Zhen Yuanzi knew Minghe's character, but he never expected him to be so treacherous, stealing Hongyun's gourd. His anger was palpable. Zhen Yuanzi was usually kind and benevolent, and he and Hongyun had been close friends for countless years. When Hongyun was besieged by the Heavenly Court, Zhen Yuanzi, knowing the Heavenly Court had many powerful warriors, still risked his life to save him—a testament to their close relationship. Now that Hongyun was dead, he couldn't even protect this mere keepsake; how could he accept this? However, Zhen Yuanzi also knew that Minghe was a master of severing two corpses, so he suppressed his anger and asked Minghe, "When Hongyun was besieged by the Heavenly Court, he just self-destructed, leaving behind only his Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd. Hongyun was my closest friend; I beg Fellow Daoist Minghe to return his keepsake."
“Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi, you have misunderstood. I have been cultivating in the Blood Sea and have not seen this Hongyun relic. I suppose you have mistaken it for something else. I still need to cultivate, so I will not keep you any longer.” Styx would never return Hongyun’s gourd to Zhen Yuanzi. After saying this, he turned to return to the Blood Sea.
"You shameless scoundrel from the Styx River, you are unworthy of being called a Quasi-Saint. You stealthily attacked and stole treasures, and when I found out, you still tried to argue. I will teach you a lesson, you shameless person."
When Zhen Yuanzi saw that Minghe was trying to evade the issue, he knew that Minghe had no intention of returning the money. Enraged, Zhen Yuanzi cursed, "Minghe, you dog! Now we'll settle this score and make you lose face!"
He then took out the Book of Earth and summoned the benevolent corpse ginseng fruit tree, which transformed into a branch and struck the River Styx.
Seeing Zhen Yuanzi attack, Styx summoned a 12th-grade Blood Lotus and raised the Yuan Tu Abi sword to attack Zhen Yuanzi. However, Zhen Yuanzi made a mistake in his rage. This Blood Sea was Styx's territory, and Styx's magical power was inexhaustible on this Blood Sea. With his 48,000 Blood God Children, as long as the Blood Sea did not dry up, Styx would not die. Even a saint would have some trouble facing him, let alone Zhen Yuanzi, whose cultivation was a level lower than Styx's.
The two fought fiercely on the sea of blood, causing the sea to churn. With the Earth Book protecting him, Zhen Yuanzi's attacks were blocked by the yellow light emitted by the Earth Book, and for a time, the Styx River was unable to defeat Zhen Yuanzi.
With the Abyssal Yuantu Twin Swords in hand and protected by the 12th-grade black lotus around him, Styx was unafraid of Zhen Yuanzi's attacks. He attacked left and right with his twin swords, suppressing Zhen Yuanzi into a disadvantageous position.
Zhen Yuanzi used the Earth Book for protection, and with the ginseng fruit tree in his hand, he transformed into a Taoist. It was the benevolent corpse that he had killed with the ginseng fruit tree. The ginseng fruit tree transformed into a towering tree, emitting bursts of green light. In an instant, the blood light and green light on the sea of blood actually became evenly matched.
The giant tree was laden with thousands of fruits shaped like human infants, which grew with the wind. Once they reached the size of infants, they broke free from the tree and flew towards the River Styx. They were blocked by the lotus flowers emitted by the Blood Lotus, but it was not over yet. In an instant, the countless ginseng fruits exploded. Each ginseng fruit contained innate earth-defense divine thunder. Ten thousand thunderbolts were released at once, blasting countless lotus flowers off the Blood Lotus. The Blood Lotus was also on the verge of collapse.
This was Zhen Yuanzi's life-saving technique, which he wouldn't use lightly. In addition, Zhen Yuanzi was similar to the kind-hearted Hongyun, had a good temper, and had no major grudges with the prehistoric world, so he had never shown such a technique. As a result, everyone had always thought that Zhen Yuanzi was no threat except for the Earth Book's defense. Little did they know that Zhen Yuanzi's performance today startled many divine senses in the void, who all thought: It seems that honest people are more terrifying when they get angry.
Seeing Zhen Yuanzi use such an attack method, Styx felt even more bitter. He originally thought that Zhen Yuanzi's cultivation was lower than his and his spiritual treasures were not as good as his, so he concluded that Zhen Yuanzi was no match for him. He never expected that Zhen Yuanzi would have such a shameless yet powerful attack method.
However, Styx and the many divine beings in the void misunderstood Zhen Yuanzi. The attack from the ginseng fruit tree was indeed dazzling and terrifying, but Zhen Yuanzi was also suffering greatly. This attack was launched using the essence of the ginseng fruit tree in conjunction with the Earth Book, a pure method of killing eight thousand enemies while losing ten thousand of his own. Now his physical body was unable to move. Fortunately, Styx was also busy defending against the ginseng fruit tree's attack and did not notice this unusual situation of Zhen Yuanzi. However, Zhen Yuanzi was not a saint. His attack method, which relied on consuming the essence of the ginseng fruit tree, was initially powerful but could not last long. Moreover, he had recently consumed a lot of magic power while fighting against the Heavenly Court's army with Hongyun. Before long, he would be exhausted and complete his task.
Sure enough, after a short while, the towering ginseng fruit tree turned back into a small tree, its leaves even turning yellowish. Zhen Yuanzi's face was flushed and pale, and he was panting heavily (this is how it is after firing his weapon). Styx could tell at a glance that although Zhen Yuanzi's previous attack was incredibly powerful, it had also drained his own energy even more. Now that Zhen Yuanzi's magic power had not yet recovered, why not kill him now?
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