Chapter 450 "Nangong Sui!"
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Wan Qi raised his hand to block the powerful air pressure in front of him, staring in disbelief at Shen Liu who had parachuted into the center of the battlefield.
He actually used the Resurrection Incense!
With the help of the Soul-Returning Incense, Shen Liu gained a significant boost in a very short time, almost forcibly raising his strength to the thirteenth realm.
Only then did Wan Qi realize why Shen Liu was so certain that Luo Bo would eat him.
The Reincarnation Sutra can devour the five elements of others, so consuming Shen Liu during the Soul Return Incense's enhancement period is equivalent to consuming a thirteenth realm cultivator.
Given the combined attack from Kong Yiyi and her group, Luo Bo would definitely make this choice. It would reduce the number of opponents while increasing his own strength.
The Wind and Fire Sparrow's Song ignited the water vapor, while the Frost Serpent froze it. The two combined to give Rob no chance to use the Mirror Flower.
"So there's a poison expert among you guys." Luo Bo pointed at Shen Liu and laughed, "You overdid the Resurrection Incense. I don't even need to lift a finger. In a little while, you'll be nothing but a pile of bones."
“Then let’s have a contest!” Shen Liu stared at Luo Bo inside the room and laughed fearlessly, “Let’s see if you die first, or if I turn into bones first.”
"What's wrong with you? Using Soul Return!" Before Kong Yiyi could finish her scolding, Shen Liu had already attacked, his speed surpassing even Kong Yiyi's Tiger Roar in the Mountains.
Wan Qi shouted loudly at Kong Yiyi, "Don't waste this opportunity!"
If possible, he still hoped that Shen Liu would not have to use that method.
At Wan Qi's reminder, Kong Yiyi didn't have time to dwell on the Lan Poison matter and cooperated with Shen Liu to turn the attack on Luo Bo.
Wanqi used the Wind Control Technique to move the two children. When he re-entered the battlefield, he saw Luo Bo take a deep breath and exhale. In a flash of golden light, he actually used the Yin-Yang School's Heavenly Secret Technique, Shadow Devouring, and instantly disappeared into the darkness.
Oh no!
Luo Bo has devoured countless people using the Samsara Sutra. From the very beginning, he has only used the Buddhist Heavenly Secrets Techniques and has not yet used any other schools' Nine Schools of Arts.
Seeing that Luo Bo was about to escape using Shadow Devouring, all three were somewhat stunned by this sudden turn of events. Xing Chun, who was struggling at the edge of the battlefield, saw this and formed hand seals, simultaneously using Shadow Devouring and taking over Luo Bo's Shadow Devouring.
The two met in the darkness. Shen Liu reacted swiftly, summoning: "Void Stone Condensation!"
Rob was captured in the Shadow Devourer. His protective aura shattered instantly, and ice pillars rose up on the spot, freezing him and leaving him nowhere to escape.
Prepare to die!
Kong Yiyi unleashed a powerful punch, cleaving the trapped Luo Bo in two at the waist. The ice pillar shattered, splattering blood and water.
The blood instantly condensed into ice beads, but Luo Bo was willing to take the hit, exchanging injury for a large amount of blood, and use the Mirror Flower technique to escape before Shen Liu could freeze.
Kong Yiyi almost twisted Luo Bo's head off. Seeing him disappear through the flower in the mirror, she immediately stepped back to create distance. During this process, she caught a glimpse of Luo Bo disappearing behind Shen Liu through the flower in the mirror.
"Behind me!"
Kong Yiyi gave the signal, but Shen Liu failed to dodge the attack. As Luo Bo's body erupted in scorching white smoke, rapidly regenerating and repairing itself through the Reincarnation Sutra, it bit down on Shen Liu's neck. Kong Yiyi's eyes were filled with the exploding blood, making it impossible for her to see where Luo Bo would take Shen Liu again using Shadow Devouring.
"Shen Liu!"
Xing Chun had reached his limit; he collapsed to the ground, unable to use Shadow Devouring any longer. Kong Yiyi returned to the light, searching for Shen Liu and Luo Bo amidst the ruins.
