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Chapter 143 One Stick of Incense Isn't Enough_1
Chapter 143 One Stick of Incense Isn't Enough_1
The moonlight was dark and murky, casting shadows on the robust and muscular body of the Ox Demon. The overwhelming demonic aura gradually enveloped Creek Terrace Mountain in a layer of red mist.
It was the first time Shen Yi had heard a demon refer to itself as "this king."
But no matter how you looked at it, this figure had nothing to do with the Howling Moon Demon King. Moreover, the aura emanating from the opponent did not seem to surpass Jiang Qiulan's by a whole level.
Nevertheless, the scene before him didn't look like something he could be part of.
Suddenly, Shen Yi noticed under the large stone throne, there stood an old Dog Demon holding a spear. However, it was easily overlooked due to the Ox Demon's immense physique.
The aura exuded by the Dog Demon clearly revealed it to be another demon from the Embrace Pill Realm.
"..."
Shen Yi stealthily glanced behind him.
At that moment, the Ox Demon noticed his presence too, and waved its hand dismissively as if uninterested, "You go kill him."
Upon hearing this, the old Dog Demon twisted its neck and took a step forward.
The White Deer suddenly stood out, "There's no need for the young Demon King to take action personally. I may not be good at much, but I'm fast at running. Let me do it."
Within the Demon Race, there was also a division of power. Outside Qingzhou, it was the territory of the Howling Moon Demon King, and this group of Embrace Pill Realm Demon Monarchs was likewise his subordinates.
The young Demon King was an up-and-coming figure from outside.
By secretly collaborating with the White Deer, he had already committed a taboo, let alone allowing himself to be used as cannon fodder to ambush Jiang Qiulan.
Upon hearing this, the young Demon King didn't seem to care much; its attention was always on the woman, "Is there a need to reminisce some more?"
In the heartland.
Jiang Qiulan's black robe fluttered slightly, the sleeves lifting casually as she hung her palms at her sides.
The expression on her face was calm, as if to validate her recent words.
In Qingzhou, aside from the Howling Moon Demon King.
It didn't matter who would come.
Silver needles flew out from within her body, suspending in mid-air, quickly transforming into ice swords, which at a glance numbered in the thousands.
They converged in the air to form a dragon made of jade, coiling around her figure.
"I need the time it takes an incense stick to burn."
"Please hold on for a bit."
The young Demon King let out a self-deprecating laugh upon hearing this. The casual rise of its body caused the mountains and forests to tremble rhythmically.
With a streak of silver that resembled a waterfall, the Ring-Headed Greatsword was clutched in its grasp, "This is why this king did not wait until a true breakthrough to come find you. The taste of being underestimated like this has made it difficult for this king to sleep at night."
Jiang Qiulan completely ignored its sentiment, situated within the Profound Ice Jade Dragon, she calmly gazed back at the young man, "Can you last the time of an incense stick?"
Shen Yi raised his eyebrows, watching the approaching White Deer, and replied indifferently, "It should… be no problem."
Although he had initially intended to kill the Mountain Lord, switching to a White Deer from the Embrace Pill Realm did put some pressure on him, but it wasn't enough to make him feel apprehensive.
Before the sound of his voice faint, the young man's figure merged into the night, turning into a breeze and sweeping into the distance.
It was only upon seeing this that the White Deer's nonchalant expression turned serious in an instant. What was seemingly an easy capture now appeared to require some effort, as the young man deliberately kept a distance, sometimes even pausing to wait.
Without further hesitation, the deer's hooves fiercely stamped on the void.
The speed he relied on to continuously escape from Jiang Qiulan was exactly what he displayed now.
...
Within the red mist-covered Creek Terrace Mountain Range.
A white radiance smashed into the ground, creating a massive crater. The trees around were pulverized by the fierce momentum.
The White Deer stamped its hooves in fury, watching as the breeze yet again drifted away.
Never had it heard of anyone in Qingzhou capable of matching its speed, yet the boy seemed to be mocking it on purpose, occasionally stopping just to wait a while.
From the treetops in the distance.
Shen Yi, somewhat bored, yawned.
Even he hadn't expected that, under the stimulation of the Fiendish External Elixir, the Xiaoyao Riding the Wind Technique, which had reached perfection, would leave even the Embrace Pill Realm Demon Monarchs far behind.
