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Chapter 271 Symphony of Flesh and Blood (Part 5) (Please vote with monthly tickets!)

The golden lightning was like the most docile servant.

It swirled around the figure, leaping and submitting, yet could not harm it in the slightest.

The tattered fabric fluttered silently in the lightning.

With each step, the charred and cracked ground beneath their feet seemed unable to withstand the invisible pressure, and began to slightly collapse.

The figure was somewhat blurry in the intense light.

The fleshy ground beneath his feet turned into a charred, glassy substance the instant he stepped on it.

Every step he took felt like stepping on everyone's hearts.

Dozens of grandmasters, who had just survived the ordeal and were still in shock, were as if they had been frozen in place.

The lingering euphoria and bewilderment on his face were instantly replaced by extreme horror.

Some people instinctively stepped back, their backs slamming heavily against the slippery flesh.

Some people's legs went weak and they uncontrollably knelt down on the ground.

Some people even had their teeth chattering and couldn't hold their weapons properly.

"what?!"

"Someone who came out of lightning?!"

Despair gripped everyone's spine once again.

Ahead lay the Gluttonous Blood Shadow, and behind stood this terrifying, incomprehensibly powerful being of unknown allegiance.
Has it been like escaping one tiger's den only to fall into another?!

Among the crowd, only Jiang Wei was present.

On her pale face, in her pupils burning like the sun.

The pain, exhaustion, and weakness brought on by the depletion of energy were instantly replaced by an indescribable surprise and a deep sense of curiosity and shock!

It's him!

It's definitely him!

Even when enveloped by this unfamiliar, even more magnificent and terrifying golden divine lightning, she would never mistake Fang Qingyu's unique aura!

But what is his current state?!

The golden lightning, with its imposing aura that surpassed even the Crimson Blaze, was something she couldn't fully comprehend!
Jiang Wei's clear red eyes flickered intensely.

But the exhaustion and weakness surged like a tide, causing her small body to sway slightly.

"Who are you?!"

A Grandmaster who was nearby and whose strength had reached the peak of the second tier suppressed the trembling deep in his soul, mustered all his courage, and roared out in a hoarse voice.

The sound stood out starkly in the deathly silent passage.

Everyone's hearts were in their throats.

The figure of thunder seemed to pause slightly.

The area of ​​the "head" enveloped in golden lightning seemed to glance in the direction from which the sound originated.

Just being swept by that invisible gaze made the scarred mercenary feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, as if an invisible giant hand had gripped his throat. The words he was about to say were abruptly cut off, and his face instantly turned ashen.

Thunder's figure neither stopped nor answered.

His gaze pierced through the crowd and landed precisely on Jiang Wei at the very front.

Through the surging lightning and the chaotic crowd, Jiang Wei could clearly feel the gaze locked on her.

No words.

He nodded very slightly.

The movement was so small that it was almost imperceptible, but it was crystal clear to Jiang Wei.

The light in Jiang Wei's red eyes flickered intensely.

She understood.

The tense body instantly relaxed.

boom--! ! !
The moment after Thunder nodded in acknowledgment.

A beam of light, as thick as a bucket and composed of destructive golden lightning, shot into the sky from beneath my feet without warning!

The beam of light instantly tore through the thick, dark red fleshy membrane dome above the passage.

It was accompanied by deafening thunder and the hissing sound of flesh and blood being instantly carbonized and evaporated.

A huge hole, more than three meters in diameter, with its edges flowing with molten gold flames, suddenly appeared above everyone's heads!

Golden lightning, like a searchlight, shone through the newly opened hole, illuminating the deep, unknown darkness outside.

The thunderous figure appeared as the pillar of light erupted.

It had already transformed into a golden bolt of lightning, disappearing instantly along the trajectory of the lightning pillar that ran from top to bottom.

Only the golden lightning pillar, still radiating terrifying pressure and connected to the unknown sky above, and the icy wind seeping in from the hole remained.
The deathly silence in the passage lasted for several seconds.

