Chapter 1264: Back and Forth

The figures of Tianzheng and Devil Lord Tongyou vanished at the same time. Only the starry river remained in the void, as though a stretch had been cut out of the Milky Way itself.

At the center of the starry river, however, a patch of shadow emerged. Amid the dazzling river of stars, it looked utterly out of place. Black as ink, the shadow spread outward, devouring the surrounding stars.

Devil Lord Tongyou was now the top expert in Small Cold Domain. Within the Two-Domain Alliance, Old Daoist Zhenyi ranked above him.

Tianzheng had also been famous for a long time. Together with Old Devil Ye and another cultivator whose Dharma name was Canghong, he was known as one of the three great giants of Sin Abyss. Among them, Old Devil Ye’s devilish reputation was the greatest, and he was publicly acknowledged as the number one person in Beichen Realm. That title could be secured by the blood devil incarnation alone, a body comparable to his true body.

Devil Lord Tongyou was counterattacking, but it would be hard for him to break out of the Star River Chart in a short time.

Tianzheng, however, could no longer spare any attention for Qin Sang. He could only release a starlight giant, better than nothing.

The starlight giant stood three zhang tall, its body seemingly carved from crystal, immensely burly, with sharply defined features and a blank expression.

Qin Sang had heard of Xingheng Sect before. The starlight giant was one of the sect’s signature secret techniques. A talisman was forged from starlight and moonlight, and once cast out, it transformed into a giant at the Spiritual Infant Realm.

This was one type of talisman soldier that senior sister had once mentioned. Scattering beans to make soldiers was more or less the same idea.[1]

The starlight giant possessed immense strength and, to a certain degree, counted as an indestructible body. It was born with combat instinct.

Once the talisman soldier was released, the cultivator no longer needed to divide his attention to control it, nor was there any need to worry about backlash. It was the ideal aid in battle. Its only flaw was the cost.

After years of preparation and enormous effort, a single starlight giant could be refined, yet it could only be used once. The moment the talisman power was exhausted, it dispersed completely and could not be restored. Another one had to be refined from scratch.

That was why Xingheng Sect cultivators treated such talismans as treasures and would not use them lightly.

To stop Qin Sang, Tianzheng released a starlight giant without the slightest hesitation.

Qin Sang only felt a flash before his eyes before the starlight giant appeared in front of him and hurled a glowing giant fist straight at his face.

The giant’s body was made of starlight, and it was impossible to tell whether it was real or illusory, but there was no doubting the force behind that punch. The force of the fist created a storm vortex in the surrounding air.

Whoosh! Starlight blazed from the giant’s body and converged before its fist. The storm vortex swelled at astonishing speed. Even the surrounding blood mist had no power to resist and was dragged into the vortex, pulling up a visible wave of blood.

Qin Sang felt his whole body tighten. Even as the heavy punch closed in, there was not the slightest trace of tension on his face, and his speed did not decrease at all.

"Go!" Qin Sang gave a low shout.

After breaking through the ancient barrier, Qin Sang had not withdrawn the devilish flames. They had been circling around him the entire time and now transformed into a black dragon that lunged forward.

At the same time, a tortoise-shell shield leaped into existence and blocked the space in front of Qin Sang.

Almost the instant the shield appeared, the starlight giant’s fist slammed into it, producing a sharp and grating sound.

This was the shell of the Nine-Life Black Tortoise. Even though Qin Sang had only used a few simple refinement methods on it, it was still a rare defensive treasure. When it received the starlight giant’s heavy punch, it did not suffer the slightest damage.

Qin Sang’s eyes turned cold. His speed increased even further as he pressed behind the tortoise shell, rushed up to the starlight giant, shot out one hand to seize its fist, and smashed his other fist toward its face.

At the same time, the Devilish Flames of Nine Hells also descended on the starlight giant and enveloped it completely.

Bang, bang, bang... Several muffled impacts rang out in succession from within the devilish flames, making the void tremble.

Tianzheng could not help glancing over, his face full of shock. This fellow is actually brawling hand-to-hand with the starlight giant!

I just remembered that this person is a demonic beast in human form, so of course his physical body is formidable. It's only because the rumors I heard earlier all mentioned devilish banners, spiritual swords, and sword arrays, methods commonly used by immortal cultivators, that I have nearly forgotten his identity.

