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Chapter 757: Tearing Apart the Golden Body, Annihilating Enemies from Afar
Chapter 757: Tearing Apart the Golden Body, Annihilating Enemies from Afar
The Mirage Dragon Cave was a place more suited for enlightenment than cultivation.
Luo Chen had long since realized this fact.
Therefore, he dedicated most of his time and energy to improving his combat abilities.
He hadn't been in the Incarnation Formation stage for too long.
As a result, he wasn't very proficient with the various techniques of his new realm, and before that, he had been busy dealing with the Divine Soul in his Sea of Consciousness, researching cultivation techniques, and gathering resources, which made him well-versed in many methods but lacking in specialization.
Unlike during the Golden Core stage, when he had two distinct combat systems that were very clear.
Often, before taking action, he would use the Azure Sun Great Palm Seal to seize the initiative, and then employ various techniques to suppress the enemy from start to finish.
However, the difference in time flow between the Mirage Dragon Cave and the outside world gave him the opportunity to carefully refine his combat skills.
For example, the fourth-rank fire-attribute spell, Fiery Phoenix Blazing Wilds, had been cultivated to the Master level in just two short years!
Don't underestimate the Master level! Although it hadn't reached the level of Transcendence in the attribute panel, it was already a pinnacle level in the cultivation world.
At this moment!
As soon as he unleashed it with all his strength, the world seemed to change color.
A massive phoenix appeared, with an extraordinary and majestic form, and every detail of its fiery feathers was clearly visible.
Its lifelike shape made it seem as if a true phoenix from the Immortal World had descended.
When the phoenix appeared, everyone's expressions changed.
Especially Fu Qinglan!
She had personally witnessed Luo Chen using this spell to effortlessly slaughter fourth-rank Illusionary Beasts.
At that time, she thought this was the limit of Luo Chen's spellcasting ability.
But she never expected that its might could still increase further! Within a hundred li radius, everyone was enveloped by its raging power.
Yu Xu, Xiang Qi, and the others, as the enemies, were shocked and terrified.
Before they could react, Yu Xu heard a low, stern shout in her ear.
"Retreat!"
Yu Xu saw the Heavenly Mountain Immortal slap a powerful palm behind him, sending a strong force onto her body.
She was about to be shocked and angry, but she instantly realized the intention behind this force.
Borrowing force, she withdrew and retreated.
In the eyes of the Heavenly Mountain Immortal, the piercing gust of wind had already lifted his black robe's hood, revealing a pale face.
"He's aiming for me!"
From the beginning, he had sensed Luo Chen's formidable abilities.
Therefore, even when they were besieging him, he had been holding back, avoiding direct attacks and waiting for an opportunity to exploit Luo Chen's weakness and defeat him in one move.
But he never expected that Luo Chen, without using his full strength, would directly target him with his attack.
"But to think that he wants to kill me with just this move, he's being too careless."
A snow-white lotus slowly flew out of his hand, enveloping his body.
As the phoenix approached, the snow lotus suddenly expanded.
A trace of satisfaction appeared on the Heavenly Mountain Immortal's pale face, but the next moment, he was only filled with panic.
"This fire!"
Hiss...
Visible to the naked eye, the snow-white lotus turned a scorched yellow.
This former treasure of the Heavenly Mountain Sect, under the phoenix's flames, showed signs of shattering.
The Heavenly Mountain Immortal could no longer withstand Luo Chen's attack and fled in a panic, transforming into a streak of light and heading in Yu Xu's direction, with the phoenix's power still not diminishing behind him.
Luo Chen watched this scene, a satisfied look in his eyes.
With just one spell, he had forced his opponent to use a true artifact for defense, and it still couldn't block the attack.
Indeed, his innate talent for spells, combined with years of effort, finally showed its true brilliance.
Next!
His gaze shifted, and his figure moved.
Bang!
The void exploded, and Luo Chen suddenly appeared in front of the Wrathful Eyes Vajra.
The opponent seemed prepared, and the Nine-Ring Zen Staff suddenly smashed down.
Previously, Luo Chen had to use various body techniques to deal with this staff, but now he didn't dodge at all, and struck out with a punch.
A loud clang rang out, and an immense force knocked the staff out of the Wrathful Eyes Vajra's hands, causing it to fall to the ground.
