Chapter 124 Demon Realm 5: The Corrosion Bell
In the ethereal space, the primordial spirit, which had been shattered into countless fragments, gradually gathered together. Chen Du endured the pain of his primordial spirit being split and reassembled, and first sensed Xu Xing's condition. Golden spiritual power gently seeped into Xu Xing's limbs and bones.
After confirming that Xu Xing was unharmed, Shen Du responded softly, "Yes, I'm here."
"Tsk, he actually came in this way, he's quite thoughtful."
Jinlong glanced at Chen Du, whose primordial spirit was covered in cracks, and unusually expressed his appreciation.
Xu Xing was right about the person.
From Jinlong's tone, Xu Xing immediately understood that her senior brother must have paid a considerable price. She wanted to ask him how he found her, but then she saw Feng Zhun's figure appear at the cave entrance again.
His complexion wasn't good. Perhaps he had sensed something, because he suddenly frowned and glanced around.
Xu Xing's heart jumped. His senior brother's primordial spirit had already entered the Void Spirit Space. Feng Zhun shouldn't be able to detect it, right?
As expected, Feng Zhun did not notice anything amiss. He did not speak, but with a slight wave of his hand, the chains binding Yu Jingzi and Xu Xing broke simultaneously, and the two immediately fell into the blood pool.
Summoning two Nascent Soul stage demon generals, Feng Zhun coldly ordered, "Keep a close watch on this place. No one is allowed to enter for the next forty-nine days."
"yes!"
After Feng Zhun left, Xu Xing, who had been holding his breath for a long time, struggled twice, kicked off Yu Jingzi's back, and finally emerged from the blood pool with a "whoosh."
She glanced at the two demon generals, then slowly swam to the edge of the pool. She tentatively reached out her hand, but felt an invisible barrier blocking her way, making it impossible for her to leave the blood pool.
At this moment, a demon general shot his gaze over like a sword. Xu Xing immediately withdrew his hand, leaving most of his body still in the blood pool, only resting his head on the edge of the pool, barely leaving enough space to breathe. This time, the demon general did not react.
It seems that as long as they do not intend to leave the blood pool, the guarding demon generals will turn a deaf ear to any other commotion.
It took a long time for Yu Jingzi, who had been kicked to the bottom of the pool by Xu Xing, to float to the surface.
He didn't even have the strength to glare at Xu Xing. He floated limply on the blood pool, like a dead snake, with the black demonic energy in the blood pool continuously seeping into his body.
Xu Xing ignored him and quietly sent a wisp of his consciousness to speak with Chen Du in the space.
"Is this Yan Sui Mountain? Not Yan City?"
Upon hearing Shen Du's words, Xu Xing was very surprised. It was Demon Lord Xiao Mu who had driven the Nascent Soul demon cultivators to send those martial artists and low-level cultivators to Yan City. She had thought that Feng Zhun was working for Xiao Mu.
Yan Sui Mountain...
Could it be that Yuan Li and Xiao Mu are only superficially at odds, but have actually joined forces long ago?
"And what about your health, senior brother?"
Xu Xing was somewhat worried.
Shen Du didn't say much, "With Ah Xu and Junior Sister Wen Yao watching over things, nothing will happen."
The location here is very secluded, and they won't be able to find it for a while. Besides, it's safer to stay outside.
It turned out that his senior brother had run into A Yao and the others. Xu Xing breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that they were alright.
"These demons are all high-level cultivators; it will be very difficult for us to escape."
The two exchanged the information they already knew. Xu Xing leaned against the edge of the pool, enduring the sticky feeling on his skin while thinking about how to escape.
The cave had long been protected by a protective barrier; her magical artifacts were unusable, and her spiritual power was sealed...
Xu Xing suddenly felt something was wrong. Wasn't she out of spiritual power? How come she hadn't felt any discomfort after staying in the blood pool for so long?
She subconsciously looked around and saw wisps of dense golden spiritual energy slowly flowing into her body. That familiar aura was none other than Shen Du's metallic spiritual energy, which was diligently circulating to protect the most important person in her master's life from the blood demon.
When the tangible black energy in the blood pool entered Xu Xing's body, it inexplicably disappeared, as if it had been absorbed by something.
Xu Xing was completely baffled. Could it be? Demonic energy had already entered her body? Would she become a demonic cultivator?
The fact that Feng Zhun wanted her body meant that it was absolutely impossible for her to remain conscious after staying in the blood pool for forty-nine days.
