Chapter 245: A Crushing Blow
Chapter 245: A Crushing Blow
Deep within the palace.
After a simple and brutal punch shattered the restriction, Fang Xing saw a stone platform and an object on it...
"A Mystic Artifact? That's a bit too much, isn't it?"
Fang Xing picked up the enormous earth-yellow blade with a speechless expression, "It's not right... It seems it was once a Spirit Treasure, but I don't know what damage it suffered to fall to the level of a Mystic Artifact... Never mind, it's just like that."
He put away the earth-yellow blade, intending to find a place to refine it properly after leaving.
Even though he was now a Body Refiner, he couldn't just pick up a Mystic Artifact and use it; he still needed to refine it with his own power, imprint his mark on it, and then he could begin to explore its functions.
Just as he stepped out of the palace gates, Fang Xing suddenly sighed, "Someone? Even my Great Sun Relic didn't give any warning, it's obviously just a weakling."
Whoosh!
A hidden figure suddenly appeared, and two sharp claws lunged towards Fang Xing.
A golden light flashed from Fang Xing's body, then enveloped him entirely, making him resemble a golden-bodied Arhat.
The sharp claws, carrying dark energy, grabbed at the golden light, but they were directly shaken off, emitting a sound like a huge bell.
"A Corpse Refiner?"
At this moment, Fang Xing also saw the 'thing' attacking him.
It wasn't a cultivator but a zombie in golden armor with a green face and fangs!
Its body was enormous, and when it crashed into the ruins, it left a shallow dent.
"An Upper Tier Third Rank Corpse Refiner? No, that's not right..."
Fang Xing trembled, and the Golden Core Realm field around him dispersed.
A crimson golden sun rose slowly from him, revealing all the ghosts and demons.
In the golden sunlight, two Golden Corpses appeared behind him.
One wore golden armor and was ordinary in appearance, while the other had bat-like wings, resembling a golden flying Yaksha.
Suddenly, four golden palms emerged from the ground, gripping his ankles tightly.
Then, a strange golden female corpse emerged from the void and punched Fang Xing in the chest.
"Get lost!"
He roared, his voice resonating like a dragon's roar.
The Heaven Shield Hand followed, and with a single palm, the female Golden Corpse was sent flying, but it didn't seem to suffer any damage.
This was not only due to the opponent's Upper Tier Third Rank body refinement but also...
"An array?"
Fang Xing could clearly sense that the palm power he exerted on the opponent was evenly divided into six parts.
Boom!
He paused, and the four palms were shaken off, causing a deep pit to appear on the ground as the earth split open, revealing a four-armed Golden Corpse.
"Five Upper Tier Third Rank Corpse Refiners?"
"No, this refining technique... Heaven Flipping Golden Corpse?"
"So it's the Ten Thousand Phenomena Variable Array... Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon Sect's 'Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon'?"
Fang Xing scoffed, "To think they knew I was here and specifically set up an array to block the door. It seems the two who died earlier were Demon Cultivators from the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon Sect..."
Fang Xing was very familiar with the Heaven Flipping Golden Corpse and the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon Sect.
After all, the Core Formation Demon Cultivator had wanted to capture him and refine him into a Heaven Flipping Golden Corpse. Once they gathered eighteen Heaven Flipping Golden Corpses and set up the Ten Thousand Phenomena Variable Array, even a Primordial Soul True Monarch would be in great trouble.
"Since you know it's me, you still dare to speak such nonsense..."
The surroundings changed, and the wind, rain, thunder, and lightning appeared one after another.
The four heavenly phenomena merged, forming a face that was thin and long, with narrow eyebrows, "No matter how powerful you are, once you enter the Ten Thousand Phenomena Variable Array formed by my five Golden Corpses, there's only one outcome: death."
"Haha, you're quite arrogant for just having five Golden Corpses..."
