230: Chapter 230 [Devouring Ghost and Transforming into Beast Technique], Ghost Poison Law, Confrontation, Crisis

Cancong Baixiang had unleashed the forbidden secret technique of their [Phantom Ritual Path — Beast-Ghost Pulse], the [Ghost-Swallowing Beast Transformation Technique], combining the exotic beasts and ghosts within two top-tier Mid-Tier Level 3 artifacts to temporarily gestate a Law Essence as an immensely powerful offensive weapon.

Wang An, who had been searching for the beast and the Ghost King, estimated that their strength was likely also at the Mid-Tier Level 3, with their Laws reaching the level of the weak Law manifestations he possessed.

With the various purifying spirit waters of his Return-to-One Heavenly River changing and purifying, he had firmly suppressed the methods Cancong Baixiang was so proud of.

However, what truly made him wary was the source of that artifact containing the Underworld Law Essence; did Cancong Baixiang possess it himself, or had someone given it to him?

Now, he dared not let his guard down and tightly utilized his supernatural powers for protection.

Yet, within the barrier covering several thousand miles, a terrifying fluctuation of Laws suddenly appeared, causing his heart to skip a beat.

"What is happening?"

He could sense weak laws related to poison and miasma intertwining and weaving with weak laws related to the underworld and ghosts, forcibly fused together by a powerful force into a more complex Law.

"It seems some secret technique is being used."

Thinking of this, Wang An rushed toward that location, arriving in just a moment.

But he was already too late; all that remained was a monster with a ghostly body and eight snake heads, but the Ghost-Poison Law Essence it emitted could not be faked.

"Roar!"

Seeing Wang An arrive, the ghost-beast roared at him, unleashing eight sound wave attacks containing powerful Ghost-Poison Law Essence.

Under this attack containing Law Essence, the Return-to-One Heavenly River, which usually purified thousands of evils and poisons, suffered its first defeat against the energy of this Law Essence sound wave attack.

Fortunately, the sky-covering curtain of the [Jade Earth Heavenly Palace] weakened a portion of the attack's power, but the absolute nature of the Law level still bypassed the layers of defense, instantly invading Wang An's Dharma body behind the curtain.

The black-green, sinister Ghost-Poison Law invaded his body the moment it made contact, intending to transform all his internal transcendent energy, flesh, and blood into a ghost body and poison.

Although this type of Law Essence was more powerful as a means to forge toxic entities, it was extremely difficult to counter or deal with once corrupted.

In just a few breaths, black-green veins appeared all over Wang An's body, and with no other choice, he could only use his supernatural power to drive them into one of his arms.

In less than a moment, this arm was completely covered by the Ghost-Poison Law Essence, on the verge of turning into poison water and a ghost body.

Unable to stop the erosion of such a powerful Law Essence, he acted decisively, raising the sword in his hand as a cold light flashed.

The arm fell instantly, plummeting to the ground, and in a flash, it turned into a thousand-meter-wide deep pool of poison water.

However, this was not a resource treasure land of the Bronze Priest system, but rather the Poison-Ghost Vital Qi, a branch of his own Vital Qi.

Seeing that his strike had succeeded, Cancong Baixiang immediately threatened him to hand over that resource.

"Hand over the thousand illusions myriad transformations nebula water immediately, and you might have a chance of survival today. Otherwise, this Ghost-Poison Law of mine is not something a greenhorn who has only been cultivating for a dozen years like you can contend with..."

This person did not know that he possessed the Incarnation talent.

This talent had been strictly prohibited from public dissemination after it was discovered by the [Galaxy Council Transcendent], and only a few high-ranking individuals possessed this information.

Most professors and mentors in the academy even thought this was the main body of that founder, secretly marveling at his boldness to dare step out of that sheltered land.

Upon sensing the level of the poison pool, the words he had been using to pressure Wang An came to an abrupt halt.

At this moment, Cancong Baixiang, in his ghost-beast form, suddenly realized that because of the injury, Wang An was leaking an aura of Mid-Tier Level 2.

It looked like he had only recently promoted; thinking of the fact that he was facing a life-and-death threat yet still refused to hand over that Law resource, he must have refined it to improve his cultivation.

Thinking of this, after he had gone to such lengths to gather numerous resources and contributions to exchange for this resource that could potentially assist him in condensing Law Essence, it had been wasted by this ignorant fool just to improve cultivation. At this moment, the jet-black ghost-beast body and eyes erupted with undisguised, fiery-red killing intent and fury.

His originally clumsy figure, under the enhancement of this ghostly body, moved like a phantom, shifting between reality and illusion, and appeared abruptly in front of Wang An.

Fortunately, when facing such a short-range surprise attack, even if he could not block it, his own Empty-Transformation movement ability was top-tier.

After detecting this danger, he instantly transformed into emptiness and moved a thousand meters away, immediately waving the long sword in his hand to set up a sword intent to counteract any further sound wave Law Essence attacks.

"Roar!"

Sure enough, after the first strike missed, the roar containing the Ghost-Poison Law came again.

Seeing this, the previously shining lamp transformed into a bright moon again, though it was only a hundred meters in size, completely overlapping with the area where Wang An's supernatural power was located, absorbing the sound wave energy attacking from all directions.

Afterward, there was the counter-suppression and reduction by the Return-to-One Heavenly River, and the heavenly curtain lowered by the Heavenly Palace to isolate the attacks, while simultaneously raising his own realm, lifting his aura from the initial Mid-Tier Level 2 to its peak.

At this moment, he looked like a Heavenly Venerable or Jade Emperor ascending to the Heavenly Palace and sitting upon it, wielding the myriad Great Daos, borrowing the power of all living beings and heaven and earth to resist this attack.

The Ghost-Poison Law invaded; the original silvery-white moon was instantly stained black-green, the silver river lost its usual brightness, the heavenly curtain was broken, and his Dharma body was gradually eroded, as if he did not have much time left.

At this moment, in the eyes of Cancong Baixiang, this Return-to-One Heavenly River cultivator was about to die and showed fear, but he saw Wang An's face was calm as he resisted the erosion, saying to him faintly and mockingly.

"Cancong Baixiang, that resource of yours was used by me long ago. Not only have I gained a vast amount of knowledge on the Laws of the Path of Change, but I have also improved my cultivation. Yet you did not know that this is just an Incarnation. I have now notified Vice Dean Gaoyang Zhenkong, and I imagine he has already found this place. You have exhausted all your efforts, only to end up with nothing."

As if to verify Wang An's words, violent attacks suddenly appeared outside the barrier, and in just a few breaths, the barrier showed signs of shattering.

Hearing these words, Cancong Baixiang's life force, having been silently hooked by Wang An through their few exchanges, caused him to forget the thought of continuing to hunt him down, and instead, he began to think about the consequences of attacking a distinguished guest in front of the academy.

Listening to the angry attacks coming from the other side of the barrier, the killing intent and fury in the eyes of his ghostly body instantly faded, replaced by fear and regret.