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Chapter 389: Slaying the Demon
Chapter 389: Slaying the Demon
Chu Ning, at this moment, naturally saw the movements of the Celestial Demon and his expression changed slightly.
Although this demon had the exact same aura as the Celestial Demon he had encountered in the Golden Spirit Realm, its form was different.
The one that had possessed You Jing of the Mysterious Yin Sect had three hands.
But this Extrinsic Celestial Demon had four limbs like an ordinary cultivator.
The only difference was the black crystal-like scales that covered its body.
The previous three-handed demon was merely a demonic shadow, but this one had a physical body and was far more powerful than the former.
Fearing that dodging would cause the Celestial Demon to attack Cen Zijin behind him, Chu Ning did not use his Phantom Escape technique.
Nor did he use any of the ancient treasures in his storage bag.
With a grave expression, Chu Ning merged the five spiritual swords in front of him into one.
He channeled his spiritual power into the giant sword, causing it to shine with the radiance of the five elements.
And outside of Chu Ning's body, within the protective light of the Five Elements Chaos Formula, there was a layer of shield emitting a faint golden light.
It was the divine ability rewarded by the system after Chu Ning's cultivation of the Nine Derivations Body Refining Formula - the Undying Golden Body!
When used to defend against demonic cultivation techniques, the effect of the Undying Golden Body shield could be doubled.
Moreover, the shield also had the effect of suppressing demonic, ghostly, and yin energies.
Chu Ning had not forgotten.
Back in the Golden Spirit Realm, the spiritual sword refined with Black Xuan Gold and this Undying Golden Body had proven extremely effective against the three-handed demon that had possessed You Jing.
Perhaps even the two ancient treasures in his storage bag might not have a better effect against this Extrinsic Celestial Demon in such an environment.
"I was hiding so well, if it weren't for you absorbing the vitality of this place too quickly, how would those old fellows have discovered me?
Let me pluck out your Golden Core first and see what's so special about it."
As the Celestial Demon's voice fell, it had already arrived in front of Chu Ning.
"Chu Ning!"
Seeing this, Cen Zijin cried out, quickly flying forward with the turtle shell in her hand.
But the Extrinsic Celestial Demon was too fast, and she couldn't make it in time to block it.
So she wielded the flying sword in her hand, which shone with white light, and slashed at the Celestial Demon.
"Hmph!"
Seeing Cen Zijin's flying sword, the demon let out a cold hum, and with a slight lift of its arm, a wave of demonic energy swept out.
Cen Zijin's flying sword, which was obviously not weak, lost its spiritual connection the moment it came into contact with the demonic energy and fell to the ground.
Cen Zijin's expression changed, and her face was filled with anxiety.
Because at that moment, the Extrinsic Celestial Demon had already flown in front of Chu Ning.
However, Chu Ning's face did not show much panic. Having already completed his preparation, he swung the Five Elements giant sword in his hand directly forward.
The sword's edge was condensed on the giant sword, but it did not penetrate through.
At this moment, the giant sword, shining with five-colored radiance, slashed at the body of the Extrinsic Celestial Demon.
"A Golden Core cultivator's treasure actually wants to injure me?"
A sneer appeared on the Celestial Demon's face, which was shrouded in demonic energy.
Completely disregarding Chu Ning's slash, the black crystal-scaled hands reached out, one grabbing towards Chu Ning's Five Elements spiritual sword, and the other towards Chu Ning's dantian.
The five-colored radiance on the Five Elements spiritual sword came into contact with the black demonic energy and instantly dissipated.
But what surprised the Celestial Demon was that the Five Elements spiritual sword did not drive its spiritual power.
Instead, it slashed onto its palm.
Instantly, the black crystal scales covering the demon's palm were easily broken.
Purple-black blood flowed from its palm.
"Black Xuan Gold?"
Feeling the pain in its palm, the Celestial Demon exclaimed.
It tried to pull back its hand quickly.
But it was too late.
Chu Ning pressed down heavily with his right hand.
The Five Elements spiritual sword slashed through, and half of the Celestial Demon's black hand fell off.
In this one slash, Chu Ning had directly cut off the Celestial Demon's hand!
Instantly, purple-black blood gushed out.
But somehow, the Celestial Demon managed to stop the bleeding, and not another drop of blood appeared.
Enraged by the pain, the Celestial Demon did not retreat.
Instead, it let out a loud roar.
"You're asking to die!!"
As it roared, its left hand accelerated forward, piercing towards Chu Ning's dantian.
"Chu Ning!"
Seeing this, Cen Zijing cried out in despair.
"Quick, retreat!" Lu Yuezhang, who had just attacked Chu Ning, also shouted.
His figure flashed in the air as he flew towards them, slashing with a white blade that was even more fierce than before.
Obviously, when he had attacked Chu Ning earlier, this Mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator had held back a little.
But with the speed of this Extrinsic Celestial Demon, whether it was Chu Ning retreating or Lu Yuezhang's attack, they were both too slow.
The black demonic arm pierced through Chu Ning's extremely strong defensive Five Elements Chaos Formula protective light.
The five-colored light was unable to stop it at all.
It seemed that Chu Ning would end up like the other cultivators, with his Golden Core destroyed and his meridians ruined.
