Infinite Professions

Chapter 198 - 99: Power

"Hmm!?"

Seeing Shen Hex use his fist against a sword, facing the Blood Infant that he painstakingly cultivated, Situ Lie’s eyes were filled with astonishment.

"Bang!!!"

But astonishment was just the beginning. Later, his pupils shrank, revealing boundless shock.

Because Shen Hex’s heavy fist struck, confronting the Blood Infant Sword head-on, the terrifying force directly blasted this Tier Six Flying Sword away.

Though the Blood Infant Sword tried to deflect, it couldn’t withstand it, spinning several times in the void, its blood-red blade scattering light, upon closer inspection, a notch had already appeared.

The notch was small, just a point, but the damage was not slight. The Earthly Fiend Technique Prohibition within shattered chaotically, requiring unknown amounts of effort to repair.

"How is this possible!?"

His Lifebound Flying Sword was damaged, Earthly Fiend Technique Prohibition shattered, Situ Lie, heart-tied, turned pale.

Yet compared to this bit of damage, he was more shocked by the result before him, his eyes unable to hide the astonishment.

The Blood Demon Dao is the Demon Dao Orthodox Sect, an ancient legacy with roots. His Blood Infant Sword is the Blood Demon Dao’s prized Flying Sword, in power not much inferior to the Immortal Family Flying Swords of the Taihua Profound Celestial and other Mystic Sect Orthodox Sect.

Furthermore, this sword technique has specializations, extremely targeting the Physical Nascent Soul, even Mystic Sect Orthodox Sect’s Nascent Soul, perfected in body cultivation, can only use weapons to block, absolutely no using the body against the sword.

However, this person not only did but sent his Blood Infant Sword flying with a heavy fist, without being invaded by the Blood Infant Sword Qi, melding man and infant into ichor.

How could this be?

Did he perhaps practice some Divine Techniques or have a protective Magical Treasure?

But it didn’t manifest earlier, just using the body to punch sent the Blood Infant flying.

Unable to comprehend, unable to comprehend, Situ Lie couldn’t understand no matter how he thought.

Yet Shen Hex ignored him, maneuvering the Daoist Sword to furiously attack Miao Shaotian, while also using the True Essence Fist to strike the Blood Infant Sword.

He practiced Immortal Martial Spirit, Three Techniques Cultivation, achieved the awe-inspiring Twelve-Transformation Great Dao Golden Core, his body, magical power, divine soul, all have transcended beyond ordinary cultivators.

With this foundation, True Essence Magical Power protects him, the Blood Infant Sword’s defiled Sword Qi cannot shake his body, much less the deeply protected Golden Core within his Dantian.

Besides...

"Boom!!!"

Inside Shen Hex’s body, Karmic Fire burned, instantly incinerating several strands of Blood Infant Sword Qi competing with True Essence Magical Power, turning into pure blood energy flowing into his Dantian, consumed by one of the Dharma Protector Karmic Fire Three Calamities.

Red Lotus Karmic Fire, Three Calamities Demon Soldiers!

This saber has been cultivated by Shen Hex to Tier Five, becoming the Blade and Soldier Fire Calamity among the Three Calamities and Four Tribulations, inherently absorbing flesh and blood essence, slaughtering to progress, the Blood Infant Sword fits it perfectly.

With the Dao Golden Core as foundational support, this Demon Saber can directly confront the Blood Infant Sword, coupled with the "Dharma Guardian Demon Slayer" profession’s bonus, further restrains Blood Infant Sword Qi.

But Situ Lie remains unaware of this, witnessing Shen Hex charging furiously, unable to withdraw, he can only force the Blood Infant to fight.

"Buzz!!!"

Driven by his magical power, the Blood Infant Sword’s body trembled, unexpectedly dividing suddenly, one splits into three, three into nine, instantly transforming into nine Blood Infant Swords, each encased by countless Blood Demon Sword Qi, thousands upon thousands, dazzlingly intricate.

It is precisely the Sword Light Division Technique!

This is a Sword Dao Divine Technique, requiring simultaneous cultivation of Flying Sword and Sword Formulas, to create sixty-three Earthly Fiend Technique Prohibitions, then could be wielded as one pleases, missing one would lead to gaps and flaws.

