NOVPUBThe Heavenly Corpse Old Man was revitalized upon seeing Ji Xuexiao, who bore the Divine Seed, step in to obstruct Wei Shengxin. He knew that Su Changkong had also made preparations and ultimately decided to take action to help alleviate Su Changkong’s pressure!
Wishing for Su Changkong to be indebted to him so that he could ask for the Heavenly Dragon Battle Puppet, and not to mention his deep-seated hatred against Mo Junling, the Heavenly Corpse Old Man chose to abandon his entanglement with the Thirteenth Prince.
As Gu Lie launched a sneak attack on Su Changkong, the Heavenly Corpse Old Man, too, lurked behind, pouncing towards Mo Junling with a strike that intended to establish merit.
Mo Junling, furious as a madman, grabbed the Heavenly Corpse Old Man by the neck. The dark demon patterns on his body vibrated, and he exploded with arm strength, trying to fling the Heavenly Corpse Old Man away. However, the zombie-like body of the Heavenly Corpse Old Man was as immovable as a mountain. Instead, his arms and legs, like a giant python, coiled around Mo Junling’s body and limbs.
"Heh heh! Mo Junling, do you really think this old man is afraid of you? Today, I shall avenge my disciples and grandchildren!"
The Heavenly Corpse Old Man chuckled sinisterly. Mo Junling’s spear technique was exquisite and impregnable; it once badly wounded him in a single strike. But today, to explore the Heavenly Dragon Cave Sky, the Heavenly Corpse Old Man had compressed his lifespan, bringing his physical condition to an unprecedented peak.
Seizing the opportunity for close combat, Mo Junling’s spear technique and bloodline Divine Skills were unable to unfold, pressing his advantage against the shorter reach!
"Damn it! I’m going to skin you and pull out your tendons!"
Mo Junling roared, unable to contain his fury.
The two great masters entangled with each other, using hands and feet, even their heads to strike and their mouths to tear at one another. It hardly looked like a fight between two titans of the Demon Path but more like a disgraceful scuffle of hooligans in an alleyway.
Sent flying, Su Changkong glided a distance like a white crane, dissipating the force of the impact, and landed stably on the ground. His broken ribs pained him, but his Heaven Silkworm True Qi automatically circulated, stopping the pain and forming strands of Heaven Silkworm Silk that tugged and dragged, forcibly pulling the broken bones back into place.
The Five Qi turned into silks, swiftly dragging the Blade Soul back, returning it to the Sea of Consciousness.
"The Heavenly Corpse Old Man..."
Seeing the Heavenly Corpse Old Man, twisted and fighting with Mo Junling, Su Changkong felt deeply grateful. Although he was aware the Heavenly Corpse Old Man was not one to act without reward and was not a good person, his action to lend a hand in such circumstances was indeed rare.
What he needed to do now was to slay Gu Lie!
"Dao Wufeng, you are strong, a formidable enemy, worthy of my full effort! A fight to the death!"
With each step Gu Lie took, the golden light around him intensified, and his aura climbed higher. His voice was commanding, and at this point, there was no turning back. Once an enemy, they must be utterly destroyed!
"I never regarded you as a worthy opponent, just a corpse that can still move."
Su Changkong replied coldly and without courtesy.
Gu Lie, a Divine General from the Heavenly God Imperial Dynasty, with high status and strength, could be described by the word ’despicable.’ It would have been one thing to face him in fair combat, but to have others band together to attack him, to gang up on him out of numerical advantage, and to launch sneak attacks was utterly without dignity!
"Die!"
Gu Lie’s eyes flashed with a golden glint as he raised his True Qi and aura to the zenith, bellowing loudly while his left fist condensed True Yuan, carrying the terrifying might of a volcanic eruption and a hurricane’s roar.
A drop of Mysterious Turtle True Essence within Su Changkong transformed, and the Yin and Yang energies turned into thunderbolts. Tiger roars and thunder sounds gathered at his fists, and though the punch appeared simple and unadorned, it was a killing move that could obliterate an opponent!
"Boom!"
Their clash resulted in a flash of golden light that pierced the ground and clouds, and the tiger roars and thunder shook the heavens, shattering space, threatening to collapse the void.
As the collision occurred, the Blade Soul unsheathed from Su Changkong’s brow and shot towards Gu Lie’s neck. Gu Lie’s golden hand struck down fiercely, hitting the blade’s side.
"Bang!"
The Blade Soul was sent flying but immediately looped back around for another attack. Su Changkong’s left fist brought forth the sound of thunder, while his right hand wielded the Iron-Cutting Sword. He seemed to transform into a hurricane, his blade technique and fist technique reaching their extremes, slashing towards Gu Lie with a ferocious and encompassing assault.
Gu Lie, with punches and palm strikes, wearing a golden armor, collided crazily with Su Changkong without any hint of backing down. His eyes were filled with a mix of combativeness and murderous intent, focused only on defeating Su Changkong and eliminating this powerful enemy.
He was confident that by killing Su Changkong, even if he couldn’t take the Dragon Transformation Gate, this battle would solidify the foundation of his Martial Arts heart, enabling him to go further and have a better chance of stepping into the realm of a Martial Saint!
All three sides were engaged in intense battle, but the fight that garnered the most attention was between Ji Xuexiao and Wei Shengxin.
"Swish swish!"
Ji Xuexiao drew her Longsword from her waist, a crystal clear and icy blade that seemed forged from snow. With each swing of her Longsword, the Sword Qi poured forth as cold as a waterfall and as if an ice phoenix spread its wings in flight, freezing everything.
Snowflakes began to fall over half of Heavenly Dragon Mountain, and ice crystals formed, with the chilling cold piercing one’s soul, numbing hands and feet.
Wei Shengxin, just as unfathomable, danced with countless Dragon Snakes in the space around him, shredding each strand of Sword Qi, rolling and tumbling, turning trees to ash, toppling mountains, nearly upending the very earth.
"Wei Shengxin... With the surname Wei, could he be a descendant of that Martial Saint?"
Seeing the two sides in combat from afar, Nie Wu’s expression grew solemn. The Evil Sect and the Demon Gate had given rise to only a few Martial Saints, and it was not difficult for Nie Wu to guess Wei Shengxin’s identity, that he might be the reincarnation of a terrifying Martial Saint, or experiencing Bloodline Regression!
"Who is that woman? Bearing the Divine Seed and controlling it so perfectly... even freezing space! Could she too be the reincarnation of a Martial Saint?"
