Chapter 483
The force of lightning hit the beast king's body, and the beast king roared in pain. The fur on its body was scorched by lightning, leaving black marks. But the beast king was a powerful being with the cultivation of the spirit after all, and it quickly adjusted its state and began to fight back. It pounced on the sword formation with great force, trying to break through the sword formation with its body.
Fu Shaoping was very nervous when he saw the Beast King's counterattack. He knew that the Taiyi Sword Formation alone might not be able to defeat the Beast King. He began to think of other ways to deal with it. He thought of the Flying Demon Body Guard. This was a spell that could enhance one's own defense and improve attack capabilities.
Fu Shaoping concentrated again, clasped his hands together above his head, and chanted a spell: "The power of flying, the power of subduing demons. Bless me, and I will be invincible." As the spell was chanted, a layer of light golden light appeared around his body. This layer of golden light gradually formed a golden armor, which was engraved with runes of subduing demons. At the same time, he felt that his strength had been enhanced, and the fatigue of his body had been reduced a lot.
Holding the Star Scimitar, he rushed towards the Beast King again. At this time, under the cover of the Taiyi Sword Formation, he started a more intense battle with the Beast King. Fu Shaoping's attack became more fierce, and the Star Scimitar was wielded vigorously in his hand. The Beast King was not to be outdone, and each of its attacks was full of power.
During the battle, Fu Shaoping discovered that although the beast king's defense was strong, its eyes seemed to be a weakness. He had a bold idea in his mind. While dodging the beast king's attack, he quietly adjusted the attack direction of the Taiyi Sword Formation.
Fu Shaoping was very nervous, he knew this was a life-and-death battle. He also injected his soul power into the Taiyi Sword Formation, and the power of the sword formation increased instantly. Twelve Thunder Swords simultaneously emitted a huge lightning bolt, which gathered the power of all the swords and struck the Beast King's eyes.
The beast king's eyes widened, and he wanted to dodge, but it was too late. The lightning struck the beast king's eyes, and he let out a painful scream. Fu Shaoping took the opportunity to swing the Star Scimitar and stabbed at the beast king's injured eye.
At this moment, the beast king suddenly burst out with a powerful force, which knocked Fu Shaoping out again. Fu Shaoping's body hit a boulder, and the boulder was smashed to pieces. He felt that his body had reached its limit, but he still didn't want to give up.
He took out the natal spirit seal from the storage space. This was his life-saving magic weapon and one of his most powerful spells. The natal spirit seal was made with his own blood and sweat, and was connected to his soul. Fu Shaoping knew that once he used this spell, he would pay a huge price, but he had no other choice.
Fu Shaoping held his natal spirit seal in both hands and chanted the last spell: "The power of the natal spirit, the spirit seal shows its power." The natal spirit seal began to emit a strong light, and various mysterious runes appeared in the light. These runes revolved around Fu Shaoping, forming a huge rune shield.
At the same time, the power of the natal spirit seal also began to affect the surrounding environment. The yellow sand was rolled up by the power of the rune, forming huge sand pillars. The sand pillars swept towards the beast king, and the beast king struggled in the sand pillars.
Fu Shaoping gritted his teeth and released all the power of his natal spirit seal. He rushed towards the Beast King, and the star scimitar in his hand flashed again. He and the Beast King started the final duel.
Under the powerful force of the natal spirit seal, the beast king finally began to lose. Its body was constantly eroded by the power of the rune, and its strength was gradually weakening. Fu Shaoping seized this opportunity and stabbed the beast king's heart with the star scimitar.
The beast king let out a final scream, and then his huge body fell to the ground. As the beast king fell, the sand beasts began to flee in all directions. Fu Shaoping looked at the beast king lying on the ground, his heart filled with exhaustion and relief.
Fu Shaoping watched the huge body of the beast king fall to the ground, and the tension in his heart slowly dissipated, followed by extreme fatigue. But he knew that it was not time to rest yet, and he had to collect the monster materials as soon as possible.
He forced himself to walk towards the beast king's body. First, he cast his eyes on the beast king's hard skin. Although part of the skin was burnt by lightning, most of it was still very tough and was an excellent material for making defensive magic weapons or armor. He carefully used the Star Scimitar to cut the skin along the beast king's body. Each cut required a lot of effort. After all, this was a beast king with a spiritual cultivation level, and the toughness of its skin was far beyond that of ordinary monsters.
