Dragon Devouring Cultivation

Chapter 404 Xu Pan
The sect leader of Changtong was shocked and furious, but there was nothing he could do.

Through the sect's protective formation, he knew the movements of the fifth-order undead.

The high-level mining areas outside the sect were all moved and settled from various parts of the medieval world by the sect leader with great effort.

But now these high-level mining areas are disappearing one by one, a loss that even the Nanyue Divine Sect, which has acquired half of the resources of the medieval world, cannot bear.

He considered the current strength of the Southern Peak Divine Sect, but unfortunately, the sect's fifth-tier guardian beings were unable to leave the sect to fight, mainly because he could not command them.

If a fifth-tier undead attacks the mountain gate, then a fifth-tier guardian spirit will take action.

Of course, while the sect leader of Changtong was furious, he was also quite relieved. The fact that the fifth-tier undead attacked the high-level mining area gave the Nanyue Divine Sect more time.

He wouldn't place his hopes on a fifth-tier guardian being. If two fifth-tier beings were to engage in a battle, the aftershocks alone could destroy the Nanyue Divine Sect's mountain gate.

Although the Eastern Absolute Divine Palace has a large space, these high-level mining areas are all quite large, and they will soon fill up the interior of the Eastern Absolute Divine Palace.

Li Zhen, carrying the Eastern Absolute Divine Palace, used spatial magic in the subspace to return to the small world cave of the Immortal Kingdom, leaving all the high-level mines he had harvested in the small world cave.

He didn't have time to organize it, so he left it as is for now, and would study how to properly relocate these high-level mining areas when he had time.

He didn't want to leave the fifth-tier Wukong alone in the medieval world for too long. Although the fifth-tier Wukong's combat power was good, he lacked wisdom and would still suffer losses in battle against the cunning human deities.

Especially since the battlefield is still outside the gates of the Nanyue Divine Sect, the sect-protecting formation blessed by the Nascent Soul stage, along with various other arrangements, can further enhance the strength of the Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

He once again transformed into the Chaos Dragon, activated his spatial powers, and returned to the original subspace in human form.

As soon as Li Zhen returned, he sensed another, even stronger spatial fluctuation.

His heart stirred slightly, knowing that the Nascent Soul cultivator had returned.

It's not surprising that the Nascent Soul cultivators returned so quickly; the final battle had just taken place, with both Nascent Soul cultivators from the two Divine Sects participating.

Currently, the distribution of benefits is still underway, and the turmoil in the medieval world has not completely ceased. Naturally, the two Nascent Soul cultivators cannot completely ignore this situation.

Xu Pan emerged from the rift that tore open space as a Nascent Soul cultivator, and immediately sensed the aura of a fifth-order undead.

He couldn't help but curse inwardly, wondering how he could be so unlucky.

Once you reach the Nascent Soul stage, the last thing you want to do is fight against someone of the same level.

If it's about killing a powerful cultivator, you can simply expend a little lifespan to unleash your supernatural powers and resolve the situation. However, when fighting against someone of the same level, the lifespan consumed increases continuously as the battle progresses.

A battle between Nascent Soul stage cultivators was almost a mutually destructive and suicidal affair.

Replacing the enemy with a fifth-tier undead instead of a human god makes the battle even more worthwhile. Although the combat consumption of a fifth-tier undead is also close to destruction with each battle, the fifth-tier undead are more likely to fall into madness.

Once a fifth-order undead goes mad, it will not consider the issue of self-destruction at all.

If humans were to become gods, both sides would definitely consider the issue of lifespan depletion during battle. If one side takes the initiative to retreat, it would still be possible to escape from a situation where both sides are severely injured.

However, if you were to fight a fifth-tier undead, the two sides would absolutely fight to the death.

The problem is that the fifth-tier undead came to his doorstep, and he had no choice but to fight them.

He gritted his teeth, preparing for a full-scale battle.

He thought of the fifth-tier undead, and it seemed that the fifth-tier undead in front of him had just been promoted not long ago, which gave him greater confidence.

This shouldn't consume too much of my lifespan, and I should be able to deal with the fifth-tier undead.

Even after slaying a fifth-tier undead, the spoils obtained can make up for one's losses.

Thinking of this, a yellow light flashed in his hand, and the earth element rules formed complex divine runes in his hand.

The fifth-tier Wukong also stopped what he was doing. Facing Xu Pan's divine transformation eyes, the soul fire flickered strangely, displaying the light of wisdom.

What made Xu Pan, a Nascent Soul cultivator, even more uneasy was the faint smile on the lips of the fifth-tier Wukong.

