Chapter 999

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Protagonist:

Xu Changqing

Xu Changqing's words fell, and he spoke no further, turning to leap onto Kong Ling's back: "Let's go, to the Tu Soil God's turning point."

The next second, one person and one bird transformed into a seven-colored streamer and sped away.

Li Lingbi watched his departing back and immediately ordered those beside him: "Speed up, head to the Dongyu Da Feng Empire as fast as possible."

Instantly, hundreds of flying ships activated once more, racing toward Dongyu.

And Xu Changqing, riding Kong Ling, sped toward the place where the earth had cracked open previously.

An hour later, one person and one bird arrived at their destination.

The scene before them was still just as shocking.

The entire expanse of earth was covered in crisscrossing cracks; the deepest fissures reached dozens of zhang, like wounds torn open alive.

Although the previously restless Earth Qi had been forcibly suppressed by Xu Changqing, a turbid aura still lingered in the air; deep in the fissures, large amounts of pitch-black mud were piled up, continuously emitting a nauseating stench of blood and rot.

Xu Changqing narrowed his eyes, observing carefully.

This mud was mixed with the Tu Soil God's aura — cold, yin, and turbid; even the Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi had been eroded into turbidity.

He was pondering whether to differentiate his Spiritual Roots outward, to probe the Tu Soil God's tracks from multiple directions and positions simultaneously.

But suddenly, a thick Water Qi surged from afar, carrying faint, barely-there insect chirps, at an astonishing speed; in an instant it appeared at his side.

Xu Changqing raised his eyes to look, his figure suddenly stiffening, his eyes full of disbelief.

That figure wore a plain white Daoist robe, white hair reaching the waist, tall and slender.

He recognized her at a glance — this was clearly Eldest Senior Sister Bei Qingtang.

Xu Changqing's throat bobbed, his voice carrying a tremor, and he immediately spoke, his tone full of doubt and wariness: "Big... Qingtang... no, who exactly are you?"

The "Bei Qingtang" opposite, hearing this, twitched the corner of her mouth; her originally clear eyes turned turbid, utterly devoid of their former gentleness: "This flesh body is quite useful; a pity, it didn't fool you."

Just this one sentence, and the doubt in Xu Changqing's heart instantly dissipated, replaced by towering rage; he clenched his fists and low-roared: "Wu Sheng Chong Mu!"

Seeing her identity exposed on the spot, Wu Sheng Chong Mu no longer disguised herself, controlling Bei Qingtang's flesh body, her tone carrying a hint of mockery: "Unexpected, you're actually quite sharp.

Indeed, this flesh body is controlled by me; her Divine Soul has long since dissipated; rather than let it rot, why not borrow this body to do something meaningful."

"You're courting death!"

Xu Changqing's magic power surged violently, purple Qi coiling around his fingertips, the Return Flow technique gathering power, ready to strike: "Hand over Qingtang's corpse immediately, or I'll make your soul fly apart and scatter!"

The current him was already a San Zhong Hua Shen Qi cultivator; his cultivation method and spells were all Full Level.

Even facing Wu Sheng Chong Mu, this Tianyuan Realm veteran top expert, he had full confidence, not the slightest fear.

Simply put, now is not the same as before.

"Rely on you?"

Yet Wu Sheng Chong Mu wore a face full of disdain, speaking in a light, slow tone: "However, it's not impossible to hand this flesh body over to you."

She shifted her tone, her gaze falling on the fissure beneath her feet: "I know you're also here for the Tu Soil God; as long as you cooperate with me, thereby obtaining control authority over the Tu Soil God.

Then this useless flesh body will naturally be presented with both hands; how about it!"

These words spoken, the rage in Xu Changqing's heart intensified, but he quickly calmed down again.

He stared at Wu Sheng Chong Mu, or rather Bei Qingtang's flesh body, a trace of gravity flashing in his eyes.

Didn't expect Wu Sheng Chong Mu was also here for the Tu Soil God.

Since everyone's target is the same, might as well temporarily cooperate, find the Tu Soil God first.

As for who can control the weakened Tu Soil God... that depends on who laughs last.

After pondering, Xu Changqing withdrew his purple Qi, saying coldly: "Fine, I agree.

But remember, if you dare play any tricks, worst case we tear up the agreement!"