Then, he noticed the beast king's claws. The huge and sharp claws flashed with cold light. Fu Shaoping knew that the claws could be made into offensive magic weapons, such as sharp blades or hidden weapons. He forcefully broke the claws off the beast king's limbs and put them into his storage space.
Although the beast king's eyes were struck by lightning and stabbed by him, the eyeballs still emitted a strange light. Fu Shaoping speculated that the eyeballs might contain special powers, and perhaps they could be used to refine some special elixirs or magic weapons. He carefully dug out the eyeballs, wrapped them with a special cloth, and put them into the storage space.
Then there was the inner elixir of the beast king. The inner elixir was the core of the power of the monster beast. Fu Shaoping used the remaining spiritual power in his body and groped in the abdomen of the beast king. He finally found the inner elixir that was emitting powerful power fluctuations. He carefully took out the inner elixir. As soon as the inner elixir left the body of the beast king, the air around it seemed to become hot. Fu Shaoping did not dare to be careless. He quickly wrapped the inner elixir with spiritual power, put it in a small box specially used to store precious items, and then put it in the storage space.
After processing the materials of the beast king, Fu Shaoping looked at some small items left by the fleeing sand beasts. He collected some fangs and scales of sand beasts. Although these materials were not as precious as those of the beast king, they could still be useful if accumulated.
After he had collected all the monster materials he could, Fu Shaoping could no longer hold on. He found a relatively safe place to sit down and began to adjust his state.
After Fu Shaoping packed up the monster materials, he took a short rest and then embarked on the return journey. However, not long after he set off, a strange scene appeared in front of him. A ghost town loomed in the fog ahead. The walls of the ghost town were tall and gloomy, and the walls exuded a cold atmosphere, as if they were built with the resentment of countless wronged souls. The city gate was wide open, like the mouth of a giant beast, ready to devour intruders at any time. Fu Shaoping felt a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart, but his curiosity was also aroused. He thought that there might be some treasures or opportunities hidden in this ghost town, or perhaps some secrets related to this area.
He slowly approached the ghost town, and with every step he took, he could feel the temperature around him dropping. When he reached the city gate, a gust of cold wind blew by, and the wind seemed to be mixed with the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling. He clenched the Star Scimitar in his hand and cast a layer of flying magic to protect himself. The faint golden light seemed a little weak in this gloomy environment, but it also brought him some courage.
Walking into the ghost town, the streets were filled with thick fog, and the houses on both sides were dilapidated, some of which were even half collapsed. Fu Shaoping saw some vague figures moving through the fog, and he knew that these might be the ghosts in the ghost town. Suddenly, a female ghost appeared in front of him. Her face was pale, her hair was messy, and there were tears of blood in her eyes.
The ghost girl screamed sharply and rushed towards Fu Shaoping. Fu Shaoping dodged sideways and swung the Star Scimitar at the ghost girl. The scimitar passed through the ghost girl's body but did not cause any substantial damage to her. Fu Shaoping was shocked and realized that ordinary attacks might not be effective against these ghosts. He began to think about how to deal with them and remembered that he had read in an ancient book that ghosts were afraid of yang energy and some special runes.
So, he took out a talisman from the storage space, chanted a spell to drive away ghosts, and threw the talisman at the female ghost. After the talisman hit the female ghost, she screamed in pain and her body began to dissipate. Fu Shaoping breathed a sigh of relief, but he knew that this was only a small threat in the ghost town, and he might encounter more powerful ghosts or unknown dangers next.
He continued to go deeper into the ghost town and found a magnificent building at the end of the street. The building exuded a stronger yin energy. Fu Shaoping guessed that it might be the core of the ghost town, perhaps hiding the secrets of the ghost town or a powerful treasure. But he also understood that the closer he got to it, the greater the danger. He took a deep breath and walked towards the building firmly.
Fu Shaoping walked slowly towards the building that exuded a strong yin energy, and every step seemed to be stepping into an unknown abyss. When he stepped into the door of the building, a strong yin energy rushed towards him. He felt like he was being tightly grasped by an invisible big hand, and his body became a little heavy.
