The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 436 - 435: It Doesn’t Have to Be New, As Long As It Works

Chapter 436: Chapter 435: It Doesn’t Have to Be New, As Long As It Works

The Mo Family Divinity Transformation suddenly spoke up, "The bodies of those disciples have disappeared."

All eyes turned in that direction.

Indeed, the bodies were gone.

"While we were attacking the Golden Dragon..." the Wu Family Divinity Transformation, who had been silent until now, said, "This lord saw puppets collecting them, but I was contending with the Golden Dragon at the time and didn’t pay it much mind."

Hearing this, no one else said anything.

Who would care about a few corpses in that situation?

The crowd fell silent for a few moments.

The Mo Family Divinity Transformation suggested, "How about this lord uses alchemy fire to burn it? If the temperature is too high, the person inside won’t be able to endure it."

"It’s worth a try," Lord Wenzhong said.

The Mo Family Divinity Transformation placed the Small Tortoise Shell in his palm, ready to condense alchemy fire.

Suddenly, a plume of fire soared up.

Like a ferocious giant beast, it greedily sought to devour everything, attacking the six Divinity Transformations simultaneously.

Su He couldn’t dodge in time, and his robe was ignited. A top-quality robe isn’t easily ignited by ordinary flames, which couldn’t even come close to it.

"Mo Yan, you old ghost, what are you doing?! You’ve ruined my robe," Su He cursed angrily.

Nangong Divinity Transformation reminded, "This is no ordinary fire."

At that moment, Mo Yan was too preoccupied to care for himself, opting to sacrifice an arm to save his life. He remained in shock for a good while, for in the blink of an eye, fire had consumed his severed limb and turned it into ash within moments.

Lord Wenzhong exclaimed in surprise, "It’s truly the Sun’s Golden Flame!"

The six of them scrambled away from the flames in a panic.

The Sun’s Golden Flame now protected the Small Tortoise Shell and, curiously, Jiu Niang was nowhere to be seen.

"First it was the Golden Dragon’s protection, and now the Sun’s Golden Flame. Can we really kill the Child of Destiny today?" the Wu Family Divinity Transformation asked again, a soul-deep query.

Hearing this, a chill ran through the hearts of the five others.

They became more cautious on top of being vigilant.

They were arch-enemies, without any possibility of reconciliation.

The meditative seclusion of the Sun’s Golden Flame was interrupted, and it longed to kill those who had disturbed it, particularly the Divinity Transformation from the Gongsun Family, who was considered its enemy.

The ambush had only managed to catch one person off-guard, merely severing an arm.

These people were extremely vigilant, quick to respond to any sign of danger. It wasn’t their fault for being so quick to react; on the Border Battlefield, any slower would mean death.

Ao Xu’s death was purely due to the overwhelming might of the Demon Emperor.

She crushed a Divinity Transformation to death with sheer power alone.

The six should feel lucky that the Golden Dragon’s state was unstable, and the Sun’s Golden Flame was similarly erratic, or just the two of them would have been enough to annihilate the group.

The standoff lasted for half an hour.

The five surrounded the flames in the center, ready to seize an opportunity. Only Mo Yan hung back, his severed right hand now regrowing.

Upon Infant Formation, a cultivator could reshape their body. For a Divinity Transformation, regenerating a limb was a minor issue, unless the wound was special.

Suddenly, the Sun’s Golden Flame took shape.

A youth clad in flame armor appeared, like a god of war descending, with an air of supreme arrogance.

The youth coldly inquired, "From the Gongsun Family?"

"Sun’s Golden Flame, you destroyed my family and killed my kin that day. Today, at last, I have found you," Lord Wenzhong said as he flipped his palm, revealing a book. He traced a finger across a page, and the paper turned into a sharp blade, striking towards the youth’s neck.

The youth flicked a finger.

A tuft of flame transformed into a blade, shot forth, and violently collided with the paper blade. A burst of light sparked from the impact, vanishing in an instant.

Outside, the battle erupted, with Jiu Niang hastening her Infant Formation.

Having reached the Golden Core Peak not long ago, she had intended to refine her cultivation technique thoroughly before naturally progressing to Infant Formation.

