Chapter 44: Kui Shadow Great Completion

Inside the ruined city, the stone cave where Xu Qing was located had a floor full of bird feathers, mixed with unpleasant turbid air.

The stones and debris he had once used to block the gaps were now severely corroded by strange substances.

The dust in the surroundings was also more than when he had left.

Clearly, even if the forbidden zone formed and scavengers came to explore one after another, his shelter point was too hidden, so no one had come after he left.

Thus, the smell of dust mixed with decay constantly entered Xu Qing's nose, but he did not care.

At this moment, Xu Qing sat cross-legged, the Haishan Technique in his body operated fully, and after accumulating momentum, he was charging toward the seventh layer with all his might.

And outside, the roaring sounds and strange shrill sounds, mixed with hair-raising crying, constantly echoed, which made Xu Qing dazed for a moment, producing an illusion.

As if, he had returned to half a year ago.

At that time, amidst the divine spirit opening its eyes and the blood rain descending, he was living with difficulty alone in this city full of bones.

Xu Qing was silent.

After a long while, his mind no longer conjured up the past, and his heart and mind were completely immersed in cultivation. As the cultivation in his body constantly operated, the spiritual energy in the surroundings slowly gathered, surging in rapidly through the pores of his whole body.

The sound of bang-bang also gradually echoed in his body. This sound became louder and louder, and later it turned into a roar echoing in his mind.

Accompanied by the roar was the black impurities secreted from his pores all over his body. These impurities became more and more, thicker and thicker.

And as they were secreted, the body under Xu Qing's clothes also erupted with astonishing power within the flesh and blood at this moment.

His blood vessels all bulged, his flesh and blood were compressed amidst constant tearing and forming, and his bones also made sounds.

Until an hour later, as the sound like heavenly thunder exploded in his mind, Xu Qing's eyes opened suddenly, and purple light erupted from his pupils.

At this very instant, the ghost shadow manifested once again behind him.

But this time... his Kui shadow was completely different from the past!

The whole body was darker, the body was sturdier, and even the top of the head was no longer a single horn, but appeared with double horns like an ox, and the shape was spiral, faintly with black lightning lingering at the tip.

The face was extremely ferocious, and as the bloody mouth opened, it seemed to be able to swallow evil ghosts alive.

Especially the sharp double claws, combined with the purple pupils, exuded heart-pounding cruelty.

The powerful fluctuations spread from this Kui shadow, as if it could penetrate the stone cave and shake the four directions.

Kui shadow, Great Completion!

This was a change that could only appear when the Haishan Technique reached Great Perfection. If it were someone else, cultivating to this extent would already be the Great Perfection of Body Tempering in the Qi Condensation realm, unable to improve anymore. But now in Xu Qing, it was only the seventh layer.

As for his body, the changes at this moment were also very large. His body was clearly more slender and refined, and the duration of the purple light in his eyes also exceeded the past.

Especially his face...

If he was incomparably delicate when the Haishan Technique was at the sixth layer, then at this moment, Xu Qing, under the purple intent of his double eyes, even if his face was full of dirt, seemed not far from being enchanting.

But Xu Qing did not care about these; he cared about the power erupting in his body at this moment.

So, he quickly lowered his head, looking at the bulging blood vessels on the fist he was slowly clenching, as well as the distinct blue veins bulging on his arms.

As the purple light in his eyes slowly dissipated, he already felt his power incomparably clearly...

More than doubled compared to before!

"One Kui of power?" Xu Qing muttered, looking at the surroundings.

Outside it was pitch black, and inside the stone cave it was also not visible, although Xu Qing could barely see everything at this moment, he could not see the shadow.

But in his perception, he could feel the existence of the shadow, so after pondering, he tried to control it.

After an incense stick's time, excitement and strangeness appeared in Xu Qing's eyes.

In his perception, his control over the shadow was much better than before, and he could even control it minutely, allowing a part of the strange substances contained within the shadow to return to his body.

Although doing so had no use at all, it could also indirectly prove that his control over the shadow was more flexible.