But she doesn't feel anything right now, which is strange.
Shen Du stared at the dense black energy in the blood pool, his expression changing slightly. "This demonic energy is extraordinary; it's even denser than that of those demonic cultivators."
In this situation, even with Xu Xing's Golden Core cultivation level and his spiritual power protecting him, he wouldn't last long, not even Yu Jingzi...
At that moment, a sudden change occurred. Yu Jingzi's eyes turned blood red, and he had transformed into a large golden snake. His pupils were vertical black lines as he coldly stared at Xu Xing, his long, scarlet tongue flicking out.
The enormous snake head had just been raised when it instantly charged towards the young female cultivator, who was tiny compared to its massive body!
"So fast this time?"
"This snake demon has long been possessed by demonic energy, so naturally it won't last long."
"Unfortunately, it seems that the Lord desires the woman's body more, so it appears that Yujingzi ultimately succeeded in devouring her."
Seeing this, the two Nascent Soul demons became interested.
Demons are born warlike, and the more bloodshed they experience, the more their inner excitement is ignited.
With the spiritual power transmitted from Shen Du within the space, Xu Xing barely dodged an attack, but Yu Jingzi had already lost his mind and continued his offensive. With a flick of his long snake tail, he stirred up the blood in the wide blood pool, splashing it all over the ground.
"It looks like we'll have the results in a few days. Let's go outside and keep watch."
This blood pool is indeed special; it was prepared specifically for the Demon Lord. How could these Demon Generals possibly enjoy it?
The golden snake churned the blood, corroding several holes in the hems of the two demon generals' robes. They exchanged a glance and decided to wait outside, since there was only one exit and nothing would go wrong.
"Didn't you lose your cultivation? How come you still have such great strength?!"
Xu Xing fled frantically through the pool of blood, looking utterly pathetic.
"left!"
Fortunately, Shen Du was there to warn her in time, helping her dodge several attacks.
This can't go on!
Shen Du frowned, his attention diverted as he surveyed his surroundings. The cave walls were covered with runes, presumably indicating the formation that imprisoned the magical artifacts. If the formation could be broken, at the very least Xu Xing's teleportation artifact could be put to use.
But the question is, how do we break this?
The prey escaped time and again, and the golden snake grew increasingly agitated, slamming its tail heavily against the edge of the pool, its movements becoming noticeably more urgent.
Even with his spiritual power, Xu Xing still took two hits.
"Crush Yu Jingzi's demon core!"
Seeing the situation was turning bad, Jinlong hurriedly warned, "Otherwise, you're no match for it at all!"
Xu Xing knew that if Yu Jingzi died, then she would become the only option. If she couldn't escape, she would only die faster. It was better to hold out a little longer and try to awaken Yu Jingzi's consciousness.
Moreover, once the blood pool returns to calm, those two demon generals will definitely come in to check. Now that they are not here, it is an excellent opportunity!
Xu Xing tried to leap out of the blood pool to use the momentum, but her legs were tightly wrapped by the snake's tail. There was no foothold in the blood pool, and she had to ensure that she would not drown while also dodging Yu Jingzi's attacks. She was really struggling to keep herself from drowning.
Because Xu Xing's spiritual power was sealed in the illusory space, the three contracted beasts could not come out and could only watch the battle anxiously.
The little sea monster patted the ground twice with its tail, trying to remind the beautiful deer sister to give it some meatballs, but no one cared about it at the moment.
The little sea monster glanced at the giant snake outside the space and tilted its head.
"I want to go out and have fun too!"
With no foothold in the blood pool, Xu Xing was exhausted and her mind was foggy after several dodges. Hearing the sound, she subconsciously relaxed and caused the little sea beast, who had no contractual relationship with her and was unaffected by her, to jump out of the space.
With a "splat," the little sea beast tilted its head back and spat out a ball of gray liquid at the golden snake. The golden snake tilted its body and easily dodged it.
But the thing didn't sink to the bottom of the blood pool; instead, it instantly solidified on the blood, like a small rock protruding from the sea.
Xu Xing's eyes lit up, and he swam over with all his might, actually managing to stand on the blood pool using that small piece of material!
She was overjoyed and quickly said, "Give me some more!"
With a series of bubbling sounds, the vast blood pool was quickly covered with "clods of earth" of all sizes, forming countless small paths that could be stood on.
Xu Xing leaped left and right on the clods of earth, managing to dodge a few attacks with difficulty.
Then, a moment later, the little sea monster burped, pouted, and wagged its tail at Xu Xing, "Hungry, that's all..."
