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第五卷 天云十二州 第一千二百五十九章 生擒昊天

"Good, it's me," Lin Xuan said with a faint smile on his lips, but there was a hint of mockery in his eyes. "You're now at the late-stage Core Formation Realm!"

昊天's entire body was drenched in cold sweat as he looked incredulous. He hadn't met Lin Xuan many times, yet this encounter left an indelible impression. Back when they were in Youzhou, that kid had only been a Condensation Core cultivator, but he managed to escape from him on his own. Such incidents never happened before. The Qinyin Mountains also held a complex history between them, but due to the incident with Zun Wu, they hadn't met.

Although the pursuit order by the Ten Thousand Buddha Sect caused quite a stir, various coincidences led to昊天 being in seclusion at that time for cultivation. Thus, he was unaware of what happened...

In his memory, this kid had become more cunning but still only at the Condensation Core stage. His cultivation wasn't worth mentioning. He never expected that when they met again, the other party would have already transformed into a late-stage Core Formation cultivator.

Extending her delicate hand, Moonlight's fingers were crystal clear and translucent. A flicker of black light appeared as an ancient inkstone materialized before her. The surface of the inkstone was adorned with runes that emitted faint fragrances of ink. Moonlight wasn't just carrying a single treasure; this item was merely more commonly used.

This inkstone had been obtained when she first arrived in Xuan Yuan City, from Luo Family's scholar. He coveted Zheng Xin and wanted to use her as a cauldron, but he ended up losing the battle and left it with Lin Xuan.

Although the other party was only at the middle-stage Core Formation Realm, this inkstone was extraordinary. It was crafted from black blood mystic crystal jade, which could collect the怨气and阴风from the world to generate ghostly ink, capable of corrupting cultivators' treasures.

Moonlight's face showed a faint smile as she paid no heed to昊天. With her left hand, she waved, and the inkstone emitted a flicker of spiritual light, floating before her body. It expanded like a shield in an instant. The process seemed complex but took only a moment. Soon after, bloodlight enveloped everything as the bone spear approached.

The two treasures touched without any sound, but昊天's face suddenly changed dramatically.

This bone spear was his命宝and its power was formidable. However, at this moment, it inexplicably lost connection with him.

He raised his head in shock and saw two slender demonic snakes flying out from the inkstone, wrapping around the bone spear. "Ghostly Ink!"

昊天 was a ghost entity from the阴司 Realm, so he instantly recognized this renowned technique. His face turned extremely ugly as he wondered about the other party's origins who possessed... Before his thoughts could complete, Moonlight's figure flickered.

Lin Xuan couldn't help but look surprised and narrowed his eyes. What spell did the little girl cast? Instantaneous Teleportation?

That didn't seem right!

The complexity of this technique was almost on par with his Nine Heavens Step.

Even Lin Xuan felt astonished, let alone昊天, who showed a sinister expression as he spun around in place. Gray-white flames burst out from his body surface—Crystal White Bone Fire! This was the inferno he had cultivated for many years.

Although most cultivators weren't afraid of it, they didn't want to face its full power either. But Moonlight wasn't intimidated at all.

Seeing her not dodge,昊天's face showed great joy as that bratty girl underestimated him too much. Arrogance would come with a price.

The gray-white flames flickered and condensed into a grotesque mouth. It seemed like it wanted to swallow Moonlight.

However, the result left everyone speechless. The Crystal White Bone Fire not only caused no harm but was absorbed by her body.

Lin Xuan scratched his head. Such an attack wouldn't have been scary if he were in its place, but trying to neutralize it would be much harder than what Moonlight did.

Just after successfully forming a Condensation Core, her power had skyrocketed to such a level that Lin Xuan couldn't help feeling envious. However, soon after, he chuckled.

Why should he envy Moonlight? The stronger she became, the better for him.

Moreover, as an incarnation of the Arrogant King, she was different from ordinary cultivators.

昊天 knew things were dire and sighed. Unfortunately, in the Qinyin Mountains, he had already used the Xuan Tian Nine Spirit Talisman against Zun Wu's soul fragment, leaving no chance for survival. However, he still didn't want to wait passively.

Taking a deep breath, his eyes turned blood red as his body slowly swelled—What spell was this? Was he planning to self-destruct or use some unknown and bizarre technique?

Moonlight's eyes showed confusion but she wasn't bothered to delve deeper. Extending her hand, the spiritual light flickered in her fingertips as she wrote a "伏" character in the air. It looked somewhat similar to Confucian techniques.

That "伏" character flashed into昊天's body.

昊天's face changed dramatically as his swollen body deflated like a deflated balloon.

Lin Xuan was surprised. He had learned about the Dark Magic, though not proficiently, he knew what kind of secret techniques were hidden within. But Moonlight's just now clearly had nothing to do with it.

Apart from their brief stay at Tianqiao Sect, they hadn't been apart. So where did she learn this skill?昊天 was already unable to move as Lin Xuan could easily take his soul and core if he wanted. The entire process happened quickly, leaving the two Wu Family cultivators pale-faced.

Their lives were now their top priority. Any precious treasures had long since been forgotten.

"Let us pay our respects," the elder bowed humbly. "We merely passed by this place by chance and got caught in your array. We have no ill intentions towards your sect."

Lin Xuan rubbed his forehead with a mocking smile: "Do you think I'm three years old? Such lies would fool me?"

"Friend, we truly mean no harm," the elder continued, "and our sect has never had any grudges against yours. If you're willing to let us go, we can offer some crystal stones as compensation."

昊天's abilities were impressive, but Moonlight easily subdued him with a mere gesture. Lin Xuan stood by without intervening, leaving the elder no choice but to beg.

Unfortunately, it was in vain. Lin Xuan wasn't a kind-hearted person; he was extremely gentle towards his own people but merciless towards others.

Moreover, these two were not just passing through. With Lin Xuan's astuteness, he knew their intentions—drawn by Moonlight's Condensation Core sign to see if any precious treasures had appeared and risk their lives for it.

"Stop your flattery," said Lin Xuan indifferently. "If you want to self-destruct, I can let your soul reincarnate. Otherwise..."

Lin Xuan's expression showed impatience: "Since you don't want to do it yourself, let me help."

Before the words were fully spoken, a green flame shot out from Lin Xuan's sleeve and transformed into a small fireball before him—Green Illusory Yin Fire!

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(Note: The last part about the 16977 game and its daily updates for fun games is not relevant to the story and has been omitted.)

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