Chapter 637 419: Drought God Air Domain
Whoosh~
The vast expanse of yellow sand swept by, and the white-haired, green-faced female monster suspended in mid-air had her eyes fixed intently on Chen Ku.
In an instant.
Chen Ku felt as if he were locked by this world, even the yellow sand beneath his feet began to show hostility towards him.
"What's going on? I can feel the hostility myself, so why hasn't the Transformation Diagram alerted me to any malice from this ground beneath my feet? Could it be..."
Just as this thought flashed through Chen Ku's mind.
Wuwu~~
A sharp blade had already been flung from the hand of the white-haired female monster "Ba". As soon as it appeared, this sword-like yet not sword, flying knife-like qi mechanism tore through the space along its path and reached Chen Ku in the blink of an eye.
"What? It can shatter space?"
Chen Ku's mind was momentarily frozen with astonishment, his heart chilled as he contemplated what was amiss, wondering how a monster meant to be a gatekeeper's token at the Tenth Realm could wield techniques similar to Hua Yuexian's space-shattering methods.
That Hua Yuexian could rip apart even the space of the Thirteenth Realm using this method.
Moreover, the Transformation Diagram had indicated that this Ba's Evil Qi was only of the Ninth Realm quality, so how could it utilize such a level of attack?
And as these thoughts flickered through his mind.
He realized it was too late to move; the blade-like qi mechanism, akin to a sharp blade, had already slashed across his body with teleportation-like speed.
Fortunately, in that instant, Chen Ku employed Tang Xuan Transformation's 'Golden Mercury Form', turning his body into a state resembling liquid mercury.
Whoosh!
The blade pierced through, slashing Chen Ku's body apart!
But in the next moment, Chen Ku's body, like cutting water only for it to flow endlessly, recombined itself in the fluid linkage, whereas the original Tang Xuan's Golden Mercury Form could only achieve such an effect against Sword Qi attacks.
Yet after Chen Ku fused it with the Xuanwu Water Spirit Body, his body's liquefaction reached an even greater degree.
Even so, Chen Ku was utterly astonished.
For when he noticed that the opponent could tear through void space, he was almost prepared to abandon this external body, given the seven-day cooldown period for "Heart Transformation" was up.
But unexpectedly, this strike, despite cutting his body, did not destroy his Cultivation Body.
"Hmm, something's off. Though it utilizes space, the qi mechanism of the attack does not reach a level that can destroy my Cultivation Body, meaning the female monster's attack method is peculiar, her combat power isn't sufficient to obliterate my body instantly."
Realizing this, thoughts raced through Chen Ku's mind, and he finally understood why this female monster was a Ninth Realm gatekeeper.
Clearly, it was because her attack methods were bizarre and inhuman.
Immediately, after reforming his body, Chen Ku, in a single thought, launched a punch at the green-faced, white-haired female monster, tearing through the air with tendrils of black lightning, reaching right in front of the female monster.
This punch was Chen Ku's current pinnacle strike, unleashed in full Blood Qi open state.
Capable of blasting most Ninth Realm Nine Layers combat power opponents away.
Pop~
But the monster's body suddenly disappeared like ripples on water, causing Chen Ku's body and fist to pass through her afterimage.
"Understood. She can virtualize herself and her attacks, her methods are incredible, but the damage is lacking, and her body's toughness is probably not much."
With countless combat experiences, Chen Ku made an immediate analysis:
"In this case, as long as I can land a solid hit on her body, I can decide the fight."
With this thought firmly in mind.
Chen Ku's eyes scanned rapidly, searching for the female monster's next landing point, standing motionless to wait for her next move.
And he saw, the female monster, who had evaded Chen Ku's attack with her virtualizing technique.
Appeared fifty zhang away from Chen Ku, the green and ghostly arm suddenly dug into the yellow sand beneath, and with a 'boom', pulled out a red spear from the ground.
