The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 364 He even had an old man with him! (6k)

Zhou Qing was also stunned by this sudden change and stood there dumbfounded.

He never expected that before he had even made a move, his opponent would suffer such a terrible backlash.

"You reap what you sow!" A cold glint flashed in Zhou Qing's eyes, and the last trace of hesitation in his heart vanished.

If we don't seize this opportunity to end this now, other unforeseen circumstances may arise, especially since Wu Zhenyue and his men are about to catch up.

"die!"

His golden wings suddenly flapped, drawing a dazzling streak of light in the void as he swooped down towards Xuan Yuan Yi Chen with a fierce killing intent.

In a short moment, Xuan Yuan Yichen, who originally looked like a middle-aged man, seemed to have aged by hundreds of years, and his whole person looked old and decrepit.

His talent was not strong to begin with; he only managed to advance to the Nascent Soul stage thanks to the vast resources of the royal family and the guidance of his predecessors.

His repeated defeats against the Ghost Hound further fueled his obsession.

The one who tied the knot must untie it. In order to further transform into a god, he did not hesitate to travel to Taiqing Sect to find the Ghost Hound for another battle.

Now, having finally broken through to the Nascent Soul stage and gained a thousand years of lifespan, he has lost more than half of his lifespan due to the backlash, and is even older than his ambitious and talented father.

"Hahaha," he laughed bitterly, his white hair flying wildly in the wind, "How could Father Emperor continue to nurture me in this state? How could the Holy Martial Dynasty entrust me with such a task?"

When he saw Zhou Qing rushing towards him, Xuan Yuan Yichen's cloudy eyes flashed with boundless hatred: "I've been secretly plotting all of this since I was six years old and had just condensed my Qi."

He raised his withered arm, pointing at Zhou Qing: "For so many years, I've endured humiliation and hardship, feigning friendship with countless filthy scoundrels, using them to eliminate my thirteenth and fifteenth brothers..."

With each word he spoke, blood and foam spilled from the corner of his mouth. "I was about to gain Father's approval and inherit the throne, but you ruined it all in one fell swoop!"

"Zhou Qing! You've ruined everything for me!" he roared hysterically, his emaciated body trembling violently. "I want you dead! Even if it costs me everything!"

Before he could finish speaking, Xuan Yuan Yichen suddenly tore open the front of his clothes, revealing a hideous black brand.

The brand resembled a distorted human face, writhing eerily as if it were alive, rising and falling on his withered chest.

"Senior!" Xuan Yuan Yichen knelt on the ground, his voice hoarse, "I beg you to help me slay this fiend! I am willing to sacrifice all the remaining years of my lifespan and be condemned to eternal damnation. This body is also at your disposal!"

The next moment, the brand suddenly glowed with an eerie black light, and a hoarse, chilling voice echoed throughout the land: "Heh heh heh, finally figured it out? I've been waiting for this moment for a long time."

The next moment, Xuan Yuan Yi Chen's skin shriveled at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his full head of white hair broke off inch by inch.

But he burst into maniacal laughter, jet-black blood seeping from his seven orifices: "Zhou Qing! You think this is the end? I'll kill you! I'll make your soul vanish! I'll make you never be reincarnated!"

The black mark suddenly swelled, transforming into a thick black mist that enveloped Xuan Yuan Yi Chen.

A chilling chewing sound emanated from the black mist, accompanied by the cracking sound of bones breaking.

Xuan Yuan Yichen's maniacal roar echoed from the mist: "Eat! Eat it all! My flesh and blood, my soul—take it all! As long as I can take him with me to the grave, hahahaha!"

Zhou Qing suddenly stopped, his brows furrowed.

He felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were being watched by some ancient ferocious beast.

The aura emanating from the black mist caused his spiritual energy to stagnate.

"This is..." Zhou Qing's pupils shrank suddenly, and his golden wings unconsciously folded back a little.

shhhhhh!
A whooshing sound suddenly rang out, and Wu Zhenyue and the others finally caught up.

But when they saw Xuan Yuan Yi Chen shrouded in black mist ahead, everyone's expression changed drastically, and a chill ran from the soles of their feet straight to the top of their heads.

From within the black mist came the Seventh Prince's maniacal laughter, a sound that no longer resembled a human voice but rather the roar of some wild beast.

"Make them all step back!" Zhou Qing said in a deep voice, his tone more solemn than ever before.

Wu Zhenyue's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately waved his hand: "Everyone, retreat and stand on guard!"

The group of Nascent Soul Realm leaders looked at each other in bewilderment. Weren't we here to chase after Master Zhou? Why are you suddenly listening to him?
However, they quickly retreated, forming an encirclement at a distance.