Fang Xing shook his head, "When you gather eighteen Heaven Flipping Golden Corpses and form the real Ten Thousand Phenomena Variable Array, then come and say that. Right now, with only five Golden Corpses, it's just a near-Fourth Rank Ten Thousand Phenomena Variable Array..."
Eighteen Heaven Flipping Golden Corpses and the Ten Thousand Phenomena Variable Array!
This was already considered the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon Sect's most precious secret.
Fang Xing knew that the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon Sect had always wanted to gather eighteen Heaven Flipping Golden Corpses to form a powerful array to assist in killing Chu Kuangtu.
Unfortunately, it was too difficult to gather and refine them, and they had never succeeded.
By the time of the Righteous and Evil War, they had barely managed to gather ten.
In fact, during the last battle between the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon Sect's Primordial Soul Elder and Chu Kuangtu, five Golden Corpses were beheaded.
Now, with only five left, the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon controlled them, forming a small Ten Thousand Phenomena Variable Array, just enough to bring into the Lustrous Blessing Land as a powerful trump card.
With this array in hand, he even felt that he could defeat the 'Righteous Vitality'! Even though he had only condensed a Half-Gold Core, not every one of the Six Heroes of the Dark Path had condensed an Immortal Golden Core.
Among the Five Sons of the Righteous Path, Fu Hongyi was limited by his aptitude and had only reached the Half-Gold Core level, but relying on the sharpness of his sword, he had forcefully earned the name 'Blood Sword Child'!
"You seem to know quite a bit about our Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon Sect."
The giant face made of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning was swallowed by a vortex, revealing the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon's true form, "Then you should know that now, with my five Heaven Flipping Golden Corpses, there's no chance for anyone below the Primordial Soul stage!"
Before he finished speaking, the sharp-clawed Golden Corpse, the golden-armored Golden Corpse, the golden flying Yaksha, the four-armed Golden Corpse, and the female Golden Corpse all appeared, each occupying one of the five directions and forming hand seals.
Gale winds, heavy rain, thunder, and lightning...
The heavenly phenomena transformed, becoming layer upon layer of invisible mighty force that fell upon Fang Xing.
Crackle!
Fang Xing's entire body turned crimson, resembling a golden-bodied Arhat, and his back remained straight as a spear.
The invisible mighty force collided with the body-protecting golden light, creating a series of sparks in the void.
"Near Fourth Rank Body Refiner? No... very close, just a little more to go."
The Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon's gaze changed as he looked at Fang Xing, as if seeing a precious treasure. "After killing you, I will definitely refine your body into a powerful Golden Corpse... With your physique, I have a premonition that you will be my strongest trump card."
"Idiot!"
Fang Xing scoffed, and a stack of silver talismans suddenly appeared in his hand.
The talismans were quickly activated, transforming into streams of light that entered various parts of the grand array, causing the originally smooth celestial phenomena to become sluggish.
"Tier 3 Seal-Breaking Talismans? So many of them?"
The Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon had no idea that these were Fang Xing's collection from his journey of killing and looting, no, his journey of chivalry and justice.
His Ten Thousand Phenomena Variable Array was ultimately not a true Fourth Rank array formation, and without the support of earth vein power, the more than ten Tier 3 Seal-Breaking Talismans immediately interfered with the array.
Fang Xing's body moved like a stream of light, rushing straight towards the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon.
The Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon had nowhere to hide. If he dodged, Fang Xing might find an opportunity to break through the array's blockade! Once outside, if the opponent wanted to escape, there would be little chance to capture and refine him into a Golden Corpse.
At this moment, as long as the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon persisted, the five Golden Corpses would naturally activate the subsequent changes of the array.
After the effects of the Seal-Breaking Talismans wore off, he would still have the advantage!
So, the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon patted his storage pouch, and a white bone shield appeared with a skull on it.
The skull's eyes turned emerald green, and it suddenly let out a mournful wail.
Countless white bones grew, forming a huge white bone wall in an instant.
"Compared to a true Advanced Golden Core Cultivator, you're still a little short... Are you a Half-step Golden Core Cultivator?"
