Chapter 172 The Skills of the Thousand-Year-Old Tortoise, and Its Ability to Live
"Task Three: Help the Chosen One forge a new power. Reward: half a star."
"Mission Four is now open. Find out who is behind the Dream Realm. Mission reward: half a star."
The moment Huali opened her eyes, her body instinctively leaned back. Just as she was about to fall, Shen Yu caught her around the waist with lightning speed and pulled her right into his arms.
After catching her breath, Huali thanked him and left, turning to look at the water mirror in the sky.
"Huh? This spirit-absorbing mirror seems to have slowed down."
Shen Yu stared at Hua Li and nodded, "It seems that others have also discovered that emotions can affect the absorption of spiritual energy. But they don't have the cards, so they can't break this method."
"That's true, everyone who can get in has some ability."
Huali looked at the puppeteer coughing up blood beside her, somewhat surprised that he hadn't run away.
Just as Ao Bai was about to jump out of the Qiankun bag, his gaze swept over Shen Yu to the side, and he obediently peeked out with only his head.
"Your Crimson Lotus Flowing Fire technique blasted that prehistoric behemoth Triceratops, Kui Zun, to ashes. It's already a medical miracle that this puppeteer has all his limbs intact. Where else can he run to?"
Huali retorted, "But that time I was using Wanwan's magic weapon. This puppeteer is at the peak of the Golden Core stage, so fragile. Maybe there's some kind of conspiracy."
Without a word, she summoned the Rock Dragon and attacked under the opponent's terrified gaze!
Having just caught his breath, Chen Yi coughed up another mouthful of blood and immediately fainted.
Karin: "?"
What's going on? Is he really incapable?
“It might have been barely manageable before, but it’s really not working now.” Ao Bai said in confusion, “Now that you mention it, it is indeed strange. I clearly saw that the power of the host’s Crimson Lotus Flowing Fire was about the same as that of Kui Zun.”
Hearing her say that, Huali suddenly realized that she had used the cards so many times in her mind just now, and apart from her face turning pale, she hadn't felt any loss of life force.
And the Wood-type card can even conjure up spirit herbs? Is that even possible?
After looking completely bewildered, the human and the cat exchanged a glance. "Could it be... the Reincarnation Sundial?"
Ao Bai quickly closed his eyes to examine Hua Li's body, and what he saw made his fur stand on end in fright!
"My God, what's wrong with your body data?"
"Before, it was just an ordinary human template, but now its vitality, cell resilience, and even basal metabolism have all increased dramatically!"
Huali flicked it on the head, "Speak like a human!"
"The Reincarnation Sundial has transformed the host's mortal body, giving you the same physical functions as those of a cultivator."
Caught off guard by the sudden surprise, Huali's eyes lit up. "So, does that mean I have spiritual power too?"
Ao Bai shook his head, "Oh, no, not at all."
Huali persisted, "So, one can slowly cultivate immortality?"
Ao Bai shook his head, "Oh, I haven't noticed it yet."
Huali: "......" It's like she's gained the skill of a thousand-year-old tortoise, and she can survive.
"But the host's life points have increased." Seeing Hua Li's unfriendly expression, Ao Bai quickly said something nice, "As long as you don't get killed, you should be able to live for a thousand or eight hundred years without any problems."
Ao Bai was delighted. "The power within the artifact is different from spiritual power. It shares the same origin as the host's destiny, which is why it elevates the card's power to a higher level."
"Moreover, before, you relied on the power of the cards, but now the cards need to rely on the power of your body to become stronger."
Huali's eyes lit up. "I knew it! Ever since I absorbed the Reincarnation Sundial, my body feels like it has a little heater."
She quickly realized, "No wonder Ranran kept making Zhanli and Wen Tingyun collect artifacts. If artifacts can enhance oneself and also assist cards, only a fool wouldn't collect them."
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. In the end, all three magical artifacts ended up in her possession, hehehe.
Thinking of this, Huali turned to Shenyu and asked, "Besides the Blessing Lamp, the Brahma Tower, and the Reincarnation Sundial, what are the remaining divine artifacts?"
