Chapter 1419: Seizing the Malignant Dragon's Baleful Qi (Second Update)
Zhe Huali looked up at the Execution Platform, observing how the two streams of baleful qi, after devouring Fang Ziyan's blood and energy, had grown even more intense. He said, "My Dao heart can hold firm, but my cultivation is insufficient. If I step onto the Execution Platform, I will be the first to be injured. With my level of cultivation, in an instant, the platform will drain all my blood and energy, my primordial spirit will be severed, and I will perish, body and soul destroyed! However, when it comes to the blade Dao of demonic beings, the divine blades of the Execution Platform are inferior to me!"
The Butcher also made his own judgment, saying, "With my mastery of the blade Dao, I can ascend this divine platform and ensure I am not harmed by the blade qi. But once on the platform, when those two divine blades move, I will be beheaded and submit to death. My strength is insufficient; if I had enough power, I might be able to fight!"
Luo Wushuang said in a deep voice, "I have only one arm, which leaves me with a major flaw in defense. I cannot even ascend the Execution Platform without my physical body being damaged. Although I can maintain my Dao heart, my strength will decline rapidly. However, once on the platform, I might be able to block one of the divine blades."
Tian Shu said, "Judging by the speed at which Fang Ziyan's energy is fading, I too will be damaged when facing the two divine blades. Within a single breath, I will die on the platform. But if I can hold out, I can gain a foothold there."
These five were all seasoned veterans of the martial world. From the moment Tian Shu pretended to be drunk and verbally teased Qiang Tianfei, the other four understood his intention and played along, allowing Tian Shu to provoke Fang Ziyan.
Fang Ziyan's Dao heart cultivation was inferior to theirs. She fell into the trap, destroying the protective jade talisman given to her by Qiang Tianfei, and was attacked by the Execution Platform. The five of them took this opportunity to estimate the platform's attack power and methods, as well as deduce their own strengths and weaknesses.
Knowing oneself and knowing the enemy leads to a hundred victories without a single defeat.
The more they understood the Execution Platform, the greater their chances of overcoming it.
Although Fang Ziyan was at the Imperial Seat realm and was a disciple of Qiang Tianfei, she had little experience in the martial world. Compared to these five veterans who had rolled through the mud, she was far inferior. Especially when her Dao heart was suppressed by the Execution Platform, she fell easily into Tian Shu's scheme.
The four each analyzed their own pros and cons, then all turned their gazes to Qin Mu.
Qin Mu's eyes flickered, and he said, "With the help of the four of you, overcoming the Execution Platform and obtaining its Dao is assured."
Buzz—
His divine Zang domain suddenly spread out. The four stood within his domain and immediately felt as if their vision could simultaneously see front, back, up, down, left, and right—every angle was like facing them head-on!
At the same time, Qin Mu took his Blade Dao Heavenly Palace as the core, with his other heavenly palaces as support, condensed qi into blades, held firm his Dao heart, and executed the Guardian Blade. The group united their will, connected their energy, and merged their magical power!
Zhe Huali, the Butcher, and Luo Wushuang instantly felt their cultivation and magical power surge layer by layer, as if in an instant they possessed power comparable to the Imperial Seat realm!
As for Tian Shu the Heavenly King, he felt his magical power drop slightly, but not by much, still keeping him at the Imperial Seat realm.
The four were shocked in their hearts. This surge of magical power clearly did not come from Tian Shu the Heavenly King, but from Qin Mu!
Qin Mu's magical power was so profound that it was truly beyond belief!
The most impacted was Zhe Huali. He had originally thought that Qin Mu's cultivation and magical power were not far from his own, but he never expected the gap to be so vast—so vast that he could not even see the back of Qin Mu's head!
This was only natural. Zhe Huali still followed the normal cultivation path of the Eternal Peace era. Although he had unified his seven divine Zang and refined the Heavenly River Divine Zang, Qin Mu had long since broken away from that, possessing only a single Fetal Divine Zang. Within that divine Zang lay the Ancestral Court, the Mystic Capital, the Primordial Capital, the Nether Capital, the Four Extremes Heavens, and even the myriad realms of the universe!
The sheer magical power contained in this single Fetal Divine Zang surpassed Zhe Huali's by an unknown degree. On top of that, Qin Mu had nineteen heavenly palaces, with the four heavenly gates in each palace built according to the Dao of the Ancestral Court, and the Jade Pool and Jade Terrace were also constructed in the same way. He had also pioneered a new realm, the Nine Prisons Platform.
