“Gagaga, you specially delivered the Primal Chaos Source Rock for this lord, thanks so much!” Rong Huan Xuan exulted. He no longer paid attention to Ling Han, snatching at the black stone with a palm.
Once he touched the black stone, he would transform into his true body and enter it, abandoning the current human shell. When he completely refined the Primal Chaos Source Rock as his own body and found the other eight suppressed remnant souls, would he even need to fear Heaven’s Sword Sect in its former years?
“This is Ling Han’s, not for you!” Hu Niu yelled, dissatisfied. Xiu , the black stone vanished into thin air and Rong Huan Xuan’s palm snatched nothing. He hurriedly turned his head, only to see that Hu Niu carried the rock and appeared before Ling Han.
Teleportation!
The little girl actually used the art of teleportation!
Rong Huan Xuan was somewhat dumbfounded as teleportation involved the great dao of space, and even in his world, only a few could master it. However, a little girl of the mortal world could use it with ease whilst carrying such a large Primal Chaos Source Rock… it made even him feel it beyond comprehension.
Moreover, he also just noticed—why could Hu Niu also be unafraid of the effects of Demonic Qi?
“Niu Niu, good one!” Ling Han guffawed, picking up Hu Niu in one scoop, ready to put this little girl inside the Black Tower at any time.
“No, that belongs to this lord!” Rong Huan Xuan hurriedly dove over. Seeing the black stone inches before him, he couldn’t help but be overjoyed; Primal Chaos Source Rock as a body was a dream of “his” kind.
Touched it!
Asura Demon Emperor unhesitatingly removed his soul from Rong Huan Xuan’s body and wormed into the black stone.
Chapter 416
Chapter 416: Terribly Conned
Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu
Haha!” Ling Han laughed loudly. With a casual toss of his hand, the black rock inside his grasp was immediately thrown out.
“No!” the Asura Demon Emperor roared in fury. He had indeed possessed the Primal Chaos Source Rock, but the problem was this piece of Primal Chaos Source Rock was much too small. It was actually the size of a peanut and there was only a pitifully small amount of Chaos Source within.
When members of his race took over the bodies of other living things, they indeed paid no mind to the build of their victims. It could be as small as the Golden Mosquito Ant or as big as the Howling Heaven Beast, and they could adapt anyways. Moreover, even if they were not satisfied, then they could always change to a new body. At worst, they would only experience a period of weakness.
But the Primal Chaos Source Rock was different; once fused, this was an irreversible process. He could never come back out.
If the Primal Chaos Source Rock was big enough and possessed sufficient Chaos Source, this would give them unlimited space to expand. They would be able to swallow all the souls in this world and fuse with them. They would then be able to endlessly increase their personal power until it reached the maximum amount the Primal Chaos Source Rock could allow.
Which also meant that the bigger the Primal Chaos Source Rock was, the more Chaos Source it contained, and thus the bigger his potential to become stronger.
But the problem was not that the Primal Chaos Source Rock was too big, but that it was too small—much too small. It was so small that it could only accommodate a shattered piece of his soul! Moreover, there was only a scrap of Chaos Source inside, and he could not possibly increase his power with that.
What did that mean? It meant that his power would eternally stagnate on this level, and he might not even be able to re-absorb the other eight pieces of his soul.
Of course, there was still a way to solve this matter, and that was for this piece of his soul would be swallowed.
How could this be? The Primal Chaos Source Rock he had seen was definitely not as small as this.
Ling Han laughed quietly. The instant that he was knocked down by the Asura Demon Emperor, he drew the large black rock into the Black Tower, then withdrew the small black rock and shoved it at the former. Furthermore, the Chaos Source in this small black rock had been largely sucked out by Small Tower, so there was only a slight sliver remaining.
Sure enough, the Asura Demon Emperor did not even pause to think, overwhelmed by his anxiety. The moment he sensed the aura of the black rock, he immediately streamed inside.
…Small Tower had told him of the relationship between Primal Chaos Demonic Qi and Primal Chaos Source Rock. Thus, he came up with this plan in that single instant and managed to successfully dupe the Asura Demon Emperor.
