Chapter 966: My Advantage
Chapter 966: My Advantage
The four Golden Core experts were locked in mutual slaughter, temporarily disabling each other.
Xuan Gongzi, like a fisherman, gained the advantage and obtained the Dragon Vein.
Then, in a casual and natural manner, he handed over the Dragon Vein to Mo Hua.
Mo Hua, clutching the Dragon Vein, sprinted away.
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Xuan Gongzi was furious, his chest heaving as if about to spew blood. He screeched, "You little brat! I'll kill you!"
Mo Hua ran even faster.
"Stop!" Xuan Gongzi roared.
Mo Hua's body already carried a residual shadow, and Xuan Gongzi's eyes widened with rage. He transformed into a streak of blood light, like a torn and distorted Human Skin, and with an extremely deceptive movement technique, he pounced towards Mo Hua.
Mo Hua's Flowing Water Step was excellent for evading, but not so much for dashing forward in close quarters.
Moreover, he was only at the late Foundation Establishment stage, and his cultivation was inferior.
Thus, within a few breaths, Xuan Gongzi caught up to him.
A bloody wind suddenly arose, and Xuan Gongzi's eyes turned ferocious. He extended his pale palm to grab Mo Hua, and just as he was about to grasp him, in the next instant, a flash of water light appeared, and Mo Hua transformed into a mist and disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already several zhang away.
Xuan Gongzi was so angry he swore.
He could only try to grab him again, but just at this moment, a fierce wind howled behind him, and a pair of giant hammers, imbued with immense strength, swung towards his head.
Xuan Gongzi ducked, and he saw a sword tip scraping against his skin.
Xuan Gongzi deflected the sword with his Blood Sword and retreated a few steps to disperse the remaining force before stabilizing his stance.
He looked up again and saw two people already standing in front of Mo Hua, protecting him.
It was Fan Jin and Master Gu.
Their inferior cultivation and subpar innate treasure put them at a disadvantage in the Golden Core Apex battle. They dared not intervene, so they could only focus their thoughts on protecting Mo Hua.
Mo Hua's sudden "seizure" of the Dragon Vein was too dramatic, and they were also stunned, so they were momentarily dazed and couldn't react in time.
Now, seeing Xuan Gongzi relentlessly pursuing Mo Hua, they hurriedly took action, and together, they forced Xuan Gongzi to retreat.
Although their cultivation paths were not as advanced as Xuan Gongzi's, they were experienced cultivators who had crawled through the cultivation world for many years and were not easy to deal with.
At this moment, they stood like two doors blocking Xuan Gongzi's path to Mo Hua.
In terms of "raw strength," Mo Hua at the Foundation Establishment stage was naturally no match for Xuan Gongzi at the Golden Core stage. But now with support, he no longer needed to run.
Mo Hua, holding the Dragon Vein, looked at Xuan Gongzi, a suppressed smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.
Xuan Gongzi was so angry he felt his lungs would explode. He also had a hint of disbelief and gritted his teeth, saying, "You didn't fall for my Dao Heart Cultivation of Evil?"
Mo Hua shook his head inwardly.
"This Xuan Gongzi is too green. He still hasn't realized what's happening. It's not a matter of whether I fell for his Dao Heart Cultivation of Evil or not. Instead, he has fallen for my Dao Heart Cultivation of Evil, affecting his cognition and judgment."
Learning the Dao Heart Demonization Art at this level...
If he encountered his senior martial uncle, he might not even recognize himself in an instant...
But the truth could be hurtful.
And it might provoke him, causing him to lose his sanity and become a mad dog.
Mo Hua put on an innocent and clueless expression, saying, "I don't know. I woke up in a daze, and you just gave it to me."
Mo Hua emphasized the word "gave."
He didn't steal or take anything; everything was given to him.
Seeing Mo Hua's innocent and shameless expression, Xuan Gongzi was so angry he almost bit his teeth to pieces.
"Give me the Dragon Vein."
"No," Mo Hua said, hugging the Dragon Vein to his chest. "You gave it to me, so it's mine now."
Xuan Gongzi was furious, but with Master Gu and Fan Jin protecting Mo Hua, he had no choice for the moment. He suppressed his anger and said, "This Dragon Vein is useless to you. Give it to me..."
"Why is it useless?" Mo Hua asked.
Xuan Gongzi restrained himself and patiently explained, "This is a Dragon, with a wild and untamable nature. It's not something an ordinary person can control."
"The Great Waste Dragon Vein can only be possessed by the Great Waste Imperial Clan's bloodline. The heritage within the Dragon Vein can only be comprehended by their bloodline."
"You have the bloodline of an ordinary cultivator. The Dragon Vein won't recognize you, and you won't be able to learn the Great Waste's ways."
Mo Hua was displeased. "Are you looking down on me?"
