NCCnovel Chapter 166: Crossing the River and Destroying the Bridge
Chapter 166: Crossing the River and Destroying the Bridge
Chapter 166: Burning Bridges
The two swept their gaze across the scene,
Both were startled, and then unconcealed greed appeared in their eyes.
The old Daoist of Lingxiao Sect said with surprise:
"I didn't expect Brother Guan to still have such a wondrous item as a Talisman Treasure in his possession?
I've never heard Brother mention it before."
This Talisman Treasure was originally prepared to deal with the two of them when it was time to burn bridges.
Unexpectedly, in this helpless situation,
It could only be used to protect them, which was quite ironic.
Guan Ming had no time to care at this moment,
What the two would think when they saw the Talisman Treasure.
He slightly closed his eyes, concentrating on mobilizing the magical power in his Dantian,
Injecting it into the Talisman Treasure.
"Now is not the time for idle chatter. If I am interrupted, I'm afraid neither of you will be able to leave this bamboo forest unscathed."
Hearing Guan Ming's voice transmission,
Only then did the two suppress the slight stirrings in their hearts.
As the magical power continuously accumulated,
The Aura emanating from that Talisman Treasure became increasingly powerful.
The half-moon ring blade drawn on the Talisman hummed continuously, seemingly eager to emerge immediately and clear obstacles for its master.
Ye Zhuxin also felt this strong Aura. Her Heart-Nature was exquisite, not foolish,
Naturally, she couldn't just sit by and watch the other party accumulate energy for the Talisman Treasure without doing anything.
Ye Zhuxin waved her slender hand,
The entire bamboo forest rustled, and countless emerald green bamboo leaves, like blades,
Flashed with cold light and fell towards the heads of the three people in the forest.
For a moment,
It was as if a rain of blades was falling throughout the entire bamboo forest.
These bamboo leaves appeared ordinary, but they contained extremely profound magical power,
Each one almost possessed the power to instantly kill a Qi Refining Great Perfection.
The old Daoist and the Little Monk's expressions suddenly became much more solemn,
To ensure Guan Ming could successfully activate the Talisman Treasure, and for them to successfully escape,
The two each employed their methods, their Magic Treasures all came out, and they all used their trump cards. The golden alms bowl expanded to several feet in size, like a magnificent canopy,
Firmly protecting the three of them.
Puff, puff, puff!
The blade-like bamboo leaves continuously fell,
The luster on the surface of the golden alms bowl flickered, bright and dim,
Upon contact, most of its power had already been削弱,
Appearing as if it was about to give out.
Seeing this, the Little Monk felt immense heartache,
Then angrily rebuked:
"Old Daoist, why aren't you making a move? What are you waiting for?"
At the critical moment of life and death,
The old Daoist of Lingxiao Sect didn't bother to bicker with the other party,
He threw out the jade thimble Magic Treasure.
This item had a similar wondrous effect to the golden alms bowl Magic Treasure,
It could not only be used as a blunt weapon to injure enemies but also transform into a barrier to defend against them.
At this moment,
The jade thimble expanded dozens of times, enclosing the three of them.
Combined with the golden alms bowl, it could be said to be impenetrable,
Blocking all the bamboo leaves outside.
Although the golden alms bowl Magic Treasure was somewhat shaky, under the Little Monk's desperate activation of magical power,
It barely managed to hold on.
Both sides knew what failure meant, so they dared not show any slack,
A contest of magical power thus began.
However,
All Cultivators had failed to notice,
Under the vast black chains of the Earthbound Thousand Machine Diagram, like a boundless ocean,
There were also twelve Spirit Bean Soldiers with no magical power fluctuations on their bodies.
After Li Lan escaped danger, he did not go far, hiding himself in a safe location,
Still controlling the Spirit Bean Soldiers, constantly monitoring this place.
Guan Ming's words still bothered him.
Li Lan clearly couldn't bear the consequences of being hunted by the Human Emperor Hall now.
Since this matter couldn't end well,
Then he could only find a way to deal with the person who caused it.
