"Return my life to me!"

The roar, tangible as a column of air, swept forth with a crashing force. The awakened evil dragon's head wore a ferocious expression, and within its eyes leaped an inky green flame, like the most sinister light in the world!

Qi Xiu's entire body shuddered violently. His brow furrowed tightly, and his Ancestral Aperture glowed radiantly as all seven orifices began to bleed.

The evil dragon's voice directly targeted the soul!

With a flip of his palm, he produced five deep blue Cloud Seal Talismans. Qi Xiu activated them with a thought, and the Talisman Scripts in his hand suddenly turned into wisps of cloud-like smoke, merging into his body.

[Divine Soul Wonderful Medicine Talisman]

The Medicine Talisman can transform into any elixir.

Although the Divine Soul Wonderful Medicine was produced by the Wonderful Medicine Pot, it was logically considered to have been refined by Qi Xiu.

Naturally, it could be transformed into a Medicine Talisman!

With the medicinal power of the five Divine Soul Wonderful Medicine Talismans assimilated into his body, Qi Xiu's expression eased slightly.

He grew even more wary of these suddenly resurrected evil dragon heads!

"You little beast!"

Seeing Qi Xiu trying to divert disaster elsewhere, Nie Biao raised his hand in shocked anger.

The robust and terrifying presence of his Corpse Demon physique suddenly erupted with a fierce and brutal black-red aura. A thick blood mist vaguely formed a backdrop of mountains of corpses and a Blood Sea behind him.

"Kill me? Sure, let's all die together then."

Utterly unfazed by Nie Biao's incredibly terrifying momentum, Qi Xiu remained extraordinarily calm.

With his current strength, he indeed couldn't defeat this Corpse Demon.

But Nie Biao also couldn't expect to take him down quickly.

If the two of them fought, they would both certainly perish beneath these evil dragon heads.

He was betting Nie Biao lacked the courage and determination.

"Humph! You will most certainly die by my hand!"

After glancing at the incoming tide of evil dragon heads, whose roars made even his soul tremble, Nie Biao resolutely turned.

He was at the Pinnacle of the Bloodstained Realm, with a promising future as a Dao Body Realm cultivator, yet he was supposed to perish together with a mere child at the First Heavenly Layer of Blood Stain?

He would have to be insane.

"You wish to deflect this disaster onto me, but I won't give you that chance."

Having roamed the Cultivation Realm for hundreds of years with the body of a Corpse Demon, advancing to his current stage, Nie Biao was a prodigy in his own right.

He immediately realized Qi Xiu intended to shift the trouble of these evil dragon heads onto him.

"You should enjoy this grand feast all by yourself."

With a push from his foot, Nie Biao burst forth with terrifying speed. His form transformed into a raging storm-like afterimage, shattering layers of the void as he attempted to leave Qi Xiu and the evil dragon heads far behind.

"You're mistaken. It's better to share joy than to enjoy it alone. The dishes are served; how can we not eat?"

With a sweep of his large sleeves, Qi Xiu brought his hands together to form a spell. Lei Mang suddenly coursed around his body, and his eyes filled with a blue-white brilliance, akin to a Sea of Thunder.

The Shenxiao Thunder Skill was unparalleled in its might.

But apart from the heaven-destroying and earth-exterminating Thunder Magic, the physical techniques of the Shenxiao Sect cultivators were equally unassailable.

The sect's grand tome, the "Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Scripture," besides chronicling various Thunder Magic techniques, also described methods to temper one's body with the power of thunder.

Qi Xiu, as a branch disciple, had not cultivated the "Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Scripture."

But his master, Daoist Yunxiong, had discussed its ultimate principles with him.

Later, based on those principles and after multiple experiments, he managed to cobble together a technique that was two or three parts similar.

"Forcing the power of Thunder Magic into my body stimulates my meridians, muscles, and nervous reactions.

This can grant a leap-like enhancement to my speed and strength for a certain period.

The drawback is that thunder power is extraordinarily violent.

Without a proper method to control it, it can cause severe trauma to the physical body, possibly even leading to self-detonation.

