Chapter 103: Irretrievable Doom

Facing the words of the Jin Gang Sect ancestor, Xu Qing did not speak.

He did not have the habit of engaging in excessive conversation while in the midst of battle; at this moment, his eyes narrowed, and almost the instant the Jin Gang Sect ancestor retreated, the flight talisman on his leg flashed violently.

The next instant, his figure became like a long rainbow, breaking through the air as he charged straight at the Jin Gang Sect ancestor; his speed was so fast that he arrived in an instant, and as he neared, the shadow of the Ba behind him suddenly materialized.

Its ferocious appearance, with a cracked body that seemed to contain magma, radiated a scorching heat in all directions the moment it appeared, causing the snowflakes in the world to melt on a large scale into rainwater, and then into mist.

His blood energy was stimulated to the extreme, and with the Sea Mountain Art operating at full power, his body-refining technique was maintained at its peak at this moment; in the blink of an eye, he reached the Jin Gang Sect ancestor and threw a fierce punch.

A flash of killing intent appeared in the Jin Gang Sect ancestor's eyes, and with a wave of his hand, the Jin Gang shadow beneath him roared to the heavens, responding directly with a punch.

A booming sound erupted; this confrontation between the two sides, where neither held anything back, caused the surroundings to explode, and amidst the loud noise, Xu Qing's body retreated, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

In terms of pure body refining, he was still somewhat inferior to the Jin Gang Sect ancestor's Foundation Establishment body.

But the Jin Gang Sect ancestor was not having an easy time either; his blood energy churned within him, and he also retreated, his expression hiding deep horror beneath its ferocity. He had completely recognized Xu Qing, but the more he recognized him, the more intense the shock in his heart became.

Although he had guessed that the child would become strong quickly, he still had not expected that in less than a year, the other party would go from being hunted by him to attacking his own sect.

And the change in strength between then and now was too great.

"You..." The Jin Gang Sect ancestor's breathing was rapid, wanting to say something, but what awaited him was the flash of cruelty in Xu Qing's eyes as he suddenly charged forward.

The booming sound erupted once more; Xu Qing's attacks were too fast, without the slightest relaxation or pause. Upon nearing, it was punch after punch after punch, and even his legs were the same, occasionally sweeping out, while his forehead was also a weapon, slamming fiercely after closing the distance.

The ferocity made the Jin Gang Sect ancestor gasp repeatedly; under this rapid bombardment, he was suppressed by Xu Qing's momentum and forced to retreat continuously. This made him more and more alarmed as they fought, and the Jin Gang shadow beneath him even showed signs of collapsing.

"Seeking death!" Seeing this, the Jin Gang Sect ancestor roared, his hands rapidly forming seals. Immediately, the magic apertures within his body operated, and his Foundation Establishment momentum rose once again, forming a pressure that bore down on Xu Qing, and as he formed the seals, a blinding golden light appeared behind him.

This golden light materialized into a whip, lashing out fiercely toward Xu Qing; wherever it passed, the void emitted sounds of shattering.

The Ba shadow behind Xu Qing roared, emitting a massive amount of scorching heat. It collided with the whip, and amidst a heaven-shaking sound, the Ba shadow did not collapse and even grabbed the whip, but the impact formed by the Foundation Establishment magic power still caused Xu Qing's entire body to shake, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

His body was sent reeling, falling toward the Jin Gang Sect mountain gate.

At the same time, the sect master and the three elders within the Jin Gang Sect mountain gate had killing intent in their eyes, as did the other disciples, their gazes filled with hatred as they all charged toward the location where Xu Qing was falling, attacking rapidly.

"Die for me!" The Jin Gang Sect ancestor in mid-air also had blood-red eyes and monstrous killing intent, his hands rapidly forming seals.

A Foundation Establishment spell formed once again; it was a massive magic seal that materialized in the sky.

It was dozens of feet in size, and the wind and snow around it swirled on their own; at this moment, carrying an astonishing momentum, it pressed down toward the falling Xu Qing!

The scale was so great that the Jin Gang Sect mountain gate trembled, and the surrounding snowflakes shattered into snow powder in the shockwave, scattering in all directions.

Subsequently, a cold glint flashed in the Jin Gang Sect ancestor's eyes, and he swung his hands outward from the seal; in an instant, two more phantom images identical to the Jin Gang shadow beneath him appeared around him, simultaneously throwing their fists.

