Chapter 72: Full of Twists and Turns (Please read on, please vote!)
That's reality; he can't even catch up to him.
It seems that in terms of speed, the Phantom Step can only solve the problem of close combat; long-distance running remains its weakness.
Even eating shit is too hot to be done, let alone the scheming and petty plotting in one's heart.
Wang Yu couldn't help but curse a few times in his heart.
at the same time.
As time passed, Deacon Xu used a secret technique to slow the spread of his injuries, but he could only hold on for a day at most. Once the technique's duration was over, he would suffer even more severe damage.
However, with the help of elixirs, most of the true essence in his dantian has been restored during this process. Although his injuries are terrible, he has already regained the combat power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator before the secret technique expires.
His fleeing figure suddenly stopped.
He turned to face Liu Jinxian, who was hot on his heels, and gave her a "kind" smile:
"Did you really think that I, Xu, wouldn't dare to kill you?!"
He clasped his hands together, quickly forming a series of hand seals. The immense true energy fluctuations, like surging rivers and seas, stirred up wave after wave.
However, it was a wave of fire!
He is a fire-based alchemist, and his cultivation method is fire-based, as is his skill in magic.
Only by specializing in one thing can one achieve something.
Looking at the waves of flames rushing in from all directions, some twenty or thirty meters high, Liu Jinxian was caught in the middle like an ant.
The sudden counterattack caught Liu Jinxian off guard, but she was no fool and couldn't possibly be completely unprepared.
At the critical moment.
Suddenly, a gray insect the size of a fingernail emerged from its nostril. It resembled a woodlice but had a dense array of murky insect eyes.
*Splat—*
As the Gu worm exploded, its gray carapace completely enveloped her, and yellow eyes sprouted from the gaps in the carapace, staring intently at Deacon Xu.
The wave of fire crashed into the beetle cocoon.
Before the results were available, Deacon Xu, wielding a second-tier low-grade magic weapon longsword, leaped into the air and slashed down from a great distance.
The air was distorted by the scorching heat.
The longsword unleashed a blazing sword aura nearly two zhang long, completely cleaving the beetle cocoon in two. Blood trickled out from the gap, and the insect's eyes dimmed.
Deacon Xu cautiously approached, staring hesitantly at the flowing blood. His divine sense had difficulty penetrating the shell to perceive the situation inside.
They were also wary of a possible hidden card.
One step, two steps...
Suddenly, the ground beneath Deacon Xu's feet collapsed, and poisonous mist of three colors—green, pink, and blood—gushed out from the ground, causing his expression to turn solemn.
With his feet firmly planted on the air, he soared upwards like a spring up from dry land. During his escape, he didn't forget to swing his sword backhand, unleashing another two-zhang-long blazing sword aura.
Just then, Liu Jinxian's natal Gu worm, the Blood Mosquito Gu, appeared from the poisonous smoke, its size rapidly expanding, and in the blink of an eye, it became a giant mosquito five or six meters long.
With a sudden inhale, the blazing sword energy was swallowed up like water. The blood-red color on the surface of the Blood Mosquito Gu was stained with flame patterns. In just a breath, it spewed out a blood-red fireball the size of a water vat.
It was an eye for an eye!
Deacon Xu was also caught off guard. Instinctively, he swung his sword, intending to unleash a third blazing sword aura. However, a sneaky gray-white poisonous bee flew past him.
A stream of venom sprayed from his buttocks, landing squarely on the magic weapon longsword. This second-tier low-grade sword flickered with spiritual light, and although it was not completely ineffective, it could no longer unleash the original sword energy.
There was no time to implement a second response.
The crimson fireball struck Deacon Xu squarely, its power considerable, creating a ring-shaped shockwave like a small missile.
"Thump—"
The charred body fell to the ground, with only the chest still slightly heaving.
At this moment, Liu Jinxian leaped out from underground.
He leisurely surveyed the pitiful state of the Foundation Establishment senior, a mocking smile playing on his terrifying face: "Keep being arrogant, huh? You dare to bully me? I'll make you regret it!"
Liu Jinxian approached cautiously as well, intently observing the other party's condition. She only breathed a sigh of relief after discovering that green poisonous blood was flowing from under the charred skin.
"Although the Azure Serpent Venom is only a second-tier venom, it's still not something a beginner cultivator like you can handle. Crawl over here and lick the back of my foot, and I'll give you a chance to be my servant!"
She actually had such an idea; she's truly a young calf that's not afraid of tigers!
Deacon Xu, who had lost most of his life in one go, had his eyelids burned off, leaving only two bloodshot eyeballs rolling around. Hearing such arrogant words, his madness intensified.
"You...come here..."
The Blood Mosquito Gu not only severely injured him again, but also disrupted his secret technique. With both injuries erupting simultaneously, he almost lost the ability to stand up, especially due to the Green Serpent Venom.
He could feel his life slipping away. Half of his gums were exposed, and the large areas of burns all over his body were oozing pus, making his voice very hoarse and difficult to hear.
"I...am willing...to sign...a slave contract!"
"Those who understand the times are wise." Liu Jinxian raised her eyebrows, her anger and annoyance subsiding, replaced by a smug expression.
She may have said it, but her actions showed no sign of softening.
With his hands forming a hand seal, a flying sword flew out of his storage bag and slashed towards Deacon Xu's neck without hesitation.
Clearly, her earlier mention of being a slave or servant was purely a perverse pleasure, an attempt to humiliate the dignity of Foundation Establishment cultivators in retaliation for the similar treatment she received at Xuan Gu Mountain.
In places where grudges are vindictive, the rumors are even more blatant!
Flying swords can not only be used as flying magical artifacts, but their sharpness is also among the best of all swords, and they are one of the most commonly used magical artifacts by cultivators.
The weapon in Liu Jinxian's hand is also quite extraordinary.
As it soared through the air, it made no sound at all, and then beheaded Deacon Xu, whose life force quickly dissipated.
Seeing that the dust had settled, Liu Jinxian completely relaxed. This was her first time dealing with a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and she hadn't expected it to go so smoothly, which made her even more proud and self-satisfied.
"careful!"
Suddenly, Wang Yu's voice came from afar. Liu Jinxian instinctively jumped back, but was bound around the waist by a black, smoke-like rope.
A thick plume of black smoke rose from Deacon Xu's corpse.
His vast divine consciousness, honed through years of alchemy, was further catalyzed by unknown demonic arts, and unexpectedly transformed into a ruthless and vicious spirit!
It suddenly expanded and swallowed Liu Jinxian whole in one gulp.
Wang Yu felt a chill run down his spine.
Despite rushing as fast as they could, they were still a step too late. That's the troublesome thing about demonic cultivators; who knows what kind of evil secret techniques or unorthodox arts they might possess...
Only when one kills, burns the body, extinguishes the soul, and scatters the ashes, is it truly secure.
Xu Jiaojiao possesses magical arts, and her father may also have some fortuitous encounters. After all, in the Crimson Phoenix Demon Realm, to be able to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage through one's own abilities, and to rise from the bottom in one generation, one must have some skills.
"This is troublesome."
(End of this chapter)
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