Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2593 Obliteration
Before the reinforcements arrived, they had already prepared themselves mentally, or rather, they were somewhat expectant.

But when they arrived, not only were the minor cultivators dumbfounded, but even the two True Venerables were stunned.

The one trapped in the cocoon... no, the one trapped in the heavy webs, was that arrogant human-faced bee?
A dignified Divine Realm cultivator has been trapped by the Five True Venerables?
Because reinforcements were strictly forbidden from approaching to prevent accidents such as possession, everyone could only watch from a distance.

The distance was too far, and the angle was wrong, so no one could see the black and white vortex in Qu Zhenzun's eyes.

But everyone saw a huge butterfly phantom absorbing the human-faced bee's... well, you know, in the net.
"The Great Protector...is indeed majestic and imposing!" Countless cultivators couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"Line up, line up! Get ready for protection!" Qingkong felt a little ashamed, because he hadn't actually put in much effort in this battle.

It took Qu Jianlei a full month and a half to exterminate the Divine Human-Faced Bee!

This was an experience he had never had before, and the feeling was truly... hard to describe!
Strictly speaking, let alone killing a Nascent Soul cultivator, it wouldn't be uncommon for even a Nascent Soul Grandmaster to take a hundred or two hundred years to eliminate.

It's common knowledge that it's very difficult to kill someone who has left their body, especially when there are clones or remnant souls; it's even harder to kill them all!

However, Qu Jianlei's kill count was just under three digits, easily reaching two digits, and almost every kill was instantaneous!

Is it so easy to kill someone who has left their body? Not really, but that's exactly how he always manages to kill them.

When chance becomes inevitability, does that mean it's just the everyday truth?
That's definitely not the case. Qu Jianlei understood this perfectly well, but... his situation was a bit special.

After all, they have come a long way through hardships, and they are carrying the weight of more than just one person's safety. If anything goes wrong, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Every time he makes a move, he basically pursues the ultimate crushing victory, and his overestimation of his opponent is outrageous.

This time, he spent over a month killing a distracted spirit, and then he felt... much more normal.

Actually, killing the distracted spirit in such a short time is still not normal, but isn't this... not completely killing it?

Most importantly, he was slowly drawing life force from a distracted soul, while many people were protecting and guarding him!

The legitimate killing and insect-killing process, witnessed by many people, made him feel that he was finally no longer an outsider!
Humans are social animals, and they also crave recognition and respect.

Everything that happened before was out of necessity.

If you were to ask him now which he identifies with more, the Cangwu Realm or the Empire, the answer would undoubtedly be Cangwu!

In Cangwu, he was the mainstream, while in the Empire, the digital phantom could be a legend, but it never became part of the mainstream!

In short, a little over a month isn't a long time, but having to worry about the retaliatory attacks from the human-faced bees made it quite a difficult period.

But the feeling of killing enemies legitimately, with others helping to maintain order, is just too exhilarating.

I'm finally acting normal for once!

It wasn't just incredibly exhilarating, it was almost unbearably exhilarating—after a month and a half of continuous use of the Life and Death Divine Power, I felt like my very foundation had been damaged!
But it was worth it! It fully demonstrated its value, and the key thing is... no one else could take it over, right?
When the human-faced bees were completely wiped out, Qu Jianlei didn't even show any signs of exhaustion.

He looked around and then sent out a powerful divine sense, "Thank you all for your hard work. Han Li, please do me a favor!"

"Damn it!" Han Li's eyebrows furrowed, about to explode—what the hell do you take me for?
But the next moment, he lowered his eyelids and said, "Alright, it's rare for the True Venerable to be so generous. It's a joyous occasion."

"I'll just do my part too. I'll donate as much as the True Venerable does... Anyway, Ling Yun will make up for it in the end!"

There's really no way around it. When your Daoist partner openly calls you "Du Bu Zhen Zun," it's hard for that title not to spread!

"That's... a bit disrespectful," Qu Jianlei glanced at him. "I'm just poor, not that I don't have much money!"

Han Li rolled her eyes at him. "I wasn't wrong. You not only don't have much, you're also poor!"

"Alright, alright, Ling Yun will settle accounts with Qu Zhenzun," Qing Kong stepped in to smooth things over. "Now, everyone, thank you..."

"This is a reward for the brothers' hard work, from Qu Zhenzun and Han Li, the two brothers!"

"Two Kang..." came the spider's divine sense, "Does that also mean they are Daoist partners?"

Cheers erupted from the crowd. Although the spider possessed powerful spiritual energy, it was used to stuttering, so no one paid it any mind.

The real question was that Han Li secretly sent a divine sense to Qu Zhenzun, "Can you fucking hold on?"

"I can hold out for at least another half a month," Qu Jianlei replied with a smile, his expression calm, "but I'll have to go into your cave!"

It seems like the foundation has been damaged, and it will be quite difficult to maintain the phantom image in the future.

He had never entered Han Li's cave before, and this was not just out of respect for his teammate.

