146: Chapter 146: Have You Ever Experienced Death?
In the Thundercloud Mountains of Xuan Province, on a towering peak that pierced the clouds, Ling Yu Fan and Man Dali watched Jiang Xuan, who was cultivating with his eyes closed in the distance, with solemn expressions.
Jiang Xuan's face was pale, devoid of any color, like a dead person. Black Death Qi emanated from his body, and the faint silhouette of a black giant Dragon flickered behind him.
The surrounding flowers, plants, and trees instantly withered, their life extinguished by the eerie Death Qi.
"Hey, Brother Yu Fan, what Cultivation Technique do you think Boss is Cultivating? I feel a chill all over my body," Man Dali shivered and said to Ling Yu Fan.
The latter shook his head, "I don't know, it should be related to death. I can feel the intense Death Qi around him; it's extremely terrifying. Touch it, and you'll surely die!"
"Hiss!"
Man Dali gasped, then cautiously said, "Fortunately, Boss Jiang Xuan is a good person, otherwise we would be in big trouble."
Ever since witnessing Jiang Xuan's strength and choosing to enter the Celestial Realm, Man Dali's way of addressing Jiang Xuan had changed. In his village, whoever was stronger was the Boss.
Ling Yu Fan smiled, "In this world, there are no good people or bad people, only the strong and the weak. What the strong say becomes the truth of the world. No matter how reasonable the weak are, no one will care if what they say is right or wrong."
Man Dali listened, confused, and scratched his head. Just as he was about to speak, Ling Yu Fan's expression suddenly hardened, "Shh, don't speak yet, someone's coming."
Two figures, one black and one white, appeared on the opposite peak in the distance. Their gazes bypassed Man Dali and Ling Yu Fan, directly falling upon Jiang Xuan behind them, their eyes gleaming with greed.
The white-robed figure grinned, "Hehe, Big Brother, I wasn't mistaken. That kid has such dense Death Qi; he'd make an excellent Corpse Puppet."
The black-robed man nodded and chuckled, "Indeed. Even if he can't be made into a top-grade Corpse Puppet, he must have some treasure imbued with immense Death Qi."
After speaking, two chilling Saint King auras enveloped Man Dali and the others.
Ling Yu Fan's expression changed slightly, and he said to Man Dali, "Dali, we absolutely cannot let them get close to him!"
"Hehe, don't worry, I won't let Boss be disturbed."
Feeling the auras of Ling Yu Fan and Man Dali, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the black and white figures, followed by excitement. "Oh, Saint Realm. It seems our luck is good today; we've encountered two Prodigies. Now we can have two more excellent Puppets."
"Whoosh!"
As their words fell, both unleashed a Saint King strike, and the powerful pressure caused the surrounding trees on the peak to shake constantly!
Man Dali's right hand flexed, and crimson-gold patterns crawled all over his arm. Golden light flickered in his eyes as he roared, "You dare to target us? I'll blow you up with one punch!"
"Boom!"
In the Void Realm, a giant golden fist, imbued with endless ancient aura, descended towards the two black and white figures.
Beside him, Ling Yu Fan's body glowed with starlight. Two giant Star Arrows were aimed directly at their targets. His battle with Jiang Xuan had benefited him greatly; now he could shoot two arrows, and their power was even stronger than before!
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Ling Yu Fan's expression was focused. With one shot, the two arrows instantly transformed into two streaks of light, shooting towards the black and white figures.
"Boom! Boom!"
Explosions echoed through the Void Realm, and a thick white smoke immediately formed between the combatants.
After a long while, the smoke dissipated, revealing several tattered Saint Puppets lying before the black and white figures.
The white-robed man sneered, completely unharmed, "Hehehe, impressive power. You actually consumed six of our Saint Puppets. Truly worthy of being Prodigies."
The black-robed man's tone was cold, "We've played enough. You few will be this venerable one's new Puppets!"
"Boom!"
A powerful Saint King pressure suddenly bore down. Ling Yu Fan and Man Dali resisted with all their might, their feet sinking into the ground, their joints creaking as if they would snap at any moment!
Man Dali's entire body surged with golden runes, and his eyes gradually turned cold, as if he had become a different person. A power within him began to lose control, as if it wanted to usurp his original will!
"Dali, Dali!" Seeing this, Ling Yu Fan's heart was filled with mixed emotions.
His expression changed, and he said with determination, "I'll risk it all!"
With a thought, the aura of his Dharma Aspect behind him suddenly surged. He was going to self-detonate his Dharma Aspect to buy a moment of time to stop Man Dali. He had a feeling that if this continued, Dali's consequences would be unimaginable!
However, if he did this, Ling Yu Fan himself would likely face a grim fate. Self-detonating his Dharma Aspect meant completely severing his Foundation.
For a Cultivator, this was worse than death. But there was no other way at the moment; he could only fight to the death!
"Hmph!"
In the Void Realm, the black and white figures snorted upon seeing this. They found it laughable that a Saint's Dharma Aspect self-detonation would be enough to deal with them, Saint Kings.
Just as the two were about to make a move, suddenly, the sky began to darken, all things fell silent, and an extremely dense Death Qi permeated the entire space.
A bone-chilling voice entered the ears of the black and white figures, making even them, mighty Saint King powerhouses, feel a chill.
"Have you... experienced death?"
The black and white figures were startled, constantly looking around, but could only see boundless darkness.
The white-robed man's heart surged with anger, "Who! Get out here, stop playing tricks!"
Damn it, as an Old Ancestor of the Corpse Puppet Holy Sect in Ling Province, I deal with dead people every day. Do you think I'm afraid of your mere Death Qi!
However, when he looked into the darkness again, within the pitch-black Void Realm, a pair of gigantic crimson eyes stared coldly at him, like the arrival of the God of Death, ready to claim his life in the next second.
"Deprive!"
In the darkness, a faint voice echoed, and a sense of death descended. In an instant, the white-robed man felt his life rapidly draining away, and his heart was instantly filled with terror.
"What's happening? My life!"
He subconsciously wanted to use spiritual power to dispel the darkness and escape this terrifying place. However, he seemed to be confined within a certain space, unable to move, only able to watch helplessly as death approached. What kind of terrifying person had they encountered!
Not long after, the white-robed man slowly closed his eyes, passing from the present darkness into another eternal darkness.
"Whoosh."
The sky returned to brightness again, as if nothing had happened, except for two more corpses in the Void Realm.
Jiang Xuan withdrew his gaze, black light flashing in his eyes, and secretly thought, "Is this the power of death? It truly is terrifying."
Within his Qi Sea, a gray giant Dragon emitting black Qi had appeared. It was the newly advanced Progenitor Dragon Bloodline, the Death Progenitor Dragon.
This was a reward for completing a mission in the Dragon Clan: an unconditional Bloodline advancement.
"The new ability, Deprive, granted by the Death Progenitor Dragon, is indeed powerful. As long as the target's status is not higher than one's own, one can extract their life and let them slowly experience the fear that death brings."
Although the black and white figures were Saint Kings, their status was still at the Saint level. Unless one had stepped into the Emperor Dao Domain, no one could escape; it was truly Heaven-Defying. The only drawback was that it couldn't be used frequently, only three times a month, unless he mastered the Dao of Death, in which case he could use it at will.
Withdrawing his thoughts, Jiang Xuan came before Man Dali and Ling Yu Fan. Looking at the unconscious two, a hint of a smile was in Jiang Xuan's eyes. He had witnessed everything that had just transpired.
With a thought, two streams of green life force entered their foreheads. Not long after, the two slowly woke up.