Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 644 - 639: Curse Bizarre and Slow Bizarre, Lurking_1
"Ah! Bizarre Demons have broken in!"
"Is the Lingbao Sect going to open the Breath of Stars Barrier and let the Bizarre Demons in?"
"They really do have ulterior motives!"
The seeds of doubt previously sown, now amplified by the Bewildering Mind-Chaos Formation and the Resentful Wraith’s Power, erupted all at once. The plan had succeeded! The recently established Extraterrestrial Breath Barrier was about to become history. With a million cultivators inadvertently helping the Resent Bizarre grow even more powerful, breaking through the second Breath of Stars Barrier would not be a difficult task for it.
"Attack!"
Eighteen Complete Form Bizarre Persons unleashed their bizarre powers, intending to completely destroy the Extraterrestrial Breath Barrier.
BOOM!
The Extraterrestrial Breath Barrier twisted and deformed, displaying a series of concave indentations. However, the destructive force was far less than anticipated. It seemed not even comparable to the weakened Giant Force Apparition...
"Spirit Treasure Beast Mocking Wind Formation, go!"
Three hundred Heavenly Earth Spirit Treasure Evil-Suppressing Eight Directions Seals materialized. They absorbed a vast amount of nature’s spiritual energy, transforming into three colossal Lingbao Giant Beast Mocking Winds that charged at the Resent Bizarre. These were treasures of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasure Sect, recently refined by the Lingbao Sect to deal with a massive Bizarre Demon onslaught; they hadn’t expected them to be deployed so soon.
Within the Nine Heavens Star Luo Formation, the Xuantian Exquisite Pagoda spun ceaselessly, its light flaring brilliantly. The Resent Bizarre, having just breached the Breath of Stars Barrier and preparing to unleash a massacre, suddenly froze as if they were insects trapped in amber, unable to move an inch. Three Lingbao Giant Beast Mocking Winds leaped out from the inner Breath of Stars Barrier. They carried large swathes of yellow smoke; wherever this smoke passed, it neutralized the contamination caused by the Resentful Wraith’s Power, preventing the cultivators’ resentment from becoming nourishment that strengthened the Resent Bizarre. The three Lingbao Giant Beast Mocking Winds bit into the immobilized Resent Bizarre, tearing apart their Bizarre Bodies. A continuous stream of Evil-Suppressing Power flowed into them, forming series of strange symbols. The Resent Bizarre were suppressed, their bodies stopped growing, and for the first time, they began to shrink.
Tian Lingzi’s face was slightly pale as he gazed into the distance. The Xuantian Exquisite Pagoda needed to maintain the Nine Heavens Star Luo Formation and expend its core power to immobilize the Bizarre Persons; such a state could not be sustained for long. This was the opportunity he had created for Jia Ren; Jia Ren had to seize it firmly.
Jia Ren, ninety thousand li away, seemed to hear his plea. A streak of golden light sped towards them. The giant, standing over seventy thousand zhang tall and covered in gray flames, stomped down. His foot descended upon the Filthy Spirit Demon Source Grand Formation, the Resentful Guai Ren Demon Formation, and the Bewildering Mind-Chaos Formation, shattering all three. Golden chains shot out, and in an instant, the Bewildering Mind-Chaos Bizarre were drawn into the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower, becoming new Bizarre Demons sealed within.
"Explode!"
Jia Ren threw a punch. A vast expanse of gray flames erupted with his fist, and the devastating wave of fire fell upon the Bizarre Demons attacking the formation.
BOOM!
Eighteen figures were instantly ignited by the gray flames, letting out piercing wails. Not only that, but the bizarre flesh and lingering contamination on the Breath of Stars Barrier were also set ablaze by the gray flames, forming a curtain of fire.
Before Jia Ren could make another move, the immobilization effect from the Xuantian Exquisite Pagoda ended. If he remained, he would face attacks from more than ten Complete Cryptids. Jia Ren gave them no chance to counterattack, flapping his wings and fleeing. The Mimic Bizarre once again transformed into the Fire Bizarre, continuously siphoning the gray flames from the other Bizarre Demons. The other Complete Cryptids lacked the strength to resist the gray flames.