Entering someone else's cave rashly carries a high chance of being controlled by them, so it's like entrusting your life to them.

"Don't even think about it!" Han Li replied expressionlessly. "I'll take your cave dwelling with me. My cave dwelling is only for female cultivators!"

“Alright,” Qu Jianlei replied with a smile, “then I’ll continue to maintain the illusory image for thirty or fifty years, no problem.”

Han Li did not answer, but looked at Qing Kong and said, "Count the number of people. It's rare for a True Venerable to be so generous."

Jin Ge, unaware of their conversation, now leaned closer and asked with a serious expression.

"Didn't part of this guy's main body slip out? Won't this lower everyone's guard?"

"The power of birth and death is a causal killing," Han Li replied calmly. "What that guy has left behind should only be some scattered clones."

In fact, the clones of the Divine Lord are also quite extraordinary, easily comparable to the combat power of a True Venerable.

However, the parts that differentiate from the main body carry their own origin, a quality that clones usually do not possess.

Similarly, because clones lack an origin—and more importantly, can avoid some of the causal factors of the original body—it is very difficult for them to return to their original state.

In other words, if the clone can easily return to the spirit, wouldn't that mean... the Spirit Lord can act at will?

Even if there's a huge karmic debt, at worst we can just abandon the original body and start over with a clone.

Therefore, the human-faced bee now only has a few clones left, and it is unlikely to cause any trouble within the next thousand or eight hundred years.

Considering that the other party attained divinity through incense offerings, the recovery speed might be slightly faster.

However, in general, there is no need to worry in the short term.

However, Jin Ge didn't completely believe Han Li's words, and instead looked at Qu Zhenzun, "That remaining body... is it really gone?"

Qu Jianlei smiled and said, "Pretty much. Anyway, you don't need to worry. I don't want to lose my reputation."

It wasn't completely gone. He was the one who used the power of life and death, and he clearly sensed the afterimage that escaped.

It's gone, but... some of the feelings haven't completely disappeared.

This feeling is hard to describe, but it doesn't matter anymore. He can handle it now—Black Knife should be able to deal with it.

Han Li looked at him upon hearing this, "Is...they weren't completely wiped out?"

"At most, it's like a clone," Qu Jianlei replied casually. "It doesn't matter if it takes a hundred or two hundred years to recover."

He was fairly certain of this, because, in any case, he had refined some of the aura of creation.

Oh, and there's also the aura of the character "运" (yun, meaning luck/luck).

Han Li's eyes darted around. "Not planning to resolve this now?"

"We'll see how things go, we won't force it," Qu Jianlei pointed to the air, "The palace, put it away."

This Nascent Soul level magic weapon was released at the beginning of the battle and has only now been put away.

During the process of using the power of birth and death to obliterate the human-faced bees, the suppressive effect that the palace could emit was almost negligible.

It wasn't that the treasure was useless, but rather that Han Li only refined a tiny bit of it, which was used at the very beginning to set the scene.

Moreover, the palace itself was damaged, and its strongest defenses could only function at most 70% of their power.

This was after Han Li had already maintained it—although he hadn't put much effort into repairing it, mainly due to a lack of materials and time.

The reason why the palace was not put away during Qu Jianlei's use of birth and death was mainly to deter villains.

Anyway, having the empty shell of a Divine Realm treasure can at least have a deterrent effect.

"Hmm," Han Li nodded, raised his hand and put away the palace, which naturally drew many exclamations.

This demigod-level treasure has also gained considerable popularity in the other world.

The key point is that even virtuous cultivators have not seen this treasure, but they actually saw it in another world and stayed there for more than a month.

The two True Venerables who provided support could probably guess the cause and effect, but no one dared to make a judgment easily.

Other cultivators, unaware of the situation, could only marvel at their good fortune.

Next, it's time to clean up the mess.

The Five True Venerables stepped forward, while the other "reinforcements" could only watch. The Great Lord's spoils of war were not something that just anyone could touch.

However, the human-faced bee didn't leave behind much; mainly, it left behind a dried-up corpse.

The corpse was rapidly fading into nothingness, as if it were giving back to this world.

Qingkong manipulated the butterfly to approach, intending to seal it and prevent its essence from being lost.

However, the butterfly's body trembled slightly the next moment, and then it stopped in mid-air.

“There’s a bit of an obstacle,” the Great Protector said calmly, “It feels like… it’s not just the power of the world.”

True Monarch Yugiri raised an eyebrow. "If it can't be contained, there might still be hidden dangers?"

“A hidden danger,” Qingkong replied solemnly, “There are faint warning signs. It would be best if… a great lord intervened.”

“I’m coming,” came the spider’s divine sense. “If we delay any longer, there will be nothing left… I want everything except the wings!”

The three True Venerables remained silent, all looking at True Venerable Qu and Han Li—none of them knew whether the other party's request was excessive.

But Qu Jianlei didn't respond; he just stood there listlessly with his eyelids drooping.

Han Li paused for a moment, then nodded decisively, "Okay!"

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