Devour

Chapter 105 The 6th Knife

Mo Ruo was extremely excited, he looked up and said in shock: "I am so lucky to be able to fight with the emperor and learn from him."

The emperor was seen sitting on the throne, displaying a thousand hands and arms, with hundreds of golden dragons coiled around his body, shining brightly. With a thought, the power of earth, water, fire, wind, lightning, light, darkness, shadow, chaos, life and death gathered together, and attacks of various forms followed one after another.

Mo Ruo hurriedly used all his skills and used all his might to mobilize the Corrosive Fire Qi. The Molten Gold Hand and his skills combined perfectly to transform into an orange-red fireball. The Qi solidified in the air, burning like a furnace, and was even stronger than when he used the sword in the sixth level. He was overwhelmed by the fierce attack and was forced to retreat a step with one move, suffering defeat.

There seemed to be an infinite force wreaking havoc inside the Taihe Gate. Anyone who approached would be turned into dust.

At least that's what Mo Ruo saw.

However, Cheng Bai, who was watching all this not far away, only saw Mo Ruo jumping up and down in front of the imperial throne, fighting alone, and there was no one attacking him at all.

Cheng Bai suddenly realized: "The challenger fell into the illusion set by the emperor without knowing it, and became a puppet."

Shi Chi said frankly: "If you bow down to the way of the Great Emperor, you will naturally be used by the Great Emperor. However, it is not without benefits for the challenger. It is such an honor to obtain the Great Emperor's mark, comprehend the martial arts treasures and improve combat power."

Cheng Bai heard this and remembered that he was attracted by the Yaoguang Altar and collected treasures in exchange for secret techniques. Wasn't it for the use of the ancient gods? Now that his cultivation is gradually improving, his control over his mind is far from what it used to be, and it is difficult for him to be easily moved.

But Mo Ruo was seen trying his best, sometimes jumping up and down like a rabbit, sometimes moving like thunder, with all kinds of strength contained in it, and the combination of hardness and softness was like a rainbow, demonstrating the understanding of martial arts to the fullest.

Cheng Bai exclaimed, "This level of cultivation is obviously higher than mine. The previous times I tricked him, I did it secretly and caught him off guard. If we face him head-on, how can I defeat him now that I have the guidance of the Great Emperor?"

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he thought: "Mo Ruo is evolving the martial arts heritage of the Great Emperor. If I can glimpse the inner mysteries from him, wouldn't the benefits be similar, and I don't need to be restricted by the Emperor's way?" Overjoyed, he concentrated on deducing the Emperor's way from Mo Ruo's evolution of martial arts, and verified it with what he had learned, and actually benefited a lot.

Shi Chi saw Cheng Bai staring at him with delight, and secretly praised him: "This kid is smart. He got all the benefits and doesn't have to take responsibility."

The two of them each comprehended the supreme magical power, and before they knew it, a whole day and night had passed, and they gradually gained something.

Mo Ruo suddenly shouted loudly, and somersaulted hundreds of times in the air before landing on the ground, his body covered with orange energy that was even more difficult to discern, his face flushed with red, as if he was reborn, and he shouted with joy: "Thank you, Great Emperor, for teaching me the Holy Word. I have finally mastered the strongest new move, 'Nine Heavens Wrath', and have entered the realm of no thoughts."

On the other side, Cheng Bai's expression became more and more solemn, so gloomy that it seemed like water might drip out of it. He sighed and said, "It's just this little."

Mo Ruo was so absorbed in the mysteries of preaching that he didn't notice anyone around him for a long time. But now he was clear-headed and noticed immediately. He turned around and saw that it was Cheng Bai. There were almost sparks flying between their eyes.

Cheng Bai laughed dryly and said, "Congratulations to Brother Mo Ruo for breaking through the bottleneck and taking another big step forward."

Mo Ruo laughed loudly and said, "Brother Cheng, please don't leave anymore. My skills have improved a little, so why not come and serve as a touchstone?"

