Chapter 546 - 545: Human-shaped Fruit, Dark Spirit

The root system, no longer protected by the void, immediately switched from passive defense to offense.

Li Jing and others were just beginning to move.

The countless roots, originally withdrawn to form a defensive wall around the main body of the root system, suddenly burst open like demons dancing chaotic, sweeping over at an indescribable speed, instantaneously closing in on Blue Phoenix who had moved first.

Bracing against the onslaught.

Blue Phoenix saw clearly.

At the tip of each tentacle-like root, there emerged three to five mouthparts full of sharp teeth.

An uncountable number of roots came at her with frighteningly fast speed.

Every root had 3 to 5 mouthparts.

Blue Phoenix felt the hairs on the back of her neck rise at the sight.

However, she was already prepared.

It seemed slow, but happened fast.

"Roll!"

With a delicate scolding, Blue Phoenix brought her palm down deliciously in mid-air.

"Boom!"

An immense amount of Phoenix Heavenly Fire instantly filled the void in front of her.

In an instant.

A countless number of roots collided with the heavenly fire.

"Screech!"

Much more piercing screams echoed, one after another, painfully chilling.

Any root that came in contact with the Phoenix Heavenly Fire was burned without exception.

Without the protection of the void, these bizarre roots are nothing more than ordinary vegetation.

Blue Phoenix successfully blocked the oncoming onslaught.

However, the evil entity controlling the roots is extremely cunning.

More roots circumvented the direct burst of Phoenix Heavenly Fire at her back, and formed a large root net.

Faced with such an onslaught, Blue Phoenix didn’t even look back, she pushed forward.

At this moment.

She neither could retreat, nor did she have a choice, she had to move forward.

She left her flank to be protected by Jin Ritian and Li Jing who were behind her.

Neither of them disappointed her.

Jin Ritian saw that Blue Phoenix was pushed to the brink with no way to retreat. He coldly snorted and drew out his Taoist long knife, spat on it.

"Whoosh!"

The Sundi Demon Fire, radiating a horrifyingly high temperature, instantly covered the entire blade.

Then, Jin Ritian, holding the knife in one hand, exploded into an endless Sundi Demon Fire around his body, suddenly exhibiting an unimaginably terrifying speed as he descended like a sun, ramming straight into the giant root net rapidly closing in on Blue Phoenix’s back.

"Boom!"

With a loud noise.

The root net was torn apart by Jin Ritian.

The Sundi Demon Fire was rampant, and in an instant, it lit up the entire root net.

"Break for me!"

With a roaring shout, Jin Ritian slashed sideways.

"Slash!"

The bright trail of the knife, imbued with the intense Sundi Demon Fire, flashed past and split the fired but not yet completely burned out root net into two.

The strange thing was.

The roots that could be burned out by the Phoenix Heavenly Fire by Blue Phoenix in one breath met the Sundi Demon Fire. They were not immediately turned into char.

Not only that.

The root net, loaded with endless Sudi Demon Fire, rushed towards Blue Phoenix’s back with even faster speeds, launching pincer attacks.

Jin Ritian was startled when he noticed this.

It was a trap!

Just now, he clearly used his full force while in his humanoid form.

The intensity of the Sundi Demon Fire should not be weaker than Blue Phoenix’s Phoenix Heavenly Fire when she was in the same humanoid form.

If Blue Phoenix could burn something, there’s no reason why he couldn’t burn the root net into ash on the first try.

It’s clear.

The evil entity controlling the roots knew that without the protection of the void, the roots would not stand up against the two great Fire birds. It had played a cunning game by using his strength against him.

Jin Ritian wanted to strike again, but he was already too late.

Fortunately, at this moment.

Li Jing, who had moved last, arrived.

"Stop!"

Li Jing shouted.

As soon as he spoke, everything changed.

Lacking the protection of void space, the root net essence fell into the mini universe in an instant, confronting a freeze.

Having frozen the net, Li Jing grunted.