This scene shocked the Wrathful Eyes Vajra.
Through their previous encounter, he naturally knew that Luo Chen was also a formidable body cultivator.
But in his estimation, Luo Chen was at most on par with his normal state, and he wouldn't dare to directly block the staff.
However, the strength of Luo Chen's physical body seemed to surpass his own, as he effortlessly struck an upper-grade artifact with his bare hands.
Could it be that his previous display of courage wasn't even his full strength?
What was he doing before?
Testing me?
W
The next moment—
Crack! The sound of trembling bones echoed, and surging blood flowed like a mighty river.
Streams of golden astral energy circulated around his body.
His body began to grow taller and taller.
In the blink of an eye, an eight-foot-tall golden man appeared on the ground.
His two heads were eerie, and his four arms were mighty.
Each of his four large hands held prayer beads, a golden bowl, and a vajra blade.
He reached out and grabbed the staff, leaving no more gaps in his defense.
He glared at the man with a slightly furrowed brow and roared, "Let me show you the power of the Great Vajra Body!"
However, Luo Chen merely shook his head.
"In the end, it's not a leakless golden body, just an empty shell with countless flaws. To break such a golden body, I only need one move."
Hearing these words, the Wrathful Eyes Vajra's two heads widened, and he became even angrier.
Luo Chen had no intention of further conversation with him, and his figure suddenly moved.
When he reappeared, the two were extremely close. Luo Chen punched out, and beside him, a blood-colored power akin to steam accompanied the strike.
The Wrathful Eyes Vajra showed no fear, striking out with his golden bowl while simultaneously slashing down with his vajra blade.
Luo Chen lightly tapped with his finger, causing the vajra blade to be forced back as if struck by lightning.
In the corner of his vision, the zen staff was about to smash down on him.
Luo Chen countered with an elbow, repelling the staff, and then, using the force, he soared into the sky, followed by a Mount Tai Overhead Press, kicking like thunder.
...
Move after move, style after style.
The scene was similar to the previous one, but with the addition of a few more magical treasures, it suddenly produced countless variations.
After dozens of rounds, the Wrathful Eyes Vajra stood tall on the ground, looking at Luo Chen, who was slightly out of breath, and laughed wildly.
"Defeated by one move?"
"How arrogant! How shameless!"
"Now, after a hundred moves, you have no way to deal with me. But! I won't give you another chance to gather your spells. Die!"
Regarding Luo Chen's Fiery Phoenix Blazing Wilds spell, even though he didn't take it head-on, he still felt a lingering fear.
Therefore, he wanted to engage in close combat, not giving his opponent the time to calmly cast spells.
The battle between body cultivators was too fast.
Even after a hundred rounds, it was just a matter of moments.
To outsiders, they only saw Luo Chen backing away, panting heavily, while the Wrathful Eyes Vajra grew more courageous with each battle, his Vajra Body overflowing with robust vital energy, like rolling smoke.
Could Huang San have just been all talk?
Luo Chen exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, his right hand spread out in front of him, fingers slightly spread, and on each finger, countless tiny red threads were connected.
"I said one move, just one move!"
As soon as his words fell, his fingers suddenly tugged, and the red threads trembled in unison.
Crack!
A crisp sound of shattering rang out, echoing clearly in the heavens and earth, and even more so in the ears of the Wrathful Eyes Vajra.
He looked down.
A Buddha's hand fell to the ground for no apparent reason.
Then, like a chain reaction, his thighs cracked, his four arms broke off, and red cracks appeared on his golden body.
Even his thick neck had a bowl-sized red mark rapidly expanding.
Countless fierce and domineering astral energies leaked uncontrollably from his body, like a dam bursting, with torrential energy rushing out.
"This..."
The Wrathful Eyes Vajra struggled to open his mouth, but his face was covered in cracks like shattered porcelain, preventing him from speaking a complete sentence.
His mind was filled with countless thoughts, replaying the previous battle.
Every move Luo Chen made, every time he defended passively, every time he attacked...
Fists, palms, fingers, slaps, grabs, elbows, knees, kicks...
Each time, there was a residual weak special power, and after every move, that weak power entered his Vajra Body.
He didn't pay much attention to it.
But the accumulated drops formed an ocean.