"I curse you to never fly again!" A Curse Bizarre Person, its skin as black as ink and shimmering with strange patterns, had just escaped the gray flames and immediately unleashed its Curse Bizarre’s power. The Curse Bizarre’s power was exceptionally insidious; once it ensnared someone, it would bind them for eternity. Unfortunately, the Curse Bizarre’s power was too slow. Jia Ren had already soared into the Azure Nether, and the curse, like a headless fly, lost its target.
He’s too fast! The Curse Bizarre’s power failed to land on Jia Ren, causing the Curse Bizarre Person’s expression to become utterly hideous. "As long as we breach the Lingbao Sect and obtain an item belonging to Jia Ren, I will use a death curse to kill that bastard!"
The Curse Bizarre Person was a newly arrived Complete Form Bizarre Person, wielding extraordinary Curse Bizarre’s power, a type of power that was incredibly difficult to defend against. Although Jia Ren possessed world-stunning speed, if they could find a medium to establish a corresponding curse mark, then no matter how fast he was, even if he fled this world, he would be slain by the curse. The prerequisite, however, was to obtain an item that could establish a connection with Jia Ren. Otherwise, given the Golden-Winged Peng Bird’s extreme speed, ordinary curses would be outrun before they could take effect, leaving him far beyond the range of the bizarre power’s influence.
The wall of gray flames was quickly dealt with by the Mimic Bizarre (as a Fire Bizarre), and the corrosive power of the Filthy Spirit Demonic Origin Formation was also incinerated. With the Bewildering Mind-Chaos Formation, the Filthy Spirit Demon Source Grand Formation, and the Resentful Guai Ren Demon Formation all destroyed, and the Bewildering Mind-Chaos Bizarre sealed, the tiny cracks that had briefly appeared in the Breath of Stars Barrier were repaired, leaving no vulnerabilities. Inside, only the Resent Bizarre that had broken into the Extraterrestrial Breath Barrier remained. However, having lost the Resentful Guai Ren Demon Formation, its power was no longer at its peak. Without the amplification from the Bewildering Mind-Chaos Formation, the amount of resentment it could draw upon drastically diminished. Assailed by the three Lingbao Giant Beast Mocking Winds, it was already at a disadvantage and on the verge of being sealed.
Jia Ren’s single intervention had turned the tables. The opportunity the Complete Form Bizarre Persons had painstakingly created was thwarted once more, deepening their bone-deep hatred for Jia Ren. They had not given up. This time, their attack made it clear that the Extraterrestrial Breath Barrier was weaker than the inner one. Eighteen Complete Form Bizarre Persons, united, could surely break this formation. Without this protection, sacrificing a million cultivators to break the inner Breath of Stars Barrier would be no problem.
"Mimic Bizarre, manifest the power of the Slow Bizarre! This time, we must ensure Jia Ren does not return alive!"
Among the Bizarre Demons, there was a Slow Bizarre capable of countering the Golden-Winged Peng Bird’s speed. Unfortunately, this particular Bizarre Demon was incomplete, its Bizarre Body lacking. Even if brought here, it likely couldn’t affect the Golden-Winged Peng Bird’s speed. The best solution was for the Mimic Bizarre to replicate the Slow Bizarre’s power, creating the perfect opportunity to eliminate Jia Ren.
Unfortunately... the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre had already been sealed. If the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre had lasted until now and completed its missing Bizarre Body, its combat power would have been astounding. A complete Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre working with the Mimic Bizarre—one simulating the Fire Bizarre, the other manifesting the Slow Bizarre—if these two counteracting powers had struck together, Jia Ren would surely not have escaped.
Alas, before the Sealed Eastern Land was breached, the Heart-devouring Illusion Bizarre had been sealed by the Lingbao Sect. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be so passive when facing Jia Ren.
The Mimic Bizarre replicated the Slow Bizarre’s power, subtly activating it. Once Jia Ren entered the range of the Slow Bizarre’s influence, stripped of his world-beating speed, it would be the perfect moment to eliminate him. The emergence of the Slow Bizarre’s power had an unexpected side effect: the flow of the star-patterned screen of the Extraterrestrial Breath Barrier was affected, and the formation’s operational speed slowed. The Star Force could not repair the damage from impacts in time, and the dented areas of the Breath of Stars Barrier grew larger and weaker.