Wan Qi rushed towards Xing Chun, and upon hearing Kong Yiyi's shout, his heart trembled.
When he reached Xing Chun and looked up, he heard a crisp sound of bones breaking. Luo Bo pierced through Shen Liu's chest with one hand, lifted him high, opened his blood-red maw wide like a demon, and viciously pounced on Shen Liu, biting off his neck.
Shen Liu's head rolled to the ground, his eyes already devoid of light and focus.
Wan Qi witnessed this scene, feeling both its brevity and its length.
The scene of Luo Bo eating Shen Liu, which I witnessed with my own eyes, was even more shocking than I had expected.
Before Shen Liu's body was devoured by the orchid poison and turned into bones, Luo Bo swallowed his flesh and blood. His blood-soaked hands grabbed Shen Liu's soul core from his chest and put it in his mouth to gnaw on.
Crack
Rob chuckled strangely as he gnawed, then spread his hands to Kong Yiyi and said, "Actually, eating light cores is useless, but I just like to eat them. After killing someone, before the light core shatters and disappears, I snatch it from their body and eat it as dessert. Have you ever tried it? Actually, light cores aren't very tasty; they have little flavor and are quite crunchy. Perhaps it's because they've lost their owner and are already close to disappearing, so..."
Before she could finish speaking, Kong Yiyi could no longer tolerate this ugly fellow chattering in front of her. She wanted to tear the person in front of her to pieces.
Kong Yiyi clenched her fists, wanting to enhance Tiger Roar in the Mountains and Forests and break through her physical limits, but Wan Qi stopped her: "Wait!"
She glared back fiercely, and Wan Qi said with a stern face, "He used the Reincarnation Scripture to devour Shen Liu!"
"I'm not blind!" Kong Yiyi retorted.
Wanqi said, "He's already eaten one person; we can't let him eat a second one!"
"Huh?" Kong Yiyi scolded, "If you're scared, then take Chun'er and get out of here!"
Rob licked his lips, sucking the blood from his fingers, and looked at the two men with amusement: "Young men, no need to rush. The person you're looking for is already dead, and can't leave anyway, so why not..."
"Um?"
Rob suddenly clutched his throat, his face contorted in a grimace.
The poison has taken effect!
Wan Qi made the first move, and Kong Yiyi reacted quickly and followed closely behind. Just as the two were about to attack Luo Bo, they saw white flying insect patterns crawling all over his skin. With a bang, they exploded into a bloody flower, and the splattered flesh and blood disappeared into white smoke in the air.
The intense heat from the vaporizing flesh made Kong Yiyi and Wan Qi, who were approaching, stop in their tracks and raise their hands to defend themselves. The two saw a charred, black-and-white skeleton, devoured by poisonous insects, kneeling on the ground, lifeless.
Kong Yiyi frowned and asked, "What happened?"
“It’s the Golden Cicada Gu that’s taken effect.” Wan Qi raised his hand to disperse the white smoke, confirming whether Luo Bo was really dead. “Shen Liu ate the Golden Cicada Gu and then used the Orchid Poison Resurrection Incense to forcibly raise his cultivation level. He then had this acrobat eat him with the Reincarnation Scripture, and then the Gu poison took effect and he exploded and died.”
Kong Yiyi was surprised that Shen Liu would use this method, and remained silent after hearing it.
Wan Qi cautiously examined the skeleton completely corroded by the Gu poison. There wasn't a single piece of flesh left around it. Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, he sensed someone approaching, and the cawing of a red-eyed crow came from above.
A large number of red-eyed crows approached this direction.
"Let's get out of here first." Wan Qi carried the unconscious Xing Chun on his back and called Kong Yiyi to leave quickly, so as to avoid having to start a new battle immediately while they were both injured and exhausted.
Besides the red-eyed crows, a large number of royal troops were also heading here. The three avoided the royal army on their way and discovered an unguarded city moat bridge.
