vrcanaries Chapter 78 Roasted Demon Cultivator, I wonder how it tastes?
Chapter 78 Roasted Demon Cultivator, I wonder how it tastes?
The Soul-Devouring Beast looked at the person in front of it, but was not angered by his arrogance. Hundreds of years were enough to temper its temperament.
Golden Core stage? No, it doesn't seem like it.
The Soul-Devouring Beast curiously examined Jing Shu, feeling that it couldn't see through his cultivation level.
In an instant, the Soul-Devouring Beast transformed into human form, dressed in black, and his face was quite different from the original—it was the face of a very kind middle-aged man.
The Soul-Devouring Beast sighed softly, "Young man, don't be so bloodthirsty..."
Before he could finish speaking, the Soul-Devouring Beast raised its hand and swung it towards Jing Shu. The phantom of its sharp claws instantly appeared and attacked Jing Shu with powerful demonic energy.
"Pretending." Jing Shu sneered, dodging the attack and then drawing his natal sword from behind him.
A sword forged from white bones appeared in their field of vision. It should have been terrifying, but a small blue flower appeared on the hilt of the sword, which was both eerie and added a touch of color to the sword.
The Soul-Devouring Beast's eyes widened slightly, not expecting this young cultivator to be so crazy—he actually used his own spine to forge a sword!
Putting everything else aside, once the sword is broken, he will be a cripple!
"You shouldn't be a righteous cultivator. It would be more interesting if you were a demon."
The Soul-Devouring Beast wouldn't underestimate the person in front of it; someone who could practice swordsmanship using their spine was definitely a madman!
Jing Shu didn't waste any more words and attacked directly.
The two collided in mid-air, sword light overflowing, light and dark spiritual energy intertwined, and as the sword energy was unleashed, it exploded towards the Soul-Devouring Beast.
The Soul-Devouring Beast raised its right hand and casually blocked the attack, but was once again shocked.
There's even a Light Spirit Root! Isn't the cultivation world supposed to only allow cultivators with Light Spirit Roots to practice healing spells and serve as cultivation vessels?! When did they start allowing them to cultivate the sword path?!
Attacks from a light-elemental cultivator are not very harmful to ordinary cultivators, and this type of spiritual energy naturally possesses healing effects. But he is a demonic cultivator!
The Soul-Devouring Beast clenched its right hand, hidden beneath its sleeve. Unseen by Jing Shu, the beast's right hand was being burned by the spiritual power of the Light Spirit Root, emitting wisps of black smoke.
He had just come out; he didn't want to die yet.
The Soul-Devouring Beast had the idea of retreating and did not want to continue fighting with Jing Shu—he had just emerged from the seal and his cultivation was not as strong as before. He was not able to defeat this cultivator in a short time, especially since this cultivator was his natural enemy!
The Soul-Devouring Beast blocked the sword attack once again, but its main body transformed into a large mass of demonic energy, scattering in all directions, intending to escape.
Jing Shu remained completely calm upon seeing this; instead, a slight smile appeared on his lips.
"Finally, I took the bait."
Just when the Soul-Devouring Beast thought it was about to escape, barriers suddenly lit up, forming a huge barrier that blocked all its escape routes.
A hint of disdain flashed in the Soul-Devouring Beast's eyes. Did it really think it could trap him with such a barrier?
"what--!"
The moment it touched the barrier, the Soul-Devouring Beast let out a miserable scream. Not only could the barrier not be broken, but the spiritual energy contained within it also scorched its demonic energy.
"A charcoal-grilled demonic cultivator, I wonder what it tastes like?" the Nascent Soul cultivator said with a wicked smile.
"You have really heavy tastes," Jing Shu said speechlessly.
Seeing that he could not escape, the Soul-Devouring Beast regrouped its demonic energy, intending to transform back into its original form and kill Jing Shu with all its might, but it discovered that it could not transform back.
"What did you do?!" The Soul-Devouring Beast could no longer maintain its composure and roared at Jing Shu.
"Guess?" Jing Shu smiled.
Jing Shu already knew everything about the Soul-Devouring Beast. As long as a trace of demonic energy escaped, the Soul-Devouring Beast could be resurrected by absorbing the souls of humans.
Therefore, he wanted the Soul-Devouring Beast to voluntarily transform into a demonic form, so that it could be completely eliminated in one go, cutting off any possibility of its resurrection.
"I've been playing with you for so long, it's time to end this."
Jing Shu raised the sword in his hand, and together with the nascent soul, he gathered all his spiritual power into the sword, while simultaneously shrinking the barrier to prevent the Soul-Devouring Beast from escaping.
The Soul-Devouring Beast could sense that the power of this sword strike was incomparable to that of the previous ones, but it was currently in a state of demonic energy and had no way to defend against it, let alone avoid it!
Now, there's only a sliver of hope!
The Soul-Devouring Beast made up its mind and charged at Jing Shu without hesitation. At the same time, Jing Shu slashed down with his sword.
"break--"
A bright beam of light ripped through the sky, instantly illuminating the entire city of Hua, as if it were daytime! Xue Niang and her companion, who had just recovered, instinctively covered their eyes.
When the light faded and the two opened their eyes again, there was no trace of the Soul-Devouring Beast in the sky.
"That's it?!" Lin Yuru looked at the person in the air in shock.
Jing Shu said that he single-handedly annihilated the Soul-Devouring Beast! Was he really only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm...?
Lin Yuru deeply felt the gap between the two of them, and at this moment, her desire to become stronger was particularly strong.
One day, she will be like Jing Shu, no longer needing anyone's protection, and become a cultivator capable of standing on her own!
Jing Shu sheathed his sword, a wave of exhaustion washing over him as his spiritual energy was instantly depleted. Even though the spiritual energy within the ancient jade flowed automatically into his body, rapidly replenishing the energy in his meridians, this fatigue was unavoidable.
Finally, it's over.
Jing Shu let out a soft breath, returned to the ground, and leaned against the dilapidated wall to rest for a while.
The evil cultivators from other places had already rushed over upon hearing the news, but this time he didn't need to take action; Xue Niang and Lin Yurou had already made their move.
The evil cultivators, who had rushed over with great difficulty, cursed under their breath. They had finally arrived, only to find that the Soul-Devouring Beast had already been killed! Not only that, but there was also a Nascent Soul cultivator and a Golden Core cultivator guarding the area. Upon seeing them arrive, they charged forward, preventing them from leaving!
This time, we should be able to make this remaining organization bleed out again, right? Hmm, I'll rest for a bit and then go find my master. Jing Shu thought to himself, watching the two who seemed to be handling things with ease.
"If you're too tired, leave your body to me, I'll go find Master!" the Nascent Soul said cryptically.
"Wishful thinking," Jing Shu replied outright. After catching his breath, Jing Shu straightened up and walked towards the northern courtyard.
"Kid, you think it's over?" The Soul-Devouring Beast's hateful voice suddenly rang in his mind.
Jing Shu suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"You haven't forgotten why I'm called the Soul-Devouring Beast, have you?"
A wisp of demonic energy from the Soul-Devouring Beast slowly took shape within Jing Shu's body, transforming into its true form.
"I sincerely wanted to spare you, but you insisted on killing me. In that case, I'll accept your soul!"
[Note: Divine consciousness is equivalent to the soul, which is the human soul. There's no need to dwell on this; it's not a big deal. Also, the Nascent Soul and Xiao Jingshu are actually both Jingshu; they are the same person! (For example, people always have times of joy, times of frustration, and times when their minds aren't working properly, but in every situation, aren't they the same person?)]