353: The devil's hand swallowed the corpse and arrived in the west

One hour later.

The power barrier enveloping Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang disappeared.

"It's done!"

Xie Weilou's face was incredibly pale, and he struggled to open his eyes, a hint of a smile deep within them.

This time, his soul had been greatly depleted, but fortunately, Lin Qinghuang's soul had recovered.

Boom!

Just then, a roar echoed from within the valley, and the ground continuously shook.

The surrounding soul power surged madly into the ground, and a terrifying Demon Hand aura emanated from beneath it.

"......"

Xie Weilou struggled to stand up, his Demon Hand instantly merging, and the Demon Hand aura on his body immediately erupted.

Boom!

The ground burst open, and a headless corpse, three meters tall, rushed out. He held a long spear, his entire body emanating a Demon Hand aura, and the pressure from him was extremely terrifying. He was likely a Divine Court Demonic Corpse, and far surpassed ordinary Divine Court Realm cultivators.

This Corpse Demon Valley actually contained such a terrifying Demonic Corpse.

"Nieshen Flower!"

Xie Weilou looked at the Demonic Corpse's palm.

The opponent was holding a blood-red flower, precisely the Nieshen Flower he had been searching for earlier.

He had thought that since there was Fushen Grass, there couldn't be no Nieshen Flower.

Boom!

The Divine Court Demonic Corpse sensed the Demon Hand aura on Xie Weilou's body. He casually threw the long spear, which abruptly pierced towards Xie Weilou, incredibly ferocious.

Xie Weilou immediately retaliated, but his soul was greatly depleted, and his consciousness was extremely slow.

Rip!

The long spear instantly pierced through Xie Weilou's abdomen, pinning him against a rock wall fifty meters away, blood splattering.

Xie Weilou's pupils constricted, pain assaulted him, and his consciousness instantly faded.

Boom!

The Divine Court Demonic Corpse was extremely ferocious. Clenching its fist, it suddenly appeared before Xie Weilou and punched towards Xie Weilou's head.

"......"

Just as this punch was about to hit Xie Weilou's head, Xie Weilou's Demon Hand automatically extended, and the vertical eye in its palm opened.

Buzz!

Blood light flickered, and the vertical eye erupted with a terrifying devouring power. The Demon Hand aura on this Divine Court Demonic Corpse was madly devoured by the vertical eye.

The Divine Court Demonic Corpse struggled continuously but simply couldn't break free.

A few breaths later.

The Divine Court Demonic Corpse turned into a withered corpse, directly falling to the ground, and finally turned into dust and dissipated.

The Demon Hand aura on Xie Weilou also dissipated with it.

"......"

Lin Qinghuang slowly opened her eyes, a blush appearing on her face. That feeling from before was truly too wonderful, making her heart pound and her entire body tingle.

Her aura surged, and the might of the Profound Manifestation permeated.

"Hmm?"

Lin Qinghuang stood up and happened to see Xie Weilou pinned to the rock wall. Her expression changed, and she immediately went to Xie Weilou's side.

"Xie Weilou... you..."

Lin Qinghuang's body trembled as she reached out to Xie Weilou's nose, her heart filled with an inexplicable unease.

Xie Weilou struggled to open his eyes and gave a bitter smile: "Not dead yet... help me pull out this long spear..."

The Demon Hand had shown its power this time, otherwise, it would have been very troublesome.

Lin Qinghuang's finger moved, and the long spear was instantly pulled out. She quickly helped Xie Weilou sit down, then took out some spiritual medicine from her storage ring.

Xie Weilou took a deep breath: "Minor injury, not a big problem."

This spear was quite coincidental; it had just missed his internal organs. If it had hit his internal organs, at this level, it would have been impossible to pierce through him.

This was just a minor injury; the key was the depletion of his soul.

He glanced at the Nieshen Grass on the ground, then picked it up and directly bit into it as if it were a radish.

Buzz!

Xie Weilou circulated the Nirvana Sutra, and the injuries on his physical body quickly recovered. The power of the Nieshen Flower was miraculously effective, continuously nourishing and strengthening his soul power.

