Eternal Sacred King Chapter 522 to 533
Chapter 522: Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon
Su Zimo would have never guessed that the unknown living being would burst forth from the lava.
The temperature of the lava was extremely high such that he didn’t dare to touch it even with his body, let alone stay inside it.
That unknown living being was scarier than he had imagined!
Su Zimo’s reaction was swift and without any hesitance, he burst forth with his blood qi while circulating his Inner Core and Golden Core at the same time, invoking his full cultivation.
Swoosh!
Straight away, he turned into his demon form and slashed in reverse with Blood Quencher towards the incoming figure without even turning to look!
Without dodging or retreating, the person reached out and punched with a thunderous might!
Clang!
When Blood Quencher collided against the person’s fist, metallic sounds actually rang as sparks flew.
An irresistibly terrifying force rippled through the blade of the saber.
Su Zimo’s palm split open and blood streamed out. Unable to maintain his grip on Blood Quencher, it flew from his hand.
“Pfft!”
Nearly three feet of the saber was embedded in the wall behind him!
The power released by that fist was so horrific!
It was so strong!
Su Zimo had a great shock.
That slash earlier was considered as his full power.
Although Su Zimo released his immortality and demonic strength at the same time, his opponent received it barehanded and sent his Blood Quencher flying instead.
The difference was too great!
Before Su Zimo could react, a second punch flew over from the living being, slamming like a massive pillar with an endless ferocity.
Su Zimo did not even have the chance to summon the Coiling Dragon Seal and could only raise both arms to defend.
Up till this point of his cultivation, he had been through countless battles but there were few moments where he was forced to defend passively.
It was especially so for melee combat of brute force.
But now, the opponent’s attacks were so ferocious and powerful that Su Zimo could not retaliate at all.
Bang!
The other party’s fist landed on Su Zimo’s arms and a dull sound of defeat echoed.
Instantly, his protection talisman shattered.
With a dull grunt, Su Zimo shuddered and staggered in retreat.
There was a loud thud on the ground.
Slamming against the wall behind him, Su Zimo’s expression was pale and his arms fell limply to the side, trembling slightly – he had already lost feeling in them.
The other party was way too powerful.
Given the attacks, it would take less than three punches for Su Zimo to die here!
His opponent was overwhelming everything with brute force!
Even if Su Zimo had a myriad of methods, he couldn’t use any of them.
On the parcel of land in the lava ocean, the little fox placed the iron basket above its head aside and stood up with a worried expression. Its little paws were propped up before its chest, looking like it was praying for Su Zimo.
“Hmm?”
The unknown living being exclaimed softly – it seemed to be shocked that it didn’t manage to kill Su Zimo with a single punch.
Leaning against the wall, it was only at this moment that Su Zimo could make out the other party’s appearance.
That ‘person’ had red hair and a muscular body. At two meters tall, its face and legs had thick, coarse cuticles and scarlet scales lined its face one after another tightly.
That was a body that could be described as perfect and invulnerable against fire, water and weapons!
Having just exited the lava, the person’s body was still dripping with steaming lava. It had a torrential dominance and looked at Su Zimo mockingly with its triangular eyes.
Although the other party seemed like it was a human, Su Zimo was almost certain that it was a fiend demon.
In the demon race, those at Foundation Establishment and Golden Core realm could be called spirit demons.
The moment they entered Nascent Soul realm, they could be called fiend demons.
Low-level fiend demons were equivalent to Nascent Soul Perfected Lords.
Mid-level fiend demons were equivalent to Void Reversion Dao Beings.
High-Level fiend demons were equivalent to Dharma Characteristic Dao Lords.
Above that, they could be considered as Grand Demons and were equivalent to Conjoint Body Mighty Figures!
Su Zimo had both immortality and demonic cultivation and was even cultivating the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness.
In his cultivation path, he devoured half a dragon egg and great tonics such as the Dragon Blood Elixir.
He believed that on the same cultivation realm, there might be spirit demons with inherited ancient bloodlines who could be stronger than him.
However, the difference between them wouldn’t be this great.
This was a complete suppression!
The other party was a low-level fiend demon at the very least and might even be at mid-level!
“What should we do?”
Panting slightly, Su Zimo circulated his bloodline and regained sensation in his arms while contemplating.
He had to get out of this place alive!
The medicine field in the palace above was enough to tempt any cultivator.
In the Great Qian Ruins, it was common to see people killing others for treasures – that was the most straightforward and effective method!
If Su Zimo were to be stuck here, Xuan Yi and the other two wouldn’t be able to make it out of the Great Qian Ruins alive!
“An immortal cultivator’s Golden Core and a demon’s Inner Core... hmms, you seem to have quite a few secrets,”
The Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon smirked and looked at Su Zimo like a piece of succulent meat, remarking coolly, “I’m truly hesitant to kill you since you already have such a strong body after just forming a core. But...”
After a slight pause, it changed the topic and its gaze turned cold. “You’ve still got to die! Anyone who trespasses into my territory must die! After I kill you, I’ll slaughter all the ants above that are coveting the Vermilion Fruit as well!”
“At that time, you’ll have companions in Hell!”
“Fufu.”
Su Zimo sneered.
Sensing the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon’s killing intent, he had nothing to fear as he shouted, “Old monster, you’re truly brazen with your words!”
“I’m sure that this was the demon fox’s territory initially. That fact that you’re an intruder as well aside, the fact that you’re spouting such big words just makes you shameless!”
Those words were cathartic for the little fox but it triggered the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon entirely.
“GRAWR!”
Roaring in anger, it bared its sharp teeth and seethed, “Human ant, you have a death wish!”
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon took three steps forward and arrived before Su Zimo in the blink of an eye. It gave off a scorching aura and grabbed the top of Su Zimo’s head with its massive palm!
If that attack struck, Su Zimo’s head would definitely turn into sludge.
“I’ve got to give it my all!”
Su Zimo’s eyes shone fiercely as he roared with his Golden Core churning fanatically.
“Golden Core phenomenon, Primordial Soaring Serpent!”
Boom!
A primordial phenomenon that shocked the world appeared behind Su Zimo.
The ground caved in, creating a series of ravines as mountains collapsed and volcanoes spewed with smoke billowing everywhere.
Endless lava flowed freely on the vast lands, incinerating everything in sight as countless living beings were turned into ashes – it was the scene of an apocalypse!
The lava ocean of the phenomenon seemed to be fused with the lava ocean in the cave.
A massive living being crawled out from the depths of the ground with a terrifying aura. It had the head of a snake and the body of an anaconda. Red in color, it was lined with scales that stacked against one another like flaming red steel plates!
It was the arrival of the Primordial Soaring Serpent!
When it saw the Primordial Soaring Serpent, the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon froze for a moment and it broke into an uncontrollable shudder with a flash of fear in its eyes.
That was an ancient fear that was embedded in the depths of its bloodline and soul.
The Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon was a fire attribute demon beast since it was able to survive in the lava.
However, the soaring serpent race was one of the most ancient fire divine spirits!
Chapter 523: All In
The hierarchy of the demon race was strict.
When it saw the soaring serpent, although it was only the power of the phenomenon, the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon instinctively wanted to kneel on the ground and kowtow.
To begin with, the Soaring Serpent phenomenon was created from Su Zimo’s power of fire attribute being cultivated to its limits.
The power of the Soaring Serpent phenomenon exploded even further given the fiery surroundings!
Snake head, anaconda body, dragon scales and phoenix wings, the Primordial Soaring Serpent flapped its flaming wings and opened its bloodied mouth, taking a deep breath!
The steaming lava on the ground gushed into the soaring serpent’s mouth relentlessly.
The flames on the body of the soaring serpent shone brighter with a resplendent radiance that could almost torch the void!
Looking down from above, the Primordial Soaring Serpent shifted its gaze onto the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon coldly, as if it was looking at an ant.
Even though it was just a Golden Core phenomenon, it carried the dignity and nobility of the soaring serpent race!
“Go!”
Su Zimo pointed forward.
Swoosh!
Both wings flapped and a fiery light surged into the air as the Primordial Soaring Serpent lunged at the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon with a terrifying aura.
“How dare you get arrogant with a single Golden Core phenomenon!”
The Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon shouted with a menacing expression. Suppressing the fear in its heart, it reached out with its massive palm and grabbed the Primordial Soaring Serpent at its vital point.
Psst!
Suddenly, the Primordial Soaring Serpent opened its mouth and shot out a column of lava at the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon!
Prepared for it, the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon had already reached out its palm and blocked the front of the lava column.
The fiery red lava spewed in all directions, rolling down from the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon’s head with billowing steam. However, the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon was not injured at all.
The difference in their cultivation realms was too great.
Even with the increase in strength in Su Zimo’s Golden Core phenomenon with the help of the cave’s lava ocean, it could not pose a real threat to the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon.
Although it was expressionless on the surface, the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon was nearly scared out of its wits.
If the human ant before it managed to cultivate to its realm, the power of that single phenomenon would be enough to kill him!
“Thankfully...”
The Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon lamented.
Su Zimo’s expression was indifferent, as though he had already predicted this.
Patting his storage bag gently, he pulled out a gigantic golden seal and injected spirit energy into it.
The Coiling Dragon Seal shone brightly!
“Roar!”
A dragon roar shook the world and reverberated within the cave.
Su Zimo’s eyes lit up brightly as he took a step forward instead of retreating.
Boom!
His Inner Core and Golden Core churned at the same time and his blood qi rose. Su Zimo’s body expanded and his sleeves ripped apart, revealing an arm with popping green veins!
Raising the Coiling Dragon Seal in his left hand, Su Zimo smashed down heavily on the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon’s head!
At the same time, he freed his right hand with the divine phoenix bone and used it as a knife.
Clang! Clang!
His fingernails shot out, sharp as daggers, shimmering coldly as they thrusted into the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon’s chest!
Su Zimo did not hesitate at all for this counterattack and went all in with his trump cards, killing decisively!
First, the Primordial Soaring Serpent in his Golden Core primordial attracted the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon’s attention.
Thereafter, he closed in for the kill!
That was Su Zimo’s only chance!
His killing move was not the Golden Core phenomenon, but his Coiling Dragon Seal and the divine phoenix bone in his right hand!
Poof!
The Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon exerted strength in his arm, causing the soaring serpent to explode and the power of the phenomenon to dissipate.
At the same time.
A gigantic golden seal crushed down on his head, covering the skies!
Bang!
When the Coiling Dragon Seal slammed heavily on the head of the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon, it smacked his head to the side and his outer shell was broken, causing fresh blood to flow.
It was not dead?
The release of Su Zimo’s power of his Golden Core, Inner Core and blood qi alongside a connate spirit weapon only managed to break the outer layer of the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon’s head!
“Howl!”
The Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon yelled in pain.
In his eyes, Su Zimo was nothing but an insignificant ant.