As soon as he entered, the scene in front of him suddenly changed. He found himself in a bustling market, with people coming and going around, laughing and talking. Fu Shaoping was shocked. He knew it was an illusion, but it was so real. He saw street vendors selling all kinds of strange things, including beads emitting colorful light and musical instruments that could play music automatically.
He walked cautiously, and suddenly a little girl ran in front of him. The little girl had two pigtails and clear, bright eyes. She pulled Fu Shaoping's clothes and said, "Big brother, can you help me find my mother?" Fu Shaoping's heart moved, and he was almost deceived by the pitiful appearance of the little girl, but he knew that this was an illusion of the ghost town and he should not be fooled by it. He gently pushed the little girl's hand away and said, "This is not the real world, don't try to confuse me."
After hearing his words, the little girl's expression instantly became ferocious, her body began to twist and deform, and in the blink of an eye she turned into a green-faced, fanged evil ghost, and pounced on Fu Shaoping. Fu Shaoping had been prepared, and he quickly recited a spell, and the star scimitar in his hand emitted a golden light, and chopped at the evil ghost. The evil ghost was hit by the scimitar, let out a scream, and then disappeared.
However, the illusion did not disappear. Fu Shaoping found himself on a battlefield, surrounded by shouts of killing. He saw soldiers fighting bravely, and the blood dyed the earth red. Suddenly, he saw a good friend of his appear on the battlefield, covered in blood, shouting at him: "Shaoping, save me!" Fu Shaoping's heart tightened. His friend had disappeared a few years ago. Could he still be alive? But he immediately woke up and realized that this was just an illusion of the ghost town. He gritted his teeth and ignored his friend's shouts, but concentrated on finding a way to break the illusion.
He remembered that he had read in the ancient books of his master that ghost town illusions were mostly caused by Yin Qi and the resentment of wronged souls. To break the illusion, he needed to find the source of Yin Qi or use powerful spiritual power to attack it. So, he closed his eyes and calmed down to feel the spiritual power fluctuations around him. He found that there was a strong Yin Qi fluctuation deep in the building, which should be the key to the illusion.
Fu Shaoping walked towards the direction of the fluctuation of Yin Qi, and the illusions kept changing along the way. Sometimes he was in a sea of fire, and sometimes at the bottom of an icy lake. But he remained unmoved and moved forward towards his goal firmly. When he finally reached the deepest part of the building, he saw a huge black crystal ball suspended in the air, and Yin Qi kept pouring out of the crystal ball. It was these Yin Qi that created the illusion outside.
Fu Shaoping took a deep breath, and he gathered all his remaining spiritual power into the Star Scimitar, which emitted a dazzling light. He shouted loudly and chopped at the black crystal ball. The crystal ball was attacked and emitted a strong vibration, and the illusions around it began to shake violently. Fu Shaoping continued to increase the output of spiritual power, and the scimitar chopped at the crystal ball again and again. Finally, the crystal ball could not withstand the attack, and it shattered with a "boom", and the illusions around it disappeared.
After Fu Shaoping got rid of the illusion, he looked around vigilantly. At this moment, a ruined palace came into view.
The hall must have been extremely grand and magnificent in the past. One can imagine its former glory from the remaining huge stone pillars and wide platform. However, now, most of the stone pillars have broken and collapsed, the platform is full of cracks, and the roof of the hall no longer exists. Only some ruins are left, crumbling in the cold wind.
Fu Shaoping slowly approached the hall and could feel the ancient and mysterious atmosphere emanating from it, which was mixed with a hint of yin energy, which was even stronger than what he had encountered before. He carefully stepped onto the steps covered with moss and gravel, and could hear a slight creaking sound under his feet with every step, as if the ruins were telling of its past vicissitudes and misfortunes.
When he walked into the hall, he found that the fog was thicker and his vision was blurred. He could only vaguely see a huge stone platform in the center of the hall, and something on the stone platform seemed to be flashing a faint light. Fu Shaoping was curious and wanted to get closer to see what was going on, but he was worried that this was another trap set by the ghost town.
(End of this chapter)