Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 825 Thunderous Strike
But before he could figure out what went wrong, the water in the distance suddenly exploded, and a figure rushed over, holding a large knife in his hand. In one leap, he was already in front of him.

"Xiao Ran!" Xiao Zhenye and the others were also taken aback when they saw the figure that had arrived.

He was even more puzzled. Wasn't Xiao Ran's consciousness still in the Tomb Kingdom? How could she appear here?

Little did they know, the Xiao Ran in the Tomb Kingdom was actually the second Xiao Ran who had split off earlier. Xiao Ran's true consciousness had left with Wu Man long ago.

Do you remember the clump of spores wrapped in mycelium that Wu Man and the others took with them when they left?

At that time, Xiao Ran's consciousness was hidden inside, and she used the unique invisibility ability of the sixth generation mycelium to transfer herself out.

Of course, in order to transfer his own consciousness, Xiao Ran transferred almost all of his mental power to Number Two.

He had only taken away a very small portion of his spiritual power, which caused Xiao Ran's spiritual power to plummet from an impressive 300 points to below 100 points after her consciousness returned to her body, leaving her with only a pitiful 80 points.

But it is precisely because of this that they were able to deceive Gu Xuan's eyes.

After all, with Xiao Ran's enormous size, a mere 80 points of mental strength is truly insignificant.

It's likely that neither Gu Xuan nor anyone else would have imagined that Xiao Ran could be so ruthless as to discard such a powerful force.

A cold light appeared on the blade, and as it slashed down, it unleashed a murderous aura that chilled Gu Xuan to the bone.

Even through the layer of white mycelium, Gu Xuan felt a chill run down his spine and hurriedly focused his mental energy to try and stop it.

However, before he could concentrate his mental energy, Xiao Ran inside his body said coldly, "Don't even think about it."

After saying that, Number Two's own spiritual power suddenly began to stir, and then, to everyone's surprise, he decisively chose to self-destruct.

The self-destruction effect of 600 points of mental power was terrifying. Even Gu Xuan, whose mental power was far superior to Xiao Ran's, was extremely terrified at this moment.

"boom!!!"

A terrifying mental shock exploded within his body. Even though Gu Xuan mobilized all his power to suppress it in an instant, this body, which Gu Xuan described as almost perfect, was deforming and twisting at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"cut!!"

At this moment, Xiao Ran's Dragon Abyss sword slashed down at him.

The blade sliced ​​straight through the outer layer of crystal fungus, then cleaved down Gu Xuan's neck.

"puff!!"

The blade pierced through Gu Xuan's neck and chest in an instant, then cleaved through his chest, splitting his entire upper body in two.

The moment the body exploded, Xiao Ran grabbed the piece of body with a large hand, forcibly held it in her grasp, and tossed it behind her: "It's yours now."

Xiao Zhenye and the others had long been prepared to fight Gu Xuan to the death. It can only be said that apart from Wu Man who knew the inside story, none of the others present expected that Xiao Ran would suddenly make a move, and that the move would be so terrifying.

Seeing the half of Xiao Ran's body that had been thrown out, everyone rushed over to attack without holding back.

Although it was only half a body, Gu Xuan's immense spiritual power still resided within it. After a brief period of dizziness and tearing pain, that churning will suddenly coalesced!

"Ugh!"

A piercing scream filled with resentment and pain did not come from the vocal cords, but pierced directly into the soul, exploding in everyone's mind!

Gu Xuan's mangled body suddenly raised its only remaining arm, covered in slime and broken hyphae, its five fingers forming claws, and a chilling dark vortex condensing in its palm.

That is highly compressed spiritual power. Once released, it is powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, and could even tear people to pieces!

And their targets were none other than Xiao Zhenye, Zhao Qingming, and the others who were rushing towards them!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

A series of sharp whooshing sounds rang out at that moment.

Li Qing's figure had silently flashed to the side at some point, his withered wrist moving so fast that it was just a blur! With a flick of his wrist, twelve dark metal bullets, arranged in some mysterious Big Dipper constellation, shot out and instantly enveloped Gu Xuan's half-dead body!
As the projectiles flew through the air, they collided with each other, their trajectories changing unpredictably. They did not directly attack Gu Xuan, but instead violently collided at specific points in the air!
As the sounds of the collision grew louder and louder...
The moment each bullet collides, the tiny, almost invisible runes engraved on its surface suddenly light up!

