The First Immortal of Destiny-Chapter 474 Dangerous Realm_1
As he made his move, Shen Mo couldn’t help but feel doubtful. Judging from the current situation, the Unknown Heavenly Monarch had an impressive foundation in the art of prediction. If he could foresee this situation and set up many arrangements to pave the way for the Corpse Spirit, how could he not predict that this would attract the Mountain Guarding Patriarchs from the Golden Core Realm of the immortal sects? Now, the Corpse Spirit regarded the cultivators from the immortal sects as gourmet delicacies, with an air of fearlessness... Did this mean that the rescue effort of all the Immortal Sect Patriarchs through Chou Jiuyian’s magic altar was doomed to fail?
This fleeting thought, irrelevant to the battle, was buried deep as Shen Mo focused on employing various techniques to attack the Heavenly Monarch’s Corpse Spirit!
Universe Sword Qi, Palm, Demon Soul General, and various Skills fell upon the Corpse Spirit one after another, intending to stop it from attacking Chou Jiuyian.
Unexpectedly, the Corpse Spirit opened its mouth and spewed out a mouthful of corpse Qi. Under the flashing light, this Qi transformed into a figure identical to the Corpse Spirit, attracting all sorts of attacks like a magnet.
By rights, the sword Qi Shen Mo had slashed out, the Palm he had struck, and the Skills the Demon Soul General had released were all locked onto the Corpse Spirit, guided by his five senses. Even if any changes occurred mid-course, such attacks should have still landed on the Corpse Spirit.
However, as the Corpse Spirit used corpse Qi to create a "Standing," the original lock shifted entirely to this "Standing." The previous attacks were completely misdirected as a result!
Even the numerous Skills unleashed by the Demon Soul General were no exception.
For instance, the strange lightning arc released by the Serpent-Eel Heavenly Demon appeared out of nowhere before the "Standing." The Gold Ingots and Silver Ingots spewed by the Gold Piercing Ghost all rained down on this shadow. The Ghost Bride’s Glare had also inexplicably fallen upon it...
It was as if this "Standing" were the true Corpse Spirit, and the fiend continuing to attack Chou Jiuyian was merely an illusion!
His five senses couldn’t clearly distinguish between them. Shen Mo immediately activated Danger Perception and tried to use Examine on both "Corpse Spirits." Without expending any Spirit Stones, he confirmed from the differing information prompts that his perception was correct.
The "Standing" was indeed an illusion. The Corpse Spirit must have used some sort of spell or Skill to forcibly transfer all attacks locked onto it towards the "Standing"!
In the next instant, the Standing was overwhelmed by sword light, the spirit light of the Palm, and various illusory Skills.
"BANG!"
It exploded instantly, dissolving into wisps of fragmented corpse Qi.
Seeing this, Shen Mo’s expression darkened. His powerful attack, which had consumed a large amount of True Yuan, had been so easily nullified by the Corpse Spirit. It could only be said that this fiend’s inheritance from the Unknown Heavenly Monarch was far too profound. Even a fraction of its capabilities was enough to leave one awe-struck!
This was no time for Shen Mo to dwell on it; the Corpse Spirit was already attacking Chou Jiuyian, who was still setting up the magic altar.
In this situation, Shen Mo could only continue launching various attacks at the Corpse Spirit, hoping to alleviate some of the pressure on Chou Jiuyian!
"SWOOSH!"
The next moment, Chou Jiuyian produced several High-Level Talismans.
They transformed into dozens of terrifying lightning orbs, emitting multicolored arcs of thunder and lightning, which rolled thunderously towards the Corpse Spirit!
Such a creature, an evil spirit formed from mortal remains, would naturally be suppressed by lightning. Any other Corpse Spirit, under the pressure of such thunder and lightning, would likely be terrified into disarray, exposing numerous weaknesses.
However, the fiend before them was an Evil Spirit born from the corpse of a Divine Bridge Realm Heavenly Monarch. It still retained some of the Heavenly Monarch’s memories. How could it not have witnessed such divine might before?
