Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 749 The Spirit Jade (Part Six)

Everything was quiet and still; there wasn't a soul in sight.

It seemed as if Qiao Xiu was scaring himself, experiencing a delusion.

"..."

Qiao Xiu paused for a moment, then took a small step toward Zhong Han.

Swish!

A beam of white light shot out, as swift as lightning, so fast that it was almost blinding, and I subconsciously thought I was hallucinating.

laugh!

A flower of blood shot up.

Qiao Xiu was struck in the shoulder by a short knife, her body flying backward and landing with a 'thud', pinning her to a tree. The short knife was just an ordinary fruit knife.

Ordinary people often use it to peel and cut fruit.

You can buy one at any iron frame shop for a dozen or so coins.

"You...?! Aren't you afraid of the adults...?!" Qiao Xiu was shocked and furious, and was just about to pull out the short knife stuck in her arm.

Swish!

Another white light shot out, grazing past her chest and severing the fabric straps or similar strips of cloth.

Qiao Xiu didn't have time to treat her wounds; she could only quickly cover her exposed skin with her hands, disregarding everything else.

"who are you?!!"

Still, no one spoke.

Zhong Han realized at this moment that the person who saved her seemed unwilling to reveal their identity and was deliberately hiding it. Several possible identities of the mysterious person quickly flashed through her mind.

She glanced back at Qiao Xiu, but didn't pay much attention. After taking a few healing pills, she leaped into the distance.

As the sun completely set and dusk gradually descended, the sky darkened.

call…...

A gentle breeze blew by, causing the trees in the forest to sway and a few leaves to fall.

A fleeting glimpse of a white-clad man wearing a fox-face mask flashed by.

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Whoosh~ Bang!!

Three enormous fireworks emitted sharp whistles and suddenly exploded in the sky, their colorful points of light merging together to form a vibrant floral pattern. Not long after...

As if in response, a firework rose into the sky from the distant mountains, exploded and scattered in the air, transforming into a strange symbol in the night.

See this scene.

Zhong Yunxiu and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Zhong Han is fine and there is no danger. She will be here soon."

She smiled, turned around, and said softly.

This was a secret communication method that had been agreed upon with Zhong Han beforehand, specifically for exchanging information.

The order in which the fireworks are launched, the colors of the flowers, the patterns they form... all represent safety, danger, calls for help, and so on, explaining various situations.

Zhong Han's response indicated that they were safe and sound and were on their way. "That's good. Let's wait for them to return," Han Yi said calmly, watching the figures frantically fleeing.

Those were elite troops of the government army, fleeing in all directions.

Each of them, disregarding everything else, had only one thought in their minds.

run!

Run as far as possible!

He ran frantically into the distance.

Under Fan Hongchou's leadership, the once high-spirited and well-equipped army had long lost its courage to fight, and its morale had completely collapsed.

My only thought was to get out of here as soon as possible.

If the main force, having survived the beast tide and lost half its comrades, could still barely fight under the leadership of the three top warriors of the government army, then...

But now, lying before them was none other than Zhao Xunyang's tall corpse. Beside him, Zhou Zhicheng's headless body also spoke volumes in silence.

By this point, morale had dropped to zero, and the army was in complete disarray.

As a result, Han Yi still stood there calmly and nonchalantly.

The underlying meaning is self-evident.

Head coach Fan Hongchou is dead.

If they don't run away, they'll really be asking for trouble.

“You…” Han Yi turned around gently and looked at the group from the Myriad Beasts Sect.

"Don't pursue a desperate enemy. I think... they can't escape anyway. If you want revenge, at the very least, wait for Xiaoyue to return and then pursue them with a large force. That's the safest course of action."

"Everything... is at the Sect Master's disposal!!!"

The forest floor was littered with blood and remains, a scene of utter devastation.

Zhong Yunxiu's clothes had long since lost their cleanliness and tidiness. Her face was pale as she sat in the blood and mud, meditating and regulating her breathing. The same was true for Elder Fu and the others.

Gongsun Jing and Zhang Ruoning were also in a sorry state, barely managing to stand up.

But all eyes were on Han Yi.

As dusk deepened, a cool night breeze blew.

Han Yi could feel the intense gazes from all directions.

It contains hope, obedience, and worship.

