"It's pinned down!"
" The Wasteland Veins belong to my Imperial Court!"
The Donghuang Cult, however, was in an uproar.
" Huang Changhe, what kind of mess have you made!"
A burly man with a red turban on his forehead jumped onto the stone platform, pointed at Huang Changhe, and cursed, "The higher-ups entrusted this matter to you, and this is how you handled it? A mere brat like you managed to snatch the Wasteland Veins from your hands!"
Huang Changhe suddenly turned around and slapped him.
The man's chest suddenly caved in, and he flew off the stone platform, crashing into the stone wall behind him, whereupon he fell silent.
Before the people nearby could react, Huang Changhe had already pounced on them.
The Air-Splitting Palm strikes came out one after another, and with several loud bangs, several people were sent flying, their flesh and blood splattering everywhere as they crashed into the Stone Pillar.
"How dare this piece of trash make such a racket!"
Huang Changhe was so enraged that he almost wanted to devour someone!
The followers of the Donghuang Cult were filled with shock and anger, and they all retreated.
Elder Xia roared, " Elder Huang, are you about to betray my Donghuang Cult again?"
Huang Changhe said coldly, "What's the big deal about killing a few bastards? I said I would help the Donghuang Cult drive down the Wasteland Spike, and I will keep my word."
As he spoke, he charged straight at Wasteland Spike.
Tang Xingyao was extremely anxious and ordered everyone to obey his command and quickly annihilate the remaining members of the Donghuang Cult.
In an instant, the fighting that had just stopped resumed.
Tang Xingyao really wanted Deng Qing to stop Huang Changhe, but he knew that Deng Qing was lucky to have managed to hold back Wasteland Veins in the chaos.
Asking Deng Qing to stop Huang Changhe would be asking too much of him.
However, at this moment, Deng Qing's attention was neither on the Wasteland Spike nor on Huang Changhe, but on a Stone Pillar in the northeast corner.
There sat a person sitting cross-legged there, motionless like a statue.
The man was much larger than average, with high shoulders, and his clothes were tattered beyond recognition.
Pale bone spurs protruded from his shoulders, back, and elbows.
His spine was particularly horrifying, with protruding vertebrae extending all the way to the back of his neck, forcing his head to tilt forward dramatically.
His face was bluish-gray, and two fangs were sticking out.
If it weren't for those eyes and the faint outline remaining between her eyebrows and nose, Deng Qing would hardly have recognized her.
This person is none other than Li Dashan!
Li Dashan sat motionless, Wasteland Baleful Intent of bluish-green aura swirling around him, constantly entering his nostrils and exiting through his ears.
"Master!"
Zhang Yan's shout came from above.
The fellow Senior Brother of the Celebration Hall jumped down from the stone platform and rushed over.
Although Deng Qing disliked Li Dashan, Zhang Yan still had no complaints after Li Dashan told them the inside story. Since Deng Qing himself had not suffered any real harm, there was naturally no need for him to hate Li Dashan to death.
Besides, looking at the entanglement between Li Dashan and Huang Changhe alone, there might be other hidden reasons behind it.
Deng Qing quickly approached, and his Senior Brother, including Zhang Yan, asked him if he was alright.
After Deng Qing replied, everyone went to see Li Dashan again.
No matter how much they called out to Li Dashan, he did not respond.
After advancing in his Devour Heaven Scripture, Deng Qing's understanding of the Wasteland Blood had become quite comprehensive.
He whispered, "Master has refined too much Sha Qi. Now the Blood Baleful Intent and Wasteland Baleful Intent gathered in his body are all mixed up, causing him to lose his mind and rendering him useless."
One of the Senior Brother said, "Master said he has a secret treasure protecting him, so he's definitely safe."
Zhang Yan said, " Junior Brother Deng, you have mastered the Pure Jade Method and can even refine the Wasteland Blood. Is it possible for you to awaken Master?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Huang Changhe, who was struggling to Wasteland Spike enemy's defenses, and said urgently, " Huang Changhe's eyes are constantly glancing this way. It won't be long before he comes rushing over."
If we can't wake our master, we'll be in trouble.
