novelraw Chapter 522, She is Human
Chapter 522, She is Human
The Netherworld Blade came into existence because of a human.
The Nether Deer was lured out by a human.
The thought that all these rumors might actually be true filled Cangming with an uncontrollable rage.
A human dares to stir up trouble in the Nine Netherworlds! He deserves to die!
Especially when he thought about how that human had brazenly taken the key to unlocking the Nine Nether Soul Realm—the Netherfire Match—right under their noses while riding the Nether Deer, Cangming felt a burning pain in his cheeks.
This is an unparalleled disgrace and humiliation in the Nine Netherworlds!
Unable to suppress his rage any longer, Cangming suddenly opened his arms, accompanied by the splashing sound of the water.
In an instant, countless dark green water droplets condensed out of thin air around his body, each one exuding a corrosive aura that sent chills down one's spine.
Immediately afterwards, the water droplets shattered with a crash, transforming into raging ripples of water, carrying an aura of death, like venomous snakes ready to devour their prey, spreading like lightning toward Hua Changxi's location.
The River Styx!
Hua Changxi's expression suddenly changed when he saw that Cangming was going to build the Styx River waterway.
She had already experienced the corrosive power of the River Styx; it was a kind of corrosive force that could penetrate to the bone and destroy the soul, causing her unbearable pain even with her strong physique.
If you were to fall into the Styx River waters he had created, even if you managed to escape, you would be badly injured.
She immediately mobilized her soul power and counterattacked.
A billowing white mist of soul energy erupted from her body, instantly spreading out and rushing towards the dark green waves of the River Styx at an astonishing speed.
"Boom!"
Two contrasting auras, one green and one white, collided violently!
The dark green light of the Styx River rubbed violently against the pure white light of the soul mist, producing a piercing 'sizzling' corrosive sound that even distorted the surrounding space, causing it to tremble slightly.
Wherever the Styx River flows, all things dissolve. Whether they are beings from the Netherworld or cultivators in the mortal realm, all who touch it will be corrupted or injured.
The soul mist, like a dense, giant net, wrapped around and tightly bound the surging waves, trying its best to prevent them from spreading.
"You dare to try to stop me? You are overestimating yourselves."
Cangming looked at Hua Changxi's counterattack with a contemptuous sneer, his aura suddenly surging as he launched another fierce attack.
The countless dark green water droplets suddenly solidified, transforming into numerous chilling water arrows that whistled through the air and shot directly towards Hua Changxi.
Hua Changxi's eyes narrowed, and the moment the water arrow pierced the air, she turned gracefully, her toes seemingly stepping on invisible wind and smoke, like a startled swan skimming the water, quickly dodging the oncoming cold light.
Arrows rained down relentlessly!
Hua Changxi could only move quickly, her clothes fluttering as she sometimes bent low to the ground, sometimes flipped in mid-air, and sometimes moved several feet to the side, so fast that only an afterimage remained.
The water jets flew densely like rain, whistling past her temples, shoulders, and clothes, but without touching a single corner of her garment.
Although the water arrows couldn't harm her, being distracted made it difficult for her to construct her soul domain, given that her spiritual platform was not yet open and her soul power was insufficient.
Seeing that Cangming's Styx Qi was surging again and he was about to unleash his full power, Hua Changxi made a decisive move. She flipped her palm, took out the Soul Pearl she had obtained earlier, and tightened her five fingers.
"Click~"
A cracking sound rang out, and the perfectly round soul pearl shattered, its vast and pure soul power surging outwards like a mushroom cloud.
Hua Changxi's eyes lit up as she seized this fleeting opportunity and unleashed her surging soul power.
In an instant, the sky was filled with swirling and condensing soul mist, which transformed into a soul curtain, precisely blocking all paths through which the Styx River could spread outward.
Soul Domain, complete!
Outside the Five Directions Formation, the powerful figures from the Nine Netherworlds and the human world watched the inexplicable and unexpected battle erupting within the formation with both surprise and bewilderment.
Surprisingly, Cangming made a mistake and was trapped by a rogue cultivator!
Strangely, according to the rules, even if Cangming disliked that rogue cultivator, he should have joined forces with her to kill off the human cultivators first before engaging in a duel.
"What on earth is Cangming up to?"
