Chapter 687: Chapter 655: Magic Duel_3
At this moment, I realized I had been far too complacent...
Upon seeing Fang Xi utilize the Mother Qi of All Woods Divine Skill and subdue the Nascent Soul of an old Transcendent God Demon, the only thought in his heart was, "The fact that my head is still on my shoulders is truly a stroke of immense fortune..."
...
Fang Xi couldn’t care less about the individual cultivators from Li Gou Immortal City.
Their thoughts were of no concern to him.
As for Master Zhui Yue, at most she could only detain that beautiful woman in the early stages of Transcendent God transformation—a negligible difference from her absence!
After taking down that old Transcendent God Demon, the situation on the battlefield had become crystal clear.
"I have a sword, and I invite the two sirs to assess its quality!"
Fang Xi glanced at the beautiful woman still fiercely battling the Bright Yellow Giant Tiger, curled his lip, and formed a Sword Table with his hand.
The fourth-generation Green Barley Sword, trembling while facing off against the white-scaled giant snake, suddenly flew out and landed in his hand.
Fang Xi held the sword in his right hand and gently stroked the blade with his left.
Even though it was only the fourth-generation Green Barley Sword, it had been his companion through many years of battle, defeating countless "formidable enemies"!
The battle today would likely be its last moment of glory...
"Go!"
With one slash, the fourth-generation Green Barley Sword issued an incredibly clear and melodious sword cry, then bang and exploded, transforming into 129,600 million Qinghe Needles!
A single Qinghe Needle exploded once more, turning into a million Invisible Qinghe Needles!
Such Flying Rice-level mystic artifacts pose almost no solution for Nascent Soul cultivators unless they barely defend against them with Void Divine Power.
But for Transcendent God cultivators, their Divine Thoughts transformed from intangible to tangible could still catch a glimpse of the trajectory of a fraction of the Invisible Qinghe Needles!
That mid-stage Transcendent God junior brother suddenly sensed a surge of lethal intent between heaven and earth!
Countless Invisible Qinghe Needles seemed to form an invisible Sword Array that was continuously contracting inward!
"Senior brother... save me!"
The beautiful woman at the early stage of Transcendent God transformation’s complexion changed as a layer of black qi appeared on her face. She had been poisoned by a potent toxin!
Not just any poison, but the ’Thousand Defeats Poison’ capable of killing Transcendent God cultivators!
Fang Xi’s fourth-generation Green Barley Sword could still be used against Transcendent God cultivators precisely because it had been coated with poison...
Of course, the ’Thousand Defeats Poison’ he had bought wasn’t in large quantities, and it was almost depleted now.
This fourth-generation Green Barley Sword could thus retire completely...
Roar roar!
The giant tiger transformed from the Nine Radiance Seal suddenly roared, tearing apart the pink silk handkerchief, and its massive paw ferociously slapped down.
Rip!
The sound of fabric tearing immediately followed, the beautiful woman’s protective light shattered, and she was torn apart by the giant tiger’s paw.
Whoosh!
Amidst a flash of blood, a Nascent Soul resembling the beautiful woman emerged, her face grave as she raised a pristine white Jade talisman.
Upon the Jade talisman, Phoenix Seal Scripts roamed erratically, spreading countless white traces that formed a temporary teleportation array in the void.
"Hmph!"
Fang Xi snorted coldly, and the Sky Demon Chant was activated.
The beautiful woman’s Nascent Soul immediately clutched her head and screamed, delaying her movement into the teleportation array.
Simultaneously, he threw out a Prohibition Space talisman.
A series of silver Phoenix Seal Scripts merged into the array that had formed in the void, becoming one with the other scripts.
Whoosh!
The teleportation array immediately collapsed!
Fang Xi flicked his finger, a bolt of Taiyi Divine Thunder struck the woman’s Nascent Soul, causing her eyes to roll back as she fainted and was captured inside the Devil-locking Tower.
Meanwhile, in the void, the omnipresent ’Qinghe Invisible Needles’ suddenly converged toward the center!
But there was a pitiful sword cry!
The mid-stage Transcendent God junior brother’s physical body exploded, and even his Nascent Soul turned to dust...
With a wave of his hand, Fang Xi annihilated five major Transcendent God cultivators!
He descended to the ground, collected the corpses of Elder Devil Gong and Old Min, then turned to glance back at the numerous cultivators atop the city wall.
Master Zhui Yue was still alright, but the other Nascent Soul cultivators shrank their heads, and Lord Wanbao nearly fainted.
Fortunately, Fang Xi merely glanced at them before transforming into a streak of light that disappeared into the horizon...
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Several hours later.
Inside the Mountain Sea Pearl Dongfu.
The Little Mysterious Turtle lay beside Fang Xi’s trouser leg, idly playing with a silver ’Spirit Snake Sword’ out of curiosity.
Fang Xi’s body was faintly enveloped in demonic light, as he was utilizing the Triphasic Destroying Origin Skill to transform into a Demon Cultivator while employing the Soul-Searching Secret Skill.
Casually tossing aside the petrified Old Demon Zhan’s Nascent Soul, it was entwined by a branch of the Monster Tree and retracted into the canopy, quickly vanishing from sight.
Then, he dealt with the beautiful woman’s Nascent Soul in the same manner...
After a long while, Fang Xi opened his eyes, "Indeed, it’s a talisman from the Upper Realm..."
He now understood why these five Transcendent God cultivators sought death so frivolously and the whole story behind it.
First off, the ancestors of the two clans had communicated orders to monitor him; preferably to capture him alive, or at least to acquire his whereabouts and wait for the arrival of envoys from the Upper Realm.
However, the ’Breaking Realm Incense’ could only transmit limited information, and the Upper Realm seemed to be wary, not explicitly mentioning the Kuyong Skills but merely instructing them to keep a distant watch over him.
They didn’t expect his Divine Consciousness to be so extensive and to find traces all the way, leading to his assault.
"Strictly speaking, Old Min and Elder Devil Gong were the most tragic... Even with their powerful Divine Skills and Magic Power, they could have fought me for quite a while without my resorting to killer moves, yet they died upon first contact..."
This had always been Fang Xi’s method—facing an enemy, he would of course bring out his trump cards right from the start and strike with deadly force!
But against a Returning to Emptiness enemy, like the Higher Realm envoys this time, he might as well just leave.
After all, he was merely a Transcendent God; why should he fight against a Returning to Emptiness over a rank gap?
When the time comes in the future after reaching Returning to Emptiness, even Integration, there will be plenty of time to reclaim his pride!