svetikya Chapter 137 Victory in Battle, Asura Sacred Flame
Chapter 137 Victory in Battle, Asura Sacred Flame
Chapter 137 A Victory in One Battle, the Sacred Flame of Asura
On the Hanli Terrace, eight portals stretched across the void, their various colored lights flickering erratically, occasionally accompanied by violent roars that shook the entire Hanli Terrace.
Even more violent shockwaves occasionally spilled out from the doorway, stirring up gusts of wind that made people's clothes flutter.
Zi Ling and Yuan Yao stood side by side, their faces pale as they watched the doors that kept making noise.
These are all Nascent Soul cultivators fighting, and each strike has earth-shattering power.
Zi Ling subconsciously looked at Han Li beside her, her beautiful eyes filled with worry.
At this moment, Han Li was sitting cross-legged on the edge of the cold pool, his hands forming hand seals, and he was wholeheartedly controlling the two blood jade spiders, slowly dragging the ancient cauldron out of the azure ice flames. The lid of the cauldron was already faintly visible.
"Brother Han," Zi Ling hesitated for a moment before speaking softly, "Is your Fellow Daoist Luo alright?"
Han Li's hands continued their incantation, but he slightly turned his head to glance at her, a strange look in his eyes: "What could possibly happen to him?"
Worried that Han Li might not understand the situation, Zi Ling explained, "During the hundreds of years that the Two Saints were in seclusion, Jin Kui had been in charge of the Star Palace. His cultivation is unfathomable; it is said that he is only one step away from the late Nascent Soul stage—"
"Oh, you mean this—" Han Li shook his head with a laugh. He was also confused, taking Russell's awesomeness for granted: "Don't worry, if he wants to, let alone Jin Kui, even if the Star Palace Twin Saints are in front of him, he won't be afraid."
Zi Ling opened her mouth, momentarily at a loss for words. She had always been curious about Russell's background; this man seemed to have appeared out of nowhere in the Chaotic Star Sea: she had never heard of him before; yet Han Li's attitude towards him was so certain; so trusting—
Is it really that powerful? Beneath her black robe, Yuan Yao pursed her lips. If that were the case, then she would be even more confident in asking Han Li to help revive her senior sister.
On the other side, Xu Qi'an leaned against a stone pillar, looking up at the eight gates of light with a look of utter despair.
"I thought we'd be matched up against each other."
He muttered something, his tone full of regret.
In Russell's original plan, he was to hold off the Star Palace duo, while Xu Qi'an would face Manhuzi and Xiao Yan would face Tian Wuzi.
As it turned out, Manhuzi and Qingyi turned against them, one going after Wan Tianming and the other going after Mutengzi, leaving the other two out of the picture.
"I think this is all thanks to you. After all, you're someone else's good disciple," Xiao Yan said with a smile.
"Forget it." Xu Qi'an waved his hand, not taking the matter to heart. Although the bearded man gave him the Golden Scale Armor, he was still a demonic cultivator at heart, with a violent temper and acting entirely on his whims. The difference between them was a difference in values, and there was no master-disciple relationship between them.
Of course, it wasn't in his nature to leave a debt of gratitude unpaid. If he had the chance to obtain a Blood Pill later, and the Barbarian Beard was still alive, he would give him a Blood Pill as a reward, thus settling the score.
Just then, one of the eight gates suddenly trembled violently.
Xiao Yan and Xu Qi'an looked up and saw Qu Hun carrying the Ji Yin, which looked like a dead dog, leaping out of the gate and landing back on the Hanli Terrace. He took a few steps to Han Li and casually threw the Ji Yin to the ground.
boom!
The extreme yin slammed to the ground with a muffled thud, no longer having the strength to struggle.
Han Li looked down and saw that the famous Yin Ancestor, who was renowned throughout the Chaotic Star Sea, was in a sorry state. His body was covered in wounds from being torn apart by Yin spirits, with almost no intact flesh. Even his Nascent Soul was severely injured, and his aura was extremely weak. He no longer had any of the prestige of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Qu Hun completed the mission without saying a word. With a flicker, he transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the storage bag at Han Li's waist.
Zi Ling stared at the mangled, unrecognizable mass of flesh on the ground, her expression extremely complex.
It's hard to imagine that the renowned Ancestor of Extreme Yin, who was famous throughout the Chaotic Star Sea, would fall into such a state.
Back in the days of the Hidden Fiend Sect, this old demon, with just one avatar, forced all of them cultivators to have nowhere to go. At that time, how arrogant and awe-inspiring the Extreme Yin was! Who would have thought that in just twenty years, the situation between the two sides would be completely reversed.
"It's just a dog-eat-dog world." Han Li's face remained expressionless. If he hadn't had the opportunity in the chat group, his current situation wouldn't be much better than that of Ji Yin.
Yuan Yao asked softly, "Fellow Daoist Han, what are your plans for dealing with this old monster?"
"No rush, let's wait for Fellow Daoist Luo to come out first." Han Li shook his head. He remembered that Russell had said that he would also get a chance to win a prize if he killed a villain.