Everyone stared blankly at the golden lightning bolt that pierced the dome, and the hole above it leading to the unknown.

Carbonized flesh and blood residue were still dripping from the edge of the hole.

"Disappeared?"

"What exactly is that?!"

"It seems like he... opened a path for us?"

Finally, someone recovered from the extreme shock and murmured to themselves.

Then, it was like cold water being poured into a boiling oil pan!
"The road! It's the way out!!"

"My God! He cleaved a path!!"

"Look! Up there!! It looks like we can get out!!"

"What are you waiting for?! Charge!!"

The elation of surviving the ordeal and the instinct for survival instantly overwhelmed all fear and doubt.

Dozens of grandmasters surged forward like a burst dam, moving even faster than when they were fleeing for their lives, rushing madly toward the huge hole left behind after the golden lightning pillar disappeared!
"Don't push! Damn it!"

"Get out of the way! I'm going first!"

"Get out of my way! I'll chop up anyone who blocks my path!"

The scene fell into chaos in an instant.

Someone used their agility to climb up the charred flesh like a gecko.

Some people jumped up on the spot, trying to grab the edge of the hole.

Some impatient individuals even stepped on the shoulders of the person in front of them to gain momentum and rush upwards.

Human selfishness and the fervor for survival were laid bare at this moment.

No one knows where this cave leads or whether it's safe.

But this is our only hope!
It was that mysterious and unpredictable being, like the god of thunder descending to earth, who used his supreme power to tear open a path to survival for them!
"Amitabha."

Looking at the chaotic scene before him, Shi Kong sighed helplessly, ripped off the cumbersome, thick wig from his head, revealing his bald head.

He stepped forward, attempting to maintain order, his voice carrying the steady power of a Buddhist lion's roar: "Everyone! Please calm down."

"Get the hell out of my way, you bald monk! If you block my way again, don't blame me for being impolite!"

A burly man, eager to climb, shoved aside Shi Kong, who was blocking his way, and continued rushing upwards without looking back.

"Exactly! Who knows if this godforsaken place will collapse again! By the time you all get in line, it'll be too late!"

"Who cares about order or disorder! As long as we can get out!"

Shi Kong's words were instantly drowned out by the surging crowd and angry shouts.

He gave a wry smile, shook his head, and gave up on trying to persuade him.

In such a desperate situation, the instinct to survive overrides everything.

Liu Hanyan, Wei Banmeng, and others did not immediately join the climbing team.

Their eyes immediately focused on Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei's small body swayed slightly, and the crimson lotus flames that had been burning around her and supporting her as she floated away quickly dimmed and went out like a candle flickering in the wind.

The suspended height decreased, and finally, as if it had lost all its strength, it softly fell downwards.

"Jiang Wei!"

Wei Banmeng's cool voice carried a hint of barely perceptible urgency. With a flash, she appeared below Jiang Wei like a ghost and caught her steadily with both arms.

It feels excessively light when you hold it.

Jiang Wei's face was deathly pale, her long eyelashes were tightly closed, her breathing was weak and rapid, and her small body trembled slightly in Wei Banmeng's arms, as if she had exhausted all her strength.

The high temperature in my body was rapidly receding, replaced by a cold and weak feeling.

"How is she?!"

Shi Kong and Liu Hanyan immediately surrounded them, their faces filled with solemnity and concern.

The scene where Jiang Wei transformed into the Crimson Flame Goddess, tearing apart flesh with her bare hands to guide everyone to escape the pursuit of the Gluttonous Blood Shadow, left a very deep impression on them.

Seeing her so weak at this moment, my heart tightened.

Wei Banmeng quickly checked Jiang Wei's pulse and breathing, her delicate brows furrowing tightly.

"His body is extremely depleted of qi and blood, his mental energy is severely overdrawn, and there are signs of burns in his meridians. His condition is very bad and he must be sent out for treatment immediately!"

As she spoke, she unhesitatingly hoisted the unconscious Jiang Wei onto her back and quickly secured her with a strong tactical strap.

