Free Web NovelChapter 379: Chapter 379: They’re All Beasts
Three days ago, he might have been wary of them, but now...
He was in the Land Immortal Realm, and he was eager to test his might!
His Ten Extremes True Qi erupted. A reddish-gold radiance shot toward the heavens like an enraged dragon, dyeing the entire sky a brilliant crimson-gold.
The group of Primordial Sect disciples staggered back several steps as if struck by an invisible hammer, their faces a mixture of horror and disbelief.
The scar-faced leader’s pupils contracted. His knuckles turned white as he gripped the Jade Talisman at his waist.
’How could a Martial Dao Martial Artist from this World Heaven possess such terrifying True Qi? It made even them tremble.’
"Something’s not right!" someone in the group cried out. "This amount of True Qi... it’s probably equal to more than ten of our fellow disciples at Qi Cultivation Perfection combined!"
Cold sweat beaded on another man’s forehead, his gaze turning grim.
’Interesting... With this much True Qi, he could simply drown us in it.’
’This person is definitely not from this realm. Perhaps he’s a reincarnated Cultivator from another part of the Taihua Spirit Ruins Realm who snuck in...’
The scar-faced man’s sinister gaze swept over his sect-mates as he secretly began forming Escape Technique Hand Formulas.
In the dog-eat-dog Primordial Sect, fellow disciples turning on each other was more common than breathing. As long as it wasn’t done out in the open, anything was permissible—especially within a World Heaven.
The round-faced disciple’s expression was ugly as a dark suspicion formed in his mind.
"You’re not in the Martial Arts Nine Realms..."
Xu Yunfan didn’t answer. He simply raised his right hand and drew the Red Fire Dragon-Swallowing Mace.
The moment the Red Fire Dragon-Swallowing Mace was unsheathed, a vast amount of Ten Extremes True Qi poured into it, fully awakening the power of the Tier Seven Divine Weapon. The surrounding world suddenly dimmed as faint scarlet flames began to rise.
The nine dragon patterns on the mace’s body lit up one by one. The bluestone beneath Xu Yunfan’s feet melted into a glassy state from the intense heat, and all vegetation within a hundred-foot radius was instantly carbonized.
This Divine Weapon, forged from Outer Heaven Meteorite Iron, was now pulsing with the unique reddish-gold radiance of the Land Immortal Realm.
"Retreat first!"
The scar-faced man suddenly roared, flinging three grayish-blue talismans from his sleeve.
The talisman paper spontaneously combusted in midair, transforming into three chain-like strands of ethereal blue True Essence that shot toward Xu Yunfan.
The other disciples reacted with lightning speed. The scar-faced man had barely opened his mouth before they were already moving.
The round-faced Cultivator formed a Dharma Seal, his body blurring into a faint cyan afterimage. The Female Cultivator to his left executed the Seven-Star Step, silver light flaring from the soles of her shoes. The short disciple on the far right was even more vicious, shoving his companion toward Xu Yunfan.
Catching this from the corner of his eye, the scar-faced man couldn’t help but curse inwardly, ’Beasts.’
’In the dog-eat-dog Primordial Sect, what camaraderie was there to speak of?’
’Rather than joining forces while constantly worrying about being backstabbed, it’s better to be the first one to pull back and escape.’
’As long as I’m one step ahead of the others, disaster won’t catch me!’
’This person can’t be fought head-on. I need to find another way, a more deliberate approach.’
HISS!
The Red Fire Dragon-Swallowing Mace swept out, and the three ethereal blue chains dissolved like snow in boiling oil.
Wherever the mace’s shadow passed, the True Essence chains shattered inch by inch. The Ten Extremes True Qi surged wildly within Xu Yunfan, its sheer volume—thirty times greater—overwhelming the suppressive effect of their Qi Cultivation Stage True Essence.
The disciple who had been pushed forward didn’t even have time to scream. His Protective True Essence shattered like an eggshell. As the edge of the mace swept past his neck, his eyes were still wide with shock.
BOOM!
A second mace strike slammed into the ground, sending nine fan-shaped waves of molten fire erupting outward.
This was "Earth Dragon Flipping Over" from the Eight Desolates Dragon Fall Mace Technique. Xu Yunfan had intentionally used his Ten Extremes True Qi to trigger an Earth Vein Resonance below.
