Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

At that critical moment, Zhang Yuanjing suddenly felt a surge of power from his spine, which straightened his somewhat limp frame, and his muscles burst with vitality.

He spat out blood and broken teeth with a "Pah!", while simultaneously blocking Chu Tianxiong's punch with both arms. Then, using the momentum, he spun and lashed out a whirlwind kick at Chu Tianxiong's left ear.

Caught off guard, Chu Tianxiong instinctively blocked with his left arm, but Zhang Yuanjing's instep slammed hard against his forearm and then struck his ear, sending him flying sideways.

He rolled twice after landing and quickly scrambled to his feet. Zhang Yuanjing had already charged forward, unleashing a barrage of Zhang's ancestral Tiger's Roar Fist technique.

In a wider space, Chu Tianxiong's agility would have made him untouchable by Zhang Yuanjing. However, in this confined space, agility was of little use. Instead, Zhang Yuanjing's expansive, forceful, and overbearing fist technique had the advantage.

Chu Tianxiong tried several times to force Zhang Yuanjing to defend, but Zhang Yuanjing seemed to be in a frenzy, completely ignoring Chu Tianxiong's attacks, enduring them with his physical body while raining down fists and feet on Chu Tianxiong.

Although Chu Tianxiong was strong, in this confined space, he was helpless against Zhang Yuanjing's life-risking fighting style. He could only parry and defend as much as possible, but he still took the occasional blow.

After about ten breaths, he was also provoked into a rage, and the deep-seated ruthlessness within him was ignited. He simply stopped dodging, enduring Zhang Yuanjing's attacks and retaliating in kind.

He was confident that his Nascent Soul True Person's physical defense was far stronger than that of Zhang Yuanjing, a Core Formation cultivator.

However, he didn't know that Zhang Yuanjing's spine, cultivated with the Sky Pillar Art, had extraordinary effects, not only enhancing his resistance to blows and his recovery ability several times over, but also making him extremely resilient, so that the more he was hit, the stronger the power he generated.

Zhang Yuanjing and Chu Tianxiong fought back and forth for more than sixty breaths. Although he was covered in wounds and his breath was weak, he never fell. Chu Tianxiong, on the other hand, was starting to falter.

At this moment, the energy shield shrank again by more than half, leaving only a space of about two zhang in diameter. The energy on the shield continued to surge outwards, exploding in the air near them like a thunderstorm.

Zhang Yuanjing quickly dodged, but there were so many of these energy bursts that he couldn't avoid them all, and he was soon injured.

Chu Tianxiong hadn't taken it seriously at first, but the energy explosions injured him as well. A look of disbelief appeared in his eyes, and he couldn't help but be puzzled by the mechanism of this illusion. It seemed different from what he had originally discovered.

To avoid the energy bursts, both of them moved to the central area of the shield, which was only about one zhang in size. As a result, they had no room to maneuver and could only entangle and fight like beasts.

Chu Tianxiong laughed in anger, his heart completely cold, and he hated the Candle Dragon who created the illusion and Zhang Yuanjing who acted as its accomplice to the bone.

Zhang Yuanjing, however, was not surprised but delighted. He charged directly at Chu Tianxiong, grabbing him tightly and wrestling with him.

Both of them fought without any technique, completely in the manner of wild beasts, using their hands, feet, and mouths, occasionally tearing off pieces of flesh from each other.

Once someone strayed from the center and got closer to the energy shield, they would be hit by the energy bursts. The person would immediately exert force to push their opponent to the side, so that they would bear the brunt of the energy bursts.

After only a few breaths of this back and forth, both of them were covered in blood and gore, with not a single piece of good flesh left on their bodies.

At this point, the battle had become a test of will. Because Zhang Yuanjing had a constant stream of power flowing from his spine, he maintained his high morale and fought to the death, no matter how badly he was injured.

With the three hundred breaths deadline approaching, Chu Tianxiong tried his best to push Zhang Yuanjing backward, hoping to use the power of the energy bursts to kill him. Zhang Yuanjing stood firm, not allowing him to move even half a step.

After a few breaths, he saw that Chu Tianxiong was only pushing forward, seemingly in a daze. He suddenly used a clever trick, sidestepping and letting Chu Tianxiong pass, then forcefully struck Chu Tianxiong in the back, sending him directly into the energy shield.

