âDevouring Golden Centipedesâ are a very rare species of ancient poisonous bugs, known for eating underground mineral veins of Five Gold and drinking extremely poisonous water to survive. Thus, their bodies are impervious to blades and arrows and one bite, even to a âDivine Realmâ cultivator, means instant death. The âSeven Evil Spirits Gourdâ is a pure yang treasure, and its pure yang qi has nourished these âDevouring Golden Centipedesâ, causing their sh.e.l.ls to be even more condensed! See, the jade green flames can only slightly burn them, but is unable to completely kill them. However, this is also partly due to the fact that Jin s.h.i.+ Taiâs cultivation isnât high enough. If he had cultivated his âPrimal Qiâ to âUniversal Qiâ, then these centipedes would all be dead.
[TL: Unsure how accurate my translation for ç˝Ąć° (universal qi) is, 罥 is a Daoist term and Baike has just confused me more]
Watching the swarm of centipedes flying out, seeing them rush out of the jade green flames and be burned yet not dead and hearing them emit weird cries, âzhi ya zhi yaâ, Yan couldnât help but snicker.
Afterwards, another swarm of forty-nine eye-catching demonic bees flew out. These demonic beesâ whole bodies seemed to be made of metallic hairs, their behinds seemingly a beautiful, shrunken female face. A long stinger protruded from its behind; Fang Han had no doubt that this stinger could even pierce through steel.
The toxic âBeautiful Demonic Beeâ!
Another species of rare toxic creatures.
Then flew out a swarm of blood mosquitoes. This swarm of mosquitoes was most secretive as they flew out, their bodies only the size of a thumb, seemingly sculptures carved out of blood jade, except for the âweng weng wengâ sounds. However, in but a breath, they all suddenly inflated, becoming even larger than a fist. Horrifyingly, terribly scary.
These âBlood Pond Mosquitoesâ are the first of the seven poisons. Legend has it that only within the blood ponds of the most mysterious Xueâying Clan of the Devil Path can nurture these bugs. Upon biting a person, their blood will instantly be completely sucked out. This isnât the most horrific thing, the most horrific thingâŚ
Yan suddenly began to laugh.
Whatâs the most horrific thing? hurriedly asked Fang Han.
While waiting for the reply, there was suddenly a bang! A powerful explosion. What had happened was that when the first blood mosquito inflated, it had left the sky wolf smoke and been burned by the jade green flames. It let out a mournful sound which sounded kind of like an owl.
âBlood Pond Mosquitoesâ werenât completely flame r.e.t.a.r.dant like the âBeautiful Demonic Beesâ and âDevouring Golden Centipedesâ. As such, they were badly barbequed and severely injured after rus.h.i.+ng through the jade green flames. Thus, they struggled to rush forth, and after rus.h.i.+ng through a great distance and approaching near Jin s.h.i.+ Tai, they suddenly exploded, letting off huge bangs!
These powerful explosions caused the jade green flames to be dispersed greatly. These poisonous âBlood Pond Mosquitoesâ, upon suffering a critical injury, would explode. The force of these explosions was about as powerful as the explosion of gunpowder.
When Fang Han was still a servant in the Longâyuan Province, he had observed the government using gunpowder to explode mountains and channels which then served as water irrigation. The explosion of a barrel of gunpowder caused mountain rocks to fly so violently it was shocking, yet the explosions of the blood mosquitoes he was witnessing right now, the power was no lower than that of the gunpowder. The great blast almost even dispersed the wolf smoke.
He never would have expected that such a small bug would actually contain such horrifying force.
ââSeven Ancient Poisonsâ! It actually is the âBlood Pond Mosquitoesâ of the âSeven Ancient Poisonsâ! Within the âSeven Evil Spirits Gourdâ, there are actually âBlood Pond Mosquitoesâ.â
Jin s.h.i.+ Tai had focused all of the âJade Green Seven Xiu Devilâs flames towards melting the wolf steel. Within his eyes, Fang Han wasnât even worth mentioning. As a true disciple, there was no way for him to not look down upon an outer court disciple. And as a âDivine Realmâ cultivator, he looked down on âMortal Realmâ cultivators as ants.