Shen Yu: "The Book of the Goddess of the Luo River"
Huali nodded. Now was not the time to ask questions. She stepped forward, intending to pull the puppeteer up. But before her hand could even touch the puppeteer's clothes, the Lone Deer Sword had already plunged into the puppeteer's thigh from behind.
A scream rang out, and the puppeteer was jolted awake by the excruciating pain.
Hua Li sneered, "I'll give you three numbers. Tell me who's behind this. One!"
Chen Yi sneered, "It's because I'm not as skilled as him. Even if you kill me, he can still bring me back to life."
Just as Huali was about to retort, Shen Yu's lips suddenly curled into an arrogant and mocking smile. "Oh? Revive you? You're quite confident in your 'skills'—you're so poor you can't even carry shoes properly?"
Chen Yi's expression froze.
Huali silently stepped back, giving the young master a bigger stage to showcase his talents.
Shen Yu looked down at him as if he were looking at something dirty. "Fool, if he really wanted to protect you, why didn't he come to save you just now?"
"You're just a disposable 'consumable.' Since you won't tell me, I'll shoot down your destiny star and see how you'll be resurrected."
The color drained from Chen Yi's face; how could he not have thought of what Shen Yu had said?
After weighing the two options, he slowly opened his mouth, "Xiao Chen."
"He promised me that if I cooperated with him, he would give me the method to use demonic energy. Not only that, you would also be at my disposal." That's why he showed up after the two of them were imprisoned.
This moment had been too long for him, so long that he couldn't wait even a breath longer.
Ao Bai immediately learned from the experience, "Good things come to those who wait, and villains die from talking too much. Remember that!"
Hua Li frowned. "The demonic energy you're talking about, is it the black energy that attaches to demonic beasts?"
"They were brought out by Xiao Chen? You two alone managed to trap all the various sects and factions within this barrier? Do you think I'm stupid?"
Chen Yi roared, "It's true! He gave me black energy, and all I had to do was scatter it on the demon beasts, then use the puppet silk to lure people to a specific location."
"Xiao Chen's demonic energy is extremely powerful. He once said that he found it at the edge of the continent. You may not believe me, but you are definitely no match for him. He has refined that demonic energy to the point that it can instantly elevate his spiritual power to the Nascent Soul stage!"
"At the Nascent Soul Realm, what is there to fear, let alone a hundred or two hundred Golden Core cultivators, or even tens of thousands?"
Hua Li and Shen Yu exchanged a glance, and Shen Yu nodded almost imperceptibly at her.
You weren't lying?
If that's really the case, how can we fight? Like twisting a thigh with a small arm?
Hua Li persisted, "Increasing spiritual power will inevitably have a backlash. What is a backlash?"
Chen Yi pursed his lips, "I made a soul oath, it cannot be spoken."
The next second, the Abyss pierced through his shoulder, pinning him to the ground. "Tell me, or die. Don't, and this general has plenty of ways to make you wish you were dead."
The wicked little cat in the Qiankun bag blinked, "Host, don't you feel that Young Master is acting strangely after he came out of his sea of consciousness?"
"It's reassuring," Huali nodded. "Look at the young master, he's arranged everything so clearly now, I don't have to worry about anything."
Ao Bai: "......"
That's it! This taste is so familiar to it, exactly the same as Luo Chuan after the lightning tribulation.
It's less about doing things and more about showcasing your talents!
Chen Yi roared, "It can only last for a dozen breaths, but Xiao Chen said he got fifty hearts from Baiyun Mountain and used the array that absorbs resentment in the underground of Chenliu City as a guide, so it can now last for sixty breaths!"
The smile on Huali's lips suddenly froze.
"What did you say? Baiyun Mountain?" Her eyes widened. "What is Xiao Chen called in public?"
The backlash from his soul power caused Chen Yi to cough up blood. "Yao...Guang...Zhen...Jun!"
Xiao Chen? Xiao Chen!!!
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