Chapter 156: The Path to Divinity Breakthrough
Chapter 156: The Path to Divinity Breakthrough
Buzz!
Within the Sky Passage, a dense horde of Blood Fiends frantically charged the Spatial Rift Formation, raining down sticky blood and mangled limbs. This frenzy not only severely agitated the cultivators of the Barbarian Continent but also placed tremendous strain on the Spatial Rift Formation itself.
Every time a Blood Fiend slammed into it, the spatial fissures briefly stuttered!
Facing the boundless, ceaseless onslaught, even operating at full capacity wasn’t sustainable for the Spatial Rift Formation over time. Gradually, its speed slowed down. The once dense web of “electric arcs” suddenly tore open gaps.
Blood Fiends, escaping whole, flapped out. Instantly restricted by the Flight Prohibition Array, they plunged like Meteorites towards the ground of Two Realms Mountain.
Situ, a peak Mystic Light Stage cultivator, possessed a Spiritual Sense spanning dozens of miles, reaching even the Firmament. The anomaly in the Spatial Rift Formation within the Sky Passage instantly put her on alert. She swiftly raised her voice in warning.
“The Spatial Rift Formation can’t hold!”
“Prepare for battle!”
Sound Wave Law!
Strands of Sound Wave Law swiftly coiled around the Blood Fiends freed from the Sky Passage. Without a word, the sonic assault shattered their eardrums, burrowing into their brains for instant annihilation.
Then came Biluo.
Though filled with regret, she didn’t hesitate at the critical moment. She decisively stored her puppet. Raising her finger like a blade, she quickly sliced open her arm, chanting rapidly:
“Blood as offering, summon the Blood Beast Demonic Spirits.”
“Come forth!!”
With a furious roar, two powerful Mystic Light Stage auras manifested beside her.
Two crimson specters, eyes utterly dark, trailed soul-bodies like tattered rags. They streamed soundlessly into the air, locking onto two Blood Fiends plummeting from above.
The Blood Beast Demonic Spirits moved neither fast nor slow, their eyes fixed intently on their targets…
In the void, the two targeted Blood Fiends noticeably slowed down. Blue frost crystals rapidly crawled over their bodies, covering them as they struggled violently, trying to throw off some unseen shackle.
Seeing this, Situ’s voice rang out:
“Although these Blood Fiends are only early-to-mid Mystic Light stage in cultivation, their souls have been strengthened. Evil Spirits can’t easily possess them.”
“I know.”
Biluo snorted coldly. Rubbing her fingers together, she shot out two chilling Sword Qi streaks.
The Blood Fiends and the Evil Spirits wrestled fiercely for control over the body, oblivious to their surroundings.
The moment the Sword Qi arrived, the Blood Fiends suddenly opened their huge maws towards the streaks without warning…
Thwack!
The Sword Qi pierced deep, directly pulverizing the heads of the Blood Fiends from the inside out.
Both Blood Fiends stiffened mid-air and plummeted lifelessly.
“Beautiful!”
“Sect Leader is awesome!”
The morale of many Evil Cultivators on Two Realms Mountain surged, shouting in fervent support.
Things were messier near Lu Hangzhi.
Though his Female God Sword Qi held a trace of Law Power, the Blood Fiends proved cunningly agile. Twisting and flipping frantically in the air, they dodged his attacks, steadfastly protecting their heads and hearts—his kill spots—denying him a sure, single-strike kill.
Two strikes missed consecutively!
Seeing the Blood Fiend moments away from hitting the ground intact, Lu Hangzhi clenched his teeth, pouring all his focus and power into his attack.
Meow!
A cat’s cry pierced the air.
The space around the Blood Fiend abruptly darkened.
An eerie, vertically-slit pupil filled the entire area…
Frantically spinning three hundred sixty degrees to evade the Sword Qi, the Blood Fiend was completely unprepared. It froze in shock, its mind faltering just long enough for a streak of Female God Sword Qi to slice its forehead.
Crack!
Frost bloomed.
The raging chill instantly and completely froze the fiend’s brain into solid ice. Then, countless ice crystals mixed with blood and frozen matter seeped from its mouth, eyes, nose, and ears.
