Scourge Messenger

Chapter 408 Heretical Supernatural Powers [The Fear of the Burning House]

last night.

Ying Rushi covered the jade box containing the rare Foundation Building Pill with her hand, and firmly and forcefully moved the jade box in front of her.

"The one who has to deal with Ying Le is me, and only me. None of you can do it," Ying Rushi said, looking at Yaoshi Yuan and Shang Xinlei, enunciating each word clearly. "Even Yan Qing is not an option."

"This is not arrogance or willfulness, but rather that none of you can withstand the power of the [Eye of the Mortal World]. Moreover, the more people there are, the greater the scope for the [Eye of the Mortal World] to exert its influence. Back then, when Emperor Shenwu was outwardly suppressing the Western Medicine Master and the Southern Expeditionary Army of Shao Liang, and inwardly suppressing the Nine Foundation Establishment cultivators with his autocratic and dictatorial authority, he relied on the unique combat advantage of the [Pillow of the Mortal World] to be invincible for fifty years, and no one in the world could compete with him!"

The pharmacist's expression was not pleasant, but he did not refute her.

A century ago, three Grandmasters of the Sixth Rank established their kingdoms and competed for supremacy. The Qi Kingdom emerged victorious, ruling the most land and encompassing the most secret realms. The Zhou and Liang Kingdoms could only retreat to the south of the pass. If it weren't for Emperor Shenwu's conquest of all the heroes under heaven, would it be that Emperor Taizu of Zhou and Emperor Taizu of Liang were humble and willing to yield? Respecting your opponent is respecting yourself.

"The only one who can contend with the [Eye of the Mortal World] is me, who also possesses the [Eye of the Mortal World]." Ying Rushi kowtowed heavily, her forehead hitting the stone table: "I beg you!"

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Zheng!
Ying Rushi swung her sword fiercely. Although her right hand was still some distance from the hilt, the moment she bared her fangs at her lord whom she had served for ten years, the Guicang Secret Sword was already in her hand.

If you look closely, you can see the silk threads on her fingers wrapped around the hilt of the Gui Cang Secret Sword. In order to increase the speed of drawing the sword and to catch the enemy off guard, Ying Ru has prepared to the extreme for this battle!

Ten years of suppressed rage erupted at this moment. The Gui Cang Secret Sword was drawn, its arc as sharp as the light of dawn, stunning the beauty's eyes and the passage of time. As a second-stage token, it unleashed a Foundation Establishment-level attack, instantly depleting more than half of the Gui Cang Secret Sword's durability, bringing it to the brink of collapse!

Ying Le once tested his sword against the world and defeated all the heroes of the Central Plains, but even the Jie family of Liang Kingdom, who were unparalleled in the world with the Guicang Secret Sword, had no one who could cut such a fast sword, nor had they ever carried out such a grand assassination, so solemn as if it were a trial of a just and righteous execution!

A common man's rage can spill blood within five steps!
What should be poured into the Guizang Secret Sword at this moment is not only blood and qi, but also spiritual energy.

This is not a supernatural power or a foundation of the Dao, but a qualitative change brought about by the master realm. Even without a fourth-level token or supernatural power, the skill alone should be no weaker than any foundation-building cultivator!

Just as Yan Qing was able to integrate her knowledge and make rapid progress after entering the realm of the Sword Master, Ying Ru, whose talent far surpassed Yan Qing's, took the sword-drawing technique to a whole new level after mastering the realm of the Sword Master. She was no longer satisfied with simply using her blood and qi to drive the secret technique; her burning spiritual energy flowed through her body, and her power flowed like water across her skin. Her flesh, tendons, bones, and all points of force were driven by the enormous energy, finally converging and being fully released through the Gui Cang Secret Sword.

The Foundation Establishment Messenger is itself a token forged through countless trials!

Ying Rushi was not the first person to develop sword-drawing techniques to this extent. She had seen similar records in ancient books in the royal library; this skill was called—

True Essence Secret Technique: Instant Sword Drawing Technique!
Victory or defeat depends on a moment!

