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Chapter 354 - 288: Capturing and Soul Searching (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 354: Chapter 288: Capturing and Soul Searching (Please Subscribe)

Swoosh!

A flash of black light suddenly appeared between the corpses on either side of Old Devil Wanxiang.

And in the midst of that black light was a pitch-black Nascent Soul about the size of a palm.

Its face nearly identical to Old Devil Wanxiang, its body pitch-black, donned in Profound Black Demon Armor, and a bead clutched in its hand.

At that moment, it glared at Fang Xing with extreme hatred and let out a sharp screech.

The Dharma Golden Body with four faces and eight arms vanished instantaneously, appearing within the bead in the Nascent Soul’s small hand.

The Nascent Soul teleported, its speed incredibly fast, already miles away.

"Hurry!"

Fang Xing formed a hand seal with one hand, and the previously released ’Qiankun Ring’ suddenly shone brightly.

Blue and red lights intertwined, forming a vast domain that continuously weakened the Nascent Soul’s escape technique.

But it was no use!

Old Devil Wanxiang’s Nascent Soul reached the edge of the domain, and with a hand seal, a silver light flashed, and the Nascent Soul immediately broke through into the Void.

When it reappeared, it had arrived in the outside world!

The inside of the Void was very dangerous for Nascent Souls; although the Nascent Soul Spirit Body could break into the void, even Nascent Soul True Monarchs did not wish to linger in the Void. They would usually only use the Void to pass through arrays and prohibitions, and then immediately come out to avoid encounters with void fissures, Void Storms, and other unpredictable dangers.

"Surnamed Fang, today’s hatred, this old man will definitely retaliate in the future!"

Old Devil Wanxiang’s Nascent Soul issued a vicious threat, ready to retreat thousands of miles.

"Hehe... I have no children, no family, no friends... Do as you please with your revenge, but you, old lad, once you leave, you might worry whether the Wanxiang Sect will still exist."

Fang Xing chuckled, causing Old Devil Wanxiang’s face to suddenly darken immensely.

Just then, as he formed a hand seal, a golden net appeared out of nowhere, reaching for Old Devil Wanxiang!

"Ah? Nascent Soul Entrapping Net?!"

Old Devil Wanxiang knew he had let a hint of mental lapse show just now, playing into the young man’s trick.

Seeing the Nascent Soul Entrapping Net open up, he felt a flash of mortal dread, knowing he faced a life-or-death moment.

This was even more targeted at his Nascent Soul’s teleportation than the Qiankun Ring, directly sealing the void.

Gritting his teeth, he sacrificed the treasure bead he held within.

Boom!

Inside the treasure bead, the Demon Golden Body roared angrily and exploded with a boom.

The terrifying force hit the Nascent Soul Entrapping Net, making it momentarily halt!

Seizing this opportunity, Old Devil Wanxiang’s Nascent Soul slapped the Demon Armor on its body, revealing numerous ancient demonic patterns, forming a layer of pitch-black light screen, wrapping around the Nascent Soul’s body in an attempt to forcefully break through the Nascent Soul Entrapping Net.

"Come on... with this shoddy quality, you still had the nerve to say there was a 70% guarantee?"

Fang Xing saw this scene and couldn’t bother to scoff.

Boom!

Just at that moment, the ground on the periphery suddenly split open, and a yellow-haired old rat leaped out.

Atop the yellow-haired treasure-seeking rat was a person, none other than Fang Xing himself!

"Hmph!"

With a cold snort, his Martial Arts Will surged mightily, rushing upward, transforming into a hazy Exotic Beast, charging into Old Devil Wanxiang’s Sea of Consciousness.

Old Devil Wanxiang’s Nascent Soul stumbled, its form frozen in mid-air.

Crash!

Then... the Nascent Soul Entrapping Net finally fell, firmly wrapping around the pitch-black Nascent Soul.

"In the end, I still have to take action myself..."

Fang Xing’s original body shook his head, mounted the treasure-seeking rat, and once again burrowed into the ground, vanishing from sight.

Today’s battle may not be over yet; he would have to retain as many cards as possible.

Fang Xing’s Cultivation Avatar took his time, fingers flicking continuously, sending forth strands of Sword Qi that sealed the ’Green Ghost Staff’ tightly, and then picked up the Heavenly Intent Four Symbols Robe and Old Devil Wanxiang’s body that had a large hole in it.

