Chapter 1184 Breaking the Delusion
"Shut up." Luo Li said in a cold voice.
The Sun-Devouring Cauldron suddenly flew out of the jade and hovered above her head.
The runes on the cauldron erupted with a thousand-foot-long golden light, and a shadowy figure with crimson hair and red eyes appeared at the mouth of the cauldron. It was none other than the spirit of the Sun Devouring Cauldron. Now, for the first time ever, it took the initiative and roared, "Taste the divine power of your ancestors!"
The Sun-Devouring Cauldron suddenly turned upside down, and endless golden flames gushed out from it. It was a sky-burning fire that could even burn space.
The human facial patterns on the ancient blood miasma tree were instantly sizzled by the flames. The blood vines on the trunk curled up crazily as if they had touched their natural enemy, but were locked tightly by the Chaos Divine Chain.
Just as the blood-red flower on the top of the tree was about to spit out poisonous mist, Luo Li flicked her finger, and a dark golden talisman flew through the air and was accurately imprinted in the center of the pistil.
"break."
With a gentle shout, the talisman exploded into a chaotic rain of light. The blood-red flower shattered like glass, and a shrill scream erupted from it.
The hundred-foot-tall ancient tree withered at a speed visible to the naked eye. The human facial lines on the trunk twisted into an expression of pain. Finally, with a "crack", the entire tree exploded from the center and turned into flying ashes.
Only one inner elixir fell to the ground, but before it hit the ground, it was swept away by the chaotic power at Luo Li's fingertips and instantly refined into nothingness.
The blood vines surging around lost their source, like dry ropes whose souls had been sucked out, and they all turned into black ashes and dissipated.
The miasma actually retreated several feet due to the destruction of the ancient tree, revealing mottled blue fluorescence on the ground.
Feng Wuhen's hand holding the longbow paused slightly. Luo Li had just taken action in just three breaths. From summoning the Sun-Devouring Cauldron to refining the inner elixir, everything went smoothly, as if he was just brushing off the dust.
Xuan Mu sheathed his sword, a hint of amusement on his lips: "Every time I see Ah Li take action, I feel like we are just sightseeing."
Qian Ren and the others were also amazed. In just two years, Luo Li actually broke through to the Saint King level. It was incredible!
Luo Li put away her sword and looked at the abyss in front of her, "Let's go."
"Okay!" everyone responded.
As they walked, Luo Li asked the Sun Devouring Cauldron's spirit, "Have you sensed the Moon Swallowing Pot's aura?"
The Sun Devouring Cauldron's spirit transformed into a tall man in red, following Luo Li. Upon hearing this, his expression grew slightly solemn, "No, not a single bit has gone."
Luo Li retracted her gaze and said, "Let's go inside and take a look."
As everyone stepped deeper into the Nether Abyss, the ground beneath their feet gradually became sticky, and faint blue fluorescence meandered like veins under the humus. Occasionally, miasma would burst out from the ground, but it would turn into powder the moment it came into contact with the chaotic air shield surrounding Luo Li.
The air was filled with the stench of rust and rotting grass. Liuli covered her nose and formed a shield of glass light from her fingertips to block herself. "Master, the miasma here seems to have the power to corrode the soul."
Lan Xiaoxiao formed a seal with her fingertips, and a water curtain unfolded out of thin air, enveloping everyone. "The miasma of the Nether Abyss is divided into three layers. The outer layer corrodes the soul, the middle layer disrupts the spiritual veins, and the inner layer..."
She paused, her eyes sweeping across the distant Bone Mountains that loomed in the mist. "The inner layer can transform cultivators into walking corpses."
Xie Shiyuan added, "That's right, we're still on the periphery. Because of the special environment here, the magical beasts that can survive here are extremely powerful, and even Saint King-level magical beasts may be present."
After walking for half a day outside the Nether Abyss, the ground beneath their feet became increasingly slippery, with humus so thick that it reached their ankles. When they stepped on it, it made a muffled "gurgling" sound and dark purple mucus overflowed.
