Chapter 472: Chapter 470: Virtualization (Making Up for Missing 32)_1
"How daring of a human cultivator to enslave a member of my Heavenly Phoenix Clan as a servant!"
The reproach of a young girl came from the mouth of the colorful spirit bird, her voice charming and melodious, yet carrying the strength of about a fourth-grade, mid-tier beast!
"A Heavenly Phoenix indeed, it seems that there’s no mistake about this place."
Fang Xi muttered to himself as the Green Barley Sword appeared in his right palm, "Sir, might you hand over a strand of Sky Demon Qi to me? I would then turn and leave."
On his way here, he had briefly checked the Storage Bags of several fourth-grade Transformed Great Demons. Not to mention the other materials, he had found a few top-grade Spirit Stones, an unexpected delight.
Now, after replacing the Metal-element top-grade Spirit Stone, Fang Xi declared with confidence that he, a peerless swordsman, was back in action!
Otherwise, with the previous energy reserves of the Green Barley Sword, if it were to suddenly ’run out of power’ halfway through a battle, it would be too horrific to even contemplate...
"Just a human Nascent Soul at the early stage, and yet such big talk! I, Feng Qing, have never seen such a brazenly boastful high-level human cultivator. Sky Demon Qi, you say? It’s not impossible..."
Feng Qing laughed delicately, yet Fang Xi suddenly felt the hair on his back stand on end.
Cheh!
In the next instant, with a flash of silver-white radiance, a tri-colored claw seemingly teleported behind him, ferociously striking down!
Hum!
A five-colored light screen emerged, which shattered almost instantly under the claw’s attack.
Without losing momentum, the claw landed on Fang Xi’s five-color armor, leaving a shallow mark!
Even under the protection of the Five Qi Origin Traveling Array, not even a sneak attack from a fourth-grade, high-tier Monster beast should have broken through in one hit!
"Hmph!"
Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness swept out, and he swung the Green Barley Sword in his hand, producing a burst of Sword Qi.
But the tri-colored claw, with a "whoosh," disappeared without a trace.
When it reappeared, it was back at the side of the Heavenly Phoenix.
"A Spirit Treasure capable of teleportation..." Fang Xi’s eyes were deep. Other than the ’Divine Infant Sword’, this was the first time he saw an enemy wielding a treasure of such caliber.
"Human, you indeed possess some skill to withstand my ’Sky-breaking Claw’..."
Feng Qing was equally astonished.
Ever since she reached the fourth-grade, mid-tier, and took command of the ’Sky-breaking Claw’, almost none of the human Nascent Souls she met were a match for her in one strike.
Yet, much to her surprise, the defensive treasure of the human Nascent Soul cultivator opposite her was extraordinarily strong.
"But, as good as a Spirit Treasure may be, it also depends on the one who wields it..."
Feng Qing opened her mouth, spewing forth a ray of brilliance.
Within the crimson light, a wooden comb slowly emerged.
This comb appeared to be crafted from red jade, with an ancient design and even several teeth missing.
Upon seeing this Spirit Treasure, both Fang Xi and Xiao Qing were inwardly moved.
"Phoenix Nesting Wutong Wood... This treasure must have been fashioned mainly from Phoenix Nesting Wutong Wood, truly extravagant... I only got a bit of root to make a nest for Xiao Qing, and it hasn’t grown much since..."
Fang Xi scoffed internally as he watched Feng Qing unleash a spray of Magic Power onto the crimson wooden comb.
Pupu!
Threads of five-colored silk flew out from the comb, spreading like weaving throughout the void around them.
This was clearly a Sealing Treasure!
This Heavenly Phoenix obviously didn’t want to let Fang Xi escape.
Coincidentally, he harbored the same idea.
Watching countless threads closing in on him slowly like a cocoon, he chuckled softly and patted Xiao Qing beneath him.
Xiao Qing opened her mouth, spewing out a cyan flame.
This flame was pure cyan in color and faintly resembled a flying bird, its wings fluttering as it circled around.
