Chapter 301 - 257: Golden Core Duel, Three Divine Treasure Gourds! (Two-in-One)
Chapter 301: Chapter 257: Golden Core Duel, Three Divine Treasure Gourds! (Two-in-One)
The Black Water Infant Beast only felt blood oozing from its ears, its Five Viscera resonating together, its entire body of scale armor vibrating and falling off in pieces, as a tremendous force attacked all its flesh and blood, spreading unspeakable pain throughout.
Its massive body, like a tattered cloth in the wind, was suddenly blown forward, crashing heavily towards the Great River.
"Zheng!"
Moreover, the Sword Pill that was originally stagnant in the air shook slightly, Sword Qi surged, shredding the foul air, and once again restored its Spiritual Light.
The Sword Pill flickered momentarily, splitting into two, then three, then fifteen.
Fifteen dazzling sword lights, carrying purple thunder, chased after the body of the Black Water Infant Beast, attacking once more.
"Zeng!"
Before the sword lights could reach, bloodstains already appeared all over the body of the Black Water Infant Beast, as if sliced open by invisible Sword Qi.
The scale armor it was once proud of now seemed as fragile as thin paper.
The Black Water Infant Beast’s eyes nearly burst from rage, but the sword lights were too fast and ferocious; it had no power to dodge.
This is the terror of Sword Cultivators; even in a Golden Core battle, victory or defeat can happen in an instant.
"Break!"
It roared angrily to the sky, and its entire lower half, the snake tail, suddenly broke apart, with flesh and blood bursting open.
"Zizizi!"
Countless pieces of flesh burst, accompanied by billowing black smoke, instantly enveloping the entire Great River.
The sword lights moved like a dragon, graceful and imposing, but in the midst of the vast blood mist and black smoke, they could hardly advance.
The Spiritual Light was tainted and immediately fixed in mid-air, as if trapped by a large, bloody net.
"Shua!"
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Black Water Infant Beast transformed into a volume of rolling black smoke, instantly escaping into the Black Water Island, hiding within the Grand Array, disappearing from sight.
"What a pity..."
Gu Yuan, seeing this, could only let out a helpless sigh.
With the power of the Upper-class Sword Pill, coupled with the might of the Ten Thousand Roar Spirit Sound Ancient Seal, this round of Magical Combat was swift and decisive, directly wounding the unsuspecting Black Water Infant Beast severely.
But after all, his time at the Early Stage Golden Core was short, and his methods were still lacking, with only this trifecta of techniques.
When the trifecta failed to achieve results, it was difficult for him to chase down the Black Water Infant Beast.
Otherwise, this round of Magical Combat could have instantly slain a Great Demon, earning legendary renown.
"Xiu!"
But he was not dismayed, merely extending a hand to summon back the Sword Pill, stimulating his mana to shatter the filth surrounding it.
The monk may run away, but the temple remains!
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Gu Yuan’s figure flickered, returning directly to the Celestial Net Dharma Boat.
On the Dharma Boat, everyone immediately saluted, with eyes filled with fear.
The Black Water Infant Beast is a Great Demon famous for hundreds of years, with a body of poisonous smoke, taking many Human Race Cultivators’ lives, and reputedly even wounding a Golden Core Cultivator.
Yet in the hands of Master Donghua, it couldn’t withstand a few moves!
The might of a Sword Cultivator is terrifying indeed!
Not unworthy of being the only Golden Core Cultivator in four hundred years at the Daoist School to survive a Celestial Tribulation!
"The Ascendant’s divine might!"
"We shall surely have a great victory this time!"
Ma Wu was the first to fawn.
"The matter is not settled, do not celebrate prematurely!"
"Quickly activate the Grand Array!"
Gu Yuan waved his sleeve and stepped directly into the core Quiet Chamber of the Dharma Boat.
The other Foundation Establishment Cultivators, seeing this, also quickly returned to their respective Array Hubs, casting their mana, cooperating with Gu Yuan to activate the Grand Array.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
Gu Yuan’s mana surged, withdrawing a golden Array Disc in the Quiet Chamber, and activated it with Gold-Attribute Magical Power.
In an instant, the entire Dharma Boat shone brightly, with Spirit Stones stacked like mountains in the boat’s internal hold, all melting, transforming into dense Spiritual Liquid, flowing into the densely packed Array Patterns on the boat.
At the front of the Dharma Boat’s deck, a golden sharp sword trembled violently, followed by a terrifying sword light condensing forth.
Spirit-Slaying Evil-Breaking Array!
The Tier Three Array on the Celestial Net Dharma Boat!
This Array takes a long time to charge and is quite inflexible, unsuitable for Magical Combat, but it is perfect for severing Spirit Meridians and assaulting a Grand Array.
"Boom!"
The massive sword light spanned heaven and earth, reaching a length of a thousand feet, and slashed towards Black Water Island with the force of Mount Tai.
But unlike Gu Yuan’s all-cleaving, tangible sword light, this sword light carried an illusory sheen, cleaving straight through the Grand Array, targeting the Spirit Meridians deep within Black Water Island.
"Bang!"
