Chapter 551
Fu Shaoping and Nangong Wan stood in front of a crystal coffin that emitted a cold light. The corpse puppet lying in the coffin gave off a powerful and frightening aura, which was the terrifying pressure of the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, covering the space like a substance.
Fu Shaoping frowned, and although a strong sense of awe surged in his heart, he was more determined. He knew very well that the corpse puppet in front of him was not only guarding the treasures in the ruins, but also a severe test of life and death and opportunity. Nangong Wan's pretty face was solemn. She tightly grasped the formation jade slip in her hand, her eyes moving between the corpse puppet and Fu Shaoping, thinking about how to use the formation to assist in order to increase the chances of winning in this difficult battle.
"Shao Ping, this corpse puppet is very powerful, we must deal with it carefully." Nangong Wan said softly. Although his voice was light, it revealed an unquestionable calmness.
Fu Shaoping nodded slightly, staring at the corpse puppet in the crystal coffin, and said in a deep voice: "I will do my best, you can use the formation to assist, we will definitely be able to defeat it."
At this moment, the corpse puppet in the crystal coffin suddenly opened its eyes, and two dark green lights shot out like lightning, instantly breaking the dead silence. The corpse puppet slowly stood up, and the gorgeous clothes on its body fluttered without wind. It let out a low roar, and the entire ruins trembled.
Fu Shaoping took the lead in launching the attack. He quickly formed seals with his hands and chanted something. The Daluo Vajra Seal was instantly performed. A huge golden seal condensed on his hands. The runes on the seal flickered, exuding an ancient and powerful aura. The golden seal smashed towards the corpse puppet with a destructive force, and bursts of explosions were heard in the air.
The corpse puppet was not in a hurry. It dodged the attack of the Daluo Diamond Seal with a flash. Then, it used its first magical power - the Phantom Step. In an instant, the corpse puppet's figure turned into countless phantoms in the space, rushing towards Fu Shaoping from all directions. Fu Shaoping was startled. He quickly circulated his spiritual power, and a layer of golden light surrounded his body, forming a defensive barrier.
Nangong Wan saw this and immediately used the formation to assist. The formation jade slip in her hand shone brightly, and mysterious runes flew out of the jade slip, forming a huge Bagua formation diagram around Fu Shaoping. The Bagua formation diagram glowed, enveloping Fu Shaoping, strengthening his defense, and also interfering with the phantom tracking steps of the corpse puppets. When those phantoms approached the Bagua formation diagram, their speed slowed down significantly, and some even dissipated directly into the air.
Fu Shaoping took this opportunity to launch another attack. He used the Qiankun Reversal Palm, and as he waved his palms, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged wildly. Two huge spiritual palms appeared out of thin air, and slapped the corpse puppet with the power to reverse the universe. Wherever these two spiritual palms passed, the space was distorted.
The corpse puppet roared, and it used its second magical power - spiritual shield. A layer of black spiritual shield instantly formed in front of it, colliding with Fu Shaoping's Qiankun Niu Luan Palm. For a moment, spiritual power overflowed, light flashed, and the huge impact force shattered the surrounding ground, with stone chips flying everywhere.
Fu Shaoping knew that he could not give the corpse puppet a chance to breathe, so he immediately used the Prison Heaven Ice Seal. He waved his hands quickly, and the temperature around him dropped sharply. Countless ice spikes protruded from the ground and stabbed at the corpse puppet. At the same time, a huge block of ice fell from the sky, trying to seal the corpse puppet in it.
The corpse puppet felt threatened, and it used its third magical power - the Hell Fire Sea. A raging fire spewed out of the corpse puppet's mouth, instantly turning the surrounding area into a sea of fire. The ice ridges melted quickly in the sea of fire, and the ice cubes were also evaporated by the high temperature. The Hell Fire Sea spread towards Fu Shaoping, and Fu Shaoping quickly used the Star Scimitar.
A scimitar emitting brilliant starlight appeared in Fu Shaoping's hand. He swung it vigorously, and the scimitar turned into a meteor-like light and slashed towards the sea of fire. Wherever the star scimitar passed, the sea of fire was split in two, and the powerful sword energy dispersed the flames.
Nangong Wan attacked again. She adjusted the flow of spiritual power around her through the formation jade slip, forming a spiritual power vortex in front of Fu Shaoping. This spiritual power vortex directed the flames of the Hell Fire Sea to the side, preventing Fu Shaoping from being hurt. At the same time, she used the formation to enhance the power of Fu Shaoping's Star Scimitar, and the light of the scimitar became more dazzling, and the sword energy was overwhelming.
