Chapter 170 Genetic Defects

A figure slowly walked over from the edge of the pit, his dazzling green hair glowing with a faint luster, white bandages tightly wrapped around his upper body, and the criss-crossing hideous scars were faintly visible underneath.

Fu Yue's pupils shrank slightly. Qinglong, he had heard Uncle Tu mention him once. The captain of the Yanhuang Special Energy Team, his strength was already at the top of the world.

"Are you Uchiha Fugaku?" Qinglong's eyes swept over Fugaku.

Just as Fugaku was about to speak, a sharp pain suddenly came from his back. Fugaku groaned, his knees softened and he almost fell to the ground.

At this moment, Fugaku felt a sudden violent wriggling sensation from the wound on his back, and countless tiny insects gushed out from it, spilling onto the ground along with blood.

The Corpse King saw this and chuckled, "Is it finally happening?"

"This is..." Fugaku's pupils suddenly contracted, and he saw that the insects in the wound were multiplying at an alarming rate, and each one was releasing poison in the surroundings.

"What do you think of the parasite's ability?" The Corpse King's voice suddenly sounded, "I got this inspiration from horseflies. They will continue to reproduce until they have eaten up all of the host's flesh and blood."

Fugaku could feel a cold poison rapidly spreading through his blood vessels, causing flesh and blood to fester wherever it passed. His vision began to blur and his consciousness became hazy.

If this continues, within two seconds my entire left arm will be eaten by the bugs, and then the disease will spread to my entire chest.

"There's no time, we must stop the spread immediately!" A trace of determination flashed in Fugaku's eyes, and his right hand suddenly condensed chakra. The blue light rapidly rotated in the palm of his hand, making a sharp whistle.

The next moment, Fugaku slashed at his left arm without hesitation.

"Hey!"

Blood splattered, and his left arm fell to the ground with a dull thud. Fugaku quickly circulated his chakra and concentrated it on the wound.

Countless white worms gushed out from the broken arms and wriggled on the ground.

"Cough!" Suddenly, Fugaku coughed violently and spurted out a mouthful of blood. Although his left arm was cut off, the poison had spread to other parts of the body.

At this time, Fugaku's vision began to blur, his consciousness gradually became hazy, and Susanoo began to dissipate, turning into starlight and dissipating in the air.

"You are decisive, but this level of self-mutilation is of no use." The Corpse King's voice came from a distance, with a hint of praise, "But the poison has already entered your blood and will soon spread throughout your body. By then..."

Before he finished speaking, Qinglong's figure appeared out of thin air and instantly came to Fugaku's side.

Then he tapped his fingers several times, and several sounds of breaking through the air were heard. The golden needles shot out from Qinglong's fingertips like arrows and accurately pierced several vital acupoints on Fugaku.

"I can only temporarily block the path of the toxin's spread," Qinglong whispered, with a hint of urgency in his tone, "but this is only a stopgap measure and cannot eradicate the toxins in the body."

As the golden needle was inserted, Fugaku felt a cool energy flowing into his body through the acupuncture points, and the spread of the toxin was significantly slowed down.

"puff!"

Fugaku suddenly spat out a mouthful of dark blood, which was mixed with countless white worms, writhing on the ground. His breathing became slightly more stable, but his face was still as pale as paper.

"That's enough," Fugaku said with difficulty, "At least it allows me to continue fighting."

"As expected of the first guardian of Yanhuang, your reaction speed is really fast." The voice of the Corpse King suddenly sounded, "But do you still have time to heal here?"

Before he finished speaking, the corpse king's figure had already transformed into a black shadow and instantly appeared in front of the two. His right arm transformed again, turning into a spear covered with spikes, and went straight to the back of Qinglong.

The next second, nine hairpins emitting dim light suddenly appeared and shot out in an instant, interweaving into an airtight silver net in the air. The corpse king's figure suddenly froze, and he quickly stepped back several steps.

"This is..." The Corpse King's pupils shrank, "Yanhuang's national treasure, the Nine Dragon Hairpin?"

Qinglong slowly stood up, nine jade hairpins surrounded him. Each hairpin was engraved with a lifelike dragon pattern, and a golden dragon shadow could be vaguely seen swimming in it.

"Let me show you the might of the Yanhuang nation!" Qinglong's face became solemn, and he raised his right hand slightly. Six jade hairpins flew back through the air and circled around him. The dragon-shaped patterns on each hairpin were emitting a golden halo.

"Tskttttttttttttttttttttttt!"

Six jade hairpins pierced into Qinglong's back one by one. Every time a hairpin sank into his flesh, his aura surged. Golden energy gushed out from where the hairpins sank, outlining mysterious dragon-shaped patterns on the surface of his skin.

As the last jade hairpin sank into his body, Qinglong took a deep breath and suddenly opened his arms. With a muffled sound, dense cracks instantly appeared on the surface of Qinglong's skin, and blood oozed out along the cracks.

The intense pain came like a tide. Qinglong clenched his teeth and forced himself not to make a sound.

"Dragon Soul Awakens!"

