Asura Mad Emperor-Chapter 505: Retreat in Defeat
"Life... life..." A faint voice seemed to emanate from the ancient corpse that sought its severed head.
Immediately, disregarding its own dismembered state, its withered arms emitted divine light, reaching for the Life Fruit in Mo Wentian's embrace.
But this corpse, sealed for countless years, had all vitality ground away—now only instinctual reactions remained, proving no match for Mo Wentian.
With a casual wave of his hand, a divine glow burst forth from Mo Wentian's Spirit Sword, sending the Divine Corpse flying backward, crashing at Qinchuan's feet.
Swept away by a single move from Mo Wentian, the corpse clambered up awkwardly and, in an eerily humanlike manner, rubbed its chest.
Then, it turned its parched head, its eye sockets hollow. First, it glanced at Mo Wentian, then turned its gaze towards Qinchuan.
Suddenly, it slowly advanced towards Qinchuan.
Approaching, it tugged at the hem of his clothes.
The epitome of aggrieved innocence.
Regrettably, with its terrifying appearance, Qinchuan found it impossible to associate it with being wronged.
"Do you... want me to help you get that Life Fruit?" Qinchuan asked, mildly curious.
The ancient corpse, devoid of consciousness and incapable of understanding Qinchuan's words, continued to pitifully pull at his clothing.
"Forget it, I too am curious what you would do with this Life Fruit. Can you actually resurrect?"
Taking a stance with his spear, Qinchuan spoke indifferently, "This Fruit of Life, I will take it!" At this point, a feud had already formed between him and Mo Wentian.
Upon hearing this, a sharp glint crossed Mo Wentian's half-closed eyes as he coldly rebuked, "Audacious! Who do you think you are, daring to demand treasures from me?"
"I am not asking for your permission, but merely informing you!" Qinchuan retorted without backing down, speaking calmly.
As he spoke, Qinchuan brandished his spear once more, activating his movement technique. Thunder and Earth Fire surged, his entire arm glowing, Dao Patterns flickering.
For a moment, beams of light shone brilliantly, as if the heavens themselves sparkled, enveloping this world and striking towards Mo Wentian.
"Hmph, the arrogance!"
Mo Wentian achieved Human-Sword Unity, transforming into a dazzling streak of divine light, like a comet in the sky, drawing a beautiful arc, trailing a blazing tail that looked vast and powerful.
"Thud," "thud," "thud,"
From within the Long Spear, Earth Fire and Thunder Blade flashed continuously, engulfing the heavens and earth, surrounding Mo Wentian. His Spirit Sword struck relentlessly, each slash containing terrifying power.
No more malevolent aura burst forth from Mo Wentian's Spirit Sword, and the mysterious grey Qi that had once emanated from Qinchuan's Chi Yue Spear did not reappear.
A thrust of the spear, like a point of cold light, pierced the void.
With a loud "boom" of intense vibration, Mo Wentian's Spirit Sword was instantly shattered into specks of light.
His Spirit Sword, formed from his own mana, was now constrained to the Dao Palace Realm and also hiding from the Great Dao Laws, had not unleashed even a fraction of its power, and was now broken by Qinchuan's spear.
"You..."
Mo Wentian's face turned ashen, "You dare to wield Dao Magic so openly, aren't you afraid of being noticed by the Heavenly Dao?"
The Thunder Blade carried by Qinchuan's Chi Yue Spear had been tempered by the Heavenly Dao and the Heavenly Dao Thunder Tribulation, naturally bearing a hint of the Heavenly Dao's presence. It was this essence that heavily suppressed him, else his Spirit Sword would not have been so easily dispersed.
He naturally assumed that Qinchuan, in order to defeat him, had resorted to powers beyond this realm.
It was well-known in the Divine Wilderness Continent that employing the power of the Heavenly Dao was extremely dangerous, for it could greatly expose one's Divine Realm identity and attract the wrath of the Great Dao's judgement.
If the Great Dao were to discover and lock onto him, he would face its frenzied eradication; even if he opened a void passage to return to the Upper Realm, his life would hardly be spared.