Deng Qing nodded, and was about to release the Blood Baleful Intent, but then felt it was inappropriate. So, he simply placed his palm on Li Dashan's grotesque body, released Blood Baleful Intent threads from his palm, and let them pierce into Li Dashan's body.
Soon, he had a pretty good idea of Li Dashan's condition.
At this moment, the Wasteland Baleful Intent and Blood Baleful Intent within Li Dashan's body had merged into one, and the Qi-Blood that originally belonged to him were being swallowed up little by little.
If we wait any longer, this person may truly be beyond saving.
Remembering all the kindness Li Dashan had shown him, Deng Qing gritted his teeth, activated the Devouring Devour Heaven Scripture, and forcibly extracted these violent and mixed Sha Qi.
As soon as he circulated his internal energy, mixed Sha Qi rushed into his body. Deng Qing was in unbearable pain and forcibly used his Qi-Blood and qi to wrap the Sha Qi, spitting it out, which turned into a pool of black blood.
Deng Qing vomited seven or eight times in a row. Li Dashan suddenly turned around, his eyes bloodshot, and opened his mouth, showing off his sharp fangs at Deng Qing.
"Hold him down!"
Deng Qing whispered sharply.
Zhang Yan and the others immediately stepped forward and grabbed Li Dashan's shoulders and arms.
It took several people working together to barely steady him.
"Protect me, don't let anyone come near!"
As Deng Qing spoke, he continued to refine his energy, continued to wrap the malevolent Qi-Blood with his Sha Qi, and continued to vomit black blood.
After more than ten breaths, Li Dashan's body trembled, and the hoarse sounds in his throat became even more rapid.
Fang Bingshan was shocked and was about to ask a question when Zhang Yan said, "Listen to Junior Brother!"
He's Martial Dao genius; he's already made a name for himself with the Pure Jade Method. He was the one who saved me when I lost my mind!
Seeing that Li Dashan seemed to be making progress, Huang Changhe, who had been trying to break through Wasteland Spike without success, also became anxious.
If Elder Xia hadn't been constantly nagging in his ear, he would have already come over. Seeing that Li Dashan was about to wake up, he could no longer care about anything else. He stretched out his body and rushed towards Li Dashan.
He had barely moved when Elder Xia's curses rang out, " Elder Huang, instead of removing the Wasteland Spike and considering the bigger picture, are you really going to betray the alliance?"
Huang Changhe angrily said, "It's not too late to pull out the Wasteland Spike after I've wiped out these brats."
Elder Xia said angrily, "If we wait any longer, the Wasteland Spike will be completely welded shut. It will be too late to regret it then. What grudge can't wait to be settled later?"
Huang Changhe ignored Elder Xia and charged forward.
"Junior brother, please take good care of Master."
Fang Bingshan roared and led his Senior Brother to surround them.
Huang Changhe sneered, "A bunch of stinking rats, daring to stop me."
He unleashed his Air-Splitting Palm strike, sending the palm through the air with unparalleled sharpness.
Zhang Yan and his men were all hit, coughing up blood, but they still surrounded them and refused to retreat.
Huang Changhe rushed forward, his palms flying, each move aimed at the vital points of the group.
These people had clearly trained together, and relying on their enhanced defense and greatly increased strength after their Mutation Mutation, they managed to intercept Huang Changhe's attack.
Huang Changhe knocked down several people in a row, but he always managed to take over the remaining ones.
Over there, Deng Qing was almost used to vomiting from the effort, but her palms never stopped pounding.
The reason was that the various Sha Qi within Li Dashan's body were too deeply entangled, and if he was not careful, his heart meridian might be torn apart as well.
Deng Qing didn't understand why Li Dashan dared to gamble like this. If Deng Qing hadn't come, and if Deng Qing hadn't happened to have mastered the Devouring Devour Heaven Scripture, wouldn't he have been courting death?
As the thought crossed his mind, he suddenly noticed that Li Dashan had an extra section protruding from his chest and abdomen.
Yes, there's an extra section, as if he had swallowed a flute.
At the tip of the recorder, a dot the size of a mahjong die is spinning around.
As the dot rotated, Deng Qing was surprised to find that the various Sha Qi that had been solidified within Li Dashan's body began to loosen.
