Chapter 175 - 134: Heaven-Slaying
All in all, one had to strike a balance.
Some Martial Artists who had fallen to the demonic path would continue to strengthen their Demon Fiend Bloodline to the absolute limit during their True Spirit Body and Celestial Spirit Body stages.
Unlike Lu Changfeng, they didn’t have an interface that could intuitively display their bloodline percentage.
Often, those who were insatiably greedy would be completely controlled by their Demon Fiend Bloodline, shed their human form, and transform into true members of the Demon Fiend Race.
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Faced with the Ancient Fire Qilin’s disdain, Grandmaster Ming grew furious. He thrust out both hands!
His visualized Spiritual Power surged toward the Ancient Fire Qilin like an ocean!
As the Grandmaster who had served three generations of emperors in the Song Imperial Court, Grandmaster Ming’s power was beyond question!
Countless top assassins who had painstakingly infiltrated the Imperial Palace had been effortlessly slain by him.
ROAR!!
The Ancient Fire Qilin roared in fury.
A surreal, yet tangible energy began to relentlessly constrict its body.
The crushing force was immense, pressing in from every direction and permeating every inch of space.
"Die, you beast!"
Grandmaster Ming increased the output of his Spiritual Power. The formless Spiritual Ability fixed the Ancient Fire Qilin’s body in mid-air, continuing to constrict and crush it into a bizarre posture!
The Ancient Fire Qilin wailed in agony before Grandmaster Ming, but as its eyes met the Grandmaster’s, a flicker of mockery suddenly appeared within them.
BANG!
The Ancient Fire Qilin’s body abruptly exploded!
Its body transformed into a brilliant red flame. This flame burned so fiercely that it even seared a hole through the Spiritual Power.
It then burned a path straight through the Spiritual Power barrier created by Grandmaster Ming and passed through.
It reappeared a hundred meters away.
If it could speak,
the Ancient Fire Qilin would have said, ’These little tricks of yours wouldn’t even have been considered farts back in the Ancient Era.’
’It’s only in this era of depleted Primordial Energy, where Talents for Spiritual Power are exceptionally rare, that you get to act so mighty.’
’From its fragmented memories, the Ancient Fire Qilin recalled that in the Ancient Era, the strongest masters of spiritual skills were the Ancient Illusion Butterfly race. The spiritual storms they created could rip space itself apart.’
Grandmaster Ming’s eyes widened. The moment the Ancient Fire Qilin transformed into fire and escaped his Spiritual Power envelopment, he realized he was powerless against this beast.
However, the beast shouldn’t even think about damaging a single part of the Imperial Palace in his presence.
"Amitabha Buddha."
The sound of the Buddhist chant made Grandmaster Ming sigh in relief.
Grandmaster Ming looked down and saw two monks approaching in the distance.
The newcomers were none other than the abbot of Yunfo Temple, Lingkong, who was also Hongg Zai’s master.
Beside Lingkong stood a simple-looking old monk, but Grandmaster Ming dared not underestimate him in the slightest, for this man was in the same Realm as him—an expert of the True Spirit Body Realm, a hidden powerhouse from Yunfo Temple.
"Grandmaster Ming, what say we join forces and kill this beast?" Lingkong said slowly.
Yunfo Temple was situated on a high mountain north of the Capital City, so they were a bit slow to arrive after hearing the news.
Fortunately, they still made it in time.
"What is your brilliant plan, Abbot?" Grandmaster Ming asked.
"Please trap the beast just as you did before, Grandmaster Ming!" Lingkong said.
Grandmaster Ming didn’t reply, responding directly with his actions.
The Ancient Fire Qilin immediately felt a vast and solid Spiritual Power, like an ocean, closing in around it.
The Ancient Fire Qilin immediately transformed into fire once again.
At that moment, Lingkong moved. He flew into the air, revealing that he, too, was a master of the True Spirit Body Realm.
Lingkong took something pellet-like from his robes and hurled it into the flames that were the Ancient Fire Qilin.
BANG!
After a violent explosion,
an intensely cold aura leaked out from the flames that were the Ancient Fire Qilin.
"Amitabha Buddha. That was a Thousand-Year Cold Ice Species. I used my Spiritual Power to detonate it. Even an Ancient Fire Qilin like you cannot withstand it!" Lingkong said with calm confidence as he watched the scene unfold.
The flames that were the Ancient Fire Qilin thrashed desperately, finally managing to flee several hundred meters away before it reformed its body.
It looked considerably weakened, clearly having been truly injured.
Pressing his advantage, Lingkong wielded a shimmering golden Magic Staff and struck at the Fire Qilin!
The Fire Qilin roared and opened its mouth, shooting out a hundred-meter-long pillar of fire!
Lingkong silently recited "Amitabha Buddha" as his skin turned purple-gold and his eyes transformed into dragon pupils. He had clearly activated his Demon Fiend Bloodline!
Ancient Demon Fiend Bloodline: Primordial Purple Gold Divine Dragon!
The Purple Gold Divine Dragon was one of the most powerful of the Dragon Race from the Primordial Era, incomparable to the motley dragons of the Ancient Era. It was a true ’Divine Dragon’!
The Purple Gold Divine Dragon possessed no special skills, only infinite strength and a Defense Power that was unrivaled among those in the same realm!
Demon Fiend Skill—Purple Gold Dragon Body!
Lingkong activated the Demon Fiend Skill. A phantom Purple Dragon appeared around him, coiling up from his lower body, its head overlapping with his own bald one.
The next moment, the pillar of fire—powerful enough to breach the walls of the Capital City—slammed into Lingkong’s body.
A streak of purple, Lingkong pushed forward unyieldingly through the crimson torrent of fire.
He actually advanced against the current of the fiery pillar, arriving right before the Ancient Fire Qilin.
"My turn!"
"Hidden Dragon, Strike!"
Lingkong smashed his Magic Staff down toward the Ancient Fire Qilin!
His visualized Martial Arts True Intent manifested as a Golden Dragon, which amplified the Purple Dragon from his Demon Fiend Bloodline. With this one strike, he smashed the Ancient Fire Qilin out of the sky!