chsdbacks Chapter 163 Heavenly Pool
Chapter 163 Heavenly Pool
Wang Kui pointed at Nie Lingfeng, and the evil spirit roared and pounced on Nie Lingfeng!
This move has transcended ordinary spirit control and command; it is a true evil art, a true taboo.
"Nie Lingfeng, watch out!"
In the distance, the sound of sand swifts could be heard, filled with anxiety and fear.
"rest assured."
Nie Lingfeng's eyes turned cold.
The Qilin tattoo on his chest suddenly lit up!
The light initially appeared as a pale gold, then grew brighter and more dazzling, eventually illuminating the entire Heavenly Lake like a small sun. Golden-red flames erupted from his body, coalescing behind him to form a majestic phantom of a fire unicorn.
The Qilin was three zhang tall, its entire body ablaze with golden-red flames, its scales clearly visible, each bearing ancient runes. It had two horns on its head, eyes like lanterns, and four hooves treading on fire, as it roared to the sky.
"roar--!!!"
The roar was deafening, sending towering waves crashing across the surface of Heavenly Lake. Rocks on the shore cracked and splintered, scattering countless pebbles. Windows of distant wooden houses shattered, sending shards of glass flying everywhere. The shamanic disciples hiding in the shadows were so shaken that they nearly lost their footing.
The Qilin opened its mouth and spewed out a blazing flame!
The flames were golden-red, terrifyingly hot, igniting the air and distorting space in their wake, even melting the moonlight. They crashed straight into the phantom of the evil spirit.
"boom--!"
The flames collided with the black mist, unleashing a deafening roar!
The black mist screamed and struggled in the flames, but to no avail. The Qilin Fire is the most yang and powerful fire, specifically designed to subdue yin and evil. When the black mist encountered the flames, it was like snow meeting boiling water—it quickly melted, evaporated, and vanished into nothingness.
The black mist on the phantom ghost peeled away layer by layer, revealing the devoured spirits within. They ceased their wailing in the flames, instead displaying expressions of relief before transforming into specks of golden light and dissipating into the air.
"No--!!!"
Wang Kui's eyes were bloodshot. That was the soul power he had painstakingly collected, the power he relied on for survival, and it was gone just like that.
"I kill you!"
He lunged at Nie Lingfeng madly, his hands forming claws, his nails growing out like ten black daggers, aiming for Nie Lingfeng's heart!
Nie Lingfeng neither dodged nor evaded, but threw a punch.
"Bang!"
As fist and claw collided, Wang Kui's fingernail snapped, and the bones in his entire hand shattered. He was sent flying by the punch, like a tattered sack, crashing into the rocks by the Heavenly Lake with a dull thud.
The rock split open, and rubble tumbled down. Wang Kui, embedded in the crack, spat out a mouthful of black blood.
But he didn't die.
Instead, he laughed.
They laughed even more wildly and maniacally.
"Fine...fine...you forced me to do this...you forced me to do this!"
He struggled to his feet and pulled a black dagger from his pocket.
The dagger was short, only about the length of a palm, and completely black without any luster. The blade was covered with fine runes, which seemed to writhe slowly in the moonlight, like living things.
"With my blood... I offer sacrifice to the black dragon... With my soul... I summon the true dragon... Spirit of Heavenly Pool... Awaken!"
He raised the dagger and plunged it into his own heart!
"puff!"
The dagger pierced his heart, and black blood gushed out!
The blood wasn't red, but black, as thick as ink. It sprayed into the Heavenly Pool, instantly turning a large area of the water pitch black. The black water, as if alive, spread outwards, swallowing the clear pool water.
Wang Kui's body began to tremble and contort. Beneath his skin, something was writhing and struggling, trying to break free. His eyes were wide open, bulging and bloodshot, and he made a "hoarse" sound.
Then--
"Boom—!!!"
The entire Heavenly Lake began to shake violently!
The pool water churned, towering waves surged, and the whirlpool expanded, like a giant eye slowly opening. The center of the whirlpool grew deeper and darker, until finally—
A huge, mountain-like black shadow slowly rose from the bottom of the pool.