Wherever it passed, the various five-colored threads were ignited and burned fiercely, turning to ashes in an instant.
"Azure Luan True Fire?!"
Feng Qing cried out, her figure shimmering with colorful light, transforming into a slender young girl clad in feathered garments. She looked at Xiao Qing with eyes full of surprise and delight, "Little sister, since you’ve awakened such a gifted Divine Skill, you could be a princess of our Heavenly Phoenix Clan. Why would you keep company with this shameless human?"
Even among the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, very few could awaken Azure Luan True Fire and advance to the fourth grade!
"Hmph, I want to stay with Master!"
Xiao Qing replied in a childlike voice, her beak spurting out traces of cyan flame.
Fang Xi’s eyes narrowed slightly.
He would not be courteous to an enemy who sought to steal away his Spirit Beast.
"Xiao Qing did well."
He praised, tweaking the Sword Table in his hand, "You are fortunate... to witness my mighty swordsmanship Divine Skill!"
Swish!
The Green Barley Sword became a streak of green light that suddenly exploded, transforming into one billion, nine hundred and sixty million Green Grain Needles!
Even more, countless Green Grain Needles were still splitting into Level 100 million ’Invisible Needles’!
’Here it comes! That swordsmanship again...’
Below, Xiao Qing tightened her feathers upon seeing this scene.
As a Monster of the Monster Clan that had just been captured as a Spirit Beast when she was at the high-tier of the third grade, she too yearned for a free life.
But not at the expense of her life!
’If I dared agree, Master would definitely slay me with his sword, and I am not so foolish...’
’This big sister is so mean, she’s just trying to cause my death!’
Xiao Qing shrank her neck, thinking to herself.
"What is this..."
Feng Qing saw countless Cyan Light Needles disappear into thin air, yet a look of extreme vigilance appeared on her face.
Her Spirit Sense was frantically warning her, prompting her to unthinkingly bring forth a pitch-black Turtle Shell Shield.
This turtle shell emitted an ancient aura, having been taken from at least a low-tier fourth-order member of the Monster Clan, mixed with various precious materials, coupled with Prohibition Law to be sacrificially refined into a rare Defensive Spirit Treasure.
The turtle shell burst forth with strands of black radiance, forming a black light barrier that enveloped Feng Qing completely.
Only then did her expression relax slightly as she looked around with puzzlement.
Although she sensed extreme danger around her, her Divine Consciousness did not detect the slightest flaw.
"What kind of spell is this?"
Crackle!
Just as Feng Qing was pondering, the pitch-black Turtle Shell Spiritual Treasure suddenly emitted a buzzing sound, and a sword mark appeared on the shell.
Feng Qing’s eyes widened: "How could this be?"
She hadn’t noticed any sword phantoms, so how had she been hit so suddenly?
Just as she was about to employ some Secret Skill, she suddenly covered her belly, her face changing dramatically!
In her Dantian Qi Ocean, without her knowing when, ’Cyan Light Needles’ had appeared and were about to pierce through the Divine Soul of that Five-colored Heavenly Phoenix!
"What?"
This moment, Feng Qing truly panicked, even feeling a strong threat of Death!
"Quick!"
In an instant, the Divine Soul of the Five-Color Phoenix let out a clear cry, as strands of silver radiance burst forth from above the Divine Soul, sweeping up everything within the Dantian!
"Huh?"
Fang Xi exclaimed in surprise and suspicion.
His ’Dantian Internal Explosion Sword Skills’ had been broken for the first time!
Looking at several Cyan Light Needles that had suddenly appeared in a certain part of the Void, he contemplated, "Void Force! I didn’t expect your control over the Void Force to reach such a level... though it seems the price was not small."
Just now, it must have been Feng Qing who unleashed the Void Force within her Dantian, making her Inner Core and Divine Soul momentarily ’phase out’ and transferring all the ’Cyan Light Needles’ away.
Even though the Flying Rice was extremely tiny, it still relied on Space as its foundation.