The fishy smell in the air was so thick that it could not be dispelled. The edge of the glass light shield was dotted with tiny ripples, which were traces of corrosion by the miasma.
However, no matter how hard they tried, they could not break through the barrier of Chaos Jade.
"Stop." Luo Li suddenly stopped and looked towards the gray fog on the left.
The miasma flow trajectory there is different from that of other places, and it actually forms a vortex-shaped cavity.
Feng Wuhen moved his fingertips, and the longbow instantly turned into a spear, raised and locked onto the depths of the fog: "Something is moving."
Before he finished speaking, a black shadow suddenly jumped out of the gray fog!
The thing looked like a giant python, but it had three pairs of bony wings, and its scales were strangely translucent, allowing one to clearly see the blood vessels wriggling wildly under the skin.
The most terrifying thing was his head - the place where his mouth and nose should be was covered with dense suction cups, which were now making sharp hissing sounds and pouncing towards Xuan Mu, who was closest to him!
"Come on!" Xuan Mu did not retreat but advanced, swung his sword and slashed towards the giant python's neck like a streak of silk.
However, when the sword touched the scales, it was like cutting into gel, leaving only a white mark before being bounced away.
"It's the Soul Devouring Anaconda!" Wen Xingyan's expression changed slightly. "It's a magical beast unique to the Nether Abyss. Its scales can absorb most soul attacks. Use soul skills!"
Qianren had already turned into a silver rainbow and flew over. He poured all his strength into the long sword in his hand and slashed fiercely at the waist and abdomen of the Soul-Devouring Boa.
There was a crisp "clang" sound, sparks flew everywhere, the giant python roared in pain, and its three pairs of bone wings flapped violently, and the air waves it stirred up carried a scream that corroded the soul!
Luo Li's eyes turned cold, and several chaotic divine chains popped out from her fingertips, wrapping around the Soul-Devouring Boa's bony wings like spirit snakes.
Wherever the divine chain touched, the translucent scales instantly turned black and shattered, revealing the bloody muscles underneath.
The giant python roared in pain, shook its head violently, and opened its suction cups to devour the divine chain.
"Behave yourself." The spirit of the Sun-Devouring Cauldron suddenly rushed out from the cauldron, transformed into a man in red, stood on Luo Li's shoulder, and pointed his fingertips at the Soul-Devouring Anaconda.
A red-gold flame instantly enveloped the giant python's head. It was the Burning Heaven Fire that could even burn the soul!
The Soul-Eating Boa's roar came to an abrupt halt, and its huge body twitched violently in the flames, turning into ashes in less than ten breaths.
Only an inner elixir that was gleaming with a faint light fell and was casually collected by Luo Li into a jade bottle.
"This demon beast is burdened with karma and is unworthy of being tamed. However, its inner elixir can be refined into a delusion-breaking elixir, which will be beneficial for entering the Sky Rift."
Luo Li explained, but her eyes turned to the gray fog vortex again, "There's something in there, let's go."
Everyone took a pill, nodded, and followed Luo Li deeper.
As everyone stepped into the gray fog vortex, the miasma suddenly became as thick as ink, and every step felt like stepping into a pool of solidified blood.
The chaotic gas shield in Luo Li's palm spread out, protecting everyone inside, but ripples appeared on the surface of the shield - this was the soul-corroding miasma in the middle layer of the Nether Abyss, which could directly gnaw at the spiritual vein foundation of the spiritual master.
"Look over there!" Fu Yu suddenly pointed to the depths of the mist.
Dozens of white bones were seen floating in the faint blue fluorescence, with blood-red vines wrapped around the joints of the skeletons and faint green ghost fires flickering in the eye sockets.
In their hands were held rusty spiritual weapons, with blackened blood stains condensed on the blades. They were the "miasma corpses" that people feared in the abyss.