I figured out this technique back in the Initiate Realm.

Yet I never dared to try it.

I was afraid of damaging my physical foundation and impacting my future cultivation.

Now, with my Blood-Stained Realm cultivation and the Immortal Blood Body as a safety net, I can finally give it a try."

As the rampaging thunder power surged within, Qi Xiu's forehead veins bulged slightly, and even the breath exhaled from his mouth and nose carried a trace of sparks.

This method draws upon the power of lightning, infusing the entire body.

Hence its name: Five Thunders Entrapment!

BANG!

Under the empowerment of Five Thunders Entrapment, Qi Xiu vanished instantaneously, becoming a bolt of lightning as swift as a tempest, leaving behind a series of afterimages that lingered.

Hearing the thunderous wind behind him, Nie Biao turned around in confusion, just in time to see Lei Mang flaring around Qi Xiu's body, resembling a being of pure radiance, catching up at an incredible pace.

"Hmm? Isn't the use of Escape Skills prohibited here?"

Seeing Qi Xiu shrouded in lightning, Nie Biao's expression froze, thinking he had used an Escape Skill to achieve such extreme speed. But upon closer inspection, he quickly realized this young Daoist wasn't using an Escape Skill. Instead, it was a secret technique that forcefully stimulated the body to achieve immense enhancement.

"Shenxiao Sect's Cleansing Thunder Skill?"

Having lived for several centuries, Nie Biao was widely knowledgeable. And this Cleansing Thunder Skill was precisely the body tempering method from the "Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Scripture."

Unlike Qi Xiu's Five Thunders Entrapment, which only provided temporary enhancement, the Cleansing Thunder Skill was a genuine method of physical tempering, capable of permanently fortifying the body. Cultivators who practiced this Dharma Gate were considered human-shaped Magical Treasures, immensely powerful.

"Seems you know quite a bit."

As he spoke, Qi Xiu had already caught up with Nie Biao.

The two moved side by side, their eyes meeting, their gazes tangibly clashing in the void, as if sparks flew.

Nie Biao's fangs uncontrollably lengthened, as though eager to viciously bite Qi Xiu. But the relentless pursuit of the evil dragon heads forced him to grit his teeth and restrain himself, daring not to act recklessly.

After all, in the current situation, if they were to fight, the only outcome would be death beneath the jaws of the evil dragon heads.

Although Nie Biao was reluctant to make a move, the pursuing Qi Xiu bared his teeth in a smile. With a casual flick of his sleeve, thousands of Cloud Seal Talismans surged forth.

In an instant, they formed a partial Rune Array.

The continuous, towering waves of the Heavenly River swept in, shrouded in chilling fog and bone-piercing coldness, as countless pallid skeletal arms stretched out from it, all grasping towards Nie Biao.

"You dare!"

Unexpectedly, Qi Xiu dared to attack him at such a critical moment. Nie Biao, shocked and enraged, spewed out a large mass of dark corpse qi from his mouth. It was foul-smelling, corroded the void, and was utterly filthy.

Under the erosion of this extremely yin and turbid qi, the entire Heavenly River Rune Array rapidly withered and decayed, and the churning river water vanished.

Suppression Talisman Seal Skill!

The Heavenly River Rune Array was just a feint. The moment Nie Biao used the corpse qi to corrode the array, thirty-six golden chains of light suddenly pierced through the corpse qi, tightly binding his limbs and head.

CLATTER!

With his hands and feet bound, Nie Biao struggled instinctively but saw the golden light chains clatter loudly, withstanding his mighty strength that could shatter mountains and sunder peaks.

Moreover, an extremely domineering and formidable suppressive force on these golden chains was constantly taking effect.

In just a few breaths, his true essence and physical body were suppressed by more than ten percent.

What is this thing?!

Never before had Nie Biao encountered such an unreasonably suppressive force; his eyes revealed a trace of solemnity.

I truly underestimated this young Daoist.

