Seizing Destiny From Heavens Hands-Chapter 375: A Trump Card—Better to Have It and Not Need It Than Need It and Not Have It
Chapter 375 - 375: A Trump Card—Better to Have It and Not Need It Than Need It and Not Have It
Chapter 375: A Trump Card—Better to Have It and Not Need It Than Need It and Not Have It
In the blink of an eye, a year passed quietly.
Shen Mo once again arrived at the place where he had been soaking Xiong Luan's corpse.
The vegetation around the deep pit had withered and died.
Even the ground had become dry and barren to varying degrees.
This was the effect of the corpse-refining elixir.
However, this was an inevitable consequence.
Refining corpses into puppets was seen by many as a rather dishonorable practice.
It had even been classified as a demonic technique at one point.
However, since it had no actual connection to the demon race and was a closely guarded secret of the Holy Spirit Sect, it was ultimately not categorized as a demonic technique.
Shen Mo, however, didn't care whether it was honorable or not.
As long as it provided combat power and enhanced his strength, it was a good thing.
Shen Mo approached the deep pit and extended his spiritual energy.
"It's done. Every inch of the corpse's skin has absorbed the refining elixir."
"The corpse's blood essence has only lost one-tenth, retaining a full nine-tenths."
Shen Mo smiled.
If it were the corpse-refining elixir currently used by the Holy Spirit Sect, the corpse's blood essence would lose at least three-tenths.
And that would only be achievable by someone who frequently refined such elixirs.
If it were a less experienced cultivator attempting the refinement, the loss of blood essence would likely be even greater.
For a top-tier Golden Crown Monarch like Xiong Luan, losing three-tenths of his blood essence would almost drop him to the level of a Silver Crown Monarch.
But thanks to Shen Mo's efforts, the corpse retained the strength of a Golden Crown Monarch.
"Next is the soul control process."
Shen Mo sat cross-legged in front of the deep pit and began circulating the soul control technique.
Threads of spiritual energy coiled and extended, penetrating into Xiong Luan's skull.
The soul control technique was somewhat obscure. If one lacked talent in this area, progress would be slow.
However, Shen Mo's comprehension was exceptional. By the second day of obtaining the technique, he had already grasped the basics.
Now, he was extremely proficient.
Effortlessly, he took control of Xiong Luan's corpse.
Hum!
Xiong Luan's turbid eyes suddenly opened.
A surge of blood essence erupted from his body.
The deep pit exploded instantly, and Xiong Luan's corpse shot into the air!
His towering body, dozens of feet tall, stood upright, muscles bulging like small mountains.
Blood essence surged like flames around him.
He looked like a divine bear god, towering between heaven and earth.
It was impossible to doubt that he could shatter mountains with a single punch or sever rivers with a single step.
Shen Mo silently commanded, "Shrink."
Xiong Luan's body immediately shrank, and his blood essence gradually receded.
Finally, he was reduced to a little over ten feet tall.
His blood essence was completely contained within his body.
Shen Mo thought for a moment and tossed over a set of black robes and a bamboo hat.
Moments later, Xiong Luan's burly figure was concealed beneath the black robes.
His blood essence acted like armor, covering every inch of his skin and shielding him from prying eyes.
From the outside, it was almost impossible to tell that he was a puppet refined from Xiong Luan's corpse.
He simply looked like an unusually tall and robust man.
Shen Mo nodded in satisfaction. "You'll stay hidden here for now. When I need you, I'll call for you."
Xiong Luan nodded, then leaped away and disappeared into the forest, lying in wait.
As long as Shen Mo gave no orders, he could remain motionless for decades, even centuries, until his blood essence was completely depleted.
With this backup plan in place, Shen Mo left.
No one knew about this trump card.
At some point, Xiong Luan might become the ace that decided the outcome of a battle.
Of course, even if he never played a significant role, it didn't matter. As the saying goes, it's better to be safe than sorry.
A trump card is something you may not need, but you must have.
...
Another year passed.