He truly hadn’t expected that the ant would be able to hurt him!
Swoosh!
The body of the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon expanded massively and that head of his which was initially in human form swiftly transformed, turning menacing with bared teeth in the blink of an eye.
That injury had enraged the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon entirely!
That transformation was clear that it was about to turn into its true form!
Demons were only at their strongest when they were in their true forms.
Pang! Pang! Pang!
At the same time, Su Zimo’s fingernails shattered when his right hand struck the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon’s body.
It didn’t manage to thrust in!
Su Zimo’s expression changed, realizing that the situation wasn’t looking good.
Ever since he possessed the divine phoenix bone, Su Zimo did not take the initiative to use it and merely defended with it passively.
The terrifying strength the divine phoenix bone possessed could only be triggered under intense conditions.
But now that Su Zimo wanted to make use of the divine phoenix bone to break through the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon’s defense, he ended in failure.
Both his killing moves failed at the same time.
Su Zimo’s heart sank deeply to the bottom.
Bang!
He did not have any chance left as a tremendous force smacked against him, causing him to fly!
“Ugh... ”
Su Zimo felt an incomparable pain surging through his body as he coughed out blood endlessly.
After turning into his true form, the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon was a gigantic crocodile with a scarlet armor. Standing in the air, he wagged his thick tail and his eyes shone fiercely with blood on its head.
That tail of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile nearly crushed Su Zimo’s organs!
Su Zimo glided through the air without any strength, as though he was falling apart.
He was defeated!
He was completely defenseless.
“I’ve been through countless tough battles up till this point of my cultivation and have dominated multiple strong foes of the same level. It’s tough for me to come across a true opponent, but am I going to be buried by a crocodile today?”
Su Zimo was in such pain that his features were contorted and his mind was in chaos. Fuzzily, he fell towards the lava ocean beneath him.
Before he actually fell in, the connate spirit fire that burned on the surface of the lava had already burned Su Zimo’s green robes into ashes.
Initially, the little fox had a worried expression and kept its gaze on Su Zimo, worrying for his safety.
Unexpectedly, Su Zimo’s green robes were suddenly burned away and he turned nude instantly, revealing everything that shouldn’t be revealed.
“Ah!”
Shrieking, the little fox blushed and extended its pair of tiny paws, covering its eyes.
However, immediately after, a gap opened up in its paws and its gemlike black eyes could vaguely be seen through it.
It did not want to peep on Su Zimo.
However, it was truly worried. Yet, it did not dare to watch on brazenly so it could only resort to such a method.
The scorching sensation from the lava triggered Su Zimo’s nerves repeatedly.
Gritting his teeth, he focused his attention and clarity returned to his eyes.
He must not give up!
Until the very last moment, he must not give up hope!
Circulating his Golden Core, Su Zimo controlled his figure hurriedly and grabbed his storage bag lest it fell into the lava.
At the same time, he swept his gaze and caught sight of a hint of mockery and ridicule in the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile’s eyes.
“It’s over!”
The voice of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile sounded.
The next moment, Su Zimo’s vision blurred.
A massive shadow lunged over with a blood stench.
Chapter 524: Devoured Alive
A grisly red tongue that was burning with flames closed in with a blood stench. The surrounding teeth were sharp and the top and bottom row seemed to form a cage!
It was too fast!
There was no time to react at all.
Within a split second, Su Zimo was already in the mouth of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile!
“Not good!”
Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat and he was alarmed.
The Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile wanted to devour him alive!
Given the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile’s cultivation realm, the terrifying strength of its bite was definitely able to turn him into sludge!
At that moment, it was already too late for Su Zimo to retreat.
Instead of panicking in that moment of life and death, Su Zimo calmed down!
The worse the situation was, the more he mustn’t panic.
Otherwise, a single distraction would cause him to lose his life!
Narrowing his gaze, Su Zimo’s mind reeled as he contemplated how to get out of the situation; time seemed to have slowed down.
The Candlelight Sword Formation?
It won’t work!
Even a Level 3 Candlelight Sword Formation might not be able to break the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile’s defense, let alone his current Level 2 Candlelight Sword Formation.
The Ancient Dragonification Manual?
It won’t work!
If his Golden Core phenomenon was dispelled by the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile, nothing would change even if he conjured a True Dragon.
What other trump cards could help him hold out?
All of a sudden!
Su Zimo’s eyes flashed with a glint.
Without hesitation, he slapped his storage bag and withdrew a bronze square tripod that was around a meter tall!
That bronze square tripod let out an ancient aura – it was the one he had picked up in the forbidden grounds of the Great Qian Ruins.
The tripod was lined with cracks and extremely battered but was unusually sturdy.
Su Zimo did not know if the bronze square tripod could withstand the bite of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile.
However, that might be his only shot at survival!
In a flash, his tendons and bones crackled at the same time, contorting into a lump as he squeezed himself into the bronze square tripod!
Although it sounded slow upon narration, everything happened instantaneously.
The moment Su Zimo entered the tripod, the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile bit down fiercely!
His vision turned dark.
Clang!
There was a crisp sound.
The bronze square tripod shuddered but it was perfectly fine!
Su Zimo was elated.
Although the bronze square tripod was already so battered, its sturdiness definitely made it a priceless treasure!
In reality, it was also a freak coincidence.
The bronze square tripod had been in the Great Qian Ruins for 10,000 years.
Although it was in the depths of the palace and was slightly secluded, there were other cultivators that noticed this tripod in the past.
However, when they saw how battered it was, none of them bothered about it, thinking that it was just a damaged spirit weapon.
Who would care about something as such when the Great Qian Ruins was filled with damaged spirit weapons?
If the bronze square tripod hadn’t hurt Su Zimo’s feet, he wouldn’t have pulled it out from the mud intentionally either.
Above the lava.
Although the bronze square tripod was tough, it did not cause much harm to the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile.
To the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile, the feeling was akin to biting a piece of rock while consuming food.
Without another word, the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile did not care at all as it shrugged its head before coiling its tongue and devouring the bronze square tripod along with Su Zimo into his stomach!
There might be things that demon beasts could not bite through.
However, the powerful contractions of their stomachs and frightening acid within would be enough to turn even metal and rocks into liquid!
On the lone island in the lava ocean, the little fox looked at everything helplessly. The light in its eyes dimmed as it sighed gently.
After devouring Su Zimo, the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile turned towards the little fox nonchalantly with a cold gaze.
Frightened, the little fox hurriedly moved the iron basket at its side and hid underneath.
It was as though it would feel safer doing so.
As a low-level fiend demon, the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon was equivalent to a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Although it could take down Su Zimo with ease, it was nothing much in the wilderness outside, particularly so among the eight demon races.
There were plenty of fiend demons among the eight demon races and he was merely one of the lowest leveled ones.
Among the eight demon races, only grand and old demons would have the chance to get their hands on the charming fox race.
Given the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile’s status with his strength, he won’t have a chance to lay his finger on them in his lifetime!
However, by chance, he sensed the scorching aura and with it, discovered this secret of the palace and found his way underground.
At that time, the little fox was just born not long ago.
Initially, the demon fox was a mid-level fiend demon. However, after giving birth, it was at its weakest since it had lost a lot of blood qi – the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon seized the opportunity when its strength was greatly diminished.
A massive battle broke out!
The Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile was injured as well.
However, the demon fox was even more severely injured.
Both parties maintained the standoff for a couple of years and finally, the demon fox lost out and died.
As for the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile, its Essence Spirit was severely injured and hadn’t fully recovered till now.
Although the little fox saw everything, it was helpless.
When it was injured, the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile was furious and wanted to kill the little fox right away. However, a stray thought entered his mind when he saw the pitiful expression of the little fox.
After this little fox grew up and formed an Inner Core and was able to take on human form, wouldn’t it be at his disposal?
“Soon, soon! I’ll just have to wait a little more!”
The Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile could not contain its excitement as it witnessed the little fox growing with each passing day.
Chapter 525: Escape, Reverse Kill!
Splash!
After being devoured by the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile, the bronze square tripod flowed along with its gooey, smelly saliva and fell into a gigantic sealed space.
Escaping death momentarily, Su Zimo heaved a sigh of relief and extended his head warily, scanning his surroundings with a bright gaze.
This should be the stomach of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile!
The grisly red walls of the stomach contracted endlessly and let out a nasty stench. Lined with blood vessels that resembled little snakes slithering, the place looked horrifying.
The stomach walls were lined with a layer of thick, green liquid that increased as time passed by, letting out a piercing stench.
Was that the digestive fluids of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile?
Su Zimo furrowed his brows slightly.
Withdrawing a supreme-grade flying sword from his storage bag, he used it to tap the thick green liquid gently.
Shing!
Smoke rose.
Su Zimo’s expression changed and he released his grip right away.
In the blink of an eye, the supreme-grade flying sword was corroded and turned into pus water.
Su Zimo was shocked.
If he reacted slower earlier on, his palm would have been corroded away!
What a strong corrosive power!
Su Zimo estimated that the digestive fluids of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile could turn him into liquid within ten breaths!
It did not matter how strong his regeneration powers were.
Digestive fluids started flowing down along the walls of the stomach and Su Zimo hid inside the bronze square tripod hurriedly – he did not dare to be in contact with the digestive fluids.
Gradually, the thick, green digestive fluids started accumulating within the stomach.
Although the bronze square tripod was surrounded by digestive fluids, it was not corroded. In fact, even the green rust on its surface did not vanish either!
Standing within the bronze square tripod, Su Zimo had a grim expression.
He was not out of danger yet!
The bronze square tripod was only slightly taller than a meter and yet, the digestive fluids were accumulating. Once it drowns the tripod, he would have nowhere to hide.
Furthermore, the space within the stomach was limited.
With the digestive fluids increasing in volume continuously, there was no way he would be able to avoid them later on!
Bang! Boom! Boom!
The stomach grumbled like rumbling thunder.
The muscles of the stomach had started contracting.
Taken by surprise, Su Zimo nearly flew out of the bronze square tripod.
Steadying himself hurriedly, his face turned paler.
He had to think up a way to get out of this situation as soon as possible!
If this carried on, he would definitely die!
In the darkness, Su Zimo’s expression was dark as he glared at the stomach walls lined with gooey digestive fluids. His gaze was resolved and he made his decision.
Standing in the bronze square tripod and avoiding the dripping digestive fluids, Su Zimo approached the stomach walls of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile.
This was his only chance.
Extending his right hand, Su Zimo paused for a moment before taking a deep breath of air. With a savage gaze, he used his palm like a knife and stabbed the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile’s stomach walls!
The flesh on his palm was the first to make contact with the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile’s digestive fluids.
Shing!
The frightening corrosive power of the digestive fluids was shown once more as the flesh on Su Zimo’s right hand was completely melted, revealing a scarlet bone palm within.
