Chapter 561 - 358: The Intent of Breaking the Limit (Part 2)

Thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning, but in reality, Zhao Xuanqi’s movements didn’t slow in the slightest. The flesh all over his body writhed, seemingly in a constant state of flux, as countless unimaginable attacks surged toward Gan Ming like an overwhelming tide.

Like a bear, like an eagle, like a crane, like a snake...

His Techniques were endlessly varied!

The Earth Demon’s Seventy-Two Transformations!!

This time, Zhao Xuanqi gave Gan Ming no opportunity to catch his breath.

BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!!

The sound of fist hitting flesh was like muffled thunder. Gan Ming’s bones had been replaced and were incredibly sturdy; even Zhao Xuanqi’s attacks couldn’t destroy or damage them. But that didn’t stop Zhao Xuanqi from using the Flying Bird Form to bypass the bones and strike deep within, nor did it prevent the Shock Force of his Walking Beast Form from coursing through Gan Ming’s organs.

The flesh and blood across Gan Ming’s body constantly exploded, forming a spreading mist of blood. In less than five breaths’ time, his body had completely burst open, leaving only an ashen skeleton and his withered left arm, among other refined and transplanted limbs.

He collapsed into a pool of Blood Essence, unable to move. But even with his brains splattered all over the ground, he was somehow not yet dead. The jaw of his skeleton opened and closed, as if whispering something.

However, Ling had no intention of letting him leave any last words. A swarm of deep green vines stabbed into the ruined body, and with a sudden jerk, they drained all of Gan Ming’s Vitality. Then, she formed a Seal Technique.

VMM!!

A blazing blood-red light suddenly erupted from the corpse, gathering into a massive ball of Blood Food Power several meters in diameter. The power of its fluctuations was more than ten times greater than anything the two had harvested before.

"I’ll take seventy percent, you take thirty."

Zhao Xuanqi said.

"Forty percent."

Ling replied after less than half a second of silence.

The Blood Food Power harvested this time was substantial. Even just ten percent was worth more than the entire haul from one or two of their previous hunts, so she had to fight for it.

"Thirty-five percent. You weren’t the one who tracked him."

Zhao Xuanqi said.

"Fine."

That extra five percent was worth at least one entire hunt’s earnings.

Besides, Zhao Xuanqi had indeed done most of the work this time. If not for him, they likely would have been injured dealing with this person.

Once they had agreed, they each took their respective share of the Blood Food Power, released it back to the world, and obtained Celestial Merit.

Meanwhile, the Ten Thousand Laws Incarnation flickered and appeared beside them. He had already stopped his Secret Technique and the transfer of Vitality, exiting the Rainbow Transformation state. However, because the Rainbow Transformation and the Vitality transfer had cost him a great deal of his own Vitality and flesh, he no longer had his previous imposing presence. He was now nothing but skin and bones, and his movements were slow.

He glanced at the limbs left on the ground, then took a long, hard look at the colossal Zhao Xuanqi before speaking. "As long as you don’t use up the Vitality within you, it should last for at least an hour. Before that Vitality is depleted, you must find my other incarnations to replenish it. Otherwise, once you revert to your normal state, you’ll likely suffer a backlash. After that, it would be impossible to return to your current state."

Zhao Xuanqi and Ling both nodded. The most pressing task was indeed to find the other incarnations of Ten Thousand Laws Inference. Otherwise, once the Vitality inside them was exhausted, they would immediately revert to their original forms and suffer a backlash.

Until then, this incarnation of Ten Thousand Laws could not be allowed to die.

SWISH! SWISH!

However, just as the two were about to leave with the Ten Thousand Laws Incarnation, Gan Ming’s remains on the ground suddenly stirred.

The pair of Cyan and Red Ghost Pupils, embedded in gore, were now restlessly darting about. The same was true for the withered arm and the ashen skeleton. The arm covered in golden runes and some of the other limbs, however, remained still.

Some body parts came from living beings, while others came from Evil Spirits. Even if the main body died, these parts from Evil Spirits remained alive and could even spawn disasters.

"Seal!"

Ling frowned slightly. With a flick of her finger, a deep green light transformed into vines that wrapped around the twitching body parts, temporarily sealing them.

"These things need to be dealt with, but we don’t have the time. Those two little guys from the Celestial Net Department are hiding over there. Call them over and have them handle the aftermath."