If it was just like this, let alone an incense stick of time, as long as there were enough Demon Cores for replenishment, he could easily slip away with the White Deer back to Qingzhou City.
"Why not try killing it?"
By now, his Body Refining physical body had barely stepped into the Condensation Elixir Completion level, and the Fiendish External Elixir was just one step away from perfection.
Having nothing better to do, Shen Yi disappeared from his original spot once again, casually taking a Demon Core out of the silver bell and into his mouth.
[Remaining demon lifespan: 3,862 years]
As his demon lifespan rapidly decreased, Shen Yi paid attention to whether the White Deer was keeping up, occasionally glancing at his status panel in his spare time.
Erasing the peacock's consciousness this time had taken more than three hundred years.
Along with the sound of peacock cries echoing in his mind, the Demon Core in his mouth transformed into vigorous demonic power and flooded into his body.
Shen Yi took out the Sky Dome Sunslayer Bow. Since the fourth molting was completed, he had been able to draw it about ninety percent. As long as he made one more breakthrough, the arrows shot from the bow at full draw would be enough to strike fear into the heart of any Embrace Pill Realm Demon Monarch.
[The one thousand three hundred and second year, Zi Diao Yao Dan has been completely exhausted...]
The higher the Fiendish nine molting went, the more demonic power it consumed. As for which Immortal Demon would eventually emerge, it depended on which Demonic Beast's consciousness was more dominant.
This Demon Core had come too easily, even Shen Yi didn't feel it was a pity to use; he took out another Demon Core, popping it into his mouth, and deliberately slowed his pace to give the White Deer a glimmer of hope.
[The two thousand six hundredth year, Mountain Lord Demon Core has been completely exhausted...]
Shen Yi's eyelids twitched slightly. Compared to other martial arts, the Refinement Method had been particularly familiar to him, but now it was becoming excessively demanding.
Only the Golden Eagle Demon Core remained out of the recent spoils, which he promptly took out and swallowed.
Three types of demonic powers mixed within his body, gradually bonded together by the force of vitality, while the remaining consciousnesses within fought wildly against each other, much like growing Gu.
Finally, the piercing cry of the Golden Eagle resounded in his mind, announcing the outcome of the battle.
[Wings sweeping a thousand layers of clouds, the refrains of shattering gold startle Immortals, divine eyes observe from miles away, ears hear all directions, patrolling the sky as hunting marshal, hunting across the great wilderness, with claws that snatch souls leaving no place to hide]
[Immortal Demon Fifth Molting]
[Remaining demon lifespan: 372 years]
The cultivation from the three Condensation Elixir Completion demons had now completely merged into part of his body. Stay connected through My Virtual Library Empire
Shen Yi slowly stood up, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light.
The forest, shrouded in misty red fog, was now crystal clear in his vision.
He raised the Sun-Destroying Divine Bow, pulling the string effortlessly, and as he drew the bow fully, the sun on the bow's arm burst forth with an intense white light, as if he truly held a colossal sun in his hand, ready to shatter the boundless sky.
The White Deer, which had been relentlessly pursuing, seemed to sense something.
Its hooves skidded to a halt.
The next moment, a vast expanse of white brilliance appeared from afar and struck it hard in an instant.
Under that bone-shattering light, its body was smashed hundreds of yards away, and where the arrows passed, a deep chasm instantly appeared!
Not until the dust settled.
It scrambled up from the ground, its body wracked with tearing pain. Looking up at the second beam of white light slowly engulfing it in the sky, its eyes involuntarily filled with terror.
No longer daring to be careless, it exerted all its strength to leap to the side.
Boom!!
Even the aftermath of the arrow's wave was enough to send it flying through the air again.
At the same time, the time of an incense stick had passed.
In the belly of Creek Terrace Mountain, half a mountain range suddenly collapsed downward, and a red Demon Cloud surged into the sky, fleeing towards the distance at an unimaginable speed, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
The White Deer, which had already been blasted by the white light so its insides were jumbled, had just coughed up a mouthful of blood when it witnessed this scene.
Its body trembled, and it forcefully turned its gaze forward.
There, the elusive Qingfeng now revealed a tall figure, holding a bow coldly aimed right at its heart.