Chapter 169: Divine Spirit Scam Routine, Spirit Transforms into Telekinesis!

The moment Qin Shi stepped forward, the blade clattered, clattered, drawn from the Black Scabbard.

Like dazzling lightning tearing the night sky, surging life force drove the mortal body.

He seemed to cross space itself, arriving directly before the Secret Sect follower.

Such terrifying speed far exceeded the limit of what the naked eye could capture!

Hiss!

The blade light fell swiftly, like a meteor plummeting, slamming heavily onto the Secret Sect follower's shoulder!

Clang!

Metal struck metal, ringing sharply!

Against an ordinary opponent, flesh and blood could not withstand the Perfect Grade Electric Shock Military Saber, and would simply be sliced in half cleanly.

But the Secret Sect follower's "Black Lotus Armor" Ju Bao was clearly extraordinary.

It shimmered with a layer of glossy, sticky "Qi Membrane."

As the blade cut down, there was obvious resistance, like sinking into a quagmire, unable to sever.

The immense power infused into the blade was stripped away layer by layer, leaving less than thirty percent of its strong kinetic energy.

Finally, like a great hammer raised to smash, it sent the Secret Sect follower flying backward!

"This kid is so fierce!"

A chill rose on the Secret Sect follower's neck, as if half a foot had stepped into the Ghost Gate, breaking out in a cold sweat.

He hadn't even seen Qin Shi's movement clearly before the blade light was upon him.

If not for the Divine Spirit's blessing granting him the astonishingly defensive "Black Lotus Armor" Ju Bao, that strike just now would have separated his head from his body.

"Huh!"

Qin Shi was equally surprised, ever since using weapons in combat.

His killing move had only been used once, never missing.

Neither Wen Han, who practiced Horizontal Training, nor Lin Kang, skilled in swordsmanship, could withstand it.

One strike down, life extinguished!

This strange-looking Secret Sect follower was tough to cut.

Taking a killing strike head-on, he was actually unharmed.

"His armor is off, that membrane is sticky, circulating to dissipate force and reduce damage..."

Qin Shi narrowed his eyes, great interest rising in his heart.

As thoughts flickered, he stomped hard, the ground cracking and exploding.

Blade light swept like a dragon again, suddenly covering the Secret Sect follower's head.

But that armor bloomed like a lotus, releasing an oval translucent membrane, like a blown bubble!

Boom!

Like a bronze bell striking, sound waves burst forth, shattering the cliff rocks on both sides!

The Secret Sect follower who had just climbed up was once again cut and sent flying by the dazzling blade light, like a baseball hit full force, tracing a clear parabola!

He was shaken into a daze, all his bones feeling like they were falling apart.

No matter how much the Spiritual Path emphasized warming the flesh, it could not compare to the Martial Path.

Facing Qin Shi's violent assault of cutting alloy, he was almost powerless to parry.

"No! If this continues, even the Black Lotus Armor Ju Bao may not save my life!"

The Secret Sect follower's hairs stood on end; he had originally underestimated Qin Shi, thinking his life force inferior to Wu Tao's, not a troublesome prey.

Unexpectedly, this kid wielded the military saber with extraordinary ferocity, actually pressing him down and beating him!

He entered samadhi of the mind, the Holy Embryo absorbing energy, instantly casting spell skills!

As Qin Shi approached again with the saber, his eyebrows suddenly raised.

He felt his flesh vitality suddenly increase, the blood in his body as if boiling and heating, almost about to burst forth.

"Trying to play micro-management with me!"

Qin Shi took a deep breath, powerful Spiritual Field Power merging with the mortal body, suppressing this anomaly.

One of the means the Martial Path feared most was none other than the Spiritual Path manipulating the microscopic.

For example, the Flesh System increased the mortal body's vitality, causing a certain organ to proliferate;

or the Elemental System drew away moisture, turning one into a dried corpse;

and there was the Spatial System, transferring sharp alloy fragments into the other's The Brain...