The movements were swift and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

Having done all this, she immediately turned around and headed toward the huge hole that had been split open by the golden lightning.

"Junior Sister Wei!"

Shi Kong and Liu Hanyan spoke almost simultaneously, their faces filled with astonishment and confusion.

"Where's Captain Fang?! We haven't found Captain Fang yet!!" Shi Kong exclaimed urgently, beads of sweat even forming on his bald head. "And what about Jiang Taixuan! His fate is unknown! What if he's still lurking in the shadows?"

Liu Hanyan chimed in, "Yes! Banmeng! Captain Fang might need our support! The original plan was for us to join forces to kill Jiang Taixuan, and now we're just leaving like this? What if he..."

Chu Kuanglan, carrying the still unconscious Lu Jiuyuan on his back, looked anxiously at Wei Banmeng and said in a muffled voice, "Senior Sister Wei! Fang Shen, he..."

Wei Banmeng stopped in her tracks.

She didn't look back.

The slender figure appeared particularly frail in the dim, blood-red light, yet it carried an undeniable resolve.

Her voice wasn't loud, but it reached the ears of every companion behind her clearly, carrying a knowing calmness:

"I don't know where Aoko is now either."

But I know one thing.

She turned her head slightly, revealing half of her blood-stained yet still aloof profile. Her gaze seemed to pierce through layers of flesh and blood, looking towards some unknown direction.

"If Fang Qingyu is busy right now..."

"Jiang Wei won't faint."

And Fang Qingyu was indeed as Wei Banmeng had said.
Not only was there no problem, but nothing happened at all.

And she's in absolutely fantastic shape!!
Let's rewind to a dozen minutes ago.

The Crimson Colosseum.

The low-hanging, rolling golden thunderclouds resembled the furrowed brows of a celestial being, firmly anchoring the destructive pressure in this thousand-meter-wide space.

The eighth bolt of golden divine lightning, as thick as an ancient giant python, had just dissipated.

The air was filled with a pungent, burnt smell and a violent electrical charge, emitting tiny crackling sounds.

The ground has been completely transformed.

The viscous, fleshy ground was plowed open, revealing deeper layers of charred, carbonized tissue beneath.

Countless thick blood vessels were severed and evaporated by lightning, twisting and turning like charred tree roots.

The entire space was like scrap iron that had been repeatedly forged in a furnace, with traces of destruction everywhere.

The center of space.

Fang Qingyu huddled on the scorched ground.

There was almost no intact skin on his entire body.

Deep wounds, exposing bone, covered his entire body, the edges of which were a horribly charred black, like withered wood burned by a raging fire.

In many places, one can even see bones covered with charred cracks, shimmering with a faint jade-like luster.

The blood had long since been evaporated by the high temperature.

There was no trace of blood at the wound site, only carbonized muscle tissue and charred skin that had curled up.

His breath was extremely faint, each breath like the strain of a broken bellows, carrying the scorching smell of blood.

The flame of life is like a candle flickering in a storm, which can be extinguished at any moment.

And dozens of meters away from him.

Jiang Taixuan was in an equally miserable state. The enormous fleshy sphere that had been used to withstand the might of heaven had long since disintegrated under the repeated impacts of the aftershocks of the thunder.

At this moment, he was like an old dog that had been skinned, slumped down in the charred ruins of flesh and blood.

The dark red scale armor he wore, formed from the power of the Taotie beast, was already shattered, revealing his equally charred and rotten body underneath.

His left arm was charred.

His withered old face was covered with terrifying blisters and scorch marks from being burned by lightning.

However, unlike Fang Qingyu's barely breathing state.

Jiang Taixuan's cloudy single eye remained fixed on Fang Qingyu's huddled figure, with a hint of manic pleasure.

"Ho ho ho"

A hoarse, bellows-like laugh escaped his throat, mixed with blood and foam.

"I never expected this. I really never expected it!"

His voice was like sandpaper rubbing against dry bones, filled with deep-seated hatred and an almost distorted astonishment.

