Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy-Chapter 443 - 394: Haotian Mirror!

"What is that..."

Upon seeing the glazed Treasure Mirror that Qi Xiu conjured from thin air, the Celestial Demon shuddered in its flesh, instinctively sensing an immense crisis.

"Boy, don’t push people too far..."

"Monster, behold my Haotian Mirror!"

Qi Xiu lifted his right hand high; the mirror was crystal clear and flawless, like a new moon rising, the ancient seal script and cloud patterns on its surface flowing as if alive.

Suddenly, a beam of white light burst forth from the center of the mirror, like the dawn breaking the sky, instantly illuminating the surroundings.

This column of light, about an acre in size, appeared bright and clear to the bystanders. But upon shining on the Celestial Demon, the light firmly immobilized it.

The overwhelming power was like a torrential flood striking the Celestial Demon, making its figure look so tiny under the column of light.

The white light projected by the Haotian Mirror was strong and pure; the immense power kept washing over it, like melting snow, intending to dissolve it alive.

Haotian Mirror!

This Magical Treasure, personally forged by Primordial Spirit bigwig Yang Jingzhe using only the supreme Divine Material Haotian Dao Jade, was a Treasure Dongfang Qing had long plotted to prepare for Qi Xiu’s ascension.

It was meant to help him through the life-threatening Great Tribulation of Dao Body.

The Haotian Mirror, refined from Haotian Dao Jade, could perfectly accommodate the Ten Thousand Laws and transform and amplify them.

Moreover, the defensive power of the Haotian Dao Jade itself was so mighty that even Primordial Spirit bigwigs could not destroy it.

After obtaining this Magical Treasure, Qi Xiu had also spent days and nights nurturing it, expending a great deal of energy infusing his most terrifying Dharma Gate into the Magical Treasure.

That was—the Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon!

Already formidable in its own right, capable of injuring Dao Experts, the Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon, after being amplified and transformed by the Haotian Mirror, had become the even more terrifying Haotian Mirror’s Light.

It not only possessed the fearsome destructive power of the Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon itself but also added the Divine Marvel of immobilizing, weakening the opponent’s strength, and even dissolving them completely.

"You’re courting death!"

Enshrouded by the Haotian Mirror’s Light, the Celestial Demon felt as if it had fallen into an Abaddon of unending torment, its flesh and blood being forcibly refined and dissolved, vanishing under the bright light.

With a furious roar, the Celestial Demon exerted all its cultivation and energy, urging its Dao Body to strike down this unpredictable young Daoist.

A terrifying divine light burst forth from its heavenly crown, and the Daoist Spirit behind the Celestial Demon fully awakened, its great hand crushing down.

In an instant, heaven wept and earth trembled; the cosmos was once again shrouded in endless blood, while horrifying visions of all spirit beings bleeding to death and the common people’s corpses floating on the water surged forth.

This space seemed to turn into a land of death, with layers upon layers of blood resentment ripping apart everything, transforming into bright red stars that pierced the sky, thundering towards the insignificant Qi Xiu.

I refuse to believe that you, a mere Blood-Stained Realm cultivator, can truly withstand a Dao Body!

With eyes shooting infinite madness, the Celestial Demon, who considered itself to have lived for thousands of years, had never seen anyone of the Blood-Stained Realm contend with the Dao Body Realm for so long and still firmly hold the upper hand.

This young Daoist was indeed monstrous.

But, that is all; its full-powered strike is bound to obliterate him completely. This boy must die!

Nearer!

Even nearer!

Watching the cataclysmic red stars, which threatened to destroy heaven and earth and annihilate all life, plummeting towards him, Qi Xiu, with his ink-black hair blowing wildly and his robe fluttering, was engulfed in the terrifyingly immense shadow.

"Is this all your strength?

It truly is... somewhat disappointing..."

HUMMM—

The light from the mirror suddenly intensified, illuminating the area for thousands of miles around as if it were broad daylight.

Qi Xiu’s Haotian Mirror in hand suddenly enlarged; the original millstone-sized Treasure Mirror instantly transformed into a sun-like, immensely broad disk.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The bright red stars, shattering the void and carrying endless ruin and the force of death, shockingly collided with the Haotian Mirror!

A calamitous sound ensued, causing the stars to fade and all creatures to tremble.

Layer upon layer of terrifyingly immense powers exploded, multicolored shockwaves surged and swept across the vastness.

Holding the mirror with one hand, Qi Xiu, who was mere inches from the red stars, seemed to transcend this world, standing on undefeated ground. His eyes, displaying Divine Luster Inward Concealment, calmly and serenely observed the attack that stirred up boundless waves, completely unperturbed.

Its offense and defense are invincible?! This boy actually has such a Treasure!

The Celestial Demon glared at the Haotian Mirror in Qi Xiu’s hand with gritted teeth, its eyes fierce. How could a mere Blood-Stained Realm cultivator possess such a Treasure? After killing him, this Magical Treasure will be mine.

Greed surged in its heart as the red light in the Celestial Demon’s eyes intensified. It stretched out its hand and stuffed it into its own mouth. Amid disgusting distension and retching sounds, it spat out a roll of parchment, dingy yellow in color and made from an unknown material.

Spreading out the roll of parchment, the Celestial Demon spat out a mouthful of essence blood and rapidly smeared and drew on it. In a breath’s time, another image of the Celestial Demon was outlined on the paper, stained with blotches and smears.

"Heaven Demon Skinning Great Skill!"

With a forceful flick, it threw the parchment with its own image out of the range of the Haotian Mirror’s Light. The Celestial Demon bellowed furiously, a cryptic chant resonating deeply.

The parchment instantly swelled and transformed into a burgeoning figure. Under the radiant, thick blood light, another Celestial Demon suddenly walked out with an evil grin.

