Chapter 115: Toxic, Lime, Sacred Crystal Powder, Dragon Elephant Ascends

Chapter 115: Toxic, Lime, Sacred Crystal Powder, Dragon Elephant Ascends

Rumble——!

Thunder roared in the sky, and the flashing lightning illuminated the world below.

A cute bull mask, stained with raindrops, its eyes piercing like fire, stared straight ahead.

Liu Jinsong's hair stood on end, and in that instant, he felt as if the blood in his veins had frozen!

Demon Ox?

Demon Ox!!!

No, how could he dare?

Liu Jinsong's eyes narrowed, a dark and fierce aura rapidly spreading from his pupils.

A strong sense of resentment and killing intent erupted from Liu Jinsong's body!

Feelings of ridicule and mockery also arose in his heart.

Had he, Liu Jinsong, become so pitiful?

A dignified Phantom Realm cultivator, and this Demon Ox dares to come alone to hunt him?

This ignorant creature!

Liu Jinsong's hatred for the Demon Ox had never been stronger. If not for this Demon Ox, how would he have ended up in such a situation?

Every time he tried to capture the Demon Ox, the latter would escape using a special translocation technique. This guy was not only cunning and vicious but also slippery.

Possessing the translocation technique made him extremely difficult to deal with.

However, the Demon Ox had never dared to confront Liu Jinsong directly. The Demon Ox's strength was not that great, only capable of killing forces under the Fishing Gang.

Now, the Demon Ox actually wanted to take advantage of his injuries?

Truly...

Ignorant and reckless!

Boom——!

A roar of humiliation erupted from Liu Jinsong's mouth, like a blast that could pierce through metal and stone. The true qi of a Grandmaster erupted, accelerating the production of new blood within his body.

The illusory Divine Form that had been shattered by Li Qingshan's hammer now struggled to re-form, covered in cracks, and its power was greatly diminished.

But it was still an Illusory Form!

Countless currents of qi surged, and the rain was shattered by the divine energy, exploding into countless droplets!

Dense divine energy seemed to awaken from its dormancy, merging with the vague currents of qi, slowly coalescing!

Could Liu Jinsong, who could not defeat Li Qingshan, not defeat this Demon Ox?

A cowardly and despicable creature, always hiding and sneaking around!

Boom——!

The ground instantly fractured, countless fragments of stone were crushed into powder by the terrifying pressure of the Illusory Form, and the dust rose sharply.

Although Liu Jinsong was injured, he showed no fear.

Demon Ox...

So what?

Just right, let him come to his death!

Liu Jinsong had never feared the Demon Ox. Compared to Li Qingshan, the Demon Ox excelled in cunning and slipperiness, especially the translocation technique, which was the most annoying.

But in a direct confrontation, ten Demon Oxs were not a match for one Li Qingshan!

Suddenly.

Liu Jinsong's eyes narrowed as he saw the Demon Ox's massive body suddenly lunge forward.

In an instant, six black, fat crow-like objects landed on the ground, accompanied by six explosive sounds.

Countless fine particles of sacred crystal powder flew around, enveloping Liu Jinsong.

"This is..."

Sacred crystal powder?!

Liu Jinsong's eyes narrowed as he immediately recognized the flying particles, and a sense of foreboding arose in his heart!

He took a heavy step, and a terrifying flow of blood and true qi erupted from his body. He slapped a palm fiercely toward the Demon Ox.

The surging currents of qi howled, scattering countless raindrops, attempting to knock down all the dust!

"The powder of Eight Trigrams Divine Crystal... My divine energy... can't move!"

His heart sank to the bottom.

Liu Jinsong felt his incomplete Divine Form, formed from his concentrated rage, blur and distort, unable to sustain itself, and the connection with the divine energy in his Niwan Palace was severed.

In an instant, the already weakened Illusory Form completely collapsed!

What a clever Demon Ox!

Knowing that the divine energy of the Illusory Form was too difficult to handle, he had sought out Eight Trigrams Divine Crystals, ground them into powder, and used them to create a restricted area for divine energy!

This was to bring both of them to the same level and engage in a battle of martial prowess!

Clever indeed!

Using divine energy, the Demon Ox definitely could not match him. The Demon Ox could not have a Six Ministries Divine Foundation like Li Qingshan, and even Li Qingshan's Six Ministries Divine Foundation was inferior to the divine energy of the Illusory Form.

