Eternal Sacred King Chapter 799 to 809
Chapter 799:Slaying the Protectors!
The speed of the scale and dagger slowed down before they even approached Su Zimo!
After the seven ancient Demon Kings descended, the two Dharmic weapons could not push forward and trembled endlessly in midair as though they were under tremendous pressure.
The expressions of the Soaring Leopard and Intermediate Tiger changed starkly.
Both of them could clearly sense that their controls over their Destiny Dharmic Weapons were weakening rapidly!
“Roar!”
The Sanguine Ape and Hell Tiger roared at the same time and opened their massive mouths. As the demonic qi rumbled, the two of them devoured the two Dharmic weapons!
“Ugh!”
The Soaring Leopard and Intermediate Tiger grunted deeply and their faces turned paler.
Both of them lost their connections to their Dharmic weapons!
The Dharmic weapons were their Destiny Dharmic Weapons and had been refined for several hundred years using their Essence Spirits after they became fiend demons.
Even if their Dharmic weapons were lost, they could sense them from thousands of miles apart.
That was unless somebody was able to erase the spirit consciousness that they had imbued into their Destiny Dharmic Weapons!
But, how was that possible?
The two of them had refined their Destiny Dharmic Weapons for several hundred years.
If anybody of the same cultivation realm wanted to erase the imprint of their spirit consciousness from the Dharmic weapons and use it themselves, they would have to spend several hundred years as well!
That was also one of the benefits of a Destiny Dharmic Weapon – it was not easily lost.
Even if anybody stole their Destiny Dharmic Weapons, they would have to spend a long time erasing the spirit consciousness on the Destiny Dharmic Weapon – it was truly not worth the trouble.
In fact, the Destiny Dharmic Weapon itself would pose a huge problem if the other party were to escape with it!
The Destiny Dharmic Weapon was connected in a mysterious manner with its cultivator.
By carrying the Destiny Dharmic Weapon of an enemy, one was exposing their current location and they would not know when their enemy would come knocking!
The Destiny Dharmic Weapon would lead to one’s death if its owner came searching for it with powerful enemies!
Of course, if one’s cultivation realm was far superior to the other party, they could make use of supreme Dharmic powers to erase the spirit consciousness in the Destiny Dharmic Weapon with ease.
For example, if a mid-level fiend demon such as the Howling Moon Territorial Lord were to make a move, he could probably erase the spirit consciousness within the Soaring Leopard and Intermediate Tiger’s Destiny Dharmic Weapons in less than 6 hours.
However, that was why everything was bizarre!
The person before the Soaring Leopard and Intermediate Tiger was not a mid-level fiend demon.
To be precise, this person was not even a fiend demon!
Although he was powerful with rumbling demonic qi and a torrential ferocity, there was a bright Inner Core that circulated within its chest.
It was clear that this man was a spirit demon!
How could a spirit demon erase the spirit consciousnesses of two Destiny Dharmic Weapons?
Right then, the ancient Demon King that devoured the scale and dagger spat out the two Dharmic weapons once more.
The Soaring Leopard and Intermediate Tiger were delighted.
“I don’t know what method this lad used to casually create a few beasts, humph! However, all of them only look strong but have no substance. Now that they know the pain, they have no choice but to spit our Dharmic weapons out!”
“Fufu, the power of a Dharmic weapon isn’t something that a mere spirit demon can challenge!”
The two of them sneered internally and a thought crossed their minds – they wanted to retrieve their Destiny Dharmic Weapons using their spirit consciousnesses.
The moment they looked at the two Dharmic weapons, their gazes froze.
The joy in their eyes had long vanished.
In its place was endless shock!
When the demonic qi dispersed and the two Dharmic weapons reappeared, they were riddled with holes and dim without light.
It no longer mattered whether the imprints of their spirit consciousnesses were still within.
After all, both Dharmic weapons were crippled and extremely battered in the blink of an eye!
It was no longer just bizarre, it was frightening!
Neither of them knew that the beasts they assumed were casually summoned were actually from the Bloodline phenomenon of Su Zimo after he cultivated the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness!
Although the two of them were low-level fiend demons, they had never heard of a Bloodline phenomenon.
Less than that, they did not know of the terror of the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness!
What was the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness?
It was a supreme demon classic that could overturn the world, twist Yin and Yang and steal creation by itself!
It was the only copy within this world!
The reason why Su Zimo was able to reach where he was step by step was all thanks to this cultivation technique left behind by Die Yue.
That was why he could remain standing against the crushing tides in Myriad Phenomenon City and kill the Rakshasas and God race leader overwhelmingly despite successive battles and depleted spirit energy!
The two low-level fiend demons were truly dreaming to think that they could injure Su Zimo with those two low-graded Dharmic weapons!
“Kill!”
Su Zimo’s expression turned cold and he gave a deep roar.
The seven ancient Demon Kings around him roared and charged in all directions into the crowd with devastating killing power!
There were more than 30 low-level fiend demons around them and the presence of the seven ancient Demon Kings was a disaster for them!
Some of the fiend demons were indignant and wanted to take on the incoming anaconda foolishly. Instead, the anaconda coiled around them and ruptured their internal organs!
A look of fear flashed through the Soaring Leopard and Intermediate Tiger’s eyes when they saw that and they wanted to retreat.
All of a sudden!
They felt their scalps prickle and their hairs stood on end.
They were already targeted by Su Zimo!
They felt chills run down their spines when his overwhelming killing intent engulfed them!
As though he could read their minds, Su Zimo said coldly, “Don’t dream of escaping since you’re the ones that came knocking!”
Swoosh!
An evil gust of wind blew before his sentence was completed!
Su Zimo had already closed in to them in a flash!
“Hurgh!”
He spoke with a thunderous boom.
The two of them were rattled.
After all, the Soaring Leopard and Intermediate Tiger were protectors of Howling Moon Mountain. A decisive look flashed through their eyes and they chose to take the attack head-on together instead of turning to flee!
At that moment, if the both of them were to flee, they would definitely die!
The two of them had already reverted to their true forms and had ferocious gazes. A ball of blinding light intensified within their gigantic mouths that were opened!
The ball of light gave off a powerful energy fluctuation!
It was a demonic art!
Demons would awaken their lineage memories when they advance to fiend demons.
Some rare fiend demons would find secret skills that made use of Dharmic powers within their lineage memories and those secret skills were referred to by human cultivators as demonic arts!
In other words, demonic arts were Dharmic arts used by fiend demons!
All of a sudden!
A blood-colored butterfly appeared behind Su Zimo.
There were two round moons etched on the wings of the blood-colored butterfly that resembled a pair of eyes, glaring coldly at the Soaring Leopard and Intermediate Tiger.
The Dharmic powers in the mouths of the Soaring Leopard and Intermediate Tiger dissipated when they were stared upon by the pair of eyes!
Immediately after, the wings of the blood butterfly flapped gently.
Bang! Bang!
There were two dull thuds!
The light balls in the mouths of the Soaring Leopard and Intermediate Tiger exploded instantly!
“Ah!”
The two protectors cried tragically and fresh blood streamed from their mouths that were ruptured into a bloody mess!
Su Zimo reached out and slapped the two of them on the head violently!
Snap!
The sound of bones cracking could be heard.
The two protectors shuddered and their gazes went blank before dimming.
The palm strikes ruptured the Essence Spirits of the two protectors!
With the death of the two protectors, the accompanying demon army was gradually defeated as well.
A gigantic path appeared in the encirclement that surrounded them initially!
Monkey and the others were invigorated and wanted to give chase to fight to their hearts’ content, but they were held back by Su Zimo.
“Don’t crave for battle! We have to leave this place first!”
Su Zimo had already reverted to his original form and had a calm expression as he brought monkey and the other three with him to break free of the encirclement and escape far away.
Chapter 800: Nowhere to Hide
Dangers lurked everywhere within the forest.
The blood stench of this place would definitely attract even stronger demon beasts!
They would only be stuck in danger if they were caught up with the other demon beasts.
Right now, they were only spirit demons.
They were nothing much in the eight demon regions and were at the bottom of the food chain within the entire demon world!
No matter how many trump cards Su Zimo had and how strong he was, he could not defeat mid-level fiend demons.
Furthermore, he had to try his best to conceal his means from the immortal, Buddhist and fiend sects within the demon regions.
If he exposed his identity as a human cultivator, he would be an outcast within the entire Thousand Demon Valley, let alone Howling Moon Mountain!
Su Zimo brought monkey and the others and fought out of the encirclement. They decided on a rough direction and sprinted all the way east to seek shelter.
Before daybreak, Su Zimo lost all the spirit demons that were hot on their tails and found another secluded cave.
He scanned the vicinity carefully and entered after ensuring that there were no spirit demons watching them.
The cave was connected to the front and the back of the mountain and Su Zimo checked out its interior before nodding to himself – he decided to hide here temporarily and prepare for their breakthroughs!
Right now, the most pressing matter for them was to break through from the Core Formation realm and cultivate their Essence Spirits!
For all five of them, an advancement to the next realm would increase their combat strength by leaps!
Each of them obtained treasures from the ancient battlefield that could be used after they became fiend demons.
“Take a rest first and compose yourself. Make sure you are calm mentally,”
Su Zimo could see fatigue on the faces of monkey and the other three. He reminded them before turning to leave.
He started setting up formations on both ends of the cave.
Around 6 hours later, right when he had just set up the formations at the entrance of the cave, Su Zimo felt something amiss.
More spirit demons were starting to gather in the vicinity!
Furthermore, the number of them gathered increased!
Su Zimo could tell that the spirit demons were here for them!
They were exposed again!
How could that be?
He stood within the cave with a dark gaze, glaring at the beast eyes that appeared within the depths of the forest from time to time through a formation between them.
Previously, it was two protectors of Howling Moon Mountain.
Who was it this time round?
After a moment of silence, Su Zimo turned to wake monkey and the other three who were recuperating. “If I’m not wrong, we’ve been discovered by the demon beasts of Howling Moon Mountain again!”
“We’ll go and kill them off again!” The spirit tiger waved his fist with confidence.