At this moment, a suffocating sense of oppression filled the air.

"Seventh Prince, what is this?" Wu Zhenyue's voice tightened.

Zhou Qing did not answer; his gaze was fixed on the churning black mist.

He hadn't expected that Xuan Yuan Yi Chen would be carrying an old man with him.
"No, this aura..."

Zhou Qing's spiritual energy surged instantly, and his golden wings fully unfurled.

The aura emanating from the black mist grew stronger and stronger, and it turned out to be from the same source as the Four Ghosts Bowing Gate and Ghost Stitching Needle that he had identified before!
"This person comes from a fifth-level cultivation country!" A terrifying guess surfaced in Zhou Qing's mind.

Even the things that Xuanyuan Yichen obtained might belong to this person.

Therefore, the opponent's cultivation level should be at least at the Spirit Severing Realm, or even higher.

After all, things like the Ghost Needle are made from certain parts of a Spirit Severing Realm body.

Just as Zhou Qing was pondering, the black mist suddenly surged violently and then dispersed with a roar.

The one who reappeared in the same spot was no longer Xuanyuan Yichen—

It was a monster with a completely black body and six twisted arms.

Its head still retained the outline of Xuan Yuan Yi Chen, but its entire face was covered with spider web-like black patterns, and its mouth was split all the way to its ears, revealing sharp white teeth.

"What a sweet resentment." The monster stuck out its scarlet tongue and licked its fingertips with ecstasy.

"Since I gained sentience in that forbidden land of the underworld, this is the first time in all these years that I have tasted such pure hatred..."

Zhou Qing's heart sank.

Just as he expected, this monster was no longer the original being, but rather a spirit-like being, similar to the old Peng King.

At this moment, the aura emanating from the opponent far exceeded that of an ordinary Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivator, and could be said to be infinitely close to the Spirit Severing Realm.

"If it's so powerful, why would it reside in the body of Xuan Yuan Yi Chen, who is only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm?" Zhou Qing wondered to himself.

"Is it due to some kind of restriction, or is there another motive? What kind of deal did they reach?"

Wu Zhenyue watched in stunned silence, completely bewildered by what had happened.

How did the Seventh Prince end up like this?
Where did this monster come from?

Zhou Qing remained silent, watching as the description of "[Person who can be used for a long time]" above the monster's head gradually faded.

This means that Xuanyuan Yichen is about to completely perish.

But in the next second, a blinding golden light suddenly burst forth from the monster's body!
"Roar--"

A dragon's roar resounded through the sky, and golden light condensed into a majestic, coiled dragon phantom.

His eyes blazed like torches as he glared in all directions: "Who dares to harm my imperial heir!"

When he saw Zhou Qing standing opposite him, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes: "It's you?"

Since they parted ways at Bibo Tianhu just over three months ago, how could Zhou Qing appear at the border at this time?

Zhou Qing also stared at Xuan Yuanhao, understanding in his heart: This is the soul-protecting mark that Sikong Yan once mentioned?
Xuanyuan Hao's illusory figure then turned to the ferocious monster below, his dragon whiskers bristling: "What kind of demon are you?!"

The monster's six arms twisted eerily, emitting a piercing laugh: "Hehehe, a mere mark dares to question my origins?"

Suddenly, one of its arms grew rapidly, its fingertips transforming into jet-black bone spurs that pierced straight at the dragon's brow: "Break!"

The bone spurs were covered with countless strange runes, which writhed violently and instantly began to erode the dragon shadow.

Xuanyuan Hao's illusory figure trembled violently, yet he still shouted fiercely, "No matter what you are, how dare you harm my son!"

Before the words were even finished, the monster simultaneously formed hand seals with its other five arms, and five black rays intertwined to form a net that completely shredded the dragon shadow!
Zhou Qing watched coldly as the shattered golden light was swallowed up by the monster's rampant laughter.

The moment the golden light dissipated, the lingering echoes of Xuanyuan Hao's unwilling dragon roar still remained in the air.

Wu Zhenyue's Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed hard, fine beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

He glanced at Zhou Qing instinctively, his hand holding the spear trembling slightly.

The six-armed monster chewed greedily, with lingering golden specks of light still clinging to the corners of its mouth.

Then, his scarlet eyes locked onto Zhou Qing, his voice filled with excitement: "I can sense... your bones are youthful to an envy."

"A fourth-level array master at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage. Even Huang Guanzhi can't do anything to you!" The monster suddenly trembled with excitement.