The Azure Dragon howled to the sky, and two emerald green dragon horns broke out from his forehead, and every inch of growth was accompanied by the crisp sound of bones reorganizing. His pupils quickly contracted and turned into vertical animal pupils, with a faint green light flashing in his pupils.

Then a violent energy burst out from the Azure Dragon's body, and the air wave spread out in all directions like a substance. Under this force, the ground cracked inch by inch, and gravel flew everywhere, forming a circular pit several meters deep in the blink of an eye.

The corpse king not far away felt a suffocating pressure coming towards him, and even breathing became difficult. "Is this the power of the national treasure? I heard that each hairpin will make your strength change qualitatively! Interesting!"

Qinglong stomped his right foot hard on the ground, and the ground beneath his feet instantly cracked, with gravel flying everywhere. Several cracks spread out in all directions like spider webs.

"Boom!"

A dull sonic boom sounded. Qinglong's figure suddenly disappeared, and the air was compressed instantly, making a dull sound. The Corpse King's pupils shrank, the hair on his back stood up, and his body retreated backwards almost instinctively.

"This speed!" Alarm bells rang in the Corpse King's heart. Before his eyes blurred, Qinglong's figure appeared just a few inches away. His hand knife was like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, going straight for the Corpse King's throat.

The Corpse King hastily raised his arm to block, and the surface of his right arm was instantly covered with a layer of hard scales.

"boom!"

The fist and arm collided, and a visible wave of air spread outward from the two people. The corpse king's entire arm burst into flesh and blood, and the ground beneath his feet cracked inch by inch.

The huge impact force caused his body to slide backwards uncontrollably, and his feet plowed two deep grooves in the ground.

"Have you surpassed me in both strength and speed?" The Corpse King stabilized his body and swung his left hand violently. Countless blue and white arcs intertwined in the air, covering the Azure Dragon like an impenetrable spider web.

"Nine changes of dragon form!"

The Azure Dragon's figure kept flashing in the lightning net, and every time it moved, it left an afterimage in the air. The afterimage was fleeting, but kept reappearing, making the Corpse King dizzy and unable to lock onto its true body.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Intensive attacks came from all directions like a rainstorm. Each attack accurately hit the vital parts of the corpse king. The corpse king's body continued to explode as blood and flesh flew everywhere.

However, as soon as those wounds appeared, countless tiny black flesh and blood surged wildly, filling the missing flesh and blood in the blink of an eye.

"boom!"

Qinglong kicked the corpse king in the waist with a whip kick, and the terrifying force directly cut him in half. The corpse king's body spun in the air, but a ferocious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "It's really strong! But..."

Before he finished speaking, the two halves of the corpse king reconnected at a speed visible to the naked eye. The black flesh and blood squirmed like a living thing, and in the blink of an eye, it was back to normal.

He rolled over to steady himself, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes: "How long can you last like this? Sooner or later I will wear you down!"

"Then let's see whether your recovery ability is faster or my attack is more powerful!" Qinglong's fist blasted out again, piercing through the corpse king's body, blood splattered, and flesh flew everywhere. However, at this moment, the corpse king's body suddenly squirmed, and locked Qinglong's arm tightly like a living thing.

"Oh no!" Qinglong's pupils shrank, and he wanted to pull back his arm, but found that he could not move.

A ferocious smile appeared on the corner of the corpse king's mouth. His right arm suddenly swelled, and the scales on the surface exploded inch by inch, revealing the hideous bone spurs underneath.

The Bullet Mantis Shrimp's ability to strike was activated again. The air was compressed to the limit under the Corpse King's attack, forming a shock wave visible to the naked eye. Qinglong's pupils shrank suddenly, and he instinctively wanted to dodge, but it was too late.

He clenched his teeth, clenched his right fist suddenly, and tensed all his muscles instantly, choosing to attack back.

And at this critical moment, a terrifying energy wave suddenly came from behind the Corpse King.

"boom!"

The Pillar of Heaven came crashing down with dazzling golden light, and golden runes burst out from the stick like living things, instantly enveloping him entirely.

"When." The Corpse King's pupils suddenly shrank, and he realized that Fugaku had regained his ability to move at some point.

The Heaven's Pillar swept over and slammed into his back. With the sound of bones breaking, the corpse king's body smashed to the ground like a cannonball.

Golden runes flowed on the corpse king's body, blocking his ability to move. Qinglong seized this opportunity and flashed in front of the corpse king.

"Die!" Qinglong roared and smashed the corpse king with his fists like raindrops.

Only afterimages could be seen in the air, and each blow accurately hit the corpse king's vital points. The corpse king's flesh and blood continued to explode like pieces of paper, and black blood gushed out.

Although the corpse king's flesh and blood was rapidly reorganizing, Qinglong's attack rhythm was too fast, and the new flesh and blood was shattered by the next attack as soon as it grew out.

"Damn it, I can't go on like this." The Corpse King's pupils shrank rapidly, and the wings behind him flapped violently. The whole person suddenly turned into a black shadow and soared into the sky.

"Want to run?" Qinglong kicked his feet, and the ground instantly collapsed. His body chased after him like an arrow.