However, this time round, the prideful monkey said nothing.
Su Zimo continued, “The demon beasts sent by Howling Moon Mountain are only going to get stronger. I won’t even be surprised if the Howling Moon Territorial Lord came personally this time round!”
“What should we do?” Little Fox had a worried expression.
“We’ll leave here and continue on!” Su Zimo replied.
“Alright!”
Monkey and the others nodded and followed Su Zimo to leave from the back of the cave.
They were on jitters throughout the entire journey.
It was no wonder why the Thousand Demon Valley was one of the eight demon regions.
During this period of time, they came across three mid-level fiend demons. Thankfully, Su Zimo’s spirit perception alerted them to it so that they could avoid the mid-level fiend demons.
Even Su Zimo felt shudders when he sensed the aura emanated by a bird that flew above them!
The aura of the bird resembled the old immortal crane and it was probably not a mid-level fiend demon.
There was a high chance that it was a high-level fiend demon and an Overlord!
There was naturally no way they could hide their tracks from the bird.
However, the bird merely glanced at the five of them indifferently.
As though it could not be bothered because their cultivation realms were too low, the bird did not stop and just flew over them.
They could come across similar situations at any moment!
In other words, the five of them had to take on the risk of being devoured by stronger demon beasts at any moment if they wanted to cross the demon region!
Before long, Su Zimo located yet another ideal spot for hiding.
A cave was hidden behind a waterfall and it was extremely spacious within. Although the running sound of the waterfall could be heard, that could be resolved easily with a sound barrier formation at the entrance of the cave.
Su Zimo felt relieved when he entered the place with monkey and the others.
After another 6 hours, just as Su Zimo was halfway through with his array formation setups at the cave entrance, his ears twitched and he listened intently.
A moment later, he rose with a cold glint in his eyes.
They were discovered again!
Demons had caught up to them here!
Su Zimo recounted carefully through his mind and was certain that they were not followed the entire time.
There were no spirit demons that caught sight of them in the vicinity as well.
Yet, how were they exposed once again?
What went wrong?
Signs of exhaustion could already be seen on monkey, the spirit tiger, Qing Qing and Little Fox’s faces.
They had not rested the entire time after they left the ancient battlefield and were tired from running for their lives.
If this continued on, monkey and the others wouldn’t be able to hang on even if Su Zimo could.
Su Zimo frowned with a dark expression.
They no longer had any place to hide!
They were in a predicament the moment they entered the Thousand Demon Valley and the situation was worse than he had imagined!
Did they really have to fight with their lives?
Suddenly, Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat and he spun around furiously to glare at the ground not far away. His muscles tensed up and he was ready to strike at any moment!
Although monkey and the others could not sense it, he could vaguely sense vibrations deep underground.
Somebody was here!
“Mmm?”
Something was not right!
Su Zimo focused his gaze and sensed carefully with an odd look in his eyes.
Before long, a tiny mud bump popped up on the ground.
Immediately after, the mound opened up and a shifty head with sleazy, tiny eyes popped out and scanned the place in a furtive manner.
The pair of eyes roved onto Su Zimo’s body and froze.
Their eyes met.
“Indeed, it’s you,”
Su Zimo gave a fake smile.
The thing that burrowed out of the mound was the gigantic rat that brought them here from the ancient battlefield.
Su Zimo’s group clashed against the three fiend demons the moment they arrived.
Initially, the rat was on the side of the three fiend demons. Later on, when it sensed something amiss in the situation after the battle broke out, it disappeared.
To think that it would come knocking.
“Brothers, I’m so sorry,”
The rat was half-buried in the mud and said in an embarrassed manner, “I didn’t expect something like this to happen after bringing you guys to the Howling Moon Mountain.”
Monkey and the others woke up as well.
The spirit tiger could not help but sneer when he recounted the way the rat looked when it stood on the side of the three fiend demons. “Are you here because you have a death wish?!”
“N-N-No!”
The rat was shocked and a large part of its body fell back into the hole. It merely revealed half of its head, as though it was ready to escape at any moment, and laughed bitterly. “The situation was pressing back then. I had no other choice!”
Just as the spirit tiger was about to mock it, Su Zimo waved it off and asked indifferently, “What are you here for? How did you find us?”
“Cough.”
The rat coughed gently. “Actually, your location has been exposed.”
“Obviously!”
The spirit tiger pouted his lips. “Even an idiot knows that we’ve been exposed since you’re here!”
“Brother Batian, do you know how you guys were exposed?” The rat asked.
Su Zimo’s eyes shimmered and he looked at the rat silently, awaiting its answer.
Chapter 801: Breakthroughs
“There’s a Deputy Territorial Lord for Howling Moon Mountain,”
The rat said, “The reason why you guys are being exposed is because of the Deputy Territorial Lord, Chan Ruyi.”
“Chan Ruyi?”
Su Zimo murmured slowly and a look of realization filled his eyes, as though he thought of something.
The rat continued, “Lord Chan Ruyi’s true form is an ancient remnant beast, the Mystic Jade Cricket of the Cricket race that rules over the mountainous region within a few thousand kilometers radius of Howling Moon Mountain.”
“The five of you are a large mark and easily recognizable as you travel through the forest. As long as there are crickets, your location will be exposed.”
The spirit tiger and the others were dumbfounded.
Although he had spent a period of time in the Wild Lion Ridge with monkey, he had never heard of such means.
How many crickets were there in the forest?
There were probably innumerable!
This meant that every single move they made had been watched by the enemies the entire time!
“The ordinary cicadas cannot even be considered as spirit demons. However, once they become sentient, they possess the communication method unique to the Cicada race and can relay your location to Lord Chan Ruyi’s side.”
Su Zimo nodded silently.
There was no mistake.
Back when they were hiding in the first cave, Su Zimo already felt something odd when he heard the crickets outside the cave.
He felt that something was amiss, as though they were being spied on, but he could not put his finger to it.
Now, he knew where the problem was.
“What should we do?”
Little Fox was worried.
According to the rat, they had been spied on the entire time and would be discovered no matter where they were – there was nowhere for them to hide!
After all, there were crickets everywhere in the forest.
“The best way is to leave the radius of Howling Moon Mountain temporarily,”
Su Zimo said deeply, “Once we break through from the Core Formation realm and cultivate our Essence Spirits to become fiend demons, we can hide our aura and change our appearances. Those crickets won’t be able to recognize us even if we return here.”
“Brother, you sure are smart. You’re absolutely right,”
The rat complimented him hurriedly.
Qing Qing furrowed her brow. “However, we know nothing about Howling Moon Mountain. If we move without any direction, we’ll be caught by that Chan Ruyi person before we even leave Howling Moon Mountain.”
Su Zimo did not reply and merely turned to look at the rat with a fake smile.
The spirit tiger’s heart stirred and his gaze turned fierce as he said threateningly, “Rat, take us out or... humph!”
The rat broke out in sweat and said hurriedly, “Don’t get worked up, Brother Batian. The reason why I’m here is to present you guys with a map of Howling Moon Mountain.”
The rat threw out a map made of beast hide as it spoke.
However, it did not come personally and half of its body was still hidden in the hole, as though it was ready to escape at any moment, afraid that the spirit tiger might capture it.
Su Zimo picked up the map and gave it a rough glance.
Apart from the terrain, the map even possessed some information about the territories nearby Howling Moon Mountain – this was way too important to them!
With this map, they could easily choose a nearest direction and method to leave Howling Moon Mountain!
Previously, they sprinted eastwards the entire way. If they continued in that direction, they won’t be able to leave Howling Moon Mountain even after half a month!
However, after checking with the map, they could escape from this place within a couple of days if they changed directions and headed to the south!
“Rat, this map isn’t fake, is it?”
The spirit tiger looked askance at the rat and asked, “Why are you so kind as to come such a long distance just to help us?”
Su Zimo was also watching the rat when the spirit tiger asked the question.
The spirit tiger’s worries were not unfounded.
The rat rubbed its palms together and said embarrassedly, “I brought you guys here and I truly feel bad for everything that happened later on. We don’t owe one another anything else after I give you this map.”
Su Zimo was relieved.
There was no hint of panic in the rat’s eyes – it did not seem like it was lying.
“Since that’s the case, let’s move now!”
Su Zimo could sense that the number of spirit demons gathering were increasing.
They won’t be able to escape if this carried on and Chan Ruyi arrived with more fiend demons!
Before departing, Su Zimo turned and looked at the rat. “Won’t you be implicated for giving us the map?”
“I’m fine,”
The rat waved it off. “I found this place through my own capabilities as well. As long as you guys don’t tell, nobody will know that I gave you the map.”
“Farewell, see you again!”
Su Zimo led monkey and the others out of the waterfall and fled into the distance.
“We had better not meet again,”
The rat looked at the direction where Su Zimo’s group departed and murmured. It burrowed into the hole and vanished in the blink of an eye.
...
Three days later.
The Black Sand Ridge was also a territory that was side by side to Howling Moon Mountain.
The name of its Territorial Lord was the Black Sand Monster and its true form was unknown. It possessed frightening strength, was bloodthirsty and its territory was much larger than Howling Moon Mountain.
At this moment, Su Zimo’s group located a secluded cave at the intersection of Black Sand Ridge and Howling Moon Mountain and settled down temporarily.
Once they were out of the territory of Howling Moon Mountain, they were free from the tracking of the Cricket race.
Su Zimo set up array formations painstakingly in the vicinity of the cave once again for safety precautions.
Monkey, the spirit tiger, Qing Qing and Little Fox were cultivating within and their conditions gradually stabilized. Slowly, they were in perfect conditions for their breakthroughs to the Nascent Soul realm at any moment!
Su Zimo guarded the entrance of the cave motionlessly, trying his best to repress his churning Inner Core and the throbbing Golden Core in his abdomen.
Suddenly, his eyes jerked open and he turned back, sensing something.
The first to break through was monkey!
Monkey’s aura had already begun to transform!
A wisp of faint might engulfed downwards.
That was Heaven and Earth powers!
Although it was only a single wisp, it was terrifying enough!