That was a dragon.
Its entire body was jet black, its scales as black as ink, each the size of a washbasin, gleaming with a cold, eerie light. It had two dark red horns on its head, as if stained with blood. Its eyes were like lanterns, blood-red, like two burning stars. A hundred meters long, it hovered above the pool, obscuring the moon and casting a massive shadow.
With each breath it takes, a gale arises, causing the trees on the shore to sway wildly. With each sway it stirs up huge waves that crash against the rocks on the shore, producing a deafening roar.
The Black Dragon of Tianchi has awakened.
"Hahahahaha!"
Wang Kui laughed wildly, his laughter maniacal and piercing, echoing across the sky above Tianchi Lake.
"Do you see that? This is true power! The Black Dragon has been born, and the world submits! Nie Lingfeng, you're dead! You're all dead!"
The black dragon slowly lowered its head, its blood-red eyes looking at Nie Lingfeng on the shore.
Those eyes held no emotion, no reason, only pure indifference and pure killing intent.
It opened its enormous mouth, and deep within its throat, black light was gathering and compressing.
Then--
It unleashed a black, destructive dragon breath!
Wherever the dragon's breath passed, everything vanished. Rocks melted into magma, magma evaporated into gas, and the gas was torn into nothingness by the power of the dragon's breath. The air burned, space distorted, and time seemed to stand still.
"Be careful!"
Chen Duo tried to rush over, but was unable to move an inch due to the pressure of the dragon's breath.
The sandpiper and Grandpa Guan, standing in the distance, were so terrified by this earth-shattering power that their faces turned deathly pale, and they were speechless.
But Nie Lingfeng did not move.
He looked up at the earth-shattering dragon's breath, a hint of...excitement flashing in his eyes.
"That's more like it."
He formed a hand seal, and the Qilin tattoo on his chest burst forth with dazzling golden light.
The golden light was brighter and more intense than before, like a star burning on his chest. Golden-red flames erupted from his body, soaring into the sky and gathering behind him.
A golden-red fire unicorn, not much smaller than the black dragon, appeared behind him.
The Qilin was engulfed in flames, its scales swirling with ancient runes, its horns crackling with lightning, and lotus blossoms blooming beneath its four hooves. It roared to the heavens, its cry filled with fighting spirit, yearning, and... the aura of a king.
Then, the Qilin pounced on the black dragon!
Flame against darkness!
Extreme Yang versus Extreme Yin!
Mythical beast versus ferocious beast!
"boom--!!!"
The earth-shattering collision shook the entire Changbai Mountain!
The Heavenly Lake was shaken, sending up towering waves hundreds of meters high. The surrounding mountains trembled, and countless snowflakes slid down from the peaks, forming avalanches. The distant sky was illuminated, half golden-red and half pitch black. The two colors clashed, collided, and fought.
The Qilin and the Black Dragon were entangled, biting, charging, and spitting. Each collision unleashed a terrifying shockwave, leveling everything around them.
The viewing platform on the shore was reduced to ruins in an instant. The wooden houses were blown away by the shockwave, disintegrating in mid-air into countless fragments. The shamanic disciples hiding in the shadows were blasted to the ground, coughing up blood and falling unconscious.
Feng Shayan, carrying Feng Xingtong, used spatial teleportation to dodge the shockwaves time and time again, facing constant danger. Gao Lian drove his off-road vehicle, desperately trying to escape into the distance, the roof of the vehicle being hit by flying rocks with a "bang, bang."
Only Chen Duo remained standing still.
She watched the earth-shattering battle in the sky, at the two enormous figures, her eyes filled with worry.
But she believed him.
I believe he can win.
The battle lasted for an unknown period of time.
The Qilin and the Black Dragon were locked in a stalemate. The Qilin's fire could burn away the darkness, but the dragon's breath could also erode the flames. The two forces were locked in a stalemate.