"And where did that rogue cultivator come from?"
While the Nine Netherworld experts were complaining, Su Mingyue looked towards the location of the Soul Clan: "Is that rogue cultivator a member of your Soul Clan?"
The other powerful figures from the Nine Netherworlds also looked over after hearing this.
The Soul Clan elder shook his head decisively in denial: "Absolutely not."
The rogue cultivator crushed the Soul Pearl without hesitation, which proves that she is definitely not a member of the Soul Clan.
Among all the races in the Nine Netherworld, the number of Soul Clan members has always been the lowest.
Therefore, the Soul Clan is very united.
Leaving aside the matter of seizing the soul pearls of their own people, even if they were lucky enough to obtain other soul pearls, the Soul Clan has always cherished them.
Even if forced to use the Soul Bead, one would never crush it without hesitation like a rogue cultivator would do, just as one would crush a Soul Crystal.
Compared to the cold faces of the Nine Netherworld experts, the human race was much more relaxed.
"It's good that there's internal strife in the Nine Netherworlds!"
"I hope Cangming and that rogue cultivator continue fighting, and it would be best if they both suffered heavy losses."
Cangming is a powerful expert at the Nine Netherworld King Realm, equivalent to the Condensation Realm in the mortal world.
With such a powerful figure trapped within the Five Directions Formation, the human cultivators were almost certainly facing certain death.
Now things have gotten complicated; Cangming and the rogue cultivators of Jiuyou have started fighting first.
The human cultivators trapped in the great formation are at most at the Spirit Platform Realm. Only if Cangming suffers severe injuries will the human cultivators have a sliver of hope for survival.
Unlike the various human factions who were delighted to see this, Wei Zhenjie's eyes were always filled with a look of inquiry. Even Chu Junyi, who had deliberately lured Hua Changxi into the Five Directions Formation, frowned deeply.
Both master and disciple knew Jiu You well and were well aware that Jiu You, who adhered to the law of the jungle and the supremacy of strength, would give Cang Ming, the crown prince of the Styx Clan, some face, even if he was as powerful as Ghost King Su Mingyue or as fierce as Lady Bi'anhua.
However, the rogue cultivator from the Nine Netherworlds completely disregarded Cangming.
His words and actions were nothing like those of a being from the Netherworld.
In particular, the soul domain she constructed gave the impression of wanting to prevent the Styx River from spreading into the areas inhabited by human cultivators.
Is that rogue cultivator from the Nine Netherworlds helping the human race?
While the various forces outside the formation were filled with doubt, Cangming, inside the Five Directions Formation, was also somewhat surprised by the power displayed by Hua Changxi. However, this surprise was fleeting, replaced by an even more violent rage.
The reason is simple: he, the crown prince of the Styx Clan, was trapped in a soul domain constructed by a human.
Yes, he was certain that the person in front of him was human.
While she certainly intended to retaliate against him by constructing the Soul Domain, her most important goal was likely to prevent the Styx River waters he had created from spreading into areas where human cultivators gathered.
"Humph!"
"Do you really think this mere Soul Domain can trap me?"
Cangming suddenly exerted his power, and the evil energy of the Styx River around him surged more and more fiercely. Countless dark green water droplets were like bullets being loaded into a chamber, instantly turning into a rain of pear blossoms, frantically bombarding the Soul Domain light screen.
In an instant, the Soul Domain Barrier emitted a piercing 'sizzling' sound, and was eroded at a visible speed, leaving countless pits and cracks spreading in the weakest points, making it teeter on the verge of collapse.
Hua Changxi frowned, his eyes narrowed, and he immediately took out the Soul Bell of the Crimson Nightmare Lady.
"Ring ring~"
The clear, melodious sound of bells lingered, piercing straight to the soul.
Cangming's movements froze for a moment, and a look of confusion and bewilderment appeared in his eyes. His powerful aura also became disordered and dissipated.
Take advantage of his illness and kill him.
Hua Changxi took out a stark white bone blade, its blade wreathed in a chilling soul light, and charged straight at Cangming in a brutal attack!
The white bone blade slashed through the void, emitting a white light that tore through the soul, and struck Cangming's right shoulder.
However, the blade did not pierce Cangming's body.