Therefore, those from the Divine Realm would try every possible way to conceal their Heavenly Dao Qi.
He never expected Qinchuan to be so reckless, the Heavenly Dao Qi within the long spear in his hand flowing incessantly, growing stronger as the battle went on. Initially, the spear contained only a hint of Heavenly Dao thunder intent, but it intensified as the fight progressed.
It felt as if Qinchuan was shouting at the top of his lungs in the Lower Realm, telling the Great Dao Laws, "I'm here, I'm here, come and eradicate me!"
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Yet, what he couldn't imagine was that Qinchuan's true identity was not that of a person from the Divine Realm, but someone born and raised in the Divine Wilderness Continent.
No matter what he did, the Great Dao would not descend its rule-enforcing power to suppress him.
"Great Dao? Power of the rules? What can they possibly do to me?" Qinchuan glanced at him with disdain, mocking, "What's the matter? Is Young Master Mo, who is said to possess an Undying Immortal body, afraid of being eradicated by the rules' power? If that's the case, then I shall really amplify my efforts and draw the attention of the Great Dao Laws to this place!"
Having said that, Qinchuan's long spear emitted a divine radiance, brilliant and dazzling, with Lei Mang bursting forth, piercing through the clouds, and the trace of Heavenly Dao Thunder Tribulation Qi carried by the Chi Yue Spear was stimulated to its extreme.
"Madman! He's truly a madman!" Mo Wentian felt his heart clench at such a terrifying Heavenly Dao Qi, knowing that the power of the Great Dao Laws might descend at any moment.
"Humph, this young master has other matters to attend to and has no time to continue this farce with you!" Mo Wentian furiously declared, "Qin, when we return to the Upper Realm, we shall see who is superior!"
Although Mo Wentian had an Undying Immortal body, he seemed exceedingly wary of the eradication by the power of the rules.
After uttering a fierce threat, he suddenly scurried away in a disgraceful retreat.
"Young Master Mo, in such a hurry to flee, you don't even want the Spirit Fruit?"
Qinchuan watched him run away, without pursuing. From a distance, he waved a golden mist in his hand, and called out loudly.
In his hand was none other than the Spirit Fruit, which had somehow ended up in his possession without anyone noticing.
Mo Wentian turned back just in time to see Qinchuan standing tall and proud, his face flushing with anger, "Damn it! When did you steal it?"
Mo Wentian was furiously angry and wished he could devour Qinchuan alive, but in the next moment, he still fled into the distance, no longer lingering.
"Wow, big brother, when did you take that fruit from him?"
The battle ended, and Ji Huo'er was the first to rush forward, chattering with curiosity.
Ling Xian'er, too, showed a curious look. She had watched closely before the great battle; Mo Wentian had already placed the Spirit Fruit into his Storage Space.
Yet, after the battle had concluded, it had arrived in Qinchuan's hand without anyone noticing.
Qinchuan ruffled Huo'er's little head and smiled, "This is a Supreme Divine Ability that allows one to enter another's Storage Space unnoticed and steal their belongings!"
"Wow, that's really amazing! Teach me, I want to learn!"
As soon as Ji Huo'er heard this, her eyes shone brightly.
Being able to infiltrate another's Storage Space meant she could steal others' treasures at will. For someone like her, who was obsessed with wealth, it was indeed a Divine Level Divine Ability.
If she could learn this Divine Skill, wouldn't that mean she would strike it rich!
"This Divine Skill is not that easy to learn!" Qinchuan said with a smile.
Though the ability to stealthily steal from another's Storage Space carried a high chance of failure and risk of being detected by the owner, it was still considered a heaven-defying non-combat Inner Mystical Art, with naturally extremely high prerequisites for cultivation. It required specific talents and was especially demanding of one's Soul aptitude.
Even though Ling Xian'er and the others were adept with Souls, they were not yet capable of cultivating this Skill.
"When you have fully integrated and understood the legacy of the divine, then I will teach you!"
Hearing Qinchuan say this, Ji Huo'er immediately grasped the implications and quietly calmed down, crisply agreeing with a nod.