Monkey’s flesh split apart and his fur fell off. However, immediately after, new layers of flesh grew atop one another and his entire body became taller and stronger!
The transformation process of a body was extremely painful.
Monkey’s body quivered the entire time.
However, he had a proud expression and did not make a single peep of sound!
The aura led the spirit tiger’s body to change as well!
“Roar!”
Suddenly, the spirit tiger let out a roar and reverted to his true form. A series of crackling sounds could be heard from within his body as it expanded and his muscles swelled!
“Caw!”
Qing Qing began her breakthrough after the spirit tiger.
Her breakthrough triggered the bloodline of the Bi Fang that was within her body and her body blazed with a light green flame; her aura intensified continuously!
Little Fox was the last to break through.
It was different from monkey, the spirit tiger and Qing Qing.
Little Fox’s breakthrough created the least commotion and a pink mist shrouded her body. Steam rose with a faint fragrance that could bewitch one’s mind!
Su Zimo watched fixedly with a nervous expression.
A breakthrough of the Core Formation realm to cultivate an Essence Spirit was equivalent to communicating with Heaven and Earth and advancing instantly!
It was a heavenly-defying act that was extremely dangerous!
Throughout history, there had been countless people who died at this stage, be it demons or human cultivators.
If one failed the breakthrough process from the Foundation Establishment realm to the Golden Core realm, their spirit meridians would be snapped and their spirit energies would disperse entirely. However, they had a chance to live as mortals.
But a failure in advancement from the Core Formation realm to the Nascent Soul realm would result in instant death!
An unknown period of time passed.
The auras around monkey, the spirit tiger, Qing Qing and Little Fox gradually stabilized and their furrowed brows became relaxed as well.
A tremendous amount of lifeforce surged from within their bodies!
Su Zimo knew that the four of them had already become fiend demons!
Next, it was his turn.Chapter 802: Arrival of Danger
After three days, the cultivation realms of monkey and the other three stabilized and they woke up one after another. They experienced Heaven and Earth through the Essence Spirits in their spirit consciousnesses and their eyes were filled with joy and surprise.
With the cultivation of their Essence Spirits, they were completely at the state of inedia and could cultivate by devouring the essence of day and night.
This was equivalent to them tempering their bodies, tendons and bones as well as refining their Essence Spirits using the Heaven and Earth powers – this was a higher level than consuming flesh!
At this point of their cultivation, powerful demon beasts would awaken the lineage memories in their bloodlines.
Their lineage memories may contain cultivation techniques to refine one’s spirit or some demonic arts.
The stronger the bloodline, the better the rewards of their lineage memories would be.
For ancient remnant beasts and pure-blooded ferocious beasts, they would have their own unique lineage memories.
Although monkey was already awake, his eyes were squinted, as though he was experiencing something.
The origin of his bloodline was unknown but it was definitely extraordinary!
His bloodshot eyes alone were proof of that.
The spirit tiger was originally a plain demon beast without any lineage memories. Even when he cultivated the Void Thunder Manual later on, he merely underwent a blood marrow swap that improved on his body’s fundamental qualities.
But right now, the spirit tiger was clearly in a state where he was receiving lineage memories!
The lineage came from the four tiger claws in the Astral Dragon Sputum Lair!
The four tiger claws were infused into the spirit tiger’s body and naturally passed down their lineage memories.
The bloodline of the Bi Fang flowed within Qing Qing’s body and she naturally had lineage memories as well.
Little Fox possessed many secret skills from her lineage of the Fox race as well.
Monkey and the other three needed time to digest their current state of being as fresh fiend demons; it wasn’t just to comprehend their lineage memories, they had to sense Heaven and Earth using their Essence Spirits as well.
They could finally refine the weapons they obtained from the Astral Dragon Sputum Lair as well.
“First, go and cultivate. We’ll guard here,”
Monkey came beside Su Zimo and said,
“Alright,”
Su Zimo did not decline and headed into the depths of the cave. He assumed a lotus position and closed his eyes to gather his qi in peace.
Unknowingly, an odd sensation surged through his heart.
Although his eyes were closed, he seemed like he could ‘see’ every corner of his body, including his organs and meridians!
It was a mysterious sensation.
It was like the legendary ‘Inner Vision’.
Su Zimo could see two gigantic cores that were swiveling slowly!
One of them was in his chest, a blood core with a scarlet glow.
The other was in his abdomen, a Golden Core with a blinding glare.
The auras of the two gigantic cores were starkly different.
At this moment, the power of both cores were at their limits and they vibrated, as though they wanted to break free from their core chambers and surge into the air!
Su Zimo felt a wave of boundless Heaven and Earth powers.
He had never felt that Heaven and Earth were so close to him.
It was as though he could feel the breathing of Heaven and Earth as well as its pulse!
The next moment, Su Zimo saw the layer of ‘void’.
The so-called ‘void’ was the shackles from Heaven and Earth that bound a cultivator.
To cultivate was to go against the heavens and break through the realms to expand one’s lifespan – they were breaking free from the shackles implemented on every single living being by Heaven and Earth!
There was an ancient saying in the cultivation world that one could see their spirit as long as they could break through the void.
The breakthrough of the void was actually referring to the breaking free of that shackle!
The two gigantic cores within his body were what he needed to break through and free himself!
Su Zimo no longer repressed himself.
His Inner Core transformed into a streak of blood light and his Golden Core turned into a streak of golden light. Both of them left their core chambers at the same time and surged into the layer of void within his body!
Bang! Bang!
Two gigantic explosions burst forth in the void above his Inner Core and Golden Cores.
Su Zimo shuddered.
The void shuddered as well, but nothing unusual happened to it.
His Inner and Golden Cores fell and hovered in midair momentarily before launching another attack upwards!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two cores clashed against the void endlessly and released earthshaking explosions!
The void quivered and finally, ripples appeared one after another.
For ordinary Perfected Beings, they only had a single Golden Core within their body when they broke through the voids and released themselves from the shackles.
However, Su Zimo had two cores!
Not only that, his Inner Core was created through cultivating the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness and possessed frightening strength.
His Golden Core contained the essence of the immortal, Buddhist and fiend Daos as well!
No void or shackles could withstand the burst power from these two supreme cores!
This was also the reason why it was relatively simpler for paragons among Perfected Beings to advance to the Nascent Soul realm.
The power of a Golden Core within any Perfected Being that could be referred to as a paragon was definitely superior compared to others.
The stronger the power of one’s Golden Core, the easier it was for them to break through the void!
Before long, a series of cracks surfaced on the layer of void and it was on the brink of shattering after the repeated bursts from the Inner and Golden Core!
Everything went smoothly.
However, Su Zimo’s expression darkened.
For any other cultivator, the danger of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm might have been the process of breaking through the voids.
After all, it would be a failure if they could not break through the layer of void and their Golden Cores would rupture internally, leading to their deaths.
However, Su Zimo’s situation was different from others!
His danger probably came after his breakthrough of the void!
Su Zimo did not dare to be distracted and focused on breaking through the void barrier wholeheartedly.
“Bang!” Boom! “Bang!”
Finally, a loud explosion echoed after the relentless attacks.
The void shattered!
Instantly, Su Zimo felt a weight lifted from his body, as though an invisible shackle was broken.
His glabella shone with a light spot.
His body was connected to Heaven and Earth and the Niwan Palace had appeared!
Su Zimo caught sight of an incorporeal body of light within the Niwan Palace.
That body of light was his soul!
He would not have been able to see the existence of his soul if he had not broken through the void!
His Inner and Golden Cores charged into the Niwan Palace and a resplendent light filled the entire chamber instantly. It was white all over and reflected the palace within the depths of his glabella flawlessly!
Immediately after was the formation of his Essence Spirit.
The soul was incorporeal and a corporeal object that resembled an infant would be formed after the Golden Core was fused into the soul – that was the Essence Spirit!
Su Zimo took out a Spirit Gathering Fruit from his storage bag and consumed it.
The Spirit Gathering Fruit melted right away in his mouth and a ball of essence qi surged into his Spirit Platform.
With the push of the ball of essence qi, Su Zimo’s Inner and Golden Cores pushed his soul at the same time!
Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat and he sensed danger!
There was naturally no issue for any other cultivator once their Golden Core fused with their soul.
However, his body did not merely contain the Golden Core – he had an Inner Core as well!
In other words, the likely outcome if both his Golden and Inner Cores fought for his soul at the same time would be...
Before he could finish that thought, he felt a series of excruciating pains from his soul!
Su Zimo howled in pain and collapsed with his head facing the air. His body trembled uncontrollably as he coiled up with a pale expression.
Monkey and the others were initially refining their weapons at the entrance of the cave. All of them jumped in shock when they heard the commotion.
“Young Master!”
Little Fox yelped with a flustered expression and dashed towards Su Zimo.
“Don’t go!”
Monkey held her back with a grim look on his face. “If he receives any external disturbances at a moment like this, there’s a chance that he might not make it through the tribulation!”
Chapter 803: Eighth Demon King!
Monkey was not wrong – nobody could help Su Zimo at this moment.
His danger came internally.
In other words, it was his choice to make!
If he chose to give up on the Inner Core that he had painstakingly cultivated over the years, his Golden Core could fuse with his soul and create an Essence Spirit smoothly.
However, he was indignant!
This was a cultivation technique imparted to him by Die Yue.
It was also his greatest support that helped him to get to where he was!
The Inner Core embodied special feelings for Su Zimo.
That was the reason why he had never wavered or considered giving up his Inner Core despite the damnations of the world, insults of outsiders and the infamy of being someone from a foreign race.
Similarly, he could form an Essence Spirit if he gave up on his Golden Core and fused the Inner Core with his soul.
However, that would mean that Su Zimo would become a demon fully!
He was unwilling to do that as well!
Under those circumstances where his soul was being fought for by two supreme cores, it was extremely treacherous and his soul could shatter at any moment!
Su Zimo could not be bothered any longer and took out Spirit Gathering Fruits from his storage bag, stuffing them into his mouth mindlessly.