Xu Xing couldn't take out the Beast Spirit Pill to feed it, so he had to let it hide and focus on dealing with Yu Jingzi.
Unexpectedly, the appearance of the little sea beast completely enraged Yu Jingzi. The blackness in his eyes intensified, and even though Xu Xing could stand on the blood pool, he had no way to fight back and could only passively dodge.
Xu Xing was exhausted and his movements became slower and slower. Chen Du finally discovered a special rune on a cave wall.
His primordial spirit left the illusory space, taking with it the demon core that Xu Xing had placed there, and also tossing several bottles of healing medicine to Xu Xing.
He "floated" to a corner of the blood pool, holding up the golden demon core. As expected, the golden snake was attracted, and its eyes moved from Xu Xing to the demon core.
"boom--"
A crashing sound rang out, and the barrier at the edge of the blood pool rippled faintly, but it did not break.
Xu Xing took a few breaths and finally managed to take her medicine, only to find that even the pills couldn't help her restore her spiritual power.
That's strange.
How could elixirs also be subject to restrictions?
This isn't the Abyss of Eclipse. Could the Spirit Martial Continent possibly create an environment similar to the Abyss of Eclipse?
Remembering that he had seen Feng Zhun in the Abyss of Eclipse, Xu Xing was startled. Perhaps this really was the Abyss of Eclipse! He could freely enter and exit the Abyss of Eclipse like the Dragon Clan, so creating a small Abyss of Eclipse here didn't seem impossible!
Realizing this, Xu Xing quickly took out a roll of meat pie and took a big bite. Sure enough, the dishes that worked in the Abyss of Corrosion also worked here!
However, the dishes only provide continuous bonuses, which is too slow for her current condition.
There must be another way!
"Waaah"
The little sea beast swam to Xu Xing's side and let out two soft cries. Xu Xing pondered for a moment, then casually fed the little hero a Beast Spirit Pill.
The little sea beast swallowed it whole, its eyes narrowing in satisfaction, unaware that the cultivator with so many delicious dumplings was facing a great crisis.
Yu Jingzi was relentlessly attacking the blood pool barrier when Xu Xing paused for a moment, and after accumulating a little spiritual power, he immediately summoned three contracted beasts.
"Ignore Yu Jingzi! Attack the barrier with all your might! Protect your senior brother!"
Xu Xing gave the order, and she understood Shen Du's idea: to use Yu Jingzi's power to break through the barrier and then destroy the surrounding restrictions.
Although Yu Jingzi had become a demon, her cultivation level had plummeted. If Xu Xing hadn't had his spiritual power sealed, Yu Jingzi might not have been a match for him.
Seeing that the barrier remained unmoved despite the combined attack of the snake and three beasts, Xu Xing, observing the activity at the cave entrance, knew that time was running out and gritted his teeth to make a decision.
"Senior brother! Feed the demon core to Yu Jingzi!"
Jinlong roared, "Are you crazy? Do you really want to be eaten by him? With the demon core, he can at least unleash the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator!"
Chen Du paused, glanced at Xu Xing quickly, and asked nothing.
The cracked primordial spirit dodged and, seizing the opportune moment, actually managed to send the demon core into the golden snake's open mouth.
"Crack—"
Under the combined attack of the demon cultivators, the blood pool barrier finally shattered.
As soon as the barrier broke, Xu Xing immediately took out the recording stone and turned the image recorded on it into a light screen to block the entrance of the cave.
The commotion of the barrier breaking attracted the attention of the demon generals. When they opened the door, they saw the female cultivator tumbling and crawling in a sorry state, being chased by the golden snake. The two demon generals chuckled and closed the door again.
Xu Xing breathed a slight sigh of relief. The light screen was too illusory; if the demon general walked in, he would immediately realize something was wrong. Fortunately, they didn't.
The next step is to break the restriction.
However, without the demon core as bait, Yu Jingzi, whose cultivation had greatly increased, was clearly not so easy to fool, and his senior brother's primordial spirit could not hold onto it for long.
Xu Xing sat by the pool and noticed that even after soaking for so long, she hadn't been tainted by any demonic energy. She calmly thought about it and quickly searched through everything in her spatial storage.
Finally, following the direction in which the faint black mist surged in, they found something.
"jingle--"
With a crisp sound, the Demon-Eating Bell, which had never made a sound before, began to vibrate slightly in Xu Xing's hand, absorbing every last drop of the wisps of black energy that were wrapped around it.