With waves surging sky-high, Black Water Island trembled violently, and the originally solid and thick Grand Array barrier suddenly thinned by a significant margin.
The rising black poisonous smoke also thinned considerably, as if it could no longer be sustained.
"Human race, I have no grievance nor enmity with you; it was your kind who first killed mine, and now you attack my Spirit Island, isn’t it excessive bullying?"
Seeing this scene, a voice filled with shock and anger, mixed with a trace of panic, sounded immediately from within the barrier of Black Water Island.
"You are not benevolent ones, so why pretend here?!"
Gu Yuan snorted coldly in response.
The Black Water Infant Beast clan occupied Black Water Island for many years, committing plenty of evildoings, not the kind of Spirit Beast that was good to others.
It’s just that the situation was unclear before, so the Daoist School hadn’t made a move.
Attacking these people, Gu Yuan had no psychological burden.
"This is outrageous!"
"This is outrageous!"
"You will regret this, junior!"
A voice full of rage came from Black Water Island.
"If you’re not convinced, come out to fight, and I’ll accompany you to the end!"
Gu Yuan loudly challenged Black Water Island.
But the toxic smoke on Black Water Island was swirling, with no signs of anyone appearing.
Seeing this, Gu Yuan let out a silent cold laugh, then sat cross-legged to restore his mana, preparing for the next attack.
Although the Spirit-Slaying Evil-Breaking Array is powerful, it requires a long time to recharge. After one attack, it must cool down for a while; otherwise, the array risks being overwhelmed.
Gu Yuan estimated that after a maximum of three more strikes, Black Water Island’s array would be unable to hold.
This is the power of the Daoist School’s war weapon.
The lair of a Great Demon, with a painstakingly set up Tier Three Array, couldn’t withstand four strikes from the Celestial Net Dharma Boat.
"Boom!"
Half an hour later, another sword light that spanned the heavens and the earth burst forth from the Celestial Net Dharma Boat.
Without its previous might, the grand array of Black Water Island emitted a mournful sound, and the rising black poisonous smoke thinned again.
On the Celestial Net Dharma Boat, all the disciples showed joy on their faces.
Everything was going smoothly; just two more strikes and they could invade Black Water Island!
But Gu Yuan, in the Dharma Boat Quiet Chamber, suddenly opened his eyes.
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Meanwhile, in the depths of Black Water Island, in a great hall built beneath the black poisonous pond, the Black Water Infant Beast was looking at the ceiling with a gloomy face.
The Black Water Infant Beast no longer had its previous arrogance and pride.
The entire tail was gone, leaving only a solitary human head, suspended in the black pond.
It looked like it was a human race cultivator without a torso.
But as countless black spirit waters gathered in the pond, continuously rushing into the body of the Black Water Infant Beast, a brand new snake tail appeared again.
However, this snake tail had no scale armor, only a bluish-gray snake skin, looking extremely fragile.
"It turned out to be a Sword Cultivator with an Upper-class Sword Pill. I was caught off guard and suffered a loss in my Dao Practice. This really angers me!"
The Black Water Infant Beast shouted angrily in the great hall, its voice full of fury.
"Caught off guard?"
"You really know how to save face for yourself..."
"That Sword Pill with fifteen sword patterns engraved is so sharp, it’s a top-notch sword technique of the early-stage Golden Core. With your Dao Practice, as long as you fought him outside the island, you would be defeated. Where’s the talk of being caught off guard..."
In the great hall, a mocking voice suddenly came out, but this voice was extremely weak, like a candle in the wind.
After saying just three sentences, the last few words were already barely audible.
"If not for you!"
"Had you revealed the method to enhance root bone earlier, I would not have struggled with this junior!"
Hearing this, the Black Water Infant Beast was even more enraged.
"If I had given out this method, would I still be alive?"
The voice fell silent for a moment, seemingly recovering its qi power, before slowly speaking again.
"Let’s not talk about useless things. Right now, with the great enemy at our doorstep, what should we do?"
The Black Water Infant Beast, after venting its anger, also calmed down a bit.
"Escape..."
"You can’t fight him. Cyan Peak Daoist School means business, that Old Flood Dragon has probably sold your Eight Rivers Demon Race out long ago..."
The voice slowly said.
"But the Three Divine Treasure Gourd has yet to mature. If I leave now, it will all be for nothing?!"
The Black Water Infant Beast’s voice was filled with intense unwillingness.
"Only one last step remains..."
"I’ll teach you a secret technique. As long as you’re willing to sacrifice your lifespan, you can forcibly mature the treasure gourd..."
The voice spoke again, becoming even fainter.
"What?! Sacrifice my lifespan?!"
The Black Water Infant Beast was instantly enraged.
"There are only two strikes left before the grand array will be broken..."
The voice did not try to persuade, simply stating the current situation calmly.
There wasn’t much time left.
A decision had to be made.
Hearing this, the Black Water Infant Beast was agitated, but eventually compromised.
"Hurry up and tell me!"
It quickly said.
But at that moment, the waters of the Black Water Pond suddenly rippled.
Then a handsome figure abruptly appeared.