The underground city and castle were filled with noise, a mix of clamor and terror. The unguarded city moat bridge undoubtedly presented them with an opportunity, and Kong Yiyi decisively decided to move forward.
"Wait!" Wan Qi called out to her, "That circus performer just now said that Shi Yuezhen had already been brought back..."
"I don't believe it!" Kong Yiyi said fiercely, "...No matter what, I have to see it with my own eyes!"
Wan Qi originally wanted to persuade them to go back, but after saying it and seeing Kong Yiyi's reaction, she knew there was no way out.
He felt that going further in would be more dangerous and could lead to something irreversible. Even though Mei Liangyu and Nangong Sui had already gone in, this place didn't seem like something that could be easily resolved by just the two of them.
He was certain, at least, that he could not keep his promise to Yu Sui and protect Kong Yiyi and Xing Chun.
Kong Yiyi said, "Take Chun'er out."
"He shouldn't have come in at all."
Wan Qi: "To be honest, I can't persuade either of you. If you kick him out now, he'll only come back to you more desperately."
Given Wan Qi's tendency to easily give up, he would probably just say: Whatever! If you're all going to die, we'll all die together!
Kong Yiyi walked forward in silence, then suddenly said, "Was it because Mei Liangyu asked you for help that you changed your mind and came with us?"
Caught off guard by the question, Wan Qi's heart pounded, and he shook his head repeatedly: "No!"
If I had to say something... he came because of Yu Sui.
“Back in the academy, Xing Chun helped me a lot, so I would never refuse you.” Wan Qi spoke quickly: “I’ll just consider it repaying a debt of gratitude.”
Kong Yiyi still frowned. After a moment, she said in a low voice, "If it really is Meimei... then tell him that no one blames him."
Wan Qi paused for a moment, then lowered his head.
Taking advantage of the chaos, the two crossed the bridge and hurried towards Black Castle.
When Wang Jun arrived, he saw streets reduced to ruins, a scene of utter devastation with traces of blood everywhere, and a thick stench of blood permeating the air.
Wang Jun reported to Xiang Zhiyuan: "We have detected that Protector Luo's Five Elements Qi is present here, but it is very weak, and the location of the incense seal has also disappeared here."
He hesitated for a moment: "It seems that Protector Luo... perished here."
Xiang Zhiyuan remained calm, showing no emotional fluctuation upon hearing Wang Jun's report of Luo Bo's death. He looked around, walked to Luo Bo's skeletal remains, and suddenly gazed at a pile of ruins: "Can you smell the aroma of wine?"
Wang Jun was taken aback: "No."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a rich aroma of wine filled the air, an aroma so enticing it was intoxicating.
The wine gourd buried under the ruins emitted a golden aroma of wine. The wine gourd that Rob casually hung on his waist was actually the key to his survival.
The gourd didn't contain wine or water, but rather the five elements energy he stored to activate the Reincarnation Sutra, as well as his refined physical body and flesh.
Just when Wan Qi thought Luo Bo had died from the Golden Cicada Gu, his true body, hidden in the wine gourd, began to slowly activate the Reincarnation Sutra and begin to be reborn.
A rustling sound came from beneath the ruins, and a pale, bloodless arm crawled out from under the rubble.
Xiang Zhiyuan looked at the reincarnated Rob and waved to the other royal troops: "Step down."
Wang Jun was deeply shocked, but dared not say anything. He bowed his head and stepped back to begin cleaning up the mess.
After Wang Jun and his men withdrew, Xiang Zhiyuan lit a resurrection incense stick and threw it at Luo Bo. Luo Bo took a deep breath of the resurrection incense, and the abundant energy allowed him to recover quickly. It felt as if a long worm was swimming rapidly through his meridians, devouring all the impurities he didn't want.
After Luo Bo finished inhaling a stick of the Resurrection Incense, he calmed down, sat cross-legged on the ground, stretched his neck and wrists, and looked up at Xiang Zhiyuan with a smile: "Where is he?"
“They’ve led them into the city.” Xiang Zhiyuan sized him up. “A few young men, I thought you could handle them easily.”
