Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 627 Heavenly Killing
"Five Qi Dragon Soldiers!"

Upon hearing Yu Shiqie's reminder, Qin Huai immediately thought of the long-standing saying in the Great Wilderness about "fire soldiers and water vapor".

This means that the Water and Fire races are most skilled at "gathering Qi into weapons." The Fire race's [Purple Fire Divine Weapon] and the West Sea Ancestor's [Demon-Slaying Blade], which is based on Gengxin metal essence and invigorated by black water true Qi, are both examples of this. Among all Qi weapons, the Black Emperor's [Five Dragons Qi Weapon] and the Red Emperor's [Purple Light Seven Luminaries] are the most famous and are known as the "Twin Wonders of Qi Weapons in the World."

When Black Water True Qi is cultivated to its highest level, it can be transformed into five beast-shaped light fists: snake, dragon, serpent, dragon, and jiao. These fists can flow freely and even be used simultaneously, changing without form and possessing astonishing power. This is known as the "Five Dragon Qi Weapons".

However, the [Five Dragon Qi Weapons] that the Ghost Emperor of the Netherworld used at this moment was completely different. It was actually the [Five Qi Dragon Weapons], which was a combination of the five elements of true qi! Although it was only a difference in the order of two words, it meant that he had cultivated the five elements of true qi and his cultivation had reached the Tai Shen level. The two realms were completely different and could not be compared.

The five elements interact and generate each other, like the howling wind and thunder, changing the color of heaven and earth.

The five-colored dragon beast roared and danced, crashing into the boundless ice explosion. Crystal clusters surged and exploded, dazzling with colorful light. Torrential ice rain fell into the sea of ​​fire, intensifying the dense fog that filled the entire space.

"rise!"

Seeing the unstoppable advance of the Five Qi Dragon Soldiers, Qin Huai glared angrily, his tail of clouds rising into the sky behind him, and a deadly radiant light instantly descended in front of the two of them.

Boom boom boom! ! !
The splendor shattered, the five dragons scattered, the Five Elements Ghost Kings, who had been curled up in embrace, were shaken back and sent flying, and the Netherworld Ghost Emperor was violently shaken, suddenly crashing into the wall of the pot in mid-air.

An unparalleled explosive shockwave struck, and even though Qin Huai was prepared, he was still violently repelled. A flash of rainbow light appeared, and a colossal cloud tail, like a pillar reaching to the sky, just in time supported the pot's wall, protecting the two of them and blocking all the residual force of the collision.

"What a magnificent beastly form, what a body imbued with the Five Virtues! It's a pity, though, that it will soon be mine!"

Upon seeing the enormous cloud tail behind Qin Huai, which embodied all five virtues, the Ghost Emperor of the Netherworld laughed wildly, blood suddenly overflowing from his mouth and nose, majestic and awe-inspiring, like a demon god.

Before him, the five dragons reappeared, roaring fiercely. Their huge bodies suddenly contracted, then sprang out like madmen, scattering ice and sending waves of fire soaring into the sky. The red light in the pot shimmered, and in a very short time, it swallowed up almost all of the omnipresent Southern Fire.
The earth dragon rose and leaped, and golden energy burst forth. Yu Shi Qie stared blankly at Lu Wu Yunwei, who was wrestling with the five dragon soldiers, her pretty face full of disbelief.

She had previously wondered what kind of strength Qin Huai, this ancient god who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, possessed. She thought he was a god-level expert similar to the Ten Gods of the Great Wilderness. She never expected that Qin Huai could contend with the Netherworld Ghost Emperor, who cultivated the Great Art of Controlling Gods and Ghosts and mastered the Five Qi Dragon Weapons, and even hold his own!

That's a Tai Shen Realm expert who has mastered all five elements!

Throughout the millennia, only four individuals in the Great Wilderness have achieved the "Unity of the Five Elements." The first is Luo Jihe, the great water shaman of the Aquatic Tribe eight hundred years ago; the second is Bai Taizong, the first God Emperor of the Great Wilderness; the third is Shennong Emperor, who ascended to immortality seventy years ago after being petrified; and the fourth is her husband, Tuoba Emperor. Of these four, only Shennong and Tuoba possessed the Five Virtues, truly achieving the "Unity of the Five Elements," while the other two paid a heavy price for it.

