Chapter 712

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Protagonist:

Xu Changqing

The leftmost dried corpse held a bone sword in its hand.

The middle dried corpse formed hand seals with both hands, yin sha condensing around its body.

The rightmost dried corpse emitted strange fluctuations all over its body.

To tell the truth, no matter which one, looking at them none seemed easy to deal with.

Xu Changqing thought it over and still gave the order: "Move out!"

The treasure was right before his eyes; he had to give it a try.

Even if Xu Zixiao was lost, it would only be the loss of one rare spirit plant.

If it succeeded, the jade box had been placed on River Heart Island for thousands of years — what was inside absolutely would not be simple.

Roar!

The moment Xu Zixiao approached, the left dried corpse detected him first; with a low roar the bone sword swept horizontally, releasing a strand of black sword qi wrapped in dense yin sha.

A sharp whistling tore through the air, cleaving straight at the face of the approaching one.

Xu Zixiao reacted quickly; the Xuan Wood Defense Rune and Zhen Sha Solidify Rune lit up on his body surface.

The two spirit patterns intertwined into a green defense barrier; at the same time he activated the Escape Speed Amplification Rune, his figure dodging to the side like lightning.

With a "Bang," the sword qi still struck the barrier.

Yin sha clashed with the Zhen Sha Solidify Rune; the barrier rippled but did not shatter.

Not waiting for the dried corpse to attack again, Xu Zixiao formed hand seals with both hands; the Green Flame Burning Rune and Zixiao Thunder Rune erupted simultaneously, flames and thunder light condensing into a thunder-fire long spear.

Borrowing the rebound force, he fiercely stabbed toward the dried corpse.

Thunder-fire inherently restrained yin sha, and assisted by the Zhen Sha Crack Rune empowering the spear tip.

Upon contact, it almost instantly tore open the yin sha on the dried corpse's body surface.

However the opponent reacted just as quickly; the bone sword immediately moved to block.

Clang!

Both sides collided, a deafening boom shaking the ears.

Yin sha was scorched by thunder-fire with sizzling sounds, billowing out large patches of black smoke.

Xu Zixiao retreated half a step; just as he wanted to continue attacking, the middle dried corpse suddenly moved.

At the same time, the fluctuations around the right dried corpse grew increasingly violent; however, strangely, no problem appeared at all.

But at this moment, the Soul Isolation Rune on Xu Zixiao inexplicably activated.

It seemed an invisible attack had appeared, but was blocked by the spirit pattern.

Like a clay ox entering the sea, it quickly dissipated.

Xu Changqing saw this, his eyebrow raising involuntarily: "The other two dried corpses are not right; they definitely have some unpreventable attack methods.

Good thing it's the avatar and puppet going this time; if I went, something would definitely happen!"

Xu Zixiao's eyes condensed; he activated the Perception Expansion Rune, locking onto the movements of the three dried corpses.

Simultaneously he urged the Spirit Vine Binding Rune; dozens of green vines carrying the Zhen Sha Crack Rune shot out, instantly winding toward the four limbs of the three dried corpses.

Soon, the vines had bound them.

Xu Changqing's eyes brightened: "Right now!"

The next second, Xu Zixiao activated the Wood Penetrating Rune; sharp spiritual light condensed around his body, and he instinctively charged at the middle dried corpse.

With a "Crack," the Wood Penetrating Rune's barrier-breaking power, combined with the Withering Devouring Rune's devouring effect, actually forcibly severed one of its arms.

However, not waiting for Xu Zixiao's next move, the left dried corpse broke free of the restraints first; its bone sword carried even stronger yin sha sword qi and chopped down fiercely.

Xu Zixiao activated the Zixiao Protection Rune to reinforce defense, while simultaneously operating the Law Removal Rune, guiding most of the sword qi to the ground; beneath his feet a "Crack" sounded as a shocking gulley split open.

Even so, the remaining impact force still shocked him into continuous retreat; a shocking crack was sliced open on his shoulder.

For a moment, wood chips and spiritual light scattered in all directions.

Fortunately the Spirit Plant Healing Rune activated; at the wound, green sprouts grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, quickly completing preliminary healing.