The divine phoenix bone!
That was Su Zimo’s plan.
Since he could not invoke the power of the divine phoenix bone with his own strength, he would have to make use of external factors!
The digestive fluids wanted to continue up Su Zimo’s wrist after melting the flesh on his palm.
However, as though it was triggered, the divine phoenix bone let out a terrifying aura and a thin layer of flames burned on the bone palm.
Cracks appeared in the surrounding void after being burned by those flames!
Although the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile’s digestive fluids were strong, they were burned away by the flames of the divine phoenix bone!
“It worked!”
Su Zimo’s eyes lit up brightly as he thrust the blood bone palm fiercely into the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile’s flesh.
The divine phoenix flames surged into the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile’s body!
...
Above the lava.
Hovering in midair, the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile was dreaming about its beautiful future when suddenly, a sharp pain surged from its stomach and it almost fainted!
“Roar!”
The Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile let out a tragic howl.
Initially, the little fox was fearful hidden beneath the iron basket. When it heard the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile yell, it could not help but jump.
Hurriedly, it peered through the gap on the top of the iron basket and looked outside.
A bloodied hole could be seen from the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile’s abdomen.
Furthermore, the hole was expanding at a terrifying speed and would engulf his entire body before long.
There was no blood dripping from the hole – all of it was burned into blood qi and dissipated in the air.
The massive body of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile twisted in midair as it howled endlessly. However, it could not stop the spread of the fire.
Those were the flames of the divine phoenix and were absolutely destructive, spreading from within his body!
The little fox was horrified.
Instinctively, it reached out and grabbed the sides of the iron basket with its tiny paws. Once again, it lifted the basket and watched everything unfold with confusion.
Where did the fire come from?
Why did it suddenly burn?
All of a sudden!
A bronze square tripod flew through the layers of flames.
From it, a nude man jumped out. His hair was charred and he was pitch-black in a wretched state as though he was just struck by a thunderbolt.
Clang!
Shocked and dumbfounded, the little fox’s tiny paws released their grip and the iron basket fell to its side.
Isn’t that the gentlemanly scholar from just now?
He isn’t dead?
That’s great!
The little fox beamed brightly and was truly happy for Su Zimo from the bottom of its heart.
However, immediately after, the little fox exclaimed and covered its eyes in a sheepish manner, lamenting to itself, “But this scholar, really... why does he love to expose himself so much...?”
In midair, the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile had not given up on trying to survive yet.
He had cultivated an Essence Spirit as well.
As long as his Essence Spirit survived, he would not be dead in an absolute sense.
However, he was only a low-level fiend demon and his Essence Spirit was extremely fragile, similar to an infant without protecting. Given the treacherous environment with lava all around, it could die at any moment.
However, the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile could not care that much anymore.
The power of the flames was too terrifying and was almost reaching his head!
At that time, he would be dead for sure without the chance to even send his Essence Spirit away!
Swoosh!
A streak of light shot out from the head of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile.
Focusing his gaze, Su Zimo saw that it was a translucent little crocodile.
An Essence Spirit!
It was truly a fiend demon!
Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat.
He saw that the Essence Spirit of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile was extremely fragile, unlike a combat Essence Spirit that did not fear daylight or ominous winds.
In midair, the Essence Spirit of the gigantic crocodile shuddered against the heatwave of the lava and its aura turned even weaker!
Low-level fiend demons were equivalent to Nascent Soul Perfected Lord cultivators.
Although their Essence Spirits could exit their bodies, they were easily damaged and could not linger outside for too long.
The Essence Spirit of the gigantic crocodile sped with its might towards the exit of the cave.
Su Zimo opened his mouth widely and bellowed.
“Kill!”
A gigantic explosion similar to rumbling thunder broke out from beside the gigantic crocodile’s Essence Spirit!
Thunderclap Kill!
Shuddering violently, the Essence Spirit of the gigantic crocodile turned even dimmer and cracks started appearing on its surface.
To begin with, his Essence Spirit was injured and had not recovered entirely.
Now that it received such serious injuries consecutively, his Essence Spirit was on the brink of destruction!
Chapter 526: Danger
Right then, a dark light streaked through the air.
A dark iron basket descended from the skies, trapping the Essence Spirit of the gigantic crocodile within.
The little fox extended its tiny paws with a resolute gaze, seemingly gesturing something.
Instantly, it exclaimed softly and spat out a stream of demonic qi that entered the iron basket.
Swoosh!
A ball of flames burned furiously.
Instantly, the iron basket turned red from the heat and shone brightly with a spreading heatwave!
Nine golden lights appeared and shone forth from the holes of the iron basket repeatedly – they emitted a terrifying might with an unusual movement.
The light of the flames surged within the iron basket!
Slamming left and right, the Essence Spirit of the gigantic crocodile shrieked tragically but it could not escape.
It took less than three breaths.
The gigantic crocodile’s Essence Spirit was incinerated into ashes, dying on the spot!
Even up till its death, the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile did not know what happened.
It would not have imagined that in the end, it would be killed by a demon weapon released by a little fox that couldn’t even take on human form yet!
Narrowing his gaze slightly, Su Zimo glanced at that scarlet basket in midair which shone with nine golden beams of light and was secretly stunned.
He had not imagined that the unassuming basket would possess such a terrifying might!
The little fox beckoned with its paws and the nine golden beams of light in midair returned to the iron basket before disappearing.
The red light on the basket faded gradually and once again, it reverted to its black iron pot shape and flew back to the little fox.
The little fox should be elated with the death of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile after getting its revenge.
However, at that moment, it turned back to look at its mother’s cold and lifeless body, slightly dazed and lost.
Su Zimo sighed gently.
Originally, he had another doubt in his heart.
Since the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon was a low-level fiend demon and had already cultivated an Essence Spirit, it could make use of Dharmic powers and release demonic arts.
However, right from the beginning, the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile engaged him in melee combat.
Even at its last moment, the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile had not released a single bit of Dharmic powers.
It was until this moment after Su Zimo escaped death that he came to a gradual realization.
The Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile’s Essence Spirit must have been severely injured by the demon fox and had yet to recover – that was the reason for everything!
If the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile was able to use its Dharmic powers and release demonic arts, the outcome would have been worlds apart.
Even with the bronze square tripod and the help of the divine phoenix bone, Su Zimo might not have had the chance to injure the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile severely.
To a certain extent, this was probably the work of fate and due karma.
The little fox made a pseudo bow towards Su Zimo and cried softly, expressing its gratitude.
She was extremely smart.
Although the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile died in her hands, she would not have had the chance to take revenge if not for Su Zimo.
Withdrawing a set of green robes, Su Zimo got dressed and descended on the ground once more.
Although the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile was dead, Su Zimo was not in the best condition.
After receiving two consecutive punches from the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile and a heavy whip from its tail, Su Zimo’s body was aching from top to toe and felt like it was breaking apart.
Gritting his teeth, Su Zimo took a deep breath of air and moved, staggering towards the exit of the cave without time to recuperate.
Xuan Yi and the other two were still in the palace above.
If the cultivators that arrived truly had ill intentions, Xuan Yi and the other two would be in mortal danger!
...
Underground palace.
Stellar Luna Sect was the first to arrive and more than twenty Golden Cores barged into the underground palace. Without concealing their tracks, they charged right in and saw the medicinal field in front before long.
“What a rich medicinal fragrance!”
“There’s so many spirit herbs that are over 10,000 years old in this massive medicinal field. Our trip wasn’t wasted at all!”
“Look! It’s a 10,000 Year Vermilion Fruit!”
The eyes of everyone from Stellar Luna Sect lit up with a fervent gaze.
“It’s about to ripen! We’re just in time!”
A Stellar Luna Sect cultivator remarked in a fawning manner, “In my opinion, Senior Brother Qian is the only one in the Tianhuang North Region qualified to get his hands on this 10,000 Year Vermilion Fruit.”
Qian Xinyu’s hands were behind his back and he had a relaxed attitude. Although he was greatly pleased upon hearing that, he merely smiled without saying anything.
“Hehe!”
Suddenly, a cold sneer sounded from the darkness.
A series of specter-like figures walked out. Although there were only eight of them, each of them let out an aura of extreme danger that sent chills down one’s spine!
“Shadowless Sect!”
“Senior Brother Qian, their leader is the paragon of Shadowless Sect, Mo Xiaofeng!”
Qian Xinyu replied calmly, as though he had already expected this.
Smirking coldly, Mo Xiaofeng said with a scoff, “Qian Xinyu is the only one in the Tianhuang North Region qualified to get his hands on the 10,000 Year Vermilion Fruit? What brazen words! Aren’t you afraid of biting your tongue?”
“Oh?”
Qian Xinyu smiled faintly and rebutted, “What do you have in mind, Brother Mo?”
“Nothing much,”
Mo Xiaofeng replied coldly, “I’m merely giving a kind reminder that you’re not qualified to be regarded as the best of the younger generation in the Tianhuang North Region!”
“Insolent!”
“How dare you compare yourself with our Senior Brother Qian?!”
“Hmph, the Golden Core phenomenon that Senior Brother Qian cultivated is ranked 92 on the Phenomenon Ranking. What are you?”
Many Stellar Luna Sect cultivators shouted.
Snickering, Mo Xiaofeng replied, “If it comes to a death bout, we don’t know who will stand out just yet.”
The moment he said that, the atmosphere between Shadowless Sect and Stellar Luna Sect turned extremely tense, as though a massive battle could break out at any moment!
“Hahaha!”
Right then, a long laughter sounded, brazen and unbridled.
“How can I miss out on such a happening situation?”
When he heard that, Mo Xiaofeng’s expression changed.
Qian Xinyu who was initially calm frowned with a wary look in his eyes as well.
More than ten Golden Cores with flaming red robes entered the underground palace.
Their leader was a tall and dignified man who strode over in huge steps. Emitting a scorching hot aura, he was none other than the paragon of Blaze Columbus Valley – Wang Yan!
Qian Xinyu’s Golden Core phenomenon, Solar Luna Stellar Lumen and Wang Yan’s Raging City Blaze were both in the Phenomenon Rankings!
Furthermore, Raging City Blaze was ranked 89, slightly higher than Solar Luna Stellar Lumen.
“Very good, very good!”
Sweeping his fervent gaze across the crowd, Wang Yan nodded with a raring battle intent. “Since everyone’s here, I’ll declare that the medicinal field and 10,000 Year Vermilion Fruit are both mine! Anyone who disagrees will be suppressed by me!”
“Humph!”
Mo Xiaofeng harrumphed coldly. “Aren’t you afraid of dying from your greed?”
“Brother Wang, there’s an order to things,”
Qian Xinyu shook his head gently and remarked indifferently, “Stellar Luna Sect was the first to discover the medicinal field and Vermilion Fruit.”