The Ten Thousand Laws Incarnation said, tilting his head to look in a certain direction.

He hadn’t participated in the previous battle, instead monitoring the battlefield while keeping watch on the surroundings. Even though Xu Jingtian and the others were a kilometer away, they couldn’t escape his senses.

Ling nodded. Using a Secret Technique, she focused her voice into a single line, making it echo faintly beside the two people a kilometer away.

"You two, clean up the scene."

The ethereal voice sounded beside Xu Jingtian and his partner, making them both start. They exchanged a look and, not daring to delay for a second, immediately left their hiding spot and hurried toward where Zhao Xuanqi’s group was.

Seeing the two arrive, the trio wasted no more time. Zhao Xuanqi grabbed the Ten Thousand Laws Incarnation, and he and Ling vanished in a flash, quickly departing.

About ten breaths later, Xu Jingtian and his captain arrived at the scene. Looking at the ground covered in bloody foam and severed limbs, they recalled the shocking scene they had just witnessed. The two of them were speechless.

’What kind of monsters are these?’

...

...

「Elsewhere.」

Far away, an owl perched in the shadow of a roof beam, taking in the entire scene. The images it saw were transmitted to a location outside the South Mansion, into the mind of Zhu Xie, who was closely monitoring the developments there.

"Gan Ming is dead."

Zhu Xie said in a low voice, her tone unreadable.

As a fellow Artifact Refiner, she had actually been quite optimistic about Gan Ming’s prospects within the organization. She never expected him to die so easily in a place like this.

"What?"

Hearing this, a look of astonishment flashed in the eyes of Tian Yan, who was beside her.

’Gan Ming was actually taken out?’

’He was a Bishop of the organization, after all. Both his strength and potential were top-tier. Weren’t the targets supposed to be at the Sensing realm at most?’

"That incarnation of Ten Thousand Laws Inference used some kind of Secret Technique to infuse its own Vitality into the two targets, causing their strength to skyrocket. One of them vaguely reached the Innate Level. But even so, it wouldn’t have been easy for him alone to kill Gan Ming. The most important factor was the other person."

"That person withstood all of Gan Ming’s abilities with his Flesh Body alone, and brutally smashed Gan Ming into a pulp with sheer physical strength. If his physical power alone has reached such a level, his strength would be inestimable if he were to use talismans to channel the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi for his attacks."

"We can confirm that both of their strengths have now reached a level comparable to the Innate. If we let them continue to operate freely, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Zhu Xie said gravely.

Their forces were already having a hard time tying down the top experts within the South Mansion. If two more Innate-level fighters suddenly appeared, it could completely shatter the current balance of power.

"What’s the status of the Array Point deployment?"

Tian Yan asked after a moment of thought.

"Eight have been completed so far."

Zhu Xie said.

"Eight, you say? That’s enough. It seems we can’t wait any longer."

Tian Yan said.

Those two are hunting Blood Food Power in the city, and the organization’s Bishops are undoubtedly their primary targets. Even setting aside the vast amount of Blood Food Power the Bishops carry, their own Innate Level combat strength is crucial to the Yin Tower.

Masters at the Innate Level aren’t cultivated overnight. They had spent over a decade of painstaking effort on these people; losing even one was a great blow.

"With only eight Array Points, will it be a problem?"

Zhu Xie asked, frowning.

"I know what I’m doing."

Tian Yan said, closing his eyes slightly. A ring formed from a chain of blood-red talismans spread out beneath him.

Tai Chi Bagua, Nine Palaces Five Elements, Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches...

Vaguely, the ring began to turn, and an Earth Vein Map materialized before Tian Yan.

This was the layout of the Earth Veins beneath the South Mansion. The twelve artificial rivers formed the largest channels, the arteries of the terrain. But beyond them, there were countless smaller branches, like the capillaries of the human body’s meridians.

The way of Arrays was to pull one thread and move the whole.

He didn’t need to act on the twelve major veins directly. He only needed to affect some of their branches to obstruct the flow of the main ones. By coordinating this with opportune timing and conditions, he could make the subterranean Evil Qi break through its seal.

’Eight Array Points...’

He flicked a finger forward. The ring beneath him began to spin violently, and a terrifying power was unleashed.

On the Earth Vein Map, eight points of starlight instantly bloomed.

Ten Directions Celestial Derivation, Chaos upon the Universe!!