At most, two Spirit Gathering Fruits were required for cultivators to form their Essence Spirits.
There would be no effect even if more were consumed.
However, Su Zimo couldn’t care less at the moment and took out all the Spirit Gathering Fruits in his storage bag, stuffing them into his mouth.
He knew that nothing else mattered if he could not get through this ordeal!
The Spirit Gathering Fruits turned into streams of essence qi and surged right into his Spirit Platform.
His Inner and Golden Cores fought even more intensely!
The illusory ball of light in his Spirit Platform was gradually ripped into two by the different powers and Su Zimo almost passed out when the pain seared into the depths of his soul!
The split of his soul caused a swift deterioration in the lifeforce within his body.
Any missing part of his soul would pose a huge problem to his body.
Much less the fact that his soul was ripped into two right now!
Su Zimo’s consciousness gradually sank into the endless abyss continuously.
Right then, a spark lit up in the dark abyss!
It was a flower that burned with flames.
It was the Saraca Flower Die Yue left behind for him!
The Saraca Flower blossomed on the Ashoka tree.
The Ashoka tree was one the three sacred trees of Buddhism.
Legend has it that Buddha was enlightened beneath the Ashoka tree.
The robust lifeforce contained within the Saraca Flower was the very thing that allowed Su Zimo’s Golden Core to recover completely back then!
Now that his life was hanging on a thread, the Saraca Flower had reappeared!
The Saraca Flower raised his soul and rose continuously, breaking free of the dark abyss.
The petals of the Saraca Flower withered as it blazed.
At the same time, a rich lifeforce was emanated as it burned and repaired the two incomplete parts of the soul!
After a period of time, the Saraca Flower was burned completely and the massive lifeforce it possessed healed the two incomplete parts of the soul completely.
Although the soul was ripped into two, it became two whole souls after the nurturing from the Saraca Flower’s lifeforce!
The Inner and Golden Cores fused within.
The two incorporeal light bodies gradually materialized.
Rainbow lights filled the skies above the Spirit Platform and two infants assumed lotus positions. Their features were gradually formed and glowed with a divine light that swiveled around them – they looked exactly the same as Su Zimo!
The form of an infant was the closest to Heaven and Earth.
That was the reason why a fetus was able to ensure the continuity of life even when it was unable to breathe within the sealed space in its mother’s womb.
The Nascent Soul realm represented the intent of one returning to their roots.
The two infants sat on each side and upon closer inspection, one would be able to see the differences between the two of them.
The infant on the hair had scarlet hair as red as blood. Its face had tough lines and there was a demonic aura around it.
Although it was in the shape of an infant, it gave off a faint sense of authority from its expression!
The infant on the right was filled with black hair and looked much more scholarly and weak.
Its aura was unique as well, with a hint of immortal qi, fiend nature as well as Buddhist light – it was indescribable!
The infant on the left was formed by the Inner Core.
The infant on the right was formed by the Golden Core!
Success!
Although the Saraca Flower had dispersed, Su Zimo had managed to cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm successfully!
Furthermore, there were two infants in his Spirit Platform!
The scarlet-haired infant took the lead and controlled the Spirit Platform to hold the fort of the Niwan Palace. Suddenly, Su Zimo’s aura changed and his initially black hair gradually turned into the color of blood.
It was extremely sinister, as though his hair was injected with fresh blood!
Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat.
Tiny scales appeared one after another on the scarlet-haired infant’s body and lined its body completely. Two horns popped up on its head and the aura it gave off became extremely frightening!
Along with that, a similar transformation happened on Su Zimo’s body!
A single thought was all that was needed for Su Zimo’s dragonification!
Thereafter, the scarlet-haired infant retreated to a corner and the black-haired infant assumed a lotus position in the middle of the Spirit Platform.
Within the cave, Su Zimo’s scarlet hair gradually recovered and the evil, demonic qi around him earlier on vanished without a trace – he looked like he did not belong to the mortal realm.
Monkey and the other three surrounded Su Zimo and looked at him with dumbfounded expressions.
His methods were way too shocking!
The moment he advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, Su Zimo was able to change his appearance at will and could even alter his aura!
“I’m fine now,”
Gradually, he opened his eyes and smiled at the four faces around him.
The few of them were finally relieved when they heard that.
Su Zimo gave a faint smile. “You guys can continue to cultivate and stabilize your cultivation realms while refining your weapons. There’s no need to worry about me.”
“Alright!”
Monkey and the others were relieved at the sight of Su Zimo’s wellbeing and dispersed to cultivate.
Su Zimo closed his eyes again and joy sparked through his heart in waves!
He had received way too many changes upon his advancement to the Nascent Soul realm!
First off, his lifespan was extended!
At the Nascent Soul realm, the lifespan of a human cultivator became 1,000 years from its original 500 years – that was a full two times!
Also, there was the increase in combat strength.
Once an Essence Spirit was cultivated, one could use it to feel Heaven and Earth and utilize Dharmic powers while releasing various Dharmic arts!
He could also begin to cultivate many other cultivation techniques as well.
For his immortality cultivation, he had two heaven-grade spirit cultivation techniques, the Purple Thunder Manual and the Great Day Rulai Sutra.
For his demonic cultivation, the full content of the eighth and ninth sections of the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness, the Yin and Yang Spirit sections, surfaced within his memories!
As Su Zimo had expected, there was an ancient Demon King associated with the contents of the Yin and Yang Spirit sections.
What he did not expect was that the ancient Demon King was a Dragon King!
The eighth Demon King had appeared!
The Yin Spirit section focused on spirit refinement.
Be it the scarlet-haired Yin Spirit or the black-haired Essence Spirit, they were both in the shape of an infant and were extremely fragile. They could not even withstand the elements, let alone sabers and swords.
An Essence Spirit would die with ease the moment it left a body!
That was the reason why be it his immortality or demonic cultivation, Su Zimo’s next priority was to refine his spirit!
The Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness said that the impurities of the Yin Spirit had to be refined so that it could become a pure spirit of Yang without Yin, known as the Yang Spirit.
For immortality cultivation, there was the saying of reverting the spirit to the void and that was the reason why the Void Reversion realm came after the Nascent Soul realm!
Be it the Yang Spirit or the Essence Spirit of the Void Reversion realm, they did not fear the elements and were truly free of the shackles of the physical body, able to roam the outside world with ease.
In fact, they could take over one’s body!
Chapter 804: Imminent
There were no records of secret skills or Dharmic arts of the Dragon race that were meant for killing within the Yin Spirit section.
Among them, there was a spirit refinement technique from the Dragon King Desolate Ocean and it described how one should consume the essence of day and night to strengthen their bodies and bloodline!
Under normal circumstances, Su Zimo would encounter great difficulties in cultivating the Yin Spirit section.
Previously, if Die Yue had not guided him by the side, there was no way he could have comprehended the Bones Strengthening, Tendons Transformation and Body Tempering sections within a few short years.
Before she left, she also mentioned that it would be difficult for Su Zimo to continue with his cultivation post her departure.
That was the truth as well.
Later on, for the Organs Refinement section, Su Zimo met with a great bottleneck and was stuck for a long time.
If he had not been awakened in the middle of the night by a freak accident and heard the sound of tigers and leopards, he would not have gotten to where he was today.
The essence and secret of the Organs Refinement section came from ordinary demon beasts like the tiger and leopard.
However, the Yin Spirit section came from a Dragon King!
It was almost impossible for a cultivator to cultivate a spirit refinement technique of a Dragon King!
Even with his deep understanding of the immortal, Buddhist and fiend Daos, it would be difficult for Su Zimo to comprehend the Yin Spirit section.
However, through coincidence, Su Zimo once consumed half a dragon egg, cultivated the Ancient Dragonification Art later on and consumed a dragon’s blood for 20 years to cultivate the Illumination Dragon Eye.
The bloodline of the Dragon race was already fully fused into his body!
Right now, Su Zimo could be considered as a half-being from the Dragon race!
It was not difficult for him to understand everything that was stated in the Yin Spirit section.
Furthermore, he would require less effort to cultivate the Yin Spirit section!
Although Die Yue was divinely and her methods were extraordinary, even she might not have expected this outcome all those years ago.
Right now, the scarlet-haired Yin Spirit sat within Su Zimo’s Spirit Platform and controlled his body.
Su Zimo waved his hand and a mirror made of water was formed.
Within the mirror, he saw his scarlet hair and a pair of eyes that shone with a demonic glint – he looked extremely evil.
Although he was in the form of a human, there would be no fiend demon that would doubt his identity!
Su Zimo nodded to himself with a satisfied expression.
His current appearance was more suitable for him to roam the Thousand Demon Valley and would save him a lot of trouble.
“Young Master, are you alright?”
Little Fox rushed over and asked concernedly when she saw that Su Zimo was awake.
“I’m fine,”
He gave a gentle smile. “You guys, continue to cultivate. Don’t worry about me,”
“Heh, I told you guys that First will definitely be fine!”
The spirit tiger laughed and was relieved.
“Easy to say on hindsight,”
Monkey pouted and walked to the side as he continued to cultivate.
All of them had just formed their Essence Spirits and became fiend demons – there were many things that they had to familiarize themselves with.
They did not only have to be familiar with the changes in their bodies, they also had to refine their weapons.
A rusty, long rod was propped in front of monkey; it towered into the skies and was even taller than him!
The rod was filled with rust and looked extremely common.
However, this rod was discovered back in the Astral Dragon Sputum Lair. Furthermore, even Lin Xuanji seemed like he was stunned when he caught sight of this rod.
There was a simple reason why monkey chose this rod.
When he first caught sight of this rod, he felt a beckoning to it from the unknowns.
Monkey’s glabella shone and his spirit consciousness spread out and engulfed the rod. He began to refine it and leave the unique imprint of his spirit consciousness on it.
He intended to refine this rod as his Destiny Dharmic Weapon!
On the other side, the spirit tiger was refining his own Dharmic weapon as well.
The Dharmic weapon he obtained in the Astral Dragon Sputum Lair was none other than the four tiger claws!
Initially, he thought that the four tiger claws had fused and vanished into his body.
