NOVGO.NET Chapter 1227 - 347: Prison Lotus Out of Control, the Witch Brings Calamity to the World, Divine Monkey Invites Taibai to Kill Huang Mei at Midnight [Monthly Ticket Requested]
Chapter 1227: Chapter 347: Prison Lotus Out of Control, the Witch Brings Calamity to the World, Divine Monkey Invites Taibai to Kill Huang Mei at Midnight [Monthly Ticket Requested]
The night was steeped in darkness, with a cold wind howling.
The last snow of late winter drifted down, delicate flakes tumbling and swirling from the leaden clouds dyed ink-black by the night.
It densely covered the sky above the Divine Capital Nine Cities.
It fell upon the bricks, walls, and tiles of the ancient city, striving to accumulate in thickness.
Above the Little Spirit Sound Institute.
The falling snowflakes, yet to touch the courtyard ground, were instantly melted into beads of water by the searing heat, only to evaporate with a sizzling sound into steam, twisting in the night.
Inside the courtyard.
A deathly silence reigned.
Gu Changqing, Ning Caisen, and other Divine Sect Masters’ expressions subtly changed, shuddering at the sight of Wu Yuan, the Martial Monk, reduced to ashes.
“Prison Lotus…”
Gu Changqing’s eyes were somber; as a Divine Pill Saint, he harbored an almost obsessive yearning for fire.
Prison Lotus Fire… It was a rare flame of the highest order within the Strange Que, with hardly any accessible means throughout the entire human world to acquire such a flame.
He had always desired and chased after it, though deep down, he also held fear.
For the mightier the flame, the more it resembled a double-edged sword, capable of wounding even its wielder.
And now, the power of the Prison Lotus Fire… was more terrifying than he had imagined.
It should be known that the pre-banquet of the Flat Peach Victory Meeting, hosted at the West Queen Mother’s Mysterious Temple, involved using the divinity entwined on the Flat Peach branch to transport attendees to the Divine Palace for a mystical duel through the divine essence.
Even if defeated, their injuries would quickly heal due to the West Queen Mother Divinity, being sent unharmed from the Divine Palace, unless they used a suicide strategy of detonating three or more Qimen Divine Seeds.
Otherwise, the West Queen Mother Divinity could save them.
But nothing is absolute; just like the suicidal method of detonating three or more Qimen Divine Seeds, even the West Queen Mother Temple God’s Divinity has times when it is helpless.
And this time, the fate of Wu Yuan… was just such an instance.
Despite the suppression from the West Queen Mother Divinity, the Prison Lotus Fire couldn’t be restrained, even trailing out from the Divine Palace, incinerating Wu Yuan’s organs, until it burst through his body, consuming him entirely.
Too terrifying…
Is this the true dreadful power of the Prison Lotus Fire?
Gu Changqing’s eyes flickered with a hint of craze and longing, but even more, was the dread.
If he could master the Prison Lotus Fire, his alchemy skill might elevate further; though reaching the realm of the legendary Dan Immortal was mostly a pipe dream, with the help of the Prison Lotus Fire, he at least… would have a chance to chase this dream.
“Li Nuanxi…”
Gu Changqing slowly closed his eyes.
At this moment, he was incredibly envious of Lv Taibai, a swordsman who had accepted such a treasure of an apprentice.
If only this Li Nuanxi, who wielded the Prison Lotus Fire, would follow him in alchemy and lend him the Prison Lotus Fire for research, how wonderful that would be!
Sizzle sizzle—!
The various Divine Sect Masters were naturally aware of the secrets of the Prison Lotus, their expressions changing continuously, with complex hues flashing in their eyes.
Grandmaster Huang Mei’s long eyebrows swayed continuously in the whistling wind.
He did not speak, lowering his gaze to his finger, where the flesh had been burned away, exposing a golden, radiant finger bone. It was the finger that had touched Wu Yuan’s brow, intending to use his divinity to suppress the Prison Lotus Fire for Wu Yuan.
Yet he hadn’t expected to burn himself, incinerating his own finger.
The flesh of the forefinger had vanished without a trace, and at the connection between the finger and the palm, a circle of pitch-black, exceedingly fine Prison Lotus Fire slowly burned.
Aiming to continue spreading, eroding his entire body, and consuming all his blood and flesh.
Huang Mei stared intently at the circle of Prison Lotus Fire on his finger, utilizing vast amounts of divinity to suppress and restrain it.
Finally, he managed to halt the spread of the Prison Lotus Fire.
This left Huang Mei’s countenance all the more grim, his visage, like weathered tree bark, showed a grave and sighing expression.
“Amitabha Buddha…”
He sat down cross-legged, beginning to recite Buddha Mantras for Wu Yuan, bestowing transcendence into the next life.
The entire Little Spirit Sound Institute, irrespective of age, all the monks sat on the ground, chanting for the deceased.
Buddha’s voice filled the little courtyard.
But for the other Divine Sect cultivators, a chill enveloped them.
Someone had died…
Killed by Li Nuanxi from the Qian Yuan Divine Sect!
He could be considered the first casualty of this pre-banquet!
The Flat Peach Victory Meeting was not entirely safe, but the safety of pre-banquets had always been guaranteed, especially with the burgeoning West Queen Mother Divinity present.
The main banquet of the Flat Peach Victory Meeting differed in rules, where fatalities occurred almost every session, given that the main banquet was held within the Strange Que, where life and death were inherently uncontrollable.
However, pre-banquets were different, making deaths rare.
Yet this time… Wu Yuan still perished.
Killed by the pursuing black flames!
The hatchlings of various Divine Sects trembled.
“The hatchling from the Qian Yuan Divine Sect, Li Nuanxi… is too ruthless!”
“Terrifying, really chased through the Transmission Array to kill Wu Yuan!”
“Completely unlike his father, Li Che. Li Che, Half-Saint, always crushed his enemies outright, yet in this pre-banquet clash among heroes, powerful Li Che Half-Saint did not cause anyone’s death…”
“But this Li Nuanxi actually caused someone’s death!”