Chapter 746: Seizing the Xiantian Spirit Corpse! The Child of Destiny's Eyes Turn Bloodshot!
A flicker of anticipation sparked in the depths of Qin Yuan's soul.
'Heh heh... Shen Anyu, you thought you'd won by piercing my heart? You thought you'd killed me?''You have yet to truly begin your cultivation. You have no idea of the incredible means available to a true cultivator, do you?''Even if my physical body is destroyed, my soul endures. I have other plans in motion.''How could mere martial artists or common spellcasters ever hope to comprehend the deep mysteries of the Immortal Path?'
But in the very next moment, a violent tremor shook Qin Yuan's spiritual consciousness.
He had activated the Celestial Corpse Refining Divine Method, issuing a command for the Xiantian Spirit Corpse, Yaoyao, to act. Yet, she remained perfectly still, suspended motionlessly in mid-air.
Why wasn't she moving?
[Ding! The Child of Destiny, Qin Yuan, is dumbfounded. Plundering 9,999 Destiny Value!]
[Ding! The Child of Destiny, Qin Yuan, is in disbelief. Plundering 9,999 Destiny Value!]
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Qin Yuan was stunned. He frantically repeated the incantation, a silent scream in his soul, but it was useless. Yaoyao did not stir.
His Divine Sense crept outwards, cautiously probing the scene. He detected the faint, knowing smile playing on Shen Anyu's lips, and a cold sweat broke out across his ethereal form. A tingling numbness spread over his scalp.
How could Yaoyao disobey his command?
At that moment, in a place Qin Yuan couldn't see, Shen Anyu's hand, hidden behind his back within the folds of his sleeve, was tracing a series of gestures. His fingers danced, mirroring the exact incantation Qin Yuan's soul was performing.
'I, too, know the Celestial Corpse Refining Divine Method.'
The smile on Shen Anyu's handsome face widened. The God-Tier Replication Card from the system store had cost him a full five million Destiny Value; it was hardly an ordinary item. It hadn't just copied Qin Yuan's memories; it had replicated every single one of his abilities, granting Shen Anyu the power to use them as easily as lifting a finger.
Of course, Shen Anyu's control over the Xiantian Spirit Corpse was not as absolute as Qin Yuan's. Qin Yuan had spent years refining Yaoyao with his own magical power, forging a deep connection. His authority was naturally superior.
However, while Shen Anyu's control wasn't absolute, it was more than enough to interfere.
At that very moment, the Xiantian Spirit Corpse, Yaoyao, was clearly confused. Two diametrically opposed commands echoed in her nascent consciousness. One ordered her to attack Shen Anyu; the other ordered her to stand down. What was she supposed to do? The current Yaoyao possessed no true intelligence and was incapable of judging the situation.
Rumble!
High above, the lightning tribulation that had been brewing in the heavens finally erupted. A pillar of lightning as thick as a water main descended from the sky, tearing through ten thousand meters of the void as it slammed violently into Yaoyao.
Buzz—!
The Xiantian Spirit Corpse instantly began to glow with a soft, jade-like radiance, enduring the first bolt of the tribulation head-on.
She was completely unharmed.
Seeing this, Qin Yuan's soul let out a sigh of relief. 'Could it be,'he thought,'that Yaoyao didn't obey my command because she was focused on facing her tribulation?'
If Yaoyao could successfully pass this trial, she would be invincible among those at the Golden Core stage. Crushing Shen Anyu then would be as simple as squashing an ant.
But this was clearly just the beginning.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One after another, terrifying bolts of lightning descended, enveloping the Spirit Corpse from above. The horrifying energy didn't annihilate all life within a hundred-mile radius; it was specifically targeted at Yaoyao, the subject of the tribulation. Even so, the aftershocks alone were devastating. Everything in the vicinity, whether metal structures or stone walls, was obliterated.
The ground was blasted open, leaving behind a series of bottomless craters. To touch the lightning was death; to encounter it was to perish.
Wu Shenyun acted swiftly, her true essence flaring as she swept up her subordinates, pulling them away from the epicenter of the tribulation.
Yaoyao, who bore the full brunt of the assault, suddenly showed a sign of strain. A thin crack appeared on her body, which was as smooth and flawless as ice-jade. She looked precarious.