"Such luck and talent... he's far superior to that useless prince!"

It spread its six arms out at the same time, making an embracing gesture: "I originally intended to support him to ascend the throne and then use the dynasty's fortune to restore his strength."

He then let out a sneer, "Now you are the perfect vessel!"

It stared greedily at Zhou Qing.

"By possessing you, I will not only be reborn," its gaping maw widened, "but also inherit your talent in array formations, and even your overwhelming fortune."

Its voice suddenly turned deep and seductive: "I'm very interested in all your hidden secrets."

"If you don't want to die, leave this area immediately!" Zhou Qing immediately transmitted his voice to Wu Zhenyue, his voice filled with unprecedented solemnity.

Already injured, Wu Zhenyue was pale and replied, "I have notified the other legion commanders, they will be here soon."

"It's adept at devouring; the more people who come, the more they'll become its nourishment!" Zhou Qing interrupted sharply. "Leave now, the farther the better!"

Wu Zhenyue gave Zhou Qing a deep look, then nodded emphatically: "Master Zhou, be careful."

"I will send people to seal off this area for thousands of miles, and prevent any life from getting close."

He paused, then added with a complicated expression, "The death of the Seventh Prince has nothing to do with you; on the contrary, it was you who discovered the clues and saved him."

"Besides, the Emperor saw it with his own eyes, so you can rest assured."

Zhou Qing raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this, somewhat surprised.

He then gave a soft "hmm".

"Be careful!" Wu Zhenyue said, and immediately led the commanders to retreat.

Once everyone had gone, Zhou Qing immediately mobilized the spiritual energy stored in the golden flower among the four colored flowers in his sea of ​​consciousness.

As golden spiritual energy circulated throughout his body, his condition instantly returned to its peak.

Possessing me?
Are you sure you want to do this?
Although he had previously experienced the possession of the Peng Emperor, who had become a spirit, and the possession of Lei Wuji, the sect leader of the Jinlei Sect, who had become a living corpse.

Even Xuanyuan Shuo's soul-searching technique was neutralized by the Four Flowers.

But even if the old monster from the fifth-level cultivation country in front of us has greatly reduced his strength, it is hard to guarantee that he will not have some strange methods.

The four flowers slowly rotated in the sea of ​​consciousness, ready to deal with any possible possession attack.

His eyes were sharp as he kept a close watch on the six-armed monster's every move, not daring to relax for a moment.

"boom!"

The sky and earth suddenly changed color, and the clear sky was instantly shrouded in rolling demonic clouds.

The six-armed monster licked its lips, its demonic voice booming: "You told everyone else to leave, but you didn't. You seem quite confident in yourself."

Zhou Qing snorted coldly, and thousands of golden runes began to appear around his body.

If we do not take advantage of its weakness and kill it now, this ancient demon from a fifth-level cultivation country will surely become a major threat in the future.

"Forget it, I'm getting impatient."

The monster's six demonic arms suddenly grew larger, each bound with strange chains from the Netherworld. "Are you ready?"

Before the words were even finished, the world suddenly exploded!
"Netherworld Devouring Heaven!"

The monster launched the first attack, its six demonic arms simultaneously forming hand seals and unleashing six black beams of light that pierced the heavens and earth.

Each beam of light contained a ghostly power that could corrode all things; wherever it passed, the void collapsed and the laws were annihilated!

Zhou Qing retreated rapidly, then let out a long roar, and a dazzling sun appeared behind him.

The golden crow spread its wings and soared high, spewing out the true fire of the sun that burned across the eight directions.

Golden flames and black beams of light collided violently in the void, unleashing a devastating energy storm.

"Boom!" The mountains within a radius of a thousand miles were reduced to ashes in the terrifying aftershocks, and the earth cracked open with countless deep ravines.

The energy ripples generated by their battle caused the entire world to tremble, and the void to continuously crack and reform, as if the end of the world had arrived.

"Interesting, it actually has the strength of a half-step Spirit Slayer!" The six-armed monster grinned, then suddenly merged its six arms into one.

Amidst the surging demonic energy, a long, dark spear that pierced through the ages was unleashed.

The spear was entirely black, its tip shrouded in the aura of the Netherworld, and time itself seemed to freeze wherever it passed.

"Try this!"

Faced with this devastating attack, Zhou Qing's eyes flashed with lightning: "Thunderstorm Starfall Kill!"

“Boom!”

Ten thousand bolts of purple-gold lightning suddenly descended from the heavens, transforming into the phantom of an ancient lion.

