Chapter 489
Fu Shaoping walked alone in this vast desert. The scorching sun baked the earth mercilessly. With every step he took, the sand made a slight "hissing" sound, as if telling of the harshness of this land. His clothes were already soaked with sweat and stuck to his back, but his eyes were still firm, full of desire to explore the unknown.
Suddenly, a slight sound of sand stirring aroused his vigilance. Fu Shaoping stopped and looked around vigilantly. He saw five huge divine sand beasts slowly emerging from behind the sand dunes. Their bodies covered the sky and each one was like a moving hill. The sand armor on the sand beasts was flashing with strange runes, and the runes faintly emitted powerful spiritual fluctuations, as if telling of their extraordinaryness.
Fu Shaoping's heart sank. He knew the dangers of the divine sand beasts. These sand beasts were not only huge in size, but each of them had unique and powerful magical powers. They were not easy to deal with. But he had no intention of retreating. He took a deep breath, clenched his fists secretly, and prepared for the upcoming fierce battle.
At this time, Nangong Wan also appeared beside Fu Shaoping. Nangong Wan was a master of formations and had great attainments in various magical powers. He knew the huge challenges that Fu Shaoping was about to face and was determined to assist him with all his strength.
The battle began, and the first sand beast took the lead in attacking. It opened its huge mouth, and a surging sand wave swept towards Fu Shaoping like a tsunami. The sand wave contained powerful power, and wherever it passed, a layer of sand was cut off. Fu Shaoping was about to use "Shrinking the Earth into an Inch" to avoid it, but Nangong Wan quickly set up a "Solid Foundation Formation" under his feet. Although this formation cannot directly resist the sand waves, it can allow Fu Shaoping's feet to be firmly rooted in the sand, making him more stable when casting spells. Fu Shaoping concentrated all his energy, and the spiritual power in his body quickly circulated, rushing along a specific meridian route. He tapped his feet lightly on the sand, and with the help of the power of the "Solid Foundation Formation", he successfully cast "Shrinking the Earth into an Inch" at a faster speed and disappeared in an instant. The surging sand wave missed and hit heavily where he was originally standing, raising a sky full of sand and dust.
The sand beasts seemed to be angered by Fu Shaoping's evasion. They all roared at the same time, and the roar echoed in the desert like thunder. The eyes of one of the sand beasts flashed red light, and then a blazing light shot towards Fu Shaoping. Fu Shaoping felt the powerful force contained in the light and was about to use the "Daluo Diamond Seal" to resist. Nangong Wan immediately used the "Spiritual Power Amplification Magical Power", and a soft light enveloped Fu Shaoping, instantly enhancing the spiritual power in his body.
Fu Shaoping quickly formed seals with his hands. His fingers danced like a nimble butterfly, and each seal was accurate. As the seals were formed, the amplified spiritual power in his body gathered frantically towards his hands. He could feel the spiritual power condensing into a powerful force in his palms, as if it was about to break through his palms. His forehead was covered with sweat, not only because of the heat of the desert, but also because performing this seal required a high degree of concentration and a huge consumption of spiritual power.
"Daluo Vajra Seal!" Fu Shaoping shouted, and pushed his hands forward. A golden light spurted out from his palm, and a huge Vajra handprint gradually emerged from the light. The handprint rushed towards the red light with overwhelming momentum. The two collided with each other, making a deafening sound. The golden light and the red light intertwined and confronted each other. For a moment, the strong light shone, and the surrounding sand was blown everywhere by this powerful force. Due to the increase in Nangong Wan's spiritual power, the power of Fu Shaoping's "Daluo Vajra Seal" increased greatly, and the red light was completely offset. The attack of the sand beast failed to cause any harm to Fu Shaoping.
The sand beasts took advantage of the victory and pursued. Three sand beasts raised their front paws at the same time and pounced on Fu Shaoping. Their claws flashed coldly in the sun, and each claw was like a huge sharp blade. Fu Shaoping knew that if he was approached by them, he would be in an extremely dangerous situation. Seeing this, Nangong Wan quickly arranged a "defense spirit wall formation" in front of Fu Shaoping. This formation formed a transparent spirit wall, temporarily blocking the attack of the sand beasts.