"Wind Thunder Domain."

In an instant, a fierce wind blew and lightning clashed within a hundred meters around him.

The characteristic of the Limit Breakthrough skill is its increasing power with each breakthrough.

The Wind Thunder Domain, which initially only spanned a range of ten meters, now covered a radius of a hundred meters.

Compared to unveiling an independent domain with its own set of physical laws and structures.

This hundred meter range might seem insignificant.

But right now, it was already ample.

Having unfolded the Wind Thunder Domain, Li Jing crushed the entire root net in an instant and pulled Blue Phoenix’s past self, previously cornered, to his side with his psychic pull, while he himself stepped ahead holding the Unnamed Taoist Tool fearlessly.

This creature.

Was incredibly treacherous.

It set a trap at every step, immediately pushing Blue Phoenix into an awkward corner where she had no way out.

After this.

It must surely have more tricks up its sleeve.

It forcibly moved Blue Phoenix ahead, obviously, it was another trick.

Moving forward again.

He might be in trouble.

But Li Jing didn’t flinch in the slightest.

At this moment, he was in his own territory.

The rhizome main body that lost the protection of void space was also here.

Here.

He was the one making the rules.

There were no surprises.

As Li Jing took the lead in replacing the Blue Phoenix, the rhizome main body suddenly acted like a venus flytrap that had located its prey.

The originally entangled rhizome main body, which resembled a giant radish, opened up, revealing a fruit-like entity on the inside that was as white as jade.

On the surface of this fruit, a bizarre metallic luster was shining.

Upon seeing this fruit, Li Jing’s eyes flashed brightly.

This fruit should be the core of the rhizome main body.

1Unexpectedly.

Both the evil creature manipulating the rhizome and its symbiotic counterpart were inside it.

In regards to this core, it was somewhat strange.

Despite the absence of the protective void space, it still existed independent of the Little Universe.

At this moment.

Li Jing didn’t have the leisure to ponder further.

That’s because the rhizome tendrils that were even thicker than the ones that had already been shattered were charging at him like arrows released from a bowstring, piercing and slicing through the void space, heading straight for him.

Facing such an assault, Li Jing’s expression remained unchanged.

Every one of the rhizome tendrils that approached him were brought to a halt.

Then, as he advanced, they fell into the Wind Thunder Domain and were torn apart by the gale before being blasted into shreds by the roaring thunder.

The very next second.

Li Jing closed in on the rhizome core.

Immediately, an endless surge of Blood Qi erupted from his body, converging on his left arm, where he was wielding the Unnamed Taoist Tool. With a pop, his sleeve exploded, and his entire left arm grew larger by fifty percent, with his bulging muscles transforming into a "Qilin Arm" in the blink of an eye.

"Break!"

With a roar, Li Jing swung his arm with all his might.

The entire world was plunged into pitch-black darkness as it could no longer see its hand before its face.

The rule of the night was in effect.

At the same time.

The Unnamed Taoist Tool activated the destruction rule, contorting the void space it passed through before crashing down onto the rhizome core that shined like white jade and metallic.

"Boom!"

There was a loud noise.

Under Li Jing’s powerful swing fueled by the gush of Blood Qi from his body.

The root stalk core which seemed incredibly tough was torn apart as if it were made of paper.

Simultaneously.

A figure with handsome features emerged from within.

It.

Was a considerably handsome youth who was over ten meters tall.

Such a physique.

Without a doubt, he was not human.

In front of their eyes.

The youth, who seemed to be sleeping, resembled an odd root "fruit." Countless thin crimson threads connected him with the parts of the rhizome core that were not torn apart.

It was clear.

The entire rhizome main body existed because of him.

At the sight of the giant-like "fruit" youth, the Blue Phoenix and Jin Ritian at the back trembled with shock.

Their divine beast instincts told them.

The youth in front of them was an extremely dangerous Great Demon!

The kind that could pose a direct threat to their lives!