This kind of microscopic manipulation required extremely perverted exquisite control.

Although very few Spiritual Path practitioners could do it, once possessing this interference ability, if the mortal body had not transformed and sublimated, the Martial Path practitioner promoted to Professional Level had no chance of winning at all.

"Pity, I am a numbers monster."

Qin Shi forcibly suppressed the boiling blood; he had broken the Three Great Limits, tendons and bones closely connected, the mortal body far from so fragile, able to withstand it!

He continued forward, the blade tip pointing at the Secret Sect follower who staggered to his feet.

The latter seemed ready, both hands lifting, the mind trembling, forming waves of substantial Spiritual Field Power one after another, condensing into a strange image like a half Blood Sun.

This was his final move!

Communicating with Netherworld existences, obtaining power blessings from the believed-in Divine Spirits!

The Secret Sect follower felt the few spell skills he mastered posed little threat to Qin Shi.

The flesh-and-blood giant creature was slain by one blade, its vitality extinguished.

As for driving War Mastiffs to surround and hunt, it wouldn't work either; seeing Qin Shi's fierce appearance with the saber, he estimated several dozen War Mastiffs with vitality around fifty points would all be killed within half a minute.

After all, the Spiritual Path needed to use terrain advantages and maintain safety distance to fully exert its own strength.

A warrior immune to Qin Shi's control with exceptionally high magic resistance gets close, and there's no way to hit him at all!

So the cultists decisively used the most common trump card skill of the Spiritual Path.

Call for backup!

The half Blood Sun twisted and transformed, like a vertical pupil containing terror and savagery, locking onto Qin Shi with deadly intent.

"Can't win so you call your big brother, what a little wimp."

Qin Shi's footsteps faltered slightly as he sensed immense pressure.

Space seemed filled with strong glue, firmly sticking his limbs.

Mad and confused muttering and noise echoed by his ears.

At first came a sticky humming, like some multi-jointed insect scraping against his frontal lobe inside his skull.

Qin Shi's mind instantly entered samadhi, trying to block this sensory deception.

But the Blood Sun's bewitching light grew ever brighter, letting his retina be permeated by blood, every nerve ending becoming sharp, lightly pricked by needle tips.

Even in the state of his Spiritual Residence's Inner Landscape, he couldn't immediately escape, trapped within!

"My god protects me, how could I possibly lose to you!"

The cultist turned defeat into victory, hooking up an arc at the corner of his mouth.

If he hard-controlled Qin Shi, he could freely use Flesh System methods and slowly cook him up.

"I have plenty of strength, later I'll play with you properly!"

The cultist thought of almost being cut down by two blades, his gaze gradually turning cold and sinister.

He was about to step forward, drawing an esoteric ritual beneath Qin Shi's feet, to sacrifice him.

To pay the huge cost of this summoning of a Divine Spirit.

"Since that's the case, I won't pretend anymore."

Qin Shi tried a few times, discovering that relying solely on a body that broke the Three Limits, he indeed couldn't break free from the restraint.

The pressure imposed by the half Blood Sun was too heavy, constantly interfering and affecting his senses.

Even producing an erosion effect, bit by bit contaminating his spirit.

"It seems the Martial Path, which hasn't promoted to Professional Level, truly can't deal with the Spiritual Path's shameless trick of calling for backup when they can't win."

Qin Shi accepted the fact, then toward the approaching cultist, revealed a smile that could be called sunny and brilliant.

Martial Path, he is a numbers monster!

Spiritual Path, he is also Supermodel Brother!

Spiritual Field Power spread like mist, several halos condensed behind his head, the Symbolic Emblems of the four Divine Spirit Pillars were respectively lit up, emitting completely different brilliant radiance.

The half Blood Sun instantly surged, as if sensing some unusual terrifying breath, suddenly shrinking by a circle.

Crack crack!

The space originally illuminated and covered by the half Blood Sun, like a cracked mirror surface, burst with streaks of cracks.

