Sea Yaksha

Hu Mang had long realized that the life-saving cat hair he had obtained in the Demon-Subduing City was actually an extremely powerful treasure.

Unfortunately, we used up all of this stuff early on, so we couldn't study it anymore.

Later, Hu Mang wondered if he could create a cheaper alternative.

When the "Profound Yin Body Refining Technique" reaches its peak, one can refine the "Mysterious Yin Rebirth Technique," which allows one to detach from the physical body and preserve their life in a life-or-death situation.

If it's just about escaping the physical shell, then it's at most a means of getting away, not a way to save one's life.

However, if enough essence is replenished during the process of Xuan Yin Rebirth to simulate the "cat tail transformation," then during the process of shedding the physical form, some hidden injuries and blood stasis in the body can be transferred out, much like cutting and pasting.

After all, they are all just "shells," so turning around doesn't really matter.

The principle is not complicated.

The key is to have enough energy to evolve.

Under normal circumstances, this is very difficult to achieve; one might not even succeed in the Xuan Yin Rebirth before their physical body is drained dry.

However, the Hu Mang's situation is not typical.

Once the Unraveled Rope Devil Meridian, the essence within his body was more than he could ever use.

With his extraordinary talent for Devil Cultivation Method arts, Hu Mang quickly evolved this "life-saving cat hair" version of the Xuan Yin Reincarnation.

This is the first time it has been used in actual combat.

"My physical body has recovered to 90%, and my Law Power to 80%. That's enough."

The Hu Mang muttered to itself.

This is a true life-saving technique!

However, to use "Mysterious Yin Rebirth" again, one must wait for forty-nine days until the Three Yin Cycle is complete and Mysterious Yin reappears.

The Hu Mang looked towards the center of the Dragon Blood Tide, its eyes flashing with a hint of danger.

It doesn't make sense that only others can commit murder and arson, while you have to risk your life to get treasure.

Either everyone is reasonable, or everyone is unreasonable.

Moreover, before being knocked away by the Nascent Soul level wave, Hu Mang vaguely saw that Old Zhu seemed to be quite lucky; a large cargo was flying towards him from the direction he was in.

Fortune changes, and now that he has three or four large shipments in hand, it's time for this guy to make a profit.

"However, feng shui is not very reliable. I personally believe more in the saying 'murderers and arsonists will be rewarded with a golden belt.'"

Hu Mang muttered to himself, took out the hideous and ferocious Sea Yaksha mask, and at the same time, the Mysterious Yin Black Robe on his body re-condensed.

He's going to switch careers and become a member of the demonic path. Since it's the demonic path, wouldn't killing and robbing be perfectly reasonable?

From now on, please call him Gu Yunshu, the Holy Son of the Demonic Path!

Sea-Pacifying Divine Warship

In the array control room

"Major, that demonic aura from before has reappeared."

Accompanied by the shouts of the array controller, Major Lin rushed to the display screen.

"How many times has this happened?" Major Lin asked.

"This should be the first time we've been officially marked, although we've detected several similar auras before. However, the Spiritual Qi tide is exceptionally high tonight, and the signal is being severely interfered with."

Major Lin nodded, his voice brimming with excitement:

"Mark the other party's coordinates for me, update them regularly, and notify me as needed."

Then she picked up a red phone and said in a serious tone:

"I am Lin Zhiying, and I am requesting permission to deploy the Flood Dragon Hunting Squad."

Hu Mang was unaware that the identity of overseas demonic cultivators was so sensitive.

Of course, it doesn't matter if he knows, since it was all done by Gu anyway, what does it have to do with Hu Mang?

At this moment, after approaching the center of the Dragon Blood Tide once again, the Hu Mang's Divine Sense swept around and quickly found a lone Golden Core, then rushed straight to kill him.

Sorry, you're the one!

The lone Golden Core cultivator was a middle-aged man. When he saw a black-clad man wearing a Sea Yaksha mask charging towards him with Sha Qi intent, he smiled slightly.

"Friend, do you think someone like me, who dares to fish alone in the heart of Dragon Blood Tide, wouldn't be completely without skill?"

Hu Mang showed no interest in answering. He unleashed the Profound Yin One Qi Great Capture once more, his five fingers like knives, his massive, winnowing palm carrying a ferocious aura as it swept towards the opponent's head. Wherever the palm wind passed, the air was compressed, producing a whooshing sound, and the airflow stirred up by the palm wind left dents on the sea surface.

Faced with the demonic hand coming towards him, the middle-aged cultivator neither dodged nor avoided, and even the smile on his face did not change in the slightest. He simply raised his right hand, and between his index and middle fingers, he somehow found a silver needle as thin as a cow's hair. The needle was so thin that it was almost invisible in the moonlight, with only the tip of the needle gleaming like a cold star.

With a flick of his finger, the silver needles transformed into a dense array of needle shadows, piercing countless holes in the Xuan Yin Demon Palm.

"The Devil-Breaking Needle: Qin Buzhuo!"

The man in black with a blue face opposite him spoke in a hoarse and unpleasant voice, revealing his identity in a single sentence.

Qin Buzhuo, the Devil-Breaking Needle, is an inner island retainer among the Thirty-Six Islands of the Eastern Sea. He possesses the strength of Mid Golden Core cultivator and is said to have the combat power of Golden Core Late Stage cultivator.

The reason for this lies in his superb skill in using the Devil-Breaking Needle.

Needle-type Law Artifact belong to the legitimate ancient cultivation methods, because so far, Heavenly Gate has not yet developed the technology to carve arrays on needle-type magical Law Artifact.