Despite the urgency of the situation, with a crowd of people wanting to kill her, she could only delay the inevitable by breaking through, hoping to drag one or two of them down with her.

She had done well last time in the Central Region.

It didn’t matter if the tactic wasn’t new, as long as it worked.

The Grand Sun’s Golden Flame was released to buy her time.

Because the Small Tortoise Shell, under the consecutive attacks from six Divinity Transformation cultivators, was not as unbreakable as it appeared on the surface—fine cracks had already formed inside. Wenzhong and the others did not know that just two or three more hits would shatter the Small Tortoise Shell.

Xie Jiuniang had no choice but to request the help of the Grand Sun’s Golden Flame.

As for the current breakthrough to Nascent Soul?

It was nothing but shattering the Golden Core to form the Infant, breaking and then establishing anew.

The Golden Core within the Dantian was shattered, and then the Nascent Soul began to condense, from an initial blur to clear facial features, each strand of hair identical to Xie Jiuniang’s—like a miniaturized version of her.

In the instant the Nascent Soul formed, the motionless Pure World Lotus within the Dantian suddenly flew beneath the Nascent Soul, allowing the Nascent Soul to sit cross-legged within it, adding an air of dignity and sacred purity to its already upright aura.

If someone were to be present at that moment, they would notice the space was filled with a faint fragrance of lotus.

Smelling it calmed the mind and soul.

It benefited Xie Jiuniang, whose facial expression of pain from the breakthrough gradually turned to tranquility.

The Time Leaf, like a stabilizing charm, helped Xie Jiuniang steady her Sea of Consciousness and provided a vast amount of pure Soul Power. Ao Xu’s Spiritual Soul predictably aided her, not only enlarging her Sea of Consciousness but also elevating her Spiritual Soul to a new level, reaching the late phase of Nascent Soul.

The silver-white Time Leaf had transparent veins, faintly visible, exuding an air of utmost mystery.

The silver light sphere of Divine Ability at the center of her eyebrows had grown larger, seemingly undergoing a change, yet the now-transformed Xie Jiuniang had no time to study it.

The Grand Sun’s Golden Flame outside was about to give in.

To have held up until now against the siege of the six Divinity Transformation cultivators was already extremely formidable.

Xie Jiuniang immediately flashed out of her Exclusive Space, and the Small Tortoise Shell she had left outside was instantly taken back into her Dantian.

The moment she appeared, the ongoing battle outside momentarily stalled.

The person who had just emerged looked the same as before, but she soon underwent earth-shattering changes.

As if in the span of a single breath.

A child grew into an adult in the blink of an eye, transforming from a youthful little girl into a graceful and charming woman, casting aside baby fat to reveal a face smooth as jade, exquisitely beautiful, a rare sight in this world.

There was an innocence laced with a hint of seductive charm.

The charm emitted a resolute righteousness, especially dazzling.

Her beautiful peach-blossom eyes should have been passionate like water, but now they were chillingly cold, like ice of a thousand years; when they gazed upon an enemy, the killing intent around her churned, with the might of Nascent Soul soaring to the skies.

The Grand Sun’s Golden Flame, being pursued, saw her appear and quickly turned to rush towards her. Midway, it transformed into a streak of flames, covering her body and forming a fiery-red Battle Armor. Holding the Broken Sword in hand, her imposing presence climbed to new heights.

It seemed she could rival a Divinity Transformation cultivator.

Xie Jiuniang then launched a sword strike.

The sword light turned into an ethereal blade, slashing directly towards Mo Yan, who had attacked the Grand Sun’s Golden Flame.

Mo Yan’s heart chilled, abandoning his attack and swiftly dodging Xie Jiuniang’s strike.

Boom!

The Giant Tree behind him was severed by the sword light in an instant and thunderously fell.

The six people moved to surround Xie Jiuniang.

Xie Jiuniang, far from retreating, stepped forward into their encirclement.

Was this knowingly marching into a death trap?

Soon, they realized something was amiss.

The sky filled with dense clouds, almost covering half the sky, with lightning flickering within the clouds.

"Oh no, it’s the Heavenly Tribulation!"