Chapter 550 – The Fifth Layer of the Ox Demon (2/2)

Ten streaks of black light shot over furiously.

A streak of black light pierced the Void-bellied Ghost King, and it was unable to last any longer, dispersing and revealing the Dark Queen. Her black hair drifted in the air as she suddenly turned back. “Be careful!”

Gu Yanying immediately swung her delicate, jade folding fan to provide support in a hurry. She had already become extremely confident in her guess. When the Golden Core cultivators died to the “moon demon” earlier, the Dark Queen had not even batted an eye, yet she had paled in fright so much over this “other being”. She probably was not even that concerned over her own life.

However, the Corpse King seemed to have anticipated this a long time ago. With a swing of his huge hand, a fierce wind rushed over like a tornado and forced Gu Yanying to slow down. She could no longer provide any assistance in time.

The flames in Xiao An’s eye sockets burned brightly as she stared straight ahead. She wielded the sword with both hands, even relinquishing control over the Blood Sea Banner and Skull Prayer Beads.

All that was left in her heart was sword styles, sword techniques, sword moves, and sword intent. There was her comprehension from the Cursive Sword Calligraphy, as well as her insight from her awakened memories. Afterwards, it all vanished, reduced to nothingness.

A skeleton sat in the lotus position.

Slaying buddhas!

The Buddha Slaying sword emitted a streak of light that was several meters long. With a flash, a fingernail was cut in half, sweeping past her.

Xiao An retreated. The light moved steadily, making a turn back and cutting apart another fingernail.

Sword swing, sword swing, sword swing!

The streak of light danced wildly, cutting through four fingernails in a single breath. The fifth fingernail filled her vision, but she was unable to stop it anymore.

She parried with the Buddha Slaying sword embryo. Xiao An said in an unflinching manner, “This is the limit.”

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Five huge fingernails that resembled stone beams struck Xiao An one after another.

In that instant, her white bones became riddled with cracks as the sound of fractures resonated like thunder. Even the colliding booms were unable to drown them out.

Boom! Dust filled the air.

Xiao An slammed heavily into a hill, and her aura vanished.

No matter how powerful the Buddha Slaying sword embryo was, it had to be wielded with her own strength!

Xiao An had only undergone one heavenly tribulation so far. She was able to kill a group of Corpse Commanders an entire cultivation realm above hers with the Buddha Slaying sword embryo, but her strength was insufficient when she faced the killing strike of a Corpse King.

This was an absolute difference in strength, which could not be made up for with external objects.

Having swept away a several-million-strong Corpse Soldier army, Xiao An who carried everyone’s hopes on her shoulders had also reached her limit.

Over half of the Golden Core cultivators had fallen in battle. The Dark Queen had failed. The Marquis of Ruyi’s face became filled with despair. “It’s over! It’s all over!”

Gu Yanying raised her head and looked at the hazy, grey sky. Her eyes narrowed, and her gaze that was as sharp as a hawk’s pierced through the region, vaguely making out constantly twinkling, green stars.

They were not stars, but the eyes of countless undead. There were countless existences as powerful as the Corpse King among them, as well as even stronger existences who were well beyond what the current World of the Nine Provinces could handle.

They were like a flock of vultures, circling above the heads of those about to die so that they could swarm over and pick apart their corpses once they collapsed and died.

Compared to the World of the Nine Provinces, this place is already closer to the Hungry Ghost realm. The Hungry Ghost realm is about to descend. Do I leave? No, there’s still one more. He hasn’t spoken yet.

Moo!

The bellow of an ox rose up, oppressive and drawn-out as if it originated from the depths of the earth.

The ground trembled slightly. The entire region was shaking.

The hills rose and fell together like the turbulent seas.

An iron hoof took a step forward. The ground sank and cracked.

Invisible tremors radiated in all directions.

Hundreds of mountains collapsed in silence.

The curved horns were like the crescent moon that hung high in the sky as their edges shone with a sharp light.

The word “moon” was etched on there.

His scarlet pupils resembled the arrival of a malevolent star. Rumors had it that its appearance would always bring about destruction and war.

He strode over, making his way towards the Corpse King. With every step he took, the ground would shake in an oppressive manner.

Even the Dark Queen moved out of the way. She felt like a huge mountain was pressing forward.

He arrived before the Corpse King, and two streams of air gushed out of his nose. He raised his head and asked, “How dare you harm her!?”

“Harm? No, I killed it! The next one’s you!”

The Corpse King lowered his head and looked down from above. He was extremely relaxed.

It was as if he had seen the crack of dawn, and the red sun would soon rise up. Victory would be arriving shortly.

He felt himself grow stronger and stronger. It came from both himself and the reward of the Hungry Ghost realm. No one could repel him at this time, in this place!

Li Qingshan lowered his head, formed a fist, and threw it.

Dense, black cracks dispersed from the fist.

His punch was as heavy as a mountain. At first glance, it seemed sluggish as if it pushed forward inch by inch.

Whenever it pushed forward slightly, the black cracks would layer upon each other. In the very end, it became pitch-black. It was like a black glove that piled up countless tremors.

“You’ve bitten off more than you can chew!”

The Corpse King let out a great laugh. He stood with his arms crossed as he looked down from above. His huge, withered hand clenched into a fist as rolling corpse qi coiled around it. He raised it high into the air, extending it to the limit. The bone spike on his elbows seemed even more vicious.

Like a roaring dragon, it descended from above to destroy everything.