This head should still be reserved for Russell.
Thinking this, the battle between Russell and Jin Kui came to an end, with two streaks of light, one purple and one gold, shooting out one after the other and landing on the ground.
Jin Kui's mask had been completely shattered, revealing an ordinary yet extraordinary face beneath.
He looked at the Void Heaven Cauldron, whose lid had already been revealed, and sighed with a complex expression.
Russell then raised his hand, and the yellow bird and the black-robed elder, who were chasing Tian Wuzi and the black-robed elder like cats and mice in another space, stopped their actions at the same time. Then they tore through space and returned to Russell's side, returning to Nibelungen.
Tian Wuzi and the black-clad elder, unaware of what had happened, dared not linger and burst out of the door. In the other battlefields, sensing the calming of the surrounding atmosphere, the people engaged in fierce battles also stopped fighting.
Manhuzi, Wan Tianming, Qingyi, and Mutengzi emerged from the several portals and returned to Hanlitai.
The bearded man spotted Jin Kui at a glance.
He stared at Jin Kui's unmasked face and asked in a muffled voice, "What's the situation now? Are we still going to fight or not?"
The elder in black also looked at Jin Kui strangely, not understanding what his master meant.
They clearly still had the strength to fight, so why did they stop?
Jin Kui glanced indifferently at everyone present and slowly said, "This time, it was our Star Palace that was outmatched. As for the Void Heaven Cauldron, the Star Palace will no longer concern itself with it."
After speaking, without any hesitation, he and the black-robed elder exchanged a glance, then both transformed into streaks of light and disappeared into the inner hall.
What?!
Everyone present looked at Russell in surprise. Although they had long been dissatisfied with the oppressive rule of the Star Palace, no one could deny Jin Kui's combat power.
The Grand Elder, who has been in charge of the Star Palace for hundreds of years, is a top-tier expert who is only one step away from the late Nascent Soul stage.
But Jin Kui's current appearance doesn't seem like he's lost; it's more like he's been beaten into submission.
"Fine! Fine!" The bearded man glared at Wan Tianming, his eyes full of provocation. "The Star Palace isn't done fighting yet, Wan! Let's continue! We have to settle this once and for all!"
Wan Tianming glared coldly at the bearded man, wishing he could tear him to pieces, but after a moment, the anger on his face gradually faded, and he regained his composure.
"Walk!"
He snorted coldly, didn't respond, flicked his sleeves, and led the way away from the altar!
Tian Wuzi's expression was equally unpleasant. He took a deep look at the Void Heaven Cauldron, whose lid had already been exposed, his eyes filled with resentment. But Wan Tianming had already left, so there was no use in him staying. He could only take off with Mu Tengzi and follow Wan Tianming.
Once the cold platform had quieted down again, Qing Yi chuckled and approached Luo Su: "Oh dear! Fellow Daoist Luo, you've kept this from me for so long! I thought you were all alone, fighting a lone battle, and I was thinking of giving you a hand. Tsk tsk tsk, no, no, after this matter is settled, you'll have to treat me to a good drink!"
The bearded man stood with his arms crossed, watching the spectacle without saying a word about the Void Cauldron or the treasures inside.
Just kidding, he's got a beard, but he's not stupid. He knows exactly what to say and when to say it.
There's no need for him to invite trouble, since even Jin Kui couldn't defeat this out-of-town dragon.
"Fellow Daoist Qing, what are you saying?" Russell was always very generous to his friends. Regardless of whether you were useful or not, as long as you had the intention, Russell would repay the favor. He immediately waved his hand and said generously, "You two have helped me a lot this time. You can choose any two treasures from the Void Heaven Cauldron afterward."
"Really!?" Qingyi's eyes lit up instantly, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
He came here just to watch the fun and never expected to get anything himself. But to his surprise, his casual act of helping out actually brought him a pleasant surprise.
The bearded man was also surprised by Russell's generosity. A look of surprise appeared on his rugged face. He nodded and said without ceremony, "Very good, very good. In that case, I will take one Heaven-Mending Pill."
The Heaven-Mending Pill is one of the most precious treasures in the Void Heaven Cauldron. It is said to be able to improve the cultivation of Nascent Soul cultivators and even have a certain chance of breaking through bottlenecks.
Of course, this is just the Star Palace's explanation. The true effect of the Heaven-Mending Pill is only one thing: to improve the spiritual root aptitude of cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage and increase the probability of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage. Its effect on the Nascent Soul stage is negligible.
However, since Barbarian had asked for it, Russell naturally had no reason to refuse: "Of course."
Throughout the entire ordeal, no one mentioned the extreme Yin on the ground, and Russell casually stabbed him to death with a single sword stroke.
Half an hour later, the two Blood Jade Spiders finally dragged the Void Heaven Cauldron out completely!
This ancient cauldron is entirely dark blue-black, with countless ancient runes engraved on its body, exuding an aura of vastness and antiquity.
