Chapter 181: Immortal Spirit Self-Detonation, Specifically Counters False Gods and Evil Abominations

"The gods are immortal." The voice of Dongshen came forth.

His body did not revert to human form, but instead became a grotesque sludge of greasy flesh.

Guo Ming struck first, using the Divine Empress Sword of Zi Shi and the Great Auspice Sword of Chou Shi as his main weapons, with the Su Nu Sword and Sword Spirit assisting from the side.

The Son of Heaven, the Mother of Ghostly Grievances, and the Moon Orchid Warrior's Shadow all followed suit.

Xiong Zhigang and the Flying Bear Iron Cavalry seemed redundant.

The individual strength of the Flying Bear Iron Cavalry was too weak; even with the dual boosts from Chu Danqing and Xiong Zhigang, they were vastly inferior to Dongshen.

Previously, without restraint, their charge and spearhead formation could not have crushed Dongshen—they might have been pierced through instead.

"This false god is truly outrageous," Xiong Zhigang thought, deeply shaken.

Even reduced to sludge, he still lived—it was simply unbelievable.

Upon hearing this, Chu Danqing said calmly: "He's just got strong vitality. Not a big deal—you can have that too, someday."

It was pure comfort. To Chu Danqing, Dongshen was already absurdly powerful; this was merely a fragment of consciousness—how strong must the original body be?

But this was also good news: they had encountered him before he had fully developed.

Otherwise, his growth rate would surely surpass his own.

According to the reward for the hidden quest, once the reserve candidate examination was passed, one could directly proceed to the rank promotion examination.

Chu Danqing had grown quickly, yet he still endured three trials to qualify for the rank examination.

Lower- and mid-tier reserve adepts were even less advanced—three trials were barely enough to adapt to the Paradise's rhythm.

After several steps and exchanges, Guo Ming used the Zi Shi Divine Empress Sword as a sacrifice to block Dongshen's powerful strike.

The flying sword shattered, but Guo Ming was hardly affected.

After all, it was a talent-derived weapon—once broken, it could be reformed.

It just required time.

After retreating several steps, he landed beside Chu Danqing and said: "With my current cultivation, I cannot kill this false god."

He could fight him, but not utterly destroy him.

Chu Danqing felt helpless upon hearing this.

For the first time, he faced an opponent Guo Ming couldn't defeat.

"What about sealing him?" Chu Danqing asked. If he couldn't kill him, seal him—wait until Dongshen's trial mission failed.

"No need for that trouble. I have no means to handle him, but luckily, you have the Son of Heaven aiding you."

"Not to mention he holds the Mandate of Heaven."

"Unfortunately, due to equipment quality, the Son of Heaven's power isn't at its peak—otherwise, this false god would already be dead." Guo Ming had no intention of sealing him.

If this menace clung to Chu Danqing, it would be bad for both him and the Guo Clan.

"So if quality is lacking, use quantity." Guo Ming devised a solution: "As a summoned entity, the Son of Heaven can be summoned repeatedly—why not let him obey my command?"

Chu Danqing didn't ask how Guo Ming planned to do it—he immediately agreed.

"Son of Heaven, heed this incantation," Guo Ming recited a chant, then channeled his Qi to assist.

Chu Danqing, having the Five Elemental Beast Scripture from the same trial world as a foundation, recognized the incantation's purpose.

Self-destruct.

Reverse the Qi, burn one's life, and unleash power far beyond the norm.

The Son of Heaven immediately complied, his body dissolving into golden light.

Chu Danqing expected an explosion—but it wasn't.

The golden radiance spread over him, warm and soothing—even his HP began to recover.

But for Chu Danqing, Guo Ming, and others, it was healing; for Dongshen, it was like oil and water.

It corroded countless pits into Dongshen's already grotesque body.

When the golden light faded, Chu Danqing summoned the Son of Heaven again.

With the first experience, the second self-destruction came easily—the Son of Heaven acted smoothly, and Guo Ming's coordination grew fluent.

"In raw power, this Son of Heaven under your command is inferior to me."

"But in origin, my family's four generations of three ministers mean nothing before him."

"He holds the Mandate of Heaven, is a child of Heaven and Earth, and is a Peaceful Immortal Spirit."

"He is specifically designed to exterminate false gods and evil abominations." Guo Ming had no choice—thankfully, it was Chu Danqing's summoned entity.

Had it been his own world's Son of Heaven, he would never dare do this.

Back in Yangxian County, that Son of Heaven had only been slain because it had fallen to demonic corruption—otherwise, they could never have killed it.

"Gods—no, heavenly power—this is impossible!!!" Dongshen sensed something wrong after the first self-destruction.

Before he could escape, the second explosion arrived.

If the first was oil and water, this one was melting.

His grotesque body gradually turned liquid.

Third, fourth, fifth—

Until Chu Danqing's Qi was exhausted, even his summoned entities could no longer be sustained, forcing the Five Elemental Spirit Array to shut down.

Dongshen was dead, leaving only a blood-red, pitted bone sphere.

Guo Ming walked over, poked it with his sword, and smiled.