At this critical moment, the five-colored light around Chu Ning's body disappeared, revealing the faint golden shield within.
And this previously invincible black demonic arm was blocked by the golden light.
Not only that, but the golden light also began to dissolve the black demonic energy that coiled around the arm.
This turn of events was undoubtedly beyond the Extrinsic Celestial Demon's expectations.
It seemed determined to shatter Chu Ning's Undying Golden Body shield.
However, this slight delay was enough for Chu Ning to react and respond.
He quickly channeled his spiritual power into the Five Elements Spirit Sword, and the sword that had just sliced off half of the demon's hand now glowed with five-colored radiance once more.
Chu Ning swiftly swung the sword, and as the demon clenched its fist to grab, he slashed the Five Elements Spirit Sword from the side, directly towards the demon's left demonic arm!
The demonic energy on the demon's arm had already been largely dissipated by the Undying Golden Body's protective golden light, and without resistance, the Five Elements Spirit Sword sliced through its arm.
"Ah!"
The Celestial Demon let out a furious roar.
Its left arm was also severed by Chu Ning's strike.
Without the demonic energy to support it, the remaining black demonic energy on the severed arm was instantly dissolved by the Undying Golden Body's shield.
Revealed was a dry, withered gray-black arm.
Then, the severed half of its hand fell straight down.
"How dare you cut off my hands!"
The Celestial Demon's eyes widened in shock as Chu Ning consecutively cut off both its hands.
At the same time, a hint of madness flashed in its eyes.
However, before it could make any other move, Lu Yuezhang's attack arrived.
Perhaps due to its severe injuries, the demon didn't dare to take the blow head-on and instantly transformed into a black shadow, disappearing from its original spot.
When it reappeared, the Extrinsic Celestial Demon was over 20 zhang away, near the valley entrance.
Using its peculiar movement technique, the demon dodged Lu Yuezhang's strike.
The severed half-arm and palm that had been falling towards the ground now changed direction and flew towards the demon.
Chu Ning had fought this Extrinsic Celestial Demon in the Golden Spirit Realm before and knew that it possessed the ability to recover its limbs.
Having anticipated this, he quickly performed a series of hand seals, causing two flying swords, one red and one white, to detach from the giant sword.
They flew down in a direct strike!
Before the demon could retract its severed limbs, the two flying swords pierced through its arm and palm, nailing them to a rock below!
"Well done, Fellow Daoist Chu!" Lu Yuezhang couldn't help but exclaim, his eyes shining with admiration.
At this moment, he naturally realized that he had misunderstood Chu Ning earlier.
The Celestial Demon glared at Chu Ning with resentment.
However, perhaps due to its severe injuries, it didn't seem interested in continuing the fight and instead fled towards the valley entrance.
The Taihe Court cultivator who had been waiting at the valley entrance unleashed a series of yellow palm strikes, forcing the demon back.
At the same time, Lu Yuezhang and the mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the Celestial Sound Pavilion pursued and attacked together.
But at that moment, the demon disappeared once more.
In the next instant, it reappeared behind the mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from Taihe Court, having passed through his barrage of palm strikes.
Then, it flew towards the valley entrance.
Although the demon seemed to easily break through their encirclement, Lu Yuezhang and the other Nascent Soul cultivators noticed that its movements had slowed due to the injuries inflicted by Chu Ning and the two palm strikes from the Taihe Court cultivator.
This turn of events delighted the three Nascent Soul cultivators from the Yunxiao Alliance.
"Fiendish demon, don't even think about escaping!"
The three cultivators pursued the demon at full speed.
The closest cultivator from Taihe Court unleashed a series of attacks while in the air.
However, the Celestial Demon completely ignored them and continued to dodge and weave, moving towards the valley entrance.
In the blink of an eye, it reached the entrance and dove into the restrictive barrier.
It was unclear what means the demon used, but the barrier that completely isolated the inside of the valley from the outside world was now like nothing to it.
The demon's figure disappeared into the barrier.
Seeing this, Lu Yuezhang and the other two Nascent Soul cultivators paled.
Without hesitation, they took out their jade talismans and channeled their spiritual power into them, causing the barrier to dissipate and reveal the exit.
"Hehe!"
At that moment, a sinister laugh echoed.
A black figure appeared in the now-vanished restrictive barrier and fled towards the outside world.
It was none other than the Extrinsic Celestial Demon.
"Damn, we fell for its trick!"
Lu Yuezhang and the others were furious, now realizing that the demon had somehow concealed itself within the restrictive barrier using some secret technique, deceiving them.
By dismantling the barrier, they had inadvertently set the demon free.
The three cultivators immediately gave chase.
Vaguely, Chu Ning and the others could see that attacks were also coming from outside the valley.
Apparently, the two Nascent Soul cultivators stationed outside had joined the pursuit.
However, without the continuous support of the three Nascent Soul cultivators' spiritual power, the barrier soon reactivated, once again isolating the inside of the valley from the outside world.
Those inside the valley could no longer see what was happening outside.
Nonetheless, everyone's gazes naturally fell upon Chu Ning.
Their eyes were filled with complex emotions.
(End of Chapter)
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