Deng Qing was shocked. What kind of operation was this?
Just then, Huang Changhe shouted, "Get out of the way!"
His palms glowed with a pale gold, and he struck Lu Kuan's shoulder with one palm. Crack! The sound of bones breaking rang out, and Lu Kuan tumbled out, crashing into a stone platform that shook violently.
Huang Changhe immediately rushed forward, unleashing a series of palm strikes. Fang Bingshan, Zhou Heng, and the others could no longer withstand the onslaught and were repeatedly driven back.
Zhang Yan gritted his teeth and finished the attack, but was struck by a palm strike that caused him to spit blood and fly backward.
Huang Changhe let out a long roar, leaped into the air, spread his five fingers, and grabbed Deng Qing by the back of the neck.
Seeing that things were not going well, Deng Qing dragged Li Dashan away. As he dragged him, Li Dashan fell to the ground, and his blood-red eyes moved, revealing a glimmer of clarity deep in his pupils.
Deng Qing wanted to delay any longer, but found that Huang Changhe had stopped chasing and was staring at Li Dashan in his hand with a rather amused look in his eyes.
Deng Qing was curious when he heard a voice say, "Kid, stop kidding, you're making this up."
Deng Qing was shocked to see that the one speaking was Li Dashan, whom he was dragging on the ground.
Deng Qing then realized why Huang Changhe had stopped chasing; Li Dashan had woken up.
Li Dashan sprang to his feet, smiled at him, his grayish-blue face revealing fangs, looking ferocious no matter how you looked at it.
"Good lad, I have taken many disciples, but none of them have your talent. Even if I die today, I will be very gratified."
Li Dashan had a gentle expression on his face.
Deng Qing, with mixed feelings, cupped his hands to Li Dashan and said, "Please check on the other disciples first, I'm afraid Senior Brother Zhang and the others won't be able to hold on much longer."
Li Dashan shook his head, "No need to worry, the Mutation body is nothing compared to what's to come."
I know you're probably thinking about me, but a real man can't walk straight if he's not upright. Even if I have some unspeakable reasons, I'm truly ashamed.
Only future generations will truly understand and forgive me.
" Junior Brother Li, have you started studying recently? Your speech is becoming more and more eloquent."
Huang Changhe crossed his arms and laughed, "This battle of ours has dragged on for quite a few years, hasn't it?"
Li Dashan, "That's because Senior Brother Huang took a liking to my physical body and placed the Pure Jade Method in the Cultivation Hall to lure me into his trap."
After letting me develop unchecked for so many years, I know that Senior Brother Huang intends to refine me into Blood Corpse.
That's why it's been delayed until today.
Huang Changhe clapped his hands lightly. "It seems I really underestimated you. Since you knew what I was thinking, why did you still go along with it?"
Li Dashan bared his fangs. "That's because I think you're right about one thing, Senior Brother: only the Pure Jade Method gives me hope of surpassing you."
Huang Changhe laughed loudly, "Surpass me? Junior Brother Li, you were not as good as me back then, you are still not as good as me now, and you will never be as good as me."
I had hoped you could successfully break through to the Furnace Realm and achieve the perfect Blood Corpse, but you've disappointed me greatly.
All my painstaking efforts to help you draw blood and arrange your energy to nourish you were in vain.
Deng Qing was secretly alarmed, realizing that the blood pools that had suddenly appeared in various places were Huang Changhe's doing.
Li Dashan, "Thank you for your trouble, Senior Brother."
However, I also smelled that scent on Senior Brother Huang. The Blood Baleful Intent from the blood pool—did Senior Brother really not refine any of it? I doubt it."
Huang Changhe, " Junior Brother Li has made great progress, which makes me very happy. It's a pity that I don't have time to chat with you now."
As he spoke, he wiped the bloody wound on his right wrist with his left hand and flicked his fingers repeatedly.
Drops of blood flew out, accurately hitting several Cloaked Figures in the Donghuang Cult's camp.
Suddenly, the Cloaked Figures trembled violently, their bodies swelled, and with a ripping sound, their cloaks were torn open from the inside, revealing strange bodies.
