frightfiction #437 - Fierce Battle
#437 - Fierce Battle
The Spirit Flame Fairy was confident, believing that the Gold Devouring Insects were enough to kill Li Chengfeng.
However, she hadn't anticipated that his sword was exceptionally sharp, and his sword energy was even more unpredictable. The material actually caused her mental pain.
Although the Gold Devouring Insects had advanced to the third rank, with strength comparable to a human Core Formation cultivator, and could even devour top-grade magical treasures, they were instantly killed. This left her stunned and unable to recover for a moment.
Old Ancestor Nine Profound roared and suddenly waved his sleeve. With a buzz, the space vibrated, and the forbidden array activated.
The two flying swords that were about to kill the Spirit Flame Fairy instantly lost their target and were trapped in the array with a whoosh, trembling violently, seemingly about to lose contact with Li Chengfeng.
At this moment, Li Chengfeng suddenly understood, a smile on his lips, he looked at Old Ancestor Nine Profound and asked, "Nine Profound, the Soul Forbidden Treasure Manual you gave me seems to be missing the most crucial part. Do you know what it is?"
Old Ancestor Nine Profound snorted coldly, then smiled and said, "Your understanding of forbidden arrays far surpasses mine. Indeed, a part is missing from the treasure manual, and I have yet to discover what is missing."
Li Chengfeng chuckled, then suddenly struck out with a single palm, and a strange and powerful force burst forth.
Now that he had advanced to the Core Formation stage, the power of the Soul Severing Technique had increased nearly a hundredfold.
Old Ancestor Nine Profound was caught off guard and screamed, feeling as if his soul was being torn apart, and his mental power collapsed like a tide.
Fortunately, he was experienced in battle. As a powerhouse who had survived for tens of thousands of years, he quickly restrained his divine sense, but this allowed the two flying swords to escape and regain their freedom like swimming fish, plunging into Li Chengfeng's dantian, where they were tempered and nourished with the other eight swords in the dantian fire.
Li Chengfeng laughed loudly, "Want to trap me with an array? That's just wishful thinking!"
Old Ancestor Nine Profound was so angry that smoke came out of his ears. What kind of person was he? He once dominated the world, almost unifying humanity. If it hadn't been for his little junior sister who turned the tide and suppressed him, the world might have become a hell.
Now, he was being played by a junior, which made him furious. "Arrogant! Even if I exhaust all my strength today, I will kill you!"
He roared, "Because I see the shadow of my little junior sister in you, with the same extraordinary talent for understanding arrays. Die!"
Li Chengfeng remained unmoved and said calmly, "You don't understand why your master didn't pass on the entire 'Soul Forbidden Treasure Manual' to you.
He knew that you harbored ill intentions and were bound to rebel, so he kept this back.
And your junior sister, she severed her soul and sealed herself. If it weren't for that last resort, she wouldn't have been able to seal the ghost energy spring. I was fortunate enough to obtain the missing part, so you are useless in front of me."
Old Ancestor Nine Profound was furious upon hearing this, "So that's how it is. You little brat has quite the opportunity, actually obtaining this lost secret. As long as you tell me the missing part and help me leave this place, I will spare your life."
Li Chengfeng sneered, "Your words are like echoes in an empty valley, untrustworthy. Unless you make a Heavenly Dao oath, I will never believe you."
Old Ancestor Nine Profound's eyes were deep, and he smiled, "Alright, I promise."
Just as he was about to solemnly swear, Li Chengfeng preemptively struck, shouting, "Enlightenment!"
In an instant, the sound of swords echoed everywhere, surging like waves. The entire forbidden space seemed to be given new life, breaking and then standing.
Old Ancestor Nine Profound suddenly felt relaxed, as if the missing technique had filled his shortcomings and allowed him to break free.
However, he immediately noticed something was wrong. The sound of the swords was too beautiful.
By the time he realized it, it was too late. A dazzling sword light, with ten colors intertwined, cut through the sky at extreme speed, tearing apart the entire forbidden space.