"It's not that I'm looking down on you," Xuan Gongzi said. "It's a matter of bloodline. No matter how strong your abilities are, how high your comprehension is, or how good your talent is, if your bloodline is lacking, it's useless."
"Oh..." Mo Hua responded.
"So," Xuan Gongzi said in a softened tone, "give me the Dragon Vein. This object of great karmic cause and effect is useless to you..."
"No," Mo Hua shook his head again. "Even if it's useless to me, I'll keep it. It's still a Dragon Vein. I can keep it as a family treasure."
One day, when he returns home, he can bring the Dragon Vein with him and show it to his parents.
He wants his parents to know that their son is the one who seized the Dragon Vein.
Moreover, how could a Dragon Vein truly be useless...
A person who can't even learn the Dao Heart Demonization Art properly is trying to deceive himself?
Xuan Gongzi was almost infuriated to death. This kid, who seemed like a pure and innocent pretty boy, was actually shameless and thick-skinned, like a piece of meat on a chopping block. No matter what he said, he wouldn't listen.
Since that was the case, Xuan Gongzi had no choice but to take action.
Xuan Gongzi surveyed the surroundings and assessed the situation. He then turned to Xiong Bei Elder and said, "Elder Xiong, assist me. After I succeed, I'll cultivate the Dark Magic Embryo and give you the Great Waste Dragon Diagram."
The several Golden Core experts were all severely injured.
Shen Shouhang, at the Golden Core Apex, was even more so, as he was being devoured by the Dragon Vein, losing an arm and struggling to suppress the raging Dragon Energy within him.
The only one in slightly better condition was Xiong Bei Elder.
He had only lost a palm.
As a Demon Cultivator, his blood qi recovered quickly. Purely in terms of physical injuries, he wasn't in bad shape.
Xiong Bei Elder thought for a moment and then stood by Xuan Gongzi's side.
His tall and ferocious figure was adorned with bear designs on one half and serpent designs on the other, and the intertwining demon power exuded a compelling aura.
Master Gu and Fan Jin felt the pressure doubling, their scalps tingling.
The injured Golden Core Demon Cultivators were not opponents they could handle. They could only grit their teeth, tightly grip their innate treasures, and do their best.
At this moment, Mo Hua coldly laughed and said to Xiong Bei, the Demon Cultivator, "You fool, you don't even know you're being deceived."
Xiong Bei Elder, despite being a Foundation Establishment cultivator, felt enraged by Mo Hua's insult. But he still had some rationality and coldly said, "What did you say?"
"He already said that Dragon Veins are useless to anyone who isn't of the Great Wilderness Imperial Clan's lineage."
"If you took it, you'd have to give it to him. If he goes back on his word, there's nothing you can do to him."
"If he betrays us, I'll kill him," Xiong Bei Elder stated coldly.
Mo Hua sneered, "He's a direct descendant of the Dark Demon Sect, protected by their Ancestor. If you kill him, you'll face the Dark Demon Sect's pursuit. Are you sure about this?"
Xiong Bei Elder remained silent.
Mo Hua continued, "And there's one more thing..."
"He just said it himself. He used Blood Poison to perform Dao Heart Cultivation of Evil on you, so you can't trust a word he says."
"Through Dao Heart Demonization, he can alter your perception, making you believe that everything he says is correct and trustworthy."
"You'll naturally follow his commands without questioning or doubting him."
"Think about it, and ask yourself if that's really the case..." Mo Hua's tone carried a hint of strangeness, gently coaxing.
Xuan Gongzi's heart filled with anger, and he coldly laughed, "You little rascal, what nonsense are you spouting?"
"Don't interrupt me," Mo Hua said. "Otherwise, it proves you're feeling guilty."
"You..." Xuan Gongzi paused.
Xiong Bei Elder furrowed his brows, reflecting for a moment. He felt that Mo Hua's words seemed to make some sense.
Since Xuan Gongzi had performed Dao Heart Demonization on him, he couldn't be trusted.
But...
Xiong Bei Elder glanced at Mo Hua, his eyes filled with doubt.
"Xuan Gongzi's words can't be trusted, but you, little one, are just as slippery. I can't possibly believe you either."
"Moreover, you're a disciple of the Void Gate Sect, and you're of the same lineage as that Xun Ziyou."
"I have deep-seated grudges with the Void Gate Sect. Their blood debt is profound. I'll eventually kill every member of the Void Gate Sect."
Mo Hua was puzzled, "What does your grudge with the Void Gate Sect have to do with me, a Foundation Cultivator?"
"I'm just a Foundation Cultivator. How could I possibly have any grudges or conflicts with you?"
Xiong Bei Elder was taken aback.
That made sense...
The Ten Thousand Demons Valley was annihilated by Xun Ziyou, a Sword Cultivator Elder, leading a group of Golden Core Cultivators.