It was only after he became a fiend demon that he could sense the existence of the four tiger claws!
The spirit tiger circulated his Essence Spirit and he gripped his fists with trembling arms.
In the gap between his knuckles, a jade-white and almost transparent claw with a chilling aura pierced through his flesh slowly and protruded out!
It was slender, long and sharp, like a dagger!
There were two claws on each knuckle.
Instinctively, the spirit tiger scratched the four claws against one another gently.
Clang!
Sparks flew everywhere!
A metallic sound could be heard the moment the claws made contact!
The spirit tiger’s eyes widened as he looked at the four weapons that protruded from his knuckles. He was secretly delighted when he sensed the sharp aura they emanated.
The four claws could definitely be considered as indestructible!
Furthermore, the four Dharmic weapons were fused perfectly with his body and he could use them like a part of his body; he could naturally unleash his combat strength to its greatest potential!
An azure green feather fan hovered in front of Qing Qing.
Through the augmentation of her Essence Spirit, flames burned around the feather fan and refined it continuously – the fan shone with a pure jade green color!
The reason why she chose this fan was because the feathers on it were taken from a Bi Fang!
Half of the bloodline that flowed within Qing Qing’s body came from a Bi Fang as well!
There was nobody more suitable than her to use the azure green fan.
Monkey and the other three all had different methods of refining their Dharmic weapons.
Right now, a pitch-black umbrella hovered above Little Fox’s head.
She had a grim expression and would look up from time to time to spit out a trail of powder with a faint fragrance. The powder enveloped the pitch-black umbrella and left an imprint of her Essence Spirit.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Right then, a cracking sound echoed throughout the cave as though something was shattered.
Monkey’s heart skipped a beat and he glared at the rod before him with a bright gaze.
The cracking sound came from the rod before him!
After the continuous refinement of his Essence Spirit, something finally happened to the rod before him!
A large pierce of rust cracked apart and a blinding, golden light shone from within and spread slowly.
Instantly, the golden light suppressed the auras of the spirit tiger’s claws, Qing Qing’s azure green fan and Little Fox’s pitch-black umbrella!
Even the array formations set up at the cave entrance could barely contain the blinding golden light!
The golden light surged into the skies!
Swoosh!
The piece of rust on the rod finally fell and revealed the golden body of the rod.
The golden light gradually dimmed.
A small word was etched on the spot where the rust fell off... Imminent!
“Imminent, imminent... dominating! What a great name!”
Monkey reared his head in laughter and pulled out the rod in front of him. He danced with it, delighted.
A thousand mile away from here, in the Black Wind Ridge, several hundred demons were crossing through the forest with a mighty force. All the demon beasts in the vicinity had already escaped long ago upon hearing them.
Among the several hundred demons, there were eight muscular bull demons in the middle that lifted a gigantic open-air carriage. They grunted as they advanced steadily.
Around the gigantic carriage were even dozens of low-level fiend demons!
Everyone was circling the center!
On the carriage, there was a pale-faced young man in black robes with intoxicated eyes. He laid down on the knees of a woman wearing a veil with a voluptuous figure.
The woman’s ears were sharp; she was clearly not a human.
However, she was extremely beautiful and charming. She held a bunch of grapes that resembled green jade pearls with her left hand and smiled as she fed them to the black-robed young man.
Thereafter, she sipped a mouthful of wine and leaned forward slightly before kissing the black-robed man on the lips. She stuck out her tongue gently and allowed the wine to flow through.
The man had an intoxicated expression as he enjoyed himself, savoring the fragrant aroma of the woman.
All of a sudden!
A golden light appeared in the distant skies and vanished instantly.
“Hmm?”
The black-robed man’s eyes opened up and shone brightly – there was no hint of intoxication at all.
He looked over and curled his lips, grabbing the woman on the chest fiercely as he said in a relaxed manner, “Let’s go check things out.”
Chapter 805: Frightening Spirit Consciousness
Within the cave.
Monkey was excited and gripped Imminent with both hands as he danced in a lively manner. Afterimages of the rod appeared everywhere in a dizzying manner.
Although the commotion caused by Imminent was significant, Su Zimo did not notice it.
At that moment, he was completely immersed in his cultivation!
After he advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, changes were happening to his flesh, tendons, bones, bloodline and organs!
When he broke through the void and formed his Essence Spirit, it was equivalent to him connecting to Heaven and Earth.
Even without Su Zimo controlling it consciously, his body became stronger and even more frightening under the influence of Dharmic powers!
Of course, this was a process.
Some cultivators may require half a year, several years or even decades.
However, Su Zimo noticed that his transformation process happened at an extremely swift speed!
It was as though a violent cyclone was rippling through his body and he could clearly sense his strength increasing.
He was growing stronger at every second!
This was the terror of his double Essence Spirits!
A single Essence Spirit would bring about Dharmic powers that could augment a cultivator’s bloodline and physique.
Two Essence Spirits caused the augmentation to become more obvious and happen faster!
Furthermore, the two Essence Spirits that Su Zimo cultivated were extremely strong to begin with.
At that moment, the scarlet-haired Yin Spirit took the main spot in the middle of the Spirit Platform.
The black-haired Essence Spirit assumed a lotus position in the corner.
Su Zimo discovered that the truly terrifying aspect of having two Essence Spirits was that both of them were able to cultivate at the same time without affecting the other!
At that moment, his scarlet-haired Yin Spirit had begun cultivation on the Yin Spirit section of the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness.
The black-haired Essence Spirit in the corner had also begun on the Purple Thunder Manual.
This way, neither of the Essence Spirits would fall off in their cultivation realms.
On the surface, Su Zimo was at the early-stage Nascent Soul realm. However, the power of his Essence Spirits was definitely above an early-stage Nascent Soul!
Furthermore, he had many trump cards up his sleeves; his actual combat strength had far surpassed an early-stage Nascent Soul’s!
Now that he was at the Nascent Soul realm, he might even stand a chance if he was up against an early-stage Void Reversion or even some weaker mid-level fiend demons!
“Void Reversion realm!”
Su Zimo murmured softly with a chilling intent.
Dao Being Xuan Yu was at the Void Reversion realm.
Back in the Great Qian Ruins, Dao Being Xuan Yu disregarded his capacity as a Void Reversion and interfered in the fight for the Vermilion Fruit to kill Su Zimo.
Su Zimo’s wrist was not only severed, his Inner Core was shattered, his Golden Core was destroyed and his cultivation was completely crippled!
It was also because of Dao Being Xuan Yu that the thirteen cities of Yan Country were slaughtered later on, resulting in the homeless and destitute plight of the citizens of Yan Country.
Because of this, Su Hong was mentally drained and eventually passed away from the ordeal.
In order to save Su Zimo, Little Fox’s Fire Blocking Basket, the only thing left behind for her by her mother, was taken away by Dao Being Xuan Yu as well.
Su Zimo remembered everything.
Of course, he also knew very well that even though he had two Essence Spirits, carried the bloodline of the Dragon race in his body and had many trump cards, he was not a match for Dao Being Xuan Yu right now.
However, once he cultivated to mid, late-stage or even perfected Nascent Soul realm, he was confident that he could take on Dao Being Xuan Yu!
Time passed by gradually.
After their initial excitement of refining their weapons, monkey and the others settled down quietly and cultivated properly as well.
Su Zimo slapped his storage bag and took out a seemingly battered lotus seat.
His glabella shone faintly and swept through the old lotus seat. Instantly, it vanished and entered Su Zimo’s consciousness!
It was time to refine the Creation Green Lotus!
All of a sudden!
Su Zimo’s ears twitched and he frowned.
There seemed to be many demon beasts headed in their direction!
Birds and beasts roamed the Thousand Demon Valley and it was only normal for demon beasts to pass by. Su Zimo was not certain that the demon beasts were coming for them as well.
Furthermore, the demon beasts were clearly from the Black Sand Ridge.
There shouldn’t be any feud between them and Black Sand Ridge.
What was the background of these demon beasts?
With that, Su Zimo cast a mysterious energy from his glabella with a single thought and it spread outside like a water ripple!
“Hmm?”
He froze momentarily and was instantly enlightened.
If he was not wrong, that should be the spirit consciousness that came with his cultivation of an Essence Spirit!
If the five senses of the body were sight, sound, smell, taste and sight, the spirit consciousness was a sense of the Essence Spirit!
Although it was only a single sense, it encompassed the uses of the five senses!
Although Su Zimo was blocked by the cave and could not see everything that was going on outside, he could sense everything outside the cave using his spirit consciousness!
His spirit consciousness could even sense an ant crawling beneath the mud within a radius of five kilometers!
It was a mysterious sensation.
Through the sense of his spirit consciousness, Su Zimo could clearly ‘see’ how the ant looked like and every single hair on its feelers and legs.
The five senses existed innately and could be found even in a mortal.
Because of that, there were many restrictions for the five senses.
For example, a single leaf could block one’s vision.
However, the spirit consciousness faced no issues of the sort.
Spirit consciousness resembled flowing water that penetrated every single pore. Even if there was a leaf before one’s eyes, the spirit consciousness would wrap around the leave and could even see every single pattern etched on the back of the leaf!
Although Su Zimo could hear the commotion outside right now, he could not see who were the people who created the commotion.
However, his spirit consciousness could!
Su Zimo spread his spirit consciousness and extended it forward to check.
Five kilometers.
10 kilometers.
25 kilometers...
The radius of Su Zimo’s spirit consciousness expanded continuously.
After 50 kilometers, Su Zimo felt that his Essence Spirit was at its limits and his spirit consciousness weakened, unable to extend further!
All of a sudden!
Su Zimo’s heart skipped a beat as he realized something; his spirit consciousness almost dissipated due to the shock!
From an ancient book at the bottom of the Dragon Burial Valley, he had once read about some records describing the spirit consciousness.
For ordinary Nascent Souls, the radius of their spirit consciousness was only around five kilometers.
They were already considered powerful if they could extend to a radius of 10 kilometers.
Anybody that could reach 15 kilometers were all considered as paragons.