Suddenly, thin arcs of electricity burst forth from the collision, instantly forming a complex and intricate electric grid that exploded around Gu Xuan.

Immediately, a sizzling, burning sound filled the air!
"You bastards!"

Xuan Yi screamed and cursed. His mental shock felt like a fishbone stuck in his throat, unable to be released or withdrawn.

The instantaneous electric net didn't actually cause him much harm, but it made him lose control of his mental energy for a moment and unable to concentrate.

This is similar to the effect of bandits in no-man's-land throwing out a large number of electric spores every time they rob someone.

In that brief moment, Xiao Zhenye and the others had already made their moves. Xiao Zhenye's face contorted into a hideous, demonic mask, and he let out a fierce howl.
"King Yama is knocking on the door!"

The figure materialized from the ethereal, and an intensely dense black aura of corpse energy roared forth like a poisonous dragon, causing Gu Xuan's mangled body to tremble violently, and his spiritual body to feel as if it were about to be torn apart.

At this moment, Zhao Qingming's emerald eyes shone brightly with a cold light, and he had somehow managed to grab a [Sunflower Dirty Thunder] the size of a pigeon egg, covered with strange spikes, and smashed it onto the mangled body.

This stuff is a real headache even for the Zhao family's ancestors. Once someone gets it on them, it immediately bursts into gray flames, setting their remains ablaze.

Then Wu Man, Jin Chanzi, Liu Mu, Qing Hai, and others took turns making their moves.

Amidst the relentless bombardment of lightning, corpse energy, emerald light, paper talismans, and fist winds, Gu Xuan's severed body was thrown into the center of a purgatory vortex, and before it could even last a moment, it shattered into pieces.

"boom!!!"

A deep, thunderous roar, the crackling of countless mycelia breaking apart, and the mournful cries of a collapsing spirit echoed in the tomb.

"die!!"

Suffering repeated heavy blows filled Gu Xuan with shock and anger. His lower body, which had been split apart by Xiao Ran, began to wriggle again, returning to its human form.

However, it was noticeably smaller, only about the size of a seven or eight-year-old child.

Although he is smaller in stature, the spiritual power in the remaining half of his body should not be underestimated.

With a wave of his hand, a terrifying mental storm erupted from his palm.

Xiao Ran knew that even though Gu Xuan only had half a body, he still possessed enough power to defy everything, but he did not back down in the slightest. He took out several pieces of joss paper from his space and threw them out. The joss paper suddenly exploded in mid-air, turning into rolling Yin energy.

As Xiao Ran put away the Dragon Abyss, she lightly waved her hands, and for a moment the surrounding Yin energy surged. Xiao Ran took out a long sword that looked like a ruler and held it in her hand. As the incantation on her palm gradually merged with the sword, a strange demonic light appeared on the blade.

After activating the B-grade cursed item, the [Six-Character Measuring Sword - Transporter], Xiao Ran threw it out and used it as a talisman.

In an instant, a torrent of Yin energy suddenly surged and boiled in the void.

"rise!!"

Xiao Ran let out a long roar, and the Yin energy in the void sank, condensing into six great swords that slashed towards Gu Xuan.

Six great swords were lined up in a row, each with a character floating on its blade: Fortune, Prosperity, Longevity, Wealth, Luck, and Career.

"Aphrodisiac?"

At this moment, Gu Xuan was also shocked. As a top genius from the Taoist school, Gu Xuan was only one step away from becoming a Celestial Being.

He recognized Xiao Ran's technique at a glance and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

It wasn't just Gu Xuan who was shocked; Li Qing, Zhao Qingming, and even the elderly people like Xiao Zhenye were also stunned.

Especially Li Qing, although he is a wild Maoshan monk, he is old and knowledgeable, and is well-versed in Taoist formations.

Therefore, he was the one who understood best that the art of suppressing evil and the Taoist formations seemed contradictory, but they were actually similar in principle. The only difference was that the Taoist formations borrowed the essence of heaven and earth to evolve the changes of the universe.

Suppressing evil spirits, however, involves manipulating the stagnant and malevolent energy of heaven and earth to perform unpredictable and treacherous magic.

There may be differences in their levels of attainment, but in terms of power, they are both quite unique. As for which is superior, that depends on the skill of both parties.

Because he was so aware of the differences, Li Qing couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Incredible, incredible, this kid..."

