Immortality Begins With The Alchemical Master Chapter 966: Fierce Battle! - Novel Cool

Chapter 966: Fierce Battle!

Chapter 966: Fierce Battle!

"Now, it's your turn!"

Master Li Tian's gaze swept over the three, his expression cruel and sinister, as if all his previous kindness and benevolence were just a facade.

His long sword made a swift, fluid motion, and three beams of sword light suddenly shot out from the calm void, heading straight for the trio.

One against three, and all three were renowned great cultivators.

He certainly had great confidence!

Luo Chen, due to his attempt to seize the Moxin Parasite, was the closest to Master Li Tian and thus the first to be targeted.

Facing the oncoming sword light, he did not hesitate and countered with a reverse sword finger.

A wave of crimson sword qi followed.

But an unexpected scene unfolded!

Luo Chen's crimson sword qi, just as it left his body, disappeared mysteriously.

Just like the previous attacks on Master Li Tian, it was as if something had erased it.

Caught off guard, Master Li Tian's sword had already reached him.

"Ha!"

With a low shout, Luo Chen placed his hands in front of him, blocking the sword light.

Sizzle...

A fierce friction sound echoed, and in the blink of an eye, his protective qi armor was shattered.

The Xuanchen Armor itself was slashed open with a large gash.

The sword light pierced his body, and Luo Chen's flesh, as tough as a True Artifact, instantly split open and bled.

Even a faint stench of decay wafted through the air.

"It's Corpse Rot Poison!"

Luo Chen's expression changed, and he was blasted away a hundred paces, crashing into the walls near the main tomb.

His face darkened as he examined his injured arm.

How long had it been?

Apart from Qing Shuang, how long had it been since anyone could inflict such direct physical damage on his body?

"So, this is the special means you prepared for me?"

Elsewhere, there were also booming sounds, as Meng Shen Tong and Red Leaf Matron were attacked.

Master Li Tian slowly flew over from the dust, looking down at Luo Chen with disdain, his long sword tilted.

"So what if your body is strong? This Corpse Rot Poison, extracted from the ancient Taiye Giant, has been cultivated for decades with secret methods, specifically to counter those with powerful physiques!"

Luo Chen looked down at his arms, the long, deep sword wounds visible to the bone. The residual Corpse Rot Poison clung to his flesh like a parasitic worm, unaffected by either his mana or origin power.

This was only because his body had been refined to the extreme, preventing the poison from penetrating further.

Otherwise, this poison would have spread throughout his body in the blink of an eye, endangering his Purple Mansion, just as it had with Red Leaf Matron.

But if that were all, it wouldn't have caused such a change in his expression.

What truly alarmed him was the peculiar situation where his attacks had been nullified.

He let his hands hang, and the Xuanchen Armor automatically healed, covering his arms.

Without turning his head, he asked, "Daoist Meng, what is a Parasite House?"

Earlier, Meng Shen Tong had let out a cry of surprise and had tried to flee decisively.

This indicated that he had some understanding of Master Li Tian's methods.

Elsewhere on the ground, Meng Shen Tong looked rather disheveled, a somewhat damaged shield in front of him.

"A Parasite House is a special existence constructed from a large number of parasites. You can think of it as a type of magical treasure in the realm of parasitic cultivation."

"This method has been widely known in the Southern Frontier for a long time, but no one has been able to create one. This is because to construct a complete and stable Parasite House, one needs an extremely deep and clear understanding of parasites. Additionally, they must be combined in a specific sequence based on their habits, types, and functions."

"The more numerous the parasites, the more stable the Parasite House. The higher the rank of the main parasite, the greater the power of the Parasite House!"

"Each Parasite House has a unique function, often miraculous! This is because it is a miracle created by the combination of hundreds or thousands of parasites!"

Miracle?

Luo Chen's eyes narrowed, and his crimson eyes with golden pupils automatically activated, scanning the surroundings.

Faintly, he could indeed sense many overlooked presences, moving in a specific rhythm and pattern around him.

After spending many days in the Southern Frontier, he was no longer as unfamiliar with parasites as he once was.

These creatures were not particularly powerful on their own, but they could be considered a type of beast or a special magical treasure.