Nie Lingfeng stood on the shore, his face pale, veins bulging on his forehead. He had only absorbed the Qilin marrow for a short time, and the Qilin True Form he had instinctively used had consumed a great deal of energy. He could feel his power rapidly draining away.
But he cannot lose.
If you lose, it's all over.
He gritted his teeth and desperately channeled the power of the Qilin. The Qilin tattoo on his chest was already burning hot, like a branding iron, but he didn't care and continued to channel and burn it.
"Chen Duo!"
He suddenly shouted.
Chen Duo was taken aback, then understood.
She closed her eyes and formed a hand seal. The phantom of a phoenix slowly appeared behind her. Azure-gold flames rose from her body.
"Phoenix True Fire—I'll lend it to you!"
She pointed at Nie Lingfeng, and a golden flame shot out from the phoenix phantom's mouth, heading towards Nie Lingfeng. Chen Duo remembered that Nie Lingfeng wouldn't let her fight to the death, so this time she lent Nie Lingfeng the Phoenix True Fire!
The flames entered Nie Lingfeng's body.
Nie Lingfeng was startled.
The Qilin tattoo on his chest began to change. The original golden-red flames gradually turned a deep turquoise. The two flames merged together, forming a new, more intense, and more sacred light.
The true form of the Qilin has also changed.
On its golden-red scales, turquoise patterns emerged. Within the burning flames, the faint silhouette of a phoenix could be seen dancing. The qilin roared to the sky, its cry now carrying a lingering echo of a phoenix's cry.
For the first time, the powers of the Qilin and the Phoenix, two mythical beasts, truly merged together.
"it is good."
Nie Lingfeng took a deep breath and looked at the black dragon.
The black dragon seemed to sense danger; for the first time, fear flashed in its blood-red eyes.
But it was too late.
Nie Lingfeng formed hand seals, and the power of the Qilin and Phoenix erupted simultaneously!
"Qilin and Phoenix - Double Divine Break!"
"roar--!!!"
The Qilin roared and the Phoenix cried out as two enormous figures simultaneously pounced on the Black Dragon!
The golden-red Qilin fire and the azure-gold phoenix fire intertwined, transforming into a devastating torrent of flames that surged toward the black dragon!
The black dragon tried to escape, but it couldn't. The torrent of flames was too fast and too fierce, instantly engulfing it.
"Awooo—!!!"
The black dragon let out a mournful roar, its massive body struggling, twisting, and tumbling in the flames. But the flames were all-pervasive, seeping into its scales, its flesh, and its very soul.
The black scales were melting, the dark red dragon horns were burning, and the blood-red eyes were shedding tears.
finally--
"boom!"
The black dragon's body shattered with a roar, turning into countless black specks of light that dissipated into the night sky.
The black specks of light drifted away, landing in the Heavenly Lake, on the snow-capped mountains, and in the forests. They carried the blessings of the dragon vein, the resentment of three hundred years, and the relief of liberation.
Everything returned to calm.
The surface of Tianchi Lake gradually returned to calm. Moonlight shone again on the water, spreading out a silver ribbon of light.
Nie Lingfeng stood there, panting heavily.
His face was frighteningly pale, and his whole body was soaked in sweat, as if he had just been pulled out of the water. The Qilin tattoo on his chest had faded to almost invisible, leaving only a faint golden outline.
But he stood there.
It didn't fall.
Chen Duo ran over and helped him up.
"Are you alright?" Her voice was filled with anxiety.
"It's nothing." Nie Lingfeng shook his head, forcing a smile. "It's just... a little tired."
He looked toward where Wang Kui was.
There, all that remained was a pile of charred powder.
Wang Kui has vanished completely. His madness, his ambition, and the secret of the person behind him.
They all disappeared.
Nie Lingfeng stared at the pile of powder and remained silent for a long time.
Then, he looked up at the sky.
The moon is still there, the stars are still there, and everything is the same as before.
But some things are different now.
"Let's go," he said. "Go back to sleep. I still have a report to write tomorrow."
Chen Duo nodded, helped him, and slowly walked down the mountain.
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