Luo Chuan stood with one hand behind his back, his long black hair swaying in the wind, his expression remaining calm and composed. "Senior truly possesses great divine abilities. To use immortal power against a junior in the Spirit Transformation stage—what a truly amusing joke."
"Shut your mouth, old man!"
The Giant Devil Race ancestor's face turned livid. Feeling the immortal power draining from his body, he glared with eyes as wide as brass bells. "If it weren't for you, you brat, how could I have been forced to use immortal power!"
"Today, no matter what, I will suppress your soul for ten thousand years, letting you suffer the pain of ten thousand arrows piercing your heart day and night!!!"
Luo Chuan wore a playful smile. "Based on you, a fellow who just broke through to the Yingbian Realm? I fear that after this great battle, once you are injured, your cultivation will fall back to the Spirit Transformation stage."
Hearing this, the Giant Devil Race ancestor gripped his axe tightly. He had broken through to the Yingbian Realm only a few days prior, originally intending to stabilize his cultivation before coming to the Zhao Kingdom to kill Luo Chuan and Lin Yi.
However, thinking of how shocking Luo Chuan's talent was, he decided to arrive early to prevent any complications should the boy successfully break through to the Yingbian Realm in the future.
Yet, he had not expected Luo Chuan's strength to be so formidable; their previous contact had made him suspect that this fellow had already reached the Great Perfection of the Spirit Transformation stage.
The arrow is on the string, it must be fired!
The Giant Devil Race ancestor thought to himself, If I let him leave here alive, within a hundred years, this child will surely break through to the Yingbian Realm. By then, my Giant Devil Race will certainly be slaughtered to the last.
Even if I cannot kill him today, I must teleport him to another cultivation star field. That way, it will take him thousands of years just to return to the Vermilion Bird Planet.
Thinking of this, the Giant Devil Race ancestor decided to try one more time; if there was no opportunity, he would use his innate divine ability to teleport Luo Chuan to another star field.
Luo Chuan lifted the hand he had kept behind his back, a faint, translucent white glow condensing at his fingertips. The light was devoid of any worldly aura, appearing as if it were moonlight refined from the galaxy of the nine heavens.
The moment it appeared, the surrounding air seemed to be cleansed and clarified.
"Since Senior is obsessed and refuses to repent, then taste the flavor of this Exiled Immortal Guidance."
Luo Chuan's voice was soft and slow, but the light at his fingertips suddenly surged, transforming into a semi-transparent immortal rune that slithered through the air like a living spirit snake.
The Giant Devil Race ancestor felt an invisible pressure descend, a pressure that did not originate from brute force.
Instead, it was as pervasive as a fine spring rain, causing the churning devil energy within his body to feel sluggish, even making the hand holding the giant axe feel heavy.
The Giant Devil Race ancestor roared in anger, channeling his remaining immortal power into the axe. The pitch-black blade cleaved a devilish light that tore through the heavens, striking directly at the immortal rune.
Yet, the immortal rune seemed to possess sentience; it tilted slightly to avoid the devilish light and instead coiled around the giant axe. Wherever the white light touched, the devil energy on the axe melted away like snow, revealing the mottled surface of the weapon itself.
Luo Chuan did not move his feet, condensing a second immortal rune at his fingertips. The two runes intertwined into a net, casting down toward the Giant Devil Race ancestor.
The moment the immortal net fell, the Giant Devil Race ancestor felt his limbs and bones bound by a force that was gentle yet impossible to break free from. The circulation of immortal power and devil energy within him slowed significantly, and a look of terror finally appeared in his brass-bell-like eyes.
He had never imagined that a Spirit Transformation junior could use the intent of the Spirit Transformation stage with such supernatural mastery. Was this even a realm that a human could reach?
No, if I continue to fight like this, my cultivation will surely fall below the Spirit Transformation stage today. By then, my status within the clan will certainly fall from its pedestal!
Thinking of this, the Giant Devil Race ancestor fell silent, then said in a deep voice, "Luo Chuan, you brat, you forced my hand. This is the first time I have used my innate divine ability since reaching the Yingbian Realm. You, take this!"
In an instant, the Giant Devil Race ancestor took a deep breath and let out a low roar. Veins bulged on his face as if he were enduring unimaginable pain, and a massive vortex appeared behind him.
Black light flickered within the vortex, and as it slowly rotated, a strange force radiated from within, causing all living things in the area to feel a deep sense of oppression.
However, to the Giant Devil Race ancestor's shock, Luo Chuan had already appeared a hundred miles away. In other words, before he had even released his divine ability, Luo Chuan had already retreated.
"You!"
The Giant Devil Race ancestor glared with his brass-bell eyes and roared, "Luo Chuan, you brat, how dare you toy with me!"
Luo Chuan's voice drifted over.
"How is this toying with you? I have long heard of the Giant Devil Race's divine abilities. I am merely keeping a safe distance; once you are finished, I shall battle you for another three hundred rounds."
The Giant Devil Race ancestor trembled all over, so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood. Gripping his giant axe, he thought, That detestable brat Luo Chuan!
No, the immortal power consumption is too great. If I keep fighting, the Yingbian Realm I worked so hard to break through to will truly go to waste.
Thinking of this, the Giant Devil Race ancestor did not hesitate. His figure flashed, and he shot rapidly toward the distance.
"Luo Chuan, you brat, once I have completely stabilized my Yingbian Realm cultivation, I will surely slaughter every cultivator within your Zhao Kingdom!"
The Giant Devil Race ancestor tore through the void, his body disappearing along with it, leaving behind only a scene of utter devastation and shattered mountains and rivers.
Luo Chuan stood with one hand behind his back, retrieving his Dragon Cry Sword. He gazed at the landscape before him and spoke indifferently:
"As expected of a powerhouse in the Yingbian Realm; his reputation is well-deserved. If not for the richness of my spiritual power, I would have truly paid a price today."
"The Giant Devil Race... once This Seat breaks through to the Yingbian Realm, I shall personally go and extinguish your lineage."
Luo Chuan turned around gracefully, his mind flashing to the Giant Devil Race powerhouse of the Corpse Yin Sect—the existence who was the ancestor of the Giant Devil Race, Lei Ji!
According to the original records, this giant suppressed beneath the Corpse Yin Sect was named Lei Ji. He was a member of the Giant Devil Race with a massive body; his head alone was larger than an entire human body.
His strength was formidable, far beyond the Spirit Transformation stage, and he was infinitely close to the Ascendant Realm.
However, his luck was poor. After arriving at the Vermilion Bird Planet, he was targeted by the Immortal Remnant Clan and subsequently besieged by a group of their experts.
The Immortal Remnant Clan not only had numbers, but they also possessed two top-tier curse masters. Lei Ji could withstand various spells, but he could not block the curses, eventually suffering heavy injuries and being forced to flee.
Misfortunes never came singly; while fleeing, Lei Ji encountered the people of the Corpse Yin Sect, who seized the opportunity of his severe injuries to capture and suppress him beneath the sect.
One must know that the body of the Giant Devil Race was incredibly robust. Its utility was similar to that of a Star Compass, but far more powerful; it was the best vessel for traversing the starry sky.
Moreover, the body of the Giant Devil Race remained unaffected in places where cultivators could not pass.
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