Shocked by the Divine Marvel of the Suppressing Talisman, Nie Biao now began to take the young Daoist before him seriously, who was merely at the First Heavenly Layer of Blood Stain.

At the same time, he somewhat understood why Five Ghost Daoist Fang Bai, who was at the Bloodstained Layer Five, had been utterly defeated by him!

This kid's methods are truly novel and varied.

With a few cold sneers, countless ancient scriptures suddenly appeared on Nie Biao's golden armor, which was embedded deep within his flesh. Once these scriptures manifested, they transformed into countless cold, emotionless phantoms that stretched out large hands to tear at the golden chains formed by the Suppressing Talisman.

With several crisp snaps, the golden chains broke as expected, dissolving into scattered golden light that gradually faded.

"A mere trivial technique..."

Having shattered the golden chains, Nie Biao laughed loudly, but before the laughter could escape his throat, a figure, crackling with brilliant thunder light, suddenly charged at him.

The Heavenly River Rune Array was a diversion.

And so was the Suppression Talisman Seal Skill!

"Engage me in close combat? Fine, I'll just..." Sneering coldly, Nie Biao watched Qi Xiu, who seemed to have lost his mind, lunge at him. Lifting his right hand, dense corpse qi, so rich it turned blood-red, surged with extremely terrifying power.

Reaching Nie Biao, Qi Xiu pursed his lips tightly, his eyes blazing like torches. Looking at Nie Biao's cold demeanor as he was about to strike, Qi Xiu suddenly spat out two words:

"Divine Authority!"

Layers upon layers of glorious radiance erupted from his body, casting a mighty light upon Nie Biao, which completely dissolved his strength.

This power again!

Having already experienced the terror of Divine Authority in the Nu River Dragon Palace, Nie Biao's face suddenly twisted.

"Begone!"

Dissolving Nie Biao's ferocious and brutal Corpse Fiend Power, Qi Xiu flew up and kicked hard, landing a heavy blow on the center of his chest.

This strike was not to kill the enemy!

It was only for...

BANG!

Although Divine Authority suppressed Nie Biao's power, his Pinnacle of the Bloodstained Realm physique and cultivation still remained.

Qi Xiu knew that even if he used all his techniques, he couldn't kill him.

So, the true purpose of his kick was actually the evil dragon heads relentlessly pursuing them from behind!

Glaring at Qi Xiu, who was panting slightly, Nie Biao roared in rage, "Just you wait! I will personally flay you a thousand times over and boil your soul!"

Before his voice faded, Nie Biao was sent flying backward, slamming hard into a wall.

The next moment, the surging evil dragon heads advanced wave after wave, instantly engulfing him.

Only an angry clenched fist could be seen extending outward, before it too was slowly dragged down.

"Talk about it if you can survive," Qi Xiu remarked.

His Deep Blue Taoist Robe was mostly stained red with blood, and his complexion was slightly pale.

Using Divine Authority required the sacrifice of a blood body from the Spinal Palace. Without a blood body to absorb the backlash from Five Thunders Entrapment, the fierce force, almost enough to tear his flesh to shreds, acted directly upon him.

Fortunately, he possessed the robust physique of the Innate Mixed Yuan Holy Body. Otherwise, the instant he used Divine Authority, without the Immortal Blood Body to transfer the injuries, he would have exploded and died.

Glancing at Nie Biao, now completely submerged by the evil dragon heads, Qi Xiu took a deep breath and turned to stride away.

He needed to find the Dragon-Slaying Banner as quickly as possible; otherwise, he too would eventually meet a similar fate!

...

「Not long after Qi Xiu had left.」

In the center of the crowded cluster of evil dragon heads, which resembled a small hill, a large bulge suddenly appeared, followed by a thunderous boom.

Covered in blood, looking almost skeletal, an endless and terrifying Corpse Fiend energy erupted volcano-like from Nie Biao's body, instantly scattering all the evil dragon heads.

"Qi Xiu!"

Nie Biao, with only half his face remaining, howled tragically. His voice was like thunder from the nine heavens, rolling expansively and echoing thunderously.

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