"Isn't that easy?" Rob licked his lips, savoring the taste. "I ate one."
Xiang Zhiyuan's eyes held a hint of mockery: "If it weren't for this Eight Treasures Furnace, you would have already entered the true cycle of reincarnation."
"Don't say such discouraging things, Lao Xiang, or I'll think you're hoping I'll be reincarnated." Luo Bo chuckled twice, got up and dressed, touched his neck and said, "This time it was indeed a bit dangerous. The youngest kid has a body that is incompatible with the five elements. My Nine Streams Techniques are useless against him. He's my nemesis."
“That little girl has a really hard fist.” Luo Bo raised his hand and tapped his forehead, saying to Xiang Zhiyuan, “I’ve been beaten bloody by her several times. For someone of her level to be able to break through my protective aura with two punches is quite remarkable.”
"That girl has mastered the Tiger Roar in the Mountains technique alone. Her martial arts skills are so advanced that they're almost dangerous. Fortunately, her injury is still healing, which is slowing her down, otherwise the fight would have gone on for a while longer."
"As for the other one... the sorcerer from the Yin-Yang School, he has worms in his body, so he is nothing to fear."
Xiang Zhiyuan asked, "So what did you eat?"
Rob stretched and grinned, revealing bloody teeth: "Just an idiot."
Xiang Zhiyuan turned and looked in the direction of Black Castle: "Once they cross the bridge, there will be no turning back."
“I have a feeling that they are not the same group that has already infiltrated the royal city.” Rob followed him forward. “This place, which was as desolate as snow, has suddenly become lively.”
Xiang Zhiyuan: "Let's arrest these young people first. I have a feeling that things won't go smoothly if we drag this out."
“They’re here to find someone,” Rob said.
Who are you looking for?
"The container of vipers that was caught by Yeshuiya. I told the soldier girl that the person was already dead, but she didn't believe me. It seems she wanted to see the person alive or dead."
Luo Bo snatched the Eight Treasures Furnace back from Xiang Zhiyuan and refilled it with the five elements.
Xiang Zhiyuan asked, "Lord Zhu only ordered the person to be thrown into the insect pool. How can you be sure the person is dead?"
“It’s very simple, I went to see it myself.” Luo Bo shook his wine gourd, narrowed his eyes in satisfaction, and gradually walked in front of Xiang Zhiyuan. “Lord Zhu only wants a stable supply of orchid poison, so he doesn’t care about the life or death of the container. But Lord Xun wants a stable supply of viper worms, so he asked me to go and keep an eye on them. I don’t know if the girl’s body was too weak or the worm pool was too scary, but she was thrown in for only half an hour and she became one with the worm pool and couldn’t be pulled out.”
Xiang Zhiyuan's brow twitched slightly, as if he were pondering: "Merged into the insect pool? Does that mean she's become an insect?"
“Yes, the failed insect transformation is completely different from the ultimate form that Lord Xun wanted, and he was somewhat disappointed.” Rob shrugged: “All the research in the royal city was for the successful insect transformation, but the container that was captured this time also did not meet the level that Lord Xun wanted, so the container has long been dead, but no one cares.”
"If it weren't for the young master that Elder Xue brought back specifically asking to see her, Lord Zhu probably wouldn't have known that she was already dead."
Rob became increasingly curious as he spoke: "Guess what this young master will do after someone dies?"
Xiang Zhiyuan seemed uninterested: "Let's wait and see."
Rob: "If Lord Zhu wants to kill the young master, whose side will you help?"
Xiang Zhiyuan: "I cannot answer questions that did not happen."
Rob laughed and said, "I know exactly what you're thinking!"
Xiang Zhiyuan didn't answer, and Luo Bo didn't press further. He picked up his wine gourd and said, "Boring. Come with me to finish eating the rest of the people!"
Wan Qi and his two companions crossed the city river bridge at top speed. The workshop was in chaos, and the aura of the collision of the five elements could be sensed from afar.
