Chapter 994: Chapter 49: Inside the Mixed Element Cauldron (Part 2)
In an instant, Xiao Jie’s blade cut precisely into the weak reverse scale gap on the Jiao Dragon Spirit’s neck. The sharp blade sliced through the thick neck bone without any resistance! The massive Dragon Head rolled off! The enormous Jiao body collapsed, quickly engulfed by flames, leaving behind a water-vapor-steaming blue Demon Core.
“Captain Suifeng, spare me! We can talk this out! All the treasures are yours!” A Xuan Turtle Essence with a turtle shell pleaded in terror. In response was a merciless blade light!
“Never mind… it’s death either way… dying under Captain Suifeng’s blade is better than being refined into an elixir…” The final Bear Man Captain, however, was an old acquaintance from Xiao Jie’s army. Looking at the carnage all around, he laughed bitterly, gave up resistance, and closed his eyes to await death. A complex look flashed in Xiao Jie’s eyes, but with no hesitation, the blade light swept by, granting him a swift end.
Flames swiftly turned the wreckage into flying ash, leaving only thirty-seven Demon Cores of various colors, gleaming like stars suspended in the roiling sea of fire!
Under the urging force of the refining power of the tripod furnace, they slowly gathered towards the center.
Xiao Jie did not dare to hesitate! Under the terrifying high temperature, the Protective Air Shield rapidly dissolved, his skin experiencing intense burning pain! He opened his mouth, and demon power swept like a whale drinking in water, swallowing all thirty-seven Demon Cores into his belly! He immediately sat down cross-legged, frantically operating the “Demon Refining Technique”!
Poof—! As soon as he activated it, Xiao Jie spat out a mouthful of black blood! Thirty-seven ferocious, arrogant, and resentment-filled demon powers erupted violently within him! Like thirty-seven mad Beasts rampaging through his meridians and Dantian! They clashed and bit each other, unwilling to be refined! The guiding power of the Demon Refining Technique seemed so insignificant in the face of this torrent!
The Protective Air Shield shattered completely! The five-colored flames licked his body, his robes instantly turned to ash, his skin emitting a sizzling sound! The intense pain pierced through to the heart!
Comrades! Heroes! On the spiritual level, Xiao Jie unleashed a silent scream, trying to communicate with the Demon Souls left in the Demon Cores— I know you are unwilling! But if we continue this internal strife, all our souls will disperse here! Lend me your strength! As long as we can break out of the cauldron, your souls might have a chance to reincarnate and cultivate again! Better than turning to ashes here and never being reborn!
Perhaps this cry in the desperate situation touched something, or perhaps the Demon Souls felt the crisis of total extinction as well, for the turbulent torrent of demon power really showed a hint of stagnation!
It’s now! Xiao Jie had no more scruples, no longer pursuing slow refining and purification, but instead, like opening a flood gate, he operated the “Demon Refining Technique” to the extreme, frantically devouring and merging the thirty-seven heterogeneous and immense demon powers! A tsunami-like force surged into every part of his body!
Time was pressing; he had no time to purify the Spiritual Energy in the Demon Cores, so he could only absorb the demon power and Spiritual Energy together, and the consequences soon manifested.
An inhuman scream of pain squeezed out from the depths of Xiao Jie’s throat! His body underwent terrifying mutation! Muscles and bones crazily swelled, twisted, and proliferated under the impact of the violent energy! It was as if countless venomous snakes were writhing and darting under his skin!
With a tear! A pair of gigantic fleshy wings covered in black scales, sharp-edged like blades, ripped out of his back and suddenly unfolded!
The muscles of his feet bulged and tightened, covered with hard keratin, transforming into heavy Mystic Iron hooves!
The bones of his fingers elongated violently, and the nails turned into gleaming tiger claws!
On either side of his forehead, two curved and thick horns, entwined with black flame patterns, burst out of his skull!
His fangs grew long, turning into deadly white tusks dripping with venom!