Cheng Bai now had enough mana to cast Tyrant again. He transformed into a giant with three heads and six arms without hesitation and responded, "That's exactly what I was thinking."

Mo Ruo clenched his fists, his whole body burning with orange-red flames. Behind him slowly rose a three-eyed, nine-faced giant. The nine faces each expressed joy, anger, madness, happiness, hatred, resentment, thought, annoyance, and pity. He had an erect mane, fangs at the corners of his mouth, a thousand arms, skin as red as fire, and wore deep yellow-green armor.

The giant of the strange vision grew larger and larger until it was five hundred meters tall, standing tall in the majestic Taihe Gate, causing drastic changes in the power of all things, and the surrounding area was so hot that it felt like falling into magma.

In the past, Mo Ruo had never shown the complete domain, and had never really spared no effort, because he had underestimated Cheng Bai.

The three disastrous defeats made him completely sober up. This time, Yu went a step further and tried his best to show the majestic vision of the Ming King. His power increased greatly at every turn, which was by no means comparable to the previous two battles.

In front of such a huge vision, Cheng Bai's tyrant transformation was so tiny that it was not worth mentioning.

The three-eyed, nine-faced giant looked down at his opponent and shouted, "You should be honored. Looking around the world, you are the first one to receive my Great Nine Heavens Wrath Divine Art. You can die without regrets."

As he spoke, he had already made his move. The blazing force of his fist enveloped Cheng Bai in all directions. Wherever his anger went, it evolved into karmic fire according to the shape and form of the world, burning everything. This was the Great Wrath of the Nine Heavens.

This move returns to the origin, and the Qi moves all things. It has reached the highest level of martial arts, and even the famous gold-melting hand is far inferior to it. If the heat can melt gold and stone before the move, it is like falling into the surface of the sun, and even pure gold will turn into steam.

Cheng Bai turned a blind eye and raised his hand to slash with all his strength. The sword was colorless and invisible, and arrived first.

Mo Ruo only uttered a surprised cry, and the mighty Great Nine Heavens Fury suddenly stopped, dissipating hastily without releasing any aftereffect. He stared at Cheng Bai with an incredible look in his eyes and asked, "What is this move called?"

Cheng Bai said truthfully, "I named it 'The Road to the Underworld'. I'm not familiar with it this first time, please forgive me for making fun of you."

I saw that there was an inch-long knife wound on Mo Ruo’s left cheek, and he gasped and said, “Okay, okay, okay…”

The immortal demon body recovered quickly, but the small wound on the face could not recover at all. As the vision of the three-eyed nine-faced giant slowly dissipated, Mo Ruo suddenly opened his mouth and spurted out a large mouthful of blood, then turned around and ran out of the Jinyu Tianfu like a frightened rabbit, and disappeared.

Li Tong praised: "Excellent swordsmanship. This move cuts the soul and projects it into the body. Although the wound is small, the damage is great. It is more skillful than using a sword to open the gate of life and death."

Shi Chi said: "The Immortal Demon Body can heal physical injuries, but it cannot heal spiritual injuries. I am afraid this scar will remain forever. So far, the challengers in the tower have decided the result. I will send the rest out of the tower in a while."

At this time, the controller's dominance is demonstrated. No matter how hard other challengers try, they will be eliminated and driven out of the tower, and the Shengjin Tower will be closed again.

Cheng Bai returned to his original form and was very satisfied with the outcome of the battle: "The sixth sword is finally perfect, thanks to Mo Ruo and the Great Emperor's Way."

Li Tong pondered, "This time you fought against Mo Ruo head-on. Although your skills are not as good as his, you did not win by taking shortcuts. This sword technique is at least of the Yuan level. When will you copy the secret manual so that I can share it?"

Cheng Bai pretended not to hear and asked, "What did we do in the Golden Pagoda?"