The Demon Sect of Yanluo Mountain was also besieged by the Dao Court in collaboration with Xun Ziyou.
These were decisions made by the upper echelons of the Void Gate Sect, carried out by their core Golden Core Elders.
As for ordinary Foundation Cultivators, they were merely studying in their sect and had nothing to do with these events. In fact, they were indirectly affected and suffered unjustly...
Xiong Bei Elder nodded slightly.
But he never expected that the mastermind behind the incidents in the Ten Thousand Demons Valley and Yanluo Mountain was none other than the seemingly innocent, yet sinister, Void Gate Sect disciple standing before him.
Mo Hua sensed that Xiong Bei Elder's guard was lowering, so he immediately said, "There are priorities. Your grudge with the Void Gate Sect can be dealt with later. The urgent matter now is to seize the opportunity and get what you truly desire."
Xiong Bei Elder frowned, "Do you know what I want?"
Mo Hua nodded, "You want the Four Symbols Azure Dragon Array Diagram, and I can help you with that."
"You'll help me?" Xiong Bei Elder scoffed.
Mo Hua pointed at the Demon Patterns on his body, "To enhance your Demon Power, you forcefully stitched together two powerful Demon Patterns."
"This way, the fusion of the Python and Bear Demon Patterns makes your power formidable. But these two arrays are fundamentally incompatible, and the strain on your physical body is immense."
"So, you need to use Dragon Patterns to suppress these two types of Demon Patterns, transforming the Python into a Dragon, and the Bear into a Python..."
"This isn't as simple as it sounds. Without the expertise of someone well-versed in Four Symbols Array Patterns, forget about the Dragon transformation. Even the conflict between the Python and Bear Patterns is something you can't resolve."
Xiong Bei Elder was shocked, "You're also proficient in Four Symbols Array Patterns?"
Mo Hua modestly replied, "I'm passable at it."
Xiong Bei Elder pondered for a moment and shook his head, "Impossible. How could you possibly be proficient in Four Symbols Array Patterns..."
He knew the origins of Four Symbols Array Patterns and that they weren't something outsiders could easily learn.
Mo Hua thought for a moment and said, "The Dazhui Point, Fengmen Point, and Xin Yu Point on your upper back, are they often painful?"
Xiong Bei Elder's expression changed.
Mo Hua continued with a bloodthirsty tone, "This is because you don't understand Array Patterns. You forcefully combined the Python and Bear Demon Patterns, causing the Array's core to shift and the patterns to conflict."
Xiong Bei Elder's eyelids twitched as he realized that this junior disciple had some real insights. His doubts gradually faded.
Xuan Gongzi, having endured for a while, finally spoke up, "Elder Xiong, don't be fooled by this kid."
"You're the one who's deceiving others. At least I'm not like you, performing Dao Heart Demonization on others. I always speak the truth."
Mo Hua spoke with unwavering confidence.
Xuan Gongzi was at a loss for words, unable to refute Mo Hua.
These demon cultivators, one by one, were all cunning and treacherous old scoundrels. Who knew if they were truly injured or just pretending to be.
So, having Elder Xiong Bei restrain him was also a precautionary measure.
Xun Ziyou had been regulating his breathing, and his injuries had recovered somewhat. Seeing this, he leaned on his sword and stood beside Mo Hua, ready to protect him should anyone try to harm him.
Mo Hua, after enduring countless hardships, finally got to see the true Dragon Chart.
On Shen Tu Ao's back, there was now a complete dragon image, composed of ancient and simple patterns, forming a majestic and ferocious azure dragon.
Gathering the strengths of ten thousand demons, transforming into a dragon shape.
Borrowing the power of the Dragon Vein, manifesting the dragon energy.
By connecting with the Dragon Vein, the demonic energy was cleansed, and the demon patterns were assimilated, causing the Evil Dragon Array to 'rectify its evil and return to righteousness,' officially becoming the Great Waste Orthodoxy's Four Symbols Azure Dragon Array.
This was the method that Mr. Tu had painstakingly developed—the 'Ten Thousand Demons Nurture the Dragon' technique.
Mo Hua's natal array diagram finally had a solution.
Moreover, upon closer inspection, this Four Symbols Azure Dragon Array was astonishingly a second-rank, twenty-one-design ultimate array.
The Great Waste Dragon Pattern, passed down by the Imperial Clan.
Still, the ultimate Four Symbols Array!
Mo Hua's eyes lit up, and his heart couldn't help but feel excited. He immediately took out a jade slip, focusing intently without pause, and began to meticulously copy this ultimate Four Symbols Azure Dragon Array.
Copying array diagrams was not a simple task; one must possess a profound understanding of array techniques to truly reproduce the original diagram without the slightest deviation and record it.
Moreover, this was an ultimate array, making it even more challenging.