“Hahahaha!”
Wang Yan burst into laughter and pointed to three people beside the medicinal field. “Qian Xinyu, stop pretending to be righteous. If you want to talk about order, the three of them are the first to discover this place. What has it got to do with you?”
Xuan Yi and the other two had been at the side of the medicinal field the entire time.
However, after the Golden Cores of Stellar Luna Sect, Shadowless Sect and Blaze Columbus Valley entered the place, they were arguing about how they should split the medicinal field and were completely oblivious to the three of them.
It was at this moment that everyone’s attention gradually focused onto Xuan Yi and the other two.
Chapter 527: Light of a Firefly
Xuan Yi and the other two exchanged glances and lamented internally.
The auras of the Golden Cores from those three sects were extremely strong – a single person from the other parties could easily go against the three of them.
The paragons leading them looked even more formidable!
Xuan Yi and the other two had explored outside before and naturally knew that they were in a dangerous situation. As such, they did not dare to act recklessly.
When everyone’s gazes turned towards them, Li Ziyue coughed gently and greeted the three sects with cupped fists, smiling gently with full politeness.
“Greetings, fellow Daoists, I’m a cultivator of Ethereal Peak, Li Ziyue.”
The Golden Cores of the three sects were expressionless after Li Ziyue’s greeting.
A look of mockery even flashed through the eyes of some of the cultivators, as though they were looking at an idiot, a dead man walking.
Ignored!
He was completely ignored!
Li Ziyue’s smile froze on his face.
Frowning slightly, Xuan Yi clenched his teeth and said with cupped fists, “Earlier on, this fellow Daoist mentioned about the order of things. Indeed, we were the ones who first discovered this medicinal field,”
“However, the three of us only need the Rain Frost Flower, Purple Cloud Lingzhi, Blood Ginseng and Qian Essence Grass to save a senior in our sect. We won’t take anything else. We’ll be immensely grateful if you guys can grant us our wish...”
“Are you even in a position to speak?”
Qian Xinyu interrupted Xuan Yi coldly, “Who are you guys? What rights do you have to talk to me about the order of things?”
Shadowless Sect’s Mo Xiaofeng had a frosty expression and his eyes were filled with killing intent. Word by word, he remarked, “None of you shall lay your hands on a single strand of spirit herb here!”
Wang Yan’s eyes were filled with mockery as he threw his head back in laughter. “Interesting! You still want the spirit herbs even at death’s door! Hahaha! The ignorant are truly fearless!”
To be fair, it would already be fortuitous for the three of them to escape such a situation unscathed.
If not for that fact that he wanted to save the disheveled old man, Xuan Yi would not have taken the risk to mention that he wanted the four spirit herbs.
What should he do?
Xuan Yi was extremely flustered.
Right now, even if the three of them wanted to leave empty-handed, the opposing cultivators did not seem like they would agree to it.
Furthermore, although they did not know where Su Zimo was, he was most likely still in the underground palace.
What would happen to him if the three of them left?
Given his character, he would definitely not bow down against such a situation!
However, Xuan Yi and the other two could tell that none of the dozens of cultivators present were easy to deal with!
The three paragon leaders were even more terrifying!
Zimo had just formed his core and nobody knew what Golden Core phenomenon he had cultivated – how could he be a match for those Golden Cores?
“Guys, no matter who this medicinal field will belong to, there’s no need for the three of our sects to get into a fight. Let’s settle the other stuff first,” Qian Xinyu remarked indifferently.
“Agreed!”
Shadowless Sect’s Mo Xiaofeng looked at Xuan Yi and the other two and sneered.
Wang Yan nodded in agreement as well. “No problem.”
Xuan Yi and the other two felt their hearts sink.
Qian Xinyu’s expression indifferent and a dark gold gleam shone from his eyes as he asked icily, “The three of you, hand over the connate spirit weapon. There are things that you guys shouldn’t take!”
“Connate spirit weapon?”
Xuan Yi and the other two froze momentarily with stunned expressions.
“Hehe!”
Mo Xiaofeng sneered, “Go on, continue feigning ignorance! Even at the brink of death, you guys refuse to be honest!”
When they heard that, Xuan Yi’s heart skipped a beat and a look of realization flashed through his eyes.
The connate spirit weapon that Qian Xinyu referred to must have been Su Zimo’s Coiling Dragon Seal!
Previously, Su Zimo made use of the Coiling Dragon Seal to test the toughness of the bronze square tripod. In the darkness of the night, the radiance illuminated was truly too blinding.
When Wang Yan noticed the change in Xuan Yi’s expression, he could not help but grin. “Why? You’ve finally remembered?”
Gulping, Li Ziyue forced a smile. “Fellow Daoists, I’m sure there must be some misunderstanding. The three of us are truly not in possession of any connate spirit weapons.”
Mo Xiaofeng said coldly with a furious killing intent, “That’s not decided with your words alone. Hand over your storage bags or die!”
Xuan Yi and the other two looked terrible.
The more they endured, the more they were taken advantage of.
If they handed over their storage bags, it would be equivalent to handing over half of their lives.
Notwithstanding the fact that they did not have any connate spirit weapons, even if they did, they wouldn’t let it up just like that!
Gripping his fist to repress the rage in his heart, Xuan Yi said with a dark voice, “Fellow Daoist, we’re all Golden Cores. Don’t go overboard with your bullying!”
“Haha!”
“Oh my, he’s angry?”
“Hehe, interesting, interesting.”
Xuan Yi’s reaction attracted a series of laughter.
The cultivators of the three sects laughed mockingly with relaxed expressions.
Noticing that the situation did not seem right, Li Ziyue remarked hurriedly, “Fellow Daoists, the three of us can swear that we’re not in possession of any connate spirit weapons. If we are, we’ll be punished by the heavens!”
“Three dead men aren’t qualified to make terms with us!”
Mo Xiaofeng sneered again and remarked with a sinisterly cold expression, “Since you refuse to hand them over, I’ll take them personally!”
Swash!
Xuan Yi and the other two felt their visions blur and Mo Xiaofeng had already vanished from where he was.
“So fast!”
Their hearts skipped a beat.
They were not in the best condition and it was less than 4 hours since they were previously injured – the wound on Liu Hui’s abdomen had not even healed completely.
Xuan Yi stood in front of Liu Hui to defend her and waved his sleeves, summoning 12 supreme-grade flying swords at the same time. He conjured two Hexagonal Sword Formations without holding back at all!
Gritting his teeth, Li Ziyue circulated his Golden Core wildly and hollered, “Ethereal Sword Rain!”
The both of them used their full strength the moment they attacked!
Pitter-patter! Pitter-patter!
A downpour rained down from the skies, sharp as swords and blades, emanating an endless edge.
When he saw that, Qian Xinyu curled his lips and remarked casually, “Interesting. To think that you’ve managed to cultivate a Golden Core phenomenon as well. It’s just that... your phenomenon is way too weak!”
Mo Xiaofeng reappeared by Xuan Yi and the other two’s side with a sinister gaze.
If Li Ziyue had released his Golden Core phenomenon slightly slower, Mo Xiaofeng would have definitely ambushed them silently.
The three of them might have already been corpses by now!
At this moment, they were protected by the Ethereal Sword Rain.
If Mo Xiaofeng wanted to attack them, he would have to go through the Golden Core phenomenon!
“How dare you embarrass yourself with such an inferior Golden Core phenomenon!”
Circulating his Golden Core, Mo Xiaofeng’s eyes illuminated two dark streaks of light as he hollered, “Golden Core phenomenon, Shadowless Twin Darts!”
Two dark gold darts appeared behind Mo Xiaofeng, resembling two shorts spears with a sharp aura.
“How dare the light of a firefly try to compete against the shine of the moon for glory! Break it!”
Mo Xiaofeng pointed forward.
Pshew! Pshew!
The long darts disappeared and two dark streaks of light appeared in midair, shooting forth with a terrifying shockwave that smashed against the screen of rain!
Bang! Bang!
There were two resounding bangs.
Li Ziyue grunted dully.
A series of cracks began to appear on the wavering rain screen.
Countless raindrops seemed to have stopped in midair.
The two streaks of dark light were about to penetrate the rain screen and break through the air!
Clang! Clang!
Two Hexagonal Sword Formations blocked the dark streaks of lights.
Clang! Clang!
There were two crisp sounds.
Suddenly, the dark lights began swiveling and released a tremendous cyclical force that struck the Hexagonal Sword Formations.
Pang! Pang! Pang!
The 12 supreme-grade flying swords were sent flying!
The sword formation fell apart in a split second!
Chapter 528: You’re the One With a Death Wish
Li Ziyue’s Golden Core phenomenon and Xuan Yi’s Hexagonal Sword Formations crumbled at almost the same time!
The two of them shuddered and blood drained from their faces.
Pshew! Pshew!
The two dark streaks of light appeared before them in the blink of an eye.
Hurriedly, Liu Hui withdrew two protection talismans from her storage bag and crushed them, sending forth a bedazzling light barrier that blocked the two of them.
Snap!
The light barrier shattered the moment the dark lights made contact with them!
The three of them were sent flying by that tremendous force, landing dozens of meters away.
The wound on Liu Hui’s abdomen split open once more, staining her robes red.
Xuan Yi and Li Ziyue spat out a mouthful of blood each. Their auras were weak and the spirit energy in their bodies was in chaos as they felt throbbing pains coming from their meridians.
Although the Shadowless Twin Darts was not listed on the Phenomenon Ranking, it possessed a terrifying killing power nevertheless!
Mo Xiaofeng leaped into the air and two streaks of dark lights circled him continuously; his power of phenomenon churned in a domineering manner.
Looking at the three of them fallen on the ground, Mo Xiaofeng had a cold expression. “Why? You guys are still unwilling to take out the connate spirit weapon even at the brink of death?”
Li Ziyue grit his teeth. “We don’t have any connate spirit weapon at all!”
“You’re still being stubborn?”
Mo Xiaofeng scoffed. “Since that’s the case, you won’t have any more chances!”
“The connate spirit weapon is with me! Come over here if you want to get it!”
Suddenly, a cold voice sounded from the depths of the palace with a chilling killing intent!
Instinctively, everyone turned towards the voice.
A figure gradually came into view.
He was scholarly and had black hair, wearing green robes with elegant features.
For some unknown reason, that seemingly frail scholar was emitting a shuddering aura of danger!
As the scholar strode over, everyone felt as though a bloodthirsty ferocious beast was approaching as the air was filled with the stench of blood!
The cultivators present frowned.
“Hmm?”
Wang Yan and Qian Xinyu, the two paragons, were slightly surprised and their gazes shimmered.
They hadn’t expected that there would be another cultivator in the depths of this underground palace!
Furthermore, nobody realized when he appeared, not even them!
