"At a time like this, what are you being so stubborn about?"
Tang Cheng and his team had clearly taken control of the situation; this young man was alone, and he had virtually no chance of turning the tide.
"Hey, really..."
The young man staggered to his feet, leaning against the wall, and wiped his mouth with one hand.
"First, seal his Magic Power and handcuff him."
Tang Cheng didn't move; his aura was still locked on the young man to prevent him from making any other moves. Hearing Tang Cheng's words, the men behind him took out the relevant tools and were about to step forward to handcuff him.
"Pah! I'd rather die than go back with you!"
The young man seemed to be possessed by something, still struggling even at this point.
Just as the two men were about to handcuff him with their tools, his pupils contracted, and then the Magic Power within his body suddenly surged as if it had gone berserk.
"Boom!"
With a thud, a ball of white flame erupted from the man's body. The flame shot out in all directions, and when it touched the clothes of the two people who came forward, it burned. Even though they were trying to put out the fire, the flames only grew stronger.
Other flames spread into the office, landing on the floor and immediately igniting; the fire was clearly very fierce.
The young man had already become a human torch, his entire body engulfed in white flames.
"Damn it, it's white phosphorus! This guy's turned himself into a white phosphorus bomb. Put out the fire!"
Tang Cheng was clearly startled by the unexpected commotion, but fortunately, he was extremely composed and quickly recovered. With a flash of magic, a large clump of earth was sprinkled on the burning group.
White phosphorus fires are extremely difficult to extinguish. Even with magic, there's not much they can do at this stage. Small flames can be contained, but in this case, with fire everywhere, there's nowhere to contain it.
A large amount of water can stop the fire, but water and white phosphorus react violently and obviously cannot be easily dealt with. For this kind of injury, the only way is to isolate it from the air and extinguish it with sand.
"Receive."
Just when Tang Cheng and his companions were in a state of panic, Li Xingkong made a move. If the fire continued to burn, that person would become desperate.
Li Xingkong simply stretched out his hand, and the flames throughout the room seemed to be attracted by something, detaching themselves from the burning surfaces and transforming into a line of fire that flew into Li Xingkong's hand.
This is a simple application of Divine Sense; conjuring objects out of thin air is a basic function. In fact, if Tang Cheng and the others were to come and use their Spiritual Qi and Magic Power to extinguish the fire, it would only be a matter of time. But if it burned for a while longer, it would be hard to say whether these people would survive.
Li Xingkong gathered the flames that filled the room into his palm, then used his Magic Power to create a vacuum in his hand. The fire flickered a few times in the vacuum before being extinguished.
The two people affected by the fire looked extremely disheveled; their clothes were completely burned off, and they had numerous burn wounds on their bodies. Tang Cheng and the others immediately cast healing spells on them.
The young man who set the fire was completely blackened, and looked like he was barely clinging to life. Given his condition, Tang Cheng and his team had basically given up.
Healing spells may seem magical, but they are based on principles. No matter what kind of treatment it is, it requires basic matter and energy. With the person burned to such an extent, healing spells are unlikely to be able to restore him.
"Sigh, what's this? This guy's acting like a suicide squad."
Tang Cheng felt somewhat uncomfortable. The operation had gone smoothly, but he hadn't expected that there would still be such people in modern times, especially with his Bone Tempering. It was obvious that he was there as a suicide soldier. What kind of cultivator would turn their cultivation into a self-destructing bomb?
Don't worry, there's a way.
Seeing Tang Cheng's appearance, Li Xingkong spoke up.
Just because he can't Qi Refining doesn't mean he can't reach the Foundation Establishment.
Li Xingkong looked the young man up and down, then flicked his finger, and a tiny Sword Qi slashed out, severing the man's head. Li Xingkong's Magic Power formed a weak membrane that protected the man's neck. As for his body, no blood flowed out; the flames had clearly burned away most of the fluids in his body.
Well, since this body is already like this, I might as well use it to exchange for his head.
Li Xingkong raised one hand, and the man's head hovered in the air in his hand. With his other hand, he grabbed the man's body, and the body, which was already blackened by the fire, turned into powder as if it had been shattered by something and flew into Li Xingkong's hand.
Then Li Xingkong hand a few times, and the powder that had been turned into dust flew around and enveloped the man's head. After a few breaths, the wound that had been cut off disappeared, and in its place appeared a fleshy lump about the size of the head on the man's neck.
To Tang Cheng and his companions, this move was incredibly bizarre. If they were familiar with Li Xingkong, they would have run away at this point. It didn't seem like a righteous method at all; to the uninformed, it was clearly an evil practice.
Li Xingkong placed the head with the tumor on a table that was burned and broken but still usable, and gently tapped its forehead.
The head was barely hanging on by a thread, and the slideshow was almost over when suddenly it felt a sharp pain in its head, involuntarily smacked its lips, and then opened its eyes.
"Wait a minute, how come I'm not dead yet?"
When he opened his eyes, he saw Tang Cheng and the others in front of him. Well, he hadn't transmigrated after all.
The young man knew he was in trouble; these people had extraordinary abilities, enough to keep him alive even in this situation.
He knew his white phosphorus method well; the detonation started from his own Qi Sea, and the flames emanated from the inside out. If you could see the flames erupt, your body would basically be burned to a crisp. He managed to save you; you have to admire him.
Just as he was about to raise his hands in surrender, he realized he hadn't moved an inch.
What's going on?
He twisted his neck and realized that he seemed to have nothing left but his head; twisting his neck was the only big movement he could make.
Seeing that things had already come to this, and that the young man could still survive, Tang Cheng and the others looked at Li Xingkong with a hint of fear. This was too outrageous! What kind of nonsense had he created? Was this still in Divine Land?
Why are you looking at me? Is there anything on me?
Li Xingkong felt a little uneasy under the watchful eyes of several people.
" Brother Li, your evil magic..."
Tang Cheng swallowed hard, wondering if Li Xingkong had also gone astray.
"What kind of evil magic is this? Didn't you study biology?"
Li Xingkong was speechless.
"He's already in that state; even if he retains his human form, I can't save him. If we want to save his life, we have to keep his head first. If a person wants to at least maintain a conscious state while alive, then naturally we have to remove those non-essential functions first."
"I simply used the remaining usable tissue in his body to piece together a body that could sustain him. This thing looks like just a tumor, but at least it got his internal energy circulation system running, preventing him from bleeding out and bursting."
"As for things like exercise, digestion, and the immune system, it's hard to say how much is left. Anyway, his body was burned like that, there's no way to repair it. For the next few days, we'll just give him IV fluids to keep him alive. After he goes to the hospital and recovers, we can slowly help him recover."
Although Tang Cheng and the others could understand the reasoning Li Xingkong gave, since they were all educated, the scene before them was quite different in appearance and feeling.
In fact, not many Foundation Establishment cultivators can do this. When Li Xingkong was operating, he activated all the Hexagram and activated his Divine Sense. Only with the support of his extremely high calculation ability could he do this accurately. If it were a cultivator with an ordinary cultivation method, in this situation, he could only use his own Magic Power to simulate the Mana Circuit to prolong the life of this head.