Mo Hua's gaze was concentrated, and his divine sense acted like a brush, drawing intricate lines.
The complete Four Symbols Azure Dragon ultimate array was being copied, pattern by pattern, perfectly imprinted onto the jade slip in his hand.
But as Mo Hua continued to draw, an ominous premonition gradually arose in his heart.
It was as if something cold and sinister was inching closer to him.
What was it...
Mo Hua furrowed his brows, and his heart skipped a beat. A sense of foreboding suddenly arose, and he immediately looked up, his face paling as he exclaimed, "Elder Xun, be careful!"
Xun Ziyou hadn't noticed anything, but when Mo Hua looked up, his expression changed dramatically. With years of experience, he instinctively drew his long sword and slashed upwards.
The sound of the sword clashing with bone echoed.
Xun Ziyou pulled Mo Hua behind him and then retreated a few steps, only then looking up.
At that moment, he couldn't help but feel his pupils constrict.
On the golden beam of the hall, there hung a creature with pale limbs, half-human, with a deformed face, like a 'demonic human.'
The others also noticed and their faces changed.
"What is that?!"
The pale human-demon cackled, and blood seeped from its skin, turning into a blood mist that spread in all directions.
Upon seeing this blood mist, Mo Hua's heart trembled, realizing that the blood mist Xuan Gongzi had used to spread the hallucinatory divine consciousness for his Daoheart Cultivation of Evil was not entirely his own doing.
A portion of the blood mist came from this human-demon.
This human-demon had been in the hall for a while.
It had been secretly bewitching and luring everyone, inciting them to fight for the Dragon Vein.
"But... why didn't anyone notice?"
Mo Hua frowned.
As the blood mist spread, the pale human-demon gradually lost its trace, disappearing from everyone's perception.
Scanning with divine sense also revealed nothing.
Not only Mo Hua, but the hearts of the Golden Core cultivators were also shrouded in gloom.
This pale human-demon was not only eerie in appearance but also exuded an air of strangeness.
Everyone released their divine sense, scanning the surroundings and being fully on guard, but they still couldn't find the human-demon.
Just then, a flash of golden light appeared in the depths of Mo Hua's eyes, and he immediately saw through a sinister blood shadow.
"Elder Xiong, behind you!"
Elder Xiong Bei immediately became alert, and in an instant, his arm transformed into a python, lashing out.
The python seemed to have grabbed something, but the bone and flesh were too hard, and it couldn't bite through.
Soon, the pale human-demon broke free.
As it broke free, Mo Hua quickly sidestepped, hiding behind Xun Ziyou.
In the next breath, a dead-white arm emerged from the blood shadow, reaching for where Mo Hua had been standing.
But Mo Hua, as if foreseeing the future, had already dodged in advance.
The arm grabbed at thin air.
Xun Ziyou's long sword immediately flew towards the arm.
The sword slashed the dead-white arm, leaving a long bloodstain. The monster let out a shrill cry and leaped into the air, disappearing again.
Mo Hua's golden eyes swept the surroundings with authority, searching for traces of the evil demon.
After a moment, Mo Hua pointed his finger, and a fireball burst forth, flying towards Fan Jin's side.
Fan Jin quickly dodged, and Xun Ziyou followed up with a sword strike.
The fireball exploded, revealing a deformed human figure, and the sword energy hit its body. The pale human-demon retreated a few steps, its eyes red with rage, staring at Mo Hua.
"Little brat, who exactly are you?" it asked, its voice tearing through the air.
Why could he sense its existence?
Why could he see through its attack?
Mo Hua didn't answer but started to condense a fireball with his fingertips again.
The pale human-demon's deformed face, like a patchwork of dead parts, became increasingly hideous. But after a moment, its anger faded, replaced by a strange smile.
The pale human-demon slowly opened its mouth, revealing a crimson tongue like a blood spear, stabbing towards the distance.
Mo Hua instantly understood and shouted, "Stop it!"
Elder Xiong Bei was caught off guard and reacted half a beat too late.
Master Gu and Fan Jin didn't have the strength to stop it.
Elder Xun Ziyou, however, listened to Mo Hua and took action immediately.
The blood spear was sliced in half by the sword energy, but the other half continued to fly forward.
It flew straight towards the Second Elder, who had sacrificed his life to isolate the evil dragon's aura, wearing a black robe, and was already dead.
The Second Elder's corpse was instantly pierced by the blood spear.
The blood corroded his flesh, polluted the dragon bone in front of him, and disrupted his shamanic art.
The Second Elder's body instantly dried up and withered.
The white bone chains sealing the evil dragon embryo turned to dust.
The remaining time instantly dropped to zero.
A sinister, powerful, chaotic, ferocious, and profoundly terrifying aura spread throughout the temple, filling every corner.
Mo Hua's pupils trembled.
(End of Chapter)
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