Awooo! A heart-rending howl came from within the devilish flames.

Then, with a loud boom, the flames suddenly exploded, and a streak of white light was blasted backward. One could vaguely make out the outline of the starlight giant’s body within it.

Tianzheng’s eyelids twitched. In a single exchange, the starlight giant had been pummeled back into its original form by Qin Sang’s barrage of fists, aided by the devilish flames. Qin Sang had not even needed to use a sword array.

He had never expected the starlight giant to hold Qin Sang back for long, but he had not imagined it would be so weak at taking a beating.

The giant had been beaten back into its original form, but it had not perished. As long as its talisman power was not exhausted, it could easily re-form. Unfortunately, it was already too late to stop Qin Sang.

Breaking through the blockade, Qin Sang immediately saw the blood devil incarnation facing two opponents by himself.

The Blood Moon Wheel spun rapidly, targeting Qingjun’s neck. Wherever it passed, blood light surged into the sky, as if it meant to tear the void apart. Its momentum was astonishing.

Qingjun had been following close behind Old Devil Ye’s true body, just about to flee into the blood pool, when the Blood Moon Wheel was already upon her.

She did not even spare it a glance, and her forward momentum did not slow in the least. Only the Fivefold Tower gave a light tremor, and in the next instant appeared above the Blood Moon Wheel.

A humming sound rang out. The phantom of the Fivefold Tower appeared once more.

As expected, the blood light was pinned in place by the mysterious tower, but the Blood Moon Wheel was no ordinary treasure. It still pushed forward and broke through the subjugation.

The Fivefold Tower failed to pin it down completely, but it did create an opening for Qingjun. She leaped straight into the blood pool, slipped through the gap between the two black chains, and vanished into the depths of the blood water.

At the same time, the Fivefold Tower flashed and followed after Qingjun.

The blood devil incarnation did not chase Qingjun relentlessly. He merely let out a cold, disdainful sneer.

If the true body could still lose in a one-on-one fight, then Old Devil Ye would not deserve the title of the number one person in the Beichen Realm.

Shriek! Jingyu let out a piercing cry. More than anyone else present, she was the most desperate to obtain the treasure within the blood pool.

The Lightning Thought Orb shone brilliantly and gave birth to a new Lightning-Devouring Falcon phantom. This phantom, however, looked even more real than the last one.

The phantom stretched its neck and cried out, then spread its wings and charged toward the blood devil incarnation.

The blood devil incarnation did not wish to take the attack head-on. He shifted sideways and paused for a moment, but his mouth continued chanting the entire time.

Countless blood-colored runes suddenly appeared around Jingyu, revolving ceaselessly around her in a twisted and eerie dance.

Jingyu felt the blood in her body boil, as though the runes were trying to drain it away.

Qin Sang had once told her about Old Devil Ye’s methods. Seeing this, she immediately understood that she absolutely could not allow him to complete the secret technique. At once, she activated the power of her bloodline, and arcs of lightning began to dance across her feathers.

Boom! With Jingyu at the center, a thunderstorm erupted. Countless bolts of lightning blasted outward in every direction and shredded the runes.

Jingyu then merged into one of the bolts and shot toward the blood pool at astonishing speed!

The blood devil incarnation frowned. He had not expected Jingyu to be innately proficient in Lightning Evasion and had miscalculated for a moment. Just then, with Qingjun having escaped, he turned the Blood Moon Wheel and slashed toward Jingyu once again.

Clang! The Blood Moon Wheel struck empty air, yet the sound of metal colliding still rang out.

A flying sword then emerged from the void. It was Qin Sang, who had just beaten back the starlight giant. Seeing the situation, he immediately released the ebony sword and helped Jingyu block the Blood Moon Wheel.

The inside of the blood pool was also extremely complex, and only Jingyu knew the exact location of the Corpseflower Blood Amber.

The pressure on Jingyu instantly lifted. She let out a breath of relief and, without turning her head, leaped straight into the blood pool.

1. Scattering beans to make soldiers is a move in ancient Chinese myths. In Chinese myths, some powerful individuals can scatter beans and transform them into soldiers. ☜

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