novelraw Chapter 608 - 273: Symphony of Flesh and Blood (Part 8)
Chapter 608 - 273: Symphony of Flesh and Blood (Part 8)
Revealing the azure-gray flesh beneath, rapidly charring in the same manner.
"Roar——!!!"
The icy colossus bellowed in pain and fury.
Its descending palm was forcibly halted mid-air.
The immense form reared back slightly due to the excruciating pain.
Now!!!
A murderous intent surged in Fang Qingyu’s eyes.
The thunderous power of Shenxiao defiantly held back the giant palm, granting him a fleeting opportunity!
His figure transformed into a concentrated streak of dark-gold thunder, like an arrow piercing the storm, hurtling through the gap between the colliding giant palm and the sea of thunder with even greater speed than before!
Target!
Directed straight at Jiang Taixuan, curled in the other hand of the icy colossus!!!
A distance of tens of meters, reduced to mere inches by Shenxiao’s extreme speed.
Fang Qingyu’s form was already closing in.
The Dragon Sparrow Calamity-Slaying Blade emitted a bloodthirsty hum amidst the thunder.
The blade’s edge aimed precisely at Jiang Taixuan’s withered skull.
This strike!
Contained the ultimate deadly intent of Shenxiao Authority.
Sufficient to completely erase Jiang Taixuan, along with the shred of Taotie desire within him, from this world!!!
In Jiang Taixuan’s bulging human eyeball, reflected the swiftly approaching blade edge, burning with inner thunder...
Deep within his pupil, an uncontrollable despair finally surged forth!
It was over.
Yet just as the blade was about to touch Jiang Taixuan’s skull.
An unexpected change arose once more.
Buzz——!!!
An indescribable, terrifying will, seemingly sourced from time and space itself, bearing the scorching heat to incinerate all things... suddenly descended!
No forewarning.
No process.
Time seemed to hit pause at that very moment.
The howling cold wind froze.
The swirling snowflakes stopped in mid-air.
The immense form of the icy colossus, rearing back in agony, became motionless.
Fang Qingyu’s figure, transformed into dark-gold thunder, surging forward with lethal intent, suddenly stalled.
Frozen in mid-swing, poised to strike.
The raging dark gold divine thunder surrounding him... like a frozen river of molten gold, solidified on his body.
Only his thoughts continued to whirl madly in the absolute stillness.
Dread!
An unprecedented dread quickly engulfed Fang Qingyu.
Candle Dragon!?
He had only experienced such a sensation in the space where the Candle Dragon resided.
What was it?!
Fang Qingyu’s melted gold pupils turned with incredible slowness.
Gazing towards the source of the petrifying power...
Above and to the side of the icy colossus’ massive head.
In the solidified void between him and Jiang Taixuan.
Silently and without presence.
A pristine white, flawless palm, as if carved from the purest mutton fat jade...
Gently reached out.
The moment this hand appeared.
The Shenxiao on the blade of the Dragon Sparrow Calamity-Slaying Blade.
Melted away soundlessly, like snowflakes thrown into the blazing sun.
Immediately following.
The flawless white palm, with utmost casualness, lightly gripped.
Buzz——!!!
The Shenxiao force forcibly solidified around Fang Qingyu...
Like liquid gold grasped by an invisible giant hand, rapidly collapsed inward.
Ultimately, it transformed into a golden thunder pillar as thick as an arm.
This pillar should have possessed the power to pierce the heavens and earth.
Yet at this moment...
It was held, effortlessly, by that pristine white hand, as if grasping a gentle pet snake.
Calmly enclosed in its palm!!!
The pillar of thunder quivered slightly, struggling and emitting a low hum, yet could not escape the slightest bit.
The golden thunder light illuminated the hand’s owner.
Fang Qingyu’s frozen pupils moved upwards with great difficulty...
The wind and snow held their breath.
Time solidified.
A face came into clear view within Fang Qingyu’s molten gold vertical pupils.
Time seemed infinitely elongated at that moment.
Fang Qingyu’s thoughts, like a branding iron plunged into ice water, hissed and instantly cooled, then boiled violently in extreme shock!
It was a face that no language could precisely describe its perfection.
The skin, more luminous than snow, emitted a gentle halo in the reflected, frozen thunder light, making even the finest jade seem dim in comparison.
Every feature, crafted with divine precision, came together to form a beauty surpassing the mortal world, enough to outshine the sun and moon.
At this moment.
In this absolutely frozen time and space, every strand of hair was frozen into a perfect arc, as if burning flames had been paused.
Wearing a simple, ancient style crimson long dress, the hem hung like frozen sunset in the void.
Barefoot.
The perfect, unblemished tip of her toes lightly touched the frozen air, as if stepping on an invisible staircase.
No deliberate aura was emitted around her.
Yet the power that froze time and crushed Shenxiao with bare hands...
Was the best testament to her existence.
God!
A true... god!
Fang Qingyu’s pupils constricted to their utmost upon seeing this face.
Not because of the ineffable divine majesty.
But because...
This face...
Bore at least an eighty percent resemblance to Jiang Wei!!!
No one would doubt this to be what Jiang Wei would look like matured!
A surge of rage instantly flooded his heart.
"Ugh... ah——!!!"
Fang Qingyu’s immobilized body trembled violently amidst a roar.
Attempting to break through this damned temporal stasis!
Desperately wanting to swing the Dragon Sparrow Calamity Slash once more.
Even if the target were a true god.
He would strike!!!
Yet.
The power imprisoning time was so vast, so absolute.
No matter how the Shenxiao force surged and crashed, Fang Qingyu’s body remained motionless, like an insect encased in amber.
The red-clad woman seemed unbothered by Fang Qingyu’s gaze, nearly burning through the void with anger.
She tilted her head slightly, intrigued by the struggling Shenxiao thunder pillar in her palm, which resembled a small golden snake.