Chapter 671

Ancient Strengthening Technique (Portraits of Beauty)

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AST 669 – Fight of the Ultimate Life and Death (7)

There were many people, who felt sorry for Qing Shui and the Di Clan. After all, they had a pretty good reputation. Furthermore, most of the crowd hated poison, but they could not afford to antagonize the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, thus, they kept this hatred within their hearts. With regards to the members of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, most people would choose to avoid them if they could.

"How are we going to fight?" Di Xuan frowned and looked towards Qing Shui.

Qing Shui felt a bit uncertain since he could not sense the exact strength of their opponents. However, the weakest one seemed to have the strength of 7500 countries&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;

Qing Shui would not give up, he even had a plan in mind, he was still able to deal with the old man, who had the strength of 7500 countries, it would not even prove troublesome. The difficult part laid in the ability of the other two, but as long as they weren’t peak Martial Saints, Qing Shui would not admit defeat. At this moment, he was scrutinizing about how to combo his abilities into creating the most destructive effect possible.

It would be a dream come true if he could instantly kill one of them during his opening a.s.sault.

His main worry was the poison they used and the poison beasts they planned to unleash upon them. Although the opponent’s level of strength was quite scary, the poison and beast were way more terrifying. The most important thing was, that he did not know what types of poison beasts the opponent had.

"Everyone, come up!" Qing Shui preemptively rode the Diamond Gigantic Elephant. Currently, the only thing he could use was the Diamond Gigantic Elephant"s perversely strong technique, Instantaneous Diamond Evasion. However, it was not certain how long would they be able to last.

Old Madam Mo and Di Xuan did not dare to be slow, they rapidly climbed onto the back of the Diamond Gigantic Elephant!

"Hang on tight, we will observe the situation first. Don’t go down before I tell you to." Qing Shui said worriedly.

"En, we will!"

"Young man, you are the most outstanding youth I have seen in so many years, it is truly an eye opener. With your current level of strength and mystical abilities, those excellent disciples of the super clans wouldn’t be stronger than you one bit." The black-haired man said gently, his voice seemed to be powerful and resonating.

There was a subtle rhythm to the man’s metallic voice as if it was filled with some kind of magic, causing people, who listened to it feel calm, creating a sensation like they could not build up any strength.

Hypnosis?

The Yin-Yang Image in Qing Shui"s sea of consciousness was spinning rapidly, it quickly dispersed that sensation. Qing Shui noticed that Old Madam Mo and Di Xuan beside him looked pretty drowsy, which verified his guess.

Roar!

The roar of the Tiger"s form caused Old Madam Mo and Di Xuan to wake up immediately. Both of them were drenched in cold sweat, the more they thought about it, the more frightened they felt. This kind of mental attack was difficult to defend against.

"Prepare the Gale Pellet!" Qing Shui quietly said. At the same time, he took out a stack of Heavenly Talismans, the fastest one was the Descending Heavens Talisman. Qing Shui discovered that it was very difficult for the opponent to dodge it.

Vajra Subdues Demons!

This Time, Qing Shui got the Diamond Gigantic Elephant to activate a debuffing technique. This was one of Qing Shui"s trump cards, he made use of this opportunity to utilize it.

The Vajra Subdues Demons debuffed those in a certain range, any target within the range would be debuffed and it was not limited to a single individual but the maximum number of five.

Si Si&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;

A Three-Headed Dark Flame Python hissed, its body pounced towards Qing Shui in a flash. That huge body spat out a dense black fog, the terrifying atmosphere caused one"s scalp to go numb. That fog had an intense corrosive effect, for this kind of corrosive poison, the stronger its effect, the more fear it inspired. Even some mystical items were unable to withstand soaking in it for an extended period of time, no need to even mention the results it produced then it got in contact with flesh and blood.

Ji Ji!

Shua Shua!

Instantaneous Diamond Evasion!

