The First Immortal of Destiny-Chapter 446 Mysterious Demonic Qi_1
Dozens of talismans radiated with spirit light! Morphing into wind walls, firebirds, thunder lights, sand dust, golden swords, sword prisons, giant stones, and other offensive formations, they surged towards the nine-tiered pagoda.
Truth be told, these talismans were not of very high quality and thus posed no lethal threat to Yang Xuan. However, Shen Mo had summoned these talismans to counteract the deconstructing abilities of the pagoda. No matter how strong its power, if overwhelmed by numerous attacks at once, it would have no opportunity to neutralize other killing moves!
Yang Xuan, having cultivated for decades longer than Shen Mo, had accrued priceless battle experience. His expression flickered for a moment but quickly returned to normal. In a matter of moments, he distinguished from the massive and complex offensive which techniques were ordinary and which posed a lethal threat.
He rapidly manipulated hand seals to control the nine-tiered pagoda, stubbornly resisting the onslaught formed by the talismans. Firebirds, thunder lights, golden swords, and so on struck the sturdy body of the pagoda, leaving only barely discernible traces, unable to damage its foundation!
At the same time, the Universe Sword Qi and the Palm that Shen Mo executed were successively worn down and disintegrated by the nine-colored spirit light. From each layer of the pagoda, replicated Phantom Sword Qi and Phantom Palm attacks erupted!
However, this time, Shen Mo launched a multitude of attacks. The nine-tiered pagoda failed to deconstruct all the Sword Qi and Palm attacks in time. The replicated Sword Qi and Palm attacks boomed as they collided with the remaining offensive... They attacked and countered each other, ultimately exploding and annihilating into nothingness!
In the meantime, twelve Mountain Pearls landed heavily on the nine-tiered pagoda.
BOOM! 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
RUMBLE!
Amid the earth-shaking noise, the nine-tiered pagoda was knocked back several li, its entire structure tottering precariously! The nine-colored spirit light on the pagoda trembled continuously, in danger of collapsing and dissipating.
These twelve Mountain Pearls, the main bodies of which were a hu of pearls gifted by Demon Lord Ming Cang, were of rather remarkable quality. Shen Mo had divided them into three sets, each containing twelve Treasure Beads, and forged them into three bracelets with different effects. He, Zhao Lingyin, and Chen Mengze each received one!
In the one Shen Mo possessed, he had refined a mountain peak into each Treasure Bead. It was only sturdy and heavy, devoid of any other flashy effects. Therefore, besides being thrown to smash opponents, it was of little other use!
Previously, Shen Mo rarely employed this magic treasure. Unexpectedly, its performance against Yang Xuan’s nine-tiered pagoda today was surprisingly effective! Twelve Treasure Beads, bombarding one after another with the power of mountains—even a thousand-zhang-high mountain could be shattered by this force! Although the nine-tiered pagoda was of extremely high grade and possessed an extraordinarily sturdy body, it was, after all, not a brutally simple magic artifact like the Mountain Pearl. Several of its protruding eaves were shattered. Shen Mo even heard the wailing of the pagoda’s Tower Spirit...
As the owner of the nine-tiered pagoda, Yang Xuan naturally wouldn’t watch helplessly as his pagoda was subjected to such savage and brutal bombardment! However, just as he was about to deploy other defensive measures, the Ruyi Soul Stealing Needle had already struck.
Earlier, during the fight between Shen Mo and Tian Zhiyu, though Yang Xuan wasn’t present, he had naturally learned afterwards that this needle-shaped spiritual artifact had fallen into Shen Mo’s hands. Therefore, Yang Xuan had also prepared countermeasures for this treasure in advance... A flying sword forged from Yuanci Spiritual Gold, once summoned, would whirl around protecting his body, interfering with the Ruyi Soul Stealing Needle’s attack trajectory! Even if his five senses and spiritual sense could not lock onto it, and magic artifacts could not subdue the Ruyi Soul Stealing Needle, he could at least avoid being pierced by this needle, which could cause great damage to his Dao Body. Yet, this slight delay allowed the Mountain Pearls an opportunity to knock the nine-tiered pagoda back repeatedly. Such a scene truly pained Yang Xuan deeply!