Old Ancestor Nine Profound's roar shook the heavens. He suddenly opened his giant mouth, like a crack in the sky, spitting out a mottled and ancient magical treasure.
Although this magical treasure was damaged, it couldn't hide the endless forbidden power flowing on it, like a galaxy hanging upside down, dazzling and brilliant.
On it, nine dragon patterns coiled around, lifelike. They were not just illusory shadows, but genuine Nine Dragon Totems, the core of the Nine Dragons Coiling Dragon Array, the natal treasure that condensed Old Ancestor Nine Profound's life's work and soul imprint.
On the magical treasure, dense runes and arrays were intertwined, each stroke containing world-destroying power. Its power was comparable to the top-grade spiritual treasures in the world.
However, at this instant, an extremely dazzling sword light cut through the sky, like divine punishment descending, ruthlessly slashing on the array disk.
With a "buzz" sound, the array disk trembled, as if it was bearing an unbearable weight.
Old Ancestor Nine Profound was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but suddenly felt a stinging pain from the depths of his soul, as if being bitten fiercely by an invisible object.
His soul had gradually worn away in the long river of time, and now it was extremely fragile. If he suffered another heavy blow, he would be afraid of entering the abyss of life and death reincarnation.
In this critical moment, he instinctively contracted his soul, trying to avoid this sudden crisis.
At this moment, Li Chengfeng moved, appearing beside Old Ancestor Nine Profound like a ghost.
Dragon scales flickered on his palm, and flames swirled around it, as if a true dragon was possessing him, with boundless power.
He suddenly reached out and accurately grabbed the trembling array disk.
With a thought, the Heavenly Earth Self-Sealing seemed to respond to his call, suddenly erupting, firmly sealing the array disk. Then, with another thought, the array disk turned into a stream of light and was sent into the deep hell space, directly into the boiling blood pool.
The blood pool instantly boiled, and blood waves surged, as if countless creatures were wailing and struggling.
In the depths of the blood pool, a terrifying force began to work. The array disk rapidly decomposed in the blood pool, eventually turning into a lifelike dragon head.
This dragon head was not only realistic in shape, but also retained the original material and array, as if it was a carefully crafted work of art.
In the sky above the blood pool, dense arrays and restrictions emerged, numbering in the tens of thousands.
These arrays and restrictions, nourished by the blood pool, became more condensed and powerful, demonstrating the blood pool's terrifying ability to decompose all things and refine essence.
Now, this blood pool was no longer what it used to be. It could not only decompose tangible objects, but also strip away intangible laws.
Whether it was the material of the magical treasure or the arrays and restrictions carved on it, they were all hidden from the blood pool and were decomposed and refined one by one.
Li Chengfeng's eyes were like torches, ignoring the changes in the blood pool, and once again gathered all his strength to launch a more violent attack.
Old Ancestor Nine Profound, seeing this, was like a frightened bird. He instantly soared into the sky, his figure turned into a stream of light, and he escaped into an ancient painting. The painting slowly rolled up, completely sealing him inside.
This was actually Old Ancestor Nine Profound's proactive self-preservation strategy to avoid Li Chengfeng's pursuit.
"Hmph, just because my strength has declined, you are forcing me like this!" Old Ancestor Nine Profound's cold laughter came from inside the painting, revealing a hint of ruthlessness and unwillingness. "Alright, since that's the case, I'll let you taste true despair!"
With that, he gently waved his sleeve, and the entire space seemed to respond to his will. The power of the forbidden art suddenly surged, turning into a turbulent sea, with mud and rotten objects floating on it.
It quickly wrapped around Li Chengfeng's legs, and an irresistible dragging force tried to drag him into the seemingly endless swamp abyss.
However, the hidden dangers in this swamp were just a piece of cake for Li Chengfeng. The techniques he cultivated were profound and contained a deep understanding and application of poisons.
Although he did not specifically develop a lineage of poison techniques, in actual combat, his control and use of poison had reached perfection.
The highly poisonous filth in front of him was just an insignificant test for him.