Situ Lie, being of the Blood Demon Dao, in terms of background not inferior to Black Mountain Demon Monarch, both the Blood Infant Sword and Blood Demon Sword Formulas practiced sixty-three Earthly Fiend Technique Prohibitions, the Sword Light Division can form a Blood Sea Sword Array, refining the enemy within, until they turn to ichor.

However...

"Swish swish swish!"

Only to see blood light crisscrossing, instantly forming a sea of blood, nine Blood Infant Swords along with thousands of Sword Qi forming a formation to trap this formidable foe Shen Hex.

Yet Shen Hex’s expression did not change, Dragon-Slaying and Tiger-Subduing Heavy Fist smashed out, directly breaking a corner of the sea of blood, one Blood Infant Sword caught off guard, blasted by this unmatched punch, instantly turning to dust.

"!!!!!!"

Situ Lie’s body trembled, blood dripped from the corners of his mouth, his heart filled with infinite regret.

Shouldn’t have, shouldn’t have, shouldn’t have used the Blood Infant Sword against this person.

Earlier punched by him, the Blood Infant Sword was damaged, internal prohibitions shattered chaotically, hence forming the Blood Sea Sword Array, naturally leaving a glaring gap, becoming a formation flaw.

The opponent seized this flaw, broke through the formation with one punch, even shattered one Blood Infant Avatar, worsening the Blood Infant Sword’s damage.

Fighting to this point, Situ Lie no longer saw any chance of victory, his thoughts consumed only by escape and survival methods.

"Ah!!!"

Just then, a cry arose, yet it was from another battlefield, the Demon-slaying Daoist Sword overwhelming, Miao Shaotian’s Profound Pearl couldn’t resist, pierced through by its blow, three-zhang radiant light breaking that dark venomous miasma, directly aiming at this Green Robe Demon Cultivator.

"Retreat!!!"

His Lifebound Spiritual Artifact destroyed, victory and defeat already decided, remaining only life and death, Miao Shaotian finally ceased his futile resistance, dispersing into dozens of demon shadows, scattering with the dark venomous light.

The green mountain remains, firewood will never fear absence.

"Buzz!"

The life-saving escape technique had just been deployed, and that brilliant light burst forth. Inside, the sword artifact seemed to grow a nose, eyes, and mouth, directly piercing through illusions to lock onto the true Nascent Soul body among dozens of demonic shadows. Then, the sword light surged forward in pursuit.

"Puff!!!"

Instantly, there was a muffled sound, and the tens of thousands of demonic shadows shattered, leaving only a single body. It was pierced through by the demon-slaying sword light and instantly turned into a poisonous miasma that dispersed, revealing the eerie green Nascent Soul.

It was Miao Shaotian!

At this moment, he was in the same dire situation as the Black Mountain Demon Monarch, but his condition was even worse. After all, his lifebound magical treasure was broken, and at this moment, he relied entirely on the power of his Nascent Soul to resist the Daoist sword’s edge.

However, the Black Mountain Demon Monarch’s painstakingly refined Six-Flame Demon Fire couldn’t resist, and with his lifebound magical treasure broken, empty-handed he couldn’t endure. In just a moment, he was pierced through by the demon-slaying sword light, becoming a soul under the sword, a sacrifice to the way.

In an instant, two of the four great demons had perished.

Witnessing this, Situ Lie was terrified to the core, and any last hesitation vanished in an instant. The eight Blood Infant Swords turned back, and he himself divided, creating nine sword shadows fleeing for life.

But it was already too late to escape at this moment. Shen Hex called back the Daoist sword, locked onto a Blood Infant sword light in pursuit, and just like with Miao Shaotian, he cut him down with one blow. Then, he pursued the other Blood Infants.

The Blood Demon Path technique, although peculiar, could refine Blood Infants, Blood Demons, and other avatars, claiming "Sea of Blood immortal, Blood Demon indestructible," with each demon having the power to be reborn from a drop of blood, but it was just a claim.

Before achieving a Primordial Spirit, a Blood Demon Nascent Soul can at most refine nine, and once all nine Blood Infants die, the Nascent Soul cultivator of the Blood Demon Path will also perish.

Shen Hex swung the Daoist sword with abandon, relying on his foundation to accelerate, roaming between heaven and earth, continuously annihilating seven Blood Infant Sword Qi.