These creatures had bloodshot eyes, with Meridians bulging beneath their bluish-black skin, yet their eyes lacked any semblance of human vitality.
It turns out that those Cloaked Figures were the Blood Corpse who were the first to break into this place after the Donghuang Cult used Wasteland Beast to breach the Dao-Sealing Stele.
Huang Changhe pointed his hand, and eight Blood Corpse suddenly lunged out, heading straight for Zhang Yan and the others who had fallen to the ground.
Zhang Yan braced himself against the ground, but only managed to get halfway up before coughing up blood and falling back down.
The others were in no better shape; they had almost all lost the ability to fight back.
Deng Qing felt a chill run down his spine, activated his Collapse Step, and darted forward.
He had barely crossed several meters when a fierce palm strike arrived, slapping him directly in the back.
Just as Deng Qing was about to dodge, a tall figure suddenly swept in from the side and stood behind him.
With a loud bang, Huang Changhe's palm Air-Splitting Palm landed squarely on Li Dashan's chest, causing Li Dashan's tattered clothes to fly backward and dust to scatter around his feet.
Strangely, Li Dashan's body didn't even sway, as if his palm had struck a steel plate.
"That's interesting."
Huang Changhe smiled, "My hard work wasn't in vain."
Li Dashan sneered, "Today we must ensure that Senior Brother Huang has his fill."
As the two were talking, Deng Qing had already intercepted the horde of corpses rushing towards Zhang Yan and the others.
In the open area, he used his Collapse Step and Elephant-Throwing Method to their fullest extent, sending the Blood Corpse rolling on the ground in disarray.
Despite seemingly having the upper hand, his ferocious attacks were unable to inflict fatal damage on the Blood Corpse.
But at this critical moment, no matter how difficult it was to continue, he could only grit his teeth and persevere, buying time for Zhang Yan and the others to recover.
He also knew that the regenerative abilities of the Mutant were terrifying enough.
"Your little apprentice is truly remarkable. I've coveted his blood for a long time, and now it seems that refining him into Blood Corpse would be quite successful."
Huang Changhe laughed loudly.
Deng Qing shouted, "You surnamed Huang, stop bragging! You couldn't even handle me just now. If you've got the guts, take the Blood Corpse aside and let's fight one-on-one."
Deng Qing wasn't sure what Li Dashan's current condition was. If he hadn't fully recovered, he was willing to face Huang Changhe directly and try to buy Li Dashan time to recover.
His willingness to make such a statement was not due to mindless rage.
At this moment, the blood on the ground disappeared, the battle space expanded, and his Collapse Step finally had a chance to be used. Defeating Huang Changhe was a dream, but wearing down Huang Changhe was definitely achievable.
Huang Changhe said coldly, "You ill-mannered brat, don't be so arrogant. When I refine you into Blood Corpse, I will make sure you experience the whole process soberly."
Li Dashan shouted, " Senior Brother Huang, is this all the world you've got? Arguing with a child? We've had over twenty years of love and hate, wouldn't it be better to settle things today?"
Deng Qing said loudly, " Lord Tang, my Celebration Hall lineage fought the traitor Huang Changhe to the death. If we achieve merit, how should the Imperial Court calculate the reward?"
Tang Xingyao's spirits lifted, and he said, "Brother Deng Qing, rest assured, I will report the truth. Your merits will not be forgotten, and your fame will surely reach the ears of the Emperor."
Deng Qing thought to himself, "That's more like it."
Huang Changhe sneered, "A flickering fire trying to imitate the bright moon in the sky? Dream on!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he lunged at Li Dashan, who swayed to meet him.
The two men swung their palms simultaneously, and with a loud bang, Huang Changhe was actually forced back a step.
Li Dashan didn't stop, his shoulder slumped, and he crashed into her.
Huang Changhe stepped aside, but the Stone Pillar behind him was struck by Li Dashan and broke with a crash.
A large amount of gravel was falling, and Li Dashan had already turned around and chased after them.
His enormous body moved with astonishing speed.
With each stomp of his foot, a crack appeared in the stone surface, and his fists and palms pounded out in succession, forcing Huang Changhe to retreat several feet.
"What strength!"
