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Chapter 394: Celestial Star Array, Star Deity! The Great Battle Against Black Lotus! (Part 1)
Chapter 394: Celestial Star Array, Star Deity! The Great Battle Against Black Lotus! (Part 1)
2024-08-21
"Who is he?"
Gu Xing Ling was even more perplexed.
"It's hard to explain in a few words, but you'll understand soon enough," Lin Fan whispered.
Gu Xing Ling stared at Lin Fan.
After so many years as a Supreme Sovereign, she had long been unperturbed, and it seemed that it was difficult for her to have any emotional fluctuations. But at this moment, she couldn't help but grit her teeth, and even wanted to hammer this kid to death.
Don't you know how annoying Riddle Man is?!
Damn it!
Okay, fine, you won't tell me, huh?
Then I'll see for myself!
She immediately took out the Heaven-Watching Mirror and peered into the depths of the earth.
As a result...
She couldn't see anything.
"Huh?!"
"Is that the black substance?" She instantly understood, but became even more depressed.
This kid just wouldn't say anything, how annoying!
I'll hammer you to death!
She clenched her teeth and threw a punch at Lin Fan's back.
Of course, she held back her strength, and it was as if they were just playfully fighting, causing Lin Fan to be momentarily caught off guard: "What's the matter?"
"Hammer Riddle Man!" Gu Xing Ling responded sternly.
Lin Fan: "..."
"Boom!"
Before the two could say more, the ground beneath the Great Vehicle Buddhism completely collapsed, and countless black serpents suddenly emerged from the depths, terrifying and inexplicable! These serpents pierced through the air with incredible speed, charging towards the cultivators present.
Some stabbed, while others coiled around their targets.
The speed and sheer number of these serpents were astonishing, leaving everyone in awe.]
"What are those?!"
"So black, so thick, and so many of them!"
"Get away fast!"
"This thing can't be probed by divine sense, there's something strange about it!"
"Quick, get out of the way!"
"..."
The cultivators from the nine holy lands were shocked and terrified, scattering in all directions. However, due to the sheer speed and strangeness of these entities, many still fell victim to their attacks.
Even with their fastest evasive maneuvers and most powerful secret techniques, they were unable to fend off or block these black serpents, and were instantly pierced or entangled by them!
Then...
Their vitality rapidly faded, and their entire bodies withered in an instant, eventually turning into dust!
"Ah?!"
The cultivators were shocked.
"Damn it, this thing is devouring everything in heaven and earth, all origins!"
"This is... a vine? No, it's some kind of plant root, damn it, what kind of roots are so numerous and ferocious?!"
"Retreat quickly!"
They gradually recognized what this thing was, but it was of no use; this thing was too terrifying!
Even ordinary Ninth Stage cultivators couldn't withstand it and could only retreat at the fastest speed possible. Late-stage Ninth Stage cultivators could hold them off, but it was still a struggle. Only the Apex, Supreme Sovereign, and Loose Immortals could temporarily ignore them.
However, the appearance of these roots instantly divided the battlefield.
Moreover, they didn't just target the cultivators from the nine holy lands; they also didn't spare the Buddhist Sect, Cloud Peak Palace, and the Forgetzen Path cultivators. There was no favoritism shown towards anyone. It was just that the cultivators from the nine holy lands were unaffected, while the Buddhist Sect cultivators offered no resistance and even willingly sacrificed themselves, allowing the black lotus roots to pierce and vital points, and then their origins were absorbed.
"Hahahaha!"
Kong Wu's body gradually withered, but as a Supreme Sovereign, he was powerful and could withstand the 'sucking' for a while.
At this moment, he said, "My master has been formed."
"You will all die!"
"You... will all die!"
"In the end, the winner will only be us!"
"Hahaha!"
"My master, please swallow everything with all your might. I willingly offer everything to help you grow! And then suppress all enemies will be suppressed, and the world will be swept away!"
"..."
The nine Supreme Sovereigns and numerous Loose Immortals fell silent at this moment.
The sudden change made them feel uneasy and even a bit at a loss.
Kong Wu's maniacal laughter made them feel even more helpless.
Kong Wu wasn't a fool!
As a Supreme Sovereign, he was well-informed about the strength and foundation of the major holy lands. At this moment, he willingly sacrificed himself and even laughed crazily before his death, which clearly indicated the problem.
