Fire Monster

Chapter 178: Power Rune
This is bound to be a moment worth remembering.

This is an important moment for the overall strength of the Second Pioneer City to increase.

It is also the result of Zhao Guanshan using his own power to influence and intervene in other people, and the fruitful results are reaped!

First, Wang Chen's control over sword energy is as powerful as a god. He can make the sword energy flow and star stay in the air for one second. Although it is only one second, it is enough to show how powerful his control over sword energy is.

Now Deng Jiu used his heavy shield to transform into five fire phoenixes, which arrived first and formed a territory.

They are all growing.

At this moment, when the five huge fire phoenixes took off into the sky, every time they flapped their wings, hundreds of fire lines flew out, constantly interweaving and converging, forming a large fire net that directly caught those tumorous heads!
Then, amid the shrill cries of the five fire phoenixes, the fire line was pulled rapidly, and the fire net suddenly shrank, like a hundred horses being torn apart.

In an instant, these tumorous heads were torn into pieces and burned into powder.

The eighth-level evil demon was furious and wanted to counterattack immediately.

But its best time is gone.

Because Pan Cheng and Xu Hu had already entered the attack position at this moment, they immediately attacked with all their strength, and their sword energy turned into meteors and smashed down.

Wang Chen and Zhang Dayong did not hesitate and kept changing their swords. With the fastest and most brutal output, they violently destroyed the third form of the eighth-level evil demon in just a few seconds.

The output of this standing posture is really too violent.

Then, as expected, this eighth-level demon directly entered the fourth form.

They transformed themselves into hundreds of naked women the size of fists and forcibly pulled everyone into the illusion, which also temporarily interrupted their violent output.

This move was impossible to defend against. Except for Zhao Guanshan who was holding the imperial seal oil lamp and Deng Jiu who always kept following, Wang Chen and Zhang Dayong were also hit at the same time.

But almost in the next second, black gas swirled out from the eyebrows of everyone and gathered into a new form in mid-air.

The final BOSS battle is finally here.

Deng Jiu had already thrown down the first heavy shield and took the spare heavy shield in his hand. The situation reversed and it became the two of them who had to face the eighth-level evil demon with low health.

"Brother, don't you think your routine is a bit boring? This time, is there another Wang Chen to save you?"

In an instant, the eighth-rank evil demon turned into Xiao Chengyun's appearance again. What was even more strange was that it seemed to have glimpsed some of Wang Chen and the other three's memories, including the last battle, by simply pulling them into the illusion just now.

Xiao Chengyun, transformed from the eighth-order evil demon, walked towards him step by step with a charming smile. Suddenly, he swung a punch, but Deng Jiu, who was standing in front of him, did not move at all and was not fooled at all.

The punch was just a light push and then retracted.

"Deng Jiu, you are getting better and better, but unfortunately——"

Before the voice fell, Xiao Chengyun, who was transformed from an eighth-level evil demon, had already punched out with lightning speed again, and Deng Jiu also decisively activated the heavy shield skill at this moment.

At this moment, the fist turned into thousands of phantoms, smashing down one after another, as if forming a sea wave of fists. This was a real head-on collision, and a direct confrontation without any reservation.

Deng Jiu's heavy shield skill was very powerful, and the five fire phoenixes were very formidable, but even so, they were all extinguished by the fists of Xiao Chengyun, who was transformed from an eighth-level evil demon. The heavy shield was directly blown up, and Deng Jiu was knocked away.

He actually only lasted a second.

Because compared to the strength of the physical body, even an eighth-level evil demon with little blood is still terrifyingly powerful.

However, it didn't seem to matter, because at this moment, the sound of a sword being unsheathed suddenly rang out.

It's like an accidental passing by in the vast crowd.

It is like a bit of youthful piano music in the noisy world.

It was just like this when we first met, but when I look back, who the hell are you?
I can also carry a sword!

In the statue space, after two days of replenishment, a new light golden small sword flashed and was injected into the long sword in Zhao Guanshan's hand. At the same time, his natal Qianjin seal emerged, the sword energy was like a dragon, and the sword light was like a rainbow.

Without giving the eighth-level evil demon a chance to struggle, it pierced straight through his heart.

It howled miserably and struggled, but lost its last chance.

After a few seconds, its body turned into ashes, leaving behind a dazzling magic pill.

Perfect kill!

Soon, the two imperially-sealed chariots turned back and everyone got on board. No one died in the entire process.

After a while, they contacted Liu Yuwei, and the three imperially-sealed chariots led by Xiao Chengyun all withdrew to Kaituo City!

They can't act too arrogant, they have to leave some hope for the Zhang family. Besides, the development of the Demon Mother's Lair also takes time.

"Brother, this is the second eighth-level evil demon you have killed, right? How does it feel to see 200 Dao Palace contribution points flying away from you?"

After returning to Kaituo City, Xiao Chengyun asked deliberately. She was still a little upset because without her presence, even if the eighth-level evil demon was killed, there would be no witnesses, so there would be no Taoist Palace contribution points to be gained.

"Junior sister, please bear with it for a while. If you show up, it won't be such a simple matter. The overall situation is the most important."

Zhao Guanshan smiled slightly, "Also, for the next two days, you can just go out and walk around. I have to hurry up and practice."