The royal city was heavily guarded, and the three realized that there was no chance of winning by breaking through from the front. As soon as they showed their faces, they would be caught by the red-eyed crows circling overhead.
Wan Qi felt that the journey had been too smooth, and an ominous premonition spread through his heart, making him uneasy and anxious. So he forcibly stopped Kong Yiyi, who wanted to continue, and hid in a cave near the workshop wall to rest.
Xing Chun woke up at this moment and watched Wan Qi take medicine and regulate his breathing. He then turned to watch Kong Yiyi regulate her breathing as well.
"Did you hear the sounds coming from inside? It sounds like they're arguing about something." Wan Qi touched the mountain wall, tapped it with his finger, and listened carefully. He could hear the noise coming from the other side of the mountain wall.
The noise was loud yet muffled, making it impossible to discern the main point.
Xing Chun didn't answer, but instead asked Kong Yiyi, "What did that person say to you?"
"What?" Kong Yiyi opened her eyes.
Xing Chun asked, "Did you say anything about Yuezhen and the others?"
Kong Yiyi pursed her lips, not answering immediately.
Wan Qi pretended not to hear their conversation and continued, "It sounds like there are a lot of people in here, but I can't see where the entrance is. There are also many small cubicles and fences on the mountain wall. Could those people be living up there?"
“He said Yuezhen is dead,” Kong Yiyi said calmly. “But I won’t believe it until I see it with my own eyes.”
Xing Chun did not respond for a long time. He sat there blankly without even blinking, but upon closer inspection, one could see that his face was gradually turning pale.
He suddenly fell into a strong sense of self-blame.
Kong Yiyi emphasized to Xing Chun: "This is not your fault. It is Black Castle's fault that Yuezhen was arrested. They are the ones who hurt Yuezhen, not you."
“If I had…” Xing Chun’s tone was very soft, but Kong Yiyi interrupted him forcefully, “If they really killed Yuezhen, then I would make them pay with their lives.”
Kong Yiyi stood up and looked down at Xing Chun. She carried a clear, strong, and unwavering motivation that gradually influenced Xing Chun: "Blood debts must be repaid in blood."
Xing Chun's breathing became heavy and slow. He lowered his head and tried to regulate his breathing, finally standing up with Kong Yiyi: "Okay."
Wan Qi: "..."
The two of you don't sound like you're making a declaration of revenge; it sounds more like you're saying, "If we're going to die, we'll die together!"
But he was also feeling bad and didn't know what to say, so he could only take out more medicine bottles from the box and hand them to the two of them: "Eat more."
Kong Yiyi: "Are you implying that I should eat my last meal?"
Wan Qi: "Take this last dose of medicine!"
Kong Yiyi accepted the food with a smile and ate it.
"You can still laugh at a time like this," Wan Qi muttered. Just as he finished speaking, a loud cawing of a crow was heard.
The mountain walls shook and trembled, with rocks tumbling down from above. A blizzard suddenly descended, and the rising vapors from the surging city moat, caused by melting snow, triggered the blizzard and caused the temperature inside the underground city to plummet.
As soon as Wan Qi peeked out, the blizzard made it impossible for him to open his eyes, and he had to activate his protective aura to withstand it.
He had just opened his eyes when he saw a familiar figure walking towards him through the wind and snow.
"Kid!" the newcomer called out loudly, his own body also radiating golden protective energy. He held up an open wine jar and handed it to Wan Qi. "It's so cold outside, want to come out for a drink?"
Wan Qi stared in disbelief at Luo Bo, who had appeared in the snowstorm.
Illusion?
no!
He's alive! He didn't die!
Who died? Shen Liu, only Shen Liu died.
And there's that top-tier Golden Cicada Gu.
When Wanqi confirmed that Luo Bo was still alive and walking toward her unharmed, she felt overwhelmed by a tremendous sense of absurdity.
The snow was a stark white, and in such a landscape, Luo Bo grinned, revealing blood-red teeth that were even more striking. He vanished into the snow in a flash, and Kong Yiyi immediately grabbed Wan Qi, who was still standing there in a daze.