No matter who won or lost this struggle,
Guan Ming had to die.
Only by seeing the other party disappear,
Could Li Lan truly feel at ease.
Lingering here, although there were many risks,
Perhaps other deacons of the Human Emperor Hall would soon arrive upon hearing the news.
But for his own peaceful Cultivation later,
Li Lan could only take the risk.
The spell battle between the four Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators actually didn't last long.
But every participant felt that time became exceptionally long at this moment.
As the defending side,
The magical power in the Little Monk's Dantian was like a flood, quickly hitting rock bottom.
Suddenly,
A violent sound came from above his head.
The Little Monk's connection with the golden alms bowl Magic Treasure in his mind completely disappeared,
His Divine Sense attached to it was also completely annihilated.
Looking up,
That extraordinary golden Magic Treasure had been shattered into countless fragments, completely destroyed.
The Little Monk, whose mind was connected to it, suffered a backlash,
His face suddenly turned pale, and he spat out a mouthful of bright red blood.
"Not good!"
The Little Monk's heart skipped a beat. He had no time to check his injuries. He knew very well what it meant for his Magic Treasure to be destroyed.
At this moment, only one thought remained in the Little Monk's mind: run!
However,
As soon as he made a move,
A black light instantly appeared before him.
When he clearly saw what it was,
The Little Monk was immediately greatly alarmed.
"Demon Core! Old Daoist, my Magic Treasure is destroyed, quick, quick, block it for me—"
Before the Little Monk could finish his sentence,
The Demon Core, with an unstoppable momentum, directly crashed towards him.
Just as he was about to be pierced through,
The prayer beads hanging around his neck flashed with dazzling light.
A layer of golden light membrane suddenly appeared, completely enveloping the Little Monk.
The Demon Core fiercely struck the light membrane, creating ripples.
Crack!
One of the eighteen prayer beads silently shattered.
Although he narrowly saved his life with the protective Magical Artifact,
Under the Demon Core's warning strike,
The Little Monk's face was now extremely pale, as if it had lost all color.
He rolled his eyes and immediately fainted.
The Demon Core, having missed its strike, did not linger,
And instead crashed towards the old Daoist of Lingxiao Sect.
The latter, seeing this, was horrified.
He hastily withdrew his jade thimble Magic Treasure, focusing on protecting himself.
He slapped defensive Talismans on himself while looking at Guan Ming.
"Brother Guan, are you ready—?!"
The old Daoist didn't finish his sentence, startled to find,
Guan Ming was holding a half-moon shaped ring blade, his eyes closed, calmly sensing something.
Evidently,
The other party's Talisman Treasure had been fully charged at some point and could be activated.
"Brother Guan, you are too unkind. Since the Talisman Treasure is ready, why didn't you tell me?
Quickly help me stop this Demon Core—"
However,
Guan Ming was deaf to the old Daoist's complaints,
He released his Divine Sense, and after sensing the weak point of magical power in this bamboo forest,
He then spoke indifferently:
"Fellow Daoists, don't panic. I will now break this female Devil Head's innate Magic Treasure."
With that,
Guan Ming formed a sword-finger gesture and pointed it upwards.
The half-moon shaped ring blade immediately transformed into a rainbow light and flew out.
Seeing this, the old Daoist of Lingxiao Sect,
How could he not understand the other party's intentions?
He cursed with a face full of venom:
"You, Guan Ming! Despicable villain! You want to burn bridges now? Even if I die, I won't let you have an easy time!"
The old Daoist reached into his robes, just about to pull something out,
When the Demon Core arrived close by.
The jade thimble Magic Treasure had resisted for a long time, its power greatly diminished, and it was now at its limit,
Upon contact, it was instantly shattered by the Demon Core.
The old Daoist also suffered a backlash, his face turned pale, and he could no longer utter any venomous words.
The Demon Core's momentum did not decrease, and it directly crashed into the old Daoist.
At this moment,
A palm-sized rattan shield hanging on his chest activated on its own,
Blocking in front of the old Daoist.
However, the quality of this protective Spiritual Item was clearly far inferior to the Little Monk's prayer beads.