Li Qingshan's strength came not only from his Six Ministries Divine Foundation but also from his Grandmaster physique, having cultivated the Divine Sect's ultimate technique, the "Eight Serpents Turning the River Technique"!

This was the foundation of Li Qingshan's strength.

So, what did the Demon Ox have?

Even without divine energy, he was still a Grandmaster of true qi!

The Demon Ox showed no signs of true qi, clearly not a Grandmaster martial artist. How could he possibly be a match?

With a snap of his fingers, he grabbed a long knife from the Jade of the Universe and slashed fiercely at the Demon Ox.

Vast true qi gathered in this strike, shining like a brilliant sun, instantly slicing through the sky, and the torn air currents wailed as they were violently shattered!

The dazzling blade light, carrying rolling true qi, seemed to create a clear stream by cutting through the sacred crystal powder!

A Grandmaster's strike, the Demon Ox must die!

Spurt——!

A smile crept onto Liu Jinsong's lips as his blade instantly sliced into the Demon Ox's body, shattering the bull mask and splitting the Demon Ox in half from the shoulder down!

So easily, the strike was like cutting through melons and vegetables...

The Demon Ox, nothing more!

However, Liu Jinsong soon realized something was amiss, because... there was no blood!

No smell of blood!

That strike had split the Demon Ox, but there was no spurt of blood!

Liu Jinsong's eyes narrowed, and a sense of foreboding arose in his heart.

He saw the Demon Ox explode, and a rainbow of dust spewed out from the shattered "Demon Ox" body!

Liu Jinsong, with his Grandmaster physique, was connected to the heavens and earth, his breathing like a whale's.

A breath of air mixed with dust entered his mouth, and Liu Jinsong's face turned green with shock!

"Lime? No... lime mixed with sacred crystal and toxic powder!"

"It's toxic!"

"Despicable!"

Liu Jinsong roared, hurriedly sealing his mouth and nose, and spitting out the toxic powder he had inhaled.

Liu Jinsong took a heavy step, roaring loudly.

His long knife swept out, the blade light swirling, the air currents howling and compressing, preventing the toxic sacred crystal powder from approaching!

Suddenly, a sense of overwhelming pressure made Liu Jinsong's scalp tingle and his hair stand on end, emanating from behind him!

"Buzz Boom" was the sound of the body breaking free from its restraints, expanding and swelling.

Liu Jinsong turned around and saw a massive figure that he would never forget.

Brilliant gold burst from his eyes, the golden smoke emanating from his pupils.

Countless black, sturdy hairs grew and fell to his waist, like a heavy black cloak, fluttering in the fierce wind!

Thick, snake-like sinews writhed under his nearly crimson skin!

Indestructible, perfectly tempered!

Primordial Technique, Dragon-Elephant Vajra Ascend!

The Demon Ox took a heavy step, and a black Temple Deity chess piece was suddenly crushed!

The black mist exploded, shooting up and rushing into the Demon Ox's nostrils!

His inner qi was tinged with a red hue, as if burning and boiling!

The Demon Ox unleashed the White Tiger Chaos Wind!

After reaching the Divine Pulse Realm, Li Che once again ascended, and the power of his expanded body underwent a qualitative change!

He truly generated Dragon Elephant Power!

Power and fruit, one dragon and one elephant!

A punch was thrown, like an ancient mammoth's trunk, and in the trembling and stagnant flow of Liu Jinsong's blood and muscles, it struck down with an irresistible and fierce force!

It seemed slow, but its speed was extreme, crushing the air currents and slamming into Liu Jinsong's chest!

In the next moment...

Liu Jinsong's Grandmaster physique felt the overwhelming force.

Like the fusion of a dragon and a wild elephant, the power surged through his body with every punch, trampling and lashing at his frame.

This... is inner energy?!

Liu Jinsong's eyes widened in fury, his skin turning crimson, but he was powerless to stop the inner energy that shattered his grandmaster's true energy, his python tendons, tiger bones, and his entire meridian system!

A huge cloud of blood mist exploded, leaving Liu Jinsong's body to be smashed thirty zhang away!

His body fell heavily, as if a thousand catties had dropped, and the ground sank, creating a circle of smoke and dust like a rehearsed firework display!

Liu Jinsong lay on the ground, dazed.