The Suanni stood on a sea of ​​thunder, opened its mouth and spewed out lightning that pierced through the heavens and earth, colliding fiercely with the Netherworld Spear!

Thunder and demonic energy intertwined and exploded, generating shockwaves that continuously destroyed everything around them.

In that split second, Zhou Qing gripped the rusty tetanus shot gun tightly in his right hand and swung it down fiercely.

"cut!"

A sword aura that stretched across the heavens and earth suddenly erupted. The sword aura seemed simple and unadorned, but it contained a terrifying will to sever all things.

Even space itself was cleaved open by a pitch-black crack!

"Tsk-!"

The six-armed monster hastily dodged, but still had half of its body sliced ​​off by the sword energy.

Black demonic blood rained down like a storm, each drop corroding the earth with a hissing sound.

"Such a sharp broken sword, I like it!" The monster was not angry but pleased, its ferocious face twisting into a strange smile.

The demonic energy surged violently at the wound, and countless black threads wriggled and intertwined like living things.

In the blink of an eye, the severed half of the body grew back perfectly intact.

The magical runes on the newborn body were denser, emanating a chillingly evil aura.

However, although no blood was flowing, a large amount of demonic energy was constantly emanating from it.

It seems that tetanus is always a useful treatment.

The monster seemed to have noticed this as well, but it didn't seem worried at all.

Zhou Qing no longer held back, his left hand forming a hand seal, and ten thousand spiritual seals within his body simultaneously lit up with dazzling light.

"Heaven and earth form an array!"

With a long shout, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within a radius of a thousand miles instantly boiled like a sea, frantically converging towards him.

Countless top-grade spirit stones flew out of the storage bag, turning into dazzling points of light and disappearing into the void.

In an instant, a sky-covering array unfolded in the heavens, with wind and thunder surging and yin and yang rotating, as if a small world was suppressing everything below!

"Rumble--"

Within the array diagram, countless principles of Dao manifested.

The six-armed monster roared to the sky, its demonic voice shaking the void: "Such a temporary formation cannot trap me!"

Its six demonic arms suddenly grew larger, each transforming into a colossal pillar supporting the sky, covered with dense, dark demonic patterns.

"break!"

With a simultaneous wave of its six arms, six beams of pitch-black demonic light shot into the sky like ancient demonic dragons.

Wherever the demonic light passed, space crumbled inch by inch, revealing a pitch-black void.

The array trembled violently, and countless chains of Dao principles broke under the impact of the demonic light!
"boom--!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, a gap was forcibly torn open in the array diagram.

The monster grinned and charged out of the gap, and six different demonic weapons suddenly appeared on its six demonic arms: a demonic blade, a bone sword, a blood banner, a soul bell, a ghost seal, and a corpse pestle!
"I must admit, your combat strength has truly exceeded my expectations, little guy. It's just a pity that this body will have to be damaged a bit, but it's still enough!"

"Shh-!"

As the monster finished speaking, the demonic blade struck first, unleashing a massive, jet-black blade of light.

Where the blade passed, space was neatly sliced ​​open like a thin sheet of paper, revealing the pitch-black void behind it.

Zhou Qing's golden wings flapped rapidly, and his body transformed into a golden lightning bolt to dodge quickly, but he was still grazed on the left shoulder by the aftershock of the blade energy.

"Hey!"

Several divine feathers were severed from his golden wings, and the flesh on his left shoulder was torn open, revealing bones that gleamed with golden light.

The wound was wreathed in demonic energy, which was frantically eroding the flesh.

"clang--!"

Bone swords followed one after another, their blades entwined with countless wailing souls of the dead.

Zhou Qing hastily parried with his broken sword, and the two swords clashed, producing a deafening metallic clang.

In that split second, the blood banner suddenly unleashed a monstrous wave of blood, engulfing Zhou Qing within it.

"Ugh!"

The corrosive power within the blood waves caused Zhou Qing excruciating pain all over his body, and his skin began to fester.

The Soul Bell then shook, emitting a soul-capturing demonic sound that shook his very soul.

The Ghost Seal suppresses the void in the sky, sealing off the four directions.

The Corpse Pestle, carrying the power to shatter mountains and rivers, crashed down upon us!

"boom!"

Despite Zhou Qing's lightning-fast dodge with the Golden Roc, the Corpse Pestle still grazed his right leg.

With a "crack," the leg bone broke, and blood gushed out.

"Hahaha!" the monster laughed wildly, "No matter how fast you are, you can't escape the encirclement and slaughter of my six demonic soldiers!"

But soon, its ferocious face suddenly froze.

His scarlet pupils contracted sharply as he stared in disbelief at the solemn chanting rising from Zhou Qing's body.