Rare monster incarnates could reach a radius of 20 or 25 kilometers!
50 kilometers was the spirit consciousness radius of Void Reversions!
At this moment, Su Zimo had only just advanced to the Nascent Soul realm. However, his spirit consciousness could extend to a radius of 50 kilometers – it was comparable to the spirit consciousness of a Void Reversion!
Moreover, this was merely the radius of the scarlet-haired Yin Spirit’s spirit consciousness.
The radius of the black-haired Essence Spirit’s spirit consciousness was also around 50 kilometers!
If he could fuse the powers of the two Essence Spirits together, he could probably spread his spirit consciousness to a radius of 100 kilometers!
Su Zimo took a deep breath and composed himself slowly.
He had already seen the group of demon beasts with his spirit consciousness!
Through the shroud of his spirit consciousness, Su Zimo could see the appearance of every single demon beast and even their cultivation realms – he could even sense the aura they emanated!
He caught sight of the merry-making black-robed young man seated in the carriage in the middle of the many demon beasts.
The black-robed young man seemed to be shielded by a barrier that Su Zimo’s spirit consciousness could not penetrate; he could not see the background of the black-robed young man either.
When Su Zimo’s swept past the black-robed young man, the latter seemed to have sensed something. Clarity returned to the black-robed young man’s eyes as he glanced over to this side in a seemingly casual manner.
Thereafter, he looked at the woman beside him with an intoxicated gaze and said lustfully, “Beauty, drink! Drink!”
Chapter 806: Young Master of the Black Sand Ridge
The black-robed young man seemed like he was completely immersed in merry-making with the woman beside him.
A moment later, when the spirit consciousness that shrouded him faded like the ebbing of a tide, the black-robed young man suddenly sat upright. Clarity returned to his eyes as he rubbed his chin with a cold expression, murmuring, “Interesting.”
“What’s wrong, young master?”
The woman’s voluptuous body stuck closely onto the black-robed young man. She rubbed against his body gently and asked in a flirting manner with a coquettish tone.
The black-robed young man’s lips curled as he said with a fake smile, “Nothing much. Somebody spread his spirit consciousness earlier on and scanned me.”
“What a fool!”
The woman harrumphed and said in a pandering manner, “To think that someone would dare to check on our young master in the Black Sand Ridge. Doesn’t he know any rules at all?”
“Since this person doesn’t know any rules, I can teach them to him,”
The black-robed young man said in a seemingly casual manner. However, there was a killing intent in his tone!
“Protector Shi, Protector Cha!”
“Here!”
Two low-level fiend demons beside the black-robed young man appeared in a flash.
The black-robed young man spread open a map and marked out a location before saying in a deep voice, “Bring some men over quickly and surround this place first. Don’t let anyone go!”
“Understood!”
The two protectors brought more than ten fiend demons with them and shuttled through the forest with their movement techniques, charging at full speed.
The black-robed young man sat on his carriage and headed in the direction idly.
An hour later, the black-robed young man’s group arrived at the destination in a grand manner while Protectors Shi and Cha rushed to his side.
“Young master, nobody has left this place during this period of time!”
The two protectors exchanged glances – both of them could see the confusion in the other’s eyes.
Although they had surrounded the place, it was empty with a few hills. There weren’t even any ghosts, let alone people!
The black-robed young man stood up and surveyed his surroundings, frowning as well.
His senses couldn’t be wrong!
The golden light and the spirit consciousness that scanned him definitely came from this area – how was there nothing here?
Could that person have slipped off first after realizing something?
That wouldn’t make any sense.
The black-robed young man’s expression darkened.
He did not express any hostility or killing intent when the unknown spirit consciousness scanned him – could that person have been so cautious to flee right away?
The black-robed young man’s glabella shone and he spread his spirit consciousness in a radius of 500 meters. He scanned repeatedly and tried to seek for clues.
Although Protectors Shi and Cha were expressionless as they stood upright with their hands by their side, both of them cursed internally.
They had scanned the area a few times earlier on and there wasn’t even an ant around, let alone a person!
A moment later, the black-robed young man retracted his spirit consciousness and looked at the foot of a hill not far away. A mocking look flashed through his eyes as he said in a leisurely manner, “Come on out! Those visual concealment techniques won’t work against me!”
There were hundreds of demon beasts gathered in the vicinity. All of them followed the black-robed young man’s gaze but they saw nothing, only a barren hill.
All of a sudden!
The hill seemed to have turned into a water screen and ripples appeared.
A few people came out in succession.
One of them was tall with arms longer than his knees. He carried a rusty rod on his shoulders and had a prideful expression, as though he looked down on everything.
One of them was tall, muscular and walked like a hooligan. His gaze revealed a boundless might as though he was the king of all beasts!
The other two were peerlessly beautiful women.
One of them held a fan and had a slender figure that was curvaceous; her long legs were exceptionally striking.
The other one wore a fiery-red dress and looked extremely docile with delicate features. Her eyes sparkled like water and she was ravishing with a flawless complexion.
However, she carried a gigantic pitch-black umbrella in her hands which looked extremely contrasting compared to her demeanor.
Many demon beasts gasped and froze momentarily when they caught sight of the woman with the umbrella.
She was way too beautiful!
She was so beautiful that they lost their minds!
The woman beside the black-robed young man was also an exceptional beauty in the Black Sand Ridge. However, she paled in comparison in front of this young woman.
The black-robed young man’s eyes lit up when he caught sight of the two women.
However, the gaze of the woman beside him turned cold!
Right then, another person walked out from the hill.
This person wore green robes and had refined features. However, his hair was the color of blood and he looked extremely demonic!
With his spirit consciousness, the black-robed young man had long determined that the five of them before him were low-level fiend demons.
Furthermore, they seemed like they had only just turned into fiend demons!
Under normal circumstances, five low-level fiend demons would not amount to much within the Black Sand Ridge.
However, the black-robed young man frowned slightly.
For some unknown reason, the five of them were way too calm!
The five of them hid here and had nowhere to run after he saw through their concealment technique. Theoretically, they should be flustered and uneasy instead of being so calm!
The gaze of the black-robed young man eventually settled on the young man with blood-red hair.
Although this person was also a low-level fiend demon, the black-robed young man could not see through him!
His spirit consciousness was blocked by an invisible barrier when it reached this person.
He could not even see what the true form of this person was.
The black-robed young man could roughly tell that this scarlet-haired young man should have been the one who scanned him with the spirit consciousness earlier on!
The group of them were naturally Su Zimo, monkey and the others.
Su Zimo was sizing up the black-robed young man as the latter glared at him.
He could naturally tell that this black-robed young man was the most troublesome to deal with among the hundreds of demon beasts!
The reason why they were not surprised or panicked when they were discovered was because they had no intention to hide to begin with.
Otherwise, Su Zimo would have led everyone else and left before the black-robed young man arrived.
Although they were only in the Thousand Demon Valley for slightly more than ten days, the changes in their bodies were way too great.
All of them were spirit demons when they had just entered the Thousand Demon Valley.
But now, all of them were fiend demons!
At the start, they were hunted down by many demon beasts of Howling Moon Mountain and fled frantically with nowhere to settle down.
But now, they were extremely calm despite the fact that they were surrounded by a group of demons!
The biggest reason why they did not leave was because there was no need to.
Monkey loved to fight. He had just become a fiend demon and refined his Destiny Dharmic Weapon; he was absolutely itching to fight – how could he leave without fighting someone to the end?
The spirit tiger and the others were frustrated after being hunted down as well. Now that there were people who came knocking themselves, there was naturally no way they would cower in fear.
Instead, their eyes shone with excitement and fervor!
“What great weather. It’s been a long time since I’ve exercised!”
The spirit tiger cracked his neck and stretched.
“Audacious!”
Protector Shi’s gaze burned brightly as he hollered, “Who are you guys? Why aren’t you kneeling in the face of the young master of Black Sand Ridge!”
“Pfft, pfft! Young master, huh?”
The spirit tiger pouted his lips in disdain and mocked, “How new. You might as well call me the young master of Black Tiger Ridge!”
“Hmm?”
Protector Shi was a pig that cultivated into a demon and his brains were on the slow side. He froze momentarily when he heard the spirit tiger’s words and his heart skipped a beat as he thought to himself.
‘Black Tiger Ridge? Why have I not heard of this territory before?’
‘Judging from his stance, it’s likely that he comes from a powerful background!’
Chapter 807: Massive Battle
There were many Overlords in Thousand Demon Valley and even more Territorial Lords of varying strength.
Naturally, there were many territories such as Howling Moon Mountain and Black Sand Ridge as well.
Protector Shi was dumb and was merely a pig demon of Black Sand Ridge – it was only logical if he had not heard of some of the territories.
In his confusion, monkey smirked and laughed. “I’m the young master of Black Ape Ridge. Haven’t you heard of me before?”
‘Another one?!’
Protector Shi’s heart skipped a beat.
Qing Qing snickered. “I’m the young mistress of Black Crane Ridge.”
“I’m from Black Fox Ridge...”
Little Fox mustered her courage and wanted to join in the fun.
However, she was truly way too embarrassed to carry on and did not continue. She merely stuck her tongue out and acted cute.
Su Zimo smiled.
No matter how retarded Protector Shi was, he should be able to tell that monkey and the others were mocking him.
A series of laughter broke out from the crowd of demons around them.
The black-robed young man was expressionless and remained silent.
“How dare you make fun of me? You must have a death wish!”
Protector Shi’s face turned purplish and he was enraged. His flesh expanded and his entire figure swelled significantly.
Although he was still in human form, a terrifying pig’s head grew on his neck; it had sharp fangs and a torrential demonic aura!
The eyes of the other demon beasts shone with violence and fervor as well – all of them were ready to rip the group of people into shreds with a single command from the black-robed young man!
Suddenly, the black-robed young man said, “I don’t care which territory you are from, but I can tell you that this is the Black Sand Ridge! You have to obey the rules of Black Sand Ridge here!”
“Fufu!”
Monkey smirked and revealed two rows of pearly whites. “I don’t care what kind of nonsensical rules you have. I was born to break rules!”
