Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

Chapter 648: Chapter 648: Sword Divides Life and Death (Part 2)

Hu Qi’s feeling was terrible to the extreme.

He was not an ordinary person; his Cultivation Level in the Purple Mansion was at the seventh tier, and like Dao, he hailed from the battle camps, having experienced hundreds of large and small battles, with rich experience in fighting other Cultivators.

But he had never faced such a dire situation!

Wang Chen hadn’t even drawn his sword, yet the Sword Intent he emanated already overwhelmed Hu Qi.

He felt as if he had suddenly been thrown into a world of ice and snow, surrounded by a bleak expanse, silent to the extreme.

The bone-chilling cold ignored the barrier of his Body Protection Spell, silently seeping into Hu Qi’s body, freezing his blood, and making the flow of his Mana incredibly sluggish.

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What kind of swordsmanship was this?

The fear Hu Qi felt at that moment was truly indescribable.

But a drowning man would even clutch at a straw, and Hu Qi was well aware that if he didn’t save himself, he would fall into an eternal abyss.

Subconsciously, he let out an unwilling roar and reached into his Storage Bag.

He firmly grasped a pale golden Talisman.

This life-saving Treasure Talisman, once activated, could block an attack from a Primary Tier Golden Core; nothing below a Golden Core could break it.

As long as he could buy himself time to catch his breath, Hu Qi still had a way to escape.

The thought of killing Wang Chen, he wouldn’t even consider it!

However, the next moment, Hu Qi’s hand holding the Talisman fell.

His right hand was severed at the wrist, the wound as smooth as a mirror, and not a single drop of blood had spilled.

Unbeknownst to Hu Qi, Wang Chen had already made his move.

One sword stroke severed his right hand!

“Ah!”

It took Hu Qi a moment to realize what had happened, and the intense pain from the wound made him scream in agony, his face twisted completely out of shape.

This high-tier Purple Mansion Cultivator even tried to fight back in desperation, however, a net of Sword Light that wove down enveloped him completely, ruthlessly slicing through his clothes, skin, flesh, and bones…

[Heavenly Merit +700]

As the second message popped up in his vision, Wang Chen calmly turned to face his last enemy.

Dao.

Originally, when Wang Chen was killing Hu Qi, this bold and fearless Battle Cultivator had a chance to intervene.

However, he hesitated.

Just that slight moment of hesitation, and Wang Chen had decided the life and death of Hu Qi.

Now it was his turn!

As Wang Chen’s cold and merciless gaze swept over, Dao involuntarily trembled, instinctively taking two steps back.

His courage and will to fight were gone in that moment!

Wang Chen’s strength had carved an indelible mark in Dao’s Divine Soul.

He suddenly realized that he wasn’t as bravely fearless as he had thought.

“I, I admit defeat!”

Before Wang Chen could make a move, Dao struggled to spit out a few words, his cheeks burning with shame.

This was actually a very normal choice; the three of them together had been utterly defeated by Wang Chen. Now that he was alone, what could he use to fight against Wang Chen?

The close-combat techniques that Dao was best at were nothing but child’s play against Wang Chen.

Completely insignificant!

“Admit defeat?”

Wang Chen couldn’t help but laugh: “What made you have such a thought?”

Just admitting defeat and then it’s all fine?@@novelbin@@

Not even children would think that!

Dao said through gritted teeth, “If you kill me, once the Forbidden Prison Department investigates, you won’t be able to escape either.”

Fearing that Wang Chen wouldn’t believe him, he quickly added, “Our Forbidden Prison Department’s True Person Sun has the top Heavenly Secret Technique in the Golden Core tier. With your level of cultivation and power, you absolutely cannot escape his Life-Seeking pursuit!”

Heavenly Secret Technique?

Wang Chen laughed: “Do you have any other last words?”

What Wang Chen least feared was the Heavenly Secret Technique, because the Immortal Cultivation panel had already blocked dozens of divine predictions for him.

All of them on the Golden Core level!

Although defending each prediction cost 10 Heavenly Merit, Wang Chen had just gained 1300 Heavenly Merit.

He could block it one hundred and thirty times!

Even True Person Sun’s Heavenly Secret Technique, strong as it was, couldn’t predict and counter that many times in a row.

Seeing the mocking smile on Wang Chen’s face, Dao’s heart suddenly sank.

Wang Chen actually wasn’t afraid of the Heavenly Secret Technique of the Golden Core?

“Then let’s die together!”

Realizing that it was impossible to persuade Wang Chen to let him off, Dao’s fierce and brave blood was reignited.

He suddenly lunged forward, his body swiftly expanding, his clothes turning to ash.

Yellow-black fur sprouted from his skin, a long whip-like tail extended from his tailbone, Dao’s muscles bulged out in chunks, and his teeth and nails grew long and sharp.

In an instant, a half-human, half-tiger monster appeared before Wang Chen.

“Roar–”

Dao let out a roar filled with extreme anger.

If he hadn’t been pushed to a desperate situation, he wouldn’t have resorted to using his innate divine power.

Tiger Beast Transformation!

Dao possessed a trace of the bloodline of an ancient spiritual tiger. By using his family’s secret method to evoke it, he could immediately transform into an immensely strong tiger demon, briefly possessing the strength of a near-Golden Core level.

However, once the Tiger Beast Transformation was complete, he could never revert to his human form.

The outcome goes without saying.

Therefore, this innate divine power could only be used as a means of mutual destruction!

The pain, despair, and anger in Dao’s heart at this moment were beyond description.

All his pain, despair, and rage turned into the power for revenge, and with a fierce swing of his tiger claw, he managed to knock away the Dragon Abyss sword that was attacking him.

Huh?

Wang Chen was slightly startled.

The strength of this opponent in front of him had increased by several times compared to just a moment ago!

His mind instantly became more alert, and using Shrinking Ground into Inches, he immediately widened the distance between them, controlling the Flying Sword to unleash threads of Sword Qi, wrapping around Dao.

Dao’s roars were unending as he continuously waved his tiger claws, managing to tear apart and shatter the Sword Qi threads that wrapped around him!

Even when strands of Sword Qi landed on his body, they only managed to damage the outer layer of fur and skin.

After transforming into a tiger beast, both his combat power and defensive capabilities had skyrocketed to an unimaginable extent.

“Come and fight!”

Dao yelled: “Come and kill me!”

Wang Chen had intended to make another sword move, but upon hearing his opponent’s shout, he immediately retracted his sword and flew back.

Dao, standing in place, was all teeth and claws when he suddenly realized his target had disappeared.

His intelligence clearly wasn’t as high as it was under normal circumstances; it took him three breaths’ time to realize what happened, and with a roar, he frantically pursued on all fours.

In a single leap, he covered the distance of a hundred steps!

The two began a chase down the long tunnel.

Shortly, Wang Chen had returned to the original cave where Old Demon Han had been.

“Run!”

Dao, who was chasing closely behind and saw Wang Chen had run out of places to flee, shouted loudly: “Keep running!”

Boom!

The response he got was a bolt of lightning descending from the sky.

Nine Heavens Divine Thunder!

Dao, caught completely off guard, was struck squarely and rendered speechless on the spot.

His head emitted wisps of white smoke, and he lay sprawled on the ground, his body charred.

But Dao hadn’t suffered a fatal injury and managed to retaliate.

Lying on the ground, he suddenly turned and lashed his tail, his long tiger tail whipping towards Wang Chen like an iron flail.

It brought a howling gust of wind!

Thousands of Wind Blades as thin as cicada wings appeared in an instant.

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The second update is here.