Li Tong glanced at Shi Chi and said with a smile, "If you want to control the Shengjin Pagoda, firstly, you need to be comparable to the Great Emperor's martial arts. Originally, you only need to inherit it, but now you have surpassed Mo Ruo, who inherited the Emperor's magic skills, so you can barely achieve it. Secondly, you need to be able to sit on the throne and control the city of attack. With your skills, you may be able to do it after the transformation."

Cheng Bai's mouth twitched and he said with a wry smile, "That'll have to wait until tomorrow. I don't have enough mana to transform now."

Shi Chi continued, "There is a third one. Based on the city of attack, the consciousness controls the seven-story Shengjin Pagoda. This requirement is very high. Even if you are gifted, you can't do it with your current cultivation level. Unless..."

Cheng Bai said: "Please speak clearly."

Li Tong said: "Let me tell you, this requires you to cultivate your spiritual consciousness to a level far beyond your current level. Shi Chi is actually powerless to do anything about this, but I do have a way."

Cheng Bai looked Li Tong up and down and asked, "You are telling me this now, are you planning to exchange me for something?"

Li Tong smiled and said, "Just give me the copy of the Secret Book of Medicine Collection to taste. If you want to read it in the future, I can naturally take it out and show it to you at any time. I have a copy of the Phoenix Power hidden in my belly, which is the only divine book in my belly. It is the supreme method for cultivating divine consciousness. What do you think? It is very suitable for you and you will never suffer any loss."

Shi Chi agreed, "Phoenix Force is indeed extraordinary. I have heard about it for thousands of years. It is a unique skill created by the Phoenix Demon Ancestor. It is indeed possible to achieve the third requirement in a short period of time, but it is not so easy to practice. This skill is the skill of energizing fire. Since wood produces fire, wood is the 'mother' of fire. Phoenix Force must be guided by the Yangling Wood to be successfully practiced. Yangling Wood is a noble product among the fourth-level rare spiritual objects. Practicing the skill requires continuous consumption of this treasure. How rare it is."

Cheng Bai had just obtained a large piece of spirit-nourishing wood in the Colorful Forest. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll change it."

Li Tong said happily: "You practice well here, I will personally guide you and ensure that you can get started as soon as possible."

Cheng Bai simply stayed in the Shengjin Pagoda. When he looked at the words that appeared on the inheritance cube and realized the mystery of the Phoenix power, he was shocked.

This technique requires at least the Heavenly Man Realm to practice, and there are ten levels in total, which are progressive. The first level lays a good foundation, which increases the power of the mind consciousness by two times, the second level by four times, the third level by eight times... and so on, by the tenth level, the power increases to 1024 times, and the power of the mind consciousness attack is simply incredible.

It seems wonderful, but the technique constantly expands the purple palace and evolves the sea of ​​consciousness, so it has very high requirements for the basic physical body and sea of ​​consciousness. If one has average qualifications, one will probably die from a brain explosion on the spot.

The conditions for cultivating the Phoenix force are so harsh, only because the Phoenix clan possesses the ability to be reborn in Nirvana, their bodies and sea of ​​consciousness are incredibly strong, and they like to live on spirit-nourishing trees the most, so there is no need to worry about any problems at all. It is a perfect match for the God-level demon cultivation method.

If it is passed on to humans, they can also practice it, because the difference between the sea of ​​consciousness of humans and monsters is not big. Humans have early intelligence and it is easy to develop spiritual consciousness, which is an advantage. Even those with outstanding talents have to rely on the spiritual wood to protect their sea of ​​consciousness and transform themselves during practice. Otherwise, the process is extremely dangerous. Moreover, as the practice becomes more advanced, the amount of spiritual wood consumed will increase day by day.

Cheng Bai had a thorough understanding of the first level of the technique. He sat cross-legged to practice, constantly drawing out the pure life energy of the spirit-nourishing tree, as if using it as a tool to reclaim wasteland in his purple mansion's sea of ​​consciousness, slowly expanding the area, gradually improving the quality of his spiritual consciousness, and making this fertile soil more fertile.

