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Chapter 352 - 283 Ritual

Chapter 352: Chapter 283 Ritual

Taihe Sect was the pinnacle of Taoist power in Mirror World, and as a Three Transmission powerhouse within Taihe Sect, an entity standing at the apex of martial force in Mirror World, Yun Hezi had perused the classic texts of various Taoist schools since childhood, naturally coming across some materials concerning Corpse Disintegration Ascension.

"First to die, then to molt, to ascend to the heavens and leave the world behind..."

Flashes of bizarre descriptions about Corpse Disintegration raced through his mind, while the Wuji Gang Qi within his body pumped out even further, unleashing a fearsome force as he ruthlessly bombarded the area where Lin Xing was located.

"If we let him succeed in his Corpse Disintegration, things will get troublesome."

Yet even quicker to act was the Divine Dragon Gang Leader.

Although he did not understand the sudden suicide of Lin Xing, the rising coffin, the blood characters on its surface, and the surrounding candles and paper offerings and what they all symbolized.

But as a Three Transmission Martial Artist with rich experience in stealth attacks and combat, he had always adhered to a battle concept: when an opponent is about to do something, don’t bother understanding the intentions, just try to stop them first.

Therefore, as soon as the aberration occurred, he barely hesitated, even going so far as to further stimulate the circulation of his vital essence.

With his vital essence raging like the roar of a dragon, the Divine Dragon Gang Leader picked up even more speed.

So, as the Great Bright Buddha Illusion Technique unfurled, the crowd crossed the battlefield, and an abrupt transformation occurred within Lin Xing...

In the fifth second after the battle began.

Enveloped in a blood-red blazing Gang Qi, the Divine Dragon Gang Leader, like a falling star, shot out with a heaven-shaking dragon roar, already slamming a palm ferociously down onto the coffin.

The Red Thunder Divine Dragon Gang Qi he cultivated through years of arduous practice, like a real giant dragon, completely swallowed the coffin, and the exceedingly strange power within the Gang Qi was channeled into it.

But an unexpected event shook the Divine Dragon Gang Leader.

Under the dual assault of his honed physical strength and Gang Qi, the coffin in front of him remained completely immobile, standing steadfast like a towering mountain peak piercing the clouds.

Even when he tried to infuse the dragon power into the coffin, it not only failed to devour even the slightest bit of the vital essence but was rapidly depleting like a fish trapped in the desert.

While the Divine Dragon Gang Leader was shocked, Yun Hezi’s attack also arrived.

Taihe Sect’s ultimate technique, Tao True Form Fist, exhibited in his hands, carried an overwhelming force like the collapse of heaven and earth.

Before the fist even made contact, a hundred-meter radius of the battlefield seemed to be shocked by divine authority, the ground caving in nearly a meter deep under the pressure of the fist’s might.

Bang!

It was as if hundreds of muffled thunderclaps bellowed among the clouds, and the ground beneath, like a giant dragon stirring, caused a wave of tremors.

The sheer power of Yun Hezi’s strike made the hair of the Divine Dragon Gang Leader on the side stand on end: "The first punch of his Tao True Form Fist possesses such might? If he hits the forty-ninth punch, what kind of earth-shattering power would that be?"

But as his punch harshly connected with the coffin, something even more surprising happened.

The punch, like a huge wave hitting against a rock, also failed to so much as deform the coffin.

Watching the blood characters centered around the word ’Ascension’ constantly spreading across the entire coffin, Yun Hezi’s face subtly changed.

A series of ominous feelings surged in his heart: "Corpse Disintegration Ascension is a cultivator’s shedding of all mortal coils, a step taken towards transformation from human to immortal, utilizing the mysterious interplay between life and death under the operation of Heavenly Evil..."

All sorts of thoughts flashed through his mind, and he already began to say: "The Corpse Disintegration ritual has been initiated, ordinary methods are useless..."

In the seventh second after the battle started.

Just as Yun Hezi began to speak out to explain, his words not yet finished.

A presence carrying extreme majesty and profound horror had already risen on the battlefield.

"I’ll handle this."

Along with a low shout, Xingxiao, draped in a golden robe, was already unknowingly floating in front of the coffin.

And the extremely majestic, profound presence was coming from the talisman paper in his hand.

Seeing the talisman paper in Xingxiao’s hand, Yun Hezi had a slight movement in his heart: "Is that a Heavenly Master Talisman?"

He knew Xingxiao practiced Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts, with one of his Third Transmission inheritances being the Heavenly Master, most adept at manipulating talismans, exorcising evil, and healing.

The Heavenly Master Talisman he was currently deploying had been drawn with Xingxiao’s own lifeblood, each one requiring three months to nurture.

But its might was incredibly vast, specialized in subduing evil and breaking curses, bound to interrupt the ongoing Corpse Disintegration ritual.

As Xingxiao affixed the Heavenly Master Talisman to the coffin, the spreading blood characters immediately halted.

Then, a vast divine might burst forth from the talisman, sweeping away the ominous and decaying aura emanating continually from inside the coffin.

Even the blood runes on the coffin began to continuously crumble.

Relieved at the sight, Yun Hezi exhaled: "Thank goodness Xingxiao is here. Otherwise, if this lad had managed his Corpse Disintegration into an immortal, another catastrophe would have befallen both realms, with countless lives plunged into misery."

He recalled Xingxiao’s previous declaration of assured victory in this battle and couldn’t help but think: "This is going even smoother than I expected. Next, just need to replace Lin Xing, retrieve the Reincarnation Platform..."