Although my body was still bleeding from my injuries, my heart calmed down immediately.

The impending doom of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect has been broken, and a bright and open path lies ahead.

With hope, even the hardest and most tiring times can be endured with gritted teeth.

Han Yi turned his head slightly to the side.

The intense, burning gazes were all focused on him, making him slightly uncomfortable.

"alright…..."

He was about to say something when his expression suddenly changed, and he turned his head to look in one direction.

That was the location where he and Tantai Xunzhen set a trap to lure Fan Hongchou in.

"Please help me look after them," Han Yi called out to a corner in the woods.

As the humidity rises at night, a thin layer of mist gradually spreads through the mountains and forests.

The thin mist blended into the miasma, making visibility even more blurred.

In the hazy mist, a young man holding a folding fan, dressed in white, and wearing a fox mask appeared and nodded to Han Yi.

"I'll be back soon."

Han Yi left behind a sentence, and his figure slowly disappeared into the white mist.

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call…...

Huff... huff...

Tantai Xunzhen's face was frighteningly pale, and even though she was breathing in small gasps, she still felt some difficulty breathing.

Her expression was somewhat blank, helpless, and at a loss.

Like a fledgling bird that has lost its mother, it doesn't know what to do.

She didn't expect it.

I suddenly failed.

She firmly believed in the future that Lingjiyu had seen.

Because he relied on the Spirit Jade's constant premonitions while evading Fan Hongchou's pursuit, he managed to find a way out and successfully escape.

She even used the precognitive abilities of the Spirit Jade to successfully win over Han Yi, making him a key figure in luring Fan Hongchou.

However, Tantai Xunzhen had anticipated everything. There was just one thing he hadn't expected.

The attack unleashed by the Spirit Jade failed to defeat Fan Hongchou.

This is a strike from a divine weapon!

Logically speaking, only divine weapons can counter divine weapons.

Without his bloodline divine weapon, Fan Hongchou would definitely be crushed and killed by the Spirit Jade's attack.

But an unexpected event, defying common sense, happened.

"Come out. I've already seen you..." a cold, emotionless voice rang out.

Tantai Xunzhen felt a sudden tightness in his heart.

She took a deep breath, turned around, lowered her head, and peeked out through a hole in the tree trunk.

This is a huge, dead tree trunk.

She had hollowed it out long ago, locking her entire body inside the hollow tree trunk. Dense rays of light pierced through the countless tiny holes in the bark, faintly illuminating the dark interior of the tree.

Tantai Xunzhen was extremely careful, peering out through the small hole.

There was no one there.

As darkness gradually fell and the moon rose, the entire forest appeared somewhat gloomy.

A bizarre, grotesque monster with seven or eight pairs of white bone spurs on its back was walking away into the distance.

She breathed a slight sigh of relief and mentally estimated the time.

one way or another.

The law that only divine weapons can counter divine weapons cannot be broken by Fan Hongchou.

Even just now, Fan Hongchou suddenly unleashed his power and blocked the divine weapon's attack.

She also didn't believe that Fan Hongchou's explosive increase in strength could be maintained for a long time.

As long as we can get through this period...

"Aren't you coming out yet? Let me tell you, disobedient little girls will be punished..." Fan Hongchou's voice faded into the distance, seemingly disappearing into another part of the forest.

Tantai Xunzhen calmed down and began to slowly treat her injuries.

She opened her mouth and spat out a bead, the size of a pigeon egg, as bright and dazzling as a ruby. Within its translucent jade-like texture, there seemed to be a woman sitting in prayer, her expression solemn and dignified.

"Mother..." Upon seeing the bead, Tantai Xunzhen's eyes immediately welled up with tears.

Bloodline Divine Weapons, being divine weapons connected to one's own bloodline and forged through one's own organs, can naturally only be used by the person who created them.

But there are always exceptions.

The bloodline weapon in Tantai Xunzhen's hands was her most important and secret life-saving treasure left to her by her biological mother. The bloodlines between children and parents are naturally extremely similar, sharing the same origin.

Even if Tantai Xunzhen's bloodline development level is not high enough to reach the level of half a true spirit of the bloodline, he can still use it with difficulty.

The footsteps gradually faded away, the sounds in the forest slowly quieted down, and outside the trees, it seemed to fall silent once more.