Xiao Chengyun and Liu Yuwei didn't think much about it. At this stage, their most important task was to obtain the Magic Spirit Liquid. It would take at least two days to form a large amount of Magic Spirit Liquid in the Demon Mother's Lair, so there was no rush at all.

After returning to the room, Zhao Guanshan showed a thoughtful expression. In fact, Xiao Chengyun didn't know at all. He did it on purpose and didn't want her to know, including the process of participating in the perfect killing of the eighth-level evil demon.

Because her identity jade token has a perception and reconnaissance function, once a battle with a high-level demon is triggered, it will be marked and recorded. This is originally a means for the Taoist Palace to record military exploits, and it has no side effects.

But Zhao Guanshan was very vigilant.

Firstly, he still didn't want to make his identity as a Qi Refiner public. Being known by the Dao Palace and being known by Wang Chen, Deng Jiu and others were two completely different concepts. Secondly, he was also worried that the Zhang family could confirm their true combat effectiveness in this way.

Thirdly, this touched upon his deepest thoughts.

That is, the Zhao family has been traumatized by the fact that too many ancestors of the family have died tragically. Regardless of whether it was an accident or not, it is always a good idea to lie dormant.

So he seized the opportunity to seize control of the Second Pioneer City.

So he built a city, gathered more people, and formed a force. Everything was done to conceal himself.

"Now the entire Kaituo City has someone who can take the lead. It can operate normally even without me. This is the result I want."

"Finally I can slack off and practice."

Sit cross-legged, calm your mind, and enter into a state of meditation.

When Zhao Guanshan appeared in the statue space again, he saw that the three stone platforms were filled again, which meant that three rune stars could be lit up again.

But this time he just wanted to use it for practice.

"These energies should be able to condense into a second breath of pure innate Yang Qi. If I'm lucky, and I can make another perfect kill, I can officially advance to become a first-level Qi Refiner."

Thinking of this, Zhao Guanshan sat cross-legged in the statue space. He had tried it last time and it was possible to practice here, and it also had a good bonus to the practice speed.

At that moment, he began to form seals with his hands to condense the power runes.

This can be considered an advantage gained after advancing to the Qi Refiner level.

Before advancing to the level of Qi Refiner, the runes for practicing Qi are divided into sixty-four parts, which need to be operated bit by bit and with great difficulty.

But now, these sixty-four talismans naturally became a whole, turning into a complete rune for performing exercises.

He only needs to condense it successfully, and then he can run it at full speed with just a little effort.

To give a vivid metaphor, it is like the one-click synthesis game assistants in the Earth game.

Those martial artists who cultivate acquired pure yang energy have to circulate and form seals over and over again, with sixty-four times making a cycle.

However, Qigong practitioners can complete one cycle of Qigong at a time.

What's even more outrageous is that this kind of power rune can be stacked.

After Zhao Guanshan condensed a power rune, he estimated the limit of his mental power and then condensed two more power runes.

Directly triple the power!
Of course, under normal circumstances, unless you have a lot of spiritual energy in your hands, doing this would be hard on yourself.

Taking a 90th-grade marrow cleansing elixir as an example, a martial artist needs to circulate it for five to ten cycles before it is exhausted. The maximum number of seals can be up to 640 times, and it takes at least one day.

But for the Qigong practitioner, if he uses the runes, it can be done in five to ten times, which takes five to ten minutes.

This is definitely a money-eating beast.

However, last time, Xiao Chengyun used three power runes and advanced to the third-level Qi Refiner in just one day.

At this moment, Zhao Guanshan used his mental power to control three runes and directly absorbed spiritual energy from the three stone platforms. The speed was truly tremendous.

The second breath of innate pure yang energy in his body was also condensing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The whole process does not even require any special insights or special changes, everything will happen naturally.

He even had a feeling of complete satisfaction.

It seems like it’s long overdue.

There could be only one reason for such a change, and that was that the level of the Lihuo Dao Talisman that he had comprehended and mastered was too high.

Level five: dispel, level two: forget, level one: explode.

These were originally part of the Lihuo Dao Talisman, which was the source of his power and an important component of the innate pure yang energy.

What he lacked was never the realm of enlightenment, but spiritual energy.

Zhao Guanshan even felt that he could condense a fourth rune to perform a quadruple power exercise, which would be more than enough.

But in the end he gave up. Three times was already very fast. In less than ten hours, he successfully condensed and generated the second breath of innate pure yang energy.

But at this time, only two of the energies stored in the stone platform of the statue had been consumed.

At this point, Zhao Guanshan dispersed the power rune and looked at the energy of the stone platform that was still left. After a little thought, he lit up the sword and controlled the secondary rune.

Because in order for the fifth-level dispelling rune to continue to light up, it requires the energy of two stone platforms.

The second level of forgetfulness is sufficient for the time being.

As for the first-level explosion, it is because the damage is about to overflow. If the second-level explosion rune is attached to the long sword, it will definitely damage the long sword, unless higher-level materials can be used to create a stronger long sword.

Therefore, it is more cost-effective to master the long sword.

As he expected, this lighting only consumed about one-sixth of the energy in the stone platform.

Afterwards, he continued to light up the second-level longsword, and the consumption was only slightly doubled, while the energy in the stone platform was still half left.

At that moment, he simply lit up the third-level long sword.

(End of this chapter)