Before long, the green-robed cultivator had already arrived before them.
“Ha, here I was wondering how powerful this person is. So, he’s only an early-stage Golden Core.”
“Another person who wants to die.”
The Golden Cores present heaved a sigh of relief after checking out the intruder’s cultivation realm using their Spirit Peering Arts.
No matter how strong he was, an early-stage Golden Core wouldn’t be able to cause much trouble!
“Zimo, you’re back.”
When he saw Su Zimo appear, Xuan Yi sighed internally, knowing that today’s matters would definitely not end peacefully.
Arriving beside the three of them, Su Zimo squatted down and checked their conditions. His expression only relaxed after seeing that they were in no danger of death.
With a grim expression, Liu Hui whispered, “Zimo, these guys are not easy to deal with. How about throwing out the connate spirit weapon for them to fight among themselves first while we seize the chaos to escape. It’s fine if we are bullied, what’s important is that we get out alive.”
“That’s right.”
Li Ziyue added softly, “There’s too many of them and there are three cultivators with terrifying strength. You won’t be a match for them alone, don’t be reckless.”
“Hais.”
Xuan Yi sighed softly. “If things don’t look good, get out alone, Zimo. Don’t be impulsive.”
“It’s alright, I’ll settle this,”
Su Zimo had a calm expression and gestured for the three of them to feel assured.
Wang Yan and Qian Xinyu glared at Su Zimo for a little while before relaxing.
Although that scholar gave off an extremely dangerous aura, he was in a bad condition and his expression was somewhat pale. In fact, there was a hint of blood in his breath!
That person was severely injured and seemed to have just gone through an intense battle!
“What a false alarm. He’s of no threat.”
Qian Xinyu grinned and those words flashed through his mind.
“Lad, hand over the connate spirit weapon and I can let you die with a whole corpse!”
Mo Xiaofeng glared down from above in a domineering manner.
Rising slowly, Su Zimo did not look at Mo Xiaofeng, merely scanning his surroundings. His gaze swept by Qian Xinyu and Wang Yan as he asked instead, “Who else wants to get their hands on my connate spirit weapon?”
Everyone was stunned.
Was that scholar a fool – wasn’t he aware of the situation he was in?
Ignored by Su Zimo, Mo Xiaofeng was thoroughly embarrassed as he snarled with killing intent spewing from his eyes, “Lad, I’m talking to you!”
Su Zimo did not look over at Mo Xiaofeng still, as though he did not know that the latter existed.
“Isn’t anyone going to reply?”
Raising his brow, Su Zimo smiled and said with deep intent, “I’ll be direct then. If you guys leave now, you’ll get a chance to live. Don’t regret if the fight truly breaks out.”
“Ah?
“Haha!”
The crowd first went silent.
Right after, it burst with laughter; some people clutched their stomachs while others bent over, as though they had heard the greatest joke in the world.
Everyone looked at Su Zimo like they were looking at an idiot.
Su Zimo smiled as well.
In midair, Mo Xiaofeng’s expression was menacing as he gripped his fists tightly. The two dark gold long darts around him were shuttling so quickly that they were even buzzing.
Su Zimo’s continued obliviousness towards him was driving him nuts!
“You. Are. Courting. Death!”
The veins on Mo Xiaofeng’s neck popped out and blood surged through him as he snarled word by word.
Finally.
Raising his head slightly, Su Zimo looked at Mo Xiaofeng and replied indifferently, “You’re the one with a death wish.”
“Kill!”
No longer able to tolerate, Mo Xiaofeng hollered and the power of his phenomenon burst forth immediately – two long darts turned into streaks of light that arrived instantly!
Expressionless, Su Zimo was not flustered and swiped his storage bag gently. A gigantic golden seal appeared in his palms with a domineering aura, as though it could suppress all things!
When they saw that gigantic golden seal, Wang Yan and Qian Xinyu’s gazes turned incomparably fervent.
Any single bit of hesitance they had disappeared as well.
Everything else aside, that connate spirit weapon made everything worthwhile!
Su Zimo’s power of his Golden Core was circulating wildly inside him.
The Coiling Dragon Seal in his palm expanded swiftly with an immense brightness akin to a blazing sun. Flying away from him, it blocked in front of Su Zimo.
Clang! Clang!
The two streaks of dark light could not dodge in time and struck the Coiling Dragon Seal. However, they were repelled instantly!
The Coiling Dragon Seal did not budge at all.
Mo Xiaofeng shuddered and a look of fear flashed through his eyes.
That collision nearly shattered his Golden Core phenomenon!
“You want to see a connate spirit weapon?”
Su Zimo’s gaze lit up as he smiled sinisterly. “I’ll let you see all you want!”
Boom!
Descending from the skies, the Coiling Dragon Seal turned into a gigantic golden mountain with a tremendous force.
“Roar!”
The dragon roar reverberated through the world and coiled around the mountain peak, causing it to descend at a faster speed with a fiercer power and more intense aura!
Under the shroud of the Coiling Dragon Seal, many Golden Cores felt their hearts skip a beat and retreated right away.
Snap!
Slamming against Mo Xiaofeng’s Shadowless Twin Darts, the Coiling Dragon Seal shattered the former’s Golden Core phenomenon instantly!
“Pfft!”
Mo Xiaofeng shuddered and spat out a huge mouthful of blood with a battered expression.
A dark shadow engulfed Mo Xiaofeng and he could not escape at all. Utterly scared out of his wits, he crushed a protection talisman hurriedly while yelling, “Fellow Daoist, please show mer—”
“Pfft!”
Before he could finish, a sludge of blood appeared beneath the golden mountain peak.
The paragon of Shadowless Sect was killed by the Coiling Dragon Seal without a corpse left!
Chapter 529: Start of the Massacre
Silence ensued in the underground palace instantly.
Cultivators of Stellar Luna Sect, Shadowless Sect and Blaze Columbus Valley looked at everything with widened eyes in disbelief.
Prior to this, no one would have imagined that a single attack from a seemingly frail scholar would kill the paragon of Shadowless Sect instantly!
Against the suppression of the connate spirit weapon, the Shadowless Twin Darts that destroyed the Ethereal Sword Rain, Hexagonal Sword Formations and protection talismans was akin to a piece of paper, unable to withstand a single blow.
Decisive to kill!
Three words flashed across everyone’s mind.
It was too ruthless!
In such circumstances, unless they were paragons of the immortal, Buddhist and fiend super sects, any other Golden Core wouldn’t dare to be reckless.
With the death of Mo Xiaofeng, there was now no way of reconciliation for both parties!
Although everyone was shocked, their gazes remained cold.
To them, Xuan Yi and the other two were severely injured and their combat strength could be ignored whereas Su Zimo was alone – no matter how strong he was, he could not defend against the combined attacks of so many Golden Cores!
Furthermore, Su Zimo was only at early-stage Golden Core.
The remaining seven cultivators of Shadowless Sect left slowly, delving into the darkness without a trace, as though they had disappeared.
Qian Xinyu and Wang Yan glared at the gigantic golden seal with fervent gazes.
The fact that an early-stage Golden Core could produce such terrifying killing power proves that the gigantic seal was extraordinary!
If either of them got their hands on it, their combat strength would double at the very least!
With the seal, they could definitely dominate everyone when they enter the intermediate ancient battlefield 20 years later and gain fame!
“Alright!”
Wang Yan roared into laughter. “Good moves, fellow Daoist. I’m rather impressed. Hand the connate spirit weapon to me first and I can make the decision to let you join Blaze Columbus Valley so that you can follow me from now on!”
Su Zimo smiled with a flash of mockery in his eyes.
Wang Yan was not frustrated despite seeing and shouted with a smile on his face, “The wise recognize their circumstances. The situation right now is clear, you’re in an irreconcilable situation with Shadowless Sect. At the same time, the cultivators of Stellar Luna Sect want to kill you for your treasure...”
After a slight pause, Wang Yan declared haughtily, “Right now, I’m the only one that can save you!”
Wang Yan was making his intentions clear.
As long as Su Zimo were to submit to him and hand over the connate spirit weapon, he could ensure Su Zimo’s survival and would even fight against Shadowless Sect and Stellar Luna Sect!
There were more than twenty Golden Cores on the side of Stellar Luna Sect and seven left on Shadowless Sect.
Although Blaze Columbus Valley only had more than ten Golden Cores, Wang Yan was confident that his Golden Core phenomenon was superior to Qian Xinyu’s!
“You don’t have to worry. Senior Brother Wang is a man of his words and will definitely not renege.”
“What are you thinking about? You’re still hesitating although Senior Brother Wang recruited you personally and spared your life?”
A few Blaze Columbus Valley cultivators behind Wang Yan were displeased when they saw that Su Zimo was keeping his silence.
In their opinion, if Su Zimo was tactful, he should hand over his connate spirit weapon right away and kowtow!
“I think... you guys are misunderstanding something,”
A brief moment later, Su Zimo spoke slowly, “Right now, it’s not about who can save me. It’s about who can save you guys!”
When Wang Yan heard that, the smile on his face disappeared gradually and his expression darkened.
“Fufufufu!”
Qian Xinyu laughed at the right time and shook his head gently, rubbing his palms together. “Interesting, interesting. Brother Wang, he doesn’t need you to save him nor does he think highly of Blaze Columbus Valley.”
Everyone from Blaze Columbus Valley was enraged to begin with.
Qian Xinyu’s words were akin to adding oil to fire!
“Damn it! He really doesn’t know what’s good for him!”
“Senior Brother Wang, you don’t have to do it personally. I’ll retrieve his head for you!”
Blaze Columbus Valley was riled up.
Wang Yan did not disagree, merely nodding his head.
The Golden Core that requested to attack turned towards Su Zimo, muttering, “I’ll let you die in peace today! I am Tian Heng from Blaze Columbus Valley. That way, you’ll at least know the name of the person who sent you to Hell!”
“It’s him!”
“He’s also a genius of Blaze Columbus Valley and is definitely ranked top five among their Golden Cores in terms of strength.”
The crowd from Stellar Luna Sect broke into hushed discussions.
Tian Heng did not circulate spirit energy nor did he summon any spirit weapons, merely walking over barehanded.
Su Zimo’s expression did not change at all as he glanced at Tian Heng and understood.
All of a sudden!
When he was around ten feet away from Su Zimo, Tian Heng increased his speed!
There was a boom.
Extending his feet, Tian Heng stomped on the ground and his blood qi burst forth. Like a sharp arrow, he arrived before Su Zimo instantly and his killing intent was so sharp that it almost materialized!
Su Zimo did not move at all, as though he could not react in time.
Although Tian Heng was at late-stage Golden Core, he did not underestimate his opponent.
He knew that Su Zimo was in possession of a connate spirit weapon and was tough to deal with, enough to pose a threat to him. That was the reason why he feigned weakness and only struck when he was close enough!
