426: The backlash against the Asan monk

The A San Cultivator took a deep breath, secretly channeling all his cultivation power, deciding to fight to the death.

If he fought with all his might, he might still live, but if he didn't even try, there was only one path: death.

The snake demon stood at a distance, spitting its tongue with great interest, its eyes openly showing contempt for the A San Cultivator.

He was nothing but a two-legged beast, daring to challenge it to a fight; it was enough to make a snake die of laughter.

The A San Cultivator charged at the snake demon, unleashing his ultimate skill, but the snake demon nimbly dodged his attack and viciously struck him with its tail.

The A San Cultivator was sent flying, falling to the ground, unable to get up.

He felt that his internal organs had been severely damaged, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

The Giant Wilderness People watching from the side sneered, "Truly overestimating himself."

Just then, the A San Cultivator's body began to change; his skin turned crimson, and fire glowed in his eyes.

"Is this... Rebirth from Fire?"

"No, this seems to be burning the Soul or one's own lifespan to increase cultivation..."

The Giant Wilderness People said in surprise.

In the face of the snake demon's crushing defeat, a belief surged in the A San Cultivator's mind: he had to live. Just then, a flash of lightning struck his mind; at the brink of death, he could unleash his potential and gain even greater power.

The A San Cultivator stood up, his aura becoming extraordinarily powerful. His cultivation directly ascended to Qi Refining Transforming Spirit Great Perfection, and his Spiritual Qi even began to Breakthrough towards Refining Spirit Returning to Void. His spiritual power seemed to burn like a flame.

"Die!"

The A San Cultivator roared and charged at the snake demon again; this time, his speed and strength had increased several times over.

The snake demon sensed the threat and opened its mouth, spewing a stream of black venom, but the A San Cultivator easily dodged it.

Finally, the A San Cultivator seized the snake demon's weakness and struck it down to the ground in one swift move.

The Giant Wilderness Clan watched all this in stunned silence. Coming to their senses, they immediately stopped the A San Cultivator, then lashed his arm with a bone whip.

"Damn it, how dare you injure my mount? You're courting death."

"You... you said if I defeated your mount, you would let me leave! You don't keep your word!"

"Haha, you talk about trust with bandits, that's truly hilarious, hahaha..."

Hearing their laughter, the A San Cultivator knew he had been played again. Since that was the case, if he couldn't escape, he would drag them all down to Hell with him!

He looked at the Giant Wilderness People with a sinister gaze. Although he didn't know why his cultivation had increased by a small Realm, it was currently beneficial to him. As long as he continued to improve his cultivation, he would definitely be able to escape from here.

Thinking of this, he began to recall the feeling of his Realm increasing just now. His cultivation had already Broken through from Qi Refining Transforming Spirit Great Perfection to Refining Spirit Returning to Void, and there was even a faint posture of going higher.

The Giant Wilderness People, who had been watching the show, could no longer laugh. Although the A San Cultivator's forceful cultivation increase would inevitably lead to his death.

But with the A San Cultivator's stance of increasing his cultivation, it was possible that they might be killed by him first.

The cultivation of the two of them was merely one at Qi Refining Transforming Spirit Great Perfection and the other at Refining Spirit to Return to Emptiness. If he were allowed to improve further... it would definitely not be him who died first.

The two anxiously picked up their respective weapons; one held a bone whip, and the other held a giant saber, then they leaped and attacked the A San Cultivator from the side.

At this moment, the A San Cultivator's forced cultivation increase to Refining Spirit Returning to Void was interrupted by the two's attacks, causing him to suddenly spit out blood.

Seeing this, the Giant Wilderness People laughed, "Oh, so the backlash effect is already starting so soon!"

The A San Cultivator didn't understand what they meant by backlash. He only knew that his body was full of power, but along with it came an unspeakable pain that was corroding their senses of pain.

The A San Cultivator endured the severe pain in his body and swung his fists, charging at the Giant Wilderness People.

His speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the Giant Wilderness People.

The Giant Wilderness People was startled and quickly raised the giant saber in his hand to defend, but the A San Cultivator's fist was like an iron hammer, smashing heavily onto the giant saber.

The giant saber instantly broke, and the Giant Wilderness People was also shaken back repeatedly by this powerful force.

"How is that possible..."

The Giant Wilderness People's eyes widened, looking at the A San Cultivator in disbelief.

He hadn't expected that the A San Cultivator, even while suffering from backlash, could still unleash such powerful strength.

However, let's see how long you can last.

The A San Cultivator pressed on, giving the Giant Wilderness People no chance to breathe.

He landed punch after punch, leaving the Giant Wilderness People with no ability to retaliate.

Then, he gathered his Spiritual Qi into a palm strike and hit the Giant Wilderness People's body. The skull instantly burst, and the body shattered into dust.

The other Giant Wilderness People looked at this scene in shock, muttering, "This... this... a Qi Refining Transforming Spirit Great Perfection was killed with a single palm strike like that?!"

He immediately made several consecutive leaps to get out of the A San Cultivator's attack range, and he suspiciously scrutinized the A San Cultivator.

"That shouldn't be right. After all this time, the backlash should have already set in, shouldn't it?!"

"Could it be that I haven't 'woken up' for too long and remembered incorrectly?"

At this moment, the A San Cultivator was panting heavily, looking at his hands, his heart filled with doubt.

He didn't know why he had suddenly become so powerful, nor did he know how long this state could last.

But he knew that the thrill he felt when he killed the Giant Wilderness People just now made him feel very comfortable.

He sneered and looked up at the other Giant Wilderness People who had enslaved him.

"Now, it's time to send you on your way too!"

He did not notice his own changes, still immersed in excitement and pleasure.

However, his facial features gradually began to seep blood; crimson bloodstains flowed from the corners of his eyes, nostrils, and mouth, forming a terrifying and eerie picture.

His face became exceptionally pale, devoid of color, like a dying person.

His eyes also lost their Life Qi and vitality, replaced by a dull and despairing expression, like an old man on the verge of death.

At the same time, his body also underwent changes at an astonishing speed.

His skin gradually shriveled, losing moisture, his muscles atrophied, his bones protruded, and his entire person looked like a shriveled corpse.

Each step seemed incredibly difficult. He seemed to come to his senses, looking at the blood drops on his shriveled hands, and gazed blankly at the Giant Wilderness People.

Finally, he could no longer support himself and fell heavily to the ground after only a few steps.

As he fell, his body rapidly disintegrated into countless tiny particles, then drifted away with the wind, turning into a cloud of dust.

The Giant Wilderness People was also startled by the concrete manifestation before his eyes. "No matter how many times I see it, it's still terrifying. Even my Giant Wilderness Clan dare not touch such an existence, yet a mere Human Race dares to touch it. Truly courting death!"

"It's just a pity, there'll be no more fun later. This Human Race was quite interesting originally. I guess I'll go find another one!"

As he left, the snake demon, who had been unconscious on the ground, now woke up. It weakly rubbed against the Giant Wilderness People's calf.

The Giant Wilderness People chuckled happily, "Oh, your master is already dead. You can go down and keep him company!"

With that, he looked at the snake demon with cold eyes, tightly gripping the bone whip in his hand, and slowly raised it.

He merely waved his arm gently, and the bone whip arced through the air, carrying a sharp whooshing sound as it lashed towards the snake demon.

This strike seemed light, but it actually contained endless power and killing intent.

The bone whip friction against the air produced a piercing sound, as if it wanted to tear space apart.

The snake demon sensed the approaching danger and tried to dodge, but it was already too late.

The bone whip accurately struck its body, instantly shattering it into pieces, with flesh and blood flying everywhere.

A mist of blood permeated the air, and the snake demon's body completely dissipated between heaven and earth, turning into nothingness.