Furthermore, he had the four great Daos of Primordial Beginning, Primordial Commencement, Primordial Simplicity, and Primordial Ultimate, refined into four great mineral veins. The sheer magnitude of his magical power meant that even Lan Yutian at the same realm would be far inferior, let alone figures like the Ten Heavenly Lords.
If judged purely by magical power, Qin Mu had already surpassed ordinary Imperial Seat powerhouses.
"At least this kid is still a step behind me in the blade Dao." Zhe Huali felt satisfied.
"It's assured!" Luo Wushuang said in a deep voice.
The Butcher nodded. "It's assured."
Zhe Huali showed a confident smile. "We can definitely overcome the Execution Platform!"
Tian Shu's eyes gleamed with sharp light. "We can fight!"
The five each activated their magical power, elevated their Dao hearts, and shouted in unison: "Dao Realm, Twenty-Fifth Heaven!"
The five voices overlapped, deep and powerful. Each of their Blade Dao Twenty-Fifth Heavens burst forth, merging together to form five grand-scale Blade Dao domains, each different from the others, compensating for each other's shortcomings, and jointly enveloping Qin Mu's divine Zang domain!
Qin Mu took a step forward and walked toward the Execution Platform.
As he stepped onto the first stair, the five simultaneously felt a surge of pressure. The Execution Platform's force bore down on them, colliding with their Dao Realm Twenty-Fifth Heavens. It was like entering a terrifying battlefield, where countless divine blades assailed them from all directions, crashing against their Blade Dao domains!
On the periphery of the Twenty-Fifth Heavens, countless blade lights flickered into existence. These were the collisions between the blade Dao wills of Qin Mu, the Butcher, and the others and the baleful qi of the Execution Platform. The blade lights were densely packed, clanging and ringing without end.
Despite this, the Butcher, Zhe Huali, Tian Shu, and Luo Wushuang still kept their blades sheathed, using only their spiritual will to clash with the platform's baleful qi.
Qin Mu stepped onto the second stair, and the pressure increased by another degree. The five still kept their blades sheathed.
Qin Mu climbed stair by stair, one level of stairs, one level of heaven. By the time they reached the ninth stair, the Execution Platform's baleful qi began to invade their Dao Realm Ninth Heaven, its power astonishing!
The Execution Platform had a total of twenty-five stairs. By the time Qin Mu reached the final stair, the platform's baleful qi had already breached their Twenty-Fifth Heaven Blade Dao domains, and the baleful energy touched their bodies!
The five suddenly drew their blades simultaneously. Their forms interwove, and their blade lights crossed, blocking the two baleful divine blades descending from the air!
Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang—five loud crashes rang out in succession. The five figures shook violently, their steps involuntarily shifting as they retreated in different directions.
Within their bodies, countless blade qi formed from baleful energy rampaged wildly. The baleful qi of those two divine blades was extremely powerful. The moment they collided with their divine blades, it invaded their bodies!
Countless blade lights burst forth from within them, slashing at their primordial spirits, severing their Dao hearts, and cutting their physical bodies!
The ferocity of the two divine blades on the Execution Platform exceeded their expectations!
Ssss!
Qin Mu, the Butcher, Tian Shu, Luo Wushuang, and Zhe Huali stumbled, their steps chaotic. Countless wounds exploded across their bodies, and blood splattered everywhere!
Before Qin Mu, a drop of blood flew past his vertical eye on his forehead. Within that drop of blood, thousands of crimson blade lights flew out, like a constantly spinning and expanding crystal, ever-changing!
"Unaging Divine Art!"
Qin Mu roared. All the divine blood that had flown out of their bodies suddenly flowed back, and the wounds on their bodies healed in an instant. Qin Mu shouted, "Refine the baleful qi within! These two blades have not yet taken form. We can seize their baleful qi to nurture our blade Dao!"
The five figures each moved, reforming their formation. They each activated their magical power to refine the baleful qi within their bodies.
Meanwhile, in the sky, the two massive streams of baleful qi were somewhat scattered by the shock. Within the baleful qi, two blood-red blade lights were like two evil dragons, covered in blade-light-like reverse scales, exuding a terrifying Dao might. The two evil dragon divine blades spun lightly, then charged downward. Their dragon scales bristled outward, like countless divine blades attacking them!
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