81: Harvest immortal seeds, the fifth realm of the physical body

"Execution!"

Lu Ming casually swung his blade.

The strike was unremarkable, devoid of any spiritual energy fluctuations.

Yet, it was this very strike that caused An Yangzi's rampaging body to suddenly freeze in place.

The surging bloody Yin energy around him instantly halted, like a venomous snake choked at the throat.

An Yangzi, who had moments ago been ferocious and roaring to grind Lu Ming to dust, now had wide, staring eyes.

Reflected in his pupils was not towering rage, but an overwhelming astonishment and disbelief.

Because he discovered that his limbs were firmly bound by countless transparent chains of law.

His life essence seemed to have vanished, and he couldn't even use a speck of Yin energy.

"This is... the power of the Heavenly Dao?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"How could a power that even my true body hasn't mastered fall upon a mere greenhorn!"

He wanted to roar, he wanted to vent.

But his mouth was sealed shut by an immense force.

This intensity was far greater than Bai Qiuyue's 'Suppress' and 'Destroy' techniques; it was a power that could crush everything!

He felt as if he were trapped in an invisible Heavenly Dao cage.

The transparent chains glowed with a faint golden light, and upon closer inspection, countless intricate runes could be seen etched upon them.

Each one exuded an aura of authority capable of suppressing all living beings.

"Swoosh—"

The sound of the straight blade slicing through flesh echoed clearly within the stone hall.

Unlike the dull thud when it had struck An Yangzi before, this time, the blade cut into his body as easily as slicing tofu.

Even more bizarrely, where the blade had passed, the dark-black blood no longer rapidly congealed as it had before; instead, it transformed into wisps of black smoke and dissipated into the air.

An Yangzi's pupils constricted, and for the first time, a look of terror appeared on his face: "No! This is impossible! My regeneration ability..."

He could clearly feel his body's regenerative capacity rapidly fading.

The wound inflicted by the straight blade not only showed no signs of healing, but a golden energy was continuously eroding his body, disintegrating his essence.

Lu Ming flicked the blood from his blade, a sneer on his face: "Can't you regenerate? Come on, I'll give you some publicity, resurrect once and show me."

"[Execution successful, experience +1]"

"[Current Execution target detected as corpse dissolution immortal (pseudo), gain experience bonus of ten thousand times!]"

"[Execution successful upgrade, current trigger probability is 10% (0/20000)!]"

The moment the system notification sounded in Lu Ming's mind, he froze.

Wait, was this thing really a corpse dissolution immortal?

Although it had 'pseudo' after it, was this guy truly an immortal?

Then, a wave of lingering fear washed over him.

Luckily, this idiot cultivated himself silly, otherwise, they'd all be finished!

...Amidst Lu Ming's stunned expression, An Yangzi's body disintegrated bit by bit, his dark-black flesh and blood turning into black smoke and dissipating.

Suddenly, he raised his eyes, staring intently at Lu Ming.

Lu Ming's pupils rapidly constricted, as if he had been targeted by a venomous snake, and the hairs on his arms stood on end.

What kind of gaze was that?

Calm as an ancient well, utterly cold, devoid of any emotion.

"Was it you who severed my evil corpse? A thousand years of planning ruined in an instant. The day I return will be your death day!"

An Yangzi seemed to have transformed into a different person, his voice carrying a bone-chilling coldness, like a curse emanating from an ancient abyss.

Even as his body rapidly disintegrated, those eyes remained fixed on Lu Ming, as if to engrave his image deep into his soul, never to be forgotten.

"Boom!"

With an explosive sound, the arrogant An Yangzi instantly exploded.

A ball of white energy instantly merged into Lu Ming's body.

"Damn it!"

Lu Ming's expression changed drastically, not expecting An Yangzi to have a hidden trick.

But the system prompt that popped up turned his anger into joy.

"[Essence Immortal Seed refined successfully, Physical Body Sanctification advanced successfully, current Physical Body realm: Fifth Realm!]"