How could he be so strong?

How could the Demon Ox be this powerful?!

His inner energy tore through Liu Jinsong's true energy, tendons, bones, and meridians!

Pulse Opening?!

This was Liu Jinsong's final thought.

After striking a punch and shattering Liu Jinsong's resistance, the Demon Ox advanced like a dark and bottomless mountain.

A long spear, crimson and dazzling, unleashed divine pressure. The moment it flicked and pointed, it was like a peacock spreading its tail, with countless spear shadows piercing and puncturing his body.

Slaying his final breath!

When the smoke and dust finally settled, a towering figure with jet-black hair and a muscular build like a mountain stood at the edge of the ruins. His hair danced wildly like a cape, and his eyes, beneath the Ox Demon mask, emitted a golden smoke, making him appear otherworldly in the howling winds and dark clouds.

Staring at Liu Jinsong's mangled corpse in the pit, the Demon Ox, Li Che, slowly raised his palm, with fingers curled inward.

Above Liu Jinsong's corpse, countless wisps of divine energy rose like smoke, intertwining and converging into a human figure.

"Soul Binding..."

"Bow to me."

...

...

Countless raindrops were torn apart, and a figure shot forward like a cannonball, causing the air to vibrate and form ripples that spread in layers.

Hiss, hiss, hiss—

Several figures descended, rapidly approaching.

Divine energy intertwined behind them, distorting into a blurred divine form.

The graceful figure was voluptuous, and her head was lowered, hiding her feet. Gong Yunli frowned, and her court robes fluttered in the rain and wind.

"I'm late."

Gongyang Liancheng, standing next to her, also had a solemn expression. He stroked his beard.

As they approached the edge of the pit, they saw the mangled flesh in the ruins, and Gongyang Liancheng's eyes twitched uncontrollably.

He narrowed his eyes, and with a flick of his fingers, a ball of energy formed in his palm.

His consciousness spread, sensing the materials and auras within the energy ball, and his expression became peculiar.

"Arsenic, hand-staining green powder, crane top red, lime... and sacred crystal powder, such vicious means, and the divine essence of the Three-Eyed Wrathful True Monarch lingering in the air..."

"The attacker was undoubtedly the Demon Ox."

Gongyang Liancheng analyzed.

"The Demon Ox? How dare he kill a Phantom Realm cultivator?"

The young supervisor, Gong Yunli, was astonished, covering her mouth in amazement. So fierce, this Demon Ox...

"A Phantom Realm cultivator with barely any blood left," Gongyang Liancheng added solemnly.

With a single hammer strike, Li Qingshan shattered Liu Jinsong's Phantom Realm, reducing his divine power to less than 30%. His grandmaster's physical body was also hammered by Li Qingshan until he coughed up blood.

In every aspect, he was inferior to his peak state, and it was not an exaggeration to call him a bloodless cultivator.

"But it's still impressive that the Demon Ox could do this! Even when the Fishing Gang's experts had laid a trap to capture him, he dared to come out and launch a sneak attack. Bull's eye!" Gong Yunli exclaimed.

A stream of energy shot out, and Li Qingshan arrived with his hands behind his back, wearing a cat face mask and concealing a horn hammer in his sleeve.

Looking at Liu Jinsong's dead body in the pit, Li Qingshan's expression beneath the mask was almost distorted with shock.

How bold was this kid?

Dare to kill even a Phantom Realm cultivator?

What if, just what if... he was counter-killed by the Phantom Realm?!

That was a Phantom Realm cultivator, just half a step away from truly attaining the Divine Form position! After a long while, Li Qingshan exhaled a turbid breath.

"This Demon Ox..."

That was all he could sigh.

If others didn't know who the Demon Ox was, how could he not?

A year ago, the Demon Ox was merely a blood-exchanging warrior.

Even when he arrived in the Capital City, he had just barely stepped into the Pulse Opening stage.

Now, he had killed a Phantom Realm cultivator, even if it was a bloodless one...

But even a bloodless Phantom Realm cultivator has more blood than a Pulse Opening cultivator!

"Impressive..."

Li Qingshan suddenly laughed, feeling that he might have underestimated Li Che.

This Li Che's potential might not be weaker than his own supreme spirit child's daughter.

Li Qingshan now had an urge to meet someone right away...