At the same time, Nangong Wan used the "mana replenishment magic", and a thread of spiritual power shot out from his fingertips and connected to Fu Shaoping's back. Fu Shaoping could feel a gentle spiritual power flowing into his body continuously, replenishing the spiritual power he had just consumed.
Fu Shaoping took the opportunity to take a breath. He looked up at the sky, silently communicating with the power of the stars in his heart, and prepared to use the "Star Scimitar". His spiritual power seemed to have turned into an invisible thread, extending towards the sky. He concentrated all his energy and felt the call of the power of the stars. The stars in the sky seemed to feel his call and began to flash brightly.
However, the sand beasts were not trapped for too long. One of the sand beasts suddenly glowed with a yellowish-brown light, and its body expanded rapidly, with powerful force bursting out of it. It shook hard, and cracks instantly appeared in the "defense spirit wall array". The other sand beasts also took the opportunity to exert force together, and the "defense spirit wall array" shattered with a "bang", turning into countless spiritual fragments scattered all over the ground.
Fu Shaoping's heart tightened, his star scimitar was not fully ready. But there was no time to hesitate, he forced himself to speed up and guide the power of the stars to gather. The starlight in the sky quickly gathered in his direction, forming twelve scimitars emitting cold light. Nangong Wan once again used the "Spiritual Power Amplification Magic", this time the amplified spiritual power was injected into the star scimitar, making the scimitar's light more dazzling and more powerful.
Fu Shaoping waved his hands, and twelve amplified star scimitars whizzed towards the sand beasts. The sand beasts saw the scimitars flying, but they were not panicked. One of the sand beasts opened its mouth and spit out a stream of black sand. The sand stream was like a black python, winding towards the star scimitars. Wherever the black sand stream went, the space seemed to be distorted. The star scimitars collided with the black sand stream, and the light of the scimitars was gradually eroded by the black sand stream, and the speed also slowed down.
Fu Shaoping gritted his teeth and increased his spiritual power output. Nangong Wan also continued to use his "mana replenishment magic" to ensure that Fu Shaoping had enough spiritual power to support him. Fu Shaoping's face turned pale and his body trembled slightly, but the Star Scimitar still broke through the obstruction of the black sand flow and flew towards the sand beasts. The sand beasts used sand armor to resist, and although the scimitar left some marks on the sand armor, it did not cause any substantial damage to the sand beasts.
At this time, the sand beasts launched another attack. One sand beast's eyes shot out two green rays, which streaked across the sand, forming a deep gully and shot towards Fu Shaoping. Another sand beast summoned countless sand thorns from the sand under its feet, and the sand thorns shot towards Fu Shaoping like raindrops.
Fu Shaoping quickly used the "Flying Demon Subduing Body Protection". A layer of golden light appeared around his body, and the light was like substance, tightly wrapping him. Nangong Wan set up a "buffering force elimination array" outside the golden light of Fu Shaoping's body protection. The sand thorns and green light hit the golden light and the "buffering force elimination array", making a crackling sound. Although Fu Shaoping blocked the attack, he could feel that his spiritual power was being consumed rapidly. This was not a solution.
With a sudden thought, he decided to use his "Twelve Thunder Swords to form the Taiyi Sword Formation". He took out twelve Thunder Swords from his storage ring. The swords flashed with arcs of electricity, and contained powerful thunder-attributed spiritual power. He inserted the swords into the sand in a specific position, and then began to inject spiritual power. Each sword was connected to his mind, and he could feel the swords trembling slightly in the sand, as if eager to fight. As his spiritual power was injected, the sword formation began to start. Arcs of electricity jumped in the sword formation, forming a huge electric grid. Nangong Wan used the "array strengthening magic" to inject his spiritual power into the sword formation, making the electric grid denser and more powerful. The electric grid enveloped the sand beasts, and the sand beasts were hit by the arcs, their bodies kept shaking, and their movements became slow.
But the sand beasts were not to be outdone. They gathered together, and the runes on their bodies flashed brighter. They began to perform a joint magic, and the surrounding sand began to roll violently, forming a huge sand vortex. The sand vortex contained a strong suction force, which not only sucked Fu Shaoping's Thunder Sword Formation to the ground, but also pulled Fu Shaoping towards it.