Because of its excessive speed, the Gui Cang Secret Sword disappeared along the way, leaving only a vast expanse of sword light and a whistling sound that pierced through the wind and rain. The sonic boom swept across the entire altar, blowing Ying Le's hair and leaving a bloody mark on her delicate face. The blood flowers were scattered by the wind and rain like broken cherry blossoms.

A blazing wall of fire stood before Ying Le, protecting her like a city wall. It was powerful enough to cut through the fleeting sword light, but it was ultimately consumed by the emperor's flames, leaving only a faint mark on her cheek.

The wall of fire even spewed out a burst of flames to retaliate against Ying Rushi, who dodged to the side, his eyes behind the white fox mask filled with grim determination.

She didn't know what this was. If it was a token of power, it was far too sensitive, capable of both defense and counterattack. If it was a supernatural ability, Ying Le's supernatural abilities were clearly "The Heart of All" and "Pillow in the Mortal World," so where did she get the fire supernatural ability? Could it be that she had lied just now, and that she hadn't included "Pillow in the Mortal World" in her Dao Foundation supernatural ability system, and that this was her second supernatural ability?
"The Thousand Blood Feather Flow Dao Foundation is both the strongest and the weakest Dao Foundation."

Ying Le lowered her head, and molten lava-like flames erupted from her toes, burning all the way to her hair, transforming her cascading black hair into thousands of ferocious fire snakes. Eggshell-like cracks appeared on her body, shimmering with firelight, as if molten lava flowed within them.

In the blink of an eye, she transformed from a 'support-type Foundation Establishment' who was only proficient in illusion and enhancement into a Flame King who specializes in killing!

"The strength of the Thousand Blood Feather Flow Dao Foundation lies in its ability to grow stronger by killing and plundering blood and qi. Based on this alone, it is bound to be a top-tier Dao Foundation." Ying Le raised her head, watching the wind and rain evaporate before they fell into her flames. "But at the same time, it is also very weak, because unlike other Dao Foundations, it does not have various wondrous assistants and messengers from the beginning. It has nothing. Everything can only be obtained by robbing and fighting, and by consuming everything to grow stronger."

"Besides blood and qi, the Thousand Blood Feather Flow Dao Foundation can also plunder Dao patterns from the corpses of demons. Dao patterns are essentially traces left by supernatural powers. By accumulating enough Dao patterns, one can reproduce the demons' supernatural killing moves."

"However, the Thousand Blood Feather Flow Dao Foundation at the fourth level can only accommodate one type of Dao pattern. Moreover, when the messenger reappears with its divine power, the Dao pattern will also be consumed. Once the Dao pattern is exhausted, it will naturally be unable to reappear. Demonic divine power is not like the divine power of us True Persons. Although its power is great, it is difficult to control. It can only be considered a surprise attack."

"Even so, the power of the Thousand Blood Feather Flow Dao Foundation is undeniable. It not only allows the messenger to possess an additional demonic power, but the messenger can also be frequently changed, so the enemy will never know what kind of supernatural power the Thousand Blood Feather Flow True Person possesses." Ying Rushi's heart stirred, thinking that this was the perfect Dao Foundation that Yan Qing had mentioned.

A perfect Dao Foundation must satisfy two conditions: first, the Dao Foundation can enhance the messenger's potential, such as blood and qi, spirit and soul, dexterity, comprehension, etc.; second, the Dao Foundation has guardian deities that can either kill or protect, helping the messenger get through the weak period of the initial formation of the fourth stage.

Ying Le's Thousand Blood Feather Flow Dao Foundation undoubtedly perfectly satisfies these two points.

"But the immortal Liaoyuan from a thousand years ago chose an unusual, but more powerful and difficult path."

Ying Le took out two swords and planted them in the ground. Two balls of blood-red flame shot out from her sleeves, swirling and coiling around the swords. She gently raised her hands, and the two swords flew into the air, moving nimbly yet with deadly intent. Ying Rushi, whose swords were pointed at, felt a chill run down her spine from afar.

In kendo, Ying Le has gone further than her.