At least, in Kong Wu's current perspective, the loser was the nine holy lands!
But...
From the situation, the nine holy lands were clearly at a significant advantage!
This also represented that the force behind the Buddhist Sect, or the main body of these roots...
Must be incredibly powerful!
"Hahaha, are you scared now?"
Seeing their silence, Kong Wu, who had reached the end of his life, was incredibly excited and laughed heartily: "I know you're scared, but it's too late!"
"The Buddhist Sect will become history, but you will follow in our footsteps!"
"After a period of time, we will return, and you will only be left to wander in the cycle of time! No, not even a speck of dust will remain!"
"My master... supreme and invincible!"
"What was that, interrupting?"
Suddenly.
A discordant voice came from behind, and he turned his head abruptly to see a stranger floating behind him, staring at him with an incomprehensible gaze.
"Ant, you?!"
"I said, just interrupting." Lin Fan waved his hand: "Is there a possibility that you have no future?"
"You're talking nonsense. I will become a part of my master, and my master will eventually..."
"So that's how it is!"
Lin Fan suddenly realized: "In other words, after your so-called master swallows you, he can still spit you out?"
"Then..."
"I won't let it swallow me, and I can still be spit out."
Lin Fan's words were rough, but they held truth.
In short, it was indeed possible to be 'swallowed' and then 'spat out'.
This point was discovered by this young man?
Truly astonishing!
"So what if you discovered it? My origins have already been swallowed, and you can't stop it, can you?
"Not just you, even the Supreme Sovereigns would find it difficult to achieve this!"
"Oh dear, it's indeed very challenging."
Lin Fan sighed lightly, "I roughly tested the strength of this thing, and even the Supreme Sovereigns or Loose Immortals of the Seventh or Eighth Tribulation would probably struggle to destroy it."
Lin Fan gently caressed the root.
"But..."
"It's not without a solution."
"Hahaha, you're asking for death!" Seeing that Lin Fan dared to touch the root, Empty Wisdom struggled to laugh maniacally, "You lowly ant, you almost scared me."
"Unfortunately, you shouldn't have touched my master's root. Now, prepare to be sucked dry!"
"..."
In his excitement, Empty Wisdom also sensed something amiss, "Hmm, why aren't you reacting?"
"You... shouldn't have been sucked dry instantly, turning into nothingness!"
"Oh?"
"You're overthinking it."
Lin Fan scoffed, "I'm not stupid. Why would I touch it?"
"You clearly did!" Empty Wisdom was about to refute, but suddenly realized that Lin Fan's hand had already penetrated the black root, which was like a giant serpent, and entered within!
"What?!"
Before he could think further, Lin Fan's entire body entered the black root.
"Hmm?"
"Damn it!"
Empty Wisdom witnessed it clearly—Lin Fan had entered voluntarily, not being 'devoured' instantly!
But how could an insignificant ant achieve this?
Moreover, was he seeking death?! Empty Wisdom didn't believe Lin Fan was suicidal, but his actions were no different.
There must be something wrong here!
But what was it?
Empty Wisdom wanted to understand, but time was running out.
Even as a Supreme Sovereign, his origin power was extremely limited, and the Apocalyptic Black Lotus was too powerful. It was only because it was currently devouring a large number of cultivators; otherwise, he would have been sucked dry long ago.
Even so, at this moment, Empty Wisdom was at his wit's end.
Bang! Empty Wisdom suddenly exploded into fragments.
Even these fragments couldn't escape being 'devoured.'
The Apocalyptic Black Lotus was like a 'super glutton!'
It could devour anything!
Flesh, divine souls, and even air and space were all fair game.
Most crucially, after devouring, it extracted and absorbed the origin power from all these 'foods.'
This was the true terror of the Black Lotus.
For this reason, those devoured by it left behind not even ashes, let alone their clothes or treasures...
As Empty Wisdom was completely devoured, Lin Fan emerged from within the root, no longer in his Divine Might state.
The instant he appeared, a sense of compression assaulted him from all directions.
Simultaneously, he felt an enormous suction force!
The force was so powerful that it was almost unbelievable, nearly sucking out his eyeballs.
The Profound Primordial Energy within his body leaked out uncontrollably, forcibly drawn away!
"It's indeed... a very strong suction force."
"But, I really want to test it."