"What, what's the problem?"

Xiao Zhenye couldn't figure out what was going on, but seeing Li Qing shaking his head and slapping his thigh, he immediately became nervous.

Li Qing glanced at Xiao Zhenye and said meaningfully, "He can start with evil and turn around to create a winning situation. With just this one skill of cursing, your kid might not be invincible, but he is certainly unique. He could start his own school."

Establish your own school of thought!
Li Qing's four-word evaluation surprised Xiao Zhenye greatly: "This... is too exaggerated."

He said it was an exaggeration, but he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

Li Qing snorted coldly, naturally able to see the joy on Xiao Zhenye's face that was even harder to suppress than AK's, so he simply watched Xiao Ran make her move without saying a word.

Seeing the six great swords coming at him, Gu Xuan dared not be careless in the slightest. He pushed with both hands, and his terrifying spiritual power turned the void in front of him into a torn chaos. At the same time, two arms grew from his lower ribs, and his hands formed a hand seal in front of his chest.

"Clear, bright, and clear!"

Once the hand seal was completed, a beam of azure light enveloped his entire body.

But at that moment, six greatswords shattered the chaos before him, their blades striking Gu Xuan fiercely.

Although this sword has the power to split mountains and cleave seas, it is an invisible sword.

The first sword strike landed on the azure light surrounding Gu Xuan, but the azure light shone brightly, forcefully blocking the sword strike.

Although the sword was blocked, Gu Xuan discovered that the mycelium in his body was aging rapidly. The most critical thing was that Gu Xuan realized that the sword seemed to be cutting off his lifespan.

As a mycelial organism, Gu Xuan may not live as long as heaven and earth, but as long as the mycelium in his body continues to multiply, he is essentially living indefinitely.

But in reality, that's not the case. All of the above is connected by the fungus under Gu Xuan's buttocks.

As he said before, this strain of bacteria is old, a rope that restrains him, a sword hanging over his head.

If Xiao Ran cannot help him sever the bond between the fungus and himself, then in a few more years, when the fungus decays, the Tomb Kingdom will be reduced to ashes in an instant, including Gu Xuan himself.

This process would normally take several years, but now Xiao Ran's single sword strike has accelerated the aging of the bacteria considerably.

Gu Xuan's heart went blank. He dared not take the blow head-on.

His hands kept forming hand seals, and all sorts of Taoist techniques that he had once discarded were now being unleashed in a continuous stream.

However, these techniques were not very effective. Xiao Ran manipulated the sword's edge, forming a circle that sealed off Gu Xuan's surroundings. Then, he clasped his hands together and shouted, "Slash!"

Suddenly, six greatswords came crashing down from six directions.

"I'll fight you."

Realizing the danger, Gu Xuan was shocked. A large amount of mycelium on his body evaporated instantly, and his spiritual power, accumulated over thousands of years, erupted completely. Although the cost of doing so was huge, Gu Xuan could no longer care about that.

"Om!!"

A vast, ocean-like spiritual force instantly rose from Gu Xuan's body, transforming into six large hands. This time, he no longer directly resisted the sword blades, but instead, with extreme precision and domineering force, seized the six great swords in mid-air.

"Oh dear!!"

Gu Xuan screamed, his body rapidly evaporating at a speed visible to the naked eye.

If they were the size of children before, they have now shrunk to the size of a doll that is no more than three inches in size.

Click!Click!
A sickeningly loud sound of space shattering suddenly erupted!

The sword trembled violently, and the Yin energy dissipated wildly. Visible, hideous cracks spread rapidly across the sword!
"Oh!!"

With a long roar from Gu Xuan, the six greatswords suddenly exploded.

"boom!!"

The six swords exploded, causing the surrounding Yin energy to scatter. A cold light flashed in mid-air, and the [Six-Character Measuring Sword] fell from the sky to the ground, heavily embedded in the ground, its blade humming.

Xiao Ran swayed, his face turning deathly pale, but his eyes still flashed with sharp light as he stared intently at Gu Xuan's three-inch frame, a cold smile gradually appearing on his lips.

At the same time, Gu Xuan suddenly sensed something, feeling that the mycelium inside his body was decaying at an extremely fast speed.

"This is……"

Gu Xuan scanned the area with his mind and immediately sensed the problem: three potent toxins were spreading simultaneously within his body.

(End of this chapter)