CHAPTER 572: CHAPTER 115 SAINT XUAN TIAN

"Roar..."

After a while, the Saint Puppet suddenly opened its eyes, and a stream of emerald-green Blood Qi burst forth from the top of its skull. The dense Corpse Qi enshrouding its body was completely absorbed and transformed into a perfect force of Vitality Power.

It stood up, looking at its own hands, and muttered in a low voice, "I never imagined I could be resurrected from death! And to turn a calamity into a blessing by fully mastering the Vitality Power that I was once unfamiliar with, Xuan Kong, Xuanluo... You never saw this coming!"

Li Qingming watched the Saint Puppet, which had fallen into a stupor on the opposite side, and said with furrowed brows, "Fellow Daoist, Fellow Daoist..."

The Saint Puppet snapped back to reality, gave Li Qingming a salute, and said, "Boundless fortunes and longevity! I, Xuan Tian, am thankful to Fellow Daoist for aiding me in transforming the Vitality Power!"

Li Qingming was taken aback and asked, "You, you’re not a puppet?"

Xuan Tian gave a bitter smile and replied, "I was before, but now... I suppose I am not anymore!"

Li Qingming seemed to understand something and asked, "So do we still fight now?"

"Fight?" Xuan Tian was stunned for a moment but then waved his hand and turned his head to glance at the three Demon Night people not far away, saying, "Fellow Daoist has shown great kindness to me, and the fact that I made a move earlier was not of my own volition. To fight with Fellow Daoist now, would that not make me, Xuan Tian, lose all manners?"

Li Qingming put away all his momentum and bowed respectfully to Xuan Tian, "Fellow Daoist speaks wisely! I, Qingmingzi, have met with Fellow Daoist!"

Xuan Tian nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist, I have some matters to deal with. We shall talk more later!"

Li Qingming smiled and replied, "Please, as you wish!" With that, he flew back to Yin Xi’s side.

Long Xuhu saw Li Qingming’s return and quickly approached, "Big Senior Brother, what’s going on?"

Li Qingming straightened his robes and said, "This Xuan Tian must have sustained grave injuries to his Primordial Spirit before he was made into a puppet. The person who refined the puppet was careless and didn’t completely destroy Xuan Tian’s Primordial Spirit. Thus, in the battle against me, he managed to activate his damaged Primordial Spirit, and due to the Leaving Fire burning away the Corpse Qi, he completely transformed the Corpse Qi into Vitality Power."

"Damn, that actually worked?"

Everyone was startled and thought, "Indeed, a Saint really is immortal!"

...

On the other side, upon discovering that Xuan Tian had broken free from his control and consciously started to recover his True Yuan, Demon Night, despite his initial panic and anger, began plotting his escape from ascending to the heavens.

But plans can never keep up with rapid changes. He didn’t expect that Xuan Tian would recover so quickly, leaving him no time to act.

Xuan Tian, with a cold expression, approached Demon Night and asked, "Do you know where Xuan Kong and Xuanluo are?"

Demon Night’s face turned pale as he said, "If I say I don’t know, would you believe me?"

"That makes things simple!" Xuan Tian replied with a cold smile, "Tell me the fastest way to find Xuan Kong and Xuanluo, and I will let you die without pain. Otherwise, I will shatter your soul."

"Hehehe..." Demon Night laughed, "Either way, I die. Why should I tell you where they are?"

"Court death!" Xuan Tian was enraged. After so many years sealed within a shell, he never thought he would wake again. He was now eager to find Xuan Kong and Xuanluo to exact his revenge.

A mere ant dared to provoke his rage; this was absolutely unforgivable.

"Boom!"

An aura of terror rose to the sky, as behind Xuan Tian, a surge of emerald-green Blood Qi like jade rose up, forming a ferocious flame that mirrored his figure. The phantom stretched out a large finger and pointed towards the golden Protection Shield enveloping Demon Night.

"Puff!"

With as much ease as piercing a sheet of paper, the previously indestructible protection shield was punctured under the horrified expression of Demon Night by a single finger from Xuan Tian.

"Escape!" At this moment, the only word in the minds of Demon Night, Buddha, and Po Suo was to flee.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Three figures, two golden and one black, instantly streaked across the sky, escaping towards the distant Heavenly Vault.

"Thinking of escaping?" Xuan Tian’s eyes glinted ferociously as he calmly watched the three flee without trying to stop them.

However, there was trouble on Li Qingming’s side.

Seeing Po Suo and Buddha escaping, Zhan Long, who had deep enmity with Po Suo, leaped into the air in pursuit, shouting, "Po Suo, don’t you run! All you know is to flee; if you’re a real man, fight me, Zhan Long grandpa, in a good, honest battle, and make that strength of yours worthwhile!"

Po Suo and the other two ignored him, speeding away as fast as they could, not caring or perhaps not even hearing what Zhan Long was shouting.

As the distance between the trio and Zhan Long grew, and the three were about to escape the Ancient Star, the hitherto spectator Xuan Tian finally made his move.

He abruptly reached out his right hand, which was enveloped in a thick silver radiance. He just casually reached towards the direction where the trio had fled.

"Hum!"

Immediately, a strong spatial fluctuation erupted, filling the Void, and the overwhelming Power of Laws froze the Void itself.

"Crack!"

A crisp fracturing sound echoed as space a hundred yards in front of Xuan Tian suddenly split open, and the figures of Demon Night and the others, still in their fleeing posture, drifted out of the crack, their eyes filled with terror.

