Tianjin, starting with unorthodox methods to achieve immortality

Chapter 292 The Killing Move of the White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer

"receive!"

Gu Yunzhou formed a strange hand seal in front of his chest.

Interlace your fingers, fingertips touching.

A faint, dark red light flickered between their fingers.

The entire city of Chang Le suddenly fell silent.

In the city, countless pale-faced people began to tremble violently, their skin visibly withering away.

The next instant, the red flowers on everyone's chests suddenly lit up, turning into streaks of red light that converged towards the backyard of the city lord's mansion.

Finally, it transformed into a thick, crimson pillar of light, crashing into the blood pool above the courtyard.

His body trembled, and his eyes suddenly widened.

The flower buds on her lower body swelled to almost twice their original size in the blink of an eye.

The flower bud, which was originally only a little over one person tall, grew to nearly two people tall in the blink of an eye, and its aura began to rise at a speed that made everyone's hearts tremble.

Late stage of Qi Refining...

Early stage of Qi condensation...

After breaking through the Qi Condensation stage, his improvement rate slowed down slightly, but it still did not stop.

"Is this burning away vital essence, or a breakthrough in cultivation level?"

Chen Mo summoned the Shadow Giant Spirit God to protect him, his gaze fixed on the rapidly expanding figure above the blood pool.

At the bottom of the blood pool, countless roots surged out wildly, covering the entire area of ​​the city lord's mansion.

It is still spreading outwards at a rapid pace.

Yin Sutang recalled the White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer that was suspended in mid-air, her expression equally solemn.

"It's not simply about burning your life essence."

"He's trying to break through to the eighth revolution."

Yin Sutang gripped the hammer handle tightly. "The Corpse Dissolution Technique is divided into nine stages. The first seven stages do not improve strength at all, and may even cause a decrease in strength due to the corpse transformation of the physical body."

"But breaking through to the eighth stage is a different story."

Chen Mo glanced at her sideways, signaling her to continue.

Yin Sutang paused for a moment, her gaze falling on the rapidly growing flower bud on Gu Yunzhou's lower body.

"Although Gu Yunzhou's method of corpse dissection is somewhat different from that recorded in the sect, the principle remains the same."

"Once the Corpse Dissection Technique breaks through the eighth level, the practitioner will completely transform from life to death, becoming an existence between a zombie and a living person."

"At that time, the shackles of the physical body will no longer exist, and the realm of the Corpse Dissolver will directly advance to the next minor realm."

Chen Mo's brow twitched slightly.

"He should have already reached the peak of the early stage of Qi Condensation."

Yin Sutang's gaze swept over the blood pool, her voice tinged with apprehension, "Once he succeeds in the eighth transformation, he will definitely be able to break through to the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm."

"By that time..."

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After a moment's consideration, Chen Mo's gaze fell on the flower bud growing wildly beneath Gu Yunzhou.

The flower buds had grown to a height of two and a half people, and their dark purple fleshy scales had turned deep red.

The surface texture became increasingly dense, and dark red mist continuously emerged, condensing into tentacle-like shapes in mid-air, slowly wriggling.

"Can we interrupt him?" Chen Mo asked.

"It's difficult."

Yin Sutang said with a hint of helplessness, "This plant is too peculiar; its roots are incredibly strong."

"My White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer can only break through a portion of the target; it cannot directly attack Gu Yunzhou's main body."

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She shook her head and didn't continue.

Chen Mo's gaze shifted from Gu Yunzhou to the blood pool. "What if we draw the essence blood from the blood pool?"

"Can you interrupt his breakthrough?"

Yin Sutang's expression changed slightly. "Draining essence blood?"

She hesitated for a moment, "The essence blood in the blood pool is the lifeblood of the sacred flower, and also the foundation for Gu Yunzhou to break through to the eighth stage."

"If a large amount of essence and blood is extracted, Gu Yunzhou will definitely be distracted to protect the blood pool."

"By then, his attention will have shifted away from the breakthrough, and the roots' defenses will have developed weaknesses."

"At that time, will you have a way to ambush his main body?"

Chen Mo looked into her eyes, his gaze calm and serene.

"able."

Yin Sutang readily agreed, "As long as you can make the blood pool fluctuate and distract Gu Yunzhou, I will find an opportunity to make a move."

"My White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer contains the remains of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. A full-force strike from it would be too much for even a late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator to withstand."

"But this attack requires charging up, and I need at least three breaths of space."

"Three breaths?"

"Alright, wait until the right opportunity arises, then make your move."

As soon as Chen Mo had a thought, the shadow beneath his feet surged violently, and eight dark figures emerged from the shadows and stood in a row.

The black mist flowed among them, echoing and intertwining, constantly surging and compressing, slowly merging into a brand new giant god.

This giant spirit was even taller than the previous one, nearly four zhang tall.

It was entirely black, with a more solid outline than the other statue, and the texture of the mist was almost invisible. Instead, it looked more like a statue cast from black metal.