The true power lay in the cultivators who developed and utilized the functions of parasites to aid their cultivation and combat, achieving twice the results with half the effort.

A fourth-rank parasite, highly sought after by many low-rank cultivators, was at most on par with a high-grade magical treasure or a common True Artifact.

But in this Parasite House, the number of fourth-rank parasites involved was far more than just a few.

The number of other mid- and low-rank parasites was in the hundreds, perhaps even the thousands, countless in number!

"Master Li Tian, you truly deserve the title of the Southern Frontier's first Parasite Cultivator!"

As he praised, Luo Chen's body trembled slightly, and the damaged Xuanchen Armor automatically healed, forming a protective qi armor around him.

Not only that, the Pingshan Crown on his head shimmered with a golden light, and a curtain of earth-yellow light poured down, enveloping him.

Master Li Tian watched this scene without any hindrance, even with a hint of appreciation.

"I've heard that Luo Chen of the Dan Sect has another title, the Demon Slayer True Person, highlighting his formidable combat strength. Now, I see that your combat experience is indeed invaluable."

Luo Chen asked coldly, "So, the special function of your Parasite House is to nullify our attacks?"

Master Li Tian did not deny it, nodding. "Exactly. This Waves Pavilion has been constructed from 3,270 different types of parasites, the culmination of my life's wealth and effort. Any cultivator within it will find their attacks automatically dispelled, like ripples calming. But I remain unaffected within it. Inside the Waves Pavilion, I am unobstructed!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Meng Shen Tong’s face turned deathly pale.

Red Leaf Matron, who was struggling against the Corpse Rot Poison, looked as if she had lost her only child.

"Can any attack really work?" Luo Chen asked.

Master Li Tian smiled, "You’re welcome to give it a try!"

Try it, he would!

Luo Chen didn’t hesitate. With his left hand, he formed a seal, and a phoenix slowly took flight. With his right hand, he thrust out a palm that split mountains and shattered rocks.

From both sides, he simultaneously used magic and martial arts.

This sight left Master Li Tian inwardly shaken.

Of course, the result wasn’t unexpected.

After the two attacks were launched, they vanished without a trace, dissipating into the void.

"Well?" he asked with a chuckle.

Luo Chen didn’t answer, falling into silence.

Seeing his silence, hearing Red Leaf’s wails, and watching Meng Shen Tong retreat in panic, Master Li Tian smiled.

"So, you might as well surrender!"

Red Leaf and Meng Shen Tong seemed to be considering it.

But Luo Chen, after a moment’s contemplation, suddenly spoke up, "If you’re truly so formidable, why didn’t you press your advantage when you were enraged earlier? You stopped after just one strike."

"Old man—"

"You were just putting on a show!" Luo Chen’s voice suddenly grew louder, "This so-called ‘dissipation’ is just a lie. In reality, you’re using a vast number of parasites to absorb and digest the attacks. If our attacks are strong enough, how much can your Waves Pavilion really absorb?"

Master Li Tian’s expression remained unchanged, "Would you like to try again?"

Luo Chen never lacked the spirit of experimentation.

The sword qi at his fingertips flickered, but it didn’t leave his body. He turned into an arrow, charging straight at Master Li Tian.

Seeing this, Master Li Tian immediately understood that the other party had already discovered some of the flaws in his Waves Pavilion.

Attacks that don’t leave the body won’t be absorbed.

But what truly surprised him was—

"Why aren’t you affected by the Corpse Rot Poison?"

Swish!

A sword slash was aimed at Master Li Tian, who sidestepped, his eyes filled with shock.

Luo Chen, with his usual nature, didn’t like answering questions that would reveal his weaknesses during a battle, even if he did, it was often to undermine the opponent’s morale.

But this fight wasn’t just about him.

The sword qi in his hand flickered and surged, and he called out clearly,

"You were so enraged and then held back because you were waiting for the Corpse Rot Poison to take effect on me and Red Leaf, and for Meng Shen Tong to lose all his fighting spirit."

"Three against one, why should we fear a direct confrontation?"

As he spoke, Luo Chen took a step on the moon, his body drawing a strange arc in the air. The sword qi tore through the air, followed by a powerful palm strike.

Caught off guard by the combined attack, Master Li Tian struggled to block it.

