Chapter 163: One Withers, One Flourishes
Chapter 163: One Withers, One Flourishes
In an instant!
He was enveloped by a gray-white light.
Lu Hangzhi was startled, then showed wild joy.
He understood.
Every time an Elite Blood Fiend was killed, the Power of Years not only eroded its body but also plundered its Life Essence, storing it in the Codex of Time.
Once the storage reached saturation, it hit a critical point, and the Codex of Time automatically fed it back to the caster.
Elite Blood Fiends were Mystic Light stage late-phase Demonic Fiends, tenacious in life and rich in Life Essence.
The Codex of Time had stored the Life Essence of over five hundred Elite Blood Fiends. Releasing it all at once was like a super supplement for Lu Hangzhi, who was only at the Twelfth Grade of the Epiphany Stage, and the changes were obvious.
The first to change was his body!
Under the fierce promotion of the Life Essence, Lu Hangzhi found that his body, originally of average height for a sixteen-year-old boy, was expanding and stretching.
His bones itched, yet it felt incredibly comfortable, making him unable to hold back a pleased moan.
One meter eighty!
Immediately after, thick, dense black hair continuously grew.
The hair grew down to his waist…
Ugh!
Without a second thought, Lu Hangzhi raised his hand and cut off all the hair at his neck.
Then, a roaring sound erupted in his Spiritual Power Pool.
The Life Essence of the Elite Blood Fiends also contained some cultivation essence.
So much Life Essence was equivalent to each Blood Fiend performing “One Year, One Withering and Flourishing” on him. The Spiritual Power Pool expanded wildly, and any consumption was instantly refilled.
Over the past few days,
Lu Hangzhi had been constantly fighting on Two Realms Mountain, in high-intensity battles. His Spiritual Power Pool was constantly scoured, and his Twelfth Grade Epiphany Stage cultivation had long been invisibly stabilized, approaching Great Perfection.
Now, benefiting from the Life Essence of over two hundred Elite Blood Fiends, the already fragile bottleneck was directly broken through, advancing straight to the Epiphany Stage Thirteenth Grade—the final layer of the Mortal Shedding Realm in Situ’s world.
Once the Epiphany Stage Thirteenth Grade reached Great Perfection, he would gain the qualification to transcend life and death, welcome the Body Tempering Heavenly Tribulation, and comprehend the laws of heaven and earth.
Awesome!
Lu Hangzhi felt the fullness of his constantly expanding Spiritual Power Pool, his cultivation steadily improving step by step, and his Spiritual Sense also extended to farther places.
He looked up.
Lu Hangzhi clearly saw the ordinary Blood Fiends and Elite Blood Fiends frantically charging for survival in the Spatial Rift Formation, densely packed and increasing in number.
As his Spiritual Sense slowly advanced, his expression grew more solemn!
So many!
Lu Hangzhi broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead.
He never knew the Sky Passage was so deep. Even after expanding his Spiritual Sense for several miles, it still seemed endless, filled with tens of thousands of Blood Fiends. They were slowed down by the unavoidable deceleration of crossing worlds, squeezing bit by bit toward the Barbarian Continent.
With so many Elite Blood Fiends, if he eroded them all with the Temporal Law, how high could his cultivation reach?
The Codex of Time poured the Life Essence of over two hundred Elite Blood Fiends into his body at once, completing Lu Hangzhi’s enhancement with a time flow rate of one hundred to one.
Finally,
his cultivation stabilized at the late phase of the Epiphany Stage Thirteenth Grade.
Just one step away from directly transcending life and death.
After feeling regret, Lu Hangzhi suddenly thought of a terrifying outcome.
If he reached the Epiphany Stage Thirteenth Grade Great Perfection at this time, would it immediately attract the Heavenly Tribulation?
Although he did not know how spectacular and terrifying the Heavenly Tribulation would be, in that state, he definitely could not divide his attention to take care of the Sky Passage…
Thinking of this, Lu Hangzhi broke out in a cold sweat:
“That was close.”