The Corpse King turned around suddenly and saw that the Azure Dragon had approached within ten meters. A hint of cruelty flashed in the Corpse King's eyes, and his right arm turned into a sharp bone spear.

"Die!" the Corpse King roared, and the bone spear went straight for the Azure Dragon's heart.

Qinglong moved to the side, and the bone spear brushed past his chest, leaving a bloody mark on his chest.

At the moment Qinglong avoided the attack, countless fine cracks suddenly appeared on the surface of the bone spear, and then it exploded, turning into a thick black mist that enveloped the entire battlefield.

"This is!" Qinglong's pupils shrank, and he felt the air around him become sticky and his vision was completely obscured.

"Want to escape with this little trick?" Fugaku snorted coldly, his Sharingan spun rapidly, and his Susanoo began to form seals with both hands.

"Uchiha Fire Formation!"

A circle of blazing flames exploded in mid-air, with flames shooting up into the sky. In an instant, a huge flame barrier was formed above the black fog. Countless tongues of fire were dancing wildly inside the barrier, and the temperature was so high that the air was distorted.

"Bang!" With a dull sound, the corpse king's body hit the barrier heavily. The barrier shattered instantly, but it still blocked the corpse king for a moment.

"It's over!" A cold light flashed in Fugaku's eyes, and the Pillar of Heaven was thrown out instantly. The runes on the stick quickly circulated, emitting dazzling golden light.

The air was torn apart, making a sharp whistle. The Heavenly Pillar was like a golden lightning, instantly penetrating the barrier of space.

"Pfft!"

Blood splattered, and the Pillar of Heaven pierced through the chest of the Corpse King like a hot knife through butter, pinning it to the ground. Countless golden runes burst out from the stick like living things, instantly covering the Corpse King's body.

At this moment, the corpse king showed a strange smile.
"Yeah, it's over."

boom!
A bloody hole suddenly appeared in the corpse king's chest, and a black shadow the size of a fist jumped out from it. It was a smaller version of the corpse king, covered with fine black scales.

"The previous body was just a container." The Corpse King's voice was sharp and piercing: "The purpose is to delay you so that I have time to thoroughly analyze the guy's genes and trace the source."

"Not good!" Fugaku's face changed suddenly, and the Pillar of Heaven shook violently, trying to transfer the rune to the little corpse king.

Qinglong stomped his feet hard, and the ground cracked instantly. His figure was like a sword shot from a bow, and he instantly closed the distance with the little corpse king.

"It's too late." The little corpse king sneered.

The next second his body suddenly swelled violently, and green lines appeared on his surface, spreading rapidly like tree rings.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, countless thick branches suddenly burst out from the corpse king's body. The branches quickly took root in the ground like living things, making a dull roar.

The earth was shaking violently, and countless cracks spread out from the corpse king. The ground suddenly bulged, and more branches broke out of the ground and grew wildly. Each branch was expanding at an astonishing speed, and in the blink of an eye, it grew to a thickness of dozens of meters.

Then countless thick branches began to merge into a giant tree with a diameter of more than hundreds of meters. The dark branches extended to the sky, and the canopy blocked the sunlight. The area within a radius of several kilometers instantly fell into darkness.

"This scale." Fugaku looked up and felt his scalp tingling.

At this moment, the roots of the giant tree began to absorb underground energy crazily. The grass and trees on the ground withered at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the trees dried up and turned into ashes. The soil quickly lost moisture and cracked.

At the top of the giant tree, a huge black fruit slowly grew out. The surface of the fruit was covered with black scales and kept wriggling, as if something was about to break out of its cocoon.

Suddenly, countless fine cracks appeared on the surface of the fruit, and black liquid oozed out from the cracks.

"Crack!"

The fruit exploded, and the figure of the corpse king slowly emerged from it. His body had undergone a huge change, with a layer of silver-black scales covering the surface of his skin, and a single horn growing on his forehead.

The most eye-catching thing is that in the center of his forehead, a tightly closed vertical eye is faintly visible.

A suffocating feeling of oppression burst out from his body, and Qinglong and Fugaku both felt a tightness in their chests, as if a mountain was pressing down on them.

"This level of evolution..." Qinglong's pupils shrank as he felt the heart-pounding aura from the other person.

"What's going on?" Suddenly, the Corpse King frowned, as if he had noticed something unusual. The vertical eye on his forehead twitched violently, but he could not open it.

At this moment, a slight "crack" sound came from his body. The corpse king's expression suddenly twisted, and his body trembled violently. A sharp pain surged from his body.

"Uh!"

The corpse king groaned and knelt on one knee. The scales on his arm suddenly began to crack, revealing the madly squirming flesh underneath. Several hideous bone spurs suddenly pierced out of the flesh, and blood splattered.

“Damn it.” The Corpse King’s voice became hoarse and distorted, accompanied by metallic noises. “We’ve clearly analyzed his DNA completely, so why is there still this rejection reaction?”

The Corpse King could feel the blood in his body boiling wildly, and every cell was wailing: "Is there a defect in the genes..."

(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like