Within this root, even the Heaven-Watching Mirror couldn't probe, meaning that at this moment, whatever he did, outsiders wouldn't be able to detect it!
"Since it's like this..."
"Go all out!"
Lin Fan took a deep breath.
"Qilin Technique!"
"Immortal Fire Nine Transformations!"
"Sole Dominance Technique!"
"Willow Deity Technique!"
"..."
Monkey Business!
Crazy Monkey Business! Lin Fan used all his explosive secret techniques, stacking them powerfully!
Finally, he took a pill!
Lin Fan pushed his cultivation to the peak of what he could currently achieve!
At this point, he discovered that the suction force was still there and extremely terrifying, but...
It couldn't suck him anymore!
If there was a hole or wound, it could suck away his origin power.
But now, he had no external injuries, and he was still inside the Black Lotus root! After the Crazy Monkey Business, his cultivation was almost perfect, stable and unyielding. In this situation, it couldn't suck him anymore!
"Can't suck me anymore?"
"Then..."
"It's my turn!"
"Great Dao Vessel!"
"Heaven Devouring Demon Art, at full twelvefold power, devour!"
You suck?
I devour!!!
At this moment, the Apocalyptic Black Lotus was like a super water pump, frantically 'pumping' from multiple locations.
But Lin Fan was like a vortex, swallowing everything.
Grabbing one of the 'water pipes' connected to the pump, he devoured it!
Vibrating! One sucking, one swallowing!
At first, the two forces collided, creating a bizarre stalemate.
But soon, Lin Fan gained the upper hand!
The Apocalyptic Black Lotus had to 'divide its attention,' and Lin Fan had been going crazy with Monkey Business for a while. Moreover, the Heaven Devouring Demon Art seized the fortune of heaven and earth, daring and able to devour even heaven and earth. Its devouring power was not inferior to the Apocalyptic Black Lotus.
At least, it wasn't weaker than this newborn, unknown generation or 'clone' of the Apocalyptic Black Lotus after dividing its attention!
Therefore...
The water within this 'water pipe' began to 'flow backward!'
The origin power that originally belonged to Empty Wisdom was about to be drawn into the 'water pump' and devoured by the Apocalyptic Black Lotus, but now, it started to 'flow backward!' And the speed was increasing.
As the reversed flow returned, it was devoured by the Great Dao Vessel and continuously injected into Lin Fan's body, making him increasingly powerful.
However, the Apocalyptic Black Lotus wasn't without its defenses.
It immediately mobilized its power, temporarily abandoning its devouring force and concentrating its strength on the problematic root, frantically fighting against Lin Fan!
The suction force intensified tenfold in an instant! Even with the Great Dao Vessel at full power, it was instantly obstructed, and the devouring speed dropped to almost nothing.
"Have you discovered it yet?"
"However, it doesn't matter if it's slow. As long as I can still swallow!"
Lin Fan continued to unleash his full power.
Although his speed was slow, at this moment, he had devoured all of Kong Zhi's portion of the origin, and even went further, directly snatching it from the 'belly' of the Apocalyptic Black Lotus!
Not only did he 'dig out' the portion that hadn't been consumed, but he also forced it to regurgitate what it had swallowed.
"At least..."
"You have to spit out a portion for me!"
Boom!!!
The two forces clashed instantly, causing most of the other parts to lose their 'activity', becoming like ordinary plants without any movement.
But this root glowed from start to finish and quickly became robust.
The slowly backflowing power was still noticed by Gu Xinglian and the other powerful cultivators.
"Is this...?"
"What's happening?"
Gu Xinglian remained calm, "I don't know, but looking at this situation, it seems to be unfavorable for that ghostly thing!"
"Indeed!" Yi Xing nodded, "Although I don't know what it is, it's devouring the origin power of all living beings. But at this moment, its devouring is hindered, and it's even backflowing..."
"We should lend a helping hand."
"That's right. Take advantage of its weakness and finish it off. Attack!"
The Supreme Sovereigns, Loose Immortals, and other powerful cultivators immediately made a decision.
"I'll do it!"
Li Canghai stepped forward, "As a demon cultivator, although I rarely devour others' origins to cultivate, I follow a different path. But that doesn't mean I can't do it!"
"On the contrary, not only can I do it, but I'm also quite proficient."
"Star Absorption Technique!"
