noffsinger Chapter 116 Demonic Avatar
Chapter 116 Demonic Avatar
Within the crack, one could vaguely see black shadows writhing and emitting low, terrifying roars, as if they could crawl out of the crack at any moment.
The shapes of those shadows kept changing, sometimes resembling people, sometimes beasts, and sometimes a wisp of smoke without a fixed form.
Yan Chixia sat cross-legged in front of the crack, his hands forming a mudra, channeling his true essence into the seal at the edge of the crack.
The seal glowed with a golden light, but the light was weak and flickering, like a candle in the wind.
His face was as pale as paper, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. He had obviously exhausted a lot of his true energy and even suffered internal injuries.
"Master! How are you?" Zhou Ning rushed to his side, a surge of anxiety and worry welling up inside him.
Yan Chixia opened her eyes, glanced at him, and spoke in a weak but still steady voice.
"Perfect timing, let's join forces to suppress them."
Zhou Ning nodded, sat down cross-legged beside him, placed his hands on the seal, and poured his true essence into it.
With his mid-stage Golden Core cultivation fully activated, his abundant true essence surged into the seal like a raging river.
The golden light on the seal gradually brightened, and the cracks began to slowly close.
But just then, a sharp hiss came from deep within the crack.
The sound was extremely piercing, as if countless steel needles were piercing the eardrums at the same time, causing a splitting headache.
Countless black shadows surged out from the cracks and rushed towards Zhou Ning and Yan Chixia.
Those shadows were incredibly fast, arriving in front of us in the blink of an eye.
"Watch out!" Xuan Jing waved his whisk, and a silver-white light shot out, shattering several dark figures.
Zhou Ning gritted his teeth, continuing to inject true essence while drawing his Qingfeng sword and slashing out.
The golden sword energy sliced a group of dark figures in two.
The cleaved shadows let out a shrill scream and vanished into black smoke, but more shadows surged forward.
He maintained the seal with his left hand and swung his sword with his right, multitasking while unleashing his full divine power, covering the entire mountaintop.
He could sense the location, speed, and attack trajectory of every shadowy figure. Driven by his divine sense, the Qingfeng Sword darted through the air, slaying each approaching shadowy figure one by one.
Yan Chixia glanced at him, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes, but then his expression turned serious.
"Watch out, something big is coming out."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a low roar came from the depths of the crevice.
The sound was even more terrifying than the previous hissing, causing rocks to fall from the mountaintop.
The black mist at the edge of the crack surged violently, and a huge black hand emerged from the crack, slapping towards Zhou Ning and Yan Chixia.
The hand was a full ten feet in size, with five long fingers and nails as black as ink, exuding a strong aura of death.
The air seemed to freeze wherever his palm touched.
Yan Chixia's expression changed, and he suddenly stood up, forming a hand seal. A golden sword light shot out from his palm, heading straight for the black hand.
"boom!"
The sword light collided with the palm, producing a deafening explosion.
The golden sword light repelled the palm, but the palm did not dissipate; instead, it struck at them even more frantically.
Zhou Ning gritted his teeth, sheathed the Qingfeng Sword, concentrated all his true essence at the tip of the sword, and unleashed the ultimate move of the "Demon Slayer Technique".
A dazzling golden light shone from the Qingfeng Sword.
The light grew stronger and brighter, like a small sun, dispelling all the surrounding darkness.
He combined the "Demon-Slaying Slash," the "Sky-Splitting Slash," and the Sword Control Technique, pouring all the power of the mid-stage Golden Core realm into this single sword strike.
"cut!"
A massive golden sword aura shot out from the tip of the sword, like a golden dragon, and collided with the black palm.
"boom!"
The two forces collided, unleashing a deafening roar.
The rocks at the top of the mountain began to collapse, and rubble fell down.
The golden light on the seal flickered violently, and the cracks began to shrink rapidly.
The black palm, unable to withstand the impact of the golden sword energy, was finally shattered, turning into countless black fragments that dissipated into the air.
An angry roar came from the depths of the crack, then gradually subsided.
The crack has finally closed completely.
Zhou Ning sheathed his Qingfeng sword, slumped to the ground, and gasped for breath.
Large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead; his vital energy was almost completely depleted, and his arms were trembling slightly.
Several fine cracks appeared on the Qingfeng sword, the price of that last strike.
Yan Chixia also finished her practice, walked to his side, and extended her hand.
Get up.
Zhou Ning grasped his hand and struggled to stand up.
His legs felt a little weak, but an indescribable sense of satisfaction welled up in his heart.
"Master, what happened just now..."
Yan Chixia's expression was solemn:
"That was an avatar of an extraterrestrial demon. Although it was just an avatar, its strength was already close to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator. If it weren't for your sword strike, it would have been very difficult to defeat it."
He paused, then continued:
"The true form of the extraterrestrial demon is more than a hundred times stronger than its avatar. If it were to descend upon the mortal realm, the consequences would be unimaginable."
Zhou Ning's heart skipped a beat: "Then what should we do?"
Yan Chixia was silent for a moment, then said:
"Improve ourselves. Only by becoming stronger can we protect our home when it comes."
Zhou Ning asked, "Master, when will this rift of the extraterrestrial demons appear next?"
Yan Chixia said, "It could happen at any time, so we cannot let our guard down."
Immediately afterwards, Yan Chixia turned to Xuan Jing and said:
"Miss Xuanjing, go back and tell Xuanzhenzi that the rift has been temporarily sealed, but it may be reopened at any time. Tell him to send people to guard this place, and to notify me immediately if anything unusual happens."
Xuan Jing nodded: "This junior understands."
Yan Chixia then looked at Zhou Ning: "Let's go back first."
The two left the Flaming Mountain and returned to Lanruo Temple.
Zhou Ning was deep in thought the whole way.
If the avatar of the extraterrestrial demon is already so powerful, how powerful must its main body be?
Nascent Soul stage... or even higher.
He had only just entered the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.
"Master, my last attempt to break through was interrupted. I want to go into seclusion again to try and break through to the late stage of the Golden Core realm. There's no third time, after all," he said.
Yan Chixia glanced at him: "Are you sure?"
Zhou Ning nodded: "This disciple is certain. The extraterrestrial demons could descend at any moment, and this disciple must become stronger."
Yan Chixia was silent for a moment, then said, "Alright. After you return, continue your seclusion. I will continue to protect you."
Upon returning to Lanruo Temple, Zhou Ning immediately began his seclusion.
He locked himself in a stone chamber in the back mountain, spending his days meditating and studying the jade slips that Yan Chixia had given him.
The jade slip contained detailed cultivation methods for the Nascent Soul stage, as well as more information about extraterrestrial demons.
"The extraterrestrial demons feed on negative emotions. To fight them, one must maintain inner peace and steadfastness. The stronger one's resolve, the greater one's resistance to them."
Zhou Ning pondered the sentence repeatedly, as if he had gained some insight.
He closed his eyes and let his true energy flow naturally.
Within the dantian, the golden elixir slowly rotated, radiating a warm golden light.