Qing Shui commanded the Diamond Gigantic Elephant to evade but the speed of the Three-Headed Dark Flame Python was not inferior at all. The contraction and extension speed of the python’s front half wasn’t any slower than the Instantaneous Diamond Evasion. The most important thing was, that the person on the Three-Headed Dark Flame Python was extremely dangerous.

Fiery Golden Eyes!

Using the brief opportunity, Qing Shui executed the Fiery Golden Eyes. The Vajra Subdues Demons of the Diamond Gigantic Elephant required a short time to activate, but Qing Shui"s Fiery Golden Eyes and Emperor’s Qi could be instantly activated on the target, as long as the distance did not exceed a hundred meters.

"Swallow the Gale Pellet, quickly flee!" Qing Shui said urgently.

As Qing Shui shouted, he quickly took out the Soulshake Bell that he had not used in a while. He unhesitatingly shook it at the Three-Headed Dark Flame Python.

The soul-shaking spirit-piercing sound was no longer the same as it was in the past, the Three-Headed Dark Flame Python was caught off guard and started trembling due to the effects of the Soulshake Bell, it could not control its body as it slid down by tens of meters.

Just at this moment, Qing Shui decisively rode the Diamond Gigantic Elephant and used the Instantaneous Diamond Evasion!

In a flash, he arrived at the middle section of the Three-Headed Dark Flame Python’s body, he was just about 30 meters away from the position of the three old men. Almost instantaneously, under Qing Shui"s orders, the Diamond Gigantic Elephant executed the Mighty Elephant Stomp. At the same time, Qing Shui jumped onto the body of the Three-Headed Dark Flame Python. As he descended, he executed the Mighty Elephant Stomp.

Bang Bang!

Ka Ca Ca&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;

Si Si&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;

The two sounds resounded loudly almost simultaneously, it was then accompanied by an intense blood-curdling screech and the sound of bones breaking. Before the pitiful Three-Headed Dark Flame Python could use its strongest move, it was already disabled, that mournful screech seemed to have an emotion of intense dissatisfaction mixed within.

Although their strengths were not equal, the Three-Headed Dark Flame Python, that was weakened by Qing Shui, was not able to withstand such a huge blow, causing the enormous python body to break right in the middle.

The black blood caused a fishy smell to fill the air, the bottom half of the python"s body rapidly fell towards the ground. Qing Shui evaded by quickly climbing back on top of the Diamond Gigantic Elephant.

After he used the Instantaneous Diamond Evasion to evade, Qing Shui intended to disable this Three-Headed Dark Flame Python. After all, the huge poison beast in the air represented a hidden danger.

A sharp whine rang out, followed by the sound of the lower half of the python hitting the ground, as well as whooping and screaming of the crowd. After all, a lot of poisonous blood rained from the sky.

Xiu Xiu!

Qing Shui evaded two pink arrows, he took a glance and saw that it was shot by the weakest old man. From the start to disabling the Three-Headed Dark Flame Python, he only needed two breaths of time.

The old man with black hair, who was wearing black clothes took out his weapon, a large sickle. This sickle appeared to be extraordinary, it was even more insidious than the Psychotic Demon Scythe from earlier.

Evil Dragon Tooth!

Legends had it that the blade of this weapon was refined from the tooth of an evil dragon, the evil dragon was a kind of a poison dragon, the tooth was the sharpest and most poisonous thing on its entire body. As to whether the evil dragon was a true dragon, Qing Shui did not know but the evil dragon was an existence, that was stronger than the poison dragon.

However, Qing Shui knew that he could not let this evil dragon Tooth touch his body because he could sense dangerous air surrounding it.

The weapon of the other elder was actually a coiled rope, it was jet-black and it had some strange white moving animal pictures. They were of famous poison bugs and poison beasts.

Poisonous coiled rope?

Right at this moment, Qing Shui saw that there were a few other poison beasts. The Three-Headed Dark Flame Python from earlier was already disabled, he did not see it anywhere within the vicinity so he judged that it was probably taken to safety a moment ago.