Bai Taizong, the first god-emperor of the Great Wilderness, was obsessed with martial arts. Although he was invincible throughout his life, he always felt unfulfilled because he had not yet mastered the supreme "Five Elements True Essence." In his later years, he secluded himself for arduous cultivation, spending ten years finally mastering the [Golden Five Elements]. On the day he emerged from seclusion, it coincided with the Golden Clan's Peach Banquet, where heroes from all over the world gathered. To celebrate, Bai Taizong used his newly mastered "Five Elements Qi Wheel" to stir up the waters of Yaochi, creating a day-long shower of colorful rainbows, which became a legendary tale. Unexpectedly, that very night, he was exhausted and ascended to heaven. It was precisely because of this that Qin Huai's transformation into the Five Elements outside the Hall of Immortals at Yaochi that day greatly surprised the heroes of the Golden Clan, and they immediately no longer doubted his strength and identity.

Eight hundred years ago, the greatest martial arts master in the world, the aquatic sorceress Luo Jihao, created the extremely evil "Great Art of Soul Absorption and Ghost Control," which absorbed the spirits of the five races to cultivate the true essence of the five elements. Within three years, his mental power and true energy advanced by leaps and bounds, and he successively defeated the White Emperor, Green Emperor, and Red Emperor of that time, dominating the Great Wilderness. However, he was ultimately not of the Five Virtues, and could not unify the thousands of evil spirits within him into one, suffering greatly from the disorder of his divine consciousness. In the final battle in the Western Sea with the legendary hero Gu Yuankan of the Golden Clan, his divine consciousness finally shattered and he was killed by the latter. The "Great Art of Soul Absorption and Ghost Control" was thus regarded as a fearsome path by the people of the world.

Unexpectedly, eight hundred years later, the Black Emperor Juice Light Era followed in his footsteps, capturing gods and ghosts, unifying the five elements, and cultivating the [Five Qi Dragon Weapon], a feat rarely seen in a thousand years!
As for how Qin Huai acquired the Five Elements True Essence, Yu Shi Qie, as the Dragon Consort of Emperor Tuoba, knew very well that this mysterious powerhouse who called himself the Primordial God should also be a person of the Five Virtues Body and had cultivated the Five Elements True Qi to the highest level, which was why he was able to unite the Five Elements and become the Supreme God.

"Could it be that he possesses the complete [Eight Extremes Technique]? Judging from the divine power of his beast form, it's not impossible."

Just as Yu Shiqie thought she had deduced the truth, she suddenly thought of another possibility: her elder brother, Chaoyang Valley Water God Tianwu, had obtained a copy of the Heart Sutra of the Eight Extremes Method by chance in his early years. After mastering it, he could also absorb the true energy of the five elements, blend them into one, achieve the true essence of the five elements, and enter the realm of the Supreme God.

Recalling Qin Huai's previous action of unleashing the Qi Slash Storm to devour the demon spirits of the five races and enhance his own power, Yu Shiqie couldn't help but hesitate again.

She had read Shuibo Tianwu's "Eight Extremes Method" and also read the "Five Elements Manual" passed down from Shennong by Emperor Tuoba, so she naturally knew the extent to which the Eight Extremes Method could achieve.

The "Five Elements Manual" records that heaven and earth have eight poles, namely the Azure Gate, the Gate of Enlightenment, the Yang Gate, the Summer Gate, the White Gate, the Gate of Heavenly Gate, the Gate of the Netherworld, and the Cold Gate, which correspond one-to-one with the Eight Trigrams and each possesses the attributes of the Five Elements. The Yin and Yang Qi of heaven and earth transform and circulate among these eight poles.

Just as heaven and earth are divided into eight extremes, corresponding to the eight extraordinary meridians. If one can find these eight vital points and connect them with true qi, one can absorb the true qi of the five elements, just like heaven and earth, and cultivate an Eight Extremes Body capable of communicating with gods and ghosts. Once cultivated, even without a body possessing the five virtues, one can forcibly absorb the true qi of the five elements, merging them into one, becoming invincible!
Legend has it that since Pangu separated heaven and earth, only half a person in the Great Wilderness has mastered the Eight Great Techniques, and that person was Xuan Beizhen, the Black Emperor of the Water Tribe, 1,300 years ago. This person was exceptionally intelligent from a young age, and at the age of twenty, he had already single-handedly killed the most ferocious beast in the Great Wilderness at that time, [Xiangliu]. Three years later, he defeated all the experts in his tribe and ascended to the position of Black Emperor.