"A body of gold and bones that have both broken limits; truly invincible in the mortal realm."

Every word he spoke caused excruciating pain throughout his body, but he didn't care.

"Excellent, truly excellent. That old dog Hong Qitian has indeed stumbled upon a once-in-a-millennium treasure."

His eyes were bloodshot from extreme resentment.

"What a pity. What a pity. This treasure of yours is going to fall into my hands today."

"rest assured."

Jiang Taixuan grinned, revealing his blood-stained teeth, his smile as ferocious as a vengeful ghost.

"After you die, I will definitely, definitely make good use of your body."

"Your invincible physique and the secret that triggered divine punishment will become the foundation for my return to my peak, and even surpass it!!!"

He greedily "looked" at Fang Qingyu's broken body, which still exuded amazing potential.

It was as if they were admiring a priceless treasure that they were about to acquire.

This time, he suffered a huge loss.

The damage to its core was compounded, and the gluttonous stomach was also severely injured. Without sufficient "blood food" to nourish it, it was impossible for it to recover.

But the silver lining was...
He is still alive!

As for the kid opposite, when the next bolt of divine lightning struck...
They will definitely die and their cultivation will be destroyed!
He could clearly sense that Fang Qingyu's life force was as weak as a candle flickering in the wind.

The strange power that triggered the divine punishment is now turning against its master.

The ninth bolt of lightning was his death warrant!
Om-! ! !
The golden thunderclouds overhead suddenly surged violently, and the deep thunder roared like millions of giant drums beating at the same time, converging into a prelude to world destruction!
The ninth way!
The terrifying pressure brewing within was even more chilling than the previous eight combined.

Golden electric snakes darted and converged wildly in the clouds, as if they were nurturing a giant thunder axe powerful enough to split the heavens and the earth!

coming!

Jiang Taixuan's single eye emitted its last light, staring intently in Fang Qingyu's direction, a grin spreading across his face as he awaited the final destruction.

At this critical moment!
Fang Qingyu's curled-up body suddenly moved very slightly.

Under Jiang Taixuan's incredulous gaze, the figure who should not have been able to move even a finger slowly and with great difficulty turned over.

From a curled-up position, it changed to a position facing upwards.

On that face, scorched beyond recognition by lightning and fire, the only intact feature, the lips, moved upwards very slowly.

He revealed a smile that, in Jiang Taixuan's eyes, was extremely eerie.

Then, a hoarse, almost indistinguishable voice, yet strangely calm, pierced clearly through the thunder and struck Jiang Taixuan's ears:

"Feel sorry."

I'm sorry to disappoint you.

boom--! ! !
The ninth golden divine lightning bolt has finally descended!

That was no longer thunder, but a golden pillar of light that pierced through heaven and earth!

With the ultimate will to judge everything and end all things, it tore through space and, with unparalleled destructive power, crashed down on Fang Qingyu, who was lying on his back on the ground!
The entire kilometer-long crimson space was instantly and completely swallowed up by pure golden light!

"Uhhh-!!!"

Jiang Taixuan let out a bloodcurdling scream!
Even if he wasn't Thunder's primary target, even if he was far enough away, even if he desperately used the remaining power of his Martial Saint to protect himself...
The aftershocks of that majestic divine power still pierced his soul and broken body like millions of red-hot steel needles!
He felt like an ant thrown into a steel furnace, every inch of his flesh and every nerve screaming as it melted away.

But he stubbornly persevered!

He has to see it with his own eyes!

Watch as that damned brat was blasted into dust by this ultimate divine lightning!
Tears streamed down his face amidst the raging golden light, his eyeballs almost bursting, yet he still stared intently, relentlessly, at Fang Qingyu's location!

The golden light was dazzling!

All I could see was a golden expanse of destruction!

Just as the pillar of destructive light was about to completely engulf Fang Qingyu!
Jiang Taixuan's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of a pinhead!
He saw it!

