Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy-Chapter 630 - 531: Nether King’s Soul Hooking

Behind Qi Xiu, one by one, similar figures slowly stepped out, which were his external incarnations.

Unlike the general technique of clones and incarnations.

Although the [External Incarnation] of the Profoundly Ingenious True Venerable only had one percent of the main body's power, it could wield all abilities of the original body.

This included the various mysterious abilities, among others.

At this moment, he and the twenty external incarnations behind him jointly deployed the [Suppressing Talisman] to forcibly protect his own fate.

Thus, the name on the Book of Life and Death began to blur and fade.

Because of the power of the [Suppressing Talisman].

The [Nether King's Soul Hooking], which Wu Pingchuan proudly regarded as his greatest trump card, was being dispelled!

"This is impossible!"

Staring at the name on the Book of Life and Death that was constantly becoming blurred, Wu Pingchuan's eyes were full of shock and disbelief.

He had only used the [Nether King's Soul Hooking] once before.

But as the master of Primordial Spirit True Honor Zhao Baye once said, unless one was a Primordial Spirit True Honor, no one could escape or resist this deadly technique.

Because this technique closely approached the truth of the Heavenly Dao!

It was impossible to be altered or cracked.

But now... this unimaginable thing was happening right in front of him!

The name on the Book of Life and Death faded into obscurity, and the Nether King's writing hand momentarily paused.

"My secret technique will never fail!"

With tears of blood streaming from the corners of his eyes, Wu Pingchuan growled lowly and suddenly flipped his hand to take out several Dao Embryos, swallowing them whole as if he were a beast, and forced them down his throat.

Seeing Wu Pingchuan acting so madly, Qi Xiu understood this person was finished. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

After swallowing several Dao Embryos, Wu Pingchuan's aura suddenly surged a hundredfold, and he howled towards the sky, his murderous intent pierced through the void, as the Netherworld Chang Shi Spirit Officer behind him exploded into a blood mist, transforming into threads of red lines that merged into the fresh blood brush in the Nether King's hand.

The stroke lands like pearls!

A drop of bright red blood fell on the Book of Life and Death along the tip of the brush, making the previously indistinct name clear once again.

Sacrificing his Dao Spirit meant severing his Dao Path, Wu Pingchuan spewed a mouthful of old blood, and his entire body collapsed to the ground, convulsing, yet he still strained to lift his head, staring fixedly at Qi Xiu.

It seemed he couldn't even rest in peace without seeing Qi Xiu's death.

With Wu Pingchuan's desperate dose added, the chilly death intent, previously isolated by the Suppressing Talisman, once again clung to Qi Xiu.

And the reappearance of the name on the Book of Life and Death prompted the Nether King, whose hand was paused, to prepare to write again.

"Not giving up until seeing the Yellow River, no tears without seeing the coffin, you really have to see how I break this Nether King's Soul Hooking technique, don't you?"

Lowering his eyes to the fallen Wu Pingchuan, Qi Xiu flipped his palm, revealing an ancient, simple luminance like it was cast in brass.

Merit Treasure — Hunyuan All-Encompassing Luminance!

"That is..."

Noticing the divine luminance Qi Xiu drew out, feeling the ancient, majestic, and dignified aura on it, Wu Pingchuan's turbid, yellowing eyes suddenly shrank.

"You harm me with the Heavenly Dao's Law, I will protect myself with Human Dao."

Raising the Hunyuan All-Encompassing Luminance in his hand, Qi Xiu recited the Primordial Immortal Sutra.

This ancient, simple lamp, about a foot high, suspended above his head, with wisps of yellow mist falling down, securely enveloping him within.

The yellow mist surged for a moment, completely covering Qi Xiu's name on the Book of Life and Death.

The stroke of the Nether King's Soul Hooking fell on the yellow mist, and the blood-red ink on the tip of the brush faded clean away. When it landed on the Book of Life and Death, it merely swept softly past Qi Xiu's name.

The stroke fell, and regardless of whether the Nether King's Soul Hooking technique succeeded or not, it had ended.

The blood-red ink spread into the Nether King's Descent Map, continuously shrinking, and the figure of the ancient god from the Primordial Era, the Nether King, began to turn thin and illusionary, stepping towards the depths of the painting.

Summoning the Hunyuan All-Encompassing Luminance, Qi Xiu held it single-handedly and approached the barely breathing Wu Pingchuan.

