Chapter 642 - 440: The Supreme Escape Technique (2)

This was the treacherous nature of the Godslaying Needle. It was silent and traceless upon activation, unstoppable in its assault. Once it hit, even if the target survived the initial impact, it was like being struck by a shotgun. Thousands of tiny Alien Divine Thoughts would scatter through the body, roaming unpredictably. They would then integrate into the meridians and blood vessels to inflict a second wave of damage.

This was supposed to be Fang Qingyuan’s trump card, an ace in the hole meant to be saved for a decisive final blow. But Chunyu Hua never imagined that, with the support of the Immortal Mansion, Fang Qingyuan could unleash this trump card with such wild abandon, firing it off five, even ten times.

At this moment, Fang Qingyuan floated steadily within the pool. His talent for the Five-Colored Light Escape Technique gave him extremely powerful control over all things within the five elements. This was true even for the pool of water that Qing Ji had summoned; at worst, it would just be a contest of who had greater authority over it.

The situation now looked as if the outcome had been decided. But as long as neither side had personally conceded, and neither combatant was dead, this duel of honor was not over.

Kneeling on one knee behind Qing Ji, Chunyu Hua gasped for breath. He was dazed and in pain, unable to comprehend how he had fallen into such a sorry state.

’The Canglan Saint Ape is one of the top-ranking True Spirits in the Chunyu Clan. After transforming, my combat power should have soared to the Golden Core Peak at least. With all the trump cards I have, how could a mere Fifth-Layer Golden Core Cultivator possibly defeat me? And with such a seemingly overwhelming method, no less.’

’I still have my Purple Extreme Divine Thunder. I haven’t lost yet!’

This thought flashed through Chunyu Hua’s mind. He subconsciously tried to gather his Purple Extreme Divine Thunder, intending to land a vicious blow on Fang Qingyuan. But when he focused his will, he found that the once-abundant divine thunder was now reduced to just a few faint wisps. The vast majority of it had vanished without a trace.

It was gone!

’My Purple Extreme Divine Thunder is gone!’

Chunyu Hua once again sank into self-doubt. Seeing his state of mind, Fang Qingyuan felt a bit smug. ’Under the subtle influence of my own spiritual talent, this Chunyu Hua’s mental fortitude is even weaker than I imagined.’

"Do you concede?"

Fang Qingyuan asked calmly. But hearing Fang Qingyuan’s words, Chunyu Hua felt a nameless rage flare up. "How have I lost? That was just the appetizer! I still have many techniques I haven’t used! Fang Qingyuan, watch this!"

Chunyu Hua waved Qing Ji aside and a powerful watery brilliance radiated from his water ape’s body.

’Mystic Wave Perception, Zhanlu World-Shine!’

This time, without Fang Qingyuan’s Godslaying Needle to stop him, Chunyu Hua successfully unleashed two of the Canglan Ape’s Lifebound Talents in succession.

At that moment, Chunyu Hua’s eyes shone with an azure Spiritual Light as he stared at Fang Qingyuan. A halo of light also manifested above his head, as if it were gestating something.

Faced with such an obvious wind-up, Fang Qingyuan certainly wasn’t going to let him activate the ability undisturbed. He had just raised his hand when he sensed that the origin energy within the Immortal Mansion was still howling like a strong gale, not yet having had a chance to settle.

The recent Ten Linked Godslaying Stabs had mobilized so much origin energy that even the Immortal Mansion was struggling to handle it in the short term. ’As I thought, ten in a row was pushing it.’

Seeing this, Fang Qingyuan frowned slightly. However, he wasn’t a one-trick pony who relied solely on the Godslaying Needle. Without it, he still had other methods.

"White Tiger Howling at the Moon! Piercing cold wind! Soul of Western Geng-Xin Metal, hear my command, and manifest!"

Before the watchful eyes of the other cultivators, Fang Qingyuan recited a few lines of a Summoning Spell, something he rarely did. It added a sense of ceremony and could also serve to mislead his opponent.

After the command, a colossal white tiger materialized in the pool. A silvery-white, frost-like brilliance flowed around its body. Its fur was fine, shimmering with a cold, metallic luster, and every strand seemed to carry Star Power, glittering magnificently.

The moment the White Tiger took form, it locked its icy killing intent onto Chunyu Hua. With a mere lift of its front paw, it crossed a dozen zhang of water in the next instant and appeared before him.

"Block it, Qing Ji!"

