Chapter 1687: Chapter 1676: Peril at Every Turn
Dragon Origin Secret Realm.
In the middle of the pitch-black forest.
"Puchi!" A sound.
Gui Hufei, whose entire body was covered in a red scorpion shell, had his arms transformed into two red pincers, and for his legs, three small scorpion legs emerged from each.
Neither human nor beast, Gui Hufei lay on the ground, body facing down. Suddenly, a bloom of blood splattered from his rear, piercing out was a meter-long scorpion tail, its tip bearing a cold, venomous sting.
Beastification is a sinister secret technique of the Soul Devouring Sect, a method to merge with a Soul-Devouring Scorpion mother-insect developed since childhood, transforming into a new life form, a unique technique of the sect.
Once beastification is performed, the practitioner remains in this neither-human-nor-beast form forever, their consciousness possibly beyond control, eternally submerged in slaughter and bloodshed.
Even within the Soul Devouring Sect, disciples would only resort to beastification in the direst situations; no one likes this disgusting form.
No wonder there was hesitation in Gui Hufei’s eyes earlier. Crawling with scorpion legs, his mouth covered by the red scorpion shell, yet he could still make sounds, though muffled: "I will rip you apart piece by piece, then swallow you whole."
Gui Hufei’s exposed eyes were filled with bloodshot veins, as he pushed off the ground with his scorpion legs, body soaring into the air, red pincers rushing towards Ye Chenfeng’s body, quickly closing in on him.
After beastification, Gui Hufei’s speed had increased significantly.
A red light flashed rapidly in the air.
At this moment, Gui Hufei’s speed astonished Ye Chenfeng, leaving him almost unable to react. He slightly turned his body, and the tenth level of Unyielding Sword Intent within him circulated, while the Qingyun Sword in his hand swung out again.
Sword Intent surged on the Qingyun Sword’s blade.
Massive brown Sword Qi condensed, "Swish!" A sound, as it struck the scorpion shell on Gui Hufei’s back, causing his body to briefly pause in mid-air.
"Bang!" A sound.
After enduring the tenth level of Unyielding Sword Intent, Gui Hufei’s body crashed heavily to the ground.
The area struck by the tenth level of Unyielding Sword Intent on Gui Hufei’s back showed only a fine crack on the red scorpion shell, leaving his body unharmed.
Gui Hufei’s beast-like form, covered in a red scorpion shell, had reached such a resilient level? Ye Chenfeng’s frown deepened—this tenth level of Unyielding Sword Intent was his most formidable move currently.
As Gui Hufei’s body slammed onto the ground, his scorpion legs bent again, a flash of red light appeared, further accelerating his speed.
A dense aura of hostility emanated from Gui Hufei, his bloodshot eyes completely covered with veins densely packed, as if his eyeballs were about to burst at a glance.
The blood-red pincers approached suddenly, aiming to slice at Ye Chenfeng’s waist.
A surge of Spiritual Energy erupted at Ye Chenfeng’s feet, and he dodged to the side. Yet, his waist was still grazed by the red pincers.
The red pincers were incredibly sharp, instantly tearing his clothing and cutting a massive gash in his waist.
Blood flowed profusely from the wound on Ye Chenfeng’s waist.
However.
Gui Hufei’s attack did not cease, his meter-long tail whipped towards Ye Chenfeng at an even faster pace.
Ye Chenfeng barely escaped the attack of the red pincers, but the red tail was closing in; he had no time to dodge. His underestimation of the talented disciples from the Demonic Path sect showed; they indeed had some special methods.
Gui Hufei’s speed now could at least rival the strength of a Peak Creation Realm, five-layered pinnacle cultivator.
"Puchi!" A sound.
The red scorpion tail pierced through Ye Chenfeng’s Spiritual Energy shield, instantly stabbing into the lower right side of his body, hanging him aloft.
The scorpion tail’s sting bore venom, swiftly spreading within his body upon entry.
Fortunately, Ye Chenfeng’s Divine Blood rendered him immune to all poisons; the venom spreading through his body was not enough to take his life.
Ye Chenfeng swiftly pulled the scorpion tail out of his body, leaving a bleeding wound. He could not let the pain distract him and jumped onto Gui Hufei’s back.
Yanked onto the ground by Gui Hufei’s tail, he felt Ye Chenfeng standing on his back, his tail repeatedly attempting to pierce Ye Chenfeng again.
Tightly gripping the Qingyun Sword, Ye Chenfeng steadied himself on Gui Hufei’s back, paying no heed to the scorpion tail.
"Puchi!" A sound, as the scorpion tail stabbed into his back.
At the same time.
The tenth level of Unyielding Sword Intent within Ye Chenfeng circulated once more; instead of releasing it, he concentrated it on the Qingyun Sword, its Sword Intent surging, like a flood about to burst.
Gui Hufei, sensing danger, attempted to drag Ye Chenfeng off his back using the tail impaled in him.