This nine-tiered pagoda, named the Nine Yuans Illusionary Tower, had as its core the nine streams of unusual Demonic Qi within it. It could deconstruct most common magic attacks in the world and replicate them for a counter-attack—truly formidable and wondrous! But refining it was no easy task. Since Yang Xuan established his Spirit Sea, he had begun scouring all corners for these nine streams of Demonic Qi and spirit gold ore, using connections to find a master Forgemaster to forge the main body of his pagoda. For decades, he exhausted his efforts, gradually nurturing this pagoda into a Spiritual Artifact! With the aid of this Nine Yuans Illusionary Tower, Yang Xuan was always successful, whether exploring the unknown, hunting for treasure, fending off enemies, completing sect missions, or competing for core positions.
Right now, seeing the damaged state of the pagoda, he immediately performed a magic technique, conjuring an awe-inspiring golden-armored warrior. The golden-armored warrior held a shield in one hand and a spear in the other, positioning itself in front of the Nine Yuans Illusionary Tower. With a swing of its shield, it deflected the Mountain Pearls... However, the shield in its hand was also shattered into fragments of light feathers! In but a blink of an eye, these light feathers transformed into tiny specks of light, converging like fine sand into the golden-armored warrior’s hand, reforming into a solid shield.
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
One after another, the Mountain Pearls continuously circled in the air, repeatedly shattering the warrior’s shield, but were ultimately unable to break through its defense. Meanwhile, the nine-colored spirit light on the Nine Yuans Illusionary Tower finally stabilized, and it began rotating and flying toward Yang Xuan’s location.
CLANG!
The radiant sword light reappeared. The Starfall Sword Form, augmented by the [Sword Body] and [By the Stars] Skills, was terrifying in its power. In a blink of an eye, it sliced the golden-armored warrior, along with the shield in its hand, entirely into pieces of golden light feathers!
Meanwhile, Shen Mo, a streak of faint golden escaping light, was already rushing towards the Nine Yuans Illusionary Tower... Although this tower could neutralize sword Qi and other intangible magic attacks, its defense against direct physical impact from a magic artifact was not particularly strong. With Shen Mo’s formidable vitality, once he got close with his Demon Slaying Sword, he could destroy it; or use the Mountain Pearls to blast it apart.
Ordinary cultivators, of course, would not dare to act in such a manner. Compared to a magic treasure specially refined for combat, a cultivator’s Dao Body is considered ’delicate’ and ’weak’! Just the shockwaves from the collision of magic and magic artifacts could potentially damage the Dao Body... However, these were not significant issues for Shen Mo. Besides his unusually resilient vitality, even if he were injured by the recoil, he could recover quickly using the Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique!
"If you insist on courting death, then I shall grant your wish!"
Yang Xuan had also become ruthless; Mana from his body, like a bursting dam, continuously poured into the Nine Yuans Illusionary Tower. His hand seals changed unceasingly, urging the pagoda to crash directly towards Shen Mo.
BANG!
BANG! BANG!
One after another, the Mountain Pearls bombarded the tower’s body, causing the nine-colored spirit light to tremble violently again; many edges and corners collapsed, and even the tower spire at the very top was smashed. But even so, the main body of the tower did not immediately disintegrate completely!
BOOM!
Shen Mo, wielding the Demon Slaying Sword, collided with this magnificent tower. Knowing this pagoda could deconstruct and replicate sword Qi, Shen Mo only infused Mana into the Demon Slaying Sword; the sword Qi condensed but was not unleashed as he slashed directly at the tower’s body.
CRACK! CRACK!
Amidst the strange sounds, a huge gash was sliced open on the body of the Nine Yuans Illusionary Tower. And Shen Mo, along with the Demon Slaying Sword, was blasted away, crashing through and shattering over a dozen mountain peaks below amidst rumbling noises!