Li Jing, on the other hand, narrowed his brows as he looked at the youth.

When the youth appeared.

His Eye of True Vision immediately offered feedback.

Void Human-shaped Fruit, yet to undergo metamorphosis.

Divine Item.

Extremely Yin, extremely evil.

A fake Immortal Medicine, refining it could achieve immortality.

This was such startling information.

The youth, who looked like a real person and was over ten meters tall, was actually a kind of fake Immortal Medicine. If refined, it could achieve immortality, just like a real Immortal Medicine.

But anyone could guess.

There were severe drawbacks to its existence.

The results could be unimaginable if one attempted to refine it rashly.

If it weren’t the case, it wouldn’t be considered a fake Immortal Medicine.

Its extremely Yin and extremely evil nature also revealed a lot.

This Void Human-shaped Fruit was the second Divine Item that Li Jing had encountered in a short period of time, following the Burial Heaven Soil.

And it was also an abnormal and incredibly dangerous one.

The feedback from the Eye of True Vision also clearly stated that it had yet to undergo metamorphosis.

What would happen if it completed its metamorphosis?

Would its nature change?

Or would it gain Spiritual Intelligence, or something else?

Li Jing didn’t have the answer.

All he knew at the moment was.

The Void Human-shaped Fruit didn’t have a Health Bar floating above it.

Therefore.

This thing was a Symbiotic Evil Creature!

Not the lurking evil spirit!

And so, the question arises.

Where exactly is the evil spirit controlling the root-stem body?

Inside the human-shaped fruit!?

Matryoshka doll!?

As Li Jing’s mind swirls with hypotheses, his hand does not falter, he strikes the root-stem body with his Unnamed Taoist Tool and heads straight for the chest of the human-shaped fruit.

This Void Human-shaped Fruit may possibly have some unique function similar to the Buried Sky Soil.

But now.

It’s not the time to study these.

The companion evil spirit, possessing superior intelligence and extreme treachery, is still lurking in the shadows.

If he is not careful, this might very well end up in a catastrophe.

A Divine Item Level evil object of such extreme yin and evil nature, it’s hard to imagine the level of the companion evil spirit.

The facts have proved.

Li Jing’s caution is correct.

Just as his Unnamed Taoist Tool is about to strike the chest of the human-shaped fruit, the fruit, resembling a sleeping giant, abruptly opens its eyes as if it had come to life.

Immediately after, a piece of Void Space with an intense suction force silently appears at the point where the Unnamed Taoist Tool falls.

Upon seeing this, Li Jing takes a chill in his heart and promptly pulls back.

The suddenly appearing Void Space is different from the common Void Space.

The space cognition and control over space rules given by the full level Reverse Space tell Li Jing that even if you have a myriad of abilities, there is no way to stay on the surface of this Void Space, once touched, you would be pulled in.

The Blue Phoenix and Jin Ritian at the back are unaware of the evil entity still lurking in front of them or hiding in the shadows.

At this moment, the two are planning to help.

Seeing Li Jing suddenly retreat, the two are on high alert, stopping in their tracks and not advancing recklessly.

Shi Zixuan, far behind, simply takes Ling Ling and Xiaocai and pulls back, directly leaving the domain that Li Jing had maximized, revealing an intense instinct to survive.

Shi Zixuan is a discerning person.

If even a brute like Li Jing dares not touch something, it must be extremely dangerous.

At the forefront.

Li Jing retreats to a position parallel to the Blue Phoenix and Jin Ritian, speaking in a low voice.

"Be careful, the evil spirit is still lurking in the shadows. What’s in front now is the Void Human-shaped Fruit born with it, not a living being in the actual sense, but a highly yin and evil divine object."

Hearing the words ’divine object’, the Blue Phoenix and Jin Ritian are taken aback.

Another divine object!?

Upon further consideration.

The two silently retreat half a step, letting Li Jing stand in front.

A divine item of extreme yin and evilness.