With a deafening roar, the mountain shook, and Kong Yiyi instantly activated Tiger Roar in the Forest, deflecting Luo Bo's Vajra Fist as he flashed in.
The shockwaves from their collision swept away the swirling snowflakes, giving Wan Qi a brief moment of clarity, allowing her to see Xiang Zhiyuan standing behind Luo Bo.
Another troublesome thirteenth realm expert has arrived!
They are Rakshasa sorcerers who can prolong their lives with the Resurrection Incense!
Fighting them is pointless! And there's no chance of winning!
While Wan Qi was still hesitating, the moment she saw Xiang Zhiyuan appear behind Xing Chun, she blurted out, "Nangong Sui!"
We can't win!
The scene was completely beyond my imagination!
If you two keep hiding, someone might really die!
In that long yet fleeting instant, Wan Qi realized that he had no time to stop Xiang Zhiyuan, and Xing Chun was doomed.
The golden scimitar in Xiang Zhiyuan's hand was already close to Xing Chun's neck, slicing through the surface of the flesh, but unable to penetrate any further. A flash of golden light, and before Xing Chun could even react, a powerful force erupted from him.
That was the power of a full-force attack from a thirteenth-realm divine soul core.
Xiang Zhiyuan was blown far away. He came clean and imposing, but now he was covered in blood and had lost an arm.
Luo Bo and the others stared in disbelief at Xiang Zhiyuan, who had been blasted away by the Five Elements Qi and rolled on the ground.
what happened?
Xing Chun was even a little dazed. He raised his hand to touch his neck, where the skin had been cut open, and only a little blood seeped out. He asked Wan Qi, "Who did you just call out to?"
Wan Qi directly questioned, "If you have this ability, you should have said so earlier! Do you know how worried people were just watching!"
"It wasn't me!" Xing Chun denied. "Wasn't it you?!"
Wan Qi denied it: "No!"
A serious expression appeared on Luo Bo's usually carefree face. He slipped past Kong Yiyi and rushed to Xiang Zhiyuan's side to check on his injuries: "What happened?"
Xiang Zhiyuan was too badly injured, his head was bleeding profusely, and he couldn't even speak for a moment. Seeing this, Luo Bo lit a resurrection incense stick and threw it to him.
To the naked eye, Xiang Zhiyuan's external injuries were too severe, and he had also lost a hand. His soul must have been damaged as a result, and he urgently needed a large amount of the five elements' energy to stabilize the loss of blood and energy in order to save his life.
That attack was completely unexpected and no one had anticipated it. As Xiang Zhiyuan was shocked, fear and anger also rose within him.
No one present could have imagined or seen what had just happened.
Wan Qi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, glancing around but not seeing Yu Sui or Mei Liangyu.
He didn't know what had just happened, but he was certain that Yu Sui had made the move.
"Guardians!"
"Two Dharma Protectors! Are you inside?"
As the two groups faced off in a tense standoff, Wang Jun's call came from outside, followed by another wave of earth-shaking tremors.
Rocks rolled down the mountain, and the mountainside collapsed rapidly, causing the ground to cave in instantly, causing all the people hiding in the cave to fall down.
Kong Yiyi grabbed one in each hand, and a massive amount of Five Elements Qi pressed down on them, causing them to fall very fast. They had to ignite their protective Qi to avoid being knocked unconscious by the pressure.
The dust and smoke from the landslide were so thick that they couldn't see clearly, and the deafening noise affected their hearing, leaving them with only tinnitus.
Wan Qi fainted during the fall.
He woke up with dizziness and tinnitus, his eyes opening and closing, and several figures walked past him without stopping.
As Wan Qi gradually regained consciousness, he quickened his pace to get up from the ground. He sat up, supporting himself with one hand, and as soon as he looked up, he saw Mei Liangyu standing in front of him.
He tilted his head back, looking rather dazed, his clear eyes reflecting Mei Liangyu's cold and calm demeanor, and his tense body finally relaxed.
"You're here," Wan Qi murmured to himself.
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