Quick as a flash.
The entire process—from the Blood Fiend breaking through the Sky Passage to its death—spanned mere seconds.
Killing a Mystic Light Stage Blood Fiend under stress within three seconds struck the other cultivators on Two Realms Mountain as terrifyingly impressive!
True, Biluo had already dispatched four Blood Fiends using her Evil Spirit possession and Sword Qi combo;
As for Situ…
Well.
Noticing the more than twenty Blood Fiend corpses littered in her vicinity, Lu Hangzhi firmly acknowledged her skill in his heart:
Monstrous!
Truly befitting a peak Mystic Light cultivator on the assassin’s path, using Sound Wave Law to kill silently.
On the rear lines, Honglian and others had no chance against a fully intact Blood Fiend. They could only pick off scattered fiend heads that slipped through, essentially playing support.
Even so, Honglian and the nearly thousand Evil Cultivators still helped significantly.
Under the overlapping scan of over two thousand pairs of highly-strung, radar-like eyes, at least the rear was secure.
Every single Blood Fiend from the first wave that breached the Sky Passage was eliminated.
Lu Hangzhi felt slightly more at ease.
By then, the silver Magic Power vortex surrounding him had expanded to twenty meters in diameter! Easily capable of restoring all his Magic Power in an instant.
“Time to summon the fourth Sword Formation.”
Using the brief chance as the Spatial Rift Formation sped up again, weaving its electric net to stall the Blood Fiends’ renewed assault, Lu Hangzhi decisively released his fourth wave of Artifact Flying Swords.
A linked stream of Artifact Flying Swords shot from the Matrix Tower. They took position opposite the other three Sword Formations, resonating powerfully.
Forty-nine Concentrated Spirit Peak Stage Sword Qi beams soared into the air!
Boom!
His Spiritual Power Pool trembled violently. Every drop of Magic Power within his body was instantly drained, leaving nothing but a tiny puddle…
A minuscule amount of power.
Lu Hangzhi’s face turned deadly pale. He felt utterly emptied, his brain nearly blanking out.
Then, a cool sensation touched his neck.
Simultaneously, a current of incredibly pure Magic Power poured into him.
Eh?
This is…
Spiritual Insects!
The contracted Spiritual Insects sensed their master’s empty core and instinctively gave back energy.
Stunning Lu Hangzhi, the energy reborn by the Insects shimmered with a rich, golden hue—pure and immense.
Faint golden threads of Magic Power flowed up his neck like a stream, pouring directly into his Spiritual Power Pool.
The moment they entered, the entire pool boiled.
The little silver Magic Power left was instantly assimilated. An intense, almost burning sensation surged through him. Astoundingly, the Magic Power within the pool began a wildly rapid ascent.
The golden magic power surged into the Spiritual Power Pool and immediately took over, completely driving out the silver magic power.
What was this…
Lu Hangzhi was shocked.
Attribute upgrade!
It was actually an attribute upgrade in magic power.
The Spiritual Insects’ magic power had a golden attribute.
In that hurried moment, Lu Hangzhi didn’t know exactly what was happening, but a leap in magic power attribute would bring an unprecedented boost to his strength.
Not only would it enhance the power of his art techniques, but it would also greatly reduce the energy consumption when casting them compared to lower-level magic power…
Right then, Lu Hangzhi only had time to send a message to Situ, saying, “Situ, please watch over me,” before sitting down cross-legged. He began practicing “The Path to Divinity,” focusing entirely on upgrading his magic power attribute.
After all, his current abilities were limited—one or two Blood Fiends meant nothing to Situ.
But if “The Path to Divinity” advanced by one level, it would be equivalent to boosting a small realm, providing more than just a little help in the battle.
Situ clearly noticed the unexpected situation over here as well. He blinked, feeling pleased rather than alarmed:
“Golden attribute magic power is quite rare even in our realm. It’s said that you already have a very solid foundation before advancing to life-and-death cultivation. If you successfully break through in magic power attribute, your future achievements will surely surpass mine.”
