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Chapter 453: Shen Zongzhu's Surprising Move
Chapter 453: Shen Zongzhu's Surprising Move
A sea of blood surged and spread across the sky, revealing six massive pillars within.
At the center, a crimson figure sat cross-legged on a cushion, holding a dust brush, surrounded by nine demons.
The roars of the ferocious beasts echoed as if emanating from the depths of an abyss.
However, everyone's gaze was fixed on the purple aura surrounding the crimson figure.
"Heavenly Palace?"
The Dragon Head General's heart skipped a beat, and his expression turned apprehensive.
Instinctively, he glanced at Shen Yi's youthful face... This didn't seem like an illusion technique; the person was only at the second layer of Returning to Void, and it was simply because he was younger.
Which family's young master had come to travel?
Treasure Blossom Immortal was so astonished that she froze in her tracks. She couldn't imagine that this loose cultivator, who had agreed to slay demons and eliminate monsters for her in exchange for twenty Treasure Blossom Pills, had casually summoned a layer of the Heavenly Palace.
However...
Even if it was the Heavenly Palace, it only represented extraordinary talent and couldn't cause any substantial harm to the fifth-layer Returning to Void demons.
If it were something else, the demon might have considered its identity and retreated.
But this turtle demon had already made up its mind to die.
Such a scene would only make it more violent and murderous, determined to clear the way for the snake woman.
Indeed, the turtle demon hesitated for just a moment before snapping out of it faster than anyone else.
The determination in its eyes didn't waver in the slightest: "Kill!"
Shen Yi raised his gaze, staring at the Dao Palace in the sky, changed his hand seals, and in the next moment, the crimson figure waved the dust brush, sending the purple aura downward.
As the purple aura descended completely,
Everyone suddenly felt something amiss, especially Treasure Blossom Immortal and the Dragon Head General, who had both witnessed the existence of the Heavenly Palace before.
This was Shen Yi's first time ascending the palace.
How could he possess such a dense purple aura, more than double that of other celestial prodigies!
What was even more puzzling was that he had summoned the Dao Palace but didn't use any Dao techniques. Instead, he... merged the exceptionally dense purple aura into his body.
"Hmm."
Shen Yi retracted his gaze and intently stared at the turtle demon in front of him.
He had only wanted to test if the purple aura of the Heavenly Palace could enhance his Spirit Body Technique, but as the aura touched his body, the Golden Phoenix within him awakened, its long tail feathers dyed purple, and its vitality surged even stronger.
The raging golden flames were also tinged with purple.
After slightly sensing the change in his strength, it seemed he didn't need to set up any more formations.
Shen Yi finally took a step forward.
He disappeared from his original spot and reappeared beside the solemn-faced turtle demon. His palm contained several Departing Fire imprints, and he casually struck towards its temple.
Under that casual palm strike,
The turtle demon felt a violent tremor, and if not for swallowing that Radiant Light Pearl, it would have felt it didn't even have a chance to react.
However, even so, it was still a step too late.
Just before it could counter, the long fingers had already pressed down, and the seemingly ordinary palm strike made the turtle demon feel as if it had gone deaf.
Its body exploded outward with a boom, and the immense force caused the entire Xiao Family Fort to collapse.
Boom!
The perfected Phoenix Immortal Body was comparable to the turtle demon's fourth-layer Returning to Void strength, and both had borrowed some form of enhancement.
But it was clear that the boundless purple aura bestowed by heaven and earth far surpassed the grade of the Radiant Light Pearl.
How dare a firefly's light compete with the brilliance of the full moon?
The Dragon Head General's expression began to change.
The snake woman swallowed her saliva and anxiously sought help with her gaze, even though with her experience, she could see that the situation wasn't tilting towards her as she had imagined.
"So strong," Treasure Blossom Immortal bit her lip again.
In just one day, Shen Yi's impression in her mind had transformed from a second-layer Returning to Void cultivator to an existence just one step away from her own.
Such a leap would take ordinary cultivators tens of thousands of years to achieve.
These Treasure Blossom Pills were truly worth it.
"..."
The turtle demon flew sideways, feeling a searing pain in its soul.
But as an ancient demon who had lived for so long, serving the Snake family for over ten million years, its cultivation was genuine.
The bizarre Departing Fire technique was forcibly suppressed by its willpower.
Its eyes fixed on the collapsing Xiao Family Fort.
Immediately, its clothes fluttered, and the turtle shell with a treasure glow detached from its body, splitting into eight pieces.
Six pieces protected its body, while the other two, like sharp blades, slashed towards the black-robed figure without any fluctuation in aura, as if merging into nothingness in an instant.
Only by experiencing its power firsthand could one truly understand its might.
However, that figure had disappeared from its sight.
The turtle demon's face changed slightly, and it instinctively looked behind it... Its eyes reflected the youth standing in midair and the purple-golden sea of fire that dominated the sky.
Shen Yi slightly turned his palm and struck out with another punch! Accompanied by a sharp howl, the raging sea of fire converged into a soaring golden phoenix, then gathered into his five fingers.
Bang!
Six pieces of turtle shell shattered consecutively, causing the turtle demon's entire body to explode with a dull sound.
With one palm strike and one punch, the turtle shell was shattered.
As the blood mist was scattered by the raging wind, the turtle demon saw the handsome face right before its eyes and the deadly palm blade rushing towards it.
"How dare you!" The Dragon Head General finally erupted in anger.