"Boy, you are indeed extraordinary, to clash against a Dao Expert with a Blood-Stained body. However, it ends here."

Having conjured another form with the Heaven Demon scroll painting, the original Celestial Demon laughed wildly.

Qi Xiu, though strong, surely couldn’t fight against two. What’s more... this Avatar wasn’t meant to clash head-on with him but to execute a unique technique of the Celestial Demon clan.

After the Celestial Demon Avatar manifested, it immediately began to chant a long section of bizarre and icy old incantations.

The very next moment.

The world started to flicker between light and dark, and suddenly a straw doll, identical to Qi Xiu in appearance and attire, appeared in the hands of the Celestial Demon Avatar.

"Celestial Demon Blood Curse Killing Skill!"

Clutchching the straw doll, the body of the Celestial Demon Avatar rapidly decomposed, transforming into slender blood nails that incessantly pierced into Qi Xiu’s straw doll.

In an instant, Qi Xiu was enveloped by layers of an extremely bizarre and wicked aura that brought about misfortune, causing his body to begin aging, his soul to wither; in a blink of an eye, he entered his twilight years.

This was the Celestial Demon’s trump card skill!

It gave birth to an Avatar through the Heaven Demon Skinning Great Skill, and then sacrificed the Avatar to employ the Celestial Demon Blood Curse Killing Skill.

This Cursing Method was extremely cunning; as long as the target was locked on, it could take effect and curse the target to death, even if separated by endless time and space and under layers of protection.

The power of the Blood Fiend Curse Killing Skill continuously eroded Qi Xiu, causing his aura to weaken, his eyes to dim, his muscles to sag, and he visibly aged at a speed discernible to the naked eye.

"HEH HEH HEH, boy, you’re as good as dead."

Seeing the Blood Fiend Curse Killing Skill take effect, the Celestial Demon flashed a wide grin.

A mere mortal, truly thinking he could reverse-kill an Expert?

But just as it looked towards the young Daoist before him, hoping to see the familiar expressions of fear, despair, and pain on his face, those eyes, serene with Divine Luster Inward Concealment, also looked back at it.

"Is this what you’re relying on? Ridiculous."

Ridiculous?! Its pupils sharply constricted, and an indescribable mixture of shame and fury violently exploded in the Celestial Demon’s mind. It, a dignified Celestial Demon, was actually being ridiculed as laughable by a mere Blood-Stained Realm creature!

"Clamoring at death’s door! I shall see how you escape this certain-death trap," the Celestial Demon said with a cold expression and a snort.

Once the Celestial Demon Blood Curse Killing Skill took effect, even it could not stop it. This was the Celestial Demon race’s certain-kill method. Up to this point, it had never failed.

Facing the Celestial Demon’s utmost confidence, Qi Xiu simply smiled faintly. The next second, with one hand he formed a Daoist Incantation, holding it before his chest, a flash of brilliance in his eyes.

"Hunyuan Palace!

Descend!"

Within the unseen realm, an overwhelmingly majestic and august power suddenly squeezed into this world. With a silent roar, the void trembled and shook as an ethereal Dao palace, unseen by others, descended!

Hmm?!

Although it couldn’t see the Hunyuan Palace, the Celestial Demon instantly perceived that in that very moment, Qi Xiu had completely disengaged from the original space-time continuum. It seemed as though he was still within this world, but in reality, his body was already in another dimension.

Its mind severely impacted, the Celestial Demon’s face wore an extremely bizarre look, completely unable to understand how a mere Blood-Stained Realm being possessed the means to control such a profound and mysterious method.

Despite its shock, the Celestial Demon quickly calmed down.

No matter! The Celestial Demon Blood Curse Killing Skill completely disregards distance. Even if he transcended to another layer of space, he could not evade the Spell’s power.

Standing within Hunyuan Palace, feeling that eerie and ominous force, which originated from the unseen realm, still eroding his body, Qi Xiu nodded slowly.

No wonder this Celestial Demon was so confident. This Spell surely has some viciousness to it. The Hunyuan Palace is not on the same plane as the original world, yet this Cursing Method’s power could actually follow through. If it were anyone else, affected by this Spell, death would be certain.

Since there’s no avoiding it, then let’s return to the origin... With a thought, Qi Xiu, his words carrying Heavenly Constitution, softly spoke:

"Command! 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Instant Creation!"

The Command Talisman materialized once again, but this time, its target was Qi Xiu himself.

Endless brilliance transformed into streams of fairy light, infusing the Hunyuan Palace, while boundless divine might became an endless, dazzling silver radiance that caused this supreme Dao palace to suddenly ascend to a higher realm.

Using the power of the Command Talisman, the Hunyuan Palace’s power was momentarily elevated to the next realm.

Raising his right hand, Qi Xiu spread his fingers and slowly began to rotate them counterclockwise.

In an instant!

One could see Qi Xiu’s body, decrepit from the decay caused by the power of the Celestial Demon’s Blood Fiend Curse Killing Skill, beginning to visibly rejuvenate; his gaze brightened, his flesh revitalized, and the surging, ominous, and bizarre power within him receded like a tide.

"How is this possible!"

Completely shocked, watching Qi Xiu recover, the Celestial Demon’s face turned extremely ugly. The Celestial Demon clan’s never-failed Blood Fiend Curse Killing Great Skill had actually been broken by him.

Staring intently at the restored Qi Xiu, the Celestial Demon’s pupils shrunk to the size of pinpoints. After several breaths, it suddenly cried out:

"I understand now! This boy didn’t break the Blood Fiend Curse Killing Skill. He used a supreme method to reverse his own state. He has... turned himself back to the state he was in before the Spell was cast!"