At the center of endless golden lightning, in the final moment before destruction was about to befall him!

Two dazzling lights, like a supernova explosion, suddenly shone from the depths of Fang Qingyu's eyes, which were also filled with golden light!
An indescribable, seemingly primal, violent force erupted without warning from his crumbling body!
"Bloodlust Unleashed!!!"

A roar pierced through the thunder!
Om-! ! !
Inside Fang Qingyu's charred body, it was as if a dormant, ancient ferocious beast had been forcibly awakened.

The little blood left boiled instantly.

Like molten lava surging and roaring in a dried-up riverbed.

An unimaginable surge of vitality, mixed with an extremely violent force, forcefully tore apart the body's restraints!
Chi chi chi——! ! !
The charred, burnt flesh on his body peeled off in large chunks, like rotten tree bark, as the boiling blood and qi washed over it!

Deep within the wound, newly formed granulation tissue, visible to the naked eye, wriggled and grew wildly as if it had come to life.

They filled those terrifying, bone-revealing craters at an alarming rate!
On the charred surface of the bone, the jade-like luster shone again, though faintly, it stubbornly repaired the cracks.

The depleted Qi Sea was as if it had been infused with a new source, and a faint but tenacious Qi and blood power began to circulate again!
All of this happened so fast!

Almost at the very moment that the ninth bolt of destructive divine lightning was about to strike Fang Qingyu's body.

He underwent an incredible transformation from a near-death experience to a brief peak.

Boom——! ! !
The ultimate divine lightning struck down fiercely!
It completely swallowed up Fang Qingyu's figure.

"Do not--!!!"

Jiang Taixuan let out a desperate roar!

That's not because of pain!
It's because he saw it!

In the core area completely submerged by golden lightning
A figure!
The silhouette of a figure covered in blood and wounds, yet still standing tall and resilient!

Like an unsinkable reef in a stormy sea!

They miraculously withstood the destructive golden light!
"Impossible! Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!!!"

Jiang Taixuan's rationality completely collapsed!

He couldn't understand it!
This completely violates the laws of life!

How could someone on the verge of death, with their life force nearly exhausted, possibly unleash such incredible power at their last moment?!
But the reality is right in front of us.

Fang Qingyu did not die.

Not only did he not die, he even withstood the devastating ninth divine lightning bolt!

What terrified Jiang Taixuan even more was...
As the power of the ninth divine lightning bolt slowly dissipated.

The terrifying divine might that enveloped the entire blood-red space was like a mountain weighing billions of tons.
Disappeared!
An invisible shackle that oppresses his soul and body.
It's gone!
escape!
This thought struck Jiang Taixuan like lightning into his mind, which was almost filled with fear and resentment.

Ignoring the excruciating pain tearing through his body, and even less concerned about why Fang Qingyu had survived.

The instinct for survival overrides everything!
With his remaining right arm and his barely functional left leg, like a dying maggot, he mustered his last strength and frantically ran towards the spot where the Gluttonous Blood Shadow had just been.

There!

It's the only way out!
however.

Just as he struggled to the edge of the crevice, and half his body was about to plunge into the viscous darkness...
A terrifying tremor, seemingly originating from the very essence of life, erupted suddenly from behind him like an invisible tsunami!
That feeling.
Like an ancient god who has been asleep for billions of years, at the end of the universe, He slowly opened His eyes!
Jiang Taixuan's movements suddenly froze.

As if petrified, filled with a fear that came from the deepest part of their soul, they turned their heads away.
In the center of that scorched ruin ravaged by the ninth divine lightning bolt, all that could be seen was...

Fang Qingyu's figure remained upright.

But at this moment, he was surrounded by dark golden divine lightning!
No more harm to Fang Qingyu's body.

Instead, it is like a living snake, gently coiling around the limbs and bones.

Wherever it passed, the charred dead skin peeled off quickly, and the hideous wounds healed and smoothed out at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The burnt smell was replaced by a fresh, newborn scent with a hint of thunder.