The halberd in his hand, like a released dragon, sent out a powerful wave that caused the earth to tremble as if it were about to sink into the water the next moment.
"As expected...you're all frauds."
Treasure Blossom Immortal seemed to have anticipated this, and the hand hidden in her sleeve had already pinched the Dao technique.
The enormous flower palace, towering at six layers, was majestic and as beautiful as an immortal realm.
It descended abruptly into the mortal world.
Two breaths of Azure Phoenix, three strands of white spiritual energy, represented the foundation that allowed her to become the Treasure Blossom Immortal.
Sixth Layer of Returning to Void, five ascensions to the palace.
She had received all the gifts from heaven and earth.
The enormous pink petals blossomed in the air, and with just one, it blocked the halberd that devoured tigers.
In this brief moment,
Shen Yi's palm blade swiftly and cleanly sliced off the turtle demon's neck.
He took out the demon core and the Radiant Light Pearl, which had been digested less than a third of the way.
Indeed, a true Fifth Layer of Returning to Void would not be so pathetic.
With such formidable effects, the opponent couldn't unleash their full potential, merely an empty show.
Even without using the Heavenly Palace's Purple Aura, as long as Shen Yi set up the Iron Painting Silver Hook Array, it might be a bit troublesome, but defeating the opponent was still manageable.
Thinking of this, he stored the turtle demon's corpse into his finger ring and turned to look into the distance.
At this point in the battle, it was completely beyond Shen Yi's ability to participate.
However, he had other matters to attend to.
"You dare to take action?!"
The Dragon Head General caught the halberd that flew back towards him and rose into the air. Seeing that the outcome was already decided, he could only glare angrily at the Treasure Blossom Immortal below.
The reason he made this suggestion
was only because he was certain that the young cultivator would lose.
With his status, he had no right to gamble with a woman favored by the Dragon Lord: "I remind you once more, don't bring harm upon yourself!"
"I just suddenly realized something."
Treasure Blossom Immortal shook her head and said calmly, "Since the Dragon Consort is looking for it, she will definitely be keeping an eye on the Western Palace's communication conch. That's why you chose to use a jade slip. Doesn't this imply..."
At this point, she suddenly revealed a complex smile, "As long as we kill them all, no one will ever know."
Shen Yi had taught her many times with his actions, but she was a bit slow, and only now did she realize.
"After all, in the eyes of others, these are just two loose cultivators, acting as knights-errant and protecting Xiao Family Fort."
"My people are all around, what do you have to fight me with?"
As her words fell, Treasure Blossom Immortal took action, and within the Hundred Flowers Immortal Palace in the sky, the Azure Phoenix's cry echoed, gathering spiritual energy.
Amidst the enormous peach blossoms, a snow-white sword slowly emerged.
Two breaths of Azure Phoenix and three strands of spiritual energy swiftly merged into the sword, adding a hint of murderous intent to the exquisite blade.
Both at the Sixth Layer of Returning to Void,
but when they actually fought, there was a world of difference.
The reputation of the Southern Hong Celestial Prodigy was not baseless.
"This!"
Feeling the sharp aura that seemed to pierce his eyes,
the Dragon Head General's face changed instantly.
He swung his halberd, and a hundred-zhang-high wave rose, roaring as if it were a sea beast about to devour everything in its path.
However, the moment the sword slashed through the air,
the formidable wave froze in mid-air and then silently dissipated.
The sword, like a white rainbow,
pierced through the Dragon Head General's fish-scaled armor and chest, turning into a dazzling white flower that disappeared into his flesh.
Sizzle—
Each petal transformed into a small sword, slicing his body from the inside out, leaving only a mangled, bloody corpse gasping for breath on the ground.
With just one sword, the world witnessed the difference between a Celestial Prodigy and an ordinary aquatic clan leader.
"Huff."
This was Treasure Blossom Immortal's first time killing a demon, but she felt no discomfort; instead, her fingertips trembled with excitement.
She raised her hand, preparing to end the Dragon Head General's life, but as her gaze swept past, she saw Shen Yi walking out of the ruins, holding a snake demon whose spine had been shattered and whose life was hanging by a thread.
"I have something to ask it," Shen Yi said, his expression unchanged as he looked at the Dragon Head General.
"..."
Treasure Blossom Immortal suppressed the palpitations in her heart, forcefully retracting her hand seals, and nodded, "Okay, ask."
Hearing this, Shen Yi walked up to the remains of the corpse.
"Get lost! I won't say anything!" The Dragon Head General mustered his last bit of strength and roared at the young cultivator.
Shen Yi acted as if he hadn't heard a word, leaning in to whisper in the demon's ear.
After a moment, he stood up, frowning slightly, "If you won't talk, then die."
"Hmm?"
The Dragon Head General struggled to shake his head, even suspecting that he had gone deaf.
He hadn't heard anything at all! Yet, the response he received was a palm blade similar to the previous one.
Pfft!
[Kill a Black-backed Dragon Demon at the Returning to Void Realm, total lifespan of fifteen-three thousand years, remaining lifespan of two-seven thousand years, absorption complete]
Shen Yi stored both corpses into his finger ring, pursing his lips, "... "
Treasure Blossom Immortal looked on with concern, "Why not ask more questions? Don't worry about me, I can buy you some time."
"It's fine, it's just a small matter."
Shen Yi shook his head; he couldn't chat any longer, as the corners of his mouth were about to curl up.
(End of Chapter)
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