However, the events of the night were not yet concluded, and the storm had just begun. Li Qingshan could only suppress the anticipation and curiosity in his heart.

"Let's go. He's dead and clean, leaving nothing for me."

"What's so good about a mangled corpse?"

"The Fishing Gang is finished. It's time to settle the scores. All the wrongdoings they've committed over the years will now be repaid with their lives."

Li Qingshan chuckled.

"The Capital City has welcomed someone even more intolerant of evil than me."

...

...

In the study, the lamp glowed dimly.

Li Che slowly opened his eyes, and the chess piece he had been holding returned to the chessboard's divine fruit.

Removing his straw hat, mask, and black robe, Li Che retrieved the divine general from the willow wood body and placed it back into the Pure Heart divine fruit.

Li Che exhaled, sitting in the grandmaster's chair, staring at the flickering lamp, unable to suppress the smile on his lips.

Liu Jinsong was indeed a formidable Phantom Realm cultivator, putting immense pressure on Li Che, even though he had been hammered to a bloodless state by Li Qingshan.

But he was no ordinary opponent, and the pressure from the Phantom Realm's divine pressure was immense, though it couldn't compare to the pressure of a true Divine Form position. Still, it was enough to weaken Li Che's combat strength by two to threefold.

Therefore, Li Che immediately used the powder of the Eight Trigrams Divine Crystal that he had drained, as only this powder could restrict the divine essence of a Phantom Realm cultivator.

And then, he did it twice. The first time, he used a crow grenade to blast open the smoke and dust, and the second time, he used poison and lime mixed with divine crystals to ensure that Liu Jinsong was indeed unable to activate his divine nature.

At this moment, he activated the Ascend State.

After breaking through to the Divine Pulse Realm, the amplification of the Ascend State was enormous, and he even awakened the power of a dragon and an elephant! With all his might, he smashed Liu Jinsong's tendons and bones, and then unleashed a barrage of attacks.

"If Liu Jinsong wasn't injured, it would have been a tough battle..."

"But an ambush is still the most cost-effective method."

"So, people, don't get injured easily... Otherwise, you'll be too vulnerable to attacks. It's better to attack others than to be attacked."

Reflecting, summarizing, and innovating, he learned from the enemy's fatal mistake.

Li Che conducted a post-battle review.

After the review, he adjusted his breathing, exhaled a turbid breath, and calmed his inner turmoil.

Li Che's eyes drooped, and he began to dispose of the loot, taking inventory.

The harvest from a Phantom Realm Cultivator was enough to make Li Che's heart race with excitement and anticipation! Although he was only the vice-leader of the Fishing Gang, he was still a top-notch Phantom Realm expert!

In the Capital City, he was considered a first-rate expert in the Phantom Realm!

His collection would definitely not be too shabby.

Moreover, experts of the Phantom Realm level would definitely carry their treasures with them, and it was safer to keep them on their person than to hide them elsewhere.

Therefore, Li Che was quite looking forward to this harvest.

Li Che immediately focused on the divine crystals.

There were two Nine Stars divine crystals and twenty Ten Capitals divine crystals.

The harvest was indeed significant! Li Che was thrilled and excited, and the feeling of sudden wealth always left him savoring the moment.

However, Li Che was a bit disappointed that Liu Jinsong's collection did not include the Eight Trigrams divine crystal.

Indeed, the Eight Trigrams divine crystal was rare and precious, and even if Liu Jinsong had it, he would have used it for cultivation at the first opportunity.

How could he let Li Che have it so easily?

After confirming the divine crystals, Li Che's excitement subsided, and he continued to take inventory.

There was one divine armament, a top-grade Nine Stars long saber, which was quite valuable.

The pills surprised Li Che; they were the top-grade Nine Stages martial pills from the Corpse Deity Sect, the Corpse Deity Ten Thousand Ghosts Death Qi Condensed Martial Pills, in a large quantity of three bottles, each containing nine pills.

"This Liu Jinsong must have completely sided with the Corpse Deity Sect and received great benefits, intending to cultivate a cursed corpse body..."

Li Che's eyes flashed as he understood why Liu Jinsong had so many death qi martial pills.

The divine nature that Liu Jinsong cultivated was the Grief Divine Nature among the Seven Emotions Divine Natures, which was of the same origin as Li Che's Wrathful Exorcism.