“Apart from those two women, the rest of them...”
The black-robed young man paused briefly before uttering coldly, “Kill them!”
“Ha!”
Protector Shi brought out a gigantic iron rake and his rotund, massive body soared into the air. He glared at the spirit tiger furiously and descended with a maddened roar.
He hated the tiger for embarrassing him thoroughly and charged at the latter right away.
“Moo!”
Protector Cha hollered and reverted to his true form – he was a gigantic bull demon!
He raised a pair of sharp horns and panted with steam out of his nostrils. His eyes were locked onto monkey not far away as his hooves duge the ground, creating dust clouds.
“Leave that foxy chick to me!”
The woman beside the black-robed young man and looked at Little Fox with evil intentions. Jealousy could be seen in her eyes as she licked her lips.
The woman’s tongue was extremely long and was forked.
It was a snake woman!
“Don’t harm her,”
The black-robed young man glared at the snake woman and warned, as though he could see through her intentions.
Although the snake woman was indignant, she replied with a smile, “Don’t worry, young master. I’ll discipline this lass properly for you!”
A few fiend demons wanted to fight for credit and charged towards Qing Qing and Su Zimo at the same time.
The black-robed young man laid back on his carriage with an idle expression; it was clear he had no intention of making a move.
Su Zimo followed suit and did not make a move either.
Monkey and the others had just become fiend demons and were raring to fight – this was the best opportunity for them to get used to their newfound strengths as fiend demons.
Su Zimo only had a single target – the black-robed young man!
He could tell that although the black-robed young man did not look old, he was far from simple – there was a high chance that he was a mid-level fiend demon!
On the other side, a huge battle had broken out.
Protector Shi swung his rake heavily and created an arc in midair before smashing down towards the spirit tiger!
The spirit tiger reverted to his true form and moved swiftly in a flash.
Before the rake even landed, the spirit tiger was already in front of Protector Shi’s chest. He reached out with his tiger claws and thrust forward!
Protector Shi was alarmed.
He had not expected the spirit tiger’s counterattack to be this vicious!
If his attack landed, he could smash the spirit tiger’s head, but there was a chance that his life would be in danger as well!
They would have to trade lives!
‘It wasn’t easy for me to get to the status of a protector. Why should I trade my life with yours?’
At that thought, Protector Shi released a tremendous amount of force and pulled back the momentum of his rake to switch tactics at the last moment. He swept the rake horizontally instead towards the spirit tiger with massive strength!
Clang!
Sparks flew everywhere when the spirit tiger’s claws clashed against the rake.
All of a sudden!
Electric currents surged through the spirit tiger’s body and cruised through the point of contact between the tiger claws and the rake and entered Protector Shi’s body.
“GRAWR!”
Protector Shi released a tragic cry and the pig hair on his body stood upright. He was fuming with black smoke and his flesh was charred!
“Hehe!”
The spirit tiger made use of the momentum to lunge forward and thrust ten claws viciously into Protector Shi’s chest!
“Pfft!”
Blood flashed!
The ten claws dug deep into Protector Shi’s chest.
Under normal circumstances, this would definitely be a severe injury for any demon beast.
However, the spirit tiger felt his heart sink the moment his claws dug into Protector Shi’s chest.
The flesh of this pig demon was way too thick!
Pig demons might not be strong in many things, but they had coarse skin and thick flesh.
The spirit tiger’s claws could not even reach the pig demon’s organs after piercing in, let alone the latter’s vitals!
“Go to hell!”
Protector Shi gave a menacing laugh and suddenly grabbed the spirit tiger’s head with both arms.
At the same time, he raised his head and a pair of sharp fangs on his lower jaw protruded upwards and pierced towards the spirit tiger’s throat!
The fights between demons were almost all melee combat fights that were the most dangerous and susceptible to instantaneous changes.
A moment ago, the spirit tiger had the upper hand. In the blink of an eye, he was the one in danger!
Before he could withdraw his claws that were dug into the enemy’s chest, his body was locked and he had nowhere to escape from the incoming fangs!
All of a sudden!
The spirit tiger’s heart skipped a beat and a searing pain tore through the bloodline between the gap in his knuckles!
“Pfft!”
The sound of a sharp weapon tearing through flesh could be heard.
Protector Shi’s fangs were inches away from the spirit tiger’s throat but they froze on the spot motionlessly.
The spirit tiger broke free of Protector Shi’s grip and retreated backwards.
Apart from five sharp claws on his palms, two more sharp daggers protruded from the gaps between his knuckles and they were filled with blood!
These four tiger claws were extended earlier on and pierced into Protector Shi’s chest!
Protector Shi’s eyes were widened as he lowered his head slowly to look at the blood oozing out of his chest; the lifeforce within his body was draining rapidly as well.
With a thud, he fell onto the ground and no longer breathed.
The spirit tiger’s heart raced after his close brush with death. However, there was no fear within his eyes; instead, they became even more fervent!
“Hahahaha!”
He reared his head in laughter. “I don’t care if you’re a protector, you’ll still be slain by me all the same!”
On the other side, Protector Cha’s hooves dug furiously as he raised his bull horns with a slumped head. Dust clouds flew everywhere his muscular, mighty body charged past!
Even the ground quaked!
This was one of the demonic arts of the Bull race, the Wild Bull Charge. At its full power and speed, it could even smash mountains!
There was no low-level fiend demon that would dare to take it head-on!
Monkey carried the iron rod on his shoulders and was indifferent towards the incoming bull demon. However, the scarlet glint in his eyes intensified!
Chapter 808: Duels
The gaze of the black-robed young man shifted as he looked at monkey not far away, slightly roused.
Among the protectors of Black Sand Ridge, Protector Cha’s strength was only in the mid-tier. However, his Wild Bull Charge was not something that many protectors could confront head-on.
He did not believe that this monkey that had just become a fiend demon could take on Protector Cha’s charge!
Bang! Boom! Boom!
The sound of the hooves were like thunder!
Protector Cha sprinted the entire way and his force was at its limits when he closed in to monkey!
“Moo!”
He let out a maddened roar and thrust forward!
“Good timing!”
Finally, monkey moved. He patted the tail-end of Imminent and the entire rod suddenly bounced.
Monkey gripped Imminent with both hands and swung his arms to smash down violently on the incoming bull head at the front!
Imminent streaked through midair and created a series of afterimages!
Bang!
The two demon beasts clashed against one another!
Immediately after, the jarring sound of bones cracking echoed!
Right in front of everyone, Protector Cha’s head was smashed into the ground by monkey’s rod and brain juices and blood splattered everywhere!
Even his Essence Spirit was destroyed by monkey’s rod smash and he died on the spot!
All the demons were in an uproar!
None of them expected two protectors of Black Sand Ridge to die the instant they exchanged blows.
Many demon beasts that were charging forward staggered in their tracks.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Cracks appeared one after another on Imminent and golden rays of light spilled out.
The black-robed young man squinted his eyes and lamented to himself as he took a clear look, ‘This should be the item that caused the momentary gold flash earlier on!’
Initially, only a single piece of rust fell off from monkey’s Imminent.
But now, after the terrifying head-on confrontation with Protector Cha, more rust pieces fell off Imminent one after another and revealed the bedazzling golden rod beneath!
Given the way it looked, anyone could tell that it was a rare treasure.
“Monkey demon, don’t get cocky now! The two of us will take care of you!”
Before the sentence was finished, two fiend demons charged over. Their bodies were massive but they were extremely agile.
One of them was pitch-black and the other was snow-white – they were both bear demons!
Both of them whipped out sabers that slashed down from the skies as they charged forward!
The two bear demons had chemistry and moved in unison – it was clear that they were specialized in their combo attacks.
The two sabers were not ordinary either with two Dharmic patterns respectively – they were two middle-grade Perfected Lord Dharmic weapons!
“I don’t care if you are bears or heroes, scram!”
Monkey whirled Imminent and smacked the two sabers left and right.
Clang! Clang!
Sparks flew and the clanging sounds from the two sabers echoed!
Even middle-grade Perfected Lord Dharmic weapons could not withstand the power of Imminent!
Monkey’s bloodshot eyes swept across Imminent. When he found that there were no scratches, he could not help but rear his head in laughter, delighted.
“Hahaha! Great, great! What a great treasure! Follow me from now on and I promise you’ll never be covered in dust ever again!”
The two bears were shocked upon losing their Dharmic weapons. The moment they charged forward, they wanted to retreat.
There was no way monkey would accord them that chance.
Along with two tragic cries, two gigantic, swollen bodies were sent flying by monkey’s rod. They were half-dead with their bones and tendons snapped by the time they landed on the ground.
On the other side, the snake woman had already arrived beside Little Fox.
Her eyes were flirtatious and she reached out to Little Fox’s cheeks with her slender fingers as she said in a coquettish manner, “Young lass, your skin sure is smooth. Gosh, I’m envious. Come over and let me have a touch.”
The snake woman’s charming smile was laced with a lethal killing intent!
However, few people could notice it.
In Black Sand Ridge, she was a renowned viper and many fiend demons died in her hands.
She was far superior to Little Fox in terms of cultivation realm.
However, her bewitchment techniques truly did not amount to much compared to Little Fox.
Little Fox retreated half a step back with a calm expression and avoided the snake woman’s incoming finger by a hair’s breadth.
A faint stench wafted over.
There was a sinisterly green, thin needle between the fingers of the snake woman!
If Little Fox allowed the snake woman to touch her on the cheeks earlier on, her face would have been ruined even if she did not die.
The snake woman’s viciousness was chilling!
A furious look flashed through Little Fox’s eyes as well as she thrust the pitch-black umbrella in her hands forward like a spear – it was extremely fast and instantaneous!
After a year of training in the ancient battlefield, Little Fox had grown rapidly and was no longer cowardly or weak.
“Fufu, the lass is angry, huh?”
The snake woman jeered and floated in retreat, raising her palm gently.
A green fluid splashed in Little Fox’s direction!
The expressions of many fiend demons changed when they caught sight of the green fluid. All of them retreated with wary looks on their faces, afraid that they might be implicated.
