novelraw Chapter 293 - 258: Pursuit
Chapter 293 - 258: Pursuit
The Dark Demon King was a powerful Demon Cultivator. Being called a "Demon King" meant he had naturally stepped into the Fourth Realm, and as a Demon King among Demon Cultivators, he had of course heard of the fearsome reputation of the Devouring Demon Technique.
It was a terrifying Demon Technique, one capable of upending the entire world.
Legend said...
...the Devouring Demon Technique was a Supreme Demon Technique created by the Devouring Demon Emperor. It could devour the Origins of others and consume all things to nurture a supreme demonic embryo.
Moreover.
Ever since the Devouring Demon Emperor’s fall, the Devouring Demon Technique had vanished. Yet, every time it reappeared, it would trigger a bloodbath.
Most importantly.
The Devouring Demon Technique itself seemed to possess consciousness and could choose its own master. It was unique in all the world—only one living being could successfully cultivate it at any given time.
If one person cultivated the Devouring Demon Technique, no one else in the world could do the same.
Most importantly.
In his current state, the Devouring Demon Technique could devour the Dark Demon King directly. Furthermore, as he understood it, the heir to the Devouring Demon Technique was simply invincible.
And so.
That was why the Dark Demon King, as if facing his natural predator, was demanding that Wang Miao flee.
"Master, you..."
Wang Miao was torn.
"Flee!"
The Dark Demon King’s consciousness roared again. "So what if the Mother-Child Nine Spirit Box failed this time? There’s always a next time! You can go to other prefecture mansions; you’ll still have a chance."
"But..."
"If you stay here to fight this Ouyazi, you’ll die without a burial ground! And it won’t just be you—even I, your master, won’t escape with my soul intact."
"You have to understand."
"He is the heir to the Devouring Demon Technique."
"FLEE!!!"
"The Devouring Demon Technique?!"
Wang Miao froze once more.
However.
At this point.
Wang Miao could hear the panic in his master’s voice. He took a deep breath and hesitated no longer. With a single thought, he prepared to order the eight Peak Refiners to cover his retreat.
He himself was about to make a run for it.
"Do you really think you can get away?"
Unfortunately.
Xu Qing saw through Wang Miao’s intentions at a glance. He didn’t know why Wang Miao had suddenly gone from brimming with Battle Intent to plotting an escape, but the sudden shift was obvious.
However.
Xu Qing had no intention of letting anyone get away.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!
With a single thought.
Xu Qing raised his right hand. All around him, one Level 30 item after another materialized, each representing a different path.
Buddha, Dao, Confucianism, Deceit, Demon, Fiend.
Six paths.
These in turn formed a Twelve-layered Law Domain.
Of course.
That wasn’t the most important part.
Xu Qing himself had already reached the Peak of Law Realm and could unleash the full Mighty Power of every Level 30 item with overwhelming force.
CRACK! CRACK!
"Break!"
BOOM!
With a low shout, Xu Qing mobilized the Mighty Power of the six paths’ Level 30 items and instantly shattered the Dark Demon Array Wang Miao had deployed.
PTHOO! PTHOO! PTHOO!!!
The eight Peak Refiners all coughed up blood.
"!!!"
Wang Miao’s pupils contracted.
"Run!"
The Dark Demon King shouted.
"!!!"
A look of pure panic flashed in Wang Miao’s eyes. He was horrified, never imagining Ouyazi was powerful enough to destroy his Dark Demon Array in a single move.
"Kill!"
RUMBLE!
The eight Peak Refiners were formidable, their Cultivation and Realms far from weak. Even the weakest among them had fully mastered several Laws.
Among them.
The strongest was already a Great Success Venerable.
They charged toward Xu Qing.
BOOM! BOOM!!
Each unleashed an incredibly powerful Divine Technique, erupting with terrifying Mighty Power. A vast storm of energy swept out.
"Minor Divine Technique! Six Paths of Reincarnation!"
VMMM!
Xu Qing shouted, raising his right hand. An immeasurably vast Power of Law surged around him, manifesting the Six Paths of Reincarnation, which he then sent crashing toward the eight Peak Refiners.
BANG BANG BANG!!!
A cacophony of explosions rang out.
’It’s not quite powerful enough.’
Xu Qing shook his head. ’My "Minor Divine Technique: Six Paths of Reincarnation" is only at a preliminary stage. The Mighty Power it can unleash is actually less than that of my Divine Techniques that have already reached Level 10.’
’However,’
’it’s still extremely powerful.’
Furthermore.
Xu Qing’s Law Domain, formed from his Level 30 items, was suppressing the strength and Power of the eight Peak Refiners.
"Divine Technique! Hell Reincarnation!"
VMMM!
With another low shout, Xu Qing raised his right hand. The Power of Law surged forth, instantly creating a pocket dimension that formed a scene of Hell Reincarnation.
Then.
He dragged one of the Peak Refiners inside.
"AHHH!!!"
A shrill scream rang out.
The Peak Refiner, trapped deep within the Hell Reincarnation, suffered endless torment. Unable to escape, he could only cry out in agony.
"Divine Technique! Hungry Ghost Reincarnation!"
"Divine Technique! Beast Reincarnation!"
"Divine Technique! Asura Reincarnation!"
"Divine Technique! Human Reincarnation!"
"Divine Technique! Celestial Reincarnation!"
In an instant.
Xu Qing unleashed one terrifying Divine Technique after another. Each one possessed the Mighty Power of a Low-grade Minor Divine Technique, and each created its own pocket dimension.
And.
One by one, he dragged the remaining Peak Refiners into these dimensions. There, they experienced all manner of Reincarnation and torment, their consciousnesses gradually eroding amidst the endless pain until they slowly slipped toward death.
"Divine Technique! Heart Demon!"
ROAR!