Three Jin Gang shadows, six fists, roared toward Xu Qing from three directions.

If this were any other Qi Condensation cultivator, even a Great Perfection one, they would be unable to withstand it; the Foundation Establishment spell itself possessed formidable power, and the magic apertures had the ability to intimidate.

To a certain extent, this was equivalent to seven or eight talisman treasures being used at once.

Facing the crisis, at this very moment, as Xu Qing's body was about to fall toward the Jin Gang Sect mountain gate, as the Jin Gang Sect disciples below were attacking, as the fists of the three Jin Gang shadows approached, and as the great seal fell from above, a cold glint flashed in Xu Qing's eyes.

He suddenly formed seals with both hands, and immediately, an astonishing spiritual energy fluctuation erupted from his body. This fluctuation expanded continuously outward, reaching nearly a hundred feet in the blink of an eye, materializing into a spirit sea!

It exploded outward all at once with astonishing momentum; as it burst, it directly formed a terrifying force that swept rumblingly in all directions.

The Jin Gang Sect sect master, elders, and disciples below—their cultivation made no difference under the release and explosion of Xu Qing's spiritual energy; in an instant, their bodies all shook violently and collapsed in unison!

Wherever it passed, the mountain body roared, buildings shattered, and everyone... was completely annihilated in body and soul!

As for the spell unleashed by the Jin Gang Sect ancestor, it also roared thunderously under the explosion of this spirit sea.

The three Jin Gang shadows immediately blurred, like afterimages fading in the wind, dissipating into nothingness, and the great seal in the sky was the same; as it fell, it seemed to encounter a gale and gradually vanished.

The Jin Gang Sect ancestor's expression changed drastically, and his body retreated far away, but he was still affected. Blood spilled from the corner of his mouth again, his internal injuries worsened, and at the same time, his left arm was caught off guard and covered by the shadow controlled by Xu Qing.

Although he barely avoided it, his entire left arm turned blue-black, the foreign substance extremely concentrated, and a black iron spike whistled over, piercing directly through his right shoulder.

Beyond that, what made his heart tremble at this moment was that he sensed his blood energy was unstable and signs of poisoning appeared within his body. This made the Jin Gang Sect ancestor's expression turn gloomy to the extreme; he quickly took out an elixir to swallow, and his body immediately retreated to put distance between them.

Yet his gaze remained fixed on Xu Qing, who was falling into the now-shattered Jin Gang Sect, revealing intense killing intent.

"The Sea Transformation Scripture of the Seventh Peak of the Seven Blood Eyes, when the spirit sea formed is exploded all at once, can indeed shake Foundation Establishment, but you only have this one chance. Next, you are dead!"

Xu Qing's breathing was rapid, and the talisman treasure protection outside his body was shining, but he still spat out a large mouthful of blood. However, there was no surprise in his expression; he had been very clear about the formidable nature of Foundation Establishment when he came.

But he felt that it could still be killed!

Therefore, the moment he attacked, it was his strongest killing move. Whether it was the Heavenly Blade, the shadow, or the Ba shadow, or even the spirit sea within his body, he did not disperse them into multiple spells but instead violently exploded them.

Especially the poison; from the start of the battle until now, he had used a total of seventy-three types!

And everything he encountered at this moment was exactly as he had judged. Thus, the instant the Jin Gang Sect ancestor's expression turned cold, Xu Qing raised his right hand and grabbed fiercely at the Jin Gang Sect ancestor who was retreating into the sky.

Under this grab, the Jin Gang Sect ancestor's eyes suddenly contracted; the countless snowflakes around him suddenly changed their falling trajectory at this moment, all turning into water droplets.

Looking at it, the range of these water droplets reached a full hundred feet.

"You! How do you still have spiritual energy!"

The moment the Jin Gang Sect ancestor exclaimed in horror, the raindrops in this hundred-foot range merged rapidly, directly transforming into a giant hand that grabbed fiercely toward the Jin Gang Sect ancestor.

Amidst the roaring, the Jin Gang Sect ancestor spat out blood and his body retreated suddenly. As huge waves churned in his heart, this hundred-foot hand made of ice rain changed its form, and it actually materialized once again into... the shape of a serpent-necked dragon!