The wounds inflicted by the six demonic soldiers were now radiating brilliant golden light, and the flesh and blood were regenerating and healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Even more terrifying, the demonic energy that was originally wrapped around the wound was forcibly expelled from the body by the golden light, turning into wisps of black smoke and dissipating.

"What kind of supernatural power is this?" For the first time, a hint of panic appeared in the monster's voice.

The injuries inflicted by the six demonic weapons, which it had painstakingly activated with its own essence, were instantly healed!

In that split second of astonishment—

"Shh!"

A sharp light flashed in Zhou Qing's eyes, and the golden-winged roc wings on his back suddenly spread out to their fullest extent.

With a gentle tremor of his dazzling golden wings, he transformed into a streak of light that tore through the void, instantly breaking through the blockade of the six demonic soldiers!
"One sword breaks all laws!"

The broken sword in his hand now unleashed an unparalleled sharpness that made the world pale in comparison!
"boom--!"

The sword light swept across, and the six demonic soldiers were as if they had been punished by heaven, and were forcibly cleaved away, their light even dimming.

The six-armed monster's pupils shrank sharply, and for the first time, horror appeared in its scarlet eyes.

Zhou Qing stood in mid-air, his pupils suddenly turning crimson [double pupils], coldly staring at the six demonic weapons whose demonic energy was dim.

Just as he expected, the monster was all bark and no bite.

Although it managed to recover some of its strength by absorbing Xuan Yuan Yi Chen, it was ultimately just a rootless duckweed.

Even more deadly is that the damage inflicted by the tetanus sword is constantly dissipating its original demonic energy.

No wonder this monster's every attack was ruthless and decisive, and its ferocity was overwhelming when all six demonic soldiers came out at once. It turned out that it was just a bluff when it was at its last gasp.

This relentless, all-out attack clearly indicates a desire for a swift and decisive victory.

"They say courtesy should be reciprocated." Zhou Qing's lips curled into a cold smile. "Now, I have a trick up my sleeve, and I would appreciate your guidance!"

Before the words were even finished, the world suddenly changed color!
"Crack-!"

A burst of lightning erupted from every pore of his body, instantly transforming into thousands of purple-gold lightning snakes that coiled around him.

Even more terrifying was that a full ten thousand array spirit seals roared out, but instead of forming an array, they directly merged into the raging lightning.

Each spirit seal transformed into the core of a thunderstorm, condensing the already devastating lightning to its ultimate form.

"Thunder Seal Returns to One!"

With a low shout, the ten thousand spirit seals and lightning merged perfectly, eventually collapsing into a purple-gold lightning spear as thick as an arm.

The gun barrel was covered in destructive patterns, and the space at the tip of the gun had long been shattered, revealing a void black hole that devoured everything.

"boom!"

Zhou Qing took a step forward, and ripples appeared in the void beneath his feet.

As the second step landed, the lightning spear was already close to the monster's brow.

Before the spear tip even arrived, the overflowing aura of destruction caused the monster's demonic body to begin to disintegrate!
"No, this is impossible!" The monster waved its six arms wildly, creating layers of demonic barriers in front of it.

Dark, magical patterns wove together into a net, attempting to block this fatal blow.

However, those defenses that were strong enough to withstand attacks from the peak of the Nascent Soul stage were as fragile as paper in front of the Thunder Spear.

"laugh--"

A faint, penetrating sound rang out, and time seemed to freeze at that moment.

The monster stared wide-eyed at the spear tip embedded between its eyebrows in disbelief.

The myriad spiritual seals flowing across the gun simultaneously lit up, each bursting with dazzling lightning.

"Boom--!"

Amidst a deafening explosion, purple-gold lightning burst forth from the monster's body.

Its demonic body was instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and blinding lightning shone through the cracks.

The six arms were the first to explode, turning into a sky full of demonic energy that dissipated.

Before the demonic energy could reorganize, it was completely purified by the violent power of thunder.

"what--!"

The other party let out a heart-wrenching scream, their voice filled with unbelievable terror.

"Young friend, we have no deep-seated hatred between us. I am willing to serve you as my master and offer you the secret treasures of a fifth-level cultivation kingdom."

Zhou Qing's face was as pale as paper, but his eyes gleamed with an even stronger cold light.

He mustered his last bit of spiritual power, and the lightning spear in his hand suddenly trembled: "Too late."

"boom!"

The final bolt of lightning exploded, instantly obliterating the opponent's remaining head.

The words of pleading still echoed in the air, but no one responded anymore.

(End of this chapter)