“Prepare to die!”
With a menacing expression, Tian Heng slung his fists onto Su Zimo’s head!
Sneering coldly, Su Zimo did not dodge nor avoid and instead, punched in return against the incoming attack.
Snap!
The sound of bones cracking could be heard.
The bones in Tian Heng’s palms were shattered and his wrist snapped, revealing white bones!
Instantly, cold sweat rolled down.
Tian Heng’s face was already distorted!
As for Su Zimo, he did not stop at all and his punch continued with its momentum after crushing Tian Heng’s hand. His palm opened up like it wanted to engulf the entire world!
A patch of darkness shrouded over Tian Heng’s head.
Su Zimo’s palm landed on the top of Tian Heng’s head and pushed down forcefully!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Tian Heng’s massive head was pushed right into his chest and the tendons and bones on his neck snapped – he died on the spot, turning into a mist of blood!
Tian Heng would have never imagined that his foundation and pretense was exposed with a single glance from Su Zimo.
More than that, he would not have expected that Su Zimo was almost invincible within ten feet!
To Su Zimo, his actions, calculations and attacks were akin to a joke.
In less than a single round of exchange, Blaze Columbus Valley’s Tian Heng’s corpse was laid on the ground!
Almost at the same time, a cold glint appeared behind Su Zimo at his blind spot.
Immediately after, a vague shadow appeared on the ground.
The cultivators of Shadowless Sect made their move!
It was an extremely precise timing but the only miscalculation was that... Tian Heng died too quickly.
The cicada senses autumn coming before the wind even starts to blow.
With the warning from his spirit perception, Su Zimo slapped in reverse without even turning back.
His arm swept through the void, thick as the trunk of a primordial divine elephant. A crisp sound exploded in the air and met the incoming long sword.
Clang!
An ear-piercing sound rang and the sword quivered violently.
Right in front of countless gazes, the superior-grade sword that carried the power of a Golden Core was shattered into shards by Su Zimo’s seemingly limp arm, scattering on the ground!
Poof!
Pointing forward, Su Zimo tapped the glabella of the Shadowless Sect cultivator.
A bloodied hole formed.
Grisly fresh blood began to flow.
Su Zimo’s body was way too strong!
He could snap a spirit weapon with his palm and that finger penetrated the bones of that cultivator with ease!
In the blink of an eye, two more Golden Cores were dead.
As for the massacre, it had only just begun...
Chapter 530: Battle Against the Cultivators
“How dare you!”
Wang Yan hollered, wanting to stop things but it was too late.
Tian Heng died too quickly without even lasting a single round!
When he witnessed Tian Heng’s death, Wang Yan was enraged; his eyes seemed like they were burning with fire.
“Kill him!”
Qian Xinyu waved his hand indifferently.
Many Golden Cores behind the two paragons swarmed forward with furious killing intents, attacking in succession.
The cultivators that accompanied Wang Yan and Qian Xinyu to the Great Qian Ruins were not weaklings in their sects and there were extremely few early-stage Golden Cores.
Most of them were at mid or late-stage.
Instantly, sword qi streaked through the air and resplendent light filled the skies.
Many flying swords and spirit weapons howled like the wind.
Countless spirit arts released terrifying energy shockwaves, causing the spirit qi in the void to fluctuate in chaos!
The attacks were everywhere!
Su Zimo was situated in the center of the battlefield all alone, similar to a sampan in a raging ocean that could sink at any moment!
However, his expression was still calm and composed, as though he could not sense that he was in danger.
His black hair swayed gently and two beams of divine lights shone from his eyes as he took a deep breath before opening his mouth.
“Kill!”
His voice was like thunder, shaking the nine heavens!
After cultivating his Inner Core, Su Zimo’s skin, flesh, tendons, bones, marrow and organs underwent yet another transformation.
The power of his Thunderclap Kill rose as well!
That single howl was akin to an ancient demon’s howl. Arriving suddenly, the underground palace trembled as dust fell endlessly.
The Shadowless Sect cultivators that were initially hiding in the darkness with the help of blind spots and the environment shuddered, revealing themselves.
The cultivator closest to Su Zimo had a pained expression and his features were contorted. Bending over, he clutched both ears and blood seeped through the gaps in his fingers!
Su Zimo’s howl ruptured that person’s eardrums right away!
All the flying swords, spirit weapons and even spirit arts that were directed towards Su Zimo paused for a split second.
That single second might not have amounted to much for anyone else.
However, in this battlefield, it was the difference between life and death for some cultivators!
In a flash, Su Zimo lunged towards the Shadowless Sect cultivator closest to him.
Seizing the opportunity while that person was stunned by Thunderclap Kill and had yet to react, he leaped up and tapped the front of his feet on that person’s head gently.
Snap!
That person’s head split into pieces and he died on the spot!
Using that person’s head as a support, Su Zimo changed directions rapidly and arrived before another Shadowless Sect cultivator.
That cultivator was shocked and could not react in time at all. He had just raised his arms when Su Zimo’s punch had already landed on his chest!
Poof!
That person’s chest caved in and protruded out from his back!
His body was penetrated by a single punch from Su Zimo and he fell forward stiffly. Blood gushed out from the gaping hole and his gaze dimmed – it was clear that he could not survive.
“Rise!”
At the same time, Su Zimo’s eyes lit up and he waved his sleeves.
Not far away, the Coiling Dragon Seal rose from the ground and illuminated with a blinding golden light. With a resounding bang, it looked like a gigantic mountain with a gigantic dragon coiling around it hovering in midair.
Swoosh!
Su Zimo controlled the Coiling Dragon Seal and directed it to smash towards some Stellar Luna Sect cultivators on the opposite end.
Poof! Poof! Poof!
The three Golden Cores would not withstand the smash of the Coiling Dragon Seal at all and were crushed – the superior-grade spirit weapons in their hands broke into shards as well!
Many cultivators were shocked.
Although that frail scholar was only at early-stage Golden Core, his physique was terrifyingly strong as was his melee combat skills!
Decisive with clean actions, every single move from him was lethal without any hesitance!
It would almost be impossible for one to escape death the moment he closed in.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten Golden Cores died in the hands of Su Zimo.
“Humph!”
Qian Xinyu’s expression turned terrible when he saw the consecutive deaths of his sect mates.
In his opinion, it was extremely easy to deal with an early-stage Golden Core like Su Zimo, even if the latter had a connate spirit weapon in his possession.
After all, even if Su Zimo had three heads and six arms, he wouldn’t be able to defend against more than ten Golden Cores attacking him at the same time.
However, as time passed by, be it Qian Xinyu or Wang Yan, both of them felt things getting troublesome.
This Su Zimo was much more frightening than they had imagined!
He was extremely strong in melee combat and had unusual movement techniques. Shuttling through the crowd with a pair of spirit wings, no one could injure him at all!
A while later, it was the three sects that was suffering immense losses with Golden Cores falling one after another instead.
If this continued, all their fellow sect mates would be massacred by Su Zimo before the two of them had their chance to attack!
In reality, the reason why both Qian Xinyu and Wang Yan did not strike immediately was because they were wary of one another.
Both of them expected an immense battle to break out between Stellar Luna Sect and Blaze Columbus Valley after Su Zimo’s death.
They were not only fighting for the medicinal field here, but the connate spirit weapon as well!
Both of them were guarding against the other.
But now, the way the situation unfolded had gone beyond their expectations!
Narrowing his gaze, Qian Xinyu suddenly said, “Brother Wang, there’s no need for us to continue wearing each other down as such.”
“Oh? What do you mean?” Wang Yan asked instead.
“Let’s join hands and kill this person first. As for the connate spirit weapon and medicinal field, we’ll make a decision for it later!” Qian Xinyu replied with a deep voice.
“Alright!”
The moment he replied, the two of them attacked together with a tacit understanding.
“Meteor Fall!”
Qian Xinyu shifted his fingers and pointed forward, shouting softly while channeling his spirit perception.
Spirit qi gathered towards Qian Xinyu’s fingertip continuously.
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, a gigantic meteor hovered before Qian Xinyu and crashed down towards Su Zimo’s head!
The meteor descended at a terrifying speed and was even blazing with flames on its surface, letting out a frightening might that threatened to pierce the vast lands!
Su Zimo was expressionless and slapped his storage bag. Instantly, 18 supreme-grade flying swords appeared before him.
With his control, 18 flying swords streaked horizontally, leaving streams of sword qi and a piercing frost.
Clang! Clang!
The 18 flying swords buzzed and quivered, swiftly forming a sword formation that resembled a blazing sun. It spun continuously and surged towards the incoming meteor!
Boom!
The meteor collided against the sword formation with a loud bang.
The collision of the two opposing powers caused a massive energy light wave to spread out in all directions!
The aftershock of that power was extremely terrifying, surging towards the medicinal field in the distance.
The 10,000 Year Vermilion Fruit that was in the center swayed, letting out an invisible energy that caused the aftershock to dissipate.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sword formation engulfed the meteor and slashed it repeatedly, leaving countless scars behind.
After a brief pause, the meteor exploded!
No longer able to sustain, the Candlelight Sword Formation fell apart as well.
Qian Xinyu’s expression was grim when he saw that.
That spirit art could be considered as Stellar Luna Sect’s killing move!
Its true power did not lie in the moment the meteor landed, but the terrifying power that was released during its final explosion.
Any cultivator that did not notice that would definitely be severely injured by the explosion of the meteor!
Unfortunately, that spirit art was blocked by the Candlelight Sword Formation and the meteor fragments could not get close at all, let alone injure Su Zimo.
Chapter 531: Two Great Phenomenons
Wang Yan’s fingertips danced the moment Qian Xinyu attacked, conjuring a spirit art that heated up the surroundings instantly.
“Flame Spear!”
He shouted and a long spear condensed in the void before him, blazing with raring flames. The spear was red from the heat and burned with a crystalline luster.
“Go!”
Surging forward, the flaming spear emitted a heatwave that caused the air to sizzle.
Su Zimo channeled his bloodline while controlling his Candlelight Sword Formation to defend against Qian Xinyu’s Meteor Fall.
The power of thunder that was hidden in Su Zimo’s bloodline sizzled in his palms, forming an electric spear that was blinding!
Boom!
The two different powers of thunder and fire collided and let out a resounding bang.
Although Su Zimo was two cultivation realms below Wang Yan, he achieved the legendary Extreme Foundation Establishment realm. Even at early-stage Golden Core, he was not inferior to late-stage Golden Cores in terms of strength.
Furthermore, that thunder spear was created from the Void Thunder Manual.
The Void Thunder Manual was a mental secret skill that was compiled from the Thunder Emperor’s lifelong learning. Although there was only a single remnant page, the power it contained was unimaginable!
The flaming and thunder spear clashed.
