novelraw Chapter 285 - 183: Perceiving Spiritual Power, Shattering Flying Swords!
Chapter 285 - 183: Perceiving Spiritual Power, Shattering Flying Swords!
The three remaining confidants of Gongsun Xin, who had survived among the five, witnessed two of their colleagues being killed by Gongsun Xin. Their eyebrows furrowed, and their knuckles gripping their weapons turned pale from excessive force. The three were both shocked and angry.
Yet ultimately, the three chose to obey Gongsun Xin. Their lives, including those of their entire families, were under Gongsun Xin’s control. They had no choice but to obey him.
"Attack together. As long as the Incense Master can spare his hand, this man is doomed."
"Yes, let’s attack together and slaughter him."
One of the confidants had participated in a battle to besiege a Sixth-Grade Martial Artist before. Even though Su Mu’s current display was frighteningly strong, they still favored Gongsun Xin, especially since the three of them had no other choice.
They only needed to block for a moment, preventing the person in front of them from closing in. No matter how strong Su Mu was, he was alone and would be worn down by them. Victory was still on their side!
After the three spoke, the dozen martial artists accompanying Gongsun Xin from the depths of the estate decisively took out their pills and swallowed them. Each immediately activated their Qi Blood and Power, refining the medicinal power in an instant.
"Indeed, Daoist Cultivators aren’t so easy to kill... Is this a Human Pill? No, the medicinal power is much weaker."
This sudden attack was even stronger than the one that nailed Gao Feng, yet it failed to kill Gongsun Xin. Su Mu was not surprised. If a dignified Sixth-Grade Daoist Cultivator were so easy to kill, he would be disappointed instead.
Su Mu’s eyes fell on the pills these people swallowed, and he soon realized they were extremely similar to the Human Pill he had previously obtained, only weaker in aura.
"Most likely a degraded version of the Human Pill, or perhaps a semi-finished elixir."
Taking advantage of this gap, Gongsun Xin concealed himself in the darkness but did not directly launch an attack. He was like a cold and venomous snake lurking in the shadows, poised to strike if Su Mu showed any sign of weakness in the subsequent battle.
"Interesting, tonight let’s see what the Changping Demon Dao is capable of!"
Su Mu mastered the Fire Sparrow Transformation; if anything unexpected happened and he decided to escape, not even Daoist Cultivators could stop him on Changping Dao!
In Su Mu’s perception, the aura of the Changping Dao martial artists who had swallowed the ’degraded Human Pill’ was rising at an alarming rate, especially those three who were originally Seventh-Grade Martial Artists. Amidst the crackling sounds, their martial robes were burst into powder by the swelling flesh and tendons, their eyes bloodshot, and they panted heavily like Demon Beasts.
"Boom!"
One person’s aura suddenly surged to a node and then broke through the critical point with a roar, starting to draw in the Spiritual Qi lingering between heaven and earth.
"A breakthrough... Such a powerful feeling. Is this the strength of the Sixth Grade? Even if the Four Protectors of the Black Mountain Army appeared in front of me now, I would not fear them!"
A Seventh-Grade Martial Artist from Changping Dao, who had swallowed the pill, was exceptionally excited. His entire body appeared flush with red, swelling more than half over his normal size – this was power he had never experienced before.
As Su Mu had judged, the three swallowed a semi-finished Human Pill. This pill was created by the Ancestor of Taiping Dao, using human beings as raw materials to refine elixirs. Demon Beast Blood Marrow is refined into a Pill Embryo, which is inserted into a living body, using the live person as a bed for the elixir, nurturing it with the life force of the living being.
If one human bed fails during the process, the Pill Embryo is inserted into a second person, a third person, or even more beds until the Human Pill is refined.
If a mistake occurs during this process, the result can only be a semi-finished product. But even a semi-finished Human Pill possesses a semi-Dan Pattern, making it no ordinary pill. When consumed, it greatly stimulates a person’s potential, significantly enhancing a martial artist’s physical strength, speed, and even allowing a temporary breakthrough to higher realms.
However, the side effects of such semi-finished Human Pills are also immense. At the least, they leave difficult-to-heal internal injuries and shorten lifespan, while in severe cases, death occurs instantly after the medicinal effect wears off.
"Kill!"
A dozen Eighth-Grade Martial Artists were on the verge of being burst apart by the medicinal effect. Each let out a frenzied roar and charged at Su Mu.