"Run? Did you think you could escape from the palm of my hand?" Xuan Tian said, fixing his gaze sternly on Demon Night.

"You’re nothing but a puppet that can be traded at will; what right do you have to stand above me and preach? I’ll fight you to the end!"

Demon Night roared furiously, hair standing on end, each strand pointing towards the sky, as black energy and blood, accompanied by a surging aura, shot up into the heavens.

"Aooo..."

A beastly roar sounded as the power that bound Demon Night was torn apart by him, and the terrifying sound waves shattered the Void.

In an instant, he transformed into a Black Frenzied Lion, a hundred zhang in length, with sharp claws and steel-like teeth, its entire body resembling a sculpture of black diamonds, bearing blood-red eyes fixed on Xuan Tian and... the distant Li Qingming and others.

"How powerful! This transformation seems to have directly leaped over a minor realm and reached the Sub-Saint Peak!" Shakyamuni slightly frowned.

"No, that’s not his true form. He has transformed himself into a beast using a Secret Technique at the expense of his own Essence Blood to enhance his Cultivation Realm. It looks like Demon Night has put his life on the line!" Li Qingming said in a deep voice.

"Aooo!"

The Black Frenzied Lion let out a great roar and struck first, spewing out black Yin Evil Light from its mouth, which was a long spear, pure black as if dyed in ink, exuding an extremely sinister killing intent.

As it tore through the sky, it made a "clang" sound against the space, instantly spreading dozens of zhang.

It was no longer any long spear but a black Jiao Dragon, and to say it was stabbing would be less accurate than saying it was gnashing and biting its way over.

"Hmph, how dare the light of a firefly contend with the bright moon? Break!" Xuan Tian didn’t take Demon Night seriously—in his view, Demon Night was nothing more than a slightly stronger ant.

Xuan Tian casually flicked his fingers and then pointed towards the Cangqiong.

Above his head suddenly appeared a blazing Great Sun, which emitted a surging tide of energy and poured down a fierce light, confronting the black long spear.

The Great Sun seemed sentient, with a "clang" it held the spear in place, the fierce light surged violently, and then it suddenly exploded.

"Boom!"

The black long spear was sent flying back, truly like a Jiao Dragon, coiling above the head of the Black Frenzied Lion which Demon Night had transformed into, and shining down thousands of black lights.

A hazy luster gathered more and more, slowly burying its entire body, leaving only a pair of bloodthirsty eyes flickering with endless cold light.

"Crack!"

After a short while, the black lion made another move, this time stretching out an enormously huge paw and brought it crashing down straight towards Xuan Tian.

The giant paw spanned the sky, large as a black mountain, crushing the Cangqiong, collapsing the Void.

Xuan Tian curled his lips with a strange smile, formed a hand seal with one hand, and rapidly pressed towards the Great Sun in the sky.

"Bang!"

The Great Sun suddenly changed color, and the golden flames instantly became a green color. The terrifying flames seemed even hotter, actually forming a green fire sea, stirring up thousands of waves, releasing boundless high temperatures, and anything that fell in would be melted.

"Hiss! What kind of flame is this? Why is it so emerald?" Yang Jian was dazzled by the brilliant green, and spoke with some astonishment.

Li Qingming pondered for a while and then chuckled, "The Power of the Vitality Law mixed with the Yin Fire Law Power, this Xuan Tian is indeed a genius!"

"Splosh!"

A light sound was heard, as the black giant paw plunged into the fire sea, instantly vaporized by the boiling flames, leaving not even dregs behind.

"Aooo!"

The black lion let out a wretched scream, and the dense fog wrapping its body finally scattered, revealing the body inside.

At this moment, one of its front right paws was engulfed by flames, its fur emitting a slight burnt smell, its pair of blood-red eyes filled with fear.

"Humph, I’ll give you one more chance!" Xuan Tian coldly eyed the pitiful Demon Night, and said, "Now tell me where Xuanluo and Xuankong are, and I’ll still keep the promise I made earlier!"

"Cough, cough..." Demon Night spat out two mouthfuls of fresh blood, suddenly bursting into mad laughter, "So you’re called Xuan Tian, huh? You will never find Xuanluo and Xuankong, even if I die I won’t tell you, hahaha..."

"Then go to death! Fire Phoenix Soaring to the Sky!" Xuan Tian’s eyes radiated a cold light, as he gently waved his hand towards the towering green fire sea.

"Bang!"

Endless green fire raged and boiled, with nothing else between Heaven and Earth; everywhere was green radiance.

"Squawk!"

Accompanied by a light cry, a green-colored Fire Phoenix burst out of the fire sea, feathers soaring towards the sky, flames blazing high like a long river, rushing backward towards the heavens.

Phoenix Call resounding through the Nine Heavens, distant and cold; Fire Phoenix filling the sky, dazzling and scorching!

"Ah!"

The screams arose again, as the terrifying flames distorted the Void, instantly turning miles of snow and ice into water, and in the next moment, boiling it, endlessly steaming.

Such a scene was truly heart-shaking!

Just as the black lion was changing back to human form, its True Yuan depleted, its fleshly body vanishing, and its Primordial Spirit about to disperse.

A blue shadow rushed into the fire sea, swept up the about to disintegrate Demon Night’s Primordial Spirit, and dashed out. Following closely behind it was a clear voice:

"Fellow Daoist, please wait!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your votes, your monthly ticket, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)