Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1404 Training the Strange Devouring Body

Chen Chuan's gaze was fixed on the Kui Viper that was charging towards him, and he made no attempt to dodge.

Moreover, his movements were restricted by the debris on the other side, so even if he tried to dodge, it wouldn't make a difference.

The enormous snake head was in front of him in an instant, its orange-yellow eyes filled with ferocity. Even before its body got close, the sinister and decaying aura caused the flames on his body to flicker.

Just as the unicorn's horn was about to strike him, Chen Chuan swung the Snow Lord Blade he was holding with both hands upwards.

When he stood still, his speed and strength were perfectly utilized. As it turned out, even when his opponent revealed his true form, they still could not withstand his normal attacks.

With a deafening roar, seemingly without any preamble, the massive body of the Kui Viper shattered instantly the moment the blade touched its horn, exploding into a cloud of foul, pungent fumes in the sky.

However, the Kui Viper inflicts its own pain, and these injuries can be considered resources for its growth. The more it consumes, the stronger it becomes. Therefore, this level of damage is not a problem for it.

Thus, as the wisps of foul air gathered again, the outline drawn in the atmosphere became even larger than before.

Of course, there are some kinds of damage that it cannot digest, such as Xuan Kong Fire.

This was precisely what Yuan Rong was wary of. Since they were going to fight Chen Chuan, they had naturally gathered a lot of intelligence beforehand, knowing that Chen Chuan possessed the absolute destructive power of Xuan Kong Fire. But if they had been prepared in advance, things would be different.

He had been on guard from the beginning. If Chen Chuan used this method now, he could repel the Xuan Kong Fire by discarding a part of his body. Moreover, as long as the fire couldn't kill him in one fell swoop, the pain itself could still enhance his power.

It could be said that, with the help of the lost artifacts, he believed he didn't need anyone else. He could hold off this powerful enemy with his own strength, and it wasn't impossible for him to eventually turn the tables and suppress him.

Chen Chuan looked at the writhing and recovering snake body, but he did not use the Xuan Kong Fire. Instead, his eyes flashed, and a clear light suddenly appeared behind him. Circles of pure spiritual light spread outward and shone on the distorted figure.

In that instant, it was as if boiling oil had been poured into a hot pan; wisps of smoke rose from the foul air, the outline of the snake's body became distorted, and large patches of it disappeared.

It is evident that this secret teaching of the Pure School has a powerful suppressive effect on him, but it would be difficult for another person to have such exaggerated expressiveness.

As a member of the Pure Faction, the old imperial family was not unprepared for the methods he possessed, but they never imagined they would be so powerful.

When the Kui Viper was exposed to this light, although it was not immediately neutralized and could even absorb the damage to continuously recover, it could not recover its body for a while under the continuous light, so it could not be said to pose any effective restraint on Chen Chuan.

Just then, General Wei Tie Rugan returned from a distance, seemingly intending to launch an attack on Chen Chuan and restrain him from the side. At this moment, another figure appeared there; it was Mu Xiaoren.

He stared with emotionless eyes, his entire body radiating a blue-white aura.

Tie Rugan didn't want to get entangled with him, so he immediately swung his axe down. However, when the axe reached the middle, he felt something was wrong and suddenly reduced his strength.

At the same moment, he suddenly sensed that several Dongxuan Temple fighters were watching him, which instinctively made him wary.

Mu Xiaoren brought a total of nine active consciousness bodies this time, and he personally participated in the creation of each one. It is only because he is a member of the implantation faction that he can be so extravagant.

The application of divine forms is the most unpredictable, and various secret techniques emerge endlessly. Apart from the basic characteristics, each person's form may be different.

His ability lies in the fact that when these active consciousnesses serve as his own vessels, they can all exert abilities similar to his own for a certain instant. This is actually a secret technique for rapidly circulating consciousness and spirit among various vessels.

That's why he was so confident just now that, at the cost of his life, one person could manage to restrain a crowd for at least half an hour.

This naturally gave Tie Rugan a sense of threat, both psychological and psychological, which made him more conservative in his moves.

With a bang, the axe struck a round shield, instantly shattering the blue-white flames that had gathered on it. Even though the axe had been used with restraint, Mu Xiaoren's physical consciousness was still sent flying by the blow, and a large amount of spiritual fire on his body burst out.

But he had already accomplished what he was supposed to do, successfully preventing Tie Rugan from advancing.

During this hard-won window, Chen Chuan seemed to do nothing but calmly watch the snake shadow struggling and disintegrating in the clear spiritual light, which was then expanding.

On Mu Xiaoren's other consciousness body, where his main divine energy was concentrated, he knew that the opportunity had come, and a strange light gradually appeared in his gaze as he looked at the Kui Viper.

