Chapter 461
Fu Shaoping saw that the Shadow Evil Scale Beast was still rushing towards him after being hit by the lightning column. He knew that he had to use more powerful means to completely subdue this evil beast. He focused his eyes and reached out to touch the storage ring. A faint light flashed and the Broken Star Ring appeared in his hand.
As soon as the Star-Breaking Ring appeared, the surrounding space seemed to be oppressed and slightly distorted. This Star-Breaking Ring was a very powerful magic weapon of Fu Shaoping, which he rarely used on weekdays. Today, facing such a powerful Yin beast, he had to use this treasure.
Fu Shaoping held the Star Shattering Ring in both hands and chanted an ancient and obscure spell. The Star Shattering Ring began to rotate slowly, very slowly at first, but as the spell was chanted, the speed of rotation became faster and faster, and finally turned into a stream of light, circling above Fu Shaoping's head.
The Shadow Scale Beast seemed to have sensed the threat of the Star Shattering Ring. A trace of fear flashed across its blood-red eyes, but it was soon replaced by ferocity. It opened its bloody mouth again and spewed out a thicker black smoke than before. The smoke was mixed with countless sharp bone spurs and rushed towards Fu Shaoping.
Fu Shaoping remained unmoved. He controlled the Star Shattering Ring to fly towards the black smoke. The Star Shattering Ring continued to expand during its flight. Starlight flickered around the ring, and those starlights were like sharp blades, instantly cutting the black smoke into pieces. The bone spurs also turned into powder when they touched the starlight of the Star Shattering Ring.
Seeing this, the Shadow Scaled Beast roared, and the scales on its body stood up again. It exerted its last strength to crash into the Star Shattering Ring. Fu Shaoping's eyes turned cold, and he pressed his hands down suddenly, shouting: "Star Shattering Power, Break!"
The Star Shattering Ring shone brightly, and the runes on the ring seemed to come alive, flashing with dazzling light. The Star Shattering Ring slashed towards the Shadow Evil Scale Beast with the power of destroying the world. This slash seemed to cut the space in half, and a huge crack spread towards the Shadow Evil Scale Beast.
The Shadow Scale Beast wanted to dodge, but the power of the Star Shattering Ring had already locked it in. It could only watch helplessly as the Star Shattering Ring slashed towards it, the powerful force making it unable to resist.
There was a deafening roar as the Star-Breaking Ring fiercely slashed at the Shadow Scale Beast. The Shadow Scale Beast's huge body was split in two, and black blood gushed out and fell into the Styx. Its body struggled for a few times, and finally slowly sank to the bottom of the Styx, without any breath left.
Fu Shaoping recalled the Star-Breaking Ring, looked at the place where the Shadow Evil Scale Beast disappeared, and breathed a sigh of relief. Although the battle was difficult, he relied on his own strength and magic weapon to finally win.
Fu Shaoping looked at the huge corpse of the Shadow Evil Scale Beast floating on the Styx, thinking about how to deal with it. Although the Shadow Evil Scale Beast was dead, the materials on its body were all extremely precious treasures.
He first formed seals with his hands and cast several prohibitions, fixing the corpse of the Shadow Evil Scale Beast above the River Styx to prevent it from being washed away by the undercurrent of the Styx.
Then, Fu Shaoping took out a spiritual knife emitting a cold light from the storage ring. This spiritual knife was called "Soul-Breaking Blade" and was specially used to cut spiritual objects.
Fu Shaoping approached the corpse of the Shadow Scale Beast cautiously. He knew that the corpse was full of Yin Qi and could be dangerous even after death. He used his spiritual power to form a protective light shield around his body and then began to cut.
He started with the scales of the Shadow Evil Scale Beast. Each scale was extremely hard, but under the cutting of the Soul-Crushing Blade, they were still peeled off piece by piece.
These scales flashed with dark light, and Fu Shaoping collected them in a special storage bag, which could isolate the erosion of Yin Qi. He knew in his heart that these scales could be used to refine defensive magic weapons or to set up some powerful prohibitions.
Then, Fu Shaoping turned his gaze to the fangs of the Shadow Evil Scale Beast.
The fangs were more than a person's length, extremely sharp, and still stained with black venom.
Fu Shaoping carefully avoided the venom, used his spiritual power to wrap the fang, and then pulled it out with force. The moment the fang was pulled out, a strong yin energy gushed out. Fu Shaoping was prepared. He waved the soul-crushing blade to dispel the yin energy, and then put the fang away. This fang is an excellent material for refining offensive magic weapons. The yin energy contained in it can increase the power of the magic weapon.
