Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy-Chapter 525 - 459: Long Kui! (Part 2)

The endless passage of time has washed away, and Long Kui has long since fallen into slumber. Although awakened by Qi Xiu this time, his strength is less than one ten-thousandth of what it once was.

Otherwise, at the peak of Long Kui, a Dao Body Realm cultivator would be nothing more than a speck of dust in front of him.

Yet, even with just a sliver of power remaining, Long Kui’s strength still shows a terrifyingly overwhelming might.

But faced with Qi Xiu at this moment,

this Punishment Hall Guardian seemed somewhat powerless against him.

Shifting back effortlessly, Qi Xiu’s steps were casual, as if each step landed at the weakest point of Long Kui’s attack.

Through the field of myriad flowers, not a single leaf clings to his body.

This state, akin to skillfully avoiding each raindrop amidst a torrential downpour, even Lord Wei felt an inexplicable shiver.

What kind of Dharma Gate is this?

So strangely profound!

Bringing the Observing Qi Skill to its extreme, peering into the future while observing every change in Qi, allowing Qi Xiu to exhibit this miraculous spectacle.

"No! This kid wants to redirect the disaster eastward!"

Just as Lord Wei’s eyes narrowed, watching in surprise as Qi Xiu casually avoided Long Kui’s assault, a sense of alertness suddenly flashed in his heart.

The intense instinct brought by his supreme physique sensed the approach of an inexplicable danger.

And this danger was that Qi Xiu was subtly leading Long Kui closer to this side.

Realizing Qi Xiu’s intent, Lord Wei lifted his foot to create distance.

But at this moment, the young Daoist in the distance suddenly turned his head and glanced at him.

And just that one glance made Lord Wei frown, his sense of alertness magnified a million times!

"Command!"

"Shadow-Shape Exchange!"

Buzz—

In an instant, vortex-like patterns arose in the void, an irresistible force of space-bounding suddenly acting upon Lord Wei’s body.

Slightly reacting, Lord Wei responded swiftly, immediately activating his Dharma Gate, nine Demon Rings suddenly rising under his feet, flowing with indestructible Demonic Divine Light.

Swoosh—

In the blink of an eye, Qi Xiu’s and Lord Wei’s positions were directly switched.

And Lord Wei was immediately exposed under Long Kui’s gaze.

The scarlet light in his eyes instantly multiplied a hundredfold, and a voice full of angry pressure boomed through the entire Punishment Hall.

"Trespassing in the Punishment Hall, according to law, you’re sentenced to death!"

Unlike Qi Xiu’s 350-year detention, for Lord Wei, who was not of the True Dragon Clan, Long Kui directly sentenced him to death!

"Roar—"

And just as Long Kui sentenced Lord Wei, this Punishment Hall Guardian suddenly roared to the sky, his physical body glowing, boundless energy and blood like dragon patterns issued from his pores, piercing through the void, his roar shaking Qiankun, monopolizing the world with boundless power, like a mighty tide surging tumultuously!

One is detained!

One is executed!

Facing the death row convict in front of him, Long Kui unleashed all his strength.

Boom—

The space instantly became chaotic and blurry, the two figures crashing heavily into each other, the terrifying assault causing extreme light, shading everything.

Far off, Qi Xiu, who temporarily caught his breath, looked at that sea of light, gradually pulling back his right sleeve.

A crack that stretched from his palm to his forearm was shocking to behold.

The power of this Lord Wei was likely only a step away from the Primordial Spirit Realm.

The backlash from forcibly switching places with Lord Wei using the [Command Talisman] was even more severe than Qi Xiu had estimated.

Just a little more, and his arm would have been crippled.

With a subtle thought, his arm suddenly turned into Primordial Chaos Qi, then recondensed, and after several repetitions, that bloody crack healed somewhat.

"The [Command Talisman] can’t be used for a while now, at least until this crack heals by a third."

Turning to look at Lord Wei, already clashing with Long Kui, Qi Xiu exhaled:

"Now it can be peaceful for a while."

Long Kui’s combat power was overwhelming, coupled with the True Dragon Treasure and True Dragon Essence, in this Punishment Hall, no one could defeat him.