"Essence Immortal Seed?"

One second he was worried it was An Yangzi's sinister hidden move, the next it became a ready-made upgrade gift package?

He subconsciously touched his arm; the skin felt the same, but inside, there was a white flame standing above his Dantian.

That was the refined Immortal Seed.

The immense energy contained within it was more than a hundred times stronger than the drop of Sixth Realm ferocious beast blood Zhao Qingge had given him before.

A wild idea suddenly popped into Lu Ming's mind.

Could this thing be used to open up a Qi Sea?

If it could... *hiss*, he didn't even dare to imagine.

Others used ferocious beast blood to open up their Qi Sea, but he would use an Immortal Seed.

An perpetual motion machine, get it?

The matter of the Qi Sea could be put aside for now.

What surprised him most was that his Physical Body had advanced to the Fifth Realm!

Crushing grenades with his bare hands was no longer a dream!

...The stone hall fell into a deathly silence. Everyone's eyes were wide, looking at the scene before them, their faces filled with disbelief.

After a long while, Ouyang Zhi finally said with a trembling voice, "Dead... dead? That fierce corpse just... died?"

The tense nerves of everyone present immediately relaxed.

Then, a surge of joy at having escaped disaster quickly spread across their faces.

They had survived!

Chen Ziliang stared blankly at Lu Ming's back, muttering to himself, "He really instantly killed it... Brother Lu really instantly killed the immortal corpse..."

Zhao Qingge stared at Lu Ming's profile, her heart still pounding uncontrollably.

"How many secrets is this little devil hiding? No, I must make him spill them to me little by little!"

Luo Keke had a look of inquiry, and even Bai Qiuyue was full of astonishment.

A fierce corpse that she couldn't kill, a young man had managed to do it!

She looked at Lu Ming's back, her beautiful eyes filled with complexity – shock, relief, and a hint of imperceptible curiosity.

She had previously guessed Lu Ming's physique was an ancient divine body; now, it seemed it was probably even more special than an ancient divine body.

Only one person looked as if his parents had died.

That was Shen Shiyuan.

Seeing Lu Ming actually kill that evil corpse, he nearly peed a few drops out of fear.

While everyone's attention was focused on the other side, his figure constantly darted through the shadows.

He just wanted to escape this hellhole as quickly as possible.

As for avenging Jiang Tangyue, whoever the hell wanted to avenge him could.

I'm fine with not being this Senior Brother!

But just as his figure flashed to the entrance of the stone hall, Lu Ming's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Isn't this Senior Brother Jiang Tangyue? Already planning to leave?"

Lu Ming's voice wasn't loud, but it struck Shen Shiyuan's ears like a clap of thunder, instantly freezing his foot that had just crossed the threshold, and a layer of cold sweat instantly seeped from his back.

He could even clearly feel a faint pressure coming from behind him, a pressure so overwhelming that he couldn't even form the thought of resisting.

His peripheral vision caught Situ Lei and others in Night Watch Division uniforms, and he loudly cried for help: "Sirs, he wants to kill me! Aren't you the Director of the Night Watch Division? Stop him quickly!"

Situ Lei and the others' expressions suddenly changed. They subconsciously looked over, just as they met Lu Ming's cold eyes.

So they quickly lowered their heads.

Is someone calling me?

No, right?

Shen Shiyuan panicked.

He turned and fled!

Lu Ming chased after him.

One punch to the mouth first, to prevent him from begging for mercy.

A second punch... unfortunately, Shen Shiyuan couldn't withstand two punches.

Lu Ming flicked the blood from his hand and shouted at Situ Lei:

"Hey you, piece together the body and send it back to Longhu Mountain. That guy surnamed Shen was a tough one too, didn't make a sound."

Situ Lei violently shivered.

Um, perhaps he wanted to scream but didn't get the chance?

He nodded frantically:

"Good! Good! I'll get it done right away!"

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