In Mist Province, amidst the endless dense forests and heavy mists, Shen Mo sat alone among towering ancient trees.
Inside his body, it felt as though countless giant elephants were galloping and roaring.
From a distance, he sometimes appeared like a majestic mountain, suppressing all immortals and demons.
At other times, he resembled a great river, capable of cleansing all impurities from the world.
And yet at other times, he seemed like a meteor shower, ready to obliterate the entire world.
Boom!
At a certain moment, a deafening roar erupted from within Shen Mo's body.
A surge of blood essence erupted uncontrollably in all directions.
The surrounding ancient trees were incredibly sturdy, resistant to even the sharpest blades and axes.
Yet, where Shen Mo's blood essence swept through, all the trees crumbled like tofu.
The rumbling roar continued without end.
Giant trees fell in waves.
Only when the surge reached a thousand miles away did a single giant tree manage to withstand the overwhelming blood essence, like a waterfall from the Milky Way, and barely remain standing.
Shen Mo opened his eyes, filled with excitement.
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"Two thousand giant elephant forces!"
A look of joy spread across his face.
The blood essence contained within the Azure Phoenix Blood Crystal was indeed astonishing.
Over the past two years, he had never stopped refining and absorbing it.
This allowed him to advance rapidly, opening another thousand giant elephant particles without any hindrance.
Now, he had a total of two thousand giant elephant particles, awakening two thousand giant elephant forces.
With his current strength, a single punch from Shen Mo could pierce through an ordinary monarch without even needing to use his blood essence.
If he were to use a blood essence martial technique, he could instantly kill a top-tier Golden Crown Monarch like Xiong Luan.
Shen Mo felt a slight surge of joy and was about to stand up when he suddenly sensed an incredibly pure energy emerging within his body.
That cool, pure energy rushed into his dantian, so refreshing that he almost cried out in pleasure.
This burst of energy was equivalent to five years of arduous cultivation!
"Could it be the Demon Blood Essence?"
Shen Mo quickly focused inward to inspect his dantian.
Sure enough, the Netherworld Ice Flame had completely refined and absorbed the Demon Blood Essence.
That massive surge of pure energy had come from the Demon Blood Essence.
Over the past two years, every month or two, the Netherworld Ice Flame would distribute a portion of the Demon Blood Essence.
Even without actively cultivating his spiritual energy, Shen Mo's spiritual power had grown rapidly.
"I actually feel like I'm about to break through again."
Shen Mo felt the swelling of his spiritual energy ocean and couldn't hide his surprise.
This sudden breakthrough had clearly exceeded his expectations.
"No time to waste. I must start cultivating immediately!"
He sat back down and once again immersed himself in cultivation.
This time, however, he focused on his spiritual energy.
Spiritual energy surged around him like tidal waves.
Even from a thousand miles away, the sound of crashing waves could be heard.
Half a year later.
Thanks to the humid and hot climate of Mist Province, the surrounding giant trees had once again grown to cover the area.
Shen Mo's aura, however, had reached its peak at this moment.
Boom!
It was as if a massive boulder had been dropped into a calm lake.
Instantly, towering waves of spiritual energy erupted.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A pillar of light shot into the sky but was immediately concealed by the formation Shen Mo had set up earlier.
The violent remnants of spiritual energy surged in all directions but were absorbed by the formation.
Not a single trace leaked out.
Within Shen Mo's body, it felt as though a thin layer of paper had been pierced.
He opened his eyes sharply, feeling the roaring flow of spiritual energy through his meridians.
"Perfect Divine Transformation Realm!"
His expression was one of immense satisfaction.
"My blood essence realm has already reached the level of a Golden Crown Monarch."
"Moreover, I am undoubtedly among the top-tier Golden Crown Monarchs."
"My spiritual energy realm has now reached the Perfect Divine Transformation Realm."
"I wonder if my current strength is enough to challenge Gu Ming. Is there a chance I could defeat him?"
He immediately calmed his mind and focused inward to inspect his life panel.
Sure enough, his destiny had undergone a tremendous change!
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