First shortening his life by eight hundred years to use the [Nether King's Descent Map], then forcibly swallowing several Dao Embryos, sacrificing his Dao Spirit to activate the Nether King's Soul Hooking, Wu Pingchuan's already limited remaining lifespan was completely exhausted.

At this moment, even if Qi Xiu did nothing, Wu Pingchuan would not live more than a short while.

Calmly watching Wu Pingchuan lying on the ground with a grim complexion and a face of death, Qi Xiu bent down, speaking softly:

"Was it worth it?"

Rotating his dim and dull eyes, using all his strength to glance at Qi Xiu before him, Wu Pingchuan expelled his last breath;

"Worth... it..."

As the voice dissipated, a genius Dao Expert who could forcibly trade away any Dao Expert, achieving the Dao Body Realm by nine hundred years, perished and vanished.

"Blind loyalty."

Gently shaking his head while watching the deceased Wu Pingchuan, Qi Xiu stated slowly:

"But he was a real man after all."

Before dying, Wu Pingchuan sacrificed his Dao Spirit, leaving almost no cultivation in him, and thus there was no danger of his Dao Body dissipating, only an empty mortal shell remained.

A flick of his sleeve dropped a spark on the corpse, which under a blazing fire, turned into a heap of ashes.

After dealing with Wu Pingchuan, Qi Xiu reviewed the current situation in the Blood Lotus Great World.

Now, his and Zhao Baye's forces stationed here were like light and darkness.

He was in the dark, and those people were in the light.

However, since it was confirmed that Zhao Baye indeed had people stationed in this world early on, it was almost certain.

The Primordial Heavenly Command he sought was likely in these people's hands.

In other words, no matter what, he would ultimately have to confront these individuals, otherwise, completing the task of retrieving eighteen pieces of the Primordial Heavenly Command would be difficult.

"Judging from Wu Pingchuan's methods and realm, it seems that the Dao Experts Zhao Baye placed here were carefully selected by him.

These people were probably much like Wu Pingchuan, although they weren't veteran top-tier experts at the eighth or ninth level of the Dao Embodiment.

They possessed some extremely strange and powerful trump card techniques.

Under certain conditions, they could kill anyone below the Primordial Spirit Realm.

And in this world, with the existence of [Dao Embryos], relying on such products containing vast power of the Great Dao.

Their methods would probably be stronger.

Like Wu Pingchuan here, had he not encountered me.

Even any True Monarch of the Dao Body would find it difficult to survive under his [Nether King's Soul Hooking] technique.

Zhao Baye arranged these individuals here, clearly having made thorough preparations."

Gently caressing the Golden Cry Jade Beads, Qi Xiu revealed a thoughtful expression.

Previously, when Wu Pingchuan used the Netherworld Life Usurping Tracking Technique for deduction, and was pushed back by his Human Path Merit and Divine Marvel, he saw four people other than Wu Pingchuan standing in the hall.

A noblewoman holding a black cat, a stranger with a face painted mask and a short blade, an old man with sparse hair and a lewd appearance.

And... a middle-aged man wearing royal robes.

These four and Wu Pingchuan made up the entire force Zhao Baye arranged to station in the Blood Lotus Great World.

"No, besides these five, there's also that Demon Lotus..."

Peering through the Hunyuan Palace, looking into the far distance, Qi Xiu's pupils faintly reflected the colossal Snow Lotus covering the sky and sun.

Both from the Purification Ones and from the rebel Qin Wu's words, it was known that this Demon Lotus suddenly descended on the Blood Lotus Great World.

And the palace where Wu Pingchuan and the other five gathered was beneath that Demon Lotus.

To say there was no connection between the two, even a ghost wouldn't believe it.

"If the other four are all at Wu Pingchuan's level, dealing with them will indeed be tricky."

Pressing his lips, Qi Xiu's eyes flickered slightly.

A Demon Lotus plus four True Monarchs of the Dao Body possessing power comparable to the Primordial Spirit's Power, these were the forces exposed up front.

But this did not ensure that these were all the forces Zhao Baye had arranged.

"The fire hasn't been lit large enough, it needs more fuel to drive out all those snakes and rats lurking underground."

With a decision made in his heart, Qi Xiu immediately communicated with his external identities, Tai Yin and Taiyang, using a secret technique.

The show had to be made even bigger!

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