Chapter 468 - 280: Successive Strikes, The Power of Many Arts
Chapter 468: Chapter 280: Successive Strikes, The Power of Many Arts
Wisps of golden light streamed from the short-bladed Spiritual Artifact. They no longer scattered, but instead converged into an incredibly solid golden pillar, attempting to intercept one of the Poisonous Pythons.
Like a ray of dawn, it shot with perfect precision toward the Soul-Eroding Poison Python—the one with the most sinister, cold aura and a deep violet sheen!
PFFT—!
The golden pillar of light pierced through the "body" of the Soul-Eroding Poison Python without any resistance. The python let out a silent wail as its massive Spirit Body was instantly torn apart and pulverized from within by the incomparably sharp Geng Metal Sword Qi, dissolving into specks of violet Poison Spirit light that scattered away.
However, the corner of Ye Qingwu’s mouth curled into a cold smirk. ’How could my Magic be so simple?’
Her Magical Power surged. With a series of gestures, the other two Poisonous Pythons suddenly coiled around each other and merged, simultaneously absorbing the scattered specks of Poison Spirit light. They transformed into an even larger, more vibrant, and more menacing Tri-Color Poisonous Flood Dragon!
The Poisonous Flood Dragon let out a silent roar and snapped its mouth open, spewing not venom, but visible, space-distorting waves of poison!
Wherever the poison waves passed, plants instantly withered into black ash. Even the air seemed to SIZZLE with corrosion. The attack’s range was immense, instantly enveloping both Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli.
Mo Zhaoli unleashed all his Magic and a flurry of Talismans, but it was still useless.
The terrifying, space-distorting poison waves were about to swallow them both. The sight of withering plants and dimming Spiritual Light was imminent. A cruel, triumphant smile was already spreading across Ye Qingwu’s lips.
Just at this critical moment!
Suddenly—
VMM!
A flash of Dark Gold fire erupted from the empty air in front of Lin Changheng!
The fire began as a single spark but instantly swelled into a raging sea of Dark Gold flames. It gave off no sense of evil; instead, it radiated an indescribable, majestic, and vast aura of the Pure Yang Realm!
Like an ocean tide, it surged out in all directions.
WHOOSH!
The sea of Dark Gold flames collided with the sinister poison waves.
There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a more absolute kind of annihilation, like snow meeting a blazing sun!
SIZZLE SIZZLE SIZZLE—
The terrifying poison waves, potent enough to corrode metal and stone and extinguish Spiritual Light, plunged into the sea of Dark Gold Flame. Like snow hitting a red-hot iron, they thinned and dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye. The sinister poison, corrosion, curses, and all other negative energies within were completely burned, purified, and scoured away by the ultimate Yang and unyielding power contained in the Dark Gold Flame—a power that shatters evil and cleanses all filth.
In the blink of an eye, not even a trace remained of the sinister poison waves that had once blotted out the sky.
The sea of fire then slowly receded, flowing back into Lin Changheng’s body as if it had never appeared.
For a moment, a dead silence fell upon the scene.
Only the surrounding patch of vegetation, turned to black ash where the edge of the poison waves had touched, testified to the terror of the previous attack.
The smile on Ye Qingwu’s face froze completely, replaced by utter shock and disbelief. She stared intently at Lin Changheng and cried out in astonishment, "What... What kind of Flame Secret Skill is that?! How could it break my Poison Spirit Killing Technique?!"
Her signature killing move, one for which she had even sacrificed a Poisonous Gu she had painstakingly nurtured, had just been effortlessly neutralized! This was absolutely not a technique an ordinary Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator could possess!
Lin Changheng didn’t answer her, nor did he give her a moment’s respite. A stream of strange, turquoise energy once again formed between his fingers and shot out, rapidly enveloping her.
It was the Hallucination Demon Technique, cast with the help of Wood Qi!
The Hallucination Demon Technique he had just obtained through Metamorphosis!
VMM!
Ye Qingwu’s Heart and Spirit were already in turmoil. Seizing the opening, the technique took hold, and she was plunged into an Illusion Realm!
One woven from the very foundations of her own fears.
She let out a furious, startled shriek. Colorful lights flashed chaotically around her as she waved her arms frantically, unleashing streams of Magical Power to attack the non-existent illusions around her. She looked like a madwoman, having completely lost all perception of and Defense against the Outer World!
"Now!"
A cold glint flashed in Lin Changheng’s eyes. How could he miss such a golden opportunity? Holding his fingers together like a brush, his Qi and Blood and Divine Sense surged wildly within him. The Red Sky Profound Flame flared up, infused with the Fire Poison Demon Technique, as he rapidly drew in the Void!
An intricate Dark Gold Curse Seal, shaped like a roaring Fire Demon, instantly took form.
It was the modified Divine Blood Curse Seal!
"Go!"
Lin Changheng flicked his finger. The Dark Gold Curse Seal transformed into a streak of light and, taking advantage of Ye Qingwu’s defenseless state within the Illusion Realm, shot with perfect precision into her Ancestral Acupoint between the brows, searing itself directly onto her brain!
"URGH—!"
Ye Qingwu’s body suddenly went rigid. She let out a bloodcurdling scream, momentarily breaking free from the Illusion Realm, but her eyes immediately filled with endless terror and despair.
She could clearly feel that a Curse Seal, imbued with a terrifying, restrictive will and the intent of destruction, had been deeply planted in the depths of her body, like the strongest of Shackles.