"That is to accumulate a large number of the same Dao patterns until one can use the demonic supernatural powers as easily as one's own limbs," Ying Le said. "It is said that when the Primordial Immortal was at the sixth level of cultivation, there were three inner sect supernatural powers and three outer sect supernatural powers, totaling six supernatural powers, making him the head of the five immortals under Emperor Zhaolie!"

boom!
Ying Le was forced to retreat by the erupting flames. The wind and rain could no longer penetrate the altar. The wall of fire covered most of the altar. Surrounded by flames, Ying Le was like a king on a fiery city wall, or a slave in a fiery prison.

“Like Master Liaoyuan, I also chose the fire divine power as my external divine power. Master Liaoyuan probably also felt that if he could only choose one, the fire divine power would be the most suitable protective divine power.” Ying Le rotated his palms, and his sword drew a perfect fire circle: “This is the Dao pattern I obtained from the Jiaomu Forest Secret Realm. The Demon King is a demonized dragon-man. It lives in a burning palace. When it fights, it will set the entire palace on fire, burning everything to ashes... and even it will be burned itself.”

"After killing it many times, I suddenly thought, it must be in pain too, right? Staying in a burning palace, suffering day and night, never to be reborn."

"Just like you, just like me."

"Therefore, I named this supernatural power... [Fire House Fear]."

The wall of fire surged toward Ying Rushi like a tidal wave, with flames covering the sky and the earth. Ying Le's two swords flew through the air like two dragons stirring up the rivers and seas, except that the dragons were fire dragons and the sea was a sea of ​​fire!
There's nowhere to escape, no matter where you go, from heaven to earth!
Ying Ru escaped the inferno by sheer willpower. The astonishing heat distorted the air, blurring everything before her eyes. Each breath felt like a burn to her lungs, and her defensive barrier was crumbling. She even managed to crush the blue bricks of the altar with her bare feet. This wasn't due to any great strength, but because under the extreme heat, the bricks, even without being ignited, glowed a deep red-hot, licked-by-flames. A single step would reduce them to ashes, like molten charcoal.

She suddenly understood the origin of the name of the supernatural power Ying Le.

The three realms are in turmoil, like a burning house, filled with suffering, truly terrifying. 【The terror of a burning house】is so apt; they all live in a burning house, suffering torment day and night.

Is this the true nature of demonic powers, or did Ying Le, moved by her past, distort these powers into such a way?

As Ying Le watched Ying Ru Shi scurrying around in the fire like a rat, her last glimmer of hope was extinguished.

If Ying Rushi hadn't been wearing the Zhou Kingdom's fourth-tier defensive token, the "Azure Lion Armor," she would have been burned to ashes long ago. She probably bought it from Master Suolong.

But this is only a temporary measure. Even if she has more True Spirit Jade to replenish her, as the Dao patterns of [Fire House Fear] gradually penetrate into her Dao body, the damage from the flames will become higher and higher. When she crosses a certain limit, her defensive barrier will be instantly burned away. The process before that is nothing more than a long torture for her.

Time to end.

Ying Le wielded the fire sword, unleashing two fiery storms. The altar was violently carbonized, and the air was heated to a point where it was impossible to breathe. Without a protective barrier, even a person's eyes would be burned.

Facing her last remaining loved one, Ying Le would not allow Ying Ru Shi to die an ugly death. If this was a tragic end, the only thing she could do was to end Ying Ru Shi's suffering as soon as possible.

Light the lamps in the burning house!

Two storms of fire swords struck and exploded simultaneously, unleashing towering orange-red pillars of fire that pierced the mortal world like a beacon. Even a fourth-level demon king would be torn to pieces by this deadly attack; no Foundation Establishment messenger could survive such a blow… That was Ying Le’s initial thought.

call.

A whistling sound came from the flames, and to Ying Le's astonishment, Ying Ru Shi actually walked out of the fire. Not only was her body unharmed, but even her white fox mask was completely intact.

The flames that should have been extinguished now surrounded her, like hounds following her every step of the way, as if she were the master of the "Fire House Terror"!

(End of this chapter)