Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh

Chapter 383 - 193: Explosion!

Black mist and bloody energy surged around him.

Clearly, the Thundering Bead’s might was immense, causing significant injury to the Sixth Level Demon Beast.

Even the protective shield around the black-robed elderly man on its back was directly shattered by the residual force of the lightning strike.

Chen Chengzong and the middle-aged scholar were nearly thrown off the back of the Black Fire Vulture-winged Crow because of the impact.

For a moment, all three had expressions of horror on their faces.

"What was that bead a moment ago? How could that kid launch such an attack?"

Chen Chengquan’s face turned slightly pale.

He broke out in a cold sweat thinking that if Chu Ning had thrown the bead directly at him earlier.

Chen Chengquan was a hundred percent sure he would have been dead for sure.

"I never expected to encounter such a powerful exotic treasure here in the Thousand Lakes and Thousand Islands.

And it’s even in the hand of an Early Stage of Foundation Establishment Cultivator."

The tiny black-robed elder said gloomily, watching Chu Ning, who had seized the opportunity and escaped.

"Humph, I’m truly interested in this little fellow now, and today, I must capture him alive!"

"Caw!"

At this moment, the Black Fire Vulture-winged Crow let out an angry call and was about to chase after Chu Ning again.

But just as its form started to move, the Black Fire Vulture-winged Crow let out a cry of alarm.

The next moment, the Sixth Level Demon Beast was quickly falling toward the ground.

However, it managed to stabilize its form slightly.

"What’s happened?"

The skinny black elder asked the Black Fire Vulture-winged Crow immediately upon seeing this.

Then, the human and the demon exchanged words.

Soon after, the skinny elder’s face turned grim.

He quickly turned his head toward Chen Chengzong and the other man:

"The Sacred Bird was injured by the previous attack, and the massive amount of essence blood it swallowed hasn’t been refined, affecting it greatly.

It needs to refine the essence blood properly on the island below, while you two stay here as protectors. I’ll go chase that kid."

Hearing the skinny black elder’s words, Chen Chengzong and the middle-aged scholar’s expressions changed slightly.

"Elder Xia, be careful..."

Just as Chen Chengzong spoke, the skinny black elder looked over coldly.

Chen Chengzong realized the other party was a Core Formation Cultivator, while Chu Ning was just an Early Stage of Foundation Establishment Cultivator, causing him to show a hint of embarrassment.

"I’m just concerned that the kid might have something else bizarre and curious."

"Humph, it’s unlikely he has many of such exotic treasures."

As those words fell, the skinny black elder’s figure had already vanished from the spot.

At this moment, Chu Ning had escaped far away, appearing only as a faint black dot.

However, the skinny black elder seemed confident enough to pursue straight ahead.

His form continuously shifted in the air, transforming into a blood shadow with a sudden speed increase.

Judging by his escape technique, it seemed to be the same technique Chen Chengzong had used earlier.

Yet, his speed was far beyond that which Chen Chengzong could match.

Though not as fast as the Black Fire Vulture-winged Crow, it seemingly was slightly faster than Chu Ning.

The distance between them was gradually narrowing.

Chu Ning evidently noticed this as well.

Immediately, a mixed expression appeared on his face.

His joy came from having inflicted injury on the Black Fire Vulture-winged Crow with his Thundering Bead earlier, preventing it from pursuit.

With only the skinny black elder chasing him, the threat was halved.

His worry was that the skinny black elder was also a Core Formation Cultivation, and although his escape technique was not slow, handling him was not easy either.

Luckily, despite the elder’s quick escape technique, Chu Ning had just put sufficient distance between them.

Whether this distance was enough to let Chu Ning reach Pinghu Island was uncertain.

As he flew forward, Chu Ning held another Thundering Bead in his hand.

A cold glint flickered in his eyes.

If the other truly manages to force his way over, Chu Ning might give him a taste of the full power of this intact Thundering Bead.

Indeed, the Thundering Bead Chu Ning activated earlier was one he had attempted to activate with Thunder Technique when he first acquired it in the cave mansion.

The one in his hand now was the truly more powerful intact Thundering Bead.

Chu Ning and the small black-robed elder were like two streaks breaking through the sky.

In little time, they had again soared nearly a hundred miles.

At this moment, the skinny black elder had once again closed the gap to a distance of a thousand feet behind Chu Ning.

His Divine Sense had now locked on Chu Ning.

Feeling the lock of Divine Sense, Chu Ning’s heart tensed slightly.

Although his Divine Sense was strong, it still fell short in covering a thousand-foot distance.

In terms of Spiritual Sense Strength, Chu Ning fell quite short compared to the skinny black elder.

Continuing to fly forward, after several dozen miles more, the skinny black elder came within two hundred feet of Chu Ning.

Without waiting to narrow the gap further, the skinny black elder raised his hand, revealing the Soul Summoning Banner.

A swipe brought forth a thick black mist from the banner.

It coalesced into a ghostly shadow and raced toward Chu Ning.

The speed of this ghostly shadow was even faster than that of the black-robed elder.

In almost just a blink, it had reached within ten feet behind Chu Ning.

At that moment, a tiger-shaped puppet suddenly appeared behind Chu Ning.

The puppet opened its mouth and spewed flames toward the black ghostly shadow.