Lightning flashed everywhere and sparks flew!
In that collision, Wang Yan did not gain any advantages and was instead being pushed back!
While defending against the attacks of the two paragons, Wang Yan and Qian Xinyu, Su Zimo channeled his Coiling Dragon Seal and smashed it towards the crowd!
Tragic shrieks sounded as a blood mist spread through the palace.
When he was at Extreme Foundation Establishment realm, Su Zimo could already kill early and mid-stage Golden Cores with his Coiling Dragon Seal.
Now that he had formed his core and was able to release the full power of the Coiling Dragon Seal, coupled with the terrifying power of the Golden Core realm itself, no ordinary Golden Core could withstand the might of the Coiling Dragon Seal!
Even if there were any Golden Cores that could conjure Golden Core phenomenons, they could only survive by a bare margin.
Against the repeated collision and suppression of the Coiling Dragon Seal, the Golden Core phenomenons of the Golden Cores could not hold out at all and broke apart!
Not only did Wang Yan and Qian Xinyu fail to control Su Zimo after attacking, cultivators of the three sects were falling apart instead!
“Brother Wang, let’s not hold back anymore at a moment like this!”
Qian Xinyu’s gaze was grim as he said with grit teeth.
Wang Yan’s expression was solemn and his gaze flashed fiercely.
In reality, although the both of them attacked, they had yet to use their full strength and were still wary against the other.
For Golden Cores, Golden Core phenomenons were their greatest killing moves.
However, they could not release their Golden Core phenomenons repeatedly within a short period of time.
Between Wang Yan and Qian Xinyu, if either of them were to release their Golden Core phenomenons first, the power of their phenomenons would weaken after Su Zimo was dead and that was equivalent to them losing an ace up their sleeves!
At that time, they would definitely be disadvantaged in the fight for the connate spirit weapon and medicinal field.
Therefore, although the two of them joined the fray on the surface, they were still mindful of one another and hiding tricks up their sleeves.
But now that the cultivators of their sects were dead and gravely injured, they would most likely be the only two remaining if this continued...
Both of them could not hold out for much longer.
“Alright!”
Wang Yan’s eyes flashed with a look of resolve as he said deeply, “Let’s join hands and release our Golden Core phenomenons to kill this lad first!”
“Completely agreed!”
Qian Xinyu nodded.
The two of them exchanged glances and circulated the power of their Golden Cores tacitly, releasing their Golden Core phenomenons!
It was rare for two paragons of different sects to have such a chemistry at this moment.
Although neither of them said it, both of them knew in their hearts that they were already feeling pressure against the frightening combat strength displayed by Su Zimo!
“Golden Core phenomenon, Solar Luna Stellar Lumen!”
Qian Xinyu’s eyes flashed like the dazzling stars of the night.
A sky seemed to appear above him with a gigantic moon and stars dotted everywhere, spilling endless starlight. Although it looked mysterious, it possessed a shocking killing intent and let out a shuddering energy shockwave!
Su Zimo narrowed his eyes.
The Solar Luna Stellar Lumen was ranked 92 on the previous Phenomenon Ranking.
It was created by harmonizing with the moon and countless stars while forming a core. By comprehending the sun, moon and communicating with the stellar powers, the phenomenon was formed. While it was not created by an ancient mighty figure, its might was still extraordinary.
Up till this point of his cultivation, this was the first time that Su Zimo was witnessing a truly strong Golden Core phenomenon.
Although it was ranked near the end of the Phenomenon Ranking, the might of the Solar Luna Stellar Lumen was already enough for him to feel threatened!
“Golden Core, Raging City Blaze!”
An ancient city appeared behind Wang Yan, majestic and grand, shocking as though it had arrived after reversing through time!
Immediately after, raging flames blazed through the ancient city.
The city walls were burned red and countess living beings struggled, wailed and cried in the flames...
The entire city had transformed into a burning hell!
Raging City Blaze was ranked 89 on the previous Phenomenon Ranking and was created by an ancient mighty figure.
In his youth, the man encountered a catastrophe where a city was caught in a major battle between cultivators and burned with True Fire, causing millions of living beings to be turned into ashes.
That ancient mighty figure managed to scrape through death and as fate would have it, he was saved by a cultivator who was passing by the ruins. The flames engulfed him and left him in wrenching pain worse than death.
Later on, that man cultivated with great determination and when he finally formed his core, he recalled that scene from his younger days. Instantly, a raging flame surged through his heart and a phenomenon was formed alongside his successful core formation!
Even Qian Xinyu’s Solar Luna Stellar Lumen dimmed in comparison when Raging City Blaze arrived!
Raging City Blaze did not only contain the might of the flames, but also an eternal vengeance and hatred from this ancient mighty figure of the past!
When he saw the two Golden Core phenomenons, Li Ziyue’s expression turned pale.
Golden Core phenomenons varied in strength.
Within the territory of Great Zhou, his Ethereal Sword Rain was also considered as a famous Golden Core phenomenon. However, it was completely worthless against those two Golden Core phenomenons!
Even if he could release it right now, it would most likely break apart instantly.
The arrival of the two Golden Core phenomenons caused the entire underground palace to quake.
Standing in midair, Qian Xinyu strode between the Solar Luna Stellar Lumen towards Su Zimo with a cold expression, saying slowly, “It’s time to end things!”
Scoffing coldly, Su Zimo waved his sleeves and swept up the Coiling Dragon Seal, smashing it fiercely towards Qian Xinyu!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Coiling Dragon Seal was struck by endless starlight in midair, unable to close in.
Wang Yan strode forward.
The ancient city behind him that raged with flames smashed towards the gigantic seal with a swiveling divine dragon in midair.
Boom!
The Golden Core phenomenon of the Raging City Blaze merely shuddered for a brief moment against the incoming Coiling Dragon Seal and its strength did not diminish at all!
Su Zimo summoned the Coiling Dragon Seal back expressionlessly.
When he saw that, Wang Yan reared his head in laughter. “Lad, although a connate spirit weapon is good, it’s still an external object at the end of the day! Golden Core phenomenons are the true core methods for Golden Cores!”
“Prepare to die!”
The remaining more than ten cultivators soared into the air one after another, summoning their spirit weapons and arts before charging in once more.Chapter 532: Domineering Suppression!
The arrival of the two great Golden Core phenomenons, Solar Luna Stellar Lumen and Raging City Blaze, coupled with the full strength attack of more than ten Golden Cores, released a shuddering energy shockwave!
Xuan Yi’s expression changed starkly as he shouted, “Zimo, run! Don’t care about us!”
“That’s right! Hurry and leave or it’ll be too late!” Li Ziyue yelled as well.
In Xuan Yi’s opinion, Su Zimo had just formed his core.
Even if he managed to cultivate a Golden Core phenomenon, he would definitely not be able to defend against the charge of two great phenomenons.
However, Xuan Yi believed that with Su Zimo’s strength, there was a high chance that he could get out alive if he used his full strength to escape!
“Golden Core phenomenon?”
Su Zimo smiled coldly with a proud demeanor.
When he was fighting with the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile beneath the underground palace earlier on, he released the Primordial Soaring Serpent phenomenon and was unable to release it again yet.
However, he had another Golden Core phenomenon!
Su Zimo was unmoved against the suppression of two great phenomenons and his green robes swayed while his eyes lit up with a bedazzling glint!
Boom!
The skies that were initially filled with a gigantic moon and countless stars transformed in the blink of an eye, filled with dark clouds and the rumbling of thunder!
“Hmm?”
Qian Xinyu’s expression changed.
Wang Yan frowned as well with a grim expression, murmuring in confusion, “A Golden Core phenomenon?”
Before it was fully released, that Golden Core phenomenon had already affected Qian Xinyu’s Solar Luna Stellar Lumen!
What sort of a Golden Core phenomenon would possess such terrifying might?
Bang! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, the skies collapsed and destructive torrents surged down. Countless meteors descended and the ground quaked while living beings cried endlessly – it was the scene of an apocalypse!
Instantly, the starlight dimmed.
Qian Xinyu’s Solar Luna Stellar Lumen was showing signs of dispersing!
With a pale expression, Qian Xinyu circulated his Golden Core’s power furiously to sustain the Golden Core phenomenon and control the situation.
The torrents that were spilling from the skies spewed towards the ancient city raging with flames.
Shing!
A piercing sound rang and smoke billowed.
More than half of the raging flames were extinguished!
Fire and water intertwined and the ancient city was about to be destroyed, drowned by the torrents!
“That’s impossible!”
Wang Yan’s eyes widened with a raging flare as he growled deeply, “What sort of a Golden Core phenomenon is that? I’ve never even heard of it before. There’s no way it can take down my Raging City Blaze!”
In reality, the reason why he could not identify the origin of Su Zimo’s Golden Core phenomenon was because the true form and might of the phenomenon had yet to present itself!
Although it was only the tip of the iceberg, the two Golden Core phenomenons listed on the Phenomenon Ranking, Solar Luna Stellar Lumen and Raging City Blaze, were already unable to hold out!
Countless spirit weapons turned into streaks of light that tore through the air with a chilling killing intent.
Before they could get close to Su Zimo, the speed of the spirit weapons slowed down and they showed themselves, trembling endlessly while buzzing.
The spirit weapons were suppressed by the power of the mighty phenomenon and could not close in!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Meteors fell in swift succession.
The spirit weapons were crushed into dust!
Surging torrents drowned figures one after another – no one could escape the terrifying strength of the apocalypse no matter how they struggled!
It was a shocking scene.
Xuan Yi and the other two were rooted to the ground, dumbfounded.
They expected that Su Zimo would probably cultivate a mighty Golden Core phenomenon but none of them thought that it would be this terrifying!
At that moment, nobody realized that the true terror was still awaiting!
On the battlefield.
Almost at the same time, Wang Yan and Qian Xinyu swiped their storage bags and grabbed a bunch of elixirs, stuffing it into their mouths.
Both of them were experienced and could tell that Su Zimo was in a bad condition with weak blood qi and depleting spirit energy.
As long as they persevered, they would definitely be able to kill Su Zimo!
“Humph!”
Sneering coldly, Su Zimo’s Golden Core moved slowly.
Between the world, an incomparably huge ancient demon came into view, emanating a terrifying aura. Its limbs were akin to heavenly-piercing pillars and it stood amidst the raging currents, suppressing the raging tides.
Its resolute shell held up the shattered heavens and defended the eight desolates against the raining meteors.
“That is...”
Blood drained from the faces of Wang Yan and Qian Xinyu as fear filled their eyes.
“Could that be...”
“It’s a Primordial Divine Turtle!”
Both of them gasped and exclaimed.
That Golden Core phenomenon was not listed on the previous Phenomenon Ranking.
However, that did not mean that the Primordial Divine Turtle was not powerful enough!
