Chapter 782 - 450: Keep Playing the Music, Keep Dancing!

Naturally, the most fatal "ingredient" Zhao Feixiong had mixed into the Dharma Aspect was the mental corruption.

Duan Ruohai had already been tortured to his limits. Now that he had retrieved the "tainted" Dharma Aspect, the devastating blow he suffered was easily imaginable.

Even so, forcing a Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator into a complete fall was still no easy task. In the next moment, still locked in Zhao Feixiong’s tight embrace and wailing endlessly, Duan Ruohai’s physical body began to inflate like a rapidly expanding balloon. The sheer force of this expansion was so immense that Zhao Feixiong could barely hold on.

"Crap! He’s going to use the power of a self-detonation to let his Nascent Soul escape!" Zhao Feixiong immediately realized the gravity of the situation.

Once a Nascent Soul left its host’s body, the speed it could burst forth with in a short period could even surpass that of the physical body. Throughout history, countless Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators had successfully preserved their lives by using their Nascent Souls to flee. For a Tribulation Cultivator like Duan Ruohai, who had committed every heinous act under the sun, his Nascent Soul was bound to have plenty of unexpected tricks up its sleeve...

Despite Zhao Feixiong’s warning, Zou Feng and the other women didn’t rush over to help attack Duan Ruohai. After all, Zou Feng could see that Duan Ruohai’s self-detonation was inevitable. Once the explosion occurred, it would be impossible for him to rely on anticipation to catch the Nascent Soul.

His speed was inferior to the opponent’s, and predicting its trajectory was unreliable. Therefore, the only way was...

"Don’t stop! Keep playing the music and keep dancing!" Zou Feng made a prompt, solemn decision.

Just moments ago, seeing that Duan Ruohai was about to self-detonate, the music within the Xuanwu Poison Domain had faltered slightly. Now, spurred by Zou Feng’s reminder, the Xuanwu Poison Domain erupted into lively song and dance once more. Even Zhao Feixiong quickly caught on. No longer bothering to stop Duan Ruohai’s self-detonation, he hurriedly backed away and resumed his frantic, awkward dancing.

Zou Feng’s plan was incredibly simple. Within this Xuanwu Poison Domain, even the Celestial King himself would be forced to dance a jig if he showed up—and a Nascent Soul would be no exception!

BANG!!

Having expanded to tens of feet wide, Duan Ruohai exploded with a deafening boom.

However, when the smoke cleared, there was no tiny "infant" utilizing a Flying Escape Technique to flee the scene. Instead, a dense swarm of tens of thousands of palm-sized Dharma Aspects burst forth. As soon as these Dharma Aspects appeared, they scattered wildly in all directions. Their speeds were so fast that they were impossible to track with the naked eye.

Since Duan Ruohai was attempting a "Nascent Soul Escape," there was no way he would let his true Nascent Soul brave the danger alone. He had to deploy numerous decoys to provide cover for his true Nascent Soul. With so many Dharma Aspects fleeing at once, Zou Feng and Zhao Feixiong, whose eyesight was limited to the Golden Core Realm, would absolutely never be able to pick out his true Nascent Soul!

Unfortunately, while Duan Ruohai’s idea was brilliant, reality...

The great escape of the tens of thousands of Dharma Aspects lasted for barely a single breath. Before they could even fully escape the Poison Domain, every single Dharma Aspect froze in unison. Upon closer inspection, it turned out they had all been captivated by Zou Feng’s dance moves.

These Dharma Aspects had been hastily fabricated. Because their purpose relied purely on overwhelming numbers, they were sorely lacking in Spiritual Wisdom. Entities with insufficient Spiritual Wisdom or simplistic minds were highly susceptible to mental corruption. Thus, after a brief moment of stupefaction, the thousands of Dharma Aspects joined this seemingly endless dance party.

Only Duan Ruohai’s true Nascent Soul, hidden deep within the myriad Dharma Aspects, was panicking out of its mind!

He could barely hold on and resist the urge to dance along with the rest. But if he didn’t dance, he would stand out as an Alien Species and instantly be locked onto by Zou Feng and Zhao Feixiong.

Of course, even if he were exposed, Duan Ruohai could still take a gamble using the Nascent Soul’s incredible speed. He could bet that Zou Feng and Zhao Feixiong wouldn’t be able to catch him. But he didn’t dare take that bet. Utilizing Countless Dharma Forms immediately following a self-detonation had already severely depleted his power, resulting in the speed his Nascent Soul could burst forth with no longer being at its peak...

His thoughts racing, Duan Ruohai still couldn’t bring himself to commit to the gamble. In the end, he had no choice but to maintain his disguise, dancing along with the other Dharma Aspects. He could only hope that his discovery would be delayed—ideally until the power of this Poison Domain had waned...

By all rights, Zou Feng and Zhao Feixiong had been dancing for so long that they should be running on fumes. A dance capable of generating such bizarre power couldn’t possibly come without an enormous toll. To produce such terrifying might, Duan Ruohai wouldn’t have been surprised in the slightest if Zou Feng and Zhao Feixiong both dropped dead from exhaustion in the very next second. Everything came with a price!

However, Duan Ruohai’s hopes were destined to end in disappointment.

Zou Feng and Zhao Feixiong showed absolutely no signs of stopping, even though they were drenched in sweat and ought to have been completely exhausted. Yet, paradoxically, their mental states were more exuberant than ever. They were dancing with such boundless enthusiasm that they simply couldn’t stop.

Seeing this, Duan Ruohai cursed inwardly. He couldn’t afford to wait any longer! Once a Nascent Soul left its host body, its power would steadily drain away if it didn’t seize a new vessel as soon as possible. At this point, Zou Feng and Zhao Feixiong had definitely exhausted a tremendous amount of energy, making the odds of them catching him lower and lower...

With these thoughts in mind, the desperate Duan Ruohai prepared to make his frantic escape. However, although his mind willed it, his body refused to listen.

He was still dancing!?

Yes. Initially, he had only intended to fake it, mimicking the other Dharma Aspects around him to blend in. But who could have predicted that as he danced, his true Nascent Soul would become hopelessly caught up in the rhythm, completely unable to stop!

Boundless terror and a profound sense of helplessness instantly washed over Duan Ruohai’s true Nascent Soul. Having cultivated on the Immortal Path for so long, he had weathered his fair share of storms, but he had never imagined he would meet his end at the hands of beings with a Realm lower than his own.

What was worse, the methods they employed were something he had never heard of, never seen before, and could only be described as utter bullshit...