Proving Immortality Starting with Hextech Runes

Inside the floating pavilion, the smile on the short, stout butler's face froze completely.

He looked at Chen Xu, who stood below the stage holding a gun. The power that erupted in an instant made even this Core Formation cultivator feel a chill.

"This child...is he truly only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment?"

Wei Yu leaned forward slightly, staring intently at Chen Xu, a hint of unease flashing in his eyes.

Chen Xu's displayed strength was far too strange, exceeding his understanding of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and he worried that it would affect his plans for this trip...

Chen Xu, sitting in the audience, felt even more uneasy.

This is because the attack speed bonus from [Guinsoo's Rageblade] and the buff from [Light Titan's Resolve] have not yet disappeared.

In other words, the battle is not over yet.

The only explanation is that Ying Ning is not dead...

This matter was shrouded in mystery, so Chen Xu dared not be negligent. He immediately deployed part of his divine sense and carefully spread it out to investigate the surrounding area.

Just as the short, stout butler stepped forward again, cleared his throat, and was about to announce the Nan family's victory, a sudden change occurred!

Without warning, the entire Xiaochun Island began to tremble slightly, and the cherry blossoms falling from the sky on the island hung eerily in the air.

At the same time, a strange rhythm suddenly rang out, and invisible ripples instantly spread throughout the entire area.

Apart from the two Core Formation cultivators, all the other cultivators on the island were frozen in place, as if they had been subjected to a spell to immobilize themselves.

"Oh no! It's the Illusory Sound Demon Formation!" The short, stout deacon exclaimed in alarm upon seeing this.

"Have the Sakura family gone mad?! How dare they collude with a powerful demon to set up this forbidden formation!"

He reacted extremely quickly, immediately taking out a communication talisman.

This talisman was specially made by the Xuan Shui Palace and can penetrate most restrictions to call for help.

However, just as he channeled his spiritual power into the talisman, preparing to activate it...

A sharp, piercing sound suddenly came from the side.

The black-robed cultivator's face was cold and ruthless as a beam of white light shot out like lightning.

It was a prismatic, silver-white magical artifact, its tip gleaming with a cold light, aimed straight at the short, stout deacon's back.

With a muffled thud, the rhomboid ritual implement precisely pierced the short, stout deacon.

However, the imagined bloodshed did not materialize.

Beneath the short, stout butler's blue brocade robe, a dense, illusory pattern of scales appeared, blocking the fatal blow.

But the powerful impact still caused blood to spill from his mouth.

"What?!" The black-robed cultivator's pupils constricted sharply as he stared incredulously at the illusory scale-armored figure, exclaiming in shock.

"It's a scaled fish shell! You actually possess such a treasure?"

The short, stout butler steadied himself, whirled around, his eyes filled with anger and disbelief:

"Wei Yu! You actually colluded with the Ying family!?"

At this moment, the communication talisman in the short, stout deacon's hand had already turned into a streak of light and flown away.

Upon seeing this, a flash of annoyance crossed Wei Yu's eyes.

He sighed, his voice low and somber: "The Ying family promised me a secret technique to steal the supernatural powers of the demon race. I'm sorry, Old Zhou..."

He then roared down, "I'll hold off Zhou Caisheng, you devour him as quickly as possible!!"

Before he finished speaking, he stopped talking nonsense and changed his hand seals.

The rhomboid magical artifact, which had been deflected by the scaled fish armor, hovered in the air, splitting into dozens of prismatic shadows that pierced towards the short, stout deacon.

Zhou Caisheng never expected that, given his decades-long friendship with Wei Yu, the latter would turn against him because of the Ying family's secret techniques.

His face was gloomy, and he stopped speaking. With a wave of his hand, a brass mirror appeared, which he used to deal with the situation.

Just as the two Core Formation cultivators were locked in fierce combat, the blood foam on the battle platform began to flow backward and gather together.

In the blink of an eye, a strange figure stood up again in the center of the battle arena.

Its upper body still vaguely retains some of Ying Ning's delicate features, but its fair skin is covered with fine scales.

His eyes turned into vertical pupils, and his original red lips split open, revealing two rows of fine, sharp teeth.

The most bizarre thing is its lower body, which starts from a slender waist and extends into a fish tail, giving it a half-human, half-demon appearance.

The demonized Ying Ning looked at Chen Xu, who was "frozen" in front of her, and let out a mocking sound:

"Xu Ping'an...no matter how amazing your strength is, you still lost to me..."

As soon as it finished speaking, its body transformed into a blur, and it opened its blood-red maw to tear at Chen Xu.

But at that moment, Chen Xu, who had been standing like a statue, suddenly moved!

His arm, gripping the gun, suddenly slashed upwards, piercing Ying Ning's throat with pinpoint accuracy.

Then, Ying Ning's demonic body exploded into a mist of water, which quickly condensed into a new shape not far away.

Its vertical pupils widened, staring at Chen Xu in disbelief:

"Why can you still move?! With the Illusionary Sound Demon Formation in place, how can someone below the Core Formation stage break free from its control?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xu let out a cold laugh.

My own [Light Titan's Resolve] had already been stacked to 25 layers, giving me an additional immunity to crowd control.

He did not respond, his figure approached again, the First Holy Spear in his hand turning into a continuous black afterimage.

He unleashed his combined attack speed to its fullest extent, his spear shadows becoming so dense that they almost completely enveloped the space where Ying Ning was located.

Countless lines of blood burst open from Ying Ning's body. Its demonic body defenses were extremely fragile in the face of such absolute speed.

Seeing that she couldn't fight back head-on, Ying Ning began to flee in all directions, devouring the cultivators around her who were immobilized.

Each time it devours a person, its aura increases by one point.

Chen Xu became increasingly alarmed as he watched. If it were truly allowed to devour everything like this, breaking through to the Core Formation stage wouldn't be impossible...

However, Ying Ning transformed into a streak of light at this moment, moving at an extremely fast speed.

Chen Xu stuck several silence talismans on his body, but he still couldn't keep up with Ying Ning's speed.

"This can't go on any longer..." Chen Xu made a decision in his heart.

He decisively changed his target, raising his gun and attacking the black-robed cultivator in the sky.

Only by dealing with this person first, along with the short, stout deacon, can we join forces to kill this ravenous, devouring monster.

At this moment, Wei Yu sensed an overwhelming barrage of gunfire coming from behind him, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

"How dare you, you ants!" A look of disdain flashed in his eyes.

A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator dares to ambush a Core Formation cultivator? They're utterly courting death...

He didn't even turn his head completely; he merely stirred his mind and created a sliver of light that attacked Chen Xu.

Faced with the attack of a Core Formation cultivator, Chen Xu was naturally unable to react.

He could only dodge using his hard-earned combat instincts, but his left shoulder was still pierced with a bloody hole.

A surge of energy containing the power of Core Formation instantly invaded his body, tearing his muscles and meridians apart.

If it weren't for his strong physical body and the powerful defensive damage reduction provided by the [Light Titan's Resolve], he would have been able to overcome any obstacle.

Otherwise, this blow would have been enough to completely shatter half of his shoulder and arm.

Wei Yu was preparing to split off another prism to completely crush this Foundation Establishment junior and eliminate any future trouble.

However, when his divine sense swept over Chen Xu's pierced shoulder, he was greatly shocked.

The blood hole on Chen Xu's left shoulder miraculously healed very quickly.

In the blink of an eye, the horrific penetrating wound had completely healed...