All of this made Xu Qing feel that his combat power at this moment, if he encountered the camp master again, did not need the Divine Statue Heavenly Blade at all; just one punch... could make the eighth-layer Body Tempering camp master's arm collapse.

"But it's a pity, facing the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor, the gap is still too large."

Xu Qing shook his head. Although he did not truly fight the other party, the escape along the way and the fist shadow from the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor made him very clear about the gap.

So even if the shadow caught him off guard, Xu Qing was still very clear that he, as he was now, could not possess the power to fight Foundation Establishment.

"However, if I encounter those two ninth-layer Qi Condensation, I can kill them."

Cold light flashed in Xu Qing's eyes, and along the exit of the stone cave, he looked outside.

The roaring sounds and strange sounds in his ears came one after another, sometimes near and sometimes far, forming a distinct contrast with the silence inside the stone cave.

This scene made Xu Qing have that feeling of returning to half a year ago once again. He instinctively took out the iron sign, gripped it slowly, and pondered in his heart where to go.

If he left at this moment, he felt that there was a high probability that he could reach Deer Horn City smoothly.

But... Xu Qing was a little unwilling, and killing intent flashed in his eyes.

"If I don't kill those few people, this kind of hidden danger makes people very uneasy." Xu Qing narrowed his eyes, and the map of the entire city appeared in his mind.

He was very familiar with this city.

At this moment, as one street after another appeared, whether it was the location where strange beasts slept or the shelter point of birds, they were all clearly revealed in his mind, and he began to analyze.

"City Master's Mansion!" After a long while, Xu Qing muttered in a low voice, cold light rich in his eyes.

He prepared to try to leave the city first. If he didn't encounter Jin Gang Sect people on the road, that was fine. Once he encountered them, he would counterattack according to the established method.

Feeling the roaring sounds outside, from near to far, Xu Qing's expression was decisive. He moved the debris blocking the entrance away and slowly drilled out.

This crack entrance was narrow, and Xu Qing's body had grown a bit larger now, so it was a bit reluctant when going out, but his expression was as usual. After squeezing out forcefully, even if his body was scratched, this injury would heal soon.

After drilling out, Xu Qing was vigilant in his heart, looked at the pitch black of the surroundings, his body flickered and rushed out directly, moving carefully within this ruined city.

This caution even exceeded his state in the depths of the forbidden zone jungle.

It was truly because compared to there, in the city at night, there were more strange beasts and weirdness.

Fortunately, Xu Qing understood the structure of the city, so although he encountered danger while walking along the way, he avoided most of them by relying on his own speed and familiarity.

If he really could not avoid them, he would strike like thunder to resolve them and go far away again.

Just like that, under the rich strange substances, Xu Qing walked carefully in this city for more than an hour. When he was about to approach the edge, he suddenly heard a roaring sound from afar.

This sound made Xu Qing's eyes tighten.

In the dark night, his eyes like a lone wolf became sharp at this moment, approaching the place where the sound came from. After an incense stick's time, he saw two figures being chased by seven or eight strange beasts.

These two were exactly the Jin Gang Sect elders.

They arrived at the city only after Xu Qing and the Ancestor had entered the city for a period of time.

It was already late at night when they arrived, so after hesitation and weighing, they did not choose to enter the depths but hid on the edge to wait.

It was just that there were too many strange beasts and weirdness in the city, and their hiding place was not a relatively safe shelter point found by birds, so it was inevitable to encounter them.

Because they were unwilling to cause too much fluctuation and attract more strange beasts, they avoided if they could, and would only strike if they really could not avoid them.

Their cautious behavior, combined with their extraordinary strength, made them sufficient to deal with it even if they encountered an attack now.

At this moment, while speeding, just as they were about to shake off the strange beasts behind them, a cold glint came from afar instantly.

The speed was so fast that in the dark night it was like an arrow leaving the string, whistling and rushing straight to the Jin Gang Sect elder in front.

This person was not the one who had fought Xu Qing before, but a latecomer who followed the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor together.