Seeing this, the corpse puppet used its fourth magical power - soul impact. An invisible soul force rushed towards Fu Shaoping. Fu Shaoping only felt a sharp pain in his head and hallucinations appeared in front of him. He saw himself in darkness, and countless terrifying monsters pounced on him.
Nangong Wan's heart tightened, she knew that Fu Shaoping had been struck by the soul. She hurriedly circulated her own spiritual power, and through the formation, she sent a stream of pure spiritual power into Fu Shaoping's body. With the help of this spiritual power, Fu Shaoping gradually woke up. A surge of anger surged in his heart, and he decided to use a stronger spell.
Fu Shaoping recalled the Star Scimitar and took out the twelve Thunder Swords. He formed seals with both hands, and the twelve Thunder Swords instantly flew into the air, forming the Taiyi Sword Formation. Lightning flashed in the sword formation, and bursts of roaring sounds were heard. Fu Shaoping chanted a spell, and the Taiyi Sword Formation shot towards the corpse puppet at a high speed.
The corpse puppet felt the powerful force of the Taiyi Sword Formation, and it used its fifth magical power - space distortion. The space around the corpse puppet was distorted, and when the Taiyi Sword Formation approached the corpse puppet, its speed slowed down significantly, and its direction became chaotic.
Nangong Wan frowned, knowing that she had to break the space distortion of the corpse puppet at this moment. She concentrated her mind and operated the formation with all her strength, introducing the power of the surrounding space law into the formation. Through the power of the formation, she forcibly stabilized the space around the Taiyi Sword Formation, allowing it to continue attacking the corpse puppet.
The Taiyi Sword Formation broke through the obstruction of space distortion and hit the corpse puppet with a powerful thunder and lightning force. The corpse puppet let out a painful roar, and cracks appeared on its spiritual shield.
Fu Shaoping took the opportunity to take out the broken sword of the innate spiritual treasure. Although the broken sword was broken, it still exuded a powerful aura. Fu Shaoping injected his own spiritual power into the broken sword, and the broken sword glowed brightly, emitting a sharp sword energy, slashing towards the corpse puppet.
The corpse puppet quickly used its sixth magical power - spiritual energy devouring. It opened its mouth wide and frantically devoured the surrounding spiritual energy, including the sword energy emitted by Fu Shaoping. The power of the sword energy gradually weakened during the process of being devoured.
Nangong Wan was extremely anxious when she saw this scene. She suddenly thought of a way. She used the formation to compress the surrounding spiritual power, and then guided the compressed spiritual power towards the corpse puppet. When the corpse puppet swallowed the compressed spiritual power, it was unable to digest it completely for a while, and the spiritual power began to become disordered in its body.
Fu Shaoping seized this opportunity and used his natal talisman seal. A talisman emitting a mysterious light appeared in his hand, and the runes on the talisman flashed with powerful power. Fu Shaoping threw the talisman towards the corpse puppet, and the talisman instantly turned into a huge light, covering the corpse puppet.
The corpse puppet struggled in the light, and it used its seventh magical power - self-destruction. Several clones appeared on the corpse puppet, and they self-destructed in different directions. The powerful explosion shattered the surrounding space, and Fu Shaoping and Nangong Wan quickly defended with all their strength.
After the explosion, the body of the corpse puppet also suffered considerable damage. A mad look appeared in its eyes, and it used its last magical power - the forbidden power. A powerful and evil force surged out of the corpse puppet's body, and the surrounding space began to collapse, and time seemed to stand still.
Fu Shaoping knew this was a critical moment, so he took out the Hun Tianzhu. The Hun Tianzhu glowed, raising Fu Shaoping's strength to a small level. Fu Shaoping's spiritual power became even stronger, and he unleashed his strongest attack - Fei Tian Fu Mo. Fu Shaoping was surrounded by golden light, and he turned into a ray of light and rushed towards the corpse puppet. The innate spiritual treasure sword in his hand slashed at the corpse puppet with the power of destroying the world. Nangong Wan also used the formation to give Fu Shaoping the final boost. She used the formation to gather all the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth to Fu Shaoping, increasing his attack power.
Fu Shaoping's Flying Demon Subduing Skill collided with the forbidden power of the Corpse Puppet, making a loud noise that shook the earth. The entire ruins was on the verge of collapse under the impact of this force. After the light dissipated, the Corpse Puppet finally couldn't bear it and turned into powder.
Fu Shaoping and Nangong Wan panted slightly, with the relief of surviving the disaster still on their faces. Looking at the corpse puppet turned into powder, the two looked at each other, their eyes full of relief and fatigue.