The Symbolic Emblems of the four pillars, infused with Qin Shi's Spiritual Field Power, also became brighter and brighter, dazzling, like huge celestial bodies hanging high in the air, beginning to squeeze the "territory" occupied by the half Blood Sun.

"Damn! Almost forgot he walks two paths!"

The cultist was stunned, only then remembering the spiritual light he had seen on Qin Shi when the latter closed his eyes.

As the half Blood Sun of the god he believed in, it was crushed by the four Pillar Deities, utterly powerless to fight back.

The originally open Yin Realm Rift rapidly closed, like a bandit staking out at someone's doorstep, thinking to pull a big job, only to find he took the wrong path and accidentally entered the heavily guarded National Defense Department.

Which heretic isn't afraid upon encountering Dongxia's Four Pillars?

"My god has abandoned me too!"

The cultist couldn't help but despair, thinking to himself:

"Why on earth did I have to run into this kind of monster who walks both the Martial Path and the Spiritual Path, and is perverted in both!"

Bang!

With the four pillar Symbolic Emblems, Qin Shi was no longer hard-controlled by the half Blood Sun to the point of difficulty moving.

He swung the Perfect Grade Electric Shock Military Saber, lightly slashing, and shattered the terrifying twisted Xiang Zheng into pieces!

Like cutting open a huge bubble, with a "pop," the heavy pressure vanished into nothingness.

"If my Perfect Grade Electric Shock Military Saber has the chance to absorb a Netherworld Creature, could it grow the 'God Slayer' trait."

Qin Shi considered while raising his eyes to look at the cultist.

He eyed that suit of Black Lotus Armor, cracked his knuckles, and directly started hacking!

Boom boom boom boom boom—

Driven to a dead end with nowhere to escape, the cultist was like a groundhog being slammed hard into the ground.

That Perfect Grade Electric Shock Military Saber was swung like a thousand-jin Heavy Hammer.

Like forging iron, repeatedly hammering the Black Lotus Armor!

The constantly flowing membrane was very tough, always maintaining force dissipation, layer by layer weakening Qin Shi's attacks.

But the cultist himself couldn't take that many cuts; he seemed to be stuffed into a big iron vat and then shaken hard, his Five Viscera Six Bowels ruptured, with traces of blood seeping from his mouth and nose.

After seventy or eighty hammer strikes, his whole body was almost unrecognizable, turned into mangled flesh.

That suit of armor lost its Qi Life Force supply and gradually dimmed.

The astonishingly defensive membrane quietly dissipated.

"It's a bit dirty, but it can still be used after washing!"

Qin Shi used Spiritual Field Power to lift the armor, shaking the broken meat paste inside clean.

Then he found Wu Tao, who had only half a breath left; just now the cultist's summoning of a Divine Spirit had used him as the sacrifice.

This archer, rarely seen in the Martial Path, now had less than forty percent of his flesh and blood left—just one hand, one leg, and half a face; the remaining limbs had been taken to offer to the "god" worshipped by the Life Sect.

Qin Shi lowered his head and glanced twice, saying softly:

"Looks like you're not going to make it. Since you're not going to make it, I'll give you a hand."

He activated the electronic marker on Wu Tao's wristwatch, calling the rescue team, so at least someone would bring the corpse back.

"As payment, you won't need the water canteen or rations. Hand them over."

Qin Shi poured from the water canteen, washing clean that armor stained with thick blood smell.

Then he waved at the weakly breathing Wu Tao and stepped into the thick twilight.

"Heh heh... So this is the Nanhuang Dojo's inheritor. He's this strong?"

Wu Tao's gaze was complex, holding both unwillingness and regret.

Finally his consciousness sank into darkness.

Returning to the cave, the other squad members should have been taken away by the rescue team; it was empty.

Outside lay a ground full of War Mastiff corpses. Qin Shi didn't shy from hard work, using the Perfect Grade Electric Shock Military Saber to pry out the red crystals embedded in their foreheads, then scanning them in with his wristwatch.