If even Space itself was subject to exchange, then naturally there was nothing it could do.
"It is well-known that the Heavenly Phoenix Clan possesses not only sharp Wind Fire Divine Skills but also excels in the Way of the Void... Having seen it today, the reputation is indeed well-deserved."
Fang Xi’s expression changed, and countless ’Qinghe Invisible Needles’ were about to densely shoot out.
"Human race, I will remember you."
Feng Qing formed a strange seal with her hands, and countless blood beads sprang up around her body. Streams of silver Void Force enveloped her, suddenly permeating through her entire body.
The numerous Cyan Light Needles passed through the woman as if passing through a Phantom...
As if she was no longer a part of this world!
"Void Divine Power?!"
Fang Xi’s expression shifted slightly, Blood Kill Hall emerged, the chessboard in his hand, and he threw a white piece.
Whoosh!
A white light intertwined with the blood light like a chain, managing to entangle Feng Qing’s phantom, preventing her from completely phasing out.
Seeing this scene, Feng Qing’s face turned utterly pale, and she spat out her own Inner Core.
On the Inner Core, a Five-colored Heavenly Phoenix cried out in grief, with feathers drifting away.
Those feathers turned into five-colored specks and seemed to form a ’Phoenix Seal Script,’ landing on the white and blood light.
The brilliance of the two great Spirit Treasures suddenly dimmed, Feng Qing let out a cry of despair, her figure instantly phasing out completely, then she transformed into a streak of silver light, passing through the layers of the ’Qinghe Invisible Needle’ Sword Array, and in the blink of an eye, she disappeared into the sky at an astonishing speed!
"What an impressive Heavenly Phoenix!"
Fang Xi silently calculated his own escape speed, extinguishing the thought of pursuit, then said to Xiao Qing, "The Heavenly Phoenix Clan excels in Void Divine Power, Xiao Qing, you should learn more from them."
"I don’t want to, didn’t you see how miserable that young lady was? Although due to our primogenitor’s sake, we of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan have an advantage on the Path of the Void, the Way of the Void is profound and vast. Even a fifth-order may not completely master it... That young lady was obviously using a Secret Skill that greatly drained her Primordial Energy to save her life, even her feathers were almost gone... After returning this time, it would be good enough to maintain her status as a lower-tier fourth-order..."
Xiao Qing grumbled indignantly.
"So it is, now that you mention it, I feel much better," Fang Xi said nonchalantly as he recalled the Green Barley Sword and other Spirit Treasures, instructing Xiao Qing to clean up the other Monster Clan members. He himself transformed into a cyan rainbow, circling a giant Spiritual Tree, eventually finding a tree hollow.
The inside of the tree hollow was empty, nearly spacious enough to accommodate a palace, but inside there was nothing but an altar.
On the altar lingered a dark green Demon Qi, emitting an unusual aura.
"Sky Demon Qi!"
"The Transformation Array is still running, it seems that apart from my location, the other teams breaking the Array Eyes have not succeeded yet, they’re all a bunch of good-for-nothings!"
Fang Xi patted the Spirit Beast Bag, calming down the somewhat restless Daqing.
This kind of Sky Demon Qi, if absorbed recklessly by Human Cultivators, could lead to a direct explosion and Death.
Even if absorbed by a purebred member of the Monster Clan, there would be considerable risks.
Moreover, the Treasures, Spirit Treasures, and Secret Skills of Human Cultivators might not necessarily be able to contain or seal this Qi!
"Fortunately, the Primordial Energy Research Institute, where the Heterodox Nascent Soul resides, specializes in studying this," said Fang Xi with a faint smile on his face, producing a strange Biyi Tube from his hand with a flash of light.
Although there was no Sky Demon Qi in the Primordial Energy Research Institute, they had purified ’Immortal Origin Energy’!
This ’Biyi Tube’ was specifically designed to store such Qi.
According to Doctor Lu’s experimental simulations, using this ’Biyi Tube’ to seal ’True Demon Qi’ would not be a big problem either.