And so, when combined...
"In the end, it was my flawed body that gave him the opportunity!"
His mind flashed, and the towering Eight-Feet Golden Man exploded with a crackling sound, beginning to shatter into pieces.
A white chess piece flew out from his body, enveloping his figure.
This scene revealed everything.
He had lost! If not for the intervention of the Heavenly Yuan Sect Master, that Soul Transformation powerhouse, he would have died here.
But one could imagine that even with such severe injuries, if he were to be transported to the outside world, he would still suffer greatly.
It would take at least several decades, if not hundreds of years, to recover.
Just then!
A transmitted sound entered the white chess piece.
Before dissipating, the Wrathful Eyes Vajra pointed at the string of prayer beads that he had worn around his neck for many years.
"Huang San, I'll be waiting for you outside!"
Luo Chen scoffed.
A defeated opponent still dares to talk big? Still trying to make a last-ditch attack? The prayer beads flew out, and suddenly, the golden thread broke, and the eighteen beads formed a circle flying towards Luo Chen.
Luo Chen remained unperturbed. Since he could dismantle the Eight-Feet Golden Man with his bare hands, he wouldn't fear this mediocre upper-grade treasure.
He didn't even need any special techniques.
With a Blazing Sun Technique, an explosion centered on him, transforming into a storm that pushed back the encirclement formed by the eighteen prayer beads.
Suddenly, Luo Chen's eyes caught a fish swimming in the air.
"Is that the flying sword of the Heavenly Mountain Immortal?"
This flying sword had previously disappeared into the void, and he thought it had escaped with the defeat of the Heavenly Mountain Immortal. But now, without a sound, it had quietly appeared before Luo Chen.
Just as Luo Chen was surprised.
The tiny flying sword revealed its true form, a creature resembling a fish.
A Toxin? In the next moment, the swordfish sword burst out with infinite sword light, completely enveloping Luo Chen!
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
The heavens and earth were filled with dazzling sword beams, making it unbearable to look directly at, causing one's body to shiver.
Fu Qinglan, who was watching, saw this scene and was furious, her body trembling.
Luo Chen, who had been dominating the battle, unexpectedly encountered such a situation when victory was already certain.
If...
There are no ifs!
Amidst the endless storm of sword energy, Luo Chen stepped out, his robes fluttering without a trace of injury.
He reached back and grabbed! The sword energy storm suddenly shrank, and a fish tail was visible in the eye of the storm.
The fish glanced at Luo Chen, showing great intelligence, and then it disappeared into the void, attempting to escape.
"Trying to run?"
Luo Chen grinned viciously, his divine perception expanding frantically until he finally found the pale man a thousand miles away.
When he saw the pale man, he began to make hand seals and draw in energy!
A thousand miles away.
Yu Xu anxiously watched as the Heavenly Mountain Immortal sat cross-legged on the ground.
When the Immortal opened his eyes, she hurriedly asked, "Did you succeed?"
"Heavenly Mountain Immortal, it's a pity we couldn't defeat him. With just one spell, he forced us into a desperate retreat, and his terrifying body tempering skills even tore apart Wrathful Vajra's Eight-Feet Golden Body. Even with my Fourth Rank Swordfish Toxin, I couldn't threaten him, even when I went all out."
Yu Xu's face fell with disappointment. "Didn't we even injure him?"
Heavenly Mountain Immortal nodded and calmly rose. A weak fish emerged from the void and was swallowed by him.
"Let's go. Although we didn't injure Huang San, we angered him, and he's currently casting a spell to seek revenge. But don't worry, with the distance between us, he can't do much."
The Primordial Spirit's perception of a Nascent Soul cultivator could cover an area of a thousand li, and even several thousand li during a full-power battle, which was also the extent of their destructive reach.
However, this was usually the case when both parties were engaged in mobile combat.
If they were too far apart, it was nearly impossible for spells of the same level to pose a threat.
This was why Heavenly Mountain Immortal felt fearless.
It was also why he dared to launch a surprise attack on Luo Chen after retreating a thousand li away.
If he succeeded, great; if he failed, no harm done.
At this moment, he couldn't help but lament the "fall" of Wrathful Vajra.
In this Heavenly Cavern, the most suitable for combat were actually high-level body tempering cultivators like Wrathful Vajra.