This smile always made him feel that the fifth-level Wukong was mocking him, laughing at him for being a fool.

At the same time, the fifth-tier Wukong also activated his 'Power Divine Ability,' his body growing from four meters to seven meters in an instant. Seeing that the battle between the two sides was about to begin, Sect Master Changtong issued an order: all disciples poured their spiritual power into the array's core to withstand the aftershocks of the fifth-tier battle.

Xu Pan hesitated for a moment after transforming into a Nascent Soul. He thought of the smile of the fifth-level Wukong and pondered where he was lacking.

But at that moment, an indescribable malice rushed into his brain.

Although he maintained a defensive shield around himself, this malicious intent was a type of mental attack, specifically a fifth-tier mental attack.

Unless it is a fifth-order mental defense type of divine power, it is impossible to block a fifth-order evil thought attack.

Furthermore, the attack from this fifth-order evil intent was too sudden. Xu Pan, a Nascent Soul cultivator, had no idea that there were other fifth-order beings beside him, which is why he was caught off guard.

The fifth-order evil thought impacted Xu Pan's Nascent Soul, causing his nascent soul to temporarily go out of control.

In the void, a dragon claw stretched out and grabbed Xu Pan's physical body as a Nascent Soul cultivator.

This dragon claw was equally strange. Although it was a physical object, it passed through Xu Pan's Nascent Soul body without causing any damage. When the dragon claw retracted, a Nascent Soul appeared on it.

Li Zhen was already very skilled at using tricks on a Nascent Soul cultivator, and he used a fifth-tier Wukong to attract the target's attention.

He had already been waiting in the subspace in his Chaos Dragon form. Taking advantage of the subspace's convenience, he hid in the subspace where Xu Pan was located in the God-Lord space.

Just as Xu Pan was fully focused on fighting the fifth-tier Wukong, the fifth-tier Heavenly Demon launched a mental attack using fifth-tier evil intent.

If we're talking about the most difficult type of attack to defend against, it's psychological attack.

Mental attacks are silent and almost instantaneous, leaving one with no choice but to defend passively.

Of course, mental attacks are not invincible. Once a mental attack is blocked, the one who launched the mental attack will suffer a corresponding backlash, plus the backlash from heaven and earth after the fifth-order divine power is used.

Li Zhen skillfully stored Xu Pan's Nascent Soul into the Dragon Heart Space, a smile playing on his lips.

Everything was going too smoothly; everything was proceeding according to his plan.

In fact, even if he didn't follow the plan and fought head-on, the outcome wouldn't have changed much.

However, he would have to pay a price for doing so.

When a fifth-tier Wukong faces a human-level deity like Xu Pan, he cannot rely solely on his physical strength; he must also employ necromancy. This would hasten the destruction of the fifth-tier Wukong.

The same applies to the Chaos Dragon Body; when using its divine powers in direct combat, it also consumes its lifespan.

Of all the supernatural abilities of the Chaos Dragon Body, spatial supernatural ability is the only one that can be used at will without consuming lifespan. Other supernatural abilities will consume his lifespan once they reach a certain level of power.

As planned, he paid no price in this battle. All the backlash from the fifth-order evil thoughts unleashed by the fifth-order Heavenly Demon was absorbed unharmed by the individual intelligence within the fifth-order Heavenly Demon's body.

After taking Xu Pan's Nascent Soul, Xu Pan's physical body remained motionless and was also stored away.

The entire battle was witnessed by the Sect Master of Changtong.

"How could this be? That's Lord Xu! How could he be defeated so quickly!" he shouted madly, his eyes bloodshot.

He was completely flustered at that moment, and you can't blame him for that.

Witnessing firsthand the emergence of Xu Pan, the most powerful force of the Nanyue Divine Sect, only to have it shattered so quickly, is something no one could accept.

That was Xu Pan, a Nascent Soul cultivator capable of destroying the heavens and the earth. Yet, this dignified Nascent Soul cultivator was defeated in front of the sect without even being able to fight back.

This directly shattered the heart of the Changtong Sect Master, who could only hope that everything happening before his eyes was an illusion.

The Changtong Sect Master wasn't the only one watching this battle. As the sect disciples reinforced the sect's protective formations at various key points, they could observe the great battle outside the sect through these formations.

All the disciples of the sect witnessed their own divine lord's defeat. Some disciples with weaker willpower lost their composure on the spot, vomiting blood and collapsing.

The other disciples also lost the will to support the array's core. Even Xu Pan, who had just reached the Nascent Soul stage, had been defeated. What was the point of all their efforts? Was it just to live a little longer?

(End of this chapter)