The Demon Core encountered almost no obstruction,
And completely pierced through the old Daoist's body.
The latter, in disbelief, wanted to say something, but in the end, only coughed up some bloody foam. His eyes gradually lost focus, and he ultimately perished on the spot.
Guan Ming didn't even spare the two a glance,
He controlled the ring blade Talisman Treasure, soaring upwards.
The emerald bamboo, which was difficult to damage even with Magic Treasures, was as fragile as tofu before the ring blade Talisman Treasure.
Guan Ming advanced irresistibly, and soon left the bamboo forest.
At this moment,
The effect of the Divine Brush Creates Dragon Spell had just about dissipated,
Guan Ming stood with his hands behind his back, the ring blade Talisman Treasure circling and swirling beside him. The whistling wind made his embroidered gold black robe flap loudly.
"Demoness, I'll give you one last chance. Immediately surrender,
Tell me your connection with the Human Emperor Hall's main hall, and all your secrets,
This deacon will make an exception and spare your life, and guarantee your safety thereafter."
Guan Ming looked indifferently ahead,
His brows couldn't help but furrow slightly.
At this moment,
Where was there any human figure in front of him?
Only a green snake, about dozens of feet long, lay across the air,
Staring intently at Guan Ming with a pair of cold, vertical pupils devoid of any emotion.
Evidently,
Although Ye Zhuxin's personality was arrogant, she was not foolish,
Without the confidence to directly withstand the Talisman Treasure,
She no longer maintained her human form and immediately transformed into her true body.
The green snake's body coiled and twisted, its scales layered, each one like a meticulously refined shield Magical Artifact,
Shimmering with cold light, with faint flowing light passing over them.
"Heh heh, after all this, you don't even know why you're chasing this Queen. How truly ignorant!
With a pathetic and laughable pawn like you, what need is there for this Queen to explain?"
A hint of mockery flashed in the enormous snake pupils.
Guan Ming's brow furrowed even deeper,
He keenly realized that the Human Emperor Hall's main hall's actions this time were unusual,
There must be some unknown great secret hidden behind it.
In the Cultivation World,
Secrets often also meant Opportunity.
However,
This damned mud loach in front of him clearly knew something,
But refused to tell him no matter what,
This feeling of wanting something but not being able to get it made Guan Ming very uncomfortable.
"The truly laughable one is you! Daring to venture alone into human gathering places, you're quite bold!
Forget it, once I capture you, I have plenty of methods to make you willingly become this deacon's spiritual pet!"
Seeing the other party uncooperative,
Guan Ming was too lazy to waste any more words.
He formed a sword-finger gesture with one hand, and the half-moon ring blade spun and slashed towards the green snake,
Its speed was even three points faster than Ye Zhuxin's Demon Core.
The powerful Spiritual Qi fluctuations emanating from it, even without the aid of the Spirit Bean Soldiers, Li Lan could still clearly feel from a great distance.
Ye Zhuxin showed no fear,
Its cold, vertical pupils stared intently at the half-moon ring blade.
When it approached,
The green snake suddenly swung its massive body, lashing out at the ring blade,
The snake tail and the Talisman Treasure collided fiercely.
At that instant,
The blade of the Talisman Treasure actually sparked brilliantly upon colliding with the green snake's scales,
The half-moon ring blade suddenly erupted with an even more powerful Spiritual Qi impact, attempting to cut open the green snake's scales.
But the layered and intertwined scales, their hardness was not much less than that of ordinary Magic Treasure imitations.
After this strike, it appeared completely unharmed.
Seeing this, Guan Ming's pupils couldn't help but slightly contract.
He suddenly remembered what the old Daoist of Lingxiao Sect had said earlier.
These high-level demon Cultivators usually had three treasures:
One was the Demon Core within their body,
The second was their innate Spiritual Item,
And the third was their Physical Body.
Although he had already prepared himself mentally,
But seeing with his own eyes that this demoness could actually withstand a Talisman Treasure with her Physical Body,
Guan Ming was still quite surprised.