The violent spiritual energy that had been accumulating on the energy shield instantly found an outlet, pouring into Chu Tianxiong's body. With a loud "Boom!", Chu Tianxiong was blasted into pieces, and the flying fragments of flesh splattered all over Zhang Yuanjing.

"Clang!" The two hundred and ninety-ninth gold sand just fell.

Immediately, the light screen disappeared, and the surroundings turned dark gray. Only a long sword lay on the ground, emitting a faint yellow light, the Heavy Earth Spell Sword.

Zhang Yuanjing quickly picked up the sword and put it into his storage bracelet.

"As expected, you can't judge a book by its cover. You look ordinary, but you're a ruthless character inside! Hmm, you haven't disappointed this king!" The Candle Dragon's voice came from the dark gray sky, with a hint of playfulness, but more of joy.

Zhang Yuanjing looked up and saw a huge head appearing in the sky above, not a real entity, but just a projection, the Heaven and Earth Strange Insect Candle Dragon.

Its expression was very strange, its eyes coldly overlooking, like a high and mighty god, far out of reach, but its long face also showed infinite joy, as if it had gained great freedom and liberation.

"You're free?" Zhang Yuanjing asked without checking his own condition.

"Almost! Once this Nascent Soul cultivator's soul is dissolved by the illusion, it will be complete! Hmph, you must still have anti-qi on you, but since this king can escape, I'm too lazy to bother with you, lest I lose face!"

The Candle Dragon was probably happy to be about to escape from its tens of thousands of years of confinement, so it seemed quite generous and even chatted with him with interest, "Boy, what do you think of this illusion? How is it different from what you've seen before?"

"It's powerful and strange! What realm are you in? The early Transformation stage doesn't seem to have the ability to create such an illusion!"

Although Zhang Yuanjing didn't understand the principles of the illusion, he was very sure that the reason why the Candle Dragon created this illusion was not to help them deal with the Candle God Sect and Chu Tianxiong, but to break through the restriction, and in the process, it must not be able to take action in order to hide its aura. Therefore, he felt relieved and chatted with the Candle Dragon easily.

"Hehe, tens of thousands of years ago, um, to be exact, fifty thousand years ago, this king was a Transformation stage magic insect. Is this king so untalented that I haven't been able to make any progress in fifty thousand years!"

The Candle Dragon said proudly, "To tell you the truth, the illusion I'm using this time has reached the limit of the Transformation level and touched the edge of the Soul Fusion realm. Hehe, this time, I really have to thank you two. Not only did you give me so many anti-qi stones, but you also helped me create such an illusion! Your contribution will help me break through to the Soul Fusion realm. If I have the opportunity to meet you in the future, I will definitely thank you. Gaaaaaaaaa!"

"Breaking through the realm!" Zhang Yuanjing was shocked and asked in confusion, "Those anti-qi are just Core Formation stage items, how can they help you break through to the Soul Fusion realm? Even with Chu Tianxiong's soul, I'm afraid it's far from enough!"

"Hahaha, I, a dignified Heaven and Earth Strange Insect, am a primordial being on par with divine beasts, ancient demons, and alien devils, born with the luck of heaven and earth. How can my advancement be the same as yours, a humble existence! To tell you the truth, if not for the suppression of the restriction left by that bald donkey, the power I have accumulated would have been enough to break through to the Soul Fusion realm. Hehe, this time I leave, it can be considered a relief of pressure on this world. I'm afraid it won't be long before another God Transformation cultivator will appear in this realm!" The Candle Dragon said smugly.

Zhang Yuanjing didn't understand what he meant by the last sentence. The God Transformation level was too far away from him. He was more concerned about Chu Tianxiong's life and death.

So he asked, "Did I really kill that Nascent Soul True Person in the duel just now?"

"One step away. The death of the physical body is just a disturbance, a weakening. As long as his Nascent Soul is not destroyed, he will still be intact once the illusion disappears."

The Candle Dragon twisted its head and glanced to the west, "Your companion is taking the final step—soul killing! Hehe, the separation of spirit, magic power, and physical body is just an illusion. When he thinks he can't mobilize them, he really can't. Conversely, if he sees through the illusion and firmly believes that he can use all his abilities, then he can mobilize them."

"However, this person seems to lack confidence and determination. There are great flaws in his state of mind. After entering the illusion, he quickly developed self-doubt, and he has never seen through it, and he will definitely never see through it!"