Chapter 453 - 187: Earth Fiend Divine Acupoints, Storm in the Liang Kingdom (Part 2)
Chapter 453: Chapter 187: Earth Fiend Divine Acupoints, Storm in the Liang Kingdom (Part 2)
"You beast! You’ll die a horrible death! Her Majesty will never let you get away with this."
"You bastard! This Emperor will be waiting for you in Jiuyou! Her Majesty will surely slay you!"
"AHHH—!"
The sounds of vicious curses rang out continuously, but Fang Xing paid them no mind.
Through constant Refinement, the Black Mountain Demon Emperor’s soul finally dissipated completely.
A powerful surge of Soul Power instantly poured into his Primordial Spirit.
’Only ten percent...’
Fang Xing opened his eyes, somewhat disappointed.
The effect of refining and absorbing a Demon Emperor’s Demon Soul wasn’t very significant.
’It seems only a Divine Soul that has reached the Primordial Spirit Level can provide a decent boost to my own Primordial Spirit,’ Fang Xing thought to himself.
He wasn’t too surprised, however.
The gap between the Yin God and Primordial Spirit realms was immense. Even a Demon Emperor Level Demon and Monster would find it incredibly difficult to cross that threshold.
The most important prize was still the Demon Emperor’s Demon Core.
And, of course, the Demon Emperor’s Flesh Body.
Those were the real treasures.
With this in mind, Fang Xing retrieved the Black Mountain Demon Emperor’s Demon Corpse with a single thought.
He cut open the Demon Corpse, and a massive Demon Core appeared before him.
It was a purple Demon Core, as large as a watermelon.
It contained an astonishing amount of Demon Qi, and a faint, flickering shadow was vaguely visible within it.
That was the Demon’s Residual Thought left behind by the Black Mountain Demon Emperor.
Gazing at the watermelon-sized Demon Emperor’s Demon Core, he could feel the vast Demon Essence contained within.
It was hundreds of times more potent than that of a Demon King.
[A pure Demon Emperor’s Demon Core, containing Earth Qi. Enhancement cost: 30,000,000 Enhancement Points.]
’Thirty million...’
’That’s exactly the number of Enhancement Points I got for killing him.’
Fang Xing’s heart ached as he looked at the Demon Emperor’s Demon Core.
He had only received thirty million Enhancement Points for slaying a Demon Emperor.
And a single enhancement of this Demon Core would use them all up.
However, Fang Xing quickly composed himself. He had grown accustomed to this ever since he started slaying Demon Kings.
’This Demon Emperor’s Demon Core should provide a significant boost to my Prison-Suppression Golden Body.’
The thought had barely crossed his mind before Fang Xing began enhancing the Demon Core without hesitation.
A thick, crimson light enveloped the Demon Core, and the watermelon-sized orb began to shrink.
In the blink of an eye, it had shrunk to the size of a fist.
’Why did this thing shrink...?’ Fang Xing grumbled inwardly as he looked at the smaller Demon Core.
When he had enhanced Demon Cores before, their size had barely changed, but this time it had shrunk severalfold.
However, although the Demon Core had shrunk, the energy aura it contained had become even more astonishing.
The essence was now concentrated!
[A pure Demon Emperor’s Demon Core has been successfully enhanced. You have obtained one Emperor Level Piyao Essence containing Earth Essence Qi.]
’Hm?’
’Earth Essence Qi!’
Looking at the enhancement notification, Fang Xing stared intently at the Emperor Level Piyao Essence in his hand.
Earth Essence Qi was supposed to be a unique type of treasure.
It could only be found in very specific locations.
Most importantly, the cultivation of his All Heavens Life and Death Wheel required Earth Essence Qi.
Cultivating the Seventy-Two Earth Fiend Divine Acupoints required at least seventy-two strands of Earth Essence Qi.
He had never seen this item before, not even in the Qing Province Observatory.
To advance the All Heavens Life and Death Wheel, one must master the one hundred and eight Celestial Spirits and Earthly Fiends.
Both the Celestial Spirit and Earth Fiend Divine Acupoints required different Marvels of Heaven and Earth to open.
And Earth Essence Qi was one of those very Curiosities needed for cultivation!
It could accelerate the process of opening his Divine Acupoints.
With each new Divine Acupoint opened, he could absorb more Star Power to strengthen himself.
The Power of All Heavens Stars was infinite!
This was one of the reasons Fang Xing had set out on his journey—to see if he could find any of these Curiosities.
If he didn’t find any, it wouldn’t be a major setback. As long as he cultivated the All Heavens Life and Death Talisman, he could absorb not only Star Power daily, but also Earth Qi.
Earth Qi was formless, so he couldn’t isolate it for enhancement.
Although not as potent as the Curiosity known as Earth Essence Qi, it still allowed for slow but steady progress.
But now, it seemed he had opened the door to a whole new world.
Enhancing an Emperor Level Demon and Monster Core could actually produce a Divine Beast Essence containing Earth Essence Qi.
This was definitely a pleasant surprise.
’If I just swallow this and use the All Heavens Life and Death Talisman to absorb the Earth Essence Qi within, there shouldn’t be a problem, right...?’
Fang Xing looked at the Piyao Essence.
Separating the two was impossible.
It was fused with the Essence, making it impossible to strip away. He wasn’t extravagant enough to destroy an entire Demon Emperor’s Demon Core just for a single strand of Earth Essence Qi.
’I have to try!’
His mind made up, Fang Xing put the Emperor Level Divine Beast Essence into his mouth and began to absorb it.
The moment he ingested it, the All Heavens Life and Death Talisman, which floated above the Primordial Embryo in his Dantian, began to vibrate. A strand of earthy-yellow Essence Qi was drawn out of the Divine Beast Essence and absorbed into the talisman.
A tremor ran through his body.
’It works!’
After the successful attempt, Fang Xing’s eyes lit up with certainty.
It worked!
The All Heavens Life and Death Talisman could indeed absorb the Earth Essence Qi contained within the Divine Beast Essence.
A weight was lifted from Fang Xing’s mind. He immediately activated his Dragon Elephant Prison-Suppression Force and began to absorb the Emperor Level Piyao Essence with all his might.
Compared to a Demon King Level Divine Beast Essence, the Emperor Level one seemed to possess a much purer quality.
They weren’t even in the same league.
The vast Essence Power diffused throughout his body, sweeping through every single inch of his being.
It felt as if every cell in his body was being saturated with the power of the Divine Beast Essence.
...
「The night passed in silence.」
Atop the mountain peak, Fang Xing slowly opened his eyes.
After a full night of Refinement, he had successfully absorbed all of the Earth Essence Qi contained within the Emperor Level Divine Beast Essence.