The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 254 - 253: Almost Game Over

Chapter 254: Chapter 253: Almost Game Over

The next moment.

Before the Heritage Hall at the mountaintop, a fierce conflict erupted.

The Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator’s astonishing strike was met mid-way by an even stronger force, a blow from Divinity Transformation.

When the two forces collided, the sword, unexpectedly, was overpowered, and the force from Divinity Transformation blasted the man in black away with a momentum to destroy everything.

He spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood in mid-air.

Even his Exclusive Sword cracked.

And that was not all; before he could even land, he was hit by a Spiritual Power Cannon. The man in black quickly threw out a Shield, barely blocking the Spiritual Power Cannon but aggravating his injuries.

However, just as he landed,

Another Spiritual Power Cannon blasted towards him!

The previous Spiritual Power Cannon was just enough to threaten a late-stage Golden Core, but this one could threaten a Nascent Soul?

How many Spirit Stones had the enemy loaded into it?!

Indeed, the power of the Spiritual Power Cannon is related to the number of Spirit Stones stuffed into it.

The man in black revealed all his cards, barely managing to block the attack and creating distance from the small palace.

Just as he thought to catch a breath.

Suddenly, a cold arrow aimed straight for his left eye!

Hissss—

It was the sound of an arrow piercing flesh.

This filled the man in black with immense hatred. Cunning and deceitful little devil, and it didn’t stop there; as he pulled out the cold arrow,

He saw that the arrowhead was eerily black, and the man in black finally couldn’t hold back; rage surged to his heart, and he spewed out a mouthful of poisonous blood!

"Despicable, scum!"

The man in black would not die with his eyes closed.

He, a distinguished late-stage Nascent Soul, was just one step away from achieving Divinity Transformation. With his stature, killing a Foundation Establishment — even one with heaven-defying fortune — how could she resist? If he wanted her dead, she was supposed to die!

Yet, this was the act of a shameless villain!

He had underestimated his opponent!

Regret!

Utter regret!

The man in black couldn’t fend off the deadly poison invading his body, growing numb and fainting.

If nothing unexpected happened next, he would slowly die in his unconscious state.

Xie Jiuniang’s face was cold and indifferent.

Her series of strategic killings were executed with extreme precision, coolly as if she had become a different person, like a killing machine.

Jian Lingyan stayed as quiet as a chicken.

Not daring to make a peep.

Xie Jiuniang slowly sat down cross-legged to recuperate her Spiritual Power. Stimulating the Divinity Transformation Jade Token just now had consumed most of her Spiritual Power.

She then released a human-shaped puppet and instructed, "Go and search that man’s Storage Ring. Don’t miss anything valuable."

She had incurred severe losses this time!

Xie Jiuniang clutched her coin purse with heartache, nearly weeping.

Just to start up the Spiritual Power Cannon costs a hundred Superior Spirit Stones.

To reach the power to attack Nascent Soul level, one must use Top Grade Spiritual Stones. The last shot had pushed the cannon to its limits, using up one Top Grade Spiritual Stone.

To think that Daoyin had only a few Top Grade Spiritual Stones on him last time.

Another thing was the substantial damage done to the Spiritual Power Cannon itself when it operated at full capacity. Now it could only be used one more time before becoming scrap.

Installing a Spiritual Power Cannon costs ten million Spirit Stones!

That’s all money.

Killing a Nascent Soul is just too expensive!

This time she had killed two, causing her heart to ache tremendously. The lifesaving Jade Token given by Master Qiansha was also used!

Actually, before this, she had thought about using a Nascent Soul-level strike for defense, not really wanting to use a Divinity Transformation level one. But she had a gut feeling that this man was very strong, and that she might not overcome him using the Nascent Soul level.

As if possessed, she switched to the Divinity Transformation one!

Reality told her, luckily she did!

Otherwise, the unfortunate one would have been her.