'This is bad... Yaoyao might not be able to hold on...' Qin Yuan's heart sank. The layered thunderclouds high above showed no signs of dissipating. The tribulation was far from over, but Yaoyao was already injured. She couldn't possibly endure it to the end.
Watching Yaoyao get struck again and again, seeing the cracks spread across her form, Qin Yuan felt as if his own heart was bleeding. An extreme ache filled him, and his resentment for Shen Anyu deepened into a venomous hatred.
'I have to get her back into the bronze coffin. The seals on it can temporarily block the tribulation and hide her from the heavens.'
But he couldn't do it.
Qin Yuan's soul was shrunken within his own corpse, watching Shen Anyu stand guard nearby. His spirit burned with anxiety. With Shen Anyu right there, how could he possibly make a move? If he revealed that he wasn't completely dead, he might lose even the slimmest chance of turning the tables.
Was he supposed to just sit here and watch as Yaoyao was destroyed by the heavenly lightning?
Qin Yuan hesitated, trapped between a rock and a hard place. His soul thrashed against the confines of his dead flesh, a prisoner in his own body, utterly frantic.
[Ding! The Child of Destiny, Qin Yuan, is pacing frantically. Plundering 99,999 Destiny Value!]
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"Tsk, tsk. If such a stunningly beautiful girl were to be struck dead by lightning, wouldn't that be a terrible pity?"
"It seems I should save her. Perhaps she'll be so grateful she'll offer herself to me in return."
Just then, Shen Anyu muttered to himself, his voice laced with a theatrical sigh of regret.
Immediately after, he soared into the sky, flying directly toward Yaoyao, who was still being battered by the lightning tribulation.
Qin Yuan's soul watched, dumbfounded. That was a heavenly tribulation! Rushing in so rashly was a death wish!
"Shen Anyu, come back!"
Wu Shenyun cried out in alarm. That terrifying lightning was not something one could casually enter. Even that incredibly powerful girl couldn't withstand it; a mere Land Immortal would likely be turned to ash in an instant.
"This man... he's really going to die for a woman!" Seeing Shen Anyu simply turn back, shake his head with a smile, and gesture that he was fine, Wu Shenyun's face turned pale with frustration and fear.
"Yun Slave, if you were in danger, I would save you without a second thought." At that moment, Shen Anyu's clear voice entered Wu Shenyun's ears.
Wu Shenyun snorted lightly, her expression not softening in the slightest. But deep within her sharp, majestic phoenix eyes, a deep worry swirled.
That lightning was too terrifying.
Shen Anyu was being too reckless.
But Shen Anyu was confident. At worst, he could use his supernatural skill, Love Infinite Teleportation, to whisk both himself and the Xiantian Spirit Corpse away. This tribulation was indeed terrifying and couldn't be resisted head-on, but its chaotic energy also served to obscure the workings of heaven. Otherwise, how could a simple bronze coffin hope to block it?
Besides, Shen Anyu had no intention of taking the lightning head-on. He wasn't like Yaoyao, who lacked the intelligence to do anything but stand there and get struck.
Shen Anyu stopped a thousand meters away from the Spirit Corpse. After observing the rhythm of the bolts, his Telekinesis surged.
The bronze coffin shot through the air, flying directly toward Yaoyao. It flipped upside down, covering her completely, and the heavy lid slid shut with a resounding thud.
Illusory white lotuses bloomed across the surface of the bronze coffin, shining with a faint, ethereal glow that seemed to erase it from existence, obscuring it from the heavens.
The layered thunderclouds high above immediately paused, as if confused.
Where did the target of the tribulation go?
Not long after, the thunderclouds began to gradually dissipate, revealing a bright, clear moon hanging like a sliver in the night sky.
Shen Anyu extended his hand. The bronze coffin flew toward him, and together they slowly descended to the ground.
"I told you I'd be fine," Shen Anyu said softly, smiling at Wu Shenyun, who had rushed forward to meet him, her face etched with concern.
Wu Shenyun just snorted again, turning her head as if she couldn't be bothered to look at him.
Qin Yuan's soul also breathed a genuine sigh of relief. Yaoyao was saved!
Wait. Yaoyao fell into Shen Anyu's hands?
When this crucial point finally registered in Qin Yuan's mind, he was instantly dumbfounded.
That was his pre-ordained future wife!
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