"You even have the Demon-Eating Bell?!"
Even the well-traveled Jinlong was astonished when he saw the black bell. Just how lucky was Xu Xing?
After learning how to use it, Xu Xing slowly approached Yu Jingzi. The golden snake's enormous body was almost swallowed by the black energy. She shook the Demon-Eating Bell, and the bell rang softly as she slowly absorbed the demonic energy into it.
It really works!
"I told you to guard this place, but you're just standing outside. Are you looking for death?"
Feng Zhun's voice suddenly came from outside the door, and Xu Xing and Shen Du's eyes narrowed immediately.
"My lord, the golden snake is currently having its meal, and everything is going smoothly."
"Blood was splattered everywhere, and that's when we..."
Shen Duchong nodded slightly, his gaze firm.
Xu Xing understood and led Yu Jingzi to the cave wall. The golden snake, having recovered most of its cultivation, was indeed powerful, smashing the restriction in two blows, causing the cave wall to collapse as well.
Feng Zhun, who was outside the door, noticed the commotion. He pushed the demon general away with a palm and opened the cave door, only to see an extremely cold sword light coming straight at him. He hurriedly dodged, but the extremely sharp sword energy still severed half of his arm.
The black robe was also lifted, revealing the man's thin body.
Even he couldn't dodge in time, and the two demon generals were stabbed through the heart by a single sword.
The life-saving sword energy that her master gave her was indeed powerful!
Xu Xing, who had been holding back his anger for so long, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Goodbye, Senior Feng.
Xu Xing smiled and waved the photo stone. Sometimes, the most inconspicuous stone can play a big role.
The next moment, Xu Xing entered the teleportation artifact, and the golden snake that had been watching her intently followed her in.
A flash of inspiration struck, and the cave returned to its tranquility. Staring at the empty blood pool, Feng Zhun covered his arm and remained motionless for a long time.
That sword light didn't belong to Shen Du; it must have been Fu Shuang.
Feng Zhun remained expressionless, glancing indifferently at his bleeding arm, and then revealed a strange smile.
Is this the strength of Shen Du's current master?
That's all there is to it.
"We've searched everywhere, but we can't find the youngest one. Could it have been eaten?"
"Nonsense! The bloodline connection is still there; it's not dead!"
The coastal docks of the Demon Realm were almost entirely occupied by sea beasts. No one expected that the berserk sea beasts would have such power. The Demon Clan suffered a series of defeats and was blocked on the beach by the sea beasts. They couldn't even leave their own homes, let alone attack the human world.
Just as the sea monster was worrying about its offspring, a strange whirlpool suddenly appeared in a hidden spot on the dock.
Xu Xing stumbled headfirst out, only Shen Du, the spirit of the primordial spirit, managed to catch her and prevent her from falling to the ground.
"Phew! I'm exhausted!"
Seeing Yu Jingzi following closely behind with a menacing air, Xu Xing had no energy to play a game of cat and mouse with it. He took out two packets of eighth-grade sleeping powder and knocked Yu Jingzi unconscious.
Then he curled the unconscious golden snake into a ball and stuffed it into the space.
Fortunately, although Yu Jingzi could still exert the strength of the combined body, he had physical problems. According to his cultivation level, he was not much higher than Xu Xing's Golden Core stage, which allowed him to be brought into the Void Spirit Space.
Xu Xing also put the Demon-Eating Bell inside. He would release Yu Jingzi whenever the black energy on his body was completely absorbed.
"Thanks to you."
Xu Xing patted the little sea beast's head and hung a bag of beast spirit pills around its short, thick neck.
"This is the beach, go home, and don't get caught next time."
Xu Xing pointed to the sea, and saw the little sea beast wag its tail excitedly, suddenly letting out a loud and short sound.
Shen Du realized something was wrong. "It seems to be calling for something. Be careful."
"It helped me, so it shouldn't be..."
Feeling a tangible pressure, Xu Xing paused, slowly stood up, and looked around.
A group of sea beasts, ten times larger than the seals she had seen in the zoo, appeared out of nowhere and surrounded her, their black, grape-like eyes staring menacingly at the person, the soul, and the three beasts.
"Youngest brother! You really didn't die!"
"I brought back lots of delicious food!"
"..."
Xu Xing, who had mistakenly wandered into a large-scale family reunion, chuckled awkwardly and stepped back. Um, she should be able to leave now, right?
splat—
She had barely taken a step when several round, plump sea creatures instantly blocked her path.
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