Boom!

With a powerful force, he was sent flying like a meteor, crashing into the ground and creating a deep crater where the black coffin had been.

Luo Chen stood in the air, looking down, his black hair fluttering, his eyes deep and mysterious.

"Why do you two hesitate to fight?"

"Even if magic treasures can’t leave the body, they can still be resized and won’t be affected by this useless Waves Pavilion."

With his reminder, Red Leaf and Meng Shen Tong also reacted.

From the crater, a figure suddenly burst out.

Three attacks came down simultaneously.

There was a swirling flying sleeve, a massive seal pressing down, and a shimmering longsword revealing its true form, slicing through the air.

Faced with the three attacks, the figure moved with incredible speed, dodging the seal and the flying sleeve, and then moving along the transparent longsword like water ripples.

In a moment, Meng Shen Tong seemed to see a four-armed monster with compound eyes, spinning rapidly.

His heart filled with terror, he activated the Vacuum Parasite within him, vanishing into the void.

But the monster moved incredibly fast, its blade-like arms piercing through the void and stabbing into his body along the sword handle.

Three more blade-arms followed.

Swish!

With a single tear, Meng Shen Tong’s body was ripped apart like a rag doll.

A small nascent soul figure appeared in the void, looking bewildered.

Instinctively, it tried to escape, but a terrifying pressure from all sides held it in place, like being stuck in quicksand.

Swish!

A single strike!

The nascent soul figure crumbled, and before the vast magical power that formed it could burst, it was absorbed and devoured by the countless parasites in the Waves Pavilion.

All of this happened in an instant after the three attacks were launched.

Only then did the figure slowly turn around, staring intently at Luo Chen.

Luo Chen’s pupils constricted, and he spoke four words, "Ghost Wail Mantid!"

Then the sword qi at his fingertips disappeared, and a blood-red sword tip slowly materialized.

"Who would have thought that the renowned Master Li Tian is also skilled in body tempering?"

Master Li Tian’s compound eyes, composed of thousands of smaller eyes, stared intently at Luo Chen as he spoke in a hoarse voice,

"I never expected that you would achieve great mastery in the Hundred Toxins Body Tempering Technique in just a year, to the point where even my Corpse Rot Poison can’t affect you."

"When I ambushed you with a palm strike as we crossed the Death Gate, I thought the residual poison on my hand was just a coincidence."

"Looking at it now, no matter how highly I estimated you, I still underestimated you!"

Clang!

The Yuantu Sword was firmly in his hand.

Luo Chen’s mind steadied, and he looked at the figure’s greenish body with four arms and legs, his thoughts racing.

This transformation of the physical body was similar to the Heavenly Peng Transformation he had practiced earlier, both being transformations akin to beasts.

But the principles were vastly different. The other party must have used some kind of transformation parasite to achieve this level of change.

The form he had taken was that of a Ghost Wail Mantid, a creature recorded in ancient texts.

If this were outside, he wouldn’t have cared.

However, the Yin-Yang Tomb was now enveloped by the Waves Pavilion, placing him on the opponent’s home ground.

In a short time, the Parasite House and the Waves Pavilion not only revealed their ability to absorb and digest attacks but also exhibited a mysterious suppressive force that flashed by.

This meant that before breaking through the Waves Pavilion, he had to be more cautious.

The tip of his sword tilted slightly upward, Luo Chen took a deep breath and said no more.

Origin Power erupted from his feet, and his figure vanished instantly.

When he reappeared, he was already in front of Master Li Tian.

A horizontal slash was met with a blue arm like a blade.

Luo Chen didn’t dodge; he swung his sword straight at it.

Crack!

With a single strike, the blue arm was severed.

Master Li Tian’s face changed dramatically, never expecting his blade arm, which was comparable to a True Artifact, to be so easily broken.

With a thought, the Waves Pavilion stirred again.

A mysterious suppressive force surged, and Luo Chen’s movement halted.

Master Li Tian dodged the Yuantu Sword and swung his hand, replacing the severed arm with a Corpse Rot Sword.

Luo Chen parried casually and then found an opening to counterattack.

His reaction speed and the angles of his strikes were so precise that they were almost impossible to defend against.