The Phenomenon Ranking had clear records that when it was established, the Golden Core phenomenons of the divine turtle and soaring serpent were listed among the top ten of the ranking.
But they were lost by now.
To think that an ancient and mighty Golden Core phenomenon as such would be reborn once more.
Furthermore, it was already demonstrating an incomparable might the moment it was released!
The green-robed scholar stood on the divine turtle’s shell with his hands behind his back. Despite the raging currents beneath and raining meteors above, his expression remained calm as ever, as though he was a divine being that was looking down on all life!
His black hair danced and his robes fluttered. A bright glint shone from his pupils and his aura was so formidable that it could suppress everything in the world!
How could someone as such be defeated?
Merely by standing quietly, Wang Yan and Qian Xinyu already felt a sense of defeat against that man – there was no way they could surpass his unstoppable aura!
The divine turtle roared into the heavens and its eyes shone with a domineering divine light!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Both Wang Yan and Qian Xinyu’s Golden Core phenomenons dispersed at almost the same time!
Their figures fell and they spat out a mouthful of blood each.
There were some Golden Cores from the three sects that managed to avoid the raging currents and raining meteors. However, at that moment, it seemed as though they were restrained by some mysterious power.
With a bang, all of them turned into blood mists, dying with no corpse remaining!
Up till this point of the battle, the remaining more than ten Golden Cores of the three sects fell as well, leaving only Wang Yan and Qian Xinyu.
Turning around, Wang Yan crushed a protection talisman that turned into a layer of light barrier.
Snap! Snap!
Against the impact of the divine turtle phenomenon, the light barrier broke apart and sounds of cracking echoed.
Using that momentary respite, Wang Yan conjured a hand seal and bit his tongue gently, spraying a stream of essence blood into the air.
Instantly, Wang Yan’s aura turned extremely weak after that mouthful of essence blood was spat out!
Swoosh!
His essence blood blazed with flames.
With a leap, Wang Yan jumped into the flames and he turned into a scarlet streak of light that shot towards the exit of the underground palace at an astonishing speed!
That was Blaze Columbus Valley’s Flame Escape technique.
It consumed a mouthful of the cultivator’s essence blood and hurt their cores – this was something that they would never use unless they had no other choice.
And right now, Wang Yan could not care about anything anymore.
On the other end, Qian Xinyu withdrew a protection talisman and crushed it as well.
Immediately after, he withdrew an elixir that was the size of a longan from his storage bag and clenched his teeth, biting into it.
The elixir melted instantly and Qian Xinyu’s initially dried up spirit energy surged once more. His injuries were temporarily suppressed and he was invigorated!
That elixir was extremely precious and was considered as one of the rarest Grade 3 Elixirs – Berserk Elixir.
After consumption, cultivators are extremely invigorated and can temporarily ignore their injuries while receiving a massive boost in their combat strength!
After consuming the Berserk Elixir, the first thing on Qian Xinyu’s mind was not to continue fighting against Su Zimo, but to turn around and escape!
He did not care for the connate spirit weapon or medicinal field anymore – what’s most important was for him to survive!
Chapter 533: Absolute
In the Tianhuang North Region, the strength of Stellar Luna Sect and Blaze Columbus Valley was above Ethereal Peak.
As the paragons of those two sects, Wang Yan and Qian Xinyu had survival methods and were difficult to kill in the first place.
Furthermore, Su Zimo was severely injured by the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile in the underground cave and was now battling with heavy injuries.
Qian Xinyu and Wang Yan escaped frantically and Su Zimo’s Golden Core phenomenon was already unable to hold out, fading gradually while his Golden Core throbbed in pain.
That was a sign that his spirit energy was being pushed to its limits!
Su Zimo was filled with killing intent and a fierce gaze.
He must not let the two of them escape!
If they got out, the location of the medicinal field would definitely be leaked out.
The 10,000 Year Vermilion Fruit would only ripen in another month and that would add too many variables as to who would get their hands on it eventually.
The killing intent in Su Zimo’s heart rose. Devouring a Spirit Regeneration Elixir, he leaped into the air and pursued Qian Xinyu and Wang Yan who were scurrying to escape.
Although he was severely injured and his spirit energy was depleted, with the burst of his bloodline and the help of his Ethereal Wings, Su Zimo’s speed was still frighteningly fast!
Qian Xinyu and Wang Yan did not leave Su Zimo’s line of sight the entire time.
Using Flame Escape, Wang Yan was the first to rush out of the underground palace.
He was followed by Qian Xinyu and Su Zimo was right behind.
By now, Su Zimo was already close to catching up to Qian Xinyu!
Sensing an evil gust of wind behind him, Qian Xinyu turned back and was scared out of his wits.
The both of them were less than ten feet apart!
With a pale expression, Qian Xinyu commented with a dark gaze, “Fellow Daoist, I’ve already given up on trying to fight for the medicinal field. There’s no need for you to hunt me down ruthlessly, right? How about letting me live?”
“Hunt you down ruthlessly?”
Su Zimo sneered and asked instead, “Have you considered letting me live earlier on?”
“You...!” Qian Xinyu was speechless.
Snarling, Su Zimo continued, “It’s too late to beg for mercy now!”
Qian Xinyu was injured by the Divine Turtle phenomenon after all and his condition was getting worse as he sprinted; a trickle of blood was dripping from the corners of his mouth.
“Don’t force me!”
Qian Xinyu’s eyes flashed with lunacy as he shouted while panting, “It won’t be good for you either if we really fall out!”
“How dare you threaten me still?!”
Su Zimo’s killing intent was sharp as he remarked frostily, “I’ll kill you first!”
In his life, Su Zimo hated to be threatened.
Qian Xinyu’s words sealed the nail on his coffin!
When he sensed Su Zimo’s killing intent, Qian Xinyu knew that he was doomed and yelled from the depths of his throat, “There’s a 10,000 year old medicinal field here and a 10,000 Year Vermilion Fruit that’s about to ripen!”
Qian Xinyu used almost all of his strength with that shout.
All the cultivators in the vicinity of the Great Qian Ruins moved with his voice.
In reality, even without Qian Xinyu’s shout, there were already some cultivators that noticed the activity in the depths of the palace and were rushing over.
Some of their movements were already heard by Su Zimo.
There were also cultivators appearing in his line of sight.
He could not let things drag on anymore!
With a cold gaze, Su Zimo slapped his storage bag and withdrew a moon-white gigantic bow. Pausing in his tracks, he loaded the bow and aimed at Qian Xinyu’s back.
Whoosh!
Five spirit patterns shone on the moon-white gigantic bow brightly.
If anyone focused their attention, they would vaguely see that there was a sixth spirit pattern on the bow!
However, that sixth spirit pattern had not formed and materialized completely.
It was the quasi-connate spirit weapon, Moon Concealment Bow!
Channeling his bloodline, Su Zimo drew the bow with a shocking divine power as though he was hugging a full moon.
Pshew!
A sharp arrow tore through the air at an extremely fast speed, arriving instantly like a flash of lightning.
Qian Xinyu felt the killing intent behind him as well. Without even turning back, he crushed a protection talisman right away and dodged to the side with all his might.
“Pfft!”
A flash of blood appeared.
Even so, Qian Xinyu was still a step slower and his right chest was penetrated by Su Zimo’s arrow, causing blood to spurt out!
There was no way of withstanding the might of the Moon Concealment Bow unless he was using a top-tier protection talisman!
That arrow did not pierce Qian Xinyu’s heart.
However, his lung was pierced and the tremendous force ripped his lung apart, almost rupturing his other organs as well!
“Ee... Ee...”
Qian Xinyu let out a weird sound as though his throat was a windpipe that was leaking air.
“Even if... you... kill me... you won’t be... able to survive! Ee... ee!”
Fresh blood was being coughed out of Qian Xinyu’s mouth as his eyes turned bloodshot.
Although he could struggle to stand in midair, he could not survive for much longer.
Pshew! Pshew! Pshew!
There was a loud sound of arrows piercing through the air.
A series of dark lights shot into Qian Xinyu’s body.
The chase had already led the two of them away from the forbidden grounds of the palace and they were now outside.
Not far away, a pair of archers patrolling the palace fired more than ten malevolent arrows, almost riddling Qian Xinyu’s entire body with holes.
Bang!
Qian Xinyu’s body exploded and he turned into a blood mist that spread out in midair.
The Golden Core paragon of Stellar Luna Sect was buried in the Great Qian Ruins!
Wang Yan had already fled far away using Flame Escape and was almost out of Su Zimo’s line of sight.
There were ways for Su Zimo to kill Wang Yan as well.
If he were to release Blood Escape, he would definitely be able to catch up to Wang Yan.
Otherwise, if Su Zimo were to circulate his Inner Core and burst forth with his blood qi, he could receive a boost in speed and hunt down Wang Yan with his demon form. In that case, Wang Yan would almost definitely be dead as well.
But now, there were already more and more cultivators rushing over to where he was.
Those two methods were both inappropriate.
Furthermore, if Su Zimo were to continue chasing, it would mean leaving Xuan Yi and the other two alone in the underground palace.
Given their severe injuries, they could meet with danger at any moment!
More than ten archers in the palace turned their sights towards Su Zimo and started drawing their bows in unison, prepared to attack once more.
After a moment of contemplation, Su Zimo decided to retreat to the forbidden grounds of the palace and turned around, speeding in the direction of the underground palace.
Before he arrived at the entrance, he already caught sight of multiple cultivators swarming towards the underground palace!
The remark that Qian Xinyu shouted prior to his death had still attracted quite a bit of trouble.
“All of you, get lost!”
Before he arrived, Su Zimo sprinted over and shouted like a God of War, his black hair swaying while his gaze burned.
Xuan Yi and the other two were severely injured in the underground palace – Su Zimo would definitely not allow the three of them to be met with danger!
“Hmph, the treasures of the world belong to the strong. Who are you to stop us?”
Someone swept his gaze at Su Zimo and sneered after seeing that the latter was only at early-stage Golden Core realm.
Without saying anything more, Su Zimo raised the Moon Concealment Bow in his hands and fired an arrow.
Pshew!
Poof!
A dark light streaked by and that person’s throat was pierced, dying on the spot without making a sound.
“Hmm?”
“Perfect spirit weapon? No, there seems to be a sixth spirit pattern that’s almost forming! That’s a quasi-connate spirit weapon!”
“Insolent!”
When someone saw the Moon Concealment Bow in Su Zimo’s hands, greed filled his eyes as he hollered, “Unknown demon, how dare you act so insolently here!”
Su Zimo scoffed coldly and loaded an arrow.
Pshew!
Poof!
A flash of blood appeared.
Yet another Golden Core fell from midair.
Two consecutive arrows murdered two Golden Cores one after another.
Su Zimo’s torrential ferocity was absolute and stunned almost all the cultivators present instantly!
Comments
Post a Comment