Desolate Devouring Art-Chapter 849 - Spatial Technique

Blood Pythons preferred to fight in the forest, using their massive bodies to weave a web that sealed off Liu Wuxie's escape route. The Eight-Legged Bull was even more terrifying, as the surrounding space began to collapse when it appeared. This resembled a variation of a spatial beast.

"Could this Eight-Legged Bull be the descendant of a Spatial Beast?" Liu Wuxie murmured to himself. Many demonic beasts would interbreed over generations, bearing ancient bloodlines.

In the astral domain, there was a colossal beast known as the Spatial Beast, which feasted on spatial crystals. It occasionally ventured to the Martial Astral Vein to hunt profound beasts for food.

If the Eight-Legged Bull was truly a descendant of a Spatial Beast, escaping would be nearly impossible due to its ability to manipulate space.

Liu Wuxie's worries soon became a reality as he felt the surrounding space solidify, slowing Fiery's pace. At the same time, the Blood Python was closing in from behind.

"Damn it!" Liu Wuxie gritted his teeth and swung the Heretic Blade down, sending ripples through the air. The disruption momentarily freed them, allowing Fiery to regain its speed. However, something was wrong—Fiery was afraid of the Eight-Legged Bull. Without hesitation, it bolted deeper into the forest in a panic, ignoring Liu Wuxie's commands.

The direction Fiery fled in had led them away from the Heavenly Peak, and they had no time to worry about it; their priority was to escape the pursuit.

The Golden-Scaled Roc hovered in the air and could discover them no matter how Fiery tried to flee as the Eight-Legged Bull and Blood Python began to flank them from both sides.

Initially, Liu Wuxie was puzzled. He was only at the Nascent Transformation Realm, and it made no sense for such powerful spiritual beasts to come after him. But he soon figured that Fiery's aura had likely attracted them.

While Fiery's presence made travel in the mountain range easy, its divine beast aura was a treasure for other spiritual beasts, allowing them to make a breakthrough in their bloodline.

If they could consume Fiery's blood essence, they would also possess the divine beast's bloodline, resulting in a tremendous boost in power.

The Blood Python slithered swiftly, leaving behind a deep trench. The plants on either side withered, unable to withstand the toxic miasma surrounding it.

It wasn't easy for the three spiritual beasts to catch up with Fiery as they crossed through the forest into a new region. Liu Wuxie could no longer see the Heavenly Peak, making him uneasy.

After all, getting lost here was no different from being cast into an endless ocean with no hope of finding his way back.

The Golden-Scaled Roc gradually grew impatient. When Liu Wuxie and Fiery passed through the woods and appeared on open ground, the Roc dove toward Liu Wuxie. Its powerful dive caused the surrounding air to explode from rapid compression.

Liu Wuxie launched himself into the air and swung the Heretic Blade. He yelled, "Get lost!"

The Golden-Scaled Roc was forced to halt its descent, blocked by the blade aura unleashed by Liu Wuxie. Had it continued diving, the aura would have torn through its feathers.

Liu Wuxie was more than capable of dealing with a spiritual beast.

Letting out a sharp cry, the roc reeled in shock at Liu Wuxie's strength. It hurriedly flapped its wings, ascending higher into the sky, but the blade aura still grazed its talons. It wasn't fast enough—its right wing took a direct hit, sending feathers raining down.

Now enraged, the Golden-Scaled Roc circled above, its wings whipping up a ferocious gale that tore across the battlefield. With a wingspan over twelve meters, it cast a massive shadow over the ground as it spread its wings.

Liu Wuxie calmly tapped out with his right hand, condensing ice-attribute energy into sharp arrows that streaked toward the roc's abdomen.

Due to its massive frame, dodging was impossible. The ice arrows tore into its body, leaving bloody wounds in their wake.

Spiritual beasts possessed a powerful physique and were practically impervious to ordinary weapons.

However, Liu Wuxie's ice-attribute energy had already evolved into a dao technique, meaning that each attack carried the laws of heaven and earth.

After repelling the Golden-Scaled Roc, Liu Wuxie began to descend.

Fiery's speed had dropped significantly, with its path stopped by the Eight-Legged Bull. The Blood Python also bared its massive jaws and lunged at Fiery's back in a ferocious attack.

"You're courting death!"

Fiery was afraid of the Eight-Legged Bull and kept retreating, thus giving the Blood Python an opening.

Liu Wuxie streaked through the air and appeared before the Blood Python.

"Golden Flame Strike!" Liu Wuxie struck with his most potent attack without any hesitation. He knew he had to inflict real pain on these creatures, or they would keep chasing after them relentlessly.

Terrifying metal-attribute energy combined with flame converged into this devastating strike. Since Liu Wuxie had reached the Quasi-True Profound Realm, his combat strength had risen by several levels.

Sensing the danger, the Blood Python let out a roar, and a black vortex appeared before it.

"Dark-attribute energy!" Liu Wuxie exclaimed. He hadn't expected the Blood Python to have comprehended the dark-attribute energy.