Huang Changhe dodged the punch and struck Li Dashan in the ribs with his backhand.
A muffled thud, like the beating of a drum, rang out, but Li Dashan seemed oblivious. He slightly shifted his body and reached out to grab Huang Changhe's wrist.
Huang Changhe quickly withdrew his hand, and with a tearing sound, a section of his sleeve was ripped off.
"Not bad, not bad. All my hard work has paid off. You've truly mastered this domineering physique."
Huang Changhe praised it as he flew backward.
Li Dashan sneered, "Just retreating while fighting isn't befitting Senior Brother Huang's status. It's so boring, and nobody gets any satisfaction that way."
Huang Changhe sneered, "If you want a quick death, I'll give you one."
Before he could finish speaking, Huang Changhe had already closed in and unleashed a Mighty Vajra Hand strike, hitting Li Dashan Li Dashan in the chest, forcing him to take three steps back and leaving a dent in his chest.
At the same time, Li Dashan punched Huang Changhe in the chin, sending Huang Changhe flying backward.
Strangely, Huang Changhe only spat out a mouthful of blood and was otherwise unharmed.
Deng Qing, who was in the distance, saw it clearly and shouted, "Master, be careful! This fellow possesses the Mystic Wasteland Baleful Blood, and his defensive capabilities are formidable!"
Li Dashan was shaken, clearly aware of the power of the Mystic Wasteland Baleful Blood.
Huang Changhe sneered, " Junior Brother Li, let's continue."
As he spoke, he lunged forward, a dark red Blood Baleful Intent surging from his palm and shooting towards Li Dashan.
Li Dashan shook his arms, trying to disperse it, but the Blood Baleful Intent wrapped around Li Dashan fists and arms, instantly enveloping half of his body.
A thin layer of Blood Baleful Intent clung to Li Dashan's skin and flesh, constantly burrowing into the bone spurs and wounds.
Li Dashan paused, the muscles in his right arm began to twitch uncontrollably, and several bone spurs on his shoulder rubbed against each other, making a cracking sound.
Huang Changhe raised his hand and pulled back, causing Li Dashan's body to tilt to one side, almost causing him to kneel down.
" Junior Brother Li, you're still not good enough. You have a lot of brute strength, but you still need to be able to obey orders."
Before Huang Changhe could finish speaking, Li Dashan let out a low growl.
He grabbed the Blood Baleful Intent wrapped around his right shoulder with his left hand and ripped it off, tearing a patch of bluish-gray flesh from his shoulder in the process.
Blood gushed down his chest, a sight that made one's teeth ache.
Using this ruthless move, Li Dashan finally broke free from the Mystic Wasteland Baleful Blood and staggered backward.
Huang Changhe did not pursue, but the Blood Baleful Intent in his palm rolled back and gradually condensed into a long sword.
Deng Qing's brow twitched as he saw the Blood Baleful Intent manifesting; this was clearly an ability possessed only by those Baleful Intent Condensation.
His current Mystic Wasteland Baleful Blood is stuck at 99%, and no matter how much he extracts blood and food, he can hardly make any progress.
Unexpectedly, Huang Changhe's Mystic Wasteland Baleful Blood broke through to the Baleful Intent Condensation.
While dealing with several Blood Corpse, he carefully observed Huang Changhe's blood sword. The sword was dark red with edges so thin that light could pass through it, and it looked incredibly sharp.
"You've resorted to weapons, Senior Brother Huang. If you're not going to be polite, then I won't stand on ceremony either."
As soon as Li Dashan finished speaking, he suddenly opened his mouth, reached in and grabbed something in his mouth, then pulled it out forcefully.
He pulled a blood vine from his throat.
The blood vine was no more than the thickness of a thumb, entirely crimson, and covered with fine tendrils of varying lengths, like pulsating blood vessels.
Two severed fingers were embedded in the grip area of the blood vine, looking ferocious and terrifying.
At the top of the blood vine, there was a dark blue-green jade-like object—what else could it be but Wasteland Bone?
The last time Deng Qing saw Li Dashan, he learned that Li had lost two fingers, which were said to have been destroyed in a major battle.
Now, those two fingers were embedded in a blood-red vine, which truly horrified him.