As for Qi cultivators like them, they faced numerous constraints.
With the chaotic spiritual energy, their Nascent Soul domain's might was weakened, making the use of various treasures extremely draining. It was far simpler and more direct for body tempering cultivators.
As he was lost in these thoughts, Heavenly Mountain Immortal subconsciously looked up.
In the void, a massive dragon head suddenly emerged from the clouds.
Its horns were prominent, and its beard long and white.
It breathed fire, and its eyes were filled with anger.
He was shocked and terrified, pushing aside the dazed Yu Xu.
"Wait for me at our usual spot!"
The next moment, the Flame Dragon descended, destroying everything!
Yu Xu was sent flying back hundreds of zhang, and before she could stabilize...
"Pfft!"
She spat out a mouthful of blood, looking at the giant crater with its lingering formidable power in shock.
Heavenly Mountain Immortal was nowhere to be seen.
Yu Xu swallowed her saliva, involuntarily looking up at the sky and then back at the path they had come from.
A divine sense swept over her, chilling her to the bone.
"Killing a peer a thousand li away!"
"Could this spell be one of the Seven Great Dharmas of our sect, the Void Shadows One Breath Slash?"
"No, it's definitely not. It was clearly a fire-attribute spell, and Huang San is just an External Affairs Guest Scholar of the Star Gate. He's not even a proper Guest Scholar, so he wouldn't have had the chance to learn our sect's divine powers. Even Fu Qinglan herself isn't qualified to learn the Seven Great Dharmas yet, let alone teach them to Huang San."
Her mind raced with astonishment.
As she was lost in thought, a faint light flickered and flew towards her, carrying a storage ring that landed in her hand.
Yu Xu sighed in relief at the faint glow.
"Heavenly Mountain Immortal will recover with some rest. I still have a chance."
After this thought, she quickly left the spot.
But before departing, she couldn't help but glance in the direction of Luo Chen, her eyes filled with fear.
...
"He's not dead?"
Luo Chen released his incantation, looking slightly fatigued.
The Flame Dragon Descent spell was more challenging than Fiery Phoenix Blazing Wild.
Only now had he managed to raise his proficiency to the level of mastery.
He had thought that with the element of surprise, he could kill Heavenly Mountain Immortal, but he hadn't expected the other to use some kind of life-saving technique to survive.
"Is this the power of a Southern Border Toxin Cultivator?"
"Their combat style is so cunning and treacherous. If it were any other Nascent Soul cultivator, they would have suffered greatly."
"If I encounter Southern Border Toxin Cultivators again, I'll have to be doubly cautious."
As Luo Chen thought this, he looked around and felt a sense of boredom.
It had been a fruitless battle, and he hadn't obtained any spoils of war, just a dozen Vajra Beads.
It was a waste of his spiritual power.
It would be better to avoid such battles in the future.
Fu Qinglan cautiously approached him.
"Xiang Qi escaped."
"Yeah, I know."
Luo Chen nodded.
As the heir of the Xiang Family, one of the Thirty-Six Great Families, Xiang Qi naturally possessed many treasures.
During Luo Chen's battle with the two experts, Xiang Qi had used treasures to retreat to a safe distance. After witnessing Wrathful Vajra's defeat, he was the first to disappear.
Let him run, then!
Without the Dao Guardian's support, hunting Illusionary Beasts and comprehending Laws would be a hundred times more troublesome.
Even if Xiang Qi were still in the Mirage Dragon Cave, he couldn't pose a threat to Luo Chen and Fu Qinglan anymore.
"Let's go!"
Luo Chen stepped into the air and flew.
Fu Qinglan had countless things she wanted to say, but she couldn't find the right words.
After following Luo Chen for a while, she realized something was amiss.
"Aren't we going back to our original spot?"
"Let's change locations."
"Are you afraid of others finding us?"
"There's that concern, given the earlier commotion. But mainly, the Illusionary Beasts here are almost gone, and it's taking longer and longer to hunt. Changing locations will make it easier to capture them."
"Okay, I'll follow your lead."
The silhouettes of a man and a woman gradually moved away, their voices fading into the hot wind.
Only the wounded land and shattered mountains remained, testaments to the one-sided battle that had taken place here.
(End of Chapter)
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