Chapter 654 - 614: The Chosen One, the Snake of Destiny

Chapter 654: Chapter 614: The Chosen One, the Snake of Destiny

"Oh, so you can bleed."

Tu Xiao’an gazed at the Yellow Demon King in amazement, as if admiring a work of art.

’A clone is a clone, but this one really seems almost the same as the real body.’

The Yellow Demon King’s face darkened. ’What kind of bullshit is that? Am I made of stone? What does he mean, "so you can bleed"?’

’Even Sun Wukong, who was born from a stone, was made of flesh and blood, okay?’

The Yellow Demon King was completely stunned by Tu Xiao’an’s attack. He looked down at the blood streaming from his waist as the Life Force in this body rapidly began to drain away.

The clone seemed both real and unreal, but in terms of overall Life Force and physical constitution, it naturally couldn’t compare to his true body.

"So it really is a clone comparable to a real person, not just some illusion," Tu Xiao’an muttered. To get a better understanding of the Celestial Body Splitting Technique, he could only apologize to the Yellow Demon King. Angling his Heaven Swaying Sword, he sent another slash sweeping through the air.

PFFT...!

The two were already close, and the Yellow Demon King had already taken a hit. Unable to block, another bloody gash appeared on his body, blood streaming freely.

"Damn you, Snake Demon King! You despicable, shameless bastard! I taught you the Celestial Body Splitting Technique, and you turn on me without a shred of gratitude! This isn’t over between us!" As the Yellow Demon King shouted, having taken two slashes, his body began to grow strangely faint, even as blood poured from his wounds.

He was about to explode with rage. Never had he suffered such humiliation.

"Don’t act so righteous. You and I had a deal, you didn’t just give me the Secret Technique for free. Besides, I released the Six-eyed Golden Lion for you. We’re even." Tu Xiao’an held his sword, the corners of his lips curling into a slight smile. With his picturesque features, he continued, "Right now, this Snake King is just testing the merchandise. I want to see just how real this so-called Celestial Body Splitting Technique is. It’s not like I’m really killing you. Even if this body is destroyed, you won’t die. Don’t be so dramatic."

"Nonsense! Do you really take me for a three-year-old child, to believe whatever you say?" The Yellow Demon King ground his teeth with a "GRK GRK" sound, his eyes blazing with uncontrollable fury. If this weren’t a clone with such weak power, he would have already fought this damned snake to the death.

He was the great Yellow Demon King! A figure just one step away from Rank Three Peak Cultivation, at Level 39!

How could he tolerate such provocation? Did he have no pride?

"So noisy." Tu Xiao’an couldn’t be bothered to listen to his ramblings. He swept his sword out again, and Sword Qi surged forth.

PFFT...!

The Yellow Demon King took another hit and retreated several steps. Heavily wounded, his body grew even fainter. He flickered like a ghost, on the verge of disappearing completely.

"Not bad, not bad. It actually withstood three of my slashes." Tu Xiao’an nodded, very satisfied with his inspection. He was, after all, using the Heaven Swaying Sword, whose power was not to be underestimated.

The Yellow Demon King’s Cultivation was, after all, extremely high. Even if his clone only possessed fifty percent of his true body’s Power, it was at least at the Demon King Level—and far stronger than an ordinary Demon King at that.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been able to exchange several rounds with the High Rank War God, Wu Tianyi.

If the Yellow Demon King hadn’t been caught off guard by that first inexplicable strike, he wouldn’t be letting Tu Xiao’an carve him up like this.

"You damned snake! I will never rest under the same sky as you! I will repay the humiliation I’ve suffered today twofold in the future!"

The Yellow Demon King roared like a wild beast, his body flickering more and more intensely. It looked like he couldn’t hold on for much longer.

’Running into this snake today was a complete disaster,’ he thought. ’But at least the Six-eyed Golden Lion has been released. The overall situation is decided.’

"All this whining... isn’t it just a clone? What’s the big deal?" Tu Xiao’an dug a finger in his ear. ’Such dreadful howling.’ A cold glint flashed in his eyes. "You can go to sleep now."

SHING...!

The Heaven Swaying Sword in Tu Xiao’an’s hand flared with light. A sharp Sword Aura pulsed from its edge before flashing out in an instant.

BOOM...!

Amidst the explosion of Sword Aura, the Yellow Demon King was instantly annihilated.

"Hehe, this Snake King is the bane of you five Great Demon Kings. I’ll take you all out, one by one. That said, I can’t wait to start my Cultivation of this Celestial Body Splitting Technique." Tu Xiao’an chuckled softly. This trip to the Demon Prison was worth it, and his gains were far from over.

There was still a Six-eyed Golden Lion waiting for him to subdue.

「In a majestic Demon King’s Castle somewhere in the Yaoling Mountain Range...」

A man in a Yellow Robe was sitting cross-legged. Suddenly, his eyes shot open, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. His face instantly contorted into a savage snarl, radiating murderous intent, brutality, and resentment.

"You damned snake! We are mortal enemies! When the time comes, the first thing I’ll destroy is your Snake Race!"

The real Yellow Demon King was experiencing the backlash. His hatred soared to the heavens. A clone wasn’t so easy to cultivate; it required imprinting a sliver of one’s own soul within it. Once a clone died, the true body would also be affected.

The mouthful of blood just now was the best proof.

What was even more infuriating was that the clone had been savaged by that damned snake, slash after slash, before being utterly pulverized by Sword Qi.

To die in such a way was equivalent to the Yellow Demon King being genuinely killed once by that snake. This was a feud that could only be settled with a Sea of Blood.

He had originally decided to use the clone to release the Six-eyed Golden Lion and fight his way out. If the situation looked bad, he could have simply dispersed it.

Dispersing it himself wouldn’t have caused much damage. He could have re-formed it later with just a little time.

But now things were different. If he wanted another clone like that, he would have to use the Celestial Body Splitting Technique to cultivate a new one and infuse another sliver of his soul into it. The cost was immense.

Furthermore, it required other materials as well; it wasn’t that simple. You have to understand, it was equivalent to creating a body of flesh and blood. It couldn’t just be fabricated out of thin air.