Grasping the Evil-Chapter 783: Heaven-Shattering Arrow, Beast of Destruction
"You’ve come here to snatch the Heaven-Shattering Arrow?"
The White-Browed Taoist Youth gradually put away his surprise, revealing a disdainful sneer. With a sudden flick of his sleeve, the sword’s chilling frost spreading across the starry sky was instantly collected away.
He raised his hand again, summoning a mysterious green array diagram. In the next moment, thousands of Immortal Cultivators immediately held up array flags, encircling Senluo tightly.
The group of Immortals shook the array flags, immediately invoking the grand forces of the starry sky, activating the array diagram, and laying down another boundless array diagram. A tree emerged from the diagram, transforming into thousands of strands of green light, trapping Senluo within the formation light.
Within the formation light, green vines with thorns constantly emerged, wrapping around Senluo.
The hardness of this formation light was definitely not weaker than the black prison barrier that Senluo used to imprison the Shenhao Twin Emperors.
"Mysterious Pine Eight Formation Diagram..."
Senluo slightly furrowed his brows, then coldly snorted, dispersing the Frozen Nether Sword Divine Skills. Boundless blood flames erupted around him, burning away the green vines that wished to approach, as his red hair wildly danced.
Killing the Jiuyou Emperor was for old grudges.
He had no old grudges with the Zhen Yuan Emperor, but heard that the Heaven-Shattering Arrow was unsurpassed in sharpness, capable of shattering Innate Treasures and breaking the defenses of Immortal Emperors. It might aid his plan, which was why he diverted his path to seize the Heaven-Shattering Arrow.
Senluo knew that this Zhen Yuan Emperor was adept in a life-saving secret technique of the Spirit, and also knew that with his strength, defeating Zhen Yuan wasn’t difficult, but killing Zhen Yuan was as hard as climbing to the heavens.
The Heaven-Shattering Arrow was the treasured artifact that the Zhen Yuan Emperor had cultivated for many years, and naturally, it couldn’t be handed over to Senluo for nothing.
Senluo understood in his heart that if he didn’t make Zhen Yuan fearful today, he would never willingly hand over the Heaven-Shattering Arrow!
With a flip of his hand, a blood-colored ring suddenly appeared in Senluo’s hand, which he wore on his hand.
This was a medium dichiliocosm called the Shà Jiè, containing an Evil Domain, and the treasure was covered in seals within which some fierce creature was sealed!
"Open the Evil Domain!"
With a cold shout from Senluo, the ring on his finger emitted a faint blood light, and in the starry sky before him, a gigantic Blood Flame Giant Door appeared out of thin air.
As the door was opening, it seemed to be met with some fierce attack before it shattered with a roar!
In the next instant, an Inkscale Behemoth, short on four legs and with a large head and body, appeared suddenly, crashing through the giant door into the starry sky.
As soon as this beast emerged, its eyes gleamed fiercely, scanning the surroundings, releasing an earth-shattering beastly roar. Its presence was comparable to a Triple Calamity Immortal King, raising its purple horn, furiously charging towards Senluo.
The sharpness of its purple horn was unmatched by some Innate Treasures, and though it only had the cultivation of a Triple Calamity Immortal King, if it were to ram into any Four Calamity or Five Tribulation Immortal King, it could likely deal considerable damage.
Seeing the roaring Inkscale Behemoth charging at him, Senluo showed a look of regret, yet he didn’t dodge. He merely raised a hand and struck towards the Inkscale Behemoth, forcibly halting its charge, pretending to be indifferent, he said,
"You were originally the Xiao Family’s guardian beast. When I slaughtered the entire Xiao Family back then and forcibly subdued you, your hatred towards me was only natural. You’ve attacked me several times, and I didn’t pursue you because in the entire Xiao Family, you were the only one who treated Qianxun well."
"Today, I’ve come to this starfield to seize the Heaven-Shattering Arrow and release Qianxun’s Residual Soul her last wish. Will you help me seize the Heaven-Shattering Arrow?"
Senluo spoke no more after this, casually dispelling the formation light attacks from the Eight Formation Diagram, silently observing the Inkscale Fierce Beast.
The originally raging fierce beast paused its fierce glow in its eyes after hearing Senluo’s words, gradually dimming.
"She may want to see you too. Will you come to the Heavenly Prison with me and meet her?" Senluo continued.