From just a few exchanges, it was clear that Luo Chen’s combat experience and skills were exceptional.

However, whenever he gained the upper hand, the omnipresent Waves Pavilion would slow his movements, allowing Master Li Tian to regain control.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The continuous sounds of clashing blades and swords echoed wildly within the Yin-Yang Tomb.

The sharp, piercing sounds nearly deafened the ears.

Red Leaf Matron, hiding behind a simple defensive formation she had set up, watched the scene with wide eyes, her expression filled with shock.

The battle here wasn’t particularly loud or grand.

It didn’t have the earth-shattering power of a Golden Core cultivator’s confrontation.

But the chilling killing intent in the subtle details made one’s hair stand on end and the scalp tingle.

Is this what a battle between body cultivators looks like?

It wasn’t surprising that Luo Chen had reached such a level.

During his time traveling in the Southern Frontier under the name Qi Tian, he had left a deep impression on people.

But Master Li Tian, her longtime friend, hiding such extraordinary abilities was truly shocking.

As the short-range combat continued, Red Leaf Matron gradually came to a realization.

Master Li Tian’s body cultivation was specifically designed to complement the Parasite House and the Waves Pavilion!

With this Parasite House, ordinary Qi Refinement cultivators couldn’t launch large-scale ranged attacks, allowing him to rely on his physical strength for close combat.

Even if there were other body cultivators of the same rank, under the suppression of the Waves Pavilion, the rhythm of the battle was completely in his control.

If it weren’t for Luo Chen’s rich experience and exceptional skills, he would have been taken down long ago.

"So, when did he cultivate this formidable body?" Red Leaf Matron was utterly baffled.

After hundreds of intense exchanges with Master Li Tian, Luo Chen gradually understood.

In such fierce combat, he began to feel his Origin Power flow slowing down, but his opponent showed no signs of fatigue.

The reason for this couldn’t be that his opponent’s body cultivation was superior to his own.

"It’s the Moxin Parasite!"

"The Moxin Parasite excels at refining essence into qi, and in this process, there’s always some surplus, allowing the opponent to easily possess a vast amount of qi and blood."

"Combined with the assistance of the Waves Pavilion, his stamina is endless."

With this realization, Luo Chen became even more determined to break through the Waves Pavilion.

After another clash of blades and swords, Luo Chen advanced instead of retreating, sidestepping to collide with his opponent’s blade arm.

Mountain-Crashing Impact!

After the collision, Luo Chen used the force to retreat, one hand holding the sword and the other forming a seal.

A powerful aura spread from his body.

This aura spread rapidly, instantly covering the Yin-Yang Tomb and even extending to the vast underworld.

Seeing this, Master Li Tian knew something was wrong and spat out a wisp of ethereal flame.

On the other side, Luo Chen also spat out a wisp of golden flame.

The two flames met in mid-air, entwining, but after a moment, the golden flame began to dominate.

Master Li Tian was incredibly shocked. The Interstice Void Flame he had obtained by chance in his early years was quite mystical.

Ordinary true flames couldn’t compare to it.

But when facing Luo Chen, it was suppressed twice.

The first time was when Luo Chen had taken his heart, and he couldn’t stop it.

So he hadn’t dared to use it during the battle.

The second time was now.

Unexpectedly, in a direct confrontation, it was even more inadequate.

Without hesitation, a fierce look flashed across his face.

The three layers of blood shackles that had sealed his chest wound detached from his body and pressed toward Luo Chen.

"Roar!"

A black shadow roared out from Luo Chen, facing the three layers of blood shackles.

It was Hei Wang!

Thanks to these two defenses, Luo Chen finally had enough time.

His hand finished forming the seal.

In an instant, the entire underworld, within a radius of several thousand miles, was affected.

Skeletons and zombies wandering under the blood moon were stripped of their death qi and fell to the ground, unaware.

Various underground veins and yin points boiled and churned, spreading a deathly and eerie aura.

A massive amount of death qi surged toward Luo Chen.

Ultimately, it condensed at his fingertips!

"I want to see if your Parasite House can withstand this move."

Luo Chen’s eyes flashed with a fierce look, and he pointed a finger.

"Wilt and Flourish!" (End of Chapter)

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