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第五卷 天云十二州 第一千一百八十五章 九婴分魂

Two powerful spiritual pressures surged out, and Lin Xuan's face couldn't help but show a look of shock. Although the Sky Fox was not mentioned, as one of the Three Great Demon Kings in the Spirit Realm, its strength could match that of an Loose Immortal.

The other four spirits and four ferocious beasts were no small matter either. Ordinary strongholds of the Spirit Realm would only end up fleeing if they encountered these creatures.

Of course, what appeared here was not the true form but merely a faint spirit essence. Nevertheless, it was still formidable. The monster trapped under this array required the efforts of all nine sacred beasts in the Spirit Realm to subdue.

Roar!

The thunderous voice echoed once again into his ears, like the cries of countless souls from the netherworld. Even Lin Xuan felt his heart tremble, and he quickly took a deep breath. The flow of his inner refinement method within his body slowly dispelled that discomfort.

This place was not suitable for lingering any longer, and Lin Xuan quickly made his judgment.

Although he still worried about his beloved wife, the idea of using the teleportation array to retrieve her seemed impossible now.

Despite his concerns, Lin Xuan wasn't someone who would panic. He injected more spiritual energy into the Heavenly Array Artifact. However, at this moment, a sudden commotion occurred. From deep within the central square, there was an earth-shaking rumble. The entire space trembled as if it had been struck.

More intense than an earthquake, Lin Xuan almost lost his balance and stumbled.

"What is this?"

Lin Xuan turned his head in shock. He saw the nine-headed sacred beasts in the sky extending their necks to let out long cries, emitting a powerful spiritual pressure that surged towards the central array of the square as if it had substance.

The combined efforts of these nine beasts were trying to suppress the monster beneath the ground.

Lin Xuan's face turned extremely ugly. He injected more spiritual energy into the Heavenly Array Artifact. However, at this moment, a loud explosion rang out, and the central array of the square actually collapsed.

Roar! As if the souls trapped in the netherworld had broken free from their bonds, endless ghostly mists spread out, exuding pressure everywhere. Lin Xuan couldn't help pausing his actions; it was too late to run now.

He narrowed his eyes and channeled spiritual energy into his eyes, trying to discern the massive creature before him.

It resembled a dragon but wasn't quite one. At first glance, it looked like a fusion of a dragon and a qilin, with two wings on its back and a colossal body. It had nine heads, each head also strange, not quite a jiao or snake.

"Nine-headed Fiend!"

Lin Xuan's voice seemed to be in a daze as he knew little about this great ghost beast but had seen it in ancient texts.

This was one of the most terrifying beasts in the Netherworld Realm. Legend said that it could devour water and spit fire, with each head able to cast different spells. Its strength even surpassed true dragons and phoenixes.

Of course, what he saw wasn't the Nine-headed Fiend's true form but merely a fragmentary spirit essence.

Thus, the Sky Fox with nine tails and the four spirits and four ferocious beasts were here to suppress this great ghost beast, which made sense.

Roar!

After breaking free, the Nine-headed Fiend let out long cries from all nine heads, sounding like infant cries. Unlike when it was underground, these sounds didn't seem as terrifying, but Lin Xuan felt his heart and mind shaken. The sound of this great ghost beast could directly attack one's divine consciousness. He quickly took a deep breath and activated the Nine Heavens Spirit Shield, feeling somewhat better.

The sacred beasts in the sky were on high alert, but the Nine-headed Fiend's eyes flashed with disdain. These nine shadowy figures were merely a trace of divine power transmitted across realms, having lost much of their strength after millions of years. Compared to his fragmentary essence, they couldn't even be mentioned in the same breath.

The Nine-headed Fiend raised its head and spat out a thick cloud of ghostly mists from its blood-stained mouth. The mist enveloped all nine sacred beasts, including the Sky Fox. Pain flashed across the fox's eyes as it flicked its nine tails, releasing a burst of five-colored light that blocked the ghostly mists. However, another head of the Nine-headed Fiend spat out grayish-white flames.

These flames didn't look impressive but were like arrows, easily piercing through the five-colored light and transforming into a demon serpent that bit viciously at the fox's neck.

Pang!