"This battle was really difficult, but fortunately we succeeded." Fu Shaoping let out a long sigh, with a look of relief on his face for surviving the calamity. He slowly squatted down and began to search for useful things in the powder left by the corpse puppet.
Nangong Wan nodded slightly, his eyes also fell on the ground, and said softly: "Yes, but the harvest must be not small, let's see what good things we can find."
Fu Shaoping carefully picked out a few glimmering bone fragments from the remaining powder of the corpse puppet. These fragments had a metallic luster and were extremely hard, flashing a mysterious light in the dim environment. He picked up a piece and looked at it carefully, his eyes full of surprise: "Wan'er, look at the bones of this corpse puppet, they are so hard, they are definitely not ordinary things."
Nangong Wan came closer, with curiosity and inquiry in his eyes: "This bone looks unusual, its origin must be extraordinary."
Fu Shaoping stood up and explained solemnly, "I have heard a little bit about it in ancient books. In ancient times, some powerful immortal cultivators mastered a unique method of refining corpse puppets. They selected the remains of powerful deceased people, and through special rituals and a long refining process, they gave the remains new vitality and transformed them into corpse puppets to guard the ruins or perform specific tasks. The skeleton of this corpse puppet must be made from the remains of the powerful late-stage spirit transformation cultivator back then."
Nangong Wan frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, "Then these bones should have many uses, right?"
Fu Shaoping nodded, his eyes sparkling with excitement. "It has many uses. In terms of refining, it is an excellent material for making high-level magic weapons. Its hardness can withstand the injection of powerful spiritual power without damage. If we incorporate it into the refining of magic weapons, it can greatly improve the strength of the magic weapons and the upper limit of spiritual power. For example, when refining flying swords, adding these bone fragments will not only make the flying swords sharper and tougher, but also carry more spiritual power and exert more powerful power."
Nangong Wan's eyes lit up: "Will that be helpful for alchemy?"
Fu Shaoping smiled and continued, "Of course. When refining pills, some pills require special medicinal ingredients. The bones of this corpse puppet may be the key medicinal ingredient. The powerful spiritual power contained in it may improve the quality of the pill, and it may even be possible to refine a high-level pill that breaks through the bottleneck."
As he spoke, Fu Shaoping found some tendon tissues emitting faint light from the remains of the corpse puppet. These tendon tissues were flexible and elastic, and if you pulled them gently, you could still feel the powerful force contained in them.
"Wan'er, look at this tendon." Fu Shaoping handed the tendon to Nangong Wan.
Nangong Wan took it, felt the power in it, and asked in confusion: "What's so special about this?"
Fu Shaoping explained: "The tendons of this corpse puppet are equally precious. It is an excellent material for making some special magic weapons, such as spirit bows and soft whips. The magic weapons made with it are not only extremely flexible, but also can store a large amount of spiritual power, which can produce unexpected effects in battle. Moreover, these tendons can also be used to refine some pills that enhance the body's flexibility and strength, which is of great help to our practice of physical skills."
Nangong Wan gently stroked the tendon, his eyes full of surprise: "I didn't expect that the things on this corpse puppet would have so many uses."
Later, Fu Shaoping found some silk threads with rune lights flashing in the clothing fragments of the corpse puppet. These silk threads were as thin as hair, but extremely tough. The runes flowed on the silk threads, exuding a mysterious atmosphere.
"These silk threads don't look simple either." Fu Shaoping picked up the silk threads and observed them carefully.
Nangong Wan came over, looked at the thread and said, "The runes on it seem to have special powers."
Fu Shaoping nodded: "Yes, these threads should be made of special materials and runes. In the process of making magic weapons, they can be used to strengthen the structure of magic weapons and enhance their stability. Moreover, these threads can also be used as a special defensive material and made into protective clothing that can resist a certain degree of attack."
As they continued to search, they discovered crystal blocks made of corpse puppets' blood. These crystal blocks were deep purple in color and contained powerful and pure spiritual power.
Fu Shaoping picked up a crystal block, felt the surging spiritual power in it, and said excitedly: "Wan'er, this crystal block is made of the blood of the corpse puppet, and contains the powerful spiritual power of the late stage of transformation. We can absorb it and use it to improve our own spiritual power. Moreover, it is also an indispensable precious material when refining some elixirs or magic weapons that require powerful spiritual power support."
Nangong Wan took the crystal block, his eyes full of expectation: "Then we must make good use of these gains to improve our own strength." (End of this chapter)