Chapter 3: Golden Core Self-Detonation

What Zhu Tong spat out from his mouth was precisely the Golden Core entity condensed within his body through long-term cultivation; this is something only cultivators at the Golden Core Stage possess.

This Golden Core is an extremely important object for a cultivator; once the Golden Core is damaged, one's cultivation will drop drastically, and there is even the danger of losing one's life. Now that Zhu Tong had proactively spat out his Golden Core, it was clear he wanted to perish together with the Hongfa Nanzhi.

"At worst, we shall both be destroyed; even if your cultivation is higher than mine, I believe you have no way to withstand the power of this Golden Core Self-Detonation!"

A hideous smile slowly appeared on Zhu Tong's face, its level of terror no less than the smile of the Hongfa Nanzhi. Looking at the Golden Core hovering before him, he said with extreme indifference.

The Hongfa Nanzhi, at this moment, had a solemn expression. The power of a Golden Core Self-Detonation is no small matter, especially when augmented by some secret technique; even a figure at the Nascent Soul level would find it a great headache.

With a slight movement of his Divine Sense, that Blood-colored Long Blade slowly moved toward the Hongfa Nanzhi, the blade standing upright to block his entire figure behind it.

At the same time, the Hongfa Nanzhi suddenly flipped one hand, and a Small Bell half a foot high appeared on his palm. This Small Bell looked extremely archaic and was gray all over; the Spirit Power slowly emanating from the bell body made one feel it was no ordinary object.

"Even if you use more Magic Treasure to protect yourself, it is hard to block the power of my Golden Core Self-Detonation!"

Suddenly letting out a long howl, Zhu Tong frantically formed hand seals with both hands, while the Golden Core before him increased its rotation speed, the blinding Golden Light making it impossible for people to open their eyes.

"Let's perish together!"

With a desperate roar, Zhu Tong exhausted his Spirit Power and shot his original Golden Core toward the Hongfa Nanzhi. The Spirit Power on the surface of the Golden Core churned violently, causing the surrounding space to become distorted. Waves of immense Spiritual Pressure spread toward the surroundings.

Zhang Nuo had been watching the battle between Zhu Tong and the Hongfa Nanzhi. Just as Zhu Tong triggered the potential of the Golden Core, he felt as if a great mountain were pressing down on him; his chest felt so stifled he could not catch his breath. Compared to the long blade of the Hongfa Nanzhi earlier, this pressure was even greater. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Nuo's vision went black and he fainted.

He was only a child of ten-something years; the Spiritual Pressure produced by the duel between two Golden Core Stage experts was something even an adult might not be able to withstand.

As for Zhu Tong and the Hongfa Nanzhi, they would not pay any attention to Zhang Nuo at all. Their own lives were not even guaranteed now, so how would they have time to care about a child?

The Golden Core left an afterimage in place and charged toward the Hongfa Nanzhi like a lightning bolt. The Hongfa Nanzhi, at this moment, no longer hesitated; he tossed the hand holding the Small Bell into the air. In the blink of an eye, the gray Small Bell transformed to a size of one zhang, suddenly falling from the air and covering his entire person inside.

Previously, the Blood-colored Long Blade standing before the Hongfa Nanzhi flashed with blood-colored brilliance and charged toward the Golden Core.

"Boom! Boom!"

After two loud bangs, blinding Golden Light erupted within the ruined temple. The dilapidated temple walls also collapsed entirely due to the immense force of the explosion, and that main hall was reduced to a pile of rubble.

A gust of night wind blew slowly, stirring up the dust on the ground. Amidst the ruins of the temple, a gray giant bell about a zhang in size moved slightly, and then the entire bell body shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye, finally becoming only one foot in size and hovering above the palm of the Hongfa Nanzhi.

At this time, the Hongfa Nanzhi's face had turned deathly pale, with only the red light in his eyes still flickering faintly. Glancing around, he walked toward a pile of rubble in the main hall of the ruined temple.

Having walked only two steps, the Hongfa Nanzhi's figure shook violently, and a streak of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. It seemed the damage caused to him by Zhu Tong's Golden Core Self-Detonation was not small.

Taking a deep breath, the Hongfa Nanzhi steadied his mind, feeling that the injuries on his body were not fatal, and then continued to walk forward. At this moment, a broken long blade appeared on the ground; focusing his gaze, it turned out to be his own Blood-colored Long Blade.

At the moment Zhu Tong initiated the Golden Core Self-Detonation, the Hongfa Nanzhi had sacrificed the Blood-colored Long Blade to block the Golden Core's offensive. He had not expected that such a Magic Treasure would actually be destroyed by the Golden Core.

"Pah!"

A mouthful of blood-tinged saliva was spat heavily onto the ground by the Hongfa Nanzhi, and intense killing intent rose in the corners of his eyes.

However, after searching for a long time in the rubble, he did not even find Zhu Tong's corpse. Let alone Zhu Tong, even that child who had been hiding under the Buddha statue earlier had disappeared.

The Hongfa Nanzhi's expression was stern. He looked up at the sky filled with stars, closed his eyes slightly, and his Divine Sense quickly enveloped the surroundings. But after a moment, he slowly lowered his head, his face full of disbelief.

The Golden Core had already self-detonated; Zhu Yu could not possibly have the strength to escape. Even if he could still run, it was impossible to escape his Divine Sense search range so quickly.

Standing in place and pondering for a moment, the Hongfa Nanzhi suddenly had escape light surge from his body, turning into a red rainbow and disappearing into the night sky.

Half an hour later, this escape light returned once again to the ruins of the temple. The escape light retracted, revealing the figure of the Hongfa Nanzhi.

At this time, the look of astonishment on his face was even stronger. Just now, he had conducted a search within a radius of several hundred miles, but he had not seen even a shadow of Zhu Tong, and he had not discovered that country child who was watching the excitement either.

"Where on earth did they escape to?"

The cooked duck had flown away; this kind of anger left him in a state of near madness!

Just at this moment, a rainbow suddenly streaked across the distant sky, its target being exactly where the Hongfa Nanzhi was. However, the Hongfa Nanzhi did not even lift his head; he did not put this escape light in his eyes at all, as if he already knew who was coming.