One with the ability to use mysteries of the vast âDivine Realmâ and one who could only use their flesh. Comparing the two, no wonder it was as different as ants and elephants.
However, Fang Han had suddenly, unexpectedly released toxic bugs. Upon seeing the âDevouring Golden Centipedesâ and âBeautiful Demonic Beesâ flying towards him, Jin s.h.i.+ Tai had to release his mana, using it to grasp the two swarms of poisonous bugs and then erase their sanity to use for himself. He never expected that âBlood Pond Mosquitoesâ would also fly out and rush at him until within ten zhang and explode violently. These violent explosions almost dispersed his mana, which would have resulted in him falling to the ground.
Amidst the chaos, his body straightened up and he quickly soared high into the sky.
The bugs were unable to fly very high, and thus Jin s.h.i.+ Tai hoped to use alt.i.tude to evade these swarms of toxic bugs. The âBlood Pond Mosquitoesâ had caused him to feel fear.
The âBlood Pond Mosquitoesâ which could explode were just such a lethal species of toxic bugs, they could be considered to be one of the greatest achievements of refining bugs by the Devil Clans. Even if a flying sword was used to kill them, upon contact with the mosquito, it would explode resulting in an explosion that would blow the sword away, or perhaps even break the sword.
Violently explosive blood bombs, nothing was more powerful.
Now you can see the power of the âBlood Pond Mosquitoesâ. When this mosquito explodes, it is called a âBlood Bombâ. They are specialized for penetrating the âImmortal Pathâs body-defending âPrimal Qiâ and âUniversal Qiâ. Within the âSeven Evil Spirits Gourdâ, as long as you keep a male and a female blood mosquito and nourish them with spiritual blood, then those blood mosquitoes will constantly produce offspring. This is the secret that the âDemon G.o.dâ traded for thousands of years ago with the Xueâying Clanâs clan head, the âb.l.o.o.d.y Shadow Great Emperorâ.
Yan seemed to know everything.
Especially the previous generation of Devil Emperors, Demon G.o.ds, and Supreme Immortals, he was very familiar with all of them. He clearly demonstrated his ancientness, his thousands of years of living.
âJin s.h.i.+ Tai, what other tricks you have, you better use them. You are unable to kill me today, and once Fang Qing Xue senior sister cleanses off the Demonic qi, you will be truly over. The Yuâhua School will have be missing a true disciple.â
Fang Han saw Jin s.h.i.+ Tai rise far in the distance, rising to the limits of the sky, yet didnât direct the toxic bugs to chase and attack. He hurriedly shook the gourd, his mind ordering, and immediately all of the toxic bugs flew back into the gourd and within their respective cubicles.
It was best to not chase, in case some problem occurred with the toxic bugs, and thus he stored him. To protect himself and wait for Fang Qing Xue to wake up, that was the correct path of action.
âJin junior brother, leave, and I will talk over it with Fang junior sister,â at this time, a faint voice emanated over from the horizon. Along with the sound was a stream of sparkling, s.h.i.+ning golden light, as long as a waterfall, and directly cutting the white clouds in the sky in half.
Whoos.h.!.+
The sound had yet to disperse when this stream of golden light arrived in front of Fang Han, stopping on a sand dune over ten zhang away. The speed of this golden light was as fast as its sound.
The golden light scattered, it was actually a person clothed in golden clothes. It was a young person with golden eyelids. They, with their pair of eyes which seemed devoid of emotion, stared at Fang Han and Fang Qing Xue who were amid the wolf smoke.
In particular, upon seeing Fang Qing Xue who was encapsulated within the purple electricity coc.o.o.n and surrounded by the âYin Yang Purple Lightning Snakesâ, his face changed color and his brows curved.
This is a true expert! He is even stronger than Jin s.h.i.+ Tai. Donât rashly make any moves, he cultivates âGreat Unrestrained Mysterious Gold Sword Qiâ, something as sharp and chilly as the âHeavenly Cold Mysterious Profound Strengthâ âDivine Willâ. Do not make a move, you will die as soon as you do.