The scar-faced man, who was in the middle of forming a seal, suddenly stumbled. The ground beneath his feet began to roll like ocean waves, interrupting his Escape Technique Hand Formulas.
"Sky Splitter!"
Xu Yunfan snatched the Sky-Sundering Cloud-Piercing Bow from his back.
The bowstring vibrated with a sound like a dragon’s roar. Five arrows condensed from Ten Extremes True Qi simultaneously locked onto five fleeing figures.
This was "Five Stars Linked Beads," a technique only available upon reaching Perfection in the Sky-Sundering Cloud-Piercing Bow Skill that accompanied the Divine Weapon. The moment the arrows left the string, they created sonic booms, their tails leaving reddish-gold trails that lingered in the air.
THWACK!
A bowl-sized hole of blood and flesh exploded from the back of the slowest disciple, the short one.
The arrow’s momentum didn’t lessen after piercing his chest; it went on to pin the Female Cultivator in front of him to a rock wall by her calf.
The True Essence in their bodies automatically moved to protect them, forming a cyan membrane of light over their wounds. But the Ten Extremes True Qi was like a maggot burrowing into bone, continuously eroding them. Although their own True Essence was rapidly neutralizing the invading Qi, Xu Yunfan gave them no chance to heal. A third arrow shot out and pierced directly through the Female Cultivator’s brow.
"Form the Three Talents Array! If we keep running, we’ll all die! This guy defies all logic! Even if he broke through the shackles of the Ninth Realm, he shouldn’t be this powerful... He must have obtained something left behind in the Divine Martial Realm by the Divine Martial Daoist Master!"
The scar-faced man suddenly bit his tongue, spraying a mist of blood that coalesced into a strange rune in the air.
Three of the seven remaining disciples immediately responded, each summoning their Lifebound Magical Artifact.
A Snake-shaped Short Sword, an ancient Bronze mirror, and a string of Black Jade Prayer Beads.
The three Magical Artifacts resonated with the Blood Talisman, instantly erecting a pyramid-shaped, dark-red barrier. This was the Blood Evil Reunion Array, a life-saving technique of the Primordial Sect’s Outer Disciples that traded Essence Blood for incredibly strong defense.
Xu Yunfan sneered as the Red Fire Dragon-Swallowing Mace suddenly flew from his hand.
The mace’s body carved nine reddish-gold arcs through the air.
Each afterimage of the mace contained Mountain Soul Power, striking the barrier like nine phantom mountains in succession.
The instant the final strike fell, he clenched the fingers of his right hand into a fist.
"Break!"
The terror of the Land Immortal Realm was on full display—or rather, it was the terrifying power Xu Yunfan wielded *as* a Land Immortal.
The Defense Array they had formed was smashed to pieces by just a few blows.
A cold glint flashed in Xu Yunfan’s eyes. The Red Fire Dragon-Swallowing Mace trembled violently in midair, its reddish-gold patterns flaring with incandescent light as if lava was surging within.
The next moment, he relaxed his fingers, and the entire mace shot like a meteor toward the core of the Three Talents Array. Then...
"DETONATE!"
An earth-shattering roar erupted as the Red Fire Dragon-Swallowing Mace disintegrated at the array’s core, unleashing a volcanic eruption of berserk, reddish-gold True Qi.
The fragments of the mace, wreathed in scorching True Flames, shot out in all directions like a meteor shower. Each piece carried immense force, violently tearing the Array Base formed by the three Magical Artifacts to shreds!
PUFF! PUFF! PUFF!
The three cultivators maintaining the array were struck as if by lightning. Their Protective True Essence instantly shattered, and blood spewed from all seven of their facial orifices.
However, what horrified them even more was that the explosive True Essence, which should have dissipated, was suddenly frozen in midair by a terrifying suction force!
Xu Yunfan spread his arms, and his Ten Extremes True Qi cast out like an invisible net, forcefully gathering the scattered True Essence.
The dissipating energy was pulled into hundreds of fine golden threads that writhed like living things before rushing toward him like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, frantically pouring into the major acupoints of his body.
The moment that Exotic True Essence poured into his meridians, Xu Yunfan’s brow furrowed tightly.
Not only could this True Essence not be assimilated by his Ten Extremes True Qi, but it began to corrode his flesh and blood like a maggot feasting on bone!
Every wisp of foreign True Essence carried a completely different characteristic.
