Free Web NovelChapter 584: 548 Investigation 6
"The traces of a thousand shadows extinguished!"
At this moment, all the black shadow creatures spoke simultaneously.
Their voices turned into sound waves, rumbling throughout the entire cave.
At the last word, ’extinguished’, the sound waves reached their peak and gathered completely.
The invisible sound waves twisted the air and light, forming an elliptical, constantly deforming shockwave that fiercely collided with Zhang Rongfang.
"Blood Lotus!"
"Final Form!!"
In the pool of blood, Zhang Rongfang lifted his head, his face bleeding from seven orifices suddenly becoming fierce and enlarged.
Countless muscles and blood vessels resembled earthworms crawling quickly protruding across his skin’s surface, forming lotus flower patterns.
His height quickly increased, expanding.
Three meters.
Four meters!
Five meters!
Six meters!!
The top of his head reached the cave’s ceiling, piercing a large hole directly through it.
Facing the massive sound wave impact, he clapped his hands together in the middle.
Boom!!!
The sound wave shattered.
Zhang Rongfang stomped his foot down.
Crash!!!
All the array patterns in the cave lit up with white light simultaneously, resisting his destructive trampling.
An invisible field forcibly held Zhang Rongfang’s right foot, leaving it suspended mid-air.
"Yin and Yang." In the corner, a figure emerged from the shadows again; it was Xue Tong, calmly watching the scene.
In a daze, a black shadow creature shot out from beneath him, and the magical weapon in his hand, Crystal City, suddenly transformed from pitch black to pure white.
Bright gold light emerged bit by bit from the tip of the sword.
Swish!!!
The magical weapon struck upward from beneath Zhang Rongfang, lightning-fast from bottom to top.
This sword was blocked by Zhang Rongfang’s third arm extending from his back. The two clashed violently, creating a loud noise.
Clang!!!
An explosive airwave burst from the collision center, forming a white cloud that scattered and crashed into the cave walls.
"Qianhua." Xue Tong’s expression remained unchanged, as if he had anticipated it.
Multiple shadows sprang from his feet again, all were sinister monster shadows bearing white magical weapons.
Each of these monsters had a crooked single horn on their forehead; their bodies resembled humans, some hunched, with sharp claws capable of holding weapons at the end of their limbs.
The shadow creatures continuously lunged at Zhang Rongfang. Their strength was significantly stronger than before.
The black shadows and blood mutually canceled each other, constantly emitting corrosive hissing sounds.
"Impressive..." At this moment, Xue Tong couldn’t help but acknowledge Zhang Rongfang’s progress was remarkably fast.
"Given more time to grow, perhaps someday I won’t be your match. Unfortunately... your fate is sealed."
Zhang Rongfang’s skills and tactics indeed exceeded some of his expectations, but ultimately, it was irrelevant. He had worshipped gods for decades, now accumulated vast resources, already stepping into the realm of the Residual God.
With decades of accumulation crushing down, no matter how strong Zhang Rongfang was, he was merely a flash in the pan; how long could he endure?
Watching the blood and shadows mutually cancel, evaporating, Xue Tong couldn’t help but feel regret.
"Had you not met me, nobody knows what heights your future would reach. A true shame...."
Zhang Rongfang did not respond; he was exhausted dealing with the array’s white light and the shadow attacks.
Exhausted to the point that he began spitting blood.
The blood spread increasingly outward from beneath him, covering more area.
One minute later.
He was spitting blood. Xue Tong’s expression was regretful.
Two minutes later.
He was spewing blood. Xue Tong slightly frowned.
Three minutes later.
He was bleeding profusely. Xue Tong felt something was amiss.
Five minutes later....
Puff.
The entrance was completely sealed by a mass of viscous blood.
At this moment, Xue Tong’s expression had become extremely serious.
The array’s function isolated gods and Buddhas outside, also isolating him inside, alone with Zhang Rongfang.
Meaning, one of them must die to get out.
This array was quite renowned during the time of god- and Buddha-related chaos.
It was called the Sealing God Array!
And now....
"This blood....." Xue Tong gazed down at the blood submerging his surroundings, then lifted his eyes to Zhang Rongfang.
At this time, Zhang Rongfang was drenched in blood, yet the blood washed over him like a fountain, slowly flowing down his body, while at his feet, countless streams of blood climbed back into his body.
Around him, there were only three shadow creatures left, still struggling for life.
But wherever they landed and touched any blood, dense white smoke would billow from the contact points.
The white light of the array beneath his feet had dimmed like a flickering candle in the wind.
Xue Tong’s gaze was fixed, staring at Zhang Rongfang.
"I take back what I said before. You now... are no longer just a prodigy...."
"You have enough qualifications... to become a dominant force in today’s Great Spirit."
Before the words were finished, Zhang Rongfang’s massive body suddenly moved. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
His six-meter-tall body bent over, dashed forward, and pounced. In an instant, he crossed tens of meters in the cave, with a single claw!
The sharp sound of breaking air transformed into an eagle’s cry. Blood flew out from Zhang Rongfang’s body, seemingly condensing into a blood-colored eagle behind him.
The eagle’s wings spread wide, and its sharp claws descended.
Boom!!!!
Xue Tong’s entire body was crushed like a watermelon by the giant claw, turning into countless black smoke, then corroded and transformed into white smoke.
"I acknowledge you, young one." Xue Tong’s voice echoed slowly from the residual smoke.
