245 Asura Yoga (1/2)
Gigantic-scale aberration queen?
How was this queen gigantic?
Feng Lin silently felt puzzled. It was understandable for him to feel shocked in his heart when he saw how much the queen resembled a human.
This scene truly surpassed his imagination and didn't seem to conform to common sense.
But since she was a transcendent creature, there were no such things as logical or non-logical.
To his astonishment, Feng Lin discovered that as the strongest creature on Asura Planet, the gigantic-scale queen had abandoned size and became roughly as large as a human. Her figure was much more nimble and graceful compared to the large-scale queens, and her speed was shockingly quick, producing many after-images as sonic booms rang out in the air.
It, no she, had a devilish mesmerizing figure. Her armor contained a wild sense of beauty like a lofty queen of the wilds exuding boundless charm.
Feng Lin noted this puzzledly. It seemed that no matter which lifeforms, the higher the stage of life they were at, the more they would resemble humans.
He didn't have time to think so much. The gigantic-scale queen was currently completely enraged due to people barging into her nest. She was like the most outstanding interstellar warrior; long and sharp bone blades suddenly grew out of her arms, gleaming with a cold light as she lunged over toward the humans.
Her speed was simply too quick, producing countless after-images that surrounded the Killer King, Donghuang Ling, and the other exam candidates.
Everyone was ganging up on her.
”Pitiful humans, you actually dare to enter here.” Formless spirit waves shook the area as her killing intent gushed forth.
This humanoid queen actually could speak human speech and had an intelligence that wasn't inferior to humans. It was completely terrifying.
Her spirit force twisted the air and turned corporeal. Formless blades sliced over, and everywhere her spirit force gushed by, destruction could be seen.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!
Donghuang Ling's golden bell was in his hands, and he kept ringing it, causing the chimes to shake the air. The sound waves were formless and ethereal, sweeping out with an imposing momentum and capable of destroying everything in the area.
The Killer King's body was bent in strange angles, defying common logic as he assumed a weird posture. He was like a totem that was connected to the profoundness of the universe. A mysterious pressure bore down on everything around him.
Asura Yoga!
Lock!
His body actually contorted into a position that resembled the Sanskrit word 'Lock', while he chanted the word.
Yoga was developed from ancient sanskrit martial arts. Its purpose was to connect the human spirit with the world, and it contained boundless profound mysteries.
Formless shackles appeared in the air, locking down the queen. She wasn't able to shake herself free from them.
”Good opportunity!” Donghuang Ling shouted. The golden bell in his hand kept shaking as bell chimes echoed through the air. Golden flames manifested, raising the temperature to an unbearable level and causing the air in the surroundings to evaporate.
Tornado Wind Edge!
Earth Gravity!
Frigid Water!
...
The other exam candidates also unleashed their killing techniques as the flood of energy made the interior of the mother nest become something resembling hell in the mortal world. The queen was completely surrounded and injured by the attacks. She was screaming in pain.
Po~
Suddenly, a spirit force as vast as the ocean erupted out as a material barrier took form, enveloping the queen and isolating the energy attacks.
”Explode!”
The vertical pupils of the queen shone with a silver light, and her spirit force erupted forth. The energy attacks from the exam candidates rebounded and instantly knocked the people around her away. The casualties were extremely heavy; numerous human figures were flung through the air before slamming heavily onto the ground.
”What?” Donghuang Ling was shocked. His own Great Sun Golden Fire had always swept through his enemies with invincibility. Yet, the queen actually managed to shake herself free from it.
But even so, the queen had to face the combined attacks of everyone and she wasn't doing so well either. Cracks could be seen on her armor as acidic blood flowed from it, causing a vile smell to permeate the atmosphere.
”Detestable humans, you all actually manage to injure me!” The queen's expression turned malevolent. The bone blades on her hand manifested a tornado as she spun in circles. The blade arts were incredibly dense as though nothing could break them apart.
Feng Lin was silently astonished as he watched by the side. This was actually a saber-type martial art!
This queen had a humanoid body, so she could naturally use ancient martial arts.
In addition, her body structure was different from humans. She had many double-joints and could move in unpredictable ways, unleashing unfathomable stances.
Her entire person floated in the air. She was using her spirit force to support herself. Bone blades flew out from her body and danced unceasingly in the air, revolving protectively around her like birds flying in a circle.
The bone blades were incomparably sharp, capable of slicing apart all objects. The moment those exam candidates were slower by a beat, they would instantly be lacerated and transformed into strips of flesh and blood that was hurriedly devoured by the aberrations in the area.
Her spirit force could still be felt in the air, causing wariness to appear in the hearts of everyone. It was very tough to defend against something as formless and ethereal as spirit force.
”Enlarge!”
Donghuang Ling grunted. The golden bell in his hands was a mythological treasure, and it grew larger rapidly, enveloping him like a barrier.
The bone blades slashed over, causing ringing sounds to reverberate throughout the area. Sparks flew everywhere, but the bone blades weren't able to break the golden bell's defense.
The Killer King once again bent his body in a strange pose. His movements were beyond logic as he called out.
”Devil!”
A blood-colored qi suddenly flooded the area, engulfing him completely. He was like an asura in the mortal world as he lunged toward the queen in a crazed manner.
His moves were extremely bizarre, but his footwork was like the wind and rain. In the legends, the asura king danced during the destruction of the world, causing baleful qi to manifest.