The green fluid was the most toxic poison the snake woman possessed!
A single touch would rot one’s flesh into pus!
The poison fluid was extremely powerful and could even destroy some Dharmic weapons with a single drop!
Little Fox did not panic or fluster. She opened the pitch-black umbrella in her hands and it shielded her like the firmaments.
The poison of the snake woman splashed onto the umbrella completely!
There was no reaction!
The frightening poison did not create even a single ripple when it splashed onto the umbrella.
It vanished completely like a gigantic rock that fell into the ocean, as though the pitch-black umbrella had consumed it!
The snake woman was secretly alarmed when she caught sight of the pitch-black umbrella not far away.
The pitch-black umbrella resembled an endless abyss and she felt as though her soul was about to be drawn in with a prolonged glance.
The snake woman had a feeling that even she would be devoured whole if she fell into the pitch-black umbrella, let alone her poison.
At the same time, Qing Qing had already begun fighting with a few fiend demons!
She reverted to her true form and her crane cried endlessly. She flapped her wings and shuttled through five fiend demons with her movement technique; it seemed as though she was trying to defend herself desperately.
After all, she had only just become a low-level fiend demon and had not adapted to the power of a fiend demon completely.
Qing Qing’s maneuvering space decreased continuously against the combined attacks of the five fiend demons!
“Demoness, surrender! Our young master will definitely take good care of you!”
A fiend demon said lustfully.
All the demons roared into laughter.
Qing Qing’s expression was cold and she spat out an intricate-looking feather fan with a single thought. It expanded along with the wind and swelled in midair.
The fan was azure green and seemed like there were thin flames burning on it; the surrounding space was even contorting from the heat!
“Hmm?”
The expressions of the demons changed.
The azure green fan seemed extraordinary and gave off a scorching heat!
“Die!”
Qing Qing’s glabella shone and she injected the power of her Essence Spirit into the azure green fan before fanning it in the direction of the five fiend demons!
Swoosh!
A green ball of flames blazed up and engulfed the five fiend demons!
“Ah! Ah! Ah!”
No matter how they struggled, the five fiend demons could not extinguish the flames on their bodies.
In the blink of an eye, all five of them were burned into ashes and the remaining white bones fell piece by piece from midair, fuming with green smoke.
Psst!
The group of demons gasped.
What was that feather fan – how was it so strong?!
In the blink of an eye, a few fiend demons on the side of Black Sand Ridge were dead and they had suffered immense losses!
Black Sand Ridge was losing in the duels of Dharmic powers after the fight broke out!
The expression of the black-robed young man turned grimmer and he finally sat up on his carriage, as though he was prepared to make a move.
All of a sudden!
The black-robed young man sensed something.
Not far away, two gazes were fixed on him in a threatening manner, resembling two sharp swords that were warning him!
Chapter 809: Spirit Consciousness Clash
The black-robed young man turned around and caught sight of Su Zimo who was not far away.
A mocking look flashed through the eyes of the black-robed young man.
Although he could not see through Su Zimo, he could sense that the latter had only just become a low-level fiend demon as well.
To think that a low-level fiend demon would dare to threaten and warn him?!
Killing intent surged within the heart of the black-robed young man. Right when he was about to attack, he saw three fiend demons beside him charge over.
The three fiend demons saw that Su Zimo had refined features and merely stood quietly behind Little Fox and Qing Qing, empty-handed. As such, they thought that he was the easiest to deal with.
“How weak are you to have to hide behind two women? I’ll see how long more you can hide!” A fiend demon gripped an iron spear and hollered.
The blood qi of the fiend demon surged and Dharmic powers rumbled from his spear. He glared at Su Zimo’s face and thrust his spear forward!
Su Zimo remained motionless with his hands behind his back, as though he was scared stiff.
A violent glint flashed through the eyes of the fiend demon and he could not help but smirk.
He could visualize the sight of Su Zimo’s heart penetrated by his spear!
His blood could not help but pump excitedly.
A cold glint closed in rapidly.
Su Zimo did not even blink, as though he had not seen it at all!
Just as the cold glint was less than an inch away from his face, Su Zimo suddenly made a move and grabbed the spear at lightning speed.
His fingers gripped the spear firmly like iron hoops!
The smile on the fiend demon’s face froze.
It was too fast!
He could not even see how or when Su Zimo made his move.
By the time he reacted to it, the spear in his hands could no longer push further.
Not only that, his spear could not budge from Su Zimo’s palm no matter how much strength he exerted!
Right then, Su Zimo spoke.
His voice was calm and emotionless.
“Indeed, I’m weak. However, I’m strong enough to kill you!”
Before Su Zimo finished his sentence, his palm went limp and slapped the spear with a coil and a tremble!
The spear swiveled at a high speed!
The fiend demon could not maintain his grip on the spear and let go by instinct.
“Ah!”
He shrieked and the flesh on both his palms were ripped!
Before he could react, an overwhelming burst smashed onto his chest and sent him flying!
His body was repelled uncontrollably as he flew back and zoomed past trees on both sides of him.
Bang!
Finally, he smashed against an ancient tree and his body came to a stop with leaves falling endlessly before him!
Immediately after, he felt a sharp pain spreading from his chest!
Instinctively, he looked down.
There was a long, cold spear stuck in his chest.
It was his own spear!
His chest was pierced by his own spear and blood gushed everywhere!
“How could this be?”
The light in his eyes gradually dimmed and his head slumped down with fresh blood oozing from his mouth.
The black-robed young man narrowed his eyes.
The exchange between the two of them lasted less than a single round and the fiend demon died before it could even react.
However, the black-robed young man saw everything clearly. The spear did not merely pierce the fiend demon, Su Zimo snatched it over and flung in reverse, pinning the fiend demon to an ancient tree with the spear through its chest!
Although the entire process seemed simple, the black-robed young man knew that it required terrifying burst power, immense combat talent and experience as well as fearless courage to be able to react with such ease.
The counterattack would have failed without any of those qualities!
Even if he was the one in the same position, he might not have been able to react the same way.
Before the black-robed young man finished his thought, the two other fiend demons that charged towards Su Zimo arrived.
Bang! Bang!
Su Zimo’s figure flashed and he did not advance nor retreat. He cut before the two fiend demons and attacked left and right, punching with a frightening strength!
The two fiend demons were sent flying and by the time they landed on the ground, they were corpses.
It was clean and precise!
The change to Su Zimo’s bloodline and body through the two Essence Spirits he gained upon advancing to the Nascent Soul realm was unimaginable!
Although he was only at early-stage Nascent Soul, none of those ordinary low-level fiend demons could pose any trouble to him.
The black-robed young man soared into the air and lunged towards Su Zimo immediately!
Swoosh!
Suddenly, a tremendous energy fluctuation spread from midair.
Heaven and Earth shook with a rampant might and every single fiend demon present felt shudders!
Void Reversion realm!
That was a power that could only be released at the Void Reversion realm!
It was an attack of the spirit consciousnesses!
Be it Nascent Souls or low-level fiend demons, both had already cultivated Essence Spirits.
The existence of an Essence Spirit naturally meant that spirit consciousness would be present.
However, for Nascent Souls and low-level fiend demons, their spirit consciousnesses can only be used for detection purposes and aren’t strong enough to launch attacks.
Only Essence Spirits of Void Reversions or mid-level fiend demons are able to materialize and launch attacks!
The black-robed young man, who was the young master of Black Sand Ridge, was a mid-level fiend demon!
An attack from the spirit consciousness was a killing move targeted at one’s Essence Spirit and was extremely dangerous!
If one failed to defend against it, their Essence Spirits would be severely damaged and they would die on the spot – even deities wouldn’t be able to survive!
The powerful fluctuation of the spirit consciousness spread through the air like clouds with a scorching heat as it rippled towards Su Zimo!
“Hmm?”
Su Zimo’s expression changed.
His spirit perception was alarmed and he felt chills before the attack arrived!
The scarlet-haired Yin Spirit that was in the middle of the Spirit Platform was created from the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness. Although it was strong, it was only an early-stage Yin Spirit and was not at the level where it could launch a spirit consciousness attack.
It was the same for the black-haired Essence Spirit.
Su Zimo was rather helpless against the spirit consciousness attack of the black-robed young man!
That was the reason why mid-level fiend demons could suppress low-level fiend demons.
Superior Dharmic power was not the only reason – a single spirit consciousness attack could suppress all low-level fiend demons!
Su Zimo had just advanced to the Nascent Soul realm and was unfamiliar with the means of combat at this level – how could he deal with something that was at an even higher level, the Void Reversion realm?
The black-robed young man stood in the air and crossed his arms with a smirk.
To him, that attack alone was enough to kill Su Zimo.
The overwhelming spirit consciousness surged over.
Su Zimo had nowhere to run.
If he allowed the black-robed young man’s spirit consciousness to charge into his Spirit Platform, his spirit consciousness would definitely be severely injured!
All of a sudden!
A flash of inspiration crossed Su Zimo’s mind.
The scarlet-haired Yin Spirit that was in the middle of the Spirit Platform rose all of a sudden.
The black-haired Essence Spirit that was initially in a corner rose at the same time.
Both Essence Spirits advanced towards one another swiftly and fused together!
Su Zimo’s Essence Spirits were each created from a part of his soul to begin with; they naturally faced no difficulties fusing together now.
A brand new Essence Spirit appeared on the Spirit Platform.
The hair of this Essence Spirit was split between red and black and it had a bloodshot left eye and a pitch-black right eye. Although it was in the shape of an infant, it had a cold expression that was unmatched. It gave off an unprecedented dominance that overlooked the rest of the world!
The power of the Essence Spirit exploded with their fusion.
Naturally, the spirit consciousness became incomparably vast and formed an ocean that surged with raging tides in the Spirit Platform!
This brand-new Essence Spirit released a roar from the middle of the Spirit Platform!
Boom!
Su Zimo’s glabella shone and released an incomparably frightening spirit consciousness shockwave that smashed violently onto the incoming spirit consciousness!
Comments
Post a Comment