From what you hear...

The danger level won’t be less than the Buried Sky Soil capable of poisoning and killing all things, it might even be more dangerous.

Li Jing notices their retreat, and the corners of his mouth twitch.

These two...

Can they do it?

But if we’re talking about being absurd.

The most absurd is Shi Zixuan, who simply left his domain range at the back.

This guy.

It’s clear that he’s ready in case something goes wrong. He’ll immediately take Ling Ling and Xiaocai and run away, probably not even looking back.

Although his actions are justified in the current situation, they’re just too unprincipled.

Muttering to himself, Li Jing looks up.

Not far ahead.

The Void Human-shaped Fruit is still like a living entity, opening its eyes and quietly watching over here.

It does not make any further moves.

But the quieter it is, the more uneasy it makes one feel.

After hesitating slightly, Li Jing turns his head.

"This thing is very evil, standing still won’t do us any good, it’s more practical to destroy it. You two guard me for now, I’ll use the ’Burn the Sky’ technique to blow it up directly."

The Blue Phoenix and Jin Ritian are slightly stunned upon hearing this, then nod in agreement.

The Void human-shaped fruit is a divine object and must have its unique aspects.

But right now, the threat it poses is too great, plus there still is an evil spirit lurking in the shadows.

Destroying it is undoubtedly the most appropriate solution.

Being fortunate enough to see a divine object is indeed good luck.

But one must be alive to enjoy it.

If one doesn’t have that life, it’s better not to have it.

Seeing the Blue Phoenix and Jin Ritian nodding in agreement, Li Jing adds his voice.

"Be careful, this thing only reacts when it’s threatened on the surface, but the evil spirit hiding in the darkness isn’t like that."

Having said that, he closes his eyes and communicates with Heaven and Earth.

Simultaneously.

A different kind of heat manifests in the Void Space.

Observing this, the Blue Phoenix and Jin Ritian silently exchange a glance, advancing a little to left and right respectively, with caution written all over their faces, they block Li Jing.

Time.

Quietly slips by.

Li Jing’s strength has increased tremendously compared to before.

The upper limit of the ’Burn the Sky’ technique in his hands has increased exponentially.

Its might has become increasingly terrifying.

Correspondingly.

The "charging" time has also been extended.

Initially, Li Jing needed about a minute to reach the maximum power he could control. Now, he can charge for more than three minutes.

To ensure that all is safe.

Li Jing has no intention of holding back.

After all, the evil spirit is not moving, and the Human-shaped fruit is just watching him.

He has time.

As the charging limit approaches, the Void Space grows extraordinarily heated.

The temperature around Li Jing had reached a terrifying tens of thousands of degrees.

It was as if he turned into a sun at that moment.

Fortunately, he had the Blue Phoenix and Jin Ritian, two great fiery divine birds, by his side.

If it was Shi Zixuan here.

Although she wouldn’t be unable to endure, she was certain to feel extremely uncomfortable and want to move away.

At a distance.

The human-shaped fruit in the void was still motionless, quietly staring at Li Jing.

A moment later.

Li Jing reached his limit and slowly opened his eyes.

The billows of Phoenix Heavenly Fire filled his eyes, which should have been golden due to the Eye of True Vision, to the brim.

The unparalleled high temperature gathered inside him, causing the Blue Phoenix and Jin Ritian, two great fiery divine birds, to feel slightly uncomfortable and move away from him a little bit.

Without saying a word, Li Jing took a step forward, instantly crossing space and getting close to the human-shaped fruit in the void.

The human-shaped fruit seemed to be prepared for this.

The moment Li Jing crossed space and arrived, a void entrance big enough to engulf him instantly was opened on its face.

However, Li Jing had anticipated this.

Without releasing the Burn the Sky power he was holding back, he took out the Linglong Tower, empowered by the Little Universe, and suddenly smashed it forward.

"Boom!"

The void collapsed, vanishing.

