Chapter 917: Spirit of the True World

Chapter 917: Spirit of the True World

The field of battle in the dome of heaven had been separated into two parts by the freezing wall of blue light!

To the left of the blue light, Xu Qing and the Captain were unleashing devastating trump cards. The Captain transformed into innumerable blue worms that belched out frigid energy to freeze all things. With the blessing of the blue skeletal hand, it became a terrifying might that could smash through everything with astonishing killing intent. Xu Qing was like the emissary of death itself, with the Spirit-Devouring Dagger in his hand, backed by a will of death and a destructive wind as he launched his attack.

To the right of the blue light, Lan Yao was locked in place and facing innumerable ghost-face centipedes, all of which had been taken over by Little Shadow and were belching black flames that became a sky-obscuring, sun-blocking poisonous gas. Because of all that, Lan Yao had no way to interfere.

But what really struck fear into her heart was the gruish blue spine, which writhed in front of her like a gigantic blue centipede. In fact, it looked very similar to the host of smaller ghost-face centipedes, and pulsed with an incredibly terrifying aura. From a distance, it seemed like the Captain’s centipede was the king of all the other centipedes, leading the sea of bugs to shake heaven and earth.

The aura cast by that sea of centipedes was something Lan Yao had never encountered before, and left her filled with a sense of crisis. As of now, it was hard to tell whether she was actually trapped in place, or whether she was simply unwilling to risk trying to help Feng Lintao.

Next, Feng Lintao, whose fleshly body had been frozen in place by the Captain’s worms, was hit by the skeletal hand. It was like a hammer crushing an ice cube as his fleshly body was ripped to shreds. Then the hand grabbed his heart and squeezed down on it. His heart was clearly about to explode.

At the same time, the blade light of Xu Qing’s Spirit-Devouring Dagger sliced through the light of the holy lands and reached the skin of Feng Lintao’s throat. A swishing sound rang out, and a huge wound opened up, slashing all the way through Feng Lintao’s neck to the point where his head was nearly severed.

Lan Yao’s eyes flashed as she flew backward and defended herself against the blue spine.

He’s probably going to use his trump card now, right...?

At that critical moment, as death seemed to wrap up Feng Lintao, and a bitter cry escaped his lips, his eyes also gleamed with determination. Then, his five major worlds, three of which were empty and two of which were real, suddenly flashed brightly.

The terrifying power of a Smoldering God erupted, billowing out in all directions. The skeletal hand that had been crushing his heart could no longer exert any force at all. It was as if the heart, which had been about to crumble, was now a chunk of hardened iron.

Xu Qing’s dagger stopped in place and could inflict no further damage.

The facial expression of both Xu Qing and the Captain flickered as five-colored light rose up from Feng Lintao’s five worlds. At the same time, a feather emerged from each of them. Feathers even came from the sealed worlds, as if the sealing that affected the worlds couldn’t do anything to the feathers. Each feather was a different color, but all were roughly a foot long. The moment they emerged, they pulsed with a chaotic, primeval aura, something incredibly strong and intense.

In fact, that aura seemed very similar to the aura of a domain treasure. It seemingly contained the power of essence, which was something that could shake flesh and blood, all while causing the soul to shiver.

“Spirit of the True World!” the Captain blurted, his pupils constricting. He decisively disengaged from combat and flew backward, all while giving Xu Qing a meaningful look.

Looking shaken, Xu Qing unhesitatingly withdrew the Spirit-Devouring Dagger and flew backward several meters.

The moment the Captain recognized the feathers, and the two of them fell back, the aura of the feathers shot up into the sky, turning into a five-colored tempest that connected the dome of heaven to the lands below. The five colors shoved aside the clouds and caused terrifying might to whip violently everywhere. Ultimately, the five precious feathers fused together, turning into a five-colored feather fan that pulsed with such an explosive energy it could shake the world and rock the ancient past. [1]

Feng Lintao could have transmitted all of his words, but instead he spoke them out loud. That was how confident he was.

As a result, Xu Qing and the Captain could hear everything very clearly.

Xu Qing cleared his thoughts. He hadn’t used any god magic. He still had The Emperor’s Sword, plus the emperor’s corpse. And yet, that was when the Captain blinked a few times and projected a message.

“Don’t do anything impulsive, Little Junior Brother. These two Chicken Wings aren’t simpletons, and we’re actually not a match for them. We need to get out of here and back to the sect. Once we’re with Master and the prime elders, we’ll be safe.”

The Captain spun, collected all of his items, and then raced off into the distance. In fact, he apparently spat out a few mouthfuls of blood to initiate a blood escape art and gain some speed. Xu Qing didn’t hesitate at all to collect the ghost-face centipedes and then race away at top speed. In the blink of an eye, the two of them became prismatic beams of light that disappeared over the horizon.

Feng Lintao didn’t stop them from leaving. Instead, he looked calmly at Lan Yao.

Lan Yao laughed softly. Grasping the blood pendant with her delicate hand, she hefted it a few times and sighed inwardly. The truth was that she had been holding back, for the exact reason Feng Lintao had mentioned. She’d wanted to get a glimpse of his trump card. Now that she’d seen his five-colored fan, she was convinced that he actually had even bigger assets that he hadn’t revealed. Based on what she knew of him, there seemed to be a very high likelihood that he had even deadlier tools at his disposal.

That said, it didn’t seem like a very smart strategy to continue holding back in the hopes of learning about them.

What’s more, those two humans are definitely chosen. They’re not simpletons.... Just now they were projecting messages to each other in which they mentioned a Master and some prime elders. Whether or not that was a trick, it’s something we should take into consideration. If it’s not a trick... then it means they’re backed by a terrifying organization. And that seems very plausible. After all, it’s not as though some random group could groom even one top chosen like that, let alone two.

If I keep forcing Feng Lintao to act on his own, it’ll cause too much of a delay. Furthermore, if we make too much of a scene, it could lead to unintended consequences, and could affect the larger mission. Another thing to consider is that if I piss off this Feng fellow too much, then given his personality, he might start guessing at the truth. After all, a bit of probing makes sense, but if I push it too far.... Well, as the saying goes, too far is as bad as not enough, right?

Having reached this point in her train of thought, Lan Yao nodded. “How can I help?”

Feng Lintao’s eyes glittered. “Ideally,” he replied coolly, “you could have personally taken action, Fellow Daoist Lan. Presumably, once you saw what they were capable of, you didn’t want to take that risk.”

Lan Yao didn’t respond.

“In that case, Feng Lintao continued, “I would like to request that you let me borrow a drop of Nobleplexus good fortune serum. With that, I can unleash my Nobleplexus Holy Hex, and thus assimilate those two humans.”

“Nobleplexus Holy Hex?” Lan Yao first looked surprised, then she chuckled. “You really are taking them seriously. Using the Nobleplexus Holy Hex is a bit over the top, isn’t it? Besides, given your current level of strength, even using some Nobleplexus good fortune serum will only allow you to unleash a small portion of the true might of the Nobleplexus Holy Hex. And even that will be terrifying. That said... I guess it might be worth it to assimilate the two of them with that hex.”

Lan Yao nodded and waved her hand, sending a jade bottle flying out.

1. Traditional Chinese feather fans are how you would probably imagine them. A fan made of feathers. That said, they do have a sort of typical look and feel. Here are a few pictures. ☜