Six-Eared Poisonous Heavenly Mouse!

Qing Shui noticed, that beside one of the old men, was a demonic beast of about three meters in size. Its shape resembled a mouse and it had six ears. Its whole body was blue. Such a big mouse could inspire fear in some people.

There were also two ice martens, these were famous poison beasts. They were good at ice attribute a.s.sault and their attacks carried an icy poison, those who were affected by it would gradually become slower and slower.

At the black haired man’s side were two demonic beasts, that were two meters wide. They looked like b.u.t.terflies, one was golden, the other was silver, they were extremely beautiful.

Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies? Early Martial Saint Gold Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies?

Qing Shui squinted his eyes, in the Poison Scriptures, there were ten great mutated poison beasts, these Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies were one of them. The Poison Scriptures recorded that out of every million of Colored b.u.t.terflies, there would only be one pair of Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies. The Colored b.u.t.terflies were ordinary poison beasts, they weren"t that frightening, but once they became the mutated Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies, they would be incomparably stronger, their abilities would also directly reach the peak of Martial King.

The two-meter wide Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies actually had the abilities of an early Martial Saint. The frightening thing about the Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies was their Petrifying Poison. It could scatter a kind of poisonous powder, instantly causing a person to go rigid and unable to move, there was no way to defend against it and cultivators whose abilities were insufficient would be petrified forever.

Their only weakness was that their activation time was long and they were quite slow. The best way for the b.u.t.terflies to use the poisonous powder was to cooperate with other poison beasts or cultivators, or else it would be very difficult to find an opportunity to affect those with Martial Saint abilities and above.

The entire body of Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies was poisonous, furthermore, it was that kind of terrible poison. Thus, even demonic beast or human cultivator with higher cultivation realms would not dare to go near them. Although their speed was described as slow, they were only relatively slow compared to those faster than them.

Emperor’s Qi!

Qing Shui"s Emperor’s Qi instantly locked onto all the targets in front of him. Soon, the old man with the strength of 7500 countries had his prowess reduced by the amount of 150 countries by the Descending Heavens Talisman, the amount of 735 countries by Vajra Subdues Demons, the amount of 1000 countries by Fiery Golden Eyes, the amount of 1500 countries by Emperor’s Qi, finally leaving him with about the strength of 4200 countries&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;

Of the remaining two, the old man with white hair was left with the strength of 5200 countries, the old man with black hair dressed in black clothing actually still retained the strength of 6300 countries.

Qing Shui knew, that there were some strange treasures on the opponent"s body, or else it would be impossible for him to still have such strength before reaching the peak of the Martial Saint realm.

Maybe because the methods Qing Shui used to kill the Phantom Fire Wolf were too strange, there were no lone poison beasts coming forward to attack. However, that black haired old man, who was the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect’s sect master, slashed at Qing Shui with the Evil Dragon Tooth.

That simple move had a skillful grace to it, it was tyrannically sharp!

Combination Sword Technique!

Bang!

Qing Shui was struck backward, he could barely withstand the opponent"s attack with the protection of the Seven Star Armored Vest. Di Xuan was already battling with the weakest old man, Old Madam Mo was also battling evenly with the other one, just that the poison beasts of the opponent were yet to make their move.

Qing Shui felt anxious in his heart, this was only the beginning, but he was already weary from dealing with the attacks of the black haired old man. The Evil Dragon Tooth slashed towards Qing Shui once again, every time it struck the Violet Gold Divine s.h.i.+eld, Qing Shui"s entire body got blasted backward.

Bang!

Qing Shui was sent flying backward once again, but this time his direction was aimed toward the place, where Di Xuan was battling with one of the old men. Qing Shui suddenly turned his body around and pounced on that old man.

"Kid! You dare!" the black haired old man showed a trace of shock in his expression and hatred flickered in his eyes for the first time.

