Chapter 349 - Qilin Arm (2/2)

But not for the life of him did Zhuo Fan expect to endure such agony. Watching his body chipping away, his flesh splashing onto the array, Zhuo Fan’s eyes widened with pain, ready to explode.

This pain went beyond the conceivable realm. The last refining was but a bug bite by comparison.

But Zhuo Fan held fast.

The last time he had done it for Ning’er, while this time he was doing it for everyone, so that Ning’er’ misfortune would never repeat itself.

Ah!

Howling at the sky, the elders outside freaked out. They watched the Misty Forest with concern.

[Steward Zhuo, just what cultivation method are you practicing to make even a tenacious demon like you scream at the top of his lungs…]

In the array, Zhuo Fan’s flesh floated about and even his organs were gone. All that was left was his skeleton and his trembling eyes.

Zhuo Fan would’ve been long dead by now in these circumstances, but within the array, his life force didn’t scatter.

Hum~

The Qilin leg released a bloody glow and Zhuo Fan’s pieces of flesh flew around it and bathed in the red glow before shooting for his body and reforging it.

With a long sigh, Zhuo Fan’s heart eased. [It’s finally combining.] This meant that the refining was nearing its end, bringing him one step closer to success.

His thinking was quite logical. When the body was reformed, the refining would end.

Although, he didn’t take into account the fact that the target of his refining was a sacred beast.

Whoosh~

The flying flesh reformed on Zhuo Fan’s skeleton and released a pale red glow, with only the right arm missing from its place.

And then the Qilin leg floated over, slowly approaching his shoulder to fuse.

He didn’t get to rejoice though as a heaven shaking howl announced the trembling of the Qilin leg.

A red glow flashed from the leg and pierced his brain.

Zhuo Fan blanked out for a second and felt his head splitting, about to explode. A bellow like that of a savage beast tore through the deepest corners of his mind and knocked him out.

[I failed…]

Sighing in his heart, this was his last thought before he passed out cold.

A blood red Qilin was roaring in his soul, wanting to tear the place apart.

[A mere human dares to covet my sacred body? You are judged unworthy!]

Roar!

While the Qilin was having a literal blast in the depths of his soul, a dragon roar came from within Zhuo Fan’s body. The Dragon Vein Soul charged at the Qilin.

Zhuo Fan was now its master and its duty was to protect him. It was aware that it was no match for the Qilin, but it was going to try and protect Zhuo Fan with its life.

The Qilin only had disdain for the dragon soul, “Humph, if you were a celestial dragon, I would’ve graced you with a strike. But a tiny earth dragon dares to bar my path?”

The Qilin lifted its leg and stomped on the dragon soul.

Bam!

The dragon soul was kicked out of Zhuo Fan’s soul and back into his Dantian with the face of a kicked puppy.

[Master! I did my best, but it just wasn’t enough!]

“Ha-ha-ha, a snail dares contend with me? Die!” The Qilin cackled and raved at the surrounding darkness, “Ha-ha-ha, this human brat has some nerve. See how I’ll tear your soul to smithereens!”

It didn’t get the chance though as a sharp cry announced the pain in his back. A huge bird made of azure flame clawed at the tough Qilin’s back.

Qilin looked back in shock, “You!”

“Yes, old partner, I’ve chosen this kid and one day he will return our help many fold. You have long since died and removing this grief from your soul will be for the best.”

The huge azure fire bird exploded into flames and swallowed the Qilin. With a tightening of its claws, the Qilin vanished in a red glow.

Then, the huge azure fire bird vanished as well. Only then did Zhuo Fan’s ever throbbing right arm, the Qilin leg, finally became still as it began to fuse with his body…