CHAPTER 427: CHAPTER 247: SLAYING THE DEMON BEAST; GAINING FLAME PRISON PURPLE WOOD

Xu Ping’s face turned incredibly grim at the sight, sweat beading on his forehead.

The situation had reached a critical point; if he couldn’t stabilize the array, all their previous efforts would be wasted.

Thus, he gritted his teeth and increased his control over the array, exerting all his strength to maintain the stability of the fire chains.

However, the power unleashed by the Demon Beast was overwhelmingly strong, far beyond Xu Ping’s expectations.

Despite his utmost efforts, he could not withstand the beast’s assaults, and the fire chains kept snapping under the beast’s struggles and the erosion of the black gas.

Each time a fire chain broke, the powerful backlash slammed into Xu Ping like a heavy hammer, causing his countenance to pale.

Just when the beast was about to break free from its constraints.

"Monster, prepare to die!"

Hongyi roared, his voice echoing in all directions.

A massive black beam, like a thunderbolt tearing through the night sky, flickered several times within the mystical mirror before erupting with a burst straight towards the Demon Beast.

The black beam moved with extreme speed, crossing infinite space almost in the blink of an eye, arriving instantly before the Demon Beast.

For the first time, a deep fear appeared in the beast’s enormous eyes.

Bam!

The black beam hit the Demon Beast with an earth-shattering force.

Its incredibly sturdy defenses shattered like paper against the black beam, effortlessly breached.

The beast’s gigantic head exploded in an instant, dark red blood gushing out like a fountain, spilling onto the ground with a pungent smell.

Boom!

The lifeless body of the Demon Beast fell heavily to the ground.

"Finally resolved!"

Seeing this, Xu Ping’s tense nerves finally relaxed as he let out a long sigh of relief.

The Demon Beast was indeed very difficult to deal with, and if Hongyi hadn’t timely deployed that incomplete upper-grade artifact, the final outcome would have been hard to predict.

At this moment, having just summoned the mirror, Hongyi’s face was as pale as paper, devoid of any blood.

Evidently, using this incomplete upper-grade mystical artifact came at a great cost to him.

Hongyi closed his eyes slightly, circulated his Spiritual Power, adjusted his breath, and gradually calmed the chaotic Spiritual Power within him.

He opened his eyes slowly, a hint of vitality returning to them, and walked straight to Xu Ping, clasping his fists and bowing to express his sincere gratitude:

"Fellow Daoist Xu, if not for your full support and assistance, I’m afraid it would have been very difficult to take down this Demon Beast so smoothly.

This great favor, I shall remember in my heart, thank you!"

Xu Ping waved his hand and smiled, "It’s nothing, after all, I wasn’t exerting myself for nothing."

Upon hearing this, Hongyi immediately understood Xu Ping’s meaning.

He smiled slightly, flicked his fingers, and a streak of light flashed as a jade slip flew towards Xu Ping.

"This jade slip contains the method to break the Blood Attraction Skill."

A flash of uncontrollable delight appeared in Xu Ping’s eyes. He restrained his inner excitement and extended his hand to catch the jade slip steadily.

Immediately, he couldn’t wait to extend his Divine Sense into the jade slip and, after careful examination, found that it contained detailed records of two Secret Techniques:

One could temporarily suppress the Blood Attraction Skill with the ’Vein-locking Blood Suppression Spell,’ while the other could completely eradicate it with the ’Evil-Burning Skill.’

"This Blood Attraction Skill was personally performed by the avatar of the Nascent Soul Blood Demon, highly troublesome.

Fellow Daoist Xu, to completely eradicate it will likely take a significant amount of time."

Hongyi looked at Xu Ping and explained earnestly,

"So, you might as well first use the ’Vein-locking Blood Suppression Spell’ to suppress the Blood Attraction Skill, buying some time to prevent that Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator from detecting your whereabouts.

Then slowly find the opportunity to practice the ’Evil-Burning Skill’ to completely remove this Blood Attraction Skill."

"I see!"

Upon hearing Hongyi’s detailed explanation, Xu Ping hurriedly cupped his hands in sincere gratitude: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Hong, for your detailed information."

One must say, Hongyi indeed considered matters very thoroughly.

"It’s nothing, after all, as you disregarded your own safety to fully assist me in slaying this Golden Core Perfection Demon Beast, how could I let you make efforts for nothing?"

Hongyi smiled warmly, jokingly saying.

Xu Ping merely smiled and didn’t respond directly.

After spending these days with Hongyi, he was well aware that despite undergoing significant changes, his personality remained largely unchanged, still being a person who kept his promises.

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"Now that this troublesome Demon Beast has been dealt with, I’ll take you to find that Flame Prison Purple Wood!"

After collecting the body of the Golden Core Perfection Demon Beast, Hongyi commandeered the Escape Light and headed deep beneath the reef.

Xu Ping, envious of that Golden Core Perfection Demon Beast, also took to the Escape Light and followed.

Should he obtain the body of this Golden Core Perfection Demon Beast, once his Puppetry skills improved, he could perhaps craft a Third-rank Top-grade Puppet.

But could he really bring himself to ask Hongyi for it!

About an incense stick of time later, the two arrived in front of a massive cave formed by solidified magma.

A scorching atmosphere pervaded the area, with a faint sulfurous scent in the air.

On the right side of the cave, a giant tree several yards tall stood proudly.

This tree was brilliantly crimson, strikingly conspicuous against its surroundings.

The trunk was robust, with unique patterns on its bark, as if marked by the passage of time.