Afterwards, Fu Shaoping began to process the inner elixir of the Shadow Evil Scale Beast.
The inner elixir is the core of the Yin beast's power. Fu Shaoping took a deep breath, placed his hands on the belly of the Shadow Evil Scale Beast, muttered something, and began to cast a spell to extract the inner elixir.
As the spell was cast, a faint light gradually appeared on the belly of the Shadow Evil Scale Beast, and a black inner elixir slowly emerged.
The inner elixir was surrounded by strands of Yin Qi, like a small energy vortex. Fu Shaoping did not dare to be careless. He carefully put the inner elixir into a jade box specially used to store inner elixir. This inner elixir was of great value for improving the strength of cultivators or refining high-level elixirs.
After dealing with these main parts, Fu Shaoping looked at the remaining corpse of the Shadow Evil Scale Beast and felt it was a pity to abandon it.
He cast another spell, extracting the Yin energy and essence from the remaining part of the corpse, condensing it into a Yin energy bead.
Although this Yin Qi bead is not as precious as the inner elixir, it can also be used in some special cultivation methods or formations.
Finally, Fu Shaoping removed the restrictions that were securing the corpse.
Throw the cleanly processed skeleton of the Shadow Evil Scale Beast to the God and Demon Tree in the Chaos Space.
The trunk of the God and Demon Tree was extremely thick, and was engraved with ancient runes and mysterious patterns. The leaves on the branches flashed with strange light, as if countless pairs of eyes were peeking at this foreign skeleton.
When the skeleton of the Shadow Scale Beast approached the God and Demon Tree, the God and Demon Tree seemed to sense the arrival of new nutrients. Its branches swayed gently, and a strong suction force suddenly surged in the originally calm space.
Under the effect of the suction force, the skeleton of the Shadow Scale Beast quickly flew towards the God and Demon Tree. The moment it touched the God and Demon Tree, the Yin Qi remaining on the skeleton seemed to have found an outlet and rushed towards the God and Demon Tree frantically.
The trunk of the God and Demon Tree began to absorb the negative energy, and the runes and patterns seemed to come alive, flashing more violently. The branches also began to wrap around the skeleton, fixing it tightly to the trunk.
As time went by, the essence of the Shadow Scale Beast's skeleton began to be extracted by the God and Demon Tree bit by bit. The skeleton gradually became dry, while the God and Demon Tree became more vibrant. Its leaves became greener and the flashing light became brighter, as if it had gained huge energy from the Shadow Scale Beast's skeleton.
Fu Shaoping felt the changes in the God and Demon Tree through the weak connection with the chaotic space outside. He was secretly happy in his heart. This not only dealt with the skeleton of the Shadow Evil Scale Beast, but also nourished the God and Demon Tree, which was a two-birds-with-one-stone approach. After confirming that the God and Demon Tree had stably absorbed the nutrients of the skeleton, Fu Shaoping cut off the connection with the chaotic space.
At this time, his first fate attribute point increased by five hundred.
Just as Fu Shaoping was about to leave the bridge, he heard a low sobbing sound. He stopped cautiously and looked around, only to see an old woman appear in the middle of the bridge.
The old woman was wearing a ragged grey shirt, with grey hair scattered messily on her shoulders. She squatted there, her body trembling slightly, her hands covering her face, and she cried heartbreakingly. The cry echoed in this gloomy underworld, adding a bit of desolation.
Fu Shaoping frowned. He could sense a strange aura coming from the old woman. She looked neither like an ordinary ghost nor a ghost from the underworld. He slowly approached the old woman and asked softly, "Old woman, why are you crying here?"
When the old woman heard Fu Shaoping's voice, her body trembled slightly, and she slowly put down her hands. Her face was full of wrinkles, her eyes were cloudy, and tears slid down her cheeks and dripped onto the white bone bridge. She looked at Fu Shaoping with a sad look and said in a hoarse voice: "I'm waiting for my son. I have been waiting here for a long, long time."
Fu Shaoping was puzzled. In the underworld, it was not uncommon for ghosts to wait for their loved ones, but this old woman gave him an unusual feeling. He asked, "Why did your son make you wait here? Is he also from the underworld?"