This old devil’s body was only at the Third Level, but there was a Storage Ring hidden on it, likely containing many good items.

"Two Spiritual Treasures, one Storage Ring... and Old Devil Wanxiang’s Nascent Soul."

"According to the rules of the Cultivation World, since I intervened, all these belong to me."

"Of course, Brother Chu lent the Qiankun Ring and Nascent Soul Entrapping Net, and also took on the task of blocking the enemy... so giving him the Spiritual Treasure, the Heavenly Intent Four Symbols Robe, is compensation enough."

Fang Xing picked up the Green Ghost Staff Spiritual Treasure, gave it a brief inspection, and couldn’t help but laugh: "As expected... the strongest aspect of this Spiritual Treasure is the Ghostly Cry Wolf Howl Technique, which specifically targets the Divine Soul and stimulates inner demons... But to me, it’s useless, no wonder it felt so weak."

He collected the now placid Five Mixed Demons, cleaned up the battlefield, transformed into a streak of sword light, and swiftly departed.

...

Thousands of miles away from the battlefield, within a certain part of the void.

A daytime that seemed like night, stars twinkled above the Sky Dome, with a towering Ziwei Star exuding a strong purple aura, vaguely forming a Heavenly Stars Sword Formation.

"Chu Kuangtu! You’ve gone too far!"

"Chu Kuangtu, do you still want to argue? We’ve clearly received Old Ghost Wanxiang’s Rescue Token!"

Two voices, slightly frantic and frustrated, emitted from within the Heavenly Stars Sword Formation.

"Hehe... I think you two are prepared to breach the contract, aren’t you? I have signed a pact and sworn a great oath... If you make a move, you will be the ones actively breaking the oath, come on!"

Chu Kuangtu brandished his sword, presenting a defiant stance against a million armies.

The two great Demon Path Nascent Souls facing him were actually somewhat hesitant. "Chu Kuangtu, could it be that you’ve found some external assistance? That’s not right... In our previous pact, we had set limits on this matter."

Chu Kuangtu simply smiled without a word.

Would he admit that it was his own newly-advanced Nascent Soul who had taken action? This could also be considered as a loophole in the pact.

Just then, the two great Nascent Soul old demons exchanged glances and immediately retreated backward in flight.

Looking at their escape lights, one could sense a feeling of panicked flight.

"Hmm?"

Chu Kuangtu sheathed his sword, a hint of anticipation on his face. "It seems... the old Wanxiang demon has been defeated? Perhaps even seriously injured?"

"It can’t be that his Dharma Body has really been destroyed, can it?"

As for the complete annihilation of a captured Nascent Soul, Chu Kuangtu found it hard to believe.

Even back when he was at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, he had personally tried to deal with the old Wanxiang demon and found it difficult to harm him!

For Fang Xing to have inflicted serious wounds on the old Wanxiang demon was already quite remarkable.

He turned into a sword light and swiftly rushed to the battlefield, where he encountered Fang Xing coming to meet him.

"Fang Junior Brother..."

Chu Kuangtu’s face showed a trace of regret. "Ah... I miscalculated my plan. I originally thought that, aside from blocking the enemy reinforcements for Junior Brother, I could also lend a hand near the battlefield... but it turns out there was a traitor within our Righteous Camp. The old ghost of Qiankun Dao, although he lent out a Spiritual Treasure, was not willing to make a move himself. I planned to stop one Nascent Soul from the Demon Path, but it turned out to be two... However, it seems that Junior Brother must have had a good outcome."

"Indeed, the outcome isn’t bad."

Fang Xing nodded.

Chu Kuangtu’s eyes brightened. "Could it be... you truly destroyed his Dharma Body? Ha ha, that old Wanxiang demon doesn’t have many years left. This time he has suffered a serious loss to his Origin, and it will take him decades of hard Cultivation to return to the Nascent Soul Realm. I suspect he won’t have many years left to live."

"Cough cough, it’s not just the Dharma Body..."

Fang Xing raised his hand and returned the Qiankun Ring and the Heavenly Intent Four Symbols Robe.

"Hmm? You actually left behind a Spiritual Treasure?"

