Chapter 326 - Curse of the Gods (1/2)

Zhong Yue had to split his concentration between the Great Sun Demon Crow that cast the [Monster God Ming King Art] and his true self that visualized the Sui Sovereign Fire Order Place. He would be absorbing the medicinal efficacy on both fronts so that his Yuan Shen would not explode due to the excessive energy.

At the same time, he was trying to make use of the abundant medicinal efficacy to condense his own inner core; as such, he would be able to consume a substantial amount of the excessive medicinal efficacy.

Totem patterns were waltzing around him, threading through one another and revolving around him as he tried to condense the inner core.

All of a sudden, Zhong Yue's face changed drastically, and he felt an abnormality emerged from within the medicinal energy. A cacophony of godly voices sounded in his ears, seeming saintly yet nefarious. It significantly hampered his cultivation progress by steering his concentration off track, causing the nearly-condensed inner core to dissipate.

This was no doubt the remnant hatred of the dead gods that were hidden in the inner core. It felt as if they only existed to destroy everything they could!

These negative emotions rushed into his Yuan Shen, and although it was not possible to kill Zhong Yue with only this, it was enough cloud his thoughts and throw him into a state of mental disarray. If this continued, he would only be slowly destroyed by the incessant distractions

Zhong Yue's mind turned muddled, and he growled, "Xin Huo, can you not be so unreliable. Really … please…."

"Quick, go up to the upper lightning zone!"

Xin Huo quickly said, "Use the lightning to smite away the hatred!"

"It's fine now."

Zhong Yue ran a full check on his Yuan Shen and said puzzlingly, "I think they are gone already."

"No, they are still in you, they are feeding you illusions to deceive you into thinking you are safe!"

Xin Huo said anxiously, "Those that were infected would not realize it until it is was too late. Your mind has been clouded by it, and now, you should have felt like you have full control over the medicinal energy, but the last thing you will see at the end of that would be your own Yuan Shen exploding and yourself dying! So quickly go to the lightning zone and let the Pure Yang lightning banish their hatred out of you. Refine your Yuan Shen and exhaust the excess medicinal efficacy!"

Indeed, Zhong Yue felt as if he had control over the medicinal efficacy, just like how Xin Huo described. He was even initially surprised by this as he understood well how difficult it was to control.

He knew that the medicinal efficacy was more than sufficient to fill his Yuan Shen to the brim and cause it to ultimate. Even now, his Yuan Shen and the incarnated spirits were still growing bigger and seemed like they would continue to do so until they completely burst apart. If it wasn't due to the gods' remnant hatred, how could this have happened?

Although these curse and hatred of the gods were only scarce emotions lingering in the mortal world after the gods' death, they were still deadly enough to kill without its victims even realizing a thing at all!

Zhong Yue rocketed straight up toward to the sky and disappeared into the thick clouds. As soon as he entered the lightning zone, the thunder started rumbling, and lightning could be seen flicking past the sides.

Xin Huo was shocked, and he quickly said, "Too high, too high! You've been deceived again, you've lost your usual keen judgment. This level of lightning can kill you in just a single flash! Quickly get down, go lower, lower! Stop, here, right here, this is the spot, don't go any higher or any lower."

The little flame was very nervous, the gods' resentment was now influencing Zhong Yue; he couldn't make any right decisions, and a single mistake at a time like this could cost him his life. It was a dangerous period he was in right now!

"This whole affair seems way more difficult than I initially anticipated…."

The little flame was in a gloomy mood, he mumbled softly to himself, "I expected that visualizing the Sui Sovereign would be sufficient to smite the curses and resentments away, but now we had to use the Pure Yang lightning. Sigh, it seems like Brat Yue will have to endure some bitter times … En, I think it's best to just keep quiet and chalk it up to him being too weak to endure it rather than admitting that it was my fault … Mhmm, let's do that…."

The lightning zone was divided into several levels according to the intensity of the Pure Yang lightning. The Pure Yang Lightning Zone was the strongest, even stronger than the lightning zone he was in with the 36 Xiao Mang experts during the South Barren interception battle.

The lightning here was of a higher purity. There were little to no impurities in it, and they were said to be capable of smiting all evil away.

All of a sudden, a flash of lightning struck down right at him and charred him black. His hairs stood up like bristles, and his skin ruptured open.

But the gods' resentment also controlled his senses, numbing his sense of pain and causing him to cast his Yuan Shen out to be willingly struck by lightning.

This also meant that even if he were beheaded now, he wouldn't feel any pain. Without that sense of pain to guide him, there would be no sense of danger. He wouldn't feel his life being threatened, and as such, there would be no countermeasures he could take to prevent death.

How disastrous, Brat Yue's cultivation base is still too weak to reap the benefits of enduring the Pure Yang lightning. But with the medicinal efficacy of the saint herb, he will only have to suffer a little bit. He wouldn't die.

Xin Huo whistled as he thought, and he turned his head to the other side and acted as though he didn't see anything at all.

They were at the outermost rim of the Pure Yang Lightning Zone, and the Pure Yang lightning striking onto Zhong Yue was also the weakest; but even so, this was still too much for Qi Practitioners like Zhong Yue to endure.

Ka-cha … Ka-cha ——

The Pure Yang lightning rained down on him, and one after another, Zhong Yue became charred black like charcoal.

But the energy of the lotus was incredibly strong, even if his mortal body were severely damaged, he was still kept alive. His blood and flesh regenerated at rapid, rate and his blood essence remained bursting with vitality.

Under the saint herb's nourishment, he was like a magnate who had cultivated the Immortal Body. His mortal body was recuperating with its medicinal efficacy, and every time it regenerated, his mortal body would become stronger than before!

It was only the weakest Pure Yang lightning that struck on him, but they still managed to inflict such heavy damage to his mortal body. Let alone his mortal body, if his Yuan Shen were to suffer such harm, the consequences would be disastrous.