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AST 670 – Fight of the Ultimate Life and Death (8)

The black-haired man was able to sense the strength of the old man, who found himself in a perilous situation after he was weakened by Qing Shui. Now, he saw Qing Shui ferociously pouncing towards Qianxi Hu. Qing Shui’s speed, who had swallowed the Gale Pellet, was not fast only in the regular meaning of the word.

Zi Zi!

Ji Ji!

The Six-Eared Poisonous Heavenly Mouse and the two Icy Martens ferociously pounced towards Qing Shui, their speed was inconceivably fast. Qing Shui saw them out of the corner of his eyes. Earlier, he was quite puzzled about how could the Six-Eared Poisonous Heavenly Mouse and the two Icy Martens Skywalk despite not being Martial Saints. The Phantom Fire Wolf was a mutated beast, although it did not have wings and wasn’t a Martial Saint, it could Skywalk at an incredible speed. This was the innate ability of the Phantom Fire Wolf.

Now, after he moved, he discovered that the two Icy Martens actually had tiny wings. If he did not look carefully, he would not have been able to tell, that those things were actually wings. The Six-Eared Poisonous Heavenly Mouse had three pairs of tiny meaty wings, they were very small, but its speed was unexpectedly fast. Its movements were very sharp.

At this moment, these few poison beasts quickly appeared, looking at the situation, Qing Shui didn’t have enough time to make a move before getting attacked by the opponents. If there was only a single poison beast, Qing Shui"s Demon Binding Ropes could render it completely useless. Maybe because the opponent expected him to have some limited countermeasures available, when he made a move, he sent out three highly toxic poison beasts.

If he could eliminate Qing Shui, then, even if the three poison beasts all died, it would be worth it. They did not expect that this youth would become their nemesis.

Hu!

Qing Shui could feel streams of cold air behind his back, he stretched out his left hand!

Bang!

The Blackjade Poisonous Spiderweb instantly expanded and suddenly appeared in front of the three poison beasts. Qing Shui did not intend to use the Blackjade Poisonous Spiderweb to kill the poison beasts, he just wanted to ensnare them for a while.

When this happened, the three poison beasts were unable to evade in time!

Qing Shui did not slow down at all as he rushed at the old man, he ferociously struck out will all his might. He used the Violet Gold Divine s.h.i.+eld in his hand to block the opponent"s attack. At the same time, the Big Dipper Sword in his other hand silently sent out a plain-looking slash.

Critical Damage!

Bang!

Although Qing Shui’s power was slightly inferior to his opponent’s, as the result of ignoring half of the opponent’s defensive power, he was able to deliver a fatal blow. It was comparable to clas.h.i.+ng with the strength of 4000 countries again that of 200 countries, the target exploded on the spot.

Qing Shui originally wanted to use a sneak attack to disable of them, that way, his chances of victory would have been higher. The most important thing was, that Qing Shui did not want the people on his side to be injured too gravely. He had the Ancient Strengthening Technique and perversely strong recovery abilities but Old Madam Mo and Di Xuan were different. In addition, Old Madam Mo was already quite old, relatively speaking, her body was strong for a cultivator, but it was not as healthy and capable of swift recovery as in her youth.

He fell!

A Grade 10 Martial Saint Ten Thousand Poisons Sect protector with the abilities of 7500 countries exploded to death by the most tyrannical of methods. His death represented, that the Di Clan was aiming to be the strongest power in the Seven Stars Country, it already possessed the strength to compete with the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.

"Third Brother!"

The remaining black-haired man and the other old man both roared in anger, they rushed towards Qing Shui, at the same time, the Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies rushed over.

The situation developed rapidly, the Blackjade Poisonous Spiderweb actually managed to trap those three poison beasts within it. They were now tightly wrapped up and were not able to fly, which resulted in them falling to the ground. Qing Shui felt that the Blackjade Poisonous Spiderweb was not able to kill the three poison beasts within a short period of time, but he wasn’t sure whether some of them might just suffer fatal injuries from the hard landing.