The skin under his ribs tore open, revealing two bizarre arms covered with blue-black scales, ending in sharp bone blades! Thɪs chapter is updated by novｅlfire.net
From the end of his spine, a tail covered with bone spikes, ending in a fierce hammer head, lashed out fiercely!
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Jie transformed into a near-three-zhang tall monstrosity with gigantic black-scaled wings that blocked the sky, demon horns on its head, tusks showing, four arms gathered, hooves stomping the ground, a dragon tail coiled, covered in disordered scales, bone spikes, and writhing muscles!
A violent, chaotic, destructive aura surged like a tangible shockwave, making the tripod furnace buzz and vibrate!
Xiao Jie raised one hand, looking at the terrifying arm full of explosive power, a strange excitement surged up in his heart.
Such—powerful—strength!
An unprecedented, terrifying power surged inside him, as if capable of tearing the vault of heaven and crushing the earth! This power was like boiling lava, violent and chaotic, infused with thirty-seven distinct will imprints. Every heartbeat brought tearing pain, every breath exhaled mixed vortexes of demon energy.
With every gesture, the air emitted a cracking boom under the unbearable pressure!
But this power was not fully under control; it was filled with destructive impulses, ready to backfire with the slightest misstep! Feeling this mutated body and the world-destroying energy within, Xiao Jie was filled with fear and a twisted delight!
Now was not the time for slow adaptation! It was time to strike directly!
Roar—! Xiao Jie let out a terrifying roar mixed with the cries of dozens of beasts, all four arms clenching fists, accumulating the immense demon power within! Then, using his head, covered in thick Bone Armor and bearing sinister demon horns, as a siege hammer, he charged at the slightly dim rune node on the furnace wall previously struck by Niu Dali, using all his strength to ram into it!
Outside the Mixed Element Cauldron, the Taoist Children were fully focused on casting spells, fanning the flames. The sudden loud noise was like thunder exploding in the temple! It shook the entire stone hall, causing dust to fall continuously!
“Master!!” The sword-carrying Taoist Child looked at Qi Xiazi in terror.
Qi Xiazi frowned slightly, then quickly regained composure, saying calmly, “Why panic! The Mixed Element Cauldron is a Divine Artifact passed down from the Upper Realm, how could a mere demon break it? Keep stoking the fire, don’t miss the hour…”
Before he finished speaking!
Boom—!!! Another even more violent and muffled sound! Accompanied by a teeth-clenching metallic tearing sound! Everyone looked in horror, only to see a glaring, centipede-like massive crack suddenly appearing on the supposedly indestructible dim furnace wall!
“Impossible—!” Qi Xiazi stood up abruptly, his face changing drastically, “Quickly! Activate the prohibition with all your strength! Suppress…”
The deafening explosion completely drowned out his cries! The Mixed Element Cauldron’s furnace wall, over a foot thick, burst open as if struck by a meteor, blowing a large hole over a zhang in diameter! Scorching metal fragments shot out like cannonballs!
The furious flames turned into a wave of fire surging out.
Amidst the boiling five-colored flames and pervasive smoke, a terrifying demonic shadow with gigantic black scaled wings spread wide, demon horns on its head, tusks revealed, four hideous arms, hooves stepping on fire, carrying an aura of destruction and furiousness, burst through the hole! Molten metal drops lingered on its body, exuding a vile stench of sulfur and blood, its fur charred by the flames, resembling a demon god crawling from the depths of Hell!
“Bastard—!” Qi Xiazi’s eyes nearly burst from their sockets, his hair and beard standing on end, no longer carrying a single trace of immortal grace, only an endless rage over the loss of his treasure! “Dare you destroy my celestial foundation, steal my destiny! I will crush your bones, refine your soul and marrow! Die!”
He let out a roar, his Mana surged wildly, actually taking to the air, and charged straight towards the terrifying demonic shadow that had burst from the broken cauldron!