Originally, Ye Chenfeng wanted to thrust the Qingyun Sword into Gui Hufei’s head, but as soon as he was pulled by the red scorpion tail, Ye Chenfeng couldn’t stab Gui Hufei’s head. He could only aim the Qingyun Sword at Gui Hufei’s back.
Ye Chenfeng’s eyes flickered with sword light.
The tenth-level Unyielding Sword Intent concentrated on the Qingyun Sword was even more formidable than when released.
"Sizzle!"
The Qingyun Sword pierced into the scorpion shell on Gui Hufei’s back, emitting an ear-piercing sound, and sparks burst from it.
Ye Chenfeng felt as if he were stabbing into an unbreakable rock.
Ye Chenfeng held on, refusing to be thrown off by the red scorpion tail, while the tenth-level Unyielding Sword Intent within him circulated faster and faster. With both hands suddenly exerting more force, he shouted from his throat: "Break! Break for me! Break open for me!"
The sword intent on the tip of the Qingyun Sword became even sharper.
"Crack! Crack! Crack!"
A crack appeared on the red scorpion shell on Gui Hufei’s back.
"Puff!"
Immediately, the entire Qingyun Sword pierced completely into Gui Hufei’s back.
Just as Ye Chenfeng wanted to pull the Qingyun Sword and split Gui Hufei’s body in two.
Gui Hufei’s body suddenly twisted, his tail whipping more violently, his aura reaching its peak.
"Boom!"
Ye Chenfeng’s body was swiftly thrown out, crashing into a towering tree, which immediately fractured and fell to the ground.
Meanwhile, Gui Hufei, whose back had been pierced by the Qingyun Sword, was filled with ferocity after being injured by Ye Chenfeng, completely forgetting the pain. His figure swiftly dashed towards the fallen Ye Chenfeng, fully unleashing his speed.
Just as Ye Chen was about to stand up from the ground, Gui Hufei had already arrived before him. His left scorpion claw instantly stabbed into Ye Chenfeng’s right chest, lifting him fiercely, and he hoarsely shouted: "I want you dead. I want you dead without a burial place."
With the scorpion claw stabbing into his right chest, lifting him up, Ye Chenfeng could still use the Immortal Golden Body twice. But facing the beastified Gui Hufei, even the tenth-level Unyielding Sword Intent couldn’t eradicate him.
Just as Ye Chenfeng was about to use the Immortal Golden Body for the second time, Gui Hufei’s scorpion claw, embedded in Ye Chenfeng’s right chest, touched the Star Sky Stone on Ye Chenfeng’s right chest.
The Star Sky Stone is the heart of the heavens.
Upon sensing an external touch, the Star Sky Stone quickly began to operate on its own, a seven-colored ray of light emanating from Ye Chenfeng’s right chest.
Within the seven-colored light contained a terrifying energy fluctuation.
The scorpion claw embedded in Ye Chenfeng’s right chest was enveloped by the seven-colored light.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The entire scorpion claw exploded instantly, turning into a bloody mist in the air within the blink of an eye.
The seven-colored light didn’t stop, enveloping Gui Hufei. With the seven-colored light permeating his red scorpion shell.
"Ah!"
Gui Hufei let out a miserable scream, his throat hoarsely bellowing: "No, no, no, you can’t do this, how can I die at your hands after beastification?"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Sounds of explosions echoed within Gui Hufei’s red scorpion shell, the flesh beneath instantly turning into a pool of blood.
At the moment before his death, Gui Hufei realized Ye Chenfeng’s terrifying nature. He originally thought the Soul-Devouring Scorpion could turn Ye Chenfeng into his puppet, but Ye Chenfeng mysteriously killed his Soul-Devouring Scorpion.
Then he thought he could defeat Ye Chenfeng with his own power, without relying on the Soul-Devouring Scorpion. But Ye Chenfeng, deploying the tenth-level Unyielding Sword Intent, immediately severed one of his arms.
Afterwards, Gui Hufei crushed the Jade Token prepared by his ancestors, with a strike from a Reincarnation Realm expert, thinking Ye Chenfeng was undoubtedly doomed. Yet Ye Chenfeng miraculously used a method to restore his injuries and cut off one of his legs.
With no other choice, Gui Hufei resolutely decided to use the Soul Devouring Sect’s secret technique, beastification. After beastification, he believed he could easily resolve Ye Chenfeng, even as he pierced Ye Chenfeng’s right chest with his scorpion claw, he still thought so.
But in the next second, the situation drastically changed; a seven-colored light emitted from Ye Chenfeng’s chest, and finally, he inexplicably died under this seven-colored light, leaving Gui Hufei completely unwilling to die without closing his eyes.
And Ye Chenfeng narrowly escaped danger.
Ye Chenfeng now understood that the genius disciples of the Orthodox Sect and Demonic Sect had combat prowess far exceeding their apparent levels. Most importantly, these genius disciples definitely grasped some secret techniques.
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