After they fell, Qing Shui felt a little relieved in his heart, Old Madam Mo already tangled up the remaining old man while Di Xuan was also a.s.sisting her.

Right now, the only ones rus.h.i.+ng at Qing Shui were the black-haired man and the Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies.

At this moment, with the protection of the Seven Star Armored Vest, Qing Shui could barely withstand the a.s.sault, if this dragged on, he might eventually get injured, a careless mistake might even cause his death.

Ming!

A strange clear cry resounded in the surroundings, suddenly Qing Shui felt that his whole body was solidifying, as though it was trying to restrain him, he felt like he was turning into stone.

Qing Shui cursed in his heart, he did not expect that the Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies could attack from such a distance, furthermore, the attack seemed so tyrannical. In a moment, Qing Shui felt that the surface of his body had already turned into a golden rock, it was one inch thick and it encompa.s.sed his whole body. All the bones in his body were compressed till creaking sounds could be heard echoing out from them.

Just at this moment, the black-haired old man used the Evil Dragon Tooth to slash at Qing Shui"s neck, that huge sickle was like the scythe of the death G.o.d.

Qing Shui was not able to move, but his consciousness was incomparably clear. Watching as at the sickle kept on getting closer, he felt like his death was coming along with it, but he was still unable to make the slightest movement.

Nature Energy!

Qing Shui discovered, that he could slowly circulate it. If he had enough time it would not be a problem to free himself this way. However, time was running out, Qing Shui did not want to die. If he died here, then everything would be finished.

Divinity Protection!

Qing Shui activated this life-protecting technique, it was a pity that there was no effect. The Qi of the Ancient Strengthening Technique in his body was circulating very slowly, at the speed of a crawling snail.

All of this happened in an instant, Qing Shui could already see the opponent"s sinister expression and feel the cold Qi of the Evil Dragon Tooth, Qing Shui slowly closed his eyes.

"Qing Shui&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;"

Qing Shui perceived a call, what he sensed was the voice of his mother. Soon, it became the voice of Di Chen, then, Canghai Mingyue, Huoyun Liu-Li, Mingyue Gelou, s.h.i.+ Qingzhuang &h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;

Finally, it became Lady Duanmu"s voice. This time, Qing Shui could hear it clearly. He could feel the anxious expressions of the nearby Lady Duanmu, Di Chen, and Di Qing. He could even see the tears in Di Chen’s eyes.

"Father, father&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;"

"It"s the voice of Luan Luan, Yuchang, Zun`er, and Yin`er!" Qing Shui felt his consciousness go blurry. As death approached, Qing Shui"s body felt dissatisfied, he suddenly felt helpless and full of grief, the grief of lacking abilities.

His earlier attempt to enter the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal failed.

An, Ma, Ne, Ba, Mi, Hou&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;

[TL notes: Buddhist chant]

Suddenly Qing Shui heard the familiar Buddhist chant, his previously resigned heart started to get excited. He felt his body relax, the solidification of his body also disappeared.

Just at this moment, the Evil Dragon Tooth came in contact with Qing Shui"s body. Simultaneously, a golden light radiated off of the place of contact, spreading to his whole body.

The blinding light slammed into the attacker. Qing Shui turned his head to see the slowly disappearing Buddha Image. He remembered that this was the third time it had appeared, every time it did, something that would cause him to be ecstatic would occur.

Qing Shui looked in shock at the black-haired old man, his eyes had the expression of bewilderment but he did not notice the Buddha Image behind Qing Shui. Qing Shui felt that this Buddha Image could only be seen by himself.

The beautiful wings of the Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies flapped and they quickly headed towards Qing Shui. Before they arrived, they gave off a clear cry, following that, the familiar feeling came again.

This time, Qing Shui was prepared, he had already circulated the energy in his body to its maximum, he even quickly summoned three Golden Lotus Flowers to protect himself.