Chu Kuangtu’s hands trembled slightly as he fondly touched the Heavenly Intent Four Symbols Robe.

Then, he saw the Nascent Soul of the old Wanxiang demon that Fang Xing had taken out, and his face couldn’t help but turn a little awkward...

...

Deep into the night.

There was clamor within the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Fang Xing released his Divine Sense and saw many familiar faces, such as Blood Sword Son Fu Hongyi, and even Meng Zijin, Han Qingyun, and True Person Green Ripple...

Although Chu Kuangtu had been somewhat lackluster during the day, the moment he knew that the old Wanxiang demon was already dead, and his Nascent Soul had been captured, eliminating any chance of a counter-attack, he immediately prepared to make a move on the Wanxiang Sect.

There was a pact forbidding combat, but it was not too difficult to circumvent.

For example... let the Cultivation forces of Zheng Country make a move!

As long as the Heavenly Sword Sect stirred up trouble from behind, the Wanxiang Sect, which had already lost a Nascent Soul True Monarch, would naturally only end up scattered like monkeys from a fallen tree.

During this process, the number of deaths and injuries among the lower-tier Loose Cultivators and Cultivators was not considered by Chu Kuangtu at all.

"But this kid Han Qingyun just won’t do... last time he reached Foundation Establishment, and I hadn’t even formed my Core. Now I have reached Nascent Soul, yet this child hasn’t even reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage... thumbs down!"

"As for Meng Zijin, she has barely established her foundation, huh?"

"In the upcoming brutal war, it’s precisely these small Sect Cultivators who have a chance. As long as they perform prominently, the Heavenly Sword Sect will certainly not be stingy in rewarding opportunities for Core Formation..."

"No, dang it, the biggest effort is still mine."

Fang Xing rolled his eyes, recalling Chu Kuangtu’s request.

There’s no need to bother two masters for one matter; it was a good opportunity to take advantage of the old Wanxiang demon’s death to directly break through the Wanxiang Sect’s Mountain Protection Array and, while at it, completely eliminate all the outstanding Jiedan Cultivators within the Wanxiang Sect!

The annihilation wars between Cultivators are just this cruel!

Otherwise, with such a bunch of weak troops, they might not even touch the Mountain Gate of the Wanxiang Sect, and even if they did, they might not be able to break through it.

Of course, Fang Xing was planning to rest for the night.

On the surface, he was recovering from earlier injuries and Mana, but in actuality, he was preparing to Soul Search the old Wanxiang demon’s Nascent Soul first, to know thyself and thy enemy.

And...

If he was making a move, he ought to receive some compensation; after breaking through the Mountain Gate of the Wanxiang Sect, its Treasure Vault would naturally belong to him, and he could take whatever caught his fancy.

"Not only that..."

"Taking advantage of the fact that I still have the Qiankun Ring, after breaking through the Wanxiang Sect, I can easily slaughter that Green Water Cold Flood Dragon..."

That Green Water Cold Flood Dragon was not only adept in Water Escape but was also rumored to have cultivated an extremely terrifying Cold Flame Divine Power, which even the old Wanxiang demon might not be able to match.

However... it just happened to be restrained by Fang Xing.

Furthermore, Green Water Flood Dragon was not protected by the pact, so Chu Kuangtu could attack without any scruples.

It should be possible for two Nascent Soul Middle Stage Cultivators to serve that little Flood Dragon and achieve a no-injury slaughter, seizing maximum benefits.

At this thought, a flash of black light appeared in Fang Xing’s hand, and the Nascent Soul of the old Wanxiang demon emerged.

"The Nascent Soul Spirit Body is very condensed, most Soul Searching Skills are ineffective..."

With a flash of silver, Fang Xing’s main Body appeared, beginning to study the small black figure bound by a golden net rope, unconscious.

"Therefore... the first step in Soul Searching should be to weaken its Divine Soul as much as possible!"

"Now my Cultivation is profound, and I have captured a lot of High Rank Demon Techniques, among which are some for Soul Searching. Trying one by one, I should be able to obtain some information..."

"If all else fails, just throw it into the Great Sun Furnace..."

Normally, even if a Nascent Soul Spirit Body is captured, it is difficult to Soul Search.

But as Fang Xing casually contemplated, he realized that there were quite a few methods at his disposal to deal with Nascent Soul Spirit Bodies...