Chapter 367: Take a Look Home

Among the Forty Thieves, the third- and fourth-ranked Star-Extinguishing Thieves and Moon-Stabbing Thieves offered no resistance before Fang Yu and Fang Qingxue—not even the thought of self-destruction arose—and were instantly slain by them.

A Golden Core expert's greatest trump card is self-destruction, a last-ditch method to fight to the death, but this time they failed even to detonate, revealing the terrifying power of Great Cutting Technique and Bai Di Jin Huang Zhan.

Great Cutting Technique severs soul, will, and flesh with unmatched speed; Bai Di Jin Huang Zhan moves at thousands of times the speed of sound—life and death hang by a single thought.

Fang Yu cultivates too many Shentong and possesses profound magic power; even Golden Core Realm bandits fall before him. If this news spreads, he will become infamous throughout the Immortal and Demon paths, his name etched in the memory of every core disciple of the Xiandaoshi Sect, the Mo Men Seven Veins, and the Yaodaowu Sect, none daring to underestimate him.

In past years, some disciples attempted to kill the Star-Extinguishing and Moon-Stabbing Thieves but failed—even Golden Core experts could not slay these two bandits, for both had cultivated twenty Shentong, making them superior to ordinary Xiandao Golden Core cultivators.

Even cultivators who had reached the Wind-Fire Great Calamity, Heavenly Law Form, or Reverse Heaven Alter Fate realms did not wish to fight to the death with a Golden Core expert who had cultivated over twenty Shentong, for even one self-destruction could cost them half their lives.

Now, the two bandits' Golden Cores lay before Fang Yu and Fang Qingxue.

Bai Di Jin Huang Zhan destroyed their bodies, but their Golden Cores remained—useful for much.

"This is Tai Yin Shentong, Bao Yue Qi, Qi Sha Jian Dao, Wu Ying Jian Shen, Ji Guang Huo Yan Shu, Mu Long Jin, Bai Hu Zhen Gang…"

Fang Yu and Fang Qingxue observed the great and supreme Shentong cultivated by the Moon-Stabbing Thief, smiling; among his twenty Shentong, five were supreme, while his Five Elements Shentong were trivial—Mu Long Jin and Bai Hu Zhen Gang were decent, yet still far inferior to Da Wu Xing Shu.

The Star-Extinguishing Thief's Golden Core brought another surprise: its surface gleamed gold, but within pulsed infinite brilliant starlight, where countless star arrays rotated, forming twenty great Shentong.

The Star-Extinguishing Thief's Shentong were extraordinarily strange—even his most core Five Elements arrays were composed entirely of starlight.

In the distant cosmos, many stars carried Five Elements Xu Yuan Qi—Jin Xing, Mu Xing, Shui Xing, Huo Xing, Tu Xing, and others; cultivators of the Star Path absorbed stellar energy, gradually imbuing themselves with Five Elements Xu Yuan Qi.

The Star-Extinguishing Thief's five core arrays were called the Five Elements Linked Pearl Method, fusing Five Elements and stellar power into his most fundamental array.

The rest were star arrays: Star Sand Forging Thunder, Tian Yin Star Evading Technique, Star God Great Scorpio, Bei Dou Great Hand Seal, Nan Dou Long Ming Qi, Star King Descends World Scripture, and Zhong Xing Wu Ji Shu; the most formidable was Zhong Xing Wu Ji Shu—a supreme Shentong that gathered thousands upon thousands of starlight rays into a single book.

One could imagine the terrifying power of this Wu Ji Book: when battling, millions of starlight rays would descend at once, representing infinite magic power and infinite force, especially when combined with Zhou Tian Xing Dou, granting inexhaustible magic power.

"Zhong Xing Wu Ji Shu is not inferior to Hei Ri Feng Zai, Da Ri Hua Zai, or even Great Cutting Technique and Great Slaughter Technique."

Fang Qingxue's divine sense stirred, instantly sensing the profound strength of Zhong Xing Wu Ji Shu—gathering millions of starlight rays into a book, once perfected, its power was boundless, capable of unleashing terrifying might in any time or space.

"Indeed, the Star-Extinguishing Thief's Zhong Xing Wu Ji Shu is at least a supreme Shentong."

Fang Yu nodded; he knew exactly what Zhong Xing Wu Ji Shu was—it was a branch of Da Xing Chen Shu, ranked among the top ten of the Three Thousand Great Paths, just as Hei Ri Feng Zai, Da Ri Hua Zai, and Mo Ri Tian Zai were branches of Da Zai Nan Shu, and Qing Di Mu Huang Gong, Chi Di Huo Huang Qi, and Bai Di Jin Huang Zhan were branches of Da Wu Xing Shu.

After cultivating Zhong Xing Wu Ji Shu, it would greatly suppress Qunxing Sect, one of the Xiandaoshi Sects, for Qunxing Sect cultivates star Shentong, yet Zhong Xing Wu Ji Shu stands as the supreme star Shentong, a branch of Da Xing Chen Shu, capable of suppressing nearly all star Famen.

"Yu Di, take both Golden Cores—you may extract their Shentong Famen and ascend to Return to Oneness Realm sooner."

Fang Qingxue's divine sense lingered over the two Golden Cores for a long while, weighing which Shentong to cultivate at the cost of her lifespan; after a moment, she spoke.

"Alright, I'll take them."

Fang Yu did not refuse; these two Golden Cores would greatly aid him—if used well, they could rapidly elevate his cultivation base.

"Sister, let's see what treasures these two had."

After stowing the two Golden Cores, Fang Yu's mood improved; he reached out, seizing the two treasure pouches suspended in midair.

The Moon-Stabbing Thief's treasure pouch was embroidered with a crescent moon, tied with a silk thread in an intricate knot—a small array.

But Fang Yu's cutting force seeped in, instantly reducing the array to ash.

The pouch opened at once, spewing forth golden light; one beam coalesced into a giant man six feet tall, his muscles taut, skin like polished bronze smeared with beef tallow, radiating explosive power, wielding a massive iron staff—one end a crescent, the other a shovel—striking directly at Fang Yu and Fang Qingxue.

"Hmph."

Fang Yu snorted, made no move, merely flowed his magic power to freeze the giant, then seized him and forced him back into his original form.

It was, in truth, a golden golem.

There were seventeen more golems, each with different forms and weapons.