"No, it should be, Leader of the Human Immortal Temple!"
Boom!!!!
The stone wall of the cave was fiercely clawed through, dented, and collapsed, being crushed into a pit more than ten meters deep.
Retracting his sharp claw, Zhang Rongfang turned to look at the spot where Xue Tong exploded.
’Is he dead?’
’No, that was an avatar. But even an avatar with such strength is quite significant.’ Bai Lin’s response echoed.
’I thought so too. Xue Tong... who exactly is he? Could he really be the Sect Leader of the Great Dao Teaching?’ Zhang Rongfang wondered.
’Regardless, you killed one of his avatars. I’ve heard that your Daoist gods possess the Divine Ability of One Qi Transformed into the Three Pristine Ones, so aside from this avatar, there should be two more. You will meet again in the future. Be careful when the time comes.’ Bai Lin warned.
’One Qi Transformed into the Three Pristine Ones... Can I develop this Divine Ability by continuing to train in the Cultivation of Literature of the Daoism?’ Zhang Rongfang pondered.
’Cultivation of Literature is only used to increase or decrease the difficulty of transformation during the Descent of the God, and it does not relate to Divine Abilities.’ Bai Lin replied.
"I see...." All the blood at Zhang Rongfang’s feet began to return to his body.
The Blood River technique was indeed very powerful, but releasing blood was a bit slow, needing to cover the surrounding environment to maximize its power.
Zhang Rongfang reached out, scooped up a still-beating heart from the pool of blood on the ground, with vessels attaching it like a spider web.
He stuffed the heart back into the blood hole and watched the wound heal swiftly and disappear in an instant.
’Did you... hide your heart in the Blood River just now??’ Bai Lin’s voice couldn’t hide her shock and awe.
"No, the original one exploded, this one is reconstructed." Zhang Rongfang explained, "To prevent the heart from becoming a fatal weakness, I restructured the network of vessels around the heart."
He grabbed the heart again, then held onto the arteries, and stretched them like a rubber band.
Watching as the vessels lengthened and shortened in his hands.
"Look, I enhanced their contractility so I can hide the heart wherever I want.
Even if it’s discovered and destroyed, I can regenerate a new one, like the Spiritual Veins, isn’t that simple?"
’.....’ No, not simple at all... Even the Spiritual Veins’ rituals aren’t as freakish as this...
Bai Lin was at a loss for words.
Zhang Rongfang was also feeling reflective, with his life force increasing more and more, the blood accumulated in his body increasing, and the vitality of his flesh becoming stronger.
It seemed that the attribute of life didn’t provide him with any combat strength enhancement.
But, after reaching a certain height.... it began to gradually undergo a qualitative change...
Soon, the Blood River was fully absorbed back into his body, until the last drop of blood returned to his skin. Zhang Rongfang retracted the Blood Lotus and the final form, restoring to his original state.
"Let’s go, the matter with Xue Tong is temporarily resolved. It’s time to return."
’Don’t be complacent, you only defeated him in the cloud of mystery; this was a mental and willpower victory. In reality, Xue Tong’s power is absolutely astonishing, so be careful!’ Bai Lin cautioned.
"Of course, I understand, don’t worry." Zhang Rongfang nodded slightly.
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After Xue Tong disappeared, the poisonous fog in the entire Wish Girl Gorge suddenly decreased by more than half.
This made Zhang Rongfang realize that the Wish Girl had been framed all along; it was actually Xue Tong himself who created the poisonous fog to seal the area.
His purpose was mysterious, and his strength was formidable. According to Bai Lin, in terms of pure consciousness and will, he was already akin to a demigod.
If he had a body, his strength in reality would be terrifying, likely at the level of a Spirit General. freewebnσvel.cøm
And not a weakling like Sang Lan.
In response to this, Zhang Rongfang communicated with friends from the Reverse Time Association, securing promises of safety, and with Yue Shi’s influence rising like the midday sun, flaunting power and prominence, he no longer worried.
As time passed, his strength only increased; there was no rush for him.
In the following time, he focused on enhancing martial arts, stabilizing strength, and constantly observing his nephew.
He was also investigating and gathering intelligence on the Seven Sages Sword of Confucianism.
In the blink of an eye, more than two months had passed.
Xiaohuanqing officially reached the age of one. As Li Zhen from Confucianism mentioned, the anomalies in Xiaohuanqing lasted only half a year before fading and disappearing.
Soon, his nature became gentle, polite, and humble; at the age of one, he was already as tall as a three or four-year-old.
Moreover, his memory, comprehension, physique, and vigor improved significantly.
After repeatedly confirming intelligence, Zhang Rongfang was certain his nephew had passed the difficult period and would no longer revert to the previous malicious thoughts. Only then did he let go of his worries.
Understanding his sister’s mindset and ambition left a lingering discomfort in his heart.
So he no longer frequently visited the Mu Chi residence, instead spending more time at the medical hall, or the Human Immortal Terrace.
Each day, apart from practicing martial arts to avoid skill ossification, he researched new abilities and applied his acquired knowledge, such as employing the ’Forewarned +1’ advantage.
Many of these inherent talents were crudely used at best, fully capable of being combined into new immortal technique moves in complete form.
Also, the lineage of the Blood Race progenitor seemed to exhibit special effects as the blood within him increased.
In such research, time flew by, and soon, another year had passed...