“…”
By then, Lu Hangzhi had already closed off his six senses, fully immersing himself in his own world.
The Spiritual Power Pool was turbulent!
As the pure golden magic power from the Spiritual Insects poured in, it directly converted the last trace of silver magic power in Lu Hangzhi’s body into golden magic power, creating a rare opportunity.
Normally, when Spiritual Insects replenished magic power, such intense assimilation wouldn’t occur…
Because active replenishment rarely happened during the process.
Usually, during battles, the Spiritual Insect’s owner would give instructions in advance to gradually restore magic power.
But Lu Hangzhi had no experience or preparation in this regard;
Moreover!
Releasing the fourth Sword Formation instantly drained all the magic power in his body, which was also very rare among cultivators!
The combination of these two conditions led to the Spiritual Insects actively replenishing his magic power.
What made it even more extraordinary was…
When a cultivator received replenishment, there was usually a lot of magic power left in the Spiritual Power Pool, so direct conversion wasn’t possible. Once golden magic power entered the pool, it would quickly expand into a large amount of ordinary magic power, achieving a rapid replenishment effect.
But Lu Hangzhi had just summoned the fourth layer Sword Formation for the first time, leaving only a tiny bit of magic power in his Spiritual Power Pool…
The Spiritual Insects actively replenished his magic power.
Chaos ensued!
The magic power in the Spiritual Power Pool was completely taken over by the Spiritual Insects.
Lu Hangzhi’s mind worked quickly.
He instantly deduced that this was a perfect opportunity to cultivate “The Path to Divinity,” so he simply withdrew from the battle, allowing the Spiritual Insects to continue pouring golden magic power into his body.
As the golden magic power kept flowing in, the surface level of the Spiritual Power Pool gradually rose…
An unusually powerful aura slowly emanated from the Spiritual Power Pool.
The goal of “The Path to Divinity” was to continuously refine and purify magic power. Upon encountering golden magic power, it directly abandoned its original properties and merged intensely with the golden magic power.
Lu Hangzhi slowly absorbed the magic power from the Spiritual Energy Vortex at this point…
The silver magic power that kept pouring into the Spiritual Power Pool immediately became foreign and was quickly assimilated by the golden magic power.
The surface level of the Spiritual Power Pool rose even faster.
The originally shimmering silver Spiritual Power Pool transformed into a dazzling golden sunset lake, more vibrant and full of life.
The only one struggling was the Spiritual Insects.
They sprayed out magic power like silkworms in spring, but they never expected their owner to be a bottomless pit that couldn’t be filled. Lu Hangzhi tirelessly and frantically absorbed and digested the magic power, showing no intention of letting them rest…
The first time was indeed painful.
The owner had no idea how to be considerate, so the Spiritual Insects, holding back tears, continued to work diligently.
The aura kept rising.
As time passed, the Spiritual Power Pool slowly filled up, thanks to the Spiritual Insects and the Spiritual Energy Vortex, forming a golden ocean.
Just as the Spiritual Insects were about to breathe a sigh of relief, suddenly the Spiritual Power Pool dropped by a notch out of nowhere.
The now smaller Spiritual Insects stared blankly.
Outside the Matrix Tower, nearly two hundred silver Mind-Concentrating Sword Qi in the void shed their silver magic power attribute and transformed into golden Mind-Concentrating Sword Qi—a spectacular sight!
At the same time, the silver Spiritual Vortex Storm also began to change from silver to gold.
The frail bodies of the Spiritual Insects trembled as they received the command to continue infusing magic power…
The Mirror Spirit Cat looked at the Spiritual Insects with sympathy, lowered its head, fumbled around in its owner’s Storage Ring, and handed two Supreme Grade Spirit Stones to the Spiritual Insects.
The Spiritual Insects were deeply moved. They bit into the Supreme Grade Spirit Stones, tears dripping “plop, plop” down.
Such kindness.
The Mirror Spirit Cat generously waved its paw, and then…
With an expression of pure enjoyment, it began to frantically absorb the magic power from the golden Spiritual Vortex Storm!
The Spiritual Insects were completely petrified at the sight:
This cunning master and servant pair…