"Roar—" The Inkscale Fierce Beast let out a roar, its eyes suddenly filled with an even more intense fury than before, yet this fury was not directed at Senluo.
Seeing such a look from it, Senluo knew that the beast had agreed to help him.
He nodded with satisfaction, conveyed some words to the Inkscale Behemoth, then turned his gaze to the surrounding green formation light. A cold gleam arose as he coldly laughed and said,
"Zhen Yuan, though your Mystic Origin Soul-Separation Art is formidable, it may not elude this beast’s pursuit! Since you refuse to obediently hand over the Heaven-Shattering Arrow, don’t blame me for being ruthless! Imperial Skill, Void Wing!"
Senluo suddenly lifted a foot and forcefully stomped down on the array diagram beneath him. The surrounding void immediately twisted violently, causing the nearby space to contort as well.
Under the extreme distortion, the grand forces were thrown into chaos, causing the formation light to collapse in pieces.
Standing in mid-air, Senluo tore through with both hands, the intangible space in his hands seemed like thin paper, ripping open with a sound.
Having torn the void, the great array completely collapsed, the mysterious green array diagram suffered a loss in power, flying back into the hands of the White-Browed Taoist Youth, while the thousands of Immortal Cultivators setting up the formation were all heavily countered, sustaining injuries and retreating.
"This is one of the strongest Divine Skills from the ’Void Sutra’... The Void Wing Technique, able to twist space and break through grand forces, even trapping you in the Eight Formation Diagram..."
The White-Browed Taoist Youth’s gaze was extremely solemn as he put away the Mysterious Pine Eight Formation Diagram and took out another treasure, a copper hammer of indigo color, which he suddenly sacrificed.
As the hammer grew with the wind, it ascended skyward emitting divine light, striking down toward Senluo’s Tian Ling with innate might.
"The Battle Sect Hammer..."
Senluo squinted his eyes, abruptly raised his hand, and grasped with five fingers, causing the space to twist once more.
The innate hammer’s attack direction was immediately diverted, crashing towards countless Immortal Cultivators nearby.
Most of these Immortal Cultivators were Fate Immortals, with a few Enlightenment Stage individuals, very few Shedding Void Stage, and only three mumblied individuals, with no Eternal Sixth Calamity in sight.
With the hammer’s strike, hundreds of Fate Immortals were instantly crushed into meat paste, perishing in the starry sky, with more than a dozen Enlightenment Stage individuals falling, and two Shedding Void Stage individuals losing their physical defense, leaving only their Spirit.
Witnessing the hammer’s lethality on his own, the White-Browed Taoist Youth’s complexion was exceedingly grim as he hurriedly raised his hand, retrieving the treasure hammer. He then took out a golden treasured bow, nocking it with a golden crystal arrow, aiming it at Senluo.
Senluo’s Void Wing Technique could redirect most magical treasures’ attack directions, but certainly could not redirect this arrow’s attack direction!
For this arrow was one of the Twelve Heaven-Shattering Arrows that Senluo dreamed of!
Without any hesitation, the White-Browed Taoist Youth flexed the bow and fired an arrow, the string becoming a full moon, shooting towards Senluo!
A flash of golden light, and the arrow’s shadow was gone, but Senluo hadn’t even reacted. A sudden pain in his chest indicated an arrow piercing through his Dantian, penetrating his Spirit...
Even the indifferently cold-hearted Senluo showed a hint of mild astonishment at this moment, which quickly transformed into fervor.
"Indeed, with this arrow, my plans to destroy have gained more assurance! This arrow, I am determined to have it! Soul Extraction!"
Senluo laughed skyward, raising his hand to the entire galaxy.
He extracted the Soul of the Great Earth, the Void Realm Soul, and the Souls of the Celestial Bodies!
Senluo’s Soul Extraction Technique, only reached the extraction of the star soul, but instead of extracting from any single Cultivation Star, he extracted from countless Cultivation Stars in Zhenyuan Star Domain!
Throughout the Eastern Heaven Immortal World, there was no other Master capable of extracting the souls of an entire Star of the Celestial Emperor Starfield, only this one man!
Having extracted the entire Celestial Emperor Starfield’s star souls, Senluo’s aura skyrocketed, reaching the realm of the Eternal Sixth Calamity in an instant!