His expression changed immediately, and he pinched techniques with both hands and pushed forward. Instantly, cold ice roared and spread around him, and he had his own defense solidified to block the incoming cold glint.

But this cold glint had astonishing power, instantly penetrating the cold ice and stabbing directly onto his defense.

Amidst the intense trembling of spiritual energy fluctuations, his defense appeared cracked, but in the end, it blocked it, also making him see clearly that what attacked him was a black iron sign!

This scene made the Jin Gang Sect elder's eyes shrink, and he turned his head suddenly to look at his companion behind him, just about to take action, but it was too late.

He was attacked, and a black shadow had already turned into a black lightning from the alley next to him, instantly approaching the other elder behind this person.

This black shadow was Xu Qing.

The previous iron sign was a cover. The target Xu Qing truly wanted to solve first was that middle-aged man who had fought him before and had his left foot destroyed!

Xu Qing's speed at this moment exploded fully, much faster than when he was at the sixth layer of the Haishan Technique. While speeding, he set off a sharp wind sound, and in an instant, he arrived beside the injured middle-aged cultivator.

This middle-aged cultivator had injuries on his body, and the strange substances in the forbidden zone were rich, so he could not continue to rise into the air with flight talismans, so compared to his companion, his steps were slightly staggering.

At this moment, facing danger, his eyes widened, a strong life-and-death crisis rose in his heart, and his body retreated suddenly to dodge, but how could Xu Qing give him a chance? The moment he approached, his body jumped instantly, his right hand gripped into a fist, and he punched him fiercely.

For this punch, whether it was speed or power, Xu Qing used all his strength.

As he struck out at this moment, the ferocious ghost shadow manifested directly behind him, emitting a silent roar that shook all directions, while gathering into Xu Qing's fist.

Making this punch, the moment it was swung, the air seemed about to explode. Amidst the sounds of ka-ka, it seemed to contain the power of suppression, and amidst the ferocity of the Kui shadow, it landed on the chest of this middle-aged cultivator.

The defense in front of this middle-aged cultivator collapsed instantly, and Xu Qing's fist, like a bamboo, bombarded his chest directly.

The loud sound shook the sky, echoing suddenly in this silent city.

Accompanied by shrill screams, the middle-aged cultivator whose left foot had been destroyed spat out blood crazily, his chest deeply sunken, his internal organs about to collapse and shatter at this moment, and his figure rolled backward uncontrollably like a kite with a broken string.

But he was a ninth-layer Qi Condensation after all. At this moment, his expression was terrified, and he forcefully suppressed his injury. The flight talisman on his right leg flashed suddenly, and the flight power spread, causing his falling body to twist, about to rise into the air and escape.

But the next moment, the cold glint rose again, and a long sword whistled over, instantly approaching, cutting directly across his right leg.

Blood erupted, and shrill screams echoed in the eight directions. His right leg with the flight talisman and his body were instantly broken apart.

But before this person who lost his right leg could fall, Xu Qing used his thigh strength to rush out again. The moment he rushed out, the ground where he had just been was penetrated and stabbed by a large number of ice blades formed by the other person's technique.

While crossing each other, Xu Qing did not even look behind him, directly catching up with the falling middle-aged cultivator in mid-air. Amidst his despair, he threw a punch with his right hand.

The Kui shadow roared, merged into the fist, and rushed toward the middle-aged cultivator ferociously.

It bombarded his forehead directly.

With a bang, the middle-aged cultivator's body trembled crazily, his head exploded suddenly, blood splashed everywhere, and he died!

The corpse fell to the ground and was pounced on by the strange beasts chasing over, dismembered and bitten.

Xu Qing's body did not pause at all. He tore off the flight talisman on the broken leg on the ground, turned around, and looked at the other Jin Gang Sect elder not far away, whose face was pale and eyes carried horror.

After licking his lips, cold light flashed in Xu Qing's wolf-like eyes, and he rushed toward this elder at high speed.

Kill!

Corrected typos, causing the update to be a little late... ===== CHAPTER 45 =====