A layer of fine black scales appeared on its body, with a faint, cold light flowing across its surface.

Two statues.

Two shadow puppet giant spirits now stand in front of Chen Mo.

One of them was the one that had been fighting Gu Yunzhou earlier. It was three zhang tall, wielding a shadow blade, and surrounded by swirling black mist.

The other one is the newly fused one, which is four zhang tall, with clenched fists and covered in black scales.

The aura it emitted was far stronger than that of the first one.

Two colossal spirits stood side by side, blocking Chen Mo's path, like two black mountain peaks.

The three people, including Shi Hu, who were hiding in the distance, were dumbfounded.

They were not unfamiliar with puppetry; it was recorded in their sect's scriptures, and several sects in the Southern Region of the Spirit Realm were also skilled in this art.

The puppets I've seen are at most ten feet tall, and they're lucky if they can last for the time it takes to burn an incense stick.

Such a being, capable of summoning two colossal beings over three zhang tall and possessing immense combat power, is something only heard of in legends.

Behind Chen Mo, a round-faced woman stood beside Yin Sutang, her mouth agape in an "O" shape, taking a long time to close.

"Senior sister... just who is this person?"

Yin Sutang did not answer, but just stared coldly at Chen Mo's back.

"You bastard, you've got a trick up your sleeve."

This person has only been using one shadow puppet to fight Gu Yunzhou from the beginning until now, and she thought that was all his strength.

I never expected the other party to be so well hidden.

If he turns hostile during the negotiations, even with the two of us on our side, we might not be able to guarantee victory.

"Old fox."

She muttered another curse under her breath.

The round-faced woman nodded in agreement, "That's right."

Ignoring the commotion behind him, Chen Mo manipulated the two shadow puppet giants to step forward simultaneously, pressing towards the blood pool.

One on the left and one on the right, they worked together perfectly.

The shadow blade sliced ​​through the air, leaving a black afterimage as it passed, heading straight for Gu Yunzhou's neck.

Another fist, whistling through the air and carrying intense killing intent, slammed down hard on the flower bud below.

"A trivial skill."

Gu Yunzhou, who was busy breaking through his cultivation level, opened his eyes and sneered.

With his hands forming hand seals, he urged his roots to launch a frenzied attack.

Countless roots shot out from beneath him, clashing with the two giant spirits and creating a series of muffled roars.

He appeared relaxed, but he was actually feeling the pressure.

Although his aura was still rising, the speed had slowed to almost a standstill.

He was clearly only one step away from the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm, but he just couldn't get past it.

Moreover, the attacks of the two giant spirits were far more ferocious than those of a single ferocious being.

Although his roots are numerous, under the combined suppression of the two puppets, they have begun to break faster than they can regenerate.

Gu Yunzhou's original plan was simple: ignore these outsiders and focus all his efforts on breaking through to the eighth stage.

Once I successfully break through to a higher realm, I can turn around and deal with these people. At that time, it will be a piece of cake.

The mysterious person controlling the puppets was one of those two wretched women from the White Bone Cave.

And those few foolish feng shui masters, they can all be thrown into the blood pool to become nourishment for the sacred flower.

But these people seemed to have seen through his plan and had no intention of letting him break through peacefully.

"You think you can stop me like this?"

A fierce glint flashed in Gu Yunzhou's eyes, and the speed at which he formed hand seals suddenly increased. "How could you ants possibly shake the foundations I've built over the past ten years!"

Before he finished speaking, the roots beneath him suddenly swelled up, and eighteen roots as thick as buckets shot out from the bottom of the flower bud, engaging in a fierce battle with the two giant spirits.

The attack was even more ferocious than before, each one seemingly alive.

These eighteen incredibly thick roots were no longer covered with smooth, fleshy scales, but instead were covered with a layer of fine barbs.

The tip of each barb gleamed with a ghostly green luster, and was imbued with the venomous aura of countless wronged souls.

These barbs stand up as the puppet twists, piercing into the shadow puppet's black mist.

Strands of pitch-black malevolent energy were forcibly pulled out from the Shadow Puppet's body and flowed into its roots along the barbs.

The roots that had absorbed the malevolent energy not only became thicker, but their barbs also became denser and sharper.

With this shift in power, the attacks of the two giant spirits were clearly hampered.

The concentration of the black mist was gradually decreasing. Although their size remained at three or four zhang high, their outlines were beginning to blur, and black mist continued to dissipate from their edges, like melting candles.

At this rate, it won't be long before these two giant spirits are completely drained by these core roots and turned into a pile of black ash.

Gu Yunzhou's lips slowly curled up, his smugness evident in his expression.

"Bring on whatever other tricks you have."

As soon as he finished speaking, a strange fluctuation suddenly emanated from beneath the blood pool.

His expression suddenly froze, and he immediately probed the blood pool with his divine sense, his pupils instantly shrinking to pinpoints.

The essence and blood in the blood pool are being lost at an alarming rate.

Thick, dark red blood plasma transformed into streams of thick, thin liquid, flowing towards Chen Mo's location.