That small black rock actually began to shake, trying its best to transform into human form. Ling Han rushed forward and delivered a kick. “Old demon, I’ll see you next time!”
The pitiful Asura Demon Emperor was in the process of fusing with the Primal Chaos Source Rock. Since the two of them came from the same source, this process, once begun, was unstoppable. So how could he possibly be capable of defending himself? He instantly flew off into distance from the force of the kick.
“You damn human boy, just wait, I will definitely kill you!” Asura Demon Emperor roared in fury. He had been horribly conned.
“I’ve finally vented my grudge!” Ling Han laughed loudly. Now, the Asura Demon Emperor only possessed one-ninth of the power he’d possessed at his strongest at most. Even if he possessed an immortal body, he could still be suppressed, and it would be much easier to deal with him in this way.
And now that the Primal Chaos Source Rock had been removed, the Demonic Qi in this place would slowly disperse until it became nothing. By that time, this Dark Devil Forest would be history.
Phew, he was in a good mood.
Ling Han laughed. Being able to ruthlessly con an old demon—an immortal monster from millenia past—caused a sense of fulfilment to spring up unbidden. There was only one word for it: invigorating!
“En!” He heard moaning and saw that Rong Huan Xuan was actually getting to his feet staggeringly.
F***, this guy was still alive?
Ling Han knew that his body had not died before, but being taken over by the Asura Demon Emperor, his consciousness was actually not erased? When had the Asura Demon Emperor become so “kind”?
“You never thought that I would be still alive, right!?” Rong Huan Xuan stared fixatedly at Ling Han. He had never been on good terms with Ling Han from the moment they met.
This Rong Huan Xuan was the original Rong Huan Xuan, and also the real Rong Huan Xuan.
Ling Han sighed and said, “Sure enough, good people don’t live long, whereas evil survives a thousand years. He’s still not dead even with that!”
“Hahahaha, I refine Corpse Qi, so I won’t die so easily!” Rong Huan Xuan stared at Ling Han and said with a cold smirk, “I not only did not die; furthermore, my power is superior to yours!”
“Ai, my previous good mood has now been ruined.” Ling Han shook his head. “If we’re being honest here, I am your savior at the very least. Is this how you are going to repay me?”
“I will refine you into a Corpse Soldier and allow you to exist forever—that’ll be good enough, right?” Rong Huan Xuan laughed loudly and took the initiative to attack.
A smile appeared at the corners of Ling Han’s lips as he said, “It seems that you are being smug too soon!” He advanced to parry the oncoming attack, without any signs of fear.
Peng!
The two attacks collided and Rong Huan Xuan was forced into a continuous retreat. A flush appeared on his pale face as if he had dabbed blusher on his cheeks.
“How could this happen!?” Rong Huan Xuan exclaimed in shock. He actually lost to Ling Han in a clash of force.
“Let me kindly explain it to you.” Ling Han smiled slightly. “You managed to enter the Spiritual Pedestal Tier because of the Demonic Qi, but it was the Asura Demon Emperor who was guiding things. You yourself do not cultivate Demonic Qi, so how could you poss
ibly make full use of that kind of power? Moreover, you are only in the first layer of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier, and without the Demonic Qi in this place compounding with your own ability, I will be able to suppress you seventeen or eighteen times with one arm.”
Rong Huan Xuan fumed angrily. A brat in the seventh layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier actually pointed at his nose and said that he was just in the first layer of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier—how could that still be logical? However, there was one thing that Ling Han was right about, and that was none of the members of the Thousand Corpse Sect was known for their own personal ability, but rather depended on their Corpse Soldiers!
He now had no Corpse Soldiers to help him, so he was only an ordinary cultivator of the Spiritual Pedestal Tier. Furthermore, he was a cultivator that had just broken through to the Spiritual Pedestal Tier. Putting Ling Han aside, even Shen Zhong Cheng would be able to kill him.
