Cultivating Immortality from the Book of Life and Death

Chapter 513 Slaying the Iron Tree Prison. (Second Update!)

As numerous arms reached out to grab him, seemingly blocking all his escape routes, Zheng Que was about to make a move when his body suddenly stiffened, as if he were carrying a giant mountain on his back, and his movements involuntarily slowed down.

The enormous vertical pupil of the [Mother of the Underworld] was staring at Zheng Que!

Zheng Que frowned; the gaze of that vertical pupil could ignore the defense of his [Golden Cicada Armor]!

However, although his movements have slowed down, he is not like Xue Shuangzi and Shu Yunying, who dare not move at all. He immediately struggled to cast a spell.

As soon as the hand seal was formed, the Soul Nourishing Bag at the waist immediately reacted, and nine blood skulls flew out in succession, their speed undiminished, heading straight for the numerous arms that were attacking.

Upon seeing this, Zheng Que changed his hand seals, and black flames immediately ignited in the blood-soaked skull at the very front.

This is the [Shrine Forest Fire] that he just completed!
Having successfully cast the spell, Zheng Que did not hesitate. He then activated his Dao Foundation to enhance the power of the [Shi Tuo Forest Fire].

The next moment, black flames blazed up from the eye sockets of the blood skull, bursting out and engulfing the entire head, turning the blood skull into a black skull in an instant. The momentum of the black flames did not end there, but soared into the sky, looking like a huge black fireball, roaring as it crashed towards the [Mother of the Underworld].

Boom boom boom! !

Amidst the deafening roar, the arms that [Mother of the Underworld] had attacked Zheng Que were instantly incinerated by the raging [Shrine Forest Fire]!
The black fire head, undiminished in its momentum, continued to smash towards [Mother of the Underworld].

Whoosh!
The floating figure of the [Mother of the Underworld] vanished in the blink of an eye. The attack from the black fire head also missed its target and exploded on the spot. The impact mixed with the firelight burned the surrounding area into a mess, and even the blood mist was stained with a layer of turbidity.

Zheng Que frowned and immediately used the [Phantom Escape Technique].

brush!
Almost at the same moment, dozens of arms, like venomous snakes emerging from their holes, pierced through Zheng Que's body simultaneously, yet no blood appeared.

The battered and bruised body vanished instantly, leaving only an afterimage.

The translucent body of the [Mother of the Underworld] trembled like waves and let out a sharp scream again. A third of her arm was burned off, and the [Fire of the Corpse Forest] was still burning on the severed arm, causing the burned arm to recover extremely slowly.

Taking advantage of this moment, Shu Yunying once again used the [Little Sky-Supporting Hand], with the giant ghost hand grabbing at [Mother of the Underworld] from both sides simultaneously.

Xue Shuangzi immediately cooperated, opening her mouth and spitting out [Rouge Dew]. This time, the pink mist floated straight up and drifted towards [Mother of the Underworld]'s vertical pupil, obscuring its vision.

At the same time, Zheng Que appeared to the side of [Mother of the Underworld], and he once again used [Blood Skull Technique] and [Corpse Forest Fire] to smash down on [Mother of the Underworld].

Boom boom boom...

The battle was fierce, and the surrounding terrain was affected, leaving the place in ruins and unrecognizable in an instant.

As agreed, Mu Xiangu watched the battle intently, her eyes fixed on the battlefield, ready to make a move at any moment.

But as the battle progressed, a look of great surprise appeared on her face. Zheng Que's strength had greatly improved again, and it seemed that she no longer needed to take action!
A moment later, the [Rouge Dew] that had enveloped the battlefield finally dissipated, revealing the cratered ruins.

The original terrain is no longer visible. The mud and sand, forcibly scattered and slowly falling, cover almost the entire ground. In many places, springs seep out from the ground, and a considerable amount of dust and sand is suspended in the air. Even the blood mist that is gathering here is tinged with ginger color.

Zheng Que stood beside a pit, his chest heaving as he breathed heavily; his true energy was being consumed at an extreme degree.

Not far away, Xue Shuangzi's yin energy was thin, and her body was slightly translucent. She was also greatly depleted, and even [Rouge Dew] could not be maintained. As for Shu Yunying, the eldest daughter of the Shu family, her yin energy had been completely depleted, and her entire body had become semi-transparent. She was unusually weak.

At the bottom of the pit lay the [Mother of the Underworld], no longer floating. All her arms had been burned away by the [Fire of the Corpse Forest], and her enormous body was still burning with pitch-black flames.

That extremely troublesome vertical pupil was blown to smithereens, and its shape was no longer recognizable. This was the effect of the [Soul Explosion] technique!

At this moment, the Yin energy on the [Mother of the Underworld] had completely dissipated, and black water was still flowing out from beneath her. Clearly, even without the burning of the [Fire of the Corpse Forest], this body would have turned into water and seeped into the ground, thus disappearing from the world.

This demon, at the first level of the Iron Tree Prison, has finally perished!
Zheng Que took a deep breath. The methods of the [Mother of the Underworld] were very effective against ghosts.

Xue Shuangzi's cultivation level was already at the peak of the [Scissors Prison], and she was only a step away from the [Iron Tree Prison]. However, when the [Netherworld Lamp Mother] opened its vertical pupils, almost all of her methods were ineffective against the [Netherworld Lamp Mother].

Moreover, once Shu Yunying and Xue Shuangzi are targeted by that vertical pupil, they will immediately lose the ability to resist.

In a one-on-one situation, almost any ghost at the peak of the [Scissors Prison] level would be no match for this [Netherworld Lamp Mother].

Fortunately, while the vertical pupil of the [Mother of the Underworld] is indeed terrifying, its own defensive capabilities are quite ordinary.

Whether it was him, at the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, or Xue Shuangzi, they could both injure this [Netherworld Lamp Mother].

Even Shu Yunying, whose cultivation level was the lowest, was able to barely break through the [Mother of the Underworld]'s defenses when its vertical pupil was closed...

In this battle, he relied on Shu Yunying and Xue Shuangzi to hold off the vertical pupil of the [Mother of the Underworld], which allowed him to strike repeatedly and finally kill her.

Thinking of this, Zheng Que immediately took out a pill from his storage bag and swallowed it.

The medicinal effects quickly spread throughout the body, and the true essence in the dantian began to recover rapidly.

Immediately afterwards, he cast a series of spells, performing the [Gathering Yin Technique].

The Blood Pass was already filled with an exceptionally dense yin energy. Now that the spell was used, the yin energy rushed in from all directions, transforming into a huge black cloud that hovered above their heads, instantly obscuring even the sunlight.

Beneath the dark clouds, the yin energy was so dense it seemed to drip, as if one were immersed in a pool of icy spring.

Under the influence of the [Gathering Yin Technique], both Xue Shuangzi and Shu Yunying showed expressions of comfort, and the two female ghosts began to recover rapidly.

At this moment, a flash of yellow dress appeared, and Mu Xiangu, accompanied by Linghu Yuniang, quietly appeared beside Zheng Que.

Mu Xiangu glanced at the wreckage at the bottom of the pit and said calmly, "Your strength has improved."

"However, we need to leave quickly."

"There was a huge commotion just now. An even stronger [Iron Tree Prison] is approaching this area."

(End of this chapter)