The moment the Void Heaven Cauldron broke free from the icy pool, the azure ice flames enveloping its body suddenly surged forth. Without Russell saying a word, Barbarian Beard and Qing Yi had already stepped forward to defend it.
And those places that were not protected by magic were instantly covered with a thick layer of solid ice under the light of pale blue!
Stone pillars, ground, stone walls—everything was completely frozen in that terrifying chill.
The entire Hanlitai seemed to have been transformed into an ice sculpture world.
"Damn it, what am I going to do with this Dry Blue Ice Flame?" The bearded man resisted the flames, not daring to relax for a moment, and a thin layer of white frost had already condensed on his golden scales.
This thing is not something a Nascent Soul cultivator can touch. If you're not careful, neither your physical body nor your Nascent Soul will escape; you'll both be left here as ice sculptures.
Fellow Daoist You from the future Tiannan cultivation world will have a deep understanding of this matter.
"Don't worry, leave the professional work to the professionals. Xiao Yanzi, go for it!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Russell grabbed Xiao Yan by the back of his collar and threw him out.
This completely stunned Manhuzi, Qingyi, and the clueless Ziling and Yuanyao.
What grudge or hatred could lead someone to be thrown into the Azure Ice Flame?
"Damn it!" Xiao Yan drew a graceful parabola in the air, only managing to utter this one sentence before instantly switching to battle mode. His eyes turned white in an instant, and a Dou Qi armor composed of ghostly white flames quickly appeared on his body.
And so he began to walk briskly through the azure ice flames.
"What kind of flame is this! It can actually suppress the Azure Ice Flame!" Qing Yi, being a well-informed rogue cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, immediately recognized that the pale white flame on Xiao Yan's body was something special. It was definitely not an ordinary spiritual flame, but some kind of divine flame capable of contending with the Azure Ice Flame.
However, what followed was a deeper question: This little guy surnamed Xiao hadn't even reached the Core Formation stage yet, so where did he get the magical power to control this strange flame?
There's something wrong! There's definitely something wrong here!
"Teacher? Are you confident?" Xiao Yan asked in a low voice in front of the Void Heaven Cauldron.
"Little Yanzi, do you think your master is no match for Xuan Gu?" Yao Lao chuckled inwardly, but his expression turned serious. "Little Yanzi, watch closely, this is how you play with fire!"
The bone spirit's cold fire burst forth, covering the azure ice flames that had been burning on the cauldron at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The two flames should have reacted violently like cold water meeting hot oil, but under Yao Lao's precise control, not a single movement could be seen.
Before long, Yao Lao slowly withdrew the Bone Spirit Cold Flame. The countless azure ice flames in the sky were now all condensed in the palm of his right hand, turning into a ball of flame the size of a fist.
The flames were surrounded by a pale white bone spirit cold fire, like a cocoon, while at the core of the flames, a bright blue light flickered, beating slightly like a heart.
That was the spark of the Azure Ice Flame.
What is the title of the number one alchemist in the Dou Qi Continent?
What is the name of the Medicine Master?
That's what professionalism is all about.
"Next—" The old doctor then took out a Heavenly Thunder Bamboo that was wrapped in black energy, crushed it with his soul power, and transferred it into the Dry Blue Ice Flame.
A crackling sound of electricity suddenly rang out.
The sound was sharp and piercing, like countless birds chirping at the same time. Streaks of purple lightning shot out from the flames, leaving charred marks in the air!
The chill in the air vanished instantly, replaced by a terrifying, destructive aura that made everyone present involuntarily take a step back!
According to the recipe given by Xuan Gu, the Asura Sacred Flame is formed by fusing the Azure Ice Flame, the Profound Soul Yin Flame, and the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder. Xiao Yan naturally did not have the Profound Soul Yin Flame, but Luo Su had taken it from Xuan Gu's remnant soul beforehand, so this time it was all Xiao Yan's benefit.
Russell stepped forward and looked at the lightning-streaked flame in Xiao Yan's hand, and couldn't help but frown: "The Asura Sacred Flame, it's indeed something special."
"Then we'll have to figure out how to refine this thing." As Yao Lao's power faded and Xiao Yan's Dou Qi armor disappeared, he weighed the lightning fire in his hand, his face full of dilemma.
This thing is comparable to the top ten strange fires on the list of strange fires. With his current cultivation level, refining it is not so much difficult as it is absolutely impossible.
But having a treasure mountain that he could only leave idle made him feel a pang of unease.
"No problem, I'll do another ten-pull later and see if I can get anything useful."
This trip to the Void Heaven Palace was incredibly profitable for him. He gained six more chances to draw prizes at the cyan level and one more chance at the blue level.
"Let's go." Han Li had already stored the Void Heaven Cauldron in his storage bag. After this, he would be free from all constraints and would only need to return to Tiannan to settle down.
"Speaking of which, is there something we haven't dealt with yet?" Xu Qi'an frowned. He felt like he had forgotten something, but he couldn't remember it for the time being.
"You must be talking about Wu Chou. Don't worry, he was lucky. I ran into him in the Ice and Fire Path, and I just took care of him," Han Li said casually.