Even without extracting souls, he could kill the Jiuyou Great Emperor. Now, having performed the secret technique, reaching the cultivation level of the Eternal Sixth Calamity, he could sweep across even those with the cultivation of the Eternal Seventh Calamity!
The White-Browed Taoist Youth before him was simply not worth fearing!
"Since you refused to hand over the Heaven-Shattering Arrow voluntarily, I shall take it by force!"
In this moment, Senluo roared towards the sky, releasing an earthshaking demon howl, with blood flames around him wildly extending in the starry sky, transforming into waves of a blood-colored sea of fire.
The blood-colored sound waves violently shook all around, and for thousands of Immortal Cultivators who were struck by the blood-colored sound waves, their physical defenses trembled, letting out a wail, and exploded into misty blood.
The demon howl entered the ears of the White-Browed Taoist Youth, immediately causing dizziness and a ringing in his ears, his blood chi thrown into chaos, demonic thoughts invading his body.
Forcefully activating a secret technique to stabilize his aura, the White-Browed Taoist Youth hadn’t had time to react before he realized that the Senluo he saw before him had long vanished, his whereabouts unknown, leaving only the fierce beast Senluo had summoned, coldly gazing at him in the void!
"Not good!"
The White-Browed Taoist Youth immediately felt countless warnings in his heart. Without a second thought, his form flickered, shattering into forty-nine divine lights, fleeing in forty-nine directions.
Yet, the Inkscale Behemoth, which had remained unmoving like a mountain, suddenly emitted divine light from its eyes, sweeping across the divine lights into which the White-Browed Taoist Youth had transformed.
With each light swept, a miserable cry echoed from within.
Forty-nine cries rang out, as forty-nine divine lights shattered. The White-Browed Taoist Youth reappeared in the starry sky with a flicker, looking pale and weak, glaring angrily at the Inkscale Behemoth.
"With my Mystic Origin Soul-Separation Art, I should have been able to escape danger, even an Eight Tribulations Celestial Emperor couldn’t capture me. I never thought using it today, you could break my divine skill! Hmph, now I understand! I never guessed that I failed to see you for the beast that cultivated ’Divine Light of Destruction’!"
As the White-Browed Taoist Youth spoke, he clenched his fist and struck fiercely at the void to his left.
In that direction, Senluo appeared with red hair wildly dancing, throwing a punch without a word, directly meeting the White-Browed Taoist Youth’s fist light.
With the clash of fists, Senluo did not retreat a single step, but the White-Browed Taoist Youth spat blood and retreated, breaking pieces of the void.
Senluo looked at the unsteady White-Browed Taoist Youth, suddenly sneering. He tore forward vehemently with both hands, causing the space to warp immediately.
A sharp pain assaulted the White-Browed Taoist Youth all around, his physical defense once again gravely injured by the distorted space. He glared with rage and fright as Senluo advanced step by step, terror entwining with his anger.
He realized that Senluo could not be defeated by him, and if the battle continued, he might die at Senluo’s hands, just like the Jiuyou Emperor...
"Enough! I’ll give you six Heaven-Shattering Arrows, let me go! If pressed, I will fight you desperately, and you will gain nothing!" The White-Browed Taoist Youth gritted his teeth, saying.
"Twelve arrows, not one less, or you will not survive today!" Senluo coldly snorted, leaving no room for negotiation.
"You..." The White-Browed Taoist Youth shot a furious glance at Senluo. In truth, he had a deadly move that could deal a severe blow by trading life for life, but if possible, he wouldn’t use such a desperate divine skill.
Reflecting on it, even if the Heaven-Shattering Arrows were lost, they could still be recreated. Although made from supreme rare materials, it might not be impossible to forge another twelve.
Being killed by Senluo over a few arrows would be truly unworthy.
Gritting his teeth, the White-Browed Taoist Youth reluctantly nodded, "Fine, I’ll give you all the Heaven-Shattering Arrows, but you must vow never to set foot in the Zhenyuan Star Domain again in this life! As for how you act in other Eastern Heaven star domains, I will not concern myself!"
"I am not in the habit of making vows, but if you hand over the Heaven-Shattering Arrows, I can promise to leave the Zhenyuan Star Domain free from my intrusion in my remaining years." Senluo coldly said, waving his hand to undo the warp in the surrounding starlit sky.
"This... alright then..."
The White-Browed Taoist Youth sighed, realizing he could not force Senluo to swear, though knowing with Senluo’s character, his word was unlikely to be broken.