"These miasma corpses were all spiritual masters who came to the Nether Abyss to train in their lifetime. Unfortunately, once they entered, they were unable to leave." Wen Xingyan whispered, and an ice-blue talisman condensed on his fingertips. "Their flesh is parasitic, and their only remaining instinct is to kill."
Before he could finish his words, the leading miasma corpse suddenly let out a strange howl and raised his broken spear to stab.
Before the tip of the gun touched the air shield, it was shattered into pieces by the power of chaos, but more miasma corpses came from all directions, and their bone claws scratched the air shield, making a teeth-grinding friction sound.
Xuan Mu's longsword danced with a sky full of sword flowers, and the sword energy shattered several miasma corpses, but the broken bones fell to the ground and were instantly entangled by blood vines, piecing together again. "Excuse me, why are there so many of these things!"
Luo Li's eyes turned cold, and with a flick of her finger, several dark golden talismans flew out of the air and accurately hit the center of the miasma corpse's eyebrows.
When the talisman exploded, chaotic divine light burst out. The blood vines melted like ice and snow when they encountered the divine light, and the white bones turned into ashes in an instant.
The talisman on Luo Li's fingertips fell like a star, creating ripples among the miasma corpses.
Wherever the power of chaos passed, the blood-colored vines broke into pieces, and the suspended white bones collapsed, turning into powder and melting into the ground.
However, more miasma corpses emerged from the depths of the mist, their bony claws scraping against the chaos shield, making a harsh sound like nails scratching metal.
"This isn't a solution," Feng Wuhen swung his spear, and the crimson spearlight tore through the fog, pinning the three miasma corpses to the mountain range behind him. "There are too many of them. It seems we've attracted all the miasma corpses from the Netherworld over the years!"
Before he finished speaking, the ground suddenly shook violently, and countless blood vines emerged from the cracks, wrapping around everyone's ankles like spider webs.
Liuli cried out in surprise, and a glass shield condensed from her fingertips to protect everyone's lower body. However, she saw that the blood vine emitted green smoke when it touched the light shield, and was actually corroding the energy of the shield.
"Master! These blood vines are related to the ancient blood miasma tree from before!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Li raised her palm and slapped out a chaotic torrent, plowing the entire blood vine into scorched earth.
"Retreat to the high ground!" Xie Shiyuan's sword flashed like a thread, cutting a path, and everyone climbed up the bone ridge.
Luo Li narrowed her eyes and turned around: "Liuli, take them to the front and wait for me first, I will take care of this."
Before Luo Li finished speaking, Liu Li stamped her feet anxiously: "Master! It's too dangerous for you to be alone!"
The glass light shield at her fingertips suddenly expanded, shattering the blood vine wrapped around Luo Li's ankle by three inches. "These blood vines can cause the miasma to resonate. If we don't leave now, the miasma corpses in the entire area will be attracted here!"
"It's okay." Luo Li didn't even turn his head, and the chaotic energy waves around him exploded, blowing away the blood vines and miasma corpses within ten feet like a tsunami.
"Feng Wuhen," Luo Li's voice pierced through the miasma, "Take them to the northern col. The terrain there is higher and there's less miasma. I'll come find you there."
A dark figure passed by Luo Li, and Feng Wuhen's spear suddenly plunged into the ground. The red fighting spirit spread like magma, instantly burning a path through the blood vines. "A Li, if you can't hold on any longer, crush the communication talisman!"
Before he finished speaking, Xie Shiyuan had already swung his sword to cut open the last miasma corpse that was rushing towards him. The moon-white sword light wrapped everyone and they retreated towards the valley.
Luo Li stood in the center of the valley where miasma was swirling, and the chaotic air shield protected her like a dome.
Blood vines surged from all directions like a black tide, and when they touched the light shield, they made a "sizzling" corrosive sound and emitted bursts of purple-black poisonous smoke.
Her eyes were cold, and she pinched her fingers together, and dark golden runes flowed rapidly in her palm.
"Chaos Art: Breaking Delusion."
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