“Now that I’ve regained my body, I will begin to cultivate Corpse Qi again. When I obtain powerful Corpse Soldier, I will come to seek you again!” Rong Huan Xuan left behind a line that fit the situation, and jumped into the Three Live Corpse Caskets. Hong , the Spirit Tool activated and fled.
Since he could not beat his foe, then he of course had to flee… or what? Staying for supper?
“I temporarily suppressed a problem, but I’ve also gotten a new problem. I don’t know if this is right or wrong,” Ling Han mumbled. He had now split “Rong Huan Xuan” into two. Though the ability of the Asura Demon Emperor was under control now, he had transformed into a real undying body, whereas Rong Huan Xuan was “revived”. With the protection of the Three Live Corpse Caskets, he, too, possessed an undying body.
“The so-called undying body is only relative.” Ling Han soon smiled confidently. “As long as my power is strong to a certain extent, even if Rong Huan Xuan hid himself in the Three Live Corpse Caskets, I would still be able to kill him with a shock wave! As for the Primal Chaos Source Rock? If this thing was really indestructible, how could it have been shattered in the first place?”
The small black rock from inside the brain of the giant serpent had most likely fallen off from the big black rock. This meant that the Primal Chaos Source Rock could be shattered.
“I’ve already obtained the Primal Chaos Source Rock and the Heavenly Luck Stone; now I only need to get the Crimson Red Chilling Ice Grass and this trip to the Dark Devil Forest will be over!”
Not just over—merely the Heavenly Luck Stone had made this trip more than worth it. Furthermore, though Ling Han could not use the Primal Chaos Source Rock, its value was estimated to be hundredfold, thousandfold, or even millionfold the value of the Heavenly Luck Stone.
One had to understand that this was an item that could be useful to the Black Tower.
Ling Han planned to leave behind a small piece to improve his divine sense; the rest would be refined by the Black Tower, which would extract the Source Power inside to repair itself.
The two of them advanced in the opposite direction of the valley. He did not want to encounter anyone else at this time. He only wanted to quietly collect the Crimson Red Chilling Ice Grass, then return to Extreme Yang City. When he obtained the last ingredient, the Nine Leaf Black Ganoderma, he would finally be able to concoct the Restore Spirit Pill.
Chapter 417
Chapter 417: Finding A Sparring Partner
Translator: _Dark_Angel_ Editor: Kurisu
Ling Han kept only a small piece of black rock, whereas he passed the rest over to Small Tower to use to repair the latter. In an instant, the whole black rock was turned to dust, and the Chaos Source inside was completely extracted by Small Tower.
He could not help but think that if Asura Demon Emperor entered the Black Tower, then even if he obtained a humongous piece of the Primal Chaos Source Rock and made it into his body, it would be pointless as it would still be absorbed completely and turned to dust!
Ling Han did not immediately head to where the Crimson Red Chilling Ice Grass was. He was still in the seventh layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier now, so he had to wait some more. He decided to head there after he broke through to the ninth layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier.
Even if he went there now, he could only sit and wait, and this did not fit Ling Han’s personality.
As a result, he and Hu Niu stolled around the forest. There were still a lot of other Spiritual Herbs here, and since they still had time, why shouldn’t they go and find some? Their harvest was quite good, but after a few more days, the majority of the Demonic Qi here had dispersed and more and more people surged into this area. Thus, Ling Han’s yield also went on decline.
He rubbed his chin, and ultimately decided that he could not waste any more time. Thus, he carved on the trunk of a tree: ” Ding Er Gou 1 , come and chase your Young Master!”
These words were naturally left for Ding Yuan Xin. He still wanted to make use of the latter to improve himself, breaking through to the ninth layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier as soon as possible with the man’s “help”.
As he moved, he kept carving those words here and there. He believed that with Ding Yuan Xin’s ability, the latter should be able to find him from the clues he had left behind. Hu Niu followed his example and began carving on the tree trunks as well. However, don’t look at how pretty and delicate she was—the letters she carved were all bent and misshapen. But she still proudly crouched down and carved happily, completely unembarrassed about her poor writing.