Qin Buzhuo's most impressive feat was single-handedly forcing back five Golden Core Devil Cultivator.

This is considered a remarkable achievement in overseas regions where the demonic forces are powerful.

In the list Old Sha gave him, this guy was in the top five, and one of the few marked as a high threat, the kind you have to run away from if you see him.

Just from the fact that this one skill could break the Profound Yin One Qi Great Capture, Hu Mang knew that what the other party said was true.

However, the demonic methods of the Azure Mysterious Realm are not limited to a single grappling technique. With a flash of demonic light in Hu Mang's eyes, the next moment, the Profound Yin Demonic Palm expanded to the size of several acres, and then suddenly exploded, turning into clusters of Profound Yin Devil Fire, which surrounded Qin Buzhuo from all directions.

At the same time, a cacophony of chattering noises arose from all directions.

"Oh, so it's a needle-type Law Artifact."

"Not bad, young man. Needle-type Law Treasure are best at breaking through qi and formations."

"But brother, if your needle-type Law Artifact isn't a Law Treasure, then we'll have to refine it alive."

"The magic needles cannot break our Profound Yin Devil Fire."

As expected, Qin Buzhuo then scattered three handfuls of fine needles, each handful containing dozens of needles. The needles gleamed with a silvery-white demon-dispelling light, shooting towards the surrounding Profound Yin Devil Fire like a rain of flowers.

However, the moment those fine needles pierced the demonic fire, the spiritual light on the needles quickly dimmed, like moths being devoured by the flames, twisting and melting in the demonic fire, turning into drops of molten iron that fell onto the sea surface with a hissing sound.

Without exception, all three needles were completely devoured by the demonic fire, leaving not a trace; while the Profound Yin Devil Fire, taking advantage of the opportunity to absorb the Spiritual Qi from the needles, burned even more fiercely.

Seeing this, Qin Buzhuo a chill in his heart. He gritted his teeth and reached into his pocket to pull out a needle that was different from the others.

The needle was several times thicker than the previous fine needle, about the length of a chopstick. The needle body had an ancient bronze color, and its surface was engraved with fine runes. The tip of the needle gleamed with a warm golden light. This was his trump card magic Law Artifact - the Devil-Breaking Needle, which was specially designed to destroy all Demonic Qi, Sha Qi, and Yin Qi.

These are genuine ancient cultivation treasures, the kind that are becoming increasingly rare.

"Go!"

He flicked his finger, Devil-Breaking Needle flew out of his hand.

The bronze-yellow needle transformed into a thin golden thread in the air, moving at incredible speed, and appeared right in front of the Sea Yaksha's face the instant it left his hand.

However, just as the Devil-Breaking Needle pierced three zhang around the Hu Mang, it suddenly stopped.

The needle remained suspended in mid-air, golden light still swirling around it, but it couldn't move forward even an inch.

Then he heard a faint sound, like glass shattering—

Click

A tiny crack appeared on the needle of the Devil-Breaking Needle, starting from the tip and spreading downwards along the body like a crawling centipede. Wherever it passed, the lit runes were extinguished one by one.

Cracks spread across the entire needle in an instant.

Qin Buzhuo stared wide-eyed at the scene, his face filled with disbelief.

Without saying a word, he threw the two storage boxes on his body directly at the Sea Yaksha opposite him, and then transformed into a streak of light and shot off in the opposite direction, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The Hu Mang had no intention of pursuing him. With a flick of its hand, the cracks that had appeared earlier were miraculously repaired.

He gently removed the ancient needle, smiling as he muttered to himself.

"How could I bear to destroy such a rare and precious needle artifact?"

"You're really unlucky, buddy. Not only did you run into the Profound Yin Devil Fire, which needles can't control, but you also ran into the Heavenly Devil Field, the nemesis of needles."

The Heavenly Devil Field's ability to unravel anything is a perfect counter to needle-like magical Law Artifact, which are inherently fragile.

The Hu Mang put the two storage boxes into its Storage Bag.

This was a clever trick he had discovered earlier: Storage Bag couldn't be put into Storage Bag, but storage boxes could.

I don't know the underlying principle.

Qin Buzhuo was right about one thing: any cultivator who dares to venture alone into the depths of the Dragon Blood Tide to search for treasures must have some skill.

Therefore, Hu Mang stopped deliberately targeting lone cultivators, which actually increased efficiency.

On another stretch of sea.

The Demonic Fire of the Hu Mang unleashed its full power, transforming into a fiery cloud covering tens of acres above the sea. No matter what Law Technique the two Golden Core cultivators trapped inside used, they were unable to break through this sea of fire. In the end, their essence was drained by the Profound Yin Devil Fire, leaving them as two skeletons.

With a swift grab, the Hu Mang seized the two storage boxes and vanished into the darkness once more.

An hour later, a newly transformed Demon Race cultivator at the Golden Core stage was confronting a giant sea beast several stories high when suddenly more than a dozen demonic Law Artifact rained down from the sky, smashing both the demon and the beast into a bloody pulp.

At another sea eye, just as two groups of Golden Core cultivators were confronting each other over a large item and then fighting, a demonic arm suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The hand not only tore open the body of a Golden Core cultivator, but also snatched away the large item.

Gradually, a legend about a "Sea Yaksha" spread rapidly that night.

It is said that a mysterious cultivator wearing a blue-faced, fanged mask appeared during the Dragon Blood Tide. He was elusive and ruthless, specializing in robbing the treasures of Golden Core cultivators, leaving no survivors. He appeared and disappeared without a trace, and no one knew his origins or where he would appear next.

But once he appears, the Golden Core will inevitably be destroyed.