"......"

Lin Qinghuang silently guarded him from the side.

She knew what had happened before. Xie Weilou had used his soul power to repair her soul; otherwise, she wouldn't have recovered so quickly.

The power of the Nieshen Flower was extremely formidable.

One hour later.

Xie Weilou's injuries had completely recovered, and his soul power had not only recovered but also doubled, allowing his soul power to cover an area of two thousand meters.

"How is it?"

Lin Qinghuang asked in a condensed voice.

A smile appeared on Xie Weilou's face as he said with a faint smile: "Recovered as before, and my soul has doubled in strength."

When he said this, he looked at Lin Qinghuang speechlessly: "Qinghuang, can't the treasures on your body automatically protect your soul?"

When that soul body emerged earlier, it was extremely fast, directly shattering Lin Qinghuang's soul.

If he hadn't, by chance, obtained the Hehuan Sect's cultivation method, Lin Qinghuang would likely have been in grave danger today.

Seeing that Xie Weilou was unharmed, Lin Qinghuang also breathed a sigh of relief. She glared at Xie Weilou: "Of course they can protect! But they were startled by that thing on your body, making it difficult for them to display their power..."

The eastern wasteland tower and that drop of blood between her eyebrows could both automatically protect her soul.

However, at that time, they were suppressed by the power of Xie Weilou's Heavenly Book, and at the critical moment, they did not reveal their might.

"Heh!"

Xie Weilou also felt a bit helpless.

He stood up, collected all the surrounding items, then glanced at Lin Qinghuang's beautiful legs, sighing with emotion: "The Hehuan Sect's cultivation method is truly wondrous. I was busy repairing your soul just now and didn't get to savor some things."

"Qinghuang, I feel my soul is still a bit unstable. How about... we try again? That cultivation method can enhance each other's soul power."

He didn't know what Lin Qinghuang felt.

But he had only felt his soul continuously depleting before, and the process was agonizing, with no pleasant sensations whatsoever.

However, looking at Lin Qinghuang's expression, she must have tasted something, which made him very curious.

A blush appeared on Lin Qinghuang's face. She glared at Xie Weilou: "Always thinking nonsense!"

In her mind, however, the scene of their souls merging reappeared. That feeling was incredibly tingling, like an electric shock, very wonderful, making her heart pound faster and faster.

Xie Weilou yawned and said with a smile: "You have already entered the Profound Manifestation Realm. Next, we will go to West Chu."

"Good!"

Lin Qinghuang nodded gently.

The two did not hesitate and quickly left Corpse Demon Valley...

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The next day.

West Chu City.

The city was enormous, with towering walls. Restriction and large formations sealed it, and the city gates were tightly closed. The walls were reddish-yellow, exuding a sense of weight, and the smell of blood was very strong. The battle flag of Great Xia was planted on them.

Numerous soldiers, holding long spears and sabers, stood on the city walls with solemn expressions.

This was West Chu, the closest area to West Chu.

Over the years, countless battles had taken place here, and countless people had died. Some withered bones were faintly visible embedded in the soil, like paving stones on the ground.

Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang stood beneath the city gate.

"Who goes there?"

On the city wall, a middle-aged general asked with a serious expression. Numerous soldiers stared intently at Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang, their crossbows already locked onto the two.

Xie Weilou took out a token and said indifferently: "Zhenxi Marquis Manor, Xie Weilou!"

"Zhenxi Marquis Manor... Xie Weilou... the Young Marquis!"

After the middle-aged general reacted, he quickly waved his hand, and the surrounding archers quickly put away their crossbows.

Xie Weilou looked at the middle-aged general and said indifferently: "The Emperor has ordered me to come to West Chu to resist the West Chu army. Quickly open the city gates."

An imperial decree had arrived from Tianqi before, stating that the Young Marquis would come to West Chu, and they had already been waiting.

The middle-aged general looked at the token in Xie Weilou's hand, and after confirming its authenticity, immediately said: "Dispel the formation, open the city gates, and welcome the Young Marquis into the city."