Darkness was also an element as rare as light, and few humans could truly comprehend it. It stood in direct contrast to light, making it exceedingly difficult to comprehend.

A myth spoke of a Great Divine Dark Art, one of the legendary three thousand Dao techniques. When executed, it was said to shroud tens of thousands of miles in darkness. Moreover, this darkness could give rise to the Dark Demon God, a spectral figure wielding a scythe to reap lives in the darkness.

The Blood Python had barely grasped the dark-attribute energy, and the black vortex was far from complete. Even so, Liu Wuxie didn't dare to be careless and summoned the Heavenly Dragon Seal to attack at full force.

The dragon clan possessed an innate suppression over serpents, making the Heavenly Dragon Seal the perfect counter. The moment it appeared, the Blood Python instinctively recoiled, overwhelmed by the dragon clan's laws.

This was the power of bloodlines, where the world had a natural hierarchy.

When the Golden Flame Strike descended, the Blood Python had no choice but to take it head-on.

A thunderous crash shook the forest as the devastating slash struck the Blood Python, shattering the black vortex. The attack ripped scales from the serpent's body, leaving behind a gaping wound that bled profusely, staining the surrounding plants crimson.

The Blood Python shrieked in pain. It would never have been struck by Liu Wuxie if not for the Heavenly Dragon Seal's suppression.

After repelling the Blood Python, Liu Wuxie didn't hesitate to turn around as the Eight-Legged Bull had already cornered Fiery. This forced Fiery to cower behind a large tree, not daring to come out.

Though Fiery appeared fierce and imposing, it lacked combat strength as its bloodline had yet to awaken.

Liu Wuxie swiftly leaped in front of the Eight-Legged Bull, finally getting a clear look at it. The creature's three eyes gave it a sinister appearance, and the surrounding space distorted under its presence.

With a deafening bellow, the Eight-Legged Bull unleashed a powerful distorting force toward Liu Wuxie, restricting him as though an invisible force had bound his body.

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"Spatial confinement!" Liu Wuxie was shocked, with a grave expression. None of the three spiritual beasts were easy to deal with.

The Golden-Scaled Roc was an aerial spiritual beast, the Blood Python had comprehended dark-attribute energy, and the Eight-Legged Bull was even more terrifying to have comprehended spatial energy.

Encountering just one would have been challenging, but Liu Wuxie had stumbled upon all three simultaneously. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Liu Wuxie activated the True Dragon Physique and channeled the ancient deity's power to correct the surrounding space before executing the Golden Flame Strike. As he had used this Dao technique twice in a row, his true essence had been severely depleted.

He knew he had to end the battle quickly and find a way out of the encirclement.

"If only I could break through to the True Profound Realm..." Liu Wuxie sighed as the Golden Flame Strike slashed toward the Eight-Legged Bull. Even if he couldn't kill it, he was determined to carve an opening for escape.

The Golden Flame Strike fell, but the Eight-Legged Bull stood its ground, immediately causing Liu Wuxie to sharpen his focus.

The merciless blade ray descended and destroyed the surrounding trees like a tornado had swept through the region.

When the blade ray descended, the Eight-Legged Bull opened its mouth and spat out spatial fragments that merged into the surrounding space before a bizarre scene unfolded.

The world before Liu Wuxie turned into countless mirrors, each with an Eight-Legged Bull.

"Spatial technique!" Liu Wuxie could no longer contain his shock that a spiritual beast could master a Dao technique to this degree. But there was no time to ponder as the Golden Flame Strike continued to descend.

The surrounding mirrors began to shatter, but new mirrors soon reformed. Something even more shocking unfolded next as the Golden Flame Strike was reflected toward him through the mirror.

"This is bad!" Liu Wuxie's heart sank. He knew how terrifying the Golden Flame Strike was. He didn't hesitate to retreat, keeping Fiery in the beast pouch before fleeing. After all, fleeing was the best option since he couldn't win.

Liu Wuxie moved like the wind, vanishing in the blink of an eye. But no matter how fast he was, the Golden-Scaled Roc's sharp gaze never lost sight of him.

The Golden Flame Strike carved a deep crater into the ground, and had he not dodged in time, he would have suffered serious injuries. Being wounded by his own attack would have been a humiliation, so he had chosen to flee instead.

The three spiritual beasts roared in unison. Over the years, they had built up seamless coordination, killing countless cultivators who ventured into their territory. But today, a human cultivator had escaped their encirclement.

It wasn't Liu Wuxie's escape that enraged them—it was Fiery. Though they avoided provoking powerful divine beasts, weaker divine beasts like Fiery were ideal prey.

"I have to run quickly!" Liu Wuxie performed the Nine Heavenly Crane Dance, shuttling through the forest, desert, valleys, and rivers.

The Golden-Scaled Roc soared through the sky, crossing ten thousand meters with a flap of its wings, and it was practically impossible for Liu Wuxie to shake off its pursuit.

"Damn it! Damn it!" Liu Wuxie had changed his direction several times, but the Golden-Scaled Roc could track him down each time. Whenever he found a hiding spot, it wouldn't take long before he was forced to continue running by the Golden-Scaled Roc.