Collecting this material would add some points, more or less.

"Black Lotus Armor, let me see what this is about."

Qin Shi leaned against the rock and sat down on the spot.

He seriously fiddled with the Black Lotus Armor, shrunk into a cluster, palm-sized.

This thing was originally deep red, its surface between keratin and scales, with a very slight pulse, as if possessing life.

But once "bound," absorbing Qi Life Force, it would automatically unfold, activate defense form, generating a membrane to wrap the whole body.

"Material extremely tough, can withstand Specialist-grade piercing, slashing and other damage. Any kinetic energy contained in an attack can be weakened."

Qin Shi carefully admired it. The Black Lotus Armor had dense, flesh-like fiber tissue, able to absorb 500,000 kg-level impact, and with sufficient Qi Life Force, could rapidly complete repairs.

No wonder it's so hard to cut through!

Nearly exhausted me to death!

Qin Shi grumbled inwardly. Slashing out seventy or eighty blades in one go was no small consumption for him.

If not for his formidable physical ability, he might not have been able to handle the Secret Sect disciple.

"Six 'Cores' exist in total. This is just one component kit."

Qin Shi discovered the Black Lotus Armor had several core cavities inside.

Must complete the sacrifice, obtain divine blessing from the Divine Spirit, to fill them.

"Really resembles a shady game's pay-to-win scheme. Equipment split into several kits, still need to socket gems, strengthen levels, grind affixes, reroll attributes... thinking about it makes my liver ache faintly."

Qin Shi decided to accept Wu Tao's "gift." Although he had no connection with that one from the Life Sect, the four Pillar Deities watched him constantly. Accumulate some blessings and he might just piece them together.

After inventorying the main war trophies, he again resided in his inner landscape, heading to the Netherworld.

Every time he swept a Spiritual Path, Qin Shi never forgot to stack the Legendary Talent 【Heart of Steel】.

Incidentally, he checked if a "Skill Book" would drop from the other party.

Last time that Hypnosis Master Gray Viper let him learn "Mental Shockwave."

This Life Path Secret Sect disciple's abilities far surpassed the former. He believed he should get some good stuff.

The Netherworld was still a boundless, deep ocean. With Qin Shi's spiritual progress, that "small island" only big enough for two or three people expanded rapidly. Now it had several dozen square meters, becoming a small but complete solitary room. Several small boats were moored at the shore, no longer the original rafts.

"If I condense the Holy Embryo, spiritual field power transforms, the change would be even greater. Stack 【Heart of Steel】, and upgrading the small boat to an aircraft carrier might be possible!"

Qin Shi painted himself a pie, jumped on the small boat and rowed hard, tracking the Secret Sect disciple.

The Netherworld's imagery originates from the spirit's projection.

That Life Path Secret Sect disciple resembled a fat, wriggling blood worm, crawling on the ground.

Qin Shi used 【Heart of Steel】 to forcibly extract the other's spiritual field power, absorbing it clean.

Then he swung his mental blade, chopping it into several segments.

A cluster of light burst open. Sure enough, he got another "Skill Book."

Qin Shi hadn't had time to examine it closely when his inner landscape rumbled loudly, making a huge commotion.

He left the Netherworld. The mist-like spiritual field power completely gathered, changing from gaseous to solid state.

A fist-sized spherical core appeared in The Brain.

Like a curled infant, also like a newborn celestial body.

Strands of mist, as if refined, turned into inch after inch of extremely condensed arc light.

"This is telekinesis. You've touched the Holy Embryo threshold from the meditation level."

The expressionless Super Xiao He saw Qin Shi's confusion and gave the answer.

"Spiritual transformation into telekinesis, you can open 'Spell Slots.' Absorb Netherworld dimensional energy, nourish the spirit's inner landscape, and then... mining efficiency will also be much higher."

(Chapter End)