Tantai Xunzhen lowered his head, focusing his mind on the spiritual jade in his hand, trying to find a way out.

The beads emitted a faint white light.

It disappeared again immediately.

"..."

Tantai Xunzhen had naturally anticipated this outcome.

Using forces that do not belong to oneself often leads to a loss of control and certain limitations.

The Spirit Jade is a divine weapon with precognitive abilities. Even among all bloodline divine weapons, it ranks among the top and belongs to the category of immense power.

It is for this reason.

Tantai Xunzhen cannot sustain the consumption of Lingji Jade for an extended period due to numerous limiting factors.

She originally wanted to rely on the Spirit Jade to predict what she should do next.

Without a doubt, it failed.

Tantai Xun's expression dimmed slightly.

After a while, she couldn't resist peeking out through the tree hole again.

Swish!

Outside the tree hole, Fan Hongchou bent down like a giant spider, peering through the hole and staring intently into Tantai Xunzhen's eyes.

His lips twisted into a terrifying angle, seemingly in a smile: "Found you... Princess Xunzhen!" BOOM!!!

The entire tree trunk suddenly exploded, and a figure shot out using the force of the blast.

"Trying to run... Without the Spirit Jade... you are nothing!!!" Fan Hongchou roared, his two arms transforming into enormous white bone blades, crossed and held upright in front of him. He crouched slightly, like a humanoid mantis hunting its prey.

boom!

The powerful recoil even created two deep depressions in the forest floor.

Using this force, Fan Hongchou sprinted forward, instantly covering hundreds of meters. Most people couldn't even see his speed; they only felt a gust of wind rushing towards them.

He then lost his life.

Tantai Xunzhen is much better than the average person.

But she wasn't much stronger. She wasn't dead yet, but she was not far from death.

A shockingly large wound stretched from the shoulder down to the groin.

The blood was gushing out like a fountain.

The person was curled up like a rag doll that had been ravaged with scissors, their life force rapidly fading away.

"Playing dead?" Fan Hongchou walked up to her and gently poked her with the white bone blade. "With the Spirit Jade, you won't die!"

Sure enough, a faint white light appeared on Tantai Xunzhen's abdomen.

A large amount of white light gathered at the wound site, and the dark red flesh inside the wound writhed, trying to heal the skin and flesh on both sides.

Even though he was unconscious, Tantai Xunzhen couldn't help but cry out in pain. Although his injuries were still serious, at least he wouldn't die.

“What a waste… If only the Spirit Jade were with me…” Fan Hongchou shook his head with some regret, “What a terrible waste.”

He suddenly raised his grotesque bony arm, its sharp end aimed at Tantai Xunzhen's temple.

The Spirit Jade can maintain the body's activity level.

In that case, there is no need to specifically preserve Tantai Xunzhen's consciousness.

Anyway, if they're caught and sent back to the capital to be handed over to Tantai Sheng, they're going to die anyway.

Consciousness is extinguished, and one dies in a state of unconsciousness and unawareness.

That's a kind of happiness, too. Early death means early rebirth.

Boom! ! !

A sudden, deafening roar tore through the darkness as a millstone-sized boulder, moving at supersonic speed with a piercing shriek, slammed into the white bone blade, instantly knocking it off course.

Countless shards of rock flew out like cannonballs, leaving a dense network of tiny holes in the ground. "The biggest difference between you and me... is... that I believe everything has meaning... even sitting there in a daze... isn't a waste of time..."

A burly figure slowly emerged from the darkness and came before Fan Hongchou.

"So... it seems we're fundamentally incompatible; our paths diverge, and we can't work together..."

The figure was shirtless, his dark red muscles resembling hardened rocks weathered by wind and rain, majestic and strong. His blood and qi surged and exploded, causing the surrounding air to heat up rapidly, even igniting the miasma, which burst into bright flames in the night.

A series of colorful symbols, a mixture of light cyan, blue, and orange, flickered and rippled with each breath, forming a strange sealing array that seemed to be suppressing something.

"Bloodline mutation?" Fan Hongchou narrowed his eyes slightly. "No, not bloodline, but pure physical body?!"

The powerful heat and terrifying strength emanating from the body opposite him made even him feel a slight sense of apprehension.