“If the Heavenly Tribulation appeared now, that would be a real mess.”
Lu Hangzhi secretly felt relieved.
Fortunately, the “Codex of Time” was not so heaven-defying as to directly raise him a full realm, or the consequences would be unthinkable.
During that short time, Situ had suffered.
Suddenly, the sword net blocking the Sky Passage lost control, and over twenty Elite Blood Fiends rushed out of the Sky Passage.
If not for Situ’s extremely wide Spiritual Sense, who instantly noticed Lu Hangzhi’s abnormal state and intercepted in time, Two Realms Mountain would likely be in chaos by now.
Even so,
two Elite Blood Fiends still slipped through the net, heading toward war zones outside Situ’s Divine Sense Range. With a wave of their hands, dense red blood beads shot out like scattered blossoms, piercing through more than ten Matrix Towers. The unsuspecting Spirit Coalescence Elders inside died on the spot.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of people perished!
The Elite Blood Fiends had noticed earlier in the Sky Passage that Lu Hangzhi’s Matrix Tower was a major stronghold. After destroying over ten Matrix Towers and seeing no reaction from Lu Hangzhi, they sneered and lunged toward this Matrix Tower at the mountain peak.
With a wave of their hands,
countless dense blood beads with shocking dark red light struck the unprepared Matrix Tower…
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Matrix Tower, of Magical Artifact grade strength, seemed like a shoddy project under the Elite Blood Fiends’ blood beads, directly blasted with countless holes.
“Hangzhi!”
“Wake up!!”
Situ was greatly alarmed.
The cultivators on Two Realms Mountain were all terrified.
The situation changed too quickly. Before they understood what was happening, Elite Blood Fiends had inexplicably reached the ground and destroyed Lu Hangzhi’s Matrix Tower.
“Hangzhi!”
“Sect Leader!”
“Oh no!”
In the nick of time!
Lu Hangzhi, immersed in the Codex of Time’s flow rate, suddenly felt urgent danger signals. Turning his head, he saw an Elite Blood Fiend swiftly advancing, countless blood beads falling like a storm!
For a moment, Lu Hangzhi had no proper way to protect himself and could only flash out of the Matrix Tower.
“Huh?”
With this movement, he realized his body was not just a little lighter; his speed was much faster than before.
But now was not the time to dawdle.
The Elite Blood Fiend destroyed the Matrix Tower and charged before him with overwhelming bloody light, treating Lu Hangzhi as prey destined to die.
Too arrogant!
Lu Hangzhi glanced at the five Sword Formations under the Elite Blood Fiend’s feet and silently shook his head.
With a thought.
Condense!
Hundreds of Mind-Concentrating Sword Qi floating near the Matrix Tower suddenly condensed at an astonishing speed into a Golden Greatsword Energy. The power of Space Law expanded wildly before the Elite Blood Fiend’s eyes.
“No!!!”
The Elite Blood Fiend never expected these seemingly insignificant Spirit Concentrating Art Techniques to condense into Space Law power no less formidable than the Temporal Law. Caught off guard, it had no time to dodge and was cleaved in half by the Golden Greatsword Energy, its soul and body simultaneously annihilated.
“Huh…”
Lu Hangzhi looked at the Golden Greatsword Energy in surprise and delight.
He never thought that after breaking through to the Epiphany Stage Thirteenth Grade, his Divine Sense Cultivation would double, making Sword Formation fusion effortless and incredibly fast.
The second Elite Blood Fiend that slipped through the net had just rushed nearby. Seeing its companion’s soul and body destroyed by one sword, it let out a sharp screech, flapped its wings wildly, and accelerated abruptly under the push of strong airflow, closing the distance by a hundred meters in an instant, like teleportation…
Lu Hangzhi remained calm, the Golden Greatsword Energy moving forward steadily and slowly.