"Dead," he said, tossing the sphere to Chu Danqing. "It might be useful to Da Bao."

Chu Danqing caught it—it was still a Fine-grade material.

【Flower Essence】

【Type: Material】

【Quality: Fine】

【Effect 1: Can be used in potion, food, and related crafting】

【Effect 2: Can be used in equipment, item, and related crafting】

【Effect 3: Can be used in bloodline, profession, and related crafting】

【Effect 4: When used as an auxiliary in enhancing Fine-grade equipment, increases success rate by 30%】

(Note: When used as an auxiliary for equipment below Fine-grade, the enhancement is guaranteed to succeed.)

(Note: When crafting, you must possess the corresponding skill or technique—the material contains subtle consciousness fragments requiring processing.)

(Note: If you lack the skill or technique, after returning to Paradise, you may spend Paradise Points to process it.)

(Note: Removing the consciousness fragments may cause quality degradation.)

(Note: Failing to remove the consciousness fragments may cause Dongshen's consciousness to revive, resulting in uncontrollable consequences.)

Da Bao's eyes never left the Flower Essence in Chu Danqing's hand—his body radiated longing.

"Hungry. Want to eat," Da Bao pleaded pitifully.

Chu Danqing nodded: "Yes, I know. I'll process it and give it to you when we return."

Then he put it away immediately.

The greatest value of this material lay in its subtle consciousness fragments—that's why it had so many effects.

Chu Danqing naturally chose to process it into a potion as Da Bao's cultivation resource.

But that had to wait until they returned.

"Finally over. This false god was truly formidable," Xiong Zhigang sighed.

Beside him, Guo Ming pulled out five transmission manuals and handed them to Xiong Zhigang: "Chu Brother asked me to find these transmissions for you, Grand Coordinator."

"Unfortunately, in my world, martial paths are rare—there are few transmissions related to them," Guo Ming said, tone tinged with regret.

Along with the manuals were five Excellent-grade pills—custom-made high-end items.

Originally, the Guo Clan had only given Chu Danqing common pills; but after sending him sword basics and the Flesh Scholar's spellbook, they gradually upgraded to high-end, then custom high-end items.

Like upgrading from tea to premium tea.

Once Chu Danqing's growth was involved, the Guo Clan never stinted again.

"Take them—they're already here," Chu Danqing said, seeing Xiong Zhigang hesitate, and took them himself to shove into his arms. "The stronger you are, the more you help me."

"These are small change—we'll earn more later."

"If you can get these with money, just quietly enjoy it—most people don't even have this channel," Chu Danqing spoke truthfully.

Xiong Zhigang could only accept: "Then I shall not refuse your generosity."

The gifts kept piling up—the more he received, the less reason he had to refuse Chu Danqing's summons.

Debts of gratitude were hardest to repay, especially when each gift stacked upon the last.

Chu Danqing could manage without him—but without Chu Danqing, Xiong Zhigang's growth would be extremely difficult.

Like Guo Ming, his growth depended entirely on Chu Danqing.

But their needs differed: Xiong Zhigang sought knowledge and resources; Guo Ming sought things from different systems to aid his own path.

"No need for formalities—we're family," Chu Danqing smiled. "Go back and train hard. I'm about to reach Rank 1—don't fall behind."

"With these pills, breaking through won't be hard," Xiong Zhigang said confidently.

"Alright, time's up. I'll send you back—I need to return and report too." Chu Danqing figured since the job was done, he'd save Paradise Points.

Another minute of chatting would exceed an hour—he'd have to pay extra.

【Detected unnotarized skill or consumable, provided by alliance partner. Choose: conventional notarization or abandon notarization.】

【1. Notarize, consume 10, 00 Paradise Points for Excellent-grade】

【2. Do not notarize—it will be returned with you upon repatriation】

——

【Detected that the covenant partner carries an Excellent-tier skill and an Excellent-tier consumable belonging to a Reserve Dimensional Apostle; you may choose to pay a handling fee to complete the transfer, or abandon the transfer.】

【1. Handling fee: 10, 00 Paradise Points】

【2. Abandoning the transfer will leave the items in place.】

——

【You returned the covenant partner. Cognitive rationalization revision completed. Current duration: 1 hour. Cost: 491 Paradise Points.】

As soon as the man was sent away, Chu Danqing lost 20, 00 Paradise Points.

"Cross-dimensional transactions are truly expensive," Chu Danqing thought, his heart tightening.

As for letting Xiong Zhigang simply eat the pills directly—that won't do; notarization and transfer are essential.

Without notarization and transfer, the pills can only be consumed by humans in Guo Ming's trial world; if Xiong Zhigang ingests them directly, trouble will follow.

Guo Ming uses Mana Points, while Xiong Zhigang uses Command Points—how could these be the same?

Only through the Paradise's notarization and transfer can the pills be converted into a form usable by Xiong Zhigang.

This is common knowledge—even Apostles rely on it, otherwise how could they possess skills, equipment, and other items from various trial worlds?

Precisely because of the Paradise's aid, they can ignore differences in worlds, species, evolution, and systems.

Therefore, this expense cannot be spared.

(End of Chapter)