Xuan Beizhen was ambitious. In order to achieve hegemony for the Water Tribe, he challenged the emperors and gods of various tribes one after another, sweeping across the Wood and Earth Tribes and becoming a powerful figure in the world. However, during a fierce battle with the White Emperor Bai Gaozu, he was shattered in eight meridians and suffered a crushing defeat.

Unexpectedly, this misfortune turned into a blessing. While repairing his eight meridians, he inadvertently discovered eight extremely mysterious acupoints, like the eight extremes of heaven and earth, capable of absorbing and releasing the true energy of the five elements without harming himself. Thus, he was enlightened and created the Eight Extremes Technique. Just three months later, during his final battle with the White Emperor, he absorbed the White Gold True Energy into his own body through the two extreme acupoints, "Gate of Changhe" and "Gate of Youdu," achieving a great victory.

Unfortunately, joy turned to sorrow. Just as Xuan Beizhen severed Bai Gaozu's meridians and was shouting with ecstasy, thunder roared from the top of Kunlun Mountain, bringing down divine punishment. Thousands of lightning bolts struck him through the two extreme acupoints, "Changhe Gate" and "Youdu Gate," killing him instantly.

After Xuan Beizhen's death, the Eight Extremes Techniques he created were lost, with fragments scattered across various regions. Five hundred years later, the water tribe's goddess Luo Jihao accidentally obtained one of the fragments and derived variations from it. Although she created the extremely evil "Great Technique of Capturing Gods and Controlling Ghosts" through a different path, it had nothing to do with the Eight Extremes Techniques.

For over a thousand years, countless evil arts have been derived from the Eight Extremes Technique, yet no one has ever truly mastered the Eight Extremes Body. Even the creator of the technique, Xuan Beizhen, can only be considered half a master.

"The Ghost King has set up his formation!"

Perhaps seeing that the Five Qi Dragon Soldiers were tightly entangled by the five cloud tails, unable to break free at all, and with four more cloud tails poised to strike, the Netherworld Ghost Emperor grew anxious. He could only shout loudly, and the five Ghost Kings who were curled up and embracing him suddenly whistled and flew in a strange formation, their heads, hands, and feet connecting one after another. The Black Water Ghost King's head rested on the sole of the Green Wood Ghost King's right foot, the Green Wood Ghost King's head rested on the palm of the Crimson Fire Ghost King's left hand, the Crimson Fire Ghost King's right hand grasped the Yellow Earth Ghost King's left foot, and the Yellow Earth Ghost King's neck was held by the White Gold Ghost King's left hand. The five were tightly linked, flying in a long, serpentine formation. The White Gold Ghost King let out a strange howl, and his right hand suddenly grabbed the Netherworld Ghost Emperor's right foot.

With a muffled "thud," the Black Water Ghost King's body erupted with mysterious light, which surged from the top of his head into the soles of the Green Wood Ghost King's feet. The latter's black light vanished in a flash, and then suddenly burst forth with an even more dazzling green light... This sequence continued, with black, green, red, yellow, and white light bursting and dancing brilliantly, surging endlessly into the right foot of the Netherworld Ghost Emperor.

The Ghost Emperor of the Netherworld laughed hoarsely, his body radiating brilliant light, crisscrossing and swirling like thousands of rainbow lines, reflecting the flowing clouds in the jade pot, a bizarre and colorful spectacle, with billions of rainbow ribbons intertwined to form a net, attacking the isolated and helpless Qin Huai and his companion from all directions.

"Dragon Soldiers Combined!"

Before the words were finished, the five dragon soldiers, which were entangled with Lu Wuyun's tail in a complex ball of yarn, roared and flew up. Their bodies suddenly shrank and they were pulled away. The green dragon, the red snake, the golden dragon, the white dragon and the black dragon connected head to tail, shining brightly. They suddenly transformed into a huge five-headed black scale dragon, which swirled and danced, and suddenly coiled the five cloud tails around it.

Qin Huai frowned, feeling as if a huge boulder was pressing down on his chest and abdomen, and his limbs and bones were tightly bound by a massive net of air, making it difficult for him to move. He felt as if he were in the dark depths of the ocean, unable to breathe due to the pressure of the water.

"Autumn Punishment, Heaven's Killer!"

The black-scaled dragon coiled tighter and tighter, squeezing the colorful qi shield until it made strange noises and almost burst. A sharp glint flashed in Qin Huai's eyes, and he exhaled. The cloud tail that was suspended in mid-air, representing the autumn season, was instantly covered with a frosty white color and burst with sharp energy. Suddenly, it swelled into a huge blade of light that was a hundred feet long and slashed down, cutting the black-scaled dragon in two.