Jiang Linghuai, however, knew exactly what they were planning to do, so he resolutely stood in front of Yuan Congye.

Yuan Congye's eyes sharpened at that moment. With his keen battlefield instincts, he sensed that something was amiss. He couldn't immediately pinpoint the problem, but he certainly couldn't let the situation continue like this.

With a flick of his spear, he deflected Jiang Linghuai's long staff to the side. Jiang Linghuai was inwardly impressed; Yuan Congye's skill and strength far surpassed his own. No wonder he was a former imperial general; his reputation was truly well-deserved.

However, his foundation was extremely solid, and he had years of experience fighting in the World Ring. Although his opponent was stronger than him, it would not be easy to defeat him so easily.

At this moment, facing the spear thrusting towards him, a flash of light appeared around him, and a huge outline of a human figure emerged.

He wasn't afraid at all that the other party would know the path he was on; his true nature was pure, and it didn't matter whether the other party knew or not.

The spear thrust forward, instantly piercing through the spiritual fire outside the illusory human figure, and finally striking the arm with a golden light, failing to harm the real body behind it.

Jiang Linghuai chose to defend rather than attack this time, because he had learned about the possible changes in Chen Chuan's supernatural power through previous spiritual communication.

However, with the help of the Outer Minister, his combat power is greatly increased. He can serve as a pure shield, and if the opponent wants to take him down, they will have to reveal their Outer Minister.

But this is actually a good thing, because once the external appearance appears, it will be known which kind of god or demon he is contemplating, and Chen Chuan's side may be able to prepare in advance, or even have a way to deal with it.

On Mu Xiaoren's side, after the light in his eyes reached its peak, he instantly released a spirit-seizing technique, forcibly invading into the spirit of the Kui Viper.

The viper froze, almost losing its self-awareness for a moment at the instant it was attacked.

It can absorb damage, but conversely, this also indicates that it is not very resistant to various forms of harm.

Moreover, it can be said that since it already has the ability to absorb damage and feed on it, it doesn't need much strong defense. Furthermore, the act of stealing the mind is itself a form of damage, which can also be absorbed by it.

However, after such a simple attack, the situation on the field changed in a way that the old imperial family did not expect.

Suddenly, all sounds around them disappeared, and the already dark night sky seemed to become even more gloomy and eerie. Then everyone saw a pale white thing appear in the scene.

It vaguely resembles a humanoid object, with an enormous head at the top, while the body below is shriveled, thin, and inconspicuous.

However, its head almost filled the entire sky, which made everyone's heart skip a beat.

The creature then opened its mouth and swallowed the viper-like creature below, which resembled an earthworm. After chewing it a couple of times, it slowly dissipated.

And the aura of the commander seemed to have vanished.

On the airship behind, Xuan Shi Mi Zhu Zi saw this scene and suddenly turned his head to look at an altar behind him. He saw the jade tablet representing Yuan Rong hanging on it shatter with a crack, and the broken part fell below with a crisp sound. He couldn't help but frown slightly.

Meanwhile, this change also terrified the members of the old imperial family. What was that thing?
Then they realized something was wrong!

Chen Chuan remained calm, unsurprised by the outcome. The battle had just unfolded using tactics devised by Mu Xiaoren based on Chen Chuan's fighting style, his destructive power, and the available conditions on the field—tactics that had proven highly effective.

He didn't need to display much power, or even use any lost items; a simple tactical maneuver was enough to take down one of the opponent's powerful combatants.

The main reliance here is on that anomaly. Although many supernatural forces are illogical, some powerful anomalies can also be illogical if the conditions are met.

According to Wen Mingzhong, the thing beneath their feet is one of the three major anomalies that the Secret Cult's General Bureau has been taking in and carefully cultivating, and it is called "The Eater." Once its activation conditions are met, you will be devoured by it.

The conditions required for a diner are twofold: first, the target object must be physically mutilated; second, it must lack self-awareness. As long as both of these conditions are met, it can be its food.

The Kui viper that Yuan Rong had transformed into was shattered by his attack, which was a strong invitation signal to the diners. Mu Xiaoren then used a mental attack to make it temporarily lose consciousness, thus fulfilling the second condition, so it appeared immediately.

Of course, once this anomaly occurred, the old imperial family could easily deduce the necessary preconditions for its occurrence from the outcome. Therefore, it wouldn't be so easy to leverage its power the next time.

However, it doesn't matter if they can't bring this thing out again, because they have more than one set of tactics in advance.

After confirming that Yuan Rong had completely disappeared, Chen Chuan immediately released Xue Jun Dao, raised his hands, and pointed his palms at Yuan Congye and Tie Rugan respectively, with a dazzling light shining from his palms.

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(End of this chapter)