With a wave of his sleeve, twelve small golden needles appeared in his hand, each barbed.
On closer inspection, one would find that these twelve small needles were miniatures of the Heaven-Shattering Arrows.
Gazing reluctantly at the small needles in his hand, the White-Browed Taoist Youth sighed, raised his hand and tossed the twelve streaks of golden light to Senluo.
Senluo collected the twelve streaks of golden light with a wave, without another word. In a flicker, he stood atop the massive head of the Inkscale Behemoth, speaking lightly,
"Qianxun, let’s go, to Yuan Dan Starfield!"
"Roar—" The behemoth seemed deeply displeased by Senluo’s chosen name for it.
After all, this was the name given by Qianyu, and couldn’t be carelessly used by outsiders.
Regardless of its dissatisfaction, the behemoth obeyed Senluo’s command, transforming into escape light, rushing headlong in the direction of Yuan Dan Starfield.
After Senluo and the Inkscale Behemoth’s departure, the periphery of the Zhenyuan Star Domain was left with only ruins, countless corpses, storage pouches, shattered magical treasures, and the hesitant gaze of the White-Browed Taoist Youth.
The White-Browed Taoist Youth’s subordinates were all dead, and he himself severely injured, his carefully crafted Heaven-Shattering Arrows lost. Yet he ultimately preserved his life, its gain and loss indescribable.
Amid his hesitance, he suddenly heard Senluo mention heading to Yuan Dan Starfield, immediately shaken.
The Yuan Dan Starfield was an upper starfield, though it boasted no Celestial Star, it hid a mysterious realm called the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain.
The lord of the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain is a mysterious Great Emperor, of erratic temperament, choosing a low-profile existence safeguarding the Supreme Pill Sacred Domain, indifferent to world affairs.
Few in this world are aware of his existence, heard only slightly by eons-old entities.
This person possesses the cultivation of a Seven Tribulations Celestial Emperor, rarely acting, known as Emperor Yuan Dan.
Among the Sixteen Emperors of Eastern Heaven, he is one.
"Could Senluo be seeking trouble with Elder Yuan Dan again? Who knows what the result will be of his clash with Elder Yuan Dan... cough cough..."
Feeling an urge to go to Yuan Dan Starfield for a sneak peek, the White-Browed Taoist Youth found it impossible due to his severe injuries, speaking caused another bout of blood-coughing.
Thus, the affairs of Yuan Dan Starfield were beyond his grasp for benefit—retreat and seclusion were necessary now.
"Everyone, clean the battlefield, honor the fallen cultivators!" The White-Browed Taoist Youth cast a complex glance over the battlefield of corpses, ordering the endless galaxies.
From each Cultivation Star, numerous subordinates began to emerge, coming as commanded.
While he quietly flew to the Zhenyuan Star, deciding to enter deep seclusion and heal.
...
Within the Ninth Star, Ning Fan crafted fireworks in hand, while his mind replayed scenes of the battles between Senluo and the Immortal Emperors.
Viewing numerous exchanges between Senluo and the Immortal Emperor was fortuitous luck indeed.
For Ning Fan, it was largely beneficial for increasing his prowess in dueling.
Ning Fan sketched Senluo’s insights into extracting star souls, gradually catching on...
"It hurts..."
The little demoness, who had been lying quietly by his side, suddenly whimpered softly, slightly opening her eyes.
As she opened her eyes, noticing the unfamiliar environment of the Ninth Star Space, the little demoness immediately became extremely guarded.
It was only upon perceiving Ning Fan nearby that her wariness subsided, sitting up a bit and asking puzzledly while looking at the floor filled with fireworks,
"Where are we? Oh, husband... what are you doing..."
"This is Senluo’s Ninth Star Space. While you were unconscious, many things happened. I shall explain everything to you."
"This is the star space of Senluo Immortal King!" In an instant, shock overtook the little demoness’s black eyes.
Following shock, an expression of anger and hatred appeared.
Before Ning Fan could thoroughly explain the events, a sudden flare of Void Poison caused her body to go numb, collapsing into Ning Fan’s lap as her garment slipped, revealing a smooth, snow-white shoulder...
Ning Fan immediately reached out to touch her forehead, feeling how terrifyingly hot it was, his expression turning grave.
The Void Poison had relapsed again!
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