Just at this moment, the human-shaped fruit in the void, which seemed to only react to threats and would only open the void entrance, suddenly opened its mouth wide.

It, seemingly no different from an ordinary person on the surface, had countless mouth-like organs of various sizes on the tips of its root-like structures, filling up its entire gigantic oral cavity.

"Squeak!"

Multiple piercing screams rang out.

Multiple screams echoing in its mouth seemed to trigger some strange reaction.

Li Jing immediately felt his head heavy, nearly fainting, and the Burn the Sky power that was about to explode suddenly stalled.

In fact.

If he were not inside his own domain, he probably would have passed out by now.

The Blue Phoenix and Jin Ritian, who intended to retreat after seeing Li Jing "charge up", were somewhat prepared for the strange movement of the human-shaped fruit in the void, but they did not anticipate the scream.

Furthermore, the two never expected that the human-shaped fruit in the void, which had all its roots destroyed, could still emit a scream, and that it was so powerful.

Caught off guard, both of them fainted on the spot.

Unlike the two, Li Jing was empowered by his domain power.

Being directly exposed to the scream, his head was splitting and his consciousness was fuzzy.

Catching a glimpse of the Blue Phoenix and Jin Ritian fainting in the back, his face darkened slightly.

"Shut your mouth!"

With a roar of anger, Li Jing gritted his teeth to stay awake and moved towards the wide open mouth of the human-shaped fruit in the void.

The instant he moved.

A strange smile appeared in the depths of the originally hollow eyes of the human-shaped fruit in the void.

The next second.

A wisp of a dark gray beam, blending perfectly with the void, shot out quietly from its ear, rushing towards Li Jing at a frightening speed under the cover of void.

Such a sinister move.

Any ordinary person would definitely be taken by surprise.

However, it’s a pity.

That it was Li Jing here at the moment.

The dark beam that blended with the void was just like the weird bird hiding in the void when the anchoring tunnel opened.

But in front of Li Jing, it had no place to hide.

Eye of True Vision, he kept it open all the time.

Although his naked eyes didn’t notice the dark beam that perfectly blended with the void, the Eye of True Vision deemed that he saw something and gave him a feedback.

Void Dark Spirit.

The symbiotic evil creature of the human-shaped fruit in the void.

It has the ability to absorb the essence of everything and convert it into nutrients.

The two have a symbiotic relationship.

The Void Dark Spirit hunts and collects nutrients to promote the growth and transformation of the human-shaped fruit in the void, while the latter provides a nest for the former to reproduce, and merges with the strongest dark spirit in the nest after it grows and transforms into a forbidden dark spirit.

Upon receiving this feedback, Li Jing didn’t even bother to ponder over it.

It’s not because he was in a hurry.

But because he saw a huge health bar coming towards him even before he got the feedback.

Health Bar: 20937

Essence Source: 39247892

The health bar with a value close to 20937 was the highest Li Jing had ever seen.

And the nearly forty million essence sources were simply frightening.

How could this not attract his attention?

The dark beam arrived in a flash.

And it attacked him directly within an instant.

As soon as the Void Dark Spirit appeared, Li Jing saw its health bar, so naturally, he wouldn’t let it succeed.

Without any hesitation, Li Jing promptly raised his hand.

With a keen eye and quick reflexes, he captured the dark spirit like lightning.

Upon touching it.

It was as slippery as a little snake.

???

Caught by surprise, the Void Dark Spirit quite humanly conveyed a sense of confusion, then struggled vigorously.

It was very strong.

With its snake-like body, it seemed to possess the power to split mountains and rocks.

Had it been an ordinary cultivator of the Orthodox Immortality Path, even an emperor who had advanced levels might not be able to capture its body barehanded.

However, it’s a pity.

That it was facing Li Jing, the human-shaped beast.

"Got you."

The voice that sounded like a nightmare to the Void Dark Spirit rang out, and the endless Phoenix Heavenly Fire erupted instantly, filling the entire void.