Seeing the lightning orbs rolling towards it, the Corpse Spirit swung its iron sword, unleashing numerous waves of sword Qi that instantly shredded the terrifying projectiles.
Immediately after, a devastating wave of sword Qi slashed through Chou Jiuyian’s body.
The spirit lights of various spells, magic artifacts, and his robe armor flared up one after another, but they were useless. They only managed to impede the sword light for a mere instant before being utterly destroyed!
As the spirit light dimmed and disintegrated, Chou Jiuyian’s expression changed. In the next moment, the sword Qi tore him into bloody pieces.
However, a closer look revealed that the flesh and blood scattered on the ground differed slightly from that of a normal human; it resembled yellow jade and Cinnabar Spirit Liquid and lacked any bloody odor.
Furthermore, the magic altar Chou Jiuyian had been setting up also vanished without a trace, clearly not destroyed by that sword light...
The Heavenly Monarch’s Corpse Spirit casually broke through Shen Mo’s offensive. It glanced around with its hollow eyes, then suddenly thrust its sword at a spot directly in front of it. Under the piercing sword light, a shocked Chou Jiuyian, along with the nearly completed magic altar, tumbled out!
Previously, he had used a magic treasure like a Scapegoat Puppet to evade disaster.
But high-grade scapegoat artifacts are incredibly rare, especially those capable of nullifying the attacks of Grade IV experts. Whether magic artifacts, talismans, or Secret Techniques, such spiritual items are all precious treasures!
Chou Jiuyian had only managed to obtain one due to his status as the Deputy Sect Master of the Seven Stars Altar.
Now that this precious treasure had been destroyed by the Corpse Spirit’s attack, and with the fiend seemingly determined to kill him, how could Chou Jiuyian not be chilled to the bone?
Without other powerful cultivators to help contain the Corpse Spirit, none of those present could withstand its full-force attacks. What was worse, Chou Jiuyian, who excelled at setting up magic altars and casting Curses, hadn’t had enough time to prepare...
Despite Shen Mo’s relentless barrage of attacks, he still couldn’t stop the Corpse Spirit’s determination to kill Chou Jiuyian!
After several rounds of fierce confrontation, amidst flashing and extinguishing spirit light, the Corpse Spirit seized an opportunity. It slammed its palm down with the force to level mountains and destroy cities, instantly turning both Chou Jiuyian and the unfinished magic altar into dust!
Damn fiend! Shen Mo cursed inwardly.
This time, Chou Jiuyian had no scapegoat artifact to save him. He and his magic altar were truly crushed by the Corpse Spirit!
Without Chou Jiuyian’s Teleportation Altar, even if the Golden Core Realm patriarchs used the Teleportation Array to reach Five Poisons City and then rushed here, it would take at least a quarter of an hour.
And they had only been fighting the Corpse Spirit for a very short time...
If they have to wait that long, I’m afraid everyone present, along with the nearly two hundred escaping cultivators, will become food for the Corpse Spirit!
Seeing the dire situation, Shen Mo sent a Divine Sense signal to Yuxin Sword Master, Chu Zhen of the Profound Moon School, and the others. He then executed the Ascending Cloud Immortal Method, transforming into a faint gold streak of light and flying towards the tomb’s exit.
With its primary target eliminated, the Corpse Spirit’s expression turned relaxed and joyful. It flickered, instantly appearing to block the exit.
This evil spirit of the corpse was determined to eliminate any remaining threats before calmly enjoying its Taotie feast!
Now that it had the upper hand, it certainly wouldn’t let Shen Mo and the others escape.
As for the disciples from the immortal sects who had fled earlier, their inferior escape speed using their Immortal Laws meant they couldn’t possibly escape its grasp.
"Don’t bother running. Just resign yourselves to becoming nourishment for my advancement!" The Corpse Spirit’s ashen face twisted into a faint, chilling, and mocking smile that was almost invisible, making one’s blood run cold.
Seeing this, Shen Mo immediately swung his sword towards it.
Meanwhile, Yuxin Sword Master and the others had recovered slightly. They each unleashed their techniques, attacking the evil spirit blocking their path!
