Chapter 496: Efforts in Vain (1/2)

Chapter 496: Efforts in Vain

As the three small, green arrows shot towards Nie Tian like three wisps of ethereal smoke, loud rolls of thunder rang out in Nie Tian’s ears.

In the meantime, incomparably strong spiritual power burst forth from within them. Even though they were still a long way from Nie Tian, his eyes were already starting to hurt.

He instantly had an idea as to how mighty the arrows were.

Feeling a sense of urgency, he hastily tried to summon power from his spiritual sea, yet he discovered that he couldn’t draw any power from his vortex of star power and vortex of flame power.

His vortex of wood power was the only one that didn’t seem to be affected, and was still spinning at a high speed.

Glittering, green spots could be seen floating at the bottom of the vortex of wood power, which carried the broken will of a titan.

WHOOSH!

Pure and rich liquidized wood power rushed out of his vortex of wood power and poured into his meridians like numerous green streams.

In the next moment, streams of misty, green light started to rise from within Nie Tian, which rapidly swirled around and eventually enveloped him.

It was as if the misty green light had formed a emerald pagoda over Nie Tian.

All of a sudden, the nearby ancient trees seemed to be attracted to Nie Tian. Wisps of freshly-green wood power started to converge on and infuse into him.

After receiving wood power from the vicinity, the emerald light swirling around Nie Tian started to shine increasingly dazzlingly, causing Nie Tian, who was bathed in rich wood power, to feel full of vigor.

Sha Cheng’s three small arrows, which were wreathed in cyan lightning, bombarded the layer of misty, emerald light around Nie Tian.

PUFF! PUFF! PUFF!

The green arrows instantly exploded, sending out wisps of toxins and lightning that intended to penetrate the thick layer of defensive light.

However, as powerful as they were, their efforts turned out to be in vain.

In the meantime, Nie Tian was struck by a clear feeling that he was being nourished by the rich wood power within the layer of emerald light around him.

Wood power and flesh power he had absorbed from the spirit vermin swam around among his internal organs, helping him neutralize the toxins.

He examined himself with a wisp of soul power, which he extracted from the fragmentary stars, and discovered that the strands of brown toxins were fading away from his internal organs, and the Crimson Chain Snake’s poisonous blood on his skin was also disappearing.

Meanwhile, the sore and powerless sensations he had been feeling were also greatly relieved, along with the mind-numbing dizziness.

Furthermore, the various vortexes within his spiritual sea, which seemed to have temporarily stopped, returned to normal again, and the various types of power were once again at his command.

All of a sudden, a vigorous life force brimmed in his heart, causing his heart to race.

As the numerous slim, crystal-like chains within the green aura shone with dazzling and mysterious light, a wave of unfathomable energy fluctuations spread out from Nie Tian’s heart.

Immediately, all of his powerless and negative sensations were swept away.

No longer affected by the toxins left in him by the spirit vermin, he felt as if he were vested with a profound force. With a swing of his Flame Star, he shot its blade light of three powers straight forward with a momentum that could sever everything in its way.

Wherever the blade light extended, the earth cracked open, and crackling sounds filled the air.

Sha Cheng’s expression flickered drastically as he hastily formed hand seals. Thunder and lightning instantly wreathed and filled the space between his palms. A moment later, a large, translucent centipede came to form in the air before him.

The centipede was almost identical to the one that had just exploded and died. The only difference was that it was many times larger.

As soon as it appeared, it started to twist about, giving rise to flickering lightning and rumbling thunder.

The floating, intangible centipede glared at Nie Tian, as if it were going to unleash some sort of psychic attack.

However, before it could form any magics, the Flame Star’s blade light whizzed over and bombarded its head.

The centipede, which Sha Cheng had formed with the Poison Sect’s secret magic using his psychic power, spiritual power, and poisons, was instantly cut in half from head to tail.

Sha Cheng’s eyes dimmed slightly as he coughed up a mouthful of blood. Then, he shot a nasty glower at Nie Tian.

However, as his blood spilled on the split centipede, the two halves of its body morphed into two new centipedes, which became active and restless again.

Sha Cheng seemed to realized that Nie Tian wasn’t so easily dealt with. Fearing that others might come to his aid, he once again decided to leave.

He released a thick, brown smoke, enveloping him and filling his path of escape. Soon, he disappeared from Nie Tian’s sight.