Yan saw Fang Hanâs foolish desire to make a move, and hurriedly warned him.
The Yuâhua Schoolâs eight great âDivine Willsâ, the âPurple Yin Lightning Knifeâ, the âJade Green Flame Seven Xiu Devilâ, the âGreat Unrestrained Mysterious Gold Sword Qiâ, and the âHeavenly Cold Mysterious Profound Strengthâ were things only true disciples could cultivate.
[TL: Yes I realize it is only four and yet I put eight]
âI am the true disciple of âStone Dragon Peakâ, I am called s.h.i.+ Long Zi. What is your name?â This pract.i.tioner in golden clothes seemed to not be as bad as Jin s.h.i.+ Tai, immediately declaring their ident.i.ty.
âOuter court disciple, Fang Han,â replied Fang Han, trying to not act rashly.
âPlease move out of the way,â said s.h.i.+ Long Zi, wrinkling his brows.
âI donât know why s.h.i.+ senior brother wants to kill Fang senior sister? Can it be that our Yuâhua School isnât an âImmortal Pathâ school and is in fact a dog eat dog âDevil Pathâ school? Although I am an outer court disciple, I still know the school rules. The Yuâhua School headmaster and those of the venerable âImmortal Pathâ are perspicacious, your actions can be found by those elders,â said Fang Han, mustering his courage.
âI donât intend to kill Fang junior sister, I only hope to ask her for something, and convince her to hand it to the school elders. This thingâs stake is rather large, and is crucial towards the growth and extermination of the Immortal and Devil Paths. Although you wield the âSeven Evil Spirits Gourdâ, you are not my opponent. Even if you insert seven flying swords and form the âSeven Killing Swords Arrayâ, you cannot change anything.â
s.h.i.+ Long Zi slowly continued, âHowever, I am not willing to hurt you. Jin junior brother was a little bit impatient. If you care, how about I give you a flying sword as an apology?â
[TL: I think the author dropped a character here, doesnât make sense to apologize if he is willing to hurt him]
This is a true âImmortal Pathâ model, unlike Jin s.h.i.+ Tai who ate pellets to breakthrough into the âDivine Realmâ. The closer he is to being like this, the stronger he is, cautioned Yan.
âThese many things, let us wait until Qing Xue senior sister wakes up before we discuss it. We are all Yuâhua School disciples, why can we not happily talk about it?â Fang Han couldnât relax in the slightest.
âBoy, you are only an outer court disciple, yet you dare to speak. Do you want to die?â Jin s.h.i.+ Tai landed down from the sky, his face overflowing with anger. He seemed to want Fang Han dead on the spot.
âJunior brother, calm down,â s.h.i.+ Long Zi waved his hand, âI truly donât want to bully the weak.â
âBut,â Jin s.h.i.+ Tai hurriedly replied, his eyes flas.h.i.+ng with a sliver of coldness.
âNo buts, even if that thing is held by Fang junior sister, my interest isnât very great. The only reason I listened to your words was so I could meet the person by Fang junior sisterâs side. The Devil Schoolsâ thousand year genius, the son of the Xianâtian Devil Emperor, Devil General Ying Tian Qing.â
While s.h.i.+ Long Zi spoke indifferently, he suddenly increased the volume of his voice by several times, shouting towards the sky. His voice unexpectedly carried faint traces of golden color, piercing through the sky and emanating to areas a hundred li away.
âYing Tian Qing, I know you will appear. As long as Fang junior sister is in danger, you will appear. Why do you still not appear? Could it be that you donât believe that my âGreat Unrestrained Mysterious Golden Sword Qiâ is incapable of piercing through Fang junior sisterâs purple lightning âDivine Willâ?â
Loud words continuously conveyed out.
A long, long time pa.s.sed without any answer.
âIf that is the case, then I shall make my move!â s.h.i.+ Long Zi took a step forward.
's.h.i.+ Long Zi, if you dare move a single finger, I will completely shatter you,â at this time, a howl emanated over through the sky!