She let out a low cry, and between her hands, a dark light flashed as she forcefully struck the root.
Boom!
The incredible suction force made the Black Lotus, which had not yet completely stopped its devouring power, feel even more uncomfortable.
"We're joining too!"
Several Supreme Sovereigns and Loose Immortals from the Celestial Demon Palace stepped forward and attacked together.
"Star Absorption Technique!"
With their combined efforts, the backflow reaction, which had slowed down to almost a 'halt', instantly resumed its flow, and the speed was gradually increasing!
Their Star Absorption Technique was not the same as the one used by Ren Woxing in the wuxia world.
The names were just the same.
As the name suggests, this Star Absorption Technique could even devour the origins of the great stars in the sky! Absorbing the origins of living beings was even easier.
Although it was not as powerful as the Heaven Devouring Demon Art or the Apocalyptic Black Lotus, it was more than enough for supporting roles.
"I don't know any demon techniques, but I do know a similar technique of devouring the heavens and seas." Yi Xing spoke up, "I assume that's the case for all of you as well?"
"Of course." Gu Xinglian nodded, "Who among us Ninth Stage cultivators doesn't know how to devour the heavens and seas?!"
The Ninth Stage's endurance was too strong!
Because the 'battery' was large enough!
However, a large 'battery' also meant slow charging.
Therefore, Ninth Stage cultivators would cultivate some kind of 'devouring the heavens and seas' technique, which, in simple terms, meant frantically seizing the Primordial Spirit Qi and Immortal Qi from the world to 'charge' themselves, increasing their endurance.
Compared to the Star Absorption Technique, the 'suction' and 'level' of this technique were naturally much lower.
If they were to face the Apocalyptic Black Lotus alone, this suction force would be negligible.
But now, the Apocalyptic Black Lotus was already restrained by Lin Fan, tormented by the Celestial Demon Palace's powerful cultivators, and on top of that, they were using their devouring technique... The Apocalyptic Black Lotus was almost completely overwhelmed.
Even...
The leader of Wuyi Palace, Duanmu, spoke up, "Actually, I've killed a few demon cultivators in the past and obtained their legacies. I've also studied demon techniques to some extent."
"After all, knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory!"
"So..."
"I also know a bit of the demon devouring technique."
He directly used the demon devouring technique!
The other 'righteous' cultivators looked on...
If even Saint Master Duanmu is using demon techniques, why should we fear? Those who were initially afraid to use demon techniques also joined in.
Those who had fled earlier saw this scene and froze.
"Oh my, demon techniques, demon techniques, more demon techniques, how... how could there be so many people cultivating demon techniques?!"
"It's understandable for the Celestial Demon Palace and the Heaven-Splitting Sect to use demon techniques, but why is even Saint Master Duanmu using them??"
"Wait, isn't that... the leader of the Heaven Repairing Pavilion?!"
"Am I seeing things? He's using demon techniques?!"
"???"
...
The leader of the Heaven-Splitting Sect sneered, "Saint Master Duanmu, you truly are a person whose heart is hard to fathom. I never expected that you, the esteemed leader of the Heaven Repairing Pavilion, would secretly cultivate demon techniques and become so proficient at them."
"What's the matter, do you like demon techniques so much? If so, why not join my Heaven-Splitting Sect?"
"If you join my sect, I'll step down and pass the leadership to you."
"Hmph!"
Saint Master Duanmu coldly hmphed, "What crime could you possibly accuse me of?"
"Saint Master Duanmu spoke well earlier. Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory. Your Heaven-Splitting Sect is indeed sinister, and your demon techniques are endless. To deal with your sect and save the world, I naturally had to study your demon techniques to some extent."
"Moreover, the distinction between good and evil in this world has never been absolute, and demons have never been defined solely by their cultivation methods."
"Aside from those techniques that require the crazy devouring of others' origins..."
"It's not the techniques that are evil, but the people!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, well said!" The leader of the Heaven-Splitting Sect clapped and sneered, "As expected of the esteemed leader of the Heaven Repairing Pavilion, a true messenger of justice. Even learning our sect's demon techniques secretly can be justified so grandly. I'm impressed, truly impressed!"
"Enough!"
The Nine Dragon Sovereign roared, "What are you all still arguing about at a time like this?"
"If you want to argue, wait until after this battle.
(End of Chapter)
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