roared, activating the divine ability of 'Shrinking the Ground into Inches'. Its massive body instantly appeared before the stone dragon, and two fists slammed down fiercely.
Bang!
The two colossal beings tangled in battle. Although the earthen giant was clearly at a disadvantage, as long as it stood upon the earth, an endless supply of terrestrial essence qi would restore its injuries. It surprisingly managed to firmly tie down the Mahayana-level stone dragon.
The price, however, was that after this battle, the Nine Spirits Returning to Earth Sect's most treasured artifact, the 'Sumeru Thick Earth Ring', would be completely scrapped.
Thump thump!
At this moment, from within the Demon race, a squad of war beasts charged out.
The Divine Calculator remained calm and composed, responding steadily. . .
Array after array activated, and countless Human Race cultivators fought to the death against the Demon and foreign races. . .
These myriad magnificent and tragic songs, however, could not stir the high-level cultivators in the slightest.
“The opposing Mahayana cultivators engaging in battle first was merely to assess the outcome. . . ”
As the battle raged to this point, Fang Xi swept his Divine Consciousness, and along with Qing Xu Tong Zi and other Mahayana cultivators, could already conclude: “Even if both races can win, they will undoubtedly pay a terrible price. . . Therefore, is it time for the individual duels now? ”
Just then, a colossal Qilin walked out from the Demon race's ranks, bringing with it a pressure that even made Qing Xu Tong Zi's expression change!
“A seven-tribulation Mahayana. . . and that suit of glazed armor, it must be the Demon race's supreme treasure—the Heaven's Sorrow Five Elements Armor? ”
Fang Xi mused, then said to Qing Xu Tong Zi, Che Xuan Yuan, and the Mahayana cultivator with the surname Bu: “It's our turn to appear. ”
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several Mahayana-level escape lights shot into the sky, arriving above the Nine Heavens Astral Winds in the blink of an eye!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The astral winds were biting. Fang Xi swept his Divine Consciousness and saw a phoenix, a Xuanwu, and a Qilin on the opposite side, and couldn't help but sneer: “Is the Demon race out of people? Are you just using them as filler? ”
And within the foreign race alliance, there were also three Mahayana cultivators: the Stone Clan's Ancestor, along with Di Jiang and Di Yi!
Di Yi had now transformed into the image of a yellow-robed individual, with a bright yellow crack between his brows, from which wisps of dangerous aura seeped out.
As a talent defying the heavens among the Jiuchi Race, its achievements had already surpassed all other Mahayana cultivators of the Jiuchi clan, and within its brow, an even greater divine ability was gestating.
But Fang Xi completely disdained it, turning instead to look at the Stone Clan Ancestor.
The Stone Clan's lifespans were too long; he didn't even want to use the Supreme Pole Star Life-Ending Divine Light on them. . .
“Among the Human Race, there has recently been an auspicious phenomenon of the sun and moon shining together, signaling a newly advanced fellow Daoist. It seems that Daoist is you. ”
Di Jiang also transformed into human form and said loudly: “We have painstakingly advanced to the Mahayana realm; why must we fight to the death? If the Human Race is willing to concede, our Jiuchi Race is willing to mediate with the Demon race and vouch for it. . . ”
“Hmph, even if we retreat now, having lost so much land and resources, won't we still decline to the point of extinction in the future? ”
Fang Xi replied with a cold laugh: “Better to be broken jade than an intact tile! ”
“Human Race. . . your foundations, this old man has long known. ”
At this moment, the Five Elements Qilin spoke with a cold laugh: “Although the Heaven-Extinguishing Earth-Annihilating Immortal Array is sharp, it is completely useless when we are already prepared! ”
No sooner had he spoken than Fang Xi detected an extremely subtle yet powerful void energy lingering around the six Mahayana cultivators opposite him!
Clearly, they either possessed immortal-grade talismans for escape, or someone held an Immortal Abode Rare Treasure with void attributes, providing them protection.
Under such circumstances, it would indeed be extremely difficult to detonate the 'Heaven-Extinguishing Earth-Annihilating Array' to drag opponents down with them!
‘But what you probably don't know is that my mastery of void techniques at this moment absolutely surpasses your imagination. . . If I further amplify it with the Void Mirror in Che Xuan Yuan's hands, every single one of your escape methods will be rendered useless! ’
‘If I were to use the All-Heavens Precious Mirror. . . Never mind, why would a bunch of ants be worth using such a supreme treasure? ’
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