【Lu Zheng】: The basic state 【Lu Zheng】can be briefly borrowed when using 【Nine Heavens】 and actively drawing upon 【Heavenly Killing Star】. Every action will carry the power of heavenly killing, slaughtering the heavens and punishing the wicked, and purging the inhuman. The damage dealt to those who are morally deficient is increased by 90%.

At that moment, Qiu Xing's sharp aura tore through the net and rushed towards them, while Tian Sha Yunwei unleashed its divine power, carrying a series of sonic booms as it charged headlong towards You Tian Gui Di.

boom! ! !
The Ghost King Formation shone brightly. The Netherworld Ghost Emperor suddenly swung his fist forward, and purple and black light burst forth in the sky. The cloud tail paused, but still pressed down mercilessly like the collapse of the sky.

The Ghost Emperor of the Netherworld let out a strange cry and tried to dodge, but due to the limited space in the jade pot, the enormous cloud tail still slammed heavily onto his head!
The Five Elements Ghost Formation was suddenly struck by a powerful force and shattered instantly, releasing a surge of Yin energy, and countless Gu worms swarmed and danced wildly into the sky.

"receive!"

Leng Baiyunwei coiled and contracted like a serpent, tightly binding the round white bone where the Netherworld Ghost Emperor's primordial spirit resided. The seven points of brilliant light on it flickered erratically, struggling desperately, but they could never escape Qin Huai's control.

"What use is a mere ghost without a physical body, even if it has mastered the [Great Art of Soul Capture and Ghost Control]? In the end, it is just a pitiful person."

Qin Huai rushed over, and the other cloud tails followed suit, binding all five elemental ghost kings and bringing them close.

【Yuanhun Bead】: Legend has it that after Pangu died, his limbs transformed into mountains and plains, and his blood transformed into rivers, lakes and seas. The seventy-two bone beads in his spine were buried deep underground. Throughout history, only six have been unearthed, and this is one of them.

This bead can bind the primordial spirit and protect it from external harm. Even if the person who possesses it loses their soul, it can fill the Niwan Palace to replace the missing three souls and seven spirits, thus supporting a normal life.

Note 1: This bead is made from the purest fruit essence and originates from the same source as the pure energy of the soul. It is an extremely rare treasure for nourishing the soul.

Note 2: The loss of one's soul is a matter of life and death. This bead can only quench one's thirst temporarily. If there is a serious illness, remember to seek medical attention as soon as possible.

"No wonder he could withstand my Autumn Punishment Heavenly Slaughter; it turns out he relied on the advantage of the divine weapon."

Upon seeing the Yama's prompt appear before him, Qin Huai finally understood the mystery of why the Netherworld Ghost Emperor's primordial spirit remained powerful despite his physical body being destroyed.

Generally speaking, when a master's primordial spirit leaves their body and attaches itself to another, the weaknesses of the primordial spirit become even more pronounced due to the lack of protection from the original physical body, almost to the point of being fatal. For example, when the Black Emperor's primordial spirit was attached to the body of a powerful ghost, its original water-based primordial spirit was already averse to fire and earth. After attaching itself to the ghost, these aversions became even more pronounced, and it was in danger of its soul being scattered at the slightest contact with fire or earth. However, with the protection of the [Primordial Soul Pearl], the primordial spirit remained as solid as a rock and remained unmoved.

Just now, the Ghost Emperor of the Netherworld was in the midst of the Southern Fire Waves, yet he remained calm and moved with ease. This must be thanks to the [Primordial Soul Pearl].

"What, you're still not convinced?"

With a light clench of his cloud tail, Qin Huai forced Zhi Guangji's primordial spirit out of the [Primordial Soul Pearl]. Looking at the resentful and angry Black Emperor of the Water Tribe, Qin Huai smiled mockingly.

"Boy, it's all about the victor and the vanquished. I have nothing to say. As for making me submit? Dream on!"

Looking at the young man in front of him who had ruined his decades-long revenge plan, even the mild-mannered Shizuku couldn't help but curse loudly.

"Alright, you aquatic people are all tough as nails, so why don't you go in and have a good chat with your old acquaintance, Ling Ganyang!"

Seeing that Shiki was in a bad mood, Qin Huai didn't bother to waste his breath and simply raised his hand to open the portal to Kunlun Hill and threw the Yuanhun Pearl inside.

(End of this chapter)