This was exactly Xu Qing's Forbidden Sea Long Jing. As it roared to the heavens at this moment, the aura of this Forbidden Sea Long Jing was violent, tearing fiercely toward the Jin Gang Sect ancestor!

The Jin Gang Sect ancestor's expression changed completely, and he exclaimed.

"Forbidden Sea Long Jing!"

He had some understanding of the Seven Blood Eyes and knew that after cultivating the Sea Transformation Scripture of the Seventh Peak to the eighth level, some outstanding individuals could form a Forbidden Sea Long Jing, and the Long Jing was equivalent to the other party's second body for storing spiritual energy!

But such people were few!

And he had seen a Forbidden Sea Long Jing before, but what Xu Qing was displaying at this moment, although the aura was the same, the appearance and the power of the Forbidden Sea contained within it felt completely different to him.

With his expression changing drastically, the Jin Gang Sect ancestor retreated again. He did not want to fight anymore; the foreign substance within his body was now concentrated, and the poison he had contracted seemed impossible to resolve immediately, becoming increasingly severe, causing his internal organs to ache with stinging pain. Even the blood he spat out carried a black, fishy stench, as if his internal organs were being corroded and melted.

"If I could open the Profound Radiance State..."

The Jin Gang Sect ancestor roared inwardly, filled with unwillingness and helplessness, and the strange shadow hidden in the surroundings made his heart jump with fear; if he was the slightest bit careless, the foreign substance would increase again upon contact.

Especially with the formidable combat power of the Forbidden Sea Long Jing, if combined with Xu Qing's body-refining strength, the Jin Gang Sect ancestor was already facing a severe life-and-death crisis.

"I am a believer of the Departed Path Sect, I..." While retreating, the Jin Gang Sect ancestor roared with a fierce exterior but a cowardly heart, but before his words could finish, the flight talisman on Xu Qing's body flashed, and having flown up from the ground again, he spoke calmly.

"That's enough."

This was the first sentence he had spoken since the battle began.

Before the Jin Gang Sect ancestor could react to this sentence, Xu Qing waved his hand coldly, and immediately... his magic boat roared out!

The dozens-of-feet-long hull, the ferocious appearance like a snapping turtle or Xuanwu, and the sails like wings made the magic boat that appeared in mid-air exude an indescribable ferocity and killing intent.

Especially as the golden light of the hull flashed, rapidly converging toward the sharp spike at the bow, a sense of divinity actually erupted from this magic boat, locking onto the Jin Gang Sect ancestor.

This divinity, like a god, made the wind and snow in all directions seem to dissipate in an instant.

An astonishing pressure descended with a boom.

And Xu Qing, standing on the magic boat, looked like a master controlling a god. He looked coldly at the Jin Gang Sect ancestor and raised his right hand. As he raised it, the divinity gathered more and more intensely; clearly, as soon as he lowered his hand, the divine strike would erupt.

The divine strike was the strongest move of his magic boat. Originally, Xu Qing had intended to use it at the very first moment, but he was worried that he wouldn't be able to achieve a one-hit kill against a Foundation Establishment cultivator in their prime and uninjured state.

That was why he had personally attacked, waiting until now, finally feeling that the timing was right, before taking it out, all to ensure a one-hit kill!

And the Jin Gang Sect ancestor's expression was, at this moment, paler than ever before; his scalp felt like it was about to explode, and his eyes revealed an extreme, unbelievable shock as he exclaimed.

"Divinity!"

Amidst the horror, the bitterness in the Jin Gang Sect ancestor's heart churned endlessly, turning into terror. The life-and-death crisis at this moment had become infinitely intense... every inch of flesh and blood in his body seemed to be trembling and screaming under this divine power, constantly reminding him of the arrival of death.

"I can't escape. If I were in my previous state, perhaps I would have had a chance, but now..." The Jin Gang Sect ancestor was in despair. He looked at Xu Qing standing on the magic boat and once again remembered the ancient books he had read, so he hurriedly shouted.

"Fellow Daoist, wait a moment, listen to me. I am willing to be a slave, I am willing to be a slave for life. From now on, you are my master, I..."

Xu Qing's expression was indifferent, and he did not pay attention. He had no hobby of taking slaves; his mind was made up, and he suddenly lowered his right hand!

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