Within a few breaths, half of the essence and blood in the pool had disappeared.

"You're asking for it!"

Gu Yunzhou's expression completely changed, replaced by genuine rage and fear.

The essence and blood are the lifeblood of the Sacred Flower and the foundation for its breakthrough to the eighth stage.

Without his essence and blood, all his ten years of painstaking cultivation and planning were just castles in the air.

"Give it back to me!"

He roared and no longer cared about breaking through to the eighth stage.

He switched from a hand seal posture to an attack posture, spread his fingers, and pushed hard towards Chen Mo.

Below the blood pool, all the roots turned simultaneously.

They ceased their battle with the two giant spirits and, like mad pythons, pounced on Chen Mo from all directions.

The speed was astonishing, the sound of air being cut was sharp and piercing, all directed at the same person.

"Weren't you laughing happily just now?"

Chen Mo's right hand was still pressed against the blood pool, his water control talent continuously drawing out his essence blood.

The extracted essence and blood did not dissipate, but instead condensed three feet in front of him, transforming into a dark red shield.

The shield was half a foot thick, and its surface was covered with the dark red of the blood essence itself.

Tiny drops of blood kept dripping from the edge of the shield, only to be quickly absorbed back by the shield itself, in an endless cycle.

The roots collided with the shield.

"Splash!"

The sound of the massive object hitting the water echoed throughout the entire city of Chang Le.

Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the surface of the shield, but they quickly healed with the replenishment of the essence blood, returning it to its original state in the blink of an eye.

A second wave of roots followed.

The shield cracked again, and then healed once more.

The attacks from the roots came wave after wave, like a raging storm, but the shield in front of Chen Mo was like a reef, standing firm amidst the waves.

The two remained locked in a stalemate for a while, during which Chen Mo's brows furrowed slightly.

Although the opponent's attack was blocked by the shield, that shield was formed from the essence blood in the blood pool.

Each time an attack is blocked, a large amount of vital energy is consumed.

Each time a crack in the shield heals, it requires more life essence to fill the gap.

At this rate, the essence he extracted won't last long at all.

Thinking of this, he turned his head and glanced in the direction where Yin Sutang was hiding.

The two women remained standing there, motionless.

The White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer in Yin Sutang's hand had already started to glow with a faint white light, and the runes on the hammerhead lit up one after another, emitting a strong aura of death.

Her eyes were half-closed, and her lips moved slightly, as if she were reciting some kind of incantation.

The hammer slowly spun in front of her, and with each rotation, the aura of death intensified.

A round-faced woman stood beside her, holding a bone knife in both hands, warily watching their surroundings.

Is it gathering strength?

Does it really take that long?

Chen Mo's eyelids twitched, and a small black banner quietly appeared in his hand.

Is this woman up to some kind of trick?

"Aren't you going to make a move?"

His voice carried a hint of coldness, clearly reaching Yin Sutang's ears.

Behind her, her eyes snapped open, the blinding white light of the bone-locking hammer reflected in her pupils.

The power is fully charged.

The small, pure white hammer trembled violently in the void, and a muffled rumble came from inside the hammerhead, as if something was awakening.

The runes on the hammer lit up layer by layer, spreading from the handle to the head, and then from the head to Yin Sutang's arm.

Black lines were etched onto her fair skin.

This is the true killing move of the White Bone Locking Heart Hammer, which contains the complete remains of a Foundation Establishment Realm expert.

That was a senior elder of the White Bone Cave, whose cultivation had reached the peak of Foundation Establishment during his lifetime.

Before her death, she voluntarily forged her entire skeleton into the hammer, using her soul to suppress the hammer, ensuring that this evil weapon retained its ferocity without harming its master.

For hundreds of years, this remains have been continuously tempered within the White Bone Heart-Locking Hammer. When fully unleashed, the oppressive force it exudes is enough to shatter the mind and spirit of a Qi Condensation cultivator.

At this moment, that oppressive aura was released without reservation.

A pale white shockwave exploded from the hammerhead, sweeping outwards from Yin Sutang as the center.

Wherever the shockwave passed, rubble and debris were crushed into powder, cracks in the ground were forced to widen to both sides, and even the blood mist that permeated the air was forced back several feet, revealing the hazy sky above the backyard.

That surge of energy carried the will left behind by a Foundation Establishment expert, domineering, violent, and arrogant.

Within a radius of a hundred feet, all beings with low cultivation levels, even those at the Foundation Establishment stage, felt a tremor from the depths of their souls.

The three people hiding behind Shi Hu collapsed to the ground, their bodies stiff and unable to move even a finger.

On the other side, Jian Yin and the few remaining feng shui masters were even more trembling.

The round-faced woman had retreated several feet away long ago, covering her ears with her hands, closing her eyes tightly, and constantly chanting protective incantations.

Even so, a trace of blood still seeped from the corner of her mouth.

He had already suffered serious internal injuries just from being swept by the aftershocks of that oppressive aura.

Chen Mo's pupils contracted slightly.

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