Chapter 757: Three-way struggle
Zhou Wen immediately realized the problem. Xia Jiuhuang had previously been bonded to a Guardian, giving him a Mythic-level body. But Zhou Wen had just slain the Guardian. Without it, Xia Jiuhuang himself hadn't yet reached Mythic status, remaining at an Epic level. Furthermore, having been nearly killed by Zhou Wen's previous strike, Xia Jiuhuang was weakened, which was why the ancient spores had been able to successfully parasitize him in such a short time.
Once the parasitism is successful, it can quickly take root and sprout while Xia Jiuhuang has not yet truly been promoted to a myth, unlike when parasitizing a mythical creature, which is so slow.
Judging from the information sent back by the ancient spores, it shouldn't take long for it to completely control Xia Jiuhuang.
Zhou Wen was extremely surprised. He originally thought that the only way out was a fight to the death, but he didn't expect that when he was at the end of his rope, there was a new hope. A tiny ancient spore turned the whole situation around.
Boom!
When Xia Jiuhuang's evolution reached the most critical moment, bolts of lightning fell from the dark clouds and continuously struck Xia Jiuhuang's body like a waterfall of lightning.
Not only did the thunder and lightning fail to hurt Xia Jiuhuang, but they used the power of thunder and lightning to help him transform and evolve, making his body closer and closer to the mythical physique.
As far as Zhou Wen knows, the original attribute of all mythical creatures is 11, while the original attribute of humans is probably only 1, or maybe even not 1 at all.
After all, human babies are too weak. Not to mention compared with mythical creatures, they are much weaker even than those ordinary legendary creatures.
Even ordinary legendary creatures and epic creatures rarely have the ability to be promoted to mythical beings, and the possibility of humans being promoted to mythical beings is almost non-existent.
Xia Jiuhuang has condensed nine kinds of top-grade fate and soul, and he also needs a lot of energy assistance to have the opportunity to be promoted to a myth. The tens of thousands of epic levels before were prepared by Xia Jiuhuang for this purpose.
But now it seems that it is still not enough. With the help of thunder and lightning from all heavens, he was able to take the last step and his body transformed rapidly.
Unlike the combination with the guardian, Xia Jiuhuang's entire body now exudes mythical power. Every cell and every hair contains terrifying energy.
The current Xia Jiuhuang no longer looks like an old man. His body is full of youthful vitality and terrifying explosive power, as if he can cause mountains and rivers to collapse just by moving his fingers.
With his long black hair flying and bathed in thunder and lightning, Xia Jiuhuang looked like a resurrected ancient demon god.
On his forehead, the word "Emperor" became brighter and brighter, like a purple star.
Boom!
When the last bolt of lightning struck, Xia Jiuhuang completed his transformation from human to myth. This was not a myth that was promoted with the help of a guardian, but a myth that was truly promoted with a human body. This was probably the first time in human history.
"Finally... I finally became a myth..." Xia Jiuhuang floated in the air, raised his hands, and admired his transformed body, his voice trembling with excitement.
He had put in so much effort, even faking his own death, and had been planning in secret for so many years. Now he had finally taken this final step.
Zhou Wen didn't move because he could feel that the ancient spores were almost completing the soul parasitism. As long as the soul parasitism was only 10%, no matter how strong Xia Jiuhuang was, it would be useless.
"Zhou Wen, you should feel honored to be the first person to die under the power of human mythology." Xia Jiuhuang wanted to use Zhou Wen to test how strong his mythological power was. The word "Emperor" on his forehead shone brightly, and he was ready to attack Zhou Wen.
But suddenly, Xia Jiuhuang screamed. He actually held his head and screamed. His voice was so shrill, as if someone was drilling into his brain with an electric drill.
Zhou Wen was stunned at first, then he saw the purple flash of the word "Emperor" and immediately understood what had happened.
"That broken piece of wood, doesn't it want to help Xia Jiuhuang at all, but wants to enslave or even occupy Xia Jiuhuang's mythical body?" Zhou Wen thought of the word "slave" on his forehead before, and then connected it to the word "emperor" on Xia Jiuhuang's forehead. Although the characters are different, the form is surprisingly similar.
Looking at Xia Jiuhuang screaming in pain, Zhou Wen also received information sent back by the ancient spores. It seemed that there was a force competing with the ancient spores for control of Xia Jiuhuang's soul.
Xia Jiuhuang screamed in pain. Now, there was a three-way battle going on in his body: Xia Jiuhuang, the ancient spores, and the word "Emperor" on his forehead.
All three parties wanted to control Xia Jiuhuang's body, but Xia Jiuhuang's own will was the weakest among them. Even the ancient spores were unable to gain an absolute advantage. The truly strongest one was the word "Emperor".
"Why... why is it like this... Jing Daoxian clearly said... as long as I can be promoted to a myth with my nine lives... I will have the luck of an emperor... Why is it like this..." Xia Jiuhuang screamed and roared, wanting to bang his head against the ground, but his body no longer obeyed him, which made him shocked and angry.
Zhou Wen was slightly startled after hearing Xia Jiuhuang's roar: "There's actually a story about Jing Daoxian involved here?"
Zhou Wen felt that he seemed to have seen this scene somewhere. After thinking about it for a while, he remembered that Jiu Ye had said something similar after eating the longevity fruit.
Looking at Xia Jiuhuang who was in excruciating pain, Zhou Wen suddenly felt a chill down his spine and had a very bad feeling.
Jiu Ye and Xia Jiuhuang are both people who want to break through and become mythical beings, and they were able to reach this point only after listening to some of Jing Daoxian's words.
The Mijingxian that Zhou Wen practiced also came from Jingdaoxian. Now Zhou Wen also wants to be promoted to a myth. Why does it feel like his situation is a bit similar to Xia Jiuhuang and the others?
But Zhou Wen didn't have time to think so much now. The ancient spores were unable to gain the upper hand, and their control over Xia Jiuhuang's body was getting weaker and weaker. Xia Jiuhuang's own will was about to disappear. Only the light of the word "Emperor" was getting stronger and stronger, and it was only a matter of time before it controlled Xia Jiuhuang's body.
While Xia Jiuhuang's body was not yet completely under control, Zhou Wen drew his sword and slashed at him. At the same time, Di Ting and Mo Ying also launched an attack under Zhou Wen's command.
Because of the ancient spores restraining him, Xia Jiuhuang couldn't move at all, and the demon baby didn't need to look for an opportunity anymore. He just unsheathed the magic sword and stabbed forward.
Zhou Wen was too badly injured to use the King's Sigh anymore. His strength was extremely limited. He slashed at Xia Jiuhuang with his sword, but not only did he fail to injure Xia Jiuhuang, he was instead blown away by the power of Xia Jiuhuang.
Zhou Wen fell to the ground, the wounds on his body tore open, and he grimaced in pain.
Fortunately, Di Ting was quite powerful. It broke two earrings and violently stabbed Xia Jiuhuang's chest with its claws. The magic sword even pierced directly into Xia Jiuhuang's forehead, penetrating deeper and deeper.
The word "Emperor" flickered, trying to shake the magic sword away, but Di Ting violently bombarded Xia Jiuhuang's forehead, causing the word "Emperor" to tremble violently.
(End of this chapter)
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