The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron
Chapter 1439 - Chapter 1439 Chapter 1537 Coexist with the Son

Chapter 1439: Chapter 1537: Coexist with the Son Chapter 1439: Chapter 1537: Coexist with the Son The Dugu Family boasted a family secret technique, the ability to craft a Soul Condensing Sword.

The Soul Sword could sever the souls of others as well as one’s own, and it was with her soul as the blade that Dugu Nian sliced away half of her own soul, allowing Fang Lin’s spirit to reside within her body.

“Grasping your beloved’s soul, life intertwined with yours!”

Such an act caused immense damage to Dugu Nian. A spiritual injury of such magnitude was extraordinary, yet Dugu Nian did not hesitate for a moment. She made the cut with resolute determination, a testament to how much she cared for Fang Lin.

Even if all that remained of Fang Lin was a single wisp of his soul, Dugu Nian was determined to preserve it, to prevent it from dissipating into the heavens and earth. She was willing to pay any price to do so.

“For the soul of a dead man, you’ve severed half your own spirit–it’s truly incomprehensible,” the woman in the black dress said, her face somewhat grim as she observed Dugu Nian’s actions.

Dugu Nian paid no heed to the woman’s words; she could feel Fang Lin’s presence mingling with her own soul, and this sensation brought her immense satisfaction.

However, the damage from severing half her soul was now manifesting. Dugu Nian was gravely weakened, unable to perform the earth-shattering Great Tao Without Strings once more.

“It seems you were deeply attached to that young man. It’s a pity he’s already dead, and even though you forcibly retain his soul, it’s but an act of defiance against the heavens. Moreover, you won’t be able to leave this place alive,” the woman continued, pointing a finger once more.

The move that had previously blocked Dugu Nian’s Great Tao Without Strings was unleashed again, demonstrating the profound power of three sect martial arts in a single finger. The power was unimaginably fierce.

Dugu Nian stretched out her hands, attempting to pluck the strings of the ethereal zither once more, yet her hands trembled uncontrollably, unable to produce a note.

The finger’s light struck down, carrying with it an immense force. It slammed brutally into Dugu Nian’s body.

Dugu Nian spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and her figure was sent flying backward. Her face showed not a trace of pain, only an increased gauntness.

“Fang Lin, you fought your way here to save me, but I no longer have the strength to take you away,” Dugu Nian muttered to herself, as if speaking to her own soul, yet also as if confiding in the no-longer-existent Fang Lin.

The millennia-old Corpse Ginseng watched from not far away as Dugu Nian spat blood and was thrown backward. Compassion filled its eyes. Gritting its teeth, it then charged at the woman in the black dress like a madman.

“For your grandmother! Your lord is ready to throw away his life! Miss Dugu, hurry and flee!!!” the Corpse Ginseng roared as it lunged, its form shifting in mid-assault, transforming back into the East Pole Heaven King.

“Court death!” The woman in the black robe saw the Corpse Ginseng rushing towards her, her eyes growing cold. A myriad of finger lights whistled forth, directed at the Corpse Ginseng.

The Corpse Ginseng made no attempt to dodge or evade; it braced its body against the oncoming finger lights, desperately reaching the woman in black.

“Get lost!” The woman in black struck with her palm against the Corpse Ginseng’s head, causing the Corpse Ginseng to cry out in agony. Yet, it did not retreat a single step, staunchly blocking the woman’s way, teeth clenched, eyes reddened with rage, glaring at the black-robed woman.

The Corpse Ginseng’s stored corpse qi was rapidly depleting. It had already been through a fierce battle assisting the Long-lived Ones and was now at the end of its strength, unable to maintain its transformation.

But to buy time for Dugu Nian, so that she could escape with Fang Lin’s soul, it blocked the woman’s path at all costs, even willing to exhaust the precious corpse qi within its body.

“Damn it, I’ve always felt restless inside, and now it seems I’m going to die here. Ah, I’ve been too kind-hearted,” the Corpse Ginseng looked back at Dugu Nian, a bitter smile on its face.

Dugu Nian watched the Corpse Ginseng, pressed her lips tightly together, and then turned around to flee into the distance.

“Thinking of leaving?”

But at that moment, Situ Yue along with numerous Confucian experts arrived, among which were several from the Great Longevity. They surrounded Dugu Nian completely.

“Amitabha, to trespass on the territory of the three sects and massacre the innocent, benefactor, you must give an explanation.” On another front, many Buddhist Sect experts descended, blocking off Dugu Nian’s route of retreat together with the Confucian experts.

The appearance of the Buddhist and Confucian experts caused Dugu Nian’s heart to sink completely. She wanted to leave this place with Fang Lin’s soul, but now, it seemed impossible for her to escape.

“It’s no use, I can’t hold on any longer.” The millennium-old Corpse Ginseng had reached its limit after being bombarded several times by the woman in the black dress, reverting to its original form and falling into the sea.

The Demon Puppet stood motionless. It was merely a puppet. Although Fang Lin was already dead, it was not crafted by him but by the Old Dried Corpse, Jin Zhulong. As such, it did not revert from its puppet state; it simply lacked someone to command it now.

Dugu Nian, looking at the surrounding Buddhist and Confucian experts, forcibly mustered her strength, attempting to summon the zither’s phantom image once again, just like Fang Lin had done for a desperate strike.

Suddenly, the woman in the black dress appeared, catching hold of Dugu Nian’s neck and lifting her entirely off the ground.

Dugu Nian struggled with all her might and finally broke free from the woman in the black dress. Buddhist and Confucian experts from both sides stepped forward and launched an offensive against Dugu Nian.

Dugu Nian was wounded repeatedly. Even though she could confront the strong from both the Buddhist and Confucian paths, her strength was failing, and her injuries became more severe.

The woman in the black dress was not in a hurry to make a move anymore; she let the Buddhist and Confucian people deal with Dugu Nian while she watched indifferently from the sidelines.

In the fight with Dugu Nian, the woman in the black dress was also injured. Although the bleeding from her seven orifices had stopped, she knew very well her own condition. If she let Dugu Nian use that move once more, even with her Immortal state body, she would sustain heavy damage.

After all, Immortality, though called undying, is not truly eternal.

In this world, there has never been any creature that can exist forever without perishing.

Several Great Longevity experts from the Buddhist Sect and the Confucian experts launched an attack on Dugu Nian. Two from the Buddhist Sect attacked, and two from the Confucian, making a total of four Great Longevity experts.

But even their joint efforts could not quickly subdue Dugu Nian, which was extremely shocking to all four of them.

“Who is this woman? How is she so formidable?” The experts from the Buddhist and Confucian sects had such doubts in their minds.

Situ Yue was even more perplexed. She was the one who had captured Dugu Nian from the Nine Countries, but she never expected that Dugu Nian would possess such terrifying power; a single person able to stand against several Great Longevity experts on her own. Although she was firmly suppressed, the sight of her, covered with wounds yet still fighting on, was truly astonishing.

However, no matter how dazzling her performance, with the high experts of the three sects like clouds in the sky, and her being all alone, she was ultimately on a path to her death.

“Can’t you even handle someone who’s heavily injured?” The woman in the black dress, seeing that the experts from both the Buddhist and Confucian paths couldn’t kill Dugu Nian, finally lost her patience and was prepared to make another move.

But at that moment, from the distant horizon over the sea, a pitch-black iron rod swept forth, stirring up monstrous waves that dimmed the sky and made the world tremble.

“Seven Seas and the three sects! Sun is here again!”

PS: Second update, continue writing.

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