Chapter 1295: Manly Charisma (Third Update!)
Being praised as handsome by a beauty like the white cat Xiao Qi truly made him quite proud.
The silver-armored young general was furious: "Celestial Venerable Mu, don't think that just because you're handsome and have manly charisma, you can do whatever you want!"
Qin Mu grew even more pleased and smug: "Although you are also quite handsome, you're too charming and effeminate. You indeed lack some of the manly charisma I possess. Xiao Qi, for those words alone, I can spare your life."
The silver-armored young general was beside himself with rage. Behind him, his celestial palace bloomed, and his primordial spirit stood before the Hall of Lingxiao within that palace. His primordial spirit was also a white cat, with a cat's head and a human body, handsome and charming.
He had once fought against Yan'er without being defeated, proving his strength was extremely formidable.
He thrust his spear forward, and the white cat primordial spirit standing before the Hall of Lingxiao also thrust its spear simultaneously. The two spear shadows merged into one, the power contained within the spear terrifying—yet this attack emitted no fluctuation of force whatsoever!
Qin Mu let out a soft exclamation of surprise: "A divine ability from the Kaicheng Era? Are you a cat demon from the Kaicheng Era?"
He raised his palm, and the silver-armored young general's spear struck his palm with a sharp *ding* sound. The moment the spear tip collided with his palm, Qin Mu's divine storage domain exploded!
*Whoosh!*
The power of the divine storage domain expanded outward, sending the silver-armored young general flying backward, his figure vanishing into the mist within the mining area.
Qin Mu withdrew his hand and looked down at his palm.
His palm had been pierced by the silver-armored young general's spear.
Divine abilities from the Kaicheng Era had a very distinct characteristic. Compared to other eras, the Kaicheng Era embodied a spirit of craftsmanship, a pursuit of perfection.
The divine abilities of this era were often crafted to be as small and exquisite as possible, compressing the power of the ability to its extreme. Before striking the target, the power would not leak, and the force would not erupt.
By highly concentrating the power of a divine ability and shrinking the area of its eruption upon impact, one could grant the ability far greater offensive strength!
In fact, Qin Ye of Kaicheng's swordsmanship was the same.
The reason he could pierce the flesh of Fire Celestial Venerable with his Carefree Sword and penetrate the palm of Hao Celestial Venerable was precisely this principle.
And the reason Qin Mu's palm had been pierced by the silver-armored young general's silver spear was also due to this.
Qin Mu himself had studied the divine abilities and techniques of the Kaicheng Era, but completely internalizing all power was still something he found difficult to achieve. Not being a person of that era, it was hard to truly grasp the spirit of craftsmanship and perfection that the people of the Kaicheng Era possessed.
For the silver-armored young general to achieve this level, there was only one possibility: he was a powerful demonic beast expert from the Kaicheng Era!
From within the mist came the voice of the white cat Xiao Qi, drifting and elusive, sometimes coming from behind Qin Mu, sometimes from above his left, and sometimes appearing right beneath his feet, making it impossible to pinpoint his location.
"You might be able to fool Lady Tianfei, but you can't fool me. I don't know why you're so confident, believing you can enter the mineral vein and obtain the rough stone. But based on my understanding of you, you must be certain of success!"
He himself was an incredibly agile spirit cat, using the bizarre nature of the Taishi mineral vein to conceal his tracks. He sneered: "Lady Tianfei doesn't understand you. She thinks you'll die in the mining area. But I'm different. I know you far too well!"
Qin Mu paid him no mind and continued walking forward on his own.
The white cat Xiao Qi's voice continued to drift around, chattering incessantly as if whispering in his ear: "You seem curious, like a silly moose, foolishly rushing to your death. But every time, you come back alive. It's not luck. It's because every time you take a risk, you have a sense of proportion. Even when your life is in danger, you still have a means of escape."
Qin Mu looked around, trying to find the rough stone, and said with a smile: "What means of escape could I possibly have? If I were assimilated by this mineral vein, wouldn't I die too?"
"Wrong! This time, your confidence is even greater, because you know you won't encounter any real danger at all!"
In the mist, a silver spear silently thrust toward Qin Mu's back.
The white cat Xiao Qi was like an assassin, or a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, impossible to guard against!
Qin Mu turned and swung his sword, deflecting the tip of the silver spear. In that instant, the power erupting from the spear tip numbed his arm!
Just as he deflected the spear tip, a massive white cat primordial spirit suddenly materialized behind him, its razor-sharp claws gleaming as it slashed down at him!
When a cultivator's primordial spirit reaches the Divine Bridge realm, it begins to transform into something almost tangible.
By the time one reaches the True God realm, the primordial spirit is already equivalent to a physical entity, incredibly fast, and possesses immense power, even surpassing divine weapons!
After passing through the Execution Platform and undergoing its baptism, the primordial spirit essentially becomes equal to a sacrificial ancient god. Although it falls short in terms of the laws of the Dao compared to sacrificial ancient gods, its power is still extremely formidable.
And when one reaches the realm of Lingxiao, the strength of the primordial spirit is enough to easily slay existences at the Jade Capital realm, annihilating both their form and spirit!
Just as the white cat's primordial spirit brought its claws down, Qin Mu chuckled and said: "Xiao Qi, don't you know I was once the Son of Youdu? In front of me, no one has ever dared to directly attack me with their primordial spirit. You're the first."
Within his divine storage domain, the Earth Lord Qin Mu slowly rose, standing behind him.
The white cat primordial spirit's claws landed on the Earth Lord Qin Mu. The power of this strike was immense, but the recoil was even stronger!
The white cat primordial spirit let out a miserable shriek like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. Its three souls and seven spirits were shaken loose from its body, separating from its spiritual fetus!
"You've lived in the Heavenly Emperor's harem for far too long."
The Earth Lord Qin Mu's colossal form stood between heaven and earth. He reached out and grabbed the fleeing three souls and seven spirits, even the spiritual fetus falling into his palm.
"Although I've fought many experts at the Lingxiao realm, they all know that using their primordial spirit against the Son of Youdu is a guaranteed death sentence. That's why they usually rely on the power of divine weapons and divine abilities to fight me."
The Earth Lord Qin Mu opened his hand. The white cat's soul and spiritual fetus trembled in fear. Faced with this behemoth, it felt an instinctive terror, like a mouse encountering a cat.
In an instant, its primordial spirit had been stripped of its spiritual fetus and soul, and even its soul had been separated into three souls and seven spirits, each one divided.
The Earth Lord Qin Mu gathered its three souls and seven spirits back together, stuffed them back into its spiritual fetus, restored its complete primordial spirit, and set it down.
"Xiao Qi, you can leave now. I promised to spare your life."
Qin Mu withdrew his domain and said with a smile: "But only one life. If you attack me again, I won't show any mercy. A single compliment isn't worth two lives."
Not far away, the silver-armored young general emerged from the mist, his face pale. He quickly withdrew his primordial spirit, transformed into a white cat, and fled back the way he came.
The white cat looked back at Qin Mu once, then turned and disappeared into the mist.
Qin Mu smiled slightly. His vertical eye on his forehead opened, scanning the surroundings.
Thanks to the disturbance caused by the white cat Xiao Qi, he had arrived at a deserted area within the mining district. There were no ethereal divine beings here, no sounds of hammering, only clusters of mist, some thick, some thin.
This was a region no one dared to set foot in.
"Celestial Venerable Mu, the rough stone is right here!"
In his vertical eye, the Taishi egg became excited, and even the Dao sounds within the egg were somewhat hoarse: "I will call it out now!"
———— Finally home! There will be a fourth update today!