The last one disappeared without a trace, but that was only in the eyes of the spectators. Shen Hex, with a sweep of spiritual sense, saw a blood light buried deep underground, silent and death-like, unnoticed by ordinary people.

Evidently, Situ Lie understood that even if his Blood Infants divided, he couldn’t escape alive. After all, the secret realm was now shrouded by the Five Elements Grand Array. Though he was a Nascent Soul, breaking the array required time, and that gap was enough for Shen Hex to arrive and kill him.

So he made a feint, deeply burying one Blood Infant underground, hoping to deceive the heavens with a hidden Qi feigned death technique.

If it were an ordinary Nascent Soul, perhaps he could have concealed it.

But Shen Hex was neither a Nascent Soul nor an ordinary person. The Great Dao Golden Core’s prowess laid not only in physical strength and True Essence magical power but also in divine soul and spiritual sense. Previously, Shen Hex could lock onto Miao Shaotian and hit the true body among demonic shadows with precision through the strength of his spiritual sense.

He cultivated the Immortal Martial Spirit Three Techniques with excellence; his spiritual sense achieved at Foundation Establishment could extend a hundred miles in one direction, surpassing Golden Core and comparable to Nascent Soul. After Core Formation, it goes without saying—with the support of the Great Dao Golden Core, his spiritual sense is akin to the divine thought of a Divinity Transformation cultivator.

So...

"Boom!!!"

A sword light descended, penetrating the depths with a resounding blast, causing blood light to spill, a faint shriek resounding but quickly returning to silence.

Shen Hex gestured with his sleeve, the sword light flipping back, merging with him, and within his dantian, he expelled a blood light, transforming into a terrified-faced Blood Infant.

It was Situ Lie!

The Nascent Soul form of Situ Lie, falling within Shen Hex’s Dantian Qi Sea, gazed at the splendorous Golden Core like a blazing sun sitting favorably in the center, with the Demon Saber and Daoist Sword standing to the left and right, his expression frozen with terror.

What is this?

A Golden Core?

Is there such a Golden Core in the world?

Wrong, he is the Golden Core, a minor Golden Core cultivator?

A Golden Core could rival their orthodox Nascent Soul from the Demon Path and instantly slay three?

This...

Situ Lie was filled with disbelief, unable to fathom what lay before him.

But whether he believed or not mattered little.

With the Daoist sword returning, bringing along a rich and vigorous Blood Infant, the Three Calamities Demon Saber, which had remained silent in the dantian without being deployed, eagerly sprang into action.

Good brother, do not hog alone!

The Three Calamities Karmic Fire rose fiercely, enveloping Situ Lie’s Blood Demon Nascent Soul, refining it.

...

In an instant, among the four great Nascent Souls, three had fallen.

The scene was deadly silent; not only the younger Golden Core cultivators, but even seasoned Nascent Soul elders like the South Sea Earth Nun Hooking Turtle Elder were wide-eyed in shock, watching Shen Hex, who had slain three demons with his sword, not daring to act rashly.

Shen Hex also paid them no heed, sword light soaring to the edge of the secret realm, spiritual sense locking onto a Golden Silkworm gnawing at the Five Elements Spiritual Qi, attempting to break through the formation, about to draw the Daoist sword to slay the demon once more.

"Spare my life, Upper Immortal, spare my life!"

Feeling his presence, the Golden Silkworm ceased gnawing at the array, taking flight and transforming into an old woman, who threw herself to the ground, pleading pitifully: "This old woman was forced by that Black Heaven Old Demon, restrained by the Six-Flame Demon Fire, had to collaborate evilly. Previously merely a heterodox cultivator, albeit of the Heterodox Dao, committed no wrongs; I hope the Upper Immortal discerns and spares me beneath your sword!"

With that, she kowtowed repeatedly, begging earnestly.

"This Pan Wangpo..."

Seeing her disregard her dignity to the extent of even calling out Upper Immortal, the crowd remained speechless.

But one had to admit, kneeling fast indeed had its advantage, as Shen Hex truly halted the Daoist sword.

Though the Daoist sword paused, in the depths of his eyes, Karmic Fire blazed, with the Three Calamities Demon Saber overseeing her.