With the power of the Phoenix, I realized how powerful the wood energy contained in the spiritual tree is. It not only continuously nourishes the purple palace, but also feeds back to the whole body, prompting the further growth of the Dantian Jianmu.

Nurturing the spirit tree is extremely helpful. Jianmu has an extra layer of misty and mysterious luster all over its body. The three branches on the bottom seem to be pointing upwards as if to hold up the sky with one hand, holding up three faint red, yellow and white clear airs.

Time passed quickly, and the Purple Palace expanded at an incredible speed. When the first level was cultivated to perfection and I stopped practicing, it was a new day.

The spiritual wood was completely consumed and disappeared. In the future, when cultivating the second level of Phoenix power, such a piece of material would definitely not be enough.

Cheng Bai was ecstatic: "It is indeed an extraordinary spiritual object. I don't need to know that nurturing spiritual trees is particularly compatible with the growth of Jianmu. It helps the growth of spiritual consciousness and also helps to purify true essence. The more the better in the future."

Li Tong consoled him, "Don't worry, your resurrection rune is not inferior to the Nirvana rebirth magic. You won't die if you persist in practicing to the second level. Practice well in seclusion, and when you control the Shengjin Tower, you will be able to dominate the world."

Cheng Bai said embarrassedly, "But I'm afraid of pain and hunger. With such a large piece, I can only complete the first level, and the training time will increase several times. The first level takes three hours to complete, and the second level will take nine hours. By analogy, the tenth level will require me to stay there like a stone statue and practice for more than ten years?"

Li Tong said hurriedly, "The time required to practice Phoenix Power triples with each level. The higher the talent, the faster the speed. There is no shortcut. It only took you three hours to practice the first level, which is already very fast. The Phoenix practiced this skill and turned into a flaming egg for decades. It is normal for it to break out of the shell after it has mastered it."

Cheng Bai stood up, facing the Taihe Emperor's throne, and said, "Let me try it first." He transformed into a huge tyrant form again and slowly sat down.

Once he released his spiritual consciousness on the throne, it was like overlooking the entire city under attack, seeing through every corner and knowing everything like the back of his hand. He could even clearly sense all the Yellow Turban warriors in the city, as if they were chess pieces in his hand.

"There are a total of 502 Yellow Turban strongmen available for deployment, including 20 at the supervisor level, 60 at the lieutenant level, 120 at the sergeant level, 132 at the soldier level, and 170 at the private level." Cheng Bai easily counted the number of Yellow Turban strongmen.

Li Tong released the six lieutenant-level Yellow Turban warriors he had swallowed and reminded them, "There are still six of them here, they are still intact, return them to their original owners."

Shi Chi said at the side: "If you want to sit firmly on the throne and command the whole city, you must at least have the strength of the late stage of the Wu Nian Realm. Your basic cultivation is far from reaching that level, but you have a heaven-defying secret technique that can temporarily touch this level, so you can barely do it. But your spiritual consciousness to control the seven-story Shengjin Pagoda is still far from enough."

Cheng Bai tried again and again, and the range of his spiritual sense could only cover the entire seventh floor of the tower. However, looking further away, it was still out of reach. It seemed that he was still quite far from being able to control the entire Shengjin Tower.

Li Tong said: "The Five Mysterious Realms are for cultivating into numerous gates of magical power, so that the upper, middle and lower Dantian can be connected without obstruction. When you advance to the Unrestrained Realm, your soul's clones can move freely, and your spiritual consciousness can be considered to have the ability to control the Shengjin Pagoda."

Cheng Bai stood up from the throne, and his body shrank back to its original form. His current mana was only enough to maintain his image as a tyrant for a short time, so there was no need to continue sitting on the throne. He laughed loudly and said, "Maybe I have to practice to the third level of Phoenix Force before I can get close to the strength of my spiritual consciousness in the Unrestrained Realm."