The Elite Blood Fiend showed a look of disdain, its figure flickering as it prepared to bypass the Golden Greatsword Energy. Suddenly, the Golden Greatsword Energy’s speed surged.
At the same time!
Meow!
The Mirror Spirit Cat used Soul Capture.
The Elite Blood Fiend had no time to strike before it was immobilized, watching helplessly as the Golden Greatsword Energy struck between its brows, following its companion’s fate…
At last, mending the fold after the sheep was lost.
Lu Hangzhi did not dare delay, regained control of the Sword Formation, and cooperated with Situ to block the Sky Passage, sending a voice transmission:
“Sorry.”
“Just now was indeed dangerous. What exactly happened? How did your cultivation suddenly advance to the Epiphany Stage Thirteenth Grade?” Situ glanced regretfully at the over ten Matrix Towers destroyed by the Elite Blood Fiends and asked via voice transmission.
Lu Hangzhi explained the matter of the Codex of Time, and the latter immediately understood.
“The Codex of Time is truly a wonder of the Barbarian Continent, to have such an effect. It’s a pity the Time Sect, possessing such a treasure, fell into a wrong vicious cycle. Otherwise, the Time Sect would have long unified the Barbarian Continent with this item,” Situ sighed with emotion.
“Indeed.”
Lu Hangzhi nodded in agreement:
“The Codex of Time not only helps the user master the Temporal Law and gain more ample cultivation time but also turns the enemy’s Life Essence to strengthen oneself. Just this one aspect can quickly bring me into the Life and Death Realm.”
Situ’s eyes lit up, and she also became excited: “Well said. There are at least ten thousand Elite Blood Fiends in the Sky Passage. If we can smoothly absorb all their Life Essence, breaking through to the Life and Death Realm is absolutely possible.”
But…
Lu Hangzhi smiled wryly and voiced his concern: “What if it attracts the Heavenly Tribulation during this time?”
“Hiss.”
Situ frowned tightly, “Good thing you thought of that; it is indeed a problem! With your foundation, you can naturally pass the Heavenly Tribulation, but once it comes, it will surely add many variables to the Barbarian Continent, and the formations on Two Realms Mountain will also be tested, so… it’s better to avoid prematurely attracting the Heavenly Tribulation.”
“Mm!”
Lu Hangzhi nodded.
For now, that was the only way.
While the two were talking, Honglian and others had already coordinated with the Seven Great Sects to rearrange personnel and set up new Matrix Towers in the fallen areas, all sending messages to inquire about the situation.
After replying to reassure the group, Lu Hangzhi’s mind returned to the Golden Greatsword Energy.
To avoid attracting the Heavenly Tribulation, he could only abandon the Temporal Law and continue using Space Law to face the enemy.
Lu Hangzhi quickly immersed himself again in the fusion of Spatial Sword Qi!
Situ Chuyun silently watched Lu Hangzhi, murmuring with a smile:
“Such an opportunity to easily harvest high-level Blood Fiends is very rare. If it were an ordinary cultivator, they probably wouldn’t miss such a once-in-a-lifetime chance for advancement.”
After speaking, she looked around at the ten thousand cultivators on Two Realms Mountain and said to herself: “If Hangzhi had chosen to advance and break through just now, attracting the Heavenly Tribulation, perhaps I could have taken this chance to break through the Sky Passage and return to the Green Maple Continent… What a pity, ‘this thing’ ultimately had no chance to be used.”
Situ lowered her head to look at the “Ten-Thousand-Mile Flying Escape Talisman” clutched in her hand, smiled helplessly, then turned back to face the Elite Blood Fiends breaking through the Sky Passage, throwing herself into this battle with no end in sight.
None of the cultivators on Two Realms Mountain knew that Situ’s earlier hesitation and Lu Hangzhi’s decision had saved the Barbarian Continent from irretrievable fall and destruction.