"Boom——"

An explosion outside shook the small palace so violently that Xie Jiuniang’s head roared and she briefly lost her hearing.

It took a while for her to regain her composure.

Realizing what had happened, her face darkened.

The defensive formation of the small palace had been damaged.

The explosion had been caused by a self-detonating figure in black, who, though truly unconscious, had set a trap with his dying breath, intending to take his enemies with him.

Contemplating this, Xie Jiuniang once again felt a surge of fear.

Thankfully, she had been cautious enough; otherwise, this would have been the end... Who could expect even a mighty warrior to resort to such terrifying means?

"Dog owner, it’s too dangerous outside the Sect!" Jian Lingyan finally snapped back to his senses from the shock, his voice full of relief, "It’s a good thing Master didn’t go to collect the spoils of war by herself."

The troubles she faced within the Sect were nothing compared to the dangers outside.

Xie Jiuniang didn’t even know what to say for a moment.

After some time, once she was sure it was safe outside, she finally stepped out from the small palace and stood on the steps facing outward.

This one glance left her dumbstruck.

"Little Jianjian, what’s happened here?"

"Ah, can the environment recover by itself?"

Jian Lingyan was equally astonished and flew out to circle around the area.

After a self-detonation of a Nascent Soul, there should have been a big crater left behind, along with traces of the aftermath of battle.

But there were none!

The stone slabs on the ground were impossibly solid, unaffected by attacks that would surpass even those of a Nascent Soul level.

What on earth was this material made of?

This was simply...

Terrifying beyond measure!

Xie Jiuniang knew she had miscalculated.

Everything around her seemed ordinary at a glance yet extraordinary upon closer observation. She went especially to inspect the peach orchard below the mountain, and the trees she had chopped down were restored to their original state as if nothing had occurred.

How could such an expansive area, devoid of a single Spirit Plant or insect, feel increasingly eerie the more one looked?

All of this made her skin crawl.

It was chilling to the bone!

Xie Jiuniang asked, "Little Jianjian, you’re well-informed; have you noticed anything amiss?"

Jian Lingyan was particularly silent at this moment.

As if holding back something.

As his master, Xie Jiuniang sensed it, "Out with it, I can handle it."

"This, this, I am not certain," he said hesitantly.

"Then share your suspicions with me," she urged.

"I, I think it appears to be a space naturally created by a Divine Beast, but, a Divine Beast should perish with its space. Since this place hasn’t disappeared and people can enter, it indicates that the Divine Beast isn’t entirely dead..."

Jian Lingyan rambled on.

Some of what he said even contradicted itself.

Xie Jiuniang processed his words in her mind.

She understood that this realm might very well belong to a Divine Beast and that the beast may have died. Yet, the space hadn’t completely vanished and was still accessible to humans, with Heritage Hall present; it was possible the soul of the Divine Beast had not dissipated entirely.

This reminded Xie Jiuniang of the Vermilion Bird Soul sealed within Chaoyan. Like the Vermilion Bird that was dead and yet still retained a spark of life, shouldn’t that be considered not completely dead?

Now Xie Jiuniang was duly cautious.

She waited obediently outside for the Water Kirin to emerge.

Worried about another encounter with the figures in black, she hid inside the Small Tortoise Shell, opting not to expose herself unnecessarily.

The Small Tortoise Shell, crafted with hidden Array Patterns by Master Qiansha, combined with its natural resistance to detection by Divine Sense – a sense that couldn’t be utilized in this place – ensured her safety.

Thus, the palm-sized Tortoise Shell, now invisible, would escape anyone’s attention,

Just as Xie Jiuniang had feared, someone else arrived in the meantime.

The newcomer, stopped before the grand doors of Heritage Hall, cloaked in a Cloak that obscured his face. Judging by his tall stature, he was likely male.

When she saw him using a Technique to retrospectively investigate what had happened here, Xie Jiuniang broke into a cold sweat.