But before Yun Hezi could truly relax, the originally crumbling blood characters began to stabilize.

An indescribably profound and mysterious aura spread out from the coffin.

Under the impact of that aura, the Heavenly Master Talisman, which had been firmly suppressing the coffin, showed signs of crumbling.

"Damn it, it’s immortal qi! The Heavenly Master Talisman can’t suppress the immortal qi." Yun Hezi thought of this, his heart tightening even more, "A Corpse Dissolving Immortal infused with immortal qi..."

So, at the tenth second of the battle,

As the Heavenly Master Talisman shattered with a loud bang, the blood-colored runes on the coffin spread out rapidly once again.

At the same time, a blinding blood light started leaking out from the cracks of the coffin.

Along with bursts of malevolent air shooting up into the sky, the air seemed to be filled with faint, continuous wailing sounds.

Watching this scene, Yun Hezi’s mind was racing like lightning, considering methods to thwart this.

But there was someone who thought even faster than him.

Suddenly, a Buddha light enveloped heaven and earth as if illuminating a light column in the dark sky.

The light column, accompanied by chanting, shone on the coffin.

But as soon as the Buddha light covered the coffin, the light column, which was soft and calm just a moment ago, transformed into a malevolent demon light in the next instant.

Seeing this scene, a flash of enlightenment suddenly emerged in Yun Hezi’s mind, "The transformation of Buddha into demon, refining the corpse into Buddha; Great Bright Buddha is taking action."

Yun Hezi had just visited Da Guangming Mountain and saw how Great Bright Buddha refined corpses into Buddha statues, aware that this old creature was one with Buddha and demon, extremely adept in corpse refining and controlling evil.

"He is actively infusing the corpse dissolution ceremony with malevolent qi, defiling the primordial spirit, and disrupting the process of the ceremony."

"That’s it, instead of attempting to break the ceremony by force, it’s better to add fuel to the fire."

So, at the fourteenth second of the battle,

The blood characters on the coffin exploded suddenly, and the originally indestructible coffin also cracked inch by inch, gradually revealing the interior scene.

As for the surrounding candles, paper effigies, and those huge magical swords, they too collapsed with a bang, dissolving into the fabric of heaven and earth.

Yun Hezi let out a slight sigh of relief, knowing that the ascension ceremony had been completely interrupted, ending Lin Xing.

But when he saw the distorted, transformed remains under the shattered coffin, he couldn’t help but frown.

The corpse had a ghastly pale complexion, limbs twisted unnaturally, nails long and black, and the four eyes on its face were tightly closed, leaving only four slits.

There was also a flaming-like, flickering rune over its forehead.

Although the ceremony had already been interrupted, Yun Hezi still felt a terrifying pressure emanating from that corpse.

Just then, a cold snort came through. The Sword Maiden looked at everyone and said, "I was climaxing in my fight with Lin Xing, but you old ghosts had to interrupt. Damn it, it pisses me off!"

Feeling the furious Sword Intent emanating from the Sword Maiden, Xingxiao called for a halt, "Enough, Sword Maiden, the bigger picture is more important now; I don’t have time to bicker with you."

Xingxiao then looked toward Yun Hezi and asked, "What’s Lin Xing’s current condition? What’s the best way to handle him?"

Yun Hezi explained, "His corpse disintegration ascension ceremony has been interrupted; he’s neither dead nor alive, his body is dead, but his primordial spirit is trapped within the corpse, unable to ascend."

"He is now unresponsive to the outside world and incapable of resisting. We don’t need to deal with him directly, just take him back."

However, the Divine Dragon Gang Leader remarked with a sinister tone, "Better safe than sorry."

Looking at the ghastly corpse that emerged in the coffin, he suggested, "I think it’s best to break his limbs and disable his body before taking him away."

Seeing the others slightly nod without any objection, the Divine Dragon Gang Leader prepared to strike at Lin Xing’s corpse.

But at that moment, the Divine Dragon Gang Leader felt a sharp Sword Intent targeting him.

The Sword Maiden said with a ferocious expression, "Back off, old man, Lin Xing is mine to kill."

The Divine Dragon Gang Leader turned his head towards the Sword Maiden and laughed, "Crazy girl, when is it your turn to speak here?"

"What I enjoy most is beating down an injured dog like you."

Red Thunder Divine Dragon Gang Qi surged out from the Divine Dragon Gang Leader, causing a storm of flying sand and rocks.

Compared to the Divine Dragon Gang Leader in near-peak condition, the Sword Maiden in front of him was covered in blood and in a sorry state.

However, the fervent battle intent in the Sword Maiden’s eyes caused a hint of wariness to rise in the heart of the Divine Dragon Gang Leader, who thought to himself, "This mad bitch, it’s not worth getting bitten by her."

Xingxiao frowned slightly, "Sword Maiden, you want to kill Lin Xing?"

In his eyes, the Sword Maiden clearly understood Lin Xing’s abilities; wanting to kill Lin Xing now would be akin to saving him.

Xingxiao asked coldly, "Do you intend to heal him and fight him again?"

Simultaneously, he and Yun Hezi positioned themselves to encircle the Sword Maiden’s location.

A dangerous atmosphere churned among them.

And in the moment the mighty combatants faced off, at the thirty-fifth second of the battle,

Everyone suddenly turned their heads sharply to look at Lin Xing’s corpse.

Because with their keen senses, they all perceived that Lin Xing’s body seemed to have moved just then.