Facing such a threat, Wu Sheng Chong Mu didn't take it to heart at all, chuckling lightly, controlling Bei Qingtang's flesh body to shoot first toward a fissure where Earth Qi was relatively weak: "Rest assured, during the cooperation, I won't move against you."

Xu Changqing saw this and immediately brought Kong Ling to follow closely behind.

Two people and one bird leapt into the pitch-black fissure.

However, the underground scene was even more terrifying than the surface.

The entire underground space had been torn apart by the Tu Soil God into fragments; the originally rare Spirit Veins had long since turned black and rotten, eroded by turbid Earth Qi, losing their former spiritual light.

Everywhere was piled-up mud; occasionally bubbles emerged, making "gulu gulu" sounds, emitting a pungent stench of blood and rot.

The entire space was terrifyingly deathly silent, oppressive enough to make one breathless.

As they went deeper, the surrounding Earth Qi grew increasingly dense.

Suddenly, a "shasha" sound came from the mud, followed immediately by countless massive figures burrowing out.

Xu Changqing's Divine Sense swept over them and discovered they were a group of Rolling Earth Dragons.

These Rolling Earth Dragons were all about one zhang thick and several zhang long, shaped like giant earthworms, their bodies covered in sticky black mud, skin rough and hard, faintly gleaming with a pale gray luster.

Though in earthworm form, they possessed a trace of Dragon Bloodline, hence their external defense was extremely high.

However, their appearance was ugly, their whole bodies emitting a nauseating stench.

They were all minions spawned by the Tu Soil God, surviving on the underground Earth Qi, with quite formidable strength.

"Merely some Pi Fu."

Wu Sheng Chong Mu sneered, condensing a wisp of pitch-black Water Qi at her fingertips and waving it at the Rolling Earth Dragons beside her; where the Water Qi passed, the Rolling Earth Dragons' bodies were instantly corroded into holes, shrieking as they turned into a pool of rotten mud.

Xu Changqing raised an eyebrow: "Xuan River Water?"

He was very curious — how exactly did Wu Sheng Chong Mu control the corpse shell?

It was neither like a puppet's technique, nor like the Skinning Technique!

However, he himself was not vague either; Spiritual Energy intertwined at his fingertips, and the Returning Flow quietly circulated.

Purple Qi shattered the Rolling Earth Dragons' defense, Lightning Qi pierced through their bodies; in merely a moment's time, the dozens of Rolling Earth Dragons beside them were all slain by the two.

Third Stage of Spirit Transformation, his strength was naturally unfathomable.

As for Bei Qingtang, although she was a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator in life, now she was controlled by the Wu Sheng Chong Mu, and with Xuan Water's empowerment, dealing with these Rolling Earth Dragons was naturally nothing to speak of.

"So that's how it is, your cultivation has improved, kid!"

"From the sound of it, you seem a bit disappointed?"

"In my long life, I have seen too many geniuses; you can't even make the top ten!"

The Bei Qingtang controlled by the Wu Sheng Chong Mu wore an expression that seemed like a smile yet not a smile.

Toward this, Xu Zhangqing's expression was calm, without the slightest reaction.

When it comes down to it, he was never a genius to begin with, but only grew step by step to his current level by borrowing the System Buff and the favor of Air Luck.

Just as the two prepared to continue deeper, the mud underfoot suddenly trembled, and then an aura several times denser than that of ordinary Rolling Earth Dragons came from the depths of the mud.

Immediately after, a figure more than three times as stout as an ordinary Rolling Earth Dragon abruptly drilled out; the two looked closely and saw it was shockingly a unique species among Rolling Earth Dragons.

This unique species Rolling Earth Dragon had detached from the form of an earthworm.

Its body surface was covered with a layer of fine Black Color Dragon Scales; the scales gleamed with a cold luster, and atop its head grew a pair of small ink-colored Dragon horns.

Its eyes were blood-red, and its whole body was wreathed in turbid Earth Qi so thick it could not be dispersed.

Ang~

Within the roar was mixed a clear Dragon chant.

Its strength was stronger than ordinary Rolling Earth Dragons by more than a whole level; the turbid Earth Qi surrounding its body could even interfere with a cultivator's magical power circulation!