"Is it because the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect invested more resources in cultivating another False Incarnation Cultivator, leaving you with insufficient resources?"
Fang Xing gave a cold laugh, and a surge of spiritual will suddenly rushed into the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon's sea of consciousness.
However, as the seed of the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect, the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon didn't have any obvious weaknesses.
In his sea of consciousness, streams of emotional power appeared, transforming into a set of colorful armor that covered the entire sea of consciousness. It was a rare Soul Spirit Defense Secret Art!
Therefore, under Fang Xing's Martial Dao will, the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon could still transmit his voice through divine sense, "You're dead... I will extract your soul and inject it into a refining corpse, tormenting you endlessly!"
'Is this... anger from embarrassment? He really hit a nerve.'
Fang Xing chuckled in his heart, but his expression turned serious.
A Half-step Golden Core Cultivator at the late-stage Core Formation was enough to test the latest achievements of his martial arts.
Within Fang Xing's body, the Purple Patterned Golden Core slowly revolved, transforming half of his spiritual power back into qi and blood.
With the convergence of Immortal Martial, they became one, suddenly transforming into a technique:
"Immortal Martial Unity Great Palm Seal!"
He gave a light shout, and his right hand formed a seal towards the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon.
A giant golden hand appeared in mid-air, forming the Sun Wheel Seal, and descended upon the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon.
Crack!
With just a light touch, the white bone shield shattered into countless fragments.
Then, the golden hand slammed down, heavily pressing on the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon's Essence Energy Shield, as if crushing a soap bubble.
Boom!
The golden hand grabbed the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon, and the hand continued to shrink inward.
The terrifying martial will was overwhelming, and it carried a powerful sealing power.
In the end, the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon could only watch helplessly as the golden hand closed, crushing him into meat paste within the golden palm.
The Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon—dead!
"He's dead just like this? It's even easier than dealing with Huo Mo Qing."
Fang Xing nodded, then shook his head. "As expected... I'm still too strong, and this so-called Demon Path's Six Heroes is like a counterfeit... Hmm, even more counterfeit than Huo Mo Qing."
At least Huo Mo Qing was an Immortal Golden Core Cultivator.
The Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon was merely a Half-step Golden Core Cultivator.
His greatest reliance was still those five Golden Corpses.
But Fang Xing's defense was astonishing, unafraid of the siege of the five Golden Corpses. He only focused on chasing and attacking the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon, completely disregarding martial ethics!
After the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon's death, the five Golden Corpses lost their master's control and became disoriented.
They stood in their original spots, not making any further moves.
"Well, this Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon isn't bad either. He has Mid-grade Third Rank Body Cultivation... Hmm, it's a bit wasteful to kill him with one palm. I could also refine him into a Golden Corpse..."
Fang Xing searched and found a strange pitch-black storage pouch on the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon's waist.
This was the Blood God Sect's 'Corpse Storage Bag', specifically used for storing corpses, refining corpses, and zombies.
Placing corpses in such a storage bag not only prevented them from rotting but also nourished Low-grade Corpse Refiners.
And the one in the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon's possession was naturally top-grade.
Fang Xing briefly explored and learned the refining method, putting the five Golden Corpses into the storage bag.
"The Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect is really unlucky to have met me..."
"And the Heaven Sword Sect is lucky. The enemy's Primordial Soul seed has been eliminated... This time, we will definitely gain more advantages in the distribution of benefits, and the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon Sect won't be able to recover for several hundred years..."
Fang Xing casually walked forward and opened the Ten Thousand Phenomena Demon's storage pouch. His eyes instantly narrowed in satisfaction, "As expected... searching for spirit herbs myself is too slow. The best way is to rob other Core Formation Cultivators... No, I should only target Demon Path Cultivators, or else I'll become a demon-slaying hero. I can't let off those Righteous Path Cultivators who show hostility towards me..."
Two chapters today.
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