The sound of shattering echoed as the largest cauldron suddenly cracked. The initial crack was only a foot long but rapidly spread like spider webs until the mighty cauldron turned into a pile of shattered jade.

Meanwhile, the Sky Fox's shadow in mid-air quickly dimmed and vanished.

With the disappearance of the Sky Fox's shadow, the other four spirits and ferocious beasts were even more vulnerable. Under the dual attacks of ghostly mists and demon flames, they melted like ice under the sun.

The cauldrons around the square shattered one after another.

"Master, what should we do?" Mo'er's voice echoed in his ears, tinged with a hint of fear. The Nine-headed Fiend fragmentary essence was too terrifying; even compared to the previous Primal Realm cultivators, it was like a small witch seeing a great witch.

"I don't know either."

Lin Xuan shook his head and smiled bitterly. He never expected to encounter a legendary ghost beast in this place. He licked his lips as he realized that even with his hundred battles, he now felt some tension.

The Nine-headed Fiend turned its heads towards the tiny creature before it. In terms of presence, this guy wasn't inferior to a Primal Realm cultivator at all.

Suddenly, the Nine-headed Fiend raised its head, and Lin Xuan's expression grew even more tense. He waved his sleeves, and the Black Gold Dragon Armor Shield flew out, transforming into a dazzling light curtain that protected him.

At this moment, Lin Xuan was somewhat grateful that Qinxin had been teleported away; otherwise, facing the Nine-headed Fiend fragmentary essence, he wasn't sure if he could protect himself, let alone his beloved wife.

A light wave shot out from the Nine-headed Fiend's mouth. Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes and prepared to use the Nine Heavens Microstep, but since he had already summoned the Black Gold Dragon Armor Shield, he wouldn't forcefully endure the attack; the best choice was always evasion.

Pang!

An eerie thing happened as that light wave flew mid-air, suddenly vanishing. Spatial Technique!

Lin Xuan was greatly alarmed and quickly moved away without thinking. However, he noticed from the corner of his eye that when this spatial technique was used, the Nine-headed Fiend's appearance visibly weakened. Clearly, although this light wave had formidable power, it was too much for a fragmentary essence to handle and couldn't be used recklessly.

However, Lin Xuan's expression turned puzzled in an instant because that light wave didn't appear; it seemed to vanish into thin air. What could this mean? Was the Nine-headed Fiend not attacking him?

Lin Xuan was greatly perplexed but his sense of alertness remained unchanged.

Meanwhile, at the ethereal Arrogant Deva Palace,

the armored monster's eyes flashed with red light. In front of it was a small and delicate array, with a broken mirror placed on an jade pedestal in the center.

The image on the mirror showed Lin Xuan's square.

Pang!

The air to the left suddenly shimmered like water waves before a light wave about a foot wide appeared from within.

The armored monster was greatly alarmed but it was too late. The light wave sliced through the mirror with lightning speed.

A shattering sound echoed as the already broken mirror turned into a pile of shards.

"Damnit!"

The armored monster was both shocked and angry. He had been too careless. The Nine-headed Fiend, known for its ghostly prowess, was the pet favored by the Arrogant Deva King. This was merely a fragmentary essence that had been suppressed for a million years, yet it still possessed such strength to reveal his prying.

His face turned extremely gloomy; without this mirror, he couldn't track the movements of outsiders or activate or deactivate restrictions.

In other words, he could only leave things to fate!

This situation was something he hadn't anticipated.

What should he do now?

The armored monster hesitated for a moment but it was someone who could pick up and put down. At this point, sulking and regretting wouldn't help. Regardless of the outcome, he would not let the long-awaited Deva Blood fall into others' hands.

It was too bad about that ordinary-looking fellow; he practiced the Nine Heavens Profound Technique, which was an opportunity sent by heaven for him. Now it had fallen into the Nine-headed Fiend's mouth.

The armored monster didn't believe Lin Xuan could survive. Although he had advanced to late-stage Spirit Core Realm, compared to the Nine-headed Fiend fragmentary essence, he clearly wasn't on the same level; his only fate would be soul and body dispersal.

He shook his head, filled with regret but helpless. Heaven's will was so. Fortunately, there was still Deva Blood; as long as he obtained this treasure, he could condense his spirit and gather his essence to regain new vitality. (To be continued)

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