This way, he felt very little discomfort from the b.u.t.terflies’ ability. These Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies were immensely strong, they put him under a lot of pressure.

"Poison beast, poison beast and another poison beast yet again, I have them too." Qing Shui truly started to get anxious, from the start till now, there were multiple times when he was almost killed. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He directly summoned the Jade Emperor Poison Queen Bee and hundreds of Jade Emperor Bees from the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal. He could not be bothered with anything else, he had to kill these Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies, or else, only death awaited him.

Suddenly a few hundred Jade Emperor Bees appeared, although they were not big, there were hundreds of them. In a short moment, they filled the surrounding s.p.a.ce.

Weng Weng&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;

With just one Jade Emperor Bee, maybe one would feel that it was noisy. With hundreds of Jade Emperor Bees, it was not just noise anymore, it caused an unsettling feeling that would cause one"s scalp to go numb.

The Jade Emperor Poison Queen Bee flew above Qing Shui, Qing Shui didn’t have the opportunity to order the Jade Emperor Poison Queen Bee and Jade Emperor Bees to attack yet, but he discovered, that the nearby Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies had stopped and started flapping its wings uneasily.

Suddenly the Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies let out an explosive buzzing sound.

Afterward, under the incredulous gazes of Qing Shui and the black-haired man, the Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies actually slowly flew towards the Jade Emperor Poison Queen Bee. Then the Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies surrounded the Jade Emperor Poison Queen Bee and danced.

Out of the millions of Colored b.u.t.terflies, there would only be a single pair of Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies. Some people said, that they were a pair of "husband and wife", some said that they were sisters.

Qing Shui was not sure about this, but he was sure that the Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies were of the bugs category. Or perhaps they were some branch of the bee species. Now a situation that would cause people to be dumbstruck appeared.

Defecting? Poison beast defecting?

The Jade Emperor Poison Queen Bee was above Qing Shui, the Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies were flying beside it. The Jade Emperor Poison Queen Bee looked like a ruler. Qing Shui was speechless at this situation, the ruler of bees was the queen bee. Qing Shui was not too clear on this, he only remembered that in his previous life, the ruler of bees was the queen bee, the queen was the one, who laid the eggs. Qing Shui felt that this situation was a little messy&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;

Shaking his head, Qing Shui stopped thinking about it. After all, after this Jade Emperor Poison Queen Bee swallowed the Poison Dragon Pearl, it mutated, what exactly it was now, even he didn’t really know. Furthermore, this Jade Emperor Poison Queen Bee had the ability to tame and command bee-type demonic beasts.

"Had I known earlier that this would happen, I would have summoned the Jade Emperor Poison Queen Bee immediately." Qing Shui was annoyed, earlier, he almost lost his life because of these Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies.

Using his consciousness to communicate with the Jade Emperor Poison Queen Bee, he tried to direct the Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies to attack the black-haired man. In response, he only heard some clear cries and buzzing sounds.

Finally, Qing Shui was quite shocked, from his consciousness, he received a message that the Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies will not attack the black-haired man, but they can attack anyone else.

This caused Qing Shui to believe that these Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies had better "morals and principles" than some humans&h.e.l.lip;&h.e.l.lip;

"All of you, die!"

The black-haired man suddenly used the huge Evil Dragon Tooth and slashed with it, the crescent shaped blade swept towards the group of Jade Emperor Bees and Qing Shui.

This attack created a two meters wide black shadow, the possibility of the Martial King realm Jade Emperor Bees surviving this attack was null.

Qing Shui waved his hands and retrieved the Jade Emperor Bees, in his panic, he also retrieved the Gold-Silver Colored b.u.t.terflies. However, he left the Jade Emperor Poison Queen Bee outside, it had casually evaded the attack of the black-haired man.

This was the extreme speed of the Jade Emperor Poison Queen Bee.

It flapped its wings and a pink object shot towards the black-haired man.

Poison Killer Sting!

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