Her body flashed, and the spear thrust towards Chen Ku.
Still using the space-traveling technique.
In a mere instant, it reached right in front of Chen Ku, just inches away from piercing his neck.
Feeling the icy-cold killing intent rushing at him.
Chen Ku instinctively assumed the 'Taiji Heavenly Thunder Array', and just as the spear was about to pierce his neck, his body transformed into a black-gold color.
Bang!!
In the yellow sand, sparks flew, and the red spear held by the female monster, being too fast, bent like a white wax rod colliding with a copper wall, forming a crescent arc, then snapped straight... bouncing off!
The Yin Pole Power within the Taiji Heavenly Thunder Array acted like a giant magnet, repelling the female monster in an instant!
"Great chance!"
Chen Ku seized the moment when the opponent was dazed by the Taiji Heavenly Thunder Array's rebound, thrusting his palm forward.
In an instant, his five fingers covered the Heavenly Universe, appearing like five great mountains above the still-flying backward female monster.
One palm, suppression!
It was precisely Chen Ku's Scattered Palm Heaven Hand.
Especially with a prohibition rune drawn in his palm.
Bam!
The large hand grasped forward.
In a fraction of a second, Chen Ku keenly sensed a certain power in this vast sky was surging furiously under his palm, as if it was being mobilized by the female monster.
"Is it... a Domain?"
Almost as the thought flashed through his mind.
A palm had already struck down.
Bam!
The female monster's body flickered with a hint of illusion, but Chen Ku's Big Handprint descended too quickly, and before she could gather the void between heaven and earth, she was pressed down by the palm pattern, instantly petrified, and then...
Under the overwhelming force like a small world pressing down.
Crack!
This petrified female monster was smashed into stone dust by Chen Ku's palm.
[Wan Mengxiao successfully defeated Ba's Projection, cleared the 'Drought Sand Domain', and received the clearing reward: Ba Fire Qi, fifty thousand Martial Destiny, one hundred pounds of Drought Sand Fine Gold]
As the Martial Arts Heavenly Sound echoed.
Chen Ku could see with the naked eye that the yellow sand around him began to dissolve into nothingness like an illusion after he defeated the Ba.
In its place appeared a mass of Martial Destiny, a strand of red flame qi, as if it could burn the void, causing ripples in the void, and the ground scattered with gold-like ores.
Chen Ku immediately gathered the Martial Destiny and curiously observed the Ba Fire Qi:
"Is this the token to enter the 'Painting Corridor'?"
At the same time, he glanced at the Transformation Diagram in his mind.
Having successfully contained this Nine-Realm Ba monster whose attack method approached the Thirteenth Realm Shattering Void level.
[Would you like to cultivate Ba Transformation?]
Chen Ku, without hesitation, placed this Evil Qi onto the twelfth Transformation Diagram, saying:
"Yes, I'm curious to see how this Ba monster possesses the ability to rip through the void?"
Even though its offensive power is inadequate and defense is lacking, this space-moving, distance-dissolving technique is extraordinary below the Tenth Realm.
Even Sang Hensong's Heavenly Yin Refining Form Technique can't compare.
This is a true space technique.
Chen Ku felt as if he had stumbled upon a treasure transformation even before entering the Painting Corridor to see the mural projection of Fire De True Monarch Zhong Liyang.
Immediately, he took eighteen Ninth Realm Evil Qis he slew in this Martial Arts Heaven and Earth, and fed nine of them all at once to the Ba Transformation.
[Ba Transformation has reached 'Shape-Shifted Level']
[Ba, rumored in ancient times as a people residing under Zhong Mountain, self-proclaimed as the cycle of reincarnation tribe, possessing the True Spirit of soul buried in earth, can live a second life after being buried, later transformed corpses are called 'Drought Ba'.]
[Ba Transformation·Shape-Shifted]
[Cultivation: Ninth Realm Eight Layers]
[Innate Divine Ability: Drought God Air Domain]