Xu Changqing frowned slightly at the sight, immediately transmitting: "Use the Spirit Plant Resonance Rune to absorb the island's yin-yang spiritual qi, thereby supplementing consumption.

Then avoid the left dried corpse's frontal edge; prioritize seizing the jade box!"

Put bluntly, don't clash head-on.

If the jade box can be gotten, then take the jade box away.

Currently, these three dried corpses' strength has at least reached Inferior Nascent Soul Early Stage.

Good thing Xu Zixiao, relying on the spirit patterns all over his body, also has strength reaching Inferior Nascent Soul Early Stage.

Otherwise, he simply couldn't have held on until now.

Xu Zixiao acted accordingly, operating the Spirit Plant Resonance Rune; faint spiritual light rippled around him, and the island's intertwining yin-yang spiritual qi was endlessly absorbed by him.

Although unable to convert into magic power, it still rapidly replenished the consumption from just now.

The dim spirit patterns on his body surface soon lit up once again.

He seized a gap, once more activating the Escape Speed Amplification Rune; his figure transformed into a green radiance, bypassing the left dried corpse's fierce assault, lunging straight at the central stone platform.

The right dried corpse saw this and hurriedly released even more violent fluctuations, attempting to interfere.

However, Xu Zixiao's Soul Isolation Rune was already operating at its peak; therefore he was unaffected.

Just as he was about to touch the black jade box, the middle dried corpse suddenly erupted; the yin sha power around its body instantly swelled several times, blasting him away.

The dried corpse on the left seized the opportunity to unleash three streaks of Sword Qi, aiming directly at Xu Zixiao's head, chest, and dantian—the three vital points.

Xu Zhangqing's heart tightened: "Not good!"

Although Xu Zixiao was not of the Human Race, once his head was gone, he himself would no longer be able to share vision.

He had just been about to order a retreat when he saw Golden Core False Runes light up on Xu Zixiao's body surface, and a false Golden Core aura erupted.

Moreover, it grew more and more intense, more and more swollen.

It looked as if he were about to self-detonate.

Sensing this aura, the three dried corpses all paused in unison.

They seemed surprised, or perhaps startled.

However, this gave Xu Zixiao an opportunity and time.

He once again cast the Law Removal Rune, deflecting two streaks of Sword Qi to the sides.

Then he used the Xuan Wood Defense Rune to hard-block the third streak of Sword Qi, and used the impact force to lunge toward the Stone Platform.

This time he changed his line of thinking; seeing there was still some distance, he immediately activated the Spirit Vine Binding Rune.

With a flick of his hand, several vines flew out, directly wrapping the Black Jade Box.

This way, Xu Zixiao actually got it into his hands.

However, doing this completely enraged the three dried corpses.

Roar!

They let out an angry roar, and the Yin Sha Qi around them grew increasingly fierce.

The dried corpse on the left's Bone Sword fiercely hacked at Xu Zixiao's back.

With a puff sound.

His back split open by one-third, and was even invaded by Yin Qi Power.

Fortunately this was the Ling Zhi Zhi Shu, with stronger defense, and it was not affected.

If it were replaced by a flesh-and-blood body, it would definitely be split in two, body and Dao extinguished.

Xu Zhangqing made a swift decision: "Withdraw!"

Xu Zixiao gripped the Black Jade Box tightly and fully activated the Escape Speed Amplification Rune.

With a whoosh, he immediately shot toward the Ferry Boat.

The three dried corpses went insane, unleashing every attack they had.

The Spirit Patterns on Xu Zixiao's body dimmed one after another, his wounds became more and more numerous, and finally densely covered his entire body, wood chips mixed with spiritual light constantly falling off.

Fortunately, in the end, he still broke through the black and white qi currents, and his whole person fell into the Yin River.

"He actually succeeded!"

"Although we didn't get the Spiritual Treasure, the most precious thing is already in hand!"

"Quick, quick, go save him!"

The three avatars Nu Tu, Zhu Rong, and Tai Bai saw the situation and hurriedly controlled the Ferry Boat to approach, soon pulling him up from the bone-chilling Yin Water.

Awoo awoo awoo!

The three dried corpses chased to the edge of River Heart Island, but were blocked by the Spiritual Array, and could only let out angry roars; amidst the surging Yin Sha Qi, the entire Yin River trembled!