The old woman shook her head, then nodded and said, "I don't know where he is. I just remember that when I died, he was still alive. I couldn't let him go, so my soul kept wandering on this bridge, hoping to wait for his arrival."
Fu Shaoping's heart moved. He knew very well that there was an insurmountable boundary between the human world and the underworld. It was almost impossible for the old woman to wait for her son. He looked at the pitiful appearance of the old woman and couldn't help but feel a trace of sympathy in his heart.
"Old lady, the underworld is very far away from the human world. I'm afraid your waiting will be fruitless. Why don't you go to the land of reincarnation and reincarnate?" Fu Shaoping persuaded.
After hearing what Fu Shaoping said, the old woman cried even more sadly: "I can't go. If I go, I will never see my son again. I would rather wait on this bridge forever."
Fu Shaoping sighed. Although he wanted to help the old woman, he didn't know where to start. Just as he was thinking, the old woman suddenly raised her head and stared at Fu Shaoping, with a strange look in her eyes.
"Can you take me to find my son?" The old woman's voice turned cold, completely different from her previous sorrow.
Fu Shaoping's heart trembled, he sensed the breath of danger. He subconsciously took a step back, secretly clenched the magic weapon in his hand, and looked at the old woman vigilantly.
The old woman slowly stood up, and a black mist began to emanate from around her body. The mist quickly spread and enveloped Fu Shaoping.
"Who are you?" Fu Shaoping asked sternly. He was sure that this old woman was not an ordinary ghost waiting for her relatives.
The old woman laughed eerily: "Who am I? I am the vengeful spirit of the underworld, specializing in sucking the souls of passers-by. Now that you are here, don't even think about leaving!"
Fu Shaoping snorted coldly: "It's not that easy to suck my soul!" After that, all the spiritual power in his body burst out, preparing for the upcoming battle.
Just as Fu Shaoping was about to use his spiritual power to fight against the old woman, the scene in front of him suddenly became blurry. He thought to himself that this old woman had such a strange ability that she could instantly put people into a dream.
In the dream, Fu Shaoping found himself in a deserted cemetery. Thick fog filled the air, and eerie tombstones stood crookedly. From time to time, he could hear a low whimper. He knew that this was a dream created by the old woman, and he had to wake up as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
Fu Shaoping tried to mobilize the spiritual power in his body, but found that the movement of spiritual power became very slow, as if it was suppressed by an invisible force. At this moment, he heard a heavy sound of footsteps coming from the thick fog.
The figure of the old woman slowly emerged, and her appearance became even more terrifying. The wrinkles on her face were as deep as ravines, her eyes were flashing with a faint green light, and she held a pair of rusty scissors in her hands.
"You can't escape from this dream." The old woman laughed sharply and walked slowly towards Fu Shaoping.
Fu Shaoping forced himself to calm down, and he began to recall the method of breaking dreams in his practice. Suddenly, he remembered a method of forcibly impacting the edge of dreams through mental power.
He concentrated his mental power, gathered it into a point, and rushed towards the edge of the dream. However, the old woman seemed to have noticed his intention, and she swung the scissors in her hand violently, and a black light shot towards Fu Shaoping.
Fu Shaoping was unable to dodge and was hit by the black light. He only felt a sharp pain and his mental strength was greatly impacted. But he gritted his teeth and continued to rush towards the edge of the dream.
The old woman quickened her pace and came to Fu Shaoping in an instant. She raised the scissors and stabbed towards Fu Shaoping's throat. Fu Shaoping dodged sideways at the critical moment. The scissors grazed his shoulder, leaving a bloody mark.
Fu Shaoping knew that he could no longer passively take the beating like this, so he began to look for something he could use in his dream. He found a huge tombstone not far away, with some ancient runes engraved on it. He felt something in his heart and ran towards the tombstone.
The old woman chased after him relentlessly, swinging her scissors continuously, and black light rained down on Fu Shaoping. Fu Shaoping dodged flexibly and finally arrived in front of the tombstone.
He carefully observed the runes on the tombstone and found that these runes seemed to have some special power. He tried to touch the runes with his hands, and the moment his fingers touched the runes, a powerful force surged into his body.
This power made his spiritual power start to work again, and he was overjoyed. With the help of this power, he once again focused his mental power and launched a stronger attack towards the edge of the dream.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the old woman roared, and the whole dream began to shake violently. She tried to prevent Fu Shaoping from escaping by destroying the dream. (End of this chapter)