Rumble!
The human form and the Tathagata form were destroyed one after another, and the true form of the Pudu Cihang finally appeared in the world.
It is about 1,000 meters long and 10 meters in diameter.
Its entire body was covered in rough, hard armor, and its abdomen was covered with sharp claws.
Aside from being powerful, it has no other advantages.
Seeing the enormous Centipede before him, Xu Long understood what the previous two forms were all about.
The human form is merely a shell, infused with a wisp of soul power.
Inside the outer shell was a space where the clone was hidden.
The purpose of the physical body is to maintain the appearance of a human, allowing him to move freely in the world and providing cover for absorbing the nation's fortune.
Once the physical form is destroyed, an avatar shaped Tathagata the Buddha will emerge from within the space.
It must be said that the old monster Pudu Cihang was extremely greedy, but also very clever.
The primary purpose of this Tathagata is not for combat, but rather for absorbing and filtering various forms of energy.
The absorbed Power of Faith, national fortune, and other energies are all filtered and purified, with impurities remaining in the Tathagata's body and the pure essence being absorbed by the Centipede's main body.
There is also a space within Tathagata Buddha's body, where his true form is hidden.
When the Tathagata's avatars are destroyed, his true form will emerge.
Layer upon layer, like a nested doll; kill one and another appears, each stronger than the last.
In the original story, if it hadn't happened to coincide with Heavenly Dog, causing a surge of yin energy in the world and disrupting his dantian's profound energy, he might have actually succeeded in transforming into a dragon.
boom!
Click!
The dragon's roar was like thunder, its momentum like the might of heaven.
The enormous body of the Pudu Cihang snaked and swam in the air, and it really did resemble True Dragon.
Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Long immediately activated his Heavenly Eye.
A blazing white flame suddenly ignited, and the entire space began to distort.
This is the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire, one of the most terrifying flames in the world. When developed to its extreme, it can even incinerate the laws of nature.
A mere Centipede demon with the blood of True Dragon could not possibly withstand it.
Sure enough, the moment the flames reached him, Pudu Cihang's enormous body burst into flames.
The invisible flames burned Wuji, destroying both impurities and essence.
There was no smoke, no airflow; it simply vanished without a trace.
The Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire is not as powerful as the Power of Oblivion, but it has a great advantage: it does not require Xu Long's power.
With just a tiny spark and enough flammable material, the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire can rapidly expand.
The body of Pudu Cihang is flammable material for the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire.
Pudu Cihang's body is extremely large; if he were to rely solely on the Power of Oblivion, he would likely drain Xu Long dry.
Therefore, opening the Heavenly Eye and releasing the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire was the right choice.
Am I being overly cautious?
Watching Pudu Cihang struggle wildly in the flames, Xu Long felt that perhaps he had frightened himself.
It's just a Centipede demon; so what if it has the bloodline of True Dragon?
Before the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire, death is inevitable.
Everything seemed to be going according to plan, and the Centipede demon's enormous body was shrinking at a visible rate.
Countless legs were gone, hard shells were gone, and a huge amount of flesh was gone...
In less than ten breaths, the Centipede demon had dwindled to less than five meters in length.
However, it was during those five meters that an accident finally occurred.
boom!
Click!
The thunderous sound became clearer, and the previously soaring demonic aura had vanished without a trace, replaced by a magnificent yet vast and desolate aura.
At this moment, Xu Long finally realized what a foolish thing he had done.
Pudu Cihang actually used the Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire to refine that bloated and enormous physical body, burning away all the impurities and essence within it, leaving only the power belonging to the True Dragon.
"As expected of the strongest in this world, such spirit and such strength! I wasn't wronged to be tricked!"
Xu Long murmured to himself, feeling no anger, but rather great admiration.
I admire the idea of Pudu Cihang and the determination of Pudu Cihang.
His true form is a Centipede, and he has cultivated using the Centipede's body for countless years. Even his soul is marked with the Centipede's imprint.
Transforming into a dragon is no simple matter; in addition to the physical body, even the soul must transform into a dragon.
The Centipede -like parts of the body were burned away, leaving no trace.
Activate the dragon's power within your soul, leaving no way out.
Any negligence or accident could lead to utter ruin.
But he eventually pulled through and, with Xu Long's "help," successfully transformed into a dragon.
Such courage is truly unimaginable!
The five-meter-long dragon body of Pudu Cihang twisted and turned continuously, and soon returned to its original form.
"Amitabha! Thank you for your compassion, benefactor!"
"If I'm not mistaken, you must be a self-taught individual!"
Seeing the appearance of Pudu Cihang, Xu Long had a rough guess in his mind that this old Centipede was probably not a native of this world.
Such speculation is perfectly normal, as Xu Long's level continues to increase, and the Fragment World he enters become increasingly powerful.
The native inhabitants of this world could never possess anything beyond the world's level, just as this world shouldn't have dragons.
The dragons, snake dragons, and fish dragons are alright, they only have the shape of a dragon, but Pudu Cihang is different. Based on a slight tremor in his bloodline, Xu Long can tell that it must be the bloodline of True Dragon.
"Yes, when I was born, there was no Buddha in this world! But although these are some minor methods, they are very effective at bewitching people's hearts."
Pudu Cihang nodded, and in a flash, his figure transformed into another form.
He was 1.8 meters tall, with bulging muscles, and a Centipede pattern on his face extended to behind his ear, resembling half Centipede hairpin.
Is this what you really are?
Seeing his appearance, Xu Long was completely certain that Pudu Cihang must be an outsider like him.
"I haven't shown my true self for many years."
Pudu Cihang nodded, a strange light flashing in his eyes. "If I'm not mistaken, you must have received the inheritance of those new gods, right? Or are you simply their reincarnation?"
"Oh? You know about the new gods? Could it be the old gods who escaped from the Investiture of the Gods?"
Upon hearing Pudu Cihang's words, Xu Long immediately became interested.
I never expected to see an old god here. But the weakest of those old gods must be at the Immortal Realm. This Spirit Severing Stage is too pathetic.
"I am indeed an old fox, but not in the sense of escaping; I've made a clean getaway."
Pudu Cihang sighed, whether it was because he had been holding it in for too long and wanted to confide in someone, or because he was naturally talkative, he wasn't in a hurry to settle things with Xu Long, but instead started talking about the past.
According to Huo Qubing, the old gods who survived from the ancient times were all of a low-class type.
In that era when gods were everywhere and powerful beings were as numerous as clouds, they were not even as good as rats.
After the Great Cataclysm, many gods died and countless powerful beings vanished, leaving only these lowly minions alive.
These lowly minions were all unknown figures, not even worthy of being mentioned in books or myths.