Those death criminals were influenced by the baleful qi; all of them rushed forward like they had lost their minds. Their eyes turned crimson as they rushed at the queen.
If the Killer King was the asura king, then these people would be his asura soldiers. Their expressions changed. Their faces turned green and they sprouted fangs as they snarled furiously.
But this queen was a true transcendent monster; she was extremely ruthless. Regardless of how fierce the death criminals are, they were easily killed by her, and their flesh and blood littered the ground.
The Killer King also found it tough to fight her head-on. He could only depend on his bizarre yoga arts and barely manage to protect himself. But even so, he was battered by the attacks. He howled loudly, ”Donghuang Ling, if you still don't come out and help me, don't blame me for forgetting our agreement!”
He made a sinister threat, seeking for help.
”Killer King, please calm your anger. The queen is too powerful, and the two of us won't be able to win against her. We need everyone to work together.” Donghuang Ling leaped out from his golden bell.
”Friends, if we don't kill the queen today, none of us will be able to escape. Let's kill her first before we discuss how to distribute the points!” He stared at his surroundings and roared.
”Good, let's kill the queen!”
”I'm here to help you!”
”Remember your words!”
…
Numerous voices rang out.
Those exam candidates also knew that the most critical task now was to kill the queen or all of them would be in dire straits.
Another group of exam candidates rushed over, releasing their auras. All of them were at the elite cultivator realm. They didn't hesitate and launched their attacks instantly.
Wrath King!
Cosmos Ice River!
Metal Control!
...
All of them unleashed their consummate techniques.
A monk suddenly glowed with resplendent light as he transformed into a world-destroying lord and violently attacked the queen.
A silver-haired young man radiated icy energy that was cold enough to freeze all things in the world. An ice river formed, arcing through the air, its power slamming against the queen.
Another man clad in a set of metal armor lifted his arms. The metal particles in the planet's crust were drawn up, becoming sabers, swords, axes—all types of cold weapons as they shot out.
Waves after waves of the guard-types aberrations were instantly killed when they rushed over.
For a period of time, the surroundings were cleared of aberrations save for the queen alone.
”DIE!” Seeing her subordinates dying miserable deaths, the queen was incomparably enraged. Her spirit force gushed unbridledly into the gemstone embedded in her chest as it manifested countless tentacles-like rays that inundated the surroundings.
For some of the exam candidates who failed to evade in time, they were directly grabbed by the tentacles and screaming in agony. Their bodies instantly turned to blood.
(What an Asura heart!)
When the Killer King saw this, he wasn't worried but was extremely happy instead. He licked his lips as greed flashed in his eyes.
”The gemstone is actually an Asura Heart?” Yana was shocked when she saw this scene.
”What item is that?” Feng Lin's heart stirred as he asked.
”It is an item that will only form on a life planet after countless years of massacre. It was the crystallization of the death of countless lives. Bones are first piled up and they would become fossils, then the impurities in those fossils are gradually refined, and a translucent and sparkling gemstone would be formed. Asura Heart is purely formed from bloody aura, as well as the essence of the multitude of living beings. It is an extremely rare and wondrous treasure. Usually, a life planet needed thousands of years of massacre before an Asura Heart would have the slightest chance of forming.
”Once, that irresponsible father of mine has warned us about the Ultimate Killer King, saying that the Killer King was walking on the Asura King Mythology Path. However, he is currently only at the asura level, and there is a limit to the troubles he can cause. But if he managed to gain an Asura Heart, he would be able to use it to awaken the Asura King Gene and became a grand cultivator. At that time, everywhere he goes to shall become seas of blood as endless slaughter will follow him. For such a treasure, if an ordinary person obtained it, the Asura Heart would be able to assist that person, allowing the body of that person to transform into an asura body, increasing the chances of him breaking through to the grand cultivator realm,” Yana heavily spoke as a look of worry clouded her face.
If the Killer King managed to get his hands on that, there would be a grand cultivator who killed people like pulling out weeds being born on Asura Planet. When that happened, these exam candidates would all be in danger.
No wonder the Ultimate Killer King planned it all out and ensured that he was deported to Asura Planet. So, it was due to the existence of the Asura Heart which he needed to break through to the grand cultivator realm. Once he broke through, those Cosmos University's examiners would truly not be able to do anything to him.
Asura King Mythology Path?
Feng Lin silently mused.
Asura was a famous evil god from sanskrit mythology. It was born in the blood sea and conducted massacres, taking heavenly deities as its enemy.
This heretic god of the blood sea seemed to be walking on this path. He naturally had to use slaughter to establish his path. No wonder he would have a title like the Ultimate Killer King.
These exam candidates were all geniuses of the solar system and had extraordinary origins and wide horizons. All of them recognized the embedded gemstone in the queen's chest and felt greed stirring their hearts.
This was an item that could aid one to break through a major realm. Naturally, everyone would desire it.
The queen used her spirit force to control the Asura Heart to unleash its divine might. Blood-colored tentacles whipped out in a frenzy. The moment they came in contact with someone, they would directly absorb the life force of the unfortunate person, transforming them into blood that would be stored inside the gemstone.
Gurgle!
The gemstone suddenly emitted a sound like a whale drinking water as the blood radiance from it grew even more intense and bizarre.
Despite this terrifying scene, those exam candidates didn't retreat or cower. They actually attacked with more intensity.