Even without Chunyu Hua’s command, Qing Ji opened her jaws and lunged at the White Tiger True Spirit Dharma Aspect. A chilling light emanated from her massive maw, and before she even reached the tiger, it was already affected, its movements growing slightly stiff.

Faced with this, the White Tiger True Spirit was no mindless puppet. It automatically analyzed the source of the current danger, spun around, and began to tear and bite at Qing Ji.

In an instant, scales flew and pieces of the Dharma Aspects shattered. A dragon and a tiger were now engaged in a true life-or-death struggle in the center of the arena.

"Black Tortoise Sea Guardian, the earth veins surge! Cyan Dragon Appears, the sea of clouds churns! Vermilion Bird Nirvana, the blazing fire shines! All three spirits, come forth!"

One White Tiger was clearly not enough, so Fang Qingyuan summoned three more True Spirits in succession.

When the Four Spirits Gathered, the blood of many onlookers outside began to boil with excitement.

The earlier Godslaying Needles had been too subtle and invisible; many couldn’t grasp the technique’s intricacies and dangers. But now, four True Spirit Dharma Aspects, each several zhang tall, were surrounding the Cyan Flood Dragon and Chunyu Hua’s beast form. Now *this* was exciting.

The cheers from the crowd could not penetrate the Array, but Chunyu Hua clearly sensed that things were going badly. "Qing Ji, block another one!"

Qing Ji, who was currently battling the White Tiger, heard Chunyu Hua’s command. An expression of disdain flashed across her massive flood dragon face. Resignedly, she extended her long tail and whipped it fiercely toward the Cyan Dragon True Spirit Dharma Aspect.

The Cyan Dragon Dharma Aspect didn’t hesitate either. It also opened its great maw and began to bite at Qing Ji’s soft underbelly.

At Qing Ji’s level of cultivation, her physical body was her most powerful weapon. Consequently, her body’s defenses were also at the peak for a Golden Core-level creature. Ordinary techniques couldn’t affect her body at all.

Only an unreasonably powerful technique like Fang Qingyuan’s Godslaying Needle could break through her defenses in a single strike. Any other Golden Core Cultivator’s techniques wouldn’t even be able to breach her jade-like scales.

The battle on Qing Ji’s side was destined to be a protracted one. The true deciding factor in this fight still came down to Chunyu Hua himself.

It was precisely because Qing Ji had bought him a few moments that the halo above Chunyu Hua’s head finally finished its gestation.

Mystic Wave Perception granted the Canglan Water Ape True Spirit an instinct for foreseeing danger. Especially in an aquatic environment, it could even predict the future and perceive an opponent’s fatal weaknesses.

And Zhanlu World-Shine could then target those weaknesses to deliver a fatal blow, settling the match in one fell swoop.

When Fang Qingyuan first appeared, he had immediately entered his Five-Colored Escape Technique, giving Chunyu Hua no opportunity to discover his weaknesses.

And the moment Fang Qingyuan did reveal himself, he had unleashed the Ten Linked Godslaying Stabs, knocking Chunyu Hua to his knees on the spot and leaving him no chance to act.

But now, Fang Qingyuan was neither using his Five-Colored Escape Light nor launching consecutive Godslaying Stabs to run him ragged. Therefore, Chunyu Hua believed his opportunity had finally arrived.

’Take my World-Shining Divine Light!’

Chunyu Hua roared in his mind. Locked by Chunyu Hua’s azure gaze, Fang Qingyuan felt an unconscious discomfort. While directing the Black Tortoise True Spirit and Vermilion Bird True Spirit to charge, he instinctively activated his Five-Colored Escape Light. With a WHOOSH, he vanished into the distant waters of the pool.

The very instant Fang Qingyuan disappeared, a Great Dissolving Divine Light, imbued with a powerful true intent of dissolution, swept past the spot where he had been standing.

Silently, the Protective Array surrounding the arena was melted open, leaving a bowl-sized hole in front of where Fang Qingyuan had vanished.

Water from the pool began to spray rapidly out of the opening. Seeing this, the surrounding onlookers cried out in shock.

"It broke through the Array! That’s a High-level Array capable of blocking the power of a Nascent Soul expert!"

A Cultivator from the Nangong Family said in disbelief. But the fact remained: the Array they were so proud of had been broken by Chunyu Hua in a single blow.

But Chunyu Hua, who had launched the attack, wore an expression of deep frustration. Fang Qingyuan had dodged it.

And unleashing a single blast of the Great Dissolving Divine Light consumed his very essence. How many more times could he possibly use it?

At this thought, Chunyu Hua sank into deep despair.

"I hate Escape Techniques!"