Li Che wanted to forge the Seven Emotions Divine Foundation, but he still lacked the Fear Divine Nature and the Worry Divine Nature.

A divine nature of the same origin would not be of much significance.

"What a pity... The Fishing Gang, as one of the five major sects under the five great clans of the Capital City, must have a magnificent treasury... I didn't get the chance to see it."

Li Che was heartbroken, pounding his chest in frustration.

"They didn't give me enough time. If only they had waited for me to become stronger..."

He sighed and put away his loot.

He began to sense the transformation and improvement of his body in this battle.

A faint light flashed before his eyes.

【Dragon-Elephant Vajra (Lv. 3, 20%), Pure Heart (Lv. 3, 5%), Chess Sage (Lv. 2, 68%)】

The Dragon-Elephant Vajra Fruit had significantly improved, and killing a severely injured Phantom Realm Cultivator was considered a comeback and counterattack, with considerable pressure. The combat experience gained was indeed impressive, and it was reflected in the maturity of the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Fruit.

However, the most impressive improvement was in the Chess Sage Fruit.

After all, absorbing Liu Jinsong's divine nature directly increased the maturity of the Chess Sage Fruit by 20%!

If he could absorb a few more Phantom Realm Cultivators, he could immediately reach Lv. 3!

In addition to this.

Li Che's spiritual sense flowed, and he felt a slight stinging sensation in his body, which was caused by the activation of the Ascend State and the release of the dragon and elephant power, resulting in some minor muscle strains.

"Dragon and Elephant Power... One dragon and one elephant, is it because I opened the divine pulse?"

Li Che closed his eyes slightly, recalling the feeling of the dragon and elephant power bursting forth in the Ascend State.

He took out a Furious Xuan Serpent Blood Martial Pill, and with his powerful stomach, he crushed the pill, allowing the potent medicinal power to spread throughout his body.

In his study, Li Che slowly practiced the White Tiger Chaotic Wind Fist.

It was as if the sound of dragons roaring and elephants trumpeting echoed through his trembling bones!

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and the candlelight flickered, making his eyes seem to glow, shining like the rising sun!

"Dragon and Elephant Power... Is this a body-forging technique derived from the Dragon-Elephant Vajra Fruit?"

【Dragon-Elephant Vajra】 Fruit, a technique derived from the fruit.

The pressure of combat made him realize this technique.

Li Che, with his exceptional martial arts talent, slowly sketched it in his mind.

Gradually, he recorded an incomplete martial art derived from the fruit.

"A technique born from the fruit, but it's not perfect, not complete. It needs to be perfected over time."

"Creating a technique from the fruit..."

Li Che's eyes shone, and his heart stirred.

"So, let's call it 'Dragon-Elephant True Strength'... By nourishing this strength with qi, blood, inner strength, and spirit, one can continuously increase the explosive limit of the Dragon-Elephant Strength."

"The person nurtures the strength, and the strength nurtures the person!"

"Now it's one dragon and one elephant, but can it reach ten dragons and ten elephants, a hundred dragons and a hundred elephants, or even a thousand dragons and a thousand elephants in the future?!"

Li Che's eyes sparkled.

Although 'Dragon-Elephant True Strength' was not perfect, Li Che felt that it was already extraordinary from the start, comparable to a supreme art.

Moreover, its upper limit was incredibly high!

"I heard that to break through to the Grandmaster level, one needs to master a supreme art. Isn't this supreme art born from the fruit the opportunity for my future Grandmaster path?"

Li Che smiled.

He had obtained the Grandmaster technique!

The path to Grandmaster was right before his eyes!

However, it was still in its initial creation stage and not yet perfect.

Li Che needed to constantly innovate and compare it with normal Grandmaster techniques. If he could obtain a few supreme martial arts and extract their essence to integrate into 'Dragon-Elephant True Strength', it would ensure that he could successfully break through to Grandmaster with 'Dragon-Elephant True Strength' in the future without any mishaps.

"Supreme martial arts are rarely seen, and even if they exist, they are treasured by various powers... The 'Eight Serpents Turning the River' that Old Li demonstrated tonight seems to be a supreme martial art of the Divine Sect. If I could..."

Li Che's eyes shone with ambition, and he couldn't help but set his sights on Li Qingshan.

However, he soon dismissed the idea.

"Never mind, there's no rush."

"It will all come in time."

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