Only a day passed, and true enough, Ding Yuan Xin had caught up.
“I cannot deny it, you are indeed very courageous!” Ding Yuan Xin said icily, flames of rage burning in his eyes. This young man killed his younger brother and now still dared to actively provoke him. He was really about to die from his towering rage.
“I’m just average, but the second bravest in this world.” Ling Han smiled.
“Average, but number one in the world,” Hu Niu said without any modesty, patting her tiny chest.
“You two!” Ding Yuan Xin roared in fury. His figure pounced in attack towards Ling Han and Hu Niu. His Spiritual Pedestal shone, surrounding him and making him appear as if he himself was a god.
Ling Han laughed loudly and drew his sword to attack. Instantly, eight flashes of Sword Qi shot out.
When he saw this, Ding Yuan Xin was naturally infuriated. This guy only managed to gain his eighth flash of Sword Qi because of the pressure he had put on him—when he thought of that fact, he felt as if he was burning in flames of fury. Could it be that now that this brat had had a taste of success and once again took him to be a polishing stone for his own power?
However, he stared fixatedly at the Demon Birth Sword. Previously, he only knew that this was a high level Spirit Tool, which gave him a shock that caused his spirit to throb. Yet afterwards, when he saw that this sword was actually capable of causing the Three Lives Corpse Caskets to vibrate, he as well as everyone else present of course knew that the Demon Birth Sword was definitely not something as ordinary as a Level Six or even a Level Seven Spirit Tool.
Who would not covet it?
“This sword is now mine!” He humphed coldly, moving as quick as lightning.
Ling Han tried his utter best and launched a counterattack at Ding Yuan Xin. However, there was too much of a gap between their respective cultivation levels. As a result, Ling Han was very soon riddled with wounds. One could even see the white of bones from some of the deeper wounds.
Thankfully, the Indestructible Heaven Scroll was too mighty, and allowed him to maintain his life force at a shocking state of vigor. It was only when he bled so much that even his sight was beginning to blur that Ling Han finally began to flee.
As he fled, he kept drawing out ginseng and other nutritious medicines and devoured them like crazy. He also used the Indestructible Heaven Scroll to recover his own injuries. As he retreated, he continued to battle; he was not fleeing because he was losing.
He tried his absolute best in this battle,
but after three days, he had still reached his limit and had no choice but to duck into the Black Tower. At this point, there was no single patch of unscathed skin on his body. Even with the circulation of the Indestructible Heaven Scroll, the rate at which he suffered injuries far exceeded the rate at which he could heal himself, which forced him to have one foot past the boundary of death.
He quickly circulated a drop of the Indestructible True Fluid to recover. Very quickly, he regrew blood and flesh and had completely recovered from his previous state.
After swallowing a few alchemical pills that were used for cultivation, he crushed a few hundred Origin Crystals. Instantly, an endless amount of Origin Power enveloped him. He greedily absorbed it and his cultivation gradually increased.
He actually cultivated for two whole days and nights, and when he ended his cultivation, he had already quietly broken through to the eighth layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier.
“Very good, this sparring partner is not bad. Perhaps, after one more month, I not only will be able to break through to the ninth layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier, but even rush up to the peak period of the ninth layer!” Ling Han mumbled, unafraid how depressed and frustrated these words would make Ding Yuan Xin if he heard them.
“Let’s go and find my sparring partner.” Ling Han continued to leave messages behind, whereas Hu Niu helped to leave messages as well, giggling while damaging this area of the forest with her hideous writing.
Another two days passed, and Ding Yuan Xin had indeed caught up with them again.
“Eighth layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier!” Ding Yuan Xin gasped in shock when he swept his eyes over Ling Han, his eyeballs practically popping out of his head. He was frustrated. This brat had really taken him to be a sparring partner. Not only had he formed his eighth flash of Sword Qi from the constant battles, now he had even broken through to the eighth layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier.
If he continued to battle with this brat, then wouldn’t the latter be able to advance towards the ninth layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier at a terrifying rate, or even… directly break through to the Spiritual Pedestal Tier!
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