Hua Changxi's soul power at the Nascent Soul stage was clearly exposed, and it was completely unable to cause significant damage to Cangming, who was at the King stage.
If one cut isn't enough, then make several more.
Hua Changxi raised his sword and slashed again.
After slashing several times, Cangming broke free from the nightmare. Looking at Hua Changxi, who was wielding a sword, he raised his hand and a dark green curtain of Styx water condensed in front of him.
"clang!"
The white bone blade slashed fiercely at the water curtain, producing a loud sound like metal clashing.
The water curtain trembled violently, instantly torn open by the soul power contained in the blade, but Cangming had already used the force to drift backward and create distance.
Cangming steadied himself, the dazed look in his eyes completely gone, replaced by endless coldness and killing intent.
Hua Changxi felt somewhat heavy-hearted when she saw that he had gotten rid of the nightmare so quickly.
The difference in their levels of understanding is enormous!
"Whoa, whoa, whoa~"
Hua Changxi was not one to sit idly by and wait for death. In an instant, he swung dozens of soul-stabilizing wooden needles at Cangming, and at the same time, he once again swung the soul bell to create a nightmare.
Using a soul-stabilizing technique combined with nightmares can buy them a little more time.
Cangming's expression changed. As the sound of the soul bell entered his ears, his movements to dodge the wooden needles became less swift. When the soul-fixing wooden needles were pierced into his body and arms, he gritted his teeth and stomped on the ground.
In an instant, the Styx River beneath his feet suddenly boiled, and six dark green water pythons appeared.
Six water pythons burst from the water, bringing with them a cloud of foul-smelling, dark green ripples.
Their bodies twisted and swirled in the air, their scales flowing with a malevolent aura that corroded soul power, and their gaping mouths revealed sharp white teeth as they let out a chilling roar.
Hua Changxi swung his white bone blade in a series of slashes, but unfortunately, every time he made a crack in the water python's body, new water would gush out from the cut, and it would be restored to its original state in the blink of an eye.
Before she could make another move, the six water pythons had already surrounded her, head to tail, instantly trapping her in the middle.
The python continued to contract, its body intertwining with each other, its scales rubbing together and making a 'squeak' sound, eventually transforming into an oval-shaped water prison, completely trapping Hua Changxi inside.
Hua Changxi tried to break through, but no matter which direction she attacked, there were water pythons with their mouths wide open, wanting to swallow her whole.
Well.
The sudden life-or-death battle between Hua Changxi and Cangming caught everyone off guard, both those outside and inside the formation.
Inside the great formation, Cangming was firmly pinned down by the Soul-Fixing Wooden Needles, and his soul was repeatedly impacted by the lingering echoes of the Soul Bell. At this moment, he was gritting his teeth and struggling to break free from the nightmare's binding force that was like a leech clinging to his bones. Every struggle stirred up the surging evil energy around him.
Hua Changxi's situation wasn't much better. The aura of the Styx, which corroded everything, attacked from all directions. She wielded her white bone knife with impenetrable force, but she could only barely defend herself.
Her figure weaved through the snake shadows, each movement difficult due to the limited space, and the soul power shield surrounding her gradually faded.
Both of them attacked with the intention of killing the other.
"What's wrong with these two? Instead of wiping out the human race first, they've started a life-or-death battle!"
Just as the powerful beings of the Nine Netherworlds were enraged and the mortal experts were puzzled, two terrifying figures that shook the heavens and the earth appeared in the sky above the Gate of Hell.
Lord of the Underworld!
Nightmare Baku!
As soon as the two peak King Realm experts appeared, all eyes turned to them.
"Haha~"
"Damn human, you stole my Nine-Aperture Exquisite Soul Heart Fruit, and being trapped in the Five Directions Formation is your retribution!"
When the Nightmare Eater saw Hua Changxi trapped in the Five Directions Formation, it immediately revealed a gloating expression. When it saw that she was being besieged by the Cangming Water Python, it became even more excited.
"Cangming, kill that human for me. I will give you two of the Nine-Aperture Exquisite Soul Heart Fruits on her body."
Boom~
The Nightmare Eater's shout was no less than a thunderclap from the heavens, causing all the powerful beings of the Nine Netherworlds and the mortal realm to feel dizzy. (End of Chapter)