Fu Shaoping felt his body flying uncontrollably towards the sand vortex, and he was horrified. He tried desperately to stabilize his body and increase his spiritual power output to the sword formation, trying to resist the suction of the sand vortex. However, the power of the sand beasts was too strong, and his body was still approaching the sand vortex little by little.
At this critical moment, Nangong Wan took action again. He used the "Spiritual Power Reversal Formation", which can temporarily change the direction of the surrounding spiritual power. The spiritual power that was originally flowing toward the sand vortex was changed, and the suction of the sand vortex was instantly weakened. Fu Shaoping took the opportunity to get rid of the suction of the sand vortex.
The sand beasts saw the change in the flow of spiritual energy and seemed to feel threatened. They stopped their combined magical powers and turned to attack Nangong Wan and Fu Shaoping.
Fu Shaoping knew that this was his last chance. He decided to cast his own natal spirit seal. This natal spirit seal was a spell that was closely connected to his own natal spirit power. It was extremely powerful, but if it failed to be cast, it would also cause great harm to himself. He took a deep breath, concentrated all his spirit power, and integrated his soul power into it.
Nangong Wan felt Fu Shaoping's determination, and he used the "Spiritual Power Resonance" to resonate part of his own spiritual power with Fu Shaoping's spiritual power, making Fu Shaoping's natal spiritual talisman more stable during the formation process.
Fu Shaoping's body began to emit colorful light, and a huge spiritual mark appeared faintly in the light. His face turned extremely pale, and his body was shaky due to excessive consumption of spiritual power. But his eyes were still firm, and he shouted loudly, pushing his life spiritual mark towards the sand beasts.
The natal spirit seal flew towards the sand beasts. The sand beasts sensed the terrifying power of the natal spirit seal and wanted to dodge, but it was too late. The natal spirit seal hit the sand beasts, emitting a dazzling light. After the light disappeared, the five sand beasts fell to the ground, and their bodies gradually dissipated and turned into pieces of sand and dust.
Fu Shaoping sat on the ground exhausted, his spiritual power almost exhausted. Nangong Wan also consumed a lot of spiritual power, but he still walked to Fu Shaoping, and the two smiled at each other. This battle was too difficult, and the power of the divine sand beast was far beyond their imagination. But they relied on their cooperation and tenacious will to finally defeat the sand beast. They knew that there would be more challenges waiting for them in the future, but they were ready, and no matter how difficult the road ahead was, they would move forward courageously.
After Fu Shaoping and Nangong Wan defeated the divine sand beast, the two tired men did not have much time to rest, because they knew that the materials on the sand beast were extremely precious treasures.
Fu Shaoping stood up despite his tired body, his eyes fell on some shiny materials left behind after the sand beast dissipated. These materials exuded unique spiritual power fluctuations, and each piece contained the powerful power of the sand beast when it was alive. Nangong Wan also came over, he looked at these materials, his eyes full of surprise, and said: "If these materials are used to refine the sixth-level refreshing pill, it will be perfect."
Fu Shaoping squatted down and began to carefully collect the materials. He first picked up a crystal core of the sand beast. This crystal core was like a bright yellow diamond, shining charmingly in the sun. There were complex spiritual power patterns inside the crystal core, which was the source of the sand beast's power. He carefully placed the crystal core in a special jade box, which could isolate the external spiritual power interference and keep the crystal core pure.
Then, he collected the fragments of the sand beast's armor. Although these fragments of sand armor were broken, they still exuded powerful earth attribute spiritual power. Each fragment of sand armor was like a miniature desert, with fine sand patterns on the surface. Fu Shaoping used his spiritual power to gently lift these fragments and then put them into a cloth bag. This cloth bag was woven with spiritual silk and could withstand the impact of powerful spiritual power.
Nangong Wan was collecting the eyeballs of the sand beasts. The eyeballs of the sand beasts were a very rare material, showing a deep blue color, like the endless deep sea. The eyeballs contained a mysterious power, which was said to be related to the soul power of the sand beasts. Nangong Wan cast a small sealing spell to temporarily seal the power of the eyeballs, and then put them into a glass bottle.
In addition to these, there are also the claws of the sand beast. The claws are like sharp scimitars, flashing with cold light. Fu Shaoping took a lot of effort to pull the claws out of the sand. Each claw is heavy and full of power. He cleaned the claws with his spiritual power and put them together with other materials. (End of this chapter)