Calamity Messenger

Chapter 449: Chapter 376: Divine Techniques: Candle Tear Red (Part 2)

In contrast, the Rabbit Heroine’s Fire Wall Divine Technique is clearly a consuming attack divine technique, so True Man of Locking Dragon devised a strategy with just a probe—to provoke and wear down Rabbit Heroine’s spiritual essence, then capture this little girl with drained essence and spank her hard.

Upon advancing to Foundation Establishment, instead of hiding away to gather fortunes and nourish her Dao Foundation while exploring secret realms for tokens, she dared to annoy me... Truly arrogant upon a brief triumph, if I don’t teach her a lesson now, she’ll be killed by other Foundation Establishment soon enough.

Back when my uncle was chased around by Emperor Divine Martial, after achieving Foundation Establishment, didn’t he also lay low for several years before emerging? This little girl is even more exaggerated than my uncle, advancing to Foundation Establishment before fully maturing, even in major family factions in the Outer Realm, there are no such cases, right? If not for the relationship with Pharmacist’s Wish, I’d have wanted to kill her immediately.

But presently, the Rabbit Heroine shows no signs of spiritual essence depletion?

She swings her long blade freely, constructing a Castle of Candle Tears out of thin air, with layered fire walls resembling multiple defense lines—chains shot by True Man of Locking Dragon would turn to ashes before touching Rabbit Heroine.

Although Rabbit Heroine may not threaten True Man of Locking Dragon, if she wishes to act recklessly, True Man of Locking Dragon is helpless against this rampaging young girl!

What exactly is this Dao Foundation? What profession? What divine technique? How could there be such an exaggerated new Foundation Establishment in the world!

The Castle of Candle Tears suddenly opened a hole, and Rabbit Heroine jumped out, seemingly tired of the meaningless attack and defense, wanting to close distance for a decisive battle!

Foolish!

True Man of Locking Dragon had already seen that Rabbit Heroine lacks a defense token in airborne movement; she’s indeed a live target now.

Chains clattered out, as True Man of Locking Dragon maximized the activation of ’Exorcism Chain’, sending sixteen golden lock chains towards Rabbit Heroine, spaced well apart, covering all directions around her.

No escape!

Yet, Rabbit Heroine strangely did not swing her blade; like a bird flying into a snare, she abandoned all resistance. As the first chain was about to capture her, her figure suddenly blurred, dodging the chain in an environment with nowhere to leverage!

A chill passed through True Man of Locking Dragon’s chest; his slender, pale neck quivering as though licked by a snake’s tongue.

Despite the sun blazing and the Candle Tears illuminating the sky, Rabbit Heroine seemed bathed in dark rain, swallowing all warm colors. Although the characteristics of fourth-transition professions don’t rewrite heavenly laws like divine techniques, as abilities derived from Foundation Establishment Messenger’s Qi Blood Divine Soul, they possess their own wonders. If divine techniques are ’doing as one pleases’, then characteristics are ’acting in accordance with the heavens’, where even heaven and earth harmonize with Foundation Establishment Messenger!

[Rain of Madness]!

Though seemingly similar to [Heavy Rain], it’s like the disparity between ants and common humans in lifting weights over five hundred times their body weight.

Even if True Man of Locking Dragon could evade, it’s too late!

In an instant, Candle flames spread, transforming into Fire House, engulfing Bodhisattva!

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Gardenia Wilds.

Needing to restore defense tokens, Winter Hunting Zhenren expedited the frequency of expeditions in the Mountain Temple Secret Realm for resources.

Currently, the secret realm is digging deep pits to set traps—Foundation Establishment Demon Fiends, though they can crawl or leap to escape traps, can be knocked back from appropriate positions and burned bit by bit with fire oil even by Second-Turn Messengers.

Of course, not all demon fiends are resolved thus, accidents may occur, but the Mountain Temple Secret Realm has been thoroughly researched for a century under the Helan Family, enabling Winter Hunting Zhenren alone to conquer the secret realm without injury, albeit at significant Dao Foundation loss over time.

Winter Hunting Zhenren sat alone in the Quiet Hall, ten-zhang-long windows all open, facing the intensely fragrant Gardenia Wilds outside.

He held a list in hand, featuring transactions from the Chang’an City trading platform from yesterday, sent to him immediately by the Chang’an Helan Family today.

Although possessing a Treasure Hunting Order, enabling real-time view of the trading platform, six days ago it only contained a trade order for the Earth Demon Exorcism Bell, with no updates since. Winter Hunting Zhenren wasn’t surprised; whether Foundation Establishment or mortals, all may enter secluded cultivation—he presumed the trading platform might go dormant for months, thus rarely checked, so he was caught off guard by the recent update.

"Yaksha Mask, Muddy Gold Spear... all tokens from the Baibao Guards of the Qi Kingdom." Winter Hunting Zhenren mused: "Likely not someone internal to Qi Kingdom, but having robbed Baibao Guards, who would dare provoke Ying Le, that madman? Wait, there indeed appeared a ’Yaksha’ in Qi Kingdom daring to challenge Ying Le before—might the Treasure Pavilion Master be related? But ’Yaksha’ only had third-transition; reportedly slain by Ying Le... However, the goods sold by the Treasure Pavilion Master never included Immortal Materials aside from Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends—could he truly not be Foundation Establishment?"

"Sigh, if the Treasure Pavilion Master were willing to collaborate, there’d be no need to sell this trash—even simple reselling could garner fifth or even sixth-transition resources."

Globally, many attempt to speculate the identity of the Treasure Pavilion Master. While it appears merely a trading platform, it boasts ’distance-ignorant trading’ and ’anonymous trading’ as key traits—the one who masters this platform can harness resources from the whole world, compelling all messengers to work for him!

Therefore, witnessing Treasure Pavilion still dealing in ordinary resources infuriated Winter Hunting Zhenren, as if seeing a child using prime commercial property to play house—’You’re poor, why not seek collaboration with me? Together we’ll grow and succeed, achieving new heights!’

While Winter Hunting Zhenren harbored resentment in his heart, he suddenly trembled, noticing a break in the white ash circle drawn beside him.

Was the ’Drawing Dungeon’ of the Lingshu Calming Array breached?

While outsiders view [’Drawing Dungeon’] as a technique symbol, only Winter Hunting Zhenren understands its dual nature of technique and fate. Paired with the Lingshu Calming Array enhancing self-fortunes, should perils threatening Winter Hunting Zhenren arise, he could instantly perceive—hence, drawing ground for a prison, while living above, paying no heed to outside seasons.

Who seeks to harm me?

True Man of Locking Dragon?

Or the Treasure Pavilion Master? Have I truly grasped his clues, thus he acts first?

I’m unafraid of antlered old women or the elusive Treasure Pavilion Master—merely defensive tokens need repair, unsuited for a fight!

Best to evade to Chang’an City!

At dinner, the maid knocked every quarter hour—after three silent attempts, brought the steward to cautiously open the door, finding Quiet Hall empty. On the mat lay a note reading ’gone to visit friends, inform truth should fellow Daoists arrive’.