A glint flashed in Xu Qing’s eyes as a jet-black stream of light shot out from between his brows. As fast as lightning, the light transformed into a dark, demonic shadow—his Heart Demon, manifested externally.
In an instant.
The Heart Demon surged into one of the Peak Refiners, entering his mind and swiftly overrunning his consciousness.
In the blink of an eye.
This Peak Refiner was actually controlled by Xu Qing’s Heart Demon.
And so.
The Peak Refiner, now controlled by the Heart Demon, broke free from Wang Miao’s command. Now under Xu Qing’s control, he turned and attacked the final Peak Refiner.
With that.
All eight of Wang Miao’s Peak Refiners were dealt with by Xu Qing.
From start to finish.
All of this had happened in an incredibly short time.
SWISH!
Xu Qing took a single step.
He locked onto Wang Miao and gave chase.
Keep in mind.
This was the first floor of the Cangzhou Prefecture Mansion, right in the Ninth Ring Department. In that brief moment, Wang Miao had already fled the mansion.
SWISH!
Xu Qing locked onto Wang Miao’s aura.
And so.
Xu Qing also pursued him out of the Cangzhou Prefecture Mansion, past the Prefecture City walls. Over thirty miles away, he finally caught up to the fleeing Wang Miao and cut him off.
"Ouyazi!"
Wang Miao’s face was grim and unsightly. Endless Dark Demonic Qi surged around him, forming a spectral Demon King at his back.
"You can’t escape."
Xu Qing said in a deep voice.
"Huu..."
Wang Miao took a deep breath and stared directly at Xu Qing. "Ouyazi," he said, his voice low, "you may be the heir to the Devouring Demon Technique, but don’t think for a second that I’m afraid of you."
"You’ve already ruined my grand plan. I spent ten whole years setting up this scheme in the Cangzhou Prefecture Mansion just to refine the Mother-Child Nine Spirit Box, and it was finally time to reap the rewards."
"And now."
"Not only is my plan in shambles, but my eight Peak Refiners have fallen into your hands. You’ve already ruined everything for me. What more could you possibly want?"
"Eat this."
Xu Qing took an elixir from his robes. It was a Level 30 Celestial Bridge Pill that radiated an intensely alluring Pill Qi. "Do that, and I will consider this matter settled."
"You!"
Wang Miao clenched his fists. "In your dreams!!!"
"Then die!"
CLANG!
A sword rang out.
Xu Qing hesitated no longer. With a thought, three swords immediately shot out: a Level 30 Iron Sword, a Level 30 Wandering Dragon Sword, and a Level 30 Copper Coin Sword.
The three swords merged into one.
They transformed into a terrifyingly brilliant beam of Sword Light.
Unfortunately.
Xu Qing had not mastered any powerful Divine Techniques related to the Sword Dao.
However.
It was more than powerful enough.
"Dark Demon Blade!"
CRACK!
Wang Miao roared, and he also took out a jet-black Demon Saber, "Divine Technique! Dark Slash!"
SWOOSH!
Wang Miao slashed out, unleashing a terrifyingly dark blade gleam that seemed capable of splitting the heavens. The blade gleam collided with the Sword Qi, producing a massive explosion that sent energy flying in all directions.
BANG BANG BANG!!!
A continuous series of explosions rang out.
It had to be said.
It had to be said, Wang Miao’s Cultivation and Realm had reached the level of a Venerable Great Power, not far from becoming a Venerable Ultimate. On top of that, he had also mastered Divine Techniques.
Unfortunately.
Wang Miao’s talent wasn’t prodigious. Not everyone who cultivated a Pattern Technique to the peak of the Third Realm could grasp its corresponding Minor Divine Technique.
Only geniuses with prodigious talent could do so.
That was why.
That was why the Dark Demon King had been so shocked to see Xu Qing master Minor Divine Techniques—and what’s more, every Divine Technique Xu Qing used was a Minor Divine Technique.
「Time passed.」
Xu Qing and Wang Miao battled. Although Xu Qing had mastered numerous Minor Divine Techniques, his own Cultivation and Realm were still a fair bit lower than Wang Miao’s.
First of all.
Xu Qing had mastered the Reincarnation Law, the Devouring Law, the Life and Death Law, and after devouring Yue Yun, he had mastered the Supreme Yin Law, for a total of four.
However.
The Reincarnation Law and Life and Death Law that Xu Qing cultivated also contained within them: the Hell Law, Hungry Ghost Law, Beast Law, Asura Law, Human World Law, Celestial Human Law, Fetal-Born Law, Egg-Born Law, Wet-Born Law, Transformation Law, Life-Exhausted Death Law, and the External Cause of Death Law.
As a result.
Xu Qing had actually mastered a total of sixteen Laws.
In other words.
In other words, Xu Qing’s Cultivation Realm was not that of an Ordinary Venerable. He was a step beyond, at the level of a Great Venerable. Wang Miao, meanwhile, was a Venerable Great Power, only a single step away from becoming a Venerable Ultimate.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!
Xu Qing struck with his palm, unleashing the Minor Divine Technique: Life and Death Tribulation. An eruption of Life and Death Tribulation Qi burst forth, but Wang Miao managed to block it. The feat, however, left Wang Miao utterly shocked.
"You... Not only did you succeed in cultivating the Life and Death Law, you actually comprehended the Minor Divine Technique: Life and Death Tribulation from it."
Wang Miao’s eyes widened. As the shock washed over him, he felt a potent surge of jealousy and envy toward Xu Qing’s aptitude and Talent.
He knew.
’If I had that kind of Talent,’ he thought, ’I would have reached the Fourth Realm long ago with the Dark Demon King’s help. I wouldn’t have needed to go through all this trouble, plotting for ten years just to refine some Mother-Child Nine Spirit Box.’