The horrific, deep wounds that exposed bone on the body's surface are now just shallow, pinkish scars.

Even the weakness caused by the previous forced activation of Blood Explosion, such as the depletion of Qi and blood and the feeling of meridians about to burst, is being rapidly soothed and repaired by this newborn power.

Fang Qingyu slowly raised his hands and looked down at them.

Within his palm, dark golden arcs of lightning leaped and flickered like sprites.

He could clearly feel that the trace of the strange lightning origin that originally belonged to the Bone-Corroding Lightning within his body was now being devoured by this vast and boundless dark golden divine lightning, just like a subject paying homage to his king.

An unprecedented sense of immense power, as if it could control the thunder and lightning of heaven and earth and command all things, was surging forth from the depths of every cell in my body.

At this moment, Fang Qingyu's consciousness seemed to detach from his broken body, drawn by an invisible, powerful force.
It crashed through some invisible barrier!

What lay before me was no longer a charred, bloody wasteland, nor a writhing, gluttonous stomach.

But
A vast and boundless cosmic void!

Beneath my feet lay profound darkness, dotted with countless distant and cold stars.

The massive asteroid belt flowed slowly through the void like a silent river.

Fang Qingyu's "consciousness" floated in this vast void, as insignificant as a speck of dust.

An indescribable sense of loneliness and bewilderment instantly overwhelmed him.

This is where?

This thought had just arisen deep within my consciousness
boom--! ! !
A thunderous roar whose grandeur defies description, seemingly existing since the dawn of the universe, piercing through endless time and space!
From afar, the sound exploded deep within Fang Qingyu's "consciousness"!
Immediately after
An endless, pure golden light that was too bright to look at directly.

Like the first ray of light at the dawn of creation, it instantly tore through the endless darkness behind Fang Qingyu.

The light was so vast, so sacred.
Fang Qingyu suddenly turned around!
The pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints in an instant.

behind him.

In the depths of that cosmic void, completely illuminated by golden light.

A magnificent sight that defies description.
A golden figure!

It stands quietly!

His body seemed to be composed of the purest cosmic laws and golden lightning, so vast that it surpassed the concept of stars.

Fang Qingyu couldn't even "see" its outline; he could only sense its "presence."

A supreme being, above all things!
He was surrounded by billions of golden lightning snakes that shone like a galaxy.

It seems so close, yet also as far away as the ends of the universe.

The scales of time and space lose their meaning before Him.

Fang Qingyu felt like a speck of dust floating at the feet of a giant, so insignificant that even looking up at him was a desecration.

Just as Fang Qingyu's soul was completely frozen by this indescribable pressure...
That infinitely large golden figure slowly...
He raised one of His fingers.

That finger seemed to be made of solidified galaxy, with the fingertip leaping with the lightning of creation.

Towards Fang Qingyu, this tiny speck of dust
Click gently!

No sound.

There is only one kind of absolute will, as if fate is locked and time and space are frozen!

Fang Qingyu's thoughts completely stopped at this moment.

They could only watch helplessly as the golden finger, imbued with boundless power, grew larger and larger in their field of vision.
finally.
It was gently placed on his "between the eyebrows".

Om-! ! !
An indescribable, vast flow of information, like a galaxy bursting its banks, instantly surged into the depths of Fang Qingyu's consciousness!

Countless mysteries about thunder, the true meaning of destruction and rebirth.
Like a brand, it is deeply engraved in the very essence of his soul!
at the same time.

The ancient diagrams floating in the void of consciousness suddenly burst forth with unprecedentedly dazzling golden light!
The pages are flipping wildly!

Finally, it came to a completely new chapter.

The ancient, dark gold characters seemed to come alive, flowing and coalescing on the pages:

[Detected (Divine) "Divine Envoy" class, currently activating (1/100)]

[Original compatibility test passed!]

[Thunder Authority Fragment Fusion Test Passed!]

[Breaking through the critical point of life's leap!]

Congratulations on successfully unlocking the "Divine Envoy" class!

(End of this chapter)