Lord Wei, after tens of thousands of years of tempering, had refined his physique to an unparalleled level, considered the top fighting force below the Primordial Spirit.

Pointed confrontation!

Who wins, Qi Xiu doesn’t care, but the two can’t decide the victory in a short time.

This gives him time to explore the Punishment Hall.

"Although there were some digressions, fortunately, the goal was achieved."

Retracting his gaze, Qi Xiu chose another path, continuing deeper into the Punishment Hall.

"But to capture Lord Wei, I need to know more about his background.

This person is a Demon Cultivator, participated in the Middle Ancient Era’s decisive battle, has high formation skills, knows the method to open space-bounding grotto heavens, and crucially, knows secret techniques of the Hell Dao.

Perhaps among the accompanying True Monarchs of the Dao Body, someone might know about his background."

With a blink, Qi Xiu took out the Mind Sensing Spirit Plaque, leaving a message with many of Lord Wei’s characteristics, inquiring if other Dao Experts knew of this person.

Although he spent years at the Scripture Pavilion, reading extensively, back then he was only at the Blood-Stained Realm.

Some secrets required the Dao Body Realm to access.

Lord Wei, such a Middle Ancient Demonic True Lord, might be among them.

While waiting for other True Monarchs of the Dao Body to reply, Qi Xiu continued onwards.

With Lord Wei no longer relentlessly pursuing him.

The path of exploration ahead became smoother and more successful.

The Punishment Hall had nine levels in total, except for the first level, the second to the sixth levels were all rooms locked by iron doors.

These five levels were the archive library of the Punishment Hall.

The rooms held records of every case trialed by the Punishment Hall.

"The societal system of the True Dragon Clan is hardly inferior to my previous life, not only having an extremely perfect legal system but also a vast and intricate archive sealing procedure.

Yet, such a powerful clan with unparalleled strength and a developed civilized system, why did the True Dragon Clan suddenly disappear?"

The more Qi Xiu learned about the True Dragon Clan, the more curious he became about this once universally respected protagonist of heaven and earth.

Obviously possessing unmatched strength, and a developed civilized system among their own race.

Yet quietly, they vanished without a trace, leaving not a hint or clue.

"To understand this, I’m afraid I’ll have to ascend to the Primordial Spirit position and ask that True Dragon in the Longevity Star Realm."

Slightly squinting, a vision of the old dragon lying dormant in the core of the Longevity Star Realm surfaced in Qi Xiu’s mind.

Years ago, that old dragon told him to come find him after achieving the Primordial Spirit.

Although now he has reached the Dao Body Realm.

There’s still a vast distance to the Primordial Spirit.

Passing by the grand and lengthy staircase of the sixth level of the Punishment Hall, Qi Xiu arrived at the seventh level of this hall.

"Here is..."

Slowly raising his gaze, Qi Xiu’s eyes suddenly reflected a solemn and solemn scene.

A grand judgment ground stood prominently before him, its grand scale seeming to bear the justice and dignity between heaven and earth.

The high seat towering above void!

The surrounding barriers were like towering walls, isolating this judgment ground from the outside, behind which were rows of stone tiered stands.

In a trance, the high seat and the extending stands seemed to harbor old and solemn figures, their gazes as cold as stars, calmly looking down from above.

A command symbol suddenly fell to the ground, accompanied by a deafeningly deep shout.

"You are guilty!"

Just a step away from entering this level, Qi Xiu showed a hint of contemplation, his raised right foot slowly lowered.

This should be where sentences and penalties are determined in the Punishment Hall.

If I walk in, will I be judged?

Long Kui’s experience made Qi Xiu wary of this Punishment Hall.

Though the grand hall before him was empty, whether it be the high Punisher seats or the surrounding gallery, the figures once seated there had long disappeared.

But the place of the True Dragon Clan can’t be assessed by common sense.

If any divinity from the Punishment Hall remains inside, walking in wouldn’t it be like hitting the muzzle?

Touching his eyebrow, Qi Xiu turned over his palm and took out a soybean.

Yes or no, it can be tested.

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