"Truly unexpected!" The Complete Form Bizarre Persons concentrated their attacks on one point, striking relentlessly. The targeted section of the Breath of Stars Barrier lost its previous eggshell-like resilience, gradually twisting and deforming. The damaged area expanded, seemingly on the verge of collapse.
"Go!" Several Array Masters were about to move to repair the formation and prevent the Extraterrestrial Breath Barrier from being breached.
"Be careful!"
At that very moment, the Resent Bizarre’s Bizarre Body exploded violently, unleashing a sky-filling wave of resentful energy. The three Lingbao Giant Beast Mocking Winds frantically released yellow smoke, desperately trying to fend off the contamination of the Resent Bizarre’s power. Ultimately, they were too weak and could not completely block the Resent Bizarre’s power from all angles. More and more cultivators fell victim to it.
Misfortunes never come singly. The Extraterrestrial Breath Barrier descended into chaos, with cultivators contaminated by resentful energy attacking indiscriminately. Its breach seemed inevitable.
Just then, the golden figure reappeared, having traversed ninety thousand li. Unlike before, upon entering Lingbao Sect territory, its speed gradually decreased, its movements less agile.
"The fish has finally taken the bait!" The Complete Form Bizarre Persons assaulting the Extraterrestrial Breath Barrier unhesitatingly shifted their target to Jia Ren. Destroying the Breath of Stars Barrier was secondary; annihilating Jia Ren was the priority.
A massive torrent of bizarre power converged, striking the seventy thousand zhang Golden-Winged Peng Bird. Under the barrage of attacks, the colossal body gradually crumbled, then disintegrated, eventually vanishing like a bubble.
A smaller Golden-Winged Peng Bird flew in from a distance, enveloped in gray flames. Its speed was scarcely less than before, seemingly unaffected by the Slow Bizarre’s power. Someone with sharp eyes noticed that trailing behind it were nine fluffy fox tails...
There was a Slow Bizarre suppressed within the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower. Jia Ren, having seen the Mimic Bizarre transform into a Slow Bizarre from afar, was already prepared. The illusory power of the Nine-tailed Fox, combined with the Deceiving the Heavens Pearl and Mirror Flower Divine Moon, had worked together to pull off the deception. His true body, having deactivated the Dusk Treasured Light and the State of Law, Heaven, and Earth, now swept in. With his reduced size, the area affected by the Slow Bizarre’s power was smaller, lessening its impact. The gray flames neutralized the Slow Bizarre’s power; although his speed was affected, it remained within an acceptable range.
By the time the Bizarre Persons realized something was wrong, Jia Ren had already reached the Extraterrestrial Breath Barrier. The barrier, which separated Bizarre Demons from cultivators, offered no resistance, allowing Jia Ren to pass through.
"You’re finally back!"
"If you hadn’t returned, the Extraterrestrial Breath Barrier would have fallen!"
Seeing Jia Ren’s return, the High-level Elders of Lingbao Sect felt as if their pillar of support had returned, and they quietly breathed a sigh of relief. The Breath of Stars Barrier and Jia Ren were the Lingbao Sect’s twin pillars against the Complete Form Bizarre Persons; they could not afford to lose either.
The gray flames descended upon the area affected by the Slow Bizarre, eliminating the bizarre power’s influence on the Extraterrestrial Breath Barrier. The teetering barrier stabilized once more. Only the last Resent Bizarre remained. The Suppressing Demon God Chain, wreathed in five-colored Phoenix Flame, flew out. It ignited the exploding black mist of the Resent Bizarre, proving unstoppable. Finally, the Suppressing Demon God Chain struck the source of the Resent Bizarre, dragging it into the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower.
With the internal crisis resolved, they could now focus all their efforts on external threats. Just as Jia Ren was about to deactivate his Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign Body, an intense sense of crisis washed over him. The Whims of the Heart had been triggered! It sketched out pairs of cold eyes behind him.
I am already within the Extraterrestrial Breath Barrier. Even if a million cultivators were my enemies, they shouldn’t be able to pose a threat to me...
The next moment, his thoughts nearly froze as an unimaginably vast sea of tens of millions of thoughts converged and struck him abruptly.
"Thought Burst!"
