Chapter 118: Let me lend you a hand and put you out of your misery!
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“Arghhhh!”
The young man was enveloped in electricity. A current of one hundred thousand volts was no laughing matter; an ordinary person who came into contact with such voltage would be roasted alive in an instant.
The black-red mist was being consumed by the current as well. With the naked eye, one could see the mist colliding with the electricity before being canceled out.
The power within the young man was also steadily declining. Before long, his cultivation fell from the peak of the Divine Transformation Realm to approximately the ninth layer.
Although he practiced an evil cultivation art and was instinctively wary of the pure power of thunder and lightning, the vast Heavenly Yin Sect naturally possessed methods of dealing with it.
But this current was not targeting him. It was targeting the deathly and sanguine energies surrounding him, rendering his methods useless.
Moreover, unlike Chen Xiang, who cultivated the Heavenly Thunder Annihilation, he could still be harmed by this lightning.
“Tsk, tsk. It really works!”
Chen Xiang was overjoyed at the sight. He immediately thrust the seven-shaped crank into the second cylinder of the generator and began turning it with all his might. Before long, another thunderous boom rang out.
In an instant, the current intensified dramatically. The silver-wire sphere in the sky shone as brilliantly as a newborn sun.
“Damn it!”
A roar rang out from the sky, resembling the furious bellow of a demonic beast.
The young man discovered that the power within him was continuing to fall. It had already dropped to the seventh layer of the Divine Transformation Realm, and he began to panic. He unleashed several divine abilities, attempting to break through the silver-wire sphere.
The spells he employed appeared mighty, but they were still driven by sinister power. The current dispelled his attacks almost instantly.
What was more, every time he drew near, the current suddenly grew stronger, accelerating the consumption of the mist.
The young man’s expression darkened at the sight.
His eyes flickered uncertainly. After a moment, he clenched his teeth and took out an object.
It was a talisman.
The young man gazed at the talisman in his hand, his heart aching.
The Clear-Wind Lightning-Repelling Talisman was something he used only when undergoing tribulation. It was extraordinarily difficult to create and incomparably precious. He had only a few talismans like it.
But in his current predicament, he had no choice but to act. He crushed the talisman with force, and a golden radiance immediately appeared before him, enveloping his body.
The instant the golden light emerged, it completely severed the connection between the current and the young man. The electricity struck the golden radiance and vanished like a mud ox plunging into the sea.
The young man breathed a sigh of relief. Then he looked toward the silver net, and the anger in his heart surged higher and higher.
“Hmph! Brat, you’re dead!”
The young man roared.
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He then slammed directly into the silver net. The folding fan in his hand whipped through the air, and the silver-wire sphere was sliced apart as easily as tofu.
The young man glared at Chen Xiang with eyes sharp as blades, wishing he could drink his blood and feast on his flesh.
Chen Xiang looked at him and discovered that his aura was now only around the fifth layer of the Divine Transformation Realm. He could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
“This silver net is far too flimsy. It was cut apart so easily. One star!”
Chen Xiang glanced at the silver threads scattered across the ground and thought to himself.
He knew that this net could never truly restrain the young man. After all, the latter was a cultivator of the Divine Transformation Realm. For ordinary mortal objects to exhaust so much of his strength was already making the best possible use of them—and it had still exceeded Chen Xiang’s expectations.
“Hehe, little fellow, how did you enjoy my current?”
Chen Xiang rested both hands on his Coiled-Dragon Staff and smiled calmly.
At those words, the young man ground his teeth in fury.
“I’ll rip out your soul and temper it day and night for a hundred years. Then you’ll learn the consequences of provoking me!”
The young man spoke through clenched teeth.
He wasted no more words. His figure flickered and vanished, transforming into a streak of black-red light that shot toward Chen Xiang.
Chen Xiang also put away his contemptuous attitude and moved with a solemn expression.
Although his sudden idea had indeed worked, exhausting a great deal of the young man’s strength, the young man was still far stronger than before. Chen Xiang had no choice but to treat him with caution.
“Heavenly Yin Blood-Transforming Hand!”
With a cold shout, an extremely terrifying suction force erupted from the young man’s palm. Under its influence, the blood within Chen Xiang’s body suddenly became chaotic, as though it were about to be pulled out of him.
A cold smile spread across the young man’s face. This was the Heavenly Yin Sect’s signature supreme martial art, a high-grade Earth-rank technique. Even after cultivating it for many years, he had yet to master it completely. Nevertheless, with this single move, he had already slain countless cultivators whose cultivation surpassed his own.
Chen Xiang’s gaze grew grave at the sight. He no longer dared to hold anything back. The spiritual power within him surged wildly, gathering in his right hand.
“Great Heavenly Creation Palm!”
In an instant, the energy between heaven and earth erupted once more, madly converging upon Chen Xiang’s palm.
Almost at the same moment, a pitch-black ring of light spread outward from his hand.
Hiss!
The two forces collided, yet no violent explosion occurred. The blood shadow in the young man’s hand seemed to have plunged into a bottomless black hole, producing scarcely the slightest ripple.
His palm, meanwhile, felt as though it had been thrust into a meat grinder, and waves of agony shot through him.
The young man was startled. He immediately withdrew his hand and retreated.
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“Is this a Heaven-rank martial art?”
The young man stared feverishly at the strange black ring of light.
He believed that if his cultivation were not an entire major realm higher than Chen Xiang’s, even a high-grade Earth-rank martial art would have been unable to withstand the force within that bizarre black ring. Before long, he would likely have been ground into fragments.
Although he had gained no advantage, this only strengthened his determination to obtain the martial art.
If he acquired it, who among those of the same realm could possibly stand against him?
“Black Fiend Blood Condensation!”
The thought flashed through the young man’s mind. A strange, bloodthirsty light gleamed in his eyes as he drew a deep breath and rapidly changed his hand seals.
Puff!
He then vomited several mouthfuls of vital blood. Waves of sanguine energy burst from his pores, and in an instant, he had transformed into a man drenched in blood. He looked utterly terrifying.
This was a forbidden technique expressly banned by the Heavenly Yin Sect. By consuming blood energy and lifespan, it used one’s own blood to increase one’s strength for a short period of time.
If he had not been the Third Elder’s grandson—and the one most favored by him—he would never have gained access to it. His grandfather had given him the forbidden technique as a life-saving measure for critical moments, while sternly warning him never to use it lightly.
But now, even his strongest move, the Heavenly Yin Blood-Transforming Hand, was useless against Chen Xiang. Faced with the temptation of a Heaven-rank martial art, he could no longer afford to worry about the consequences.
Chen Xiang was startled when the young man transformed into a blood-soaked figure in the blink of an eye.
He hurriedly called out, “Hey, little fellow, your equipment may be small, and you may not be able to beat me, but you don’t need to mutilate yourself! Your parents would be heartbroken if they found out. Let me help you out and give you a quick death!”
The young man nearly lost control upon hearing this, and the forbidden technique almost broke apart.
Mutilating myself? You’re worried about my parents’ feelings? If you give me a quick death, do you think they’ll be happy about it?
He hastily steadied his mind, and the forbidden technique was completed in an instant.
“Hmph, brat. I won’t be giving you a quick death this time!”
The young man was now filled with confidence.
His aura had once again reached the peak of the Divine Transformation Realm!
“To be continued…”
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